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In the boundless expanse of the Primordial Chaos, myriad phenomena drifted aimlessly, formless and undefined.
Life found no foothold here—only the divine essence of a Supreme Being... or that of a World.
Countless continents floated within this chaos. Some radiated pure white light, symbolizing purity, new beginnings, and the nascent hopes of the myriad beings they nurtured.
Each charted its own course, with unique cultivation realms and distinct continental layouts.
Heaven's Will nurtured these worlds, bestowing resources and birthing mortal beings, raising them with care and purpose.
In stark contrast, some continents were gray, others black, teetering on the brink of their destined end.
One such continent was the Martial Emperor Continent.
A year prior, Zhou Yifan had assumed the body of Zhou Fan.
However, that event belonged to a different timeline altogether. In this instance, Fate had devised a crafty game. In this timeline, another transmigrator appeared, but not from Earth.
Instead, this one hailed from the Immortal Heaven Continent.
Somewhere within the Mortal Realm, a soul drifted aimlessly, encircled by various Dao Runes. It seemed devoid of purpose, lacking goals, with nothing to gain.
This soul felt no emotions, no love; even a ghost appeared more vibrant in comparison.
One day, an Ethereal Stage 2nd-layer expert named Si Liu encountered this soul. Drawn by its pure and simple nature, he decided to absorb it. The soul exuded virtually no resentment or emotions, minimizing the risk of emotional conflict or the emergence of a Heart Demon from unresolved obsessions.
But then—twist!
His Domain Soul was absorbed instead, and all his cultivation and memories consumed. The soul gained a hint of sentience, followed its instincts, and swiftly absorbed all the spiritual Qi from the expert's soul and body, blood and bones.
Fashioning itself a body, it lay there; the Dao Runes glowed like Sacred Treasures until they began to condense into a Heavenly Spirit.
His name was Zi Xia.
A formidable Taiyi Stage expert from the Immortal Heaven Continent.
His world had been assaulted by a Half Nirvana Stage expert over an ancient grudge, leading to the continent's fragmentation into countless pieces.
However, his clan, the Sacred Zi Clan, harnessed the power of their Ancient Ancestor to aid his escape through a Space Tunnel—not without peril. His memories were nearly obliterated, if not for the Heavenly Spirit accompanying him, possessing its own cultivation at four steps below Nirvana.
Thus, he arrived in the Mortal Domain, leaving behind a small gap that the Space Law eventually mended.
He retained only the most crucial information about himself.
Most of the Ethereal Stage soul was absorbed to gain sentience and further utilized to construct a corporeal form. Yet, even after this consumption, the residual soul remained several folds stronger than that of an average expert.
In the Ethereal Stage, where the soul is paramount, even a fragment of its power could obliterate Profound Heaven cultivators with ease.
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[Three Months Later]
"U-ughh..."
In a secluded area teeming with Spiritual Qi, a body lay trembling. Its hair shimmered with myriad colors, skin tinged with a deep brown hue, and eyes nearly turned white.
With eyelids as heavy as mountains, he mustered enough willpower and primal instinct to open them.
Remaining motionless, his spirituality was still in the process of recovery. Around him, a beautiful, wax-like mist of soul and fog churned.
The Heavenly Spirit continuously struck his soul, slowly refining it through instinctual methods.
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[One Month Later]
Eventually, the body sat upright. Crystal-clear eyes stared at the Heavenly Spirit before it was absorbed into his deepest being.
"Zi Xia... I am Zi Xia..."
Only the truths that managed to remain within revealed information, though his emotional center was three-quarters destroyed.
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