CHAPTER 437: CHAPTER 437: ARE YOU THE REINCARNATION OF A POWERHOUSE?

Having exhausted all schemes and efforts to slay the Giant Demon and nail it to the cliff, he hadn’t expected that the Giant Demon had also managed to separate its spirit from its body. As long as it possessed any of the Exotic Beasts, the Giant Demon could still await reinforcements.

To eradicate future problems, he gave up the chance for soul reincarnation offered by Heaven’s Realm and used the Sword Fetus to seal the Titan Giant Demon for three thousand years.

By the time three thousand years had passed and a group revisited the Sunlight Sword Pavilion from the void, Liu Changfeng had gradually been suppressed by the Giant Demon over the three millennia. It was only a matter of time before the Giant Demon would break free.

However, the greedy faces of the Lv Family disgusted Liu Changfeng, so naturally, he was unwilling to hand over the Sword Fetus to them. The remaining three were not greedy; one elder did not make a choice, and among the remaining two, there was one woman.

As a man standing proudly at seven feet tall, I, Liu Changfeng, would certainly not stoop to disguising myself as a woman. Thus, I naturally chose Wang Lan. Indeed, choosing Wang Lan was a remarkably wise decision.

In just a few days, Liu Changfeng’s shattered soul was awakened.

Upon awakening, Liu Changfeng found himself locked in a box within the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness. Had I been discovered and sealed again? he wondered for a moment. But in the very next instant, Wang Lan released his skill, allowing Liu Changfeng’s spirit to take over Wang Lan’s body.

Today, he was going to settle things with the Giant Demon.

"Fellow Daoist, I possess a sword that can subdue demons and slay monsters," he said. "But as only a wisp of my soul remains, and my Spiritual Energy is insufficient, I humbly request your aid to subdue this demon and monster!"

These words sounded odd to the Qing Emperor, but he instantly understood Wang Lan’s intention.

"Wang Lan, how confident are you?"

"With this sword of Liu Changfeng, it is destined to be stained with the enemy’s blood!" As he spoke, a hazy white glow pulsed around Wang Lan, the white light emanating from his body like ribbons and mist.

"Fellow Daoist!" Wang Lan shouted urgently.

Without hesitation, the Qing Emperor transformed into an Azure Dragon and rushed towards Wang Lan. A frenzy of green Spiritual Power surged into Wang Lan’s body. Of course, this was just the outward appearance. In reality, it was being absorbed by Wang Lan.

The moment Star Power touched Wang Lan, it was rapidly transformed and absorbed. This method of transformation and absorption bore some resemblance to the Immortal Cloud Mysterious Green Record Qi Cultivation Chapter, but it was slightly different.

However, its function was the same: to convert incompatible, unusable, and non-absorbable Star Power into a usable and absorbable state. This process was so rapid that it caused the Qing Emperor to turn pale. In just a few seconds, more than half of the massive amount of Star Power that the Qing Emperor had stored for over a decade was absorbed.

And at that moment, the mist-like aura above Wang Lan’s head began to coalesce as a celestial phenomenon arose. The figure of an ancient scholar towering over ten meters tall appeared above Wang Lan. The scholar, with a book in one hand and a sword in the other, had hair flowing like smoke. Even though his features were unclear, one could surmise that he was extraordinarily handsome.

"Liu Changfeng—" The Giant Demon suddenly became agitated and let out a piercing roar. The black light around its body shimmered, turning into a kaleidoscope of colors as it madly charged towards Wang Lan.

"With my soul, I pay homage to the vast heavens!" Wang Lan called out solemnly, and the figure above his head instantly burst out of his body, transforming into a green Sword Qi at the very moment it flew out.

Suddenly, space itself seemed to freeze, and time came to a standstill.

The entire world became motionless. Even the charging Giant Demon was frozen in mid-air.

At this moment, the only thing that could move in the heavens and the earth was this Sword Qi. The speed of the Sword Qi was not fast, merely a normal speed visible to the naked eye. But compared to everything else that had come to a halt, this speed was already lightning-fast.

The instant the Sword Qi penetrated the Giant Demon’s body, the freeze in space ended, and time resumed its flow.

But the body of the Giant Demon suddenly froze in place, its eyes flickering rapidly with unwillingness.

BOOM—

BOOM—

BOOM—

First the head, then the torso, and finally the limbs. A series of explosions occurred, and within moments, the Giant Demon was obliterated. Meanwhile, Wang Lan’s body slowly descended from the sky.

The Qing Emperor caught Wang Lan and propped him up on his shoulder. Looking at the unconscious Wang Lan, the Qing Emperor suddenly felt a strong sense of unfamiliarity.

At the Qing Emperor’s level of status, he was privy to many secret matters, such as the cycle of reincarnation. Indeed, it was spoken of in the world, but not everyone was entitled to it.

It’s like when a tycoon says, "It’s just a house, buy it if you like!" but people misinterpret it as, "Isn’t it just a house? Anyone can buy one."

The Yu Family had been a royal family two hundred years ago and established the Great Jade Empire seven hundred years prior. Hence, they inherited the most secretive and confidential intelligence. Through generations of research, the Yu Family knew that not only did immortals exist in Ancient Times, but so did the Heavenly Court.

And so-called reincarnation was something only those cultivators who had achieved a division of their soul or higher were qualified to experience. This was the case even for the previous Heavenly Court; the myths of exiled celestials from beyond originated from this belief.

Therefore, looking at the unconscious Wang Lan beside him and recalling the scene from moments before, the Qing Emperor thought, Could it be... that Wang Lan is the reincarnation of some great being’s soul? Aren’t all the great beings supposed to be in the Magellan Galaxy?

Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. It seemed that only the Flame Emperor knew Wang Lan’s origins. Then, not a few years later, the Flame Emperor departed for ’that place’ without any prior signs.

After ensuring Wang Lan was safely on the ground, Jiang Xinyu quickly approached to examine him, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

But at that moment, Wang Lan suddenly shuddered, his body jerking for an instant as if in a spasm.

"Congratulations, Host, for resolving the human race crisis. Rewarding three million experience points and one hundred thousand skill points."

"Congratulations, Host, for slaying the Ancient Titan Giant Demon, surging with power and saving the human race from peril. Rewarding three million experience points and one hundred thousand skill points."

This influx of six million experience points sent Wang Lan soaring with elation. It took six million experience points to upgrade from Galaxy Five to Galaxy Six, and it hadn’t been many days since he upgraded to Galaxy Five. The rush of experience points instantly topped off Wang Lan’s experience bar.

Dust settled, and everyone had just cautiously let down their guard.

Suddenly, Wang Lan’s convulsion made everyone tense up instantly. Jiang Xinyu was even more anxious as she immediately pressed down on Wang Lan’s chest again to check his condition.

But then, a heartbeat-like burst of Spirit Power Fluctuations surged out. THUMP! It was so powerful.

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

Why do those rhythmic oscillations of Star Energy Fluctuation look so familiar? Why do they seem like the fluctuations of a breakthrough in Star Martial Art level?

Impossible...

Everyone who had this thought shook their head inwardly. We all saw the state Wang Lan was in! If he can still break through after all that, I’ll livestream myself doing a handstand and eating my socks!

Fuck!

In an instant, clear Star Energy Fluctuations rippled out. And then everyone had a mental shutdown on the spot. If the previous Star Energy Fluctuations were merely speculative of a breakthrough, now they were crystal clear and outright telling everyone.

The message from the Star Energy Fluctuations was clear: That’s right, I’ve broken through!

Motherfucker—

The rippling of the Star Energy Fluctuations lasted less than thirty seconds, and Wang Lan slowly opened his eyes. His last breakthrough occurred in the Pioneer Space of the East Sea. A last-minute breakthrough, skill points maxed out, a Star Sky God Arrow determined the outcome of a battle.

The Abyss Giant Beast was killed by a single arrow from Wang Lan.

How many days has it been? Nine days, all told, right? Nine days, and you’ve freaking broken through again?

But fortunately, this breakthrough was only a consolidating type, and he didn’t even advance from the mid-stage to the late stage of the Galaxy level. Even so, that’s still hard to accept, isn’t it?

Wang Lan leisurely opened his eyes and saw Jiang Xinyu’s reddened eyes.

"How come I passed out?" Wang Lan was immediately shocked. "Xinyu, did you knock me out?"

"No, you... don’t you know what you just did?" Jiang Xinyu looked at Wang Lan nervously, reaching to touch his forehead.

"What did I do?" Wang Lan asked, then thought to himself, I remember my mind jolting, the Blue Diamond skill lighting up, then activating the Sunlight Sword Skill, and then... damn it, I can’t remember anything after that!

Quickly, Wang Lan dived into his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, and a brand-new skill appeared on his skill panel—Sunlight Sword Skill.

But when Wang Lan saw the level of the skill, he nearly spewed a mouthful of blood.

Wasn’t it a Blue Diamond skill? How the hell did it become a Gold skill? Damn it, are you messing with me? I freaking want Blue Diamond, Blue Diamond! Even if it was downgraded, dropping to Diamond tier would have been acceptable!

But you directly demoted it to Gold! Isn’t that going a bit too far?

Although his mind was filled with countless expletives, his face was as calm as still water. In fact, it was within reason that the Sunlight Sword Skill downgraded to Gold level. Because at this moment, the skill was no longer as cryptic to Wang Lan as before.

This time when I woke up, I distinctly felt that I’d received the inheritance of the Sunlight Sword Skill. And I even learned the Sunlight Sword Skill without spending any skill points? Awesome!

The principle of the Sunlight Sword Skill is very simple: to condense a stream of Sword Qi through a special method. Once the Sword Qi is stable, it marks the entry-level of the Sunlight Sword Skill. This Sword Qi is usually nurtured within the Purple Mansion and can be deployed to kill enemies over a thousand meters away.

The second stage is Sword Light, where intangible Sword Qi is transformed into tangible Sword Qi. When Sword Light is deployed, it can split mountains and cut rivers. After further condensing Sword Light and infusing it into the Primordial Spirit, it can form a Sword Spirit. Once the Sword Spirit is nurtured, it can become a Sword Fetus. When the Sword Fetus is complete, the foundation of the Way is established.

But unfortunately, as the supreme Sunlight Sword Skill of the Sunlight Sword Pavilion, its highest realm was only at the Sword Fetus; the higher levels had been lost. The so-called Sword Fetus is probably the Blue Diamond realm, right? Wang Lan guessed.

What seemed like a long time had passed, but in the outside world, only a few seconds had gone by. Wang Lan opened his eyes and smiled faintly.

In my previous life, I read over a thousand novels. Plus, I’ve experienced something like this once before. So, even if I was completely in the dark this time, I could still make a pretty accurate guess—probably get eight or nine tenths of it right.

"Wang Lan, have you awakened your previous life’s memory?" The Qing Emperor came to Wang Lan’s side and quietly asked.

Wang Lan’s heart leaped in surprise.

Is my identity as a transmigrator about to be exposed? What on earth did I do while I was unconscious?

It doesn’t make sense...

"Lord Qing Emperor, what do you mean by that...?"

"The way you just killed the Giant Demon with one sword was clearly a transcendent power. Today’s world couldn’t possibly have anyone stronger. So I guessed you are the reincarnation of some ancient great being. Now that your soul is awakened, congratulations are in order."

Listening to the Qing Emperor’s words, Wang Lan’s mouth twitched. It was an agonizing struggle, wanting to laugh yet desperately trying to suppress it.

"What? I guessed wrong..."

COUGH, COUGH, COUGH... Wang Lan replaced the laughter with coughing. After a long time, he shook his head. "I am not any reincarnation. But Lord Qing Emperor, have there been any reincarnations of ancient great beings in this world? Who has there been?"