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"Envoy, my Lord!"

In the prison, Li Hao, who was covered in wounds, saw Lu Yan holding the Soul Banner and immediately showed an expression of ecstasy.

Upon hearing this title, Yu Mingyu immediately felt his legs go weak and almost collapsed to the ground.

Although he was the apparent leader of Gathering Point 73, in reality, everything in the entire gathering point was under the control of two ninth-rank transcendent lords.

Now that the two ninth-rank transcendent lords were dead, and other powerful transcendent ones were hunted down and killed by the Yin Soldiers, Gathering Point 73 was completely out of control.

He could never have imagined that the Underworld Envoy, who had fled from Gathering Point 73 in a panic over three months ago, would return so swiftly to kill him.

The army of Yin Soldiers spread across the sky was enough to prove that the legends returned from other gathering points were true.

The Underworld Envoy truly had the ability to massacre a million zombies single-handedly!

This level of power had transcended the concept of individual strength, even to the extent of dictating the entire apocalyptic direction.

The two ninth-rank transcendent ones who could suppress a gathering point were easily slain, and as a puppet propped up by a ninth-rank transcendent one, his fate was naturally self-evident.

Under extreme circumstances, resentment and anger replaced the fear in Yu Mingyu's heart.

He made an effort to mobilize the extraordinary ability within his body, suddenly stood up, and charged towards Li Hao, who was bound by chains, condensing extraordinary power in his hand to produce a sharp blade aimed at Li Hao's heart.

He was not foolish enough to believe he could take a hostage in front of someone who could kill a ninth-rank transcendent one, so Yu Mingyu chose the simplest method.

Kill Li Hao, and drag him down with himself!

Lu Yan had noticed Li Hao in the prison early on. As he raised his index finger, the space within the prison began to solidify gradually, but the next second, a trace of surprise appeared in Lu Yan's eyes, and his slightly raised finger slowly lowered.

Yu Mingyu quickly charged towards Li Hao, the blade of extraordinary power had already pierced through Li Hao's blood-stained prisoner's clothes.

However, just as the blade was about to stab into Li Hao's chest, Li Hao suddenly moved.

That withered hand rapidly seized Yu Mingyu's wrist with extraordinary agility, and a smile appeared on his blood-covered face.

"Gotcha!"

The next second, a transparent soul body abruptly rushed into Yu Mingyu's body, the blade of extraordinary power instantly shattered, and due to inertia, Yu Mingyu's body heavily collided with the prison wall.

Upon looking again, Yu Mingyu's eyes were hollow, and the soul within his body had dispersed.

Having accomplished all of this, Li Hao reached out to the chains piercing through his clavicle and forcefully tore them apart, then regardless of the wounds still bleeding on his body, he respectfully knelt towards Lu Yan and said:

"Li Hao sincerely thanks the envoy for saving me!"

Lu Yan examined Li Hao with a hint of surprise.

In the Apocalypse Version, Li Hao did not appear as aged as in the Demon Version, and because the extraordinary system could extend one's lifespan, he even looked younger than his actual age, appearing robust and in his forties.

Just now, Lu Yan had suddenly refrained from taking action because he noticed that Li Hao's condition did not seem as weak as it appeared on the surface.

The outcome was as Lu Yan expected. With Li Hao's cultivation at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, counter-killing a mere Yu Mingyu was a piece of cake.

Lu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said:

"Even in prison, you retained most of your strength. Even without my intervention, this prison couldn't hold you."

But Li Hao shook his head and said, "The envoy is joking. I could only retain my strength thanks to you, my Lord.

Had it not been for those transcendent ones who were concerned about your presence, they would have killed me long ago, leaving no room to retain my strength."

"Moreover, in Gathering Point 73, there are over thirty transcendent ones above the fifth rank, and two ninth-rank transcendent ones. Even if I escaped from the prison with my meager skills, I'd only find death.

Only waiting in the prison for you, my Lord, to rescue me offered a sliver of hope."

Li Hao's understanding of the situation and his own abilities was quite clear, which made Lu Yan well understand why he was the one who single-handedly established the Li Family.

To be fair, the crises in both the Demon Version and the Apocalypse Version were resolved by Lu Yan, but ultimately, their origins were all related to Lu Yan.

In the Demon Version, Lu Yan was targeted by the entity behind the Longevity Version, and the entrapment by various thousand-year-old families and the internal strife within the Li Family were just pretexts prompting Lu Yan to wield the Soul Banner, with Li Hao merely being an implicated tool.

In the Apocalypse Version, Li Hao's imprisonment was also rooted in the repercussions of Lu Yan's True Technique exposure in the Demon Version.

Nonetheless, in both events, Li Hao did not simply surrender or let himself be slaughtered.

In the Demon Version, Li Hao secretly left behind an array to sacrifice the major families.

In the Apocalypse Version, Li Hao also saw through everyone's schemes and feigned severe injury to preserve his strength.

If this time Lu Yan hadn't arrived in time to save the day, with Li Hao's capabilities, he might not have died, but Lu Yan's secrets might have been completely exposed to Li Hao.

The fact that an Underworld capable of dominating a world couldn't deal with the coveting of the True Technique by various forces was utterly absurd.

At that time, Li Hao would at most maintain a superficial respect, but internally, he would inevitably waver regarding the Underworld.

Fortunately, this time, the residual impact of the True Technique crisis was perfectly resolved by Lu Yan.

Especially this time, when Lu Yan summoned the army of Yin Soldiers, crushing all Transcendents with absolute strength, the impact was comparable to the urban version of a ghostly god descending.

Lu Yan's powerful Divine Soul could clearly sense that at this moment, Li Hao was utterly convinced, without a single extraneous thought in his heart.

This, naturally, was a good thing for Lu Yan.

The Li Family's assistance to Lu Yan in the demon version was considerable, and if they were to return to the Xianxia version later, the help the Li Family could provide would undoubtedly be even greater.

Kicking the rolling head on the ground, Lu Yan asked:

"Do you recognize this person?"

The head under Lu Yan's foot belonged to a Transcendent at the Early Stage of Golden Core, just slain with the Dome Abyss Divine Power.

Li Hao scrutinized it carefully and replied:

"Reporting to the Envoy, this is one of the many ninth-tier Transcendents who was pursuing you before, Xu Kuan, known as the Earthbound Vajra.

After the Envoy disappeared, Xu Kuan and another ninth-tier Transcendent stationed themselves at Gathering Point No. 73. They speculated that you might return to Gathering Point No. 73 and lay in wait to capture you."

Lu Yan squinted slightly and asked nonchalantly, "Who all tried to capture me at that time?"

Li Hao answered seriously:

"There were a total of thirteen ninth-tier Transcendents at Gathering Point No. 73 at that time, with hundreds below the ninth-tier, all from different surrounding gathering points.

Besides them, there were some others who seemed to have special tracking methods and did not enter Gathering Point No. 73 directly but ventured into the wilderness to track you. I am not very clear about their specific situation."

Lu Yan pondered for a moment and continued to ask another question, "Are they all human?"

This question left Li Hao stunned.

He did not answer immediately but frowned and thought for a long time before giving a response.

"At least from the people I've encountered, they are all human.

Especially the higher the rank of the Transcendent, the more resources they typically require, and the abilities of high-tier Transcendents are highly recognizable, making disguise almost impossible."

Li Hao's reply instead left Lu Yan silent.

Counting the Dome Abyss God, the Transcendent detained by the Array of Shadow Soldiers in the sky, and this fallen head in the prison, this was already the third Golden Core Stage pursuer Lu Yan had killed.

After this hunt, Lu Yan thoroughly confirmed that the Nether Abyss Realm in the demon version corresponded to the Early Stage of Golden Core in the apocalypse version.

But one thing puzzled Lu Yan greatly, which was the Dome Abyss God, as a Nether Abyss Powerhouse, upon updating to the apocalypse version, became a Golden Core Corpse King.

Yet the other pursuers hiding at Gathering Point No. 73 still retained human bodies and became ninth-tier Transcendents equivalent to the Early Stage of Golden Core. This was extremely abnormal.

Initially, Lu Yan thought that the transformation of Nether Abyss Powerhouses into zombies was due to the influence of the Path of Body Transformation.

In the demon version, Nether Abyss Powerhouses were almost considered a part of the Path of Heaven and Earth, and even seeing their true form would cause ordinary True Martial Artists to be eroded by the Path on them.

Upon reaching this level, Nether Abyss Powerhouses had long since transcended the human category, so directly becoming a Golden Core Corpse King in the apocalypse version did not surprise Lu Yan too much.

But the other ninth-tier Transcendents appearing at Gathering Point No. 73 still maintained human form. They were also Nether Abyss Powerhouses in the demon version, proving that the transformation due to the Path of Body Transformation turning them into Golden Core Corpse Kings was not correct.

This strange phenomenon raised Lu Yan's vigilance, prompting him to question Li Hao about whether there were non-human entities among the pursuers.

However, Li Hao's reply only deepened Lu Yan's confusion.

If all the appearing Nether Abyss Powerhouses were human, then what was the origin of the Dome Abyss God's transformation into a Golden Core Corpse King?

Why was there such a significant difference between powerhouses of the same level in the demon version, both being pursuers?

Lu Yan fell silent; for a moment, the prison was dead silent, with only the thunderous chants of the Yin Soldier army outside still echoing through the sky.

Finally, a spiritual light suddenly flashed in Lu Yan's mind, causing his expression to change dramatically.

"It's the long-life version!"

"The biggest difference between the Dome Abyss God and the other pursuers is that he is directly affected by the long-life version; his existence forces me to be unable to choose a high-energy world to eliminate the long-life version's hidden dangers.

The Dome Abyss God is more heavily corroded by the long-life version than any other pursuer, which is exactly why he became a Golden Core Corpse King."

Immediately, a terrifying notion emerged in Lu Yan's mind.

"The Dome Abyss God, affected by the long-life version, transformed into a Golden Core Corpse King in the apocalypse, driven by forces outside of the version.

Does that imply that the other zombies in the apocalypse version were also born under the influence of forces outside of the version?"