Ruri beamed with her new companion. Coltia, in turn, looked at Ruri and felt her good intentions and joy. This immortal figure, even before being imprisoned, had already lived several times longer than Alm and Bruno. The whale had reached a level that was difficult for her to fully comprehend, but this young woman was like an open book to Coltia.
"Meet the new companion," Ruri said, waving lightly as the mystical rune on her forehead glowed.
Two small wyverns appeared and landed on her shoulder, on opposite sides. Runula looked at that soul seriously; no matter the situation, she would remain firm and calm... but upon locking eyes with the soul, her entire being seemed to be read like an open book.
Coltia sighed. "A serious and obstinate young lady. You and the human... Ruri, are very similar; that’s why you two should get along very well."
Then she turned to the other wyvern. He was in a miniature version of his body, but was identical to the real one. His scales were green, black, and others in a tone that shifted to purple; combined with his elongated shape closer to a serpent, it was quite peculiar and exotic.
Soon, she felt his gaze tremble. Deryu was truly scared; he already had to deal with two extremely dominant and frightening women. Now, another emerged, and this one... he felt an aura of danger and death around her. It was close to what he felt from the whale, but it was different... perhaps a little softer, but equally scary.
"Hm... can you feel the death of dragons in me?" She spoke slowly.
Deryu just nodded affirmatively, then looked at the whale right behind. Coltia felt the whale approaching and said calmly, "I understand, your mutation amplifies your dragon bloodline, connecting you deeply to it... very interesting, and rare for a subspecies to have such high talent, and you even show physical signs of atavism."
She turned to the whale and said, "Your celestial blessings have created rare things around you, I hope to benefit from it by being by her side. I’ve had both friends and killed many dragons in the past, I can make both thrive. But this boy is a little too cowardly; the blame must be yours."
"I’ve heard about this in ancient legends—he’s a mutant who can sense my killer karma with his race. That’s a rare survival trait, even among pure dragons. But there’s not much I can do about it. I’ve had to refine and kill every dragon in the universe before. I also have many methods to use this little bastard, but unfortunately, he keeps himself in line," the whale said dryly.
Coltia fell silent at the whale’s statement. Killing all the divine dragons of a universe? Even with both at the limit of divine cultivation; a human and a dragon were like heaven and earth in terms of power. This human was a missionary, but he had shallow mortal cultivation... that means he has a long and unbelievable past. She now understood a little about who she was aligning with; he was not simple nor could he be judged only as someone who was benefited.
"My time is short. Take me to that Yang world, I want high-quality wood from there," the whale quickly interrupted her thoughts.
Ruri then spoke, "I also want to study the core of that place. Did families manage to enter? Is that world and a Yang rune similar to the Yin runes of the seal? If so, I can take everything with me."
"Hm? Yes, it’s a Yang rune; I just concealed it to make it look like part of my skeleton. And no, that place is entirely under my dominion. There are no beasts, only pure natural lives. I just allowed that human in some time ago; I didn’t know why, but at the time I felt a connection of my fate with hers," Coltia replied, and then fell pensive. "The missionary who freed me was her son. My helping her triggered all of this... so it was the Heaven’s Will that connected me to her."
"Yes, the Heaven’s Will is manipulative and plays dirty. If you reflect on other things, you’ll find it moving the pieces at other times. Don’t care too much, now with me, when he wants something, he’ll have to pay me later," the whale added emotionlessly.
Coltia nodded and then turned towards her skeleton. With a thought, a luminous portal opened. At the same time, an unbelievable burst of pure Yang surged forth, the pores of the whale’s and Ruri’s bodies immediately opened, sucking it in. It was dense and natural to the extreme.
"Come on, my pastime was cultivating the plants and herbs of the place. There’s an ancestral tree there, which has been with me since the beginning of my imprisonment. That must be what you’re looking for," she spoke and moved inside.
Everyone jumped in. They quickly found themselves in the skies of a lush green forest. The forest where their city was located was considered a sacred place, but there was still the Yin of the world balancing that place. Here, on the other hand, it was the purest Yang; in terms of purity, it was infinitely better, but you couldn’t say the city was inferior. It was a different world, with its own advantages and benefits. The greater balance of the city brought other advantages.
Ruri floated in the air, observing and feeling the entire structure around her. Quickly, her excitement grew more and more. "Master, the formation structure is practically the same! Not only can I take this with us, but I feel like I can merge the Yin training formation with this place."
"Great, get ready to take this back home, then you can study it at your leisure," he spoke and moved, leaving her there in the skies.
Runula and Deryu returned to the bestial world; the two felt uncomfortable there, as that Yang place didn’t suit them. Coltia guided the whale to a specific location within the place.
As they approached, Bruno felt numerous powerful trees that could be easily used. But Coltia led them deeper, and the level of the trees multiplied, leaving him excited.
Suddenly, Coltia stopped at a somewhat empty spot in the middle of the forest. Alm and Bruno quickly felt something hidden there; had that strange law been used to guard something?
"The oldest and most powerful tree here is called ’Dawn of Life’. It’s the counterpart to another tree from the underworld called ’Nemesis of Life’. This was already here when I arrived, and after a long time, it became so powerful that, if I didn’t confine it in a spatial fissure, the entire forest would have its Yang stolen by the tree," Coltia explained calmly, waving in the direction of the spot.
Quickly, a sacred light sprouted in space. As if from a spatial channel, it brought back into the world a small tree. The "Dawn of Life" reached only 1.5 meters in height, but its presence was imposing. Its delicate leaves of a pinkish hue glowed softly, emitting a sense of purity and renewal. This tree exuded an aura of serenity and promised a new dawn every day, symbolizing the essence of life and rebirth.
The whale immediately felt all the Yang around being drawn to the tree. It was like the open mouth of a sacred beast, devouring and dominating everything around. Bruno then asked softly:
"Is this tree connected to the ’Nemesis of Life’ from the underworld?"
"Yes, both are like twin sisters and opposites. They’re extremely difficult to naturally give birth to. Only extreme and stable locations for millions of years can give life to them," Coltia answered emotionlessly, then approached the tree.
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Near its roots, she rummaged and pulled out two round objects about 60 centimeters in size. One of them was like a white heart pulsating gently. Bruno recognized it and nodded; it was her egg. Coltia stored it away and placed all her hopes on one day being freed; it took countless years, but the day had arrived. The other was like a black rock, but emitted a divine glow; it was her brother’s body, and she guarded it as if it were the most precious thing in the world.
"I left both being nurtured by the Dawn of Life. The tree sucks all the natural Yang from the environment, not from living things. It has an instinctive nurturing nature and, at the same time, is an excellent incubator. Your brother’s body would take a few centuries to be born, now it should be complete thanks to her," Coltia explained softly, holding the two eggs with her soul.
She asked if he still wanted something from her; the whale just declined satisfied and told her to join Ruri. Coltia would connect to her new body without wasting time. After gaining a body, her divine soul could be hidden, and she could venture into the world without being easily discovered. But she would only be born after a while and would be unavailable until then in a deep sleep. Then, Ruri would have to nurture her, and she would have to slowly advance in cultivation from scratch.
After Coltia left, the whale felt with her soul the presence of the ’Dawn of Life’. Fortunately, that tree didn’t have a soul; this Yang world was like a spatial inventory, where no soul could enter and connect. Therefore, they wouldn’t be killing that tree, just using its empty vessel.
Without further hesitation, they moved forward. At the center of the tree, at its top, there was a central branch that was like its core. Before gaining consciousness and cultivation, that was like the heart of the tree. During cultivation, a core similar to that of cultivators was formed from it. But since it didn’t have a soul, it would never happen.
They ripped it out using their Yang tattoo. There was no attempt at preservation or resistance; the next moment, the rest of the tree withered. They now had everything they needed to revive Liumi; the two could barely contain their excitement.
A weapon using the three extreme powers and the behemoth bloodline, connecting her soul and her Grassrunner bloodline, would be her new body. It wouldn’t have a conventional body, but she would be alive and able to interact with the world. In the divine world, immortal weapons lived indefinitely and could even create physical avatars. With time, she would live almost normally.
Coltia needed time to connect to the body and perfectly complete her reincarnation, using the remnants of power in her skeleton. Meanwhile, Ruri wanted to study the Yang rune of that place. Fortunately, Alm and Bruno didn’t need to be in a forge to forge their new weapon; they used the tattoos and the laws of the earth to seal an area around them and began to work.
They thanked that black phoenix called Veria for gifting them with the wood from the ’Nemesis of Life’ from the underworld. Now, they combined it with the central branch of the ’Dawn of Life’ using the Forge God’s Dao to the limit. The instructions were to use pure Yin and Yang tools for forging, but they had something even better, the Yin and Yang tattoos.
Both employed all their knowledge of Yin and Yang and maximum effort; they had never worked on a weapon with such concentration. After six hours of intense work, a three-meter-long spear was erected.
Its elongated body was sculpted with Yang wood, displaying a light brown tone of transcendental beauty. Intertwined along the spear’s shaft were pulsating pink runes that seemed to try to suck all the Yang from the environment.
The spearhead, sharp and gleaming, was forged from completely black Yin wood, emitting an aura of mystery and chill. Its polished surface seemed to absorb the light around it, creating a subtle glow that contrasted perfectly with the beauty of the Yang wood.
When wielded, the spear emanated a powerful aura, channeling the energy of life and death, of Yin and Yang. The two were enveloped by a sense of connection with the cosmos, becoming an instrument of the universe’s own duality. They not only managed to unify the poles in the spear but also fused them slightly... If the Forge God himself saw this spear, he would be stunned. At that moment, Alm and Bruno felt they had created something beyond the techniques of that god; however, it was still incomplete.
They activated the system with a thought. The runic enchantment seal was selected, and then they directly withdrew half of all their bloodline from their veins and blood. Everything was sacrificed without any hesitation. They weren’t burning; they were losing it completely; it wouldn’t regenerate, and their power would decrease. But they didn’t care one bit.
As soon as the seal was placed on the spear, outside, within the entire sect... and throughout the ascending planet, the celestial laws stirred into a frenzy. All cultivators felt that something was amiss. The skies grew dark and threatening, but after a few minutes, everything returned to normal.
After everything calmed down, Alm and Bruno looked up, sensing the laws. ’That was close... If we had the central wood of the Nemesis of Life, instead of just a powerful branch, we would certainly have forged something that the laws would try to destroy at all costs. Something that would go against celestial laws,’ Bruno said excitedly.
They turned and analyzed the spear again. Now, it throbbed with the power of the extreme laws of the earth. Yin, Yang, and earth merged, becoming an extension of nature itself. With a simple movement, it seemed like it could unleash seismic tremors, and each grip invoked a sense of strength and power.
’Now we just need the immortal core,’ Bruno said seriously.
The two pondered for a moment. They had those two core fragments they obtained in the city castle; they could fuse them and have a usable core with 10% of its structure. Until now, Fides had just over 30% of its core to use; it was very costly and difficult to recover.
Soon, they would have another one with 10%; however, they recently gained another. Ruri gave them the treasure of her family; that immortal core was well preserved, being at about 40%. If they merged the three, they wouldn’t add up, but they would have something around 45%.
The chances of failure were almost 99%. But... recently, they created Chaotic Refinement, using the chaos bud. It was a technique they developed by stacking and mixing various techniques and daos that would be sacred treasures for anyone.
’There are no losses or total failures. At most, we’ll keep the two cores slightly weaker. Let’s get on with it,’ Alm said with a slightly impatient huff. Then, they both focused entirely.