Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 334: Double Moon Imbalance

Li Zhao stood in the center of the ruins, looking up at the strange double moons in the sky.

The silver moon emitted a cool glow, while the surface of the purple moon was revealing a seething undercurrent. The ancient characters at the junction of the two squirmed like living things, constantly changing shape.

He could clearly feel the two forces tearing at each other within his body - the dark pattern on his left hand was burning with pain, while the golden mark on his right hand was covered in ice and snow. The excruciating pain of both ice and fire made him almost unable to stand.

"Li Zhao!" The old man's voice came from behind.

Li Zhao turned around and saw the old man supporting a young girl in white.

The girl had the same purification crystal hanging around her waist as Li Zhao, but her crystal was a deep purple.

"She is Lingyue," the old man explained, "a descendant of the saint who sealed the darkness."

Lingyue looked up, and the moment her eyes met Li Zhao's, they both felt a palpitation in their hearts.

Li Zhao was surprised to find that Lingyue's eyes were also flowing with the same yin and yang dual-color light as his own.

"I feel it."

Lingyue said softly, "We are the other half of our twin destiny."

She extended her hand, and the same golden mark as on Li Zhao's right hand appeared on her palm. "Only by joining forces can we repair this unbalanced world."

Li Zhao was about to respond when he suddenly felt dizzy and the black-clad leader's sinister laugh echoed in his mind:

"Balance? What a joke!"

A black beam of light burst out from Li Zhao's chest, knocking Lingyue away.

Li Zhao was horrified to find that his right hand was uncontrollably condensing a dark energy ball.

"Child, this is the curse left in your body by the Dark Vein!"

The old man hurriedly pushed Li Zhao to the ground and said, "You must be purified with the Holy Water of Light!"

The three fled to the ruins of the Altar of Light, only to discover that the fountain that once flowed holy water had been polluted by black mist.

Lingyue bit her fingertips and drew an ancient rune on the altar: "Holy water needs the blood of the saint to activate it."

She placed her hand on the altar, and the purple blood melted into the stone platform. Black mist suddenly rose from the fountain, and countless distorted faces emerged from the mist.

"They are the sealed Dark Vein believers."

Lingyue explained, "Back then, the Holy Lady of Light suppressed their souls here."

The purple moon in the sky suddenly let out a sharp scream, and a purple beam of light fell from the sky, enveloping Li Zhao.

He felt something tearing at his soul, and the whispers of countless dead souls rang in his ears: "Join us... become the God of Darkness..."

"No!" Lingyue rushed over and stabbed her purification crystal into Li Zhao's heart.

Two forces erupted in Li Zhao's body, and he saw the shocking truth:

Thousands of years ago, the Holy Maiden of Light and the God of Darkness were originally one, but they split due to an imbalance of power.

He and Lingyue are the reincarnations of the twin gods.

“We have to integrate.”

Lingyue's voice came from the void, "But fusion means that one of us must die."

Li Zhao shook his head: "There must be another way!"

He endured the severe pain and pressed his golden mark with Lingyue's purple mark together. The two forces collided violently, forming a huge yin and yang vortex under the double moons.

"Enough!" The remaining soul of the leader of the men in black suddenly emerged from Li Zhao's body, "I am the true God of Darkness!"

He opened his arms and absorbed the power of the purple moon into his body, and his body quickly expanded into a ten-foot-tall demon god.

"You ants, you dare to try to change your fate?"

Li Zhao felt something awaken within him. He looked down and saw that his hands were completely covered by dark patterns, but the pentagram mark on his chest shone with an unprecedented light.

With Lingyue's help, he injected both powers into the purification crystal at the same time, and the crystal instantly split into two beads, black and white.

"With my blood, I will seal the Dark God!"

Lingyue stabbed the purple bead into the demon's heart, and Li Zhao simultaneously injected the white bead into his own body.

The demon roared loudly, and his body began to collapse.

Li Zhao felt a sharp pain and discovered that his soul was merging with Lingyue's soul.

When Li Zhao opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in a pure white space, and Lingyue's figure was gradually disappearing.

"Remember, our destinies are never separate."

She smiled and said, "When the two moons return to one, we will be reunited."

Li Zhao wanted to catch her, but found himself falling from the air.

He woke up in the ruins and found the old man calling him anxiously.

Li Zhao looked up at the sky and found that the two moons were slowly approaching each other, and the words at the intersection changed to "Reunification means annihilation."

He looked down at his palm, where two black and white beads were slowly spinning.

The roar of a dark creature came from afar. Li Zhao clenched the beads, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes:

"Senior, we must find the final sealed place before the two moons overlap."

Li Zhao's shadow suddenly separated from his body and condensed into the appearance of Lingyue.

"Hurry!" Shadow urged, "The Dark God's remaining soul is reorganizing, and..."

Her voice suddenly became terrified, "There's a trap in the sealed area!"

Li Zhao was about to ask further questions when the shadow had already disappeared.

The three continued on their journey and came to an ancient temple surrounded by black thorns.

The temple door opened automatically, revealing a staircase leading directly to the underground.

When Li Zhao stepped onto the stairs, the ground suddenly collapsed and the three of them fell into a huge underground space.

In the center of the space, they saw a shocking scene - countless transparent souls were imprisoned in energy cages, and each soul looked the same as Li Zhao or Ling Yue.

"This is..." Lingyue's voice trembled, "the souls of our reincarnations throughout the generations."

The black-clad leader's laughter echoed from above: "That's right! As long as I absorb these souls, I can be completely resurrected!"

He opened his arms, the cage began to shake violently, and the souls let out shrill screams.

Li Zhao felt the beads in his body resonating.

He threw the black and white beads into the air, and the beads spun and released powerful energy waves, shattering all the cages.

The souls turned into light spots and merged into Li Zhao and Lingyue's bodies. They felt their power expanding rapidly.

"No!" the leader of the men in black roared, "This is impossible!"

Li Zhao and Ling Yue looked at each other and put their hands on the beads at the same time:

"In the name of the twins, reshape the world!"

The bead burst into brilliant light, and the entire underground space began to collapse.

The last thing Li Zhao saw was Lingyue’s tearful smile.

When the light faded, he found himself lying on an unfamiliar grassland. There was only a silver moon in the sky, and Lingyue was holding his hand, with a familiar two-color light flashing in her eyes.

"Did it work?" Li Zhao asked weakly.

Lingyue shook her head: "We created a new world, but..."

She pointed to the distance, and Li Zhao saw a group of people in black robes gathering, led by the leader of the men in black.

"The battle between darkness and light will never end." Lingyue said softly.

Li Zhao stood up and held Lingyue's hand tightly.

Beneath their feet, a new yin-yang fish pattern was taking shape.

The sound of war horns came from afar, and Li Zhao knew that the real battle had just begun.