CHAPTER 403: CHAPTER 252: I’M ALREADY DEAD, CAN YOU STOP MESSING WITH ME?_2

This Divine Ability seemed to possess various wondrous applications, but without practice, none could be truly known.

Wen Zhixing felt an itch to try. What would happen if I used my Inborn Divine Ability on a dead person? Could it actually bring them back to life? That shouldn’t be possible. After all, their divine soul was completely shattered and absorbed.

Seizing this opportunity, Wen Zhixing decided to conduct an experiment.

"Reverse Yin and Yang."

As his eyes flashed, Wen Zhixing lifted his right hand. The Yin and Yang Energies immediately began to flow at his fingertips, forming a Tai Chi Pisces. This was a power that felt both familiar and strange; these two streams of energy seemed capable of distorting space and the world, altering everything around them.

So heavy... Wen Zhixing felt his hand become incredibly heavy. Or rather, he could barely control this power; even the simple act of moving his fingers felt immensely difficult.

[You have activated your Inborn Divine Ability—Reverse Yin and Yang. Life-span -1.]

[Current life-span: 1,963.]

Just activating it costs a year of life-span...? Wen Zhixing’s brow twitched. He had only just begun to channel this Divine Ability, and already, a year of his life-span was gone.

"Go!"

With a mental command—My body can’t move, but I can surely control this with my will—Wen Zhixing directed the power. The next instant, the Yin and Yang Energies leaped from his fingertips and into Lu Shangxing’s corpse.

HUM!

Lu Shangxing’s headless corpse trembled violently. The lifeless energy within it was instantly stirred, and in a flash, it all transformed into vigorous life force. Most crucially, the flesh at the severed neck seemed to writhe, as if beginning to regenerate on its own.

Wen Zhixing’s eyes widened slightly. It can’t really be coming back to life, can it?! Could my Reverse Yin and Yang actually resurrect the dead?

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -1.]

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -1.]

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -1.]

Notifications from the prompt panel appeared one after another, and the pressure on Wen Zhixing mounted. The drain from this Inborn Divine Ability is too great! I really can’t sustain this for long. But Wen Zhixing gritted his teeth. Just a little longer!

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -1.]

[Divine Ability continuously active...]

Sure enough, in the next instant, Lu Shangxing’s head truly began to grow rapidly. No, it was less like growth and more like a restoration. The flesh and bones, which had been crushed into a pulp, seemed to rewind, as if time itself was reversing for them. The head was completely restored within a brief span.

However, this short moment also cost Wen Zhixing ten years of his life-span.

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -10.]

Just then, the prompt panel unexpectedly displayed a "Life-span -10" notification.

Wen Zhixing’s eyes immediately bulged. What’s going on? Why did my life-span suddenly drop by ten years?!

The most astounding part was that the divine soul fragments he had absorbed actually began to reverse their state and reappear within his Nine Heavens Thunder Pool. They then shot directly towards the space between Lu Shangxing’s eyebrows.

This... No way... Wen Zhixing’s heart lurched. He didn’t immediately stop the Divine Ability. Instead, he instantly activated his Fairy Eyes, his gaze penetrating deep into Lu Shangxing’s skull. He saw that deep within the Sea of Sense, those divine soul fragments were rapidly cohering. Soon, an incredibly faint divine soul began to form.

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -10.]

"Damn it!" Wen Zhixing was stunned. This is possible too? He actually came back to life! Lu Shangxing was as dead as one could be, but just like that, he was resurrected, alive and breathing.

"I... what is this..." Lu Shangxing slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with utter confusion. I... wasn’t I dead...? What’s happening now? Where is Wen Zhixing? And who is this person before me? Is it me? Then who am I? Is this a dream?

The just-resurrected Lu Shangxing was utterly bewildered.

[Divine Ability continuously active. Life-span -10.]

"Dispel!" Seeing another notification pop up from the prompt panel, Wen Zhixing hurriedly dispelled his Divine Ability.

I can’t keep this up. This Divine Ability consumes far too much life-span! If this continues, even my thousands of years of life-span will be utterly exhausted.

However, the moment the Divine Ability was dispelled, Lu Shangxing’s divine soul, which had just been restored through the reversal, immediately began to destabilize. The divine soul fragments were being drawn out from his body.

"No!" Lu Shangxing’s eyes widened in shock. What... what is happening now?

"No, ah!" Lu Shangxing screamed, desperately trying to stabilize his divine soul and prevent it from shattering. But under the control of some irresistible, powerful force, he could only watch helplessly as his divine soul fragmented and eventually dissipated without a trace.

"No..."

He was dead.

In that brief span of moments, Lu Shangxing had experienced true death twice.

[Current life-span: 1,924.]

However, Wen Zhixing felt even more distressed than Lu Shangxing; his mouth hung slightly open, his eyes filled with disbelief. After a long pause, he finally spoke, full of resentment, "Damn it all! That just cost me forty years of my life-span!"

Forty years!

That’s right. In that single instance, Wen Zhixing had lost a full forty years of his life-span. The cost is unbelievably huge! If I had let it continue any longer, wouldn’t it have consumed hundreds, thousands, or even more years of my life-span? This isn’t just wild speculation; it’s a very real possibility. After all, this involved reversing a person’s life and death! How could such a feat only require a small price?

Of course, Lu Shangxing was far from having his life and death truly reversed just now; the process was still ongoing when I stopped it. This price is truly too great. Wen Zhixing took a deep breath.

He then lowered his head to look at Lu Shangxing’s corpse again. The head, which had been completely restored, had now reverted to a pile of bloody mush.

This head...

Wen Zhixing’s gaze faltered for a moment. Lu Shangxing’s head had been fully restored, unlike his divine soul, which was still in the process of reforming when I stopped. Could it be...

Wen Zhixing understood. It means this Divine Ability of mine can only temporarily reverse aspects of life and death. As soon as the Divine Ability is dispelled, everything reverts to its original state. If I had continued to channel it just now, the final outcome would likely have been several hundred years of my life-span completely wasted. Lu Shangxing wouldn’t have truly been resurrected.

That’s right! My Divine Ability was originally at the Yin God Level. After being sealed, it’s currently in an incomplete state. Only by upgrading it back to the Yin God Level will it be able to display its true power. A wave of realization washed over Wen Zhixing.

[You have successfully activated your Inborn Divine Ability once. Your comprehension of the Yin Yang Path +5.]

The Yin Yang Path? Wen Zhixing looked at the notification that had suddenly appeared on the panel, his eyes instantly brightening.

So, it wasn’t entirely without benefits. After using a Divine Ability that contains the power of a Great Dao, I still reaped some reward. This is a Divine Ability that embodies the Yin Yang Path. For a humble Sixth Realm cultivator like myself to even touch upon it is a great fortuitous opportunity. It’s just that, if not for this panel notification, I wouldn’t even have perceived this gain.

The more I use my Inborn Divine Ability, the deeper my comprehension of the Yin Yang Path will become. Perhaps in the future, I could even step into the Peeping Realm... Wen Zhixing’s mind began to race with these exciting possibilities.

This isn’t just wishful thinking; it’s genuinely plausible! How many powerful experts at the Primordial Fetus Realm are trapped, unable to comprehend a Great Dao for their entire lives? The reason is that they cannot even make contact with a Great Dao. If they can’t even touch it, how could they possibly glimpse it, let alone comprehend it?

Perhaps... I should try again? Wen Zhixing felt that familiar itch to experiment, his gaze once again falling upon Lu Shangxing’s corpse.

A new idea struck him. This is the Yin Yang Path, not solely the path of life and death. That means reversing life and death is just one of its aspects. I could completely shift the focus when I activate the Divine Ability!

"Reverse Yin and Yang!"

At this thought, Wen Zhixing’s eyes flashed once more as he activated his Inborn Divine Ability for the second time. The Yin Yang Pisces reappeared at his fingertips.

[You have activated your Inborn Divine Ability—Reverse Yin and Yang. Life-span -1.]

[Current life-span: 1,922.]

"Go!" Wen Zhixing narrowed his eyes slightly as the Yin and Yang Energies once again sank into Lu Shangxing’s corpse.

HUM!

Lu Shangxing’s headless corpse shuddered violently. Unlike before, the lifeless energy within the corpse showed no change. The head, still a pile of bloody mush, also remained unchanged.

But in the next moment, Lu Shangxing’s chest began to swell rapidly, and his torso noticeably slimmed down. The flesh was still warm, and the skin turned snow-white and smooth. All male characteristics had completely vanished.

Although headless, any discerning eye could now see that this was undeniably the corpse of a woman.