177: The mission to revive his wife

"Dead!"

"The God is dead!"

"The God is truly dead!"

Staring blankly at the God who died under the Great Demon Lord's blade, everyone was speechless.

It was too fast.

The shadow that had weighed on everyone's hearts for nearly a century was instantly lifted. This sudden outcome gave people a deep sense of unreality!

Many people looked at the woman holding the giant scimitar, their hearts filled with doubt.

Even now, they still didn't know the Great Demon Lord's origin.

Central Base City.

All the leaders in the conference hall, after witnessing everything that happened in the North District, were filled with joy!

The God is dead! They finally won!

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Li Huaishu, at the head of the table, used his powerful voice to bring a slight calm to the scene.

Under the gaze of the assembled leaders, he suppressed his excitement: "If I remember correctly, when Luo Lei fought the God back then, everyone said that as long as the God died, you would uphold justice for him and collectively punish the true culprit who killed his wife, right?"

"Today, the God is dead! Zombie King and Blood King are also dead!"

There was no hint of concealment in his words.

For this day, Li Huaishu, as the brother of Luo Lei's wife, had waited 17 years!

Seventeen years ago, Luo Lei, barely in his early twenties, and Li Huaishu, after learning that Li Shantu was the murderer, wanted to kill him every moment.

However, someone protected him!

Those were a few elders whom no one wanted to offend.

They were a group of old people who controlled the lifeline of humanity in the apocalypse!

At that time, Luo Lei and Li Huaishu had no say, and no matter how angry they were, it was useless!

It wasn't until Luo Lei achieved the status of King that people's attention focused on him.

And that led to the promises made later.

Over the years, Li Huaishu, through his own efforts, became a leader.

The longer he stayed in this position, the more he understood how deep the Foundation of those elders behind Li Shantu was. To truly have Li Shantu die, his individual strength was simply not enough!

In the conference hall.

After Li Huaishu's voice fell, the hundred-plus people gradually quieted down.

Everyone looked at Li Shantu, whose expression was changing, and then exchanged glances with each other.

With a tacit understanding, no one spoke.

Just as the scene remained quiet for about ten seconds, an old man with a large scar on his face calmly said from below: "If Luo Lei had killed the God, this promise would naturally count, but the one who killed the God wasn't Luo Lei, was it?"

After these words emerged from the crowd, Li Shantu, who was sitting in his seat, subtly curved his lips.

And Li Huaishu felt a slight sense of unease in his heart.

"Yes, so many years have passed, the dead cannot be brought back to life, and he has apologized verbally. There's no need to dwell on this matter now."

Another voice came from an old man leaning on a cane.

Immediately after, someone else said: "Li Huaishu, as a leader, you should prioritize the development of our humanity. It's better to consider personal grievances less!"

Who were the people behind Li Shantu?

They were the Source Stone Hall, a group of people who controlled the entire world and the lifeline of Martial Artists!

It was well known that humans were not born with the ability to Cultivate and become Martial Artists.

To become a Martial Artist, one must buy a Martial Artist Source Stone, which even the cheapest costs 100,000!

However, there were only two sources for Martial Artist Source Stones.

First, a Martial Artist voluntarily abolishes all their power to condense a Martial Artist Source Stone.

Second, the Source Stone Hall!

The Martial Artist Source Stones condensed by Martial Artists almost meant one less Martial Artist for each one produced.

Even fewer Martial Artists could condense Martial Artist Source Stones if they died accidentally in battle.

Human Martial Artists in the world could only decrease if they relied solely on this method.

The emergence of the Source Stone Hall broke this situation for humanity. They had a method to produce Source Stones, allowing humanity to completely escape the situation of fewer and fewer Martial Artists!

Looking at the current world structure, the Source Stone Hall was an existence that, if one part moved, the whole body would be affected.

If the threat of the God, Zombie King, and Blood King were still present.

Everyone present, realizing that Luo Lei, the King, was the only one who could save them, might still have been willing to confront the Source Stone Hall for this.

But now.

The God is already dead, the threat is gone!

What use did Luo Lei still have?

After external factors no longer affected themselves, no one would truly offend the behemoth that was the Source Stone Hall for a verbal promise made 17 years ago.

Looking at these silent, feigning ignorance people, Li Huaishu gave a self-deprecating smile. He understood.

Having lived for so many years, he was still too foolish, too naive!

"Li Huaishu, today is a good day, cheer up." Below, Li Shantu smiled triumphantly, then stood up: "We'll see each other on the day of the new leader's selection."

After speaking, he straightened his suit, took his two subordinates, and turned to walk out of the conference hall.

The others clearly knew the situation between the two and silently packed their belongings, then left one after another.

The God is dead, a new era is about to begin.

The humanity that was forced to unite, division was inevitable!

...The next day.

At the foot of a continuous, endless mountain range, two figures, one large and one small, gazed forward.

"This is the Great Khingan Mountains. With the arrival of the apocalyptic world and the generation of exotic energy, this forest has expanded rapidly. It's filled with powerful Vicious Beasts and is one of humanity's Forbidden Grounds."

His robes flapped in the cold wind, causing Luo Lei's eyes to narrow slightly.

"Forbidden Ground?" Luo Kai seemed slightly puzzled: "Father, why have you brought me here?"

"Xiao Kai, you are very talented." Luo Lei's voice held a hint of praise.

This made Luo Kai smile genuinely.

"However, having talent doesn't mean you can be complacent." Luo Lei said, crossing his arms: "Back then, it was here that I luckily obtained a portion of the Ginseng King's roots, which is why my battle armor's quality transformed."

"I hope you can also find your own opportunity here."

"Opportunity?" Luo Kai understood: "Father wants me to Cultivate in the current Great Khingan Mountains?"

"That's right."

The cold wind swirled around, and Luo Kai's heart gradually filled with fervor.

For some reason, when he heard that he was to Cultivate here, he felt a sense of rightness.

As if, it was destined, he was born to come here to Cultivate!

"Go, I will wait for you outside."

"Okay." Luo Kai nodded: "I definitely won't disappoint you, Father."

Two minutes later... "Ding ~ [Raising a Child] achievement, in progress."

Ye Tian's notification made Luo Lei exhale a turbid breath, then he opened his System panel.

That battle yesterday, his gains were immense.

Not to mention eliminating the God for humanity, just the unsealing of the two Seven Injury Chains was an absolute great gain!

However, among these gains, Luo Lei's gaze was most focused on the designated reward mission.

"System, use the designated reward mission!"

His words carried an undeniable tremor, Luo Lei's emotions were absolutely intense.

"Ding ~ Please Host designate the reward. The System will determine the difficulty of the mission based on the quality of the reward."

"System, the reward I need is to revive my wife!"

As these words fell, Luo Lei even held his breath.

He was waiting for the System's reply, he was afraid the System wouldn't agree to this reward!

"I've been waiting for you to say that." Ye Tian in the System space glanced in a certain direction of the space, then sent out the document he had prepared yesterday.

In a moment.

"Ding ~ Mission generated, please Host pay attention."

At this moment, Luo Lei's scruffy mouth curved into a wild smile!

The System truly did not disappoint him!

The mission unfolded.

Hint: Due to the high difficulty of the mission reward, the mission difficulty has also increased accordingly.

Mission One: Personally kill Li Shantu.

Mission Two: Personally kill the God.

Complete the above missions, reward — revive Host's wife.

Looking at the content on the panel, tears welled up in Luo Lei's eyes.

It's really possible, the System can really help him revive his wife!

And in his inexpressible excitement, he also absentmindedly looked at the second item of this mission.

"Personally kill the God? The God, hasn't she already fallen?"