Chapter 1412: One Voice (II)

“Since everyone thinks I’m dead and am in need of reviving, we can’t let their preparations and good intentions go to waste.” Li Hao ceased teasing the Great Li king. “I’d like to resurrect some people.”

Everyone grew solemn and the Silver Moon martial masters looked at him with excitement. Did the young man mean... Yuan Shuo and the others?

A vicious glint had shone in Northern Fist’s gaze ever since the battle at Boundless. That violent light faded somewhat for the moment and he asked, “Who?”

“It’s just as you think.” Li Hao looked at him.

“Can it be done?” Northern Fist’s eyes lit up.

“I’m not sure.”

Northern Fist wilted slightly. He quickly brightened again. “You can do it!”

You certainly can do it! You were blasted out of existence by the chaos tribulation, but came back from it. They can too!

Hong Yitang and the rest held their breaths. Bring back Yuan Shuo and the others? Could that happen?

To be honest, the Silver Moon martial masters had lost some of their motivation after those people became casualties at Boundless. They went about their business in a muffled manner; there was barely any laughter or joking that took place.

There was no one cursing like He Yong anymore.

There was no one coughing like Hou Xiaochen either.

There was no one bluffing like Yuan Shuo.

There was no one with a deadpan face, such as Golden Spear that everyone looked to as a hallmark of battle strength.

There was no one who ran his mouth about Thirty-Five Pieces of Trash among the Thirty-Six Heroes.

There was no one who repeated that her director was capable of everything. Yu Luocha did not marry Hou Xiaochen after all, leaving behind endless regret...

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Yao Si was gone as well. Without him, there was no one who spoke of being around before Silver Moon martial masters were born...

All of it combined had altered the atmosphere among the Skystar senior council.

But today, Li Hao spoke of attempting to revive them. The Silver Moon martial masters were immensely agitated by the declaration.

Gan Wuliang and the others heaved a slight sigh of relief, and some of them had been regretful long ago.

What did they regret?

They regretted not saving those people that day, especially Yuan Shuo. Although the rescue mission would have been dauntingly impossible, it was a perilous undertaking to follow Li Hao after Yuan Shuo’s death.

Li Hao before had lacked his current aloofness, indifference, and ruthlessness. Even if his smile rang falsely, there were hints of true mirth in it. His smiles now were just exercises in stretching his lips. There wasn’t the slightest warmth behind it, just an unending frigidity.

The old Li Hao would joke around with He Yong, pull faces at Yu Luocha, occasionally verbally jab at Hou Xiaochen, let his inner child come out to play in front of Yuan Shuo, and point fingers at Yao Si while cursing up a storm...

Only then did he seem like a real youngster. These days, he was still him, but also not him.

Had I known this would happen, I would’ve tried to pull one of them back even at the cost of risking my own life,

Gan Wuliang thought.

If Yuan Shuo was out of the question, perhaps Southern Fist was a likely candidate.

With Southern Fist present, that would leave someone with a thick face and close to Li Hao to endure the young man’s aloofness. He would be effective even in Yuan Shuo’s absence thanks to his completely shameless personality. Anyone else would be a less ideal candidate.

Hong Yitang would be equally effective. The problem was that Hong Yitang was sometimes quieter than even Li Hao. It was better to have no hope at all than to have any expectations for him.

Everyone was looking at Li Hao.

“There are some difficulties involved when it comes to reviving them,” said the young man. “First, the strongest of their dao stars is certainly be broken. I need to determine if they have any weaker ones left behind.

“Second, there are too many dao stars out there. There are hundreds of millions in the dao universe and so many that are yet to be excavated. It’s imperative to figure out how to identify their dao stars!

“Third, even after we find some that belong to them, can inert ones be used to bring someone back to life? I’ve never tried doing so before. When it comes to the resurrection of the divine spirits, they do so through active dao stars. That’s easy!

“Fourth...” Here, Li Hao paused and looked at those assembled. “I will have to utilize the power of time, which might summon the chaos tribulation again. If that happens and I insist on my current course of action, then the two masters of great dao might be smote to death.”

“The resurrections are naturally top priority,” Gan Wuliang declared firmly. “Even if we do die in the attempt, there’s a possibility for us to be revived in the future!”

“......” Everyone stared at him.

Are you being serious?

“Wuliang is marvelous indeed!” Li Hao laughed.

Is this a compliment or sarcasm?

Gan Wuliang couldn’t immediately tell.

But I’ve already made my stance clear, so whatever.

“Then let’s do it this way! Since Wuliang has no opinions otherwise, he will seal off Silver Moon with the immaterial dao universe if the chaos tribulation really comes upon us,” Li Hao grinned. “Hold on for a while...”

Me, again??

Gan Wuliang cursed.

I knew it! I should’ve kept my mouth shut! I really put my foot in it... I’ll be dusted with one bolt if we really run into one!

“In addition, I’ll search for their dao stars in the immaterial dao universe if we can’t find them in the corporeal dao universe. A lot of immaterial dao stars shattered before, however, so I may not find any there. The likelihood isn’t high, so the key will still be in the corporeal dao universe...”

He turned to Lin Hongyu. “Continue overseeing the people in their worship ceremony and have everyone stimulate their dao meridians. Those will correspond to their dao stars, which will help me with the process of elimination. I’ll also be able to categorize the inert dao stars. Whatever remains should belong to those who are dead.

“There might be a lot left, which will make it difficult to sort through. I might need a long period of time to do this, so I’ll have to impose on everyone for a while.”

“As is our duty!” the group expressed.

Seeing that the upcoming plans didn’t have much to do with him, the Great Li king opened his mouth to take his leave.

“King of Great Li!” Li Hao suddenly looked at him.

“I’m... right here, what?” He nearly reflexively answered like a subordinate. Feeling that his pride had been wounded, he quickly reminded himself,

I’m a king!

“I need your help this time,” Li Hao smiled.

“With what?” The king was pulled. What did this undertaking have to do with him?

“Your blood qi is the strongest, even when compared to memine You walk the path of Initial Martial, so lend me some blood qi so I can forge bodies for those coming back to us!” explained the young man. “If this succeeds, I will lay down foundations for them to be powerhouses. Your blood qi contains the carcass of a premier Initial Martial heavyweight. Just lend me some blood qi.”

“How much do you need?” asked a wordless Great Li king.

“All of it.”

“......”

Screw this shit!

The king’s eyes narrowed.

Are you actually trying to kill me?

“All of it??”

“All of it!” Li Hao nodded.

“You’re trying to kill me, aren’t you?”

“No.” Li Hao shook his head. “I’m saving you! When you summoned the future, you only summoned the War Sovereign or Exalted Hard-Headed Emperor’s strength. Some karma still stuck to you after that, however. Since you have no future, if you change your blood and are reborn, you might be able to avoid those consequences.”

“Won’t I be crippled then?” The king was very, very wary.

Why do I feel like you’re lying to me? I helped you once before and got nothing for my efforts.

“Why would you be?” Li Hao shook his head. “This is helping you put your body into order. You absorbed a lot of random things before, so your blood qi is a motley disarray! Your cultivation also progressed too quickly, which isn’t a good thing for you!”

Just listen to yourself, did my cultivation improve as quickly as yours did?

The Great Li king didn’t think that Li Hao could be trusted, but also found some sense in his words.

“How am I supposed to recover without blood qi?”

“Easy!” Li Hao chuckled. “I’m not doing this to get you, but to compensate you. This will also be payment for you helping me before! I’ll use the river of time to wash over you. You only need to expend some life force to create new blood qi. Since you have no future, you can become your own future...”

Is this feasible?

The Great Li king looked skeptically at Li Hao. “Is there a drawback to doing this?”

“Like I said, you’ll have to consume some of your lifespan.”

“How much?”

“I don’t know. It depends on how long you need to completely recover. Ten years means ten years off your life, one hundred will also be one hundred.

“Will it be my own pure blood qi after I recover?” frowned the Great Li king. “None of the previous drawbacks will exist anymore?”

That sounded rather nice. As for his lifespan, he was so young. He would live for another one hundred thousand years with his current cultivation level, no?

What was one hundred years in light of that?

This seemed... doable!

“The previous drawbacks will be gone. Those problems are not problems when in the face of time.”

The Great Li king relaxed and was just about to agree when another thought occurred to him. “No, wait, what other problems will there be other than exchanging life force to erase my drawbacks?”

Li Hao gave it some thought and nodded after a while. “You might suffer from the chaos tribulation.”

“I...” The Great Li king wanted to go on a rant!

Screw you to hell, Li Hao!

“I’m doing this for your own good!” Li Hao said seriously. “You came in contact with time before, after all. You won’t be hit by the thunder and lightning now, but in the future. This will resolve your future worries!

“I’ve even calculated when you’ll be struck—when the Star Gate opens! Nothing will happen to you if the door remains shut. So long as you can survive that day, it’ll be easy sailing afterward!”

Really?

The king thought rapidly, but came up with nothing but a headache since he couldn’t outwit the young man. Was all of this real or fake?

“Are there no other problems apart from that?”

“None!”

The king was immensely conflicted. He wasn’t afraid of taking a gamble, but that there didn’t seem to be that many benefits for each risk he took. Li Hao always talked a good talk, but most of it was empty all of the time!

“You’re an Empyrean King now, it will be very difficult for you to improve further,” the young man said seriously this time. “Once your blood qi is pure, however, and with the improvement in the world, you’ll be able to set foot into peak Empyrean King or even half step emperor when you fully ascend!

“The tribulation will come for you then the Star Gate opens. Survive it and you’ll be a bonafide half step emperor. If you’re lucky, you’ll even be an emperor!”

Whatever!

The king didn’t believe him, but half step emperor... was feasible, was it not?

He nodded after further internal struggle. “Alright, fine. I’ll lend you my blood qi, so don’t be tricking me now!”

What... could he use for a threat? What could he do to Li Hao even if the young man tricked him?

“I won’t!” Li Hao smiled.