"I, Dessa Lydia Chimes, vow to forever serve to the benefit of Mr. Jupiter's advantage from this day forth, or may the heavenly tribulation smite me where I stand!" Dessa held her hands high and declared to the skies before she dropped to her knees and kowtowed three times. All of this took place before Jodye even had time to stop her. Growing up as a slave in an estate run by Saint's she knew a little about the structure of powerful organizations. To be a "hand" was to be in the second highest seat of authority in any cultivation family or sect. Whether it was a Sage Hall or a Saint Temple, the left and right hands were second only to the Sage Lord or High Abbot respectively.

So when she heard Mr. Jupiter's offer, she lost all strength in her legs immediately. She was so happy and excited that it felt as if she was flying! Even though she knew that this boy had no memory, and no family or sect to speak of, she had full confidence that he would one day reach the heights that he claimed to be walking too! Once that happened, what would she be?

The Right-Hand of a dominant hegemonic force! Dessa accepted the proposition wordlessly, instantly wors.h.i.+pping Jodye Trill as her master with the heavens and the earth as a witness. Jodye even heard a thunderclap before he managed to react and pull her up. Jodye was speechless for a moment. Also, the treasured sword Autumn Saver was trembling intensely, reflecting its sword spirit's chaotic state of mind! This was along the lines of what it had feared would happen, perhaps.

"Dessa, are you mad?! Who asked you to dedicate your entire life to me!" Jodye Trill was touched, yet p.i.s.sed. Did this girl have a slave fetish? Who raised her? Merely, he was already helpless to change the situation.

"Dessa would rather stay by the young master's side for a lifetime then live a so-called life of freedom. Please advise me!" Dessa's eyes were incomparably clear and resolute, and Jodye couldn't help but be impressed.

Sitting down cross-legged, Jodye paid no further attention to Dessa. He closed his eyes and activated his mind's eye to thoroughly investigate the area and search for a place to rest and set up camp. After deciding on a small hill 80 meters the south, Jodye grabbed Dessa and jumped from the tree branch. Upon reaching the hill, he used four hours to punch through the bottom of the hill until there were roughly 55 cubic meters of s.p.a.ce hidden underneath, making a small burrow on the inside. He even managed to kill three Level 1 Vicious Beasts who came over to investigate. Although the level 1 vicious beast meat could no longer promote much strength for him, Dessa would likely still benefit a lot from it.

"We will be training here for a few months," Jodye Trill told Dessa as she watched in awe. As they traveled, Jodye had told Dessa of his experience with the treasured sword. As the girl had already made a heavenly oath, what was the point of hiding anything from her? For Dessa to betray him now was the same as her deciding to commit suicide, it was far too stupid. "Give me some time to study what Autumn Saver has shown me, and we will discuss it together. In the meantime practice on your own."

Dessa nodded like an excellent little chick and scurried off to her corner to meditate. Jodye shook his head and withdrew a small book with a mid-grade origin stone sitting on top of it from his s.p.a.ce ring. This book was surprisingly none other than the Bright Star: Battle Book! Jodye flipped opened the book and spent some time memorizing its contents.

This was strangely easy to do. Jodye had read at least part of this book before losing his memory. "It seems the old me was quite diligent. Now, let us test it out!"

However, as soon as Jodye held the mid-grade origin stone and began absorbing its energy while circulating the Bright Star: Battle Book's force circulation method, he felt a change in his divine sense, as a mysterious link established itself. This link was like a bridge leading from his thoughts into the depths of his soul.

Jodye's eyes flashed with a pale golden light as a word suddenly appeared in his mind, compelling him to speak it out, "Trippy?"

The origin stone in Jodye's hand trembled, as a quarter of the origin within was swiftly depleted. The slits of his eyes turned vertical, and on Jodye's forehead, tiny blue starlight escaped his glabella and transformed into a stylish crown piece, with a blue and gold striped cape. This crown landed gently on Jodye's head before tying itself into a blue and golden headdress of the G.o.ds.

The return of Pharaoh's Law came with the arrival of the dull voice of the source artifact's spirit, "Host is experiencing major soul damage. Immediately mending host source spirit."

Jodye was startled when he heard a voice in his head. An artifact spirit, source artifacts could possess one too? No wonder so many sage conquerors could occasionally be seen talking to themselves. Of course, he had total disdain for his old self's naming sense. Why was his Source Artifact spirit's name Trippy?

"Trippy, how long was I in a coma?"

"Responding to the host's query: Host was unconscious and in a state of constant near-death, death, and rebirth for five months. The host was then lost in the chaotic streams of s.p.a.ce, for another four months. The host then spent more than a month to reach the host's current location. The host is technically still in a coma. Would host like a minute by minute update?"

"Still in a coma? How… Well if I'm still comatose, how do I wake up?" asked Jodye Trill, who was baffled.

"Responding to host query: Trippy has stored memories of the host in the past. Would host like to these retrieve memories?"

Are we retrieving memories? That simple?

"Yes!" After responding to Trippy, Jodye Trill's mind flooded with images and information. It took Jodye more than a few hours to a.s.similate and sort through this headache and recollect his thoughts, "Woah. What a train wreck…"

Jodye kept his eyes and closed and pondered as a familiar feeling washed over him. It was mysterious and inviting.

Host s.p.a.ce! This was the hosting s.p.a.ce!

Jodye cast his perception inward and appeared in his host s.p.a.ce. His host soul was in the form of a blurry young man, wearing a blue tuxedo. In front of him were the scenes of Jupiter's life playing as if on a 360-degree revolving movie screen. Only, it was more like he was a fly that landed on the movie screen, it was impossible to overlook.

"Great Gaia, kid, what the h.e.l.l took you so long?" a kid who looked to be around seven years old floated down into Jodye's sight on a nimbus cloud. He had wolf ears on top of his head and red fur all over, but he dressed in magnificent brocade robes.

"X… my head is killing me, man. What the h.e.l.l is going on?" asked Jodye Trill with his face grimaced.

"Well… here's the short version: An evil baldy ransacked the crib, and kidnapped moms, before ruthlessly trying to slaughter us! Pops showed up and had a showdown, but eventually took a spear through the heart to save you, in true like hero fas.h.i.+on. After that, doom was quite inevitable. However, we managed to escape thanks to Sly sacrificing himself. However, this move left both him and you severely affected. We will be okay because the heavenly grimoire has already synchronized with us. However, that is only if you are okay," Xavier Tricko was so very thrilled that Jodye was finally awake, he immediately told him everything! How many days had Xavier watched from the hosting s.p.a.ce as the Adventures of Jupiter t.i.tan played every episode over and over as if it were on an eternal marathon? Xavier had long since gone mad.

"I… remember many things… but not that," said Jodye Trill with a solemn but blurry face.

"Yes, Temp Host, you're still broken. However, now that you're here I should be able to fix that," without waiting for Jodye to respond, X drove his nimbus to Jodye's front and grabbed his head. Xavier's hands emitted a golden glow, and then the scenes surrounding them changed. The hosting s.p.a.ce returned to its former state, like pieces falling into place in a game of Tetris.

In the starry expanse half of the hosting s.p.a.ce, the heavenly grimoire snapped open and released a blinding purple glow. This glow was so radiant and piercing that it took over Jodye's senses. Once the light faded, the blurry Jodye Trill was floating in the sky above an old city. The buildings were tall, and many were run down and abandoned. In the distance, a grand and luxurious city barely visible in the distance behind the dilapidated buildings.

"Where the h.e.l.l am I now?" wondered Jodye Trill.

"Here? This, Jodye, is presumably your home. Where you came from." came an indifferent voice from above. "You know... where the real 'you' was born."

Looking up Jodye Trill was surprised to see an incredibly handsome 11-year-old youth in white robes! He looked imperious and unbridled, like no one in the world could tame him.

"Well? Are you going to keep staring, or invite me in? Seriously, what kind of host are you?" said Sylvester Tricko.

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