The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Wu You glanced down at his watch, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

Then, he coughed twice.

"Cough cough." The sound wasn't loud, but it had a slightly dry quality.

The perfected Pivot Sword gave him a great surprise.

Even when he used the [Separation of Hatred] to sublimate his life force to the Void Realm, the essence of the ninth-order power he obtained was far inferior to the destructive power within the Pivot Sword.

It's not a matter of quantity, it's a crushing defeat on a higher level, a qualitative leap.

However, although the destructive sword intent carried by the Pivot Sword is extremely high, far exceeding the eighth rank, even if Wu You can perfectly adapt to its power, the consumption and burden on his body from such a high-rank mastery is still extremely great.

Even though Wu You had only used two sword strikes, he felt as if his body had been hollowed out.

This may be partly due to his body not having fully recovered, but even so, it is clear that the consumption of the Pivot Tribulation Sword Intent was enormous.

Wu You stroked his chin: Perhaps, his current physique is not strong enough to fully bear this extreme destructive sword intent?

Then he thought of something and nodded: There are still a few hundred thousand contribution points left that I haven't spent, so I should go to the exchange point in Jiuli to buy some goods.

While treasures like the Reversal Herb may be extremely rare, herbs that enhance physical constitution should still be available for purchase.

After this battle, Wu You also gained a rough idea of ​​his own combat strength: without the Pivot Sword, he could only be considered one of the stronger ones among the eighth rank.

As long as the opponent doesn't possess extraordinary power, he can basically remain invincible at the eighth rank. However, it will still take some time to kill those who are equally strong at the eighth rank.

However, once he unleashes the Pivot Sword Intent, none of the eighth-rank cultivators can withstand a single strike from him, without exception!

He was even confident that he could fight against a ninth-level opponent head-on, but similarly, after unleashing the Pivot Tribulation Sword Intent, he now only had three chances to strike the sword at most, and his body would not be able to withstand it after three strikes.

Within three sword strikes, he was invincible; after three sword strikes, his fate was uncertain.

At this moment, Wu You, who was in mid-air, looked down slightly and saw several white beams of light from resonators flashing in the thick fog below, moving toward his location.

The beams of light traced clear paths through the dark fog, not aimlessly shining, but with direction and purpose. Judging from the position and speed of those beams, the newcomer was quite powerful.

Are they Jiu Li's colleagues?

Wu You slowly descended, landing on a relatively dry black rock. The light from the resonator shone from his hand, illuminating the area ahead.

The next moment, three torchbearers dressed in black trench coats, with two gold straps on their shoulders and resonators in their hands flew out of the thick fog.

They were fast, but landed very steadily, clearly seasoned veterans of this area. The light from the resonators crisscrossed in front of them, illuminating the surrounding dark fog.

The one on the far left was tall and thin, with high cheekbones and an old scar running diagonally from the corner of his eye to his jaw. Although the scar had healed, it was deep, as if it had been scratched by something's claws. His eyes were bright, and as his gaze swept over Wu You, he spoke first: "Huh? An unfamiliar face?"

The one in the middle was stocky, with a round face and small eyes that looked like slits when he squinted. He paused for a moment when he saw Wu You's epaulets: "He's the chief trainee who just joined this year."

The man on the far right was well-proportioned with regular features. His voice was gentle and polite: "Comrade, did you just arrive, or were you already nearby? Did you see the silvery-white pillar of light appear? Do you know what just happened?"

Wu You nodded: "I'm nearby. I just killed two eighth-tier corpse species."

He didn't mention the silver pillar of light, but none of the three were fools; they immediately understood that the pillar of light piercing the heavens and earth was caused by their comrade. Furthermore, he had killed two eighth-tier corpse creatures there.

The round-faced, sturdy torchbearer in the middle was the first to react, his small eyes widening slightly: "Wait, you mean—you just dealt with two eighth-tier corpses?"

Wu You nodded.

The three exchanged glances, not doubting that Wu You was exaggerating. After all, exaggerating such things wouldn't do them any good, and the Torchbearers' mobile terminals also had kill records, so the Torchbearers had absolutely no need to exaggerate their achievements.

The expressions on their faces changed from surprise to confusion, and then from confusion to a kind of bewilderment as if to say, "Is something wrong?"

They were utterly bewildered: Weren't all the trainees participating in the preliminary training under twenty-five years old? Slaying an eighth-tier corpse? And causing such a commotion? Was this appropriate?

The tall, thin, scarred torchbearer on the far left was the first to come to his senses. He coughed, put away the resonator, and extended his hand to Wu You: "My name is Li Feng, Rank 8. I've been in Jiuli for a few years, mainly responsible for patrolling and cleaning this A-level area." His voice, like his appearance, had a rough texture.

The round-faced man in the middle also stretched out his hand, grinning, his eyes narrowing into slits: "My name is Peng Wanli, also an eighth-rank. I'm an old partner of Li Feng, and this time we took on a group cleanup mission."

The young man on the far right, with handsome features, nodded and said in a gentle tone, "Shen Qing, Rank 8. The three of us are a temporary team to clear out a group of Rank 7 and 8 zombies that have escaped from this Rank A danger zone, to prevent them from running to another Rank B area."

He paused, glanced at Wu You, and said, "The mission is complete, and we're preparing to return to base. Do you want to come along?"

Wu You glanced at his watch. There was less than an hour left before the Dark Mist Tide, and his stamina had been greatly depleted by those two sword strikes. It wouldn't be wise for him to continue venturing deeper alone. With these three veterans leading the way, he could at least gather some information along the way.

He nodded: "Alright, let's go back together. It'll be a good opportunity to ask the seniors about the situation in this deep dark realm."

Li Feng waved his hand: "What senior? We're just colleagues. There's no need to ask for advice. Just ask me anything." He raised the resonator again, and the beam of light swept a path in front of him. "Let's go, we can talk as we walk."

At this moment, Wu You suddenly thought of a question: the training mission required killing three corpses of the same level. After he broke through to the eighth level, would the seventh-level corpses he had killed before still count?

He was a little unsure.

He remained silent for a moment, then assessed his stamina and determined that he could use the Pivot Sword one more time.

"Did any of you seniors encounter any lone eighth-tier corpses on the road?" Wu You suddenly asked, slowing down and hovering in mid-air.

The three of them stopped and looked at Wu You with some confusion, but Peng Wanli still pointed in a direction and replied, "Of course, there's one not far in that direction."

Shen Qing nodded in agreement: "There are quite a few eighth-tier corpse species here. After all, there are countless eighth-tier corpse species in the A-level area. We can't clean them all up. We'll just clean up some of the ones that have moved out."

Countless?

Wu You was overjoyed upon hearing this; the A-level danger zone was truly a huge treasure trove!

Then he nodded: "Seniors, please do not move around here. I'll be right back."

His figure vanished instantly, flying off in the direction the three had pointed.