Heroines, I'm Really not the Devourer -
Chapter 44: Law... Destiny?
Chapter 44: Law... Destiny?
He activated his pupil.
[Peak of the Nascent Soul / Creation of the Inner World
Ashkharsh: All Red / ??? /
Physics of the Seven Primordial Chaos / Illuminated Constitution / ???
Devour Law / Star Law / ???]
"Illuminated Constitution? The Constitution of Celestial Truth has changed... What do you think it means?"
Hu Fei didn’t want to answer, but if he knew the answer, he would be forced to give it.
" The Devourer of this era is truly a fool..."He snickered.
"You seem to forget that I can make you taste the worst torments?" BaiShe raised an eyebrow, his indifferent tone masking a very real threat.
" I don’t know if constitutions or laws can merge, but to understand them, you just have to take them literally and figuratively. To me, at first listen, it refers to light in its literal sense, but also to enlightenment, to understanding the truths of this world... to self-knowledge. These are things even a mortal could connect."
"It’s strange... From this perspective..."BaiShe slightly narrowed his eyes. "Then who gave them these names? Tell me everything you know about it." He settled into a meditative position, ready to resume his meditation.
Hu Fei sighed before continuing:
" The constitution or physique is just a predisposition to the laws. Without it, using a law that doesn’t match your physique could easily kill you. The law, on the other hand, is much more complex. Just like the runes inscribed on the bodies of gods, they are inherent to a lineage or a person, and are given by Heaven and Earth. Everyone has their destiny and plays a role in the plan of the Tao, no one can escape their fate. And finally, there’s a saying that the first person who must respect their law is oneself."
"Law... Destiny?" BaiShe closed his eyes for a moment. "I’ve heard that saying somewhere before. Besides, to reach Ashkharsh, one must merge with it."
In his former life, as the Devourer, he had let himself be carried away by euphoria, consumed by the intoxication of devouring everything in his path. He had abandoned himself to his most primitive, brutal, and violent nature... until he died. And that’s how he had reached Ashkharsh.
" While you say that... So by devouring a person’s essence, you also devour their destiny, their desires, their aspirations... It makes sense. I was reckless in devouring you."
BaiShe paused, reflecting on the implications of his own words.
"You can go. There are about thirty people to kill around here. Afterward, I’ll call you when it’s time."
Things were becoming clearer to him. He definitely couldn’t devour a multitude of essences without suffering the consequences. Perhaps he could assimilate their power, but not their laws. If it worked that way, he could go mad, filled with hundreds of different personalities... become a pedophile, gay, a saint, a zoophile, simply by absorbing the essence of random individuals. Fortunately, the law he had absorbed so far belonged to a narcissistic, pretentious, and seductive person. Nothing insurmountable for now. But what about in the long term?
As BaiShe reorganized his thoughts, the words of the mysterious man who had saved him resurfaced in his mind.
’This man... He spoke of our mother? Could he be my brother? Does my mother exist here?’
He had appeared out of nowhere, with a primal transformation into a three-headed wolf, and had come to his aid. BaiShe knew that the lightning was the world’s own reaction—The Celestial Judgment, which was about to kill him at that moment... and this man had intervened.
"So, how can he absorb such powerful laws?"
Even more, he finally understood his words. This man had left him a clue.
"If I want to kill the sons of the Tao, I must divert them from their destiny."
He softly repeated these words, as if to engrave them in his soul.
’Divert them from their destiny...’
BaiShe meditated for an entire day, until his body had fully recovered.
Zhulan appeared, breaking the silence.
"Have you fully recovered?"
"Yeah, we can go, Ms. Assassin."
"Speaking of that... What are we going to do? You know, about my mission to assassinate you."
BaiShe sketched a slight smile.
She spoke of "we." She might not have noticed yet, but he already knew she was unconsciously giving him a significant place in her mind.
Since he had understood that he couldn’t absorb any law, his value had slightly diminished in her eyes. But it would be a waste to let go of an assassin with even a physique.
"Don’t worry about it, Zhulan."
"Really? I didn’t even manage to take the elixir."
"Once all this is over, I’ll accompany you to the Manor."
"What!? Are you crazy?"
"No, I need to make sure you’re okay." BaiShe stood up calmly.
Under her mask, Zhulan sketched a smile before clearing her throat, regaining her composure.
"Well... If you want."
"So, have you found any traces around here?"
"No, but I sensed a large concentration of Qi down in the valley. We should go check it out."
"Let’s go."
’First, find a suitable law... Then, determine its destiny, and use every possible means to push it to act against other sons of the Tao. Lose the regard of Heaven and Earth... be completely abandoned... diverted from its destiny...’
’Finally, just push someone who is submissive to me to the same destiny, and finally, I’ll be able to kill them.’
BaiShe slowly rose into the air.
’For now, these are just theories. All that’s left is to put them into practice. And besides...’
He sighed.
’I still need to deepen my understanding of my new law.’
Alongside Zhulan, he disappeared into the starry night.
"Deceive the Tao, to survive."
***
Two weeks earlier
Desert of Forgotten Souls
Hu Qinling had been advancing through the arid desert for days. The heat was overwhelming, an unrelenting furnace that would have reduced any ordinary being to ashes. Even with her level, she felt fatigue accumulating, her endurance tested by the incessant attacks of desert creatures. But it wasn’t the monsters that annoyed her the most.
"Hu Zhen! You have nothing better to do than follow me? Damn it, you should get lost, you’re getting in my way!"
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