Huai waved his hand, and two resurrection cards flew out of his system space. In front of everyone, a miracle occurred. The heavenly laws enveloped the cards and the coffins, and then both the coffins and the cards vanished into thin air.
The bodies were restored, looking exactly as they had when alive. Then their souls returned from the underworld. Even the Yellow River could not bind them, because a huge hand appeared in the air of the underworld once more. The Black and White Impermanence, the underworld enforcers, looked at that hand in utter horror. They had seen that hand often lately, taking back what did not belong to the realm of the dead.
They could not stop it, so they only watched with wide eyes.
The souls returned to the bodies, and life ran through their veins. They came back to life.
Everyone watched the scene in horror. To them, Huai was like a god now. Even Galaxy Sovereigns could only pull people back from the River of Time, not like this ,not by simply reaching into the underworld and taking them.
Xie Wuyuan and Lin Shuyue stood terrified before the person who had pulled them out of the Underworld. They had never heard of anyone who could do such a thing. Even in the Underworld there was no one who could.
They immediately bowed toward Huai. The others, already mesmerized by the scene, shuddered and stared at him in horror. What kind of being had taken their clan's disciple as a personal disciple?
The nine elders Great Elder Xie Tianshu, Second Elder Xie Minghu, Third Elder Xie Rong, Fourth Elder Xie Baitao, Fifth Elder Xie Kun, Sixth Elder Xie Feiyun, Seventh Elder Xie Jing, Eighth Elder Xie Shan, Ninth Elder Xie Youwei and even Ancestor Xie Zhantian all bowed toward Huai in reverence.
Even Planet Master Canglan and the others, who had just relaxed when Huai withdrew his aura, now looked at him with utmost respect. A being that could pull people out of the Underworld was not simple at all. There were three overlord families on this planet, the Canglan family, the Xie family, and the Li family. All of them were present now, watching to see what would happen next.
Huai waved his hand, and all of them who were kowtowing were lifted up by a gentle force.
Huai smiled and looked at Yan, who was watching him with teary eyes. Even when Huai had asked if he had anything related to his parents, Yan never imagined Huai would resurrect them. He now completely revered his master. He clenched his tiny fists and made a vow in his heart, 'whoever dared disrespect his master would have to face him. He would take their life himself.'
Huai nodded at him, and Yan's composure shattered. He ran toward his parents.
Lin Shuyue hugged Yan with all her might while Wuyuan grabbed them both, a tear of joy appearing in his eyes too. Who says men don't cry? They cry in extreme joy, in extreme pain, and in extreme happiness. They are not robots. Wuyuan cried with his family after the reunion.
Lin Shuyue, voice shaking, "Yan'er, you... you can hear and talk?"
Yan, "Yes, Mother! My master is a divine being, he changed everything! He took revenge for me, he killed everyone who betrayed our clan, he even made my body completely healed."
His cries didn't stop. Lin Shuyue cried with her child. When they were alive they had tried everything in their power, but even the most powerful physician and pill master on their planet couldn't help their child at all.
When they died they had been most worried about Yan. Now they knew their child had found an excellent master for himself.
They stood up and came toward Huai, Wuhe already returned to his side. They bowed to him and said in unison,
"Thank you, Your Highness! For taking pity on my child. Thank you for saving my clan from those traitors. Thank you for saving our lives."
Huai waved his hand, embarrassed. "You don't need to. This child and I are destined to be master and disciple, so I took him as my disciple."
It was true. From the moment he saw Yan on the roadside, something inside him had wanted this child as his disciple.
Yan also grabbed his master's thigh and cried. Huai sighed and rubbed his head. "There, there Yan. Don't cry, now everything is okay. Master is here. He'll help you solve every problem you face."
Yan still cried. He never imagined in his wildest dreams that the nightmare he had suffered for the last few years after his parents' death would be solved like this by his master in a single day. To him, his master was the only lifeline he could think of.
Huai lifted Yan into his arms. He wiped his tears and looked toward the members of the Xie clan. "From today onwards, Xie Yan is my Eternal Sect's core disciple. And the Xie clan is an affiliated force of the Eternal Sect. Xie Wuyuan will resume as the acting patriarch of the Xie clan."
Everyone nodded in unison. They knew what was right for their clan. Even Ancestor Xie Zhantian bowed with the others. "As you wish, Your Highness!"
A wave ran through the whole crowd. The Xie clan had changed completely in a single day. The other families who had come to watch realized that if they didn't seize this opportunity today, they would be thrown into disarray later.
So they all came forward toward Huai.
Planet Master Canglan said, "Your Highness! We, the Canglan family, also wish to submit to the Xie family."
Li Family Ancestor came forward. "We, the Li family, also wish to submit to the Xie family."
The same happened with the smaller forces. "We, the Xu family, Lin family, Zhu family, also wish to submit to the Xie family."
Huai looked surprised but said in a booming voice, "Then from today onwards, the whole Canglan Star will be under the control of the Xie family. And you will be protected by my Eternal Sect."
Then he waved his hand and an Eternal Academy landed on each continent of Canglan Star. Everyone watched in awe as he deployed powerhouses to run each academy. He said, "This is the Eternal Academy. Available to every being on the planet. You can join the academy to get education in the field you wish to pursue."
A huge commotion ran through the whole planet. Huai looked over the planet, then waved his hand again, and the traitors who were still hiding on this small planet began to float into the sky. They screamed in pain as their bones broke one after another in front of the crowd, then their flesh rotted, and in seconds their corpses turned to dust.
Huai boomed his voice again, "This is the punishment for traitors. Whoever betrays humanity will face punishment from now on."
The whole planet shivered. They knew that every word of this divine being was true. They had seen it with their own eyes.
While the whole Canglan Star was in disarray, inside the Human Federation headquarters a huge meeting was held.
In a round hall, 14 Sovereigns sat around a table in absolute authority. Five seats were larger than the other nine . They belonged to the five Ancient Galaxy Sovereigns at the peak of their realm.
They were,
Nexus ( the only artifial intelligence in control of whole human federation). Anastasia Volkov, a girl with a beautiful appearance and cold Russian features. Lao Xuanji, an old man with a long white beard. Marcus Ironheart, a middle-aged man with a burly body. Isabela Santos , a little girl of around 13 or 14 (in truth she was also millions of years old, but she liked this appearance, so she used it).
The other nine Sovereigns, male and female, ranged from Galaxy Sovereign Level 3 to Level 8.
Level 8: Zhao Tianfeng ,Level 7: Elena Rostova ,Level 6: Chen Haoran ,Level 6: Sofia Alvarez ,Level 5: Li Beichen (North Star Sovereign) , Level 4: David Walker , Level 4: Mei Ling ,Level 3: Rafael Costa ,Level 3: Sofia Ansari .
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was grim.
Anastasia started the meeting. "Nexus, did you find why the anomaly appeared in the battle grounds?"
Nexus scanned her database. "No. It's abnormal. I haven't seen anything like this before. The Nether Bats are withdrawing from the front line!"
Marcus snorted. "Hmph! Maybe they were just afraid of us. They realized humanity won't lower its head in front of anyone."
Isabela, who had been quiet until now, removed the lollipop from her mouth, bored. "Beh! You brute, did you think that maybe they deployed a plan to attack humanity in a different way?"
Marcus gritted his teeth and wanted to slap the girl, but he was stopped by a look from the oldest of them all. Lao Xuanji spoke with utmost authority, "I don't think it is that simple. Maybe they faced some difficulties." His voice carried a sensing tone. His demeanor was so strong that even Isabela got serious.
Elena said, "But what difficulties could they face?"
Zhao Tianfeng answered, "Did something abnormal happen inside our human territory?"
Nexus scanned the whole Human Federation territory again, but after a few seconds of searching she frowned. The most surprise was in the unknown backwater galaxy, the Red Lotus Galaxy but she knew this galaxy was not simple at all. It contained the ultimate trump card of humanity: the Divine Physician. Only she knew his whereabouts.
She looked at the North Star Sovereign, confused, because she couldn't feel anything from the Red Lotus Galaxy for a few hours, as if something obstructed her vision.
She asked, "Dear Galaxy Sovereign, Li Beichen! What happened in the Red Lotus Galaxy?"
Everyone looked at the sweating Li Beichen in unison. They had never suspected anything wrong with Li Beichen. But now, seeing him together, they felt that he was somewhat nervous.
Li Beichen, stared at by everyone, felt overwhelmed and said stammering, "What? What happened to Red Lotus Galaxy? It is the same as always."
Nexus shook her head. "You know what happened to Red Lotus Galaxy. I can't access a few hours from that database, as if something obstructed me. That galaxy is in your jurisdiction."
Li Beichen felt pressure all over his body. He had already met Shen Huai and knew a secret that no one else knew. He couldn't share that secret because he had promised Huai.
Li Beichen said, "It was something personal that happened there. Aren't there three chances of using my personal authority in some matters? I am using that now."
The whole hall became surprised, some of their eyes going wide in confusion. That authority was so important to them that they would never use it until absolutely necessary. Just what had happened in that galaxy to make the North Star Sovereign use his authority like this? Li Beichen had used one of his authorities before, Nexus had used her authority to give the Divine Physician his safety, and now Li Beichen used his authority again? For what?
Sofia looked at him in doubt. She knew him better than anyone. He wouldn't use his authority even if he died.
Chen Haoran asked, "Beichen? Are you okay?"
Then everyone noticed that Beichen was sweating profusely. David Walker said, "Beichen, you're sweating like crazy!"
Beichen realized it only then and immediately used tissues from the table to wipe it off and threw them into the dustbin.
Mei Ling asked, "Is it so important to you that you needed to hide it with your utmost authority?" It was a question everyone wanted to ask but never dared to. As fellow Galaxy Sovereigns, everyone was important for humanity.
Rafael Costa, who had been silent until now, suddenly laughed. "Hahaha! Why is the atmosphere so gloomy? We can relax and discuss the meeting, can't we?" Everyone sighed.
Sofia said, giggling, "Brother Li, you have already used two of your authorities. If you want to use the next one, it'll be difficult for you."
Even Li Beichen knew this well. But becoming friends with the Divine Physician was more important. He had even gotten a personal token from that being, and he could use it in absolute necessity.