Demon Lord's Reincarnation

News of Ren's victory over the Dajiao Sect spread quickly and many were stunned and found it unbelievable. Even though most of the experts of each sect had gone to the border of the Land of the Gods, they still had left experts to guard their respective sects. Not only did Ren defeat an expert at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, but he also did so while fighting in the Dajiao Sect's Sword Array.

One of the known effects of the Dajiao Sect's Sword Array was to temporarily increase one's cultivation. That would mean Ren had fought a True Monarch Realm expert and won. A True Monarch Realm expert was someone capable of fighting evenly against a New God, they were the top fighters of the human side. So it was a big deal to hear someone at that level lose, even if he was just a pseudo True Monarch.

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"To think he was that strong."

"If he was that strong why did he need to go and challenge our small-time sect? Was he just doing all this for some kind of amusement?"

"Well, at least he didn't wreck the place unlike what he did in Dajiao Sect. Rumor is Ren obliterated half of the Dajiao Sect as a result of his battle against one of their Sect Protectors."

"Once the Sect Masters come back from the Land of the Gods, I wonder what they'll do with him?"

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"Now that he has defeated the Dajiao Sect I guess the next Sect would be the Void Sect. Do you guys think he'll be able to continue winning?"

"That's going to be pretty hard, the guy might be strong but that's all, the Void Sect isn't considered the strongest sect for nothing. Unlike the Dajiao Sect, the Void Sect has a long legacy, it is said that the founder of the Sect was also a rival to the Strongest Mortal Soul."

"Is that for real?"

"Who knows, anyway this might be the end of Ren's winning streak."

"Why are you guys even talking about this? It doesn't matter if Ren wins or losses, it has nothing to do with us. So instead of talking about all these things, how about you guys start cultivating so that one day you won't be talking about these things but you're the ones going to be talked about."

While everyone was talking about Ren's situation a certain disciple of this small Sect, a young man with a cultivation at the peak of the Qi gathering Realm was in his room listening to the bustling conversation by the other disciples.

"Did you hear that old man? This guy called Ren seems like a very strong person. Do you think he's stronger than you, old man?"

The young disciple suddenly spoke to the air as if there was someone there, but then an aged voice responded in his mind.

"Are you looking down on me young one? If we were present when that Ren person came to challenge the Sect even with your Qi gathering Realm Cultivation we would've been able to beat his disciple easily. Heh, if I still had my old body I would've easily defeated this Ren with one hand behind my back. Back in my time, True Monarch Realm cultivators were as abundant as the clouds in the sky, and the Saint Realm was not an unreachable dream. I was a mighty Emperor Realm Expert that could crush everyone before me, True Monarch Realm cultivators were nothing but bigger ants. If it weren't for those b*stards that betrayed me I wouldn't have died."

"Yeah, yeah, if you say so old man. So anyway I keep on hearing how strong you were and all that but were you stronger than the Strongest Mortal Soul?"

"Heh, brat, no matter how arrogant I am, I would never say that I'm stronger than any incarnation of the Strongest Mortal Soul. In fact, no being aside from the Gods would have the guts to claim to be stronger than him. I might not have been born in an era were an incarnation of the Strongest Mortal Soul existed, but I have spoken to beings that have met an incarnation of him, and based on what they told me I can definitely say that the title of Strongest is well deserved. Surely you too know the stories."

"Of course, I know, who doesn't know the tales of the Strongest Mortal Soul. One of the very first humans to be created by the ORIGIN. He was the first human to rise up against the cruelty of the so called Ancient Gods. He was considered the first hero of humanity and was able to free us from the servitude of the Gods. It is said that he reincarnates every time a hero is needed."

"Hmph, that's what they tell you nowadays?"

"Do you know a different story, old man?"

"Yes, I do. The Strongest Mortal Soul could be considered a hero in some perspectives, but do not be fooled. A hero that reincarnates every time he's needed? that's not what was told to us back then. It was said that the Strongest Mortal Soul's original purpose was to kill the strongest humans of each generation so that we will never be able to oppose the Gods. This is the reason why every incarnation of the Strongest Mortal Soul seeks to battle the strongest beings he could find. He might've been able to break free from his fate but a part of his core personality had remained the same. Fortunately, it was no longer a necessity for him to kill the strongest mortals, despite wanting to fight them he would no longer kill them, well except for those that get in his way. In fact, he would instead train those strong mortals to be able to fight against the very Gods themselves. It was said that his one wish was for another mortal to be able to break free from the shackles of destiny. These people he had trained are the various clans that we have today. Well, that's what I heard, who knows if that's true or what you say is the truth. The only person that could really know is the Strongest Mortal Soul himself. Still, even if we don't know the real reason it is a fact that he has saved numerous lives no matter the incarnation. The only other truth that everyone is sure of, was that his power was beyond understanding."