Black Devil Forest Part 2 A change with the Connection

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"Duan Jian are you sure you want to know what happened to her originally before I arrived?"

"Yes." Duan Jian answered. Decision long since made in this regard. "There has to be more to why you are tough on everyone to increase further. What is Glory City's fate if we do not get involved further?"

"Very well. Huyan Lanruo would still be at the Black Gold Realm in a few years." Shen Yue stated as he pulled on memory. "Her family would face heavy losses. That's with the few changes that Nie Li brings the second time around. The Demon Beast Horde causes problems in her life both times."

Duan Jian didn't like that at all. One of the people he cares about so much was Destined for so little. In two lifetimes at that. Huyan Lanruo only shared what she knew from the Original Timeline. And that was only so little.

If not for Shen Yue's ability from the Flame Vortex Core, she would remember even less before they were all reforged under the Smelting Effect before moving out.

At least now she was a Demigoddess and learning better fighting techniques and skills overall to help in life. If not for all the work she had to do with her family and the Dark Moon Compound, she could have moved ahead in the understanding of Laws more.

"Sikong Hongyue.." Had told him straight up all she rembered was pain and suffering from the process. And her time with her Family not going well with several fights starting from Power Struggles. ".. she is even taking Therapy to help manage the depression that came with what happens. What about the Family the time traveler comes from?"

"The Heavenly Marks Family Nie Yu would have died still even after putting up resistance with everyone else. Altered timeline, they suffer fewer casualties than most. None actually making it to the Legend Realm with her being the strongest in both timelines. Originally they all get slaughter I believe."

Some movement went on outside the tent, but the sound seal was still in effect. So the conversation didn't reach the ears of others. Continueing on, he spoke of the main problems that come during the altered timeline.

"Legend Realm Demon Beast would swarm on the citizens. Blackfog Earthen Dragon and Profound Netherfrost Bird were the leading generals. At the very threshold of entering the Heavenly Fate Realm but not doing so due to the restrictions in place."

"But they would make it back in time without the destruction taking place?" Duan Jian was worrying about what would happen if a lot of them leave this time with the different Sects in the Upper Realms. "The Dreamstone Bowl might not work, so relying on the visitors from the various Sects sounds terrible. Increasing Defenses and the Survivability is better."

"Overall yes, however, we have people here. They are safer in the Tiny World than the others. But danger still exists. We need our people at the Legend Realm for the bare minimum for kids. Demigods for soldiers. Officers at the Heavenly Fate Realm and .."

"Haa, so much going on." Duan Jian did not like any of this the more he heard. Just to survive so much had to be done. "So many of the citizens in the compound are getting complacent. Starting to think it is just hearsay that their are higher Realms of Cultivation. With all those "chosen" who step forward understanding the danger only."

"True, but once we deal with some of the powerhouses more, the more we can enjoy living here for a while. The Ancestor Crimson Serpent is at the Heavenly Fate Realm, we have the power to take it on, but the numbers are the issue." Shen Yue would not leave it up to chance that something else won't weaken the Barrier between the Subsidiary Realms in this Timeline. Or overall that is something he doesn't want to remove from the Tiny World not moving to cause an issue. "The more Spiritual Gods we have, the better to move later. Hopefully, the preparations all over are doing better."

If they don't get into the other Subsidiary Realms safely to acquire resources, then the Hail Mary options would have to do. But that did not sit well with most of them. A Safe Haven to escape to is good for peace of mind.

"The Demon God Sect, is behind the overall matter if you want an Organization to blame for the massacre. The Backer for them is a problem though. Despite just being a clone of sorts."

"A clone should not have so much strength. It is ridiculous the amount of power involved."

"Then there is the Kong Ming matter." Shen Yue stated openly. "Nie Li is a part of a ..game dealing with that. They kill each other and absorb the power of the other. Boosting Cultivation and the Bloodline of the winner. Nie Li.. the old man Su Tao.." remembering the old man's name took effort. Even then he didn't think it was right. "Kong Ming holds a higher Tiered Law so goes the rumor. Life & Death."

"But the Spiritual God of Death will be killed and power taken by you." Duan Jian pointed out. He received a simple nod which confused him a little. "Then shouldn't he be weaker?"

"Should, but he is not. As far as I know. Using Two Laws in conjunction or opposite of one another elevates it further. So, Time & Space is one. Light & Shadow another." Shen Yue couldn't spend his entire time contemplating runes. He still needs to train himself from practical fights. 'Lots of chances coming up.'

"Then we should push our understanding of Laws Faster then."

"Experiments and tests are in place to create something more. Snow Wind really bothers me. I am trying to see what will happen if someone using it with the conjunction of Water, Ice, and Wind could decipher it further."

"The 2nd Officer has a lot to study." Duan Jian did not pity the woman at all.

"True, but Fire & Earth are studied by another Officer for a while now with some results. Lava is forming as a law but.. it will take time." Shen Yue was finding this Dimension held a lot of problems when confronted with outside stimuli. "I am just one of many that have caused an issue. That Time & Space book is not native to this Dimension either and caused so much trouble."

"Well, survival depends on us getting stronger as well as the Sanctuary finishing up." Duan Jian was more excited about having a nice place to raise his family that was planned than galavanting around Dimensions. "Much to talk about in the next meeting."

"Yeah, but more is laid out before us." Shen Yue went back to cultivating to understand the Laws more. 'This blasted Time Law keeps slipping out of my grasp!' Only when mixing it into the Matrix Law did it work to his benefit.

The more Shen Yue worked on it, the more another Aspect developed for him. One that called out from his very soul. The night passed by quickly. The group heading out at first light.

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Xiao Ninger leads to a beast-

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"The Body of the Blackprison Azure Dragon had reached the Heavenly Fate Realm before getting destroyed by the expert that manipulated the Laws of Tiny World. Anyone who reaches the Heavenly Fate Realm will be annihilated. Which would cause more issues but also was weird since Spiritual Gods have the strength comparable to the Heavenly Rate Realm." Shen Yue looked over the creature before them. Its body still radiating power. "The demon beasts must have been afraid to touch it."

"For good reason." Yu Yan did not like this at all. Even more, so that Shen Yue knew that someone manipulated the Laws of Tiny World. 'Does he know who the expert that did this is?' Not giving her own secrets out, she kept quiet.

'Let me take out the Demon Spirit for you and I will take the body.' Shen Yue transmitted to Xiao Ninger. She didn't have a safe method to do so herself and would only end up injured getting it. A simple nod and Shen Yue moved over. "Watch over the area in case something pops out."

Duan Jian and Long Sha were already doing so with Ye Han now joining in. Circulating the Lighting Divine Spark, a tiny current of electricity formed around Shen Yue. The metal seed in his chest pulsing at an odd frequency to disrupt the senses directed towards him.

*Splurt!* With a stabbed into the body, the Demon Spirit of the Blackprison Azure Dragon was removed. It was truly at the Heavenly Fate Realm and contained some weird power inside it. Luckily, Shen Yue was able to suck it into the Flame Vortex Core for refinement.

"Thanks!" Xiao Ninger caught the Demon Spirit and stashed it away securely. Seeing the body vanished in flames, she arched a brow. "Thought you were going to cook it or something for use?"

"Nope." Shen Yue immediately had it under refinement. The small bits of blood were sent to the Metal Seed for better improvement. "We should get ready." His voice was firm as the moment the Demon Beast Spirit was removed he felt the change. "Company is on the way!"

Astral Sense reached out further than the other senses. No one wasted any time and prepared themselves to fight it out. Running was not an option with the Demon Beasts coming from every direction.

The endless Demon Beasts were way more than the ones that attacked Glory City under the mechanisms of the Dark Guild. So many of them wanted to cause harm to humans just for the fun of it. The endless taunts were finally shut up with a large cluster were wiped out by Shen Yue and Yu Yan.

"Well, nothing we can't handle right here." Shen Yue gestured for them to split up and attack the groups before pushing further in. "Thinning the heard is the best option right now!" Once they were far enough away, he attacked.

*Bzzt!" Lightning Lance's were chucked towards the beasts. Acting like guiders for the enemy to come towards him with the brightness. Removing the Thundergod Meteorite Sword and the Flame Dagger from his Internal Space, his power increased even further.

Each swing of the sword brought a sonic boom that electrified the nerves. Freezing the demon beasts a few seconds. Long enough for the Flame Dagger to spin around cutting arteries to cause massive blood loss.

"Raaah!" A Snow Bear charged forth. Rolling out of the way of the Flame Dagger and popping out at Shen Yue. Claws containing the power of Ice Laws with its strike.

*Ching!* Ice Claws met sword. The sound deadening to a few of the beasts but Shen Yue protected thanks to the Metal Seed constantly humming out. The Strength of the Snow Bear was no joke!

"Grr!" Feeling his normal body straining under it, Shen Yue's eyes narrowed as he pushed back. "Perfect place!" Exerting his strength further, his muscles cried out in celebration. Physical fights were so much better than his usual training methods.

Releasing the hold on his body, he slowly started going towards the Heavenly Fate Realm. The moment the level of power started, a shift happened around the Tiny World. Artifacts started to shift.

"Hey! What the heck is that thing over there?" Nie Yu shouted. She pointed at a strange fortress that showed up. But the moment a few others looked at it, it vanished into Light particles. "Ugh! Another disappearing place! Marked it down the same as the others!"

Frustrated, she wanted to have something good to report back to Shen Yue. A strong stirring in their Souls had all of them looking towards a certain direction. Each of them was aware something was going towards their Teacher and friend.

"Grr!" Frustrated, Nie Yu hated that something was interfering with them all. "All Teacher wants is for us to have someplace! Power is needed for that!"

As her family and friends comforted her, Nie Yu's Light Divine Spark started to change. No increase in power, but something forming inside it. Something that would make her a threat to the Deities of the Dimension.