Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1449 - 784: Reincarnation Gate_3

Spotting the scene, Zhao Sheng likewise crossed his legs and settled onto the earth, signaling his lack of desire to launch an assault.

A moment later, the massive bear abruptly raised its head, its grotesque bearish mug twisting into a smile: "You just asked what a partner is? A partner is someone qualified to enter the Reincarnation Gate together."

The giant bear stressed the word ’person,’ obviously hinting at a deeper implication.

Zhao Sheng appeared to catch on, thinking back to the sights he’d encountered on his journey, and he swiftly comprehended the intent of its statement.

Clearly, those monsters with beast heads and human bodies weren’t true "humans"; instead, beings like Zhao Sheng, the mountain goat, and the giant bear—purely "animals"—counted as the real humans.

In the Beast Path, by day, humans stay human and animals remain animals. Yet at night, humans morph into beasts, whereas animals shift into forms that blend human and beast traits.

Therefore, this dark colossal bear had evidently changed from a human as well.

Still, it remained a mystery why it had lingered here for so long, right up until Zhao Sheng arrived to meet it.

He pressed forward without delay: "May I ask what the Reincarnation Gate you mentioned truly is?"

"Haha, you don’t know the Reincarnation Gate, but you know what a gateway is, right? The gateway to the next space is called the Reincarnation Gate. In this Beast Heaven, there is only one Reincarnation Gate, hidden deep within this realm. However, trying to get through it is as hard as ascending to heaven!" The giant bear’s expression brimmed with concern as it slammed the ground hard.

The earth trembled violently, and right away, a crater almost a hundred feet across formed.

"Oh, I see." Zhao Sheng felt a chill grip his heart at these words, and he went on to inquire, "May I ask, how many partners do you have?"

"Seven or eight? Or maybe three or four. After all, Beast Heaven is dangerous and bizarre; it’s not easy for them to have survived until now. Who knows how many partners still possess rationality. Old bear, with the help of my winter hibernation talent, endured until now. Their chances of not being assimilated are not high."

"Assimilation?" A spark lit in Zhao Sheng’s mind, and he rapidly understood what it meant.

Resisting the growing surge of beastly urges is truly an incredibly tough challenge.

With the passage of time, human nature gets gradually overtaken by those beast instincts, turning clear reason into a savage thirst for blood.

Zhao Sheng pondered briefly before questioning: "As far as I know, the Sky-reaching White Tower only opens for seven days. Once seven days are up, we will be ejected. According to your words, you seem to have stayed here in Beast Heaven for quite some time?"

The giant bear spoke openly: "That’s right, old bear has been trapped in this realm for far too long. You shouldn’t envy me; if you can’t pass through the Reincarnation Gate, you will be trapped too."

Noticing how chatty the other was, Zhao Sheng kept firing off questions, unloading all the uncertainties weighing on his mind.

This ebony giant bear proved remarkably straightforward, sharing whatever it could outright and holding back only on what stayed secret.

Having quizzed it on all points, Zhao Sheng now held a firmer grasp of Beast Heaven’s nature.

Within Beast Heaven, the brutal law of survival of the fittest and the relentless hand of natural selection reign supreme as unchanging principles, with constant killing among each other serving as the sole path to boost one’s power.

For Immortal Ruins Guests, the biggest threat isn’t the endless bloodshed everywhere, but the fight to keep their human essence from being swallowed by those beastly drives.

The White Tower has unlocked innumerable times, and over the ages, Beast Heaven has gathered layer upon layer of Immortal Ruins Guests striving to conquer the tower.

In that span, nearly all Immortal Ruins Guests fell to the pull, degenerating into full beasts and forever cursed to wander in torment.

Just a rare handful, armed with deep Daoist foundations, rely on their mystical arts to doggedly preserve their human side.

When it comes to escaping Beast Heaven, a single route exists: crossing the Reincarnation Gate to achieve rebirth.

Even so, no matter how subtly Zhao Sheng probed, the giant bear steadfastly refused to reveal any details about the Reincarnation Gate.