Fights Break Sphere: Purple Thunder Emperor

Chapter 454 Reincarnation
"where is this place?"

After a brief period of dizziness, Xiao Bai's "consciousness" returned to clarity, only to find himself in a completely unfamiliar square.

The surrounding area was filled with a bustling crowd of young boys and girls, their faces showing both childishness and trepidation, who were standing in long lines, seemingly undergoing some kind of test.

He instinctively tried to move his body, but was horrified to discover that he had no control over it, like a passenger trapped in a cockpit, only able to passively experience everything.

Just then, the body he was in began to move on its own, slowly moving forward with the group.

"This isn't my body..."

Xiao Bai instantly understood, "So this is the cycle of the Bodhi Tree..."

The turmoil in his heart gradually subsided. Since he could not resist, he could only wait and see.

This feeling of experiencing another life entirely from an outsider's perspective was a first for him, and although he was passive, it was indeed quite novel.

The group moved forward gradually, and finally it was the turn of the boy named "Lin Yu," who was possessed by Xiao Bai.

Following the instructions of the solemn-faced old man behind the desk, he nervously placed his hand on a transparent crystal used for testing attributes.

The crystal trembled slightly, then emitted a fiery red light, and deep within that red light, a faint hint of vibrant blue was revealed.

"Lin Yu possesses both fire and wood attributes, and his soul power is decent. He is eligible to join a sect and learn alchemy!" the old man announced in a loud voice.

Young Lin Yu's body trembled slightly, and his clenched fists betrayed his inner joy and excitement.

The following days were the long period of Lin Yu's apprenticeship and learning at a sect called the Fire Cloud Sect.

Xiao Bai was initially quite interested, watching how the boy identified medicinal herbs, learned the most basic fire control techniques, and listened with anticipation as his mentor explained the principles of elixirs.

But gradually, Xiao Bai began to find it rather dull.

He himself was a peak eighth-grade alchemist, standing at the top of the alchemy world on the continent. Now, however, he had to go through these most basic, even somewhat rudimentary, knowledge and exercises from scratch, just like a beginner. This was simply an ordeal.

Especially when Xiao Bai saw Lin Yu learning alchemy, his clumsy movements, unstable fire control, and repeated failures, he couldn't help but jump out and demonstrate for him several times.

That's not how you refine elixirs!

Timing! Soul perception! Timing of fusion! A slight difference can lead to a huge error!

But this cycle of reincarnation is like a documentary film that cannot be fast-forwarded or intervened in. He can only be forced to follow this "blockhead" day after day, listening to lectures, identifying medicinal herbs, practicing fire control, and exploding the furnace again and again... This is undoubtedly a kind of inhuman mental torture.

Time flies, and three years have passed.

On this day, Lin Yu's uncontrollable, wildly joyful laughter echoed from the alchemy room:
"I did it! I finally succeeded! I'm a first-grade alchemist now!"

Xiao Bai rolled his eyes inwardly. It took him three years to barely step into the threshold of a first-grade alchemist. What's there to be proud of?
Life goes on.

Lin Yu's life did not end there. He left the sect he had just joined, traveled outside, encountered dangers, and also had opportunities.

He was obsessed with alchemy, constantly studying and refining his skills, which improved slowly but steadily through practice. From first rank to second rank, then to third rank, fourth rank...

His cultivation level also rose step by step from Dou Zhe to Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, and so on, as his alchemy skills improved and he acquired more resources.

As an observer, Xiao Bai watched Lin Yu venture into dangerous places in search of a rare medicinal herb, spend years studying an ancient alchemical text, and neglect sleep and meals to exchange alchemical techniques with others.

He saw the persistence and passion in the boy's eyes—a pure pursuit of the art of alchemy, untainted by any utilitarian motives.

A century has passed.

The once naive and immature boy has now become a renowned eighth-grade alchemist on the continent, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the Dou Zun level.

As Xiao Bai watched Lin Yu refine the pill that attracted five-colored lightning, a subtle sense of bewilderment welled up in his heart.

He has lived two lives, and his total age is no more than fifty. Yet now, in this cycle of reincarnation, he has truly "experienced" a hundred years of time and witnessed the growth and transformation of another soul.

Shortly after Lin Yu reached the peak of Dou Zun, a piece of news that shocked the continent spread like wildfire—

An ancient Bodhi tree has appeared in the world!

Lin Yu, who was already a peak Dou Zun expert, naturally did not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He set off without hesitation and joined the crowd heading to the Desolate Ancient Domain.

Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps it was because his strength and character were recognized by the ancient tree, but Lin Yu ultimately stood out in the competition and was guided by the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

He attained Bodhicitta and entered a state of enlightenment under that ancient tree.

Just as Lin Yu, aided by the Bodhi Heart and a serendipitous enlightenment, officially stepped into the Dou Sheng realm—

Xiao Bai felt as if the whole world in front of him suddenly twisted and spun, and all the scenes shattered like a broken mirror.

A powerful sense of detachment washed over him, as if his consciousness had been forcibly pulled out of Lin Yu's body.

When Xiao Bai regained his senses and felt the small, low perspective of this new body, an indescribable sense of exhaustion and weariness welled up in his heart.

He sighed helplessly, and could only gather his thoughts again, preparing to face another long and unfamiliar "other people's lives".

And so it went, two lifetimes, three lifetimes, ten lifetimes, fifty lifetimes...

He stopped counting, but passively yet with unparalleled clarity, he experienced one completely different life after another.

He possessed the body of a genius who was born into a prominent family, was exceptionally talented, made great strides, and ultimately fell due to arrogance;

He also possessed the body of a "useless" person who was mediocre and suffered all kinds of contempt, but climbed to the Dou Zun realm step by step with perseverance and willpower far exceeding ordinary people.
He was once a fierce general who fought across battlefields and killed countless enemies;

He also lived a secluded life in the mountains, a hermit who lived a life of peace and tranquility.

He experienced the mindset of an emperor who wielded immense power and could decide life and death with a single word;
I have also experienced the joys and sorrows of ordinary people struggling to make a living in the streets and alleys.

Even with his Heavenly Realm Soul, a sense of weariness inevitably arose in his heart.

Through countless lives, some complete and some broken, he witnessed too much of the brilliance and darkness of humanity, experienced too much joy of success and bitterness of failure, and felt too much entanglement of love and hate and helplessness of life and death.

Although he did not personally lead these experiences, he did experience them in their entirety.

Of his many lifetimes, only two in particular piqued his interest, prompting him to devote more attention to "observing and learning." Most of his other reincarnations offered little that truly impressed him.

In one of his two lives, he was a genius of formations, which gave him great insights into formations. In the other life, he was a young man who loved crafting weapons, and some of his fortuitous encounters also inspired him greatly.

Aside from that, there are very few things in the lives of these reincarnated individuals that they find truly beneficial, whether it's cultivation techniques, combat skills, or life insights.

After all, most of these people's lives end just after they advance to the Dou Sheng realm, and a small number even stop at the Dou Zun realm.

"Ninety-eight reincarnations have passed..."

Xiao Bai's consciousness rippled in the void, carrying a trace of weariness and indifference born of countless years.
"So the enlightenment under the Bodhi tree is nothing more than letting people experience the journey of countless predecessors from humble beginnings to the level of Dou Sheng, and then naturally break through the Dou Sheng barrier."

Is this considered a stroke of luck?
Perhaps this is an incredible opportunity for others, but for Xiao Bai, the greatest benefit of this hundred lifetimes of reincarnation is that it can temper his relatively young mind.

Just then, the "scene" in front of us suddenly changed again!
The ninety-ninth generation has begun! He was born into a poor family in a small border town and was named "Mo Yuan".

He displayed amazing talent for cultivation from a young age, but was bullied because his family was weak.

He endured humiliation and hardship, and with the help of an ancient inheritance he obtained by chance, he began his comeback.

“!!” Xiao Bai.

He was all too familiar with this scene.

A strong "Xiao family" flavor wafts over, almost like the saying, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential!"

He rose through the ranks, venturing into secret realms, seizing opportunities, battling powerful enemies, finding companionship with beautiful women, experiencing betrayal, and personally slaying his enemies.

Xiao Bai watched as he progressed from a minor Dou Zhe to Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, and finally, with unparalleled skill, successfully challenged the Dou Sheng realm that countless people dreamed of!

"call"

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief, feeling delighted that the time had been greatly shortened this time.

"It's finally coming to an end. I have to say, this guy's talent is truly extraordinary. In just over thirty years, he has already reached this point, which is much stronger than the previous ninety-eight!"

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't see what would happen next, Xiao Bai would really want to see how far this guy could go in the future!

"Ok?"

Just as Xiao Bai was preparing to be taken to experience his final life, he discovered that the familiar space before him had shattered, and the scene continued.

"what happened?"

Xiao Bai stared at the perspective that was still fixed on Mo Yuan, and was taken aback. In the past, he would switch to the next life the moment he broke through to the Dou Sheng realm, but this time he was still stuck here.

"Could it be because of my sudden desire to see what happens next?"

Seeing that the scene didn't change, Xiao Bai had no choice but to suppress his doubts and continue watching.

In the next stage of the Dou Sheng realm, Mo Yuan continued to advance rapidly, and in another thirty years, his cultivation reached the peak of Dou Sheng.

"Is this the main character?" Xiao Bai muttered, somewhat doubting his own existence.

He knew perfectly well that this guy was a true 'local,' without any cheat codes or the Dou Di bloodline that Xiao Yan had, yet he was still able to reach the peak of Dou Sheng at the age of over sixty.

If it were him, without the Thunder Talisman, he wondered if he could have reached this level of cultivation at such a young age.

he does not know!

This answer left Xiao Bai speechless for a long time before he sighed softly in his heart.

Indeed, this world is never short of geniuses!

Xiao Bai's consciousness followed Mo Yuan's perspective, his heart surging with emotion. This prodigy named Mo Yuan's growth trajectory was nothing short of legendary.

However, reaching the peak of the Dou Sheng realm seems to be a kind of constraint in this world.

Mo Yuan's cultivation stagnated here. No matter how hard he cultivated, the barrier leading to the supreme Dou Di realm remained unbreakable and nowhere to be found.

In the years that followed, Mo Yuan no longer stayed in one place. He began a long and lonely journey, traversing every corner of the continent and venturing into countless dangerous and desolate places and ancient ruins, all in search of the possible opportunity to become a Dou Di or the few words left behind from ancient times.

His footprints have been left in mountains and rivers, and his figure has been reflected in the vast ocean.

As an observer, Xiao Bai also witnessed many unknown wonders and strange phenomena of this continent.

However, clues about the Dou Di remained elusive, like a mirage.

Countless years have passed, and Mo Yuan's footsteps came to a stop in front of a stone gate.

Xiao Bai's gaze followed suit—

The weathered, ancient stone gate, made of an unknown type of stone, has been eroded by countless winds and rains, and is covered with the marks of time, with some blurry ancient patterns still faintly discernible.

"The Gate of Life and Death..."

Xiao Bai's mind jolted, and an indescribable sense of familiarity welled up in his heart.

The shape of this stone gate is almost identical to the "Gate of Life and Death" that he entered in the back mountain of the Yunlan Sect in the Jia Ma Empire!
Following Mo Yuan's gaze, he then examined the surrounding environment. Although it was desolate and lacked the massive complex of the Yunlan Sect, the direction of the mountains and the undulations of the terrain were remarkably similar to the location of the Yunlan Sect in his memory!

Just as he was in shock, Mo Yuan, who was standing in front of the stone gate, did not hesitate for long. His powerful fighting spirit flowed quietly around him, and with one step, his figure disappeared into the mottled stone gate.

The scene shifts, and the view "before" Xiao Bai's eyes suddenly changes.

The world inside the gate seemed to be countless times more dangerous and treacherous than when he entered the Life and Death Gate of the Yunlan Sect!
Looking around, the void was shattered, filled with twisted and ferocious spatial rifts, like the gaping maw of a giant beast, constantly spewing out destructive energy turbulence.

The mournful gale of the heavens howled and wailed like a vengeful spirit, while deeper within, a dark spatial storm swirled and raged like a giant dragon, emanating a terrifying aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

This place seems like a post-apocalyptic land that has been completely shattered but not yet completely annihilated, filled with deadly dangers at every turn.

Even with Mo Yuan's peak Dou Sheng cultivation, he dared not be careless in this place.

His expression was solemn, and his movements were as swift as lightning. He cautiously traversed the gaps between countless spatial rifts and energy storms, constantly exploring the depths of this death zone.

As the environment became increasingly harsh, Mo Yuan's progress slowed down significantly.

After traveling for an unknown amount of time, just as they passed through a seemingly calm but actually turbulent broken void, Mo Yuan's swift figure suddenly stopped!
His previously steady breathing suddenly became rapid at this moment.

His face was filled with uncontrollable joy and excitement. He lightly touched the air with his toes, and his figure transformed into a streak of light. Ignoring the raging energy turbulence around him, he instantly crossed hundreds of miles and arrived in front of the spatial rift.

The next moment, he stretched out his palm without hesitation. On that palm, there was a powerful fighting spirit that could shake mountains and tear space apart. He plunged into the spatial rift filled with destructive power!

"Tsk-!"

A sound like tearing cloth rang out, and the spatial rift trembled violently, as if something was being forcibly extracted.

Xiao Bai's mind also tensed up at this scene.

A moment later, under Xiao Bai's "gaze," Mo Yuan's arm suddenly retracted from the crack!
Within his palm, which was wreathed in dazzling battle aura, a stream of energy was clearly restrained!
The stream of air was only the thickness of a finger and about a foot long, yet it emitted a hazy and mysterious five-colored radiance.

It is unlike any known form of energy; it seems to be formed from countless extremely subtle and mysterious runes.

Within it, strange phenomena of subtle, orderly evolution flow and change.

It appears gentle, yet it exudes a primal aura that transcends all things.

Looking at the five-colored stream of energy in his hand, Mo Yuan could no longer contain his joy and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... The power of rules! Heaven has not forsaken me! My path to emperorship is complete!"

(End of this chapter)