"Get up."
"Yes."
"Now, I need your help."
Chen Fan said swiftly, "Everyone, begin cultivating, drawing upon the power of the Great Dao, allowing it to revive as much as possible. I will now begin to resurrect the heroes."
"Yes."
Everyone became excited.
Resurrection.
An act against heaven's will.
In the future, they would no longer fear dying in battle.
Even if they died, the City Lord could pull them back from death.
Everyone sat cross-legged within the Great Star.
Boom.
The entire force cultivated, the Great Dao vibrated.
The Great Dao Universe began to become even more active.
At the same time, in the lower realms, Bi Tian and Fu Yu also heard the voice of the Realm Lord: "Issue an order, everyone, cultivate..."
Bi Tian and Fu Yu were already together.
Just moments ago, at the instant the Great Dao Universe revived, they had sensed the change.
The two met, guessing that the City Lord had awakened.
They weren't entirely sure yet, because the Great Dao Universe wasn't active enough.
But now, when they heard the City Lord's voice, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thirty years.
Three years in the upper realm, thirty years in the lower realm.
Although they firmly believed the City Lord would not die, after thirty years of absence, who wouldn't worry?
Over these thirty years, these two had made indispensable contributions to maintaining the stability and protection of the lower realm.
Chen Fan had seen all of this, and he said again, "After this battle, it will be time for you two to ascend to the Emperor Realm."
For many years, both of them had long reached the level of breaking through to the solitary Emperor.
Their insights, their energy, all were sufficient.
But they dared not advance.
Unlike the ordinary people they had brought under their wing, these two had essentially surrendered.
And these thirty years served as their pledge of loyalty.
The City Lord's words made the two ecstatic.
This meant that from now on, the Realm of Life and Death would have their names, their rightful place.
"Thank you, City Lord."
"Go do your work."
"Yes."
The two dared not hesitate for a moment.
Order after order from the Dao Masters spread throughout the land.
There were no detailed explanations of the reasons, only a single command: "Everyone, cultivate."
Over the years, the lower realm had been meticulously managed by the two of them.
The words of the two Dao Masters carried more weight than divine decree.
The moment they received the order, everyone put down their work and tasks, and began cultivating.
The entire Realm of Life and Death began a grand undertaking of universal resurrection.
...
Universal cultivation.
The current Realm of Life and Death possessed over six billion beings.
Six billion people cultivating simultaneously, even if their cultivation was weak, it still brought about a qualitative change.
The barrier of the Realm of Life and Death.
Boom.
The surrounding chaos was stirred.
Countless energies poured through the barrier of the Realm of Life and Death, rushing into the realm.
The just-revived Great Dao Universe instantly brightened significantly.
The Great Dao Universe began to accelerate its revival.
At the same time, Chen Fan also made his move.
"Rise."
He extended his left hand, supporting the Great Star of the Body Dao.
The long river of life and death washed over, and the power of life and death poured madly into the Great Star.
The space within the Great Star was truly vast, and its internal energy had long since dried up.
But Chen Fan, at this moment, poured energy into the Great Star without any reservation.
Chen Fan perceived the situation within the Great Star.
Within this Great Star of the Body Dao, there were three clear imprints of the Great Dao, and on each imprint, there were four vortexes resembling Dao acupoints.
Unlike the previous revival of Zhao Kai.
Too much time had passed, and the resurrection had become even more difficult.
Energy poured into the first imprint, flowing into the vortexes resembling Dao acupoints.
Rumble.
Countless energies soon filled the first vortex.
Then the second, the third...
When all the vortexes within the first Dao imprint were filled, the imprint... began to heal.
...
Boom.
At the same time, outside the Realm of Life and Death, boundless dark clouds suddenly converged.
Within the dark clouds, silver arcs of lightning roamed like dragons.
Swish.
The Immortal Emperor instantly appeared outside the realm.
His gaze was fixed on the converging dark clouds above.
"Lightning tribulation."
The Immortal Emperor's expression was extremely solemn. "Resurrection, the rules do not permit its appearance. Are they trying to kill the transgressor?"
Rumble.
The lightning was rapidly gestating.
Soon, it made the Immortal Emperor feel immense pressure.
Old Demon Chu did not emerge; he needed to guard the interior.
The Immortal Emperor felt it was tricky. The lightning tribulation above gave him the feeling that it could descend at any moment, a terrifying sense of crisis.
"Senior Immortal Emperor."
He suddenly heard Chen Fan's voice in his ear, "Do not obstruct it. This chaotic lightning tribulation targets individuals only; obstruction is useless. What you need to guard against are others who might arrive due to the lightning tribulation..."
The commotion of the lightning tribulation was far greater than the aftershocks of battle.
From all directions, many hidden worlds would sniff the aura of the lightning tribulation.
Chen Fan had foreseen this long ago, which was why he had resurrected the Immortal Emperor immediately, to guard against interference from others.
"Alright."
The Immortal Emperor no longer insisted.
Since Chen Fan said so, he would trust him.
In the River of Life and Death, energy had already begun to pour into the third imprint.
Finally... the third imprint healed.
The Great Star was complete.
The moment the Great Star completely healed, a familiar soul aura appeared.
"Overlord."
Found him. He appeared.
With the soul present, injecting the power of life would allow for resurrection.
Boom.
The soul appeared, and the lightning tribulation descended.
With a roar, it echoed through the chaos.
A dense sense of crisis made Chen Fan look up sharply.
"It's here."
The lightning tribulation would not allow such a heaven-defying act as resurrection.
Beings should conform to the cycle of life and death.
Crackling.
The lightning tribulation struck the barrier of the Realm of Life and Death, passing through without any obstruction.
The Great Dao Universe was the same; the lightning tribulation bypassed it directly.
The target: the Great Star of the Body.
"Scram."
His roar was like thunder.
The first bolt of lightning was shattered by Chen Fan's roar.
But do not forget, nine is the extreme of numbers.
Lightning tribulations are always nine bolts.
Boom, boom, boom.
One bolt of lightning after another tore through the chaos, striking into the Realm of Life and Death, heading for the Great Star of the Body.
Clang.
The Ama-no-Uzume sword appeared.
Chen Fan held the Great Star in one hand and the sword in the other.
The sword cleaved the heavens, and giant sword lotuses continuously tore through the lightning.
In the blink of an eye, there were nine bolts of lightning.
The ninth bolt.
"Sword Pagoda."
Boom.
Myriad swords converged into a sword pagoda, soaring into the sky.
With a roar, the sword pagoda collapsed, and the last bolt of lightning also shattered.
The nine bolts of lightning were shattered, and the tribulation dissipated.
Within the lightning tribulation, there was the Dao of Escape.
As long as you could withstand it, chaos would not begrudge bestowing benefits.
A drop of water filled with vigorous life force fell; it was tribulation liquid, the only life force contained within destruction.
"Good."
Chen Fan's eyes lit up.
This drop of tribulation liquid contained even more vitality than the Dao of Life.
He directly accepted the tribulation liquid and injected it into Overlord's soul.
Hum.
The soul absorbed the life force and instantly opened its eyes.
"City Lord..."
Overlord awoke, a slight smile on his face. "Thank you."
Chen Fan also smiled.
He had fulfilled his mission and made a good start.
"Your body is still here; there's no need to condense it again. Next, a great battle awaits you."
"Heh."
Upon hearing of battle, Overlord immediately became excited.