Chapter 198 – Body Reconstruction
There were numerous blue ice crystals flowing in the clouds, each about ten feet wide. Wang Lin scanned the area and found a total of 94 ice crystals.
After observing the area, he discovered that one of the ice crystals was smaller than the others. Wang Lin immediately recognized it as the ice crystal the Sky Demon Witch had been trying to obtain when she opened the tunnel.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He finally understood that the ancient god’s inheritance of knowledge wasn’t just one ice crystal, but 94 ice crystals.
The portion that Wang Lin absorbed was not even 1%.
Wang Lin was here as his soul. After contemplating for a while, his soul landed on the ice crystal.
The moment his soul touched it, the ice crystal suddenly melted and merged with Wang Lin’s soul. Waves of majestic memories entered Wang Lin’s soul. As time passed, the memories came to him more and more rapidly. Wang Lin’s soul became like a billowing cloud.
Countless complex chants, countless strange techniques, and countless fragments of memories rushed into Wang Lin’s mind like roaring dragons. His soul was torn apart, then reassembled.
As the cycle continued, waves of pain engulfed Wang Lin completely.
In reality, Wang Lin shouldn’t be able to feel anything in his soul form, but he felt pain throughout his soul, as if countless insects were devouring it.
This feeling continued to haunt him. Even when he absorbed the first portion of the inheritance, he didn’t feel this feeling. Little by little, he lost control of his soul. Parts of his soul flew out in thin lines and eventually surrounded him to form a cocoon.
The cocoon formed by her soul glowed blue like an ice crystal. In fact, it looked like a slightly larger ice crystal.
As this process progressed, Wang Lin’s soul entered a state of chaos. He had experienced this feeling before, when he first absorbed part of the inheritance. Even after experiencing it once before, the first time was like a flowing stream, whereas this time it was like a rushing river.
She felt like a leaf in a raging river, helplessly swept along by the ebb and flow of the current. Each wave exacerbated the pain.
Suddenly, he saw a flash of light before his eyes. Soon, a familiar sight appeared before him: an empty space with countless specks of light shining before him.
Wang Lin had seen this scene before. After seeing it again, he suddenly gained a glimmer of understanding. As he gained that glimmer of understanding, the pain he had been experiencing vanished without a trace.
Soon, a feeling of numbness spread throughout every part of his soul. The countless chants, techniques, and memories that had been stirring within his soul finally calmed down and became fully integrated into it.
Slowly, Wang Lin felt his soul move forward, and the specks of light grew larger and larger. Eventually, they became a giant planet. Soon, he saw the ancient god’s enormous body.
Wang Lin already knew that the young man he saw earlier was Ancient God Tu Si when he was a child, and the giant before him, which was the size of a planet, was the adult Tu Si.
Tu Si’s face looked perfectly normal. The only exception was the eight stars in a circle between his eyebrows. Furthermore, his skin was extremely rough and covered in numerous cracks. However, these cracks were barely visible. They were difficult to spot without a close examination.
But upon closer inspection, there were numerous cracks. The skin looked like a cracked shell.
At this point, Tu Si’s eyes lit up, staring at a planet in the distance with a solemn expression on his face. Shortly after, his large hand lightly reached out and made a grabbing motion, causing the planet to crumble into dust and disappear among the countless specks.
From the dust cloud flew a beam of golden light. With a wave of his hand, the golden light changed direction and flew towards Tu Si. Not long after, the golden light landed in his hand and turned into a gold nugget.
The object was clearly some kind of material. It looked like gold, but it wasn’t. It was stone, but it wasn’t stone. There were several black lines on it. Holding it, Tu Si made another grabbing motion with his other hand, and another planet exploded.
And so, just like that, after an unknown amount of time, over 30 planets had been destroyed. At this point, he had a lot of different colored materials in his hands.
Then, Tu Si’s hands moved, and all the materials merged. He focused and chanted several mantras that merged with the materials.
Shortly after, he closed and reopened his eyes. As he opened them, the eight stars on his forehead began to spin, as if they were alive. The stars emitted golden rays of light into the material.
After a long time, a square pyramid shining with rainbow colors appeared in his hand.
This square pyramid exuded an aura of majesty. A feeling of being able to destroy the world emanated from it as countless vortexes appeared nearby. Wang Lin’s soul felt a sucking force as he looked at the pyramid. He felt fear well up in his heart as he nervously watched it.
Tu Si looked at the pyramid and shook his head with a pitying expression. He grabbed it and examined it again before throwing it toward a planet. The pyramid disappeared into the planet.
Tu Si sighed. His body moved, and after a few steps, he disappeared into the void.
Wang Lin witnessed everything that had just happened. Tu Si was clearly trying to create a device. After using over 30 planets as resources, Wang Lin would have thought the square pyramid was some kind of legendary artifact, but he never would have expected Tu Si to only glance at it briefly and then throw it away because he was dissatisfied with it.
If such a treasure fell into the hands of a cultivator, that person would be nearly unstoppable. He stared at the planet the square pyramid was pointing to and sighed inwardly.
Regarding the treasure refining process, Wang Lin saw everything. Although he didn’t know what materials or spells Tu Si used, Wang Lin was confident that once he absorbed all the blue ice crystals, he would know everything.
After Ancient God Tu Si left, he clearly felt his soul begin to dissipate from that place. Soon, his entire soul disappeared from there.
In the place that held the inheritance of knowledge, besides the 93 blue ice crystals, there was a blue cocoon. Soon, countless cracks appeared in the cocoon.
Countless colorful lights peeked out from the cracks. As more cracks appeared, the colorful lights grew stronger. Soon, with a cracking sound, the cocoon shattered.
A semi-transparent figure emitting colorful light emerged from the cocoon.
That person is Wang Lin.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and looked at his body. His eyes revealed a questioning expression. He could clearly sense that after absorbing the blue ice crystal, he had not only gained more memories, but his soul had also transformed from an almost completely illusory state to this semi-transparent state.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin tried to move his soul, but his current body immediately collapsed and scattered into the surroundings.
Wang Lin moved his soul again, and it once again merged back into that semi-transparent state. He pondered silently for a while, then waved his right hand and formed a mirror made of ice crystals.
After glancing in the mirror, Wang Li suddenly trembled. She stared at the mirror, unable to say a word.
From the mirror, he could see a semi-transparent figure. Despite being semi-transparent, he could still make out its features. The figure had a very ordinary-looking face.
Wang Lin simply stared into the mirror. His face displayed a complex array of emotions. He thought that one day, he would be able to regain his old body.
He had already forgotten how many years his body had been destroyed by Teng Hua Yuan, but he had never forgotten the body his parents had given him. Every time he remembered it, his heart would fill with hatred for Teng Hua Yuan.
After a long time, Wang Lin let out a sigh, and his mood returned to calm. He moved his soul and quickly circled around the other blue ice crystal.
The excruciating pain from before returned. This time, Wang Lin was prepared and remained calm. All the information exploded into his soul and was absorbed by him.
Soon, her soul couldn’t hold it any longer. It collapsed and immediately enveloped her again in the oval cocoon.
The empty space filled with countless specks of light appeared again. This time, he saw an ancient god refining a pill. The pill was made using the spiritual energy of countless planets.
This pill, in Wang Lin’s eyes, was extremely crude. It looked like a ball of mud that released a terrifying amount of spiritual energy, but from any point of view, it didn’t look like a pill.
After Tu Si consumed the pill, the cracks on his body became much thinner, and between them, countless patterns emerged, emitting an extremely mysterious aura. With the movements of the ancient god, the patterns created illusions and seemed as if they were alive.
When the giant cocoon broke open again, Wang Lin’s body became slightly more solid.
Time passed slowly. Wang Lin continued to absorb Tu Si’s inherited knowledge. After absorbing one ice crystal, he would move on to the next.
When the 34th ice crystal was absorbed by him, his soul solidified. No matter how hard you searched, you couldn’t find any difference between his soul and his actual body. As for his hair, it was still as white as before.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to carefully examine his body. Whether it was his sense of touch, smell, hearing, or taste, everything was the same as his real body.
Gradually, Wang Lin’s heart was filled with more and more doubts. All he did was absorb the inheritance of ancient god knowledge. Why did his soul turn into a body?
This body, apart from not having a nucleus, is exactly the same as a normal body.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment and cut his left arm. From the wound, red blood dripped out. Staring at the blood, Wang Lin finally understood that he had truly recovered his old body.
He closed his eyes, and after scanning his soul, he found that nothing had changed. Within his soul, the circle of bright lightning around the soul-eating core was spinning, and each rotation sent out waves that expanded his soul.
In his soul, no matter whether it was the heaven-defying bead or the Ji Realm, everything remained the same.
After he carefully explored her body, he opened his eyes and clenched his fists.
It didn’t take Wang Lin long to get used to the body formed by his soul, as this was his true body, after all. As he moved his fist, Wang Lin’s heart was filled with excitement.
He raised his head, his gaze turning cold. He said, “Teng Huayuan, you destroyed my body back then, but now I’ve successfully repaired it. Once I reach the Nascent Soul stage with this body, I will kill my way into Zhao and kill the entire Teng Family! This hatred can only be appeased by the blood of your entire family. Only the souls of the entire Teng Family can calm my heart!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. When he first arrived here, he hadn’t expected there to be 94 ice crystals. This had messed up his initial plans.
He originally planned to absorb the inherited knowledge and find the inkstone needed to create the Restriction Flag, then return to his body and leave the Land of the Ancient Gods where he had been trapped for many years.
If everything went according to plan, Wang Lin’s harvest would definitely be extraordinary. Not only had he successfully learned the art of restrictions, he had also learned the method for crafting restriction flags, and he had also obtained the storage bags belonging to Hunchback Meng and the Ancient Emperor. Of course, there were also the beast traps and 20 high-quality spirit stones. If you included the 10 spiritual instruments, he would truly have a bountiful harvest.
Besides, there is still a more valuable legacy of knowledge.
But after learning that there were 94 ice crystals, Wang Lin became much more cautious. If he could enter this place, then so could anyone else.
But after waiting for quite some time, no one came. It was clear that something had changed.
More importantly, the place where Wang Lin hid his body was also where all his storage bags were located. However, it was hidden within the cracks, so he wasn’t too worried about his safety, but if his body was without a soul for too long, there might be complications. However, since Wang Lin had formed a new body, he finally relaxed a bit.
As time passed, Wang Lin’s speed of fusing with the ice crystals became slower and slower. On the 57th ice crystal, after Wang Lin emerged from the cocoon, a faint star appeared between his eyebrows.
Wang Lin sat cross-legged calmly inside the cocoon. He closed his eyes. After a very long time, he opened them again. His eyes emitted a mysterious light.
Although Wang Lin now looked like the young man from Zhao a few years ago, the aura he exuded was completely different. With his flowing white hair, he exuded the feeling of an extremely dangerous stranger, like a wild beast that chilled people’s hearts.
The star on his forehead appeared between his eyebrows after the 57th ice crystal. The moment the star appeared, it felt as if his mind had been struck by lightning and became clear.
He clearly remembered that there were eight stars on Ancient God Tu Si’s forehead. He remembered that no matter whether it was refining treasures or pills, they all required the mysterious power of the stars.
However, the stars on Tu Si’s forehead were red, and the stars on his head were only faint outlines. In fact, if you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t even be able to see them.
Although he didn’t know how to absorb the remaining stars on his forehead, Wang Lin was confident that once he absorbed all the ice crystals, he would understand.
Although Wang Lin didn’t know much about the star, after absorbing more than 50 ice crystals, Wang Lin gained an understanding of why his body reformed.
The Ancient Gods focused on refining their bodies. Each Ancient God used all the spiritual energy they absorbed to refine their bodies. As a result, even if they were Ancient Gods, their bodies would eventually reach their limits and cease to grow stronger.
At that time, there was a need to cultivate the body, otherwise one’s cultivation would stagnate. Only by cultivating the body could one achieve higher cultivation. It could be said that the larger the body of an Ancient God, the more spiritual energy it could store. Once this limit was reached, the Ancient God’s body would undergo reconstruction. This could be considered reaching a new stage of cultivation.
Each Ancient God will experience countless body expansions and countless body reconstructions. The more they experience, the stronger they become.
And after each reconstruction, the Ancient God’s soul also grew. For the Ancient God, there were no stages of cultivation, only the soul and the strength of the body.
The inherited knowledge Wang Lin absorbed contained Tu Si’s lifelong memories. Although Tu Si died in his early adulthood while practicing the Flowing Ink Transformation Divine Technique, he had undergone eight body reconstructions.
Each body reconstruction was an unforgettable experience for the Ancient Gods. After all, each reconstruction was a step towards becoming stronger. Previously, Wang Lin had only absorbed a small portion of the inheritance, so there hadn’t been much change.
After entering this area, it completely absorbs 1 of the 94 ice crystals, and the automatic reconstruction ability starts.
Therefore, Wang Lin’s body began to reform, using his soul as the core and his memories as the template. For Wang Lin, undergoing the body reconstruction process was nothing special. In fact, if anyone else received the inheritance, they would go through the same process.
But when Wang Lin’s body changed back, he was able to return to his original body.
Although this body looks very normal, compared to ordinary cultivators, it is much stronger.
If Wang Lin could undergo 8 reconstructions, then his body would be like that of an Ancient God.
After understanding all this, Wang Lin came to a wild conclusion. Perhaps the 8 stars on Tu Si’s forehead had something to do with his 8 reconstructions.
If that’s the case, then that explains why there’s a star on her forehead. After all, her body has been reconstructed once.
But according to Wang Lin’s analysis, the reconstruction of his body was not yet complete, otherwise, why would the star on his forehead still be colorless and remain dim.
This was all just Wang Lin’s speculation, as he didn’t have the memories yet, but he was sure he would get the answer soon.
After absorbing 57 ice crystals, the fragments of spells, techniques, and memories began to become complete. This caused his soul to become extremely chaotic. Sometimes, Wang Lin’s soul would become confused, sometimes believing he was Tu Si, and sometimes remembering that he was Wang Lin.
This feeling of confusion caused a strong sense of foreboding in his heart. Although Tu Si was dead, and there was no possibility of being possessed, Wang Lin believed that if he absorbed all the inherited knowledge, if one of them was not handled properly, he would truly think that he was Tu Si and forget his true identity.
Therefore, Wang Lin slowed down his speed in absorbing the inheritance. Only after he had completely absorbed one ice crystal would he move on to the next.
As a result, the chaotic feelings in his soul were greatly reduced. Although they still occurred occasionally, Wang Lin was able to maintain his identity.
Although his speed had decreased, the key was to remain calm. Wang Lin took his time and slowly absorbed the inheritance.
Time passed so quickly. Wang Lin completely lost his sense of time in this place. Every time he emerged from his cocoon, his soul would be in a state of chaos for an unknown amount of time.