Changes in Heaven and Earth, Journey to the Phoenix Race

The World of Destiny.

Several days passed after that mysterious scroll descended, and ruins lay everywhere, all bearing the scars of devastation.

Across the continents, nations, villages, and cities, there were only drained living corpses.

They remained frozen in the actions they had performed while alive. Some lay before their desks, some were in the middle of a family meal, some were chatting with friends, and some were working.

All of them had collapsed to the ground in an instant.

Because these mortals could not see the battle over Luck Value, they had died without realizing it, their Luck Value forcibly drained dry by calamity energy.

After seeing the scroll descend, Sword Xin rose on the morning of the third day, having rested and recovered. "It's my turn to resurrect these common people."

"After all, their bodies are living corpses. If they stay dead too long, there really won't be any saving them."

"Their karmic ties have already vanished. Since they died once, they should indeed return," the Night Emperor said calmly.

Sword Xin had made preparations long ago.

He had infected these common people with the first-generation Ember Shells, then used various methods to ensure that when they died, there was a hundred percent chance they would produce Ember Shells.

The more ordinary the mortal, the easier it was for them to produce Ember Shells—especially with a fifty-percent baseline.

Thus, Sword Xin had laid out his plans before the battle. By now, Nether Hometown was probably packed full of Ember Shells.

Rustle, rustle.

Within the spiritual world at the center of Sword Xin's mind, he released those Ember Shell soul-bodies. Across the entire world, the common people rose to their feet in every corner.

"Was I asleep?" A family of three who had been sprawled over their dining table