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

Wu You felt as if his vision had suddenly been plunged into absolute darkness.

His consciousness floated in the darkness, without up, down, left, or right, without anything to serve as a reference point.

Then, the perspective kept rising.

Upon reaching a certain altitude, Wu You once again saw the layers upon layers of flowing darkness.

At the same time, a pale golden thread emerged from the flowing darkness, then alternated between light and shadow, emitting a faint glow.

"It's those threads pointing to some unknown place again..."

Wu You was no stranger to the existence of the pale gold threads.

Last time, his consciousness followed a pale golden thread to a strange place, where he heard strange sounds that did not belong to any human language.

Immediately, a question arose in Wu You's mind:

That is, last time he raised his perspective to this flowing darkness and actively touched that pale golden thread, and that's how he heard those things.

This time, however, he received some snippets of information directly in real life.

Could it be because my strength has improved?

After all, he was only at the eighth level when his perspective was elevated last time, but this time he is already at the ninth level of the illusory realm.

Perhaps the mental strength of the ninth rank is enough for him to perceive things in the real world that he could only perceive in that special space.

Or perhaps, this pale gold thread is the same one from last time?

Because his consciousness had previously connected with that pale golden thread, his connection with it has now deepened, allowing it to remind him of his true self in reality.

"Regardless, let's go and see first."

The thought flashed through Wu You's mind, and he immediately followed the pale golden thread in front of him with his gaze.

Just like last time, the pale golden threads carried Wu You's gaze infinitely through the darkness, past the flowing darkness, past the boundless void, and into the boundless depths.

The blurry lights of various colors rushed past in Wu You's view.

A moment later, the perspective stopped shifting, and Wu You was able to see what was in front of him again.

Just like last time, things in my field of vision were still blurry, as if separated by a thin, not-so-transparent film.

However, this time, the scene is no longer in that stone house.

Wu You's gaze pierced through the blurry barrier and fell upon a lush, dense forest.

The surrounding trees are all very tall, with straight trunks, grayish-white bark, and pale yellow leaves.

The pale yellow leaves swayed gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound that came through the thin, blurry membrane and sounded somewhat muffled.

The perspective zooms in again.

In a small clearing in the dense forest, a humanoid creature was kneeling on the ground, with three triangular candles placed in front of it.

The candle was white, and the flame was pale gold, swaying gently in the light of the dense forest of yellow leaves.

The moment Wu You saw that figure, he understood that it was the same figure he had seen before!

At the same time, that familiar voice with its strange tone reappeared, and Wu You immediately understood its meaning.

"The Great One who dwells high in the heavens!"

"A supreme deity with a benevolent heart!"

"I am willing to offer my body, my soul, and everything I have."

"We pray that you will perform a miracle."

"I beseech you to grant me—"

At that moment, another humanoid creature rushed into Wu You's field of vision.

He walked quickly, the rustling sound of his footsteps on the fallen leaves blending together.

He saw three candles in front of him, and a human figure kneeling on the ground chanting incantations. He immediately shouted:

"Erin!"

"You mustn't pray to unknown gods!"

"Stop!"

"Stop right now!"

His hurried voice echoed through the dense forest, startling several bird-like creatures perched on pale yellow branches. The creatures flapped their wings and took flight, emitting a sharp cry, before disappearing above the forest.

The kneeling figure merely glanced at the rapidly approaching opponent, its voice resolute:

"My mother is dead; I no longer care about right or wrong!"

His words were not only addressed to the approaching humanoid creature, but also to himself.

Then he lowered his head again and read out the last words very quickly:

"I beg you, I beg you to grant me the power of vengeance!"

The moment the other person finished speaking, Wu You suddenly had a strange feeling: he seemed to have established some kind of deeper connection with the kneeling humanoid creature.

Moreover, it seems that if he wanted to, he could now completely control the other person's body, soul, and everything about them.

However, this control comes with a prerequisite: that you must fulfill the requests made in the other person's prayers.

However, how can we fulfill their request? How can we grant them the power to take revenge?

How can one bestow power? And how can one be certain that the power bestowed is sufficient for the other party to complete their revenge?

The instant these thoughts arose, a related message also appeared automatically.

"Through a bestowal ceremony? Does granting any amount of power fulfill the request?"

That message flickered in his mind, as if reminding Wu You.

Wu You, who had sensed the content of that message, was speechless.

He only knows that power can be bestowed through a bestowal ceremony, but he doesn't know how to perform the ceremony, the specific steps and procedures, or what is needed.

At this moment, the second humanoid creature that had entered Wu You's field of vision rushed forward and violently pushed over the three candles in front of the kneeling humanoid creature.

The flames of the three candles quickly went out, the last bit of light on the wicks struggling for a moment before turning into a wisp of smoke.

The kneeling human figure looked at the three extinguished candles, clenched his fist, and realized that he had not gained any power at all, which he could not believe.

He looked up to the sky and howled, "No!"

Why isn't there any response?

"Why haven't I gained power?"

Why?

"Why?!"

"Great God!!!"

"You were looking at me!!!"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Wu You was immediately surprised: Could the other person have sensed his gaze?

Last time, his gaze followed the pale golden thread to the stone house, and when he left, he did indeed glance at the other person.

Just as Wu You was surprised, the force that wanted to pull Wu You's gaze back reappeared as the candle flame went out.

Wu You naturally chose to resist this force, but unfortunately, just like last time, he was powerless to resist.

A moment later, Wu You's vision returned to that boundless, layered, flowing darkness.

At this moment, the pale golden thread had disappeared.

Just as Wu You was in this elevated state of mind, the little black cat in the training room had already stood up at some point.

He looked towards the courtyard, and for the first time, shock appeared in his blazing golden pupils:

"The smell of the Corpse Realm...?"

"How is this possible...?!"

(I was supposed to update at noon, but I didn't update until 3 pm. I'm really sorry.)

(Also, with the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) just around the corner, Lao Yue wishes all students taking the Gaokao: eat well, sleep well, write smoothly, and get all the questions you know right and all the ones you guess correct!)