Taboo Brand
In the Lingxi world, time is quiet and all things coexist.
The dual-core resonance brought not only the restoration and growth of strength, but also a deep harmony at the soul level. Xiang Jinyang could clearly feel that his connection with this world and the people around him had become so close that it was almost instinctive. The arising of a thought, the slightest fluctuation of emotion, could trigger a subtle resonance in the surrounding energy, which could be accurately captured by He Yuan.
This seamless harmony made their intimacy more natural and frequent, and each time brought endless joy and surprises of exploration.
At this moment, within the light tendrils hanging from the giant tree, on the soft ground where energy was condensed, the clouds and rain had just stopped.
Xiang Jinyang lazily slumped in He Yuan's arms, the lingering warmth of passion still lingering around him, his delicate skin a faint pink. After experiencing ultimate satisfaction, his core of rules resonated with He Yuan's essence, emitting a comfortable and steady glow. He closed his eyes, his consciousness half submerged and half floating, savoring the tranquility and warmth that followed the fusion of soul and body.
He Yuan's arms were wrapped around him, his fingertips unconsciously moving slowly along his smooth back, feeling the warm vitality and rhythmic flow beneath his skin. His mind was also relaxed, immersed in an unprecedented sense of contentment and peace.
However, just when his mind was at its most relaxed, and his perception of the soul resonance with Xiang Jinyang reached a peak, almost becoming indistinguishable from each other -
An extremely concealed barrier, yet carrying an aura of absolute coldness and destruction, was like a black reef hidden deep under a vast ice field, suddenly striking his senses!
The feeling was so fleeting, so quick it almost seemed an illusion.
But He Yuan's instinct, which was composed of code and was extremely sensitive to abnormal signals, instantly sounded the highest level alarm!
All the laziness and relaxation disappeared in an instant!
His body suddenly tensed up, and his arms around Xiang Jinyang tightened unconsciously. The code stream in his eyes flashed frantically at an unprecedented speed, trying to trace back and lock onto the source of the abnormal signal that just flashed by!
"What's wrong?" Xiang Jinyang immediately noticed his abnormality, raised his head, and looked at his suddenly solemn profile in confusion with a lingering gleam of lust in his glazed eyes.
He Yuan didn't answer immediately. He closed his eyes, focusing all his computing resources, fully mobilizing his soul perception, which deeply resonated with Xiang Jinyang. Like the most sophisticated probe, he carefully "touched" the deepest part of the other party's core of rules again.
That was definitely not an illusion!
At the bottom of that warm and vibrant soul realm that was temporarily opened to him because of the intimate union, there was hidden an absolute "foreign object" that was incompatible with everything around it!
This time, with a clear goal, he could clearly "see"—
It was an extremely complex and ancient silver shackle composed of countless runes that he could not understand and contained the will of absolute prohibition and destruction (or in other words, a higher-level "encryption protocol")!
Like the most vicious parasite, it took deep root in the very core of Xiang Jinyang's Heavenly Dao origin, its roots so tightly entwined with his very being that they were practically indistinguishable from each other! It exuded a soul-shattering coldness and deathly silence, forming a stark and cruel contrast with Xiang Jinyang's own vast and vibrant power of rules.
This is definitely not a natural product of this world!
This is definitely not an ordinary wound or seal!
This is a carefully designed logic bomb that was forcibly inserted into the very foundation of existence!
What are the triggering conditions?
How powerful is it?
He Yuan didn't dare to think about it too much, he just felt a chill running up from the core of the code!
He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Xiang Jinyang, who was still unaware of the situation in his arms. His voice trembled with shock and fear, "You... deep in your core... what is that thing?!"
Xiang Jinyang was struck by the unprecedented horror in his eyes. He followed his gaze and subconsciously looked inward. However, the shackles were deeply hidden, seemingly bound to his "self-awareness," making them nearly impossible to detect when he explored them alone. For eons, he had only vaguely known of a taboo that absolutely could not be touched, but he had never "seen" its form so clearly.
"...What?" He asked in confusion, but a strong sense of unease rose in his heart because of He Yuan's reaction.
He Yuan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He held Xiang Jinyang's hand and tried to carefully pass on the extremely limited information he had just captured about the shackles through the resonance channel.
When the shadow of the shackles, which contained the aura of absolute prohibition and destruction, along with He Yuan's fearful thoughts, poured into Xiang Jinyang's consciousness—
“Ugh—!”
Xiang Jinyang suddenly hugged his head and let out a scream of extreme pain! His whole body was like being hit by an invisible electric current, and he convulsed violently!
The terror and pain that came from the very foundation of his existence were a thousand times stronger than any previous backlash of the rules. They were like billions of red-hot steel needles that instantly pierced his soul!
That is not an attack, but a backlash brought about by "cognition" itself!
Just by "seeing" it and clearly "knowing" its existence, you have already triggered the most superficial defense mechanism of the vicious shackles!
"Jin Yang!" He Yuan's face changed drastically. He immediately cut off the information transmission and held him tightly in his arms. Pure symbiotic energy poured in desperately, trying to calm his almost collapsed rule core!
"No...can't...look...can't...think..." Xiang Jinyang curled up in his arms, his body cold, his teeth chattering, his voice broken and filled with deep fear, "...will...destroy...if you touch it...it will be destroyed..."
He Yuan's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
He understood.
This is more than just a shackle.
This is a trap buried in the foundation of Xiang Jinyang's existence, targeting "cognition" itself!
Any attempt to explore, understand, or even simply become aware of its existence would lead to dire consequences! At the very least, it would lead to a painful collapse like the one he was experiencing now, or at worst... it would very likely directly trigger the final "logic bomb" and completely annihilate him!
No wonder he has been so secretive about this for billions of years, even he himself cannot perceive it clearly!
This is simply a taboo that is not allowed to be "thought"!
The huge anger and heartache roared like magma in the core of He Yuan's code!
Who is it?
Who is so vicious? !
Setting such a devastating shackle on the most fundamental existence of a living being?!
He looked at the pale face of the person in his arms due to extreme pain, and felt his uncontrollable trembling. An unprecedented murderous intent and protective desire, like a wildly growing vine, instantly entangled all his sanity.
He hugged Xiang Jinyang tightly, using all his strength, as if this was the only way to prevent him from being dragged into the abyss of destruction by the invisible shackles.
"Don't be afraid..." He kissed his forehead soaked with cold sweat, his voice low and firm, with an unquestionable promise, "I'm here."
"I'll find it..."
"I'll crack it..."
"I will definitely... destroy it!"
His words, like the most resolute code oath, are engraved into the soul.
The warmth and tranquility of the spiritual world remain.
But under that embraced figure,
A story about existence and destruction,
The deepest taboo,
Has been quietly touched.
The strings of fate,
Tighten again.
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