Chapter 178: Section 179: Please Resurrect Him!


    Lord Zhenjin successfully ascended to the top floor of the Central Tower with Zi Di.


    “Father, what has happened to you?!” Seeing Jia Sha once again, Lord Zhenjin could hardly believe his eyes.


    Jia Sha’s hair had turned grey and thin, his body emaciated, and his eyes deeply sunken—his condition looked even more severe than when the four Guardian Knights had brought the Divine Artifact. His state of health was concerning, and his calm yet crazed expression was unsettling.


    A pang struck Zi Di’s heart; she suddenly realized: Jia Sha had extracted too much divine power from within himself!


    Priests and fathers obtain divine power through prayer, which is imparted to them. The more devout the Divine Officer and the higher their rank, the more divine power they receive with each prayer.


    The divine power transforms the Divine Officers constantly, enhancing their physical constitution.


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    However, the number of prayers per day is fixed.


    For instance, the Holy Emperor usually prays only three times a day—once in the morning, once at noon, and once at night.


    Jia Sha received a limited amount of divine power each day.


    And to take over the Central Tower, the divine power within him was far from sufficient; and since it wasn’t time for prayer yet, he had no choice but to extract it from his own body.


    “Clearly, Jia Sha has sacrificed his own potential for advancement, greatly damaging his talents, and even consumed his own life energy to obtain more divine power!” Sear?h the n?vel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zi Di understood all too well the madness and urgency in Jia Sha’s actions as she analyzed the situation in her mind.


    The price he had paid was far too high. Even if he managed to survive and escape, he would be disabled (as the sect prioritizes talent when selecting Divine Officers) and wouldn’t live more than a couple of years.


    If possible, Jia Sha wouldn’t have taken such a risk, wouldn’t have gambled everything.


    But there was no other way!


    Low-level magic and fighting energy were prohibited here; he couldn’t count on anyone else. He had to step up. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t be able to escape; and if he didn’t escape, he would die. Facing death, what significance did talent, lifespan, or the future hold?


    As an invader, he couldn’t merely use his spirit to connect to the Central Tower. He had to fuse his spirit with his divine power and erode forcefully to progressively secure victories in the Central Tower, defeating the Tower Spirit’s control and seizing authority bit by bit.


    Why was Jia Sha so desperate for the Divine Artifact?


    Because he saw only one way forward: he must exchange the Divine Artifact for immense merit. Then, use this immense merit to entice the sect, or even the deities themselves, to restore his prospects in life.


    Otherwise, without this immense merit, even if he survived, he would end up a crippled man, living a life worse than death!


    Facing Lord Zhenjin’s doubtful gaze, Jia Sha clenched his lips and just glared fiercely, unable to afford any distraction, giving no response.


    Suddenly, he roared.


    The next moment, the fourth floor of the Central Tower suddenly lit up with a point of blue light.


    Then the blue light spread, forming an elliptical Light Door.


    A Teleportation Gate!


    Both Lord Zhenjin and the Guardian Knights showed intense joy at this sight.


    “Hahaha!” Jia Sha laughed heartily, but soon started coughing violently due to his physical weakness.


    “Father, you’ve succeeded! We should go now, let’s hurry and leave this place!” Lord Zhenjin urged impatiently.


    “Let’s not rush; I have already wrestled half of the teleportation permissions from the Tower Spirit. This Teleportation Gate is under my control, very stable, and the Tower Spirit can do nothing about it. Now… it’s up to me who goes first and who retreats last.” With that, Jia Sha stared meaningfully at Lord Zhenjin.


    Lord Zhenjin’s heart skipped a beat, and he managed a strained smile, “Father, you’ve always been our leader, haven’t you?”


    Zi Di’s face turned pale.


    Ignoring Lord Zhenjin, Jia Sha ordered the Guardian Knights, “First, shove the Green Jade Gold Coffin into the Teleportation Gate.”


    “Yes, sir!”


    The four Guardian Knights, each gripping a corner of the coffin, pushed it through the Teleportation Gate, eventually getting the coffin completely to the other side.


    The Divine Artifact was sent through, and during this process, the Teleportation Gate fluctuated sharply but remained overall very stable.


    Where the Divine Artifact exactly went, no one knew except Jia Sha, who controlled the Teleportation Gate.


    Jia Sha’s sacrifice was worthwhile; he held the permissions of the Teleportation Gate, firmly in control of the current situation.


    “Very good, very good,” Jia Sha smiled, his previously tense face relaxing significantly.


    Sending away the Green Jade Gold Coffin had depleted a lot of mana.


    But there was still some left in the Mana Pool.


    Enough to send another Divine Artifact through and still have sufficient to transport Jia Sha and a few others afterward.


    “Now, send the Mermaid’s Fairy Tale through,” Jia Sha commanded again.


    The Guardian Knights were just about to act when the Tower Spirit’s voice suddenly rang out, “Warning, warning!”


    “Detected loss of teleportation permissions: 55%, 56%, 58%, 59%, 61%…”


    “The Teleportation Gate is opening, the man-made magical beast alchemy core component is missing, attempting to close…”


    “The Teleportation Gate cannot be closed.”


    “Warning, warning. The loss of teleportation permissions has reached 65%. Tower Spirit unable to resist, is losing control, is losing control.”


    Everyone was tense for a moment, then relaxed again.


    “Hahaha,” Jia Sha laughed again, “A false alarm, I already have the winning ticket!”


    But then, they heard the Tower Spirit again, “Tower Spirit requesting support, requesting support.”


    “No response to the request target.”


    “Warning, the loss of teleportation permissions has reached 68%.”


    “No response to the request.”


    “Initiating emergency distress call, searching for external support.”


    “Beginning to check permissions.”


    “Scanning for Level 10 Authorization… None.”


    “Scanning for Level 11 Authorization… None.”


    …


    “Ding, Level 18 Authorization detected—Miss Zi Di.”


    “The Tower Spirit of the Alchemy Factory is seeking your help and requests your support, hoping you can lend a hand.”


    “Your contribution this time will be recorded. Based on your contribution, you will receive material rewards under the authority of the Tower Spirit. You will gain goodwill and friendship from the owner of the Alchemy Factory. In the future, you will receive a discount corresponding to your contribution when purchasing products from this factory.”


    “Would you accept this call for help?”


    Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Zi Di quickly recovered and responded, “Yes!”


    Magic Light fell, forming a contract array in mid-air.


    The next moment, the array condensed and landed on Zi Di’s forehead, forming a tattoo pattern of the array.


    The Tower Spirit said, “The contract is established.”


    “Please assist the Tower Spirit, Miss Zi Di, in defeating the intruders and regaining control permission. Priority targets are as follows: Teleportation authority first, weather control authority second, command authority over man-made magical beasts third…”


    “No!” Jia Sha roared in fury, enraged, having been attacked by Zi Di.


    The attack was relentless, carrying the fury of revenge, and Jia Sha was rapidly losing the permissions he had so hardly gained.


    The elite squad of the Blood Light Sanction Court and the War Merchant both suffered mutual destruction, effectively destroying each other. In this brutal confrontation, the Tower Spirit also received critical attention and was in dire condition.


    As the central brain, it was no longer able to control the Alchemy Factory, and most of the time, it was forced into dormancy, otherwise, it would completely disperse.


    So, when a Silver Priest came to corrode the center, the Tower Spirit had no way to resist.


    To contend for authority, one must battle spiritually, an area where Jia Sha was invariably successful. What truly constrained this Silver Priest was Divine Power. He had to use Divine Power to invade the center spiritually.


    In a battle for authority, Divine Power serves as the carrier of the Spirit.


    However, now the situation was different.


    After Zi Di agreed to help, her spirit was accepted by the entire Central Tower.


    She was a Mage, never once using magic, and in good condition. Although she was only at Black Iron Level, her spirit still far exceeded that of the average person.


    Jia Sha was a priest, worn to the brink at this point, and facing resistance. His spirit had to adhere within Divine Power to be able to erode the center.


    The outcome of the duel was predictable, Zi Di, armed with a fresh force and adept in manipulating spirit, drove Jia Sha’s remaining spirit into full retreat.


    Soon after, the Teleportation Gate closed.


    This wasn’t Zi Di who closed it, but Jia Sha seeing how adverse the situation was, voluntarily closed it.


    If he didn’t close the Teleportation Gate, Zi Di would have been able to ascertain the specific location of the other side of the gate from this spatial connection.


    “How could you have authorization? You’ve been here before!” Jia Sha stared at Zi Di fiercely.


    Zhenjin also looked at Zi Di, dumbfounded.


    Undeterred, Zi Di stared back at Jia Sha, glanced at Zhenjin beside her, and with a cold laugh said, “So, where do you think Lord Zhenjin’s substitute was custom-made?”


    “Just a Black Iron Mage!” Jia Sha raged inwardly, exerting his full strength, but he had truly reached his limit. All his remaining strength was still no match for Zi Di.


    “Do you know what you’re doing? Do you want to betray the Empire? Zhenjin, do you want to betray your faith and become a fallen knight?” Jia Sha challenged.


    Zi Di chuckled, “Priest sir, please don’t make alarmist statements. We have never thought of betraying the empire, nor should you wrongfully accuse Lord Zhenjin of betraying his faith. We actually have no intention of being your enemy; we just want to have a proper talk.”


    Jia Sha clenched his teeth in anger.


    He very much wanted to order the four Guardian Knights to kill Zi Di. But crucially, Zhenjin stood in front of Zi Di, who had seen through the situation and used the Holy Temple Knight as her amulet.


    This maneuver was truly formidable, rendering Jia Sha unable to make a move against her.


    His head still spun slightly, Jia Sha knew this was purely out of frustration! But therein lay his only option, to force himself to calm down.


    “What do you want to talk about?” Jia Sha asked.


    “Let’s talk about contribution!” Zi Di said immediately, “On this journey, priest sir, your contribution is the greatest, which we acknowledge. But our contributions cannot be denied, right?”


    Zhenjin quickly recovered and immediately echoed, clearly supporting Zi Di.


    Now was not the time to delve into Zi Di concealing her connections with the War Merchant.


    “I have never thought of denying your contributions and merits!” Jia Sha’s tone turned grim.


    “Then please, where exactly was the Green Jade Gold Coffin transported?” Zi Di’s words were sharper than Silver Lightning.


    Jia Sha snorted coldly, extremely displeased, “You think I would easily say it?”


    Zi Di scoffed, “But we played a part in acquiring the Green Jade Gold Coffin. Priest sir, you just said you didn’t deny our contributions and merits, yet your actions don’t match your words.”


    “If I hadn’t fortuitously gained the Tower Spirit’s approval, priest Jia Sha, would you have thought about abandoning us?”


    Jia Sha’s head throbbed faintly, Zi Di’s incisiveness and persistence took him by surprise.


    He shook his head and exhaled a murky breath, his face now calm, “There’s no need to discuss this now! Even if I explain well, lacking a foundational trust, you would still not believe. Just like I won’t believe you’d reveal the location where the Green Jade Gold Coffin was transported.”


    “That’s okay.” Zi Di smiled, “Once my spirit completely defeats your imprint and I gain full control of the teleportation permissions, I can completely retrieve the recent teleportation records!”


    Jia Sha turned pale.


    If he had full teleportation permissions, he naturally could have erased the teleportation records. But his teleportation authority had never reached 100%.


    “Haha, Zi Di, well done!” Zhenjin laughed heartily.


    “Perhaps we could make a deal.” Zi Di continued, her tone becoming more gentle, “We never intended to coerce you, priest sir, and we recognize your contributions far exceed ours. We just want to protect our own share.”


    “What exactly do you want? Speak up!” Jia Sha, extremely irritable, was finally driven to desperation by Zi Di and had no choice but to compromise.


    Zi Di’s eyes were deep, “It’s simple, just have priest sir use the Resurrection Technique to revive the recently slain Zhenjin substitute.”


    “What??!!” Zhenjin exclaimed, sharply turning his head, furiously glaring at his fiancée.


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