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

The battle in the three southeastern provinces has spread to every city, every street, and the base of every beam of light.

In order to complete the task of blocking the "aggregation" ritual as soon as possible, the provincial bureau chiefs of Yunshang Province and Lincang Province personally took charge, hoping to block as many ritual nodes as possible in the shortest amount of time.

However, on their way there, the two provincial bureau chiefs received a message almost simultaneously from Xu Xian, the bureau chief of Dongjiang Province.

After reading the contents while each of them was on their own journey, their hearts skipped a beat at the same time:

Xu Xian was attacked by someone claiming to be the "Faceless Cult Leader," who also possessed a domain?

But they soon understood the true meaning behind Xu Xian's message—he wasn't reporting the situation, he was giving an early warning.

"Wait, Director Liu." / "Wait, Director Tian."

Two provinces, two different routes, two different cities, but almost the same thing happened.

The two bureau chiefs were stopped by several figures in black cloaks halfway to their respective target pillars of light. The leaders all had pale chins showing and introduced themselves as "leaders of the Faceless Cult." As soon as they finished speaking, they unleashed the same blood-red flesh and blood domain.

The two bureau chiefs reacted in unison: to move the battlefield outside the city.

No matter how strong the opponent's domain is, fighting in the city is a disaster.

As they retreated, they led the battle line toward the suburbs. The dark red boundary of their territory slowly stretched between the buildings on the edge of the city, and the glass on the building facades was unnaturally dark red due to the blood-red reflection.

With Xu Xian's advance warning as a foundation, the two veteran bureau chiefs quickly noticed something unusual in their first encounter—the suppressive effect of this Flesh and Blood Domain was noticeably weaker, and their tenth-level strength was suppressed to a degree far below the level of a regular domain.

The two quickly adjusted their tactics, going all out in an attempt to end the battle quickly.

However, the spatial movement ability of the Flesh and Blood Domain was indeed troublesome. Even if the domain itself was not strong enough, the ability to instantly appear within the domain still made it impossible for the two bureau chiefs to pin the enemy down in one place and kill him for a while.

. . .

Meanwhile, in the streets and alleys of cities in the three southeastern provinces, torchbearers were racing against time to reach the various pillars of light.

In Yunshang Province, Dayun City, Hua Linlin's team has dealt with five small beams of light.

The six men's black trench coats were covered with stains of all sizes. One teammate's cuff was torn off, and another teammate had a dark stain on the outside of his thigh that was half-dried.

They were engaged in a fierce battle with more than a dozen Thousand-Faced Corpse Species in front of the sixth pillar of light.

The wound on Captain Silver Badge's right arm had already started bleeding again, but his speed in attack never slowed down.

Everyone's face was pale to varying degrees.

Hua Linlin was the same; her fingertips trembled slightly every time she released her power. Her energy reserves were nearing depletion, but she still maintained the state of releasing green spiritual light with her hands. Several thick roots emerged from the ground and wrapped around the ankles of the three fourth-tier Thousand-Faced Corpse Species, pinning them firmly to the spot.

The other members of the squad were all fighting in their own way. Some were panting heavily after using their abilities continuously, so they used their psionic pistols to fire a few more energy bullets to disrupt the enemy's rhythm; others couldn't lift their right hand, so they switched to their left hand to hold the knife and continued to advance.

They finally felled the last Thousand-Faced Corpse to the ground. Just as the black smoke had dissipated halfway into the air, the base of the pillar of light suddenly rippled slightly.

A fine ring of ripples emanated from the inner wall of the light pillar, like ripples on a calm surface of water caused by a pebble.

Then a figure slowly walked out from inside the pillar of light—black eyes, facial features almost identical to those of an ordinary person, hands hanging naturally at his sides, his steps leisurely as if he had just woken up from an afternoon nap.

The moment Hua Linlin and the other members of the team saw that figure, everyone's breathing quickened by half a degree.

Another Thousand-Faced Corpse!

Moreover, his composure suggests he's quite strong!

Captain Silver Badge's gaze lingered on the other party for a second before locking onto it. His right hand unconsciously clenched: the aura of this Thousand-Faced Corpse Species had completely exceeded the limit of his perception ability. It was at least a sixth-tier Class A, and possibly even a seventh-tier!

If they were in top form, they could put up a fight and have a chance to fight back, but now they are exhausted and in very poor condition, and have no chance to fight back at all!

The black-eyed, Thousand-Faced Corpse's gaze swept over the row of panting figures in black trench coats before it, blinked slowly, and uttered a sentence tinged with obvious pleasure: "Didn't expect to wake up to a buffet after a nap."

"How delightful, how delightful!"

Listening to its cheerful words, the team members, though exhausted, showed no fear whatsoever.

One of the team members had already reached into the pocket of his black trench coat, then turned to the silver-badged captain and said, "I'll do it, Captain!"

Another teammate even exclaimed excitedly, "Let me do it! Let me do it!"

Hua Linlin also pulled something out of her pocket: "Captain, use mine!"

Captain Silver Badge raised a hand, silencing everyone else. "I'll handle this. Those of you who aren't strong enough should save your strength for self-defense."

When he finished speaking, the relaxed expression on the face of the black-eyed corpse had faded by half.

Listening to the group of black-coated creatures, none of whom were even at the sixth rank, arguing and shouting "Let me do it!", a hint of displeasure finally surfaced in its dark eyes: "A bunch of insects who aren't even at the sixth rank, how dare they—"

It didn't finish its sentence.

Captain Silver Badge flipped his hand, and a tiny, silver-white sword appeared in his palm.

The small sword was only as long as a finger joint, with fine silver-white patterns flowing across its surface, and its restrained aura was not ostentatious.

But the Black-Eyed Corpse's words were cut off halfway through.

Its dark pupils contracted sharply the moment it saw the small silver sword, and the displeasure on its face transformed into a look of alertness—

Unfortunately, the awareness came too late.

The silvery-white light intensified.

The small sword transformed into a magnificent silver-white sword aura, sweeping forward along a straight trajectory at such a speed that the naked eye could only catch a fleeting afterimage.

The sword energy pierced through the middle of the black-eyed corpse's chest, the whole process clean and efficient without a single unnecessary sound.

Then, the body of the black-eyed corpse was split in two. There was no blood at the cut, only wisps of black smoke seeping out from the edge of the cut. Then the entire body began to curl, disintegrate and dissipate like a piece of paper that had been burned through.

In less than a breath, the powerful Black-Eyed Thousand-Faced Corpse Seed vanished completely, leaving only a few wisps of fading black smoke swirling in place.

The team members who witnessed the entire scene: ...

After a while.

"My goodness, that power!" One of the team members stared wide-eyed at the spot where the silvery-white sword energy had dissipated, his mouth agape for a long time.

Another person slapped their thigh and exclaimed, "Director Ye is amazing! I don't know where he got his hands on such a great item!"

Captain Silver Badge clasped his empty palms together, clenched his fists again, and nodded, saying, "It's indeed a good item, but using it here is a bit of a waste."

When he finished speaking, he tilted his head slightly to look at the pillar of light that they were about to block, his expression a mixture of pain and relief.

Hearing the exclamations of her fellow warriors, Hua Linlin, who knew the origin of the talisman sword, couldn't help but reach out and touch the silver-white talisman sword in her pocket, her eyes flickering, seemingly lost in thought.