Chapter 1

"Headache, why is it so dark? I can't see anything anymore?"

"Remember, that spherical lightning, I was struck by lightning, I'm still alive, but, my eyes, I can't see? Doctor, doctor...!"

Jiang Tai's consciousness gradually returned, but his eyes could not see any light, and he could not even make a sound. His body was extremely stiff, and even controlling his arms was extremely difficult.

"How could this be? Did I become a vegetative state? My body is so stiff? That lightning? It must be that lightning? Vegetative state? No!"

Jiang Tai fell into a desperate situation, the unexpected disaster made Jiang Tai fall into the predicament of a 'vegetative state,' and he was now extremely anxious.

"No, I will definitely wake up, I will definitely wake up!" Jiang Tai's thoughts became more focused, wanting to break through the current predicament.

Just as Jiang Tai was struggling, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Stop struggling, you are about to be reborn!" A hoarse voice sounded.

"Who? Are you talking to me?" A thought flashed through Jiang Tai's mind.

"Who else if not you?" The hoarse voice sounded again.

"You can hear my thoughts? Who are you? I can't speak, how can you communicate with me?" Jiang Tai was surprised in his heart.

Aren't I in a vegetative state? How can someone communicate with me?

"Little guy, what's your surname?" The hoarse voice suddenly became cold.

Jiang Tai suddenly felt a chill freeze his soul, a very intense killing intent. Jiang Tai recognized it, as he had encountered such people before, but never as terrifying as now.

"My name is Jiang Tai!" Jiang Tai said cautiously.

"Surname Jiang?" The hoarse voice's tone instantly softened, and the killing intent vanished.

Jiang Tai breathed a sigh of relief: "Who are you? What's wrong with me now? Can you see me, why can't I see you? What's my current state?"

"You want to see me? Fine, since we share the same surname, I'll let you see me one last time!"

Then, Jiang Tai suddenly found himself surrounded by a sea of fire, with himself at the center.

"How could this be?" Jiang Tai was surprised. He 'saw'?

He saw a three-foot-tall monster in the distance, completely red, bare-chested, with round eyes like toad eyes on its head, surrounded by flames, looking extremely fierce.

Jiang Tai widened his 'eyes'.

"You, what kind of monster are you?" Jiang Tai exclaimed.

Was it this monster who spoke just now? He, he's not human?

"This is your spiritual sea. I am not a monster. I am the same as you, I also have the surname Jiang. I was once human. My name is Jiang Fentian. Wherever I step, the land turns red for a thousand miles. I am a drought demon!" The monster with eyes on its head said solemnly.

"Spiritual sea? Drought demon? You are a drought demon? I remember Ji Xiaolan mentioned in 'Yuewei Caotang Notes,' but, that was just an ancient superstition. Is there really a drought demon in the world? No, you match the description, you are a drought demon? A zombie?" Jiang Tai stared with his 'eyes' in surprise.

"Although I don't know who Ji Xiaolan is, a drought demon is just a drought demon. Why are you so surprised? Since you have the surname Jiang, didn't your elders tell you about the origin of the drought demon? How could you hear about the drought demon from someone outside your family?" Jiang Fentian frowned.

Jiang Tai looked at Jiang Fentian in shock. Same bloodline? What does that mean? The drought demon is related to my surname?

"Fine, I don't know which branch of the Jiang clan you are from. Since you have the surname Jiang, there are some things you can never avoid. I have already investigated. The bloodline of this body is also from the Jiang clan, and it is the purest kind. In one day, you will be born, I...!" Jiang Fentian said solemnly.

"Wait!" Jiang Tai suddenly exclaimed.

"Hmm?" Jiang Fentian, interrupted, did not look too pleased, and his monstrous face looked even more terrifying.

"What did you say? In one day, I will be born? What do you mean?" Jiang Tai suddenly had a bad feeling.

Jiang Fentian looked at Jiang Tai, his expression softening.

"Fine, your current state is also my doing. Being born means your previous life has been destroyed, and you have been reborn in this life! Right now, you are in your mother's womb, and you will be born tomorrow! However, because of me, you are being reborn with your memories." Jiang Fentian said.

"Reborn? Reincarnated?" Jiang Tai looked at Jiang Fentian in disbelief.

"You don't know how to project your spirit, I will help you. Look!" Jiang Fentian nodded.

"Boom!"

The surrounding sea of fire suddenly surged, and Jiang Tai felt a force surge into him, and his 'vision' suddenly saw through everything.

Gradually, Jiang Tai saw a baby connected to the placenta, clenching its little fists, moving slightly.

Is this me?

Jiang Tai's heart turned cold. Is this me? I've become a baby? How could this be?

"I only have this much residual consciousness left, so I can only show you this much!" Jiang Fentian's voice sounded.

Suddenly, Jiang Tai's consciousness returned to the spiritual sea.

He looked at Jiang Fentian in confusion.

"How could this be? How did I reincarnate? What did you do, and why did you choose me?" Jiang Tai said with a hint of anger.

"Little guy, you have courage. In this situation, you didn't get scared, but instead dared to scold me. Hahahaha, good, a man of the Jiang clan is never a coward! However, everything has already happened, and no amount of anger can change it!" Jiang Fentian suddenly laughed loudly.

Jiang Tai suppressed his shock and anger and looked at Jiang Fentian again, waiting for his answer.

"I cursed myself to become a drought demon, one of the four ancestors of zombies. A drought demon controls the power of fire, and wherever I step, the land burns for a thousand miles. I reached the pinnacle of cultivation but could not advance further, so I ventured into the sun to seek a breakthrough!" Jiang Fentian said.

"Ventured into the sun? You just walked into it?" Jiang Tai was surprised.

A drought demon, Jiang Tai had heard from the elderly and in some novels, but walking into the sun with just a physical body was something he had never heard of before.

"Indeed, the sun is the ancestor of all yang in the world. Most powerful beings dare not enter, and those who do can't stay for long, or they will be burned to ashes. But I am a drought demon, and my fire resistance is unmatched. When I entered the sun, I underestimated the power of the sun's yang. Even I couldn't last long. However, just as I was about to leave, I discovered an abandoned palace, a ruin. But this is the sun, which can burn all magical treasures in the world, hotter than any furnace. Yet, there was once a palace in this incredible sea of fire? Even in ruins, it's an incredible thing!" Jiang Fentian exclaimed.

"A palace in the sun, in ruins?" Jiang Tai was also confused. How could this be?

"I braved the burning pain and entered. The palace, though ruined, was once magnificent and grand. After investigating, I found that the palace was not only built in the sun but also drew in thousands of fire veins from the sun, making it extremely powerful. However, it was empty, with no treasures left, possibly burned. Just as I was about to leave, I discovered a cultivation technique. Hahahaha, a very powerful technique, it was worth the trip!" Jiang Fentian's eyes showed a hint of madness.

"I memorized the technique and immediately left, unable to bear the heat. Hah, the only heat a drought demon can't bear might be there. Just as I left the sun, I encountered my enemy, the dog, Yinglong Tianjun! He brought a group of powerful beings and surrounded me. My whereabouts must have been leaked, otherwise, Yinglong Tianjun wouldn't have known I was in the sun, already injured by the sun's heat. I couldn't match them, and my injuries worsened. I had to flee back to the palace, and they pursued me relentlessly, wanting to kill me. Hahahaha, so I detonated the thousands of fire veins beneath the palace! We, the Jiang clan, are never cowards. If we die, we die together!" Jiang Fentian said with a fierce expression.

"Detonated?" Jiang Tai frowned.

"Detonated, everyone died. Unfortunately, Yinglong Tianjun, the dog, escaped quickly, only suffering severe injuries. Kid, if you have the ability in the future, help me kill Yinglong Tianjun, the dog. I want to burn him, use fire to honor me!" Jiang Fentian's eyes showed hatred.

"Uh? Me? You're joking, I would be finding death if I went after him. Besides, it's your grudge, you should take care of it yourself!" Jiang Tai shook his head and laughed awkwardly.

Jiang Fentian didn't rush, but smiled: "You will, because you have the surname Jiang. Because you have the surname Jiang, you and he are destined to be enemies!"

"Jiang? But there are so many people with the surname Jiang. Does everyone have a grudge with him? Why do I have a grudge with him?" Jiang Tai frowned uncomfortably.

"Hahahaha, naive, but it doesn't matter. Someone will tell you in the future. With the surname Jiang, no matter where you are in the three realms, as long as you have the surname Jiang, you share the same fate. No matter the past, present, or future, no matter where you come from, as long as you have the surname Jiang, we have the same mission." Jiang Fentian said with great certainty.

"Senior, you're still here. Why don't you go yourself?" Jiang Tai laughed bitterly.

"You can't avoid it! That wasn't an ordinary explosion. The sun's accumulated power for billions of years was completely detonated. Yinglong Tianjun, hiding far away, was only affected by the shockwave and nearly died. I, however, was instantly destroyed!" Jiang Fentian said solemnly.

"Ah?" Jiang Tai looked at the scene in disbelief.

"I told you, this is just a residual consciousness, a fragment of my soul. If not to protect your soul, I might have lingered longer. But lingering longer wouldn't help. My true spirit was destroyed, and everything is empty. The massive explosion created a temporal rift in the center, and a spark landed on you, destroying your physical body. I protected your soul, so you didn't perish. The temporal rift quickly closed, and my residual consciousness and your soul entered the cycle of rebirth, leading to this!" Jiang Fentian explained.

"Did I die because of that explosion?" Jiang Tai said speechlessly.

Jiang Fentian nodded.

Jiang Tai laughed bitterly, truly an unexpected disaster.

But then, Jiang Tai was confused again. Tianjun? Three realms? What do they mean?

If Jiang Fentian could enter the sun, he should be able to recognize the universe. The so-called three realms should be fictional, but why did he still say it was the three realms?

"What do you mean by the three realms?" Jiang Tai asked.

"Three realms? The Heavenly Realm, the Human Realm, and the Nether Realm. We are in the Human Realm now!" Jiang Fentian said.

"Heavenly Realm? Human Realm? Nether Realm? Is this not Earth? This...!" Jiang Tai's eyes widened in shock.

That's right, in the previous life on Earth, drought demons were only legends. There were no such powerful beings on Earth at that time. Walking in the sun? The strongest technology in the previous life couldn't do that.

"In one day, you will be born. The cultivation technique of the drought demon is not suitable for you. Since you have the bloodline and divine soul of the Jiang clan, I will help you one last time. It's the last day. Once you are born, my residual consciousness will be completely annihilated. In one day, I hope you will remember what I teach you!" Jiang Fentian said solemnly.

"Last day? Your teachings?" Jiang Tai was surprised.

Jiang Fentian nodded: "You are of the Jiang clan, and we share the same blood. We have a common great enemy, so I will teach you. This cultivation technique comes from the ruined palace in the sun. Since you have the surname Jiang, your mission will be extremely heavy!"

Jiang Tai was silent, his eyes flickering with anger, helplessness, and gratitude. Finally, he took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Fentian solemnly: "Master, your disciple Jiang Tai pays respects to you!"

Although Jiang Fentian didn't propose to take a disciple, Jiang Tai saw his sincere efforts. Jiang Tai always distinguished right from wrong. Jiang Fentian's efforts, which he couldn't repay, could only be honored by leaving a legacy.

"Hahahaha, good, good!" Jiang Fentian was clearly very happy. His gaze towards Jiang Tai became even gentler.

Although I am dead, I still have a disciple.

"Jiang Tai, I know your thoughts. We have no feelings as master and disciple. You just don't want to owe me a favor. But, as my disciple, you must avenge me. Yinglong Tianjun and the Jiang clan are eternal enemies. When I ask you to kill him, you must use fire to ensure he dies a terrible death!" Jiang Fentian said with hatred.

"Master, rest assured!" Jiang Tai said with determination.

Jiang Fentian nodded in satisfaction and then said solemnly: "This cultivation technique has 108,000 characters. It is a remarkable technique. You can memorize it. The palace is destroyed, and in the world today, only you know it. You are a fetus, with a blank mind. In one day, you should be able to memorize it!"

"Yes, Master, what is the name of this technique?"

"The name of the technique is 'Great Sun Golden Bell Cover'" Jiang Fentian said.

"What? Golden Bell Cover?" Jiang Fentian's face froze.

In the previous life on Earth, whether in novels, TV shows, or movies, the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt, chest-breaking techniques, were generally street performance techniques.

"What? You've heard of it?" Jiang Fentian asked strangely.

"No, no!" Jiang Fentian immediately shook his head.

It should be different, it should be different...!

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