Chapter 651: Burn Up

Chapter 651: Burn Up

The voice sounded out, echoing outside the room.

Failure. Round Two.

Outside the room, Shuhang Han sighed. So much for the disciple with the greatest potential in the history of our sect. I suppose Ill have to apologize to Jizhi Zhimei. Shell have to find a new hostage.

A few of his disciples stared at him, startled, but none dared to speak up.

Alright, open up. Lets see his body, Shuhang Han said. I want to see that technique he had! I had the feeling that if I study that, I might be able to break through to the next level of body cultivation! Thats the kind of opportunity that rarely comes by. Truly, its incredible that someone of his level had a technique that piqued my interest. Its a pity he died, but at least I can benefit from it.

The doors remained shut. Shuhang Han gave then a knock. Come on, open up.

Beginning Round Three.

Shuhang Han squinted. Wait. The disciple died, no?

The disciple is still alive.

Huh? Then why why did you say failure? Shuhang Han asked, confused.

No answer.

Shuhang Han stepped back. He crossed his arms, waiting. Whatever happened, that disciple almost died on the second round. In fact, he came close enough to death for the room to make a mistake. He wont last much longer. Ill only have to wait a few more rounds.

Failure Beginning Round Four.

Fai Beginning Round Five.

F Beginning Round Six.

Come on! Count it! Come on, room! Give it to me!

Beginning Round Seven Hundred and Thirty-Two.

Nice! Im really pushing it this time, but one cell! Just a single cell of Hui! Lets see if thats enough! The flames barely flickered as Hui regenerated a single cell from the ashes.

The room paused. Silence reigned.

Is this too far? I mean can the room even register a single cells existence? Cultivators barely know how fetuses work, let alone cells. Maybe it wont recognize me as something that can even possibly qualify as being alive.

Failure

Hui sighed. I guess that was pushing it too much. He reached for the phoenix fire.

Before he could, the room spoke again. Beginning Round Seven Hundred and Thirty-Three.

Hui jolted. Really? Huh. I wouldnt have allowed it! But hey, Im not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. He eyed the blades. Do I even need to burn up? I mean, can the blades cut a single cell?

The blades slammed shut. Tiny, single-cell Hui slipped between the crack of the blades. He laughed internally, unable to laugh aloud. Perfect! I dont even have to

His single-celled body began to crumble.

Eyes widening, Hui quickly activated the phoenix fire. It burned up and reformed, but this time, Hui added a few more cells. Okay, okay. ThatI should have seen that coming. Even fetuses need super-specialized environments to survive, let alone single cells. I cant sit here as a single cell and be safe. Im only barely able to cling to life for a few moments. As it is, I cant completely neglect regenerating myself after each round.

But what if I can create a tiny stable body, on the size of a single-celled organism? Or if not that small, at least small enough that the blades cant kill me, and I dont have to waste energy constantly rebuilding my body?

Even as his multicellular body deteriorated, Hui investigated it, prodding it from outside. It needs to be moist, as it is well, thats hard for me, given that Im working with fire. And its too small for me to meaningfully use any techniques with it. In fact, I dont even have a dantian, meridians, or any qi organs. I need to be a little bigger in order to create a useful body, I think. At least doll-sized.

True, I will be struck by the blades at that size but I think I have a technique to overcome that!

First, time to rebuild my body, but tiny! Time to become a doll! Hui activated the phoenix fire as the blades closed in. The second they retreated, he called on the phoenix fire again. This time, he didnt progress through the natural stages of life once more, but instead forcibly shaped a body from raw phoenix fire. Tiny. I need to be tiny! Tiny, but still with all the qi-features of full-sized me!