Chapter 59: Fated Kin

“As expected, he chose the Infernal Immortal route and is now in a critical state ... at this rate he will die”. God Demirva assessed.

The black hand that pierced Zax’s head actually came from inside of it.

PUCHI!

Another pierced out, five finger stretched.

Both hands grabbed the split skull and strenuously tried to pry it open.

“He is absorbing the Inner Devil”. God Bimentia said, in her tone an indistinct vibe of incredulity, even though she predicted Zax’s choice. “The six bottlenecks’, six tribulations’ Evolutionary Ascension reconstructs fully the three aspects...”

Anyone who comprehends only five bottlenecks, withstands only five tribulations or less, will not be able to deter completely the Heart Devil from his or her cultivation base, but to a certain degree depending on the number of bottlenecks achieved. As a result of the Martial culmination being tampered, the spirit of the soon to be Heavenly Immortal would extend solely to the heart, merge with it and share a permanent blissful, eternal elemental transformation.

“The odds were stacked against him from the beginning. Yerfijado’s faction opposes the existence of Legacy Of The One’s Path. When Zax evoked his name he discovered him as a potential heir and could not allow the risk of him transcending the six tribulation and purifying the Heart Devil, taking a stride past the threshold of the Celestial Immortal route. Yerfijado’s options were, most preferably, making Zax fail his Evolutionary Ascension or driving him to the Infernal route”. God Demirva explained.

Meanwhile, the two black hands were having problems executing the strength to push apart Zax’s skull, like a chick struggling to hatch from its shell.

“The strain from a perfect reconstruction is identical to a Neonate breakthrough, but a mortal’s foundation, no matter how flawless, cannot match a Peak ranked Mythical Immortal, which is why statistically only one mortal that transcended the six tribulation out of quadrillion, more in my opinion, successfully passes the Evolutionary Ascension”.

“Well he is not a mere one out of quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion...” God Bimentia defended. “But one out of the entire Three Valleys who has and passed the condition to cultivate Legacy Of The One’s Path, even more so by taking the wretched Infernal Immortal route, like his predecessor...” Her eyes gleamed as she gazed away from Zax. “The loss of his past driving him, but it’s insufficient. He needs a future, something familiar. Back then, Gogenta was fortunate enough to find one on his own. But this child is in a far more miserable condition”.

“That’s the second”. God Demirva remarked, meaning second intervention and misdemeanor. “And do you really believe that you can help it?”

“For this, Nature will find a way...”

Far off in the distance, where an Essence Cave that had all its mist dispersed at the collapse of New Earth, was a small valley.

At the center of the valley, several scorched figures, surrounded by huge piles of ash, covered a dead black burnt doe.

The doe’s abdomen was swollen, indication of pregnancy, and inside the weakening beat of a tiny heart still sounded.

God Bimentia’s attention fixated on the preserving heart. Blue aura shone around her, signs of exertion across her face.

Back in the doe’s abdomen an icy cocoon materialized, encasing the embryo of a four legged beast.

“Unbelievable!” God Demirva exclaimed. “By all means, the baby was destined to die the day it received its injury ... The mutation it underwent could not be cured or supplemented by its mother. Nevertheless, it insists to preserve even after its world turned to hell. This beast ... extracting its type is the easy of the two hurdles and already can only be done by the Law of a God. You intend... ?”

A cocoon of ice the size of a fist floated back to God Bimentia and she caressed it affectionately. “Through my Law I can sense ties between these children of Gogenta. This beast ... Gogenta is more amazing than I thought I knew. Not only did he create a suitable descendant to inherit the Legacy, this other descendant of his is something that can fluster the Three Valleys!

“Indeed”, God Demirva admitted. “Such Being ... finding it a way to live will summon hordes of risks and trials to its caretaker. Are you sure about it?”

“From this day forth, they are each other’s last fated kin. I won’t separate them. Besides, except from Gods, few can provide the particular nourishment the mutation requires. The child Zax’s dantian, as an Infernal Immortal’s, meets incubator’s requirements. While this unborn beast meets the incentive role’s requirements for him to strive past this Evolutionary Ascension and the things awaiting afterwards...”

With this words, God Bimentia injected the icy cocoon to the dantian region of Zax’s spirit.

...

He felt tired...

He consumed so much from this odd Being that leeching his spirit, shrinking it to a fifth of its original size. Its innate wickedness magnified the terror he became. Yet, in spite of feeling invigorated by this seemingly endless charge, bit by bit he was waning.