Duality of Shadows-Chapter 995: Age Of Chaos
The knowledge related to the World of the Higher Heavens was deep and held an unimaginable secret. When they first read about the queen, it was like opening a book and jumping straight to the end.
Now, they went back to the beginning... and saw shocking images appear in their minds.
It was from a time, before that place even existed. There was only an absolute void. Nothing occupied that infinite space: there was no underworld, no universes, or any form of life. Only eternal silence and primordial emptiness.
Then, something awakened.
It was a presence that knowledge called Omega. That was the absolute beginning of everything.
From Omega, two fundamental energies emerged: the Birth-Law and the Origin-Law. They were complementary opposites, essential pillars for creation.
The *Birth-Law* was the first to manifest. Under its influence, a small space opened up: the first universe.
This universe resembled a vast sea, where nine colossal islands appeared. In the center of each island, primordial columns rose, connecting through an intricate network of runes that spread in all directions. That was the origin of the heavenly laws, which would govern everything with their rules.
With the structure formed, a mutating power emerged: the Immortal Chaos Fragment. It was the seed that gave rise to Qi and the basic laws that would sustain existence.
Under the influence of the Birth-Law, 777 heavenly energies condensed, giving shape to the first plants and soulless natural life forms, which thrived in the newly created universe. This place would later be known as the World of the Higher Heavens.
After fulfilling its role, the *Birth-Law* receded, and then the *Origin-Law* moved.
Its energy condensed within the World of the Higher Heavens, giving rise to countless primordial life forms. These entities had no body or defined form; they were trembling flames pulsing with unmatched energy. Alm and Bruno recognized these creatures: Wisps, ethereal life forms, which they now knew were the pure essence of the Origin-Law.
The Wisps all emerged at once and began to develop consciousness and personalities, becoming the first conscious beings to inhabit that primordial universe.
At the same time, the Will of the Heavens formed. With it, the Ten Items of Primordial Chaos emerged. Nine of them manifested in the physical world, while the last remained in the depths of the heavenly laws, serving as the pillar that commanded all of existence.
Billions of years passed.
The underworld stabilized as a Yin realm, while Yang accumulated in the black holes. With balance achieved, the heavenly laws pulsed with supreme light that illuminated all places. This was the Primordial Light, from which all universes were born simultaneously. Within the universes, the law of chaos emerged from the Birth-Law; this was the foundation of everything that would come into existence. These universes were like eggs ready to bring forth life, only awaiting the command of the heavenly laws to begin.
As Alm and Bruno read about these events, images emerged in their minds. They felt transported to that distant past, witnessing the birth of the cosmos. It was knowledge so vast and deep that it felt unreachable. They were confused as to why they were receiving this, until...
Something strange happened. Inside the World of the Higher Heavens, they saw a disturbing scene: a group of millions of Wisps suddenly lost their strength. Their Origin-Law was intact, but their consciousness seemed to fade; were the heavenly laws killing them?
The heavenly laws drew them in, and then something extraordinary happened: each Wisp was divided into thousands of small flames of the *Origin-Law*. Shortly after, the heavenly laws added different types of energy to these flames, and they slowly turned into... souls. This was the origin of all life forms.
These souls were directly sent to the reincarnation river, which was beginning to be shaped by the Beastly Lance of the Void.
All souls that populated the universes came from a Wisp, and it was born from Omega’s division. Though the souls shared the same essence, the heavenly laws created souls of different sizes, shapes, and strengths, as if they desired the greatest diversity possible. Some were tiny, like ants; others, gigantic.
Alm and Bruno widened their eyes as they realized a shocking truth: many of the souls that came from the same Wisp were practically clones of each other. This explained something that had always intrigued them: the existence of people who were eerily similar mentally.
Ruri and Isla were a clear example of this reality. They came from the same Wisp, which had a unique personality, and that passed onto them.
But, even though they were initially twins and shared thousands of similarities, once they began living their lives and having their own experiences, they became unique with their own consciousness. However, some souls could still retain identical traits, as if carrying persistent echoes of a shared origin.
Alm and Bruno reflected silently. That revelation changed the way they viewed existence itself. Everyone, no matter the race, came from a Wisp that divided. Whether an ant or a primordial beast, all came from Omega; meaning, no one was truly special or superior.
Even they had thousands of twin brothers at the beginning of it all. Of course, now they were completely different, like brothers born of the same mother who separated.
Abruptly, in the revealed images and knowledge, time advanced.
Alm and Bruno saw a female figure with golden wings attacking a village of Wisps in the World of the Higher Heavens.
It was the queen. Her act was a crime against the very essence of existence: she was absorbing the purest possible Origin-Law, directly from the Wisps.
At that time, she only had a divine soul. But as hundreds of Wisps were consumed, her soul began to crack. Alm and Bruno immediately recognized the phenomenon — they had gone through something similar when they used the Origin-Law through the tattoos to reach the celestial soul.
The queen’s method was different, but the result was the same: a forced evolution.
The scene changed.
They saw her again, meditating next to an immense monolith. Alm and Bruno immediately knew what it was — one of the Nine Primordial Columns.
From this Column, the purest essence of the Birth-Law flowed directly into the queen’s body. As she absorbed that energy, her body transformed and was completely rebuilt.
They had already seen that final scene. It was the breakthrough that led her to the Sovereign of Eternal Chaos realm. But now, with a deeper look, Alm and Bruno fully understood what she had done.
The queen absorbed the purest Origin-Law and managed to return her soul to its primordial state — becoming a Wisp again. That’s what a celestial soul was: a return to the origin.
Then, by absorbing the Birth-Law into her body, she molded it until it became part of that fundamental essence. Finally, the advancement was simple: the union of both parts. Soul and Body merged; the Birth-Law and the Origin-Law became one.
In that moment, a fragment of Omega was born again.
Nothing was certain about Omega. No one knew if it had consciousness, if it intended to divide to create the universe, or if everything happened spontaneously. But one thing was clear: if there was an absolute God, as described in Earth’s legends, that God could only be Omega.
Now knowing this, they understood what the Sovereign of Eternal Chaos Realm represented. It was an absolute power that, though just a fragment, was the true manifestation of Omega itself.
In summary, at the beginning of everything, Omega divided, and from these two parts, everything originated. The absolute peak for a cultivator was to return to this form. Of course, it would still only be a fragment, and the cultivator would remain themselves. But the queen was the first and only one to achieve such a feat.
Alm and Bruno sighed deeply as they saw the scene end. Still, new knowledge flooded their minds.
Qi, the laws, and all the world’s energies were nothing but fragments of the Birth-Law. Divine Daos, developed by cultivators, emerged when they combined laws and energies in creative ways.
When a Dao was approved by the heavenly laws, it meant it brought out a glimpse of the pure Birth-Law.
Since the World of the Higher Heavens and the heavenly laws were created from this Law, deities could enter this place because they had a close connection to this primordial essence.
Immortal non-deities faced a disadvantage in this aspect. However, their bodies and souls could more easily nourish from both the Origin-Law and the Birth-Law. If a common immortal had enough luck and talent, they could break through their soul and body without ever stepping foot in that world.
But there was an almost insurmountable obstacle: without the proper knowledge and destiny to reach that evolution, the path was practically impossible. Only one person succeeded alone throughout all of history. Knowledge, was the true power.
Finally, Alm and Bruno received a direct revelation from the Heaven’s Will, related to them and the queen.
She had reached the peak by using the power of her race and her intelligence to invade the forbidden place. Without hesitation, she killed and didn’t fear risking everything until the end, even though she wasn’t sure her path would work. She knew nothing about Omega or the two primordial laws.
When she broke through to the final and supreme realm, the queen technically already had the power to completely control the heavenly laws and dominate everything. After all, she was the only one carrying the fragment of Omega.
But the Heaven’s Will didn’t want to accept her. And, taking advantage of her lack of knowledge, it made a risky and temporary move.
The dark karma she had accumulated from her massacres was dense and oppressive. The Heaven’s Will used this to hide the truth about her true power.
Ignorant of this manipulation and realizing that the Heaven’s Will would not bow to her, the queen came to the wrong conclusion: she believed the problem was that she didn’t have direct control over the Heaven’s Will.
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She had enough power to destroy it, but didn’t know how to dominate it. That’s why she could only influence and subtly alter the heavenly laws, without becoming the absolute ruler she wanted.
So, the queen devised a plan: capture all the items of Primordial Chaos, because they contained fragments of the Heaven’s Will. If she absorbed them, she would finally obtain the total control she lacked.
She was partially right. But she didn’t need to capture all nine items. She only needed to dominate three of them to uncover the hidden truth: she had always had the power to control everything, but she needed to forcibly remove the karma.
That’s why the Heaven’s Will stated that if she mastered the Diagram, they would be lost.
But how could they stop her from mastering a third item? They were several steps behind her. And unfortunately, they weren’t strong enough to face her directly yet.
The Heaven’s Will didn’t have time to give a clear answer, but now Alm and Bruno understood.
From the beginning, they were silently guided. Their souls were split into two poles, allowing them to complete and perfect the tattoo technique. Isla had created something with such absurd potential that even she didn’t fully understand it.
It was a bet from the Heaven’s Will on them. And the bet paid off: Alm and Bruno managed to ascend their divine souls to celestial souls on their own.
Then, they were guided to create a Chaos Tree and nourish their bodies with physical cultivation. A normal body could never go that far; that’s why a body with Behemoth bloodline, specialized in the balance of Yin and Yang, was crucial.
That FiendGod had also created a technique with unbelievable potential. Physical cultivation refined the body with celestial energy, using the power of tribulations. Then the Gates of Life and Death, to steal this energy on a higher level. All of it had its origin in the Birth-Law, rebuilding the body to get closer to that fundamental essence; it was similar to what the queen did, but in a different way.
When they pieced everything together and became strong enough, they received the Pillar of Primordial Chaos and the mandate from the Heaven’s Will. Even without the necessary cultivation, they skipped several steps and reached the queen’s level. They were the second fragment of Omega in the world.
Of course, because they had used an alternate path and didn’t have the corresponding cultivation, they lacked energy. It was like dragons swimming in a small pond: powerful, but limited by the scarcity of resources. Still, they were dragons just like her.
In the end, even though they had been guided, Alm and Bruno had to master techniques from two different people on their own... three, if you count the seed that gave birth to the Chaos Tree. Then, they advanced those techniques beyond what their creators had ever imagined.
Only after that did they receive the gifts from the Heaven’s Will. They did all of this without any knowledge of the board or the ultimate goal — but they made it through with pure effort and courage.
Now, the only way to stop the queen from getting what she wanted in time was simple. Their goal in that place was: destroy everything.
They needed to invade the World of the Higher Heavens, reach the Nine Primordial Columns, and destroy them. They and the queen were the only ones capable of such a feat because they were both complete fragments of Omega.
Once that happened, the celestial laws — the base that controlled and ordered the world — would disappear.
This would mark the beginning of something unique: the Age of Chaos.
With the end of the celestial laws, the queen would lose the ability to control them completely. Without that power, she wouldn’t be able to corner Alm and Bruno anymore, giving them time to rise.
But the consequences of that...
Bruno muttered, tense: "The world and its universes will fall into complete chaos... There won’t be a single law to serve as a base for everything. Random and completely unpredictable things could emerge. Even the underworld will change completely. The result of this is incalculable."
"But it’s through chaos that we can defeat her. We either do this, or she’ll enslave everyone and become invincible," Alm added coldly.
Bruno sighed deeply. In the end, they had to destroy everything and cause complete chaos.
The celestial laws had a clear and direct order; they were impartial and relatively fair to everyone. Now they were going to make it all collapse. If any form of life knew about this, they would tremble and do everything to stop them; well, they’d always been the villains of the story, so this was the perfect job for them.
