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

[Delayed Update and Bonus Chapter 2/2]

As waves hammered the reefs of the island, they left behind damp trails that the scorching sun evaporated in moments. Faintly glittering salt crystals remained, only to be dissolved and swept back into the depths by the next surge of water.

A briny ocean wind blew from parts unknown, whistling through the twisted shapes of the coastal rocks before brushing past Lin Su and the six little ones gathered on the beach.

"Does that mean... after we left, you truly spent two centuries within the One Life Reincarnation?"

Reaching out just as he had in that other life, Lin Su stroked Lanlan’s small head, his expression still clouded with lingering shock.

Only moments before, he and the other five companions had sat in silence, listening as Lanlan detailed every event she had lived through following their departure from the One Life Reincarnation.

Back when Ji Heng and the six little ones had unleashed their full might to cripple the Time Master, Ji Heng had perished within the Reincarnation. Consequently, the contracted Qiuqiu and the other five were pulled back into the physical world.

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

Being a Water Spirit, Lanlan inherited the immense prestige Ji Heng left behind. Though her Cultivation was not yet peak-tier at that time, she was still elevated to the position of spiritual sovereign of the Endless Sea.

Not even the most ancient immortals of the Endless Sea dared to voice a single word of protest against her rule.

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

As a result, she received a massive influx of feedback from the Sea Oath rules. Her power surged daily; even without the enhancement of the Beast Taming Space, her progress remained relentless.

Eighty years after the fall of Ji Heng, the Time Master—who had been gravely injured—finally returned to his prime. Not only did he reclaim the Eighth Realm, but he also gained profound insights from his duel with Ji Heng, exceeding his previous limits.

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

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. Although the Sea Oath rules struggled to counter the Time Master’s specific laws, she held the home-field advantage within the Endless Sea.

Utilizing the terrain to its fullest, Lanlan led the denizens of the deep in a counter-strike. At a heavy cost, they succeeded in driving the Time Master back once more.

One hundred and eighty years after Ji Heng's death, the Time Master launched a third campaign against the Endless Sea. By then, his wounds were fully mended, and his Cultivation had reached the terrifying threshold of the half-step Ninth Realm.

Once more, Lanlan spearheaded the defense. In that monumental clash, fueled by an unstoppable momentum and a singular will, she forced a breakthrough in the Sea Oath rules to reach the Ninth Realm, becoming the first Ninth Realm immortal in the history of Shenwu.

The battle shook the foundations of the world. Ultimately, Lanlan crushed the forces of the Southern Wilderness Domain, dealing the region a devastating blow. The Time Master, severely battered, barely managed to flee back to his domain, his desire for conquest permanently extinguished.

Following that victory, the Endless Sea knew only peace. Lanlan, the guardian of all life, withdrew to the lonely island where Ji Heng had fallen, waiting for Lin Su and the others to return.

This vigil lasted for another twenty years.

It was only when Lanlan’s timeline aligned with the moment Lin Su and the five little ones exited the One Life Reincarnation Hall that she harnessed a mysterious power to finish her reincarnation. She fell into a deep sleep and eventually materialized on Blue Star.

Furthermore, her former Ninth Realm Sea Oath rules underwent a strange mutation, linking with the Eternal Stone that Qiuqiu had left behind in the Reincarnation. This allowed the essence of the One Life Reincarnation to persist, hiding within the actual world of Shenwu rather than fading away.

Lin Su and the five little ones were stunned as they listened to the tales of Lanlan’s fierce struggles against the Time Master.

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

The other five companions, having finally recalled their ability to speak after reaching the Emperor stage, began to chatter excitedly, throwing out a barrage of questions.

Qiuqiu was particularly baffled.

It had never imagined that it hadn't truly disappeared within the One Life Reincarnation. Its body, tempered by eternal rules, had transformed into the Eternal Stone. Lanlan had preserved it before eventually sending it to the Eastern Extreme Domain of her own accord.

Nor did it expect that the Eternal Stone from the Reincarnation would actually manifest in the real world.

The eternal rules I understand now... did they come from the 'me' of the past?

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

What kind of time loop is this?

It was no wonder that during its final evolution, the Eternal Stone felt as familiar as its own limbs, merging with its body without the slightest resistance.

Meanwhile, Lin Su found his previous theories regarding the One Life Reincarnation completely overturned by Lanlan's story.

He had once assumed that the One Life Reincarnation literally transported them into the past.

However, the two centuries Lanlan spent in the Endless Sea were entirely different from the actual history of the Endless Sea in reality.

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

Based on Lin Su’s current deductions, the Time Master’s real-world invasion likely lasted a long time and resulted in the occupation of nearly the entire Endless Sea territory.

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

The two realms functioned more like parallel timelines.

And these parallel paths seemed to overlap and affect one another through the intervention of certain high-level powers.

It appeared that even if people entered the One Life Reincarnation Hall at the same time, they would never actually meet within the reincarnation itself.