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

After briefly sensing the effect of the black raindrops, the Thousand-Faced Projection turned its gaze toward where Wu You was.

Besides Him, the only one present who could have caused such a commotion was that human covered in blood.

However, the Thousand-Faced Projection also had some doubts: although these black raindrops carried a deathly aura of extremely high level, the amount was too small, and they could not have any substantial effect on Him in a short period of time. At this moment, the human had already reached his limit, and such a struggle was meaningless.

Just then, the pure white flame on Wu You's body, which was almost extinguished, suddenly surged. But at the same time, as the flame jumped up, his life force also began to fall at an extremely fast speed!

The thousand-faced projection watched the figure rapidly sliding towards death, the golden rings in the depths of its pupils slightly contracting at an extremely small angle: "Burning all of life? Is this an attempt to end one's own life?"

His words had not yet completely faded, but what happened next was beyond His prediction!

Just as Wu You's life force dropped to its lowest point, infinitely close to death, or even briefly crossed the boundary between life and death and entered a state of death, a pure black flame exuding supreme aura suddenly erupted from the depths of Wu You's body!

The moment it sensed that aura, the vertical pupils of the Thousand-Faced Projection contracted slightly. For the first time, something completely unexpected appeared in its vision, which was devoid of any emotional fluctuation!

Even the endless golden rings in His eyes trembled slightly under the aura of that pure black flame, as if it were some kind of instinctive reaction!

The aura of that pure black fire gave Him a feeling of unease!

Let's go back a moment.

The duration of 【Lihentian】 was only one breath away, and the pure white flames on Wu You's body had become so thin that they were almost transparent.

The dodecagonal magic array that stretched across the sky was still in operation, and the crimson light continued to flow into the scarlet figure, making its aura appear heavier and heavier in contrast to Wu You's declining power.

Everything is about to come to an end.

But in that instant, an extremely crazy thought flashed through Wu You's otherwise calm mind!

Since conventional methods no longer give him any chance of winning, let's use some unconventional methods!

He's going to exploit a bug in the Sword Manual!

More specifically, what Wu You is trying to exploit is the bug between [Lihentian] and [Xuanmingtian]!

【Lihentian】can burn lifespan and transform it into power.

The [Xuanmingtian] skill's "Return to Heaven" effect can ignore all conditions and grant immunity to one death!

Normally, [Xuanmingtian]'s ability to turn back to heaven would be triggered by an opponent whose strength surpasses his own or by some strange ability, thus saving his life.

But given the current situation, saving one's life is simply not enough!

Without sufficient strength, one is still just meat on the chopping block of the Thousand-Faced God's projection!

Therefore, Wu You chose to gamble everything, including his own life, to make a crazy attempt!

He intends to actively use the life-burning power of [Lihentian] to trigger the life-saving effect of [Xuanmingtian]!

The Life-Burning Technique of [Lihentian] can burn away all of one's lifespan!

Wu You had already burned 99% of his lifespan. What would happen if he burned the last 0.1% of his lifespan using the [Lihentian] technique?

Without a doubt, he will die!

How can a person without a lifespan live?

But if you want him dead, you'll have to ask Xuanming Tian first!

At the moment of his death, the [Xuanmingtian] immunity to death effect will be triggered immediately!

Wu You will be immune to this death caused by having no lifespan, and then he will survive!

But then, a problem would arise: Wu You, who survived, had already devoted all his lifespan to the [Lihentian]!

He had no life left to live by then!

How can a person without a lifespan possibly live?

Therefore, there are two possible outcomes:

One possible outcome is that [Xuanmingtian] can only be immune to the moment of death when lifespan is exhausted. When the next moment arrives, Wu You will still die because he has no lifespan left!

The second possibility is that [Xuanming Tian] is powerful enough to completely and utterly immunize himself against the death caused by the exhaustion of his lifespan! Even if Wu You had no lifespan at that time, he would still have survived!

Wu You, who survived in this way, became a special existence who had no lifespan but was still alive!

If one has no lifespan but still lives, isn't that essentially an infinite lifespan?

After all, isn't the state of "absence" itself a form of existence that transcends quantity?

At that time, if you combine it with the [Heaven of Separation], wouldn't you be able to step on your right foot with your left and ascend directly to the heavens?

The second outcome is the bug that Wu You wanted to exploit!

Of course, Wu You wasn't entirely without confidence before he dared to gamble with his life like this.

He had his own reasons for daring to make such a crazy attempt.

First of all, [Xuanmingtian] consumed 40 charges of Wanjian Guizang, while the abnormally powerful sword technique [Lihentian] only consumed less than ten. There's no reason why [Xuanmingtian], which consumed 40 charges, would be so easy! Moreover, the description of [Xuanmingtian] includes words like "unconditional" and "once," which makes Wu You feel that there is still a chance to exploit the bug.

Secondly, he definitely couldn't accept being transformed into a member of the Thousand-Faced God's kin. If he did nothing, only death awaited him. Since that was the case, why not risk his life and take a gamble?

If you win the gamble, there's still a glimmer of hope; if you lose, you'll simply die when your lifespan runs out. It's the same outcome as doing nothing at all, so what's there to worry about?

And that's exactly what Wu You did!

Before the effects of [Separation from Heaven] wore off, he unhesitatingly activated the Xuanming Domain and then poured his last bit of life force into the dying flame!

Those black raindrops are the manifestation of the Xuanming Realm.

In that instant when all of his lifespan was consumed, Wu You had only one feeling.

That's cold.

An endless chill spread upwards from the bottom of his consciousness, like a layer of water freezing over, covering him layer by layer from the edge to the center, and then freezing his consciousness little by little!

His five senses became increasingly blurred, and he began to lose awareness of his own body. His consciousness gradually sank into endless cold and darkness.

"So this is what death tastes like?" Wu You couldn't help but wonder before his consciousness completely sank into darkness.

But just as his consciousness completely fell into an endless slumber!

Something has been triggered!

It was a layer of pure black flame that was higher, colder, and more absolute than death itself!

The pure black flames suddenly surged from the depths of his consciousness and spread across his body in a very short time, completely enveloping him!

His consciousness, which should have been in a deep sleep, suddenly returned from the brink of death!

The effect of the "Reversal of Fortune" was activated! In that instant, he crossed the boundary between life and death and entered another state!

Let's go back to the present.

The golden rings in the vertical pupils of the thousand-faced projection began to overlap continuously, the dodecagonal magic array was pushed to its limit, the rotation speed suddenly increased, and the wall of flesh and blood also began to grow again at an extremely fast speed.

Wu You ignored the Thousand-Faced God's projection in the distance, which looked as if it were facing a formidable enemy. Instead, he looked down at himself. The pure white flames from before had disappeared, replaced by a peculiar pure black flame.

Sensing his own physical condition, Wu You, whose pupils reflected the dark flames, couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The good news is that [Xuanming Tian] has an incredibly high priority. [Xuanming Tian] is completely exempt from death due to the exhaustion of lifespan. He successfully exploited the bug between [Lihen Tian] and [Xuanming Tian] and entered a special state where he has no lifespan but is still alive and kicking, neither alive nor dead, or rather, between life and death.

The bad news is that while the bug was successfully exploited, it wasn't entirely successful.

First of all, his special state of having no lifespan, being neither alive nor dead, is not the same as having an infinite lifespan.

Although he can maintain the sublimated state of [Lihentian] without worrying about the consumption of his lifespan, his strength can only be maintained at the current level of fifteen. He cannot step on his left foot and go straight to the sky.

Of course, the inability to go directly to space is a minor issue!

This special state entered by exploiting a bug has an even more serious and fundamental problem!

That is, Wu You could clearly sense that he seemed to lack some necessary condition and was simply unable to maintain this special state of being neither alive nor dead for long!

His consciousness was gradually being eroded by his own body, which had no lifespan but was still able to survive!

Moreover, this erosion occurs at an extremely rapid rate.

He could sense that in about ten seconds, his consciousness would be completely eroded and then completely dissipated, leaving only a body without consciousness or lifespan but still 'alive', or rather, a monster without self-awareness that only follows some kind of instinctive action!

He couldn't help but look up at the edge of the sky, at the place not covered by the dark vortex, where a sliver of bright light was reflected in his eyes:

"Even so, is it still impossible to change the inevitable outcome of death?"

"Since that's the case, a swordsman never regrets his decision once it's made. I'm willing to accept defeat."

"Then come on, let me welcome my carefree slumber!"

Wu You could feel his consciousness becoming increasingly heavy and confused at an extremely rapid pace.

At that moment, seemingly sensing the supreme aura emanating from the pure black flames, a being that had been in a deep slumber was suddenly awakened!

A hoarse voice suddenly rang in Wu You's mind.

"This aura... a Dominator?"

"What's going on? What happened?"

Wu You, whose consciousness was fading away, initially thought the voice was a hallucination caused by his impending death: "I never imagined that the hallucination I had before I died would be the voice of a deity from another world?"

The God of Beasts did not answer; He was carefully sensing the abnormality in Wu You.

"Hiss—the characteristic of being immortal?"

"Is this the effect of that domineering aura?"

"However, you don't seem to have a real basis to support this characteristic?"

Soon, the God of Beasts roughly understood the current situation: In order to fight against the projection of the God of a Thousand Faces, this human named Wu You used some means to give himself the immortality that only gods could attain! However, his true form was only at the eleventh level and could not support this immortality at all!

Having understood everything, the God of Beasts glanced at the figure engulfed in eternal black flames, then looked down at the crimson figure below, who appeared to be facing a formidable enemy.

Although He didn't know what the black flames were for, He could deduce something from the strong aura of death emanating from Wu You.

It is highly likely that it is some kind of forbidden technique that is performed on the condition of one's own life.

"This human, who is only at the eleventh level, is actually willing to go to such lengths for his kin, even at the cost of embracing death to unleash forbidden techniques..."

"Trying everything possible, never giving up..."

"And I, as the ancestor of all beasts, a true god, have abandoned my people and fled alone?"

The hoarse voice sighed, then suddenly burst into laughter.

His existence is no longer concealed.

A tall, ethereal figure, entirely bathed in blazing gold, appeared behind Wu You!

The true god of all beasts!

The crimson, multifaceted projection also noticed the blazing golden figure, its gaze shifting in that direction: "Finally dares to show yourself, you beast?"

The Blazing Gold Being ignored the Thousand-Faced Projection and instead focused its gaze on the figure in front of it, whose eyes were closed and whose body was engulfed in raging black flames.

A hoarse, mature voice echoed throughout the three southeastern provinces:

"Fate, fate!"

"Life and death, life and death!"

"Giving up everything, yet still remaining a caged bird, a fish in a net, unable to survive!"

"In that case!"

"Then—"

As the sound echoed through the heavens and earth, an incomparably scorching, indescribable golden light emerged from the body of the God of Beasts!

The moment that golden light appeared, an aura of supreme truth and power swept across the entire area!

Every living being closed their eyes, even the vertical pupils of the Thousand-Faced God's projection, which were filled with golden rings, were slightly closed!

Of course He knows what it is!

That is the core of divine power, the very foundation of existence!

【godhead】! ! !

The instant the God of Beasts' divine essence manifested, Wu You's consciousness, which was about to be completely eroded and sinking into endless darkness and cold, suddenly felt a scorching warmth!

At the same time, a sentence emerged from the depths of his consciousness, perfectly coinciding with the echoing sound of heaven and earth!

"Then—"

"Fight for survival!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the aura filled with supreme truth and supreme power, along with the endless, blazing golden light, entered Wu You's body along with the tall, blazing golden figure!

next moment.

The figure engulfed in jet-black flames suddenly opened its eyes! And burning within its pupils were two clusters of blazing golden flames!