In the center of the ice crystal, that slender figure slowly opened her eyes.

As clear as the waters of the Luo River, as deep as the stars in the night sky.

Though still carrying a hint of confusion upon waking, she was already breathtakingly beautiful.

Luo Li slowly sat up.

Her silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering with a dreamlike luster under the starlight.

She looked at the old man before her; confusion flashed in her eyes, but it soon cleared.

Having slept for hundreds of years, nourished by the power of the Luo River Origin, her appearance was even more stunning than it had been back then.

Cold and otherworldly, her brows already faintly held the grace of the Luo Shen who was once known as the "Great Thousand World's First Beauty," and her entire aura was as pure as the starlight of the Luo River.

"Grandfather..."

Her voice was very soft, carrying a hint of hoarseness, yet it remained sweet and pleasant.

Luo Tianshen's eyes grew hot, and he nearly shed tears.

"Li'er, it's Grandfather!"

He stepped forward, took his granddaughter's hand, and said,

"You've woken up..."

Luo Li let him hold her hand as her gaze swept across the surroundings.

She still remembered this space.

Years ago, Grandfather brought her here, saying he wanted her to take a nap, and that when she woke up, everything would be better.

She believed him.

And so she slept for hundreds of years.

"Grandfather, how long has it been?"

She asked.

Luo Tianshen fell silent for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "Hundreds of years..."

A trace of daze flashed in Luo Li's eyes.

Hundreds of years...

But it felt to her like she had only slept for a nap.

So that much time had already passed...

Luo Li stood up, walked to the edge of the space, and looked toward the shimmering river surface.

The Luo River remained the same, the starlight remained the same.

Only she had been asleep for hundreds of years.

Luo Tianshen walked to her side and slowly recounted everything that had happened over these hundreds of years.

The clan's predicament, the covetousness from the various major forces of the Western Heaven Continent.

From the covetousness of the Blood God Clan, Strength God Clan, and Bone God Clan...

To the predatory gaze of the Western Heaven War Hall, and then to the arrival of that Heavenly Emperor and the bestowing of the chaos jade talisman...

Luo Li listened very attentively; in those clear eyes, coldness flashed at times, and contemplation at others.

When she heard the name of the Western Heaven Battle Emperor, a trace of faint disgust flashed in her eyes.

When she heard that the Heavenly Emperor had ascended from a Lower Plane, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

When she heard that Grandfather had enshrined the chaos jade talisman before the ancestor's statue, a look of contemplation flashed in her eyes.

"...That is how it is."

Luo Tianshen finished speaking and looked at her, his eyes full of trepidation, saying, "Li'er..."

"Grandfather made a unilateral decision to let you sleep for hundreds of years..."

"Do, do you blame Grandfather?"

Luo Li looked at him and shook her head gently.

"Grandfather did it to protect me; your granddaughter understands."

Her voice was calm, without a shred of resentment.

Luo Tianshen's eyes turned red again.

Luo Li continued, "The clan's predicament is currently unresolved, and the Western Heaven Battle Emperor is still watching like a tiger."

"Grandfather woke me up, do you have a countermeasure?"

Luo Tianshen was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "That Heavenly Emperor... perhaps he is a turning point."

Luo Li looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Luo Tianshen continued, "He ascended from a Lower Plane, yet he is already a Heavenly Sovereign."

"Such a figure has talent and vision that far exceed the Western Heaven Battle Emperor by a hundredfold."

"He bestowed the jade talisman and made a promise that if my Luo God Clan could attach itself to him..."

Luo Li listened quietly without interrupting.

Not until her grandfather finished speaking did she softly open her mouth.

"So, Grandfather woke me up because you want me to go see that Heavenly Emperor?"

Luo Tianshen was startled, then shook his head.

"No, Grandfather woke you up because..."

He paused, his voice sounding somewhat strained as he said,

"Because you are the last hope of the Luo God Clan."

"If that Heavenly Emperor is trustworthy, perhaps we can borrow his power to truly inherit the ancestor's Inheritance."

He looked at his granddaughter, his eyes full of guilt.

"Li'er, Grandfather has failed you."

"Letting you sleep for hundreds of years, and now, just as you've woken up, I must ask you to run about for the clan again..."

Luo Li turned around and looked at him.

In those clear eyes, there was no blame, no resentment, only a composure that did not match her age.

"Grandfather, there is no need to blame yourself," she said softly.

"Your granddaughter understands Grandfather's hidden bitterness."

"If you hadn't sealed me back then, I would have already fallen into the hands of the Western Heaven Battle Emperor."

"Now that Grandfather has woken me up, I believe there is a turning point."

"Luo Li is willing to give everything for the Luo God Clan."

Luo Tianshen's eyes turned red again.

His granddaughter had truly grown up.

Luo Li looked into the distance.

There, it was the direction of the Luo River.

"Grandfather, your granddaughter would like to go see the Luo River."

Luo Tianshen was stunned, then nodded and said, "Good, good, Grandfather will accompany you."

By the banks of the Luo River.

The moonlight was like water, spilling onto the river surface, reflecting the starlight within the water; it was dreamlike and beautiful.

Luo Li stood by the river, quietly gazing at this holy river that had nourished the Luo God Clan for tens of thousands of years.

She could feel something throbbing within her body.

That was the call from the depths of her bloodline, the most intimate resonance with the Origin after sleeping for hundreds of years.

She raised her hand and gently reached toward the river surface.

The moment her fingertips touched the water—

Boom!

The entire Luo River surged violently.

The originally calm river surface suddenly boiled, and countless starlight rose from the bottom of the river.

Converging into streams of brilliant light, they rushed wildly toward Luo Li.

The streams of light circled around her, gathering more and more, becoming denser and denser.

Eventually forming a massive light barrier, enveloping her entirely.

Luo Tianshen stood to the side, dumbfounded.

"This... this is..."

He had lived for thousands of years and had never seen such a sight.

Luo Li was startled by this sudden turn of events and took a step back.

But the next moment, the spiritual power within her body actually resonated with the Luo River.

Countless starlight rose from the river water, gathering around her, forming a brilliant light barrier.

The light barrier grew brighter and more intense, enveloping her entirely.

Luo Li only felt the spiritual power within her body operating frantically, merging and resonating with that starlight.

An indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.

As if the entire Luo River was conveying something to her.

That is...

The call of the Inheritance.

Luo Tianshen widened his eyes, his face full of unbelievable ecstasy.

"Luo River Resonance!"

"This is Luo River Resonance!"

The clan's ancient records stated that only the descendants with the most transcendent talent could trigger the Luo River Resonance, and could obtain the approval of the ancestor, Luo Shen!

And the person who triggers the resonance is the one with the most hope of inheriting the Luo Shen Inheritance!

For tens of thousands of years, no one in the Luo God Clan had ever achieved this.

Now, his granddaughter had done it!

Luo Tianshen trembled all over with excitement, tears streaming down his face.

"Ancestor bless us... Ancestor bless us!"

His voice trembled, and he shook all over with excitement.

"As expected! Li'er, you are the person who has been closest to inheriting the Luo Shen Inheritance in tens of thousands of years!"

The Luo River Resonance is the first step of the Luo Shen Inheritance.

Only those who have obtained the approval of the Luo River can trigger this phenomenon.

And his granddaughter, having just woken up, had triggered the Luo River Resonance!

Luo Li bathed in the starlight, her long silver hair flowing with faint golden edges under the light.

She closed her eyes, feeling that call from the depths of the Luo River, and an inexplicable sense of intimacy welled up in her heart.

As if something was waiting for her there.

After a long while, the starlight gradually dispersed.

Luo Li opened her eyes, and in those clear eyes, the starlight of the entire Luo River was reflected at this moment.