Klaus and Queen Lunara went back to the Moon Palace, where he planned to spend the next few days. And so, when they got back, he started spending time with them.
His other women, including Ohema, had entered seclusion and were currently absorbing his blood, so none of them were around, considering the process would take them four weeks to complete
So he left them in his secure fortresses.
When Klaus returned with Queen Lunara, his mom was happy to have him back, and like the caring mother she was, she started spending more time with her son.
Pickle Berry, however, was still mad at Klaus for not allowing her to go with him and Queen Lunara, but instead making her stay with his mother.
Even after three days, she wasn’t talking to Klaus, which was funny considering she was always around him during the three days he had spent so far in the Moon Palace.
Now sitting under a tree, Klaus couldn’t help but smile at the small pout on Pickle Berry’s lips.
“You do know I will be leaving Earth for the next month, perhaps two,” Klaus asked, but Pickle Berry said nothing.
“This means you won’t see me for roughly two months. Will you miss me?” Klaus said again.
“Tsw, who would miss you?” Pickle Berry pouted like the spoiled child she was. Klaus tried to pat her head, but she pushed his hand away.
Klaus flashed a guilty smile.
The funny part was that despite the small snake girl holding a grudge and behaving like she didn’t care, it was clear on her face that she wanted to spend all her time in the world with Klaus and his mother.
The reason she was doing all this was because of Klaus’ past self, Kaden.
Back then, Kaden would always talk about his mom. He talked about how amazing she was, how brilliant a person she was, and how he wouldn’t hesitate to take a second chance to spend time with her.
Naturally, after thousands of years of hearing about her, Pickle Berry became intrigued and wanted to spend time with her. Now that she had her dream fulfilled, she could only be happy—
Until Klaus made her spend all her time with his amazing yet overly obsessed hairdresser mom.
“Pickle Berry, don’t mind this brute… He doesn’t know how to treat ladies like delicate flowers,” Klaus’ mom said, fixing Klaus’ hair while Pickle Berry sat beside the white-haired brat.
“Thank you, Mother. I know you are the best.” Pickle Berry smiled, hearing what Klaus’ mom said. Though she was pretending to be mad at him, she also wanted to be in this environment with Klaus.
“I’m sorry, Pickle Berry. I’ll make it up to you.” Klaus smiled. “Tell me, what do you want?” he asked.
“I want to go to Mars with you,” Pickle Berry said, but Klaus shook his head.
“You’re still too young for such a journey.”
“You—”
“Don’t worry. While I know you’re capable of handling yourself, I also know that the journey isn’t one you were prepared for. So relax. When everything is calm there, I’ll use the connection between us to summon you.
For now, I need you to stay and take care of my women and the others who are currently in seclusion. Though they are protected for now, I need your knowledge to help them when they start awakening.”
Pickle Berry wanted to argue, but hearing Klaus’s words, she knew he was right. Klaus had indeed given his blood to his women, his friends, and the others, so they would need her knowledge.
“Fine, but the moment I’m done here and you’re not back, I want you to bring me to your side,” Pickle Berry said, and Klaus nodded.
They continued to talk for a while until suddenly, an elegant door opened and Asha walked out hurriedly.
Asha had contacted Klaus. She wanted to come out, so since he now had authority over her insect domain, he opened the door.
“Klaus, you need to come with me. Something is happening with Linx and Jinx,” Asha said hurriedly.
Klaus didn’t waste a second and stood up. Pickle Berry did the same, and even his mother followed suit. He knew the two would be coming with him, so he didn’t protest and let them.
Before they could enter, Queen Lunara also arrived, having sensed a foreign presence in her domain. Knowing she would want to come along, Klaus gestured for her to enter.
Soon, all five entered, and the door closed behind them.
However, the moment they stepped in, Klaus sensed two powerful presences appear in the domain—one of light and one of darkness.
“Is that the power of the Void?” Pickle Berry asked.
“Yes,” Queen Lunara answered, and Klaus nodded in agreement.
“Linx and Jinx are about to undergo their tribulation after consuming your blood,” Asha said, walking toward the field where the tribulation would take place.
“Will the domain hold?” Klaus asked. They were now inside the insect domain, so he had to be sure.
“Yes. After I fulfilled all three requirements, my companions and I were granted the right to undergo tribulation within this domain.”
Klaus nodded, and soon they arrived at the field, where the four Ant Queens under Asha were currently gazing upward.
All four—including the latest addition, Ant Queen Remy—were in their demi-beast form. Queen Remy, whose two subordinates were about to become Void Stage experts, appeared far more human than the rest.
However, it was only a matter of time before they all reached her level or surpassed it. They had yet to absorb Klaus’ blood, which Asha was holding back until they all caught up to Queen Remy.
For now, they stood watching the two powerful figures floating in the air.
Linx was bathed in white light, while Jinx radiated with dark energy. It was only natural—Linx always dressed in white, while Jinx favored black.
They were the classic twin sisters.
Looking at them, Klaus could already tell—one would command the power of light, and the other, darkness.
“Hmm, who would have thought I’d one day witness this with my own eyes?” Pickle Berry said, sounding oddly cheerful as she watched the pair suspended in the air.
The tribulation hadn’t descended yet, but the clouds were already gathering above them.
Klaus turned to look at Pickle Berry, intrigued by her words.
“Care to share with us what this is?” he asked, sensing some deep familiarity in the white and dark figures above. He knew there was a juicy revelation waiting.
Pickle Berry smiled—and chose to speak.
“This tribulation is known as the Yin-Yang Tribulation. It’s when two beings of the same soul, likeness, and mind awaken the same innate talent, constitution, bloodline, and other aspects.
When I say ‘the same,’ I don’t mean in the sense that they share one body, like the spider demon you killed. No—these ones are like two sides of the same coin.
The different sides are simply the nature they will become. One will embody light, and the other, darkness.
Now, this might not make much sense, but from what I know, this phenomenon has only occurred once in history.
It happened during the Primordial Era, when two powerful beings—said to be the right and left hands of the Primordial Insect Queen—awakened the Ancient Yin-Yang Bloodline and the Heavenly Body Constitution.
They were said to possess the power of Yin and Yang. One could manipulate light, but not just light. They had control over every aspect of life, creation, and anything deemed divine.
All things that have to deal with light can he understood and harnessed by them.
The other, however, held dominion over darkness, death, destruction, and everything grim. Together, they were the ultimate weapons in service of the Primordial Insect Queen.
It was said they could not die because whenever they did, they returned to the Yin-Yang cycle, where they could be resurrected.
But that’s just a rumor.
However, the fact that this is happening now tells us that Earth is about to gain two extremely dangerous Void Stage experts.
But more than that, something else is going on here.” Pickle Berry turned to look at Queen Lunara.
“What can you see around them?” she asked.
“It looks like there are laws surrounding them,” Queen Lunara said. With her ability to perceive the Laws of the Void, she immediately recognized them.
“They are the Laws of Life and Death. Though it’s a long shot, you should try to understand them well. Who knows what you might gain from them?” Pickle Berry said to Lady Lunara, who nodded thoughtfully.
“For now, we can only wait and see what comes of this. But I’m happy. If these two really awaken the Ancient Yin-Yang Bloodline, then this world will be much safer from now on.
However, the tribulation won’t be easy. If their bloodline is what I believe it is, then they will have to fight a life-and-death battle. I only hope they can succeed.”
Klaus turned and looked at Asha, who was already panicking inwardly.
‘Senior,’ Klaus called out mentally.
[You can’t help them. Entering their tribulation isn’t something you can do. However, she can help them, since they are her companions,] the senior responded, offering a solution that made Klaus smile.
He knew what needed to be done, and when the time came, he would act. For now, all they could do was wait and observe—the tribulation that would define the two sisters’ path of ascension.