Location: Eternal Code Sect – Codeseeker SanctuarySystem Status: Version 3.1 – Upgrade Pending… Interference PresentEvent: Arrival of Unknown Entity – Identity Claimed: Yue Lin
The sky didn't thunder when she arrived.
It whispered.
A single step echoed louder than war drums across the academy grounds. All nine Core Peaks froze. Training ceased. Beasts bowed.
Even the Root of Bodhi trembled.
A girl in red stepped through the veil of space.
She had no Qi pressure. No elemental aura. No visible system.
But when she spoke, the Root cracked.
"I'm Yue Lin. Daughter of Bodhidharma.""And I'm here to reclaim his legacy."
🌘 A Bloodline Unknown
Ji Mei moved first, her spiritual senses instantly alert. Soul threads around Yue Lin were anomalous—thicker than any she'd seen, layered like a spiral of timelines converging.
"This girl… she's a walking paradox."
Chotu stepped forward, still in partial Beast Form.
"You're saying Bodhidharma—our founder—had a child?"
Yue Lin didn't flinch.
She held up a scroll bound in soul-locking chains.
"He left this behind. Only I can open it. Because…"
She tore open her sleeve.
On her skin, glowing like seared ink:The Mark of Nine Trials—the same sacred seal Bodhidharma bore when he nearly became a True Immortal.
Rishabh's breath caught.
"Only the original soul line… could carry that."
[System 3.1 Notice: Bloodline Match = 99.93% — Warning: Source Soul Recombination Detected]
🧬 Twist: The Daughter of Poison
As Yue Lin was led into the Codeseeker Sanctuary, she told her story:
"He didn't die immediately, you know… when they poisoned him. He sealed part of his cultivation into a soul seed… and split it from his body.""That soul floated across time… and found a dying girl on a battlefield centuries later.""That was me."
She looked up, her eyes dim and starless.
"The poison didn't kill him. It infected me."
⚙️ [System 3.1 Activation: Legacy Module – Bodhidharma's Final Will Unlocked]
"To the one who awakens with my root… protect her. And beware:If she ever dreams of the mountain of swords, it means the Dead Heaven has found her."
🏯 A Sect Divided
Not everyone welcomed Yue Lin.
Some disciples doubted her claims. The elders began splitting into factions:
The Codeheart Faction, led by Ji Mei, believed she was Bodhidharma's last wish and should be trained in secret techniques.
The Foundry Sect, led by Yuan, feared she might be a contaminated soul vessel—a backdoor for the Devourer or worse.
Rishabh stood between them.
He looked at Yue Lin. She looked back—eyes full of rage and silence.
"Give me a trial," she said."If I fail—seal me forever.""But if I pass, give me the path… to kill the ones who betrayed him."
🔥 The Trial of the Forgotten Legacy
Rishabh designed it himself. A test even he once failed in a past life.
Inside the Mirror Core, a reality-forging chamber, Yue Lin would face:
Every martial art her father ever mastered
Every betrayal he endured
Every death he couldn't prevent
Inside, time slowed to 1:1000.
"If her soul breaks," Ji Mei warned, "it'll shatter permanently."
The door closed.
And inside, Yue Lin screamed.
📜 5 Days Later (12.6 Years in Trial Time)
She stepped out.
Her hair now streaked with silver. Her aura bound in burning red chains. Behind her floated nine phantom weapons—each one forged from her father's regrets.
On her forehead:The Nine Petal Immortal Seal.
And she whispered:
"I saw them all.""The ones who poisoned him.""The traitors who bowed to the gods.""They live still… in the Realm Between Realms.""And I'm going to burn their karma to dust."
⚠️ Final Twist: Devourer Is Not Alone
Just as the Eternal Code Sect accepted Yue Lin, a new broadcast ripped across all realms.
A voice made of static. Non-human. Older than systems.
"This is the Devourer speaking.""I have been eaten.""By something even older than me.""Brace yourself… for the Eater of Systems."
And the stars blinked out, one by one.
✅ END OF CHAPTER 17