A fantastic scene appeared, in Xiao Wu’s mouth, that more solid than iron petal immediately melted to liquid, flowing into the mouth of the dying little rabbit.
The Yearning Heartbroken Red was picked by Xiao Wu, and even if she had already lost her human shape, even if her life and soul were already stripped away, her aura, and only her aura, could thaw this immortal treasure among immortal treasures.
Looking at this scene, a shred of hope rose through Tang San’s despair. Slowly turning that Yearning Heartbroken Red stalk, he held petal after petal to Xiao Wu’s mouth.
Whether the Titan Giant Ape or the Sky Blue Bull Python, right now they cautiously gathered their enormous heads at Tang San’s side. Even though they didn’t know what Tang San was doing, they had often sensed the Yearning Heartbroken Red’s aura at Xiao Wu’s side.
They both understood Sacrifice, and they also both understood its consequences. But deep in their hearts still remained a trace of hope, even so much that they couldn’t manage to go avenge Xiao Wu, only waiting for that uncertain miracle.
The miracle really did happen.
Along with petal after petal of the Yearning Heartbroken Red turning to liquid and flowing into Xiao Wu, a layer of faint golden red light began to appear around it, the originally already completely exhausted vitality actually recovering at astonishing speed.
Xiao Wu’s only palm sized body after her death, grew with astonishing speed. Rendered in that golden red light, her dull fur recovered its luster, sparkling and translucent as if crystal.
The closed eyes gradually opened. Along with the vitality recovering, Xiao Wu’s body constantly produced an enormous aura of life, her burned vitality and broken body swiftly mending.
The Yearning Heartbroken Red had the effect of life and death, flesh and white bone. It was picked by Xiao Wu, and further adding that Xiao Wu being on the brink of death was completely for love, she and this immortal herb immediately reached perfect attunement, forcibly pulling her back from the brink of death.
Xiao Wu’s body grew until it was more than a chi[1] long then stopped. The Yearning Heartbroken Red was very quickly finished. Tang San’s heart shuddered. Watching Xiao Wu’s vitality recover, his deathly still heart once again recovered some energy.
“Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, can you hear me?”
Rabbit form Xiao Wu was naturally unable to answer him, those rabbit eyes with their new luster gradually closed, falling deep asleep.
Softly pulling her into his embrace, Tang San was foolish. Foolishly sitting there motionless. He knew that the Yearning Heartbroken Red had already begun to display its effect, but for the results to completely display still needed some time.
He sat there holding Xiao Wu, motionless as if dull witted.
The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python also accompanied him to sit. Whether Xiao Wu could completely absorb the effect of the Yearning Heartbroken Red and wake up to normal, was the miracle they waited for.
The Spirit Hall experts stealthily withdrew. Xiao Wu was already dead, who would still dare provoke those two Star Dou Great Forest kings? But what they didn’t know was that a seed of hatred had already germinated in Tang San’s heart.
One day passed, two days passed, ……, seven days in succession, whether swept by wind or rain, Tang San foolishly sat in place. Foolishly looking at Xiao Wu in his arms, using his body to shelter her from the elements.
Xiao Wu’s body constantly flickered with red gold light, her fur became more and more beautiful. Each faint flicker of light affected Tang San, Da Ming and Er Ming’s hearts. They were all waiting, waiting for her to wake up. How Tang San wanted to again hear her call him big brother, call out his name.
Sitting for seven days, Tang San’s consciousness was already somewhat fuzzy, but he still persevered in sitting there. As if he moved even a little, Xiao Wu would suffer harm.
Suddenly, a slight squirming roused the lifeless Tang San. Seven days had passed, and Xiao Wu finally moved in his embrace.
The red gold light no longer flickered. Covered by fur as lustrous white as jade, long rabbit ears laying over her back, those red rabbit eyes slowly opened.
Tang San could clearly sense the formidable vitality distributed from Xiao Wu’s body, let alone a common rabbit, the vitality she exuded right now wasn’t less than that of the enormous Titan Giant Ape Er Ming.
Xiao Wu didn’t die.
Excitement and happiness filled Tang San’s heart like a gushing spring.
But just at this moment, Tang San looked at Xiao Wu’s eyes. Those eyes were empty, all intelligence lost, a pair of empty eyes without any signs of life.
“Why is it like this?”
Tang San’s hoarse voice muttered. He didn’t know if he asked Xiao Wu, or the Heavens.
At this moment, his consciousness seemed to completely collapse. His vision going dark, he fell backwards with Xiao Wu in his arms.
Real title: The Same Fate, Tang San’s Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring
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Credits
Translator: Blue Silver Translation
Epub: Estevam / dotNOVEL
Douluo Dalu
(斗罗大陆)
Volume 24
Otherworldly Tang Sect
Tang Jia San Shao
(唐家三少)
Story Description:
Tang Sect, the most famous martial arts sect of all. By stealing its most secret teachings to fulfill his dreams, Tang San committed an unforgivable crime. With his ambition attained, he hands his legacy to the sect and throws himself from the fearsome "Hell's Peak."
But he could have never imagined that this would reincarnate him in another world, one without magic, martial arts, and grudges. A land where only the mystical souls of battle lay.
The continent of Douluo.
How will Tang San survive in this unknown environment? With a new road to follow, a new legend begins...
Original Story can be found here: Link
Chapter 162: Hope For Resurrection
As Tang San saw Xiao Wu’s Soft Bone Rabbit empty eyes, he knew Xiao Wu hadn’t recovered. The eyes were devoid of intelligence. Having lost her intelligence, she wasn’t his Xiao Wu. In the extreme grief, Tang San’s body chose to protect itself, making his weary mind completely lose consciousness.
Even unconscious, Tang San still wasn’t calm. All kinds of illusions constantly appeared in his dreamscape. He dreamt of his father, his mother, he dreamt of Xiao Wu gradually growing distant. His whole body seemed to be in a dry hot smelting furnace, making him unable to throw off these painful feelings.
He didn’t know how much time passed before his consciousness gradually recovered. Tang San only felt something fuzzy stuck to his cheek, and slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was something white, soft sparkling white fur sticking close to his face. Coming awake, Tang San somewhat shuddering raised his hand, gently caressing that soft white fur. Teardrops rushed out uncontrollably.
“Xiao Wu……”
Sticking close to his face, what would it be other than Xiao Wu’s rabbit form?
The rabbit’s big eyes blinked at Tang San, still so empty and soulless. Even though the vitality it now possessed wasn’t inferior to a ten thousand year spirit beast, it would seem that it didn’t have any of the aura of a ten thousand year spirit beast.
“Why? Why is it like this?”
Tang San foolishly clasped it in his hand. Strangely, this filled with vitality rabbit didn’t resist at all, apparently feeling that being near Tang San was very comfortable.
“Because she gave her everything for you.”
A deep and gloomy voice echoed. Tang San sharply turned his head to see, only to find that the speaker was that mountain sized Titan Giant Ape.
Now Tang San discovered that he had already been returned to the side of the little lake at the heart of the forest at some point. There was no sign of the Sky Blue Bull Python, on
ly the Titan Giant Ape sat not far from him.
Fiercely shooting up from the ground, Tang San suddenly discovered his body was somewhat uncontrollable, unexpectedly leaping seven or eight meters high. Fortunately his control capability was astonishing, and he cautiously stabilized himself on the ground.
His heart was always affected by Xiao Wu, and he basically hadn’t gone over the effects of Xiao Wu bestowing his sixth spirit ring. A hundred thousand year spirit ring, that might be the most precious thing in the Spirit Master world. Naturally it didn’t just bring him back from the dead. Under the effects of Xiao Wu’s spirit ring, Tang San’s entire strength had once again made a qualitative leap.
If he could choose, Tang San would definitely choose to be dead rather than have this kind of strength. But, could he choose? No.
At that time, his choice to commit suicide wasn’t only in order to give Xiao Wu his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, helping her escape. At the same time it was because he was afraid she would take the same choice his mother did for his father. That’s why, after throwing Xiao Wu, he killed himself with speed even a thunderbolt wouldn’t catch up to.
But, the plans of Heaven supercedes those of man. Just like the appearance of that Man Faced Demon Spider. When Xiao Wu watched his body being broken apart, she forcefully broke through the blocked numbing acupuncture point, and saved him at the border of imminent peril. And even invested much, much more.
“What use is crying. If you truly are a man, then help her come to life.”
The Titan Giant Ape Er Ming’s deep voice reached Tang San’s ears once again.
Tang San’s whole body shook, staring wide eyed at Er Ming, asking with a trembling voice:
“You, you have a way to save Xiao Wu?”
Er Ming looked coldly at him,
“Not me, but you. Xiao Wu died for you, so only you can bring her back to life. Do you know why she changed like this? Not recovering her intelligence even under that tremendous vitality.”
Tang San vacantly shook his head, his eyes filled with earnest request. he knew that the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python were basically spirit beasts on the same level as Xiao Wu, and they of course knew the circumstances of spirit beasts on their level most clearly. The flame of hope in his heart gradually rose, and Tang San looked at this mountainous Titan Giant Ape in front of him with eyes filled with expectation.
Er Ming gave a human like sigh,
“In order to save you, Xiao Wu used the most overbearing Sacrifice ability. But this overbearingness was only directed at her. For you, she sacrificed her life, and simultaneously also sacrificed her soul. Because only like this could you be pulled back from the border of death, could you be allowed to absorb her spirit ring and spirit bone without any conflict.”
“Sacrifice?”
The trembling in Tang San’s heart grew more and more violent. He could completely imagine Xiao Wu resolving to do this basically without any hesitation.
Er Ming said in a low voice:
“Your strength is still far from enough to absorb a hundred thousand year spirit ring. Therefore, Xiao Wu could only choose this kind of Sacrifice method, attaching her own soul to the spirit ring, and within the spirit bone. This is the same as her voluntarily using herself to become your ability. There’s basically no need for you to meticulously absorb and fuse it, it will naturally blend into your body. It’s completely her unilateral devotion. And just because of this, it’s troublesome. What you hold is only the body Xiao Wu left behind, it’s also her original body. Even though you saved her physical form with that flower, having lost her soul and hundred thousand year spirit ring, she still can’t come back to life.”
“Then what’s to be done? How can she be saved?”
Tang San eagerly asked. He vaguely heard from the meaning of Er Ming’s words that even though it was difficult, there was still a way.
The Titan Giant Ape Er Ming said:
“If that flower didn’t forcibly return Xiao Wu’s vitality, there wouldn’t be a chance. But right now there still is. As long as you can do it, you can restore Xiao Wu, even so much that her cultivation will increase significantly.”
“No matter how it’s done, even if it’s over mountains of daggers, under seas of flame, I will still definitely do it.”
Er Ming looked at Tang San and nodded, some appreciation and praise flickering in his large yellow crystal eyes, sighing inwardly, ‘Ah, Xiao Wu, you really didn’t misjudge the person, this man really is worthy of your investment.’
If it wasn’t for Xiao Wu having set aside that spiritual imprint for Da Ming and Er Ming about what Tang San did before, seeing Xiao Wu sacrifice herself for Tang San, Da Ming and Er Ming would have killed him long ago. Let alone talking nonsense with him here. Towards humans, they were originally filled with a hostile attitude.
But along with the current exchange, Er Ming felt the profound feelings Tang San had for Xiao Wu, and his impression also improved greatly. At least he wouldn’t blame him for Xiao Wu’s sacrifice.
“You were unconscious for altogether three days. In these three days, me and big brother have carefully pondered it. There’s only one way to save Xiao Wu. This means requires fulfilling altogether three conditions. First, you must find three medicinal herbs.”
“What three?”
Tang San questioned impatiently.
The Titan Giant Ape said:
“These three medicines are Sacred Soul Grass used to rouse the soul, and it must have already grown for at least ten thousand years. The second is the most precious ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King to change the body and reconstruct human form. The third is a treasure to help Xiao Wu’s body and soul unite, it must be an internal dan of an ancient spiritual beast.”
With each medicament the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming mentioned, Tang San’s face grew bitter. In fact, he had seized no few heavenly material panacea from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well back then. Even though the immortal grade herbs among them were for the most part used up, the remainder still didn’t lack valuable objects.
But these three things the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming mention, they were all of that immortal grade level. Like the ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King, this thing was top quality. Obtaining a ten thousand year Ginseng King wasn’t difficult, Tang San had them in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, but a ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King wasn’t so easy.
Speaking of Ginseng King grade, every ten thousand years was one grade. What was called ten thousand year ninth grade in other words referred to a close to hundred thousand year level Ginseng King. If it truly grew to a hundred thousand years, then it could also break the sky and ascend. Finding this kind of Ginseng King was easier said than done.
Approaching a hundred thousand years of cultivation, in this world it was undoubtedly already on the super spirit beast level. Even if Tang San really could find it, he still might not be its opponent.
As for that ten thousand year Sacred Soul Grass, Tang San hadn’t even heard of it. As for that final ancient spiritual internal dan, he on the contrary had some ideas.
Seeing the serious expression on Tang San’s face, Titan Giant Ape Er Ming said:
“We also know the degree of difficulty in finding these three things. Me and big brother can help you deal with the Sacred Soul Grass, even though it’s also very rare in this vast Star Dou Great Forest, it can still be found. But for the other two, you can only rely on yourself. According to what I know, a ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King will constantly change where it grows. Me and big brother encountered one once, according to its present cultivation, it’s quite possible it’s in the north. You can go look for it in some well known northern great forests. As for the ancient spiritual internal dan, you can only search for it on your own.”
Tang San held Xiao Wu with one hand, his other hand stroking his Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges, taking out a red gold small pearl from inside.
“Brother ape. Do you think th
is internal dan will work?”
While speaking, he held the golden red pearl in the palm of his hand high.
Even though this pearl was very small, it was brimming with lively energy fluctuation. Most peculiar was that these lively energies wouldn’t distribute from within it, only accumulating inside. With each rhythmic energy motion, the pearl would shine, but the light would swiftly vanish again.
“This is……”
Er Ming somewhat astounded looked at the dan pearl in Tang San’s hand, his yellow crystal big eyes brimming with disbelief.
He originally believed that this ancient spiritual internal dan would be the most difficult to find. After all, he still knew ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King really existed, but he was basically unable to be certain whether ancient spiritual creatures existed. But judging by the aura fluctuations of the pearl in front of him, it was clearly an internal dan. Moreover, the bloodline aura hidden within the energy it contained wasn’t something any current spirit beast on the present Continent possessed.
“This is the internal dan of a Ten Headed Ardent Yang Serpent, I killed it back when I left Slaughter City through the Hell Road. Can it be used?”
Tang San asked expectantly.
Er Ming nodded,
“No problem. The bloodline of this internal dan belongs to ancient spiritual creatures. Then of all the three things, we only lack the ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King.”
Tang San nodded:
“I’ll find it. No matter what, I’ll definitely bring it back.”
Er Ming said with a somewhat wry smile:
“Remember, it must be a living specimen. If the ten thousand year ninth grade Ginseng King loses its vitality, it won’t be effective.”
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