Chapter 541

Chapter 541: The Demons Strike

As the song that expressed unknowable words came to an end, Lack of Shadow remained in a dazed state, unable to move.

Yun Ye secretly manipulated the situation but realized that unless he activated the concept of the Ten Heavenly Arts within Lack of Shadow, he could not make it move; all he could do was accelerate its revival without exposing himself.

Yun Ye issued the command to speed up the revival, and Lack of Shadow began to harness its power, altering the nature of that power to counteract Zihuo’s Spirit Law interference.

Initially, it struggled to make any progress, but once it began, it quickly gained momentum and began to break free at a faster pace.

However, it was still too slow, allowing the opponent enough time to deliver several hundred strikes.

Moreover, since the target was its weakness, the erasure would continue until completion. The beautiful lady in a purple dress pointed her right hand, and ripples spread from her fingertips, rapidly expanding from the initial waves until they enveloped half the sky, completely covering Lack of Shadow.

“God of the Ten Thousand Prisons!”

Lack of Shadow’s resistance abruptly ceased, and it felt as if the space was cooperating with Zihuo, dividing into countless layers to imprison the Calamity virus within Lack of Shadow.

This process severed the connections between the Calamity viruses, preventing the sharing of power or any evolutionary abilities.

Then, Zihuo clasped her hands together, and the annihilation of space began.

This assault thoroughly dismantled Lack of Shadow’s advantages; it was a remarkably sophisticated counter that led to even the seemingly limitless Lack of Shadow being annihilated on the spot, essentially dying.

But it was truly regrettable. This weakness was indeed a weakness, yet in comparison to Lack of Shadow’s boundless potential, it was still not lethal.

Even if all individuals were destroyed, the vague concept still activated, causing Lack of Shadow to seemingly reverse time, reviving it once more.

“A Sacred Realm-level Yin and Yang Spiritual Law, the abilities of a Flying Zombie? It has even replaced the Flying Zombie to connect with the Manifest Realm…”

Zihuo observed, not forcefully interrupting.

The king of the Manifest Realm, the Undying Zombie, held a formidable reputation as an ancient inheritance, having been passed down for over twenty generations. Not only she but even several Honored Beings combined would struggle to breach it.

She wanted to remove the connection between the Flying Zombie and the Manifest Realm but realized the process wasn’t as difficult as she had imagined.

Since Wanqing had managed to eliminate a Flying Zombie earlier, Zihuo could too.

Even transformed into the more difficult disaster beast, Lack of Shadow, it was still no different.

The Yin and Yang Revive Spiritual Law was indeed high-level in terms of its rank, but the drawback was that it relied on a certain medium, similar to the phylactery of a Lich.

However, in this world, common mediums could be easily traced back and destroyed through causality; only a self-ruling entity like the Manifest Realm could maintain its revival mechanism and resist all forms of interference. This was what established the Undying Zombie’s notorious greatness.

The Undying Zombie’s connection to the Manifest Realm, reinforced over twenty generations, had utterly become part of the rules. Though it couldn’t interfere with the outside world, it served as a revival medium, making it impossible even for a Monarch; at best, they could seal it.

But this was only the case for the king of the Manifest Realm. The disaster beast here had not yet reached that level. Even if it did, the Undying Zombie was still killable; otherwise, it wouldn’t have lasted for twenty generations, some of which genuinely faced death.

“Die!”

Zihuo reused her previous tactic; as Lack of Shadow revived, she once again divided and erased it, but this time she incorporated the counteraction of Spirit Law, attempting to extinguish its undying nature.

Lack of Shadow was stronger than any Flying Zombie Yun Ye had encountered; the one he met outside Dongwang had only completed Nine Deaths and hadn’t yet mastered Nine Lives or connected with the Manifest Realm, so it hadn’t been too troublesome to deal with.

Now that it was connected to the Manifest Realm, it was a different matter; only someone of true practitioner level could erase it.

Zihuo unleashed all her True Essence, activating True Laws to forcefully deny the reality of the Flying Zombie, causing its connection to the Manifest Realm to gradually fade.

Without a doubt, the power of True Essence can be described as a universal concept, effective against any idea, manifesting as an ability birthed from considering all races as hypothetical enemies.

“All races…”

Yun Ye repeated these two words, feeling that he had overlooked something, yet he couldn’t recall what it was at the moment.

On the other side.

With Lack of Shadow’s undying nature being extinguished, it struggled to grow stronger. However, without an energy source to nourish it, and with Zihuo’s multitude of methods—formations, Talismans, treasures, and even Dao artifacts—it faced no chance of triggering the Ten Heavenly Arts concept. It was indeed at a dead end.

Just as everything was about to conclude, a figure suddenly descended, and Zihuo heard Xuxin, the cheerful chosen one, whispering in her ear, “The newcomer possesses the characteristics of a king of the Manifest Realm’s Demonic Power, it’s a clone of the king. Retreat quickly!”

Boom!

The space collapsed, and Lack of Shadow was grabbed by this figure. It took a few glances, immensely satisfied; its body immediately shattered and merged with Lack of Shadow.

“Roar!!!”

A storm of Demonic Power enveloped the world. Zihuo sighed, quietly stepped back, and vanished from the area.

Lack of Shadow began to evolve, rapidly coalescing into a physical form, appearing in the material world.

It was a gigantic transparent humanoid.

Enormous beyond measure.

Its entire body radiated waves, shattering the space around it. On its back were translucent wings similar to those of a Flying Zombie, but they were not connected to the humanoid form, merely floating behind it.

“Your Highness, the king! You should understand the cost of interfering with our sect’s affairs.”

“I hope… you will not regret it.”

Xuxin’s voice echoed hauntingly across the battlefield.

It didn’t matter if anyone could hear; as long as he spoke, the words would surely reach the ears of the one who acted, and this statement was not merely a threat.

The Nine Star Heavenly Sect had changed completely from its past; it had merely been lying low, not wishing to reveal too much, not due to lack of power.

This incident involved the Celestial Being, and it was clear that they could not remain passive. Even if they had to expose themselves, they had to suppress everything to demonstrate the sect’s authority.

“Ah, this is just to put the blame on me while also helping Lack of Shadow power up?”

Yun Ye exclaimed in shock before decisively activating the Ten Heavenly Arts concept within Lack of Shadow.

He received the full power of the clone of the king of the Manifest Realm, showcasing a leap-like evolution right there on the scene.

Lack of Shadow’s aura surged, evolving faster and faster; in the blink of an eye, the scenery of the world began to collapse, and Lack of Shadow’s world…

Was about to descend!

It was on the brink of achieving the status of the king!

In fact, Wanqing’s intuition was correct; Lack of Shadow possessed power. The Ten Heavenly Arts concept was a fragment of divine power derived from Yun Ye’s Heavenly Dry Universe, albeit very small, but once stolen, it could indeed help achieve an Honored Position and even grant a lifespan far exceeding that of a normal cultivator.

However, this Honored Position was only effective if Yun Ye allowed it, as it was bound to the Heavenly Dry Universe.

At this moment, Lack of Shadow was about to transcend into a king of the Manifest Realm; perhaps the demon kings believed they had gained another ally in their ranks, but in reality…