The air stirred with a powerful will mixed with mental power. Ruri’s eyes glowed with violet energy, and her presence became divine and immaculate. As Yamar watched nostalgically, the whale analyzed all the changes.
Quickly, the celestial laws began to grow furious; at that moment, Bruno waved and asked Ruri to stop. Everything returned to normal, but Ruri was ecstatic with this new technique and its potential.
"The mental power used is slightly inferior to mental cultivation, but the potential to become elevated is much greater. Its fuel is something you have in abundance: your karma," the whale spoke calmly, and she nodded in understanding. "Using this technique means going against the celestial laws. The heavens won’t take it lightly; in your next tribulation, it will be a matter of life or death."
Ruri took a deep breath upon hearing this, but her fists clenched firmly. She looked at the whale and responded with conviction. "If I want to follow the master, I have to be superior to everyone, even the celestial laws. I won’t back down; I will even use the heavens themselves to grow stronger."
Alm and Bruno nodded satisfactorily; living in fear of the laws would only make her like everyone else. To fulfill their objectives, even the wrath of the heavens must be utilized.
"You were the creator of this; only you can alter and improve it; if you can unite your mental cultivation with the technique, it will rise several levels. And it’s a true Dao that the heavens are judging; you are now on the same level as Rehvka."
The whale spoke lightly, and Ruri was slightly confused. Along with the rune that merged with her soul, she received some strange impressions. Upon hearing this affirmation, she felt that it was indeed she who did it. She looked at her master and nodded; he should know more about it, but seemed unwilling to tell her. Ruri didn’t mind; if he didn’t tell her, it wasn’t the right time.
Alm and Bruno turned to Yamar after seeing that Ruri was fine; they had to make sure that no deep residue from past lives was passed on to her. The demon awaited anxiously for their words.
"You’ll have to come back with me. I’ve already captured your two brothers, and the three of you will be important for the plan. In just over a week, everything should be resolved."
After that, the whale turned towards the monolith; he called Ruri, and she ran to his side. "When you activated your Dao, I felt a nearby metal resonate. It must have emerged with the influence of the monolith; everything indicates that it’s quite compatible with you." Ruri became extremely excited and focused on something beside him.
Yamar watched the two talking side by side and contemplated her bright smile with a sigh. Ruri, next to the whale, underwent a complete transformation. Now, she seemed to have no more fear of letting her emotions flow freely; she trusted herself and the figure by her side completely. She had become a happy and free woman, unlike the coldness and bitterness of her past. It wasn’t just knowing that her problems would be resolved; now, she was certain that she could count on someone to face any challenge together. No one could do everything alone, no matter how determined they were. Now, everything had changed, and she lived with a truly free mind and will.
The duo’s goal when leaving the city was to capture the two remaining demons and return as quickly as possible. However, things took a strange turn, and many unforeseen events occurred. Now, they had Quitera and one brother to take care of, and the third demon had become an ally.
The small area where Montide’s people lived was close to where they were, in a region at the limit where the power of the monolith did not influence. Freeing them could leave traces, and moreover, they couldn’t bring thousands of people to the city at that moment.
However, Ruri was calm. After destroying the Nightflare clan, the mediocre cultivators of the Divinestone were struggling to maintain control over them. The talent and ability of her people were too high to be controlled. As for the leader of the Divinestone, he needed to build trust with other clans to get help, which took time. In short, her clan’s situation was stable, and they had stopped being enslaved for a while.
In a few seconds, the duo held hands, and the demon saw Ruri levitate. Her entire mental cultivation was activated. At that moment, the demon who had spent so much time cultivating in the monolith felt his mind and soul tremble. Ruri’s mental power, currently, gave him an indescribable sense of danger.
’That divine figure changed everything for her...’ he murmured, understanding.
The whale’s eyes also subtly gleamed, his language was used. Thanks to the new discoveries about how to use the array, the two of them were able to combine their abilities easily. It didn’t take long, and they found a location near the monolith, below the ground. There lay the perfect metal for Ruri.
They approached quickly. Alm and Bruno hoped for something to appear, but the system didn’t give them any notification. It was somewhat predictable; this wasn’t the time to destroy this seal.
This silence from the system confirmed something for them: the seals possessed different levels of power and could only be destroyed in a specific order. This monolith must be something beyond what they could handle currently. The only option was to destroy the one from the sect first; probably because it was a Yin and Yang seal, they would be able to.
Yamar saw them approach a black mountain. The whale soon radiated a yellowed power, seeming something primordial and divine. In seconds, countless rocks sprouted from the earth.
Ruri ran and cut an animated rock. Within it, small fragments of bright blue color emerged. Alm and Bruno quickly removed hundreds of rocks from underground. Ruri gathered the metal from inside them, and then they examined it calmly. Within the Dao of the Forge God, there was information about this.
"It’s Celestial Steel. Something very rare even in the divine world, famous for its lightness and malleability; weapons made with it have a high cutting potential, and even more piercing. It only emerges near a dense source of power, and its main characteristic is absorbing energies from the environment. It was born bathed in the mental power of the monolith, now being naturally compatible with it."
Everything was stored in the inventory. They searched the area more carefully, but found nothing else. That Celestial Steel was rare and formed only in small quantities. Obviously, if it weren’t for the monolith, it would never have naturally appeared on an ascending planet.
’It would be good to make a simple katana, and then when we get Ruri’s clan’s immortal core, we can forge a high-level one with it,’ Alm reflected mentally.
Then, Bruno turned to Yamar and asked, "Does the Moonlight clan have an heirloom weapon? Have you seen it? Is it intact?"
Yamar listened and nodded. "They had a sword... but it... Ruri used it when she did all that. The sword was completely destroyed, I returned it to them afterward."
Alm and Bruno understood. They saw the memories of the demon’s fight against Ruri, remembering that sword. It seemed like an ordinary weapon, but its cutting power easily injured the demon with divine cultivation. At that time, Ruri could barely use any aspect of the weapon besides her own powerful body.
When annihilation fell upon her, that must have easily destroyed the core spirit. The core’s soul must have been fragile and rudimentary; after all, the Empyrean family wouldn’t entrust a powerful weapon with a powerful spirit. It would be a waste.
’That’s perfect, we have a soul waiting to be used,’ Alm said emotionlessly. Bruno listened and was stunned; Alm was thinking of handing over that spirit to Ruri just like that, without knowing when they would have another?
’Well, he... and I have always been intense and obsessed. Now he has a target,’ Bruno reflected to himself.
At that moment, Yamar remembered something. "The royal family of Montide seems to have retained something from the weapon. They said it was a sacred core, and it became a treasure passed down to generations of the royal family. If I recall correctly... it became a symbol of marriage... the tradition was the man always receiving it as a symbol of union."
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He spoke emotionlessly, but quickly realized the whale was petrified. On the opposite side of the whale, Yamar felt Ruri’s attentive gaze. He immediately remembered, she was the last living member of the royal family; therefore, it rightfully belonged to her.
"Hm... tradition, I see," murmured Ruri thoughtfully. "There’s no avoiding it, I must honor my ancestors.... did the master want that?"
She spoke with her eyes shining fixedly on the whale. They, in turn, just huffed, sensing the trouble. Then Yamar felt a subtle fury directed at him, which made him tremble. It seems he spoke something unnecessary.
’Shit, now Ruri will never accept a katana with that... and we also can’t keep it without accepting its demand,’ Alm said with a heavy sigh.
Bruno sighed. ’Where’s the problem? If we accept, we can make your wicked saber with the core; we even have the spirit waiting to be used.’
’Don’t be stupid...’ Alm just responded shortly and sharply.
At that moment, Bruno took on the whale’s look and locked eyes with Ruri. She felt something silent there... it was an open path for her to explore, she just had to realize it and dig a little deeper.
Ruri and Bruno didn’t say anything, but she subtly nodded. Alm saw this interaction and felt plotted against. Alm and Ruri could communicate silently in specific situations... but Bruno and she were alike. Ruri already understood and connected with them in different ways individually.