Chapter 2174: Seeing Reverse World Reincarnation Again

The Emperor's words cast a gloomy shadow over Ming Di's expression. The Female Saint Body's actions had completely severed Di Huang's path back to the Zhutian Road. Even if Ye Chen were to attain the Quasi-Emperor level in the future, and even if he possessed the strength to rival Ming Di, without Di Huang's blood, everything would be futile.

The Female Saint Body had been thorough in her deeds; she had taken all the blood of the Ming Realm people, which meant that Ye Chen's connection to the Ming Realm was utterly cut off, making it impossible for him to access it again.

In the early morning, the warm sunlight fell upon Ye Chen's face.

The Great Chu Emperor, who had been in deep slumber all night, finally awoke. Before he could rise, he felt something in his hand. Glancing down instinctively, he saw a strand of hair. Judging by its luster and scent, it belonged to the Female Saint Body.

Ye Chen was taken aback. A woman's lock of hair was like the red thread of the moon elder—this was a token of affection!

This surprise came so unexpectedly.

"Just because I gave her half of my Saint Body origin to heal her wounds, she's offering herself to me?"

"Is this woman that easy to woo?"

"No, it must be my charm that's overwhelming."

Ye Chen spoke with a tone of utmost seriousness, his self-admiration reaching new heights. Even a Female Saint Body on the verge of full attainment had been captivated by him—what could that say about his charm?

In that moment, he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild, picturing romantic spring dawns. The Female Saint Body in bed must be quite lively, her soft murmurs undoubtedly enchanting. Just thinking about it made his blood rush and a surge of desire rise uncontrollably.

However, when he got up, he didn't see the Female Saint Body anywhere.

Where was she?

Ye Chen ascended into the sky, spreading his divine sense to envelop the entire Bo Luo Domain, but there was still no trace of her.

Instantly, his head spun with confusion. She had left a strand of hair but vanished herself—what a missed opportunity! For instance, they could have shared a more intimate moment, like getting closer in bed.

Hmm?

As Ye Chen pondered this, he suddenly furrowed his brow and examined his inner body, only to discover that Di Huang's fresh blood was gone, along with the blood of the Ming Realm people.

At once, the Tenth Emperor of Great Chu lost his composure. It wasn't hard to guess who had taken it—the Female Saint Body was the only possibility. But he couldn't fathom her intentions. Was she planning to use it to connect with Di Huang herself?

After thinking for a long time, Ye Chen still couldn't make sense of it.

And now, the most troublesome part was that the Female Saint Body had left—who would guide him out of here? He didn't understand the ways of the domains and lacked the domain gates to travel between them.

It was awkward, extremely awkward.

Ye Chen rubbed his forehead hard, completely baffled by the Female Saint Body's moves.

With no sign of her return, he headed back to Bo Luo Ancient City.

The city was bustling with people, filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares, showcasing the vibrant hustle of the mortal world.

What pleased Ye Chen the most was that many cultivators in the city had seen improvements in their cultivation overnight, all thanks to the source stones he had provided. Those stones had created opportunities for spiritual breakthroughs.

Yet, he only glanced at it casually. His main concern was when the Female Saint Body would return. A few months might be tolerable, but a few decades? He couldn't handle that.

Back in the small garden, he sat down cross-legged, ready for what might be a long wait. He couldn't waste this time.

Suddenly, he closed his eyes slightly, drawing upon the power of reincarnation and delving into the comprehension of its laws. Having passed through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, he possessed reincarnation power, and more of it than ordinary reincarnated beings. Someone who had formed their own reincarnation was far from ordinary.

This session lasted three days. His Saint Body was covered in a layer of faint dust, motionless like a stone statue devoid of a soul.

It wasn't until the fourth night's depths that his Saint Body trembled lightly.

In the haze, he seemed to glimpse fragmented scenes, each one featuring his figure—as a waiter, a escort leader, a general, or a physician—portraying various roles. Though the images were blurry, they felt incredibly real.

Indeed, he had peered into reincarnation once more, into his own reincarnation. Those scenes were from within it. Amid the shattered forces, they coalesced into paths of reincarnation. He could see every life's journey, from babbling as a child to being buried in the earth, dreamlike yet authentic. These were his true experiences, etched into his soul bit by bit.

He remained still, eyes closed, observing his reincarnations as an outsider.

In one of his past lives, he had been a notorious villain, living by the blade and accumulating blood debts. In another, he had been humble, like a waiter, wearing a sycophantic smile all his life. In yet another, he had been glorious, as an emperor of a dynasty, commanding the rivers and mountains with a wave of his hand.

That was him—all his various identities in reincarnation, and in this life, the Great Chu Emperor.

As he comprehended, his brows furrowed slightly, for there was one path of reincarnation he couldn't see clearly.

It was his first life, all murky and chaotic. Even with his powerful vision, he couldn't penetrate it. Only in specific moments could he vaguely spot a blurred silhouette, as if standing at the end of time, freezing the river of time itself—ancient and ethereal, faintly visible.

"Why can't I see through the first life?"

"Could it be because the years are too ancient?"

"Or is it that my understanding of reincarnation isn't deep enough?"

Ye Chen murmured to himself, offering various guesses. Several attempts to peer into it failed, and even the Zhou Tian evolution couldn't help; it was powerless to deduce that chaos.

Temporarily withdrawing his gaze, he continued his comprehension.

Days and nights cycled on, and before he knew it, another nine days had passed.

In those nine days, the old tree's leaves had all fallen. Bo Luo Domain had its seasons too—autumn had arrived, with a cool breeze and all things withering, yet Ye Chen remained unchanged.

On the tenth day, a strange transformation occurred in him. An inexplicable power began to emerge, surrounding his Saint Body. It flickered under the starlight and moonlight, elusive and hard to grasp, like distant dreams too far to touch.

This was the power of reincarnation; Ye Chen had comprehended it, grasping just a surface level.

Because of his reincarnation power, the old tree in the garden withered rapidly, its branches turning dry. But in the next instant, new buds sprouted, followed by leaves growing visibly, repeating the cycle over and over in an endless loop.

"What in the world is happening?"

The people of Bo Luo Domain stared in astonishment at the sky and earth. One moment the land was barren, the next blooming with spring; one moment the sun blazed, the next snow fell—repeating the four seasons endlessly.

The mortals were baffled, especially the common folk, unsure what to wear. Shivering in the snow, they'd just put on thick coats, only for the season to shift to scorching summer, leaving them drenched in sweat. So many ended up catching chills from it.

"This damn heaven, what's it playing at?"

Curses echoed everywhere, resounding through Bo Luo Domain.

"Scolding the heavens? Are you asking for death?"

The cultivators scolded back.

"I don't want to, but this back-and-forth is unbearable. It's clearly toying with us."

"The anomalies of heaven and earth must have some meaning," an old cultivator stroked his beard and said meaningfully.

Amid the complaints, the seasonal changes finally stopped, leaving it as autumn once more, with a refreshing cool wind.

In the small garden, Ye Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged, finally opened his eyes and leaped up, stretching lazily. The cracking sounds of his bones echoed continuously.

Now, his eyes held an extra layer of profundity, deep and unfathomable.

After stretching, he gently raised his hand and placed it on the tree trunk.

"Ni Shi Lun Hui." With a soft utterance, he cast the reincarnation immortal technique.

Immediately, the old tree vanished inch by inch—or rather, it was dissolved into reincarnation by his technique, formless and traceless, impossible to find in the world anymore. If someone wanted to look for it, they'd have to search in reincarnation.

Unfortunately, no one could do that, not even Ye Chen himself, as he couldn't reverse it.

After all, he hadn't fully mastered the laws of reincarnation, so the technique worked only sometimes.

"Ni Shi Lun Hui." Ye Chen lightly shouted again.

This time, his target was his Six Paths Reincarnation Eye. He wanted to use the reincarnation immortal technique to dissolve the curse of the Rinnegan and break its self-seal.

Reincarnation power gathered in his eyes, locking onto the curse and dissolving it completely. As the curse faded, the reincarnation marks on his pupils flickered with light, enveloped in reincarnation aura.

Pop!

At some point, a sound like a barrier breaking rang out.

Ye Chen's eyes shot out a beam of immortal light, piercing a huge hole in the void.

His Six Paths Reincarnation Eye, sealed for five years, was finally unsealed—not through a heavenly tribulation, but by his own power. That meant he no longer feared the Rinnegan's curse. With the reincarnation immortal technique, he could break it every time it appeared—what was there to fear?

"What a stroke of fortune, truly a stroke of fortune." Ye Chen laughed. These ten-plus days of seclusion had brought him immense opportunities—not only had he reunited with Ni Shi Lun Hui, but he'd also unsealed his Reincarnation Eye.

In such a moment, he deserved a drink, a hearty gulp.

After downing a pot of wine, he stepped into the void again, spreading his divine sense. More than ten days had passed, and still no sign of the Female Saint Body.

"No time to wait any longer." Ye Chen raised his hand and left a trace of his divine sense imprinted in Bo Luo Domain. When the Female Saint Body saw it, she'd know.

With that done, he invoked the Heavenly Dao and entered the black hole.

That's right, he planned to travel to other domains through the black hole, just as Donghuang Tai Xin had described years ago: whether it was Zhutian or various domains, they were all surrounded by black holes, like stars in the vast sky.

Back then, he had used this method to journey from the Great Chu black hole to Zhutian.

So, as long as he found the right direction, he could reach other domains.

Of course, this would require trial and error, since he didn't know the exact path.

Returning to the black hole felt familiar. Now that he could move the Great Reincarnation Heavenly Dao, how could it not feel familiar?

"After five years, you should still be alive." Ye Chen glanced in one direction, toward the black hole leading to Zhutian. The "you" he referred to was Tian Zhi. She might still be waiting in the black hole. If she got bored, she'd probably wander around, and who knows, they might even bump into each other by chance.

"Reliable." Ye Chen stroked his chin, speaking thoughtfully.

If Tian Zhi heard that, she'd surely curse. Meet in the black hole? How wild is your imagination? Do you even know how vast space black holes are? If we met that way, I'd take your surname!

Hmm?

As Ye Chen was looking, he suddenly caught a flash of seven-colored immortal light. In the darkness of the black hole, it was strikingly brilliant.

But it wasn't immortal light—it was a sword, a sword wreathed in seven-colored immortal light.