Chapter 86: All Things Return to One
"I'm certainly not an 'immortal.'" Chu Yun, holding the Evil-Suppressing Seal, emanating a powerful aura, stepped toward the black blood mist trapped by the golden net. Each step he took seemed to tread on the heartbeat of heaven and earth, resonating throughout the sealed land. "But..." He looked at the black blood mist madly charging forward, unable to escape, a calm smile tinged with pity on his face. "...In this land, protected by the lives and blood of our predecessors in the Evil-Suppressing Division, I am the rule." He slowly raised the Evil-Suppressing Seal, ready to mobilize the power of heaven and earth to completely wipe out the culprit who had brought endless disasters upon the world. But at that moment, the infant, who had been quietly suspended in mid-air, enveloped in a soft golden light, slowly opened its eyes. They were pure as obsidian, devoid of any impurities. But the moment they opened, a malevolent power, utterly contrary to his pure exterior, burst forth from within. It belonged to the Great Celestial Master Xuan Tianji! "Hahaha! See that, Chu Yun!" Xuan Tianji, trapped in the net, let out a wild laugh, as if he had just survived a catastrophe. "This is the last escape route I've prepared for myself! He is me, and I am him! Even if you refine this remnant of my soul, my will will live on in him... forever!" However, before his laughter had died down, "BOOM!!!!!" A resounding bang erupted from beneath everyone's feet, more intense and muffled than ever before, as if the entire world were wailing! It was the Demon King's Seal! The massive seal, already shaky, finally gave way after the earth-shattering collision of power, completely shattering! Thick, deep black cracks rapidly spread across the blood-red ice! A terrifying demonic aura, carrying the most primal and purest aura of "destruction" and "chaos," rose from the depths of the cracks like a gusher of oil! The ancient Demon King, dormant for millennia, was finally about to emerge! "Hahahaha!" Xuan Tianji, trapped in the net, burst into mad laughter, gloating over his misfortune after sensing the terrifying demonic energy. "Did you see that?! Chu brat! This is 'God's will'! It's a 'fate' you can't resist! The seal is broken! The demon king is about to emerge! When that happens, the entire world will be buried with me! Hahahaha!" Chu Yun ignored his mad dog-like barking. His gaze was fixed on the ever-expanding black cracks beneath his feet. He could clearly sense...
"I'm definitely not an immortal."
Chu Yun, holding the powerful and oppressive seal, walked step by step towards the black blood mist trapped by the golden net. Every step he took seemed to be stepping on the heartbeat of heaven and earth, causing the entire sealed area to resonate with it.
"But..." He looked at the black blood mist that was madly charging but couldn't escape, and a calm smile tinged with pity appeared on his face. "...In this land that the elders of my Evil Suppression Division have protected with their lives and blood, I am the rule."
As he spoke, he slowly raised the Evil-Suppressing Seal in his hand, ready to mobilize the power of heaven and earth to completely wipe out the culprit who brought endless disasters to the world.
But at this moment, the baby who had been quietly floating in the air, wrapped in a ball of soft golden light, slowly opened his eyes.
Those were a pair of eyes as pure as obsidian, without any impurities.
But the moment he opened his eyes, a malicious force belonging to the Great Heavenly Master Xuan Tianji, which was completely opposite to his pure appearance, burst out from his body!
"Hahaha! Did you see that, Chu Yun?" Xuan Tianji, who was trapped in the net, laughed wildly as if he had survived a disaster. "This is the last escape route I've prepared for myself! He is me, and I am him! Even if you refine this remnant of my soul, my will will live on in him... forever!"
However, before his laughter died down, "BOOM--!!!!!!" A loud noise came from under everyone's feet, more violent and dull than ever before, as if the whole world was wailing!
It’s the Demon King’s seal!
The huge seal, which was already shaky, finally couldn't hold on any longer after experiencing the earth-shaking collision of power just now, and completely collapsed!
Thick, deep black cracks spread rapidly across the blood-red ice! A terrifying demonic aura, carrying the most primitive and purest aura of "destruction" and "chaos," shot up from the depths of the cracks like a gusher of oil!
The ancient demon king who has been sleeping for thousands of years is finally coming out!
"Hahahaha!" Xuan Tianji, who was trapped in the net, laughed wildly and gloatingly after feeling the terrifying demonic energy. "Did you see that?! Chu kid! This is 'God's will'! It's a 'fate' that you can't resist! The seal is broken! The Demon King is about to come out! When that happens, the whole world will be buried with me! Hahahaha!"
Chu Yun ignored his mad dog-like barking.
His gaze was fixed on the ever-expanding black crack beneath his feet. He could clearly sense a power powerful enough to destroy the entire world rapidly awakening within the depths of the crack.
He knew that he was now facing the same choice as his father had faced.
Should I immediately use all my strength, kill the Great Taoist Priest at all costs, and then watch the Demon King come out and destroy the entire world?
still……
He slowly closed his eyes.
The image of my father’s calm and relieved smile on his face when he walked onto the black jade bed that year emerged in my mind.
"Using the soul of the current Daoshu as fuel...perform a 'returning to origin' ritual...transforming it into a new, more powerful 'lock'..."
So, this is my final fate?
A trace of bitter self-mockery curled up the corners of Chu Yun's mouth. After all, he still couldn't escape this arranged old path.
but……
He slowly opened his eyes.
All the bitterness and self-mockery in those golden eyes vanished, replaced by an unprecedented brightness, a light filled with wisdom and determination.
"……No."
He said.
"I refuse."
"I don't want to bear this responsibility in the tragic and lonely way of sacrifice that my father did."
"My belief is 'protection'."
"I want to protect not only this world, but also these companions around me who are willing to give everything for me. I want them to live well and witness with their own eyes the brand new... 'future' I will create for them!"
As he spoke, he slowly turned around, no longer looking at the laughing Xuan Tianji, nor at the ever-expanding crack in the seal.
He looked at his three companions who were looking at him with worry.
——Leng Mei, who had saved him from the ruins and was now extremely weak because he had consumed too much demonic power.
——Mo Li, who walked with him from the Mechanical City to here and showed him the way countless times with wisdom and rationality.
——Since they met in Qingxi Town, Li Ge has been silently protecting him with her kindness and tenacity.
He looked at them and a genuine, incredibly warm smile appeared on his face.
"Are you willing to trust me again? Lend me all your strength without reservation."
Leng Mei, Li Ge and Mo Li looked at the unprecedented confident light in Chu Yun's eyes, and without any hesitation, they nodded heavily in unison.
"good."
Chu Yun smiled.
He slowly raised the Evil-Suppressing Seal in his hand and transmitted his powerful will that had long since merged with the entire world.
"Come!"
As he gave this majestic order, three completely different but equally powerful forces rose into the sky from Leng Mei, Li Ge and Mo Li!
One is the "origin of the demon race" with primitive wildness, coming from the deepest part of the demon race's bloodline!
One is full of wisdom and rationality, representing the "wisdom of nature" that is the most advanced technology in the world!
One is the "power of life and death" that contains compassion and tenacity, and controls the secrets of the cycle of life and death!
Under the guidance of Chu Yun's thoughts, the three forces turned into three streams of light of different colors, and instantly merged into the evil-suppressing seal in his hand!
“Buzz!”
After integrating these three completely different forces, the ancient seal for suppressing evil suddenly burst out with a colorful divine light that was a thousand times brighter than ever before!
Immediately afterwards, Chu Yun injected all the energy with the power of "creation" in his body into it without reservation!
"You...are you crazy?! What on earth do you want to do?!"
Trapped in the net, Xuan Tianji cried out in terror at the scene before him, which was completely beyond his comprehension. He could clearly sense a brand-new power, one he had never seen before, a power that even his soul, having lived for countless years, was trembling as it slowly formed within the small jade pendant.
"What am I going to do?"
Chu Yun looked at his "face" full of fear and a calm smile appeared on his face.
"I want you to see with your own eyes what a true... 'miracle' is."
As he spoke, he slowly closed his eyes and poured all his will into the evil-suppressing seal that combined four different powers.
Then, he unleashed the ultimate secret of his power.
"All things... become one!"
He did not use his own body to fill the broken seal like his father did.
He chose a completely different path that no one had ever taken before and no one will take after him.
He directed the new energy that gathered the four forces in reverse, transforming it into a magnificent, colorful bridge full of the meaning of "harmony" and "symbiosis"!
One end of this bridge is connected to himself and the energy full of "creative" power.
The other end of it was deeply embedded in the ever-expanding crack in the Demon King's seal, which was filled with "destruction" and "chaos"!
He actually wanted to rely on his own strength to connect "creation" and "destruction"!
He actually wanted to use his own beliefs to reconcile "order" and "chaos"!
He actually wanted to use this craziest and most incredible way to create a brand new "new world" where all contradictions could coexist harmoniously!
"boom--!!!!!"
The moment the colorful "bridge" was completely formed, the entire sealed area that had been broken long ago began to tremble violently!
A brand new, unprecedented law full of the meaning of "symbiosis" is slowly being born in this ancient land of death!
And at this moment, at the other end of the "bridge", in the dark abyss filled with pure "destruction" and "chaos", the awakened ancient demon king, who was regarded as the ultimate fear, his extremely huge and extremely violent consciousness actually followed this "bridge" and connected directly with Chu Yun's consciousness!
An ancient, vicissitudes, yet with a hint of playfulness, sounded directly in the depths of Chu Yun's mind:
"You... are finally here."
"...My other half."
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