The elder who brought news of the punishment was there again. He waved quickly and a spatial channel opened, transporting them to an inner region of the Moonlight family. They found themselves in the center of a vast teleportation formation, with the ground covered in divine spatial runes.
Ruri observed it and commented softly through the array: ’I asked Lady Kaiyka to bring me here and study this some time ago. It’s not a difficult formation and I can replicate it, but its resource consumption is too high for a single use. It’s something low-level.’
At the same time she commented, the elder withdrew a golden crystal and handed it to the whale. "The first Jade Slip I gave you contains the information you need about the mission. When you complete everything perfectly, just destroy this crystal and this formation will sense your location, bringing you back," explained the elder calmly and the whale nodded in agreement.
The mission’s solar system wasn’t too far, and they could reach it on their own in a few months. However, the time lost just for movement justified the resources consumed in this teleportation, and fortunately it wasn’t them who would pay for it. Probably the leaders knew the whale would take Ruri and didn’t want her to waste her cultivation time.
With everything ready, the elder waved and the transport formation was activated, creating a spatial distortion with the two at the center.
When everything stabilized, Ruri held the whale’s hand. Then they found themselves floating near a bluish sun, much larger than the one from the solar system they came from. Alm and Bruno turned to two bright points not too far away; the two warring planets were very close to each other.
These two ascending planets had established connections on their own with low-level divine sects. The leaders of the planets and many others had gone to the divine world, breaking through to the first divine realm there. By their cultivation and not being Empyreans, the mission should be something simple for the elders; however, neither the rewards nor the karma generated were worth it.
They quickly felt an intense death Yin in the space environment. The war and battles between them extended beyond their planets, with fights happening in the space between them.
Fortunately, there were no ongoing battles at that moment, although there were certainly many surveillance scouts nearby. Ruri covered the two with her mental power, allowing them to move calmly toward the nearest planet.
Before them appeared a small ascending planet, with little water. Seen from above, it exhibited few forests and vegetation, with vast deserts and colossal mountains. This must be the home of the harpies.
As expected, they felt numerous auras at the Elemental Spirit Fusion Realm level. But with Ruri’s mental power, they passed through all of them, entering the planet undetected. The first step was to gather information, as the actions of the warring orcs and harpies were very suspicious.
They landed in a desert region between many mountains. Immediately, the whale fully activated the Gaia blessing it possessed. Fortunately, in the queen’s universe, even ascending planets had a highly intelligent Gaia. The best source of knowledge would be the planet itself.
It didn’t take long for the whale to feel the blessing rune vibrate. They entered a cave in the mountain and sealed everything with earth laws. They waited patiently until a root appeared before them, joining with the earth and rocks to form a golem avatar.
A soft voice sounded: "Human, I sense the blessings of two of my siblings in you... and another primordial creature as well."
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"Don’t mind that," said the whale quickly. "I came to resolve the issue of this war, and for you to have responded so quickly, it must be serious,"
The avatar seemed to sigh, then spoke with a voice laden with resentment. "Yes... it was the humans; divine cultivators from outside fueled this war. And in the end, both sides lost in a sinister way."
"Divine realm humans? Do you know the objective?"
The whale asked without any surprise. Demons and humans were known among the races for their schemes. Demons usually were straightforward in creating large-scale massacres; humans, on the other hand, preferred to act covertly, to later appear as saviors and gain more benefits. So, the perpetrators of all this were already expected; as always, they were humans, Alm and Bruno knew them well.
Gaia explained with conviction: the objective was in a place that only he could know. In the core of the planet, in fact, in the cores of the two warring planets. In their centers there was a formation, and it created something well known to the whale and Ruri.
Through death and destruction, a demonic metal and a demonic rune were being forged. All people born on the two planets were marked by the formation using Gaia’s powers. After their deaths, their souls were stealthily sucked in and refined. Even if the death of their bodies occurred in space, the formation slowly attracted the Yin of death.
The metal had already been completed and taken. As for the rune, Gaia felt that it was at 50%, but its refining speed was very slow. Probably with the destruction of one of the planets, and the massive death of billions, it would be completed immediately.
"They want to finish this quickly, so they pressured the families to do everything and receive the karma," said Bruno to the whale lightly. Ruri by his side squeezed his hand tightly, completely stunned. "Make the families end the war? They themselves created this, and they just want to collect the benefits and glories. Even in mortal worlds, similar things happen. Don’t be so shocked; you’ll see a lot of it in the future."
Suddenly, Alm remembered something and got excited. ’Wait! We still have that demonic metal, which was being made in that coastal city mission. After we destroyed the evil cultivators, we kept it, but we never had the chance to use it, and other better things came up.’ (Chapter 307)
Bruno remembered that too. They planned to make a Yin saber with the metal, but after they went to the dwarf realm and found the moonlight crystal, they used the only immortal core they had to make Fides. When they received another immortal core, it was on the way back from the underworld; but at the same time they discovered how to revive Liumi, and at that point they had already collected those chains that were much better to be used. So the demonic metal was forgotten, but now another opportunity arose.
’Hm... humans are making a metal and a demonic rune at the same time. They combine easily, and their power multiplies... the combined power surpasses the chains and other things we’ve stored.’ commented Bruno, understanding the point. ’We have the metal, and now the rune is waiting for us. Even if the rune is at 50%, a weapon with both will make its power extreme. If we steal that, it will be truly perfect,’
While the two discussed mentally, Ruri seemed distressed by the cruelty and malice; two planets were being used, along with all forms of life on them. All to obtain two materials that could be used to forge a weapon. Were there no limits to greed and power? Her mind reflected.
Until she spoke coldly, squeezing the whale’s fist tightly. "A weapon made with death and infinite souls being refined... it must emanate endless resentment. How can anyone be so cruel and still use something like this?! I want to punish everyone and anyone who uses something of this nature!"
"That’s insane... only a degenerate would wish to have something like that. Don’t think too much about it; people like that don’t live long," Alm spoke to the whale, immediately changing his mind.
Bruno mentally laughed at Alm’s sudden change. But in the next moment, he remembered something and his mind raced. ’Wait! The fourth level of the tattoos, it’s Harmony Beyond Duality.’
Alm listened and reflected on the technique. From the knowledge they received, the capabilities of this level were quite clear. Instead of seeking control and domination over forces, the focus was on releasing the limitations imposed by duality and seeking true freedom and equanimity; in other words: Harmony.
The resentment of the destroyed souls was just an inert energy linked to Yin; it was like a nefarious curse. With Harmony Beyond Duality, it was possible to purify the resentment of the souls and still maintain their basic properties and power. But for that, they would have to fully learn this level and harmonize themselves, which seemed impossible.
The third level was something simple: Domination. In a fight, Alm and Bruno joining forces to dominate was something they could do with great effort. Alm snorted at the whale, to enter harmony and peace with his opposite? It was ridiculous just to think about it.
Seeing the whale’s snort and feeling its waves of denial, Gaia’s avatar immediately trembled. "Sir, I know it’s impossible to resolve this without bloodshed. But please, choose to save my children. The harpies are not malicious, they’re just being manipulated."
The whale spoke slowly, "The orcs are the same case..."
"Don’t worry, master will never do something as cruel as destroying one side. He will resolve everything, and both planets will come out alive," Ruri interrupted, looking at Gaia with conviction and a gleam in her eyes.
Alm and Bruno were immediately stunned and synchronized in their thoughts. How the hell are we going to do something so absurd? She wants us to destroy the humans from the divine realm who orchestrated everything?
But when the whale turned to Ruri, she turned to them and smiled, waving. Seeing her gaze full of irrational confidence in them, they couldn’t deny or say anything.
’...forget it, we’ll have to steal and mess with powerful people. I might lose my weapon, but I won’t ever disappoint her,’ Alm commented with a sigh. Both had some other ideas of what to do.
Gaia spoke with clear emotion, "I understand, thank you. If you solve everything, I’m willing to hand over my treasure. I’m sure it’s something very rare and almost unique in the entire universe."
The eyes of the whale and Ruri lit up at the same time. Seeing this, Gaia continued, "A long, long time ago, a meteor fell on my body. In it there was something unique, a bit of the laws from the beginning of the universe. I carefully kept it, and called it the law of chaos."
"I accept," the whale replied immediately.
Gaia’s avatar nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The harpy empress who commands everything, a long time ago, before the war began, she returned to the planet with an internal aura much different than I remembered. It was after her return that everything unfolded rapidly and the humans came and set up the formation. I don’t know what happened, but it certainly occurred in the divine realm."
At this moment, Alm and Bruno sighed heavily. The problems were much bigger than they had imagined. Initially, they thought the leaders were being deceived, but it was much deeper.
"I’ve said everything I know. Because of the formation, I have little energy to use and it’s almost running out. I’ll leave you, I hope I’ve helped," Gaia spoke softly, and his avatar began to fade away.
At this moment, the whale snorted and Ruri looked at them deeply. She felt the conflict in her master’s mind and soon felt a little guilty for speaking all that without consulting them.
Bruno saw her look and spoke calmly, "The harpy and the orc, both leaders commanding this war surely have slave seals on them."
Ruri heard and didn’t understand the problem. Bruno, noticing her confusion, continued, "Do you think I can remove it with my power of faith, or that you could seal it? Don’t be naive, it’s a slave seal from a divine cultivator. With my power, it’s possible, but I don’t have enough followers, the consumption to do that must be three times above my total currently. And you, your cultivation is too low."
Ruri sighed dejectedly, then said, "So... we can’t resolve this without shedding blood?"
"Maybe there’s a way..." Bruno replied thoughtfully and didn’t want to say much more.
At this moment, Alm took over; Ruri was no longer a child, she was his partner and a trustworthy person. They should always trust each other and share everything, so he decided to explain the situation and the only way to resolve everything cleanly.
A divine slave seal used a level of mastery of the laws that was impossible for the two of them to handle currently. But with the tattoo technique, if they achieved complete harmony, it would be possible to weaken the seal and thus remove it.
The problem was still the same as before; the two could join forces and work together, but having perfect harmony was impossible. It was like asking Fire and Water to live together perfectly without one influencing the other.
As soon as they finished explaining everything, they felt Ruri’s hand loosen. They were sitting in the cave, she stood up, walked in front of them, and looked deeply into their eyes.
"I trust masters. You seem like different people, but you can love the same person as if you were one, and I also love both of you as one. We are already perfectly harmonized," she said calmly, then smiled and stared at them. "Master is my life inspiration, which also harmonized my two personalities and brought me happiness, something I’ve never had before."
Alm and Bruno sighed in unison; indeed, she always united them, but uniting and transcending duality was different.
Two seconds passed without a response. Then Ruri had an idea, remembering something. Quickly she looked at them, and a blush appeared on her face. Then she spoke a bit shyly, "I think about master day and night... so I created something... maybe this can help you..."
She touched their foreheads, pouring a lot of information into their minds. Bruno immediately jumped; that was the technique he created, the ’Soul Link’. But it was different, it was perfectly adapted to connect the power of the mind along with the soul.
’Soul and mind, if both are possible to connect, then life force, which is part of the three powers of life, must be something natural and simple,’ Alm concluded, thoughtfully.
’Maybe it’s possible. But combining the three life energies of two people is extreme. Perhaps with a physical connection... well, primitive, this will be possible,’ Bruno spoke, and immediately the whale looked at Ruri.
By her shyness and reddened face, she knew this perfectly. Realizing her intention, the two didn’t get irritated, they just sighed as they felt her gaze and saw the burning desire she had.
She was young, full of energy and desire, this only showed her love for them. But at the same time, Alm and Bruno were millennia-old minds who saw the world differently; they couldn’t ignore their age difference. Both felt responsible for protecting her and ensuring she was fully ready. But currently, just kisses weren’t enough to satisfy her.
The whale took a deep breath, then closed his eyes. Clearly, they focused on studying the technique she created. They had no reason to do so, they just did it to calm their minds. They felt that in the face of her feelings, they were close to doing something they would regret.
Ruri sat on their lap and waited eagerly. Alm and Bruno felt her body heat up and the scent of her proximity made something burn inside them. But they made an effort to focus on the technique, and at the same time felt that their minds were in a different state.
It took a few minutes to conclude. Indeed, the three life energies could connect with that. Using life force was simple thanks to the changes Ruri made.
Unbeknownst to them, the two worked harmoniously together, and Ruri was the central mediator in their minds; all the time, only she existed in their imagination and will. They thought and acted as one person, even without being fused.
Feeling all that, they remembered a passage in the information of the fourth level of the tattoo technique. They imagined that something was missing in this new ’Soul Link’. So, they activated the tattoos and moved the Yin and the Yang testing something.
It took a few seconds until...
[Congratulations, advancement achieved!]
[Level 5] [Yin and Yang Supreme Collector Cultivation Technique] [unlocked]
The message on the green screen appeared, leaving them in complete shock. They had harmonized completely like this, they achieved it without realizing.
Immediately, a large amount of information from the next level came to their minds. After a few minutes, the whale looked at Ruri. She saw in his eyes that something extraordinary had happened. Realizing this, she smiled seductively, then moved and kissed them gently.
She gave them a quick, hot kiss, then pulled away and stood a few inches from them, waiting and looking into their eyes eagerly. Ruri seemed to be overflowing with desire, and they could clearly see the two prominent peaks of hers lit up in her clothing.
’Her needs are evident and tangible. She has greatly helped us this time; we can’t leave her like this. How can we satisfy her without going all the way?’
It wasn’t known which of the two was thinking; they stopped thinking as two individuals. They weren’t completely united, but the synchrony of their thoughts was as if they were one again. The answer was clear; they didn’t need to go all the way, just extinguish her fire...
Then the whale spoke softly, "Ruri, have you ever touched yourself?"
She was confused and answered slowly, "Master promised to teach me everything... I just waited eagerly for it."
Alm and Bruno sighed, finding a middle ground and a temporary solution. They could help her with this in a safe way. They soon asked her to come closer and sit with her back to them, still on their lap.
She leaned her back and head against his stomach, and the whale moved his hands gently under her skirt, gently removing the white fabric between her legs. Then his hands moved to a more intimate place, which was completely damp.
Their techniques were rusty, but with care not to break something that was intact there, they played around a bit on her external and sensitive surface. In no time, feeling her fluctuations and moans, Ruri saw her world turn upside down and experienced something unique and explosive...
But it was just like pouring oil on the flames. She wanted more and more, and after a few times, the whale stopped. "Now that I’ve taught you, you can do it when you’re alone. Just think of me and you’ll be fine."
Ruri breathed heavily, then after a few seconds, she turned to them a bit trembling. Then, she hugged their neck tightly. She seemed to be on fire when she spoke in their ear, very slowly: "I don’t want this... I just want to feel like this being beside master... I want you to see me feeling this and share it with me."
Alm and Bruno realized their mistake belatedly, but they felt powerless to correct it. They sighed as they watched Ruri close her eyes and fall asleep in their arms. They recognized the naturalness of differences in desire and expectations regarding physical intimacy, especially given the obvious disparities in age and maturity between them.
However, they found comfort in the idea of building a healthy relationship based on mutual respect and support. Now, they were determined to keep things at a level that respected each other’s journey; no rush to move beyond what they were ready to handle.