In the Heaven-Connecting Land, the drop of blood that appeared on Shi Hao's forehead drew the attention of every living being present. Even the Thunder Spirits gathered around the Thunder Emperor's corpse cast startled, delighted looks toward the disturbance nearby.
By now, the Thunder Spirits who had guarded the Thunder Emperor's corpse in the Heaven-Connecting Land for years no longer feared unexpected developments. On the contrary, any change filled them with immense joy.
Change brought opportunity.
The Thunder Emperor had been dead for many years. The joy the Thunder Spirits had felt upon first entering the Heaven-Connecting Land had long since turned into the anguish of helplessness, leaving them weeping endlessly.
Being able to enter the Heaven-Connecting Land was an extraordinary blessing.
But to make a dead being undergo reincarnation and be reborn, as the legends described, required an even more heaven-defying opportunity.
"Woof!"
As the Thunder Spirits watched the sudden change through tear-filled eyes, praying that it would benefit the Thunder Emperor, a bark suddenly rang out.
A puppy no larger than a palm ran out of an inconspicuous corner. His glossy black eyes swept over Fang Yang and Qi Yu before fixing on Shi Hao, studying that dazzling drop of blood.
"Does reincarnation exist in this world?"
Desolate sorrow filled the puppy's face.
He was Immortal King Wuzhong's dog.
Not long ago, he had brought Immortal King Wuzhong's final drop of Immortal King essence blood here, placing that drop containing fragments of his soul in the Heaven-Connecting Land. Yet the miracle he had hoped for never came.
Even Immortal King Wuzhong's weapon, that surviving fragment of the Wuzhong Immortal King Bell, had vanished from the world along with it.
At the very end, before Immortal King Wuzhong disappeared completely, he had conjured a figure that smiled faintly at