Yao Tianhuo Awakens, Retreats to Refine the Pill Lightning

The aura lingered for several breaths, then slowly subsided.

"Mo Tianxing" opened his eyes on the ground.

But the look in those eyes had nothing to do with Mo Tianxing.

Yao Tianhuo sat up.

He looked down at his hands, turning them over several times. Then he rolled his wrists, shoulders, and neck.

Every joint gave a faint crack as muscles dormant for too long came back to life.

"I'm alive!"

His voice was a little hoarse, but full of vigor.

Lu Heng rose and brushed the dust from his robes.

"Three-Star Dou Zun. A little better than I expected. The Reviving Soul-Fusion Pill and the nourishment from the Seventh-Rank Blood Essence repaired a good deal of the damage to your soul's foundation."

Yao Tianhuo clenched his fists, feeling the immense Dou Qi surge through his body.

Three-Star Dou Zun.

At his peak, he had been a Five-Star Dou Zun. Coming back to life with Three-Star Dou Zun strength had already far exceeded his expectations.

Yao Tianhuo stood.

This body was taller than his old one, with a broad frame and solid muscles.

He tried circulating his cultivation method. The Dou Qi vortex within him responded at once, flowing through his meridians without obstruction.

"A fine body." Yao Tianhuo stretched, then suddenly looked at Lu Heng. "Who did this body belong to?"

"The Black Emperor Sect's leader. A Three-Star Dou Zong."

Yao Tianhuo fell silent for several breaths.

An eighteen-year-old Two-Star Dou Zong had casually killed a Three-Star Dou Zong that afternoon, refined an Eighth-Grade Pill that drew Three-Colored Pill Lightning that evening, then brought him back as a Three-Star Dou Zun.

Less than a day had passed from start to finish.

Yao Tianhuo had lived for centuries and seen plenty of geniuses. But this young man before him was