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Lu Yan's mind shook violently.

He immediately asked Li Hao with a serious expression:

"Do you know the source of the apocalypse? Was there any unusual phenomenon when the apocalypse first descended?"

Li Hao was once the leader of Gathering Place No. 73, which consisted of hundreds of thousands of people, making it a major gathering place in the entire Apocalypse Version.

Given Li Hao's status, even among hundreds of gathering places, he was considered to hold a high position, and he should have some understanding of the source of the apocalypse.

But upon hearing Lu Yan's question, Li Hao instinctively frowned.

"Reporting to the Envoy, it is not that I intend to hide anything, but all gathering places do not have a definitive answer to the arrival of the apocalypse; there are only a few mainstream theories."

"At present, the most widespread theory is that humans showed disrespect to the gods, and the deities imposed divine punishment, taking away a part of most people's souls, which led to the creation of a large number of zombies. According to legends, the Underworld's descent was meant to save humanity from disaster.

The second theory is the Sun and Moon Alteration Theory. Some scientists observed that the sun and moon above the sky have enlarged by 30% compared to before the apocalypse.

Moreover, the sun and the moon release special powers; soaking in the sunlight and moonlight offers the chance to awaken as a Transcendent, gaining extraordinary abilities, and the source of the zombies' power also comes from the moonlight."

Some speculate that the current sun and moon in the sky are no longer the sun and moon from before the apocalypse, and it is precisely this change in the sun and moon that led to the apocalypse."

The first hypothesis from Li Hao's mouth was automatically ignored by Lu Yan.

The first hypothesis was completely fabricated in combination with the descent of the Underworld, which others might believe, but as the creator of the Underworld, naturally, he would not believe it.

However, the second theory gave Lu Yan a sense of enlightenment.

The sun and moon represent the sun and the lunar, which naturally form the most important components of a world.

The sun and moon autonomously enlarged by 30%, such a possibility is very low, and without corresponding rule changes, increasing the sun and moon's size would have no substantive effect.

Unless the source of the sun and moon changes comes from outside the version!

Lu Yan suddenly looked up at the sky outside; it was already nightfall.

Even though the ghostly mist obscured the sky, Lu Yan could still see the bright full moon high above, casting silvery white moonlight through the dense mist.

But for some reason, Lu Yan felt an unprecedented chill from this moonlight.

The apocalypse has visited this world for thirteen years now, with zombies lacking the two Heavenly Souls and only retaining the seven Human Souls, causing all living creatures to suffer from the zombie crisis.

And the ever-flowing Moonlight Spiritual Qi and Great Sun Spiritual Qi creating the Extraordinary System under the influence of the lunar and solar.

All of this gave Lu Yan a sense of deja vu.

"The zombie threat represents the chaos of demons, while the Moonlight Spiritual Qi and Great Sun Spiritual Qi are the foundation of the Extraordinary System and bear similarities to the Path of Heaven and Earth, both shaping this gradually maturing Extraordinary System.

The Extraordinary System can quickly form combat power to counter the zombie crisis. In just thirteen years, the world has seen so many ninth-stage Transcendents comparable to the Early Stage of Golden Core, making the rapid formation of the Extraordinary System even comparable to the Demon True Technique.

And the most crucial point is that the changes in this world's sun and lunar come from outside the version.

The sun and moon have been tainted by forces outside the version, spilling forth Moonlight Spiritual Qi and Great Sun Spiritual Qi, almost mirroring the True Technique passed down by the gods and buddhas in the Demon World!"

The threads in Lu Yan's mind gradually became clear, a chill continuously running through him.

If Lu Yan's conjecture was true, the entire Apocalypse Version was being invaded by an external version.

This external version might be a Longevity Version, or perhaps some other unknown version, but regardless of which, it suggested an unfavorable path for the future of the Apocalypse Version.

This is merely the early stage of the version invasion, seemingly not overly dangerous yet.

If allowed to develop into the mid-to-late stages, perhaps the sun and lunar, which serve as the cornerstones for the Transcendents, might undergo mutation and pollution akin to the Path of Heaven and Earth in the Demon Version, plunging all living beings into degeneration and mutation.

Only the turmoil in version order would cause the Apocalypse Version's Celestial Dao to become disordered.

Other versions' Celestial Dao could take this opportunity to intervene across versions, gradually devouring the Apocalypse Version completely, just like in the previous Demon Version.

"Perhaps it was because the Celestial Dao noticed something that it bestowed vast amounts of Celestial Dao Merit upon me while I was slaughtering zombies and extracting zombie souls.

Because the apocalypse is essentially the result of external force interference from the perspective of the Celestial Dao, the version's Celestial Dao wants to eradicate the apocalypse completely, thus placing its hope in me!"

Lu Yan linked everything together; only one crucial point remained to confirm whether his speculations were correct.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan gathered Magical Power to write a series of words in the air.

Qingwu Group, Cyan Simurgh Sect, Archaeological Association, Taiyi Sect, Celestial Fortune Group, Celestial Fate Sect...

These names are those of the ten major sects in the city version and Xianxia version.

After writing, Lu Yan looked at Li Hao and asked:

"Have you ever heard these names in the apocalypse?"

Li Hao's eyes glanced curiously over these words; after scrutinizing them for a while, he pointed to the Celestial Fortune Group among them and said:

"In the early days of the apocalypse, there was a powerful gathering place named after Celestial Fortune, where strong individuals emerged one after another.

But in less than two years, the leadership of the Celestial Fortune Gathering Place mysteriously disappeared. Subsequently, power shifts occurred internally, and it was renamed Gathering Place No. 7, continuing to the present day.

As for the other names, I've heard of them, but the specific situations are unclear. The only certainty is that none of these names exist among the current forces at the gathering places."

Upon hearing Li Hao's account, Lu Yan showed a look of understanding.

Everything was indeed as he had suspected; the ten great sects leaving the Apocalypse Version affirmed to Lu Yan that the Apocalypse Version was facing a version invasion, just like the previous Demon Version!

Seeing Lu Yan's expression change several times, Li Hao's heart gradually tightened.

In Li Hao's opinion, with Lu Yan controlling such a formidable army of Yin Soldiers, there was virtually no existence in the apocalypse capable of opposing Lu Yan.

Yet, even such a powerful Lu Yan seemed to be caught in some predicament, which naturally made Li Hao, whose entire interests were already tied to Lu Yan, feel waves of emotion.

After pondering for a while, Lu Yan's heart gradually calmed down.

Because Lu Yan suddenly realized that encountering a world in the early stage of a version invasion might not be a bad thing.

Even if Lu Yan solved the hidden danger locked by the Longevity Version, as long as version updates continued, Lu Yan would sooner or later clash with the Longevity Version.

The Longevity Version targeting Lu Yan so skillfully clearly wasn't its first time invading other versions; by then, Lu Yan would inevitably encounter more worlds invaded by the Longevity Version.

Compared to a world long poisoned by the Longevity Version, the current Apocalypse Version was only in the early stage of version invasion, and there was no being stronger than Lu Yan in the apocalypse.

As long as Lu Yan had enough time, refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to sweep through the entire Apocalypse Version wouldn't be a problem.

In this situation, Lu Yan could use the Apocalypse Version as practice, to more easily handle the various invaded version worlds in the future.

"In that case, the original plan also needs to be changed.

Solving the crisis of the apocalypse invasion is absolutely not just about slaughtering zombies; more importantly, it is about restoring the rightful order and letting the version's Celestial Dao regain control over order.

This way, rebuilding civilization becomes an imperative task."

With his goal set, Lu Yan glanced at Li Hao, who was nervous beside him, and spoke:

"Next, you go find a fifth-tier transcendent named Guo Ze. I have assigned him a task to trigger a massive zombie tide.

He can take advantage of this zombie tide to clear all the zombies within a hundred-mile radius of the seventy-third gathering place, turning this area into a safety zone and starting to rebuild civilization."

"Massive zombie tide? Safety zone? Rebuild civilization?" Li Hao was momentarily taken aback, then his face filled with ecstatic delight.

This news was undoubtedly a good thing for the seventy-third gathering place.

If they could really establish a safety zone and rebuild civilization as Lu Yan said, the seventy-third gathering place would undoubtedly attract a huge population and easily surpass other gathering places.

If it were before, faced with such a grand plan, Li Hao would worry about someone else taking advantage or powerful figures from other gathering places coming to seize power.

But having witnessed the power of Lu Yan's Yin Soldier army, Li Hao no longer had any concerns.

"I will comply with the envoy's orders!"

Lu Yan glanced outside, and the Yin Soldiers' encirclement of the various forces' transcendent beings was nearing completion.

Considering that Li Hao still needed a batch of transcendent beings to manage the seventy-third gathering place, and Lu Yan was also unclear on how to distinguish these pursuers not yet at the Golden Core Stage from ordinary transcendent beings, he instructed the Yin Soldiers to hold back, using only the Soul Hook to suppress them, without directly stripping all of their souls.

Lu Yan continued to instruct:

"After you go out, review those captured by the Yin Soldiers, and filter out all those who previously participated in the hunts.

In addition, provide me with the information on the transcendent beings involved in the hunts, especially those whose strength reached the ninth tier, along with their photos and gathering place."

An hour later, the myriad Yin Soldiers returned to the Soul Banner.

Inside Lu Yan's Soul Banner were two early-stage Golden Core souls, twenty-one Foundation Establishment stage souls, and all the detailed information about the pursuers.

Besides, Lu Yan also received a chart of restricted zones in ruined cities compiled by the major gathering places, highlighting eleven large ruined cities, five of which were suspected to be overseen by ninth-tier Corpse Kings.

Brandishing the Soul Banner, Lu Yan used the space control of the Abyssal Deity to tear open a space rift, and his figure vanished from the seventy-first gathering place.

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In the following half month, there were continuous appearances of massive Underworld Yin Soldiers above gathering places.

These Yin Soldiers aggressively captured many transcendent powerhouses and even high-level personnel, yet did not harm the ordinary people at the grassroots.

Originally, for the gathering places, the mass capture of transcendent beings would undoubtedly destabilize them, and in the event of a zombie tide, heavy casualties were inevitable.

But wherever the Yin Soldiers went, they not only captured the transcendent powerhouses but also actively cleared towns and even ruined cities of zombies around the gathering places.

Millions of zombies were flattened by the Yin Soldiers, significantly reducing the security risks in the surrounding areas of the gathering places.

Upon confirming this news, the grassroots people in various gathering places cheered and praised, with some even carving and enshrining the Soul Banner that appeared with the descent of the Yin Soldiers in their homes for daily worship.

Compared to the Yin Soldiers actively clearing zombies, those powerful transcendent beings enjoyed offerings yet dared not enter the zombie restricted zones, forming a stark contrast.

Some claimed that the Yin Soldiers were punishing those laden with sins.

If they hadn't done anything shameful, why would the Yin Soldiers come knocking?

Under this overwhelming tide of Underworld suppression in the apocalypse, the entire Apocalypse Version began to tread a different path.