Surrounded by this dazzling golden light, Zhou Huai's consciousness was exceptionally clear.

He realized that he had been completely resurrected.

The body is reshaped, the soul is reunited, and the limbs and bones are full of vitality.

However, he didn't feel much joy.

"Uncle Fu..."

It must have been Uncle Fu who sacrificed his own life to save himself.

The life energy required to resurrect an E-level professional is not enormous, so the process of reshaping the body does not take too much time. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

When Uncle Fu's last life force was drained, the sacrificial ceremony came to an end.

"Snap—"

A crisp cracking sound rang out across the wasteland.

The enormous golden cocoon enveloping Zhou Huai had spiderweb-like cracks appearing on its surface.

Immediately afterwards, beams of real autumn sunlight shone through the cracks, piercing the hazy interior of the golden cocoon.

"Snap! Snap!"

The cracks spread rapidly, and finally, accompanied by a dazzling burst of light, the golden cocoon completely shattered, turning into countless golden specks of light that rained down in a magnificent shower.

Zhou Huai emerged from the dissipating golden light.

He looked down at his feet, which were firmly planted on the dry grass, feeling the solid ground beneath his feet.

Five years have passed.

After five long years, he was no longer a paralyzed man confined to a wheelchair, and he was finally able to walk on his own two feet again.

But he didn't even have time to savor the joy of being reborn, because the first thing he saw when he came out was a completely withered, dried-up corpse not far away, beneath the pendulum of life.

Zhou Huai's heart tightened when he saw the corpse.

Even though it had withered to the point of being nothing but skin and bones, and even its original facial features had been completely distorted and collapsed, making it impossible to see what the person looked like in life.

Zhou Huai recognized him at a glance.

That's Uncle Fu, no doubt.

This is the only old woman who gave him warmth after he lost his mother, and who was willing to give everything to protect him.

Zhou Huai's eyes were red, and he walked forward with somewhat unsteady steps.

He bent his knees and knelt down in front of the mummified corpse with a "plop," reaching out his hands to gently embrace Uncle Fu's light-as-a-feather body.

"Uncle Fu... thank you."

Just then, Chen Huaishuo and Wei Liao, who had been guarding the perimeter, also lifted their defensive barrier and quickly walked over.

Even the two seasoned military commanders, witnessing this tragic scene, couldn't help but be moved.

They didn't make a sound to disturb him immediately. Only after Zhou Huai calmed down a bit, gently laid Uncle Fu's body flat on the ground, took off his coat and covered the old man with it, did Chen Huaishuo clear his throat and tentatively speak.

"You...you must be Zhou Huai?"

Wei Liao stepped forward, looking solemnly at the young man who had just come back from the dead. He was about to introduce himself and state their identities: "We are from the Great Xia Military..."

"No need for introductions."

Zhou Huai did not turn around. He remained kneeling on the ground with his back to the two of them and interrupted Wei Liao directly.

"General Chen, Minister Wei Liao. I know you both very well."

Upon hearing this, Wei Liao was stunned.

Zhou Huai stood up, turned his head, and looked at the two important figures with generals on their shoulders.

"I've dealt with you two many times before using clones. This is the first time our real selves have met in person."

Upon hearing this, Chen Huaishuo was taken aback at first, then his face lit up with joy.

The huge weight that had been hanging over my heart finally lifted.

He admitted it! He admitted it!

The seemingly ordinary young man before us is actually the ever-changing Star Lord who single-handedly stirred up the winds and clouds and saved the Great Xia from fire and water!

"That's wonderful... It really is you! You've really come back to life!" Chen Huaishuo's lips trembled with excitement.

Zhou Huai nodded, but his expression was not relaxed.

He looked around at the empty wasteland and asked:

"What's the current situation of the battle? What's the situation like in Japan?"

He paused for a moment, then asked the question that concerned him most: "Marshal Zhao Qingcang... is he well?"

Upon hearing Zhao Qingcang's name, Chen Huaishuo and Wei Liao's initially excited expressions dimmed.

"At present, the Sakura Kingdom is already preoccupied with its own problems. With the exposure of Kujo Hiroharu's conspiracy and the fall of Tokyo, all the major and minor forces in their country have rebelled and are fighting fiercely for territory and resources. They are completely powerless and have no spare strength to fight against our Great Xia. Our troops at the front are resting and preparing to take over the battle at any time."

At this point, Chen Huaishuo paused, looking at Zhou Huai, his voice low and menacing.

"As for Marshal Zhao..."

"He's engaged in a decisive battle with the resurrected Qin Ze Duoichiro in the Nagato Sea. This is to protect the Great Xia fleet, and also to buy you time to infiltrate Tokyo..."

"He, along with Deng Qi and the old marshal, activated the Spirit Sealing Coffin at the cost of their own lives, sealing the fully evolved Yamata no Orochi inside."

"Marshal Zhao... has already sacrificed his life for the country."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huai froze on the spot.

Marshal Zhao is also dead...

This was clearly beyond his expectations.

Thinking of that old marshal, he felt a pang of sadness.

"Then... how did you find me?" Zhou Huai remained silent for a long time before finally asking.

Chen Huaishuo immediately recounted to Zhou Huai how Tang Qi was brought back to the Pendulum of Life, how the swordsman's clone left his last words, and how they finally found Uncle Fu by checking the household registration records of Donghai City.

Zhou Huai then realized what was happening.

It turned out that the military knew more about him than he had expected.

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhou Huai looked at Chen Huaishuo and Wei Liao, bowed to express his gratitude, "If you hadn't arrived with the pendulum of life, I'm afraid I really would never have woken up again."

Chen Huaishuo waved his hands repeatedly, stepped forward to help Zhou Huai up, and spoke with utmost sincerity:

"Please don't say that! You have made so many contributions to the Great Xia! Without you, the Great Xia would probably have been engulfed by war by now."

"Resurrecting you is something the entire Great Xia military, and indeed the entire nation, should do! We should thank..."

Chen Huaishuo glanced at the body covered by clothes on the ground, his eyes slightly red: "The person you should thank the most is your old butler. It was he who voluntarily gave his life to bring you back."

Wei Liao glanced at the howling cold wind around them and interjected, "Old Chen, Mr. Zhou has just recovered, and it's windy outside. Let's find a safe place to sit down and discuss our next plans."

Chen Huaishuo had the same idea and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, the military vehicles are outside. Let's go back to Donghai City first."

However, Zhou Huai shook his head.

"No rush."

He took a breath, his eyes narrowing.

"I still have some things to do."

After saying that, Zhou Huai ignored the two people's questioning gazes and silently closed his eyes.

Chen Huaishuo and Wei Liao looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although the two were surprised, having witnessed Zhou Huai's methods, they wisely stepped back two paces and did not make a sound to disturb him.

At this moment, Zhou Huai's consciousness had sunk deep into the depths of his mind.

In the silence, he tentatively recited it in his mind.

"system?"

"System, are you still there?"

After a long while, no response came to his mind.

Zhou Huai's heart sank. Could it be that the death of his main body caused the system to completely dissipate as well? If the system was gone, then all those clones he had painstakingly accumulated... wouldn't they all have vanished into thin air?

Just when Zhou Huai was feeling disappointed.

A faint electrical sound suddenly came from deep within my mind.

Immediately afterwards, that long-lost mechanical notification /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ sound rang out from the depths of his soul!

【bite!】

【The host's soul has been detected to have revived; vital signs have stabilized!】

【God-level Avatar System...Reactivating...10%...50%...100%!】

【The system is now back online!】

【Host's current state detected, initiating clone data synchronization... Data synchronization complete!】