World Version Updates

Lu Yan suddenly saw things clearly, his gaze burning as he looked towards the Xianxia Version within the selected versions, ready to make a choice.

But as his mind churned with thoughts, Lu Yan halted his actions the next second.

"In the Xianxia Version, immortals exist in the world. They have noticed the erosion of the Longevity Version and even took people from the ten major sects to shield them from the erosion.

With such means, immortals can prevent the sects from entering the update of the Demon Version, and maybe they have the power to resist the Longevity Version.

From this perspective, the Xianxia Version is undoubtedly the best way out."

"But..."

Lu Yan's gaze turned behind him, where a giant hand had already shattered the void and was attacking Lu Yan.

On the other side of the broken space, Lu Yan could even see the face full of mockery.

As soon as Lu Yan fixed on a version, that attack would inevitably fall.

"Li Hao was at the Peak of Foundation Establishment in the Xianxia Version, yet turned into a top powerhouse at the Peak of Mara Realm in the Demon Version.

On the surface, it seems like the Demon Version's strength surpasses that of the Xianxia Version, but in reality, this is all because of the shortcut of the True Technique system.

In terms of energy level alone, the Xianxia Version's energy level is far higher than that of the Demon Version.

Merely from the fact that the Demon Version is powerless to resist the invasion of the Longevity Version, but the immortals can take away the ten major sects' people, one can see the advantage.

So, the Demon Version only holds the advantage in terms of low-end combat power, whereas in high-end combat power, the Xianxia Version is far superior to the Demon Version."

"If calculated like this, what would be the cultivation level of this Nether Abyss Powerhouse following behind me if they appeared in the Xianxia Version?

Golden Core Peak? Nascent Soul True Monarch? Or even... Divinity Transformation?"

A vast amount of information flashed through Lu Yan's mind.

Lu Yan, having encountered three Nether Abyss Powerhouses with Nameless True Intent, can acutely perceive the gap in power between powerhouses of the same Nether Abyss level. The strength of the first two fell far short of this Nether Abyss Powerhouse of the Path of Space.

This one is also considered remarkable among the Nether Abyss levels and would never be weak in the Xianxia Version.

The probability of being a Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch in the Xianxia Version is slim; they are most likely a Nascent Soul powerhouse of the same level, at the weakest wouldn't be below the Golden Core Peak.

With Lu Yan's current condition already nearing exhaustion, even if the opponent fell to the Golden Core Peak after the version update, Lu Yan would still be unable to contend.

This means that choosing the Xianxia Version almost spells a dead end for Lu Yan.

Besides, a bigger hazard is that Lu Yan, in order to deceive the great millennium families, once appeared before the public holding the Soul Banner.

In the Xianxia Version, the Soul Banner is a Magical Artifact rejected by both the righteous and demonic paths.

Once the Soul Banner is revealed, it will inevitably lead to being hunted by both the righteous and demonic paths.

Even if Lu Yan narrowly escapes pursuit by a Nether Abyss Powerhouse, just holding the Soul Banner alone is enough to sentence Lu Yan to death.

"I can't go to the Xianxia Version!"

Lu Yan lowered his just-raised hand again.

Looking at the mocking face in the frozen space before him, Lu Yan only now understood that the unknown presence in the Longevity Version had already blocked this path.

The great millennium families scheming against the Li Family seemed like a correction of the Demon Celestial Dao, but the truth behind it was to force Lu Yan to use his trump card, displaying the Soul Banner to intimidate various forces.

Once the Soul Banner is used, Lu Yan cannot head to the Xianxia Version.

As long as he doesn't enter the Xianxia Version, Lu Yan has no chance to eradicate the lock of the Longevity Version, and the next version update will still pose the crisis of being directly blocked by the Longevity Version with only three choices.

Perhaps other high-energy versions like Mysterious, Ghosts, and Infinity may also have solutions to the crisis looming over Lu Yan.

But the constant cat-and-mouse chase of this Nether Abyss Powerhouse is enough to make Lu Yan abandon any thoughts of entering high-energy versions.

Lu Yan's choices, from beginning to end, can only be low-energy versions.

At this point, even Lu Yan had to admire the deep strategy within the Longevity Version.

As soon as Lu Yan entered the Demon Version, everything had been planned out.

"The Spiritual Energy Revival Version is not an option. Although it can solve the troubles brought by the Nether Abyss Powerhouse, it was long exhausted by me and offers no potential, making it hard to withstand the next crisis."

"The Cyber Version has low energy level, but there is also an Intelligent God akin to a Cyber Celestial Dao.

After the last Cyber Version ended, the Intelligent God must have devised measures against the Heavenly Dao Code, and entering it rashly might lead to being hunted by numerous Upper-Rank Spiritual Ability Users."

"As for those unexplored low-energy versions, it's even harder to ascertain their gains.

I must choose a low-energy version that can enhance my strength, eliminate the risk of exposing the Soul Banner, and even hope to delay past the next round of version update crises."

In Lu Yan's heart, a faint answer took shape.

"Choose, Apocalypse Version!"

...

The scene before him began to change, with the original mountains being replaced by a wasteland littered with wreckage.

The once wide cement road had turned into ruins, with scrapped cars and tanks everywhere. Underneath the scrapped cars, scattered zombies wandered.

In the next second, space abruptly twisted like boiling tides.

An ethereal hand spanned across space to arrive here, its palm emitting a deep silver light tearing through the void, crushing the rusted steel and fractured concrete on the ruins into powder.

The violent space turbulence tore huge cracks into the ground, spreading like a spider web. The edges of the shattered space flickered with ominous ghostly light, vehicle wreckage and wandering zombies were swept into nothingness like paper, leaving only deep, bottomless palm prints etched on the earth.

Amidst this scene of destruction, Lu Yan barely managed to uphold a Profound Vagina Door, which, even across versions, could still suppress All Laws and Dao, barely allowing Lu Yan to escape the terrifying grasp that caused the space to collapse.

Whirlpools of Spiritual Qi swirled around him, and Lu Yan began to absorb the spiritual energy in the Apocalypse Version to fill the void of Magical Power within him, his body transforming into a streak of escape light, speeding towards the edges of the wasteland.

Several minutes later, a silver-white light manifested, as a humanoid creature tore through space onto this wasteland.

It was a Corpse King in a tattered suit, with space curves faintly visible beneath its grayish-white skin. Twisted, its murky green eyes surged within, while the decayed fingers were entwined with silver space fractures.

At the moment it appeared, the surrounding wreckage was shredded by bizarre space turbulence, turning into nothingness.

On this boundless wasteland, his gaze quickly locked onto Lu Yan's escape light, and in the next moment, his figure seemed to span space, chasing after Lu Yan.

Lu Yan also noticed the Corpse King behind him immediately, confirming the aura on it, which was precisely that of the Nether Abyss Realm powerhouse.

In the Apocalypse Version, it couldn't maintain a human form, transforming into a Corpse King wielding Spatial Ability.

Early Stage of Golden Core!

Such a situation made Lu Yan heave a sigh of relief.

A Space Corpse King at the Early Stage of Golden Core was considered top-notch in the apocalypse, but for Lu Yan, it might not be unbeatable.

The version had been completed, with no more reservations for Lu Yan in the apocalypse.

Seeing the Space Corpse King approaching rapidly within three hundred meters, Lu Yan forcibly upheld a Profound Vagina Door, with soul mist rising from the Soul Banner in his hand.

Three ghostly deities and eight hundred Yin Soldiers emerged, forming a Nine Netherworld Fire array in an instant, intending to smelt the Space Corpse King within.

However, the Space Corpse King's reaction speed far exceeded Lu Yan's expectations, and the moment the Profound Vagina Door manifested, it immediately flickered away, escaping the suppression range of the Profound Vagina Door.

Without the suppression of the Profound Vagina Door, the Nine Netherworld Fire array couldn't trap the Space Corpse King, as a flash of silver light allowed it to escape several hundred meters away in an instant.

Lu Yan looked at the Profound Vagina Door, which, after several breakdowns, was less than half its full strength, his eyes filled with regret.

If the Profound Vagina Door at its peak had suppressed, the Space Corpse King at the Early Stage of Golden Core might not have been able to escape.

But after facing several encirclements from Nether Abyss Realm powerhouses previously, Lu Yan shattered the Profound Vagina Door several times for self-preservation, now barely able to sustain it, unable to hold the opponent.

Attempting to utilize the other True Intents of the Great Dao, Lu Yan abruptly found that as the demon version ended, the Path of Heaven and Earth underwent a great change, significantly weakening the other True Intents of the Great Dao.

Lu Yan was now utterly exhausted, unable to utilize the other sixteen True Intents of the Great Dao.

"Then why is the Profound Vagina Door still..."

Yet Lu Yan had no time to ponder, as a space fracture brushed past his cheek.

The Space Corpse King had already merged into the void, blocking Lu Yan's way ahead, space tearing between the Corpse King's finger bones, countless fractures spreading like a spider's web in the void.

Lu Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, only to see that desiccated husk flickering in the ripples of space, each flicker accompanied by the distortion of reality, with the space ahead crashing down at this moment, seemingly to bury Lu Yan along with the ghostly deities and Yin Soldiers.

Lu Yan managed to retract the ghostly deities and Yin Soldiers just in time, swiftly flying towards another location.

The twisted space whirlpool gleamed within the Corpse King's eye sockets, with invisible space turbulence surging around, grinding the wreckage in the ruins into dust.

Lu Yan swung the Soul Banner again, with mighty Yin energy transforming into a torrent under the gathering of ghostly deities and Yin Soldiers, yet only penetrating the void, as the decomposed body had already blended into the spatial crevices.

The aura of death surged from all directions, with space continuously disintegrating and reforming, each evasion by Lu Yan was akin to dancing on a knife's edge.

Those silver space fragments turned into blades, drawing beautiful and deadly arcs in the void. A gentle lift of the decayed finger bones would shatter reality like glass, revealing the profound void.

Even with cultivation falling a realm, the Space Corpse King still maintained the pinnacle of combat strength.

With Spatial Ability being both offensive and escapable, Lu Yan's current means were incapable of harming the Space Corpse King, but the space cracks etched at the Corpse King's fingertips could easily threaten Lu Yan's life.

This bizarre chase lasted for half an hour, with a small city ruin coming into Lu Yan's view at the end of the distant wasteland.

Seeing the city, Lu Yan's eyes lit up and he immediately accelerated, rushing into the small city.

The Space Corpse King revealed a look of disdain on its decayed face, a gentle lift of its right hand, as the space fracture traversed several hundred meters, causing several tall buildings to collapse, startling the zombies throughout the city.

The Golden Core Realm Corpse King's spiritual power was enough to cover the entire ruined city, with tens of thousands of zombies following the Space Corpse King's command through the spiritual link, searching for Lu Yan's trace.

However, at this moment, the Space Corpse King perceived that a large number of zombies in its spiritual link suddenly severed their connection, spreading at a rate of thousands per second.

Many zombies didn't even realize what had happened before they were completely dead, their souls extracted and reduced to piles of eerie white bones.

The next second, vast ghostly mist covered the sky from above, engulfing the entire small city completely!