Published: February 19, 2025
Burial, Chen Chu's path to open the heavens.
Everyone present, except for Xu Xiaoqi, was battle-hardened and had long since grown accustomed to life and death; therefore, they did not display overwhelming sorrow at the parting of life and death.
Under the gazes of the crowd, the girl slowly lay down in the Reincarnation Pod.
Click!
As the pod's cover closed, runes began to glow on its surface, and an invisible chill spread within, starting to freeze everything.
Under the power of this freezing force, the girl slowly closed her eyes.
Zhi! A golden-haired young man flicked his fingers, and a light curtain emerged, where he quickly manipulated it while speaking rapidly.
"In two minutes and twenty-seven seconds, Ruoyi's soul will reach its limit. At that time, I will need you, Nine Nether King, to take action and merge her soul with the dragon's essence the moment her soul vanishes."
"It can't be too late or too soon."
The Nine Nether King replied calmly, "Just leave it to me then."
"This ceremony is divided into three steps: the physical body reverses its life form, the soul is forged, and finally the new soul merges with the body."
"With the experimental data from Akunus, I can guarantee that Ruoyi's genes and life form will be successfully altered."
"But the subsequent soul reshaping, which ultimately means merging the new body with a new soul, involves the laws of life and death, so it will all depend on the preparations made by the Xuanwu senior."
As Brudos spoke, the projection in front of him flickered with red light, and he suddenly shouted, "Now!"
Buzz!
There was no earth-shattering tremor, but as the Nine Nether King made his move, Chen Chu felt the entire world freeze, colors stripped away, leaving only black and white.
Then a massive black claw emerged from the void.
Under that black claw, a phantom of the girl emerged within the colorless Reincarnation Pod, followed by a phantom blood dragon measuring hundreds of meters in length.
At this moment, the girl's phantom was covered in cracks, while the blood dragon's 'eyes' were lifeless, appearing as nothing but a shell.
The enormous black claw, measuring a hundred meters and covering the entire basement, gently pressed down, forcing the already crumbling girl’s phantom into the blood dragon's forehead.
Then, in the black and white world, a gigantic purple twelve-petal lotus suddenly appeared, slowly unfolding and wrapping around the blood dragon that was merging with the girl's soul.
At this moment, Chen Chu's consciousness dulled, as if watching a silent animated short film.
He watched as the massive lotus slowly shrank, transforming into a fist-sized purple bud that entered the Reincarnation Pod.
However, the purple bud did not merge with the girl's body; instead, it hovered at her forehead, slowly rotating and emitting streams of purple light illuminating her brow.
As the black claw gradually retreated into the void, the surrounding world suddenly returned to normal, bursting back into vibrant colors.
Simultaneously, Brudos operated continuously on the projection, with countless data frantically refreshing.
"Activate gene compilation information."
"Activate rotation rune matrix."
"Activate life conversion matrix!"
"Activate life essence integration..."
Runes lit up within the Reincarnation Pod, like a complex mechanical device beginning to operate, releasing streams of top-tier, even divine-level resources.
"Xuanwu senior, quickly send the Reincarnation Pod into the void for burial, so she can be deemed 'dead.'"
"I understand." In a deep voice, the Xuanwu Heavenly King appeared in front of the black wall, ripping it apart with sudden force.
Boom!
The dark wall was torn open, revealing a pitch-black rift leading to the unknown depths of the void, where a piece of black 'land' measuring a hundred meters was floating.
"Go!"
Without hesitation, the Reincarnation Pod rushed into the void at the Xuanwu Heavenly King's command.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The runes on the surface of the Reincarnation Pod shone brightly, forming a one-meter-thick white shield. Under the onslaught of the spatial storm surging from all directions, it erupted with a rumbling sound.