From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 101: A Funeral Song of Life's Rise and Fall! [Bonus Chapter for Honkai Impact 3rd!]

Chen Hong's statement, "That which is above form is called the Way, and that which is below form is called the instrument," completely stunned everyone present.

Aside from Ning Quan, who was at the very back of the group, he had heard Chen Hong say this before. At the time, he was puzzled by the statement and did not understand the profound meaning contained in this statement that contained the truth of the world.

But now, when Chen Hong used the theory of the limits of spirit rings to say those words again, a pure and spiritual energy rose from Ning Quan's heart and rushed straight to the top of his head!

What is the "Tao"? It is a concept that transcends the myriad forms of the world and evolves with the times!

And what is a "vessel"? It is the outward appearance of all things in the world!

The theory of the limits of spirit rings should have been a "way" that evolves with the times! But it has become a "tool" that has not progressed and has stuck to the old ways, and has fallen to the lower level!

hum~

The wooden sword wrapped in tattered cloth in Ning Quan's arms hummed slightly, and a magical aura, one with heaven and earth, emanated from him, coexisting harmoniously with the surrounding environment. It only stirred up a faint breeze before slowly dissipating.

After a long while, Ning Quan slowly opened his eyes, which were no longer bright and dazzling. His eyes were calm, yet there was a faint glow in them, a kind of return to simplicity.

He broke through again. However, it wasn't his soul power that broke through, but his sword intent.

He successfully reached the state of perfect harmony between man and sword, a state achieved by Master Chenxin and Ning Ji's father. This means that Ning Quan will not encounter any bottlenecks until level 79.

Ning Quan's aura became even more concealed, like an ordinary thing in the world. Combined with the secret soul trench coat he wore, his aura even disappeared directly from Chen Hong's spiritual perception!

"..." Chen Hong, standing under the tree canopy ahead, turned slightly to look in the direction of Ning Quan in the distance. As a spiritual soul master, Chen Hong's spiritual perception range at level twenty was twenty meters around him. Beyond that range, he was in the range of "intuitive perception." Because Chen Hong was very familiar with the Secret Soul Coat, he was able to vaguely determine Ning Quan's location, but now... Ning Quan had disappeared.

Ning Quan has disappeared, but the Secret Soul Trench Coat remains.

What does this tell us?

This means that annoying guy has figured it out again!

Zhao Wuji's words pulled Chen Hongfa's scattered thoughts back: "Teacher Chen, what you're saying is too profound. I feel like I understand a little bit, but I also feel like I don't understand anything at all. Why don't you just say it more plainly? I, Old Zhao, am a rough and uncultured man and I'm most afraid of using my brain."

Chen Hong withdrew his gaze, looked at Zhao Wuji and the others, then at Tang San and the others who seemed to understand but not quite, and shook his head slightly, saying, "You should try to figure it out yourselves. What if you figure something out through your own understanding? Right?"

"Alright, the agreement is reached. Let me show you something that can be solved with just a little thought, and let's enjoy a dirge for life."

Under the curious gazes of Shrek and his group, Chen Hong's eyes flashed with a yellow halo. He slowly pointed a finger at the myriad vines in the tree canopy, his finger gently touching the withered vines, and then...

It was as if a drop of life-giving dew had been poured into the withered vine, and then the grayish-brown skin began to slowly regain its vitality at the point where Chen Hong's fingers touched it, revealing the immense life force within!

Countless blue threads began to spread along the vines to the surrounding vines. In the blink of an eye, the withered vines within a radius of a hundred meters were all exposed to the blue color that symbolized vitality!

"this?!"

"The withered vines have all come back to life?!"

"The surrounding tree canopy has all come back to life!"

Dai Mubai and the others surrounded Chen Hong, looking at the thousands of green vines that suddenly appeared around them with great surprise and curiosity.

Tang San turned his head directly to look at Chen Hong, who was reaching out to touch the withered vines under the lush tree canopy, and saw a faint smile on Chen Hong's lips as his eyes glowed yellow.

Then, in everyone's eyes, countless withered branches sprouted new buds from the surrounding green canopy, and in the blink of an eye, they formed white flower buds, which then bloomed into a white sea of ​​flowers in a burst of white fluorescence!

Suddenly, in the bright sunshine, a gentle breeze stirred, and countless white petals shot into the sky. Their intoxicating fragrance swept through the forest. The white petals, like snowflakes, danced lightly with the green leaves, like a group of wind spirits chasing the wind, giving the wind the shape of life belonging to the flowers in mid-air.

While everyone's attention was drawn to the sudden rain of white petals falling from the sky, within a hundred meters of the surrounding tree canopy, thousands of vines withered and dried up rapidly in this life-giving spectacle, eventually turning into broken pieces of dry firewood devoid of any signs of life!

"Ah, this..." Everyone stared in astonishment at the sudden change around them. Pure white petals flew into the blue sky, and withered, broken vines scattered on the ground.

In the records of human soul masters, this is a "funeral song of life's rise and fall," and also a final elegy for life's end.

"Isn't it beautiful?" Chen Hong stood in the crowd, watching the white flowers fly high and the withered vines fall, and whispered to Ning Rongrong and the others beside him.

"What did you do?!" Ning Rongrong stared blankly at the white butterfly that had formed in mid-air, chasing the wind in the blue sky.

Tang San and the others then turned their gazes toward Chen Hong, their eyes filled with a mixture of fear and apprehension.

"Nothing was done."

Chen Hong gently waved to a bush in the distance, and with a slight mental effort, a green vine about one meter long with emerald green branches on its surface was lifted up by his mental power. Then, in front of everyone's eyes, it flew towards Chen Hong's hand and finally landed steadily in his hand, affectionately wrapping around Chen Hong's arm.

Zhao Wuji pointed at the core root of the withered vine in Chen Hong's hand, somewhat shocked, and exclaimed, "You! How did you do that?!"

Tang San and the others looked at Chen Hong with great surprise. Xiao Wu stared at Chen Hong in a daze, her mouth slightly open, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

The yellow halo in Chen Hong's eyes didn't dissipate as he stared at Zhao Wuji for a while, then smiled at the crowd and said, "Want to learn?"

Ning Rongrong said blankly, "Yes!"

Oscar's eyes lit up: "Yes!"

Ma Hongjun immediately slid in and knelt down, grabbing Chen Hong's leg and saying, "Please teach me, Brother Chen!"

Chen Hong first kicked Ma Hongjun aside, then flashed a bright smile at everyone, raised the green vine in his hand, and said radiantly:

"If you want to learn, then you have to learn to solve problems with your brain, except for those who practice iron head kung fu."

The yellow halo around Chen Hong's eyes slowly dissipated, and the blue vines in his arm gradually lost their spirituality.

A wise man's guidance!

(End of this chapter)