They Were All Living, Breathing Beings

"So soon?"

Yan Hua was startled when Lin Jun suddenly appeared. From Lin Jun's disappearance to his return, only a month had passed at most.

It had taken Yan Hua three whole years to seize an Authority back then, and he had nearly failed to return.

Lin Jun did not immediately answer Yan Hua's question. Instead, he looked down at his hands.

He had become a Martial Venerable.

A vast, surging energy flowed continuously through his body. His meridians had become exceptionally broad, with streams of energy galloping through them like horses racing across open plains.

And there was also the Heavenly Secrets Authority within his body.

"I guess I got lucky."

Lin Jun shook his head and slowly rose to his feet, only to discover that he could not control his suddenly skyrocketing strength. He stomped a hole straight through the ground.

Lin Jun: ...

Perhaps he still needed some time to get used to it.

"Can you tell me what Authority it is?"

Seeing that Lin Jun had not suffered any serious problems, Yan Hua finally put aside his doubts. So long as Lin Jun had returned safely, everything was fine.

"Resurrection of the Dead."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Jun gave his incomplete cycle of life and death a new name.

"...Huh?"

Hearing those few words, Yan Hua shuddered all over.

What the hell? Was that something a human could control?

"It can only last for less than half a quarter-hour. I think the duration will increase once my strength improves in the future."

Yu Hong had once wielded the immensely powerful Authority of 'Severance,' yet its effects had only amounted to that much. Lin Jun understood that the Authority's power grew stronger along with its user.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering..."

Yan