Light Fortress
Chapter 694 - 196: Ashes (Long - )

Chapter 694: Chapter 196: Ashes (Long Chapter)

The radiance of the Golden Divine Domain slowly spread.

The titled ones, who had been admitted into the sacred tomb, walked out again, and with them came Gu Shen and Chu Ling.

Those waiting outside, although they had not witnessed the return of God Gu, finally felt relief at this moment.

They knew—

The chaos within the sacred tomb had now thoroughly come to an end.

The strife stirred up by the Source Tower had not truly caused a towering wave... All losses had been contained within the sacred tomb, and even the most brutal Divine War had only damaged the "Miracle Land" of the East Continent.

The Array Patterns of Qingzhong could be repaired.

But the dead could not be brought back to life.

Even the Transcendents waiting outside all knew in their hearts... that the "sacrifices" within the sacred tomb had been minimized, but upon seeing those bodies covered in white cloth being carried out of the sacred tomb, a look of sorrow involuntarily appeared on their faces.

Direct descendants of the five great families could, if they died bravely in battle, be buried within the ancestral hall, leaving their names upon the stone tablets.

As for those bodies from the three institutions.

Most of them were young people who had grown up here, mentors, comrades, brethren, all waiting outside the tomb... Restless without seeing them one last time.

Bai Xiaochi looked at those bodies from the Bai’s Ancestral Hall with a complex expression.

This operation at the sacred tomb... Of the five great families and the three institutions, it was actually the Bai Family that suffered the least.

The reason was simple.

One of the traitors colluding with the Source Tower was from the Bai Family, and unlike Gu Lushen’s outrageous madness... Bai Zesheng still retained some humanity, keeping direct descendants and talented members close by, and with the power of the Wine God, protected them.

He was a pure-blooded fanatic, who wanted to use the opportunity of entering Qingzhong with the God of Wine, to eliminate the most promising genius of the Bai Family’s rising force!

Bai Xiu!

As for the others... he regarded them as precious and dear family members.

That was the most tragic aspect.

Bai Xiaochi stood in front of these bodies, pondering for a long time, then softly said, "Send them... back to Qingzhong."

"Family Head?"

Some from the Elder Council expressed surprise upon hearing this.

According to family rules, these descendants should be sent back to the ancestral hall...

"They died in battle at the sacred tomb, each one a hero of the Bai Family. The Bai Family will hold a memorial service for these people, but as for their final resting place, there is no need to move them into the ancestral hall. Let them be buried in the sacred tomb, to rest eternally together with God Gu."

Bai Xiaochi looked towards the Elder Council and calmly said, "This is an honor greater than being buried within the Bai Family."

Some in the Elder Council were stunned.

Then, suddenly.

They grasped the significance: "To rest eternally together with God Gu...?"

"God Gu has already departed."

Bai Xiaochi softly said, "The current Battle God Throne is now occupied by our Bai Family’s Elder Bai Shu."

In the distance, the Golden Divine Domain had not completely dissipated, but swirled around, vaguely revealing a tall silhouette shrouded within layers of the Divine Domain, mysterious and untraceable, merely exuding divine might that shook one’s soul.

"Bai Shu?!"

Many from the Elder Council were utterly dumbfounded.

This statement held too much information for them, too massive!

For a moment, they did not know whether to feel sorrow or ecstasy.

Some of the elders from the Elder Council had lived to see this day, having once chased the Battle Fire in a frenzy that may have brought glory to the Bai Family and themselves, placing all their hopes on Bai Shu.

But then, Bai Shu "committed suicide," vanished into thin air.

Naturally, that hope dissipated as well.

Now... it was as if they were waking from a grand dream, pinching their own flesh, unable to believe the news.

Gu Changzhi had perished, his path ended, and Bai Shu had become the Battle God!

Wasn’t this exactly what they had dreamed of decades ago?!

But before they even had time to rejoice.

The cold reminder from Bai Xiaochi rang out again, saying, "Elder Bai Shu said that he doesn’t like the Bai Family of the past... Given the changes at the sacred tomb this time, you surely still don’t know what exactly happened. From today on, the old rules of the Bai Family need some changes."

...

...

Outside the sacred tomb, there was a long line of the wounded.

Most of the Transcendents who had taken part in the sacred tomb mission had sustained injuries of varying degrees.

The Great Cold Disaster Realm, although a restraint on the Netherworld King’s Spark.

But the moment it was released to envelop the sacred tomb, the chill descended for real.

Every Transcendent without sufficient spiritual and physical endurance had to bear the freeze and scorch of the wind and snow every minute and second.

However.

Most of their wounds were minor, physical freezing that, with rest for a period, could heal, while the unusual mental effects required some Sealing Objects to assist in healing. Transcendents from the Security Committee patrolled among the injured.

Mu Ya was also among them.

In fact, it was evident from the forbidden ancient object, the Snow Mirror, inherited from the Mu Family, that the bloodline’s power of the Mu Family could not directly enhance combat strength, but was responsible for "healing" and "support" during battle.

Since childhood, Mu Ya had demonstrated a great talent for mastering healing Sealing Objects.

She participated in this rescue mission... The Security Committee warmly welcomed and valued Mu Ya’s participation. Under the special authorization of old Mister Zhou Wei, a high-quality Healing Sealing Object was temporarily allocated to complement Mu Ya’s rescue efforts.

In the distance of the line of injured, she saw the few "important figures" with serious injuries. It was said that an unusually fierce battle broke out in the depths of the sacred tomb, and Gu Family’s New Faction head, Gu Lushen, was beheaded within the tomb.

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