In the realm of Margrave there exist four continents lead by four factions:
The Northern Continent ruled by the Northern Dragon's Palace.
The Western Continent ruled by the Dark Heaven Empire.
The Southern Continent ruled by the Magic Council.
The Eastern Continent ruled by the Beast Gods.
In a corner of space above the Margrave Realm, a tiny spot of light glittered and shivered.
Only a moment ago, this little spot of light belonged to one John Gray, a trillionaire on earth who lived a very simple and money centered life.
For John, the only thing that mattered was success, the costs whether human, moral, or whatever, meant nothing to him. With this mindset, he formed Heaven-Corp while still a student in high-school, and spent years exploiting every loophole, method, and path he could find.
Valedictorian in High-School, top of his class in College, he even earned a doctorate in Business and Marketing around the same time he earned his first ten million dollars, by most standards he succeeded in life completely.
And like the old addage:
'When a man ascends, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.'
His entire family, even the extended parts, his friends, and acquaintances even, all of them at least achieved millionaire status. Even his city, country, and the world as a whole benefited, and changed due to his business practices, even though the exploitative parts were never hidden.
How could one man change the world so deeply? Well, John Gray was no mere man, but a demi-god reborn on earth.
In John's first life, he was the heir to the Gray Family, one of the ten families of the [Dark-Heaven Empire], and through his enormous talent and hard work, he became the youngest ever Demi-God at the age of 114.
Ascension seemed to be around the corner for him, and for the Margrave Realm that had not seen a god in several thousand years, it was an amazing surprise.
Until his closest friends and his worst enemies banded together and ambushed him, eventually slaying by detonating their Artifacts.
Their names, faces, auras and actions were completely engraved into his heart:
The Northern Continent's Four Dragon Immortals, Sword Immortal, Golden Furnace Alchemist, Demonic Cult Leader, Ruling Lion Immortal Sect, and the Black Flame Divine Sect and all of their sects.
The Western Continent's Sol, Nemu, Lax, and Ray famililies, along with the imperial family and some other branch famillies, and hidden parties.
The Southern Continent's Mage Council, excluding only Elder White. The Blood-Flame magic tower, the Black-Magic tower, the Holy Guardian's Mage Core.
The Eastern Continent's Drake Beast God, White Lion Beast God, Ymir Serpent Beast God, their servant beast lords, and the independent Cerebus Beast God, and his siblings the 8 Horrors.
Some others he only recognized the appearance of did exist, but he had no worries about recognizing them.
When he inexplicably found himself in a young man's body on earth, he found that he could only train his mind, and focused his entire mind on earning as much money as possible to attempt to find a way back to the Margrave Realm.
So, when his death came at the hands of an unseen assassin's poison, he laughed loudly out of amusement until death took him. Demi-God Johnathan Illuminus Gray died at the hand of a mortal poison in his glass of whiskey, the joke was far too funny for him.
Now, his soul wisp floated above Margrave, he could sense its familiar energy, yet found no way of entering it.
{Oh, a soul wisp, and one with a trace of divinity at that.} A faint shadow moved across the expanse of space, leaving slight ripples in the very fabric of reality.
Its voice was hoarse but pleasant, a paradox that created a smooth yet powerful sound that touched John's soul at the deepest level.
{I see, I can do you a favor, but it'll cost you one in return. On the day of your ascension, you must take my youngest daughter as your wife, and leave an heir to bear your karma.}
{And should you die prematurely or fail to ascend, you will send the rest of eternity in cerberus to pay for my karmic debts. Are you willing?}
Every word landed on John's soul, the meaning perfectly conveyed.
Only a moment later, the soul wisp brightened and dimmed in quick succession
{Karma cycles just as reincarnation does, eternity is false yet time is without limit, inmortality…oh immortality…}
By the time the voice faded, John's soul wisp had already disappeared.
Margrave Realm, Western Continent.
Dark-Heaven Empire, The North.
Land Of Violet Snow Peaks, Gray City.
Gray City was no mere city, but one of the few cities headed and resided in by one of the ten families, its domain area spanned more than 6 cities and its prosperity could not be explained with anything less than an essay.
Gray City was ruled by the Gray Family, their authority showcased through an enormous private inner city, that only members and trusted individuals could access. Tall pillars, high ceilings and marble walkways everywhere wihin the inner city led to the mansions of the different heirs, offical halls and important monuments, the design's efficiency left all viewers in awe.
One particular mansion in the inner city had an older design, leaves piled up at the door, thick layers of dust everywhere, and other signs of tear and wear.
Suddenly, in one of the main bedrooms of the mansion, a blinding golden light flashed for just an instant.
On the decrepit blood stained bed, a lifeless body with wild long black hair, and an emaciated tall body suddenly sprung to life, and its deep red eyes were revealed.
The next instant, a light flashed within the eyes and the body leaped off of the bed.
"It worked! It actually worked!" John looked around, excitement filling his veins.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I'M BACK-" He howled with joy, ignoring his own shivering legs.
And then, only an instant later, his body froze and he fell on his back unable to move.
"This body, it's dead, who-"
[Strongest Infinite Lord System connected!]
'System?'
[Memory Injection in 3…2..1…..!]
A large flow of memories struck John's mind all at once. The body he found himself in belonged to a….