Chapter 421: Juzi's Rebirth
For the past few days, Juzi had felt something strange happening to her body.
Every morning when she woke up, her skin excreted a black, foul smelling impurity through her pores. The stench was unbearable, and it disgusted her.
But after bathing, she noticed that her skin had improved, her body felt lighter, and her soul power flowed more smoothly than ever before. Every morning, she woke up full of energy, as if she had limitless strength.
Most importantly, she could feel that her martial soul was changing.
It all started after she embedded that fragment into her arm.
Juzi was both excited and anxious there was no doubt that these changes were linked to that fragment.
It seemed to be enhancing her physique.
Could this be the true purpose of the artifact fragments?
If she had already gained so much in just a few days… what would happen if she continued like this for months?
Would she… become a god?
With this expectation, Juzi eventually drifted into sleep.
Usually, she slept until morning without interruptions.
But this time… she dreamed.
The dream was fragmented and incomplete, missing many details.
Yet, it felt as if she were living another life.
It was a story from ten thousand years ago, set on Douluo Continent.
The protagonist of this dream…
Was a young man named Ye Cheng.
A twin martial soul genius, born with innate full soul power.
Juzi followed him through the epic journey of his life.
She witnessed his growth from weakness to strength, his countless battles, and his struggles between life and death.
She saw him defeat countless enemies, overcome impossible challenges, and ultimately
Become an Ultimate Douluo!
And then… the dream ended.
Juzi woke up, still in a daze, unable to distinguish between reality and the dream.
She sat there for a long time, staring blankly at the ceiling, before she finally shook off the dream's lingering grip.
"What… was that?"
"That dream… was it the memory of the fragment's owner?"
"Ye Cheng…"
Still half in disbelief, she raised her hands and summoned her martial soul.
The moment she did, a soft glow enveloped her palms.
What appeared in her hands was no longer the martial soul she had always known
One hand held a towering pagoda.
The other, a dazzling sword.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda the most powerful auxiliary martial soul in existence!
The Feihong Sword a blade of pure white jade and crystal, resembling an artistic masterpiece more than a weapon!
There was no doubt
These were Ye Cheng's twin martial souls from her dream!
And now…
They were hers.
Like Huo Yuhao, Juzi had awakened a third martial soul.
She was now a Tri Martial Soul Holder!
Yet, instead of feeling overjoyed, Juzi sat in silence, her mind still immersed in the epic life she had just experienced in her dream.
For one night, she became Ye Cheng, living his struggles, his growth, and his triumphs.
And the dream didn't just give her new martial souls
It granted her insight, battle experience, and cultivation comprehension.
Although the dream didn't show his entire life, it highlighted only the most significant moments
Skipping mundane details like traveling, eating, and sleeping.
Even so, the knowledge and experience she gained had completely transformed her.
Juzi was now certain
Even if she followed the normal path of cultivation, she could at least reach the level of an Ultimate Douluo.
And if she pushed herself further…
Becoming a god wasn't impossible.
"I never expected… that by accident, I would discover the true secret of these fragments."
Juzi looked at her smooth, unblemished skin, her gaze penetrating beyond the surface
As if she could see through her flesh, directly into the Feihong Sword fragment embedded in her arm.
But that wasn't all.
When she woke up this morning, she felt something new
A strange sensation, as if she could vaguely sense the presence of other fragments scattered across the land.
Juzi immediately realized
These "other presences" were the remaining Feihong Sword fragments.
By embedding the fragment into her flesh, she had unknowingly merged with it
Which allowed her to sense the locations of the others.
"I wonder… has anyone else discovered this secret?"
Juzi pondered whether someone else had used the same method to uncover the fragment's true potential.
"No… that's unlikely."
She quickly shook her head, rejecting the thought.
"The only reason I figured it out was pure luck."
If not for her desperate situation, she would never have thought to embed the fragment inside her body.
And without doing that, she never would've discovered its true use.
"Anyone else who finds a fragment will likely just try to study it externally trying to draw out its power."
"As long as I don't reveal this secret, no one else will figure it out."
She let out a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her face.
Her plan was set.
For now, she would stay in hiding and focus on strengthening herself.
Once she reached a level where she no longer had to fear anyone, she would begin hunting down the remaining fragments.
Of course, she would start by collecting the unclaimed ones first.
Those had to be her priority.
After all
If one fragment could completely transform her…
Then what about two?
Or three?
And if she managed to gather them all…
What unimaginable power would she obtain?
"No. That's thinking too far ahead."
Juzi exhaled deeply and patted her cheeks, reminding herself to stay grounded.
Right now, she was alone, still being hunted by the Sun Moon Empire.
Her first priority was to increase her strength!
With strength, she wouldn't need to rely on anyone.
With strength, no one would dare to control her.
With strength, she could do whatever she wanted.
She clenched her fists, recalling the knowledge that had surfaced in her mind overnight.
"Xiantian Gong… self condensed soul rings… God Ring Master…"
Juzi murmured to herself, lost in thought.
"I never imagined that in another world, soul masters could take such a different path… A path where they no longer need to hunt soul beasts, where they can create their own soul rings…"
The dream had ended when Ye Cheng reached the Ultimate Douluo level.
But after waking up, Juzi discovered new information in her memory
Cultivation techniques, the secrets of soul masters, the path of the God Ring Masters…
She suspected these must have been stored within the fragment, and after merging with it, she had absorbed its knowledge.
"I wonder… do the other fragments contain different knowledge?"
Her ambition grew
Would one of the fragments contain secrets about godhood?
The Path to Power
Juzi was no longer rushing to escape the Sun Moon Empire.
Instead, she found a place to settle down.
There, she began her re cultivation.
Her first step was to destroy her existing soul rings
And condense her own.
This was the path of the God Ring Master.
A path that led directly to divinity.
(End of Chapter)
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