The Law of Heaven

Chapter 108 The Descent of the Gods, Aihara Furyū

In the world of torrential rain, the mournful roar of the ancient dragon echoed. The mental fields of Ruan Yun and Ruan Qi collided and merged, creating a huge vacuum zone through countless collisions. The surging wind pressure churned in the high sky, causing endless explosions.

Amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, their demonic faces were illuminated, so hard, yet so sorrowful.

Things are not what they used to be.

Deep in the mountains, an altar surrounded by five wind chimes bursts forth with a dazzling light like the sun, swirling like an ancient map and enveloping the brother and sister who are battling each other in mid-air.

The five wind chimes swayed in the gale, yet they produced a sound like the waves of a vast ocean, as if ancient spirits were softly humming in the mountains. The song traveled through the ancient ruins, solemn as if on a pilgrimage.

The crimson and gold ancient dragons spiraled and soared into the sky, seemingly merging together amidst the lightning and thunder.

Ruan Qi and Ruan Yun's souls are also merging.

Those memories.

Those emotions.

They all melted together.

Countless fragmented memories flashed by.

Countless surging emotions erupted.

But they were all suppressed by the raging killing intent.

The battle between the two sides never stopped. They used the most primitive and violent mental attacks to clash, and the consumption of spiritual energy had long exceeded their capacity. It was like two ancient dragons roaring to their death.

The immense power of the dragon was devastating.

It is both destroying the other party.

It is also destroying itself.

Because the souls of the brother and sister have merged, harming the enemy also harms themselves, just like their intertwined fate, neither of them can sever the other.

Click.

The dragon scales on Ruan Qi's face cracked, and golden blood flowed out, along with that soft, sorrowful face.

Her dragon scales were cracking and breaking apart inch by inch, her blood was flowing down like golden holy nectar, her skin was scorched red by the high temperature, and the dragon bones inside her body were also shattering like jade, like a beautiful piece of porcelain, broken into pieces.

She maintained the flow of spiritual energy, and the vibration of her mental field was as furious as a dragon's roar, yet a relieved smile appeared on her lips: "Brother, the ritual of the Formless Rebirth has ended, so let the curse end with us."

"Xiao Qi, you've really grown up."

Ruan Yun was also covered in blood, his body cracked like porcelain, but he had been eating a lot recently, which made him evolve to a higher level and was in better condition.

Even so, he could only be evenly matched with his sister.

Ruan Qi's level of life is not as high as his.

However, the control over power is even more exquisite and meticulous.

Skills were used to compensate for insufficient output.

Even with the help of the incense of divine communication, this was not an easy thing to do. It required her to study diligently and painstakingly day and night.

People always grow up.

When the siblings used to play arcade games, Ruan Qi was so clumsy that she didn't know how to use any skills and would just randomly press buttons without thinking. She would also throw a tantrum and act childish when she lost.

Ruan Yun naturally doted on her, always deliberately letting her win to coax her into playing, making her win with surprise and lose with ease.

After so many years, in this game of fate, the younger sister has finally learned to be smart and can now handle her older brother.

"Without the inexhaustible life force provided by the formless rebirth, we will not be resurrected after we die. Let's end it all here."

Ruan Qi suddenly raised his blood-soaked right hand and flicked his fingers slightly: "Hell is not scary, I'll be with you."

The repulsive force and the traction force are combined into one.

An unprecedentedly violent wave of thought is gathering.

She recalled the moves of that little kin in her mind.

You can perfectly replicate it after seeing it only once.

It was as if a cross-shaped starlight shone in the darkness.

It illuminated a world of sorrow.

"Brother, it won't hurt too much."

Ruan Qi said softly, "It'll be over in a minute."

This is just like what her brother said when he accompanied Ruan Qi to the hospital for an injection many years ago when she was sick.

"It won't hurt much, it'll be over in a second."

Time has passed, and the younger sister who was afraid of pain back then is no longer afraid of pain. Instead, she said these words to the brother who once protected her, with a sorrowful yet resolute tone.

This was Ruan Qi's all-or-nothing strike. The moment the powerful wave of intent burst forth, the dragon's roar resounded through the sky and the earth. The vacuum realm seemed to be shattered, along with past memories and the little bit of longing for the future buried deep in his heart.

A drop of golden blood tear shot out with a flick of the finger, seemingly reflecting the world in the torrential rain, only to disintegrate and shatter into pieces in an instant.

Just as Ruan Yun believed, when they used to play games, his sister had never beaten his brother even once.

But this time, she's going to show him she can win.

It seems like this is the only way.

Only then can we prove that she has truly grown up.

There was a click.

The world seemed to shatter at that moment.

"You're right, let's leave it at that."

Ruan Yun suddenly sprang up, charging forward despite the shattered mental field. Half of his body exploded into a bloody mist, scattering like fireworks and drifting everywhere.

All of this happened so fast that Ruan Qi couldn't even react, but in that fleeting moment, she witnessed an unbelievable scene.

Because Ruan Yun also did the same thing.

The traction force and the repulsion force are combined into one.

The immense power of the dragon converged at a single point.

A slight flick of the fingers.

Ruan Yun had never witnessed the abilities of that young servant.

He could only learn it on the spot!
I only glanced at it!
The overwhelming dragon's might vanished, the vacuum zone shattered, the field of consciousness collapsed, and torrential rain poured in.

In the swirling blood mist, Ruan Yun stretched out her right hand, pressing it against the girl's head like a demon's claw.

In a fleeting moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

A resolute glint flashed in Ruan Qi's crimson-gold vertical pupils. The shattered field of consciousness reassembled, ready to erupt with unprecedented power, destroying everything in its path.

But at that very moment, the domain of the mental field was drastically compressed, and the destructive dragon's might did not erupt. It was suppressed like the dragon's wailing.

"What an idiot."

With his body severely injured, Ruan Yun resembled an ancient god or demon, his facial bones bulging violently, like a mythical dragon about to burst through the human body.

The dragon's might, far surpassing that of Ruan Qi, was overwhelming.

The furious roar of the dragon also filled the sky.

Those crimson vertical pupils looked down at the girl.

A fleeting glance.

It felt as if my soul was breaking.

Ruan Qi's mind was in a whirl.

How is this possible?

If my brother has evolved to this extent, how could he still retain human rationality?

"It won't hurt much, it'll be over in a second."

Ruan Yun's voice turned into a hoarse roar, like an echo from the depths of hell, reverberating in the girl's ears: "I should be the one saying that."

His hands emanated a burning heat.

There was a boom.

The siblings' souls were completely merged.

But it wasn't the older brother who devoured his younger sister.

Instead, the brother poured his entire soul into his sister's body, as if receiving a sudden enlightenment!
The heaven and earth shook.

Endless holy light permeates heaven and earth.

At this moment, the ancient dragon, soaring into the sky, seemed to have completed its transformation, its crimson-gold vertical pupils bursting forth with endless intense light.

Burning tears of blood flowed from Gu Long's vertical pupils.

Ruan Qi's incredulous face was reflected in her tears.

"How can it be……"

Ruan Qi's psychological defenses collapsed. The beliefs and determination she had built up over a long period of time crumbled like a burst dam. In an instant, she seemed to have become that crying little girl from many years ago again, squatting at the top of the stairs, tugging at her brother's sleeve to stop him from leaving, as stubborn as a little animal.

The demonic face in the blood mist gradually blurred, and in its place appeared that gentle, pale face again, a face that had appeared countless times in my dreams.

That hand was no longer ferocious and terrifying.

Just like for many years.

Gently reach out and pat her head.

I never imagined so many years would pass.

The younger sister still can't beat the older brother.

It's like an adult facing a child.

They always have endless tricks up their sleeves.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Ruan Yun finally dropped her pretense.

It turns out that his ambition to devour the world was all a facade. He was a very talented actor, and he performed this fratricidal drama so well that he almost fooled everyone except himself.

"Don't look at me like that. Actually, I don't know how I managed to stay rational. Maybe it's like what Dr. Nan said: love is the greatest miracle in the world."

Ruan Yun gave a grim smile and said softly.

Ruan Qi was on the verge of collapse.

What kind of love?

What a miracle.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

As the storm approached, Ruan Qi could feel a scorching soul aura pouring into her body like molten lava, which was then frantically devoured by the ancient dragon within her.

Her level of life is evolving.

The cells cheered with joy.

Gene fragmentation and recombination.

Her broken body was being repaired. But she felt no joy, only a heart-wrenching sorrow and fear. A ridiculous possibility vaguely surfaced in her mind, but she refused to believe it.

At that moment, she wished she were an utterly hopeless idiot, so that she could understand why she couldn't comprehend any of this.

Then they would never know what their brother was doing.

But she eventually figured it out.

Memories flooded back like a torrential downpour, and all sorts of past doubts resurfaced, only to be perfectly resolved.

No wonder she was able to escape from the mountains.

No wonder she was able to find the mirage.

No wonder, even though her brother possessed such great power, he was still suppressed by her, who was so weak.

All of this was done intentionally by my brother.

"Xiao Qi, do you remember the wish you made on your birthday? You said you wanted us to be together forever. You asked me what my wish was, but I never told you."

Ruan Yun revealed a ferocious and terrifying smile, as if she were smiling with relief, her smile full of comfort: "Actually, my wish is that even if I am no longer in this world one day, you can still live a good life."

The altar exploded and shattered.

The quaint wind chimes also started to chime loudly.

The tinkling of the wind chimes abruptly stopped.

Ruan Yun placed her hand on Ruan Qi's head, and countless crimson energies surged and swayed like countless ancient dragons, entering the girl's body like a group of dragons returning to the sea.

This grand feast of evolution was so solemn and magnificent, yet the only beneficiary, Ruan Qi, was in tears, collapsing and trembling.

Yes.

How could your brother possibly devour you?

You are his only family member in the world.

You've relied on each other and accompanied each other for so many years, even in the darkest depths you would embrace and keep each other warm, so how could you really turn against each other?

Faced with the test of fate.

The older brother had already given his answer.

Even if you gave him ten thousand more choices.

I still love you.

Even if the price of loving you is so heavy.

"Are you stupid?"

Ruan Qi suddenly burst into tears.

Like a helpless child.

There was a loud bang.

Accompanied by the roar of the mirage dragon, its rugged body, resembling a mountain ridge, seemed to flow with holy golden nectar, and its scales appeared to be forged and sublimated in high temperatures, making it sacred and solemn.

The crimson dragon claws writhed, and the dragon's body swayed, stirring up the dark clouds. An endless storm fell, then surged back into the sky.

An ancient and ferocious god peeked out from the depths of the clouds, his crimson-gold vertical pupils flickering, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder.

Amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, Ruan Qi's face, contorted in agony, appeared, like a tormented soul in hell, about to be annihilated.

Ruan Yun's body disintegrated like a sandcastle in the wind, disappearing little by little in mid-air like a blood mist.

However, it seemed as if an enraged ancient dragon was struggling and churning within Ruan Qi's body, about to tear her soul apart.

This is the greatest risk on the path of evolution: at the moment the host of the Heavenly Principle completes its final transformation, its own will will be replaced by the mythical creature and vanish into nothingness.

But there's only a one in ten thousand chance.

Human will can overcome the will of the gods.

The moment of life and death.

Ruan Yun had never been so nervous before.

Even though his life is fading away.

He stared intently at his sister.

Ruan Qi had never been in such pain.

It felt like I was back in the time when I was suffering from cancer pain.

Helplessly reaching out, trying to grab something.

At that moment, the brother and sister, whose souls had merged, were both momentarily dazed, as memories of the past rushed in like a storm.

That was when they were very young, probably when Ruan Qi was in sixth grade. She grew a little slower, so she stayed at school. Her brother, on the other hand, already looked like an adult. He worked as a bricklayer on a construction site during the day and delivered food on his electric scooter at night.

Ruan Qi didn't like studying much and was always criticized by her teachers. Once, she studied hard for a few days out of spite and got first place in her class in the final exam.

Ruan Qi was overjoyed, thinking happily about how proud her brother would be when he attended the parent-teacher conference.

On the day of graduation, Ruan Qi wore her prettiest dress and a hair clip given to her by a classmate, making herself look like a little princess. She sat in the classroom waiting for her brother to come over, and waited for a very long time.

The students' parents all came and sat down next to their children. Everyone was laughing and chatting happily.

Ruan Qi sat alone in the front row, looking so aggrieved she was about to cry.

Although her brother is ill and usually very busy, he never breaks his promises to her. That day, the two siblings had clearly discussed it at home, and her brother would come back to attend her parent-teacher conference and witness her growth over the past six years.

Until she remembered a detail.

When Ruan Qi told her brother about the parent-teacher conference, his eyes were filled with hesitation and doubt.

Ruan Qi couldn't understand why she was so hesitant about something so joyful.

But ultimately, it's just that she's unwilling to figure it out.

Upon careful consideration, there is only one reason.

Her brother just didn't dare to attend her parent-teacher conferences, not wanting to embarrass her during her prime.

Other people's parents are so glamorous and successful.

The older brother, however, was dressed in dirty work clothes and smelled of lime and cement.

He is too insecure and sensitive.

She didn't want her younger sister to be looked down upon.

Ruan Qi knew.

My brother probably won't be coming.

Tears fell drop by drop onto the table.

Ruan Qi looked so lonely in the crowd.

It's like being abandoned by the whole world.

Just as the sun was setting and the dim twilight filled the corridor, Ruan Qi suddenly heard footsteps amidst the laughter and chatter of the teachers and parents.

Someone was standing in the shadows of the corridor.

They hesitated to move forward.

At that moment, Ruan Qi burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up grievances. She pushed aside the desk in front of her and rushed out of the door like a nimble kitten. To everyone's surprise, she pounced on the dirty boy.

"elder brother!"

That call seemed to span more than a decade, piercing the depths of the soul, drowning out the roaring thunder, and drowning out the dragon's roar echoing in the sky.

All the past conflicts and resentments have disappeared.

All that remains is the lingering attachment and reluctance deep within my soul.

Amidst endless lightning and thunder, the agonizing Ruan Qi uttered the same cry as ten years ago, reaching out her hand to her fading brother, her fingertips trembling slightly.

Ruan Yun seemed to have returned to ten years ago. He couldn't help but burst into tears as he watched his younger sister rushing towards him. At this moment, all his inferiority and cowardice disappeared. He ignored the shocked or strange looks and ran towards his only relative.

The instant their fingertips were about to touch.

There was a boom.

Time and space seemed to freeze at this moment. The mirage dragon, which was hovering in the sky, looked up at the sky. Its crimson-gold vertical pupils reflected the shattered darkness and a golden sea.

The sky trembled and cracked, as if all the heavens and the six realms were chanting in unison, welcoming the arrival of the supreme being who was both the most powerful and violent.

There was a figure vaguely suspended at the top of the sky.

Like petting a pet.

He gently touched the head of the mirage dragon.

The ancient and ferocious mirage dragon is surprisingly docile.

"Your will is not pure yet."

Someone said softly.

The wind came and stirred his white hair.

It seemed to be three thousand feet high.

In the end, Ruan Qi and Ruan Yun's fingertips still couldn't touch, and their consciousness gradually sank and dissipated.

During the process of evolution, it fell apart.

At that very moment, atop Mist Mountain.

The black-haired boy raised his right hand, and the dragon bone bracelet seemed to come alive. Golden runes spread out like an invisible spirit, like a vast Buddhist scripture.

His thumb and forefinger were brought together.

It was as if an ancient Buddha was holding up a flower.

"Fu!"

The circle drawn by the index finger and thumb locked onto the brother and sister who were about to disappear high in the sky, as if reversing their fate.

For a fleeting moment, it seemed like a hallucination that only Aihara himself could see: a golden ripple spread from his fingertips, sweeping across the mountains like a bubble, illuminating the world amidst the downpour, and enveloping the brother and sister.

Like a salvation from heaven, the golden radiance seemed to possess the power to reverse life and death.

They were forcibly pulled back from the brink of death.

Aihara's dragon bone bracelet on his wrist glowed, and countless ancient runes spread out like a vast scripture, condensing into a halo that seemed to contain the mysteries of the universe.

Like a golden bowl used to subdue demons, endless radiance enveloped the mirage dragon, and the souls of Ruan Qi and Ruan Yun were forcibly separated and merged into the ancient and mysterious halo.

Not just their souls.

It also includes the mirage dragon origin deep within their souls!

They were all swallowed up by Aihara and taken to his side!
For a fleeting moment, Aihara's Alaya consciousness seemed to truly possess the divine power of the heavens, like the larva of a mirage dragon, lifelike and as if it were reviving.

The Seal of Destiny, formed from the primordial consciousness of the Mirage Dragon, completely encompasses the corresponding origin.

As the hosts of the Heavenly Principles, the brother and sister's consciousness, which was on the verge of destruction, was preserved within his Heavenly Mandate Seal.

And so, in the very end.

In that dimly lit corridor, Ruan Yun and Ruan Qi finally embraced each other, as if they were embracing the whole world.

(End of this chapter)