"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock!"
From within Chi Chen's charred body, faint heartbeats could be heard. In the otherwise quiet square, these sounds were as clear as thunder in a dry day, reaching the ears of everyone who had gathered around.
"Captain, please save Chi Chen!"
Lin Bai looked at Zhang Rong, who had a deep frown, and said anxiously.
"No, Chi Chen's body is too fragile right now. Unless we have a high-level healing technique here, we can't touch him in the slightest!"
Zhang Rong was also somewhat powerless at this moment. In his perception, there was a strange power flowing slowly through Chi Chen's body. Perhaps it was that power that allowed Chi Chen, who should have died, to retain a sliver of life.
However, under these circumstances, Zhang Rong did not know any way to save Chi Chen.
Zhang Rong turned to look towards the Shangjing District, where the fighting had stopped earlier, but Zhang Rong didn't know what the situation was like there.
Upon hearing this, Lin Bai stared blankly at Chi Chen on the ground. Were they just going to watch Chi Chen slowly die like this?
"Don't touch him yet. I'll call the city and ask them to send someone with forbidden healing abilities!"
Zhang Rong borrowed a phone, stepped out of the crowd, and dialed a number.
"Hello?"
A weary voice came from the other end of the phone.
Upon hearing that voice, Zhang Rong felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. It seemed that Xiao Rulai had ultimately won this battle.
Zhang Rong explained the situation, and after a moment of silence, the person on the other end replied:
"Okay, I'll send someone over right away. They should arrive in about half an hour!"
The once bustling city of Shangjing now appears dilapidated, with countless high-rise buildings collapsed.
Fireworks were going off everywhere in the city, and the wails of the crowd echoed in every corner.
This shows just how fierce the battle was that took place in the capital city.
Xiao Rulai sat on a pile of ruins, covered in wounds. Looking at the devastation before him, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes.
But he quickly hid that trace of sorrow deep within himself.
Xiao Rulai rose with trembling hands, his eyes hardening once more. Although he had paid a heavy price in this battle, the Great Xia Dynasty would surely present a new face in the future.
"Haven't you always said I lacked courage? Now, how much courage do you have? The cancer of my Great Xia has been removed. It hurts now, but in the future, I will make you know the might of my Great Xia. Heretic Forbidden Place, prepare to bear the wrath of my Great Xia!"
Xiao Rulai turned and left the ruins; there were still many things waiting for him to do.
...
The mountains were filled with sorrow as Zhu Cheng led the group to neatly arrange the bodies of the fallen instructors in a row.
"salute!"
With tears welling in his eyes, Zhu Cheng looked at Cheng Hu, who was lying on the cold ground with the instructors, and led everyone in a solemn salute.
The newlyweds, looking at the already cold corpses, could no longer hold back their tears.
"Boys, remember what Chief Instructor Cheng Hu told you from the beginning: you must always remember the tears you shed today, remember the pain in your hearts, but don't dwell on this pain forever. You must turn it into the strength to move forward. Pain can bring people down, but it can also make people stronger. I hope you will all be the latter! Can you do it?"
Zhu Cheng roared loudly, venting his inner pain at that moment.
"able!"
On the square, the newlyweds blushed and roared to the sky. Their graduation ceremony was indeed quite heavy.
The Seven Rainbows team stood aside, silently watching everything. No matter how many times they had experienced this scene, they could not help but be moved every time they saw it.
"Xiao Rulai, is this really what you wanted to see?"
Zhang Rong was also silently looking at Cheng Hu's corpse on the ground. He couldn't simply comment on whether Xiao Rulai's actions were right or wrong. Being in a high position inevitably brings worries, which was one of the reasons why Zhang Rong chose to leave Shangjing District, the center of power.
He has never liked these power struggles, let alone the endless bloodshed that occurs in them!
pain!
It hurts so much!
Chi Chen's consciousness vaguely returned, and even though he was now only a spiritual body, endless pain was still emanating from this spiritual body.
"You've come in again?"
Chi Chen endured the pain, looked at the ancient gate in front of him, and then looked at his own condition.
Now his spiritual body has become so ethereal, almost transparent, which means he may dissipate at any moment.
"He must have survived, right? I wonder how things are outside?"
Chi Chen recalled that last moment. Possessed by the monkey, he delivered the final blow to the formless black shadow, but he himself was engulfed by the terrifying flames.
Finally, under the monkey's protection, an energy barrier appeared around Chi Chen, and then Chi Chen's consciousness completely sank into darkness. He only woke up now, but he had returned to his mysterious palace.
"Creak!"
This time, before Chi Chen could even reach out to push the door open, it opened automatically, and Chi Chen stepped inside.
Inside the main hall, the layout remained the same. Chi Chen arrived in front of the monkey statue.
"Great Sage, are you still awake?"
Chi Chen reached out and touched the cold statue, tentatively asking a question, but there was no answer from the hall except for the desolation and mist.
"It seems to have fallen into a deep sleep!"
Chi Chen sighed and bowed to the monkey statue. If it weren't for the monkey, he would be meeting the King of Hell by now.
"call!"
Suddenly, as if someone had gently blew a breath into the mist that shrouded the hall, the mist that was originally behind the monkey statue began to slowly move back towards the rear of the hall.
"Another new statue is appearing!? What will it be this time?"
Chi Chen's spirits lifted, and he quickly looked up.
Then, under Chi Chen's expectant gaze, the mist slowly moved back more than ten meters, and a brand new statue appeared in Chi Chen's eyes.
The statue was more than twice the height of the monkey statue, with a long snake tail at the bottom and half a human body at the top.
Chi Chen looked up at that face. Even though it was just a stone statue now, in Chi Chen's eyes it seemed to be the most perfect work of the Creator. Its beauty was absolutely indescribable.
"This is... Nuwa?!"
Chi Chen stared wide-eyed at the second statue that appeared before his eyes.
The next moment, just like last time, the scene before Chi Chen's eyes changed instantly.
Looking around, Chi Chen found himself in a magnificent, ethereal mountain shrouded in mist and clouds. Above him, cranes danced in the air, and beneath his feet, the grass was green and the flowers were red—a scene straight out of a fairyland.
"Boom boom boom!"
Suddenly, Chi Chen heard the sound of splashing water. He turned his head to look.
Beneath a wide waterfall that seemed to cascade down from the sky, a tall figure with a snake's tail and a human body, with thousands of black hairs cascading down his shoulders, appeared in Chi Chen's eyes.
"Giggle!"
The figure swayed its snake tail in the water, occasionally creating splashes, while a soft chuckle drifted from its lips, as if heavenly music were reaching Chi Chen's ears.
Before that figure, lumps of clay, already shaped into human figures, were neatly arranged on the ground.
She bent down slightly, and a pair of flawless white hands emerged from her sleeves. She then gently scooped up a mouthful of water in front of her, and with a wave of her hand, sprinkled it all onto the human-shaped mud figures.
"Hehehehe!"
After doing all this, the figure let out a few light laughs, then suddenly turned around and smiled.
Chi Chen was stunned. At this moment, it seemed that everything had lost its color. Only the peerless work in the hands of the Creator remained in Chi Chen's eyes. Then, the world spun around.
When Chi Chen came to his senses again, he realized that the scene before him had returned to the giant eagle.
"Gurgle!"
Chi Chen looked at the Nuwa statue and unconsciously swallowed. No one could withstand that sight just now.
"Congratulations on acquiring the Divine Restriction: Resurrection of All Things. This divine restriction can heal corresponding injuries based on the power of the user. If the user's power is sufficient, it can even revive the dead before the other party's soul dissipates. However, the user will also pay a certain price. Please use this ability with caution!"
Another piece of information about a divine restriction appeared in Chi Chen's mind.
This immediately startled Chi Chen.
If one had enough power, could one be resurrected?
"Has the soul not dissipated?"
Immediately, Chi Chen's expression darkened again.
How do I get out now?
Chi Chen shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and began to think about how to leave the hall. He didn't know how long his consciousness had faded, nor how much time had passed outside, or what the situation was like outside.
"I can't exactly slap myself again, can I?"
Chi Chen muttered to himself, recalling the burning pain on his face last time. Every time he came in, he had to slap himself before he could leave.
"Goddess Nuwa? Are you there?"
Suddenly, Chi Chen realized that if even monkeys could have consciousness, then Nuwa couldn't possibly not.
At the same time, Chi Chen's expression also became strange. The monkey must have woken up at the beginning last time, but he didn't make a sound. He just watched him slap himself in the face from the shadows.
"The monkey is really mischievous!"
Even though the monkey might be asleep again, Chi Chen only dared to mutter a curse in his heart.
Chi Chen called out once, and seeing no response, hesitated for a moment before calling out again:
"The Goddess Nuwa?"
"goddess?"
"Sister Nuwa?"
"Child, call me Your Majesty!"
Suddenly, after trying several different ways of addressing him without getting a response, Chi Chen heard that heavenly voice again.
But the words spoken by that voice caused Chi Chen to stumble and almost fall to the ground.
"Your Majesty...?"
Chi Chen's lips twitched as he looked at the tall statue in front of him and tentatively spoke.
"Hehehe, my child, is there anything I can do for you?"
Nuwa's laughter echoed in the hall, as if she was quite pleased with being addressed as "Your Majesty."
"Nuwa... cough, Your Majesty, how do I get out?"
Chi Chen blushed, coughed, and suppressed his awkwardness as he asked.
Chi Chen never expected this. This empress seems to be a little different from what he imagined.
It's one thing for a monkey to be a little mischievous, that's its nature. But you are the legendary Nuwa, the mother of all things! Can't you be a little more mature and composed?
"Child, your body is in terrible shape right now. If your spirit were to return to your body, you probably wouldn't be able to withstand the pain!"
Nuwa spoke, informing Chi Chen of his current physical condition.
Chi Chen was not surprised to hear this, after all, the monkey had warned him before, and it was already a blessing that he had survived.
"Your Majesty, please help me!"
Chi Chen looked at the Nuwa statue. If he didn't try to curry favor now, when would he?
“My child, since you have asked, I will certainly not refuse your request!”
Nuwa spoke, and a strange fluctuation emanated from within the main hall.
"My child, you are still too weak. I can only exert a fraction of my power to barely repair your body. The rest is up to you. I look forward to seeing you again, my child!"
After Nuwa finished speaking, there was no sound from inside the giant eagle, and Nuwa, who had just awakened, fell into a deep sleep again.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Outside, on the plaza, as the sound of the propellers gradually quieted down, a helicopter roared to a stop on the ground, and an old man with a white beard stepped off.
"Old Ma?"
Upon seeing the aged voice, Zhang Rong's face lit up with joy. This person was the strongest and most accomplished among the forbidden healing cultivators.
"But even he can only keep Chi Chen's life afloat!"
Zhang Rong sighed inwardly. Chi Chen's injuries were too severe. His body was mutilated, with not a single undamaged spot. Even if he were saved, Chi Chen would be a cripple for the rest of his life and would inevitably suffer endless pain. For Chi Chen, although he was spared, he would only be able to spend the rest of his life in the hospital. Was this really the best thing for him?
But in any case, Zhang Rong would not watch Chi Chen die. He would deal with the future later.
"Captain, look! Chi Chen, his body is shedding its skin, his body is recovering!"
Suddenly, Lin Bai's joyful shout and the exclamations of the crowd pulled Zhang Rong back to reality.
"What?"
"Ughhhhhhh!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Rong turned his head in disbelief. On the ground, Chi Chen was making painful cries. The charred shell on his body was peeling off, and his missing limbs and broken body were beginning to grow back. The scene was truly shocking.
Not far away, Old Ma watched the commotion and, as if sensing something, pushed away the person supporting him and threw away his cane.
Then, to the astonishment of his entourage, he rushed forward in a few strides, showing none of the frailty one would expect of an elderly man.
"This is!!! This is a miracle!! This is the power of God!"
Lin Bai and the others looked at the thin old man who suddenly appeared and started jumping and shouting around Chi Chen as if he had suddenly gone mad with strange expressions.
Zhang Rong's lips twitched, but his shock was no less than that of Old Ma.
Zhang Rong took a deep look at Chi Chen, whose skin was constantly growing new skin. What secrets did Chi Chen hold? This time, no matter how much Xiao Rulai tried to stop him, he had to find out!
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