Chapter 144: 144. Chapter 144: Reviving Tang Chen

144. Chapter 144: Reviving Tang Chen

After resting in the Courtyard for a while, Li Xuan finally picked up the Soul Nurturing Wood spike that was filled with blood‑red nine‑headed bats.

The wooden spike is small, so fitting six souls is a bit cramped, but Li Xuan isn't about to give them a bigger house; let them squeeze together here.

These six guys are a scourge; once Li Xuan later discovers a way to forge artifacts, he'll refine these six souls into a magical tool, and that will solve everything.

He placed the wooden spike into an iron box, then locked it with a chain to prevent anyone from accidentally touching it.

Having settled the blood‑red nine‑headed bat souls, the next step is to deal with Tang Chen's corpse.

Li Xuan went to Tang Chen's corpse, lifted the blood‑red cloak, and took a look at the now lifeless Tang Chen.

His heart had been pierced, seven layers of blood had drained from his body, his complexion was pale, his face gaunt, and his eyes tightly shut.

Had Li Xuan not used Shura Divine Power, he would have had no way to kill the Slaughter King at all; but with Shura Divine Power, even tens of thousands of Slaughter Kings are no match for Li Xuan, so the Slaughter King's death was that easy.

Li Xuan examined Tang Chen's face closely; now the bat traits on his face and body were gone, revealing a human appearance and features, no longer looking like the former bat‑person.

However, a strange blood‑red pattern clung to Tang Chen's body; Li Xuan lowered his head and saw that the pattern on the restored Shura Priest Staff was very similar, probably a blessing from the Shura God, though Li Xuan didn't fully understand.

"Since I promised Kakar, I have to save you, and I also want to make an exception to enter the Hell's Path; I guess the system is quite interested in the Inner Core of the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake," Li Xuan said, shaking his head helplessly as he looked at Tang Chen's corpse.

Then Li Xuan retrieved a Jade Box from the space of the Palm Heaven Bottle.

"This is a real treasure, I'm betting whether you can repay the kindness," Li Xuan chuckled, then opened the Jade Box and took out a pure white herb.

The herb is called Deer Living Grass.

It's just that Deer Living Grass, a life‑saving Heavenly Material Earth Treasure; Li Xuan has only a few of these life‑preserving elixirs, and this one has only Thousand-Year Cultivation, but it's enough to treat Tang Chen's injuries.

Li Xuan's soul power quivered, and the Deer Living Grass turned into a lump of white medicinal mud; supporting the lump, Li Xuan directly thrust the mud into Tang Chen's heart with his hand.

At the same time, Li Xuan extended his hand, pouring his own soul power into Tang Chen's body to enhance the Deer Living Grass's effect.

The moment the Deer Living Grass touched the wound, it turned into a white liquid, resealing Tang Chen's heart while releasing its medicinal power, causing the chest wound to heal at a visibly rapid pace.

Li Xuan could feel Tang Chen's heart recovering rapidly, and the soul power within Tang Chen's body was also promoting new blood formation.

A few minutes later, Li Xuan sensed Tang Chen's body gradually regaining warmth.

After a while more, Li Xuan felt slight tremors at Tang Chen's chest.

Boom…

Boom boom…

Boom boom… boom boom…

Tang Chen's heartbeat slowly began to return.

"Not bad, didn't die long, I've saved him," Li Xuan said, nodding with satisfaction.

"Next is to awaken the soul. The blood‑red nine‑headed bat souls have already been stripped away, so now we should awaken Tang Chen's soul," Li Xuan said calmly, rubbing his back fingers, and a Burning Heart Divine Flame appeared in his palm.

Although Tang Chen's body has recovered, his soul is still not awakened, essentially a vegetative state; the soul power in his body cannot contain Li Xuan's Burning Heart Divine Flame.

Li Xuan smoothly took control of Tang Chen's Heart Fire.

Next comes repeatedly tormenting the Heart Fire, using intense fury to stimulate the soul, thereby awakening Tang Chen's soul.

…

Half an hour later, Li Xuan, drenched in sweat, sat on the ground; manipulating Tang Chen's Heart Fire was exhausting, like twisting steel bars. After sensing a response from Tang Chen's soul, he quickly amplified the Burning Heart Divine Flame, pushing the corporeal Heart Fire's fury to the limit.

Ah!

A furious roar erupted, a massive force centered on Tang Chen, a shockwave sweeping the surroundings; Li Xuan was blown away by the wave and slammed directly into the Inner City wall of the City of Slaughter, unable to break through.

"Good guy, at least two ribs are broken…" Li Xuan gasped sharply in pain.

But Li Xuan didn't hesitate; he pressed his hand to his own chest twice, restoring the broken ribs to their proper positions while using soul power to accelerate the healing.

Li Xuan struggled briefly, then jumped down from the wall.

Step by step, he made his way back to his Courtyard.

At this point, Tang Chen was naked above the waist, kneeling on the ground with his head down; his clothes were torn, and his skin bore a sickly, ghastly pallor.

"Tang Chen? Under the Heavenly Crown?" Li Xuan whispered as a reminder.

Hearing Li Xuan's voice, Tang Chen's body twitched slightly, then he turned his head to glance at Li Xuan.

"Little brother, are you the one who revived me?" Tang Chen said hoarsely to Li Xuan, his tone tinged with confusion and bewilderment.

"Indeed I saved you, but do you know where this is? Do you know what happened before?" Li Xuan asked Tang Chen.

"I know… but could you give me some water?" Tang Chen nodded, then said to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded, took out a bottle of water and tossed it to Tang Chen.

"Thank you." Tang Chen nodded, took the water and began to drink.

Li Xuan wasn't in a hurry; he sat down in the Courtyard, waiting for Tang Chen's recovery.

After a while, Tang Chen's skin returned to a bronze hue, and he rose from the ground.

"Thank you, little brother, for saving my life." Tang Chen came before Li Xuan and bowed deeply.

"You're too kind; I was merely acting on someone's request." Li Xuan smiled and nodded, not evading Tang Chen's grand gesture.

After all, I revived Tang Chen with a life‑saving treasure; his bowing isn't a loss for me.

"By the way, under the Heavenly Crown, the one who asked me to revive you, let me hand you this set of Shura Divine Gear and the Shura Priest Staff." Li Xuan pointed at the Shura Divine Gear scattered on the ground, then tossed the scepter in his hand to Tang Chen.

Tang Chen nodded, caught the scepter, and used his soul power to pick up the soul bones scattered on the ground one by one.

"The life‑saving grace is unforgettable; if you have any request, I shall face fire and water for you." Tang Chen nodded again as he spoke.

"Under the Heavenly Crown, I want to go straight into the Hell's Path; the blood‑red nine‑headed bats are already completely dealt with, and that Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake is also dead," Li Xuan said to Tang Hao.

"Little brother, the Hell's Path isn't easy to enter. How about I consult the Shura God Lord and then get back to you?" Tang Chen asked Li Xuan.

At this moment Tang Chen hadn't fully recovered yet, so his emotions were stable; once his soul returns to normal, things might be different.

"Please." Li Xuan smiled and nodded.

Tang Chen also nodded, then shot upward, flying toward the Shura Divine Temple.

(End of chapter)