The conman shook his head: "No, you can't possess this Hall of Heroes because you didn't pass the Ginkgo Paradise test. Besides, Qing Chen has already passed Ginkgo Paradise, so it's useless for you to follow his guide to pass it. Passing Ginkgo Paradise is unique."
After all, the spirits of more than 200,000 Northwest Army soldiers reside in this Temple of Heroes, and cannot be handed over to others casually.
Everyone fell silent, for the method to revive their comrades was right before their eyes, yet they were powerless to use it.
However, before everyone could feel discouraged, the crows of the Forbidden Inquisition came from afar, draped in linen robes, and entered the battlefield as if shrinking the distance between them.
In March, he took out another identical black thumb ring: "Mr. Zheng Yuandong, please use this one."
"Huh, it's actually in your hands!" the conman exclaimed in surprise.
Xiao Qi asked curiously, "How can there be two identical thumb rings?"
March explained, "According to the records of the Forbidden Tribunal, Ren Xiaosu's ability to create the Hall of Heroes was copied from Qing Zhen's older brother, Luo Lan. After becoming a demigod, Luo Lan enjoyed his later years. Twenty-eight years after his death, this ring was extracted. Initially, it was in the hands of P5092, the principal of the Fire Seed Military Academy. When the Forbidden Tribunal and the Fire Seed Military Academy separated, it was taken away by Black Fox, the first chairman of the board of directors of the Forbidden Tribunal."
Zheng Yuandong took the black thumb ring: "What are the containment conditions?"
March said, “The conditions for the Temple of Heroes’ acceptance are not the forbidden objects, but the people you want to resurrect. They must truly acknowledge you to follow you. But you must understand that the spirits in the Temple of Heroes will consume your spiritual will. The more spirits you resurrect, the greater your burden will become. In the end, you may no longer be able to use witchcraft, because all your spiritual will has become a vessel for the spirits. Ren Xiaosu is not afraid, because he is a god with infinite spiritual will, but you are just an ordinary person.”
Zheng Yuandong shook his head: "As long as I can succeed, it doesn't matter if I become a demigod-level gene warrior. I still have swordsmanship."
April said, "It will probably be difficult to accept him. The Kunlun members will naturally agree with Zheng Yuandong, but what about the Parents' Association and the Giants? They may not agree."
Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "Let's give it a try."
Zheng Yuandong turned to look at the battlefield: "Zheng Yuandong of the Kunlun Organization, Golden Family Member No. 129 of the Parents' Association, Zheng Yuandong, here I ask you if you are willing to come to the Temple of Heroes and continue to complete the unfinished business?"
April:"?"
Many people looked surprised; they didn't know that Zheng Yuandong had also earned the title of "Golden Family Member" in the North, and that he ranked so high on the list...
The battlefield fell silent, and everyone waited quietly, but nothing happened.
No one was sure whether the parents disagreed with Zheng Yuandong or whether the souls of those people had already vanished along with the army of the dead.
One second, two seconds...
Ten seconds later, in the empty and desolate battlefield, a golden figure suddenly emerged from the void. Xiao Er smiled and said, "Boss, you should upgrade Boss Zheng to a Black Family member now."
As soon as he finished speaking, a continuous stream of golden figures emerged, gradually forming a golden ocean.
The Kunlun members and the parents' association members all had smiles on their faces, and the noise was like a New Year celebration.
Someone laughed loudly, "I thought my life was over, but I never expected to be able to come back to life in this way!"
Someone else shouted, "Wait a minute, I haven't even sent the will I wrote to my family before I came here, have I? I said a lot of secrets in it, things I couldn't say while I was alive. I hope I don't die again right after coming back to life..."
"Haha, did you tell your wife where you hid your secret stash of money in your suicide note?!"
The situation took an unexpected turn; no one could have predicted such a twist.
However, the dead fire-hearted man, the giant, the Lian tribe, and the shadow warriors could never reappear.
Zheng Yuandong took a deep breath: "Thank you for your trust."
Qing Chen was also somewhat moved. He looked at San Yue solemnly and said, "Thank you... But aren't you supposed to be dedicated to containing forbidden objects and extraordinary individuals to prevent the forbidden land from engulfing the world?"
Looking at the giants, March paused for a moment before replying, "A new kind of human has emerged, and the flame of humanity will not be extinguished by the forbidden land. Humans like me are merely species eliminated by the world. Our Forbidden Tribunal respects the changing of the species order. I will recruit some members of the Forbidden Tribunal from among the giants, and I hope you will not stop me."
Qing Chen: "..."
He looked at the countless spirits of fallen heroes and proclaimed, "The war is not yet over. The people of more than ten cities in the Central Plains are still suffering under the rule of the puppet army. We promised them that we would fight back one day, and now it is time to fulfill our promise. With 120 key gates, we will divide our forces into ten routes to liberate the entire Federation as soon as possible and achieve a swift victory!"
By this time, the fire pit had cleaned up the battlefield. They carried the corpses of their people away from the battlefield, preparing to return to the snowy mountains of the southwest.
Qin Yiyi walked at the front. She only turned around to glance at Qing Chen and Yang Yang in the crowd before resolutely leaving.
Before leaving, the Fire Pit Elder, his back hunched, came to Qing Chen and said, "After the war is completely over, please come to the Fire Pit."
Qing Chen was puzzled.
The elder said, "Before we came to fight, the gods issued a decree that if you become a god, you should come here. He has many things to tell you."
Qingchen seemed to be deep in thought. He always felt that the deity at the hearth was not simple: "I will go."
The elder glanced at Qin Yiyi's silent back, sighed, and followed the group around the fire pit.
The men by the fire pit were covered in blood, and walking on the vast land looked like they had been painted in a richly colored oil painting.
The next moment, Qing Ji opened the Shadow Gate, helping the Parents' Association send key gates to designated cities, thus helping the Parents' Association complete its final blitzkrieg.
Countless golden figures passed through the key gate, bringing new hope to cities.
Yangyang looked at Qingchen: "And you? Which city are you going to?"
Qing Chen said, "You take a team to Chen's No. 7 city, and I will work with you to deal with Chen's last threat... Also, I want to go with Boss Zheng to see the place where Zard sacrificed himself, to see if there is any possibility of making amends."
Yangyang asked, "You probably won't be able to pass through the Key Gate either, right?"
Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the Key Gate probably won't be able to be passed through either. But it's okay, I have my own way."
Yangyang stepped into the key gate: "I'll be waiting for you in City 7."
But the next second, Qing Chen suddenly appeared in the air with his divine cut, and a dazzling light actually crossed thousands of kilometers in a straight line. In the sky, it was like a rainbow that transcended time and space, and landed outside City No. 7 in the blink of an eye!
The moment Qingchen was out of the light, Yangyang had just completely stepped out of the key gate!
Yangyang exclaimed in amazement, "Your cutting technique is now like a miracle."
However, Qing Chen did not reply, but frowned as if deep in thought.
At this moment, Da Yu, supported by Zheng Yuandong, walked out of the key gate. He looked at Qing Chen and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qing Chen suddenly turned his head and asked, "Did you... hear the heartbeat underground?!"
Da Yu, as if possessed, materialized his painting and dug into the ground!
...
Postscript (II)
The sound of a heartbeat coming from underground came through the ground.
It was so clear and so real to Qingchen's ears.
Some of them even look familiar.
Da Yu frantically dug downwards at the painting, and Qing Chen felt something was off watching 'himself' and 'master' digging into the ground with their bare hands...
"What do you think this heartbeat sound underground is all about?" Da Yu forced himself to calm down: "That day I saw him burn his life force to advance to demigod. This kind of burning of life force should be irreversible. Once it starts, there is no way to stop it. So, could the heartbeat underground be Zard's?"
Yangyang asked doubtfully, "Could it be a forbidden substance extracted by Zard?"
Qing Chen said, "No, the fastest record for the extraction of forbidden items is 12 years. If Zard died in that battle, it would be impossible for the forbidden item to be extracted so quickly, so it must be Zard. None of us have seen the abilities of the Earth Elemental Demigod. He was practically immortal when he was at A-rank, and as a demigod... perhaps there will be miracles."
More and more parents, including Heroic Spirits and Giants, emerged from the Key Gate and the Shadow Gate. They did not enter the city directly, but waited together here.
On the outskirts of City 7, people gradually gathered at the windows of high-rise residential buildings, curiously watching the countless golden heroic spirits.
"They seem to be waiting for something?"
"What are these golden figures? I've never heard of them before. Could they be a new painting by the Chen family? A sky full of gods and Buddhas?"
"They don't fly in the sky either; they're more like gods and Buddhas scattered all over the ground."
"...You know how to catch jokes."
At this point, the pit had been dug deeper and deeper, until it reached a depth of 100 meters, where a huge 'cocoon of earth' was seen!
Qingchen helped Da Yu jump to the bottom of the pit. Da Yu's leg had just been put in a cast, and he looked extremely disheveled.
Da Yu looked at the thin layer of earthen cocoon, took out a powerful flashlight from his spatial ring and shone it on it. He could even see through the earthen cocoon that there was a person sleeping inside.
He held his breath, and for a moment he dared not dig any further, fearing that the cocoon of earth was not yet ready to break open and might affect the people inside.
"Is it Zard?" Da Yu asked nervously.
Qing Chen had never seen Da Yu so nervous: "It must be Zard. After he disappeared, he hid underground and rebuilt his body... It seems that the earth elemental demigod has taken the attribute of 'immortality' to the extreme. Once he suffers a serious injury, he can be reborn like a phoenix."
The first water elemental demigod was named Zhou Qi. After his advancement, he could forcibly break through other people's life force fields and control their blood. Even an A-rank would have their blood drained instantly upon encountering him, making him extremely terrifying.
So far, neither the fire nor the air element has produced a demigod, but Zard, the earth element, has already achieved that.
Just when everyone was at a loss for what to do, the earthen cocoon turned into quicksand and poured inward, gathering on the figure until the earthen cocoon disappeared completely.
Da Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person inside: "It really is Zard!"
Zard lay in the center with his eyes closed. Da Yu limped over and called out softly, "Zard?"
The next moment, Zard suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Da Yu: "You are...?"
Da Yu was stunned. After standing there for a few seconds, he smiled and said patiently, "My name is Chen Yu. We used to be best friends. It doesn't matter if you don't recognize me. We can get to know each other again."
Zard laughed: "Wow, you finally admit you're my best friend!"
Da Yu: "..."
How could he have imagined that Zard, who had only recently been reborn, would actually use his rebirth to scheme against him?!
As they were talking, Zard suddenly stood up and tore Da Yu's clothes to shreds!
Zard is moving too fast now, and his realm has stabilized above demigod level, so Da Yu didn't even have time to react.
With a tearing sound, Zard ripped open Da Yu's shirt, revealing a half-finished tattoo on his body. The tattoo was none other than Zard with a small sapling on his head...
Giants: "Wow!"
The heroic spirits gasped: "Hiss!"
Da Yu: "...Damn it."
Zard burst into laughter: "You really didn't lie to me when you said I was a demigod and then tattooed it on my body!"
Da Yu died in front of tens of thousands of people.
Qingchen sighed, "It still has to be Zard!"
It was supposed to be a very sad moment...
Even after the final battle, many of the fire-hearted warriors, giants, and shadow troops did not come back to life...
The shattered land awaits their restoration; everything is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt…
But the moment Zard returned, the solemn atmosphere suddenly shattered.