Chapter 56: Reshaping the Physical Body, the Return of the Necromancer Saint God
For a mage who has spent his life studying the mysteries of the soul and spirit, the divine soul is the foundation.
Now that Electrolux's divine soul was fully restored, even surpassing its former state, it was indeed equivalent to recovering the vast majority of his strength; to say he had gained a new life was no exaggeration.
Lei Chen smiled faintly upon hearing this and waved his hand, saying, "Don't be in such a hurry to thank me. It is still too early to speak of 'new life' at this moment." Electrolux's divine soul flickered slightly, revealing a hint of confusion.
Lei Chen gazed calmly at his brilliant yet still illusory divine soul body and continued:
"Though your divine soul is now complete and your divine sense power is fully restored, you are ultimately just a soul body, like duckweed without roots. This is not a long-term solution. True rebirth is only complete when one possesses both a divine soul and a physical body, achieving the unity of spirit and flesh."
Electrolux instantly understood Lei Chen's meaning: he intended to recast a physical body for him! Waves of emotion surged in his heart once more.
Since his physical body perished in the original Divine Seal Plane and he had been drifting as a remnant soul until now, he did not know how many long ages had passed. He had almost grown accustomed to this existence as a pure soul body.
If he could once again possess a real body and feel the pulse of flesh and blood, it would undoubtedly be a complete return in the truest sense.
He had already said many words of thanks before, and he knew that for a being like Lei Chen, too many words would instead seem hollow and distant. Thus, Electrolux suppressed his excitement and merely bowed solemnly once more, saying concisely, "In that case, I shall trouble you."
"Mhm." Lei Chen nodded slightly, his expression becoming a bit more focused. "Repairing your divine soul used that remaining wisp of your divine sense as a guide, progressing step by step. Although difficult, it followed a traceable path."
"But recasting a physical body is different. Your former shell has long since been annihilated without leaving a trace. This time, we must create from nothing, a creation out of thin air. The process is far more tedious and complex than repairing a divine soul."
That said, it clearly wasn't enough to stump Lei Chen.
With a mere thought, seven-colored light swirled around him. In the next moment, a suit of full-body armor, deep dark gold in color and flowing with a soft, restrained glow, quietly emerged. It was the Super Divine Artifact refined from the life essence of the plane—the Life Guardian Divine Armor!
The moment the armor appeared, the life aura within the spatial rift surged abruptly, as if billions of living beings were whispering and chanting here, praising the immortality and miracle of life.
At this moment, Lei Chen did not put on the armor. Instead, he held his hands out as if supporting something, and the Life Guardian Divine Armor quickly transformed as if it possessed a spirit of its own, reverting to its original form: a fist-sized, perfectly round and flawless, brilliant golden sphere with countless mysterious patterns engraved on its surface.
The sphere floated quietly above Lei Chen's palm. It seemed to contain the very first wisp of vitality from the dawn of the universe, radiating a heart-palpitating power of creation.
"Go." Lei Chen flicked his finger, and the brilliant golden sphere flew lightly toward Electrolux's divine soul, finally hovering in front of his forehead.
Next, Lei Chen formed hand seals, and the vast divine power of the Plane Master erupted without reservation, invoking the most fundamental laws of "Life" and "Creation" of the Douluo Plane.
He gave a low shout, and brilliant seven-colored divine light burst from his fingertips like a painter wielding a brush filled with the ultimate truths of heaven and earth, invoking the boundless, infinite original power of the Super Divine Artifact within that brilliant golden sphere.
"Buzz—!"
The sphere shook violently, and a pillar of brilliant golden light, condensed to the extreme and nearly liquefied like a fountain of life, suddenly erupted from it, completely enveloping Electrolux's entire divine soul!
This pillar of light was not a simple infusion of energy; it contained the purest Life Origin and laws. Under Lei Chen's exquisite control, these forces began to perform the most meticulous and fundamental construction, centered around Electrolux's complete divine soul.
First to appear was the phantom of bones, translucent like white jade. Following the memory and form of Electrolux's divine soul origin, a complete skeleton was quickly outlined, each bone naturally flowing with an immortal luster.
Next, meridians and blood vessels, like the veins of the earth, branched out and spread from the bones, and a network of countless tiny blood vessels intertwined and took shape.
Subsequently, muscle fibers began to grow and fill in, covering the skeleton and presenting a healthy color and full form.
The whole process seemed slow, but in reality, it was as fast as a flash of light.
The growth of flesh and blood and the formation of internal organs proceeded rapidly under the illumination of that brilliant golden light of life. A heart began to throb, letting out steady and powerful "thump... thump..." sounds like the beating of war drums, announcing the return of life.
The liver, kidneys, lungs... the major organs appeared one after another and quickly began to perform their original functions.
As a Super Divine Artifact, the great power of "Life Guardian" within the Life Guardian Divine Armor was displayed to the fullest at this moment.
No matter how severe the injury, even if only a single breath remained, it could bring one back to life. Using it to recast a physical body from nothing was even more extraordinary in its effect.
That vast, sea-like power of the Life Origin ensured that the process of physical reshaping was perfect, without a single flaw or hidden danger.
Electrolux's divine soul was immersed in the embrace of this fountain of life, feeling the long-lost, strange sensation of flesh and blood growing. An indescribable sense of fulfillment and belonging welled up in his heart.
His divine soul actively let go of all defenses, engaging in the deepest level of fusion with this brand-new body being born.
When the last patch of skin was covered, a male body that perfectly fit Electrolux's divine soul and radiated a faint divine light was completely formed.
Because its foundation was molded by the Life Origin of a Super Divine Artifact and the laws of the Plane Master, this physical body had already transcended the mortal coil and reached the level of a Divine Body the moment it was born!
And at the very instant the recasting of the divine body was complete—
"Boom!"
An aura far stronger than when his divine soul was completed earlier suddenly erupted from within Electrolux's new body!
The divine soul and divine body fused perfectly, with no more barriers between spirit and flesh, producing an astonishing qualitative change where one plus one was greater than two!
Milky white holy brilliance and brilliant golden life light intertwined and shot into the sky, illuminating the entire spatial rift as if a divine kingdom had descended.
Powerful divine sense and newborn divine power blended seamlessly, forming a vast pressure. Although restricted to this place by Lei Chen, its quality was so high that it had firmly stepped across the God-level threshold; a true, complete God-level powerhouse had announced his return!
The brilliance gradually receded, and Electrolux slowly opened those eyes that contained endless wisdom and the vicissitudes of time.
He lowered his head, looking at his hands which were real and contained vast power, and lightly moved his fingers, feeling the clear tactile sensation from his fingertips.
He raised his hand again, stroking his cheek. That warm body temperature and elastic skin all told him that everything was real.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Lei Chen, who had been guarding him by his side. A complex yet relieved smile appeared on his face as he sighed softly:
"It really is... a long-lost feeling. Long before I came to this plane, my physical body in my homeland had already perished for ten thousand years. After such a long time, I finally... have a body of my own again."