Heavenly Dao Child

Antariksh took a deep breath she had almost finished with her tribulation only the lightning tribulation remained, and now the next stage of her plan would come into fruition.

When her sister Sylvana had given her essence to Ryuu, they had not anticipated that he would need it so soon nor they had anticipated that Ryuu would burn through all of it so fast, if Ryuu had been allowed to have the essence a bit more longer he would have managed to assimilate it perfectly but now except a bit more healing boost there is no other use for it.

As such being the ever helpful and kind older sister she hatched a plan, the plan was simple she would create the most awe-inspiring work of her long life something none had attempted, something none had dared to because it might cause them to fail their tribulation yet Antariskh pressed forward.

A distant rumble came to her ears as the lightning tore through the star as it reached her, a large smile blossomed on her face as a pair of hammers appeared in her hands and as soon as it neared her she struck the tribulation lightning hard, yes she was going to forge armour for Ryuu, an armour that was forged at the heart of a star with the tribulation lightning as one of the ingredients."

This was the main reason for her peculiar behaviour and location of her tribulation a fact that is only known to and supported by Maheswara.

As more and more lightning charged towards her the faster her hammers struck as she began to refine a part of the star using the tribulation lightning.

Antariksh gritted her teeth as her hands began to become numb, a numbness that was slowly encroaching every part of her body but she refused to give up.

She drew out the elements of the star as she slowly began to shape them into the desired shape and form step by step.

'Ten Millennia Refining method', her favourite refining method that she had created, a refining method that requires the user to strike on a piece of metal ten thousand times in a second, a refining technique that even her father could not use properly, was one of her most favourite methods and currently she was using it but albeit with great difficulty because of the extreme pressure and density surround her but she did not falter.

By the forty-first lightning strike she had managed to refine the materials completely, by the sixty-ninth she had almost finished with the torso and with the arrival of the last, the eighty-first she had finished the full body armour, the only thing she needed was a bit more finishing touch, decorating and polishing it, along with a healthy dose of arrays inscribed on it, but she had managed to create the basic structure as well as managed to overcome her tribulation.

Antariksh felt her KI churning inside before it slammed onto a wall that held against the surging KI which stood against the KI with as much strength as a wall made up of paper would do against raging floodwaters.

A large smile blossomed on Antariksh's face as she whispered out loud, "I did it, I not only overcame my tribulation but I have also managed to create the bare skeleton of my brother's armour a few work here and there and it would be ready to use soon."

It was a couple of minutes since Antariksh's tribulation had ended and she had yet to appear and each of her family members was beginning to show signs of worry, while Maheswara stood firm without a hint of emotion on his face inwardly he was panicking as with each passing second the killing intent send towards his direction by the rest of his family was increasing every second.

'Baby girl returned fast or else your old man's poor heart might give out under torture.'

Antariskh burst out of the star as if hearing his words with a large smile on her face, while the star which had yet to reach even the midway of its lifespan had started to show signs of turning into a supernova soon.

Antariksh soon found herself swarmed by her family, as a beautiful smile blossomed on her face even if her entire body hurt not to mention she looked like someone with an extreme case of sunburn to the point the cloth she had covered herself stung rather badly, she was happy because of her success.

But, their celebration came to a halt as an array sprung up around them which paralyzed any soldiers surround them, except those who were not 1234, while the Vice-Commander arrived and kneeled in front of them.

Shamiran scowled as she spoke, "What is the meaning of this, why did you freeze any other soldier who is not of Wojownik Cienia."

"I beg your pardon Your Highness but a coup d'état has taken place by the regular forces as such we are not sure if those who are present here are loyal to you or not."

The Vice-Commander's words sent a shiver down everyone's spine as Antariskh spoke with a scowl on her face, "When did the coup take place?"

"Your majesty it has been a day since the coup has begun and Ayindril has been under seize since then."

A momentous amount of KI and killing intent was the answer to the Vice-Commander's words making the Vice-Commander shake with fear as Shamiran spoke with anger in her voice, "And why have you informed us about it just now?"

"A thousand apologies Your Highness, but Lord Prince did not wish us to disturb Her Majesty during her tribulation but to inform you as soon as your tribulation ended as we are unsure how many of the enemies have blended with us as such he ordered us to prioritize your safety."

Antariskh clenched her teeth so hard that a cracking sound could be hard as a tense silence descended as she spoke again, "So what is the recent news from Ayindril."

The Vice-Commander gulped as she replied to her, "Ayindril has gone dark six hours ago, and as such we are not aware of the recent condition of Ayindril."

A low growl came from Antariskh as she felt her temper reach its zenith only to come to a grinding halt as Veena placed a comforting hand on her shoulder as she spoke, "There is no need to get angry with her child, she followed Ryuu's orders and even if I do not approve or like what he did, but it was a great decision on his part."

Sylvana gave a nod as she spoke, "Yes, we all told him to hold down the fort and he did so splendidly but it is time for us to lend him some helping hand."

Antariksh nodded as she spoke with a sigh, "Let us leave then, as I do not wish to even waste a single second.", only for her to take a stumble as she tried to move.

Maheswara quickly held her as he spoke, "Child I know you are rather impatient but at the same time you will be needing your rest as such while you rest we will deal with it so do not worry too much."

Nuwa nodded in support of her husband as she spoke, "Yes, there is nothing for you to worry about we will deal with the issue post-haste."

Shamiran meanwhile looked at her subordinate as she spoke, "Comb out the traitors and deal with them post-haste but do remember that the star is unstable and time is of the essence.", With that, the group left hurriedly as by opening a portal to Ayindril.

*****

Meanwhile, a good few hours ago Ryuu was at his wit's end, most of the functions were inaccessible to him because of various reasons ranging from his low level to the inadequate level of his soul realm, making him incredibly frustrated not to mention he had to move through every option trying and testing to see if he could make it work and as such it took some time.

And after searching for a long time he finally found what he was looking for, the

Ayindril had three parts, outer, inner, and core out of the three the outer part was actually attached to a planet in the Manushya realm while the rest of Ayindril was tied up, and according to others this planet was the only way to enter Ayindril, but the owners knew a different story.

And like most habitable planets this one was no different as it was filled with laughter and joy of its inhabitants, well it was once and now terror rained as the planet was occupied by invading forces, and through it, the forces had invaded the inner parts of Ayindril, it would have not been possible if those above forces did not belong to either Ayindril or Shangri-la.

Now after lots of searching Ryuu came across a particular array that would close the gate as such he exclaimed out loudly with a grin on his face, "Found it, I am now going to close it."

The Commander did not reply to him as Ryuu began to close the entrance, Ryuu knew that by closing he would throw the people to the wolves but sometimes sacrifice was needed the Inner and Core of Ayindril cannot fall even if the people of the planet would die he could let Ayindril fall as it would lead to the secrets kept secured within its bosom to be released.

"Closing the gateway in 3…"

"2…"

"1…"

Daoist Nine World stood in front of the gateway with his hand behind his back while his eyes were closed, and in front of him were two large barrel-shaped objects were placed in front of him with their top pointing towards the inner area in a way that half of it was inside the inner area while the half is lying on the outer area.

"Brother Nine World I believe it is best if you take a step back, you know how dangerous they are."

Nine Wolrd simply turned his head as he spoke with a sly smirk, "I know but please let me spend some time with my beloved disciples, I am so proud of them for reaching the peak Daofather realm and now they will help me realize my dreams."

"How cruel of you Brother Nine World sacrificing your disciples like that, do you think it would work."

A frown passed through his face as he spoke, "Of course I designed it after countless years of study as such I can guarantee you that it works without any problem."

His attention then went towards the array giant field that was twisting and changing before he looked towards the barrels which contained his bound students he smiled towards their direction with an innocent smile as he spoke, "Now make your master proud and fulfil your destiny.

Meanwhile back with Ryuu, he let out a sigh full of pain as he whispered to himself, "I am sorry for those who are stranded outside, I am so…"

Whatever he was going to say was stopped as a titanic explosion rocked Ayindril, an explosion that destroyed a very large swath of land while the damaged array sent feedback in the form of a large surge of electricity, large enough that to Ryuu could not help up but scream with pain as he felt electricity coursing through every cell of his body.

The Commander of the Wojownik Cienia found staring at the sky which had taken on a reddish hue, every part of the Commander's body screamed with agony when the explosion took place her mask was blown which had exposed her angelic face for the world to see when a message from Ryuu came to his ears.

"Eferiwan hite ~cough~ hite ~cough~ annihi-annihi-annihitation plotocol effect hite buncar now ~cough~ ~cough~."

The commander went ramrod before trying to contact Ryuu, "Your Highness, are you all right, you do not sound too coherent, your Highness."

"~cough~~cough~ I am nut vell, hite en buncar, gate fall, hite annihitation plotocol now, hite fast now pwease ~cough~."

The Commander balled her left hand's fist, her only remaining hand, as the pained wheezing and coughing sound of Ryuu came to her ears, before she shouted out to her allies, "Everyone, fall back fall back the gate is destroyed, move to the bunkers carry whoever you can and move fast, annihilation protocol will be in effect soon."

Her eyes then went towards Ryuu's general direction as a look of regret flashed through her face at the thought of Ryuu, 'Damn it, Her highness ordered me to look after Prince, whom I swore to protect with my life yet now I have no way to reach him, and from the sound of it whatever that explosion was damaged him greatly to the point he is having problem to even speak properly, damn it.'