Earth, China, Beijing.
Guangyu Academy.
The building nad "Douluo Palace" currently serves as Ma Ran’s private dormitory.
Standing at the entrance of Douluo Palace, Sikong Si wore a calm expression, but his eyes revealed a hint of lancholy.
He paused every three steps, hesitating every five, looking utterly conflicted, a stark contrast to his usual cold deanor, more like a person of flesh and blood than a machine with a human facade.
After much contemplation, Sikong Si finally knocked on Ma Ran’s door.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Co in."
Upon hearing Ma Ran’s familiar yet strange voice, Sikong Si entered Douluo Palace as if in a dream.
The place was enshrouded in celestial mist, soft breezes dancing about, with apparent sounds of dragons and cranes echoing, resembling an immortal paradise.
Yet the master of this paradise was not so old Immortal with youthful features, white hair, and a long beard, but a clean young man dressed in a red and blue academy uniform.
The mont Sikong Si laid eyes on the other, all his doubts and chaotic thoughts vanished like smoke, scattered to the winds without leaving a trace.
He sighed gently, approached Ma Ran slowly, and said with a serious expression, "Brother Ran, there’s sothing I feel it necessary to tell you."
What he planned to reveal was the greatest secret of his lifeti, his past lifetis, and countless reincarnations—an ultimate secret he intended to keep buried deep within forever, never sharing with a second intelligent being.
However...
Before Sikong Si could speak, Ma Ran interrupted and disclosed his ultimate secret.
"It’s related to ’Rebirth,’ isn’t it?"
Upon hearing this, Sikong Si’s pupils slightly dilated, and goosebumps rose across his skin.
Even though he indeed intended to share this secret with Ma Ran, he had not anticipated such a scenario.
"..."
The "All Heavens Rebirth Device" was a divine artifact bound to Sikong Si’s soul.
Technically, Sikong Si was not an Earthling.
Initially, he wasn’t even an intelligent life form and lacked even the simplest cognitive abilities.
At that ti, Sikong Si was rely an ordinary rock.
After obtaining the "All Heavens Rebirth Device," he embarked on countless cycles of reincarnation, experiencing various life forms.
Primitive organisms, fungi, plants, animals, prokaryotes, viruses...
Single-celled beings, insects, marine life, birds, beasts...
Sikong Si underwent a multitude of life experiences, from low to high, simple to complex, and if one were to count, it had been 160,000 years since he acquired the "All Heavens Rebirth Device."
The life journey of 160,000 years finally granted him the qualification to reincarnate as an Earthling.
Becoming a highly intelligent being was a first for Sikong Si.
Sikong Si cherished his current identity dearly.
The short span of a little more than a decade on Earth made him experience feelings he hadn’t felt in his previous hundreds of thousands of years.
The fervent competition, the irreplaceable sense of honor, responsibility and mission, the bonds of comradeship...
With his soul bound to the "All Heavens Rebirth Device," possessing near-immortal traits, Sikong Si, after experiencing an internal struggle unknown to outsiders, ultimately ca before Ma Ran.
After a prolonged mont of contemplation, Sikong Si said softly, "Inside my ’All Heavens Rebirth Device,’ there are 160,000 Rebirth Points stored."
"Which ans...I can convert the souls of 1,600,000 Earth Humans into Soul Stones and preserve them."
Originally, with the security of these 160,000 Rebirth Points, after his current life’s death, he would reincarnate into a civilization more advanced than Earth, born as a higher life form, with a broader future.
But if Sikong Si were to follow through with what he just ntioned, the Rebirth Points accumulated over 160,000 years would be instantly depleted.
Upon dying as "Sikong Si" afterward and again reincarnating, he would again beco a rock without perception or ability to act, trapped for millennia, perhaps even having his consciousness dissipate and his soul eradicated.
Yet he refrained from ntioning these "trivial matters."
"There’s no need."
Ma Ran looked at Sikong Si with aningful eyes and said gently, "I’ve known a bit about the secrets of the ’All Heavens Rebirth Device’ even before joining Grass Hut Academy."
"I didn’t intentionally seek you because, in the ’future’ I saw, you fulfilled all you needed to as an Earth Civilization Guardian."
"You were a brave warrior who fought until your last breath."
"So..."
"Regardless of past experiences, you are now an authentic Earthling."
"You recognize yourself as a descendant of Yan Huang, a Huaxia offspring."
"To , that’s enough."
In his past life, Ma Ran and Sikong Si had almost no interactions, yet the other left an extrely profound impression on Ma Ran.
The reason was...
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The na Sikong Si itself carries an extrely strong sense of legend!
——According to the records, like Ma Ran, Sikong Si was an elite Guardian who had completed the full set of Suffering Tempering thod training, and left behind extrely puzzling last words before his death.
[After my rebirth, I will definitely kill all those guys and successfully protect the Earth Civilization! I swear!]
Three months later, an alien youth inexplicably joined the Earth Faction and participated in the just interstellar self-defense war, dying on the battlefield the sa year.
Coincidentally...
That rare interstellar friend also chose the na "Sikong Si" for himself.
Five months later, the third Sikong Si erged out of nowhere, similarly throwing himself into the battlefield to guard the Earth Civilization with full passion.
This ti, the third generation Sikong Si died in an extrely intense battlefield, and not only was his body destroyed, but even his Divine Soul shattered and dissipated.
From then on, except through archive reading and occasional chatting with comrades, Ma Ran no longer heard his na.
"..."
Sikong Si remained silent for a long ti before looking at Ma Ran with a complex gaze and said in a low voice, "So..."
"Sorry to bother you."
From the few words exchanged just now, he could tell that Ma Ran had considerable understanding of the All Heavens Rebirth Device.
Innocence is never without guilt when in possession of a precious gem.
Sikong Si understood this truth better than anyone.
No need to seek immortals or seclusion for cultivation. rely possessing the All Heavens Rebirth Device ant having almost limitless life, unless the soul completely shattered and vanished, you would virtually gain immortality.
No short-lived race could ignore such a temptation!
If it were Su Qiangwei, the Martial God with Myriad Transformations ability, and Zhao Guanlan, the Profound Immortal levying Life Span Tax in Japan, facing such temptation without a ripple was sothing Sikong Si could understand.
However, Ma Ran’s lifespan, though extended sowhat due to the Tier Twenty-Two Realm of Burning Martial, had not yet reached the level of Longevity and Vision.
Yet, this Ma Ran, faced with the allure of "immortality," appeared extraordinarily calm.
Sikong Si could feel that the young sage before him, when ntioning "rebirth," showed not even a hint of wavering or fluctuation, as steadfast and pure as ever.
Ma Ran never entertained the idea of stripping the All Heavens Rebirth Device from him.
Words are weightless. Action and choices are what count!
Ma Ran’s character and abilities were once again proven under the test of great temptation.
Sikong Si walked out of Douluo Palace, stopping suddenly with his back to Ma Ran, speaking deeply without turning around: "I believe that with you here, Earth will have hope!"
"Your words can definitely break the Protection of the Divine Court’s ’Avoid’!"
...
Sikong Si walked out of Douluo Palace, and finally a faint smile appeared on his aloof face, as if breaking through a mountain weighing on his heart, and dispelling the gloom overshadowing it, revealing clear skies.
In the distance, aboard the Golden Dragon, pilot Cheng Lixing squinted slightly in comfort: "Tsk, Brother Ran’s words truly carry weight. Ah Si, that kid, had been harboring sothing in his heart! Ever since returning from Blood Mist Star and playing a few rounds of Earth OL: Divine Court Invasion, he locked himself away, but now after casually chatting with Brother Ran, he’s back to normal! I can finally relax."
Standing next to Cheng Lixing, Haotian’s Zhang Qianren showed a gentle smile: "I’ve been in society for decades, and I’ve seen many smooth talkers whose words are empty promises, aningless."
"The Prophet is different from those people."
"Though he habitually plans for everything, his sches are only directed outward, never inward. His words are not just casually spoken."
Cheng Lixing blinked thoughtfully, nodding in agreent.
On ancient battlefields, a general shouting "Charge!" and a general yelling "Charge with !" are completely different breeds.
People whose actions match their words certainly have a unique charm.
Suddenly, Cheng Lixing felt sothing was off: "Hey? Uncle Ren, you’ve known Brother Ran as long as I have, right?"
Zhang Qianren gave him a mild glance: "I have a tiless friendship with God."
Hearing this, Cheng Lixing slapped his thigh: "Alright then!"
Enough!
No need to ask further.
The most uninford mbers of the academic society knew that back during the Demon Mountain campaign, God had already been in contact with the Prophet.
A few days ago, God even joined the Guardian Organization founded by the latter.
The relationship between the two is not as simple as those netizens on Earth Super Forum think!
Competitors, confidants, like-minded Guardians of Earth Civilization...
The two are like two lines in the Extraordinary Era, seemingly distinct but intertwined by destiny.
Cheng Lixing could instantly imagine a hundred-thousand-word epic hot-blooded novel.
...
Inside Douluo Palace.
Sitting on a ditation mat, seemingly ditating and resting to recover his strength, Ma Ran slowly opened his eyes, gleaming with a divine light, reflecting hints of purple and red rainbow colors.
After eleven days of buildup and performance, the feedback from the play ability finally arrived!
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