Yao Chen Regains His Physical Body

All right, one step at a time! Let's try creating a body for Yao Chen!

"Yao Chen, come out of the ring first! I'll help you restore your body!" Lin Yu called toward the ring.

Hearing this, Yao Chen immediately emerged from the ring. "Restoring my body requires a vessel, three kinds of Heavenly Flames, and—"

Before Yao Chen could finish, Lin Yu stopped him. "Why make it so troublesome? Let me show you what true Revive Flesh and Bone is!"

With a wave of Lin Yu's hand, Yao Chen immediately felt a miraculous power surging toward him!

Visible to the naked eye, Yao Chen's soul gradually solidified. Then, meridians, bones, and organs formed within his soul one after another, slowly merging together.

At that moment, Xiao Xun'er beside Lin Yu woke up. She was startled by the sight before her, but when she noticed Lin Yu nearby, she quickly calmed down, climbed up, and wrapped her arms around his.

Naturally, Lin Yu noticed the movement beside him, but he merely smiled faintly and did nothing.

After a while, Yao Chen's skin began to form. Lin Yu then turned to Xiao Xun'er and said, "Cover your eyes."

Though confused, Xiao Xun'er obediently placed her hands over her eyes. Lin Yu still seemed uneasy, so he placed his own hands over hers.

Xiao Xun'er could only pout and choose to trust Lin Yu. Since Brother Lin Yu would not let her look, he must have had his reasons.

Before long, Yao Chen's hair and everything else had finished growing out. At that moment, however, he was completely naked. That was probably why Lin Yu had covered Xiao Xun'er's eyes.

Yao Chen was so excited! He had thought it would take a long time before he could regain his body, yet only a day had passed. It felt damn well like a dream!

Yao Chen examined his body. His skin was as smooth and translucent as congealed cream, with faint bluish veins visible beneath it. It was a body even women would envy! There was not a trace of impurity within him, as though he were a newborn infant.

Yao Chen could not help but feel overjoyed. This was countless times better than a body refined with Heavenly Flames! A body refined with Heavenly Flames could never match one that had grown inch by inch according to his own soul in terms of compatibility. A tiny difference could lead to a vast disparity—cultivating with such a body in the future would yield twice the result with half the effort!

Just as Yao Chen was immersed in admiration for his body, Lin Yu's indifferent voice rang out. "Hey, old man, how much longer are you planning to stay naked? My arms are getting sore from holding them up!"

Only then did Yao Chen smile awkwardly. "Hehe, this old man was too presumptuous." He then took out a set of clothes from his Storage Ring and put them on.

Lin Yu then lowered his hands.

"Brother Lin Yu, can I look now?"

"All right, Xun'er. You can look now!"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Xiao Xun'er lowered the hands covering her eyes.

When Xiao Xun'er opened her eyes, she saw an old man with the bearing of an immortal. The old man was awkwardly scratching his head, his wrinkled old face crumpled like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Lin Yu and asked, "Brother Lin Yu, who is he?"

"Him? Venerable Yao—Yao Chen!"

Yao Chen immediately straightened his back, but the moment he saw Lin Yu's eyes, he deflated again! He had already classified Lin Yu as someone he absolutely could not provoke!

Lin Yu's methods were simply too mysterious. Whether it was restoring his body or saving Xiao Xun'er from danger just now, Lin Yu had handled it all with such calm ease that Yao Chen knew he could not compare! Though Lin Yu had only displayed the cultivation of a Dou Zong, in Yao Chen's eyes, Lin Yu could destroy him with a mere flick of his hand!

Awkwardly, he said, "Ahem... just empty fame from the past, empty fame. Hehe."

Xiao Xun'er covered her little mouth. "He's Yao Chen? Didn't he die?" She looked at Lin Yu with a puzzled gaze.

Lin Yu explained, "He did die, but I brought him back to life!"

"Brother Lin Yu, tell me honestly... aren't you a god?"

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment before laughing helplessly. "Xun'er, why would you think that?"

Xiao Xun'er's large, sparkling eyes stared at Lin Yu. "Because everything Brother Lin Yu does is far too unbelievable! Like that mysterious shop of yours, twenty-seven Heavenly Flames! I dare say no faction possesses resources like that. And you can even revive someone who has died—I don't think a human could accomplish such things."

Lin Yu thought for a moment. He decided to tell Xiao Xun'er about the system, though naturally, she would be the only one he told! With a wave of his hand, he sent Yao Chen out of the room.

Yao Chen: If you didn't want me to listen, you could have just said so! You just threw me out without a word!

Inside the room.

Lin Yu faced Xiao Xun'er with a serious expression. Seeing his face, Xiao Xun'er also put away the smile on her lips.

"Xun'er, there's something inside me. I don't know how to explain her to you, but everything I have now was bestowed by her, including meeting you."

At those words, Lin Yu's heart jolted. He... seemed to understand something.

"There is no gain without loss!"

The system had allowed him to meet Xun'er, and in exchange, he had to participate in that battle! When he had first learned that the system had its own purpose, Lin Yu had felt somewhat resistant. But now that he understood, it did not seem like much of a problem.

"So she was the one who let Xun'er meet you? Then, Brother Lin Yu, you must thank her properly!"

Lin Yu looked at Xiao Xun'er. At that moment, Xiao Xun'er was smiling sweetly at him.

"Hehe... yes."

"Congratulations, Host, for achieving enlightenment. The system rewards the Host with an increase of 5 levels! It may be executed immediately!"

The moment the system's voice fell, Lin Yu's aura began to rise.

Xiao Xun'er covered her little mouth in astonishment. What the hell? What was going on? Brother Lin Yu could level up just by talking to me?

Six-star Dou Zong, seven-star Dou Zong... all the way until he reached Dou Zun, Lin Yu's aura finally calmed.

"Look, Xun'er. This is what she gave me. I'm already a Dou Zun now! Isn't that amazing?"

"That's too unbelievable. You advanced just by talking." Xiao Xun'er looked at Lin Yu with admiration.

The stronger Lin Yu became, the happier Xiao Xun'er was. If he wanted to marry Xiao Xun'er, getting past the Ancient Clan would not be easy.

If Gu Yuan knew that fifteen-year-old Lin Yu was already a Dou Zun, forget marrying Xun'er—even marrying Gu Yuan would be possible. Of course, that was just a joke.

In truth, when Gu Yuan had first encountered Lin Yu, he had already entertained the thought of marrying off his daughter. After all, Lin Yu's origins, family background, and bloodline were all far too mysterious. Naturally, those were merely Gu Yuan's own speculations!