242: Chapter 243 The Global Frenzy Caused by the Resurrection

Just as Lin Muyang and his group were setting off from the Siberian ice plains with Tashalin and Marianne to return to Xia Country, the shocking incident that took place at that temporary camp and its dramatic conclusion had already swept through the global circle of high-level Class Transferees like an explosive shockwave, spreading through various covert or public channels at an unimaginable speed, subsequently causing a massive uproar on an even wider scale!

Bear Country, Xia Country, the Western Federation, Canada, Marianne, Ice Bird Country, and dozens of other countries large and small, almost simultaneously received detailed reports from the front lines. The content of these reports made every reader's scalp tingle and their hearts race!

A premeditated poison gas massacre targeting geniuses and powerhouses from multiple countries!

Over thirty young elites from various countries died on the spot, and more than a dozen powerhouses above level 200 were poisoned and fell into a coma!

The mysterious Oriental Summoner Lin Muyang and the young ladies under his command turned the tide, dispelled the poison gas, resurrected the dead, and captured the murderer!

The two words "resurrection", as if possessing magical power, firmly grabbed everyone's attention and, in the time that followed, ignited global public opinion!

Initially, when some blurry images and fragmented intelligence leaked through various unofficial channels, most people did not believe it and even scoffed at it.

"Are you kidding me? Resurrection? Do you think this is a fantasy movie?"

"Dead is dead. The body has already started to stiffen; how can it come back to life? It must be fake news!"

"Even a top priest's Holy Resurrection spell has strict limitations and requires a huge cost. How could it be possible to resurrect so many people at once?"

"Is it that Lin Muyang hyping things up again? Trying to shape himself into a savior figure?"

However, when the official Bear Country, in conjunction with Xia Country, the Western Federation, and several other major countries, jointly released a rigorously worded and detailed joint announcement with an unprecedented, highly consistent narrative, and attached magic video records that had been verified multiple times and were impossible to fake, all voices of doubt were instantly submerged in a tidal wave of shock!

The magic video clearly recorded those scenes:

The dead silent camp shrouded in dark green poison gas.

The Elf Maiden Lilia waved her scepter, and holy light like rain dispelled the poison gas.

As the quiet girl Gui Wanwan raised her hand, an invisible ripple swept across, and the corpses that clearly had no signs of life began to twitch their eyelids, and their chests began to rise and fall!

Holy light immediately followed, nourishing and repairing, and the resurrected ones, amid the incredulous gazes of the crowd, slowly sat up with faces full of the bewilderment and terror of having escaped death!

Although not all the dead could be saved, the sight of seven or eight living young geniuses, who had just been confirmed dead a short while ago, standing up again had unparalleled persuasiveness!

The global Class Transferee network, news media, social platforms... every place capable of transmitting information was completely ignited by this news in an extremely short amount of time!

"My God! It's true! They really came back to life!"

"Who is that black-haired girl? How did she do it? That's not healing; that's snatching people from the hands of Death!"

"The Elf Priest's healing is also ridiculously strong; to be able to mass-purify such terrifying mixed neurotoxins?!"

"The key is the coordination! One pulls back the soul, the other repairs the body... This is simply a miraculous coordination!"

"Where on earth did Lin Muyang find these monster-like young ladies?"

"I previously thought he was just invincible in combat, but I didn't expect him to be able to interfere with life and death as well?"

"With this kind of ability, doesn't it mean having one or even several extra lives?"

"Who could refuse an ally with resurrection abilities? No, a god!"

It was boiling! The global Class Transferee circle was completely boiling! Countless people regarded Lin Muyang as a living miracle walking on earth, or even the incarnation of a savior! The reputation Lin Muyang had accumulated from the Crocodile Shark Island battle was more about awe and fear, but this time, mixed with the ability to touch the ultimate mystery of life like resurrection, the awe was accompanied by countless times more fanatical worship, desire, and fawning.

Almost as soon as the news was officially confirmed, Lin Muyang's public contact channels with the Xia Country officials, mainly managed by Su Zongming and Xu Ruohan, were flooded with communication requests from all over the world, from various forces, and from people of various statuses! The content of the requests was varied, but the core all pointed to one thing—a plea for help! They hoped Lin Muyang would take action to resurrect someone who was crucial to them but had unfortunately passed away.

There were patriarchs of ancient families begging bitterly to resurrect their only beloved daughters; there were super-rich tycoons willing to exhaust half their family fortune in exchange for the resurrection of their late wives; there were heads of state of small countries promising to offer national treasure-level secret collections just to have their founding heroes reappear in the world; there were even some forces that were secretly not on good terms with the Xia Country who lowered their posture and subtly expressed their intention to pay a huge price in exchange for a "resurrection" opportunity.

However, these requests, which flew in like snowflakes, were all politely declined by Su Zongming and Xu Ruohan according to the narrative Lin Muyang had instructed beforehand.

"Mr. Lin Muyang is currently focused on his own cultivation and dealing with potential threats, and has no time to spare for such private requests."

"The resurrection ability has extreme limitations and is not omnipotent; it requires meeting harsh conditions to be attempted, and it consumes a huge amount of energy from the caster."

"Mr. Lin Muyang has no plans to provide resurrection services to the public for the time being, please do not disturb."

Although these replies were polite, the intention to refuse was clear. Lin Muyang was indeed not interested, nor did he have the leisure to run around the world acting as a "resurrection angel." The cooldown time for Gui Wanwan's 【Soul Return】 skill was not short; although it was significantly reduced under his Aura, it could not be used casually. More importantly, the conditions for resurrection were quite harsh—the time of death must be within 80 seconds. This meant that unless the deceased was right beside him, or he could arrive at the scene instantly, it would be too late. As for those who came to him, the deceased had often passed away for a long time, and their bodies were even cold, leaving absolutely no room for operation.

As for rewards? What Lin Muyang currently lacked most were top-tier secret realm resources, mythic grade materials, and certain special world rule information. These things could not be produced by ordinary forces and individuals. The top-tier forces capable of producing them rarely happened to have someone die within 80 seconds who needed his help—the probability of such a coincidence was too low.

Therefore, Lin Muyang simply made a clean break and refused them all to save trouble. He knew that after this ability was exposed, it would inevitably attract countless covetous eyes and entanglements, so it was better to make his stance clear from the beginning.

When Su Zongming and Xu Ruohan conveyed these replies, their feelings were complex and indescribable. They, and even the entire high-level leadership of the Xia Country, could not help but feel shocked and even terrified by this. They had already tried their best to overestimate Lin Muyang's potential and mystery, but the ability to resurrect the dead still completely exceeded their expectations. This could no longer just be described as strategic-level combat power; this was a "forbidden power" capable of shaking the foundations of the world and overturning the rules of life and death!

Major top-tier global forces were also frantically re-evaluating Lin Muyang. Invincible combat power, capable of sweeping through the same rank; young ladies under his command with strange talents and numerous abilities; and now, added to that, the trump card of resurrection, which was enough to make any powerhouse or any force go crazy... Lin Muyang's existence was no longer just a powerful individual, but more like a mobile rule anomaly with infinite possibilities. How to get along with such an existence had become the most thorny and important issue placed before all countries and organizations.

Even those forces that had long-standing friction with the Xia Country had to suppress their hostility at this moment and begin to seriously consider how to improve relations with Lin Muyang, or rather with the Xia Country, and establish even the most fragile of connections. After all, who could guarantee that they, or their important relatives or allies, would not need that one-in-ten-thousand chance of resurrection in the future?

I don't know how many young ladies, after watching the leaked blurry images of Lin Muyang standing in the air and calmly overlooking the battlefield, as well as the young ladies by his side who each had different temperaments but were all powerful and beautiful, felt an indescribable longing and fantasy well up in their hearts. "If only I could stand by his side..." "If only he could look at me once..." "If only I could also possess that kind of strength and protection..." In the hearts of countless people, Lin Muyang's image had already been tightly bound with words like "powerful," "mysterious," "gentle," and "savior," becoming a symbolic figure of an era.

Just as the world was boiling and clamoring because of this "resurrection" storm, Lin Muyang and his group had already crossed the vast distance and returned to the sky above that grand garden that had just been completed in the western suburbs of Zhongnan City, Xia Country.

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Overlooking from high above, the “Eternal Garden,” spanning over four thousand mu, resembled a dazzling pearl embedded amidst green mountains and clear waters under the midday sun. Pavilions and towers were scattered in an orderly fashion, their upturned eaves and intricate brackets shimmering with a warm luster in the sunlight. Winding rivers and lakes, like silver chains and bright mirrors, reflected the blue sky, white clouds, and exquisite architecture. Exotic flowers and rare trees dotted the landscape, vibrant in color and full of life. The invisible force field of the magic barrier subtly distorted the light, making the interior of the garden appear somewhat hazy, adding to its mystery.

Most striking was the central area of the garden, where dozens of exquisite pavilions of varying styles surrounded the most magnificent main building like stars orbiting the moon. Each pavilion bore a distinct personal stylistic imprint—natural and dynamic treehouses, dark and mysterious castles, sacred and bright attics, and structures with rising flames… harmonious yet unique.

“This is… Master’s home?” Tashalin, visiting the Eternal Garden for the first time, lay on the edge of the cloud condensed by Lin Muyang using wind elements. Her ocean-blue eyes widened, and her small mouth slightly agape, she was deeply awestruck by the magnificent and vast garden, far exceeding her imagination. How could this be a private residence? It was practically the imperial garden of a small kingdom! Moreover, the magical fluctuations and natural Aura within it were terrifyingly rich, clearly indicating that every detail had been meticulously designed and constructed by masters, and powerful magic arrays had been deployed. Was this the residence of the world’s strongest? It was indeed extraordinary.

Although Marianne appeared calm on the surface, a ripple flashed in her violet eyes. She had seen many estates of top magnates and powerhouses in Marianne, but compared to the Eternal Garden before her, none could match its scale, design, or the magical artistry and energy levels contained within. She could feel the immense power of the invisible barrier around the garden, and the faintly unsettling, powerful Auras emanating from within. This place had truly become a den of dragons and a lair of tigers, a direct manifestation of Lin Muyang’s foundational strength.

“Let’s go down,” Lin Muyang said indifferently, controlling the cloud to slowly descend towards the plaza in front of the main building of the garden.

As they lowered their altitude, the scene within the garden became clearer. Near Lilia’s ancient tree, a Emerald Giant Dragon could be seen comfortably napping in a specially designated Dragon Sanctuary with a waterfall and a small lake, its tail occasionally sweeping, stirring up cool water vapor.

“Master, welcome home~” Elabess was the first to greet him, smiling sweetly as she naturally linked her arm with Lin Muyang’s, her dark purple eyes circling Tashalin with a hint of playfulness.

“Brother Muyang, you must be tired from the journey.” Lilia smiled gently, her gaze sweeping over Tashalin with a benevolent inquiry.

“Master, who is this blonde girl? A new little maid?” Gui Wanwan asked, perched sideways on her giant scythe, swinging her small legs, her tone carrying her usual mischievousness, full of interest.

Facing the gazes of so many maidens, each with a distinct temperament, yet all breathtakingly beautiful and powerful, and especially feeling the undisguised, intimate, and special connection they shared with Lin Muyang, Tashalin couldn't help but feel nervous. She instinctively shrunk back behind Lin Muyang, her fair cheeks slightly flushed. Although she was also a favored daughter of heaven, she felt immense pressure in front of this group of monsters.

Lin Muyang patted Elabess’s hand and introduced her to the young ladies, “This is Tashalin, a Summoner from the Ice Bird Country. She will be staying here temporarily to help with some peripheral matters.” Then he said to Tashalin, “They are all my companions. You’ll get to know them gradually.”

Tashalin quickly bowed to the young ladies, saying in somewhat halting but earnest Xia Country language, “Hello, elder sisters, I am Tashalin, please guide me in the future!” Her attitude was extremely humble.

Seeing Lin Muyang speak, the young ladies also withdrew their scrutinizing gazes and nodded to Tashalin, accepting this new member. They could feel Tashalin’s almost fanatical admiration for Lin Muyang, and that her own strength was only at the bottom of Lin Muyang’s team, posing no threat, so they did not show any rejection.

“Elena, please take Tashalin to the guest room area and arrange a quiet courtyard for her. Also, explain the rules and daily routines here to her,” Lin Muyang instructed Marianne.

“Yes, Master.” Elena respectfully acknowledged the order and gestured for Tashalin to follow. Tashalin bowed again to Lin Muyang and the other maidens before somewhat reservedly following Elena away.

Watching the two leave, Elabess leaned on Lin Muyang’s shoulder, her breath like orchids: “Master~ this little girl from the Ice Bird Country is quite pretty, and her talent is decent, just a bit weak in strength. How do you plan to cultivate her?”

“It depends on her,” Lin Muyang said casually. “Give her some basic resources; how much she grows is her own business. Mainly, I want her to help with some trivial matters, so you and Lilia can also relax a bit.”

“Master is the best~” Elabess giggled.

At this moment, Lin Muyang sensed someone requesting an audience outside the Eternal Garden’s barrier; it was Xu Ruohan. With a thought, he lifted part of the barrier’s entrance restrictions.

Soon, Xu Ruohan’s figure descended from the air, her face showing a hint of fatigue, but more so excitement and curiosity. The moment she arrived, she grabbed Lin Muyang and barraged him with questions: “Lin Muyang! Everyone outside is going crazy! Resurrection! Is it true? Can Gui Wanwan really resurrect the dead? What are the conditions? Is the consumption high? Are there any side effects? Oh my god, this is too astonishing!”

Her rapid-fire questions showed her extreme agitation. Although she had already learned the general details from Su Zongming, seeing the person involved in person, she couldn’t help but want to confirm every detail.

Lin Muyang looked at her somewhat helplessly and simply explained, “It’s true, but there are many restrictions. The death time cannot exceed 80 seconds, it requires Lilia’s powerful healing cooperation, it consumes a lot of Gui Wanwan’s energy, and the skill cooldown is not short. Don’t expect to use this for business or as a regular method.”

After listening, although Xu Ruohan was somewhat disappointed by the harsh conditions, the shock in her eyes remained undiminished. Resurrection within 80 seconds—this was still a groundbreaking ability! At critical moments, these 80 seconds could be the chasm between life and death!

“I understand… but even so, it’s enough to scare people to death.” Xu Ruohan patted her chest, calming herself down, then said seriously, “Also, regarding the Savior Organization and the Elder Council, Bear Country and several other major nations have already shared the intelligence Marianne extracted through interrogation and are jointly investigating. However, the clues to the demiplane where the Elder Council is located are very vague, and there are many spatial anomalies in the South Pacific sea area, so screening will take time. Additionally, several known strongholds of the Saviors have been dismantled, and some small fry have been caught, but the core members seem to have gotten wind of it in advance and escaped.”

Lin Muyang nodded, not surprised by this outcome. An organization daring to plan such a major event wouldn’t be without backup plans and escape routes. “Let them investigate. Tell me when there’s definite news.” He paused, then added, “Especially regarding the true identities of the Elder Council members. I’m very curious who they are, so concerned about me, afraid I’ll become a dictator.”

His tone was calm, but Xu Ruohan detected a hint of icy coldness within it. She knew that Lin Muyang was truly enraged this time. That Elder Council was probably in for a lot of trouble.

After reporting the serious matters, Xu Ruohan curiously looked around and exclaimed, “Your garden was built so quickly and grandly. Oh, right, when I just arrived, I saw Marianne taking a blonde little girl to the guest room area. Who was that?”

“Tashalin from the Ice Bird Country, a newly recruited peripheral member helping with odd jobs,” Lin Muyang said casually.

“Tashalin? The genius Summoner from the Ice Bird Country?” Xu Ruohan was a bit surprised. “Her father is one of the 執政官 of the Ice Bird Country, and her mother is the President of the Mage Guild. She came back with you; did the Ice Bird Country have no objections?”

“She wanted to come herself,” Lin Muyang said indifferently. “If they have objections, they can come find me themselves.”

Xu Ruohan was speechless. Indeed, with Lin Muyang’s current strength and prestige, let alone taking away a genius maiden, even if he emptied the Ice Bird Country’s National Treasury, the Ice Bird Country’s high-ranking officials probably wouldn’t dare utter a single complaint, and would even have to smile and ask if it was enough.

After a few more casual chats, Xu Ruohan bid farewell and left. She still had to go back and deal with the large number of diplomatic letters from various countries that had flooded in due to the resurrection incident.