179: Nirvana of the ancestral land, rebirth of the source energy

In the Chaos Xiao Realm, eternal silence reigned. Above the pyramid altar, the chaotic crystal, which had been dim for countless ages, was now radiating a soft yet resolute chaotic light like never before.

The light, like a mother's embrace, gently enveloped a wisp of soul fragment so faint it was almost invisible—precisely Xiao Chen's shattered soul, with only a trace of his true spirit remaining after his self-detonation.

The shattered soul slowly floated in the light, like a hibernating seed, its consciousness completely dormant, with only the most primal will to survive and a faint resonance with the ancestral land's bloodline.

It was too fragile; so fragile that even a slightly larger energy fluctuation could completely scatter it.

“Later generations of bloodline… to have withered to such an extent…” A vicissitudes of life, weary, and infinitely compassionate thought slowly emanated from the chaotic crystal, it was the Xiao Clan Remnant Will of the Ancestor.

“However… the will is not extinguished, the bloodline is not severed… there is still a glimmer of hope…”

The crystal's light gently pulsed, and an extremely pure chaotic energy, as if containing the Source Qi Origin of the universe, carefully flowed into that wisp of shattered soul like a trickling stream.

This energy was not a forceful repair, but rather a nourishment, an awakening, and a guide for the last trace of Origin Qi connection and the unyielding obsession within the shattered soul.

Time lost its meaning in this forgotten ancestral land. Perhaps it was an instant, perhaps ten thousand years.

That wisp of shattered soul, under the protection of the Remnant Will of the Ancestor and the nourishment of the chaotic origin, began to undergo subtle changes, like the first green sprout struggling out of parched earth.

The originally ethereal soul body gradually solidified a bit; in the depths of that almost extinguished consciousness, a faint spiritual light, like a star in the night, quietly lit up.

“Who… am I?”

“Where… am I?”

“Why… am I so… unwilling?”

Fragmented memories, like fleeting glimpses, flashed through the nascent spiritual perception.

Flame Heart's tearful eyes, Xuan Kongzi's anticipation, Soul Heaven Emperor's sinister smile, the resolute determination during the self-detonation… all these images stimulated the fragile consciousness.

“No… I cannot… die…”

“There is still… unfinished… responsibility…”

Obsession, like fuel, ignited the flame of survival! That faint connection with the Source Qi Origin, driven by this indomitable will, began to pulsate weakly like a heart!

“Buzz—!”

The chaotic crystal seemed to sense this tremor of life, and its light suddenly intensified! More chaotic origin energy, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, surged into the shattered soul!

At the same time, the remaining ancient battle intent of the entire Chaos Xiao Realm and the unyielding heroic souls of the Xiao Clan's ancestors also transformed into an invisible torrent, empowering this nascent hope!

“With our clan's eternal battle intent as kindling! With the chaotic origin energy as fire! Ignite the unyielding obsession of the shattered soul! Forge… the foundation of nirvanic rebirth!” The Remnant Will of the Ancestor uttered a solemn low chant, like an ancient sacrificial prayer!

“Boom—!”

The shattered soul vibrated violently! That point of spiritual light suddenly erupted with dazzling brilliance! The originally fragmented memories began to rapidly reassemble and merge!

Xiao Chen's consciousness, like a butterfly breaking free from its cocoon, struggled to awaken from the brink of death!

“I… am Xiao Chen!”

The moment his consciousness returned, he “saw” his own severely damaged soul body, and also “saw” the chaotic crystal and the entire ancestral land, which were pouring energy into him at all costs!

“Progenitor… ancestral land…” An indescribable gratitude and sense of responsibility welled up in his heart.

He knew that it was the ancestral land, it was the Remnant Will of the Ancestor, that had given him a second life in his most desperate moment!

“I cannot fail this expectation!” Xiao Chen gathered all his newfound will and began to actively guide the influx of chaotic origin energy and the ancestral land's battle intent!

He recalled the supreme secret method for soul reshaping and origin re-gathering from the ancestor inheritance—the “Chaos Nirvana Art”!

“Chaos as the furnace, battle intent as the fire! Shattered soul as the guide, origin as the foundation! Nirvana… rebirth!”

Following the secret method, he constructed a miniature chaotic furnace with chaotic energy, transformed the ancestral land's battle intent into a blazing sacred fire, placed his wisp of shattered soul in the core of the furnace, and began to temper, forge, and reshape it!

This was an extremely painful process, like melting and recasting broken porcelain!

Every moment, his soul endured tearing pain! But Xiao Chen's will, having been baptized by life and death, was as firm as a rock!

He gritted his teeth, guiding the energy, bit by bit repairing the cracks in his soul body and condensing the dissipated soul power!

At the same time, in the location of his Qi Sea (although his physical body was destroyed, the imprint of the Qi Sea still remained in his soul), that faint Origin Qi connection, under the nourishment of the chaotic origin and the tempering of the Nirvana Fire, began to regain vitality!

It was no longer a rootless duckweed, but rather rooted in the nascent soul origin, slowly growing and forming the prototype of a more solidified and vibrant origin qi seed!

Time flowed, it was unknown how long had passed.

The flames in the chaotic furnace gradually subsided. In the core of the furnace, a solid, brilliant, and brand new soul body, exuding vibrant vitality and an immortal aura, slowly took shape!

Its appearance was identical to Xiao Chen's, but his eyes were deeper, his aura more restrained, and his soul strength even surpassed his Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm before his self-detonation, truly stabilizing at the Saint Realm soul level!

Moreover, at the core of his soul, the nascent origin qi seed shone brightly, subtly resonating with the entire ancestral land!

Soul Nirvana, initially completed!

Xiao Chen's new soul slowly opened his eyes, and the phenomenon of chaos opening and stars being born flashed in his pupils.

He solemnly bowed to the chaotic crystal on top of the pyramid: “Later generation descendant Xiao Chen, thanks Progenitor, thanks ancestral land… for the grace of recreation!”

“Good…” The Remnant Will of the Ancestor's voice carried both relief and exhaustion, “Although the soul body is formed, the physical body is destroyed. A Saint Body needs to be reforged to achieve completeness… The ancestral land's energy… has been prepared… for you…”

The chaotic crystal's light intensified again, and below the altar, vast chaotic energy and countless precious ancient materials (such as chaotic stones, immortal dragon bones, star cores, etc.) converged, beginning to reshape a chaotic Saint Body that perfectly matched Xiao Chen's soul and origin qi seed, according to the imprint in his soul!

And just as Xiao Chen was undergoing nirvanic rebirth in the ancestral land, outside, due to his “fall,” the continental pattern was undergoing earth-shshattering changes!

(To what extent will Xiao Chen's strength reach after reforging his Saint Body? How will he, reborn and returned, face the drastically changed continental situation? The true path of revenge is about to begin!)