Chapter 532 - 324: Fate Rewritten, Life Renewed
"From now on, you shall stay with me."
"You don’t mind my illness, and I don’t mind your ugliness."
"Xiu Xiu, actually, you’re not ugly at all, you’re quite cute."
...
"Xiu Xiu, you don’t need to fight. In the future, I will become stronger and protect you."
The Calamity-Devouring Beast’s body was already numb; it no longer knew if it was dead or alive.
Memories of moments with Bai Ling flashed through its mind, and then its body erupted with energy once more.
Defying the heavens, so what?
Today, not even the gods can take Bai Ling’s life!
.....
Lin Chen and the others breathed a sigh of relief seeing the Tree Ancestor appear.
Gu Ning and his group were subdued, knowing the Tree Ancestor’s presence rendered them powerless.
Moreover, they dared not approach the black lightning of heaven.
The Great Elder quickly inquired, "Tree Ancestor, it is..."
"It is going against the heavens, rewriting its destiny." The Tree Ancestor looked at the Calamity-Devouring Beast, revealing a hint of amazement in its eyes.
Rewriting destiny is an act against the heavens.
In history, there have been attempts, but no one has ever succeeded.
The most famous are the National Preceptors of past generations.
They all tried to rewrite destiny and live another life, but many couldn’t manage it.
They could prolong one life but could not achieve another prolongation.
Destiny is predetermined by the heavens.
This is the essence of destiny.
Lin Chen and the others were astonished as they watched the Calamity-Devouring Beast; its cultivation wasn’t even on par with Xiaobai’s.
Yet now, it dared to undertake such a defiance of heaven.
"If it succeeds, it..." Lin Chen subconsciously asked.
"It’s exchanging life for life, and even if unsuccessful, it will die," the Tree Ancestor said, its expression slightly dim.
At this moment, several medium-sized space portals appeared in the sky. The Tree Ancestor soared into the air, its voice ethereal and amplifying throughout the entire area:
"Today, whoever dares to stop it, I will fight to the death!"
The Tree Ancestor’s words were filled with deterrence, keeping anyone—human or beast—from emerging from those spatial portals.
At this moment, heavenly thunder roared; the black lightning, furious it could not kill the Calamity-Devouring Beast, seemed resentful. The rules of the lightning changed, each strike thick as a tree trunk, pouring down like ferocious dragons, aiming at the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
The Calamity-Devouring Beast opened its mouth, absorbing the heavenly thunder, feeling as though its body was about to shatter.
Yet its belief persevered steadfastly.
From afar, Gu An and the others watched eagerly for the Calamity-Devouring Beast to shatter.
But, time after time, the Calamity-Devouring Beast withstood it.
This sight moved everyone present deeply.
What kind of belief could support the Calamity-Devouring Beast’s flesh and blood against the black lightning?
"Stay strong!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and soon everyone joined in the chant.
Lin Chen clenched his fists tightly, watching the Calamity-Devouring Beast, recalling a question he once read in a book:
Someone asked: What does a Spirit Beast mean to you? A companion? A family member? A friend?
The reply was: It is me, and I am it.
Now, the Calamity-Devouring Beast was demonstrating the weight of that statement.
....
The heavenly thunder continued for an unknown duration, until finally, with a thunderous crash, a bolt as thick as a ten-meter tree trunk struck, and the Calamity-Devouring Beast could no longer endure, collapsing to the ground with a boom.
It spat out Bai Ling, gasping heavily.
Bai Ling lay on the ground, unconscious, with her eyes closed.
At that moment, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, returning to a calm as if nothing had happened.
Lin Chen and the others rushed over, witnessing an astonishing scene—the Calamity-Devouring Beast’s belly had been torn open into a massive hole, revealing its internal organs.
"Xiu Xiu."
Lin Chen hurriedly moved forward, shouting its name.
"Croak!"
The Calamity-Devouring Beast barely opened its eyes, but its gaze never left Bai Ling.
Lin Chen understood its intention, quickly moving to check on Bai Ling, lifting her body, finding her body temperature rising rapidly.
"Great Elder, come look." Lin Chen called out.
The Great Elder stepped forward, grasping Bai Ling’s wrist, revealing a joyful expression.
In the distance, Gu An and the others swallowed hard at this sight.
If Bai Ling were to resurrect, they would suffer greatly.
The Immortal Binding Skill leaves its traces.
But this Calamity-Devouring Beast defied even the destiny set by the Immortal Binding Skill?
"If she wakes up still weak, we take action. She must not remain a threat." Gu An spoke determinedly.
Li Hai and Gu Ning, although aware this might provoke public outrage, knew history books could be rewritten, but history itself could not.
If Bai Ling truly returned to her peak cultivation and uncovered the truth, they would all face death.
Thus, Bai Ling must die.
....
Seeing the Great Elder was examining Bai Ling, Lin Chen immediately ran over, holding the bloodied Calamity-Devouring Beast, bringing it before Bai Ling.
At that moment, the Red Feather Chicken, Unicorn, and other spirit beasts swiftly came forward, forming a caring circle around the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
"Croak!"
The Calamity-Devouring Beast spoke, its demeanor calm, as if accomplishing something to be proud of.
Yet its vitality was quickly diminishing, its eyelids heavy.
But it continued to gaze steadfastly at Bai Ling.
Lin Chen understood; it wanted to ensure Bai Ling was unharmed.
Lin Chen’s eyes reddened as he took the Great Elder’s hand, gently tapping Bai Ling’s cheeks, loudly calling, "Bai Ling, wake up, Bai Ling, wake up...."
His voice was somewhat hoarse.
Even his usually composed self couldn’t maintain inner calm witnessing this.
The Calamity-Devouring Beast was on the brink of leaving.
He knew both Bai Ling and the Calamity-Devouring Beast needed to see each other one last time.
Otherwise, it would be an unfillable lifelong regret for them.
Seemingly affected by Lin Chen’s tapping, Bai Ling gradually opened her eyes, her pupils dull and unfocused, as if just waking.
"You’re awake." Lin Chen expressed joy.
Bai Ling, however, said confusedly, "I... wasn’t I dead?"
Lin Chen couldn’t say much more, aligning her gaze with the Calamity-Devouring Beast, saying, "Take a look at Xiu Xiu, look at Xiu Xiu...."
"What happened to Xiu Xiu?"
Awoken by his words, Bai Ling rose suddenly, seeing the gaping wound in the Calamity-Devouring Beast’s belly, trembling all over.
Grasping its belly, she wept desperately like a helpless child, saying, "What’s wrong, Xiu Xiu, don’t scare me."
"Don’t scare me."
Her whole body trembled.
Even when she was near death, she wasn’t as frightened as she was now.
But now, she was truly afraid.
The Calamity-Devouring Beast’s belief was that it could die, but Bai Ling should not.
Bai Ling’s belief was the same.
She could die, but the Calamity-Devouring Beast could not.
But at this moment, destiny had been rewritten.
"I won’t let you die, I won’t let you die..."
Bai Ling frantically stood, attempting to use the Dragon Transformation Skill, but the world remained unresponsive.
There wasn’t a trace of Spiritual Power emanating from Bai Ling.
This left Lin Chen and the others dumbfounded.