Resurrect, My Mother!!!

Di Tian personally took charge of the perimeter of the Life Lake, releasing his cultivation without reservation. The phantom of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King stretched across the horizon, casting the Nine-Layer Black Dragon Heaven-Sealing Barrier to obscure all internal and external auras.

Behind him, Bi Ji led the Emerald Swan clan to deploy the Life Concealment Array; even if a god-level divine sense were to sweep across, it would only perceive the rich life aura of the Star Dou Forest, detecting not a hint of abnormality.

The Ten Thousand Demon King mobilized all the plant-type soul beasts of the Star Dou Forest. Countless towering ancient trees grew wildly, intertwining into an airtight Wood Barrier that wrapped the entire Life Lake so tightly that not even a sliver of light could escape.

Bear Lord and the Scarlet King guarded the east and west, their ultimate strength and flame power forming two terrifying barriers; any creature daring to intrude would be torn to shreds in an instant.

Zi Ji used the spatial laws of the Hell Demon Dragon to lock down the space surrounding the Life Lake, making even spatial teleportation impossible, let alone the leakage of any aura.

Even the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who usually only knew how to act cute and spoiled, squatted obediently at the core of the barrier, using its own imperial luck to neutralize any anomalies the ritual might trigger.

Layer upon layer of barriers, like an iron barrel, completely sealed the entire Life Lake.

This ensured that the outside world could not perceive that a resurrection ritual capable of overturning the order of the God Realm was taking place here.

Inside the Crystal Palace, the Resurrection Altar had already been constructed.

The altar was paved with Dragon God Crystal Jade brought from the Dragon Graveyard, with nine patterns winding from the edges to converge, each connecting directly to the origin of the Life Lake.

On the left and right sides of the altar, light and dark, life and death, were perfectly fused under the coordination of the Dragon God's laws, forming a Samsara Array.

Gu Yuena raised her hand, condensing a wisp of silver dragon power at her fingertip before tapping it lightly.

In an instant, the waters of the Life Lake surged violently. Countless emerald-green life essences, like a rushing river, followed the patterns of the Crystal Palace and poured into the altar.

The life aura, so thick it could not be dissolved, instantly filled the entire hall. A single breath was enough to clear one's soul, and even the dying could have their lives sustained by this power.

This was the origin essence accumulated by the Life Lake for countless years, the purest life force in the entire Douluo Continent; even the Spring of Life in the God Realm was nothing more than this.

Gu Yuan stood at the northernmost point of the altar, his black brocade robe fluttering without wind. Behind him, the phantom of the nine-colored Dragon God slowly emerged. The vast dragon might enveloped the entire hall, yet it was precisely constrained within the array, not a fraction leaking out.

He raised his hand, and the God Core of the God of Annihilation flew up, landing in the very center of the altar.

The moment the Annihilation God Core landed, an extreme aura of darkness and destruction erupted, only to be obediently restrained within the array by the power of the Dragon God, forming a perfect balance with the surrounding life force.

The end of destruction is rebirth, and the end of annihilation is samsara; this was the core law of the resurrection ritual.

"Qian Renxue, are you ready?" Gu Yuan turned to look at her, his expression grave.

"Now, bring out the remnant soul of Bibi Dong that you have guarded for ten thousand years, along with the Rakshasa God Fragment. Once the ritual starts, there can be no pause; it must be completed in one go."

Qian Renxue took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart, and nodded heavily.

She slowly raised her right hand, pressing her fingertip against the center of her brow.

Golden Angel God power flowed slowly, and a faint, transparent remnant soul carrying a familiar aura drifted out from between her brows.

This wisp of soul was so weak it seemed as if a breeze could scatter it. It contained the complete soul imprint of Bibi Dong, the very last wisp of her soul that Qian Renxue had forcibly gathered during the Battle of Jialing Pass ten thousand years ago, at the cost of shattering her own godhood.

To protect this remnant soul, she had nurtured it with her own Angel God origin for ten thousand years, never once slacking, even while she was in a self-imposed slumber.

Following this, she raised her hand again, and three Rakshasa God fragments shimmering with dark purple light flew out from her storage Soul Tool, landing around the remnant soul.

These were the god fragments she had traveled across mountains and rivers to retrieve, scattered across the continent after Bibi Dong's fall; each piece carried the memories of Bibi Dong from that era.

The moment the remnant soul and the god fragments appeared, the Annihilation God Core at the center of the altar instantly lit up with a dazzling dark purple light, resonating with the remnant soul.

Even as a mere wisp of a soul, it could feel the laws of destruction and annihilation of the same origin, and the originally dim light on the remnant soul instantly brightened.

"Qian Renxue, invoke the power of the Eternity God Core to protect her remnant soul! It must not dissipate during the fusion!" Gu Yuan's voice turned stern, and the Dragon God power around him erupted instantly.

"Understood!" Qian Renxue replied, immediately integrating the Eternity God Core into her body.

In an instant, vast eternal light god power erupted from within her.

The phantom of a twelve-winged angel fully manifested behind her, and holy golden light enveloped the entire altar like a warm cocoon, holding Bibi Dong's remnant soul firmly within.

The power of the eternal laws made the weak remnant soul instantly stable; even the scouring of the annihilation power could not harm it in the slightest.

"Yuena, use the law of life creation to draw upon the origin of the Life Lake and recast her body!"

"Understood!" Gu Yuena responded, her purple-gold dragon pupils shining with dazzling light.

She formed seals with her hands, and countless silver dragon patterns flew out, merging into the altar.

The emerald-green life essence of the Life Lake surged into the array like a tsunami, beginning to outline a human figure around Bibi Dong's remnant soul.

Bones, meridians, flesh, skin... under the law of creation, a perfect body was being recast bit by bit at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This body was identical to the Bibi Dong of the past, perhaps even more perfect and resilient than her body at its peak.

The origin essence of the Life Lake, combined with Gu Yuena's law of creation, allowed this body to be born with dual talents of extreme life and destruction, perfectly matching the power of the Annihilation God Core.

"Merge with the origin of the God King of Annihilation! Bibi Dong, reappear in the world!"

With a sharp shout from Gu Yuan, the Dragon God power around him surged instantly.

The nine-colored Dragon God phantom let out a dragon roar, and countless ancient dragon law runes poured into the Annihilation God Core at the center of the altar like a meteor shower.

The Annihilation God Core instantly erupted with a darkness that devoured everything. Under the pull of this power, the three Rakshasa God fragments instantly turned into three streaks of light and merged into Bibi Dong's remnant soul.

Following this, the Annihilation God Core slowly rose and merged bit by bit into the newly recast body.

BOOM!!!

Extreme destruction and extreme life fused perfectly at this moment.

The dark purple light of annihilation and the emerald-green light of life intertwined and shot into the sky. Even with the layers of barriers sealing them, the entire Star Dou Forest trembled slightly.

Above the sky, dark clouds gathered as heavenly thunder rumbled faintly. The Heavenly Dao had sensed the anomaly of defying fate and sought to descend a tribulation to prevent this resurrection.

However, with the Nine-Layer Heaven-Sealing Barrier already in place and the Life Array masking the heavenly secrets, the rolling thunder circled above the Star Dou forest for a long time. Finding no target to vent its fury upon, it could only dissipate in frustration.

Inside the Crystal Palace, the ritual reached its most critical moment.

The remnant soul of Bibi Dong was gradually merging into her recast body, while the power of the Annihilation God Core slowly awakened her consciousness, which had been dormant for ten thousand years.

This process was incredibly perilous. The fusion of soul and flesh, the synchronization of the god core and the divine soul—the slightest mistake would result in total annihilation, leaving no chance for redemption.

Qian Renxue stood by the altar, her forehead covered in a fine layer of cold sweat. She poured her divine power into the altar as if it were worthless, desperately shielding Bibi Dong's divine soul to prevent it from being scattered by the violent power of annihilation.

Though her face grew increasingly pale, her hands did not tremble in the slightest.

She had waited ten thousand years; she could not allow all her efforts to fall short now.

Gu Yuan watched the altar, observing the increasingly smooth fusion of soul and body, and the gravity in his eyes eased slightly.

He could clearly feel Bibi Dong's divine soul reviving rapidly. The power of the Annihilation God Core was perfectly compatible with her soul, even beginning to repair the origin of the godhood that Tang San had shattered all those years ago, awakening all her memories.

Gu Yuena was also exerting the Laws of Life to their fullest, constantly repairing the cracks appearing in the flesh during the fusion process, ensuring that this vessel, which carried the origin of a God King, would be without a single flaw.

Time slipped away, and the duration of an incense stick felt as though it had spanned ten millennia.

The moment the final trace of her soul imprint fully merged into the body, the dark purple and emerald green light intertwined on the altar instantly receded.

The woman lying quietly in the center of the altar felt her eyelashes tremble slightly.

She possessed long, bewitching purple hair and skin as fair as snow. Her features were exquisite to the extreme, carrying an innate coldness and arrogance; even with her eyes closed, she could not hide the queenly aura that looked down upon all living things.

Her long purple dress was inscribed with annihilation and divine patterns, and her body was wreathed in a mysterious aura where destruction and life intertwined. She was even more dazzling and powerful than she had been at her peak ten thousand years ago.

She was Bibi Dong.

The former Rakshasa God, the Empress of the Spirit Hall Empire, the wielder of the Twin Martial Souls—the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor—Qian Renxue's mother, and the legendary woman who lived her life in hatred and pain before finally falling at Jialing Pass.

Her eyelashes fluttered a few more times before she slowly opened her eyes.

Those purple-gold eyes held ten thousand years of loneliness and hatred, a lifetime of sorrow and resentment, mixed with the bewilderment of one just awakened.

She looked at the crystal dome above and the flowing law runes surrounding her, as countless memories surged into her mind like a tidal wave.

The bloody sunset at Jialing Pass, the final glance as she collapsed into Xue'er's arms, and that apologetic "I'm sorry" whispered before her death.

The destruction of Martial Soul Hall, a lifetime of hatred and agony, and the despair before falling into the endless darkness...

All her memories returned in an instant.

She sat up abruptly, gasping for air. Subconsciously, she raised a hand to touch her cheek, then looked down at her own hands.

The warm sensation, the clear perception, and the power surging within her—vastly more immense than it had been at her peak—all told her this was no dream.

She... was alive?

Should she not have perished at Jialing Pass, her soul shattered and dissipated between heaven and earth? How could she be here?

Just as she looked around in confusion, her heart shaken, a trembling voice choked with sobs rang in her ears.

"Mother..."

Bibi Dong's body stiffened, and she turned her head slowly.

There stood the golden-haired woman, her golden eyes brimming with tears that fell like broken beads down her cheeks.

She looked at her with longing, grievance, anticipation, and a devotion that had spanned ten thousand years.

It was Qian Renxue.

Her daughter, whom she had never treated well in all her life.

Bibi Dong looked at her, and the scenes from ten thousand years ago flashed through her mind.

On the walls of Jialing Pass, she had collapsed into Qian Renxue's arms, looking at her daughter's tear-streaked face. She had wanted to say so much, but in the end, she had only managed three words before falling into the darkness.

Her life had been ruined by Qian Xunji; she had lived in hatred, spent her life scheming, and ended up dead and forgotten.

The only person she owed was this daughter. She had never given her a shred of maternal love, never shown the tenderness a mother should, and had even suppressed her countless times. Yet, at the very last moment of her life, this daughter was the only one by her side.

In the ten thousand years of endless darkness, she had regretted it countless times, wishing that if she could do it all over again, she would never treat her daughter that way.

She had not expected that a second chance would truly come.

"Xue'er..."

Bibi Dong's voice was raspy and unrecognizable, filled with an unbelievable tremor and a longing suppressed for ten thousand years.

She reached out, wanting to touch Qian Renxue, yet afraid that this was merely a phantom that would shatter at a touch.

Qian Renxue could no longer control her emotions; she lunged forward and pulled her into an embrace.

Ten thousand years of waiting erupted in this single moment.

She held Bibi Dong tightly, burying her face in her neck, and wept aloud, like a child who had finally found her mother, sobbing heart-wrenchingly.

"Mother... I missed you so much... I missed you so much..."

"I waited for you for ten thousand years... I finally waited for your return..."

"I couldn't protect you ten thousand years ago, I couldn't protect Martial Soul Hall, but this time I won't let you leave me again... Never again..."

Her weeping echoed through the vast Crystal Palace, every word dripping with blood, every sentence a testament to a mother-daughter bond that had spanned ten thousand years.

Bibi Dong's body stiffened the moment she was embraced.

Then, she raised her hands and awkwardly, gently hugged the daughter in her arms, her fingertips trembling slightly as she patted her back, stroke by stroke.

Tears surged uncontrollably from her purple-gold eyes, sliding down her cheeks to splash onto Qian Renxue's golden hair.

She had not shed a single tear in front of anyone since that day.

Not when she was defiled by Qian Xunji, not when she was misunderstood by the one she loved most, and not even in the moment her soul dissipated and she perished, had she ever wept.

But now, holding the daughter she had failed her entire life and listening to her heart-wrenching sobs, she could no longer hold it together; her tears flowed like a bursting dam, impossible to stop.

"Xue'er... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

Bibi Dong's voice choked as she apologized over and over again.

"It is Mother who failed you... It is Mother who was wrong... Mother owes you far too much..."

"Mother missed you too... Mother missed you so much..."

The mother and daughter held each other tightly, weeping bitterly in this secluded palace at the bottom of the lake.

Longing and guilt both melted away, bit by bit, in the tears of their embrace.

Under the blood-red setting sun of Jialing Pass ten thousand years ago, they had been unable to say a proper goodbye.

But on this day, at the bottom of the Life Lake, after ten thousand years of time had passed, they had finally found each other and completed the embrace that was ten thousand years overdue.

Gu Yuan and Gu Yuena stood outside the altar, watching the scene quietly without interruption.

Gu Yuan looked at the mother and daughter weeping in each other's arms, a faint sense of relief flashing through his deep eyes.

He had not only fulfilled his promise from back then, but had also added the two most important pieces to the chessboard for the future confrontation against the God Realm.

On the altar, Bibi Dong held Qian Renxue in her arms, her sobbing gradually subsiding as cold killing intent and resolve reignited in her eyes.

She had come back to life.

Not only had she returned, but she now possessed power even greater than she had in the past.

For those who had separated her from her daughter for ten thousand years, this blood debt would be collected with interest.

Tang San, it is time we settled our accounts.