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Chapter 92: Resurrection, then the Resurrection Armor is lit up again (4k)

If you look down from the sky...

The trail left by the high-energy particle breath on the ground resembles a baseball bat, thin at the front and thick at the back, reaching its widest point at the end of the third-level buffer zone where Shen Bailian is located.

It completely tore the earth apart.

Just a few minutes later.

As the residual heat from the high-energy particle exhalation dissipated, the severed rain curtain was reopened, and large raindrops pelted down into the trajectory of the high-energy particle exhalation.

It was vaporized again by the scalding magma, turning into wisps of blue smoke that rose into the air.

Time continued to pass, and although the high temperature brought by the breath of high-energy particles was powerful, it was ultimately unable to overcome the natural forces of heaven and earth.

The bottom of the trajectory began to change. The originally scalding magma gradually cooled, and under the fusion of extreme heat and cold, a glossy black concretion was formed—obsidian.

Most of the day later.

On a small hilltop, Shen Bailian stood on a boulder, his black hair fluttering in the breeze. He silently gazed northward along the earth's contours below, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

This world is far too dangerous. He waited for more than ten hours until the sky had completely cleared before daring to revive.

The textbook only briefly touches on the cruelty of the Great Nirvana period, but today, Shen Bailian experienced even a fraction of it firsthand.

In other worlds, nuclear fusion energy, war machines hundreds of meters tall, high-energy beams, and laser weapons—these high-tech weapons would be enough to sweep across any terrain.

But in this world?
No!

Within the realm of the gods, divine beings can temporarily alter the rules of physics by relying on weak divine power, while only the primordial energy of heaven and earth remains unaffected.

Any technologically advanced weapon inside would become useless, even if it fired high-energy beams from the outside, because of the targeted changes in physical rules, it would lose its high temperature after being fired.

The high-energy beam thus lost most of its destructive power.

To be honest, Shen Bailian was quite lucky yesterday.

Facing the trajectory of the high-energy particle's breath, under the temperature of several thousand degrees, Shen Bailian's nerves didn't even have time to feel a trace of pain before they were instantly vaporized.

"However, on the bright side, this wasn't without its gains."

Shen Bailian clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and let his mental energy cover his entire body, sensing his own state. The powerful rhythm was like a war drum, full of vitality and energy.

His spirit was not weary at all; his mind and body were clear and radiant. The fatigue brought on by the battles of the past few days turned to ashes the moment he was resurrected.

Simply put, resurrection comes with the function of attribute status.

In less than a few seconds, Shen Bailian came up with a way to play the sixth character: commit suicide, then revive and refresh his status.

If there is enough divine matter, Shen Bailian himself is, in a sense, a perpetual motion machine.

The second benefit is that personal items do not disappear upon resurrection, such as soft armor, storage rings, the Dragon Slayer sword, and bone conduction headphones.
These items are all inanimate objects; whether they can bring living things back to life remains to be explored.

The third takeaway is that this resurrection confirms the terrifying nature of divine skills; even a divine skill that only initially touches upon the rules possesses the ability to resurrect.

And what about those legendary gods? Would they just die willingly like that?
will not.

Their return is only a matter of time. When those gods return, they will surely launch a great purge, a great purge of humanity.

There is no doubt about this.

Therefore, when Shen Bailian is not within the city's defense perimeter, he must not squander his divine matter recklessly, and he must be cautious even when upgrading his skills.

You need to make sure you have at least one resurrection item.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~
Hearing the busy tone in his bone conduction headphones, Shen Bailian quickly ran down the mountain to distance himself from the Earth's Scar. Only then did the situation improve considerably.

"Xiao Shen, please reply to this message. Please reply to this message."

"I'm here." Upon hearing the familiar voices, Shen Bailian felt a surge of joy and immediately stopped. "Teacher Duan, how are things on your end?"

"It's good that you're alright." Hearing Shen Bailian's voice, Duan Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief. He stood in the void, his gaze deep, looking at the smoke-filled battlefield. After a moment's pause, he said, looking slightly weary:

"We lost one or two hundred men, plus the rest of our weapons."

Upon hearing this, both sides fell silent; apart from the sound of the wind, the silence was eerily quiet.

There were one or two hundred people, including seven or eight Transcendent Realm warriors, plus a series of high-tech weapons. Under the attack of the high-energy particle breath, they were all turned to ashes.

The direct economic losses amounted to more than one billion Daxia coins.

Duan Wuyai stared at the enormous remains of the beast. Its massive form stretched out before him like a towering mountain, and blood flowed out like a stream.

He hesitated for a moment, his brow furrowed, as if weighing something.

It's a bit dangerous here right now. Nobody knows if there are any divine beings hiding in Congyun Mountain, so sending Shen Bailian back first is the best option.

But will this really help Shen Bailian grow up quickly?

How can you guarantee obtaining a Sun-level Dragon Gate Seed without accumulating 3,000 military merit points?
After weighing the options for a moment.

Finally, Duan Wuyai made up his mind.

give up!

Shen Bailian is still young, only seventeen years old, a high school sophomore. If things proceed at the normal pace, he still has a year left.

With his own and Kong Chaowu's guidance, the boy's physical fitness is enough to reach level 8.5 before the start of university next year, and his mental strength is also not a concern, as it has already met the standard.

“Teacher Duan.” However, Shen Bailian broke the silence first. He gazed in the direction of the Earth's Mark, his eyes growing increasingly resolute, his voice deep and powerful:
Is the second-level buffer zone currently short-staffed?

Duan Wuyai was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

But in the next instant, he immediately understood what the boy meant. The boy was not scared out of his wits; instead, he wanted to go against the current, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"lack."

"Give me the coordinates. The beast shouldn't be too strong, or it'll just slide into my belly."

Shen Bailian said half-jokingly.

"Okay, I'll ask around for you and then send it to your smart bracelet."

Shen Bailian walked through the mountains and forests with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, keeping his eyes open and his ears attentive to everything around him.

When he received the coordinates from Duan Wuyai, he didn't rush over.

Having experienced yesterday's events, and without any resurrection items, Shen Bailian felt insecure.

Only by being prepared can we avoid trouble.

He now has 97 points of divine matter, and he only needs 3 points to reach the next resurrection item. The target he is currently looking for should provide him with the amount he needs.

Sudden.

Shen Bailian's keen senses detected the danger, and his eyes narrowed sharply.

boom!
His movement speed increased dramatically in an instant. He exerted force with both legs and his body became extremely fast, like a cannonball that had just left the barrel, and he was launched out in an instant.

There is an ambush!
Where Shen Bailian disappeared, a mantis-like beast over two meters tall suddenly appeared, its huge pincers crashing down onto the tree trunk, creating a deep crater in the ground.

[Target Creature: Mantis, Steel-type Insect; Level 7.8; Speed: 20+ m/s; Weakness: The weakest point of the mandible exoskeleton; Danger Level: Dangerous, it is recommended to call for reinforcements as soon as possible.]

After browsing the information, Shen Bailian's face lit up with joy; this was the ferocious beast he was looking for. The Mantis, a specialized ferocious beast, had focused most of its talents on size in order to evolve into a powerful predator, sacrificing speed.

However, thanks to its powerful exoskeleton, it has achieved its goal.

Then he quickly turned off the virtual AR glasses.

Clang!
The Dragon Slayer sword was suddenly drawn.

Shen Bailian's eyes narrowed, and his powerful senses spread out. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, then suddenly exerted force with his legs and pounced on the mantis without hesitation.

The moment when the two sides crossed paths.

Shen Bailian's powerful perception allowed him to accurately predict the trajectory of the Mantis's sharp pincers, and Zhanlong struck the mantis's exoskeleton with three consecutive strikes.

After the force of the shock accumulated three times.

puff!

With a flash of cold light, Shen Bailian cleanly and swiftly severed his head with a single slash. Then, he suddenly turned around, twisted his waist, and cleaved down with his right leg like a black battle axe, unleashing a tremendous burst of torque.

Click~ Click~
The exoskeleton shattered with a crisp sound, and the headless body of the scyther flew out, crashing into a giant tree with a loud bang, breaking it in half. Countless pieces of wood exploded like fireworks.

The scyther's mangled body twitched unconsciously twice before finally passing away.

"The battle report has been uploaded. Congratulations to 9527 for gaining 7 military merits. Remaining military merits: 1537 points."

Instant kill!

The battle lasted less than five seconds from start to finish. Shen Bailian's movements were extremely clean and efficient, without any hesitation.

Congratulations! Your running skill has improved; experience points +1.

[Congratulations! Your basic swordsmanship skill has improved. Experience points +1]

[Basic Knife Skills LV2 (376/400)]

"Sure enough, the flow of energy is now much smoother."

Shen Bailian's perception permeated his entire body as he carefully sensed his own condition. The refreshed status that came with resurrection was indeed useful, equivalent to obtaining a limited-time buff.

Without wasting any time, he walked over to the mantis lying on the ground and placed his hand on it.

[Divine matter detected, purifying it, current progress 1%...]

One minute later~
Congratulations, you have gained 4 points of Divine Essence.

[Divine Matter: 101]

"We've finally achieved our goal."

Shen Bailian looked at the divine substance on the panel, ignoring the "upgradeable" gold text next to the running skill and basic swordsmanship.

He resolutely activated the divine skill – Shadow Follows.

"Phew, that feels good."

Feeling relieved to have another life, Shen Bailian breathed a sigh of relief.

Your divine skill, "Following Shadow," cannot be upgraded at this time due to insufficient conditions.

【Following You Like a Shadow LV1 (1/1)】

"Ok?"

Shen Bailian frowned slightly and looked at the skill panel with displeasure.

He quickly understood why divine skills could not be upgraded for the time being, since active and passive skills belonged to the same group.

Therefore, you cannot upgrade your character until the active skill is unlocked.

but.

Shen Bailian's brows quickly relaxed. If he couldn't upgrade, so be it. Things would work themselves out.

Having a resurrection is enough for now.

"Next is the second-level buffer zone."

Shen Bailian looked due north. The sky had cleared after the rain, and the air was exceptionally fresh. However, he knew that the front line, dozens of kilometers away, was still embroiled in fierce fighting.

Half an hour later~
Rumble~
The propellers spun violently, emitting a loud roar. Shen Bailian turned around and shouted "Thank you!" to the pilot of the near-ground aircraft.

"You're welcome." The driver turned around. "Do you need us to lower the altitude a bit more?"

"Need not!"

Shen Bailian took a deep breath, briefly observed the surrounding situation, and then suddenly jumped down from a height of tens of meters.

"I wish you good luck in martial arts!"

The driver's voice grew fainter and fainter, but Shen Bailian ignored it. All he could hear was the whistling wind. He focused his attention and narrowed his eyes as he was about to land on a tree.

Stomp your feet quickly.

Then, with the agility of a monkey, he stepped onto the trunk of a large tree, cushioning his momentum and coming to a steady stop more than ten meters away.

As the roar faded, the near-ground aircraft quickly disappeared into the distance.

Shen Bailian originally intended to run away on his own, but there was a large rift between his destination, B (second-level buffer zone) 4, and his current location, C3.

So a near-ground aircraft was called in, worth two military merit points.

In the war zone, all expenses require military merit points, not Da Xia coins, and the purchasing power of military merit points is much stronger than that of Da Xia coins.

A pale blue light screen flashed before Shen Bailian's eyes, and the map of area B4 was instantly displayed.

"Let's go in this direction."

Before long, Shen Bailian chose an area where the ferocious beasts were relatively stable and weak, and then walked in that direction.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, buffer zones were generally set up for training troops and practical combat assessments, so the ferocious beasts inside were not exterminated, but rather a portion were left that could be stably controlled.

The existence of the B-level area is for ordinary martial arts practitioners at the Life Establishment Realm.

In fact, at this stage...

The physical abilities of geniuses like Shen Bailian can even surpass those of some ordinary martial artists at the Life Establishment Realm, especially the vast majority of scientific research personnel.

For example, at Bozhou No. 3 Middle School, some students who choose the research-oriented path in arts and sciences will focus more on research than on cultivation.

As compensation, all students who pursue research careers will at least receive a Dragon Gate species with a leap coefficient of 2.0 or higher.

This results in these people having a physical fitness level of only 4.0 or above when they first become martial artists at the Life Establishment Realm, which is not even comparable to some martial arts apprentices.

The advantage is that 90% of research personnel do not need to fight on the front lines, so they are safe; the disadvantage is that precious cultivation resources will not be allocated to them.

Overall, there are both advantages and disadvantages.

(End of this chapter)