After the Titan Conclave.
The tribes of Felander dispersed, and the Eagle Court, too, led their people back to the Sky Mountains, ordering the tribes to disband on their own.
Jarius lingered until the end, secretly taking the little turtle and the glowing azure stone with him.
This place would surely become a brutal battlefield in the future, and he had no intention of returning.
Thereafter, Jarius led his clansmen back to Gaoman Mountain.
Though more than a dozen had perished in battle, compared to the total annihilation of his father's generation, it was a far better outcome.
Days later.
The group returned to the Gaoman Mountain tribe.
Seeing their kin return, most Eaglefolk wept with joy, though those who had lost husbands, brothers, or sons wailed in grief.
Jarius, too, felt the weight of sorrow.
When he had set out, he'd promised to bring everyone back, yet more than a dozen had met their end.
At the same time, the Eaglefolk marveled at Jarius's transformed appearance and his newfound transcendent power.
A few elder Eaglefolk wept tears of joy, understanding what a transcendent meant in this ancient era.
That night, the clan feasted and drank heartily.
With most of the tribe's young and strong returned, the tribe stabilized.
The next day.
Inside the village's wooden cabin.
Jarius placed the azure stone beneath his bed and crafted a small nest for the little turtle before introducing it to the clan.
The sentient little turtle, like a newborn child, brimmed with curiosity about the world.
Its small, adorable form, coupled with its own thunderous power, quickly won the affection of the entire Gaoman Mountain tribe. The children loved playing with it.
Eagle Mother doted on it, treating it as family.
In the days that followed.
Jarius led the able-bodied men out hunting each morning. With his transcendent power, they returned with bountiful food.
After securing enough provisions for a time, he decided to seclude himself to cultivate and forge his own vocational path!
Instructing the Eaglefolk not to disturb him, Jarius returned to his cabin to begin his seclusion.
He brought out the azure stone, glowing with faint light, and sat upon it.
This mystical stone had allowed him to absorb Titan blood and awaken his transcendence—it was undoubtedly a priceless treasure!
His greatest gain from the War of Titans and Dragons was this very stone.
With it, creating his vocation might be smoother.
He consumed the Wind Feather Jade Dew and began meditating to touch the Sea of Spirituality.
The Wind Feather Jade Dew, said to be a unique transcendent elixir from the Sky Mountains, allowed Jarius to swiftly enter a meditative state.
In meditation, he could see the spiritual particles around him, shimmering in various colors, but the purple particles were the most abundant and felt closest to him.
Jarius understood that these purple particles were the element of thunder, the foundation of his transcendence.
Thus, he extended his mind fully, following his instincts to connect with the thunder element, flowing with it until he ascended, beholding a vast Sea of Spirituality formed of multicolored spiritual particles!
With his mind adrift in this Sea of Spirituality, Jarius began to contemplate the vocation he would create.
Without a doubt, his transcendence would center on the power of thunder.
As this thought emerged, the thunder elements in the Sea of Spirituality gathered toward him.
Then, he recounted his strengths.
As an Eaglefolk, he possessed the ability to fly. As a transmigrator, he carried the memories of two lives.
Moreover, he had the innate Champion's Will, which aligned with formidable combat prowess.
As his self-awareness deepened, a vocational template began to take shape.
Deep within his spirit.
A series of chimes echoed.
[Player has triggered a vocation quest!]
[Player has triggered the choice of the transcendent path!]
[System error: Unable to generate vocation quest!]
[System error: Vocation quest incomplete!]
[System error: Vocation conditions unmet!]
[System error: Player template has changed!]
[System error…]
[Initiating system auto-repair!]
[Repair failed! Repair failed!]
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After an unknown stretch of time.
Jarius returned from the Sea of Spirituality!
[Ding! Player has acquired NPC template!]
[NPC Rank: Elite!]
[Congratulations, Player, on completing vocation: Thunderwielder!]