Godslayer: After the Seraph rejected me, I ascended directly to the highest godhood.

Daxia, Jiuhua Mountain.

The air was filled with the sounds of Buddhist chants and the fragrance of sandalwood.

A man, carrying a silver-white halberd wrapped in a dark red cloak, walked solemnly and with strong, powerful steps into the temple atop the mountain.

Standing before the ancient and magnificent temple gate, Ye Fan stopped and stood quietly, gazing at everything within the temple.

"Master, I have a favor to ask." Ye Fan stared at him for a while before speaking.

The sound echoed in the temple, like the wind and snow outside, somewhat mournful.

Not long after he finished speaking, a monk wearing a pure gold robe, radiating a sun-like glow, walked out of the temple.

He held a staff in his right hand and his left hand was raised in front of his chest with his palm facing outwards; his golden monk's robe fluttered even without wind.

The Golden Cicada Grand Master glanced at the silver-white halberd in Ye Fan's arms and shook his head. "Although the halberd retains a trace of his soul, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven to bring him back to life."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan bent his knees and knelt in front of the temple.

"Master, what if we use the [Life-Turning Bead]?"

Upon hearing this, Grand Master Jin Chan lowered his eyes slightly and spoke after a long while, "Are you really sure? If you do this, you won't even have the chance to enter the River of National Destiny."

Ye Fan looked down at the silver-white halberd and nodded emphatically, “This disciple is the Commander-in-Chief of Great Xia. He protected what is most important to me and the entire Great Xia.”

“I have nothing to begin with, unlike him, whose wife and unborn child are waiting for him to come home.”

"Han Shaoyun risked his life to protect the millions of people of Great Xia, so this time... let me protect him once."

Ye Fan smiled, turned around and looked at the mountains below Jiuhua Mountain, his eyes sparkling with new stars.

“Master, did you see that? The seeds of Great Xia are taking root and sprouting. I believe that Han Shaoyun will become someone like Zhou Ping.”

Grand Master Jin Chan shook his head slightly and murmured, "Amitabha."

"You...come with me."

Ye Fan, carrying a silver-white halberd, entered the temple.

The temple gates slowly closed, and the wind and snow outside intensified, howling and swirling.

At the foot of the mountain, Zuo Qing stood in the wind and snow, gazing at the mountaintop.

He slowly pulled a pixelated phone from his pocket; it was a phone call he made to commemorate Ye Fan.

Zuo Qing thought for a long time before dialing the number.

A rustling sound immediately came from the phone, starting chaotically and ending with a clear female voice.

"Hey Ye Fan, I've already repaid the favor from last time. If you want my help now, it depends on my mood."

“Jinian, this is Zuo Qing. Commander Ye... he has something to attend to and asked me to call you. He said... he hopes you can come back.”

Zuo Qing deliberately concealed the key information, which was also Ye Fan's instruction.

But Jinian on the other end of the phone let out a soft exclamation, "The Great Xia has fallen? The Hindu gods..."

"No, the crisis has been resolved, but the Great Xia needs people now..." Zuo Qing said vaguely.

"That's good." Ji Nian breathed a sigh of relief. "However, I'm used to being free in the Shangxie Society. Going back, I'll still be restricted by the rules and regulations of you Night Watchmen."

“I’d go crazy. You know I’m the kind of person who likes to be free.”

"..." Zuo Qing fell silent, looked up at the top of Jiuhua Mountain, smiled and said, "Alright, I'll tell Ye Fan when he's done with his work."

The phone hangs up.

Zuo Qing's eyes were slightly dazed as Ye Fan's words before climbing the mountain echoed in her ears.

"Zuo Qing, from today onwards, you know what to do. What I can do, you can do too... I believe in you!"

Suddenly, Zuo Qing was caught off guard when he was suddenly promoted from deputy general to commander-in-chief, leaving him feeling bewildered.

His role model is leaving...

Zuo Qing gazed at the temple atop Jiuhua Mountain, where the cold wind continued to blow, emitting a mournful howl.

……

Beijing, the base of Squad 006.

"What?! The Jade Emperor has invited us to be his guests?!"

Upon hearing Nezha's words, Cao Yuan immediately displayed a meme-worthy expression of shock.

An Qingyu, Jiang Er, and Shen Qingzhu also looked astonished.

Who is the Jade Emperor? He is the master of Heaven, a being who can command all the gods in Heaven.

Now they're actually sending people to invite us mortals to be their guests?

"Do we have such a grand presence?" Jiang Er asked tentatively.

Nezha, biting into an apple, lay on the chair in a rather unseemly posture and waved his hand, "Who knows what the Jade Emperor is thinking? But this is indeed quite impressive, though I don't care."

The Nightfall Squad: "..."

Cao Yuan looked at the team members, "Are you going or not?"

"Of course I'll go, Lao Cao. The Jade Emperor himself invited me; it would be disrespectful not to go."

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard what Baili Pangpang said.

“Then after Qi Ye wakes up and finishes dealing with the training camp matters, we’ll go to the Heavenly Court,” An Qingyu said, pushing up her glasses.

"Whatever, it's a good opportunity to wander around the capital of Great Xia." Nezha said nonchalantly, glancing at Yang Jian beside him and glaring at him, seemingly inviting Yang Jian to join him.

The latter shook his head, stood up and said, "I'm going to see my brother."

Nezha rolled his eyes. "Boring."

He then put his hands in his pockets, walked out of the courtyard, and headed towards the busiest street.

The two left the room in different directions, leaving An Qingyu and the others looking on with strange expressions.

"That's outrageous! We only managed to fend off a beast tide this time, nothing earth-shattering. How could the Jade Emperor invite us to be guests?"

An Qingyu frowned, looking puzzled.

Cao Yuan and Shen Qingzhu also fell into deep thought.

"Could it be related to Qi Ye and Yang Jian?" Jiang Er suddenly thought.

After all, in the mythology of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Jade Emperor was Yang Jian's maternal uncle.

Cao Yuan shook his head. "Even so, judging from Nezha's tone, the Jade Emperor came specifically to invite him."

"I've heard that only the Three Pure Ones and the Queen Mother of the West receive such treatment in Heaven..."

"Why would the Jade Emperor, the ruler of Heaven, take such a high level of attention to a special team like ours, which was only recently established in the Great Xia Dynasty? Is there some secret behind this?"

Upon hearing this, the four of them fell silent.

An Qingyu pushed up her glasses, pondering every detail in her mind, but in the end, she could only shake her head.

"Let's stop guessing. We'll find out what's going on when we get to Heaven."