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

In the deep, dark realm.

Within the three strongholds that had been brought together, someone quickly noticed the anomaly of the dark vortex in the sky.

On the city walls of the Yunshang Province stronghold.

"Look, that vortex seems to be shrinking!"

The torchbearers, including Wei Lao, Hu Lie, Zhu Yuanzhi, and Wang Qi, all raised their heads and looked towards the direction of the dark vortex.

At first, the dark vortex was only slowly slowing down, and it was not yet clear that its coverage area was decreasing.

But as time went on, the shrinking trend of the dark vortex became more and more obvious. The dark vortex, which was originally almost endless, began to shrink from all sides to the center at an extremely fast speed, leaving larger and larger gaps.

The crimson light projected by the black sun in the sky above the deep dark domain once again fell upon the city walls of the stronghold and upon the land of the deep dark domain.

It's not just the sky that's changing.

At the same time, the thick, dark fog that had been surging like a tide around the stronghold began to recede at an unusual speed.

Not only near the stronghold, but also in various danger zones further away, wherever the eye could see, in less than two minutes, the dark gray fog almost completely disappeared, vanishing without a trace.

As is well known, the deep dark domain is shrouded in dark fog all year round. Even when there is no dark fog tide, there will still be dark fog. Moreover, the farther away from the stronghold and the higher the level of danger, the denser the dark fog will be.

But this time, regardless of whether it was a Class C or Class A danger zone, except for Class S restricted areas, the dark fog in all places had completely dissipated.

It's not thin, not faint, but truly spotless, without a trace of mist!

The dark mountains, swamps, jungles, and other scenery in the distance, which could only be barely seen through the thinnest gaps in the fog, were now all clearly laid out in everyone's field of vision. Everything was so clear!

It's safe to say that no one has ever seen such a refreshing deep dark realm.

As the vortex contracted and the dark mist dissipated, the tightly furrowed brows of all the torchbearers within the deep dark domain stronghold relaxed somewhat, and the tense atmosphere began to ease.

Everything indicates that the previous disaster has passed.

Old Wei withdrew his gaze from the still-shrinking vortex, and the tension that had been building up in his eyes had mostly dissipated.

In this disaster, a series of interconnected and ever-changing dangers occurred, including the premature outbreak of the Dark Mist Tide, the approach of the Corpse Army to the city, the aggregation of the Deep Dark Domain, the disconnection from the real world, and the descent of the super-level Sin Dragon and the projection of the God of Lust.

This disaster was clearly the product of a long-planned scheme by the Corpse Race!

Moreover, the inability to contact the Fifth Lord of Li and the sudden disappearance of the Fifth Lord of Li's projection show that even the Lords of Li were included in the scheme!

If they fail to hold out against any wave of attacks, it's highly unlikely that anyone will survive in the strongholds in Yunshang Province, Dongjiang Province, and Lincang Province!

Even more serious is that if they fail to defend the strongholds that are the core of each deep dark domain, the dark domain defense line in the three southeastern provinces will collapse completely!

Once the defense line collapses, the deepest dark areas of the three southeastern provinces will undoubtedly be occupied by the Corpse Clan!

And those who occupy the deep dark domains of the three southeastern provinces will undoubtedly radiate into the real world through these deep dark domains!

The three southeastern provinces of the real world will also become a paradise for zombies.

At that time, humanity might only have the option of migrating its population, completely abandoning the three southeastern provinces, and then rebuilding its existing defenses.

Humanity is already at a disadvantage. If the zombie species were to occupy three provinces in the real world, the collapse of the battle lines and even the extinction of humanity would not be far off.

Fortunately, someone stepped forward.

Thinking of that selfless figure who stepped forward, a trace of relief and hope flashed in Old Wei's eyes.

Such a gifted young man, who was not even twenty years old yet was already many times stronger than him, and who also had a strong sense of righteousness, was simply the perfect candidate sent by heaven to lead humanity to victory and glory!

Oh, and there's also his special ability to increase his strength by killing zombies.

Old Wei unconsciously raised his head again, looking at the still shrinking dark vortex in the sky.

After slaying the Sinful Dragon and the projection of the God of Lust, the figure passed through the dark vortex and entered the real world.

Although the specific images coming from the dark vortex are unclear, judging from the current state of the vortex shrinking and the dissipation of the dark mist, there is no doubt that they have won.

As Old Wei watched the dark vortex shrink smaller and smaller, a clear thought formed in his mind: he could no longer offer any help to that young man. Once this incident was over, he had to immediately push that young man to his aunt's side so as not to waste the young man's talent!

There's also that special ability to increase strength by killing zombies, which needs to be carefully planned with the department, and then a highly efficient zombie-killing strategy needs to be specifically designed for it! This will maximize the effect of that special ability.

As long as it helps that young man grow...

Thinking this way, for the first time, Old Wei felt filled with hope and anticipation for the future of humanity.

. . .

At the boundaries of those S-class restricted areas.

Those figures covered in black runes noticed the change above their heads even earlier than the black-coated guards. They stopped fighting the moment the black vortex began to shrink, and then all of them retreated into the boundary of the restricted area at the same time, at an extremely fast speed, leaving no unnecessary entanglement.

Most of the torchbearers stationed at the various borders simply raised their hands and then lowered them, without forcibly pursuing the enemy.

They knew very well that the reason they were able to hold their ground here instead of having their defenses breached was because of the rituals set up at the edge of the restricted area that could amplify the strength of the torchbearers and weaken the strength of the zombies.

If we were to actually pursue them deeper into the restricted area, the difference in combat strength here would be immediately exposed. The strength of those high-level corpse species inside the restricted area is far greater than that on the border.

It's not that I don't want to keep them, it's that I can't.

There's really no way around it, since in terms of high-level power, the human side is far inferior to the zombie side.

. . .

In the real world, Hua Linlin is standing at a crossroads that has been cleared away.

Finally, the Thousand-Faced Kin dissipated into black smoke after she released the root that pierced through its body. She withdrew the spiritual root, and the green glow on the surface of her palm began to slowly fade away.

She looked up at the sky, which was still clear and cloudless, but the black raindrops continued to fall, landing on her upturned face, her shoulders, and her palms. Each drop carried the coolness she had gradually grown accustomed to and the restorative feeling that flowed slowly into her body.

At the same time, the pitch-black vortex that had almost enveloped everything was now just a tiny black dot in her view, almost invisible unless you looked closely.

She opened her arms, feeling the dampness dripping onto her body, and let out a long sigh of relief.

She knew that this must have been the ability of a powerful human, otherwise it wouldn't have weakened the Thousand Faces Clan while restoring their condition.

She thought of the figure who fought against that crimson divine projection: Could this black rain be created by that powerful being who was able to fight against the divine projection?

Then, an image of someone flashed through her mind, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

She remembered that someone had also defeated a deity incarnate.

But the next moment, the smile on her lips froze.

She seemed to know where the sense of familiarity she felt when she looked at the figure in the sky came from!

. . . . . .

On the other side, inside the passage.

"May I ask who you are...?"

"My number is LH-36."

"What! LH-36?!"

. . .

After an unknown amount of time, a figure wearing a black trench coat emerged from the dark vortex and transformed into a purple streak of light, flying away into the distance.

After seeing off the Director-General of the Investigation Bureau, Wu You sat on the throne, his gaze fixed on the direction of Donglin Province.

I had originally planned to go home after this matter was over, but now I can't leave the throne at all, and I don't know when we will meet again.

He sighed deeply, his eyes flickering, lost in thought.

But he quickly came to his senses.

He understood that there were still many problems to solve, and this was not the time for sentimentality.

After calming herself down, Wu You began to summarize what she had learned from this incident.

Open the Sword Manual panel.

Sword Master: Wu You [Sword Dao Only I Am], [Immortal and Undying (Beginner)] (Conditions not met, cannot be upgraded temporarily!)

Grade: Eleven (Fifteen)

Sword Techniques: 【Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter】(Chapter Seven: Eternal Night) (0/10000w), Sword Control Technique (Mastery) (5800/10000), Talisman-Based Sword Technique (Perfect) (Trait: Sword Talisman Communication), 【Heaven of Separation】(Cannot be upgraded), 【Heaven of Profound Darkness】(Cannot be upgraded), Seven Luminaries Star Pivot Sword (Perfect) (Trait: Starfall), Phantom Cloud Sword Technique (Perfect) (Trait: Flowing Cloud Shadow), Basic Sword Technique (Perfect) (Trait: Sword Dao Mastery).

Allocable experience points: 13104.2w

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Hidden Realm: 15 (20%)

Divinity: 30 (Fusion: 73.5)

[Power: Lust]: 1

[Power: Crimson]: 1

[Power: Thousand Faces]: 1

This time, the biggest gain was undoubtedly the fifteenth-tier strength achieved by exploiting the bugs in [Lihentian] and [Xuanmingtian], along with the assistance of the [Godhood] of the myriad beasts.

Secondly, there's the massive amount of distributable experience points, and finally, there are other miscellaneous things.

Now, I have enough experience points for Chapter 7 of the Sword of Calamity!

The Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter is nearing its conclusion!

And what kind of powerful characteristic will it provide after the Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter is fully perfected?

Having already experienced the power of the Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter, Wu You couldn't help but begin to look forward to it.

The verification value is already in place, so what are you waiting for?

Without any hesitation, he acted on his impulse.

Available experience points: 13104.2w → Available experience points: 3104.2w

[Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] (Chapter Seven: Eternal Night) (0/10000w) → [Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] (Chapter Seven: Eternal Night) (Perfect!)

Level: Eleven (Fifteen) → Level: Twelve (Fifteen)!

boom--!

A strange power surged within Wu You's body, and at the same time, a multitude of images and insights surfaced deep within his consciousness!

A moment later, he opened his eyes, and the scene of the seven stars shattering and everything falling into eternal night flashed through his mind.

Pulling his thoughts back, Wu You began to comprehend the specific abilities of the seventh chapter of the Sword of Calamity, the Sword of Eternal Night.

The effect of the Sword of Eternal Night is quite simple: it can create a special space called the Eternal Night Calamity Realm.

This Eternal Night Tribulation Realm is an ability similar to a domain, but not quite a domain.

Specifically, within the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm, all marked units will be randomly subjected to one or more of the following assessments at regular intervals: physical strength assessment, ability strength assessment, mental strength assessment, rank assessment, and the most mysterious fate assessment. If the assessment is below a certain standard, they will be randomly attacked by one or more of the following sword intents: Pivot Tribulation Sword Intent, Whirlwind Lock Sword Intent, Power Silence Sword Intent, Balance Judgment Sword Intent, and Sunfall Sword Intent.

Similarly, if the judgment exceeds a certain standard, the marked unit can obtain a one-time use right to randomly select one of the following sword intents within the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm: Pivot Tribulation Sword Intent, Whirlpool Lock Sword Intent, Jade Collapse Sword Intent, Power Silence Sword Intent, Balance Judgment Sword Intent, and Sunfall Sword Intent.

The judgment interval and judgment criteria are set by Wu You, and the upper and lower limits of the judgment are affected by his strength.

In addition, the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm has another characteristic: it can continue to exist for a period of time after Wu You leaves, which is fundamentally different from a Domain.

After all, a domain is a product formed by projecting the various rules mastered by the user onto the outside world. Naturally, it can only unfold around the user. If the user leaves the domain, the domain will lose its foundation and immediately dissipate.

However, the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm can continue to exist even after Wu You leaves, until the power within it is exhausted.

This is why it is said that the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm is an ability similar to a domain, but not quite a domain.

However, although the effects of the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm look flashy, it is actually just a skill that can set a high judgment standard to restrict or kill enemies, or set a low judgment standard to amplify allies. It is not fundamentally different from the Xuanming Domain.

Wu You only briefly experienced it before skipping over it.

With his current strength of fifteen, the Eternal Night Tribulation Realm is not very useful. If he really wants to kill someone, it's just a matter of one sword strike, there's no need for such a complicated process.

He was still more interested in the characteristics that came from the perfected [Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter].

Immediately, Wu You turned his gaze to the Sword Manual panel.

The next moment, he froze!

Instead of displaying the features, something else appeared where they should have been!

[Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] (Completed!) (After reaching level '15', you can spend 100 million experience points to obtain a chance to comprehend the inheritance of the [Supreme Mysterious Spirit Northern Dipper Crossing the Origin and Proving Life Sword Scripture]!)