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

As the silver light drew ever closer, Wang Qi rubbed his eyes, wondering if there was something wrong with his vision.

After all, how could light possibly penetrate such a thick fog, where you can't even see your hand in front of your face?

"?"

Wang Qi's eyes widened, his pupils reflecting the rapidly approaching silvery-white light.

"I'm not even exhausted, so why am I starting to hallucinate?"

He shook his head, as if trying to shake the approaching light out of his sight.

But he stopped halfway through shaking his head, because the light not only didn't disappear, but got closer and brighter, so bright that it even began to illuminate the thick dark fog around him.

Just then, Gongsun Baizhan also saw the light. He lowered his head and immediately took out a small, pure white sword that was emitting a faint glow and heat from his pocket.

"Old Wang!"

He raised the pure white slender sword in his hand, the sword glowing in his palm. The frequency of its light was almost identical to the approaching silver-white radiance in the distance, as if it were breathing, as if it were responding.

Wang Qi immediately turned his head to look at the talisman sword in Gongsun Baizhan's hand, which was also glowing and radiating heat. Then he looked down at the small silver sword in his own hand—that sword was also hot and glowing, like a star that was awakening.

Then he abruptly raised his head, looking at the silvery light in the distance that was moving so fast it left a trail, and murmured, "It's also silvery-white..."

His pupils dilated for a moment, as if piecing together several fragments:

"Could it be...?"

"Old Wu...?"

Just as he finished uttering the word "Wu".

A figure with long, flowing white hair had silently landed beside him.

The figure landed very lightly, almost as if it had no weight. His black trench coat swayed slightly after landing, then fell quietly down, and his long white hair, which had been scattered in the dark mist, gathered back together.

The silver light that Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan just saw was merely an afterimage left by Wu You as he advanced at full speed.

Seeing their disheveled state, Wu You frowned and asked directly, "What happened?"

Although his voice wasn't loud, it still startled Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan.

The two of them turned their heads sharply at the same time, their movements remarkably synchronized.

But after the initial shock, the two recognized the distinctive voice.

A look of surprise appeared on both of their faces, and they immediately turned their heads to look in the direction from which the sound was coming.

But in the instant they turned their heads, they only saw a figure shrouded in silver light, a blurry silhouette.

And the moment they looked at the silver-white figure, they immediately turned their heads away and looked away.

The reason was simple: as they stared directly at the figure, and the image of that "person" appeared on their retinas, a pain far more intense than anything they had experienced before filled their eyes.

The stinging sensation was no longer the "needle prick" kind, but a deeper, dull pain, like something was constantly pounding on the surface of their eyeballs.

"What's up, Lao Wu?!"

But it was this familiar pain in his eyes that confirmed his suspicions and the identity of the person who had come.

In the entire Jiuli base, apart from Old Wu, there is no one else whose eyes look like they've been sanded clean just by looking at them.

Almost simultaneously, the look of surprise on Wang Qi's face faded, replaced by an anxious expression.

He didn't have time to think about why Wu You suddenly appeared here, nor did he have time to ponder why Wu You was able to find them. He simply assumed that Wu You had also lost his way in the thick fog and then stumbled upon them by chance.

After all, in Wang Qi's memory, although Wu You had all sorts of strange but exceptionally powerful abilities, in the end, he was just an eighth-level ability user.

However, being only at the eighth rank wouldn't be enough to deal with the densely packed corpses that he and Gongsun Baizhan had seen before.

More importantly, not only were they densely packed, but those corpses were also arranged in neat formations, just like a well-trained army!

Those corpse species could not have acted this way for no reason; there must be a higher-ranking corpse species controlling and commanding them!

Among the neatly arranged ranks of corpse species, Wang Qi also caught a glimpse of several incredibly powerful corpse species, which were at least seventh or even eighth rank!

A corpse species that can control and command seventh-tier or even eighth-tier corpse species must be an existence that is even more powerful!

This means that behind that group of corpse species, there must be a super high-level corpse species of the ninth rank or even above!

Thinking of this, Wang Qi immediately pointed to the correct direction he had found earlier, and then said quickly, "Old Wu, you'd better hurry!"

"Head in this direction, back to base immediately!"

His voice was urgent and heavy.

Gongsun Baizhan immediately followed suit, his voice weaker than Wang Qi's, but his speech was also rapid: "Chief, you should go first!"

"For some reason, the Dark Mist Tide erupted so much earlier than expected today! And we also discovered a huge, densely packed mass of zombies, lined up in formation!"

"Some of them are chasing us, and they'll probably catch up soon!"

"If we don't leave now, it might be too late!"

Wang Qi immediately nodded, then reached out and grabbed Wu You's black trench coat, as if afraid that Wu You would rush forward at any moment.

After all, Wang Qi already knew about Wu You's extreme ruthlessness towards the Corpse Clan back in Lanhe.

He immediately continued Gongsun Baizhan's words, "Old Wu, not only are there many of those corpse species, but there are also super high-level corpse species of the ninth rank or even higher!"

"Their numbers and strength are too great for us to handle alone!"

"We're both almost completely exhausted now, so we probably won't be able to get back—"

"Old Wu, we can only rely on you to get this message back first!"

"At the very least, the outposts need to be informed so they can prepare accordingly!"

Upon hearing their words, Wu You was not surprised but rather pleased.

He knew that whatever was chasing after Wang Qi and his companion was no ordinary thing.

Moreover, the zombie horde that we hadn't seen before has now come knocking on our door.

His eyes lit up almost instantly, and even the starlight in his silver eyes accelerated slightly with excitement.

"What do you mean?"

"Behind you is a dense swarm of experience—no, corpses?"

Wang Qi immediately replied, "Yes!"

"So you hurry and make sure you get the message back!"

"Otherwise, we'll be in trouble once those zombie species catch up—"

Before Wang Qi could finish speaking, Wu You pulled his arm out of Wang Qi's hand and patted Wang Qi on the shoulder.

Then he raised his head, his gaze piercing through the thick fog, looking towards the direction behind the two.

"They've caught up."

Wu You's voice still sounded cold and emotionless.

But upon closer listening, a barely perceptible excitement was also present.

Upon hearing Wu You's words, Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan were greatly alarmed.

Their bodies tensed up almost simultaneously, their gazes involuntarily turning in the direction Wu You was looking, trying to see something in the thick, dark fog.

"That's too late, Lao Wu, you go first!"

"We'll buy you some time!"

Wang Qi's voice sounded a little strained.

Wu You simply shook his head slightly:

"Next, stand firm."

Upon hearing Wu You's words, neither of them had time to think further.

A dazzling silver-white light surged into their eyes from all directions.

It was as if someone had detonated a small star near them, the light spreading outwards from the center at such a speed that their pupils didn't even have time to contract.

Because the light was so dazzling, both Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan unconsciously covered their eyes.

In the instant their palms covered their vision, the silvery-white embers remained on their retinas, like visual remnants of burns.

At the same time, boom—!

Not only did a strong shaking and the feeling of being lifted up suddenly come from beneath their feet, but there was also the whooshing sound of the wind rushing past their ears.

The two of them didn't know what had happened; they could only try their best to keep their balance and avoid falling.

Fortunately, the shaking and lifting sensation came and went quickly.

Once the sound of the wind in their ears stopped and the feeling of being lifted disappeared, the two slowly moved their hands away from their eyes and slowly opened them.

Then, the two of them froze.

They discovered that they were standing on the shoulders of a giant whose entire body radiated a dazzling silver-white light!

The giant was at least a thousand meters tall!

The dazzling silver-white light emanating from its body also illuminated a large area around the giant!

Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan also realized what had happened at this moment.

They stared at each other in disbelief, their eyes wide, and then their mouths gaped open involuntarily.

"This is...an illusion...?"

Their voices were somewhat weak; they had naturally heard of the ninth-level Void Realm.

In fact, Wang Qi had personally witnessed the battle between the phantoms, so he could naturally recognize the giant in front of him.

To avoid accidentally injuring them during the battle, Wu You first placed them on the shoulders of the illusory figure.

Upon hearing their conversation, Wu You didn't offer any further explanation. He simply looked into the thick fog ahead and said, "They're here."

Upon hearing the familiar voice coming from the side, Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan immediately looked up from a bird's-eye view.

Using the silvery-white light emanating from the illusion, they were able to see the scene not far ahead.

There, a small group of zombies was surging towards this side.

At a glance, there are at least several hundred.

Although there weren't any particularly strong corpse species among them, Wang Qi still frowned and turned to Wu You, saying, "Old Wu, although you've broken through to the Void Realm and your strength has greatly increased..."

"But let's play it safe and head back to base first."

"After all, these corpses are only a small part of that array."

"If we delay them, their main force will catch up, and that will be troublesome."

"There are also ninth-tier or even higher-tier corpse species inside!"

"We two might die, but you can't get hurt!"

Upon hearing Wang Qi's words, the silver-white giant simply shook his head and then raised his right hand.

Then, a beam of starlight descended from the dark red sky of the deepest dark domain, forming a massive longsword in the giant's right hand.

The longsword was as black as ink, forming a stark contrast with the giant's silver-white body.

Then, the longsword was swung, and a huge, pitch-black sword aura flew out from the blade, engulfing everything in front of it with lightning speed.

The sword energy unfolded like a huge, black cloth and covered the surging mass of corpses.

The corpses didn't even know what was happening; they only saw a silent, pitch-black shadow cover their entire field of vision, and then they lost all consciousness.

There was no explosion, no sound, no struggle, and then it was all over.

The numbers on the Sword Manual panel also began to jump.

Experience points +4000

Experience points +2000

Experience points +2000

Experience points +1000

Experience points +2000

……

Wu You, who had already reached the True Yang realm, simply swung his sword casually.

With that casual sword strike, the group of corpses between the fourth and sixth ranks in front of them instantly turned to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

To be honest, let alone a group of corpses that are only at the sixth rank, even a group of corpses at the seventh or eighth rank would not be able to withstand this casual sword strike!

This is Wu You now!

Then, the enormous body of the silver-white giant quickly dissipated.

Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan also lost their footing and immediately plummeted towards the ground.

During the descent, they could only feel the wind whistling past their ears and the dark fog churning around them.

At this moment, Wu You reappeared. He reached out and lifted the two of them, one in each hand, and gently placed them on the ground.

Before the two could say anything, Wu You waved his hand, and two streams of silvery-white gas flowed between his hands, then formed two silvery-white talisman swords in mid-air.

Then, the talisman sword floated silently in front of Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan, and Wu You's voice rang out again:

"When faced with an unstoppable danger, unleash it."

These are two Tianji Hengshi Talisman Swords that Wu You has just crafted.

With his current strength, the Heavenly Pivot World-Consolidating Talisman Sword he forged could probably hold off even a tenth-tier corpse species for a while, which would be enough to ensure the safety of the two of them.

Next, he's going to go and reap experience points. He might encounter several level 10 corpses along the way, and the battles will definitely be fierce. Then he won't be able to fully protect Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan.

Therefore, letting them go back first is the best option right now.

Upon hearing Wu You's words, both of them were stunned for a moment before they reacted:

"Old Wu, what about you?"

"Chief, don't act impulsively!"

But before they could finish speaking, Wu You's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

Before them, only the two silver-white talisman swords remained suspended in mid-air, quietly waiting to be taken away.