[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-180":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2250029,4069,"Chapter 180: Doomsday Catastrophe, Immortal State","monsters-are-coming-chapter-180",180,"\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock wall seemed shaken by some invisible colossal force; the stones loosened and cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large chunks of rock fell from the wall, raising clouds of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Tianxuan and the others looked over curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original rock wall vanished, and a wide tunnel suddenly appeared before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tunnel was deep; a faint cool breeze blew from within, carrying threads of chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing into the depths of the tunnel, one could see it emitting a dim green glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Store the mining robots; let's go inside and take a look,\" Yang Tianxuan said then in a heavy voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the members of the Doomsday Technology Society one by one stored their mining robots in their spatial bags, then followed Yang Tianxuan curiously into the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dampness filled the tunnel; the walls were covered with stalactites of various shapes. Yang Tianxuan and the guild members took flashlights from their spatial bags, sweeping them constantly through the space where darkness and green light intertwined, dispelling the dark areas not reached by the green glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone stay alert; watch for movements around you,\" Yang Tianxuan reminded in a low voice, his words echoing in the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they went deeper, the green light ahead grew clearer; they could see a huge green light source at the end of the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Yang, there's something here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden shout drew everyone's attention; Yang Tianxuan turned to look in the direction the voice indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, in the corner where the floor met the wall on one side of the tunnel, a pile of strangely shaped skeletons was conspicuously heaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These skeletons were not humanoid; their limbs were long and slender, like twisted vines, each finger bone as sharp as a blade, the fingertips curved toward the rock wall as if trying to grasp something in life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every bone of these dead creatures was permeated by an unknown green energy, their entire bodies glowing with a faint green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Analysis ability activated, and relevant information floated into the minds of Yang Tianxuan and the others:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ghost Li Corpse (Dead)]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Rank: Level 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Introduction: A member of the \"Ghost Li Clan,\" a faction from the Ghost Li World. After being infected by the Immortal Virus, it transformed into a Ghost Li Corpse and died a second time due to inability to absorb enough flesh-and-blood energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the analysis, Yang Tianxuan and the others continued toward the light source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the end, they finally discovered that the source of the green glow was actually a huge crystal box, composed of countless green crystals, their emitted lights interweaving to form streams of flowing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The analysis information made it clear: this was a crystal elevator capable of reaching deeper underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the crystals composing the elevator were Grade 3 spiritual ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, two choices lay before Yang Tianxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, dismantle the elevator and take the crystals away directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, ride the elevator down to the cavern's subsurface space and investigate what lay below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to decide clearly depended on which plan maximized profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief exchange in the guild chat channel, the group entered the green-glowing crystal elevator and began figuring out how to activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The control area was inlaid with a square crystal slab carved with dense runes; the grooves of the runes shimmered with the same green light as the elevator overall. Standing close, Yang Tianxuan could see the runes formed a spiral-like structure, radiating outward from the center of the crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried pressing one of the runes; after a slight tremor, the crystal elevator suddenly sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sensation of weightlessness struck as the elevator's descent speed increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the elevator gradually slowed until it stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up and outward, they saw this was also a tunnel, with obvious signs of excavation on the rock walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chisel marks of varying depths crisscrossed everywhere; in some places the rock had been neatly cut, revealing flat cross-sections. It was easy to imagine that in those years, a large number of creatures had been devoted to this mining operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venturing further into the tunnel, they occasionally spotted broken stone picks, iron shovels, and other tools scattered in corners, all rusted and fused with the surrounding rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, roars came from the end of the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with them came the dull, dense sound of many footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare for battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yang Tianxuan's words fell, the guild players one by one drew their spirit-energy firearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the tunnel, countless emaciated, ferocious-faced monsters appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Analysis ability activated, and relevant information appeared in the minds of the Doomsday Technology Society members:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ghost Li Corpse]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Rank: Level 32 (Entered a weakened state after being unable to obtain qi and blood energy for a long time)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Introduction: A special life form created when members of the Ghost Li Clan were infected by the Immortal Virus. They act only on bloodthirsty instinct and can grow by devouring blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense spirit-energy bullets shot forward like raindrops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then an energy rod traced an arc through the air, thrown precisely near the swarm of Ghost Li Corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud explosion, the tunnel shook, and sheets of rubble fell from the rock ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Ghost Li Corpses seemed endless, attacking in ceaseless waves; kill one wave, and another came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Doomsday Technology Society could do was conduct sweeping fire in batches to suppress the enemy and prevent the Ghost Li Corpses from closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ink Flame bullets, Roaring bullets, Thunderbolt bullets... Bullets combined with Soul Soul traits dealt massive damage, but every second incurred a considerable expenditure of Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once guns roar, ten thousand Sacrificial Power is spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the greatest drawback of the technological weapon path: every attack required paying a cost in Sacrificial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although killing monsters yielded returns, it was not certain those returns would cover the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fierce battle continued, Qi Sheng's consciousness descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paid no attention to the fight between the players and the Ghost Li Corpses; instead, he and the Guide's consciousness ventured deeper into the cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scanning with perception, he discovered the entire subsurface space was divided into eighteen layers, each crafted into a habitable environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the subsurface space, he found numerous air-purification devices, as well as spiritual field soil transported from the surface for planting various edible spiritual plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His preliminary judgment was that this had once been an underground shelter where the Ghost Li Clan hid from external wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already established a complete internal resource circulation system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some unknown reason, the entire Ghost Li Clan became infected with the Immortal Virus shown in the analysis information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, at the end of the eighteenth underground layer, he discovered a Sixth-Generation Primordial being imprisoned by countless rune chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After analyzing it, information about the Sixth-Generation Primordial appeared in Qi Sheng's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Prayer (Sixth-Generation Primordial)]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Rank: 76\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Introduction: A Primordial monster that grasps the rule trait of Prayer Power. It can gain Prayer Power by fulfilling targets' wishes (the stronger the target's desire to have the wish fulfilled, the more Prayer Power gained upon completion; the higher the target's own life strength, the more Prayer Power gained upon fulfillment).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of a Sixth-Generation Primordial was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also sparked Qi Sheng's curiosity about the situation of the Ghost Li Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before dying in battle, Ice Blade had ordered his clansmen to construct the subsurface space and capture and imprison Primordial monsters, all to pave the way for one of the Four Gods who would inherit the Imperial Omen and solidify their origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was the Ghost Li Clan's purpose in doing so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driven by curiosity, he conducted a detailed analysis of the conditions within the subsurface space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying solely on the ordinary analysis Cultivation Mode would never yield specific information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Li Clan had left no murals, information stones, or other recorded materials in the subsurface space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To understand the events in detail, he chose to expend Sacrificial Power to perform a deep analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide's rule ability activated at that moment; time in the subsurface space flowed backward, and scenes from the past appeared as images in Qi Sheng's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely one of the Guide's most formidable capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every event occurring at every moment in the entire Monster World was recorded in the World Information Repository.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary creatures, even gods, lacked the ability to view this information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Guide was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its position in the Monster World was that of an observer of the World Information Repository, possessing the ability to analyze all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could enter the World Information Repository at any time to search for historical information about past events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sacrificial Power was consumed, scenes from the subsurface space's past continuously flooded Qi Sheng's mind, and the Ghost Li Clan's fate unfolded before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back, he saw several Ghost Li warriors mining a kind of ore emitting a dim green glow within the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the images, the Ghost Li warriors were tall and slender, generally over two meters in height. Their facial features were highly distinctive: sunken eye sockets, eyes like burning ghost-fire, slender diamond-shaped pupils resembling the vertical slits of felines, shimmering as the light changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their skin was gray-white, devoid of blood color, exuding a sickly pallor, as if corpses freshly crawled from the netherworld. Their facial contours were sharp, their lines hard and cold; high cheekbones made their cheeks slightly hollow, and coupled with dark purple lips, they appeared extremely eerie by human aesthetic standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Ghost Li warriors striving to mine the spiritual ore, Qi Sheng shifted his gaze to the spiritual ore emitting the dim green glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Analysis ability activated, and information about the spiritual ore appeared in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Plague Crystal Ore]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade: Level 5 Spiritual Ore\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Ore Introduction: A spiritual ore with special radioactivity that interacts strongly with a creature's nervous system and gene chain. After invading a living body, it attacks the nervous system and the life-stability structure. The special information fragments carried by its radiative energy waves gradually rewrite the life gene chain, causing the body's various functions to reorganize in chaotic ways over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the analysis, Qi Sheng roughly understood the cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the Ghost Li Clan had mined this radioactive spiritual ore and remained long-term in a high-radiation environment, leading to the collapse of their life structures and mutation into bloodthirsty life forms similar to zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boss, something's wrong. The Ghost Li Clan clearly knew the hazards of this spiritual ore.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide's voice sounded, and the image shifted to the seventeenth underground layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could see numerous Ghost Li figures busy nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place seemed to be an alchemy chamber; the air was filled with a stench of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alchemists of the Ghost Departure Clan placed the harvested Rot-Plague Crystal Ore into an alchemical furnace cast from black rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furnace walls were carved with incantations, while roaring flames erupted from the bottom, licking the base of the crucible and causing the Rot-Plague Crystal Ore inside to gradually soften and fuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, the alchemists continuously added various spiritual materials to the furnace, such as rotten leaves stained with the aura of death, a type of blood-sucking demonic insect that grows by feeding on blood, and even the ribs of certain creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the crystal stones in the furnace gradually merged with the other materials, forming a thick liquid that emitted a powerful stench of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the alchemists of the Ghost Departure Clan injected a dark green gas into the alchemical furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the dark green mist contacted the liquid, it behaved like a starving beast encountering prey, rapidly intertwining and blending with it, while black smoke constantly rose up during the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until everything came to a complete standstill, a liquid interwoven with shifting hues of pitch black and ink green appeared at the bottom of the alchemical furnace, writhing as if alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a nearby metal box opened, and an alchemist of the Ghost Departure Clan grabbed a rabbit-like creature from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw it into the alchemical furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the liquid seemed to respond to some summons, swiftly lunging at the creature's mouth and nose, covering and enveloping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature immediately let out a piercing shriek, its body trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liquid rapidly spread throughout its entire body via the respiratory tract; its fur began to fall off at a speed visible to the naked eye, its skin gradually becoming dry, cracked, and blackened, while its body quickly swelled to double its size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately afterward, the creature's bones emitted \"crack-crack\" sounds, twisting and deforming within its body, its muscle tissues rapidly rotting, and its original blue eyes gradually replaced by a layer of eerie dark green, becoming hollow and lifeless, retaining only a thirst for blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The infection completed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with curiosity, Qi Sheng initiated an analysis on the liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Immortal Virus]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Introduction: A virus source created by the Ghost Departure Clan, capable of invading a host's body through pathways such as skin pores and the respiratory tract, releasing special energy within the host to block normal communication between biological cells, causing them to lose coordinated function; the evil gene fragments carried by the virus forcibly embed themselves into the host's gene chain, rewriting the biological genetic code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the genes are rewritten, the host's body undergoes terrifying mutations, the immune system collapses rapidly, and body tissues rot, yet the life structure is maintained under the effect of the Immortal Virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the analysis information, Qi Sheng fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the tragedy behind this was a bitter fruit brewed by the Ghost Departure Clan themselves; they had intended to create a super virus capable of rapid infection and spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, before this special weapon could even be deployed, the entire clan was wiped out by the infection of the Immortal Virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, why exactly did they imprison the Sixth Generation Primordial?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be they wanted to use the Immortal Virus to infect and control the Sixth Generation Primordial?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this idea was far too fanciful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with doubt, the image in the analysis screen continued to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Qi Sheng's consciousness followed the guidance to the 16th layer of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, he discovered a stable spatial teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy crystal stones embedded in the teleportation array had already extinguished, unable to maintain the opening of the passage any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After contacting Ye Ming, Qi Sheng followed the guiding consciousness along the previously constructed path to the end of the spatial channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene presented before his eyes made Qi Sheng pause in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was actually a minor world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down upon the land from a perception perspective, an apocalyptic scene unfolded before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silhouette of a city floated in his vision; as his gaze drew closer, the entire city revealed itself as a desperate abyss ravaged by the Immortal Virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city's silhouette resembled a tattered scroll wantonly smeared with paint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buildings stood like dying giants, leaning crookedly, already riddled with holes from the erosion of disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer walls of all buildings were covered in twisted black spiderwebs and withered vines, streets resembled silent gullies filled with thick dust and debris, and wild green plants grew luxuriantly everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoned vehicles lay like dead beetles, scattered chaotically throughout the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dried bloodstains visible everywhere looked like ugly scars on the earth under the sunlight, while countless Immortal Zombies writhed within the city, wandering aimlessly and occasionally emitting roars that echoed across the city sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river within the city had turned into a festering sore emitting a foul stench; the turbid water flowed slowly, floating with various garbage and biological remains, releasing a nauseating odor under the scorching sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river wound through the city, spreading death and decay to every corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire city was shrouded under a thick layer of gloom; sunlight struggled to penetrate, and the dim yellow light it cast could barely outline the city's dilapidated silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild winds swept across the city, raising sand, dust, and debris into the sky, as if singing a requiem for the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his consciousness scanned every corner of the city, Qi Sheng realized what had happened here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Virus had swept through the minor world, turning it into a forbidden zone for life; he could only sense faint signs of life activity underground, which were clearly the few remaining survivors in this minor world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the source of all this was undoubtedly the Ghost Departure Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Virus they developed had turned the minor world into a purgatory for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps to the Ghost Departure Clan, the minor world was merely a negligible testing ground, intended to observe the patterns of spread and mutation after the Immortal Virus infected life within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like humans observing the activities of ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that life in the lower worlds was like ants in the eyes of the Ghost Departure Clan; even if countless lives perished, it was ultimately just a set of experimental data in the hands of the Ghost Departure Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apocalyptic scene in the city reminded Qi Sheng of the Ascension Clan and the Lord of Bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Ghost Departure Clan, these two factions were simply \"great benefactors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, the Ascension Clan and the Lord of Bliss would not carry out bloody slaughters against the beings of minor worlds; the Ascension Clan even frequently deployed various spiritual resources beneficial for cultivation into minor worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweeping his gaze toward another dilapidated city in the minor world, the identical scene made Qi Sheng sigh with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destruction of a lower world, to the powerful clans of the upper world, might be merely a negligible interlude in the grand process of civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the historical narratives of the upper world clans, the destruction of a minor world might be as insignificant as a speck of dust in the vast starry sky, utterly incapable of stirring even a ripple in their cold hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guidance spoke at this moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boss, this is the cruel reality; just as humans, out of curiosity and to observe ants, create unique ant nests and pour molten aluminum into ant holes, from the perspective of beings in the lower realm, they would believe themselves to be intelligent life undeserving of such casual treatment as ants, but in the eyes of beings from the upper world, possessing intelligence has never been the method for comparing levels of biological civilization—only strength matters.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just like the insectoid warriors who possess no intelligence whatsoever, yet even many powerful clans must tremble before them, daring not to provoke them lightly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No matter how strong one's civilization technology is, if intelligence cannot be transformed into power, then in the eyes of the stronger, one is merely weak ants that can be plundered at will.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Guidance said, intelligence is the source of civilizational progress, but if intelligence cannot bring competitive advantage to a race, then it is meaningless in the eyes of higher-level powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when analyzing the information from the war murals on the dome of the Darkkin space, he had learned that during the Darkkin Legion's process of plundering worlds, they had once plundered a major world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the beings of a major world should possess greater strength, but the beings of that world had not allocated any points to combat power on their technology tree, consuming all their resources on constructing a mental world instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That world was plundered of its resources by the Darkkin Legion in a very easy manner, and all the beings of that entire world were slaughtered to extinction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it is evident that under the survival law of the strong preying on the weak, strength is the sole standard for measuring the level of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his perceptive consciousness traveled over mountains and ridges within the minor world, encountering dilapidated scenes everywhere along the way, he also discovered quite a few beings of the minor world hiding in the underground world or constructing shelters, but the dominant life form of the entire world had already become Immortal Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, there was still a doubt in Qi Sheng's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Ghost Departure Clan wreak havoc on the minor world merely to test the power of the Immortal Virus?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, using the beings of a minor world for experiments was meaningless, as the intensity of the Monster World was not something a minor world could compare to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intensity of the Immortal Virus was rated very high in the analysis, capable of easily destroying a minor world, but in the Monster World, it was still a notch inferior, likely unable to even exit the Colorful Mist Coast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it encountered the Black Black Tide, the Immortal Virus would not only fail to infect the evil spirits but would instead become nourishment for the growth of the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the point of developing such a weapon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the technical research of the Lord of Bliss was rough in the early stages, it at least had a grand vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, it would aid the Lord of Bliss in reaching the pinnacle of the world-level battlefield, becoming a dominant power entitled to a seat at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with doubt, he and the Guidance passed through the spatial tunnel back to the underground space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video footage continued to display, presenting the detailed process of the Ghost Departure Clan creating the Immortal Virus in Qi Sheng's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the information flooding into his mind continuously increased, after piecing together countless pieces of information, Qi Sheng suddenly realized he had guessed wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously guessed that the Ghost Departure Clan created the Immortal Virus to improve their racial competitiveness, but the facts were not so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the video footage advanced to the point where the Ghost Departure Clan captured the Sixth Generation Primordial, many doubts were answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Departure Clan had actually indulged in wishful thinking, wanting to obtain the power of \"Prayer\" from the Sixth Generation Primordial; this was also the reason the Ghost Departure Clan imprisoned the Primordial Monster in the 18th layer of underground space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through behavioral analysis and judgment, the Ghost Departure Clan had learned that the \"Blessing\" of the Sixth Generation Primordial could grant power by fulfilling target wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the high-intensity racial competition environment of the Monster World, lacking the power of rules meant one would inevitably become food for stronger clans, but the Ghost Departure Clan wanted to strip the rule power from the Sixth Generation Primordial to gain space for continued growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan was divided into two steps, launched simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first step of the plan was to formulate a scheme for acquiring the power of prayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second step of the plan was to attempt to strip the rule power within the Sixth Generation Primordial's Prayer entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of the Ghost Departure Clan, these two plans would proceed in an orderly manner, ultimately granting the Ghost Departure Clan unimaginable development potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while the first step of the plan succeeded, the second step made no progress for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This first step of the plan, the Ghost Departure Clan called the Savior Plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining the Prayer rules, regarding how to quickly acquire wish power, the Ghost Departure Clan had conceived two schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first scheme was to find a minor world and solve problems such as poverty, disease, and war for the beings of that world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why they sought a minor world, it was because the needs of beings in minor worlds were easy to satisfy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the beings of the Monster World were different; their needs, in the eyes of the Ghost Departure Clan, were simply impossible to satisfy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, \"Help me eliminate the Black Black Tide next door that threatens my clan's survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or for example, \"Help my clan win a certain war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most simple requests from beings in the Monster World would require consuming terrifying amounts of resources to complete, and many goals were simply beyond the capability of the Ghost Departure Clan's strength to achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the beings of minor worlds were different; their wishes could be easily satisfied through simple means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first scheme of the first plan was to provide various welfare benefits to the beings of minor worlds, helping them solve problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, during the deduction process of this scheme, a series of drawbacks and problems emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfying needs was, in essence, a curve of constant upward climbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When basic needs are met, lust arises; for every goal completed, they must help the creatures of the minor world achieve even higher goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conclusion derived from deduction was that eventually, demands would arise that the Ghost Li Clan could not satisfy, such as the creatures of the minor world seeking immortality or eternal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supply of resources would also be consumed along an upward curve during the process of fulfilling these wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ran counter to the Ghost Li Clan's original intention, instead turning them into providers for the creatures of the lower realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, this plan could not sustainably produce wish power; after reaching a certain critical point, the Ghost Li Clan would be unable to fulfill the wishes of the lower realm's creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after the first plan concluded its deduction, a second plan was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan was to manufacture an apocalypse and then appear in the guise of a savior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the backdrop of the end of the world, the creatures of the lower realm would harbor intense desires for survival and protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple food, offering hope for survival, would continuously generate wish power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of profit acquisition, offering hope in desperate situations yields wish power far more easily than supporting development in a life of ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After its deduction concluded, this scheme became the Ghost Li Clan's core method for acquiring wish power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether becoming a savior or a world-destroying demon king had nothing to do with morality; both were driven by profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many ways to manufacture the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initially proposed scheme involved one faction of the Ghost Li Clan invading the minor world while another appeared in the guise of a savior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this scheme had many drawbacks, requiring the expenditure of massive clan strength to layout arrangements within the minor world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, while mining tunnels, the Ghost Li Clan discovered Corroded Plague Crystal Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brand new idea emerged in the minds of the Ghost Li Clan's high command: they did not need to personally participate in creating the apocalypse but could instead use a virus to unleash a catastrophe sweeping across the minor world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this, the Ghost Li Clan launched viral research based on the characteristics of the Corroded Plague Crystal Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the birth of the Immortality Virus was not intended to destroy the minor world, nor to develop technical weapons against the powerful clans of the Monster World, but merely to create a rampant disaster within the minor world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ultimate purpose of all this pointed toward the Sixth Generation Primordial, \"Prayer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Praying for the Primordial Monster was the Ghost Li Clan's core objective for enhancing their clan's competitiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, developments clearly did not unfold according to the Ghost Li Clan's predetermined direction; the notion of stripping the rules from within the Primordial Monster's body was inherently unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Black Black Tide, the Insect Clan, and even the Eight Extremity Gods of the Monster World knew one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primordial was one of the cornerstones of the Monster World, embedded into every inch of spatial veins, serving as the warp and weft constructing the entire world's rules, like part of an invisible giant pillar supporting the world, integrated wholly with the entire world structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless Di Zhao returned, no one could strip it from this inherent framework to claim it for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Primordial died, it could re-integrate into the world framework, rebirthing at some unknown location as the world continued to turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ghost Li Clan clearly had not realized this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that with their wisdom and strength, they could acquire the Primordial rules, at which point the Ghost Li Clan would also become a racial power controlling rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they still could not contend with peak powerful clans, but at least they would have hope to continue climbing upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After formulating the plan, the Ghost Li Clan chose to isolate themselves from the world, simultaneously launching the Savior Plan and the Rule Stripping Plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the plan to strip rules remained stagnant; no matter how much they researched, they could barely make any progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the Immortality Virus continued to grow and evolve, eventually escaping the Ghost Li Clan's control and evolving into a powerful virus capable of infecting the Ghost Li Clan themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation spiraled completely out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Li Clan paid a heavy price for this; the Ghost Li Clan primarily relied on formidable physical combat, and infected Ghost Li warriors, bolstered by the Immortality Virus, possessed physical strength surpassing ordinary Ghost Li members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the confrontation, clansmen continuously died, transforming into Ghost Li Corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final result was that the Ghost Li perished under the corruption of the Immortality Virus, their entire clan transforming into Ghost Li Corpses wandering within the underground space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Sixth Generation Primordial, \"Prayer,\" remained lonely and imprisoned in the deepest part of the eighteenth underground layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very end of the visual footage, there was still an interlude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixteen Ghost Li Clan members who were initially infected successfully fled to the first layer of space via a crystal elevator, only to Iron Face rock walls marked with a taboo barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how they tried, these sixteen members could not break through the rock wall to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, these sixteen members also turned into Ghost Li Corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that the Ghost Li Corpses within the underground space could sustain the virus's life through radiative energy dissipating from the Corroded Plague Crystal Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the first layer of space, there were not even free-floating energy particles in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the sixteen Ghost Li Corpses starved to death in the tunnel; this is also why the parsed information displayed that this was a secondary death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only as time passed and the barrier on the rock wall vanished that players were able to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the Immortality Virus that nearly destroyed the minor world was not deployed by the Ghost Li Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Ghost Li Clan's two plans were launched simultaneously, they necessarily had to acquire the Prayer rules first before laying out the apocalypse within the minor world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly deploying the Immortality Virus into the minor world did not align with the Ghost Li Clan's requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the spatial channel remained in a state of stable opening; after the Immortality Virus liquid destroyed the Ghost Li Clan, it continued to rampage through the underground space, until eventually, part of the liquid Immortality Virus dripped down into the minor world through the open spatial channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apocalyptic catastrophe envisioned by the Ghost Li Clan ultimately erupted in the minor world anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless creatures were infected and died, transforming into evil beings wandering the world; the powerful physiques granted by the spiritual virus allowed the Immortality Zombies to easily withstand various weapons of the minor world, making them impossible for the minor world's armies to contend with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This catastrophe is still ongoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survivors of the minor world attempted armed resistance and even technical research, trying to develop an antidote to neutralize the Immortality Virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all efforts were in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Essentially, the Immortality Virus was a product from the Monster World, generated using various spiritual resources; it was fundamentally impossible to research an antidote using the minor world's resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After viewing all the historical scenes of the underground space, Qi Sheng's consciousness followed the guidance back to the Primordial Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Sixth Generation Primordial, he was in no hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his understanding of players, since an unknown region had been discovered, they would inevitably dig three feet deep searching for hidden opportunities; they would even smash every jar and bottle left by the Ghost Li Clan to inspect them, so the Sixth Generation Primordial imprisoned in the deepest underground would sooner or later be taken in by players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Layer of the Underground Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit-energy firearms roared in anger, tongues of fire dancing wildly in the darkness, bullets like dense raindrops frantically spraying the Immortality Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splashed black filthy blood left streaks upon the cave walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the narrow cave tunnels, the impact force of the spirit-energy bullets appeared even more potent, with bullets carrying elemental power weaving into an insurmountable net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As members of the Doomsday Technology Guild successively rushed over from outside, the battle situation grew increasingly fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grenade launchers also joined the fray immediately, causing gravel on the cave ceiling to constantly fall, only to be crushed into powder by the ferocious firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwaves generated by explosions rampaged through the cave, kicking up clouds of dust and gravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the explosive force, limbs of the Immortality Zombies flew everywhere, their incomplete bodies thrown in all directions by the blast waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortality Zombies completely killed by him were converted into mist by the Power of All Things Extraction and integrated into the players' bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After preliminarily tallying profits and expenditures, Yang Tianxuan let out a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the profits brought by this group of Immortality Zombies were slightly greater than the expenditures; otherwise, fighting on like this would cost too much money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally planned to contact other guilds for assistance in battle, but after confirming that profits could cover expenditures, he decided his own guild would swallow up any potential opportunities hidden within the underground space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweeping his gaze forward, scorching shrapnel splashed everywhere inside the cave, yet the Immortality Zombies feared no death; as soon as the front row fell, the rear row immediately stepped over their comrades' corpses and continued surging forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their twisted bodies appeared grotesque and terrifying under the illumination of bullet fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunpowder smoke filled the cave, mixed with a rotting stench, nearly suffocating the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking of the potential opportunities within the underground space, the players of the Doomsday Technology Guild all chose to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuously advancing, they continued exploring along the downward tunnel; whenever encountering a fork in the road, they would split off part of their combat strength to explore, smashing and repeatedly inspecting everything inside the Ghost Li Clan members' rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, every attempt yielded results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before isolating themselves, the Ghost Li Clan had carried massive resources into the underground space, including various types of spiritual ore stones, spiritual plants, and other resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further down they went, the more fierce the battle became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of appearing Ghost Li Corpses grew increasingly huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Ghost Li Corpses had been sealed within the underground space; during long years without consuming flesh and blood, they survived solely on radiative energy, their combat power far inferior to when they were first infected, leaving them utterly powerless against the Doomsday Technology Guild's coverage of firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in a cave branch area, a voice rang out in the team chat channel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, I've been infected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby players looked up; the speaker was \"Wang Yu,\" a 46-year-old mechanical engineer from the Doomsday Guild, who followed a close-combat route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a patch of bloody filth adhered to his left arm, seeping into his skin within the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does it feel?\" a player beside him asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No feeling, but I'm losing health.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking thus, Wang Yu sent a screenshot in the guild channel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Infection (Mild): Infected with the Immortality Virus, life status suffering continuous destruction.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after sending the screenshot, Wang Yu suddenly cursed \"Wo Cao,\" then let out a piercing scream, falling to the ground and beginning to roll around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wang Yu injured, nearby members decisively dragged Wang Yu back to the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the speed at which Wang Yu's health bar declined gradually accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the infection status changed from mild to moderate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wang Yu only felt a wave of heat spreading from the arm where the bloody filth had made contact; his limbs became heavy, as if an invisible force was dragging him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Need help?\" A player aimed their gun barrel at Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp sound rang out; the bullet generation path within the spirit-energy firearm switched to a spirit-energy armor-piercing bullet structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't, I'm very curious about what happens when a player gets infected.\" Wang Yu's forehead veins bulged, his expression twisted as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of you, your curiosity is always so vigorous.\" Hearing these words, his friend laughed and nodded, then pressed the switch again, switching the bullet generation path back to the easily generated normal bullet Cultivation Mode, turning around to aim at the Immortality Zombies and begin firing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the feeling of heat on Wang Yu's arm transformed into an intense burning pain, as if countless red-hot needles were piercing into his bone marrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pain rapidly spread from his arm throughout his entire body; every inch of skin felt as though it were being scorched by a raging fire, every nerve convulsed wildly, his body shook violently out of control, and the firearm in his hand clattered to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness gradually grew hazy, and the figures of his comrades before him and the Immortal Zombies in the distance began to overlap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body began to tremble uncontrollably, a low roar issuing from his throat; his eyes turned vacant, the once-clear pupils gradually covered by a layer of dark green, while his skin turned gray and rough at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if countless worms were writhing beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rationality faded bit by bit during this process, a fierce hunger surging from the depths of his heart, driving him to look at the friend standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you okay?\" At that moment, his friend turned and looked toward Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine... I just think you look a little tasty today... cough, cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, if you really turn into an Immortal Zombie, will I get Sacrificial Power and Evolution Points if I kill you? Then I could exploit a bug to farm you infinitely... Ideally, you'd drop your Storage Sack items and your Sacrificial Power balance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost. Do you want me to drop my real-life wife to you too?\" Wang Yu cursed angrily, his eyes bulging wide, bloodshot veins intertwining within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's unnecessary. A brother's wife is not to be touched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Wang Yu could no longer hear what his brother was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moderate infection transformed into a severe infection at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subconsciously wanted to shout aloud, but could only force a few indistinct roars from his throat; he dug his fingers tightly into the rock beside him, blood overflowing between his fingertips and slowly trickling down the rough stone wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the virus's erosion penetrated deeper, his consciousness began to oscillate constantly between clarity and chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Virus inflicted dual torment upon his flesh and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body twisted accordingly, bones emitting \"crack-crack\" sounds beneath flesh and skin, as if some evil force were wantonly reshaping his form; his skin cracked and dried, a web of bloody fissures spreading across it, emitting a nauseating stench of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his consciousness was about to sink completely, a notification rang out in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Notification: Spirit has reached a dangerous critical value; protection triggered, dispelling spiritual erosion.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying the notification, the Purification System swept away all the Immortal Virus that had invaded Wang Yu's spiritual sea of consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, who had been struggling in agony, instantly regained his self-awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a new notification sounded beside his ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger Notification: Player has died. Continue the game, or return to the Emperor Tomb Village Space to enter resurrection cooldown? (Soul Soul characteristics cannot be used while in Immortal state; Novice Village Space cannot be entered.)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden notification caused Wang Yu to freeze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning his attribute panel, he discovered that his health bar on the interface had hit rock bottom, but an additional black health bar had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more absurdly, his Spiritual Strength attribute had dropped to zero, while his Physical Constitution attribute had increased by nearly half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top right corner of the attribute panel displayed: Immortal State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",6851,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","eddf60f081bdddafe6c86c7576d055089c638816b2a8d528f0f4d5075a78def0","monsters-are-coming-chapter-181","monsters-are-coming-chapter-179",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]