Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1516 - 426: The Gift of Reincarnation (Double-Length, Finale Countdown: 25)

[Delayed Bonus Chapter 2/2]

The tide surged against the jagged island reefs, leaving behind damp patches that evaporated rapidly under the scorching sun. Faintly glimmering salt crystals remained on the stone, only to be reclaimed and dissolved by the next crashing wave.

A briny ocean breeze drifted from the horizon, whistling through the twisted rock formations along the coast before brushing past Lin Su and the six little ones gathered on the shore.

"So... after our departure, you actually spent two entire centuries within the One Life Reincarnation?"

Just as he had done within that illusory world, Lin Su reached out to pat Lanlan’s head, his expression still clouded with lingering shock.

Moments earlier, he and the other five little ones had sat in silence, listening to Lanlan describe the life she led in the One Life Reincarnation after they had vanished.

When Ji Heng and the six spirits had combined their strength to strike down the Time Master, Ji Heng perished within the One Life Reincarnation. Consequently, Qiuqiu and the other five spirits tied to him were pulled back to the physical world.

However, the ripples of that conflict had not entirely faded.

As a Water Spirit, Lanlan inherited the immense prestige left behind by Ji Heng. Though her personal strength was not yet peak at that time, she was elevated to the position of spiritual sovereign of the Endless Sea.

Even the most powerful immortals of the Endless Sea accepted her leadership without a word of protest.

Carrying the hopes of all, Lanlan dedicated herself to her vow of protecting the Endless Sea, transforming her promise into a living reality.

As a result, she received the feedback of the Sea Oath rules. Her Cultivation surged daily; even without the support of the Beast Taming Space, her progress remained incredibly rapid.

Eighty years following the death of Ji Heng, the Time Master—who had been gravely injured—returned to his full power. He did not merely reclaim the Eighth Realm; he had gained profound insights from his defeat, evolving beyond his previous limits.

Driven by ambition, he once again commanded a legion of exotic beasts from the Southern Wilderness Domain to invade the Endless Sea, seeking to plunder its vast resources for his own gain.

During those eighty years, Lanlan’s strength had improved by leaps and bounds. She ascended from the Third Realm of the Sea Oath rules to the Eighth Realm. While the Sea Oath rules struggled against the Time Master’s unique laws, the Endless Sea served as her absolute domain.

Utilizing her home-field advantage, Lanlan mobilized the countless inhabitants of the Endless Sea. Despite a heavy cost in lives, they successfully repelled the Time Master’s forces once more.

One hundred and eighty years after Ji Heng’s passing, the Time Master launched his third assault. By then, his wounds were a distant memory, and his power had reached the terrifying threshold of the half-step Ninth Realm.

Lanlan led the counter-offensive once more. In that battle, fueled by an indomitable momentum and a unified spirit, she broke through the Sea Oath rules to reach the Ninth Realm, becoming the first Ninth Realm immortal in the history of Shenwu.

The sky and earth trembled during that conflict. Ultimately, Lanlan crushed the Southern Wilderness Domain’s army, devastating their territory. The Time Master was left on the brink of death and barely managed to flee back to his domain, his desire for conquest utterly extinguished.

Peace and silence finally returned to the Endless Sea. Lanlan, the guardian of all living things, went into seclusion on the lonely island where Ji Heng had fallen, waiting for Lin Su and the others to return.

This vigil lasted for another twenty years.

When Lanlan’s timeline finally aligned with the moment Lin Su and the five spirits exited the One Life Reincarnation Hall, she harnessed a mysterious power to finish her reincarnation. She fell into a deep sleep and eventually manifested on Blue Star.

Furthermore, her former Ninth Realm Sea Oath rules underwent a strange evolution. By linking with the Eternal Stone that Qiuqiu had left behind in the One Life Reincarnation, the power of that world did not vanish. Instead, it hid within the fabric of the real Shenwu world.

Lin Su and the five spirits were left speechless by the tales of Lanlan’s fierce battles against the Time Master.

"That is exactly what happened!" Lanlan exclaimed, wrapping an arm around Youyou and flashing a bright, sweet smile.

The other five spirits, finally recalling their ability to speak after reaching the Emperor stage, began chirping and chattering at once, flooding her with curious inquiries.

Qiuqiu was particularly stunned.

It had never imagined that it hadn't truly disappeared in the One Life Reincarnation. Its body, tempered by eternal rules, had transformed into the Eternal Stone. Lanlan had preserved it and eventually delivered it to the Eastern Extreme Domain.

It was even more shocking that the Eternal Stone from that reincarnation had manifested in reality.

The eternal rules I understand now... did they come from my past self?

And the rules my past self understood... did they come from the present me?

What kind of time loop is this?

It finally made sense why the Eternal Stone felt so familiar during the final evolution; it felt like a lost limb, merging with its body without a hint of rejection.

Meanwhile, Lin Su reconsidered his theories regarding the One Life Reincarnation after hearing Lanlan’s account.

He had previously suspected that the One Life Reincarnation actually transported them to the past.

However, the two centuries Lanlan spent in the Endless Sea were fundamentally different from the history of the real Endless Sea.

In the real world, the Time Master’s conquest of the Endless Sea had met almost no resistance.

Lin Su speculated that in reality, the Time Master’s invasion had been a long, drawn-out affair that likely resulted in him seizing most of the Endless Sea’s territory.

There were many other discrepancies between the One Life Reincarnation and reality.

The two seemed more like parallel timelines.

Yet, these parallel paths appeared to overlap and influence one another through the intervention of certain high-level powers.

It seemed that even if people entered the One Life Reincarnation Hall together, they would never actually cross paths within the reincarnation itself.