"Are you crazy? You’re still too weak. Even I can only last a limited ti against one of those heroes," the Leviathan said seriously. "I’ve already made a plan, and everything is in motion. I can release Ziz..."
"Releasing Ziz is just a bonus. Defeating the heroes is important, but also secondary. What I want is to steal that half of the sealed cauldron," Alm said coldly.
The Leviathan snorted. "The Cauldron of Chaos and Order? That doesn’t seem realistic. Almost Ziz’s entire body was used to create a law close to the other half of the cauldron. And even though it’s a law made with primordial power and the immortal heroes are using it, it’s still very difficult and costly for them. And you, currently..."
"It all depends on the situation, first I need to understand the pieces available on the board. Let’s start from the beginning. How hasn’t the Queen discovered you’re betraying her?" Bruno asked casually.
"I’m just an insignificant beast. She knows I’m plotting sothing, that’s why she’s confined to this world for millions of years. In here, I can’t do anything," the Leviathan explained with a dry sigh.
"But even though I’m irrelevant, I’m the primordial demon beast. If I’m nourished with powerful lives, my unique power is still useful in helping maintain the sea of bones; this place is perfect for sustaining that half of the sealed cauldron. Its power is connected to Yang, while mine is the opposite, creating a balance."
Alm nodded. "So, the heroes, from ti to ti, organize treasure hunts here. The whole universe cos to be sacrificed and feed it."
The Leviathan confird coldly: "Yes, but that beca an opportunity. I started leaving a bit of knowledge and my blood for the demon beasts. Every ti the universe made an incursion here, so survivors would take back the idea that this place contained great benefits for the beasts."
"Eventually, the mother of my child appeared. She was descended from several beasts who received my gifts here. She was already born with a perfect body to bear him."
Bruno beca serious: "So, she was technically your descendant?"
"Of course not. I chose her race, a Sea Demon Serpent, precisely because it was the most suitable. Just because she received my bloodline doesn’t make her my descendant. My blood only nourished her ancestors’ bodies, and she inherited those benefits."
Bruno nodded. Beasts thought very differently from humanoids; having powerful offspring was a top priority. If a primordial beast appeared and proposed having a child with it, it would surely be accepted with joy.
The Leviathan continued: "My son was born with a fragnt of inside his body. I’ve guided him all this ti. Outsiders only think he inherited a powerful bloodline of mine, even the heroes believe that. They know I left it here and think it’s good because it attracts more people to this place."
"To keep everything safe, I always burn most of his bloodline, leaving as little as possible. I also hindered his growth to avoid raising suspicions. Still, he stands out, and my son is obvious. I even made him beco a follower of a hero, making him my informant."
Alm and Bruno nodded; the plan seed ticulously planned. But why was the Behemoth a complete idiot, while the other brother could do things efficiently?
"My plan is simple," the Leviathan said with a serious look. "I would create a small opening in Ziz’s seal. His soul wouldn’t escape just from that, but it could influence the laws created with his body and detonate them. If done in ti, this would delay the heroes’ millennia of progress in the cauldron, buying ti. Then he would resist until the heroes reinforced the seal again; and it would take millions of years for their laws to flow again."
"I knew you’d co at this ti. My son was conceived, and I forced his mother to seal him until he could be born in the sa generation as you. All to buy ti, for you to grow stronger. That’s why..."
Bruno cut him off, intrigued. "This new law that was created, why are the heroes taking so long? They’re immortal; theoretically, it would be easy to control it."
"Ziz isn’t stupid. He influenced the creation of this new law. Only soone with a primordial Yang bloodline and a soul of equal level can fully control it. The heroes can only use it partially due to their power. Even then, they don’t control even 10%."
"Pfft... looks like the Behemoth was the idiot of the three brothers."
The Leviathan sighed, recalling a distant past: "That fool was always lazy. He lived to eat and sleep, interacting with mortals as if they were his equals. I was surprised when he rebelled against the Queen. I thought he was a coward and would choose the easiest path... in the end, he was an unpredictable fool."
"His soul is still alive, but not for long. Anyway, with my bloodline, it’ll be easy to dominate that law," Bruno murmured.
The Leviathan retorted: "No, the earth law and his bloodline are perfectly balanced between Yin and Yang. Ziz made it so that any minimal presence of Yin would cause a reversal. The heroes can redy this with their mastery over the laws. I see that one of you is completely Yang. It might be possible to manipulate the law, but you would have to separate from your body and use only your soul."
"That would be dangerous; the heroes would identify imdiately," Bruno replied thoughtfully. "Your plan is well thought out, but unfortunately, the situation has changed. I didn’t co for this universe hunt like the others. In fact..."
Bruno told him about past events, how they were brought there unconscious and how they ’escaped.’
The Leviathan’s eyes widened. "Damn, my plan has been destroyed..."
"Yeah, but we’ll find a solution. We can destroy Ziz’s seal completely. With you and him together..." Alm pondered, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. "We’ll cause absolute chaos. These heroes won’t even know what hit them."
The Leviathan was speechless, staring at Alm’s expression. That figure was completely insane. He would do anything dangerous without hesitation.
Bruno said calmly: "The real problem is how to get that half of the cauldron. I’m sure that as soon as the heroes realize sothing is wrong, they’ll activate asures to stop from taking it. Stealing that has to be our top priority."
"Hmmm... You have the power of a missionary, right?" The Leviathan recalled sothing and his eyes lit up. "I’ve seen others before, the Heaven’s Will can grant complete or incomplete Daos; you just have to ask in the right way, right?"
Alm and Bruno snorted. "I wish it were that simple. I have to work for it, but in the end, it’s sothing similar."
"The enemy of the Queen that I killed during the last war, it was a Yang serpent... I think it was called Yangta. It created an incomplete Dao called Solar Immortal Physique. This Dao made its body beco pure Yang for a ti. If you have sothing like that, you could control that law. Even the Queen captured the soul of that divine beast because she thought it was useful, so it should work. It’s incomplete, but with your Yang soul, there might be a chance."
The Leviathan said, and imdiately, Alm and Bruno thought about the system’s new option for researching a Dao. But unfortunately, they had used up all their points, so now it seed impossible. However, Bruno rembered sothing.
"The nine-star tree gave us so knowledge. It ntioned that the Queen left many incomplete Daos that she wanted to complete for the Divine Inquisitors. Maybe it’s among them."
The two quickly found the rune that the tree had given them, just before they fell into a deep sleep. Within seconds, they read the topics of the content. At the top of the list, they saw sothing they knew very well: Yin and Yang Supre Qi Collector.
Then, they rembered the Divine Inquisitor who had discovered them during the last mission, and they finally understood how the whole tense event had unfolded. They had used the maximum power of the tattoos for a second when they crippled that idiot who tried to steal sothing from the sect they were in.
The fluctuations of the tattoos were very obvious in a world without Qi, even more so for a Divine Inquisitor of that level. He probably noticed and, once he understood what it was, started a search. Later, when they defeated the four elders from other sects and used the tattoos again for a longer period, that’s when the enemy knew where they were, and everything turned into a ss.
"I found it!" Bruno exclaid excitedly. He started reading quickly, then was surprised. "This is extrely detailed. Almost identical to what the system gives us!"
The Leviathan comnted: "The Queen took the techniques directly from the creator’s soul. This is the best way to complete it, knowing his thoughts and the objectives he had when creating the Dao. After the war, she began a hunt for the incomplete Daos she considered useful, and eventually captured the soul of every one. Even those who escaped and reincarnated, she found them and ca up with a sinister way to bring their mories back..."
Suddenly, Alm and Bruno widened their eyes.
"How do you know all this?" Bruno asked quickly.
"Hm? Didn’t I ntion before? My son beca my informant, acting as a companion to a hero. He even ca into contact with an incomplete Dao, and the hero explained all this to him. Everything that was most valuable to the Queen, she did the sa with." The Leviathan replied calmly.
"That... isn’t impossible." Alm spoke dryly. "Do you know the Yin and Yang Supre Qi Collector? Heard anything about it?"
The Leviathan nodded quickly. "Of course. This is the most impressive incomplete Dao, almost ready to dominate another item of the Primordial Chaos. My son saw the hero studying it; after a stroke of luck for the Queen, a little over thirty years ago, she finally managed to capture the soul of the creator. Anyone with the slightest affinity should try to complete it..."
The Leviathan stopped mid-sentence, shocked. He saw both souls radiating such intense hatred that it almost made the sealed space they were talking in crack, all with the force of their will.
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