Amid the silence, a streak of black light flashed from Shen Qingzhu's chest.
A faint aura rippled out from within him, and an unfathomably profound presence filled the cave. Lin Qiye and An Qingyu froze at the same time, instinctively retreating several steps.
Thump—!
Thump—!!
Within the silent cave, heavy heartbeats rang out once more. The aura spread from Shen Qingzhu's chest and dyed his entire body. His nearly dried-up blood began to flow again, and the severed half of his palm, already cold, began regenerating at a visible rate.
His life force was reviving.
"What's going on?" The redness in Lin Qiye's eyes had yet to fade as he asked in confusion.
"That jade pendant is rebuilding Cool Bro's body." An Qingyu's eyes gradually brightened. "He's coming back to life!"
As the aura surged, Shen Qingzhu's body finally returned to normal. Color returned to his pale skin, and his tightly shut lashes trembled as he slowly opened his eyes.
Shen Qingzhu, returned from the dead, stared blankly at the two before him for a moment before finally coming to his senses.
"It's you two?"
"Cool Bro!" Lin Qiye rushed forward, grasping Shen Qingzhu by the shoulders. His Mental Power swiftly scanned Shen Qingzhu's body, and after confirming there were no more injuries, his face filled with excitement and joy. "You're okay?"
Shen Qingzhu lowered his head blankly and looked at his healed palm.
"I just..."
"You just died," An Qingyu added. "I checked. There shouldn't have been any life left in your body."
As if recalling something, Shen Qingzhu reached into his clothes and pulled out a black jade pendant, placing it in his palm with an extremely complicated expression.
"Before leaving Heaven Court, Fatty gave me a jade pendant. He said it could bring someone back from the