Finally Taking Human Form

Just as Lin Yan was filled with emotion, the system's familiar voice suddenly rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the Host successfully killed an Innate Fierce Beast, averting a regional ecosystem collapse, and produced a significant positive impact on the stability of the ecological environment in the canyon and surrounding areas. This meets the conditions for triggering a hidden reward.]

[Reward issued: One piece of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. Automatically stored in the system space.]

[Tip: The current task "Improve the ecological environment within a thousand-mile radius and prevent an ecological disaster" has not yet been completed. The canyon environment was severely damaged by the battle, and the Ecological Index has plummeted. Please the Host repair it as soon as possible to achieve the task objective.]

Lin Yan's consciousness cleared considerably.

"Nine Heavens Breathing Soil?" His heart trembled. He was very familiar with this name. It was a top-tier Earth Element treasure from Primordial Flow novels. Legend had it that Empress Nuwa used this very material to mold humans. Da Yu also used this item when he and his father managed the floods. The system was finally generous this time.

But before he could be happy for too long, the thought of the canyon camp, utterly destroyed by the fierce beast, brought him sorrow. Years of hard work were ruined in an instant, back to square one. He didn't know how much effort it would take to restore the canyon to its former state.

The other Earth Dragon subordinates felt the frustration emanating from their Boss and gathered around, gently rubbing against him with their bodies, clumsily conveying comfort. It was as if they were saying that even though their home was destroyed, Lin Yan still had them.

Feeling the comfort from his subordinates, Lin Yan finally emerged from his sadness.

"It's just rebuilding a home, isn't it? That's what I'm best at."

"Fierce beasts, huh? Pangu's Malice Aura, huh? Likes to destroy, huh?"

"You all just wait for me. Once I get stronger, let's see which one of you dares to cause trouble again. Our Earth Dragon Clan isn't to be trifled with!"

After venting his frustrations to the sky, the dejection in Lin Yan's eyes disappeared, replaced by burning fighting spirit.

"The great cause of rebuilding our home starts now!" Lin Yan shouted to his Earth Dragon subordinates.

Thus, in the following days, ten Earth Dragons busied themselves in the canyon camp, which was filled with malevolent energy and scarred by destruction.

First, they had to clear the soil polluted by the malevolent energy brought by the fierce beasts. The best way to clear this malevolent energy was to use the Earth Dragon Clan's special ability: "Devour and Purify."

They would swallow the polluted soil into their bellies and, relying on the Earth Dragon Clan's unique transformation ability, decompose and transform the malevolent energy within their bodies. The soil expelled would then become soil rich in spiritual energy.

As Lin Yan and his subordinates tirelessly ate soil, the malevolent energy in the canyon was cleared at an astonishing speed, and the land quickly returned to being spirit soil rich in spiritual energy.

While purifying the malevolent energy by eating soil, Lin Yan also used his innate abilities to clear the blocked Earth Veins and purify the polluted Water Veins. The smooth flow of the Earth Veins and Water Veins further accelerated the recovery of the canyon's ecosystem.

The repair work went much smoother than expected. Although it took a long time, the results were very good.

The canyon floor, once a mess, was now covered with lush, verdant spirit grass, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of vegetation and pure spiritual energy. The environment in the canyon became even better than before the great battle.

[Ding! Detected that the canyon's ecological environment has been fully restored, with the ecological stability index surpassing the pre-destruction level. Task "Improve the ecological environment within a thousand-mile radius and prevent an ecological disaster" has been completed!]

[Ding! Detected that the Host successfully guided the clan to participate in ecological construction, significantly enhancing clan cohesion and the budding of civilization. Task "Form at least one community clan and continue clan civilization" has been completed.]

[Ding! Host's cultivation has reached the peak of the Shaping Stage (100%) and can prepare to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm at any time. During the breakthrough, it is necessary to stabilize the mind and absorb sufficient spiritual energy. It is recommended to use an Innate Spiritual Object to assist in the breakthrough.]

[Tip: Shaping is a leap in life's level. Please the Host adjust to the optimal state and proceed with caution.]

"Finally, I can shapeshift..." Lin Yan let out a long sigh.

Over the years, Lin Yan's body had accumulated enough Spirit Power, but it had always been suppressed by an invisible force, like an unseen Shackles placed upon his head, preventing him from breaking through to the Shaping Stage.

Now that the two tasks given by the system were finally completed, the Shackles that confined him suddenly disappeared. The Spirit Power within his body surged and roared like a breaching flood.

On his massive, hundred-zhang long Earth Dragon body, eighty-one segments simultaneously emitted dazzling Earth Yellow light. Each segment was like a small Spiritual Energy Vortex, madly absorbing the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth!

Centered on him, within a radius of ten thousand li, the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth was suddenly stirred. Visible Spiritual Light of various colors converged from all directions, forming a massive Spiritual Energy Vortex above the canyon. The vortex rotated slowly, emitting a heart-palpitating pressure.

Attracted by the Spiritual Energy Vortex, the Spiritual Energy from afar rushed in like a storm, forming an extremely powerful Spirit Power storm.

At the edge of the canyon, nine Earth Dragon subordinates burrowed underground, only their tentacles exposed. Feeling the vast, sea-like power of heaven and earth, they were filled with both Fear and anticipation.

Spiritual Energy poured madly into Lin Yan's body, scouring his Meridians and cleansing his Physical Body. The process was excruciatingly painful, as if every inch of flesh and blood, every cell, was being torn apart and reassembled. But he maintained clarity in his mind, following the shapeshifting method from his Bloodline Inheritance, guiding this immense energy to reshape his form.

First, his massive body began to shrink. His hundred-zhang long form condensed within the spiritual light. The Dark Gold scales covering his body shed one by one, transforming into pure Earth Element Origin and integrating into his newborn body. His head began to differentiate, his mouthparts shrinking and deforming, gradually revealing the contours of facial features...

Just as the shapeshifting reached its most critical moment, Lin Yan's mind stirred, and he summoned the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil he had been nurturing within his body.

The Breathing Soil hovered above his head, sprinkling down streaks of profound yellow, heavy radiance, enveloping him completely. Instantly, even purer, more fundamental Earth Element Great Dao laws surged into Lin Yan's Sea of Consciousness, merging with his own Earth Element Origin.

The Nine Heavens Breathing Soil not only contained pure Earth Origin but also a trace of the ever-renewing Law of Creation. Lin Yan absorbed the Earth Origin from the Breathing Soil and, incidentally, also absorbed that trace of the Law of Creation into his body.

The light gradually receded, and the Spiritual Energy Vortex slowly dissipated. A figure appeared in mid-air.

It was a Young Man, appearing to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. His posture was upright, his face handsome, and his brows held both the elegance of a Scholar and a subtle hint of the Calmness and resilience forged through hardship.

He wore a plain robe condensed from the purest Wu Tu Qi, with a faint Earth Yellow halo surrounding him.

This was the Innate Dao Body that Lin Yan had sculpted using his own Earth Element Origin combined with the Law of Creation from the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. As for his appearance, Lin Yan believed it bore over ninety percent similarity to his appearance in his previous life.

Lin Yan looked down at his hands, then touched his face, feeling this body that was both familiar and strange. A smile involuntarily curved his lips.

Having a human body again, this feeling was too wonderful!

"Haha! Laozi doesn't have to crawl anymore." Lin Yan roared at the sky, his excited voice echoing through the canyon.