Child of Destiny

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Standing before a wall, Shin looked at his work, feeling a bit proud of himself.

He had spent three whole days just to fix all the damaged parts of the grand formation covering the entire underground temple.

This was the fourth day since he disappeared, but he could not do anything about it since Uno told him that the ones hunting him were right outside the temple, which was close to finding this place.

Fortunately, the grand formation was not that damaged. Most of it was just exhausted from existing for a very long time.

He was able to fix most of the damaged parts of the formation, even with his limited knowledge of Rune Formations. His solid foundation in rune mentalism and basic to intermediate formation knowledge was built up properly.

He also had a bit of knowledge about ancient cultivation due to the books that Professor Henry had given him.

When he added all these together, he somewhat had the general idea of how the overall structure of the grand formation worked.

The damaged sections barely needed his input since the runes in them were just a bit faint due to the passage of time. He only needed to retrace their patterns to repair them. Then they would work perfectly well immediately after.

If there were some problems during the process, then it would be his constant need to be in a hyper-focused state. He could not afford to let his concentration slip even for a second since even the tiniest mistake could lead to serious trouble.

If he slipped even for a moment and committed even the slightest mistake during the process, then the entire formation would most likely be affected and lead to its eventual collapse.

These little mistakes would slowly accumulate and lead to the destruction of the entire grand formation.

He had to be fully focused and very careful during the entire process, which drained quite a lot of his mental power. Even with his monstrous willpower, he was barely able to keep this state for such a very long time.

He had to constantly rest and recover as much as he could during the intervals.

Moreover, the damaged sections of the grand formation were quite numerous, which led him to work himself off. Aside from resting and eating, all he did was work.

Fortunately, he had some ’company’ to talk with whenever he was bored. Uno was not rejecting a chat either, knowing that Shin was doing all these just for him.

During the entire process, Shin could not help but feel that they were back to those times when he was younger.

At this moment, Shin finally finished repairing all the damaged sections of the grand formation.

With the final link connecting all the sections of the grand formation, everything started working and returning to what they were supposed to do.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A few moments after he finished repairing the final section, Shin immediately sensed the intense flood fluctuations in the air.

“What a mysterious sight,” he mumbled as he stood at the center of the ruined temple and saw the glowing runes engraved in the walls surrounding the entire place, along with the ones shining on the ceiling.

The entire place seemed to dim greatly. It was as if the light were being absorbed by the runes filling the entire formation.

At the same time, all these runes glowed and twinkled subtly, giving Shin an impression that he was standing in the middle of the starry sky.

The runes acted as if they were the stars scattered in the universe.

But that did not end there.

The more Shin focused on these runes, the more he felt a strange and mysterious feeling coming from them.

He then later discovered that the runes were creating an illusion. They looked like they were moving due to the constant and rhythmic pulses of light that they were releasing.

A few moments later, Shin also realized that these ’stars’ were also moving together and forming a series of constellations.

The more he looked at them, the clearer his mind became. It was as if the grand formation was cleansing his mind from all kinds of negative thoughts and emotions.

Feeling this strange sensation, Shin slowly closed his eyes and sat directly on the ground, entering a meditation state.

He was taking the initiative to submerge himself in this mysterious feeling.

Roar!

In response to his actions, something within him seemed to have been awakened.

The manifestation of the Seed of Hatred slumbering within the depths of his Sea of Consciousness was suddenly awakened.

Roar!

Right after awakening, it suddenly started rampaging within the newly reinforced seal, attempting to break free from it.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Cracks immediately appeared on the surface of the seal due to the intense clashes. However, they immediately repaired themselves right after each collision, returning to their peak state.

Seeing this, the Seed of Hatred became even more ferocious and started bombarding the seal with stronger attacks.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Unfortunately, golden chains suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started wrapping themselves around the demon’s limbs and torso. They restrained its movements first before pulling it down toward the deeper depths of the sealed space.

Roar!

This aroused the anger of the Seed of Hatred even further, resulting in it fighting even more ferociously, snapping some of the golden chains in the process.

Hum~!

But before it could even fully free itself from those restraints, a loud sound started assaulting it.

Roar!

The Seed of Hatred wanted to fight back with an even stronger ferocity, but the hums and chants that it was hearing became even louder and started suppressing it.

These chants were not just coming from the outside, which Shin was muttering after listening to the sounds lingering in the air.

These chants were mantras left behind by the monks who used to reside in this place. It was also the legacy that they had left behind for the future generations that would uncover this temple and learned about its history.

The mantras continued to reverberate inside Shin’s head, which he followed and resonated with.

Shin was not sure where these chants were actually coming from, but he knew that they must be related to the history of this ruined temple, especially when he could recognize that they were monks’ mantras.

The more he listened to and followed these mantras, the clearer his mind became. It seemed like all the negative influence that the Seed of Hatred had caused him before was slowly being cleansed, making his mind as clean as it could be.

His body, which was sitting in lotus position, slowly floated and entered the Zen Room that was located at the center of the temple, which was also the heart of the grand formation.

Zong~! Long~ Long!

At the same time, a blinding light was also released from his body, followed by a sacred aura that flooded toward him from every direction.

In response to this, rune after rune also appeared throughout his body, activating his ’Divine Advent Form’ subconsciously.

The more he continued with those mantras, the clearer his mind was.

While he was doing all these, he felt that his soul seemed to have receded toward the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, sitting and floating right above the seal that was shining brightly.

He continued chanting the monk’s mantras while resonating his soul with the lights that were coming from the grand formation outside.

At the same time, Uno, who had just taken control of the main body, slowly opened his eyes while maintaining his current position.

He then took out the vessel of the incomplete demonic immaculate being, laying it right before him.

He had also taken out the Golden Nirvana Pill and swallowed it without any ceremony.

Gulp!

He did not wait for any effects to take place as he swiftly activated his Yin-Yang Cultivation Arts to the fullest, circulating both the Golden Sacred Qi and Primal Demonic Powers within him.

Boom!

Along with the intense circulation of the two opposing Qi within his body, Uno extended his hand and started absorbing the vessel before him, seemingly planning to refine and integrate it into his body.

Hum!

Constant humming sounds repeatedly came from his body as a pair of golden and black lights constantly pulsed around his body.

There seemed to be a pair of terrifying storms raging within his body, fighting over dominance. But his expression remained indifferent despite the chaos that the two powers were causing within him.

Due to this, the entire place remained silent. Aside from the occasional humming coming from his body, nothing else happened.

***

Somewhere in the Sun-Moon Continent, David, who was currently sitting on a bench of a safehouse prepared by the Flying Dragon Corporation, seemed to have sensed something and turned toward a certain direction.

Sensing his abrupt actions, Jerimiah and Vincent, who were enjoying the rare peaceful atmosphere, simultaneously turned to him.

“What’s wrong?” asked Jerimiah.

David was silent for a moment before shaking his head. “Nothing, I just felt something interesting.”

He then turned to the two and asked. “Do the two of you know the history of this continent before it reached its current status?”

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