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A golden sun illuminating the heavens and earth was surprisingly falling towards Lu Yan above the sky, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The invisible sense of pressure seemed to foretell that if the golden sun fell, it could even annihilate the entire Grain Storage Plain.

But as time passed, someone suddenly awoke in Gathering Point No. 73 and shouted loudly:

"There's no heat, that's not the sun!"

"What on earth is that?"

"Did you notice that the golden sun resembles the halos behind the envoy?"

This statement immediately made everyone realize, and they all looked towards Lu Yan's back.

Above the sky, facing that golden sun, Lu Yan already understood that this sun was bestowed from the Apocalypse Celestial Dao, the last Merit Golden Wheel breaking through the limits of the worldly Merit Golden Wheels.

The maximum limit for worldly Merit Golden Wheels is ninety-nine; after condensing ninety-nine Merit Golden Wheels, no matter how much subsequent merit there is, it cannot be further condensed.

This is the restriction of the Heaven and Earth Rules. To break this limit, one must have powerful strength to transcend these rules.

But today, the Apocalypse Celestial Dao revealed another path to Lu Yan, which is to have the Dao itself break the limits and descend the Merit Golden Wheel.

Perhaps it was the feedback from this grand ritual, or perhaps because Lu Yan twice thwarted the supreme will's schemes, or perhaps due to the investment of the Apocalypse Celestial Dao in Lu Yan. In any case, the Celestial Dao descended a Merit Golden Wheel, representing Lu Yan's breakthrough of the Heaven and Earth Rules' constraints.

The final Merit Golden Wheel slowly descended from the peak of the sky behind Lu Yan, radiating a brilliance more dazzling than the previous ninety-nine, as if it had gathered all the light in the universe.

As this golden wheel approached, a profound resonance of the Great Dao suddenly echoed in the void.

The ninety-nine Merit Golden Wheels seemed called upon, converging from all directions. They intertwined, spiraled around the last Merit Golden Wheel in the void, and began to actively merge into the largest Merit Golden Wheel.

Moments later, an unprecedented Merit Sun appeared above the sky.

The glory of the Celestial Dao Merit overshadowed all of existence, its form surpassing the limits of ordinary Merit Golden Wheels, as if it had gathered the full Power of Merit from heaven and earth. Countless mysteries swirled on the surface of the sun, each containing the True Intent of the Great Dao.

The zombies of the apocalypse version are not the demonic entities of Xianxia sense but another path to the extraordinary guided by the supreme will.

Even if these zombies born under the invasion of these versions were replaced with demonic refined corpses, even the legendary Undying Bone would be extinguished under the radiance of this Merit Sun.

As the Light of Celestial Dao Merit illuminated the world, countless illusory figures emerged from all directions, gathering the Wish Power of All Beings from various versions.

The prayers of countless people echoed in the void, transforming into streams of golden light flowing into the Merit Sun. The entire Gathering Point No. 73 was shrouded in a golden halo, and everyone involuntarily knelt down, worshipping the statue of Lu Yan devoutly.

The Power of Creation in all existence was drawn by this Wish Power of All Beings, revealing innumerable profound Dao Rhythms in the void.

As the ritual reached this step, the Soul Banner in Lu Yan's hand began to ascend into the sky, actively merging into the Merit Sun.

A vast amount of Celestial Dao Merit continuously washed over the essence of the Soul Banner, like a Great Sun Melting Furnace smelting the entire banner, dyeing its pitch-black exterior with a smear of gold.

Meanwhile, the will of the Celestial Dao seemed to transform into a pair of invisible great hands, grabbing hold of the Power of Creation in this realm, gathering all the profound Dao Rhythms.

The heavenly art of forging continued to smelt the Power of Creation and the Merit Sun into the Soul Banner.

The originally eerie and sinister Soul Banner began to undergo a staggering transformation; the dark aura that seemed to emanate from the depths of souls no longer lingered over its surface.

On the Soul Banner, the Celestial Dao Merit condensed into golden threads replacing the original materials of the banner surface, and the banner pole, as if forged of black gold, bore mythological cloud patterns and Great Dao inscriptions, exuding an aura of majestic righteousness.

This change did not merely stay on the surface; the space inside the Soul Banner was also undergoing a remarkable metamorphosis.

The Soul Continent started to shimmer with golden light, as countless Celestial Dao Merits manifested in the void, bringing a new order to this small world.

The ghostly mist that originally shrouded the Soul Continent gradually shed its former eeriness, revealing an imposing aura where black and gold intertwined, even causing the mist spanning hundreds of miles on the plains to change.

Whether it was the ghostly mist or the Soul Continent, their essence had not changed, yet under the forging of the Celestial Dao, imbued with Celestial Dao Merit, they transformed from spectral realms into the mythological Underworld.

The Soul Banner at this moment underwent a fundamental transformation. Before, even though the Soul Banner had no accumulated Karmic Force, it was ultimately a product of the Demonic Refining Technique, not a method of genuine stature, and its extraordinary might largely depended on the powerful Soul Computer reconstruction technology and masses of zombie wandering souls.

But now, with such a majestic, truly righteous aura, and an unprecedented Celestial Dao Merit Artifact, no one could say these things were of demonic origin.

Moreover, it wasn't just the small world inside the Soul Banner that was affected; the ghosts and spirits residing within the Soul Banner also began to transform.

The Celestial Dao Merit was like nourishing spring rain, washing away the eerie ghost Qi of their Yin soul rituals.

The consciousnesses originally simulated by the Soul Computer began to become real, and each ghost spirit felt an unprecedented transformation.

They were no longer mere ghosts; they had attained the true essence of Yin Spirits, imbued with a portion of the divinity of Yin deity through the grace of Celestial Dao Merit.

The Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals on the battlefield outside the Soul Banner were also undergoing the same baptism, with golden light enveloping their forms, and Celestial Dao Merit cleansing their essence.

Their pitch-black armor took on a hint of black-gold sheen, the impurities in the soul flames in their eyes were burned away, exuding an aura of authority.

Zombies and wandering souls are initially born defective, which is why the six thousand Yin Soldiers under Lu Yan, despite being at the peak of Qi Cultivation, couldn't easily break through the Foundation Establishment Stage, not due to a lack of wandering souls, but because the incomplete souls of the wandering spirits made it difficult for them to break through.

But with the transformation brought by the Celestial Dao Merit Artifact, the originally incomplete souls of the Yin Soldiers were completed by the power of Celestial Dao Merit, making future breakthroughs to the Foundation Establishment Stage imminent.

Additionally, the original Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals, only fierce spirits modified by Soul Computer technology, remained ghosts in essence, their appearances merely improved, without genuinely being considered Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals.

Yet with the baptism of Celestial Dao Merit and the gathering of Incense Power from the apocalypse version, they now possessed some qualification for the transformation into Yin Spirits, becoming a military corps recognized by the heavens and earth.

On the battlefield, as the transformation concluded, the aura of the Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals suddenly changed dramatically.

The war spear of the Ghost General, and the Soul Hook of the Yin Soldiers seemingly manifested some divine power of the Merit Artifact, easily reaping souls, and even when faced with the extraordinary abilities of Extraordinary Zombies, could effortlessly break through.

Where the battlefield once remained at a standstill, it now began to advance towards the direction of the undead tide.

When all transformations were completed, the celestial phenomena above the sky slowly dissipated, and the Soul Banner in Lu Yan's hand had thoroughly transformed.

The entire Soul Banner presented a deep black-gold luster, its surface inscribed with mysterious runes like a flowing galaxy, with a towering continent faintly appearing. Mystical purple energy swirled around the edges, interwoven with liquid gold threads, forming Dao patterns that seized the Power of Creation of the universe.

The black gold was no longer a mere Magical Artifact, but a Celestial Dao Merit Treasure carrying Celestial Dao Merit and merging with the Wish Power of All Beings!

With the Celestial Dao Merit Treasure forged, Lu Yan even faintly perceived that the gaze of the descended Apocalypse Celestial Dao seemed to carry a hint of weariness.

Forging a Celestial Dao Merit Treasure that surpassed the limits of Heaven and Earth Rules was also a burden for the already frail state of the Apocalypse Celestial Dao.

Holding the Celestial Dao Merit Treasure, Lu Yan could more clearly sense the changes in the Apocalypse Celestial Dao.

In the gaze that the Celestial Dao descended upon, Lu Yan seemed to detect a faint trace of hidden anticipation.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yan held the treasure banner and spoke aloud with a resonant voice:

"This treasure was forged to cleanse the calamities of the apocalypse and affirm the rightful path of humanity. It shall be named the Human Emperor Banner!"