No one can become a king overnight. Even though Xiao Chen had many opportunities, it took him three civilizations to see the light of day again and reach the Stone King realm.
However, he was very different from the Stone King; he was flesh and blood, not a cold stone body.
It wasn't that he abandoned the Stone Man Road but that he uniquely metamorphosed to the level of the Supreme Ancestor God. In fact, he once formed a mini Divine City, sealed himself in a stone prison, and meditated for three civilizations. The hardships and tribulations he endured were no less than those of the Stone King.
Xiao Chen's flesh was in no way inferior to the Stone King; it was even stronger and more vibrant, filled with unparalleled vitality.
Only those who reached the same realm could sense how terrifying the blood in his body was, akin to a mortal facing the boiling magma deep in the earth.
