Chapter 675: Rebirth (23)

Boom!!!

The figure of the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant plummeted from the sky like a solid cannonball, smashing fiercely into the ground.

Crack, crack.

He shook his neck, leaped out of the crater with ease, and stood in mid-air, looking around.

Very quickly, the ten eyeballs on his Nuo mask looked toward the same direction.

Whoosh—

The figure surged forward rapidly, leaving behind trails of afterimages in the air.

As the strongest spokesperson under the Hundred-Eyed Divine Lord, the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant had been painstakingly catalyzed by Him, reaching the astonishing strength of the mid-stage of Asking Dao.

However, because the Hundred-Eyed Divine Lord feared the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant might betray Him after gaining power, He erased most of his consciousness, leaving only the most basic instincts.

Therefore, the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant was not skilled in Dao Technique, but was instead better at running rampant by relying on his tyrannical physical strength.

The aura of the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant was much more arrogant than that of the Nine-Eyed Divine Servant; he did not know how many people he had startled along the way, drawing many prying gazes.

But those people, upon noticing his aura, quickly withdrew their gazes, choosing not to interfere and letting him fly over their territories.

Even some powerhouses belonging to the Southern Border Divine Dynasty chose to swallow their anger and did not block him after noticing the arrogant behavior of the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant.

"Hmph! So arrogant! They really should let them..."

"Say less, don't let him hear you. Just report it to the Divine Dynasty; there is no need to create extra trouble at this time."

"... Hmph, once His Majesty the Divine Emperor completes his divine art, we will definitely make these fellows receive the punishment they deserve!"

The two leaders of the Divine Guard Imperial Army who were monitoring this area chose to endure after their conversation.

Because at this moment, the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant was not only powerful, but also possessed a thick aura of an Immortal God; his master was watching him, and his current actions also represented His will.

The Divine Emperor had given orders: do not have any conflict with the Immortal Gods.

Thus, the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant soon arrived at the place where the Nine-Eyed Divine Servant's aura had vanished.

He scanned the area, seeing only the corpse of a giant rat demon, but did not find the remains of the Nine-Eyed Divine Servant.

Chir—

With a flick of his finger, the giant rat's abdomen was sliced open directly by a blade of Qi, and a large amount of acidic, putrid liquid and flesh gushed out from within, but the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant scanned it carefully and did not find any of the severed limbs he was looking for.

"..." He was silent for a moment, finally stopping his efforts to search, and instead silently recited a secret incantation.

Hum!

The next moment, the Nine-Eyed Nuo mask flew out from among the woods and quickly landed in his hand.

The Ten-Eyed Divine Servant grabbed the Nuo mask, looked at the layer of bloody, mangled facial skin stuck to it, and without any reaction, gave it a casual flick, tossing the entire twisted human face onto the ground.

Plop!

"Trash." The Ten-Eyed Divine Servant said vaguely, then stopped looking at that human face, kicked off the ground, and shot into the sky, flying away with a boom toward the direction of Zhongzhou.

He left as arrogantly as he had arrived.

As the figure of the Ten-Eyed Divine Servant departed, this space returned to silence once again.

And just a moment later, a soft, faint sound broke the stillness of this place.

Crack.

That human face, which had already been completely unrecognizable, moved slightly, its corners of the mouth twitching as if it wanted to say something...

Whoosh—

Accompanied by a breeze from an unknown source, the dust beneath the facial skin was gently swept away, revealing half a skeleton underneath.

Then, the already decayed, pale skeleton suddenly moved.

Crack!

With this crisp sound as a signal, time in this place seemed to flow backward, and the scenes that had just occurred began to play out once more.

Only this time, everything was reversed; the skeleton reappeared piece by piece, and flesh and blood grew out from the bone-white skeleton, quickly wrapping around it.

Bones, tendons, flesh, skin... growing layer by layer, until finally, a naked middle-aged man appeared on the ground.

He closed his eyes, curled his body up while hugging his legs, and huddled on the ground without a single thread of clothing.

That appearance seemed just as it had many years ago when he first came into this world, naked.

In the snap of a finger, it was as if he were reborn.

Then, he seemed to feel his body growing cold, shivered, and slowly opened his eyes.

"Hoo... hmm?"

The Nine-Eyed Divine Servant slowly opened his eyes, squinting as he looked at the dazzling sunlight above, lost in a daze.

"Why am I still alive?"

Swish...

There were too many doubts in his heart, but at this moment, he still followed the impulse in his heart, slowly crawled up, and opened his arms toward the sun shining down from the sky.

He embraced the morning sun, as if he were also embracing his own... rebirth.

Two streams of clear liquid burst from his eyes, streaking across his cheeks and spilling onto his chest; the teardrops continued to slide down with the beating of his heart, finally dripping into the soil and vanishing from sight.

After a while, the man suddenly choked with sobs, covered his eyes, knelt on the ground, and began to sob in a low voice.

"Wuu wuu... ahhhh!!!"

He wailed, for his death, and also for his rebirth.

As his crying shook the sky, a gentle voice rang softly in the depths of his heart: 【"Since the Earthly Realm is not bad, don't be in such a rush to die."】

【"Strive to live, don't leave regrets; that is better than anything."】

Speaking to this point, the tone of that voice shifted, teasing with a chuckle: 【"Besides, whatever sins you have committed, go redeem them yourself; I am not responsible for the aftermath in that regard."】

"Wuu wuu..."

The man who had gained a second life wept loudly, and while crying, he bowed his head and kowtowed forcefully in one direction.

"Lord Fox Immortal!"

"Thank you!"

"Lord Fox Immortal, why didn't you tell that person the truth?"

"Hmm?"

Dong Yushu's thoughts were transmitted over: "You clearly saved him before, why did you insist on waiting for him to discover it himself?"

Ren Yidao curled his lips and said with a playful smile: "You don't understand. If I don't let him personally experience the terror of death and the pain of regret, how could he truly understand the preciousness of life?"

"So that's how it is..." Dong Yushu suddenly realized, sighing with admiration: "To think there was such a purpose; I am truly dull-witted and failed to understand your painstaking efforts."

The girl was deeply moved, feeling that her own level of insight was truly too immature compared to this Lord Fox Immortal.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard the next sentence...

Ren Yidao finished the second half of his sentence as a matter of course: "Besides, telling him the truth directly, wouldn't that be so boring!"

Dong Yushu:?

"If I didn't do it this way, wouldn't I have missed seeing his performance right before death?"

Dong Yushu: Ah???

You! You? You... this, is this right?

Ren Yidao did not care about the girl's confused thoughts, turning instead to say: "Alright, we are almost there. I am going to return your body to you; you should be careful yourself when the time comes."

"Uh, what do I need to be careful about?"

"There's nothing special to be careful about, in short... just don't die."

Dong Yushu:???

Just as she was thinking this, she felt the scenery before her change, and a magnificent Heavenly Palace, shining with golden light and hanging high in the sky, appeared!

"Heavenly Court..."