I Want You to Help Me Resurrect

Meanwhile, on Ruby Mountain, the Thousand Wishes Inheritance had once again arrived at a critical juncture. Although the turmoil in the lower Distant Sky Realm had been raging for several hours, Mercury Trojan had not heard a whisper of it, as this was already her thirtieth hour on Ruby Mountain. In those thirty hours, she had not returned to reality once, incessantly siphoning the souls of believers to replenish her soul energy. This was partly out of fear that she might miss her chance, but even more so because... the competition on Ruby Mountain was so cutthroat that nearly every hour someone managed to scale to the summit! Ever since she had nearly seized the Heart of Wishes last time, the Divine Lords seemed to have dropped all pretense, laying all their cards on the table and bombarding each other directly with divine miracles. First, a sorcerer capable of withstanding Ruby Mountain's tremendous gravity had attempted to fly straight over and snatch the Heart of Wishes, only to be struck head-on by a falling meteor. The meteor then rolled down the slope, driving every Legendary Sorcerer along the path all the way back to the foot of the mountain. Then, several sorcerers abruptly turned into dry skeletons, completely disregarding the corrosion of the bloodfly wish light as they tried to charge toward the summit from all directions, only to be swiftly dragged back by hundreds of spider silk threads. In this brief span, Mercury Trojan had already witnessed nine divine miracles, leaving her numb to the sight. Even if Ruby Mountain was the closest place to the divine domain, and even if Legendary Sorcerers were the ones closest to the realm of gods, bringing a divine miracle to manifest on Ruby Mountain was by no means simple. Mercury Trojan estimated that the Divine Lords were likely drawing upon hidden preparations they had laid down across thousands of years on Ruby Mountain to muster this wave upon wave of divine miracle offensives. Now, she had once again climbed to the critical threshold five meters from the summit. Any higher lay the high-risk zone of bloodfly wish light, where countless Legendary Sorcerers had bowed in defeat. For Mercury Trojan, however, she already had experience traversing the bloodfly wish light, so challenging it again was second nature. Yet at this moment, Mercury Trojan raised her head and stared blankly at the Heart of Wishes upon the summit— And at the man who was about to claim it. It was an exceedingly bizarre-looking sorcerer. If anything, he looked more like a Void Realm creature: draped in strange purple flames, mouth bristling with fangs like a lion or tiger, arms extending into demonic-blade-like carapaces, and helmet-like horns growing from his head. The purple-flame sorcerer was less than five paces away from the Heart of Wishes. Clearly, he could have dashed across within a second, yet he continued climbing through the bloodfly wish light with immense composure, seemingly in no rush at all. Hundreds of spider threads, speckles of radiant glow, and even a massive swarm of bloodflies were entangled around his body—not bloodflies diluted by wish light, but true divine miracle bloodflies! Though bound and hindered by countless divine miracles, the purple-flame sorcerer remained completely unaffected. A faint glow emanated from the Heart of Wishes, frail yet steadfastly enveloping him, shielding him from any outside interference! Not even divine miracles could pierce it! Seeing this, how could Mercury Trojan fail to realize that the Thousand Wishes Inheritance had a backdoor? In all likelihood, the purple-flame sorcerer's soul carried a token recognized by the Thousand Wishes Inheritance, which was why the Heart of Wishes took the initiative to shelter him. The Thousand Wishes Inheritance was perhaps split into two parts: an outer inheritance in reality and an inner inheritance in the Void Realm. Only when someone inherited the outer inheritance in reality and became a Legendary Sorcerer could they undergo the inner inheritance trial on Ruby Mountain to inherit the Heaven of a Thousand Wishes. Now, not only had the inner inheritance been dragged into the open, but the outer inheritance had likely been seized by a Divine Lord as well, which was how such a purple-flame sorcerer had appeared. "No chance left..." "The Abyss definitely did this on purpose. They found the Illusion Lord of Thousand Wishes' token long ago, yet deliberately waited until the various Divine Lords exhausted their hidden preparations on Ruby Mountain before leisurely sending someone to reap the spoils of victory." "The Abyss barely expended any of their foundation this time. If a similar Void Realm event is triggered in the future, they can rely on their advantage in reserves to win again... The Abyss is going to win twice!" Quite a few Legendary Sorcerers had climbed to the five-meter threshold by now. Watching the purple-flame sorcerer on the verge of victory, they sighed and voiced their thoughts. Mercury Trojan stared in a daze, a bitter expression on her face as tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks. In the end, the only true players in this world were those six supreme, exalted beings. Everyone else was merely a supporting actor meant to enrich their gaming experience. The Legendary Sorcerers of this era were fortunate, for they could at least witness divine miracles that surpassed the Void Realm. But they were also unfortunate, for even the barest tip of the iceberg revealed by the Divine Lords was far beyond what any of them could resist. Just as everyone was watching the conclusion of the Thousand Wishes Inheritance with resignation, a blinding, dazzling light illuminated the entirety of Ruby Mountain from behind. Mercury Trojan turned around and saw a sun. A sun was slowly rising beside Ruby Mountain. Then, a bizarre sensation of joyful thoughts surged into Mercury Trojan's mind, compelling her almost beyond control to raise her right hand. Pressing her middle finger firmly against the pad of her thumb, she aimed at the sun and gave a flick. It was not just her. At this exact moment, every Legendary Sorcerer who laid eyes upon the sun made the same gesture, aiming at the distant sun and flicking their fingers. As if their flick could truly propel the sun, the sun actually grew smaller and smaller, flying toward Ruby Mountain. In the end, it shrank into a pearl the size of a grain of rice, shooting straight toward the summit of Ruby Mountain! Yet its target was not the purple-flame sorcerer, but... the Heart of Wishes! Though it felt like a long time, less than a second had elapsed between the sun's appearance and its strike against the Heart of Wishes. Before the purple-flame sorcerer could even rush forward, he saw the tiny sun pierce through the Heart of Wishes, and then— *Boom!* The shattered Heart of Wishes unleashed a torrent of wish light, sweeping every Legendary Sorcerer down to the foot of the mountain—and the purple-flame sorcerer was no exception! What was more, the bloodflies seemed to lose all restraint, rapidly spreading throughout all the wish light. Although their concentration was vastly diluted, many Legendary Sorcerers still suffered grievously! "A thousand wishes are like illusions; ten thousand thoughts are empty." Mercury Trojan managed with great difficulty to steady herself within the torrent of wish light. Raising her head, she saw a white figure dissipating atop the summit. Beneath that white silhouette lay a smaller Heart of Wishes. Only now did Mercury Trojan realize that her sorcery power was nearly depleted. Clearly, the solar divine miracle from moments ago had been powered by consuming the sorcery power of all these Legendary Sorcerers—in fact, they themselves had served as the divine miracle's catalysts! Even the Legendary Sorcerers who had witnessed numerous divine miracles today could hardly suppress the terror in their hearts—controlling their minds, draining their sorcery power, and channeling a divine miracle they could not begin to comprehend! Compared to irresistible violence, this inescapable manipulation was far more dispiriting and despair-inducing. Whenever they thought they had gained some understanding of the Divine Lords, the Divine Lords would invariably show them just how ignorant they truly were. If someone were observing both the Distant Sky Realm and Ruby Mountain at the same time, they would surely find it ironic and strange: the Sanctuary sorcerers, who possessed only fragmentary glimpses of the Divine Lords, were actively rebelling and thrashing the sorcerer squads sent by the Divine Lords; meanwhile, the Legendary Sorcerers, who understood far more about the Divine Lords, were left with nothing but profound awe and dread in their hearts. Suddenly, a cheerful voice echoed in everyone's minds: [The final will of the Illusion Lord of Thousand Wishes has been annihilated. Whoever obtains the Heart of Wishes now will not be affected by the Illusion Lord of Thousand Wishes. Of course, the token left behind by the Illusion Lord of Thousand Wishes has naturally been invalidated as well.] [Without the control of the Thousand Wishes' will, the Heaven of a Thousand Wishes has partially overlapped with Ruby Mountain. Now, none of you can use sorcery spirits or sorcery power. But likewise, divine miracles cannot take effect either.] [Charge boldly forward, sorcerers of Paradise! I believe you are the best!] Only after listening to this message did Mercury Trojan learn that the Heart of Wishes actually concealed a trap—the influence of the Thousand Wishes' will! Even if the Thousand Wishes' will might not necessarily intend harm, if it did, could a mere Legendary Sorcerer ever resist having their mind usurped and rewritten by the will of a Divine Lord? Now that the Heart of Wishes had shattered, the Thousand Wishes' will had been annihilated, and the Heaven of a Thousand Wishes overlapped with Ruby Mountain, everyone's progress was reset to zero. Yet this time, there would be no more interference from divine miracles. Everyone stood at the very same starting line! However, for some reason, this message clearly intended for the sorcerers of Paradise had been received by every sorcerer present. Was it because they had provided the sorcery power for the solar divine miracle? Only the sorcerers of Paradise knew what had really happened: their Divine Lord had always been this sloppy with details... In all probability, when typing out the message, He had simply forgotten to change the channel back from [All] to [Paradise]. *Slap!* Mercury Trojan reached out and began climbing toward the summit of Ruby Mountain once more! The tears in her eyes were not yet dry, but a blazing, resolute light burned in her pupils. Her face was calm and decisive, her whole being radiating an all-or-nothing momentum. She knew that all the grueling effort she had poured into running the Four Pillar Cult for so long might have been for this very opportunity. Yet as she climbed, a sudden thought struck Mercury Trojan—if the Thousand Wishes Inheritance harbored the will of the Illusion Lord of Thousand Wishes, then... what about the other inheritances? *The core of the Spectre Inheritance is right here!* Crimson lightning carved a harrowing blood-red arc through the air. Although the black sphere turned to flee the moment it saw it coming, no matter how fast it fled, how could it possibly dodge a bolt of lightning? *Zzzzt!* Pierced through by the crimson lightning, the Ghostly Dream black sphere emitted the sound of an eggshell cracking open, revealing the inheritance secret hidden within. Baiyu had originally expected to see a sorcerer undergoing the inheritance, a vault of sorcery spirits, or perhaps even a god... But what lay hidden inside the black sphere still exceeded his expectations. It was an enormous library. An elven youth clad in a black-and-silver trench coat sat on an upholstered mahogany chair, reading a book. He was handsome and had a languid expression; merely sitting there, he embodied the very definition of elegance. When the black sphere was torn open, he closed the book and looked up at the Sanctuary sorcerers outside. "That wretched remnant, the Origin Angel." His voice was dripping with venom and fury as he gritted his teeth and said, "It took so much effort to foresee the coming of the end. I had intended to resurrect after the end, yet that damned remnant just had to drag me out ahead of time... Whew, don't get angry, don't get angry, it burns too much willpower." As he stood up, every book in the library flew out and flipped open of its own accord, each disgorging an agonizing soul. By the time he walked out of the black sphere, an army of tens of thousands of spectres stood behind him, their seething wails flooding the entire Kingdom of Heaven in Dreams. "Good evening, friends," he said. "Or not so good—whichever you prefer." "I am the will of the Spectre Prophet." "And right now, you are souls." "Therefore," the Spectre's will clapped his hands lightly, "I want you to help me resurrect."