radicalducati Chapter 109: Reincarnation
Chapter 109: Reincarnation
Elder Yi's words were calm, yet contained a wealth of information, which gave the Evil Emperor, the Snow Emperor, and Liya a real glimmer of hope.
"Reincarnation, what a beautiful word. In this life, you hunt soul beasts, but in the next life, you become the hunted. In this life, you are a wolf, but in the next life, you become a sheep. The exchange of identities can bring true empathy." The Evil Emperor said excitedly. In Elder Yi's words, he seemed to see that world of reincarnation.
"The Soul Technique is just the foundation. Strictly speaking, it should be the Soul Fusion Technique, which allows one to achieve a different kind of immortality." Elder Yi spoke again, explaining to everyone: "Life can be interpreted as the soul plus bloodline. The soul is further divided into memory and personality. If a soul is reincarnated in its offspring and awakens the memories of its past life, wouldn't that be considered a resurrection or a rebirth?"
"The answer to this question is hard to say, but in other people's eyes, this is resurrection, this is rebirth, this is an alternative form of immortality."
"Elder Yi, you have moved me." The Evil Emperor bowed his head, radiating pure respect, and said earnestly, "In order to create the cycle of reincarnation you speak of, I am willing to pledge my loyalty to you, unwavering even in life and death."
"Building a cycle of reincarnation is not something that can be done overnight. It also requires the nurturing of immortal spiritual energy. You should assist Huo Yuhao instead." Elder Yi waved his hand and said calmly, "After becoming a god, you must drive changes in the Douluo plane. This is a path that must be taken."
"Yes." The Evil Emperor bowed his head in response, having also found his direction.
The undead demiplane calmed down. Liya drank the power of divine bloodline, and her scales transformed from gold to a multicolored white, making her a divine bloodline among mermaids. Her cultivation doubled, leaping her to the level of a two-hundred-thousand-year-old ferocious beast.
The Snow Empress's soul ritual was complete, and the Mirror Beast King became a part of her, providing her with a left arm bone and three soul rings, including eight soul skills. Combined with the Ice and Snow Maiden's torso bone and three soul rings, the Snow Empress now possesses thirteen soul skills, making her exceptionally powerful.
"I never imagined that after being reborn, the Snow Emperor would actually forge her own path. It's truly enviable," the Evil Emperor murmured. He had also obtained a bottle of divine-level bloodline power, but he couldn't drink it. Once he did, his bloodline would reach the divine level, and his cultivation would break through a million years. When that time came, the most terrifying heavenly tribulation would descend, and he estimated that he would be cleaved into nothingness.
"If only I could rebuild it again," the Evil Emperor wailed, his gaze sweeping over one of his offspring, while he also made some plans in his mind.
The Evil Emperor had nine sons, the most powerful of whom was the Evil Eye, a pure spiritual being with 450,000 years of cultivation. The others were 30,000 to 50,000 years more powerful, down to the youngest son, whose cultivation had reached 100,000 years. In later generations, all of these sons were hunted down and killed.
"Instead of doing that, it would be better to make some investments in advance, follow Huo Yuhao into the God Realm, and obtain eternal life." The Evil Emperor thought to himself, and set his sights on a few people in his memory. These people all had special opportunities, and if there were no accidents, they could also become gods. Investing in them in advance was obviously the best decision.
"Yuhao, is your teacher missing a ninth spirit ring?" After making a decision, the Evil Emperor chased after Huo Yuhao, asking him some questions.
"Yes, my most respected teacher, upon reaching level ninety, is indeed missing a spirit ring. He still wants a spirit ring with the mental attribute." Huo Yuhao raised his eyes, immediately seeing through the Evil Emperor's thoughts. He then asked, "Are you planning to have your son fuse with Teacher Xuan? Aren't you worried about any problems?"
"With Elder Yi protecting us, what problems could there be? Besides, you and Xue Di are practically guaranteed to become gods, at least first-level gods. At that time, there will be four spots to go to the God Realm. I don't believe you would leave Teacher Xuan on Douluo Continent." The Evil Emperor thought boldly and carefully, selected with his mental energy, and finally focused his consciousness on his fifth son, recommending, "This is my fifth son, with 299,000 years of cultivation. He is the most suitable as Teacher Xuan's ninth soul ring."
"Moreover, he is an evil eye tyrant with five attributes, including metal, wood, fire, space, and spirit. Becoming Teacher Xuan's soul spirit will surely help him on his path to becoming a soul master."
"Yes, that's true." Huo Yuhao nodded, looking at the Evil Eye Tyrant who had been pushed out. He did indeed have 300,000 years of cultivation, but his attributes were mixed, so he would definitely not be able to break through the next Heavenly Tribulation. He was also the first of the Evil Emperor's sons to perish. He was pushed out now in order to prolong his life.
Ignoring the Evil Emperor's ulterior motives, Huo Yuhao calmly said, "I thank you on behalf of Teacher Xuan. I will also urge him to cultivate diligently. If he can obtain a godhood, your son may be able to return to Douluo Continent and live in the Demon Forest again."
"I do not seek fame among the lords, but only a moment of comfort." The fifth son of the Evil Emperor transformed into an old man with a white beard and stood beside Huo Yuhao. He looked several hundred years older than the Evil Emperor's avatar.
"Your thinking is quite realistic," Huo Yuhao replied, then gently asked Liya, "Liya, do you want to go home?"
In response, Liya gently shook her head, placing her hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, conveying a sense of closeness.
"Alright, then you and Xiaobai can live in the undead demiplane for now, and help Elder Yi remodel this world. Xue Di still needs to be exposed to human presence, so we'll head out first." Huo Yuhao ruffled Liya's soft hair, pulled her small hand from his chest, gave Xue Di a look, and the two rode the bone dragon to the location of Mingdu, passed through the undead gate, and returned to their dormitory.
"How cold-hearted! Can't you see what Liya is thinking?" Xue Di pouted and said coldly to Huo Yuhao.
"I can tell, but she's still young and doesn't have the ability to make her own judgments yet," Huo Yuhao said, glancing at Xue Di before changing the subject, "We still don't know what kind of soul skill you've acquired?"
"Oh." Xue Di nodded, pursing her lips. She understood Huo Yuhao's thoughts and silently shared the information about her soul skill with him.
Above the Ice God Martial Soul, the Snow Maiden possesses three soul rings, each corresponding to one of the three soul skills: Emperor Sword, Emperor Palm, and Emperor Cold Heaven. Her soul bone also contains two soul skills: Snow Maiden's Blessing and Ice God's Heart. Snow Maiden's Blessing can elevate an ice-attribute soul master's attributes to the ultimate ice level, applied once a day and lasting for one day. If applied to herself, it will increase all attributes by 100%, making it an extremely powerful amplification-type soul skill. Ice God's Heart, which the Snow Empress lacks, is a powerful resurrection-type soul skill.
The soul of the Silver Mirror Beast King was attached to the Ice God Sword, granting it six soul skills: Enemy of Mirror Image, Mirror Image Return, Mirror Image Replication, Frosty Nine Provinces, Ice God Sword Fall, and Ice Extraction and Fire Refinement. Each skill has its own unique characteristics.
The left arm bone of the Mirror Beast King is equipped with two soul skills: Mirror Clone and Mirror Ring. Mirror Clone works on the user, allowing bloodline soul power to be integrated into it beforehand. During battle, it releases a 100% replica of the user, which dissipates once the soul power is exhausted.
The Mirror Ring is a powerful control skill. Once cast, the target is pulled into a mental mirror image and cannot escape that special consciousness space unless they defeat their own mirror image. When used properly, it can be an unimaginable killing move.