đź“ś Deeper Memory Restoration
The cooperation system's establishment had been just the beginning. Over the following hours, as their airship traveled toward the Shadow Assembly's territories, the memory bridge between Blood Heavenly Emperor and Thunder Lightning King grew stronger and more stable.
Late that evening, as Jinho meditated in preparation for the challenges ahead, another massive wave of recovered memories crashed through his consciousness.
「This is it,」 Thunder Lightning King said with barely contained excitement. 「The memories we could never access individually. The complete truth about our original existence.」
「Prepare yourself,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor warned. 「What we're about to remember will change everything we thought we knew about the Supreme Demon God.」
🌌 The True Nature of Supreme Demon GodFragment 3: The Multidimensional Ruler
The memory that emerged was staggering in its scope. The Supreme Demon God hadn't merely been a powerful entity confined to a single realm—he had been a multidimensional being capable of simultaneously governing four separate planes of existence.
Blood Heaven Emperor's Domain: A realm of pure life energy, where the boundary between creation and destruction was meaningless. Here, he could craft entire species from blood and bone, or drain the life from galaxies with a thought.
Thunder Lightning King's Domain: A dimension of constant change and renewal, where cosmic storms reshaped reality according to will and necessity. Lightning didn't just destroy here—it was the fundamental force of transformation.
Ice Soul Phantom Emperor's Domain: A realm where time itself could be frozen, manipulated, or accelerated. Perfect stasis existed alongside infinite possibility, and emotional control reached levels that could influence the fundamental laws of causality.
Dark Shadow Army's Domain: The most mysterious realm, where thoughts became reality and reality became thoughts. Here, the very concept of existence could be rewritten, and the boundaries between dimensions could be dissolved or reinforced at will.
"He wasn't just powerful," Jinho whispered in awe. "He was essentially four different gods ruling four different realities."
「And when we were united,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor added solemnly, 「we could edit the fundamental nature of existence itself.」
Fragment 4: The Real Cause of Division
But with this revelation came a darker understanding. The division hadn't been caused by external pressure or failed technique—it had been caused by the sheer impossibility of maintaining balance across four realities while dealing with complete isolation.
「Each domain required a different emotional approach,」 Thunder Lightning King explained as the memories continued to flow. 「Blood required passion and intensity. Thunder needed balance between creation and destruction. Ice demanded absolute control and precision. Shadow required cunning and adaptability.」
「But there was no one else like us,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor continued grimly. 「No peer who could understand the weight of governing reality itself. The loneliness was... crushing.」
The memory showed how this isolation had gradually pushed each aspect toward extremes:
Blood Heaven had sought to dominate everything, hoping to find someone worthy of being an equal Thunder Lightning had begun destroying things just to feel something, hoping chaos would bring meaning Ice Soul had retreated into perfectionism, freezing emotions to avoid the pain of isolation Dark Shadow had started manipulating others, hoping to create the peer relationships that didn't naturally exist
"So the emotional imbalance wasn't a bug," Jinho realized. "It was an inevitable feature of that much power without adequate social support."
⚠️ Current Status Assessment
With these new memories came a chilling understanding of what the other fragments might have become during their three thousand years of separation.
Dark Shadow Army Analysis
「Eum Mu-geuk isn't just dangerous because of his individual power,」 Thunder Lightning King said grimly. 「If he's maintained connection to the Shadow Domain, he could be manipulating reality on levels we can't even detect.」
Estimated Capabilities:
Reality Manipulation: Ability to alter fundamental laws within localized areas Multidimensional Awareness: Perception across multiple planes of existence Probability Control: Manipulation of cause and effect chains Mental Sovereignty: Complete dominance over lesser minds
Danger Level Reassessment: S+ Rank (Existential Threat)
"That explains why he's been so hard to track," Jinho muttered. "He's not just hiding—he's operating from outside normal reality."
Ice Soul Phantom Emperor Analysis
「Seol Hwa-rin's connection to the Ice Soul domain would give her powers we haven't seen yet,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor observed. 「Her current abilities are probably just the tip of the iceberg.」
Estimated Ultimate Capabilities:
Temporal Sovereignty: Complete control over time flow within her domain Emotional Absolute Zero: Ability to freeze others' emotions permanently Causal Ice: Freezing cause-and-effect relationships to create paradoxes Dimensional Stasis: Locking entire regions outside of time
Danger Level Reassessment: S Rank (Strategic Threat)
"She's been playing at being weak," Jinho realized. "All that scheming and manipulation—she could probably have just frozen us in time and taken what she wanted."
「The fact that she didn't suggests she's either not fully awakened to her potential, or she's playing a much deeper game than we realized,」 Thunder Lightning King warned.
đź”® The Acceleration PhenomenonFragment 5: The Automatic Reunion Protocol
Perhaps most disturbing was the discovery of what the cooperation between Blood Heavenly Emperor and Thunder Lightning King had actually triggered.
「There's an automatic reunion protocol,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor revealed with growing alarm. 「When any three fragments achieve significant cooperation or power levels, it sends out a dimensional signal to the others.」
「Which means,」 Thunder Lightning King continued ominously, 「our recent growth and cooperation has essentially sent an invitation to Eum Mu-geuk and Seol Hwa-rin to come find us.」
"You're saying that by getting stronger, we've made ourselves a target?"
「Worse,」 both demon gods said simultaneously. 「We've started a countdown. If all four fragments come within a certain proximity of each other—roughly the size of a large kingdom—the automatic fusion process begins whether we want it to or not.」
The Time Pressure
The implications were staggering. The dimensional distortions that had been reported across the martial world weren't random phenomena—they were signs that the fragments were unconsciously moving toward each other.
Estimated Timeline:
Current Status: Two fragments cooperating (Blood Heaven + Thunder Lightning) Trigger Condition: Three fragments in proximity = automatic attraction activated Fusion Threshold: Four fragments within 500km = unstoppable reunion begins Point of No Return: Complete fusion takes approximately 72 hours once started
"How long do we have?" Jinho asked.
「Based on the dimensional distortion reports,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor calculated grimly, 「perhaps six months before the other fragments are drawn close enough to trigger the process. Maybe less.」
「And once it starts,」 Thunder Lightning King added, 「the only way to stop it would be perfect emotional balance across all four aspects. Something that's never been achieved.」
🎯 The Strategic Implications
This revelation fundamentally changed their mission parameters. They were no longer just seeking information and power—they were racing against time to either prevent a catastrophic reunion or ensure that when it happened, they would be prepared to maintain balance.
New Mission Priorities:
Locate and assess the other fragments before they find JinhoDevelop emotional balance techniques that could handle four-way fusionUnderstand Eum Mu-geuk's true plans—is he trying to trigger or prevent reunion?Prepare contingency plans for both successful balance and catastrophic failure
"So we're not just collecting information anymore," Jinho said, feeling the weight of cosmic responsibility settling on his shoulders. "We're potentially trying to prevent the destruction of reality itself."
「Or,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor said with dark humor, 「we're trying to ensure that when reality does get restructured, it's done by someone with a functioning moral compass.」
「Either way,」 Thunder Lightning King added, 「the stakes just became incomparably higher.」
🌊 The Path Forward
As the memory revelations concluded, Jinho found himself staring out at the night sky, contemplating the enormity of what lay ahead. The cooperation system had given them incredible new capabilities, but it had also revealed the true scope of the threat they faced.
"At least now we know what we're really dealing with," he said finally. "And we know that balance is possible—you two proved that."
「Indeed,」 Blood Heavenly Emperor agreed. 「But achieving that same balance with all four aspects, especially when two of them have been isolated and potentially corrupted for three millennia...」
「Will be the greatest challenge in the history of existence,」 Thunder Lightning King completed.
Outside, their airship continued its journey toward Shadow Assembly territory, carrying within it perhaps the only hope for preventing cosmic catastrophe—or ensuring that if catastrophe came, it would be guided by wisdom rather than madness.
The race against time had officially begun.