Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely

"Hmm?"

Tao Yu sensed Bai Qing'er's empathetic connection as she entered his range and quickly learned the details of the situation from her.

Almost as soon as the Yin Gui Faction released their information about Tao Yu's side, Yangzhou City erupted in chaos.

What a 'coincidence'!

"Although the Sect Master has yet to reply, Elder Wen has confirmed there must be a mole within our sect, and they likely have some method to detonate the living-dead. This attack was utterly unexpected—the infected are everywhere."

Bai Qing'er, following the empathetic connection, floated across the rooftop and arrived beside Tao Yu in a white robe.

Seeing Tao Yu covered in blood actually made her eyes shine a bit.

"Isn't this completely normal?"

Tao Yu didn't find it strange at all; the Yin Gui Faction was known for its internal strife.

If it weren't for the mental seeds he had implanted in Bai Qing'er and Wen Caiying, they might have been disloyal as well.

But Tao Yu had not anticipated that the Twin Dragons, as the Children of Destiny, would eventually rally enough strength in such adversity to buy time.

Perhaps, nearly half of the survivors in Yangzhou City might manage to escape with their lives.

"I see what they mean. I'll do my best to maintain the situation in these newly fallen streets. Send these soldiers back, they can't hold up anymore."

"Then Young Master, you..."

"My stamina, you're not aware of it?"

Tao Yu gave a derisive laugh, which led Bai Qing'er to give him a seductive side glance.

"Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling will also be here soon. These past few days they've been exhausted; they were still recovering."

"No matter, I can handle it alone..."

Tao Yu turned to look at the horde of zombies rushing towards the end of the street, his expression cold and indifferent. Perhaps this was a good opportunity to test...

The varied attributes evolved from his Eternal True Yuan began to converge in the Black Iron Sword as Unity of Heaven and Man manifested.

Then, Tao Yu used the Great Shift of Qiankun to project forces into the void, lifting the Black Iron Heavy Sword into the air with his hands, and finally, he pushed his palms towards the street ahead!

Whoosh~

The Black Iron Heavy Sword plunged into the horde like a missile.

The True Yuan, cycling through the five elements from the utmost yin to the utmost yang, merged and annihilated each other, uniting the force of heaven and earth to Return to Ruins. In the next moment, the sky went dark and all sounds were lost!

Everything within three feet of where the Black Iron Heavy Sword struck was silent, turning to dust, and even the bluestone ground crumbled three feet below.

After that...

Boom~

A terrifying shockwave, with the point of impact of the Black Iron Heavy Sword as its epicenter, swept outward!

One could even see a white ripple spreading in arcs through the air.

Zombies within a radius of forty to fifty feet were torn to pieces, and blood splattered everywhere. Those within thirty feet were blown away and instantly killed on the spot!

Spattered blood covered the houses on both sides of the street, and the aftermath of the shockwave was so powerful that the nearby buildings seemed to crumble like paper in a gale.

One of the houses had its beams broken by a half-exploded corpse, which even caused the roof and walls to collapse!

With just one strike, thousands of square feet of zombies were swept clear!

Limbs, shattered flesh, and blood sprayed, forming a cloud of bloody mist in the air!

It was almost like a cloud...

Seeing all this, Bai Qing'er, the rescued survivors, and the exhausted soldiers clad in armor were all dumbfounded, barely able to believe their own eyes!

"A god..."

"An immortal!"

"We're saved!"

"..."

The rescued people cried tears of joy.

"Take them to the docks and attend to their injuries. I'll hold them off."

Tao Yu took a deep breath.

That kind of attack was the limit of what he could unleash. The Black Iron Heavy Sword, with its Nourishing the Divine attribute, was capable of manifesting his power from afar.

A close-range attack from him would have been just as effective.

However, he could unleash such an attack two or three more times in the short term without affecting his recovery and regular movements.

"This is the true power of orthodoxy. Reliance on 'Innate Time Control' to forcibly stack abilities was too wasteful before."

Although he could have continued, Tao Yu did not waste any more of his strength after testing. He raised his hand, and the Black Iron Heavy Sword flew back to him, its hilt landing in his palm.

Seeing that the heavy sword was undamaged, Tao Yu was also very satisfied.

The explosion was not meant to destroy the Black Iron Heavy Sword but to erupt with the sword as the core. It didn't need to withstand the force of 'Return to Ruins'; as long as it could bear the subsequent shockwaves, it was sufficient.

This thing doesn't have 'Self-Repair'; this time was just a test. If it couldn't hold up, he would not use the Black Iron Heavy Sword against enemies anymore.

After all, 'Nourishing the Divine' was a rare attribute.

Now, however, he could be bolder!

"Moreover, I always feel that after using it once, this thing has become even more suited to my hand."

Tao Yu swung the sword, creating a flourish, then once again charged toward the area behind where the zombie horde had been cleared out.

Such small-scale attacks only consumed a little, allowing him to traverse the long street and kill with his bare hands several times over.

Against such large numbers of zombies, it was more practical to chop them down directly; whenever his energy was fully restored, he could unleash an attack...

...

"Brother Tao, we've arrived..."

Kou Zhong, looking at the mountain of corpses before him and the blood-drenched Tao Yu standing atop it, had a dazed expression on his face and his speech abruptly stopped.

It seemed that the zombies in this vicinity had been continuously lunging at him, piling higher and higher until there was no longer a trace of the undead on this street!

This was the street that had just fallen...

"What's the situation now?"

Tao Yu looked at Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Fenghan, who were arriving in succession, and asked in return.

The regenerative abilities of Song Shidao and others were not as strong, and with Zhang Sanfeng as the Grandmaster holding the fort, their support was indeed best.

But it felt like a wasted trip.

"We've already transported several boats away. The main issue was cases of infections breaking out on board, so the screening is very strict. Everyone has to be thoroughly checked; those with suspected wounds can only take a separate route out of the city."

Kou Zhong, as the core liaison for this team, had the clearest understanding of the current situation.

"It's good to be cautious. Let's deal with the problem first. How about you? Have you made any progress in killing the zombies?"

"Zombies? The undead? Indeed, we have made progress, all three of us have, and so has Real Person Zhang."

Kou Zhong at this moment truly understood what it meant to be the 'Chosen One'."

This trip to seek aid from Du Fuwei had also given him the feeling that when the time comes, heaven and earth will work in one's favor.

The Chosen One, born at the opportune time!

"That's good to hear. As the Chosen One, keep going. Once things here are stable, we'll set off again..."

Tao Yu casually shook off the blood from the Black Iron Heavy Sword.

Since he was unsure how long the killing would last and wanted to continuously recover and occasionally unleash a small-scale attack like the earlier one, he had not wasted his protective True Yuan, resulting in his body being covered in stinking blood. He would need a good bath later, but shaking off the blood with force, he wasn't worried about being unable to clean himself...

...

Seven days passed; Tao Yu stayed in Yangzhou for a full seven days, cooperating with others to bring order to the situation.

Watching the last boat carrying refugees leave.

Watching the zombies already converging towards the port, Tao Yu nodded at Du Fuwei, Li Zitong, and Yun Yuzhen standing before him.

"Thank you for your hard work. It's better to resolve enmities than to foment them. I hope that after this experience, we will no longer be adversaries in the future."

"You are right. I've also come to a realization. I'm not cut out to be an Emperor. After so much effort to occupy Yangzhou, it's come to this..."

Li Zitong had bloodshot eyes, appearing somewhat weary, the events having taken a great toll on him.

To see Yangzhou, a great city, reduced to this state under his rule was indeed a cause for his regret.

"Alas, the ways of the world are hard to predict. But I've received news that the situation in Yangzhou has already spread rapidly. People might blame the two of you..."

At this moment, Du Fuwei sighed while looking at Tao Yu and Zhang Sanfeng.

Perhaps, the refugees who escaped from Yangzhou would also hear such news and turn around to blame them.

After losing so much, people always look for someone to blame.

"Ha, what others think doesn't concern me. I am merely doing what I feel like doing, nothing more..."

Tao Yu chuckled lightly. If there were any annoying issues, he would deal with them. What others thought was none of his business, as long as he could maintain clarity of mind...