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Lu Yan finally understood the immense opportunity bestowed by the Apocalypse Celestial Dao.

At this moment, the exhausted Apocalypse Celestial Dao gradually withdrew its lowered gaze, and the world before him returned to its usual appearance.

No celestial golden sun, power of merit, nor uncanny craftsmanship emerged, as if they had never appeared.

Only the Emperor's aura, stretching for hundreds of miles, remained, transforming from its eerie and sinister state into a majestic black and gold power, suppressing countless zombies below.

Beneath the apocalyptic zombie horde, the yin soldiers and ghost generals, enhanced by the Human Emperor Banner, were slowly advancing along the battlefront.

Even without having entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, the yin soldiers' strength had qualitatively improved just from the baptism of merit power.

The Emperor's aura surrounding them, blessed by the merit power, easily resisted the extraordinary abilities of the supernatural zombies; even the Corpse Kings at the Foundation Establishment Realm couldn't shake their armor.

The Soul Hook, once sinister, now changed as the chains swung, breaking all extraordinary techniques with the clash of gold and iron.

The yin soldiers held Soul Hooks that glowed with black and gold light, forming a disciplined array, with countless chains shaking in the void like living divine serpents, each flowing with brilliant spiritual power. As this shadowy legion wielded their weapons, the sound of countless chains vibrating echoed across the heavens and earth.

The Soul Hook pierced through the air, under moonlight weaving an immense net of death. Each chain contained the power of merit, instantly vaporizing rotten flesh and seizing corrupt souls. Waves of zombies perished under this force, turning into scattered bones.

With every step the battlefront advanced, it left behind plains formed by piles of bones.

Meanwhile, ghost generals, surrounded by the black and gold Emperor's aura, forged battle arrays like sharp divine swords, tearing apart the surging corpse tide. Their battle spears emitted a profound black and gold radiance, and where their tips pointed, the zombie horde trembled.

When a massive abomination roared and charged, the Emperor's aura around the ghost generals burst forth, shredding this terrifying monster to pieces. The meat mountain zombies, fused with vast amounts of flesh, collapsed under the ghost generals' assault, becoming heaps of rotten flesh ruins.

Where the battle formation advanced, even the extraordinary zombies, endowed with miraculous abilities, were utterly powerless before the Underworld legion wielding merit power.

The advancement of the Human Emperor Banner doubled the battle prowess of the Underworld legion, but even more crucial was the endless potential the legion represented from now on.

One hundred meters, two hundred meters... one kilometer, two kilometers...

The battlefront continued to push towards the Grain Storage Plain, away from the seventy-third gathering place, making the Corpse Kings hidden among the zombie horde look extremely troubled.

Initially, thousands of yin soldiers instantly slaughtered the Golden Core Corpse Kings, making them hesitate to act rashly, hoping to deplete the yin soldiers and ghost generals using normal zombies.

Yet, this thought led them into the abyss of defeat.

The yin soldiers and ghost generals seemed to possess endless energy, limitless yin qi, able to slaughter all zombies at will.

Even if their soul bodies were damaged in battle, the surrounding Emperor's aura could quickly replenish their damaged soul bodies.

This slaughter continued for half a day, with millions of zombies falling under the Soul Hook.

And more extraordinary zombies also perished in the ghost generals' battle formation charges.

During this period, it wasn't without attempts by the Corpse Kings to desperately breach a gap, aiming to unleash the full potential of the apocalyptic zombie horde.

However, these Corpse Kings were often surrounded and slaughtered the moment they appeared, with the Emperor's aura displaying unprecedented suppression, killing the Golden Core Corpse Kings in an instant.

This situation finally made the Golden Core Corpse Kings feel fear.

Finally, one Golden Core Corpse King chose to escape.

Although summoned by the Supreme Will to join the apocalyptic zombie horde, the Supreme Will's influence was limited, especially for these Golden Core Corpse Kings standing at the pinnacle of the apocalypse.

In the face of a life-or-death crisis, even under the banner of Supreme Will, it may not compel these defiant Corpse Kings to submit.

Let alone Lu Yan blocking the Moonlight Spiritual Qi, which had already rendered the Supreme Will ineffective, the loss of its influence further amplified the fear within the Golden Core Corpse Kings.

Deep beneath the earth, a Golden Core Corpse King rapidly fled underground towards the outskirts of the Grain Storage Plain, even unnoticed by other Golden Core Corpse Kings.

Only Lu Yan above the sky glanced indifferently at the distant land, as unseen ripples began spreading within the Soul Banner.

After fleeing several hundred kilometers, the Golden Core Corpse King finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He slowly rose from the depths of the earth, attempting to observe the situation towards the Grain Storage Plain.

At this moment, a peculiar young man with blood-red hair, wearing a dark robe, stood on the ground, quietly watching him.

Upon seeing the Golden Core Corpse King emerge from the depths, the peculiar young man's face revealed a bizarre smile.

"If not for my master instructing us not to reveal ourselves to mortals, to avoid affecting their perception of deities, I would have already disposed of you worthless creatures.

"However, since you've chosen to leave the battlefield voluntarily, it suits me just fine."

The Golden Core Corpse King's pupils trembled, his face full of fear as he exclaimed, "You're the Blood God!!!"

The Blood God slowly extended his right hand, countless fine strands of hair interweaving in the void, transforming into a massive blood-colored hand.

"Correct, and here's your reward!"

The next moment, the massive blood hand overturned, and the earth erupted with tumultuous roaring sounds.

In the southwest direction, another Golden Core Corpse King, who had concealed his form to flee, also encountered his adversary.

A Giant Spirit God, clad in golden armor, rubbed his temple in frustration, speaking with a face full of helplessness towards the empty space ahead:

"Actually, I'm more of a desk job employee, just like a factory line worker, not really skilled in combat."

In the clearing, this Golden Core Corpse King stood in place.

He clearly had a tangible body, yet even light could only pass through him, without any reflection making it impossible for the naked eye to discern his existence, giving him a peculiar sense of not belonging to the material world.

The Golden Core Corpse King's decaying pupils trembled lightly, he asked in a hoarse voice:

"How did you discover me? Even Soul Power would only pass through my body, no one should be able to see me..."

"Who said I saw you?"

The Giant Spirit God laughed, and in an instant, it seemed as if an infinite stream of information flowed in his eyes, and all things in heaven and earth became interwoven information in his sight.

He pointed a finger at the heavens and earth, speaking softly, "They saw you."

The next second, the Giant Spirit God's body rapidly expanded, transforming into a colossal figure as he slammed his enormous fist towards the Golden Core Corpse King.

The Golden Core Corpse King's body began to blur in an attempt to evade the strike, but the next moment, the flow of information in the Giant Spirit God's eyes caused the entire heavens and earth to seem to reject the Golden Core Corpse King, forcing him out of the blurred space.

This unexpected situation left him no time to dodge, forcing him to take the Giant Spirit God's punch directly.

Bones harder than diamond shattered in an instant, and the amassed Extraordinary Power also collapsed under the pressure of absolute strength.

In the moment before he died, a single thought rose in the Golden Core Corpse King's mind.

"You call this a desk job?"

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The same type of battle took place in every corner of the Grain Storage Plain, far from human settlements, where the ghosts and deities no longer needed to worry about their actions exposing the fearsome reputation they've cultivated, allowing them to freely use their abilities.

From a realm perspective, ghosts and the Golden Core Corpse Kings were both at the Early Stage of Golden Core, except for extraordinary beings like the Abyssal God, the other ghosts, without the assistance of Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals, had no significant advantage over the Golden Core Corpse Kings.

However, with the ascension of the Human Emperor Banner, all of this changed.

The ghosts shed the confines of the Soul Banner Main Soul, starting to possess a trace of true divinity.

Though not yet true deities, it is precisely this hint of divine essence that grants them absolute dominance far exceeding their peers.

By harnessing divinity to wield their Lifebound Divine Techniques, they could produce limitless variations, and their position could easily crush the Golden Core Corpse Kings.

Not to mention, these ghosts possessed a portion of the Power of Heavenly Dao Merit and could manipulate Human Emperor's Qi, making it simple to vanquish higher-level enemies.

With all the fleeing Golden Core Corpse Kings eradicated, the outcome of the apocalypse corpse tide was sealed.

This final sweep lasted for three days and nights, with over twenty million zombies being completely slaughtered.

Witnessed by the people of Settlement 73, as the soul of the last zombie was captured, everything came to a conclusion.

Above the sky, a hint of a smile appeared on Lu Yan's lips.

"The key to breaking the stalemate is finally in hand!"

Before his eyes, a notification popped up on the update interface.

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