Deviant: No Longer Human

Naked!

Stranded in an unfamiliar place!

It was uncomfortably rigid to lie there, so he quickly scanned his surroundings, his expression freezing almost immediately.

SCREEEEEEEECHHH!

A giant bird screeched omniously just in front of him, and before he could fully grasp the situation, he found himself being fed to her hungry chicks.

"..."

At this moment, Wang Xiao wasn\'t even surprised.

Instead, he felt a deep, numbing trauma.

This was the thirty-eighth time he had died and come back!

He had come to realize that in this bizarre place, dying was an impossibility!

Every time he died, he would respawn like a character in a video game, maintaining the same physique he had upon his initial arrival, except for his eyes, which seemed irrevocably lost.

Nevertheless, he had resolved to turn this neverending cycle to his advantage!

With each revival, he would consolidate all his accumulated knowledge, growing stronger each time.

Then, he would strategize new ways to extend his survival.

His record so far had spanned a few decades without facing death!

However, the solitude and the endless cycle of death and rebirth had worsened his temper, leaving him increasingly irritable and quick to anger.

Now Wang Xiao understood why none of those who had went into the graveyard of gods ever spoke of their experiences within its confines.

It was fucking terrible!

Nevertheless, Wang Xiao himself hadn\'t anticipated that on his sixty-seventh revival, after surviving a full century for the first time...

Roaaaaarr!

Before him stood a huge tiger, its two elongated fangs each stretching over ten meters, issuing a thunderous roar.

Clad merely in a rough animal skin, Wang Xiao was perched atop a stone, lost in deep meditation.

Through countless trials and tribulations, he had at last unlocked the secret to the grasp of old age.

And this ferocious beast had chosen the perfect moment to appear!

"Hehe..."

A soft chuckle slipped from Wang Xiao\'s lips.

To the monstrous tiger, Wang Xiao must have seemed insignificant, akin to an ant.

Yet, in a breathtaking display of agility and strength, that \'ant\' suddenly sprang forward, seizing the beast\'s massive fangs and plucking them apart with nothing but his hands.

"!"

Seizing the dislodged teeth as weapons, Wang Xiao turned the tables on the beast, initiating a chase that spanned hundreds of kilometers.

It became a game of cat and mouse, with Wang Xiao pushing the fearsome creature to its limits before finally delivering the killing blow.

The once-frequent flare-ups of his temper had dissipated.

Now, amidst the wild and untamed dangers of this godly graveyard, Wang Xiao was now starting to finally have fun...

"Huff... He was so incredibly fast..." Wang Xiao chuckled, standing triumphantly in front of the lifeless carcass, pondering whether he resembled an ancient caveman.

In fact, during this period, Wang Xiao had been simultaneously delving into the mysteries of Aether, mastering its foundational principles.

However, his primary pursuit remained Psychokinesis, which he had honed to a remarkable level—

Whoosh!

Suddenly, his once diminutive hands swelled to an immense size, allowing him to dissect the tiger—not for sustenance, but for enlightenment!

He aimed to uncover how these strange beasts harnessed Aether.

As for his hands, Wang Xiao, having survived numerous deadly experiments, had learned to morph his body to extraordinary extents.

Slightly altering his form was no longer a challenge; indeed, he considered the possibility of reconstructing his own eyes, though he acknowledged his experience was still lacking.

Just as Wang Xiao bathing in his victory—

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!

"..."

His expression darkened. Far in the distance, a colossal mountain, stretching across hundreds of kilometers, revealed itself to be a volcano that had violently erupted!

Lava surged into the sky, engulfing everything in its path, leaving no avenue for escape!

He instantly realized the lava was no ordinary molten rock.

Whoosh!

Ultimately, he plunged downward, eager to test his endurance against the searing lava—without succumbing to death and without the aid of Aether!

"Grr..."

He gritted his teeth as the searing lava began to scorch his flesh; the sensation of pain gradually dimmed until he felt almost nothing.

It was natural, for everything had plunged into darkness once again.

In that desolate place, nothing remained but a charred human carcass and bones, eerily burning alive.

The cycle repeated thousands of times.

Skills accumulated, layer upon layer...

But gradually, the thrill evaporated.

In fact, there came an era when, even after living for nearly a thousand years, Wang Xiao had barely uttered a single word.

He sensed he was gradually losing grasp of his own language.

His past became a blur, fading slowly from memory...

He developed an instinctual flinch from certain elements.

Like water!

Because the last time, he had emerged in an eternal sea, where he endured torment for millennia!

And that was merely the beginning!

Each time he was reborn, he would not die by conventional means.

Instead, he faced profoundly traumatic ends.

And he was never reborn in the same place; each rebirth occurred in a different plane, utterly devoid of any human or humanoid life, a desolate expanse stretching into eternity.

No matter how desperately he tried to solve the mystery of this place, he could not decipher its mechanics.

He himself was unaware of the extent of strength he had amassed or what he was truly accomplishing...

It had become an innate instinct for him...

To be born anew, endure as long as he could... and then begin anew.

He had ceased to count the years and the countless deaths a long time ago...

Splash!

Standing at the edge of the shore, Wang Xiao offered a faint smile upon seeing his reflection ripple in the water.

Two vibrant pairs of blue eyes sparkled back at him, stunningly alive in what had once been hollow sockets.

Indeed, he could have fashioned another eye much earlier, but he had been experimenting, testing whether he could restore the natural function of his eyes, which seemed an almost impossible challenge.

After countless trials and continuous adjustments to his own brain, he finally achieved a breakthrough.

Now, he could effortlessly toggle between using his natural eyesight and his heightened sixth sense.

The pursuit of physical strength?

Wang Xiao had long abandoned such concerns.

Such thoughts no longer occupied his mind...

In fact, his mind was clear of everything...

Whoosh!

He ascended swiftly into the sky, casting a glance backward at the endless, golden wheat fields sprawling before him.

They stretched to the horizon, insignificant in the grand scale of his existence.

He turned his gaze back, observing the endless sea mirroring the wheat fields from behind the shore.

With a subtle smile playing on his lips, he lifted his hand and—

Whooooosh!

The sea surged up like a colossal wave, crashing destructively against the expansive wheat fields.