Chapter 452

Chapter 452: Calamities

“Spiritual Attire, activate!”

Li Jianbing and the others were wrapped in a white torrent, each completing their outfits.

Li Xiaoxian and You Guanglin wore standard Spiritual Attire, which consisted of jet-black armor, while Li Jianbing had to personally acquire her Ice Element Spiritual Attire.

Finally, it was Shui Wuge’s turn.

She also took out a key but didn’t turn it; instead, she waved it casually, and a spatial gate suddenly opened.

The moment she stepped through the gate, she completed her outfit.

“Holly Attire Authorization!”

“Eighth Armament Restrictions Lifted!”

“Watercolor Paradise—”

“Equip!”

Once the verification tone ended, Shui Wuge walked out.

She flicked her wrists, and blue water burst forth, revealing her blue armor. At the same time, six-winged crystal wings suddenly spread out from her back.

Each of her wings was entwined with water rings, and her aura felt completely different from that of Yun Ye and the others.

“I say, Wuge, don’t you feel like your Holy Attire and mine have a different style?”

Yun Ye examined his own attire.

It was quite plain.

“Elder Brother’s point of view is interesting. In the future, Elder Brother’s Holy Attire will also change; this is the power that evolves with the time of use.”

“However, Elder Brother seems quite at ease. Even in the original form of the Holy Attire, it’s not something an ordinary Vice Captain can easily handle. For you to manage it effortlessly, switching to its permanent form shouldn’t be too difficult.”

Shui Wuge smiled.

“It seems far away; this state already has a substantial burden. I’m just forcing my way through; my power isn’t enough.”

“It’s time to step out and explore the new world…”

As Yun Ye said this, he took a step forward.

Thick dark clouds blanketed the sky.

The intense darkness was impenetrable, even with countless bright lights on the city walls.

The air and the world exuded a strong sense of despair, with countless resentful spirits wandering endlessly and boundlessly.

Undead beings moved aimlessly beneath the towering walls, and the moment Yun Ye stepped out, a myriad of gazes turned toward him.

“Roar!!!”

A multitude of undead howled, sensing the scent of the living. They suddenly surged toward the city walls, trying to climb up.

Monsters were different from ordinary humans; a hundred-meter height was not necessarily an insurmountable obstacle.

Therefore, puppets patrolled the area, ready to strike down any undead that succeeded in climbing up.

If a powerful individual breaks through the puppet barriers, the barrier will unleash its power to evaporate them.

Yun Ye shook his head and walked to the edge of the city wall, looking down into the abyss.

His insight into all things extended continuously.

“These are transformed ordinary beings, right? Their souls are still trapped in their bodies, burning with hatred and madness,” Yun Ye said.

“Truly impressive, Elder Brother. You see right through it. The elders have mentioned that these undead beings were once humans, but they were not in Dongwang City when the Calamities struck, and they all transformed into disaster beasts,” Shui Wuge replied.

“Disaster beasts, huh?”

Yun Ye had noticed that in this new era, there were both monsters and disaster beasts existing simultaneously, clearly different concepts.

“The Calamity is a disease that both humans and monsters can catch. Those who are infected, whether human or beast, will turn into lifeless beings similar to the undead. We distinguish these infected lives from monsters and call them disaster beasts. Captain Zhenjing was wounded by a large disaster beast; she had to use most of her power to suppress her injuries. Even now, she can’t enter Dongwang City, or the Calamity would spread.”

“For many years, people have speculated that Captain Zhenjing may not last much longer. Honestly, losing a captain from the sacred department would be a significant event,” Shui Wuge sighed, pointing toward the distant darkness. “In this darkness, there are countless terrifying disaster beasts. Although they generally avoid areas with sparse spirit energy, there will always be occasional disaster beasts passing through for various reasons, and they won’t take a detour. They will choose to destroy the city walls and force their way through. In such cases, a strong presence is required; relying solely on the barrier won’t be enough.”

“Now I understand… Let’s start cleaning up; we lured them here,” Yun Ye focused his Spirit Sense, blocking out the noise of the world.

It felt as though this place had experienced countless battles, and it was too noisy, filled with dense resentment. Over time, his mind would also become polluted.

“Alright, let’s begin. We’re closest to Dongwang City, so the disaster beasts here are the weakest. It’s enough for Elder Brother to become familiar with the Holy Attire,” Shui Wuge nodded.

“It’s indeed important to get familiar; using the Holy Attire is a marvelous experience…”

As Yun Ye said this, he reached out his hand, seeing blue patterns spreading along his arm.

He had only used Spiritual Roots revival, yet his equipment granted him an effect similar to the Elevation of Spiritual Roots, expanding his roots automatically.

With a bit more focus, five-colored Spiritual Roots patterns spread, and the various enhancements became even more astonishing, but the burden on his body also increased significantly.

Yun Ye shook his head, dispersing the Spiritual Roots revival; he didn’t need such strength to deal with low-level monsters.

He leaped gracefully.

He jumped directly from the hundred-meter wall, soaring down toward the ground.

“Roar!”

Undead beings leaped up, trying to intercept Yun Ye in midair for a chance at this delicious dish.

But Yun Ye spread his arms, and the Storm erupted.

“Extreme Spirit Soil Law!”

“Repulsion!”

Undead beings within range shattered, having no power to resist.

The power spread down to the ground and stopped, clearing a smooth surface. Yun Ye then changed his Spiritual Law to Extreme Spirit Soil Law: Gravity.

As Yun Ye touched down, he moved his body and felt a significant increase in strength from that strike. He could not help but feel a chill in his heart.

If that’s the case, in this world, disaster beasts are also a sort of resource.

Yun Ye extended his hand forward:

“Extreme Spirit Gold Law!”

“Metal Manipulation!”

A massive burst of metal spikes erupted from all around, destroying the undead beings inside and out, turning them to Swiss cheese.

Metal Spiritual Root, while sounding closely related to metal, actually gathers solid materials. It can select a single substance for aggregation with much higher precision than Earth Spiritual Root. In the past, cultivators bound the Metal Spiritual Root with metal since it was powerful to shape it into swords and blades, yet never fully developed it.

Or perhaps it was once developed but lost to history.

Yun Ye had seen cultivators using alternative Metal Spiritual Laws many times on the Heavenly Path.

Boom.

A massive surge of power flooded into his body.

This time Yun Ye didn’t enhance his basic physical qualities, but instead put all his energy into strengthening the Physical Law; he wanted to see what the results would be.

Suddenly, his progress in practicing the Physical Law surged forward as if he was cultivating it himself, truly perfect.

“This…”

Yun Ye found it hard to describe; the power was terrifying, and the most crucial part was that it was omnipresent, even affecting monsters.

Tomorrow was not by his side.

He could not ascertain what form of power this was—perhaps a Dao tool?

Yun Ye gazed into the distant darkness.

Though he refrained from summoning Tomorrow directly due to concerns for the Tomorrow Nation, he could vaguely sense the direction where Tomorrow was.

“What has happened in these past two hundred years?”