Chapter 85 - Yin Release.
"Wasn't that Nie Li that went inside?" Yang Xin had seen someone she thought looked familiar; it was Nie Li.
Ye Ziyun nodded with a confused expression on her face, "yes, that was Nie Li." She hadn't seen Nie Li for more than three months; even so, why did she feel like this.
"Should we go too?"
Yang Xin looked at Ning'Er with a severe gaze, "don't do anything stupid."
Shen Xiu kept walking in front; they were trying to find a hidden location. Away from those demigods. Those demigods had been fighting illusion all this time; who knows how they will act when they realize they had been made a fool of. Someone might be annoyed enough to pick a fight with them, to vent their anger.
Inside the tomb,
Xiao Yu and Miyuki were barely able to stand; it wasn't because of Death God, but the pressure Tatsuya was emitting. The pressure was so heavy that it made the act of breathing harder.
"Gah!! what the heck!" Xiao Yu felt her surrounding go hazy. She couldn't believe Miyuki's powers.
Miyuki was releasing as much as soul force she could to combat the pressure; even so, she was on her knees.
Her powers hadn't stopped growing after reaching Legend Rank. Peak Soul Force of the Legend Rank was 5.5 million. Her soul force had reached 9 Million. Her soul force was also denser, purer, and vigorous because of Shiva, Ifrit, and Leviathan's influence.
Even then, she was barely able to resist this pressure. It made her worry; she knew if she couldn't take it, then Tatsuya would stop. He would put her safety above all.
She wasn't far from wrong; Tatsuya was currently 'watching' the death law. Law Energy of Death was affecting his soul, but it was also affecting something he didn't expect. This energy was affecting his Sharingan; the seal that Miyuki had placed on the Sharingan was slowly weakening.
'So, that is how it is.' Tatsuya finally had an idea about demigods and the laws. He glanced at the Death God, and the Silver Trident appeared in his hands.
He aimed the gun at the Death God, who was still shouting, 'I should be able to decompose the Death Law Energy and last pieces of shattered Divine Spark. That should break the connection between him and Death Law.' The only reason he hadn't pulled the trigger was that he was sure. Once he breaks the divine spark, he(Tatsuya) will become a Spiritual God. He wasn't sure if that was a good idea. If once a divine spark is formed, can he practice some other law? or will he become incapable of doing that. Can he still grow?
Something flashed, and a system screen popped up in front of him,
#Emergency Mission - Do not take Death Law.
Reward - Yin Release.
Tatsuya took a deep breath; the spiritual pressure emitting from him also retreated. Silver Trident in his arms also dissipated into blue dots of light.
He slowly floated down.
"Where do you think you are going!!!!!!!!"
Tatsuya didn't bother with the sound; swords filled the space over his head, slashing the ropes, freeing the people trapped. His attention was on Nie Li that was moving towards them.
Tatsuya stepped near where Miyuki was; she had stood up and was whipping dust from her knees. Xiao Yu behind her was barely able to stand up.
Demigods who were trapped had also started to get up, "Thank You, Young Master!"
"You have my thanks."
"I owe you one."
Some thanked some, did not; their attention turned towards the Death God in the air. It did not take long before people started attacking him to try again.
"Tatsuya-ge?" Miyuki stood in front of him with a questioning look. She wondered why he suddenly gave up.
Tatsuya himself wasn't sure why; this experience made him realize something he might have been neglecting. At first, he wanted Nie Li to be powerful. Hoping that would draw some attention from him and, Miyuki; but after that, their powers too fast. Before they knew it, they had reached the limit and still growing. His bloodline even allowed him to become even more powerful.
Giving Nie Li the Death Law wouldn't benefit him in any way, but the system was willing to go far enough to even reward him with the Yin release just to make him give up. That made him think, was there something he had been neglecting.
Why was the system so hellbent on protecting the space-time gods' arrangements.
At the end of the day, he lacked information; there were far too many questions surrounding Nie Li and Space-Time God.
Why did Space-time god make Nie Li regress? Why Nie Li? Who was their enemy? If he could turn the enemy's time back, then why not kill him? Nie Li had already mastered two laws, with Death being the next. Space-Time Gods Law might be learned by him too as an inheritance. If this was really a battle between races, then could Nie Li alone turn the tide. Light, Darkness, Space-Time, Death, all these were core laws.
What was the end game? World Creator? If so, then was Nie Li, the world creator who created this world? Or a new one. With whole space-time involved in the equation, the number of possibilities to keep in mind had drastically increased.
"Tatsuya-ge!" Seeing him lost in thought, Miyuki called out again.
Tatsuya looked up in a daze, "right!" He looked up and frowned, "we should leave!"
Xiao Yu was startled, "what about the people here?"
"Do you think they would like to come with us?"
Xiao Yu was speechless; there was no way these people were going to give up this chance.
Blue Mist appeared in front of them, "Let's go!" Tatsuya took Miyuki's hand and stepped inside the gate. Xiao Yu gazed at the blue mist before looking at the other Demigods. Watching them fight she knew, none of them would retreat. She stepped into the blue fog, leaving this place.
Not long after they left, Nie Li appeared in the vast area.
Away from the tomb,
Miyuki, Tatsuya, and Xiao Yu appeared, far from the tomb. After coming out, Tatsuya sat down on the ground. He was trying to think of as many possibilities as he could. That didn't help him; no one could tell him if he was right or not.
Miyuki sat down beside him, softly leaning on him. Xiao Yu, who had mysophobia, couldn't sit down.
"What happened in there? Why did we suddenly leave? Was that Teleportation?" She was filled with questions. She didn't know what was going on.
Tatsuya let out a breath, calming himself down, "My understanding of Death surpassed him; currently, I am a demigod of Death too. If I destroyed that divine spark completely, then I would have become Spiritual God of Death."
Xiao Yu pressed her fingers against her gaping mouth, "then why?"
Although she said that Spiritual Gods were just the base, but becoming a spiritual god was too hard. Almost everyone here wanted to become a spiritual god. It had its own benefit.
"From what I understood after contacting the laws and law energy was that becoming a demigod is like climbing a staircase, at the end of the stairs is a pedestal with a law on it. Before you realize the existence of stairs, you are not even a demigod. Once you know of stairs, you can become a demigod. The first one to reach the top and pick the law becomes the Spiritual God. There can be Million Demigods on the stairs, but only one on the pedestal."
Xiao Yu nodded in acknowledgment; She agreed with Tatsuya's judgment.
But, that still didn't answer her question.
Tatsuya continued, "With his divine spark broken, I could easily take the law away from him, and with my cultivation and understanding. I would become a spiritual god. My body will transform into the divine body and my knowledge of Death into a divine spark. The problem is, I don't know if I can practice any other law once I become the Spiritual God of Death. Once; my Divine Body and Divine Spark is formed, it might become permanent."
Miyuki had a eureka moment, "Is that why most people think that a person can only practice one law?"
Tatsuya nodded, "Most are chasing one law; once they become spiritual god, they can't practice any other. If the spiritual gods can't do it. Then how can we? Not only that, to be able to practice two laws at the demigod realm needs otherworldly talent."
Xiao Yu's mouth twitched, "are you praising yourself."
Tatsuya gazed at her before smiling, "maybe. There are a few other reasons. Some answers, I want. I think it's about time we meet Nether Spiritual God."
"Then, you should take part in the Nether Realm's disciple selection." Xiao Yu said while her eyes wandered around.
Tatsuya took Miyuki's hand and stood up, "Is that so, then we will give our all."
"Then, I believe we will meet there." Xiao Yu turned and left. After gaining some distance, she stopped.
Her heart was beating fast, "they are so hard to deal with." She felt; they already knew too much about her. Not only the fact that she was a girl, maybe even that she was related to Nether Spiritual God.
She shook her head, 'that's not possible? Right?'