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Before Xie Yue could even open his mouth to protest, Chu Chengzhou flicked a thread of soul power from his fingertip—instantly immobilizing Xie Yue's body and sealing his mouth shut.
Digging up someone's parents' graves?
Of course the son wouldn't approve—and explaining would be a hassle.
Better to silence him first. Xie Yue would understand very soon what Chu Chengzhou was doing.
"Mmmph! Mmmph!"
Xie Yue glared furiously, struggling violently against the restraints.
If he could speak, he'd be cursing in the foulest language—or better yet, tearing Chu Chengzhou apart with his bare hands.
Not just Xie Yue—even Tianmeng Ice Silkworm beside him stared in utter shock.
If I'm not mistaken… those coffins hold Big Brother's future father- and mother-in-law?
Such filial piety?! This son-in-law is absolutely unacceptable!
Meeting Xie Yue's furious glare and Tianmeng's stunned gaze, Chu Chengzhou merely smiled. With a wave of his hand, spatial ripples flared—
In the next instant, two people, one beast, and two coffins reappeared outside Spirit Hall City.
Then, under Xie Yue's even more enraged stare, Chu Chengzhou lifted the lids of both coffins.
"Tsk… this is rough."
A stench of decay wafted out. Inside lay the rotting, incomplete remains of a man and woman clad in burial robes. Chu Chengzhou sighed inwardly.
Hu Liena's parents hadn't died peacefully. They'd been killed during a mission to eliminate evil soul masters. Though the Spirit Hall team ultimately won, when they searched the battlefield, they only found half of his father-in-law's body and his mother-in-law missing everything below the waist.
It could've been worse—evil soul master hunts often ended with entire teams wiped out, bones never recovered.
Without further delay, Chu Chengzhou summoned his True Spirit Banner martial soul. His seven crimson, two golden soul rings blazed—and the first and ninth (pure gold) rings ignited.
Above, a sky-obscuring tree silhouette and a white-gold dragon coalesced in midair.
"Xiao Qing—Grand Resurrection!"
Chu Chengzhou pointed to his father-in-law's remains.
Rustle rustle—
Branches swayed. A dazzling emerald pillar of life energy, thick with primal vitality, erupted from the ground—engulfing the coffin.
Instantly, the rotting bones shed decay, renewing into pristine white. Flesh regrew, sinews reformed—
In moments, the fragmented skeleton became a young man bearing seven-tenths of Xie Yue's features.
Then—Life Law energy rippled.
Yin and Yang reversed. The dead returned to life.
Before Xie Yue's dumbfounded eyes, his father—dead for over twenty years—emitted a soul power fluctuation and a heartbeat.
"B-Big brother… he's really alive?!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stammered, staring at the man in the coffin, now radiating life and soul energy.
Shock gave way to ecstatic joy.
If my sister-in-law becomes a god and resurrects me, I can strut across the continent!
Wait—no need to wait that long!
His big brother already has resurrection powers! Just sacrifice himself, and—boom!—back to life!
"You're different," Chu Chengzhou shook his head. "Xiao Qing can only resurrect soul masters below Level 100 or beasts below million-year status. To bring you back via Grand Resurrection Technique, I'll need to ascend to godhood first—then Xiao Qing becomes a Beast God."
"Hehe~"
Tianmeng didn't mind at all—in fact, he grinned like a fool.
His big brother was a Limit Douluo, just one step from godhood—far faster than his "mediocre-talented" sister-in-law!
His dream of strutting across the continent was within reach!
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Above, the emerald pillar faded, and the sky-obscuring tree's aura weakened.
But then—the white-gold dragon beside it blazed with soul light. A rippling chrono-beam shot forth, striking the tree.
Time Reversion—
The tree's aura returned to peak, and the emerald pillar surged skyward once more.
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After sharing a dinner with his newly resurrected father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law, Chu Chengzhou visited the Pope's Palace and Hall of Elders, then left Spirit Hall City with Tianmeng.
Though Qian Renxue had returned to the city, she was currently kneeling in devout prayer before the Angel God statue in the Douluo Hall, seeking to initiate her Angel God Trials. Chu Chengzhou didn't want to disturb her.
With Qian Renxue occupied and Hu Liena absent, he didn't linger. Instead, he headed for Nuoding City.
After the Star Luo Empire's collapse (courtesy of Chu Chengzhou's meddling), Master Su Nan and his wife had returned to Nuoding City—resuming their roles as Dean and 6th-grade homeroom teacher at Nuoding Academy.
At their age, with few friends left—nothing beats the comfort of home.
But upon arriving, Chu Chengzhou didn't go to the academy or his grandparents' house.
Instead, he stood before a long-abandoned courtyard in the city.
Truthfully, this was his first home in this life—where his parents had lived before they vanished.
Gazing at the derelict yard, memories flooded back.
"Big brother… what is this place?"
Noticing Chu Chengzhou's solemn mood, Tianmeng asked gently.
"I was born here," Chu Chengzhou murmured. "Eighteen years… gone in a blink."
"Wait—you're only eighteen?!"
Tianmeng's jaw dropped.
"What, is there a problem?"
"No! Of course not!" Tianmeng gushed. "My big brother is truly a peerless genius! In just twelve years of cultivation (since soul masters awaken at six), you've already dominated Di Tian—that black lizard who's lived hundreds of thousands of years! My admiration for you flows like the ocean's tides—!"
Chu Chengzhou rolled his eyes, ignoring the flattery. He extended his spiritual sense, scouring the entire courtyard.
Xiao Qing's Grand Resurrection could revive the dead—but only if physical or spiritual remnants existed. Even a single hair or faint soul fragment would suffice.
His parents had disappeared during a soul beast hunt over a decade ago. Their remains were lost—but perhaps traces lingered here, in their former home.
He had to check.
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