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Her life was marked by suffering and sorrow, hatred and selfishness. Duan Wanyan's existence, however, brimmed with tenderness and love, forgiveness and generosity.

Two diametrically opposed personalities clashed ceaselessly in conflict and entanglement, exerting mutual influence while battling for dominance. This turmoil inevitably warped the Wanling Original Self's character irrevocably.

"Fine, you win," Leidong slumped visibly, his bitter laughter echoing through the void. "Wanling, if you could spare my wife and children just this once for helping me reclaim the Chaos Heart..."

"Wanling, are you pleading with me?" Wanling's face contorted between anguish and hatred as she slowly shut her eyes.

"Precisely," Leidong calmed his expression, voice smooth like flowing water. "A gambler accepts defeat gracefully when they've played their hand poorly."

"Leidong!" Wanling's countenance erupted into madness under conflicting emotions. "How could you betray me? I loved you more than life itself!"

Leidong staggered back as her sudden transformation left him bewildered - how did he know this woman, and why had she fallen for him?

"You're mine," Wanling swiftly shifted to tender warmth, straddling his form with a flip. Her gaze smoldered with passion as she whispered intimately, "I'll never kill you since I cherish the Chaos Heart you gifted me."

A surge of fury ignited in Leidong's eyes. "Wanling! You're mad!"

"Fool," her fingers began gliding over his chest as their movements synchronized. "In my memories we shared countless moments -"

"Get off me, you shameless hussy!" he roared through clenched teeth.

Her face twisted with humiliation before she sealed his mouth mid-swear. With deliberate grace, she unfastened his tunic like a lover disrobing her beloved. "Don't worry," she purred, "I've studied extensively for this... I'll make you forget every other woman."

"This bitch!" Medji seethed within Leidong's consciousness. "How dare she seduce our master? The audacity!"

"Medji, control your tongue," Leidong interjected wearily. "The Soul Seal is unbreakable now."

"She's touching..." the tiny spirit shrieked as her rage peaked.

"Silence or I'll toss you to her!" he hissed back, cheeks burning crimson from her vulgar descriptions.

"Wait!" Medji suddenly perked up. "I remember teaching you how to imprint on another mind during vulnerable moments -"

"I'm stuck here!" Leidong groaned, cutting off her lewd details mid-flow. The technique was indeed effective despite being a fringe method...

"Then I'll distract her," Medji declared with feigned indignation.

The scene outside left Dantai Bingyun gaping in disbelief. "How could this be?" she gasped through flushed cheeks. "Master Wanling may be ruthless but never..."

Ding Wanyan hastily shielded her daughter's eyes while whispering, "She replicated my memories and life essence perfectly - yet couldn't fully erase my feelings for you."

"Ah!" Dantai exclaimed in realization. "That explains why she seemed to speak of you alone!"

"I fear her unstable psyche will..." Ding Wanyan fretted as her doppelgänger began undressing with alarming seduction.

"Almost done," Dantai muttered, weaving complex sigils that bathed the space in emerald waves.

Sweat dripped from Wanling's brow as Leidong's body betrayed him under her enchantments. Her own form glowed with divine beauty as she straddled his trembling frame.

"Husband," she purred, "I'll make your soul belong to me eternally..."

The collision of Ding Wanyan's love and Wanling's possessive instincts fused into overwhelming greed. As she sank down...

"Filthy!" Medji screamed, her consciousness thrashing against the Soul Seal.

Leidong's awareness convulsed with pleasure as his body's sensations fed through to his soul. "Shut up," he gritted out, "physical-mental connections can't be severed now!"

"Traitorous witch! You'll pay for..." Medji raged until a tremor shook the void.

Suddenly Leidong's consciousness broke free at the precise moment Wanling's mind faltered mid-swear.

"Who dares?" she roared as her euphoric haze shattered.

Medji shrieked in terror but was yanked from the Soul Seal by Wanling's seething fury. "You dare challenge me?" the matriarch snarled, her voice dripping venom.

"I'll make you regret it!" Medji spat defiantly, "He loves only me!"

"Pathetic," Wanling sneered, "a mere consciousness fragment dares defy a goddess?"

"You're wrong! He's..." she gasped as a wave of agony washed over her.

"I can destroy your mind just as easily." With a sultry laugh, Wanling straddled Leidong again while planting an unconscious mark deep in his soul.

As the two reached their peak...

"Leidong!" Dantai struck from behind with emerald sword energy, shattering Wanling's defense.

The resulting impact sent crimson blood spraying before Leidong seized the opening to break free completely.

"Finally," he snarled as power surged through him, "it ends now."

Wanling's eyes widened in disbelief even as her soul shattered under his crushing grip.

"You should've never touched my family!" Dantai declared coldly, watching the dying woman's conflicted gaze soften with reluctant gratitude.

"Justice has been served," Medji cackled triumphantly. "Revenge for Father!"

As Wanling's essence disintegrated into primordial chaos energy...

"Don't..." a final whisper echoed from the void.

Leidong froze as a familiar figure materialized beside Ding Wanyan, cradling their daughter in her arms.

"No, I understand her," Ding Wanyan held little Le Nuan' er's hand and gently walked over. Her voice was as soft as water: "Younger brother, this is our child. I've only given her a nickname of Nuan'er. Spare Wanling's life. She's just an unfortunate soul who resists fate. As a mother myself, I understand her. If I were in her position, I might also go mad and do anything to protect my child."

"Wanyan!" Le Dong glanced between Wanyan and the girl before him, his voice trembling yet gentle: "Nuan'er... is she our daughter?"

"Ridiculous!" Ding Wanyan stamped her foot in exasperation. "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? You should at least show some gratitude to Wanling. If she truly wanted harm, wouldn't she have sent a doppelgänger instead of a real body to ensure my safe childbirth?"

Le Dong's face burned with embarrassment as he coughed awkwardly: "No no, it's just that I got too emotionally overwhelmed... Fine, fine. Don't be angry Wanyan. I'll spare her life. However, I should dispel her residual malice and resentment first. We can reunite soon after."

"Wanling doesn't need you to remove my negativity," the woman suddenly spoke in serene calmness. "Thank you for pleading on my behalf, Ding Wanyan. But if I cannot liberate these children from their suffering, what's the point of continuing to live? Le Dong, now that you've completed your chaotic heart and will soon become a Sovereign, remember my debt when I saved your wife and daughter... Or at least spare me some consideration for saving theirs."

"I'll do my best, but no promises about achieving Sovereign level results," Le Dong sighed. From her peaceful expression, he immediately understood what was in her mind.

"Thank you~" Wanling's face softened with warmth: "Le Dong, being killed by your hands brings me peace. Earlier moments were truly joyful - they made me feel like a real human woman again. If reincarnation is possible next time... I hope to see you again."

"Hey hey! Just what exactly are you?" Mingji roared in outrage. But before she could react further, Wanling suddenly broke free from Le Dong's Wheel Eye and teleported into the sky. With an earth-shaking explosion, her soul and body detonated together.

Emerald life energy spread in all directions like crystal tears cascading to ground level where roots sprouted immediately, blooming wildflowers across entire mountainsides.

Le Dong watched this scene and felt a dull ache in his chest.

"Younger brother, don't dwell on it," Ding Wanyan led the child forward and took Le Dong's hand gently. "Wanling chose this path to seek liberation. Deep down, she didn't want to be controlled by endless hatred and desires anymore."

"I understand," Le Dong relaxed his expression while squeezing his sister-in-law's hand tenderly. "I have my own convictions, and Wanling had hers. No one is purely good or evil."

"Brother," Ding Wanyan smiled as her cheeks flushed slightly, "these years you've had it hard bearing everything alone. It was all because of me... making your wife and daughter suffer."

Ding Wanyan's face radiated happiness while blushing faintly: "Bingyun is watching us."

"Haha." Le Dong chuckled then scooped up Nuan' er, pinching her nose playfully. "Dear little Nuan'er, do you know who I am?"

"You're the bad daddy," the child pouted.

Le Dong turned crimson: "Wanyan!"

"I didn't say that!" Ding Wanyan covered her mouth with a giggle before glancing at Dantai Bingyun.

"Wanyan! Don't point fingers!" Dantai Bingyun's face flushed red as she trembled nervously.

"Nuan'er says clearly it was Auntie Bingyun who called daddy bad and said he likes bullying people," the girl blurted out without hesitation.

"Bingyun, come here," Le Dong smiled warmly. "Tell me exactly how I'm being a bad guy."

"I won't come - you're this evil demon!" Dantai Bingyun turned into emerald waves trying to escape.

"Trying to run in front of your Overlord?" Le Dong grinned wickedly as he conjured up an infernal claw toward the fairy. "Come, be my obedient celestial maiden~"

"Help me! Help me! The evil overlord is being malicious!"

"Even if you scream until hoarse, no one will save you. Heheh... Just bear a little demoness for me."

"Hey hey master! Where are you running off to? Don't forget your most obedient Mingji~"

...

Time flowed like river currents. Another eon passed before the Three Realms became unified under Le Dong's dominion, bringing order and reducing senseless conflicts.

Le Dong lived a blissful life with his family during these long years. Unfortunately, even with Sovereign-level power, naturally conceiving offspring proved extremely difficult for Supreme Beings.

Through perseverance and his chaotic heart, he gradually ascended to the rank of Sovereign - becoming an ultimate force capable of commanding heaven and earth itself.

Only when reaching this height did he truly comprehend cosmic truths. Though mastering all laws became possible, just as life blossomed and withered, universes similarly faced death and rebirth cycles. He couldn't stop time's wheel from turning or prevent universal extinction.

Le Dong exhaled deeply while feeling slight regret for Wanling. The cause she obsessed over could never truly save her in the end.

Universes weren't equivalent to heavens themselves, only manifestations beneath celestial laws at their core.

All he could do was try his best before the great limit approached - bringing loved ones beyond this cosmic cycle through sheer willpower.

...

After countless more years so long even Le Dong nearly forgot them, he remembered returning home multiple times. Each time found his universe dissolved into primordial chaos once again.

After waiting an unfathomable duration longer, when finally returning to this new era of creation, using memories and sensations, he located Earth in the solar system that had always stayed in his heart - only to find a strange being there.

A girl with serpent legs was diligently studying life laws while trying to create life forms. She repeatedly failed despite her determination. Her appearance bore Wanling's shadow unmistakably.

"Child, what is your name?"

"A name? Oh... I don't have one."

"Then let me give you one - Nüwa sound good?"

"Wonderful! What about you then?"

"For me? You may call me Hongjun. Now tell me what you're doing?"

"I'm creating humans."

"Why create humans?"

"Not sure, just feel compelled to do it... Memories of mankind also appear in my mind randomly."

"Fine," Le Dong smiled as he explained, "Let's start by mastering life laws thoroughly first. But humans are complex; let's begin with simple life factors instead..."

"Waah! What is this green blob? So ugly!"

Le Dong: "..."

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(End)