Chapter 3: Assembly of Summoners (End)

Aurora was shaking and well she did have the right to be nervous because this moment would decide how hard or smooth her journey was going to be in the World of Spirits.

She walked up to the Dragon and placed her hand on it.

Woosh!

Slowly golden light started to crawl on the Dragon and it climbed up to the tail- to the belly and it tried its best to climb further but failed.

The Examiner Apathetically announced, "High Mortal Tier!"

Aurora was extremely sad as she remembered what Kasper had told her, apparently in this life she would only be able to reach Rank 2 at Best, not that she wasn't content but when she compared herself to Atreus, she felt very unwilling deep inside her heart.

Holding her tears in she stepped to the side.

"It wasn't out of my expectations" Atreus thought to himself. The only reason he had gotten a Heaven Tier Talent was by using the Rank 8 Spirit from his past life.

"Hmph! Talent is only a starting point, as long as one is willing to preserve then it doesn't really matter even if you have the lowest level of Talent."

Atreus thought to himself, and for him these weren't mere words but a reality he lived through in his past life with his low Mortal Tier Mana Space, but he endured plundering knowledge and refining Spirits with all sorts of methods, be it demonic or otherwise.

Soon the Assembly came to any end as Leonard gave one final announcement.

"Well, all of you can now go ahead and go to the building of the Sect that you want to choose. Of course, if you are not content, you can reselect at any time." Saying that he disappeared into his own Sects building.

And the candidates soon started to go to their respective choices as some hung around to chat and gather other people's opinions.

Tap!

Atreus turned around and saw Lily behind him,

"So which Sect do you plan to join? With your Talent any sect will be willing to offer you core disciple position!". Lily stared at him curious.

Atreus shrugged, "Well honestly I am still a little confused about it." Partly that is, because earlier Atreus was quite sure that he should join the Demon Chaser Sect, but since in this life he wasn't pressuring himself to develop his Talent via refinement, then joining a Demonic Sect was not really a need for him.

Therefore, he was mainly deciding on which Sect would allow him the most variety and freedom of choice.

Lily sighed, "I am quite confused too."

Atreus gave her an easy going look and casually said, "You should join the Heaven and Earth Sect if you aren't really sure about what to do, otherwise if you don't mind to be restricted a little and want a protective environment join Clear Spring Sect."

With his vast experience Atreus was extremely clear on what environment suited which type of Person in the beginning of their journeys. Somebody reserved and talented like Lily, should either be in a righteous faction or a neutral faction like Clear Spring Sect, they would help her slowly integrate into the Spirit World and ensure a safe path.

Lily was also inspired by Atreus' words and started to seriously consider between the two choices.

Atreus on the other handed finally decided to settle on The Demon Chaser Sect, as chaotic it was going to be. Only joining such a faction would allow him to make use of his vast methods in Spirit Refining, they were bound to be open to all sorts of methods and ideas.

So, with that in mind Atreus swaggered over to a big building with a purple glow, on the top was an insignia with a Demonic Head surrounded by shining purple fog, below it a banner read:

"Demon Chaser Sect."

In front of the door floated a nominal guide plaque:

Mortal Tier: Outer Disciple

Earth Tier: Direct recruitment to an Inner Disciple

Heaven Tier: Please inquire with the recruiter for specific details.

Looking up at it. Atreus raised an eyebrow and went inside.

Apart from him there was also a short red-haired girl registering, she was the lower Earth Ranked Tier from earlier.

Leonard stood in front and was talking to the girl, now that Atreus looked closely, he saw that unlike Kasper who was wearing a bright red and simple suit, Leonard had blood red suit with a golden Dragon pin on his black Tie.

Leonard looked up to see who had come, seeing Atreus' figure he was quite surprised and happy.

"Ha! Ha! Those bastards from the Heaven and Earth Sect took up all the Earth Tier Talents last time, now that a Heaven Tier has appeared I can't let him leave!"

He quickly disappeared and reappeared in front of Atreus, who was still as calm as ever.

His disposition made Leonard a little shocked but soon he was even more satisfied towards this 'natural talent.'

"Ha! You have made a good decision to join our Sect. We are the Strongest in the region!"

Atreus was well- not exactly impressed by this behavior, not that he could complain, mainly because the other party still saw him as brat.

"Well, I am not interested in empty words. The main reason for me joining Demon Chaser Sect is because I can't be bothered being restricted by stupid restraints of the righteous and neutral factions." Atreus spoke as he was speaking mere facts.

Leonard laughed at this response. "Good then I won't bother with the pleasantries. We are the Demon Chaser Sect; we pursue the ideal of living unrestrained like a Demon and don't tolerate incompetence even if one has Heaven Tier Talent.

After joining you will be temporarily given a spot as a Core Disciple for One Month and would then be thrown in a battle. If you can survive, we will make you permanent."

Atreus nodded, it was well within reason to Test someone, Talent didn't mean anything if one didn't have the capacity to develop.

Soon time passed as Leonard registered a few more entrants.

He also interacted with Atreus in the meantime.

Atreus answered all his questions with ease, forging a fake past wasn't that hard for him but it wasn't really needed in this situation, he further registered and introduced himself as "Atreus", the name that the body held in past was irrelevant to him.

Soon time came and every Sect activated their own Air Ships, which came in all shapes and sizes.

Demon Chaser Sects Ship was pitch black with Golden Dragons embroidered on it, as Atreus boarded his ship, he saw Lily boarding the Ship of Clear Spring Sect and Aurora boarding the Ship of Sage Gotham's Hut.

"Well Lily had my advice so it is quite self-evident that she made the right choice, but surprisingly even Aurora manged to make the right call!"

It was no laughing matter. The first Sect was very important. It often setup a direction of a Summoners Path.

Soon they set off into the distance in the Night Sky. Leonard left all the candidates to their own devices. Atreus simply sat on the edge of the deck enjoying the view as the time passed.

"Hello! Boss my name is Leo, nice to meet you."

Atreus tilted his head and saw a large young man in front of him, he had wild golden hair with a mane like quality to them, he recognized him as the other lower Earth Tier Talent from the Assembly.

"Atreus." Atreus offered him a one-word introduction, indicating he wasn't very interested in talking right now. Well mostly because mortals were still like insects to him and also because at his mental age there weren't many people that understood him either way.

"Nice name! Boss!" Leo happily started to chat away, expressing his curiously and interest in Spirits and Summoning, Atreus recognized that he was truly a good kid at heart. So, he entertained the chap and started to respond with a slight smile on his face.

Soon they neared the Sect premises. The Sect was located at the bottom of a exotic and beautiful valley layered with blue and purple fauna that glowed in the night, the Main Sect Mansion was shaped like a large Gateway and exotic carvings on it.

The Ship landed on the ground as Leonard led them to the Main Pavilion. All of them entered a black red building, inside were beautiful black panels with glowing blue Art of Ferocious Spirit Summoners fighting powerful beasts and Spirits.

They all waited as soon 3 Elders of the Sect arrived in the building. Leonard wasn't amongst them because all of them were Rank 4 Core Elders of the Sect!

All of them wore blood red themed clothing with a vivid Golden Dragon Carving on it. First there was an Old Man wearing a Kimono, he had piercing black eyes and a muscular body, he looked wizened beyond his Age. Next was a handsome Young Man in a blood red suit and elegant jade dragon pin on the tie, third was very beautiful woman with waving crimson hair, she had sharp and slender face wearing a short robe that exposed her thighs.

The old man spoke first, "Well most of you would be dead in a few months so I don't feel the need to waste any words. The Earth Ranked and above talents can choose anyone amongst us three as their mentor, remember only one each. And if you manage to pass all our tests you can become our disciples."

The three elders had already discussed with the other elders. Mainly because they rotated every year. As for why they didn't go out of their way to recruit Atreus, it was mainly because in the Demonic Path, they didn't believe in coddling talents, let them shed blood! Let them Struggle! Only then will they grow.

Atreus was quite amused at this, he always liked at how Demonic Sects conducted themselves. To him it really didn't matter whom he chose, so he simply decided to go with the woman.

"Ha! Ha! It is best this way, isn't it?"

Since his current goal was simply to recover his past cultivation, he might as well pass his days in the company of beautiful women, they were more pleasing to his eyes.

"Ah! I am still a little young at heart!" Atreus sighed.

"In that case I would choose to mentor under Elder...?" Atreus indicated as he stared at the lady.

"Sia, that is my name. You may simply call me Elder Sia."

Sia was a little expectant that he would choose her, mainly because boys usually lost their composure when they saw her. Even Leo was red in the face and even a little sad as he saw Atreus make his move before him.

But what surprised Sia was that Atreus was completely calm and had no trace of lust or desire in his eyes.

As if reading her thoughts Atreus inwardly sighed. "Lady do you even know who I am? I once refined the Lust Devil Spirit without even breaking a sweat. Do you think I can easily be swayed."

Atreus had been weak to Women in his youth but 400 years of life teach you some harsh truths about life. Like how beautiful faces were often the most treacherous, but that didn't dissuade him from having fun and joy in Life.

The old man once again cleared his throat "The rest of you can enter the Sect Treasury to receive your identity badge, uniform and your First Spirit!"

Sia motioned Atreus to follow him. As Leo followed the Old Man on the other hand whose name was Karlos whilst the Short haired girl followed the last Elder called Dio.

Oblivious to others, simply listening to the word 'Spirit' Atreus' eyes started to gleam with deep interest and joy.