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

With the death of the domain initiator, the black cloud that shrouded the battlefield and stronghold began to peel away layer by layer. The thick black smoke that once covered the sky seemed to have its skeleton removed, its edges curling up and breaking into fine powder, dissipating into the dark fog and disappearing without a trace. At the same time, the grayish-white dust also lost its support, and its falling speed suddenly increased. Before it even hit the ground, it began to fade, become transparent, and disappear, like snow melting in mid-air.

Wu You's consciousness has returned to its original body.

To those who might have been watching, he seemed to have been momentarily dazed, as if he had just snapped out of his reverie.

He didn't look down at the zombie horde that had lost its leader; the Xuan Suo sword in his hand was raised once more.

Dozens of silver-white sword energies shot out from the sword, branching and scattering in mid-air, each finding its own direction to merge into the silver-white tornadoes that were still raging on the battlefield.

The silver-white dragon gained new power, its speed increased sharply, and its size expanded twice as much, continuing to accelerate and plow furrows through the horde of corpses.

Moreover, within the scope of Quanji's domain, Wu You's strength was greatly enhanced, while the strength of those who had always been strong was greatly weakened.

For a time, the speed at which experience points were being added to the Sword Manual panel was almost overwhelming for Wu You.

Experience points +4000

Experience points +8000

Experience points +4000

Experience points +2000

. . .

At this moment, even the slowest torchbearers on the city wall, seeing the dissipating black clouds in the sky, the rapidly shrinking tide of corpses, and the several ever-expanding silver-white tornadoes, finally understood.

They won!

This battle has entered its final stages!

"Holy crap, what just happened? How did the situation turn around in an instant?"

"It's that black mask-like thing! Once that thing appears, the opponent is completely powerless to resist!"

"Wow! That unknown garrison commander!"

The torchbearers, including Zhu Yuanzhi, Zhao Xuan, and the rest of the ninth-rank bearers, were completely relieved: "This time, it should really be over."

Hu Lie, Wang Qi, and Gongsun Baizhan truly relaxed as they listened to the cheers from the city wall.

Hu Lie chuckled, then turned to Zhao Xuan beside him, bringing up the old question again: "Zhao Xuan, what exactly is that black stuff? You haven't told me yet?"

Zhao Xuan shook his head, keeping him in suspense: "Wouldn't it be better if you asked him yourself later?"

Hu Lie frowned upon hearing this: Why does Zhao Xuan like to play the riddle now? He wasn't like this before.

. . .

On the other side, the horde of zombies on the battlefield was disappearing at a visible rate.

With each rotation of the silvery tornado, it sucked in a piece of the creature. The low-level, bodyless Lustful Corpse Species disappeared in large numbers, as if they were being thrown into a giant meat grinder.

Wu You floated in mid-air, the Xuan Suo Sword hanging by her side, the light on the tip of the sword not yet completely gone.

He glanced down and saw that the remaining corpses were less than one-tenth of what they used to be, and they were still decreasing within the tornado's sweeping range.

He withdrew his gaze and opened the Sword Manual panel deep within his consciousness.

Allocable experience points: 12201.3w

One hundred and twenty million experience points!

Looking at the long string of numbers, Wu You let out a deep breath. As the breath dissipated in the air, a smile he wasn't even aware of appeared on his lips: "I'm actually starting to crave war..."

He muttered to himself, with a hint of amusement in his voice, then shook his head: "No wonder young soldiers are eager to make a name for themselves."

Then without any hesitation.

Allocable experience points: 12201.3w → 8201.3w

[Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] Chapter 5 Judgment (0/4000w) → [Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] Chapter 5 Judgment (Perfect)!

A strange feeling welled up from the depths of his consciousness, and Wu You felt that he was being drawn by some kind of force.

Then, the battlefield before him faded, the silver tornado and the remaining horde of corpses fading into a blurred background, replaced by a complete, boundless starry sky.

Then a figure appeared in his field of vision.

The man sat alone under the starry sky, looking up at the heavens as if he were looking at something, or perhaps waiting for something.

Wu You couldn't see the person's face clearly, only a head of loose hair draped over their shoulders.

Day and night begin to alternate, the stars shift and the flow of time is stretched extremely fast in this scene—the sun rises and sets, the moon wanes and waxes, and the stars circulate countless times overhead.

And that figure always maintained the same posture: sitting quietly, looking up at the sky.

Then, from some point onward, Wu You's perspective began to shift forward, inch by inch, getting closer and closer.

After an unknown amount of time, he found that he could clearly see the person's shoulder line, the shape of the hand resting on his knee, and the outline of the long sword lying flat on his lap.

Then, in a sudden moment, Wu You's perspective abruptly shifted!

The person in front of him became Wu You in front of him; the person's gaze became Wu You's gaze; the person's hands became Wu You's hands.

He looked down and saw a pair of legs sitting cross-legged, and a long sword lying across his knees.

Then he looked up again, and in the boundless, dark sky, seven bright stars were shining silently.

A sudden realization welled up in Wu You's heart: So, the person sitting under the starry sky, comprehending the sword intent, was myself!

The moment this thought arose, a vast and profound understanding surged into the depths of his consciousness!

The Sword Intent of Balance and Judgment: Balance signifies weighing laws and regulations, distinguishing right from wrong; Judgment signifies determining right and wrong, and resolving falsehoods. Inheriting the principle of fairness in the Dao of Robbery, it is dedicated to discerning Yin and Yang, purity and turbidity, and dispelling all evil and falsehoods. It does not crave slaughter, but holds the reins of the boundary between purity and turbidity in heaven and earth; it is the sword intent of judgment that discerns origins and executes final decisions!

The Balance Judgment Sword Intent has two effects, one passive and one active.

Passive - Balance and Discernment: By wielding the principles of balance and judgment, all sword techniques mastered by the user are greatly increased in their destructive power against all evil beings!

Active - Final Judgment: Can condense pure Judgment Sword Qi to attack, but this sword qi does not contain physical destructive power such as impact or cutting, and only performs a single instant death judgment at the Origin level on the hit target!

If the target's rank is lower than one's own and it belongs to the Yin and evil attributes, then ignore any means such as armor, self-healing, soul barrier, or secret techniques to save one's life, directly judge the source, and the target will perish instantly!

If the target is not a Yin-evil unit or is of the same or higher rank than oneself, the judgment fails, the sword energy immediately dissipates, and cannot cause any damage.

After receiving the message, Wu You gritted his teeth: Apart from the passive that increases damage, the instant death judgment of the Balance Judgment Sword Intent sounds very strong, but it seems to be of little use in practice.

After all, those of lower rank don't need to use the Balanced Judgment Sword Intent at all, and those of higher rank can't cause any damage either. Except for dealing with some individuals with special abilities, the instant death judgment of this active effect is completely useless!

Moreover, its consumption is no less than that of the Xuan Suo Sword Intent, so Wu You felt it was not worthwhile to use it to clear out monsters of lower rank than himself.

But then he paused and thought about it from a different angle.

"Is there a way to temporarily raise one's own rank or temporarily lower the opponent's rank during an instant-death situation?" He stroked his chin and thought for a while.

After a moment, he shook his head: "Well, at least it has a passive ability that increases damage, so it's not too bad."

Then, Wu You's gaze shifted to another section of the Sword Manual panel:

Level: 10 (Conditions met. You can consume 60 million experience points to directly upgrade your level to [11]. Upgrade?)