"Chen'er, are you awake?"

"You're finally awake!"

"That's great! I was so scared to death, please never duel with anyone again!"

"If something were to happen to you, how could I possibly live?"

Ye Chen was dazed, and he heard a choked sob from beside him. The voice was filled with worry, and the urgent tone carried a hint of crying.

"Where am I? Wasn't I supposed to have died in the Abyssal Demon Cave?"

The awakened person, Ye Chen, was originally a prodigy from the Tianwu Continent, hailed as the first genius in the world since ancient times!

Because his talent was too dazzling, he was envied by the top powers on the mainland and had the world's strange poison "Soul-Devouring Pill" planted on him. This resulted in his top-grade martial soul being abolished, and his cultivation plummeted. From then on, he suffered unbearable pain.

In the end, he had no choice but to venture deep into the Abyssal Demon Cave in search of an antidote. The place was too terrifying; even with his Emperor-level cultivation, he could only barely reach the second layer before meeting a tragic demise.

Ye Chen's thoughts were wandering, when suddenly a fragment of memory surged in, causing his mind to ache, as if souls were merging.

"Chen'er? Are you alright? Don't scare your mother."

A woman from Hua, with a pretty face, though some wrinkles could be seen, must have been a beauty in her youth. Seeing Ye Chen frown and look pained, she watched him with great concern.

The woman's voice trailed off, her eyes welling up with tears. Just as she seemed about to cry, Ye Chen opened his eyes. The confusion in them gradually vanished.

His owner, Lu Chen, is the head of the Lu family. He gained fame for his high-grade martial soul at a young age, reaching the peak of the ninth level of Soul Refining at eight years old. At twelve, he became a warrior, and by sixteen, he had reached the eighth level of the Warrior Realm.

If this trend continues, Qiongyun City might very well see a martial artist under the age of eighteen emerge. This would be unparalleled in fame, eclipsing countless other prodigies and becoming the brightest star of all.

However, because he was too brilliant, he attracted the attention of the enemies of the Lu family.

Two years ago, I was poisoned with soul poison, which resulted in my martial soul being abolished. My cultivation level dropped to the first level of Soul Refinement and I can no longer advance any further.

Thus, the once brilliant genius became an untalented wastrel, facing endless ridicule and scorn in Qingyun City. The more dazzling you were in the past, the greater the hatred directed at you now.

A few days ago, Lu Chen was mocked and provoked by outsiders because of this reason, leading to a duel with a genius from the Tang family. His cultivation had already fallen, while the other party was a young genius who had just entered the martial artist realm.

The Soul Refining First Layer against a martial artist realm, was a whole level lower. It's needless to think about it, he would definitely lose.

But Lu Chen's stubbornness and pride flared at that moment, ignoring the dissuasion of bystanders. He struck back angrily, only to inflict a severe injury on his opponent, leaving him near death. In the end, he couldn't hold on and died with resentment.

But Ye Chen, as a result, borrowed the power of reincarnation and was reborn in this place called Qingyun City.

"Well, well, looks like I'm not the only one who's been through this."

Ye Chen sighed inwardly, the saying that geniuses are often envied is indeed true. It's just that this young fellow named Lu Chen hadn't even grown up before his potential was stifled.

"I thought I was doomed, but instead, I was reborn. Hehehe, from now on, I am Lu Chen, and I will make this name shine throughout the Tianwu Continent!"

Lu Chen now took his share, and as he glanced at the woman, he gradually felt a sense of familiarity.

Is this his mother?

In his previous life, Lu Chen was an orphan. All he had in his life was cultivation, fighting, and breaking through, constantly engaged in battles. This was the first time he had experienced the warmth of family.

A strange sense of familiarity welled up from within Lu Chen's heart, and he blurted it out involuntarily.

"Mother..."

"Woooo, Chen'er you didn't die, that's so great."

Lu Chen didn't expect that when he called out these two words, the woman in front of him would burst into tears like a floodgate, crying loudly.

Seeing the woman's emotions breaking down, Lu Chen was caught off guard. Although he was a genius in the Heavenly Martial Continent in his past life, he had never experienced such intimate care. He inexplicably felt moved, and his nose became a little sour.

"Mother, don't cry. I'm fine."

As Lü Chen was speaking, the door suddenly swung open. Heavy footsteps pounded in, and a middle-aged man, as imposing as a mountain, strode into the room. His face was stern, but a barely perceptible tension and anxiety flickered across it.

The arrival is none other than the head of the Lu family, Lu Chen's father, a sixth-heaven Martial Artist of the Innate Realm, the pillar of the Lu family lineage in Qingyun City - Lu Zhentian.

"Zhen Tian, Chen'er is awake! Chen'er, he's awake!" The woman turned to see the arrival and immediately stepped forward, her voice a little excited.

Lu Zhentian's stern face glanced at Lu Chen lying on the bed. The wrinkles between his brows relaxed, but there was no smile on his face, instead, he said in a somewhat severe tone: "Indolent cultivation and fighting with others, it is truly self-inflicted suffering. Being able to escape this calamity is heaven's mercy. I hope you will be more careful in the future and dare not act recklessly again?"

"What are you doing! Chen'er has just woken up, and you treat him like this. If he gets angry, I won't let you off!" The woman saw this scene and immediately panicked! Her eyes glared at Lu Zhentian, like a mother lion protecting her cub, she wanted to pull him out.

"Susu, you're spoiling him too much. Even if his spirit is gone, he can still cultivate and become powerful. It's his own downfall, no one else can save him."

"Hush, you can talk about this later. Let Chen'er have a good rest first!"

……

Lu Chen saw his mother pull his father out. He couldn't help but smile wryly and think to himself, "No one had ever said I wasn't hardworking in my cultivation before."

In his past life, as the top genius of the Tianwu Continent, Lu Chen was known as a cultivation fanatic. His level of craziness was unparalleled.

It only took him thirty years to rise from a young martial artist to the peak of the Martial Emperor's nine heavens. After tens of thousands of battles, big and small, he never expected that in the end, he would still be unable to escape that calamity.

Lu Chen sighed and closed his eyes, using his spiritual awareness to examine his injuries. He discovered that although he was reborn, his spiritual power remained as formidable as it was in his previous life, possessing the strength of a Martial Emperor.

So, it's as if the little one's soul and memories were all devoured by him.

"Hey!"

"My peerless martial soul... it's completely intact!"

Lu Chen used his soul consciousness to scan himself, and he was astonished. He discovered that his top-grade martial spirit, which had been struck by the "Soul Devouring Pill," was intact and floating above his dantian.

Not only that, it seemed to be more substantial than in its previous life, and possessed a strange kind of aura. That feeling even caused Lu Chen's heart to skip a beat.

"This seems to be...a perfect and exquisite martial soul!"

Upon discovering this, Lu Chen quickly focused his attention and looked closely. If it were a perfect, top-notch martial soul, it would truly be astonishing.

Because, in the Tianwu Continent, there has never been a truly flawless and perfect Martial Soul!

Upon closer inspection, Lu Chen's dantian's martial soul continuously emanated power, but it was entirely shrouded by a black mist, making it appear subdued. The entire martial soul resembled a dangerous nuclear weapon, containing terrifying energy.

The soul power was condensed and awe-inspiring, but it wasn't complete yet, it could only be said to be close to completion.

"Is the poison still lingering?"

Lu Chen frowned, thought for a moment and then understood. Whether it was his soul, memories or martial spirit, he was merged with the previous Lu Chen, so his martial spirit would be more solid, almost complete.

As for the swirling black mist, it's probably the soul poison that Lu Chen was hit with before.

If it were the "Soul Devouring Pill" that I had ingested, it wouldn't be this mild. It would be infinitely more cruel and vicious.

Lu Chen recalled the scene of being swallowed by countless demons in the second layer of the Abyssal Demon Cave. Gradually, he began to understand something.

It's no wonder that rumors abound about the Abyssal Demon Cave holding the cure for the Soul Devouring Pill. Because the demons in the Abyssal Demon Cave devour everything, not only martial souls but also the poison of the Soul Devouring Pill itself.

Ha ha ha... There's always a way!

Lu Chen was trembling with excitement. The poison of the Soul Devouring Pill was consumed by the demon, but his soul and martial spirit transcended rebirth!

His peerless martial soul not only remained, but by a stroke of luck, was almost complete. This meant he would cultivate faster and his strength would be greater.

Although the Soul Poison is still corroding him, for Lu Chen, this level of poison is easy to remove. It's a thousand times easier to deal with than "Soul Devouring Pill".

Revenge!

Lu Chen wanted revenge! This was something he hadn't even dared to think about after waking up. Because, in his previous life, the people who had harmed him were too strong and had too deep a background. They were a group of people who truly stood at the top of the continent.

So terrifying that even the Emperor Wu only had the chance to flee.

Cultivation is a perilous path, fraught with countless difficulties. In truth, the entire Tianwu Continent is shrouded in a massive conspiracy. The warriors below are like wheat, constantly growing only to be relentlessly harvested!

Lu Chen was unwilling to be a leek. Since heaven had given him a second chance, he would change his destiny!

With this near-perfect Martial Soul, he believed he could definitely ascend to the peak again. In no time, he would find those people and avenge himself for his past life!

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