National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: The Body, Eternal and Indestructible; The Spirit, Reborn After Death

Just as Chu He was about to speak, a cold, mechanical notification suddenly echoed in his mind: ”Congratulations, Host. Ye Lingyun’s strength has successfully advanced to King-level.

As a reward, a Golden Core has been delivered to your personal inventory. It can be retrieved and fused with your body at any time.

Once the fusion is successful, your strength will enter a brand new realm—the Golden Core Realm.”

Chu He’s heart stirred. Just as he was about to ponder this sudden good news,

another crisp system notification rang out unexpectedly: ”DING!

Current status of Host detected. New mission triggered.

Host may choose whether to accept the position of Dean of the National Road Academy.

Successful appointment will be rewarded with the Undying Scripture.

No penalty for declining.

Chu He frowned slightly as the description of the Undying Scripture quickly surfaced in his mind: ”The Undying Scripture,

is the strongest body cultivation method created by heaven and earth, a creation-level Cultivation Technique, a supreme treasured scripture prepared especially for humanoid life forms.

Its power is extraordinary, beyond all comprehension.

Mastering this scripture grants the physical body eternal life and immortality. Even in the face of death, one’s spiritual consciousness can be reborn.”

He marveled inwardly. ’Eternal life for the physical body and rebirth of the spirit even after death... a technique like this is truly beyond extraordinary.’

Chu He no longer hesitated and made his decision decisively. ”I accept the position of Dean of the National Road Academy.”

Hearing Chu He’s answer, a joyful smile blossomed on Liu Yuzhu’s face. ”That’s wonderful!

Her Majesty the Queen will be overjoyed to hear this.

With Mr. Chu joining us, the overall strength of the National Road Academy is sure to skyrocket.”

The reason the Lighthouse Empire could occupy so many top spots in the global rankings of Martial Arts Academies,

was precisely due to its powerful faculty, which even included presiding Emperor Realm experts.

Chu He’s arrival would undoubtedly bring an unprecedented opportunity to the Great Xia Empire’s National Road Academy.

Liu Yuzhu gently took a few documents from the file folder,

and placed them in front of Chu He, a hint of mystery in her voice. ”What comes next might be even more shocking—perhaps even inconceivable.”

At the top of the document, two words immediately captured Chu He’s attention: Ghost Master.

These two words made him think of Young Master Liu, whom he had captured back in Jinwan Town, and the mysterious power behind him.

It also brought to mind Xiao Cangqing, who was currently wreaking havoc in the Great Jing Empire.

They all seemed to be intricately connected to these Ghost Masters.

As Chu He continued to read, his shock grew.

It turned out the Lighthouse Empire was claiming to have mastered the power to control Evil Spirits. They could perfectly seal Evil Spirits within human bodies, allowing the human to freely wield the Evil Spirit’s abilities.

This technology had reached a state where the human was the Evil Spirit and the Evil Spirit was the human, even granting the Evil Spirit human-like thought.

Even more shockingly, they had already created a large number of Ghost Masters this way, whose combat capabilities were comparable to King-level experts.

Chu He’s eyes sharpened.

When the document mentioned a suspicion that ”some of the Lighthouse Empire’s Emperor Realm experts were created through fusion with Evil Spirits,” he couldn’t help but nod.

Chu He had personally witnessed how Xiao Cangqing had leaped from the peak of King-level to the Emperor Realm in a short period.

The savagery of that power was far beyond what a normal human could possess.

”At the same time, the Lighthouse Empire has launched a war against the Date Palm Empire to seize resources.”

Liu Yuzhu’s voice interrupted Chu He’s thoughts. She continued to recount the major events that had recently occurred on Blue Star. ”On Blue Star, the creation of most mysterious artifacts requires Corpse Oil,

and the Date Palm Empire is one of the countries with the highest Corpse Oil production. Its Corpse Oil reserves rank fifth on Blue Star, accounting for 8.4 percent of the world’s total.”

Chu He nodded slightly and asked, ”And the result of this war?”

Liu Yuzhu sighed. ”The Lighthouse Empire won.

Only after they won the war did they announce this information about Ghost Masters and controlling Evil Spirits.

Before this, many people thought the Date Palm Empire stood a fighting chance against the Lighthouse Empire,

but unexpectedly, within seventy-two hours of the Lighthouse Empire launching its attack, over seventy percent of the Date Palm Empire’s key Martial Artist defense forces were destroyed.

Their Martial Artists never even managed to engage the Lighthouse Empire’s army in a direct confrontation; they could only blindly dispatch teams to search for the enemy.

In this battle, the Lighthouse Empire used many new and mysterious artifacts with mass-destruction capabilities.

The power of these artifacts shocked everyone.”

Liu Yuzhu continued describing the brutal war. ”The cruelty of the war was beyond anyone’s imagination.

Although many predicted the Date Palm Empire might be defeated, such a tragic outcome was still staggering.

Those mysterious artifacts were like messengers from Hell, soaring through the sky and mercilessly dropping one skull after another.

These skulls were exceptionally vicious. Once they self-detonated, the Mysterious Power they released was nearly unstoppable.

Any Martial Artist below Fifth Grade was instantly obliterated by this power,

and not a single Martial Artist between Fifth Grade and Ninth Grade escaped unscathed.

The destructive radius of each skull could cover nearly a thousand meters.

An army of 900,000 Martial Artists, facing such a terrifying offensive, could only be suppressed, completely unable to fight back.”

”This battle not only dealt a devastating blow to the Date Palm Empire, but it also sent shockwaves across the entire world.”

Liu Yuzhu’s voice was laced with deep worry. ”The power displayed by the Lighthouse Empire has far surpassed that of the other empires. The gap between them and other nations is like the difference between heaven and earth.

After this battle, all empires will be wary and fearful of the Lighthouse Empire.”

After hearing all this, a thoughtful look flashed in Chu He’s eyes. ’No wonder Lu Yinxing recommended me to be the Dean of the National Road Academy.

It seems the task of strengthening the Great Xia Empire’s Martial Artists has become extremely urgent.’

Only by increasing their strength could they secure a foothold in the future world order.

The information recorded in the documents made Chu He understand the gravity of the situation even more clearly.

The Lighthouse Empire was already eyeing other resource-rich empires with greed, their ambitions now clear for all to see.

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Meanwhile, the Great Jing Empire was facing unprecedented pressure.

In just half a month, under Xiao Cangqing’s leadership, his forces had conquered nearly one-third of their territory at an astonishing speed.

Evil Spirits were also constantly encroaching on the cities of the Great Jing Empire, leaving the once-prosperous nation scarred and devastated.

Ji Shengyue’s desk was piled high with urgent documents.

Each one detailed how Xiao Cangqing had slaughtered innocent people with cruel methods and conquered city after city with brutal force.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, her eyes filled with anxiety and helplessness.

The last time, she had dispatched nearly half of the Great Jing Empire’s elite forces to confront Xiao Cangqing, only for it to end in a disastrous defeat.

Now, she could no longer muster another force capable of fighting this Emperor Realm expert.

’Do I really have to swallow my pride and ask Chu He for help?’

Ji Shengyue muttered to herself, struggling with her reluctance.

She couldn’t bear to see the Great Jing Empire fall under Xiao Cangqing’s heel, but the harsh reality left her with no other options.

”Your Majesty, an envoy from the Lighthouse Empire requests an audience.”

A secretary entered after knocking, interrupting Ji Shengyue’s thoughts.