The Second Heaven was a graveyard of floating continents.
Shattered moons orbited a black sun.
Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan stepped onto a continent of obsidian glass.
The air tasted of betrayal.
A woman waited.
Black robes. Crimson eyes. Liu Ruyan's face—but older, colder.
She smiled like a mirror cracking.
"Welcome, little sister.
Mother's been waiting."
THE TWIN
Liu Ruyue—the true daughter.
Raised in the Heavenly Dao's shadow.
Her bloodline: Void Calamity.
Opposite of Chu Yao's Crimson Calamity.
She clapped.
CRACK.
The obsidian continent split.
Two halves rose—
—one bathed in crimson fire (Chu Yao's domain).
—one swallowed by void (Ruyue's).
Liu Ruyan's sword reformed from blood.
She stepped between them.
"…You're me," she whispered.
"But wrong."
Ruyue laughed—soft, maternal, poisonous.
"Wrong?
I'm the perfect spy.
You're the broken prototype."
MOTHER'S VOICE
A throne of bones materialized above.
Empress Voidshade—Liu Ruyan and Ruyue's mother.
Her face: a void where features should be.
Only her voice existed.
"My daughters.
My blades.
One to birth the Calamity.
One to wield it.
Now… fight.
The survivor claims the True Dao."
Chu Yao's third eye bled.
Another leash.
He growled:
"I'm no one's weapon."
Empress Voidshade's laugh shook the moons.
"You already are.
The God Corpse? My seed.
The Spy King? My dog.
You, Chu Yao… my harvester."
SISTER VS. SISTER
Ruyue moved first.
VOID STEP.
She vanished—
—reappeared behind Liu Ruyan.
SHNK.
A void blade pierced her back.
Liu Ruyan coughed blood.
But didn't fall.
Chu Yao's blood healed her—echo of the shattered Contract.
She spun.
CRIMSON PHOENIX SLASH.
Ruyue parried with a void shield.
BOOM.
The clash shattered a moon.
Ruyue's eyes glowed.
"You feel it, don't you?
Mother's blood in us both.
Kill me, and you become her."
Liu Ruyan's sword trembled.
She's right.
Every strike, she saw herself—
—colder.
—crueler.
—perfect.
CHU YAO'S CHOICE
Chu Yao watched.
Devour Ruyue?
—gain Void Calamity.
—become the ultimate weapon.
Spare her?
—risk Mother's trap.
—lose Liu Ruyan to her own blood.
His third eye whispered:
[Devour Liu Ruyue: Unlock Dual Calamity Form]
[Risk: 99% Soul Corruption]
He clenched his fists.
Fuck destiny.
He stepped between them.
APOCALYPSE SOVEREIGN: DUAL WIELD.
One hand grabbed Ruyue's void blade.
One hand grabbed Liu Ruyan's crimson sword.
CRUNCH.
Both weapons shattered.
He roared:
"I CHOOSE ALLIANCE."
THE ALLIANCE
Chu Yao bit his wrist.
Crimson blood poured.
He forced it into Ruyue's mouth.
Then Liu Ruyan's.
[Blood Pact: Triple Calamity Link]
[Three souls, one will]
Ruyue choked—
—then her void eyes turned crimson.
She laughed—real this time.
"…You madman.
You just bound three Calamities."
Liu Ruyan smiled through blood.
"Welcome to the family, sister."
MOTHER'S RAGE
Empress Voidshade's throne cracked.
"FOOLS.
YOU DARE DEFY—"
Chu Yao clapped.
KRA-KOOOOOM.
Heavenly Dao Fracture + Void Calamity + Crimson Calamity = TRIPLE DAO BREAK.
The Second Heaven collapsed.
Continents imploded.
Moons fell.
Empress Voidshade's void face screamed.
"THIS ISN'T OVER—"
Ruyue flicked her wrist.
VOID PRISON.
A black hole swallowed the throne.
Liu Ruyan added:
CRIMSON SEAL.
The hole turned red—sealed.
Chu Yao finished:
APOCALYPSE DEVOUR.
The sealed throne shrank—
—into a black-red orb in his palm.
[Imprisoned: Empress Voidshade (Dao Lord)]
[Evolution: Stage 17 → Stage 18 (Calamity Trinity)]
[New Form: Triple Calamity Sovereign]
THE NEW PATH
The three stood in the wreckage.
Ruyue cracked her neck.
"So… we just killed Mother's plan?"
Liu Ruyan smirked.
"No.
We stole it."
Chu Yao crushed the orb.
BOOM.
Empress Voidshade's power flooded them—
—but under their control.
[Dao Lord Essence: Distributed]
[All three: Stage 18 Synced]
The Third Heavenly Gate opened in the distance.
A golden army waited—bigger than the first.
Chu Yao grinned.
Fangs like broken moons.
"Next course."
Ruyue and Liu Ruyan drew new swords—
—one void.
—one crimson.
Together:
"Let's eat the heavens."