True Martial World Chapter 1707 - Ending (5) – Reigniting the Flames of Vitality

Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon

From the moment the Sinkhole’s Heavenly Dao vanished right up to now, Old Snake had endured tremendous hardship. Though he kept up his typical cheeky attitude upon seeing Yi Yun, Yi Yun could sense that Old Snake’s bodily state had deteriorated even more.

When the array was initially formed, a massive amount of Old Snake’s Godly Monarch Origins got depleted. Add to that over a century of grueling work, and Old Snake had become far more aged.

His spine hunched even further, and despite sporting his usual mocking grin, the creases it carved were now profoundly deeper.

“Teacher, it’s been hard on you for all these years.”

Yi Yun let out a deep inner sigh. In this despair-filled Sinkhole, a group of elders pushed forward under heavy burdens, striving to support the sky above for the youth.

These seniors’ backs had bent from the relentless pressure of time, unable to hold much longer, yet that was enough—no matter how small the patch of sky they upheld.

They had already given their all.

“Kid, what did you address me as?” Right then, Old Snake gawked at Yi Yun with his beady eyes like green beans, utterly shocked. He saw Yi Yun as a crafty youth who only acted for personal gain. He’d count himself lucky if Yi Yun called him ‘Old Scammer,’ so what was this ‘Teacher’ nonsense?

“Ahem. Kid, it’s best if you stick to your normal self. This abrupt shift of yours is leaving me uneasy.”

Seeing Old Snake react like this, Yi Yun chuckled. Even amid this world of hopelessness, Old Snake stayed true to his nature.

A once-mighty Godly Monarch from a bygone era, a peak figure in the Sinkhole, had tumbled from grace with his soul gravely wounded; still, he discovered joy in existence and lived vibrantly. He even hunted Heaven Earth spirit herbs occasionally to prolong his life.

Possessing such a mindset wasn’t something just anyone could achieve.

“Old Man, this is the Sinkhole’s debt to you, and mine too.”

Yi Yun softly lifted his right hand, where specks of starlight began converging in his palm. In that instant, his hand linked to the world around him, extending across the vast Sinkhole spanning millions of light-years.

Starlight amassed more and more, leaving the onlooking experts stunned. Yi Yun was pulling Heavenly Dao laws into his grasp.

At that point, a luminous orb hovered over Yi Yun’s palm, brimming with infinite galaxies. It was the Dao Yi Yun had seized from the Ancestor God after slaying him.

Over his endless years, the Ancestor God had swallowed countless Heavenly Dao laws to forge his unique Ancestor God Dao.

Part of it lingered in the Chaos Heavens, reverting to the world via the Ancestor God’s corpse.

The rest had been claimed by Yi Yun.

After vanquishing the Ancestor God, Yi Yun attained enlightenment. He grasped what needed to occur. Long ago, when the Dao Originator Celestial Thearch departed this Multiverse, he left the three Universe seeds behind; thus, Yi Yun too would return the Heavenly Dao to its pristine form.

In truth, Yi Yun had already comprehended the Heavenly Dao the Ancestor God consumed. He absorbed it fully before setting everything right.

Only this way could his Martial Dao advance further. Only thus could he stand on his own power; else, he’d veer into a deviant path like the Ancestor God, forever barred from the Martial Dao’s true summit.

“Old Man, this Ascending Dragon Cauldron belongs to you as well. I’m giving it back now.”

As Yi Yun said this, a small black cauldron emerged from his body. The tiny cauldron whirled above his palm.

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron was the Dragon King’s core artifact. Old Snake had lost so many soul fragments that he forgot the Dragon Emperor Technique. Back then, with his life waning, he knew the cauldron would be wasted in his hands, so he passed it to Yi Yun.

Now, at Yi Yun’s current realm, he no longer required the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. Returning it to Old Snake made perfect sense. Inside lay the Dragon Emperor’s blood essence, which would greatly aid in reviving Old Snake’s vitality.

“Kid, what are you...”

Old Snake was stunned speechless. Before he could finish, Yi Yun had infused the Ancestor God’s Heavenly Dao nomological fragment and the Ascending Dragon Cauldron straight into Old Snake’s dantian.

Old Snake’s frame shuddered violently as dazzling nomological beams exploded from his withered body.

Right after that, everyone witnessed a bizarre sight unfold. Bathed in this divine glow, Old Snake's body began to change gradually. His white hair shifted to black while his wrinkles faded away. His facial features became exquisite as his eyes grew deep and radiant.

His stature also increased as his spine straightened. Muscles swelled and rippled into definition.

His youth returned!

This transformation went beyond his physical form, affecting the very essence of life itself. Everyone could clearly feel the life force within Old Snake blazing like a fierce inferno, surging with vibrant intensity.

“This...This is...”

Old Snake stared in disbelief at his own body.

Right then, Yi Yun snapped his fingers, and a small black cube materialized above his fingertip. It was the Magic Cube left behind by the Dao Originator Celestial Thearch.

The Magic Cube served as the Seed of Soul, with the nomological powers of the Soul condensed inside it.

As the Magic Cube rotated, endless Soul light converged, repairing Old Snake's shattered soul.

In mere seconds, Old Snake's forgotten memories flooded back to him.

Yet at that instant, Old Snake stayed remarkably composed. Since that ancient war, he had grown used to his role as Old Snake across countless years. He had discovered delight in wandering the world for hundreds of millions of years, having abandoned all ties to his former life.

To Old Snake, the old Dragon King felt like a past life. Regaining his memories changed nothing in that regard.

Snakes and dragons shared the same lineage, with snakes ascending to dragons by surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.

Though Old Snake had reclaimed his Dragon King powers, he remained Old Snake at heart.

At that moment, all those present—from Sinkhole experts to young prodigies—detected an overwhelming vitality radiating from Old Snake's body. It surpassed even the Demonic Marshall Shilong's from earlier!

This is...

It was unimaginable. A frail old man on his last breath had been effortlessly reborn as a supreme powerhouse.

His youth renewed and his appearance...

Old Snake's features struck everyone as strangely familiar.

“Doesn’t he look identical to that statue in the square?”

All were dumbfounded. The statues guarding the Mirage Sea Realm's entrance not only captured the visages of the eight Godly Monarchs but also their distinctive traits.

Similar looks might happen by coincidence, but those unique marks could not be faked. Moreover, the aura Old Snake emitted was one only an ancient Godly Monarch could possess.

Dragon King, among the eight ancient Godly Monarchs, was this very elder before them!?

His life force extinguished in that ancient battle, he had lingered in grave injury all this time?

Old Snake's revelation as one of the eight ancient Godly Monarchs stunned the crowd, but even more astonishing was Yi Yun's feat of reviving a Godly Monarch on the brink of death back to his prime!

Anyone versed in the Martial Dao understood the sheer impossibility of such a task!