usatvline Chapter 904 System ● Truth
Chapter 904 System ● Truth
The ice crystals on the surface of the cold pond glowed eerily under the blood-red star map. Yun Yao's fingertips gently touched the broken jade slip in Chu Mochen's arms. The ancient Hongmeng spell on it was fading at a visible speed. The system's electronic voice suddenly pierced her sea of consciousness, and the interface that had been glowing blue cracked into spiderweb-like patterns. "Original energy remaining 3%. Warning! Warning! Danger of law stripping detected—"
Before he could finish his words, the void exploded, and nine gilded chains, wrapped in divine might, pressed down. Yun Yao's pupils constricted. The spiritual power of the peak of the Void Realm surged like a raging tide, but it was completely devoured the moment it touched the chains. Chu Mochen's purple robe fluttered, and his natal sword, Dragon Roar, was unsheathed. The moment the sword energy collided with the chains, blood flowed from his throat, and he flew backwards like a kite with a broken string.
"Brother Chen!" Yun Yao flashed to catch Chu Mochen, only to see strange lines appear on his pale face—the very image of a divine realm confinement spell. The chains, ignoring her defenses, pierced through her palms and wrapped around her heart. A drop of blood dripped from her fingertips in excruciating pain. The moment they touched a crack in the system, a phantom green lotus blossomed, refocusing the fading blue light.
"I see..." The system's voice suddenly became hoarse and vicissitudes, and the constantly jumping data on the interface turned into physical text floating in the air. "You have never been an ordinary traveler, Yun Yao, you are the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao Consciousness of the Hongmeng Universe!"
The sneers of countless gods echoed from the blood-red star map. The silver-haired God King, at the forefront of the projection, raised his scepter. "Hand over the fragment of the law, or I will personally crush this body and its soul." Before the God King finished his words, Chu Mochen, in Yun Yao's arms, suddenly glowed with golden light. The binding spells melted away like snow in the blazing sun. The shadow of the rotating stars flashed in his eyes, and the same Hongmeng mark as the one on Yun Yao's jade slip appeared on his palm.
"The reincarnation of the previous Hongmeng Daozu?!" The God King's shocked roar was cut off by Chu Mochen's sword. Yun Yao, however, felt a sharp pain in her sea of consciousness at this moment. The system interface completely collapsed, transforming into countless points of light that poured into her brow. Memories surged back like a tidal wave—in ancient times, the three thousand divine realms, in order to control the laws of Hongmeng, united to rip the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao into a myriad of fragments. She was the remnant soul that carried the core law.
"Back then, I sent your soul into reincarnation. I never imagined that the God Realm would tamper with the laws of heaven, allowing you to be reborn with the system..." Chu Mochen's voice was filled with fatigue that transcended time and space. His sword was wrapped with the power of the laws that originated from Yun Yao. "In this life, I awakened as a mortal body, just to find you in the God Realm..."
Before she could finish her words, a resounding sound of chains snapping echoed through the void. Xiao Cui, her former maid, appeared before them, covered in blood. Her pupils shone with the dark golden light unique to the divine realm, and she held the dagger pointed at her heart. "Miss, I'm sorry..." Xiao Cui's voice was filled with tears, and the dagger suddenly turned towards Yun Yao. "The Heart-Eating Curse has taken effect! Kill me now!"
Yun Yao instinctively tried to stop him, but Chu Mochen struck out with his sword first. A flash of sword light flashed, and Xiao Cui's body transformed into countless points of light, among which was a black jade slip. Yun Yao trembled as she picked up the slip, revealing the divine realm's most secret secret: "Chu Mochen, the reincarnation of Hongmeng Daozu, is truly a decoy. Once the Heavenly Dao awakens, we will immediately extract its essence and reshape the laws of the divine realm..."
"It turns out this was all a trap." Yun Yao's voice was terribly cold. When she turned around, she saw Chu Mochen holding a blood-stained sword to her heart. "If you don't believe me, kill me now." The starlight in his eyes dimmed. "From the moment I was reborn, I knew my fate was to die for you."
In the system's final torrent of data, Yun Yao witnessed an even more shocking truth—the so-called "fragments of laws" in the divine realm were actually the source of the Heavenly Dao, which Chu Mochen had preserved for her in his previous life, using all his divine power. And at that moment, amidst the devastating thunder that descended from the sky, the grinning faces of the Divine Kings loomed. Their target had never been Yun Yao, but rather, they intended to completely obliterate the reincarnation of Hongmeng Daozu when she awakened!
"I won't let them succeed again." Yun Yao suddenly grasped Chu Mochen's sword and plunged the tip into her heart. As blood splattered, the dormant fragments of the laws within her body awoke, transforming into golden chains that wrapped around the projections of the Divine Kings. Chu Mochen, shocked, tried to stop her, but was struck by the primordial stars in her eyes—the true power of Heaven, consuming the laws of the Divine Realm.
"So you've been lying to me all along." Yun Yao looked at Chu Mochen, a smile on her lips. "You lied to me that my rebirth was accidental, you lied to me that you just wanted to protect me..." Her fingertips stroked his face, "But I also lied to you. From the first time we met, I knew you were no mortal."
The blood-red star map began to crumble amidst the clash of laws. Amid the screams of the God Kings, Yun Yao thrust Chu Mochen's sword into her heart. Amidst the excruciating pain, her godhood began to awaken, while Chu Mochen's body gradually became transparent—this was the final killing move of the God Realm. If the reincarnation of Hongmeng Daozu died during the awakening of the Heavenly Dao, the entire universe would be annihilated.
"Don't be afraid." Yun Yao pressed Chu Mochen's hand on her heart. What was beating there was no longer her heart, but the origin of the entire Hongmeng Universe. "This time it's my turn to protect you." Her pupils completely turned into a star map of the universe. When she raised her hand, the chains of laws that tried to devour Chu Mochen all collapsed, and instead tore the projections of the God Kings into pieces.
As the last bolt of lightning dissipated, Yun Yao's Rule Realm was fully formed. Chu Mochen, still breathing faintly in her arms, smiled stubbornly, "I knew you could do it..." Before he could finish his words, his body completely transformed into a stream of light and sank into Yun Yao's body. The last remaining message from the system surfaced in her mind: "Original fusion detected, initiating the preparatory procedures for the symbiotic contract..."
Yun Yao watched the blood-red sky gradually fade, finally understanding this deception spanning time and space—the gods believed they controlled everything, yet they were unaware they were merely pawns in the game of Hongmeng. And Chu Mochen, the man who had always protected her, now stood shoulder to shoulder with her in a different way. She clutched the remaining fragment of the jade slip, her eyes gleaming with a light brighter than the stars—this battle for the Dao had only just begun.