Rebirth in Blood and Bone

In the world of the dead, silence was the eternal theme. Even the violent struggles among fire seed beings subsided quickly.

This was a desolate ancient battlefield. The reddish-brown earth was littered with white bones, and ribbons of black mist coiled through the air. Far from the great cities of the eastern region, powerful fire seed beings rarely frequented this place.

When a fire seed being did pass by, the clatter of its bones only made the stillness deeper.

But in recent days, the baleful aura over this battlefield had gradually dissipated. In the central area, a hazy spiritual light bathed the white bones, and streaks of rosy cloud shone through—a stark contrast to the usual gloom.

The Lost Paradise floated in midair, dreamlike yet not completely cut off from the outside world. Inside, lush grass grew, fine trees flourished, and life brimmed with vitality—a holy land compared to the ribboned black mist of the ancient battlefield.

Below, on the ancient battlefield, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in silent meditation. Blood energy surged around him, and his bones emitted constant cracking sounds, as if his skeletal body were being reshaped.

His Yellow Diamond skeleton radiated golden light, but that dazzling brilliance was steadily fading, as if it would soon turn to plain white bone.

Suddenly, five-colored divine light erupted skyward. The yellow light receded, and the skeleton blazed with white, blue, red, purple, and gold—five radiant hues.

At the same time, an overwhelming pressure burst forth. With Xiao Chen at the center, a tsunami of terrifying spiritual fluctuations surged in all directions, rolling across the nine heavens and ten earths.

The countless white bones on the ancient battlefield shattered like brittle porcelain beneath an unimaginable weight. The earth began to quake violently, as if heaven and earth were collapsing.

This terrible fluctuation spread like the source of all destruction, shaking the entire region. The ancient battlefield shattered completely, and massive fissures raced into the distance.

Xiao Chen was enveloped in five-colored divine light. He was like a war god reborn from flames. His Yellow Diamond skeleton had evolved into a Five-Colored Skeleton Body, bursting with dazzling radiance. Mighty energy fluctuations surged through heaven and earth.

He had finally stepped into the Perfected Man realm and become a Five-Colored Skeleton King.

Keke, who had been snoring loudly in the Lost Paradise, sleepily pulled herself up from the peach tree. She rubbed her big eyes, mumbled a few "Ya-ya" sounds, and then flew out happily.

Further away, the fully recovered Sha Polang let out a long howl and scrambled frantically.

"Oh, damn it! Heaven and earth are collapsing!"

The ground was caving in, and terrible energy fluctuations raged through the sky. He felt very uncomfortable under that crushing aura, hopping and dodging wildly.

When everything calmed down, Xiao Chen rose to his full height. Five-colored divine light shot into the heavens. He had completed a super-evolution, and the terrifying pressure that had shaken the world receded like a tide.

"Big brother, the commotion you made was way too big!" Sha Polang came running from afar, shouting and laughing, but his voice was filled with joy. "Evolved into a Five-Colored King… heavens! Ha-ha! Now let's see if that Giant King still dares to brag about using my skull as a chamber pot!"

"I told you to gather information. What did you find?" Xiao Chen asked.

"It's infuriating! That Giant King is a fox pretending to be a tiger. He's strutting about like he rules the entire eastern domain, all cities united under him. And he really did find a Yellow Diamond skull to use as a chamber pot for his pet. Damn it, it's humiliating us both! Too much—it's a direct insult to our identities."

"You didn't find Old Yellow?" Xiao Chen was asking about the Yellow Diamond skeleton who had traded the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree for the seven-colored broken sword.

Sha Polang's mood darkened. "Old Yellow is probably finished. I think that Yellow Diamond chamber pot might be his skull."

Even though Xiao Chen had reached the Perfected Man realm, he was enraged by this news. The Giant King, a Fish-Leap realm super-evolutionary, was utterly arrogant.

This was too much!

Was he relying on a sovereign from the depths of the continent? Even if he had a powerful skeleton wielding four swords to sweep away his enemies, he was still insufferably arrogant.

"Big brother, we have to avenge Old Yellow," Sha Polang said, his emotional fluctuations intense. He had shared a long time with Old Yellow and had grown close to him.

"Ya ya!" Keke waved her little fist, meaning they should go settle the score now.

Xiao Chen had already calmed down. He patted Sha Polang's shoulder bone and said, "There's no need to say more. We'll definitely eliminate them, but I'll wait until my flesh and blood are reborn."

"Big brother… you… can really be reborn in flesh and blood?" Sha Polang looked incredulous.

"Wait a little longer. Keep monitoring the situation outside."

Xiao Chen's body shone with five-colored light, but even more blood-red mist churned around him. Yet there was no bloody smell—only the spiritual essence of blood vitality surging.

Sha Polang left. Keke stayed by Xiao Chen's side, falling asleep again with a huge pile of spirit fruits, lost in sweet dreams.

Xiao Chen sat quietly, as still as a stone statue, as if he had existed there since the dawn of time.

The Five-Colored Skeleton Body was already densely covered with a spiderweb of blood vessels. As he sat in silent meditation, the blood mist condensed into a layer of flesh-like substance, enveloping his skeleton.

This was a process of transformation, a process of nirvana, a process of rebirth. He sat for three full months. During that time, Sha Polang returned several times but could only wring his hands helplessly.

Keke, on the other hand, was carefree. Apart from sleeping soundly, she busied herself in the Lost Paradise, checking whether the five-colored pine nuts were ripe, whether the seven-colored sacred ginseng was ready to eat. Every day she happily ate a few spirit fruits, and sometimes she lazily loosened the soil and watered some supreme divine trees.

Seeing the little ancestor leisurely day after day, Sha Polang grew anxious. He repeatedly asked Keke when Xiao Chen would wake up.

Watching this Yellow Diamond skeleton hover before her every day, little Keke grew annoyed. Finally, she grabbed him and threw him into the Lost Paradise, ordering him to help weed and water the spiritual roots.

Sha Polang was initially very stubborn, but he was soon beaten into submission by Keke's seven-colored light. When he entered and grudgingly began weeding, he couldn't help but cry out in shock.

He still had many memories of his past life. When he saw what was inside, he couldn't help but howl. These were all divine herbs! And he was supposed to pull them out? Was this a joke? What a waste!

"I'll pull! I'll pull! I'll eat! I'll eat!" He seemed to forget he was a skeleton and unconsciously stuffed divine herbs into his mouth.

Keke watched, a little alarmed. This guy was even more of an eater than she was—he was eating grass! If he discovered those divine-grade sacred fruits, wouldn't they be in danger? The little one grew wary and strictly supervised Sha Polang's work, terrified that her treasures would be stolen.

When Sha Polang went deep into the Lost Paradise to pull weeds, he was utterly dumbfounded. The garden was filled with spiritual wonders, dreamlike and surreal—even a skeleton would salivate. Those were rare spiritual roots, many of which were peerless.

He suddenly realized how foolish he had been—guarding a divine garden while collecting "weeds."

"Ya ya ya…"

Seeing his dazed expression, Keke became more certain that this fellow had his eye on her treasures. She warned him solemnly that they belonged to her. But in the end, she magnanimously pointed with her little paw at the grass, indicating that if he liked eating grass, it was all his.

"#@#%…" Sha Polang was furious.

Every day he worked under the little beast's supervision—weeding and watering—and when he finished, Keke would throw him out of the Lost Paradise.

Days passed. At Xiao Chen's location, mist swirled and light shone, making it impossible for outsiders to see inside. But the aura of a living being grew stronger and stronger, spreading over the broken ancient battlefield.

The powerful fluctuations of life, far exceeding those of ordinary beings, grew day by day. The deathly silence of the ancient battlefield began to show signs of life.

At first, around Xiao Chen's meditation spot, auspicious light swirled, pure and sacred. Later, spiritual energy thickened, and the breath of life circulated continuously.

Until five months later, hints of green appeared around Xiao Chen. In the desolate, reddish-brown dead earth, tiny green sprouts broke through the surface, and vegetation began to grow here.

This was an almost unbelievable miracle!

From that day on, green shoots kept breaking through the hard reddish-brown soil around Xiao Chen. A month later, around him was already lush and full of life, with many unknown plants growing.

Sha Polang was dumbfounded. Even Keke rubbed her big eyes and mumbled "ya ya" over and over.

"Ya ya—why are there only weeds and no tasty fruits?"

Hearing this, Sha Polang nearly tripped.

Over these months, Xiao Chen had been continuously refining and absorbing the collected sovereign blood essences. He was undergoing a startling transformation—flesh and blood were growing continuously within his skeleton. At the same time, the Life Source Liquid refined from the alien kings had all merged into his body.

The breath of life grew heavier each day. Around Xiao Chen, everything became lush and green. The once deathly, desolate ancient battlefield was now brimming with life because of his flesh-and-blood rebirth.

This was the power of new life, making even the world of the dead radiate vitality. Within several hundred feet, flowers bloomed and grass grew, full of life.

Finally, the broken ancient battlefield grew vines and saplings. When seven full months had passed, this place had become a small oasis.

On the last day of the seventh month, the life force peaked. All vegetation grew madly, and this place had become a pure land of life.

"Boom!"

At that moment, at the center of the oasis, a powerful life fluctuation erupted. A sky-rending wave of energy shot upward, shaking the heavens. An overwhelming pressure shrouded all directions.

A human figure shot up from the oasis—long black hair streaming in the wind, eyes blazing with brilliant divine light.

Xiao Chen had successfully completed his flesh-and-blood rebirth! He was truly revived!

His skin gleamed with a crystalline luster. The reborn flesh was full of the breath of life, completely separated from death.

The surging life fluctuation was contained within his body. Now, with his flesh and blood reborn, he was filled with the power of a living being. He was now a true Perfected Man realm expert. All his previous divine abilities and profound meanings had reached their peak, no longer barely usable.

Eyes blazing, black hair flying, Xiao Chen stood high above the heavens, feeling this body brimming with infinite life force. He couldn't help but let out a long roar.

It was a roar of years of suppressed emotion. After so many years, he could finally make a real sound.

The heavens shook. The ten directions trembled.

Sha Polang was completely dumbfounded, standing frozen—feeling that this was all too incredible.

Little Keke happily cried out and quickly rushed into the sky.

Xiao Chen smiled, rubbing her fluffy head. The little one immediately protested in dissatisfaction.

"Ya ya…"

"Boss… you… you're really alive?!" Sha Polang felt as if he were dreaming. He had lived in the world of the dead for many years and had encountered such a legendary miracle for the first time.

"You'll have the same opportunity one day." Xiao Chen then smiled and gestured for Keke to leave temporarily. "I still need one more transformation. Prepare the Dragon Clan Sacred Tree."

Having said this, Xiao Chen shot into the sky. At an immeasurable height, he self-destructed his physical body. Blood mist scattered—the flesh he had just regenerated was destroyed by his own hand.

"Ya ya!" Keke cried out in alarm, her little heart pounding with worry.

Sha Polang was also startled, not understanding why he would do this.

"No need to worry. I have already been reborn. This is merely exchanging flesh and blood."

Xiao Chen's Five-Colored Skeleton suddenly began to grow flesh and blood at an astonishing speed. Powerful life fluctuations made the heavens tremble. Half an hour later, everything finished. His crystal-clear precious body was even more vibrant and full of life.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he summoned Keke's Seven-Colored Sacred Tree. Seven-colored light swirled, and the little sacred tree slowly entered his body.

The 'Om' sound of the Eight Syllables of Origin was the power of life and death. Now that his flesh and blood were reborn, he could finally wield the power of life to its utmost, constantly vibrating with the sound of the soul.

Thus, using the essence of the Dragon Clan Sacred Tree to supplement, and the power of life to repair, he brought his reborn body to a perfect state.

Three days later, this process ended. Xiao Chen felt that his body had reached the ideal state, and he returned the little sacred tree to Keke.

Xiao Chen truly sensed his own power now. His Martial Body was cultivated to perfection, his divine abilities fully mastered, and his profound meanings reached the strongest peak state since his emergence.

He was truly reborn, filled with powerful confidence. Even if he met a Perfected Man realm expert, so what? It could be said that he was nearly unrivaled at the same level.

Xiao Chen entered the Lost Paradise, found some clothes he had left there, and put on a set. At last, his true form had returned.

Little Keke circled around Xiao Chen, chattering endlessly as if she had countless things to say. This was the Xiao Chen she knew. The little one was happy and joyful beyond measure.

Sha Polang naturally sensed Xiao Chen's power and excitedly shouted, "Big brother, let's go avenge Old Yellow! That Giant King destroyed our cities and used our brother's skull as a chamber pot for his pet! And poor Old Yellow… this is intolerable!"

Xiao Chen placed Keke on his shoulder, then pointed out a beam of light that swept Sha Polang into the sky. "Let's go—to Giant City."

The Eight Aspect Worlds manifested. Xiao Chen walked calmly through the void, faster than reducing the earth to an inch. He traversed the eight worlds, reaching a speed that surpassed teleportation.

It did not take long. Giant City, ten thousand li away, appeared before them.

"Rumble!"

With his great divine power, Xiao Chen tore up a two-thousand-meter tall dead mountain, lifted it with one hand, and hurled it fiercely toward the Giant City ahead.

Sha Polang was stunned, hardly believing what he saw—a single strike to destroy a giant city!

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