When the ancestor in the crystal coffin slowly opened his eyes, I felt Sandora beside me tremble slightly. Then an unusual emotion spread through the laboratory—at first, it existed only within the lab, but soon I sensed more, stronger feelings, coming from every direction, from every world, from the Spiritual Network, from the entire Empire, from every Shilin Apostle online through the network. Only then did I realize that countless apostles were watching what was happening in this laboratory. The moment the ancestor opened his eyes again, the news swept through the countless universes ruled by the Empire like a violent storm. Something was brewing in the Spiritual Network. Even purely rational modes of thought could not suppress this surging emotion. The Shilin Apostles had reached the most thrilling moment since their birth.
The ancestor had returned.
"Vital signs stable. Mental state normal. Physical condition good. Confirmed: the ancestor has regained vitality." Even the laboratory assistant mainframe seemed to carry a note of excitement, though that was probably just my imagination. I heard the mainframe reporting one piece of good news after another, and every message made Tawell's and Sandora's eyes shine brighter. "Spiritual body scan initiated... confirmed: the ancestor's soul is intact. Strength is steadily rising."
The crystal container gave off a faint hissing sound as its internal environment balanced with the laboratory's, preparing for the container to be opened. The body that had opened its eyes was still dazed. Its dark brown eyes slowly shifted from the far left to the far right, then slowly turned back again. Shilin People seemed to have no pupils, so I could not tell whether he found the lights on the laboratory ceiling uncomfortable, but Tawell immediately ordered the overall lighting dimmed. At last, the ancestor blinked hard twice, as if violently