They entered the third floor from the bottom.
This floor was also filled with rooms for resting, but they were obviously much more luxurious. Each cabin was bigger than the ones on the lower floors; only those with higher status should be qualified to live in these accommodations.
Where there were soldiers, there definitely would be officers.
There were even more female soldiers patrolling here. There were at least seven teams, and added with the previous two teams of female soldiers, there were about fifty dead souls that were endlessly clashing with them now. This caused even those in the Heaven Tier to be unable to bear it. Those who had not formed Hearts of martial arts had no means of resistance, and they all grabbed their heads and screamed out in pain.
Ling Han had long since drew Zhu Xuan Er, Rabbit, and the Gold-seeking Rat into the Black Tower. Hu Niu was a monster, so she was naturally unafraid. He himself had formed Sword Heart, so he was also not afraid.
The side of the five sects was in terrible shape. In such a short period of time, they experienced serious casualties and injuries. Heaven Tier elites similarly had their souls destroyed, each becoming a warm living corpse. This caused the Ninth Underworld King and the others to show heated gazes, almost salivating.
These were the freshest ingredients for refining corpses. Additionally, they were warm, so if they began refining Corpse Soldiers on the spot, they would definitely be able to express their fullest might.
They even focused their eyes on the Shattering Void Tier elites; those could be refined to become Corpse Kings.
Even if they were allies now, the members of the five sects still shuddered from their looks, wanting nothing more than to eliminate these people first, then consider the matter of looking for treasure.
“You don’t mind if I take these bodies, right? It would be a waste to leave them to you!” the Ninth Underworld King said, finally no longer able to bear it. The corpses of Heaven Tier elites could be refined to become third tier Gold Armored Corpses; only Corpse Kings were stronger than those.
All the members of the five sects turned furious glares on him. That was going a bit too far, right? Making a demand for the corpses in front of their family members, and looking so impatient and heated… who could take it?
Also, what did you mean by “it would be a waste”? The dead naturally had to be buried and at rest. If they were to be refined into Corpse Soldiers by you and insulted, that would be madness!
The members of the five sects hurriedly stored away the bodies. Anyways, non-living items could be stored inside Spatial Rings, so it would be no trouble to bring them along.
As they advanced, they arrived at the central zone of this floor, and saw that a woman had appeared in front of them. She was seated, and there was a long table in front of her. She was similarly dressed in battle armor, but completely different from the other female soldiers—her battle armor looked to be of a much higher grade. She even had a cape behind her, exuding a cold divine might.
She was a female general!
“Step down!” the female general commanded.
“Yes!” the nine teams of female soldiers all answered respectfully, and stepped back.
“After so many years have passed, I can still see all of you before vanishing. This can also be considered fate!” The female general looked at all of them, and made a gesture of invitation. “I would like to invite you all to have some tea with me.”
Everyone exchanged looks. To be invited for a cup of tea with a dead soul, who would dare drink?
“Is no one willing to drink tea with me?” the female general asked, smiling.
Previously, the female soldiers were all stiff. They were only left with the thought to protect this ship. This was the obsession that supported them in not vanishing, but this female general seemed to still have her own will. This was too shocking.
Ling Han thought for a moment, then said, “If Senior does not disdain my cultivation level for being too weak, I would be willing to share a cup of tea with Senior and have a nice chat.”
Chapter 839 - Reincarnation
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To drink tea with a ghost, what kind of courage would one need?
Moreover, did you know what you were exactly drinking? It was something a ghost drank, and you actually dared to drink it as well… Weren’t you worried you would become a ghost too?
The others exchanged looks. They all thought that since Ling Han was willing to be a fool, they would just allow him to do so. They could take the chance to observe the situation as well.
Previously, there were so many dead souls of the female soldiers that they could even threaten Heaven Tier cultivators… then was this female general even more powerful than that, and could she actually harm even Shattering Void Tier cultivators? In face of an unknown, no one dared to wander around randomly. After all, the leader of this divine ship could be shockingly powerful.
“Hahahaha, in my eyes, what difference exists among all of you? You are only just that bit stronger than ants,” the female general said casually. “Sit.”
When they heard her say that, Zuo Qifang and the other four prodigies of the Immortal Realm all looked angered. They had all come from the Immortal Realm, so was it really appropriate for her to be so patronizing?
Ling Han plopped down, a smile on his face. The reason he had done so was naturally because he had been urged on by Small Tower. Otherwise, being invited to drink tea with a ghost… just the thought was enough to cause chills to run down his spine.
Though the tsundere Tower had said many times that it wanted to change to another owner, that was only its stubborn mouth speaking. So far, it had always been helping Ling Han, so he believed this time was no exception.
That female general poured tea for Ling Han—a stream of water flowed out of the teapot spout. He could even see that it was still steaming, and when the teacup was half-full, the female general placed the teapot down.
This sight was unfathomable to everyone. They had come out of the Void, and everyone had died, but a cup of hot tea still could be poured out; this was too bizarre. F***, what kind of tea was that!?
Everyone stared at the cup of tea in front of Ling Han. Suddenly, everyone gave out a muffled humph.
“I saw the glint and flash of cold steel, a scene of massacre.”
“I saw a flash of the future.”
“I saw a sinister region of ghosts!”
Everyone witnessed a different sea scene, but without exception, the scene that they saw was incredibly terrifying, causing them to be covered with cold sweat as if they had just experienced a major illness. Setting aside those ordinary Shattering Void Tier cultivators, even the strongest of this era such as Ma Duo Bao and Wu Gaoyuan could not help but shudder.
Pa, pa, pa, pa. The two Eighteen-eyed Corpse Kings were even worse. Seven of their eyes burst respectively, their aura instantly dropping dramatically. Obviously, their battle prowess had declined drastically.
How terrifying. It was just a cup of tea, and they had only just taken one look, yet it had caused such an astonishing outcome.
Just a look was enough to cause this, so would one still be alive after drinking it?
“Wu! Wu!” The two great Corpse Kings lamented, and could not help but retreat. Their whole bodies were trembling, their skeletons swaying as if they were about to collapse at any moment.
So scary!
Everyone shook their heads. Even if someone held a sword to their necks, they would definitely not dare to drink this tea. If they did, they were definitely going to die.
“Ling Han!” Ma Duo Bao called out. He did not want Ling Han to take risks, either. The latter had an incredibly bright future ahead of him. If Ma Duo Bao failed at splitting open the skies, he could still depend on Ling Han, but it was absolutely impossible for the Eight Kings.
Ling Han hesitated internally as well. This cup of tea was really too frightening, practically eno
ugh to terrify one to death.
The female general did not rush him, and merely looked smilingly at Ling Han.
Ling Han weighed the matter for a short while in his heart, but finally stretched out a hand, and said, “Senior, this cup of tea from you is a bit shocking, causing me to feel a bit anxious. However, it is a token of goodwill from Senior, and I have also accepted. Naturally, there is no reason for me to retreat halfway.”
He lifted the teacup, and took a small sip.
Bitter! So damn bitter!
Ling Han’s expression instantly became very colourful. This bitterness was practically enough to kill. He just managed to stop himself from spitting out the tea, but with a pa, pa sound, his eyeballs actually popped right out of his eye sockets.
They had popped out due to the extreme bitterness!
Everyone was astonished. Merely in terms of toughness of physique, out of the people here, only Ma Duo Bao could match Ling Han. Yet this happened to even Ling Han, which meant that the same thing would happen to anyone else who drank this tea.
Everyone thought, Thank goodness I have not been the bird that pokes its head out1 .
Pa, pa . Ling Han’s ears fell off as well, followed by his nose. Ta, ta, ta, ta . His whole mouthful of teeth dropped out completely. His hair fell off in an instant as well, revealing a bald head.
This was not the end, either. His scalp cracked, revealing a golden skull, but multiple spiderweb-like cracks began appearing on these bones that were as strong as Level Ten precious metal.
Too terrifying. Such strong bones, yet they were shattered by the bitterness of the tea.
“Too bad, too bad.” The Ninth Underworld King could not help but feel it was very much a pity. If someone with such a strong physique was refined to become a Corpse Soldier, that would definitely mean the creation of a super Corpse King, yet now, the physique had shattered by itself.
“That’s good, we have one less future trouble.” Someone smirked. Ling Han’s physique was too tough. Even descended Immortals might not be able to kill him, so if he died here and now, that would also be good.
This tea… was definitely the most poisonous substance in all history. Even a physique as strong as Level Ten precious metal was not qualified to match the level of its venom.
Hu Niu had begun hopping up and down in her anxiety, but she had strangely not stepped forth, just as if she had sensed something.
Ma Duo Bao and the Eight Kings wanted to immediately step forth, but that female general only gave them a look, and an incredibly frightening aura instantly spread out. Pa, pa, pa . Ma Duo Bao and the Eight King suddenly flopped down onto the ground, unable to catch their breath, so how could they still remain standing?
Too shocking. This was definitely Immortal Grade battle prowess, but why had it not drawn the suppression of the Eye of Dao?
“Perhaps… because it is only aura, there is no actual power circulating,” an old antique guessed.
But even if they knew this was only intimidation, so what? Just like the Decree of Spiritual Infant Tier could force Spiritual Pedestal Tier cultivators to their knees, it was the same now. This female general was too powerful, and had far exceeded elites in the ordinary sense of the word.
“Could she be a Heavenly Body or even Eternal River Tier elite?” Wu Gaoyuan and the other prodigies of the Immortal Realm all deduced secretly. The five sects had Mountain River and Sun Moon Tier elites, but they were definitely not as powerful as this.
Ling Han’s bones finally all shattered, his whole body becoming a pool of blood and flesh. Just looking at it was incredibly frightening.
This was poison; a mere sip was enough to dissolve one completely.
Everyone was stunned, and secretly thankful that it wasn’t themselves.
Ling Han was dead… Such a monstrous person actually died like that. This was too ordinary.
Hu Niu, on the other hand, calmed down. She looked at Ling Han’s shattered bones, excitement flickering in her eyes.
The female general was the same. Looking at where Ling Han was seated, she nodded, and said, “Quite fortunate indeed, to actually be able to withstand this Reincarnation Tea!”
As soon as she spoke, Ling Han’s broken bones begin to exude golden light. Uncountable shattered pieces were recombining, and very quickly, a human-shaped skeleton was reconstructed!
What, this brat wasn’t dead?
Everyone was dumbstruck. He actually had all his bones f***** shattered, how was it fair that he still didn’t die from that?
“Reincarnation from life to death, surpass this life!” the female general stated calmly.
Ling Han’s rate of reconstruction was gradually speeding up. His skeleton had formed, his blood and flesh growing, and he was currently reforming himself.
“Living from death, he definitely would be stronger than before. We cannot allow him to live!” an antique from the five sects said. He once again ignited his vigor, instantly reaching fourteen Stars in battle prowess. Then, he delivered a straight palm strike at Ling Han’s head.
Now was the crucial moment of Ling Han’s reconstruction. It was the weakest time for his body. One blow would be enough to kill him.
Ma Duo Bao and the Eight Kings were all paralyzed, and unable to rescue him at all!
Chapter 840 - Straight Leap into Heaven Tier
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“Seeking death!” That female general released a light humph. She did not even need to move a finger, and merely sent a look at that old antique.
Pu , that old antique suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed, instantly losing all signs of life.
One look, and it was enough to kill a Shattering Void Tier elite with fourteen Stars of battle prowess; what kind of power was that?
F***, where was the Eye of Dao? Come out quickly and suppress her!
“Battle prowess of twenty Stars of Shattering Void Tier.”
“It’s not a physical attack, but a direct strike to the divine sense.”
Ma Duo Bao, Zuo Qifang, and the other ultimate elites could tell that this female general had not used any Immortal-level skill—thus, the natural Dao would naturally not suppress her. Additionally, if one could block an attack on the spiritual level, it would be blocked. If one could not, then a single blow would be enough.
Thus, it would either be an instant kill, or the opponent could not be killed no matter what; there was no third possibility.
There were so many people here, but whose spirit was strong enough to withstand an attack on the level of twenty Stars of Shattering Void Tier? No one, there was definitely not a single person that could do so. Thus, everyone kept their silence. If this female general wanted to kill them, most likely, everyone here would be eliminated!
Even someone as strong as Ma Duo Bao would have to die grudgingly. His physical body possessed defenses as strong as Level Ten precious metal, but could he block such a terrifying spiritual attack?
If even he was unable to, then who else would dare to make a move?
Golden light interwove all over Ling Han’s body. Suddenly, his aura began to spike madly.
Seventh layer of the Deity Transformation Tier, eighth, ninth… In a mere instant, he had reached the peak of the Deity Transformation Tier, possessing the qualifications to break through to the Heaven Tier.
Aside from Ling Han, no one else knew what he had experienced in this process of destruction and reconstruction.
It was a circle of reincarnation!
Under the effects of the bitter tea, he returned to his last life, and experienced a whole lifetime in its whole. However, he had not encountered the Black Tower, and lived all the way until four hundred or so years old in this realm, and even married the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden.
But with the invasion of the Immortal Realm, he swore on his life to resist. Though he had entered into the Shattering Void Tier, his battle prowess was far below his strength in this life; ultimately,
he died with a grudge.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden committed suicide after his death, and his four disciples also fought to to their deaths alongside him. Strong and vigorous, yet also incredibly miserable.
After that, he awakened from his reincarnation dream.
In the eyes of others, this was only a short while, but for Ling Han, he had experienced again four hundred years of time, causing him to feel like a chrysalis that had transformed into a butterfly, completing an astonishing metamorphosis.
There was not a bit of change to his cultivation, but his spirit and mental state had advanced into the Shattering Void Tier.
Then, the bitter tea began to improve his physical body and raise his cultivation level. The reason that all this could happen so quickly was because there was a drop of Indestructible True Fluid that had taken effect in his body, so he had quickly completed the rebuilding of his body.
Even the female general had not predicted this. In her opinion, whether Ling Han could survive this reincarnation would only be decided after at least three days’ time.
Ling Han had directly advanced into the Heaven Tier.
His mental state and spirit had already advanced into the Shattering Void Tier, so, naturally, it was impossible that he would not be able to control his sharply increased power, and with the effects of the bitter tea, he had already perfected his cultivation on the Deity Transformation Tier to the highest level.
With absolutely no reason to suppress his cultivation level, the natural result was breaking through, of course.
For him, this was a familiar path, but it was also the last familiar stretch. After all, he had only advanced into the Shattering Void Tier in his reincarnation dream. That was a change on the spiritual level and mental state, and not an actual breakthrough he had experienced physically.
Hong , he had advanced into the Heaven Tier as his whole body shuddered.
The others were stunned; he had broken through just like that?
They had all seen very clearly—previously, Ling Han was only in the sixth layer of the Deity Transformation Tier, but in a mere instant, he had directly broken through to the Heaven Tier. This speed of upgrade was too shocking.
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