Upon seeing Xiao Chen awaken, Jiaotu turned its massive head to look back, and Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel secretly relieved that he had managed to subdue this Jiaotu.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have had enough time to ignite the Soul-Cleansing Purification Fire before he would have already sunk into the Sea of Suffering and become one with the rolling soul waters.
From the Divine Soul Tribulation, he had grasped the true essence of the cycle of life and death.
Just like those warriors who had been reborn to cultivate anew, what had been reincarnated was life itself. Or rather, even if one were reborn carrying the memories of a previous life, one could no longer be considered the same person, for their life's trajectory was already different.