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

Meanwhile, at the boundaries of forbidden zones in various deep dark domains, the powerful torchbearers, each bearing one or even two flame marks on their shoulders, were locked in fierce battles with the dark figures before them.

The aftershocks of energy on the battlefield exploded one after another, and the collision between domains stirred up the entire space. And above them, in the distant sky shrouded in dark mist, everyone could clearly see the entire process of that grayish-white behemoth breaking free from the black vortex.

A torchbearer with two flame marks on his shoulder was repeatedly exchanging attacks and defenses with a humanoid corpse with black runes all over its body at the edge of the domain.

His figure flashed in and out of the dim light, each strike carrying a force that made the air itself whistle sharply. In the brief moment between repelling yet another dark figure, his gaze unconsciously swept upwards towards the sky—

The grotesque, grayish-white figure was spreading its limbs at the edge of the vortex, its scales gleaming coldly.

His movements paused uncontrollably for less than a second.

"A thirteenth-tier sin dragon?!" A dazed voice squeezed out from his throat, carrying a tremor almost never seen in him before. "How could this be?!"

At the same time, he immediately realized something: "Damn it! The outpost!"

In that brief moment of respite, the dark figure he had repelled seized the opportunity.

Its form vanished almost simultaneously, reappearing directly behind the Flame Bearer, a claw covered in black runes aimed straight for his back. But as the commander of this forbidden zone for many years, the Flame Bearer's combat experience was etched into the reflexes of every muscle—

Almost at the same moment the dark figure disappeared, he snapped out of his daze and regained his senses.

Just before the attack, his figure flashed, leaving a blurry afterimage in place, while his real body had already moved three steps away.

The sharp claws pierced through the afterimage, dispersing the remaining energy in the air.

The man and the corpse faced each other again, and the aftershocks of their domains and energy surged violently once more, scattering and churning the surrounding gray mist.

. . .

On the city wall of the Yunshang Province stronghold, Wu You looked up at the amber-colored psionic barrier above him, which was now only the last layer and covered with spiderweb-like cracks. His assessment was also rapidly progressing.

Each Torchbearer stronghold in the deepest dark realm is the core of suppression in that realm, and its strategic significance is self-evident.

The base's psionic barrier serves as a military-level defensive fortification, backed by the energy resources of the entire base!

Its strength is self-evident.

Although only tenth-tier torchbearers were stationed there, this also showed how sturdy the stronghold's defenses were!

With just one Tier 10 Torchbearer, the city's protective rituals and psionic shields within the stronghold can handle most situations.

Like those previous Seven Evils and Six Evil Domains, they couldn't even stir up the slightest fluctuations on the surface of the psionic shield. They could only rely on the domain's inherent ability to influence emotions to erode the torchbearers within the point. Then, once a certain level was reached, the torchbearers controlled by the Seven Evils would shut down the psionic shield and the city-protecting ritual from the inside.

Only then did the previous army of zombies have a slight chance of breaking through the stronghold.

This is why the peak-level corpse species that attacked the three strongholds all used the Seven Evils and Six Evils Domain, rather than other domains, even if those domains were stronger.

But now, with just one strike, two of the three layers of psionic shields have shattered, and the last layer is riddled with cracks and on the verge of collapse.

Moreover, judging from the speed at which the psionic shield recovers and the energy fluctuations after it recovers, it is estimated that most of the energy in the base has been drained.

Most importantly, this was a probing attack by the opponent without them using any special abilities, relying solely on their powerful physique!

The enormous, grayish-white creature did not continue its attack.

His figure vanished from the stronghold in a flash after shattering the two layers of shields, and reappeared tens of kilometers away, hovering in the sky in another direction.

Beneath the dark sky, its grayish-white form appeared cold and ferocious.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhi, listening to the urgent report over the radio, suddenly frowned. He looked at Wu You and Elder Wei, speaking rapidly, "That attack just now not only exhausted the energy in the original psionic shield, but also drained nearly 80% of the base's reserve energy!"

He paused, then said, "In other words—"

"We may not be able to withstand their next attack!"

Upon hearing this news, Old Wei's first reaction was no longer to issue orders.

His gaze lingered on Wu You for a moment, then he quickly made a judgment: "Xiao You, you go and stay there for now!"

"You know which place I'm talking about!"

Wu You naturally knew which place Elder Wei was referring to; it was none other than the projection site of the Fifth Lord of Li, which was most likely also the most central and safest place in this stronghold.

At this time.

boom--

boom--

Several loud noises were heard.

Wu You and Old Wei looked up at the same time.

From the direction of the other two strongholds, several thick, pure white energy pillars shot out from above the city walls, trailing straight tails as they flashed toward the gray-white figure under the dark sky.

"It's the attack mode of the city-protecting ritual." Old Wei naturally recognized the source of those energy attacks.

In addition to defense, the attack mode of the city-guarding ritual can also directly convert the energy of the stronghold into high-density energy bombardment.

Then, those thick beams of light hit their targets precisely.

Boom! ...

A deafening roar erupted, and the shockwave from the energy burst spread outwards from the point of impact, clearing away the nearby floating dark mist.

next moment.

The tenth-tier stronghold garrison commanders at the other two strongholds all narrowed their eyes.

Despite the bombardment that concentrated at least 30% of the stronghold's energy, the grayish-white figure remained suspended in place, without even swaying an inch! Not even a scorch mark was left on its scales!

He didn't even turn his head to look at the source of the attacks; his cold, green vertical pupils remained lowered, locked onto a certain figure on the city wall of the Yunshang Province stronghold.

Then, the grayish-white behemoth raised its head. An incredibly terrifying energy wave began to gather in its mouth, and even the dark mist in the air was drawn towards its mouth by the condensing light, following the wave.

Old Wei's eyelids twitched, and he almost shouted, "Quick! We can't hesitate any longer, Xiao You, you go first—!"

Wu You simply shook his head.

The magnitude was small, but the determination was exceptional.

His words were only a few words: "No need, Elder Wei."

Before Elder Wei and the others could react, his figure transformed into a streak of silver-white light and soared into the sky, grazing the crack in the not-yet-fully-repaired psionic shield above his head, breaking through the stronghold's encirclement, and rapidly approaching the gray-white behemoth that was gathering energy.

A streak of light traced a clean arc across the dark sky.

During the flight, Wu You condensed the Shujie Sword and then gripped it tightly.

His Clear Sword Heart also vibrated slightly at a certain amplitude, as if sensing his intentions.

The evil dragon was aimed directly at him; he couldn't escape it.

Moreover, if he hides, then Elder Wei, Hu Lie, and Wang Qi will really be left with no choice but to wait for their deaths.

But since we can't avoid it, then we won't try to avoid it!

A thirteenth-tier sinful dragon?

He also wanted to see what kind of sword he could unleash now that he had reached the eleventh level after the sublimation of [Lihentian]!

Thinking of this, Wu You's lips unconsciously curled into a smile that was both excited and crazy.