Chapter 685: Endowment·New Life (Part I)

The underground collision had no sound.

Yet it made the entire secret chamber suddenly sink downward!

Stone dust showered down from the top.

The light of all the crystals flickered violently.

The platform beneath the twelve people transmitted a clear vibration.

Chen Wen's body swayed slightly.

But a fierce light like a blade shone in his eyes.

The system, like a precise and mighty furnace, transformed the vast national fortune into two torrents.

One torrent continuously scoured and remodeled the twelve people's life origin.

The other turned into the most intense purifying force, striking head-on against the invading yin-energy dark current.

The confrontation unfolded at the level of rules.

The yin-energy dark current was sinister and crafty, seeking to infiltrate and pollute the gaps and weak points in the flow of fortune momentum.

And the fortune momentum commanded by Chen Wen was like a boundless golden flame, with absolute quantity and a higher authority level, carrying out encirclement and incineration.

The consumption was enormous.

Every instant, vast amounts of national fortune were annihilated in the struggle.

But after the Chen dynasty had stood for 180 years, with great victory in the northern borders, the light curtain standoff, and the people's hearts united, the accumulated foundation of fortune momentum far surpassed the past.

At this moment, this vast national fortune was his strongest backing.

Below the stone platform.

Zhang Cheng and Zhao Lao Nian could feel that silent, fierce clash.

Their palms sweated, yet they saw the ruler on the stone platform, though his face was grave, his form stood firm as a boulder.

That was a steadiness based on absolute control of power.

In the secret chamber.

The twelve people's bodily changes, after a brief pause, continued with even greater vigor!

Yue Fei felt that the last stubborn trace of old "chronic ailment" in his heart and lungs was thoroughly crushed and dispelled.

The newly formed tissue brimmed with vitality, and blood and qi flowed unimpeded.

A long-lost lightness, as if shedding a thousand-jin burden, swept through his whole body.

His breathing became deep and steady.

His heartbeat was strong like a drum.

Lin Chong slowly opened his palm, then slowly clenched it.

Each flexion and extension let him feel the tendons' elasticity and strength, reaching a previously unseen perfect balance.

Joints were supple.

Muscles were full.

It was not merely a restoration of youth, but the state of life had been optimized and adjusted to the theoretical peak.

Guan Sheng gave a low hum.

His entire skeleton emitted a faint sound, like the clink of gold and jade.

That was the manifestation of his bone structure becoming further densified under the energy's scouring.

His already tall stature now appeared more substantial, as if every muscle harbored explosive power.

Huyan Zhuo drew a deep breath.

The expansion of his chest cavity far exceeded before.

Blood and qi surged like a great river, vast and endless.

The fatigue from years of campaigning was swept away, replaced by overflowing energy and ardent fighting spirit.

The changes in Yue Yun and Zhang Xian were more inward, yet equally profound.

Yue Yun felt that his dynamic vision and nerve reaction speed had noticeably improved.

Zhang Xian found that his coordination and endurance had reached a new height.

The experience of the Five Ministers was on a deeper level.

Shi Dun closed his eyes, relaxing his whole body.

That familiar mighty power this time brought not an earth-shaking change, but a deeper "consolidation" and "expansion".

The "capacity" of life seemed to be expanding.

It could bear more time and also store more strength.

Qian Gui silently evaluated in his heart.

This time, both the "quality" and "quantity" of energy far surpassed the last.

The conversion efficiency was nearly perfect, with hardly any waste.

The ruler's mastery of this power had reached the point of turning the heavy into light.

Wang Ru clearly felt the change in life's rhythm.

An inner "youth" was solidified, cells brimmed with vitality, and metabolism was maintained at the healthiest, most efficient state.

The erosive force of time was greatly slowed.

Zhao Lao Nian inwardly clicked his tongue.

Besides the enhancement of life origin, he faintly felt that his thoughts had become clearer and more agile.

Was it an illusion?

Or does this mighty power also benefit consciousness?

Zhang Cheng accepted everything most calmly.

He carefully compared past and present sensations.

More majestic.

More pure.

More effortless, as if heavy things were light.

Behind this lies the sovereign's unfathomably deeper cultivation, and also the ever-stronger national fortune support of Chen Zhaori.

At this moment.

The confrontation at the rift in the light curtain has reached a critical moment.

The dark current of yin energy found infiltration ineffective, turned violent, and tried to concentrate force to strike a point, breaking the ritual.

Chen Wen let out a cold snort.

His intention stirred slightly.

More national fortune was mobilized, no longer merely a siege, but transformed into a golden "dam" that directly blocked the path where the yin energy surged in.

At the same time.

The mental energy he divided out once again strengthened the "endowment" for the twelve people!

The second wave of even purer life-origin power, mixed with rule information of some kind that stabilizes life forms, surged in.

Above Xijing.

The enormous golden vortex's rotation speed slowed slightly, but its light became more solid and weighty.

The faint thunder grew low and steady, as if heaven and earth were adapting to the violent mobilization of this vast national fortune.

Located at the Huangcheng ancestral temple.

The enshrined qi fortune jade tablet hummed faintly, resonating with the main vein of national fortune, yet remained stable.

Huai Xi camp.

In Zhu Yue's perception, the eastern "scene" changed again.

That azure "poisonous snake" seemed to be blocked and compressed by a more brilliant golden "wall".

And the golden tide itself, after a brief fluctuation, became deeper and more restrained, while the life aura it contained grew astonishingly richer.

"One side destroys, another protects and... creates?"

He muttered to himself.

The scales in his heart unconsciously began to tip.

In the dark depths.

The frenzied "gaze" conveyed anxiety and violent rage.

Conventional interference is ineffective!

The concentration of Fortune Momentum and the authority level in the target area are too high, exceeding the threshold for rapid contamination and destruction!

Must……

Adjust the strategy!

In the secret chamber.

Chen Wen sensed that the yin energy dark current's offensive suddenly weakened, turning into a cold surveillance and buildup.

He did not relax.

But he knew the peak of the most dangerous interference had passed.

He redirected most of his attention back onto the "endowment" ceremony before him.

On the twelve people, a faint, visible white glow began to emanate.

That was a sign of overflowing life energy beginning to resonate with the outside world.

Their faces were visibly becoming younger at a perceptible speed.

Wrinkles smoothed out.

Skin regained its tightness and luster.

At the roots of white hair, it quietly turned black.

Not an illusion.

It was a genuine reversal and fixing of the life state toward the peak of youth.

Yue Fei slowly opened his eyes.

The divine light in his eyes shone clear, with no trace of world-weary fatigue, only a sharpness as before, now augmented with a tranquil edge.

He lowered his head, looking at his hands that had become solid, smooth, and full of strength.

Then he gazed toward the black-clad figure on the stone platform.

A deep bow.

No words needed.

Chen Wen gave a slight nod.

His gaze swept over the others also undergoing transformation.

The most crucial step was about to be completed.

But it was also the step consuming the most and requiring the greatest stability.

He took a deep breath.

He communicated with the system core.

He triggered the final layer of change in the Lv. 7 "Lifespan Endowment" rule.

It silently activated.