Dungeon Madness (The Divine Dungeon, #2)

by Dakota Krout

“They begin training their bodies at age five. They are shown how to cultivate very pure Essence at six, just so they don’t become corrupted as they grow. At fifteen, they are tested to see if their bodies can survive the harsh conditions needed. Most fail and are tested again at age twenty,” Craig began his lecture, settling into a familiar cadence as he talked. “From fifteen to twenty, they begin to open their meridians, and their physical training is doubled. Twenty hours a day. When they are tested at twenty years old, those who are deemed acceptable are given their family’s cultivation techniques. Those who fail… well. They are given what are known as ‘branch family’ techniques. These techniques are intentionally, deliberately not as powerful as the main family’s technique. It is meant to keep them subservient to the main branch. By twenty-two, they are expected to reach the D-Ranks. By the age of twenty-five, the C-ranks, at which point they are considered adults in their families. By thirty, they are usually almost ready to ascend into the B-rankings.”