Rebuilding the Body / Zheng Li's Fault

Xiao Nai: "Awooo~ So springy!"

Zheng Li's mouth twitched. Was being springy really such a good thing? Why did he feel like the Night Glow Beast's defenses were pretty impressive?

And was this what you called difficult to deal with?

Come to think of it, Meng Xiaonai... what the heck were you "awooing" for?

The Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf saw that it had finally managed to hit the Night Glow Beast. Regardless of the fact that they were in the middle of a fight, it excitedly howled...

Chapter 51: Rebuilding the Body

"Chirp!"

The Night Glow Beast flapped its wings and stabilized itself in midair after bouncing up. It let out a cry tinged with anger.

Then it looked at the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf, still howling stupidly, with a mocking expression. Stupid wolf! Had it forgotten that this beast could fly? Sigh... Fighting this stupid wolf was really beneath its dignity. Whatever, time to end this!

Chirp, chirp!

After chirping, the pale golden wings on its back instantly blazed with a golden halo. Zheng Li clearly saw complex golden patterns appear on each slightly translucent feather!

The white ball was dyed gold in an instant...

The next moment, dazzling golden orbs began to gather, over a hundred of them! The Night Glow Beast then beat its wings, and the orbs rained down on the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf in a furious barrage.

Sensing the danger, the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf froze for a moment, then counterattacked. It let out a long howl, gathering Soul Power in the spikes on its back. Its body shuddered, and the spikes fell away from its back, shooting toward the countless orbs!

Both Spirit Beasts continued moving.

After launching the orbs, the Night Glow Beast suddenly turned into a streak of golden light and shot toward the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf like a shooting star!

The Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf leaped up beneath the cover of its spikes, revealing its sharp fangs!

The spikes and the orbs collided, sending out a series of thunderous booms.

Amid the explosions, the Night Glow Beast's falling body suddenly burst into dazzling light.

Zheng Li frowned. "I have a bad feeling about this..."

Seeing this, the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf's body swayed. It let out a panicked howl, then turned and dove toward the ground, apparently trying to flee.

Zheng Li seemed to realize what was coming and hurriedly retreated with all his strength.

The Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf was agile, but its speed was far inferior to the Night Glow Beast's. The next moment, the Night Glow Beast's glowing body slammed into the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf—and then the Night Glow Beast exploded...

A deafening boom rang out. Blinding golden light swallowed the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf and everything nearby.

"What kind of ability is that?" Zheng Li had escaped the blast radius, but his face was filled with shock. A self-destruct? He couldn't believe the Night Glow Beast had actually blown itself up and died.

Could it be similar to... the Ultra Bomb?

A moment later, the golden light faded. Zheng Li looked at the huge crater in the distance, the devastated ground, the vanished trees, grass, and bushes—and the missing body of the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf... He was even more astonished.

What incredible power!

Just then, he heard a "chirp." The Night Glow Beast rose from the crater left by the explosion, wobbling twice in midair and almost falling. Its golden eyes looked extremely dull, and...

"Did it lose a pair of wings?" Zheng Li stared in disbelief.

Had it caused that explosion by sacrificing a pair of wings?

The explosion might attract other Spirit Beasts, so the Night Glow Beast naturally wanted to get away quickly. It was extremely weak now; even a Hundred-Year Soul Beast might be able to take it down.

It was a two-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast, and so was the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf. Its bloodline was much higher, but their cultivation years were similar. Ordinary methods really wouldn't have made it easy to kill the Multi-tailed Thorn Wolf. So, afraid the wolf might escape if it couldn't win, it had gone straight for its ultimate move!

The Night Glow Beast was feeling pretty pleased with itself: You dared to provoke this beast! Hope you enjoyed dying!

But the next moment, it stopped feeling pleased. Its golden eyes filled with astonishment.

Just then, Zheng Li had used the Light Sword Soul Skill!

How could he pass up the chance to attack while the Night Glow Beast was weak?

He felt a little guilty about taking advantage of its weakness.

But Zheng Li wanted to live, too. It wasn't certain that he would die if he failed, since the Valley of Love and Emotion hadn't said that failing the truth-or-dare challenge would be fatal. Of course, dying during the challenge would be his own problem.

But if he failed the final truth-or-dare challenge, even if he survived and the Valley of Love and Emotion sent him back, the outcome definitely wouldn't be good.

Maybe he wouldn't die, but he could be trapped—or forced into another challenge with an even higher chance of death.

When Zheng Li ambushed it, the Night Glow Beast beat its wings and tried to escape. But its speed had dropped drastically, and the Light Swords surrounded it from every direction.

In the midst of battle, Zheng Li approached the Night Glow Beast rapidly with nimble steps. Partway there, a brilliant light shone from between his brows. Once Xiao Nai appeared, she grabbed both of Zheng Li's hands, spun around, and threw him toward the Night Glow Beast!

At the same time, Xiao Nai moved the golden ring in front of her and began gathering a gigantic Light Sword.

Even with the Night Glow Beast weakened, the Light Sword alone would have a hard time killing it. Zheng Li's task was to buy Xiao Nai time. Partway through, golden light shone from his right hand as he formed a hemispherical shield.

Meanwhile, when the Night Glow Beast faced the Light Sword Soul Skill, it brought its one remaining wing forward to shield itself. Using the wing like a shield, it began to spin rapidly!

When it saw Zheng Li, its eyes were filled with anger and disgust, and even a hint of hurt.

Zheng Li saw it clearly. A flicker of compassion crossed his mind, but he clenched his teeth and brought down the hemispherical shield he had formed onto the Night Glow Beast, which had spun rapidly and deflected every Light Sword.

He succeeded, but the shield wasn't a Soul Skill. Zheng Li could only use all his Soul Power to keep the crazed Night Glow Beast from smashing through it!

As expected of a two-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast. Even in its current weakened state, it was still incredibly strong.

After nearly ten seconds, Zheng Li was almost unable to hold on. Just then, Xiao Nai shouted from the distance, "Xiao Li, get out of the way!"

Zheng Li quickly dodged.

The enormous Light Sword came down the next moment! With Zheng Li no longer sustaining it, the shield immediately shattered.

Faced with a threat to its life, the Night Glow Beast naturally tried to escape. But the moment the shield broke, the enormous Light Sword struck it!

This time, the Night Glow Beast's "springiness" was no help. The enormous Light Sword was incredibly sharp.

The Night Glow Beast's body was instantly cleaved in two, and blood sprayed everywhere! To Zheng Li's surprise, its blood carried a faint golden hue.

Since Xiao Nai was his Martial Soul, he could absorb the Soul Ring whether he or Xiao Nai killed the Spirit Beast.

Xiao Nai came over and supported Zheng Li, who had nearly exhausted his Soul Power. Actually, Zheng Li still had some strength left, but he didn't pull away.

He stared at the Night Glow Beast's body, split in two, as a purple Soul Ring floated up from it. Zheng Li felt nauseated, and Xiao Nai did too, but her Martial Soul nature made her reaction less severe.

"That was my first time attacking someone since coming to the Douluo World..."

Xiao Nai squeezed Zheng Li's hand and suddenly said, "I killed it."

She was the one who had brought down the sword.

Zheng Li shook his head, but didn't say anything more. After a moment of silence, before he could speak, Pinghe's voice suddenly rang out. "You passed the truth-or-dare challenge! Returning!"

Golden and silver light flashed, and Zheng Li and Xiao Nai disappeared. The Night Glow Beast's body and Soul Ring disappeared as well.

Light and shadow flickered. The floor of Transparent Space became a gigantic hexagonal pattern of light, with countless intricate symbols flowing and shifting within it.

Wang Xin'er sat bored on the floor. She was no longer bound by a bubble, and she muttered with a pout, "So slow! Why haven't Zheng Li and Sister come out yet..."

As soon as she finished speaking, golden and silver light flashed, and Zheng Li and Xiao Nai appeared.

Wang Xin'er's eyes lit up, and she said in delight, "You're finally out!"

Zheng Li nodded in reply, while Xiao Nai gave a soft "Mm."

Seeing that neither of them seemed very cheerful, Wang Xin'er was about to ask them what had happened when Pinghe's voice spoke up. "Wang Xin'er."

"Hm? What is it? Didn't you say there were only three trials? You're the good valley, so you can't lie to me!"

The moment Pinghe called her, Wang Xin'er became wary.

Pinghe fell silent...

She just wanted to ask: out of the three trials, hadn't this little girl had the easiest time? Was there really any need to be so guarded?

"Your reward, aside from that matter, is a five-level increase in Soul Power. Go."

After saying that, Wang Xin'er disappeared.

"Zheng Li, Meng Xiaonai, you're both very unusual. I hope you can keep going. As for your reward..."

Pinghe paused, seeming to hesitate. But Zheng Li spoke up just then. "Could you change our reward to giving Xiao Nai a body, so she can become human?"

Why had he let Xiao Nai come out? It was precisely for this. Otherwise, why would he have brought Xiao Nai out? He knew it was dangerous.

Well! Since Tang San and Dai Mubai had been able to revive Huo Yuhao's mother, perhaps the Valley of Love and Emotion could give Xiao Nai a body.

Zheng Li looked up, his eyes full of hope.

Chapter 52: Zheng Li's Fault

"Hm?"

Xiao Nai looked at Zheng Li in confusion, as if asking why he had made the decision without discussing it with her first.

Actually, Zheng Li had been planning this ever since he entered Shrek Academy.

When he reached the peak of level one hundred and became a god... or, really, as soon as he had the ability, he would give Xiao Nai a body.

Who knew things would develop so unexpectedly? In his eyes, the Valley of Love and Emotion was also an opportunity.

Feeling Xiao Nai's gaze, Zheng Li turned to her with a smile but didn't answer her unspoken question.

After a moment of silence, Pinghe's voice rang out. "Give up your reward and have a body created for Meng Xiaonai. Are you sure?"

"Sure."

Zheng Li nodded without hesitation. Xiao Nai didn't object, but she didn't support the idea either. Based on Zheng Li's future, regaining a body was only a matter of time. For now, they should focus on growing stronger.

A body... Xiao Nai's eyes remained calm.

"Very well."

Pinghe's voice accepted Zheng Li's request.

Golden and silver light quietly enveloped Xiao Nai, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a giant egg of gold and silver, about ten centimeters taller than Xiao Nai.

Then streaks of multicolored light appeared and flowed across the egg's surface, like countless little tadpoles, scattered and disorderly!

The Gold-Silver Egg was undeniably beautiful.

Seeing this, Zheng Li couldn't help smiling happily.

When he learned that Xiao Nai had died in a car accident while trying to find him, he had been filled with guilt.

His wish now was simply to go back and bring Xiao Nai back to life!

Yes, bring her back to life. A Martial Soul form wasn't really being alive!

But things never went quite as smoothly as he hoped...

"Huh?!"

Pinghe's voice suddenly rang out, filled with surprise.

Zheng Li froze. "What's wrong?"

As soon as he asked, he heard a "crack."

A fracture appeared in the Gold-Silver Egg...

Milky-white light seeped out through the crack. It looked completely out of place beside the golden and silver glow.

"Is it working?" Zheng Li was instantly delighted. But he quickly came to his senses and realized that something had gone wrong. Otherwise, Pinghe's voice wouldn't have sounded so surprised.

Zheng Li grew nervous.

Then, the egg shattered completely the next moment...

Xiao Nai emerged, and Zheng Li could keenly sense that she was still a Martial Soul. Nothing had changed.

Zheng Li: "..."

"What happened?"

Xiao Nai spoke first. "I'm not sure. At first, I felt warm and comfortable. But later, milky-white light came from my body and shattered the Gold-Silver Egg from the inside. Maybe it... couldn't hold it?"

Couldn't hold it? What the heck—some even stronger force had rejected the attempt to give Meng Xiaonai a body!

Come to think of it, what kind of power was that?