World Version Updates

The apocalyptic zombie tide was completely destroyed, and within the hundreds of miles of the Grain Storage Plain, there was no longer a single zombie.

On the city walls of Settlement No. 73, the people who had persevered for three days and nights widened their eyes to witness everything before them.

Even after personally experiencing the entire process of the zombie tide's demise, they were somewhat in disbelief for a moment.

It was important to understand that this was an extraordinary zombie tide with over twenty million zombies, almost involving all the zombies in the Grain Storage Plain and its surrounding areas.

Such an enormous number was entirely massacred by the Underworld army, making everyone feel a surreal sense as if dreaming.

There was a brief silence within Settlement No. 73, and then it erupted into a frenzy.

"We won!"

"We won! We won!"

"God bless us! God bless us!"

The entire Settlement No. 73 fell into a sea of jubilation.

The once insolent young man now humbly knelt in front of the idol, reverently kissing the statue's boots.

Inside the watchtower, Li Hao, Guo Ze, and Li Kang, who had not closed their eyes for three days and nights, also showed relieved smiles on their faces.

They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with uncontrollable joy.

According to the original plan, Li Kang had stirred up a super large zombie tide that at most affected a small part of the Grain Storage Plain, clearing an area covering tens of kilometers to begin rebuilding civilization.

From the birth to the eradication by the Underworld army, the apocalyptic zombie tide affected the entire hundreds of kilometers of the Grain Storage Plain.

This meant that Settlement No. 73 could completely seize this opportunity to bring the Grain Storage Plain thoroughly under control.

A fertile plain without any zombies, once the toxins in the soil are removed, could produce enough food to support millions of people.

This Grain Storage Plain would become the most solid backing for the rebuilding of civilization!

On the outside world, as the Underworld army finished clearing all the zombies, they aligned neatly, awaiting Lu Yan's command.

Lu Yan's gaze fell on these Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals. First, they had experienced the Celestial Dao Merit Treasure's baptism from the ascension of the Human Emperor Banner, and then they had gone through this war lasting three days and nights, seeming to undergo a transformative change.

From the very beginning of the apocalypse version until now, every Yin Soldier standing here had slaughtered at least ten thousand zombies, reaping ten thousand souls.

In the normal version, after such terrifying slaughter, even if one did not fall into the demonic path, they would still bear heavy karma.

However, these Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals embodied the aura of slaughter and the moral virtue of the Celestial Dao, with the Human Emperor's Qi swirling around each of them, displaying unspeakable iron and dignity.

At this moment, it was impossible to describe Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals as ghosts, but calling them Yin Spirits didn't quite capture their position and cultivation either.

After thinking for a while, a name suddenly appeared in Lu Yan's mind.

Heroes!

The Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals had completed their transformation from fierce ghosts to heroes!

With a gentle wave of the Human Emperor Banner in his hand, a massive rift in the void appeared above the sky, allowing ordinary people to even see the vast Soul Continent through the rift.

"Return!"

Upon the decree's fall, the Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals followed the massive Human Emperor's Qi, stepping into the rift in unison. Thus, the vast Grain Storage Plain returned to its desolate silence, leaving only a field of white bones.

Having completed all this, Lu Yan slowly descended from above the sky into Settlement No. 73.

He paid no attention to the fanatical ordinary people below, but instead turned to Li Hao and the others rushing to greet him and said:

"Prepare a quiet room for me."

Li Hao shuddered, hastening to lead the way:

"Honored Envoy, please follow me."

Moments later, Lu Yan arrived at the central council hall of the settlement.

Lu Yan stepped into the council hall, waved the Human Emperor Banner with his right hand, and several Ghost Generals stood guard around the council hall to prevent outsiders from entering.

"Do not disturb me unless there is an urgent matter."

Leaving a word behind, Lu Yan began to organize the gains of this journey inside the council hall.

The greatest gain was undoubtedly the ascended Human Emperor Banner, for in front of the Human Emperor Banner, the two million wandering souls became secondary concerns.

The Soul Banner ascended to the Human Emperor Banner, not only becoming an extremely rare Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure, but also resolving Lu Yan's greatest hidden danger in embarking on the Xianxia version.

Moreover, as a Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure, the Human Emperor Banner had many divine facets, but all required Lu Yan to study and master them himself.

Lu Yan's mind sank into the Human Emperor Banner, contemplating the mystery of this Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure.

...

More than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Lu Yan spent the entire month immersed in comprehending the Human Emperor Banner.

Even with Lu Yan's capability, after more than a month of contemplation, his control over the Human Emperor Banner was still highly limited.

However, from the partial control at this stage alone, Lu Yan could clearly realize how terrifying a Heavenly Dao Merit Treasure was that broke through the boundaries of heaven and earth.

The Soul Banner was a renowned weapon of attack in the demonic path, but the ascended Human Emperor Banner rendered its offensive power secondary.

Within the Human Emperor Banner, Yin Soldiers, Ghost Generals, and even various ghost deities could sweep through the Golden Core Realm without a match. If the Soul Continent, refined and ritualized, was used to press with its might, it could potentially intimidate a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Lu Yan, at just the Foundation Establishment Stage, had means to intimidate a Nascent Soul True Monarch, something even a Divinity Transformation Spirit Treasure couldn't compare to.