Ruri and the whale advanced smoothly towards the volcano, and with each step they took, the space around them seemed to stretch and distort. Alm and Bruno observed the phenomenon without surprise; all this abyss must have been shaped by beings from the divine realm. In this place, high-level spatial laws could manipulate the environment on an ascending planet with low cost.
They walked for an hour, and Ruri was astonished to look ahead and realize that the volcano was still at the same distance as before. Turning around, the amazement was even greater, as they could no longer see the sea of lava or any sign of it.
Now, they found themselves in a black and arid plain, boundless, without a single blade of grass, accompanied by scorching wind. This brought with it a strange desolation, but Ruri held the whale’s hand cheerfully.
Alm and Bruno snorted; despite the previous conversation not going the desired way, Ruri was irrationally excited and confident. In the end, it was worth it, but it brought more problems to solve in the near future.
A few minutes later, Alm and Bruno suddenly stopped their steps. They felt a strong and infinite energy concentrating on them. The whale took a deep breath; their divine soul did not detect any sign of life ahead. However, their instinct was screaming something serious. They were still learning to use this divine soul, but the most important thing they had was this instinct forged over thousands of years.
"Ruri, get ready."
They spoke softly, putting her on their back. Ruri was already too big to stay on their shoulders during a battle, so now she tightly clasped her arms around their neck.
The whale took a step forward. The air vibrated and suddenly distorted. Then, the originally dark sky suddenly turned into a burning red, as if it had been burned red by celestial fire. They looked to the horizon and, above the gigantic volcano, glimpsed a massive black rune.
’Is this a demonic diagram?’ Bruno quickly thought. ’No, it seems to be something much superior. It’s like the sky, and the demonic diagram is the earth.’
They took another step forward, and the Yin and Yang tattoos on their two fists lit up.
CRACK!!
The scarlet sky was covered with countless red dots. After that, the space seemed to crack like spiderwebs in the face of that power. Soon, the clusters of red dots pointed to their location, starting to fall like meteors. Before their eyes, these dots approached more and more and became larger and larger.
Finally, the silhouette of the purest power of the fire laws appeared above them. However, both Alm and Bruno were shocked, as they felt in the meteors three types of even more sinister and powerful forces.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The flaming meteors collided violently where the whale was. However, he simply activated his entire physical cultivation and ran forward. The earth exploded instantly, and countless meteors fell one after another, shaking the world.
That power increased every second, and then countless huge fireballs covered the sky with a rain of fire.
They avoided the explosive raw damage, using the tattoo to absorb the fire laws and prevent harm. If it were anyone else, even the patriarch of a sect, facing these terrifying flames would be enough to immediately burn the body. However, even when dodging, the fire runes spread throughout the environment, penetrating the body like an inevitable poison. In a few seconds, it would roast the meridians and the body from the inside out.
Bruno felt Ruri perfectly fine on his back and got excited. ’This isn’t at the level that a cultivator from this planet can overcome. But it lacks intelligence; it’s like a defense system of a formation.’
’It goes far beyond that; the fire runes are at the level of an ascending planet. But they are being used in conjunction with the three powers of life at the same time to increase their power.’ Alm spoke seriously.
’So now it’s clearer where the energy taken from the demons of the clans is going. We felt that their life force was being subtly drained, but it seems to be something much deeper.’ Bruno quickly concluded.
’The members of the clans are connected to the demonic diagrams, and they, in turn, are connected to these runes. Now, we have to reach that rune at the top at all costs, but this is still a great opportunity.’ Alm thought excitedly.
"Ruri, remember the three powers of life? This power of fire is being used with them. Focus and memorize everything to study when we return. This will be a much more advantageous training than the others," the whale murmured, feeling the excited tremor on its back.
The three powers of life are basically the energies that naturally compose all living beings. The first is the power of the soul, the most mystical and difficult to manipulate. Only those with high cultivation can use their soul to attack, but no one has ever been able to create a method to replenish it. Thus, using the soul is a desperate and suicidal measure. If the soul is severely damaged, not even the heavens can recover it for reincarnation, resulting in true death.
The second is life force, something that flows in the blood of all living beings. As one ages, it depletes, as if it were the body’s fuel. But as one advances in cultivation or uses methods considered legendary, it can be replenished and increased. Using this for combat is almost suicide, but stealing this energy from another person and using it is easy and efficient. Evil cultivators from the divine realm are experts in this sinister method.
The third is mental power, something inherent to everyone but that few can really use. Psychological state and willpower were the main factors in developing and increasing this power, and this was the main barrier beyond talent. With a specific and complex technique, it could function like QI, be used without risks, and was also naturally replenished by the body. Even in ascending worlds, there were mental techniques, but, contrary to what one might think, even in the divine realm, cultivators who used the mind were few.
BOOM!
The earth was being destroyed, and flames erupted, causing the ground to crack in a long fissure. The skies seemed to be collapsing, but as the whale ran towards the volcano, dodging and swiftly maneuvering, only Bruno was conscious and alert to his surroundings. Alm and Ruri entered a meditative state, analyzing the method by which this power was being used.
Ruri examined the mental power, while Alm focused on the power of the soul and everything else. From the auras of both, Bruno felt that they were both excited, and this would bear many fruits in the future. After all, high-level mental techniques were rare, and soul techniques practically did not exist. Learning even a little of this could enlighten their minds in the future.
Bruno had not yet regained his balance when a roar from space resonated once again from above. The number of meteors increased every second. Soon, three of them rapidly dove from three different directions, setting a trap and aiming directly at the whale.
The round and strangely agile body dodged the first meteor, then used all its physique and power to jump backward and evade the second. Suspended in the air, the whale quickly tilted its body, and the bone club appeared; it did not hesitate to burn its abyss crystals, preparing for the attack.
Boom, Boom, Boom!!
Three meteors exploded in succession, raising flames ten meters high. However, the laws in the skies were even clearer and followed the whale. Bruno smiled; he was now almost an expert in maneuvering and taming the giant and round ball of flesh... which was his body.
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Soon, the second hour within the realm of flames passed. The stock of abyss crystals was already close to one-third. At this moment, Ruri opened her eyes, and the space around them changed again. Now, there was no fire rune, and they finally reached the base of the volcano.