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

At this moment, the fanged corpse species stood on the back of the ninth-tier corpse species, looking down at its kin who were all weak and dazed.

The once overwhelming black tide now droops like plants withered by the sun.

Its Adam's apple bobbed up and down as it swallowed, its sticky eyes staring until they felt dry.

"field!!!"

It spoke in a low voice, the sound squeezed out from between its teeth, with a hint of disbelief and trembling.

"And even if the commander used the item bestowed by Lord Liu Nie, it was still suppressed?"

It looked up again at the shrinking dark cloud in the sky, its edges being pushed towards the center by a dim curtain, like a crumpled rag.

It couldn't help but snort coldly, a twitch at the corner of its mouth. That snort carried a malice that had been pent up for a long time, finally finding an opportunity to vent: "Hmph, as expected, a privileged person with connections, truly useless."

After finishing its tirade, it quickly averted its gaze, its eyes darting around before sweeping a swift glance towards the rear of the zombie army. The edge of that dim curtain was still expanding rapidly in that direction; it estimated that if it pushed forward any longer, it would encircle the entire zombie army.

Its mind was racing, calculating rapidly—

If we could escape the area covered by that human domain...

The decision was made in a matter of moments, within a few breaths.

The fanged zombie took a deep breath, straightened up, and roared downwards, "Keep going! Keep charging!"

The voice carried with considerable force, but after issuing the command, it didn't wait a moment longer before turning around and jumping off the back of the ninth-tier corpse.

. . .

Deep within the shrinking black clouds in the sky, a mud-like figure with black and gold veins on its surface was moving silently.

It shrunk its body to its smallest size and suppressed its breath to the lowest level, concealing its trajectory with each movement by taking advantage of the churning of the dark clouds above.

It thought it was in the shadows, under the cover of clouds, in a blind spot, like a fish swimming close to the bottom of the mud.

Unfortunately, its every move was as clear as black ink written on white paper in Wu You's eyes, enhanced by the Quan Ji domain, every detail was crystal clear.

Wu You stood within the illusion, his gaze passing through the silver-white giant's brow and landing on the muddy figure that was stealthily moving toward the edge of the black clouds.

The muddy figure moved while its mind raced:

"No, there's something wrong with this human."

"There's a big problem!"

"At only tenth rank, he has mastered two rules, even possesses a domain, and has divinity within him!!!"

"He must be hiding a huge secret!!!"

"It could even be related to the 'variables beyond fate' that those adults in the restricted area are talking about!"

"If I can bring this information back, a large part of my guilt for the mission's failure will be offset!"

"This way, I'll still have a chance to redeem myself!"

It glanced down again; the edge of the dim curtain was still pushing outward at a steady, uniform speed.

"However, the most urgent thing right now is to leave."

"His domain is very strong, and its spread is extremely fast."

"If we don't leave now, we might not be able to leave at all."

Thinking this, it turned back and glanced at the silver giant.

That glance carried a hint of final confirmation—to make sure the other person hadn't noticed it.

But what it saw was that the white-haired figure between the illusory eyebrows had its eyes facing it directly, without any deviation, and the corners of its mouth were curved in a subtle arc.

The mud-covered figure froze, its movement halting for a moment in mid-air.

"That human has already discovered my location???!!!" A voice of extreme panic exploded in its mind, filled with a panicked helplessness.

Within the silvery-white illusion, Wu You watched the movement pause noticeably and couldn't help but shake his head: "They really are easily frightened."

"However, as the first opponent I encountered who had mastered this field, I still learned a lot from their experience."

His gaze calmly fell on the muddy figure, and he flipped the Xuan Suo sword in his hand, aiming the tip at the rapidly moving figure.

"So—let me grant it to you."

"The grandest curtain call,"

"And, the most carefree sleep."

The moment the thought settled, the Xuan Suo Sword traced an almost imperceptible arc across the dim battlefield.

The arc was so thin and faint that it would have been almost negligible if not for the slight distortion of the surrounding space.

next moment.

A slightly distorted, translucent sword light detached from the sword tip, moving with incredible speed and silently towards the location of the sludge itself.

Upon seeing the silver giant's movements, the muddy figure trembled violently. It could sense something terrifying approaching it, something silent yet causing its entire body to tighten from the inside out.

"He really found me!!!"

It stopped concealing its tracks and suddenly sped off at full speed in the direction from which the zombie horde had come!

When it reached its speed limit, it no longer cared about the surrounding churning dark clouds and directly cleaved through the clouds to rush outwards.

The moment it charged out, it glanced down and saw a familiar figure—a fanged zombie was also hunched over, running frantically in the same direction, its two feet moving rapidly, kicking up a trail of dirt and debris.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Commander of the Corpse Race: ? ? ?

Fanged Corpse Species: ...

The two figures tacitly withdrew their gazes and continued to flee into the depths of the dark fog.

But the next moment they both crashed into something. An invisible wall blocked their path, and the two figures' speed suddenly dropped from a sprint to zero, like two insects hitting glass, bounced backward.

The leader of the zombie species and the fanged zombie species were both stunned. They exchanged a glance, and then, without saying a word, changed direction and continued running.

But they soon discovered a fact even more terrifying than being stopped—their abilities, rules, and even the power of their domains were all rendered useless!

Every attempt to mobilize internal forces was like punching cotton, yielding no response.

The fanged corpse was forcibly released from its parasitic state. Its humanoid body stiffened abruptly, and then a wisp of black smoke-like substance was squeezed out of the body like toothpaste, floating aimlessly in mid-air for a moment.

The leader of the zombie race suffered an even worse fate.

The dark golden patterns on its surface began to writhe violently, as if being pushed outwards by some force, peeling off its body one by one.

After leaving its body, the patterns gathered and condensed in mid-air, eventually coalescing into a dark golden stream of light that hovered quietly in the air, motionless.

"How is this possible?! That's my power!!!"

The remaining body that commanded the corpse species struggled to extend several black, smoke-like tentacles, as if trying to grab the dark golden light and stuff it back into its body.

But just as the tentacle was halfway out, two simple, silvery-white sword energies drifted over from afar.

There was no resistance, no struggle.

The two black smoke-like figures, completely sealed by the Xuan Lock Sword Intent, disintegrated the moment the sword energy touched them, returning to eternal slumber, in less than a breath!

The Sword Manual panel popped up twice:

Experience points +15

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source +80%

Experience points +18

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source +100%

Then, Wu You, whose illusory form had dissipated, appeared before him, looking at the dark golden light that was quietly floating.

Although it had been sealed by the Xuan Suo Sword Intent, Wu You, who was close by, could still feel the immense power contained within it.

Wu You stretched out his finger and touched the dark golden light.

The dark golden light, which was sealed by the Xuan Suo Sword Intent, only rippled slightly and did not react at all.

"The aura of divinity, the aura of rules, the aura of domain..."

"Tsk tsk, what kind of hybrid is this?"