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

Then, as if remembering something, Wu You looked at Lin Zhili and said, "By the way, Director Lin, your current body is composed of members of the Thousand-Faced Royal Family, right?"

He also remembered that to parasitize a human, it required the cooperation of the Thousand-Faced Corpse Clan and the Lustful Corpse Clan, and the voluntary sacrifice of a Thousand-Faced Royal Clan member who would relinquish their self-awareness and offer their body.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhili was taken aback and nodded, wondering why this unknown adult in front of him would suddenly ask this question, but he still answered, "Yes, sir, except for my head, my body is made of the flesh and blood of the Thousand-Faced Royal Family."

"This body can simulate various physiological characteristics such as heartbeat and pulse, so as to deceive the vital signs."

Wu You nodded, then asked thoughtfully, "Are you completely in control of this body now? How's its flexibility and strength?"

Lin Zhili realized what was happening and immediately replied, "Completely under my control! Not only is it extremely agile, but its strength is almost comparable to that of some physically powerful ability users!"

Wu You stroked his chin: It seems that the flesh and blood of this thousand-faced royal family has many wonderful uses and is very valuable for development.

He knew that many ability users had lost parts of their bodies in battles against the Corpse Species.

The medical recovery ability users assigned to each municipal bureau may not necessarily have physical regeneration abilities due to differences in ability type or insufficient ability strength.

Although each province has a medical team composed of multiple medical individuals with physical regeneration abilities, the sheer number of medical teams per province is far from sufficient to meet the demands of the Torchbearers' combat intensity.

In this situation, many torchbearers with physical disabilities can only wait in line for the provincial medical team to have available slots, or go to a nearby municipal bureau with medical personnel capable of performing regenerative medicine.

But in either case, the efficiency is really low.

Moreover, the combat effectiveness of torchbearers with limb injuries is greatly reduced, or even rendered incapable of fighting, which will reduce the defensive forces in various places, which is extremely unfavorable to the war situation.

Of course, the worst off are the ability users in the medical team. They basically work 24/7, year-round, and even their mealtimes are timed down to the second.

But they had no complaints, because every minute and every second left could potentially save one more torchbearer.

Meanwhile, the research institute has previously conducted relevant research on limb regeneration therapy, aiming to create a treatment chamber capable of regenerating limbs and solve the problem of limb damage treatment in one go.

However, seemingly due to limitations in materials, no practical results have been achieved.

But now, here come the materials, don't you?

If the individual consciousness of the Thousand-Faced Royal Family could be extinguished while their bodies were preserved, they could be completely controlled by human will, possessing both high flexibility and strength.

Isn't this just ready-made flesh and blood material?

At this moment, Lin Zhili also realized: "My current state is quite peculiar. Perhaps the research institute could conduct some research on my condition?"

"It's not just about detecting and preventing the parasitic infestation of the Lustful Corpse Clan, but also about the possibility of turning the Thousand-Faced Corpse Clan into a sustainable resource."

"Only in this way can I maximize the value of my body!"

"Only in this way can I atone for some of the sins I've committed—"

Wu You patted him on the shoulder and interrupted, "So, Director Lin, you'd better just stay alive for now."

"The value you can create is considerable."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhili nodded emphatically, his eyes regaining their light: "I cannot die before I have made a sufficient contribution to humanity!"

Wu You secretly breathed a sigh of relief: she had finally persuaded Lin Zhili to come back.

Seeing that Lin Zhili had recovered his mental state and was no longer prone to self-destruction, he said, "Director Lin, now you should help restore order to the cities below."

"I need to go to another area to provide support now."

His Xuanming Domain can only radiate to a maximum area of ​​half a province. At this moment, the order in the area below him has been stabilized, and now he is going to another area to "artificially bring rain".

But just as Wu You was about to leave, a hoarse voice rang in his mind.

"Don't rush off, look up!"

Upon hearing that voice, Wu You was immediately taken aback: "Weren't you in a deep sleep?"

The hoarse voice paused for a moment: "...I'm awake now..."

Following the hoarse voice, Wu You looked up at the sky: the dark vortex was still spinning as always.

But he soon noticed something was wrong.

From the once pitch-black vortex, streaks of crimson light began to emerge, as if a giant crimson halo was projecting light from within the vortex!

Wu You suddenly remembered the "gift" that the Thousand Faces Projection had mentioned before it disappeared, and his brows immediately furrowed tightly.

At this moment, in his perception, he could feel the wisps of world will around the dark vortex constantly conveying to him a sense of urgency and pleading for help, and even a faint sense of helplessness.

He immediately asked himself, "What's going on?"

The hoarse voice sighed, "That guy with a thousand faces left a backup plan inside the passage."

"As for what specific backup plan it is, we'll have to go inside the passage to find out."

The passage mentioned by the God of Beasts is naturally the pitch-black vortex that connects the Deep Dark Domain with the Corpse Realm, and the Deep Dark Domain with the real world.

Upon hearing this, Wu You did not hesitate at all, and in a flash, he arrived inside the dark vortex.

Upon entering the vortex, he was immediately taken aback.

The passage walls, which were originally filled with darkness and nothingness, were now flashing with countless streaks of scarlet light!

Seeing this, the hoarse voice realized something and sighed, "He's trying to blow up this passage!"

"No, it's already exploded!"

"The reason it's not happening so quickly right now is simply because the process of destroying the tunnel is quite complex!"

"It's blown up? Doesn't that mean this passage will be closed? Isn't the God of a Thousand Faces doing a good deed?" Wu You asked, somewhat puzzled.

The hoarse voice replied, "Shut down? If only it were that simple."

Wu You frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

The hoarse voice explained, "This passage is a three-way passage, connecting your world, the Corpse Realm, and the deep dark domain aggregation point that serves as the central point."

"If it explodes, there are three possible outcomes!"

"One possibility is that, as you mentioned, the passage is destroyed and shut down directly!"

"But this outcome requires your world to have a strong enough self-correcting ability, strong enough to immediately repair the world barrier the moment the passage is destroyed."

"But judging from the intensity of the divine lightning that appeared above the Thousand-Faced Projection's head before, your world's self-correcting ability is not strong, it could even be said to be very weak!"

Wu You suddenly recalled the weakened state of the world's will that he had sensed earlier, as well as the anxiety and helplessness he had just felt, and immediately followed up: "So what are the other two possibilities?"

The God of Beasts, now truly bound to Wu You in a symbiotic relationship, naturally made no attempt to hide anything: "If the world's self-correcting power is insufficient, the gravitational pull generated the instant the passage is truly destroyed will draw in the world barriers surrounding the passage, causing them to be destroyed as well!"

"Therefore, there are two remaining possibilities: either the deep dark domain near the passage is directly connected to the corresponding area of ​​your world, or to the corresponding area of ​​the Corpse Realm, without any further obstruction!"

"Another possibility is that the gravitational pull from the explosion is strong enough that—"

Before the hoarse voice could finish speaking, Wu You already understood what He meant: "To directly connect our world with the Corpse Realm, is that right?"

He responded with a hoarse "hmm".

Wu You was certain that during his battle with the Thousand-Faced Projection, the Thousand-Faced Projection had no time to do anything to the passage.

In other words, before he even descended into the real world, the projection of the Thousand-Faced God had already tampered with the dark passage.

Thinking of this, Wu You couldn't help but sigh: These otherworldly gods are all really wicked!

Of course, there is no intention to attack the God of Beasts here.

He turned his gaze to the increasingly dense crimson light on the tunnel walls: "Can you stop the tunnel from exploding?"

He understood that the second and third outcomes were completely beyond the capacity of humankind to bear at present.

If the Deep Dark Domain directly connects with the corresponding area in the real world, namely the three southeastern provinces, not to mention the super high-level corpses that may descend from the Deep Dark Domain at any time, the dense Dark Domain aura is enough to kill all ordinary people and most low-level ability users!

If the Deep Dark Domain and the corresponding area of ​​the Corpse Realm are directly connected, it will be even worse. Higher-ranking corpse species will appear in the Deep Dark Domain, and even gods may descend directly at any time!

It's estimated that the defenses of the deep dark domain will fall within two days.

As for the last type, where the real world is directly connected to the Corpse Realm, that goes without saying. Without the restriction of world barriers, gods can directly descend into the real world. If they do this a few times, humanity will probably be wiped out.

Therefore, the only option now is to find a way to prevent the tunnel from exploding.

This time, the hoarse voice paused for a long time before saying, "Yes, but this method will come at a great cost to both of us."

Wu You was silent for a moment: "What method?"

The hoarse voice did not answer directly, but said, "I had an agreement with your Lord Li before. If necessary, I will step in to seal some world rifts to slow down the connection between your world and the Corpse Origin Realm, and buy you more time."

"The process of sealing the rift in the world requires the help of [divinity]."

Wu You understood: "So, the [Divinity] can prevent the passage from exploding, right?"

The hoarse voice continued, "That's right. Although my [Divine Throne] is shattered, as long as my [Divine Essence] remains, I can summon the phantom of the Divine Throne."

"The Throne of Gods is the core of the Kingdom of Gods, with infinite uses. Stabilizing the space within a region is just its most basic function."

"Even if it's just a phantom of a divine throne, it's enough to bind, fix, and stop this passage."

Wu You listened to the description from the God of Beasts: A phantom of a divine throne? Blocking the passage?

Isn't this just a mini version of the Golden Throne?