Ancestral Devils were a demon race that existed only in dark and bloody tales and legends. Wherever there were demons, the legends of the Ancestral Devils were the strongest.
When Alm and Bruno arrived in the queen’s universe, they went to the Divinestone clan’s library and confirmed that the legends of this race existed there and were very similar to those from their home universe. They concluded that this race definitely existed in the past and was probably the progenitor of the current demons.
In these tales, a demon shrouded in an aura of death killed, tortured, and refined lives... basically a classic demon. Among other races, there were strange tales about humans too, depicting them as untrustworthy animals and their men as beasts who only thought about reproduction. Alm and Bruno never cared about these generalizations because they knew that a race doesn’t define a person’s character.
However, the Ancestral Devils were different. This seemingly ridiculous legend, told to scare children, about a demon that devoured those who did evil, ended up revealing a surprising connection to other information. (Chapter 5)
Through these legends, in another universe, when Alm was just a humble and mediocre cultivator from an ascending planet, he developed his main technique, the same one they used to refine the life of an entire universe in exchange for power. Obviously, it was a technique that used the Yin of death in exchange for power.
They looked at Dem Zarn, shocked. His manifestation was clearly amplifying the power of his bloodline and creating a dark domain that suppressed any laws of the enemies. With this exalted power, he manipulated the Yin runes more easily, created with the refinement of lives.
There was no doubt: he was definitely an Ancestral Devil. This race was the mother of all demons, just like a Chromaraic was for all humanoids.
They were facing the fundamental power that led them to achieve their accomplishments and to be the only ones to achieve a victory against the queen and her heroes in that universe. This power was no joke. The Yin represented death in the form of law, and this method of trading lives for power, when taken to the extreme, was almost unbeatable.
Dem Zarn had dozens of these runes around him. Alm and Bruno immediately understood that some billions of lives were refined for him to possess them.
As humans using this technique, they could unleash unprecedented destruction, so great that they had little control. But he, with his bloodline, specialized in this and with the manifestation amplifying his power...
’It’s impossible to block... we’re going to die.’ Bruno spoke mentally, and the whale sighed.
Everyone felt death hanging over their heads and were completely stunned. Dem Zarn smiled sarcastically as he manipulated that power.
In the past, Alm didn’t have the ability to control this power and only destroyed everything with it, but that was because they were humans and used it brutely. This legendary demon, born with this ability, could destroy only what he wished.
If it were just Yin, they could completely nullify it with their tattoos, but the attack converted everything into power and had nothing to do with laws anymore. But... the whale’s eyes glowed ominously.
In that second, Dem Zarn lost his smile as if his entire existence was falling into an abyss. He looked at the whale, and his body froze.
"What... you..." He tried to murmur, but his words choked. He couldn’t understand what he felt when he saw those eyes.
"Let’s see who dies, you bastard." Alm and Bruno spoke, already united as one entity again.
There was no way out, they hadn’t had enough time to find an escape method. The enemy’s power level was at a divine level; the karmic flames and the celestial flame were not an option.
When they first used the karmic flames, Alm almost had his soul burned and nearly destroyed. It was only interrupted with the use of the Duality of Shadows law, but it was very close. Now that they were much stronger, these flames were uncontrollable and equally more powerful. Their self-created law wouldn’t be enough, and they would die. (Chapter 391)
As for the celestial flames, in this domain, they would be suppressed. They could ignite them with the laws of faith to the max, but this flame had no power on its own; it needed to hit the target for its capabilities to activate. Its power wouldn’t reach Dem Zarn and would be extinguished without causing any effect. This power was only useful if they created an opening.
All the whale’s other powerful techniques were suicidal. Well, it didn’t matter; now, all they could do was save Ruri and the others. They would kill the enemies and then cease to exist.
After accepting this outcome, they felt a hand holding theirs. ’Master, you’re not alone anymore. I’m here.’
The whale heard Ruri’s voice in its mind, and something inside it shifted, clearing its mind again. ’...I started thinking like I used to. Sorry.’
The whale replied and took a deep breath. Discovering this primitive demon race and seeing this power that was the same they had used for millennia unlocked something inside them, releasing their past self.
’We know this power like no one else. There’s not much we can do; this is beyond what a mortal can handle,’ they replied softly in Ruri’s mind.
’Hm? Master, you are not a mortal. In the past, you were alone and got to where you are; now that you’ve helped so many people and received so many favors, I and everyone else will help you. Just give us the chance.’ She responded, squeezing their hand confidently.
At that moment, the whale felt a green draconic aura flowing around it, emerging instinctively. It was something gentle, without any fluctuation, almost imperceptible. But at the same time, the Behemoth bloodline within the whale vibrated in unison. The two synchronized suddenly.
The whale felt as if its skin turned to earth. Simultaneously, Ruri’s skin seemed to be covered in green scales; these were just illusions, but it was as if they were experiencing an atavism of their bloodlines.
Alm and Bruno were surprised, but that didn’t mean much. They imagined that the power of a primordial beast could handle this, but they didn’t have enough primordial energy; it was useless. In the midst of this, they felt their divine soul rapidly losing strength. Then their minds seemed to snap.
’I get it... this is only possible because I have a divine soul to burn and synchronize them like the primordial beasts. They were born at the beginning of everything and are like siblings, like Yin and Yang, different but complementary. It’s not unusual for them to unite.’
It was just a resonance that, by itself, wouldn’t change anything. But after this moment of understanding, the Yin and Yang tattoos lit up.
’Wuji,’ the whale murmured mentally, and their entire existence entered a primordial state.
Ruri felt her soul connecting to the world along with theirs. At the same time, both bloodlines awakened fully, as if they returned to the origin and were reborn.
The whale and Ruri felt the connection to the celestial laws and all universes. Everything seemed to be just a thought away from them, and at the same time, something inside their bodies awakened and was reborn.
At that exact moment, in a distant place.
A pair of golden eyes opened wide. "What... a new chaos dragon and a new behemoth were born? That’s impossible." A female voice spoke in disbelief.
It took a few seconds for a soft laugh to sound. Then, she murmured playfully: "I see... it must be his doing. This confirms he’s in my universe. Quite bold, but this makes it more fun. Let’s see how long he can hide."
Back in the sealed world...
A power flowed between the two, merging and multiplying. Alm and Bruno felt a terrifying capacity flowing. At the same time, they felt a flood of emotions flowing into them; it was Ruri, her soul was united with theirs, and they felt everything the other felt.
Ever since Dem Zarn activated his manifestation and bloodline, everything took no more than thirty seconds. The phenomena of the whale and Ruri didn’t escape his notice, but his senses couldn’t grasp much. He felt something strange... something he couldn’t discern. But he didn’t care, he’d analyze their souls later and figure it out.
The whale smiled. This level of awakening was like a divine cultivator at the peak appearing in front of a mortal with no cultivation. Would he notice something? Yes, something instinctive and strange, but he wouldn’t be able to explain or discern it.
"DIE!!!"
The Yin of Death burned, and a pure and deadly power shot out like a spear aimed at the whale and Ruri.
The whale waved. Then, all the bloodline of the Behemoth and the Chaos Dragon was consumed at once.
BOOM!!!!
The terrifying spears exploded, the entire domain exploded, the whole sealed world trembled, and the horizon cracked. Outside the sealed world, the vibrations reverberated through several surrounding solar systems.
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It took several minutes, and everyone in the whale’s group found themselves in the midst of endless chaos and vibrations. Until they managed to stabilize. It was a terrifying clash of powers, but it seemed to have been inexplicably controlled so as not to affect them.
They got up and looked around, everything was back to normal. They looked ahead and saw, in the distance, the whale and Ruri side by side, as if nothing had happened.
’Lucky bastard. Ruri’s bloodline is so thin that we could only use a simple move, and just destroy all his bloodline power and manifestation,’ Alm and Bruno said mentally.
In the next second, four figures stood up from the ground, trembling. They were the women, who turned to a distant point, stunned.
There, they saw Dem Zarn rising. His body was covered in black blood, but his face... was joyful, so joyful that they trembled in fear. It was as if he had found an invaluable treasure.
"Hahahahahah!" He laughed hysterically.
Alm and Bruno snorted. He had only lost a little, but he could still fight. Until his words sounded.
"Yin Chaos Dragon! Hahaha, excellent!" He roared, saying the name of Ruri’s bloodline. Then, something lit up in his body, and astral winds spread in all directions.
White scales covered the entire body of that demon, giving him a unique appearance. A dense Yang flowed in all directions. At the same time, a primordial presence made everyone forget to breathe.
Alm and Bruno cursed coldly. ’Fuck... it’s the Yang Chaos Dragon bloodline.’