The withered Wither Bloom began to grow again, drawing nourishment from the Kun earth.
The wood-element liver formed first, yet it was so frail that it could barely nurture a tiny sprout.
How could soil without water sustain growth?
So the next thing Xu Kun restored was the water-element kidney.
Living water flowed, transforming the soil into fertile earth. The Wither-Bloom Tree began to sprout and grow leaves.
The remaining metal and fire paths also seemed to be reforming.
But the newly sprouted Wither Bloom was far too weak!
Everything was still missing one crucial link!
Of the Twelve Great Daos—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, dark, soul, poison, and ice—Xu Kun already possessed eleven.
The final thing missing was the light needed for the reborn Wither Bloom to undergo photosynthesis...
Where was the light?
The light was upon you!
Zhan Rourou's Gal Power circulated within Xu Kun's body, while the specks of Light of Hope covering them both blended into Xu Kun as well.
Like a blazing fire, and like a ray of dawn.
The fire-element heart began to beat again, and above the Wither-Bloom Tree nurtured by the earth that bore all things, a halo slowly rose.
The heart fed it and guided its direction. It was the power imprint left behind when Xihe's power had once dwelled within him—the true Golden Crow Solar Divine Fire!
Gathering the power of all paths, Xu Kun's own light condensed completely.
Its name: Hope. Its trait: Lawbreaking!
After this battle, the Twelve Great Daos had actually been completed.
Xu Kun's Kun Earth: Bearing All ability was a foundation like his original talent. All paths could be borne by it; this was an improvement in function. So long as Kun earth remained, Xu Kun's path would stand as firm as