Chapter 1055 Sanctuary Revival

Not long after, the numerous Super-As finished selecting their desired rewards. The three Universal Civilizations leaders offered further encouragement before ending this merit-based award conference.

The group filed out of the room and returned to their exclusive activity room. At this moment, Han Xiao clapped twice, drawing everyone's attention.

"Everyone, I'm announcing something. I may soon perform the Sanctuary Revival, bringing back the six Super-As who died in this battle."

Everyone was stunned, then excited.

"So fast?" Kṣuya blinked, somewhat surprised.

As someone who knew the Sanctuary's details, he knew it wasn't easy to activate. He always thought Han Xiao would wait until more had died to pull them back in one go, which would be more cost-effective. Using the Sanctuary Revival with only six deaths was unexpected.

"It's fine; it's part of the plan," Han Xiao waved his hand dismissively.

This high-intensity battle had made many Super-As uneasy. Using the Sanctuary Revival to bring back the fallen would boost morale. While the revival of Historical Super-As was amazing, witnessing the rebirth of those who died in battle firsthand would be better.

It was also an opportunity to show his attitude. Eagerly reviving the fallen would reassure most people, making them feel that they would receive the same treatment if they died. After all, other Super-As didn't know the cost of the Sanctuary Revival. The more relaxed and unconcerned Han Xiao seemed, the more confident they would be.

"I think those six don't want to be revived so soon. They might die again next time. It's better to let them sleep a little longer..." Hunter whispered.

Han Xiao glanced at him, and Hunter immediately shut up sheepishly.

Hearing this, many Super-As looked strange.

In their eyes, the Sanctuary Revival was a one-time opportunity. The sooner you lived, the sooner you died. If they could avoid some battles during their death, it would be best for the individual. But from the perspective of others, they hoped the fallen would return quickly to share the pressure. For a moment, they didn't know what to say.

Some Super-As couldn't help but glance at Hela. If Black Star hadn't always been so reliable, they might have even thought that Black Star was eager to revive the fallen so quickly to replenish the Underworld.

Han Xiao took in everyone's expressions and naturally guessed what they were thinking. He said, "In any case, that's the decision. This trip isn't just to revive the fallen. I also plan to revive some historical powerhouses to expand the scale of high-level combat power and share more of the pressure for everyone."

"Oh, I see. That's indeed good," everyone immediately understood and nodded in agreement.

"Di Di Di…"

Just then, Han Xiao's communicator rang. He took it out and saw it was Beyoni's call.

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and answered the call.

"Beyoni, what do you want?"

"Black Star, I and several Revivors have decided to go to the front line to join you, responding to your call to participate in the war," Beyoni said straightforwardly, his tone solemn.

"Oh, why so suddenly?" Han Xiao was slightly taken aback.

The surrounding Super-As stopped talking and pricked up their ears to listen.

Due to disagreements, the Revivors hadn't participated in the war, watching them fight on the front lines. Although they didn't say it, the Super-As naturally had considerable opinions about the Revivor group. Even if they understood the Revivors' mentality, they still felt dissatisfied.

Although Black Star said he was waiting for the Revivors to change their minds, the Super-As thought the chances of the Revivors responding to the call were too low. Therefore, everyone was very curious as to why Beyoni had suddenly changed his attitude.

Could it be that the rewards from the three Universal Civilizations attracted them? That shouldn't be the case. These Revivors had seen all kinds of good things. Besides, they had just received their rewards, and the news hadn't even spread back yet. Could it be that this great victory and extremely low casualties gave the Revivors confidence?

"Ahem, I've been thinking about it recently. Since everyone is a comrade in the Super-A United Front, we still need to advance and retreat together. We can't just watch you fight desperately... And Black Star, you're right. We were all born in this Star Sea, and it's not time to abandon our home yet. I've also decided to do my part."

Han Xiao was dubious. These words sounded righteous and awe-inspiring, but he didn't believe it. He didn't think these old people would suddenly get hot-headed.

Could it be that Oathkeeper had hinted at him?

Han Xiao's thoughts raced, but he put on a gratified expression and smiled. "You've made the right choice. I said, whenever you change your mind, you're welcome to fight alongside us."

"It's really great that you can think that way," Kṣuya smiled.

Everyone also expressed their welcome. With Beyoni's statement, the Super-As' dissatisfaction with the Revivors immediately disappeared a lot, and they felt much better about them.

At this moment, Han Xiao's eyes darted around, and he asked, "By the way, is Diylong coming? Did he say anything?"

"He said you're talking crap... Ahem, he said he doesn't want to die," Beyoni said helplessly. "He's still the same. I guess it's impossible for him to change his mind."

"Then forget it. Let's ignore him for now."

Han Xiao shook his head. After deeply understanding Diylong's experiences, he could understand why Diylong was determined not to help the three Universal Civilizations. After all, due to the Peak Trauma, this old brother's head was so green that he could directly pretend to be a World Tree member. What a miserable word!

After casually saying a few words of encouragement, Han Xiao hung up the phone, left the room, found a private location, and dialed Oathkeeper's number.

Soon, Oathkeeper's face appeared on the screen. Han Xiao didn't exchange pleasantries and asked straight to the point:

"Did you say something to Beyoni?"

"Oh? Is he preparing to participate in the war? I did subtly hint at him..." Oathkeeper nodded gently and explained.

Han Xiao listened and laughed softly. "You're still very good at handling things. Although I don't necessarily need the Revivors as 'materials' to reveal the truth about the Sanctuary Revival, it's fine to have more of them."

The materials for revealing the truth about the Sanctuary Revival weren't just these Revivors. Han Xiao had long considered the possibility that these Revivors would never participate in the war and had actually made multiple preparations. This time, entering the Sanctuary Revival and pulling back some of the higher civilizations' direct descendants was actually a backup plan. After all, the descendants had different mentalities and would probably continue to accept the civilization's command, sacrificing their lives to join the battlefield.

That way, when these revived descendants died in battle, he would have the materials to show the truth about the Sanctuary Revival, without necessarily needing the previous Revivors.

Although Beyoni decided to participate in the war, Han Xiao didn't plan to change this plan and still made preparations on both sides.

Han Xiao's thoughts flashed through his mind, and he asked the question he was most concerned about:

"How is the Sanctuary Key collection going now?"

"Very good. The resources provided by the three Universal Civilizations and the Super Star Cluster Alliance have supplemented many materials. The First Sanctuary has already been fully collected, and the Third Sanctuary is almost complete. Except for the Sixth Sanctuary, all other Sanctuary Keys have reached more than 75%..."

Oathkeeper sent the data, and Han Xiao took a look, unable to help but smile.

Although there was currently only one fully formed Sanctuary Key, it didn't mean that the progress would be reset to zero after using it. This was because, apart from some extremely difficult-to-obtain materials, most of the other materials were repeated, and the three Universal Civilizations had a large inventory and could supply them in batches.

Han Xiao looked at the list of materials. Even if he used up the First Sanctuary Key, the progress would at most fall back to between 70% and 80%. He only needed to obtain those few critical rare materials to get another First Sanctuary Key.

"Not bad, not bad..."

Han Xiao muttered subconsciously.

Watching him focus on checking the list, a glint suddenly flashed in Oathkeeper's eyes.

Black Star was distracted. What a great opportunity!

"Humph, work hard. I represent the organization..."

*Ka-chak.*

Before Oathkeeper could finish speaking, Han Xiao decisively hung up the communicator, a cold smile on his lips.

Want to sneak attack me? Eat shit!

"Di Di Di…"

The communicator rang as if unwilling to give up.

Han Xiao moved his lips and took a deep breath, carefully receiving the communication. Just as he was about to speak first, he suddenly saw that the person on the screen wasn't Oathkeeper and quickly stopped talking.

"Hyperion?"

"I received your battle report. It's unbelievable. How did you do it?!" Hyperion's electronic image revealed an exaggerated look of surprise.

Hyperion didn't participate in this battle. On the one hand, his body hadn't been adjusted yet. On the other hand, he would definitely be recognized by the World Tree, and he was afraid of accidents. Therefore, it wasn't convenient for him to participate in the first wave of operations. Only after the information entanglement between the two sides became irreversible could he safely let him fight.

"Are you referring to the casualties in terms of high-level combat power?" Han Xiao rubbed his chin and joked, "If I had to say, it can only be attributed to my brilliant and divine martial prowess."

He only meant it as a joke, but he didn't expect Hyperion to nod with a serious face, looking like he deeply agreed.

"Indeed, without you, the three Universal Civilizations wouldn't have achieved such a record."

Han Xiao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

I didn't expect you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be a bootlicker too?!

"I originally thought that even if you could repel the World Tree, it would be a pyrrhic victory. I didn't expect your strength to be so strong," Hyperion said excitedly.

Because the Karma Civilization was defeated so miserably, Hyperion had a very deep psychological shadow of the World Tree. However, the battle report of this great victory gave him confidence, seeing the hope of this Universal Civilization repelling the World Tree. Hugging this thigh indeed had a chance of revenge, and he was finally willing.

"In the future, if there are any tough battles, be sure to use my strength," Hyperion's expression became solemn.

"...Alright, even if you don't say it, I won't let you be idle."

Han Xiao had no choice but to encourage him a few times before hanging up.

Just as he put away the communicator, he heard footsteps behind him.

Han Xiao looked back and saw Hela walking over.

"Do you have time now? Come with me to the Underworld," Hela said slowly with a cold and beautiful face. "If we don't go again, those newly accepted heroic spirits might rebel."

"Alright, let's go."

Han Xiao nodded, put on the Emperor, and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

…

The Underworld dimension.

Dense, newly born heroic spirits stood on the black earth. Countless people had blank expressions. Their memories were still frozen in the scenes before their deaths. The pain on their bodies didn't seem to have disappeared, and in a blur, they had arrived in this space.

"Where is this? Why am I here?"

"I... I should have been blown to death. How am I still alive?"

"That's not right. What's wrong with my body? Why can't I feel anything?!"

The commotion quickly spread, and countless heroic spirits became even more panicked. They questioned while observing their surroundings, wanting to figure out the current situation.

These newly born heroic spirits came from different civilizations and organizations, with all kinds of species. Many were genuine soldiers, and they were all cautiously observing the surrounding heroic spirits.

At this moment, streams of light suddenly converged above everyone, condensing into Onicelu's figure, with a kind smile on her face:

"Everyone, this is the Underworld. You have already sacrificed yourselves on the battlefield, but you have not completely died. Your souls have been brought here, reborn, and have become heroic spirits here…"

Her voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through the Underworld's authority. Countless newly born heroic spirits looked up at Onicelu in the sky, stunned.

"We really sacrificed ourselves. I thought it was just a dream."

"We can only leave the Underworld with permission... So we've lost our freedom and become slaves?"

Countless newly born heroic spirits were immediately in an uproar, their emotions agitated.

Becoming someone else's slave without any psychological preparation was unacceptable. This feeling was like being forced to buy and sell, without the freedom to refuse, only to be arranged arbitrarily.

Moreover, the other party had taken their souls while they were dead, giving everyone the feeling that they were picking up scraps... It was truly a "corpse-picking" situation!

Many people were directly enraged.

"Let me out! No matter who you are, I won't be your slave!"

"Control my soul? Don't even think about it!"

The boundless newly born heroic spirits roared and shouted together, the momentum extremely shocking, as if they were about to shatter the earth, as if they were about to rebel on the spot in the next second.

However, Onicelu's expression remained unchanged. She only lightly made a zipping motion with her finger. In the next second, the whole world was silent. No matter how much the newly born heroic spirits roared, they couldn't make any sound.

Watching the countless newly born heroic spirits cover their throats with shocked and angry expressions, Onicelu shook her head helplessly and began to explain:

"In the Underworld, I am the absolute controller. Your permissions are controlled by me, and in the soul state, you have no combat power at all."

However, the more it was like this, the more agitated countless newly born heroic spirits became. Unable to make a sound, they used actions to express themselves, instantly scattering like birds and beasts, wanting to flee in all directions.

But Onicelu only changed her gesture, and this area was isolated from the outside world, becoming a cyclical space. Once the newly born heroic spirits crossed the boundary, they would return from the opposite boundary, never being able to get out.

Soon, countless newly born heroic spirits were desperate and no longer made futile attempts to escape. Countless angry eyes stared intently at Onicelu in the sky.

*Shua!*

But at this moment, the light in the sky flashed, and two figures appeared out of thin air. It was Han Xiao and Hela.

Countless newly born heroic spirits immediately turned their heads and looked over, all stunned. No one present didn't recognize Black Star.

"Hmm? What's going on here?" As soon as Han Xiao arrived, he noticed something was wrong and turned to look at Onicelu. "Did you deprive them of their voices?"

"Yes, because they were a little angry, and I didn't have time to explain everything..." Onicelu explained.

"It's okay, I'm here now. Lift the ban on them," Han Xiao waved his hand.

Onicelu did as she was told, and the numerous newly born heroic spirits immediately returned to normal, but they didn't continue to make noise. They all looked at Han Xiao, their expressions changing.

Han Xiao now had an extremely high reputation. When they saw him appear, the vast majority of newly born heroic spirits quickly calmed down. They didn't trust Onicelu, but they trusted Black Star.

"Yo, they're very self-aware."

Han Xiao glanced around and was immediately amused. His presence was already so great that just showing his face stabilized these people's emotions.

At this moment, a newly born heroic spirit spoke loudly:

"Black Star, did you bring us here?"

Hearing this, Han Xiao looked down at him and saw that it was an Empire officer. He shook his head, patted Hela beside him, and said, "Hela and Aurora are the owners of the Underworld. I asked them to use the Underworld to rescue the soldiers who sacrificed in the war. That's how you all came here."

Without waiting for the numerous newly born heroic spirits to question, Han Xiao continued to speak on his own, saying in a deep voice:

"Only Super-As can enjoy the Sanctuary Revival. You don't meet the requirements. If you die in battle, you'll really be dead. But everyone is a valuable talent in interstellar society, and I can't bear to see everyone sacrifice so easily. The Underworld is my only means of saving everyone. I had no choice but to do this. Now that foreign enemies are watching, every bit of living force is extremely important. Doing this is to maintain our limited armed forces. The three Universal Civilizations also know about this and also support this plan.

Although becoming an Underworld heroic spirit will mean losing freedom, it's better than sacrificing heroically. Here, everyone can still shine and heat for interstellar society and rejoin the battlefield to resist foreign enemies.

But please understand, we never intended to treat you as slaves. I promise here that when the war is over, if any of you are unwilling to continue staying in the Underworld, I can release you from your heroic spirit state and let you rest in peace."

After saying these words, the crowd stirred, and the expressions of the numerous newly born heroic spirits changed, their moods very complex, with entanglement, rejoicing, and relief.

But no matter what everyone thought, the anger in their hearts slowly dissipated and calmed down.

Onicelu was a stranger, and her words didn't work, but Black Star was a familiar person that the entire interstellar society knew. His words were trustworthy.

In any case, they had already arrived and couldn't resist, so they had to accept this reality. Moreover, Black Star promised that they could choose to release themselves from the Underworld's control in the future and wouldn't always be slaves. Although they didn't know if Black Star would carry out his promise, they could only believe it now.

Besides, after calming down, not many people really wanted to rest in peace. The current state was better than completely dying.

Seeing that the newly born heroic spirits had calmed down, Han Xiao turned to look at Hela and shrugged.

"It's settled. My job is done. These people are up to you to arrange next."

He came here to show his face, and his goal was only to appease these newly born heroic spirits. With his extremely high reputation and legendary status in the explored universe, no one was more suitable for this kind of work.

In other words, his position in the explored universe was comparable to that of a Face-Face Fruit ability user, and he could stabilize the military's morale just by showing his face.

"Alright," Hela said concisely, turning to communicate with the numerous newly born heroic spirits, giving more detailed explanations.

Han Xiao then scanned the boundless crowd and gently exhaled.

War was indeed an opportunity for the Underworld to grow rapidly. It was a complete windfall.

This time, he had scoured so many heroic spirits, poaching countless talents from the major forces, the value was extraordinary.

And to make all these people play their role…

Han Xiao clicked his tongue, suddenly feeling a subtle concern for Aurora's milk output.

"Consuming so much milk power, I feel like she'll become flat-chested in the future…"