Bitter Realm: Have the Four Realms been united today?

Chapter 14 Orphans, Absurd Sworn Brotherhood

"Xiao Hengyi, tell me! What should we do?"

"Well, let me talk about the issue of strength first."

"Because we do not have a destiny star, we cannot communicate with the spiritual energy of this world, and therefore cannot cultivate or directly utilize those powerful forces."

"To enable us to protect ourselves, the Sun God bestowed upon each of us a strand of his primordial power and made each of us enter into a life contract with this power."

"According to Him, after establishing the covenant, we can invoke His primordial power with our thoughts."

"How we use it is entirely up to us."

"Moreover, the stronger the will, the stronger the power that can be mobilized, even reaching the level of divine power."

"Due to the life contract, only we can use this power."

"Most importantly, after the covenant is made, only the power of God's origin can truly annihilate us."

"Our ability to communicate now is also thanks to this force."

"You mean, the sun god gave us one, well, how should I put it!"

Xuanming paused for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Something like a power converter, right?"

"Yes, that's one way to understand it," Xiao Hengyi reminded him.

"Although we can use force, this force is essentially an external force."

"We are still ordinary people. We do not have the true energy of cultivators, nor do we possess their powerful physique."

"Not only are we extremely vulnerable to injury, but our bodies also cannot withstand too much internal energy."

"Therefore, their method of healing by infusing internal energy is not only ineffective for us, but may even worsen our injuries."

"In comparison, the medicines in this world are more effective at helping us recover from injuries, so please be careful when you are injured."

"Okay, I understand. I'll be careful."

Seeing that the three of them understood, Xiao Hengyi then explained his plan:

"The God of Time has already drawn up a divine array that can merge the world; this array resides within your primordial power."

"However, this time He will not only initiate time reversal, but also send you to different worlds."

"His remaining power was barely enough to generate three divine array runes; he could not complete the full divine array."

"Therefore, the formation you currently possess is only a semi-finished product, lacking the power to activate it."

"You need to collect enough power of rules to unleash the power of the formation."

"What is the power of rules? Where can it be found? How can it be collected?" Sen Yang asked curiously.

Xiao Hengyi explained, "The God of Time stated that only gods can fully control the power of rules. Gods use the power of rules to create the world and life."

"During this process, some items, by chance, absorbed the power of the rules emanating from the gods and became powerful artifacts."

"These divine artifacts can be activated by ordinary cultivators. When a divine artifact is activated to its fullest extent, the power it emits is the power of rules."

"If you want to gather the power of the rules, you can only start with these divine artifacts."

"It would be best to obtain a divine artifact, so that the energy required for the formation can be replenished quickly."

"When activating the formation, establish a connection with me using the power of the Sun God's essence, just like in this conversation."

"This way, you can integrate your world into the realm of suffering."

As Xuanming listened, he pondered the feasibility of Xiao Hengyi's plan.

"Collecting the power emanating from the divine artifact doesn't seem too difficult."

Even without sufficient power to seize the divine artifact, one can still use it to incite conflict and find opportunities to absorb its power amidst the chaos.

'But that would take more time.'

Thinking of this, Xuanming asked, "Xiao Hengyi, how long until the Abandoned Heavenly Emperor descends to earth?"

"Hmm, it's hard to say for sure," Xiao Hengyi said uncertainly.

"I wonder if the flow of time is the same in our four worlds. In my world, a day has passed. How about yours?"

"One day," Sen Yang said after a moment's thought.

"Me too," Fei Yu continued.

"Yes, the same."

"In that case, if things develop as they normally would, we have about six years left."

"I will do my best to delay, and the rest is up to you. I hope we can all meet again alive," Xiao Hengyi solemnly entrusted.

"Don't worry! I will definitely keep my promise and successfully reunite with you. I'd like to see what you all look like!"

"By the way, why don't we become sworn brothers?" Sen Yang suddenly suggested enthusiastically.

"What did you say, sworn brotherhood?" Sen Yang's topic changed so quickly that Xiao Hengyi couldn't keep up with his train of thought for a moment.

He asked in surprise, "What were you thinking?"

"I just feel that the four of us are destined to meet, that the sun god chose the four of us from the vast sea of ​​people."

"Moreover, we are of similar age, and now we share the same fate, whether it be prosperity or ruin. Although we were not born on the same day, month, and year, we have the chance to die on the same day, month, and year."

"Look, how perfectly it matches the oath of sworn brotherhood!"

Xiao Hengyi was both amused and exasperated: "Senyang, why are you always so impulsive? This is so unreliable!"

"I am an orphan, and since I was a child I have especially envied those who have brothers and sisters."

"Since we are so destined to meet, I'll take the loss and reluctantly acknowledge you as my brothers!"

"If I get bullied by others, you guys have to stand up for me."

"Suffer a loss? I think you just want to recruit us as your henchmen!" Xiao Hengyi retorted.

"Don't worry about all that! I'm sincere, just tell me if you say yes or no!"

Seeing that Sen Yang was not joking, Xiao Hengyi thought carefully and said:

"Although it may seem a bit childish, I won't object if you genuinely want to become sworn brothers."

He shared a similar background with Senyang, so he understood Senyang's thoughts.

"That's great!" Senyang asked excitedly, "Feiyu, Xuanming, what about you two? Are you going to become sworn brothers?"

The heavy feeling in Fei Yu's heart was dispelled by Sen Yang and Xiao Hengyi's playful antics.

"This, Xiao Hengyi, why are you joining Senyang in this nonsense?"

"We only met today, we've never even seen each other before, this is ridiculous!"

Xiao Hengyi advised, "We are in a different world, with no relatives or friends, and we all bear the heavy responsibility of saving the world. You could even say that we have given our lives away."

"Given this relationship, it would be reasonable for them to become sworn brothers."

"Yes!" Sen Yang immediately added, "We've been through thick and thin together, so don't hesitate any longer."

Ultimately, persuaded by Senyang and Xiao Hengyi, Xuanming and Feiyu, who shared the same background as Senyang, quickly wavered and agreed to become sworn brothers.

Of the four, Xiao Hengyi was the oldest and was recognized as the eldest brother.

Senyang is the youngest and ranks last; Feiyu is half a year older than Xuanming and ranks second.