The Urban Dao Child.

The spirit of life knelt in front of Mortem, the spirit of death, and Yang Dao, who had initiated the Dao resonance mode. At the moment, when Yang Dao had decided to rectify the spirit of death and recreate it, the spirit of life came forward to plead for his sake. 

Yang Dao heard her say that if her explanation was not good enough, then he can execute his sentence on both of them equally. Thinking about it for a few seconds, he hummed giving her permission. 

Vita spoke without raising her head, "Your excellency, the role of two countering laws is not only to maintain the order in the world but also to maintain order among themselves, too. As the spirit of life, I have failed to keep the spirit of death in check. Thus, I am as much of a failure as he is. 

I am not weak, but I have always hoped that he will correct his ways one day. This excessive hope is my folly. Please, give him a chance, sire. This sort of anomaly shall never occur ever again." 

She was being suppressed by Yang Dao's immense pressure. She was unable to convey her true thoughts from the fear that if her choice of words was a little incorrect, Yang Dao might erase this whole realm and recreate it. The heavenly Dao was omnipotent. Its power was immeasurable. Trying not to infuriate the boy any further, she said all she could come up with. 

Her words were true, and she was indeed guilty of letting Mortem run rampant. This behavior of the spirit of death had caused the aura of the place to decline and the negativity was too high. Yang Dao had sensed this when he was going under the trial of the Azure Dragon. 

The power of death used by the Azure Dragon was so strong that it could have killed the world itself. That illusion was more like a hint the Azure Dragon had left him. Remember when Yang Dao spotted that the illusion was a little too normal under his Dao Eyes? It all clicked to him only the moment he sensed Mortem. 

Listening to Vita, Yang Dao again cast his gaze over Mortem, who had now undone his hood. Instead of an obscure blur, his face was well-defined and sharp. He spoke in his ethereal voice, "The essence of life is to give the world hope, let them learn the emotions, build a character and lead it to death. 

The essence of Death is to make the person abandon it all, suffer the consequences of their deeds and again enter the world of the living when they have paid all the debts in full. 

Those who can master and realize the essence of both laws are entities who become free from the cycle of life and death. They gain enlightenment and become the Dao, a part of the great Dao. All life comes from the great Dao and returns to the great Dao. 

You, the keepers of balance, broke the equilibrium, thus you are to be punished. You will be now followers of the Dao Child. Entrust your spirit law seeds to him. You will live till eternity and watch over this realm without a mistake." 

The authority of the ethereal voice was something they could never overlook. The two people replied with their foreheads on the floor, "Yes, your excellency." 

The beam of light in front of them vanished slowly. However, the glow coming from it did not fade. The dark and gloomy place glowed with a light indescribable in words. Yang Dao's eyes were still golden. His figure was floating in the void with fluttering hair. 

His silence hinted to the spirits that he was waiting for them to hand over their spirit seed. Spirits all had a seed inside them, which functioned as the heart of the humans. But these spirits could stay alive without their seeds within them. as long as the seed is intact, the people will stay alive. 

The Dao has passed his judgment. If they did not wish to be eradicated or replaced by a new spirit designated in their places they would comply. Imagine Yang Dao being so powerful that he thought was enough to erase things. Scary, right? 

He could have erased the two spirits in a blink as if they never existed in the first place, but he did not wish to do that. Unlike the other Dao children in the past. He was in complete control of his resonance. His thoughts were to restore balance and not to leave an impression of himself. If he was to destroy these spirits and create new ones in their place, it would be easy, but the new spirits will be akin to a blank page, they would need to be filled with the law code, which would take him countless years. 

Where did he have so much time on his hand? Probably after he ascends to the heavenly court. But that will take a long time as well. So, he decided to keep them alive, but extracted the spirit seed. The reason was that after he fuses with the two seeds, he will be able to monitor the situation of the two spirits. 

While also be able to comprehend the two laws slowly. He will also be able to command the two powers with the augmentation of the two-spirit seeds. That said, the two spirits did not hesitate and closed their eyes and joined their hands in a praying stance. 

They were urging the spirit seed to move out of their bodies. Under their will, the spirit seeds were ejected from their bodies. The seed emerged from the middle of their chests. The seed looked like an egg, carved with glyphs from a language unknown to Yang Dao. While the seed of the Life spirit was golden and had white shining glyphs, the seed of death spirit had black color with red glyphs covering the surface. 

Yang Dao raised his hands and the two seeds flew over without any resistance. The two seeds floated over Yang Dao's palms. Something happened and the two seeds started to vanish inside the palms of the Dao child. It was something melted and mixed in his flesh. The process was completed in a much shorter time than the spirits even took to eject the seeds. 

Yang Dao said in his ethereal voice, "Farewell, you do not have another chance." and vanished from the spiritual void. 

Mortem and Vita were the only two people in the spiritual void now. The former said, "Thank you, Vita." 

The spirit of life said, "The reason why this happened was that you are a fool. Go away and correct the mess you have made." her voice was cold. She was upset because she was scolded by the Dao Child. When has she ever been scolded? She was the cute and smart spirit of life. 

This all happened because of Mortem being a jerk. After cursing the guy in her mind, she turned her face away. The death spirit was so depressed, never had he thought of such a thing to happen. Then he left the book of life and returned to his place in the book of death. 

...

Yang Dao stood holding the book of life and he sensed the gloom vanish from the book. A smile surfaced on his face. His two wrists both had a bracelet. These bracelets were his armaments. The bracelet on his left wrist was black and red, while the one on the right was gold and white. They had an exquisite design and gave off a delicate feeling. 

The Dao child suddenly wished for the bracelets to vanish, and TADA. They were gone. The spirit armaments were capable of appearing and disappearing according to the thought of their master. Ryu Jinshi was standing beside him and when he saw this, he had an urge to kneel. 

He did not know when he got the bracelets. All the things inside the spiritual void may seem long, but outside here, it was just a blink. 

He needed knowledge. Even if he has the armament, that does not mean he will be using them anytime soon. He needed to understand it all, and only when it was necessary would he be using them. First, understand how they worked and then only use them when you have no other options left. 

He was the Dao child, he was the Dao himself, yet until he is strong enough to merge the Dao with himself. He cannot do something that is not permitted by the Dao. What he questioned himself about was will he be able to bend the Dao if he became one with it or will it be the other way around. 

Putting aside all the thoughts, the boy started to read the records again. As he read, the understanding of the laws deepened. Today, he rectified the balance in this world. After he finishes reading the two records, he will go to visit the four major spirit cities and then back home.