The Chaos Tree trembled inside the inventory, all its leaves absorbing celestial energies. Alm and Bruno turned to it and felt the strange soul within pulsing.
’Is that soul being nourished?’ Bruno wondered, narrowing his eyes as two-thirds of the energy quickly vanished. ’Damn it... is now really the time for this?’
Suddenly, a unique fluctuation emanated from the tree, making both of them widen their eyes in realization.
’This... this feels just like when the Cauldron of Chaos and Order merged,’ Bruno murmured, hesitant.
’The Primordial Chaos items were born from the heavenly laws and have a connection to Heaven’s Will, almost like they’re part of it,’ Alm said, stunned. ’That soul... it’s clearly similar to the Heaven’s Will we saw. Could it be...?’
’Holy crap! Did our tree just turn into a tenth Primordial Chaos item?!’ Bruno exclaimed, shocked.
Everything started to make sense now. The soul always felt like something connected to Heaven’s Will, and the fact it was absorbing and feeding on the energy of the heavenly laws only strengthened this link. But... how would this help their current situation?
’It stopped... it left one-third of the energy for us. How considerate,’ Alm said coldly. ’Now we’ve got a little under two minutes before everything’s over.’
Quickly, the two of them channeled all the remaining Qi into their meridians. Then, their souls moved swiftly toward the tree in the inventory.
They commanded it, merging their wills with it. At that moment, they noticed something abnormal and entirely new.
On a single leaf of that tree, a droplet of something resembling liquid appeared, glowing in multiple colors, calm yet imposing.
As they felt its presence, a familiar sensation washed over their minds. ’This feels... yeah! Exactly like the feeling we had when the hero used his ultimate power that time!’ Bruno exclaimed.
They had witnessed a desperate phenomenon in the past, one that left a deep mark on them. It happened only once before, moments before they almost defeated the hero of their universe. The sensation was eerily similar to the final move he executed, clearly a power granted by the Queen, which pushed the hero to his absolute limit.
That final move had the power to completely reverse a situation, as long as there was enough time to fully activate it. Alm, during his past battles with the hero, believed he could defeat him with well-crafted schemes. But when the hero used that power, everything turned upside down, and Alm nearly died.
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By some miracle, Alm managed to escape. After that event, he decided to refine every single pathway in the universe to reach maximum power, ensuring that next time, he would kill the hero for good, leaving no chance for a counterattack.
Alm tensed up. ’Is this capable of altering reality too?’
Altering reality meant using the heavenly laws to directly modify something. Doing so was obviously against the rules, but the Queen’s power allowed for minor changes, as long as they weren’t drastic.
For example, in the fight against the hero, he managed to completely heal all his allies, as well as himself. At the same time, all the destructive Yin energy was dissipated as if by magic. One moment, he and everyone else were dying... the next, they were at full strength, and the villain’s Yin energy had vanished. Overpowered? You don’t say...
Without time to dwell on it, they quickly manipulated that droplet. As they connected to it, their eyes widened.
They clearly felt all the heavenly laws flowing through them, as if they were connected to everything. It was like holding a command key they could use at will, but it was still just a single drop.
Afterward, they turned their attention back to the Chaos Tree. It seemed to have reverted to its previous state, as if nothing had happened. However, there was a subtle difference: the spirit within it seemed slightly stronger.
It was as though it was still forming, growing inside a womb. Though its power wasn’t complete or stable, it already showed unparalleled growth and potential. And with that single droplet available, countless possibilities opened up.
One minute left.
’What do we do with this?’ Bruno murmured, deep in thought. ’It’s still too little to do anything big...’
Suddenly, Alm had an idea. ’What if we use that droplet’s ability just as fuel? We’ve done it before on Pristine Planet. We used a celestial miracle and provided fuel for something greater, with the Behemoth’s help.’
Bruno immediately reacted, and both of them quickly thought about the system and celestial miracles.
[Reality Rewrite Capability Available]
The message popped up in the middle of the miracle menu, leaving the two of them stunned.
[540 Celestial Points Available]
[Miracle of Space-Time] [270 Celestial Points]
[Use together with Reality Rewrite?] [Yes / No]
They analyzed the situation quickly, realizing that this miracle seemed like the best choice. With the ability to manipulate the heavenly laws of space-time through the miracle, they could simply vanish and reappear wherever they wanted, as if they had always been there.
Alm murmured seriously, ’We can go straight to Alpenglow Planet, and it’ll be like we were always there? That… feels strange and impossible… but it’s definitely a reality alteration.’
’We’ve got twenty seconds. Screw it, let’s just do this.’ Bruno huffed and went ahead with it.
Celestial runes surrounded him, and then countless new insights about the miracle’s possibilities flooded their minds.
The whale’s eyes opened. His body was raw, completely red, like he’d been crushed by a giant beast. "Terrible" was way too soft a word to describe his state. Until…
Without any fluctuation, he just vanished, as if he’d never been there.
***
Golden eyes opened in the dark void of the underworld. The queen abruptly turned in a direction, startled. She seemed to be reading the heavenly laws when something different caught her off guard.
"What the hell? That can’t be done with just a celestial soul."
She stopped what she was doing and focused entirely on perceiving the changes. Then, an even greater shock overtook her.
"H-he changed the rules directly? How…?" She quickly thought of a possibility and sighed. That was exactly the ultimate power she craved, and she knew she could only achieve it if she had the Primordial Chaos items at her disposal.
"The three from my universe are safe. He found another one, but where? Well… this is great." Suddenly, a faint, mischievous laugh escaped her lips.
***
The whale opened his eyes and realized he was in a completely dark, damp place.
[Congratulations on your discovery]
[+90 Celestial Points gained]
In that same moment, with just a casual breath, all their meridians and body’s laws were filled with dense, immensely powerful energy. Even their souls trembled and were restored directly to their peak.
’Damn… this really is a celestial world,’ Bruno murmured.
They didn’t need more proof: they were now on the planet, close to their final objective. Specifically, underground, ready to emerge into the world like true golems this time.
They used their celestial soul to conceal themselves and ensure safety. The inventory was opened.
"Master!" Ruri quickly jumped out and threw herself at them, hugging them tightly.
Alm and Bruno sighed, gently patting her head. "We’re fine. That was just the first step, but we did it… And now… now things are about to get really complicated."
She looked straight at them and smiled. "I knew you’d pull it off." Suddenly, she paused, her breath hitching, and felt something inside her shift and tremble.
Her eyes widened, and she looked inward at her core. A rune created by a Dao shone brilliantly. Her eyes lit up, and she turned to the whale, a thought crossing her mind.
"How am I supposed to disguise myself?"
Alm and Bruno froze; they hadn’t thought of that. She noticed and smiled faintly, whispering something into their ears. After that, they spent many days underground without even considering emerging.