Death and (or) Life

Night had deepened, and the small home in Los Angeles had fallen into silence as the four of them drifted off to sleep.

For Lin Hai, who had completed the task entrusted to him by The Ancient One, driven off the demon god's vanguard, and unexpectedly yet naturally entered into a relationship with Gwen, this day had been one wild ride.

The enormous emotional upheaval and the toll of battle quickly pulled him into sleep.

Yet within his body, a silent storm was brewing, utterly unknown to its sleeping master.

As everyone knew, life and death were the most fundamental laws of the universe—opposed yet unified. They repelled one another, yet depended on each other, together forming the foundation of the cycle of life.

The power flowing through Lin Hai's body had its roots in pure, flourishing life.

Tracing its source back, it had begun with the mysterious, unfathomable mass of Seven-Colored Essence that had accompanied his soul during his transmigration and still lingered deep within his mind.

By practicing Tai Chi, he had obtained pure, attribute-less energy from it. Then, through exchanging energy with plants, he had drawn the Life Energy within them into his body, laying the first foundation for his path of cultivation.

Later, through a fortunate coincidence, Lin Hai absorbed the vast, pure high-level Life Energy contained within an ancient flower bud Ego had left behind on Earth, completing the first evolution of the energy within his body.

Afterward, when he obtained the Divine Dragon Heart and Dragon God's Power in the Ta Lo Mystic Realm, his Life Force underwent its second crucial evolution.

The energy in his body had yet to reach the level of high-grade energy, but it had already risen beyond the low-grade category, becoming a unique power that belonged to him alone.