Reborn Through Fire

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"Hahaha!"

As Saundin laughed, her body began to change.

Amidst the violent air currents of ascent, his clothing began to shred, and his Soul Guidance Mechanical Exoskeleton Armor dissolved into a liquid-like substance, flowing along with his writhing flesh, until finally—

Bang!

A crisp sound came from his body, and his entire body burst into flames. In the firelight, all his flesh and blood turned to ashes and began to disintegrate.

"It failed?"

Seeing that his opponent had been burned to the point of being only half a skeleton, Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief while secretly Taunt, "He brought this upon himself!"

But after that, the remaining upper body spine began to wriggle, and the Heaven and Earth Energy and the Primordial Energy quickly converged on it, causing the broken ribs and sternum to grow and heal rapidly, and to be covered with layers of fine, sharp gray feathers.

Those feathers were made of metal, and Sisi of firelight emanated from between them.

The White Whistle shaped like a dragon's head was embedded in his chest and began to actively draw in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy, converting it into Soul Power and constructing an illusory Soul Power circulation route that covered his entire body.

Xiao Xiao—

A deep yet soaring melody emanated from this figure reborn from the ashes, or rather, from the White Whistle embedded in its chest.

The White Whistle is the instrument that plays the Life Movement!

The experiment with the Saundin was a success!

With the help of Mithras and other consumables, the Fourth Layer of the Ascension Curse placed on him was amplified, allowing him to evolve once again!

"So the key was fusing with the White Whistle... However, I have now completed my final evolution!"

"It has become the ultimate Life form!"

Now.

The platform is still rising, but the speed has slowed down.

Having completed his so-called ultimate evolution, Saundin stood up from his seat, his long, gray-white hair flowing down the back of his head, interspersed with flames and intense heat, making even the now-adapted Dugu Bo dare not resist immediately.

"Don't worry, now that I've succeeded, I won't attack you anymore." Despite the extremely rapid airflow during the ascent, Saundin's voice clearly rang in the ears of everyone present.

Then, he looked at Mithras, whose face resembled that of a goldfish, and said in a deep voice, "I raised you for the purpose of experimentation."

"That's... how it should be."

Mithras, still enduring the amplified Fourth Layer of the curse, began to melt his body and face, turning into grayish-black flesh that peeled away bit by bit. "Being with Daddy, I'm really happy."

Even if Saundin isn't her biological father...

Even if Saundin raised her for ulterior motives...

But the fifteen years of living together, the fifteen years of memories, were not fake. Even if Saundin made her live in a false world, she would always be his daughter.

Such genuine emotion caused Sandyan's single eye on his face, covered in metallic feathers, to tremble slightly.

Mithras...

Still smiling, she slowly closed her eyes.

As she ascended, her body and face rapidly disintegrated, her flesh and blood seemingly turning into ashes and dissipating into the air.

But—

Suddenly.

Zhou Qing suddenly looked up and heard the Scream that seemed to come from the soul.

Romantina, Dugu Bo, and the Rabbit Girl all heard it. Even Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress, who were in the Sea of Spirit, heard Mithras's voice and widened their beady eyes—could such a weak human really do such a thing?

"I also have something I'd like to ask Dad..."

"I want to make up with Riko ... Back then, because my new friend said bad things about my dad, I threw a tantrum and ran away..."

"But it's never good for friends to have conflicts."

"This is a lesson my father taught me."

"I want to make up with everyone, to go on adventures with Riko and my friends... Dad, let's all go on an adventure together—"

As the Elevator Platform slowed down and came to a complete stop, Mithras's flesh and blood body was burned to ashes by an invisible force within the Fourth Layer of enhanced Ascension Curse, leaving only a strange, heart-like, grayish-white bony object.

It was the White Whistle!

Unlike the earth-shattering scene of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's sacrifice, the process of White Whistle being transformed from a human with the most sincere emotions was completely silent in this Abyss Ruins.

Human beings' sincere emotions—

It has always been unassuming and has no need for extravagant celestial phenomena to embellish or celebrate it.

"It's a success..."

The prototype of the White Whistle fell into Riko's hands. The Heaven and Earth Origin Energy it carried healed her wounds, but it could not wash away the bloodstains on her body.

Looking at all this, Saundin found that she was not as happy as she had imagined.

He seemed to be missing something.

Upon waking, Riko looked at the White Whistle in her hand, which resembled a heart and had four air vents at one end similar to the blood vessels of a heart, and immediately realized that it was Mithras in disguise. As the Elevator Platform, she burst into tears.

Let the music of Life begin!

Riko seemed to hear Mithras's voice.

As she descended, Riko blew air into one of the openings at the top of the White Whistle.

"Waaah!"

A bright and clear flute sound resounded in the air.

The Rabbit Girl's fur seemed to be electrified, and she shook it, transforming from short legs into long legs. Her tail grew longer and fluffier, and her hair also grew wildly and rapidly.

At this moment, those round arms and fingers also returned to a near-human appearance, with slender and flexible fingers.

His pupils turned crimson, and he stared intently at Saundin with a sharp gaze.

"That's the effect of the White Whistle!"

Watching the Rabbit Girl transform from a cute, short-legged, upright-walking rabbit-person to someone resembling an adult woman entering a state of Martial Soul Possession, and then to this state resembling entering Martial Soul Avatar, Zhou Qing immediately realized that the White Whistle's effect might be even more powerful than Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone.

If it weren't for its demanding conditions for formation and use, this thing would definitely become a coveted treasure for everyone in the Soul Master World.

In that instant, the aura emanating from the Rabbit Girl was comparable to that of Titled Douluo!

Whoosh!

The transformed bunny girl bent her knees slightly, and her figure disappeared. When she reappeared, she was already in front of Saundin.

A kick that cut through the air was delivered instantly, striking his abdomen.

The immense impact sent Saundin flying off the platform. He tumbled several times in the air before coming to a stop. A pair of metal wings, spanning tens of meters, sprouted from his back, carrying him into the sky.

As the music played by the White Whistle played, the Rabbit Girl leaped off the platform, using her ankles to propel herself forward.

Bang!

He actually created a wave of air in mid-air, using the force to jump and fly, chasing after Saundin.

"Old Monster!"

Zhou Qing called out.

"I don't need you to remind me!"

As soon as Dugu Bo finished speaking, he leaped into the air, caught up with the Rabbit Girl, and together they confronted Saundin.