Chapter 271: Section 59: Resurrection Divine Skill
The Dragon-man youth cast a peculiar glance at the old man and asked directly, “Who are you?”
The elder’s voice was steady as he introduced himself, “I am a servant of the God of Life, Waffle is my alias; my real name is Hao Fu. I am a bishop of the White Wings Port’s Life Temple. The Gold and Silver brothers attacked the ship I was on. They have been frantically searching this stretch of the sea to find me.”
The Dragon-man youth immediately narrowed his eyes.
Memories flashed through his mind.
In New Moon Port.
An Imperial receptionist told him, “Captain Long Fu, there is a mission available that I highly recommend. If you can complete it, the Empire will reward you handsomely.”
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“Three days ago, these people audaciously robbed a military supply ship near Stinky Bay. The ship carried a large amount of military provisions and over a dozen boxes of munitions, one of which contained three hundred low-level Fireball Technique magic scrolls.”
“According to secret reports from the Empire, years ago, Golden Hook had bought potions in the Black Market, attempting to break through to the Holy Domain and reach the Golden Level.”
“Clearly, he didn’t succeed. Over the years, he has stayed secluded on Gold and Silver Island, appearing in public very rarely.”
“The scholars of the Empire speculate that this time, Silver Hook robbing the military supply ship was likely aiming to kidnap a bishop from the Life Sect, perhaps to force the bishop to heal his brother.”
“Fortunately, the bishop, due to some accidents, didn’t board the supply ship as planned.”
In the Magnetic Islands.
The old man in front of him was woken up by the Justice Pirate Group and others,” I was originally a fisherman at White Wings Port, struggling to survive under the heavy tithes and taxes of the nobility, so I joined a pirate ship to make ends meet. Unfortunately, we ran into bigger pirates who defeated our flotilla. I was near the lifeboat when our ships sank and desperately climbed aboard it.”
“What was the name of the pirate group you joined? And who attacked you?” Cang Xu inquired.
The old man’s reply shocked everyone.
His pirate group was not worth mentioning, but the attackers were indeed from the Silver Hook’s crew!
“Why would Silver Hook’s group be around here?”
“These people are incredibly audacious, robbing the Empire’s military supply ship and still daring to roam around!”
“Could their target be the Magnetic Islands?”
Not long ago, in this very battlefield at sea.
The First Officer on Silver Hook shouted, “Justice Pirate Group, we are the Silver Hook Pirates! We command you to stop immediately and submit to our inspection. If you comply, you may yet keep your lives.”
Following that was Silver Hook, “Justice Pirate Group! I acknowledge your strength. Stop your ship! Submit to our inspection, and in doing so, you may gain a powerful ally. Otherwise, I, Silver Hook, will obliterate you right now.”
Finally, it was Golden Hook, “All of Justice Pirate Group, listen up. I am Golden Hook. We’re all pirates here. If you give us half of your loot, I will let you go.”
The Dragon-man youth clenched his fist slightly, a flash of understanding in his eyes, “So that’s how it is.”
“That is indeed the case,” the old man, no, more precisely, Bishop Hao Fu of the Life Sect, said, “It was you who saved my life and killed Golden Hook, defeating the main force of the Gold and Silver Pirates. I am willing to resurrect Big guy and others as a token of my gratitude for saving my life. But please prepare quickly, as I believe Captain Long Fu you know that resurrection is time-limited. We must act before the spirits of the deceased dissipate.”
“Of course!” the Dragon-man youth replied joyfully, nodding immediately.
Moments later.
Under the command of Captain Long Fu, the bodies of the Justice Pirate Group were gathered on the deck of the Justice.
Hao Fu knelt with his head bowed and hands clasped in front of his chest.
He prayed, “Great God of Life, my Lord. You are the master of life, cherished by all living. You have provided me with healing and redemption. Now, I, a humble one, beseech your mercy to let your mighty power of resurrection also be with these people. Let them live again in this world, under Your watchful eyes, in Your word, Your glory, Your loving grace.”
As he prayed, Hao Fu’s aura became increasingly majestic and vast.
He rapidly ascended from a normal person to Bronze Level, Black Iron, Silver, and finally Golden!
The pirates were dumbfounded, especially those who had once bullied him, now terrified.
The senior members of the Justice Pirate Group also stared intently.
“It’s hard to believe that a bishop of the Life Sect was actually on our ship.”
“Good deeds do pay off, we saved him in the Magnetic Islands,” Bai Ya exclaimed, then asked curiously, “But why was he at the Magnetic Islands?”
Cang Xu smiled slightly, “If you recall the information we got in New Moon Port, it’s not hard to figure out.”
Bai Ya paused, then realized, “So you mean the bishop was actually on the supply ship at that time.”
Cang Xu nodded, “That should be the case. Golden Hook was severely injured, desperate enough to attack the supply ship to seek the bishop’s help in healing.”
“At that time, the bishop had his ways. In the vast sea, he managed to escape using a lifeboat.”
“Feel his aura now, though he’s at Golden Level, he’s obviously weakened and gravely injured.”
“The Gold and Silver brothers, failing to capture the bishop, frantically searched this area.”
“The Empire likely received much more information than us, quickly deducing that the Gold and Silver brothers hadn’t succeeded. But to aid the bishop’s escape, they released false information, mobilizing the Navy on one hand and recruiting various pirates to muddle the waters.”
“We were kept in the dark before, so we were unaware of the bishop’s disappearance.”
“As for the Gold and Silver brothers, they also relished the Empire’s concealment. Their previous attempts to search our ship were merely a pretense for plunder.”
Bai Ya struck her palm with her fist, excitedly exclaiming, “That’s why, when Captain Long Fu ordered Rapids to flee, Golden Hook got so anxious. He even pursued personally, taking half the crew with him.”
“Yes,” Zong Ge nodded, his eyes sparkling with admiration, “It was a brilliant command that kept Golden Hook away from the frontline for a long time. If Golden Hook were stationed on the Silver Hook, our victory would have come at a terrible cost.”
The secretive conversation among the crowd suddenly ceased.
Everyone’s attention was drawn away.
Suddenly, a dazzling radiance burst forth in the sky, the brilliance emerald green like jade, quickly enveloping the entire battlefield.
Clusters of jade light coalesced, varying in size, and infused into each corpse.
The next moment, exclamations arose.
For the eyes of the gathered witnessed, the wounds on these bodies rapidly healed, even severed arms regenerating quickly.
The higher the Life Level of a corpse before death and the more severe the injuries, the more and larger the jade light clusters it absorbed.
Although the Big guy was just of the Bronze Level, he absorbed the most light clusters.
Soon, all the bodies lying on the deck had fully recovered.
Bishop Hao Fu slowly stood up, arms flung wide open, looking up as if to embrace the sky.
Divine Arts—Great Resurrection Technique.
Boom!
Brilliant golden light burst forth from his entire body, shooting into the sky like a pillar of gold.
The green radiance that spread across the battlefield converged into the golden column.
The light from the column grew increasingly intense, forcing people to close their eyes.
The column was blazing bright, like the sun. Yet, the light wasn’t scorching but incredibly gentle instead.
Under this infinite illumination, the bodies began to react; some twitched, some fingers trembled, some began breathing again, and some simply opened their eyes.
Several breaths later, the brilliance dissipated.
Bishop Hao Fu was very pale, his body shaking, weakly kneeling on the ground.
Meanwhile, the former corpses sat or stood up one by one.
“What happened to me?”
“Is this… Heaven?”
“I was certainly dead… but this feels like being alive again. Hey, you died too?”
“What was the result of the battle with the Golden and Silver Brothers?”
The previously fallen pirates were bewildered.
“You have all been resurrected,” the Dragon-man youth announced loudly, “We won; Golden Hook has fallen. Thank Bishop Hao Fu, it was his Resurrection Divine Skill that has brought you back to life.”
Cheers, thanks, crying, and excited curses filled the air.
“Dad…” the Big guy sat on the deck still looking dazed.
The Dragon-man youth came over, smiling, patting his shoulder.
Now, the Big guy’s life aura was very stable.
He had survived; he truly possessed a Divine Bloodline now!
“How did I die? Didn’t I escape into the sea?” Di Lou quickly checked over his body, “Right, it seems I was hit by Golden Hook’s move. Was I just killed like that?”
Di Lou inhaled sharply, filled with relief, “Lucky for me this time, saving the life of the bishop of the Life Sect!”
“Bishop, I wish to convert!” Di Lou cried out loud, “I am willing to serve the God of Life!”
Immediately, many pirates echoed Di Lou, some were the recently deceased, others had witnessed the miracle with their own eyes, they all began to convert to the God of Life.
“Everyone back off, the bishop needs to rest,” the Dragon-man youth temporarily halted the crowd gathering around Hao Fu.
At this moment, Hao Fu’s hair was completely white, his face full of wrinkles, his entire body radiating intense fatigue.
“Captain Long Fu, I hope you can escort me back,” pleaded Hao Fu.
The Dragon-man youth nodded without hesitation, “Of course, I will personally escort you.”
He then turned and ordered Zong Ge and the others, “Lads, quickly clean up the battlefield, and then we head to White Wings Port!”
“Oh!!!” The crowd responded enthusiastically with cheers.
The Little Bird had sunk, the Justice peppered with holes, the Rapids almost entirely empty.
Yet the size of the Justice Pirate Group had suddenly swelled several times.
The badly damaged Silver Hook joined them.
Along with eight other pirate ships.
Many enemy pirate members turned into prisoners, including two Silver Fighters, one a swordsman, the other the One-eyed Elf.