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OP Sister Chapter 442: Heavenly Transcendence
🕑 Added 2025-05-08 19:08:53 +0000 UTCListen While Reading: [Яesurrection]
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As Anna opened her eyes to reality, realizing she couldn’t selfishly cry while abandoning everything around her, something else was happening somewhere else.
In an endless world of light, where stars shone brightly as they descended into the void below, a crow was falling through it.
Perhaps in a manner similar to how Anna had been within her own subconscious.
The crow’s crimson eyes slowly opened, and he covered them almost instinctively, wincing at the pain he expected from such intense light hitting his eyes.
However, he quickly realized the pain wasn’t there at all. He couldn’t feel his body either.
“…”
He looked around, confused. This world of ethereal light and spiritual energies, with a bottomless black abyss…
He had never seen anything like it in his entire life.
“I…”
He looked at his own hands, realizing he was nothing but a Soul now, or a Spirit.
“I died… That’s right.”
He stopped falling the moment he realized he could move. Looking up into the skies, he seemed confused.
A tear fell from his eyes as he came to terms with what had happened.
“Hah… I really didn’t want to leave them so soon…”
He looked down at the abyss.
“Hue Xian… Would you forgive me for leaving you behind?”
The love she had given him was one of his greatest treasures, something that, even now, upon his death, he cherished within his soul.
“I was lucky to meet you and to be loved by you… I… I’ll miss you…”
As he accepted his death, despite many regrets, he looked around once more.
“Am I in the afterlife? Is this hell? Or… heaven?”
His crimson eyes brimmed with confusion.
“Where am I?”
While still tormented by his regrets, something began approaching him—formless, shapeless, invisible.
Yet it was enormously powerful, manifesting before him as a mere voice.
“This is not Heaven, nor Hell, Han Zhenye.”
“…”
He fell silent as he gazed at the entity, made of pure, blindingly white light that encompassed his surroundings.
“You’re… That voice…! Don’t tell me, you’re the Heavenly Will?!”
“I am not…”
Han fell silent again, thinking, trying to figure out what was happening.
He had never imagined the afterlife would be so intriguing.
But the more he thought, the dizzier he felt, and as he glanced at his ethereal body, he saw it fading away.
“So I cannot stay here for much longer…”
“That’s right. You are currently in the Limbo between Life and Death, the River of Void.”
“Limbo between Life and Death? The River of Void? This is… I’ve heard about it before…”
He quickly recalled old tales, mostly adapted from ancient writings by the Dokkaebi that existed in the world of Bestia before the beast people themselves.
“Indeed, this is the River of Void that interconnects the many Murims of this vast Nebula…”
“The River of Void that connects with the worlds beyond, a tale as old as time, one I never believed was real… So it was…! But why am I here? Can I not rest in peace? And who are you?!”
“Can’t you tell who I am? You’ve seen me countless times. You’ve stepped upon me, used my resources to grow as strong as you are, and I’ve provided you with food and shelter.”
“What…?”
“Who am I?”
“…”
He quickly realized who this being truly was, and his eyes widened further.
This being…
“You’re the World of Bestia, are you not?”
“…I have called you here to give you a second chance, Han Zhenye.”
FLAAASH!
Suddenly, he saw countless images of his life and memories—his feats, his many mistakes, and his numerous victories.
And his life with her, which felt so short. He had never been able to properly say goodbye to his wife, his son, or Anna.
“What… second chance?!”
“The Heavens are being remade, and there is a need for a new Heavenly Will.”
“…?!”
“The Heavenly Will died, and it would take millions of years for a new one to be naturally born… The Nine Heavens are vital for this world. They provide the purest Elemental Ki Essence we require for this world to revive and rebound from its ruins.”
“So you’re saying that I should become the new Heavenly Will?! What?! Are you out of your mind?! I am a monster! I am a demon! I’ve done so many… so many horrible things…! And you want me to become the being that… oversees it all?!”
“It is either that… or passing away, filled with regrets, into the Void River, where your soul will drift toward an unknown destination.”
“But… Even then… Why?”
The images of his life continued appearing one after another, and he was amazed by how detailed everything was.
His body had already dissipated halfway as well. He knew he had little time left, but… he still wanted to know why.
“You may call yourself a demon; you may admit you’ve committed countless atrocities… However, within your heart, you’ve experienced everything the world has to offer, Han Zhenye.”
“Everything…?!”
“You’ve known the lowest of lows—despair, pain, agony… You saw your family taken from you, and you were forced to live while running away, surviving with only your beak and your claws, fighting with everything you had just to live another day. You experienced betrayal, but also true friendship. You killed and regretted it countless times.”
“You laughed and were happy, and you were also sorrowful. You experienced the joy of being a father and learned its responsibilities. You learned to love and were loved. You hated and were hated. You killed, but you also saved many lives. You sacrificed… yourself for those you love.”
“…”
Han looked at his trembling hands.
“I… did all of that?”
“You’re no longer the demon you despised; you’re someone different, Han Zhenye… You’ve experienced everything this world had to offer and gained enlightenment through both paths, never abandoning one for the other, attaining perfect balance.”
“Really? I did all of that? But that’s… I can’t… believe it.”
“It must be hard to believe, yes, but these are your incredible achievements. I could go on and on about what you’ve done and experienced. But among all other candidates, you’re the most ideal.”
“But can I be like the previous Heavenly Will? She was so strict, yet so benevolent… She was like a mother.”
“I believe you could become a good father… to this world and its people, as you are to Song and Anna.”
“…”
As the very world he lived in praised him, the Heavenly Demon shed a small tear. Looking at the white skies, he smiled.
“Hahahahaha!”
And he laughed out loud.
“Is that so?! So the world itself is now BEGGING me to become the Heavenly Will?! That’s hilarious!”
“…”
Although he acted cocky and laughed as the Heavenly Demon would have, he looked at the Presence of the World of Bestia and nodded.
“Fine… I’ll give you everything I have… My Soul, my Consciousness, my Inner Realm… My Divine Aura, everything! As long… as I can see her face again.”
“It won’t be the same as when you were alive… You’ve died, and that cannot be reversed… But I will… allow you some liberties if you prove that the decision I’ve made is the correct one.”
“Hmph, who do you think I am?! I am the Heavenly Demon! HAHAHAHA! BRING IT ON!”
FLAAASH!
In that moment, before he could fully disappear, the Heavenly Demon’s soul was consumed by the light. His powers, his cultivation, his consciousness, his Daos, his Cosmic Power—everything.
Everything he had, everything he was, even his Inner Realm, rapidly began to condense and merge with the Heavens, while the city where mortals were being protected was teleported to Black Dragon Island.
He felt his very existence washing away—everything he was and could have become rapidly dissipated. Then, the most primordial, ancient essence within him converged with the Heavens.
His mind and consciousness expanded endlessly. His life was gone, but he had stepped into a new type of existence, one that was vast and spread across most of the world.
To forever watch over it, care for it, and protect it as the previous Heavenly Will had done.
“Han Zhenye, as the Divine Will and Soul of this World, I hereby declare you {Bestia’s Heavenly Will}! Now go, protect this world that you loved so much and its people that you sacrificed yourself to protect!”
“I will…”
Filled with strong conviction and a new sense of enlightenment, no longer alive nor dead, the Heavenly Demon—no, Han Zhenye—stepped forward into a new future.
RUMBLE!
The skies of the world of Bestia trembled as the Heavens, which had been slowly regenerating, suddenly began to reform thousands of times faster than before.
Each color, each sky, each sea of clouds began to appear across the heavens, giving them a rainbow hue that was simply unforgettable.
And the world of Bestia received the Heaven’s Radiance, growing stronger.
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Comments
Loki
😂 I guess you can think of it like that
Siyanax
He's now the daddy of the world
