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

In Yunshang Province, deep within the Dark Domain, in the main battlefield outside the stronghold.

The silver giant didn't actually stay there for very long, only about seven or eight breaths.

But to the torchbearers craning their necks to watch from the city walls of the stronghold, those seven or eight breaths seemed excessively long.

They were all somewhat puzzled.

"Hey? Why isn't that big shot moving?" A slightly younger torchbearer couldn't hold back any longer and nudged his colleague next to him with his elbow.

"Could it be that the sword strike that instantly killed four level 10 monsters consumed too much energy?" A colleague next to him frowned and chimed in, but his gaze remained fixed on the silver-white giant in the distance.

"That shouldn't be the case," the third person interjected, his tone thoughtful. "If the consumption is too great, the garrison commander should dispel the illusion first. No one would stubbornly stand there motionless while there's just an empty shell of an illusion."

"So... in this situation, does that lord have some ideas of his own...?" The first torchbearer to speak said, somewhat unsure of himself.

Old Wei, standing beside the portal, was clearly more knowledgeable. He frowned and stared at the frozen figure of the silver giant for a long time, his gaze sweeping from the top of the giant's head down to the soles of its feet that touched the ground, and then tracing back up along the sword.

He realized: "Has Xiaoyou encountered some kind of unseen attack?"

. . .

Meanwhile, inside the illusory realm, Wu You's thoughts were still racing:

"Is one of them a powerful being who has mastered the rules? Could it be an eleventh-tier corpse species?"

"And the biggest problem now is that I have no idea where the attack came from! I don't even know where the attackers are!"

The clear sword heart on his heart lake was still flashing, the sword light flashing and dimming as it cut away the emotions and distractions that kept rising from the bottom of his heart.

Once one is severed, two more immediately emerge; once two are severed, four more emerge. Therefore, no matter how fast the sword light of the Enlightened Sword Heart is, it cannot be eradicated.

But at this moment, Wu You's attention had already shifted away from the distracting thoughts themselves:

"Besides the Clear Sword Heart, it seems that none of the techniques I currently possess can defend against this kind of attack originating from the emotional level?"

"Logically speaking, even if this is an attack at the rule level, I should be able to resist it with the Pivot Sword Intent, which is also at the rule level."

"But the opponent's peculiar rules bypassed the physical and energy levels and attacked me directly on the psychological level, making it impossible for me to unleash the full power of the Pivot Sword Intent."

This judgment made him frown, but then another thought came to mind.

"However, the fact that they chose this attack method suggests they've witnessed the power of my previous few Piercing Tribulation Sword Qi. This also indicates that if we were to confront them head-on, they wouldn't be absolutely certain of defeating me!"

"In other words, the opponent isn't an eleventh-tier corpse species! They just understand the rules!"

Having considered this, Wu You felt more at ease, but then he shook his head slightly and added in his mind, "It's still a lack of experience, especially in the area of ​​confrontation between different levels of rules, that has led to the current passive situation."

Reflection was merely a matter of a thought; he didn't dwell on his shortcomings, but instead began to consider possible countermeasures:

"To counteract or offset this kind of influence that involves the rule level, a different set of rules would be needed..."

"The Sword Intent of the Pivot can act on any matter and energy, but it is powerless against this kind of mental attack, so it is excluded."

"The Xuan Lock Sword Intent can seal off the enemy's surrounding space, all abilities, and rules, but since we don't even know where the opponent is, the Xuan Lock Sword Intent cannot lock them off and will not be effective. It is ruled out."

"The Sword Intent of the Collapsed Jade is a defensive rule, but it only targets things like cause and effect and fate. Although this attack is strange, it does not involve the mysterious cause and effect and fate, so it cannot be effective. It is ruled out."

"In that case, only the final Quan Ji sword intent remains..."

"Once the Quanji Sword Intent is unleashed, the Quanji Domain can be opened. Within the domain, the power of one's own rules can be greatly enhanced, while the power of the opponent's rules and overall strength can be weakened in all aspects."

"Once the Quanji Domain is activated, one's own strength increases while the opponent's strength decreases. This increase and decrease should raise one's resistance to mental attacks, while also reducing the effectiveness of those attacks. The combination of these two should be enough to neutralize those distracting thoughts."

"But, do we really have to open the Domain of Power and Silence directly?"

Wu You did not make a decision immediately. As one of his trump cards at this moment, he instinctively did not want to reveal the Quanji Domain directly.

After all, when facing an opponent whose strength is unknown, the one who reveals their hand first has a smaller chance of winning.

Meanwhile, in an inconspicuous spot within the horde of zombies, the one-horned figure was hidden.

Its eyes were half-closed, and a cold, mocking smile played on its lips, as if it were admiring a scene worth savoring: the motionless posture of the silver giant was the best proof in its eyes.

"You're probably completely lost in your own emotional turmoil by now, aren't you?"

"So what if you've mastered a powerful rule? So what if you're strong in direct combat?"

"You've been tortured to the point of wishing you were dead without even seeing my face?"

"Heh heh, I'd like to see how long you can last under the Seven Nightmare Rules."

"Just wait, the divinity within you will soon be mine!"

At this point, it paused for a moment, then tilted its head slightly and glanced at an exceptionally bright star next to the black sun in the sky: "Hmm, and that peculiar rule you possess!"

"It will also belong to me!"

After saying this, it fell silent, its gaze returning to the silver-white giant, the smile on its lips deepening slightly.

. . .

Meanwhile, inside the illusory realm, Wu You's gaze swept across the edge of the zombie horde. The black waves were still surging towards him, not slowing down at all, and even faster than before.

Several silver-white tornadoes and a wall of silver-white sword energy were still plowing through the ravines in the horde of corpses, but the gaps were being filled very quickly.

At that moment, he suddenly smiled to himself: Since there is no good solution right now, then let's not bother to deal with it for the time being!

Maintaining the status quo!

With the Clear Sword Heart protecting them, those distracting thoughts and delusions won't cause any major trouble for the time being.

In this situation, it's perfectly acceptable to eliminate the lower-level zombies first.

If he can clear this horde of zombies, he'll have more than enough experience points to level up to eleventh rank, and he might even be able to take down the fifth chapter of the Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter in one fell swoop.

By then, those underhanded tricks of the other party will probably have no effect on him!

So the most urgent thing is to continue gaining experience points.

And in a sense, isn't this a form of retaliation?

Since we can't accurately strike the opponent, let's launch an indiscriminate attack!

You hide yours, I'll clear mine.

Since we can't find you, let's plow this entire battlefield until you can't sit still anymore!

The next moment, the silent silver giant moved again, and the jet-black longsword hanging at his side was slowly raised.