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    • Chapter 29: Fleeing for Their Lives

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      by Diswa Outside the ruins of Jiao City, a heavily modified off-road vehicle drove in from the vast wilderness beyond. The vehicle was reinforced with thick steel plating, and its front bumper had been replaced with a sharpened ramming wedge, still smeared with dried blood and rotting flesh. It was clear the journey here had been anything but easy. The vehicle finally stopped at the entrance of the main road into Jiao City. The roads further ahead were blocked by abandoned cars, forming a barricade so…
    • Chapter 28: Top-Grade Artifact — Hundred Soul Banner

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      by Diswa Thick ghostly mist rolled forth, the vast momentum drawing the attention of the zombies lurking within the residential complex. But the sun had not yet fully set, and thus the zombies did not move immediately. Lu Yan’s expression remained calm as he walked step by step toward the center of the complex. As the first building entered the range of the ghost mist, the number of vengeful spirits released had already reached seventy. A flood of vengeful spirits rushed into the building in an…
    • Chapter 27: The Second Main Soul

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      by Diswa Now that he had figured out the source of the merit, Lu Yan’s earlier worries instantly vanished, replaced by an uncontrollable surge of joy. The merit gained from separating a zombie’s soul from its body was minimal—almost negligible—but in a world overrun by the undead, quantity was power. He had only exterminated just over ten thousand zombies in recent days, and that alone had earned him enough merit to refine a proto-divine ability—the Xuanhuang Merit Flame, a Golden Core-level divine…
    • Chapter 26: Source of Merit

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      by Diswa Suppressing his excitement for now, Lu Yan reminded himself that hunting zombie souls could be done at any time—there was no need to rush. With a wave of his hand, he drew all the vengeful spirits back into the Soul Banner and turned his attention to a far more important matter. “Where exactly did this Xuanhuang Merit Flame come from?” If he were a lazy programmer, it’d be enough for some messy code to simply run—no need to understand how it ran. But cultivation was not so forgiving.…
    • Chapter 25: Xuanhuang Merit Flame

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      by Diswa Although Lu Yan had never seen what the Red Lotus Karma Flame looked like, he was certain that the righteous, majestic flame in his hand was definitely not the legendary Red Lotus Karma Flame. On the contrary, it was far more similar to the Xuanhuang Merit Flame described in the Secret Manual of Demonic Artifacts. The Xuanhuang Merit Flame was a divine fire born from great merit, refined by those who had accumulated immense virtue—a genuine Golden Core-level divine ability. Though what Lu Yan…
    • Chapter 24: Where Did the Merit Come From?

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      by Diswa The effects of the spirit pills in the storage pouch far exceeded Lu Yan’s expectations. Originally, he had estimated it would take five or six more days to break through to the Second Layer of Qi Refining. But just one pill had shortened that timeline by several days. For Lu Yan—who urgently needed to raise his cultivation at this stage—this was especially important. In addition to the breakthrough, Lu Yan also sensed a type of spiritual energy completely different from the moonlight…
    • Chapter 23: Spirit Pill and Breakthrough

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      by Diswa In a lavishly decorated but long-abandoned high-rise two kilometers away from the neighborhood, the room was covered in layers of dust. Having changed his residence, Lu Yan cleared a small area near the window, convenient for drawing in the moonlight spiritual energy for cultivation. Even from such a distance, Lu Yan could still hear the enraged roar of that Peak Qi Refining Zombie coming from the direction of the neighborhood. Clearly, Lu Yan's decision to escape early after harvesting zombie…
    • Chapter 22: Mid-Grade Artifact and Retreat

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      by Diswa Lu Yan’s heart trembled. He immediately grabbed the Soul Banner and summoned all eight vengeful spirits, commanding them to scout the surrounding area. The spirits concealed themselves within the walls of Building 13, cautiously weaving through the structure to covertly observe the outside world. With hordes of zombies gathering under the moonlight, including many transcendent variants, Lu Yan didn’t dare send the spirits out openly. Through their shared vision, Lu Yan saw clearly what was…
    • Chapter 21: Moonlight Spiritual Energy

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      by Diswa Among the many souls sacrificed during the ritual, the early-stage Qi Refining zombie hound's soul was also included. But zombie hounds weren't human to begin with. Even if they broke through to Qi Refining, their soul strength was only marginally higher than that of regular zombies. They held little real value, so Lu Yan casually refined the hound alongside the other zombies. Thanks to the zombie hound’s soul, the newly formed eighth vengeful spirit bore the face of a dog, and its aura was…
    • Chapter 20: Innate Spell Technique

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      by Diswa After successfully refining the Main Spirit, Lishi, Lu Yan’s gaze swept over the dozens of wandering zombie souls still floating in the first-floor hall. With a wave of the Soul Banner, ghost mist rolled out and devoured all the remaining souls in one go. The sixth vengeful spirit—whose soul body had been taking shape—quickly condensed into solidity, and a new spirit emblem emerged on the banner’s surface. Another vengeful spirit stepped out from the mist, taking its place in the hall. Six…
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