Published: February 19, 2025
Closed Door Breakthrough to the Seventh Level (Seeking Monthly Votes)
The next morning.
In the living room, Yan Ruoyi looked at the black bottle on the coffee table, her eyes questioning Chen Chu.
Wearing sunglasses, Chen Chu replied calmly, “Back in the Southern Battlefield, I killed a demon from the infernal demon race named McHus and seized a storage bag from him.”
“It contained quite a few useful and useless items, such as magic crystals that can only be used by the infernal demon race, and some high-level extraordinary materials.”
“I used the extraordinary materials that were useful to me to forge battle armor and weapons, and some were exchanged for school resources. Aside from those, there was also a piece of jade.”
“That jade is quite peculiar, extremely hard, even I couldn’t destroy it. It doesn’t resemble extraordinary minerals yet emits a subtle aura, so I kept it.”
“Last night, for some unknown reason, several cracks appeared on the surface of the jade, and it became very fragile, almost as if some sort of seal had broken.”
“After I shattered the jade, I obtained some special life essence, which contains a very pure dragon life aura.”
“So, I wondered if it would be useful to you, considering you possess the source of laws of the ‘dragon’.”
“...Thank you.” A hint of emotion flashed in Yan Ruoyi's eyes.
Chen Chu shook his head, “Miss Yan, no need to be polite. Whether for personal reasons or in light of the Xuanwu Heavenly King's contributions to the Human Race, I hope you can live.”
After more than a month of contact, Chen Chu had a good impression of Yan Ruoyi.
This impression was not one of romantic affection but an appreciation for her as an individual.
Faced with the increasingly imminent death, the nineteen-year-old seemed calm, composed, and even coordinated the ambush of two kings alongside the Federation with her own schemes.
Such composure and ambition were admirable even to Chen Chu.
As for the source of the life essence, as he said, he attributed everything to McHus, and many people knew about him obtaining a storage bag at that time.
Later, he also produced some special extraordinary materials for testing, including the Exorcism Crystal Horn which contradicted the identity of the demon race.
In this situation, it seemed reasonable for some strange items to emerge from the storage bag since only Chen Chu truly knew what was inside.
Of course, whether others believed this reasoning was their own business; Chen Chu himself believed it.
Moved, Yan Ruoyi opened the black bottle, and immediately, a pure and terrifying life aura spread out, causing her eyes to widen in shock.
“What pure dragon life essence.”
From her perception, the aura emitted by this life essence was even ‘purer’ than some mythical-grade dragon life energy.
To save her, the Xuanwu Heavenly King had once killed a mythical-grade dragon beast and extracted its life essence, which made Yan Ruoyi particularly sensitive to this aspect.
Coupled with the restlessness arising from the depths of her soul, she sighed softly, revealing a look of regret, “Unfortunately, my injury comes from my soul; the effect of this substance on my life potential is minimal.”
Chen Chu frowned slightly, not expecting even imperial dragon life essence would be powerless against Yan Ruoyi's injury.
At this moment, Yan Ruoyi’s expression brightened as if she saw a glimmer of hope: “However, with this dragon life essence, my chances of revival have increased by ten percent.”
“Revival, ten percent.” Chen Chu’s gaze shifted slightly.
Yan Ruoyi nodded slightly, “Because of my unavoidable demise, my father and some uncles researched for over ten years and finally devised a method: life reincarnation.”
“Since my human soul is incomplete, we will completely abandon it and reshape the soul form with that ‘dragon’ as the core while synchronously transforming the body.”
“This is similar to how cultivators start transforming their physical attributes during the early stages of cultivation, gradually affecting and changing the soul after reaching the ninth level of heaven, only the steps are reversed.”