At the entrance to the ruins of the Abyss of Mist.

Zhou Huai's consciousness descended into the body of the Great Sage Li Er.

In those eyes that were originally calm and still, a shrewd and cold glint flashed, revealing an extremely human-like intelligence.

"Not quite dead yet?"

In his mind, the system remained silent, without any notification sound about killing the Human King or issuing rewards for pacifying the ruins.

This means that the once invincible emperor of the old era, after experiencing the earth-shattering baptism of lightning from the will of Heaven, managed to survive by sheer will!

"This old man is really tough."

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly.

But this is just because he's lucky.

Under that level of divine punishment, the attempt to forcibly reconstruct flesh and blood failed, and the Dharma body was shattered. Even if that Human Emperor was not dead, he would surely be exhausted and on his last legs.

"When it comes to persimmons, you should pick the soft ones."

"Strike while the iron is hot. It would be an outrage to let such a drowning dog go unpunished!"

Zhou Huai's calculations were going smoothly.

He looked down from the edge of the cave.

The massive army of skeletons that had surged outwards like a black tide had now completely retreated, leaving not even a bone fragment behind.

Clearly, after being cleaved into the abyss, the emperor, in order to protect himself, had withdrawn all his remaining power and fled back to the palace deep within the ruins.

“At times like these, having too many people is actually a burden.”

After a moment's thought, Zhou Huai decided not to transfer personnel from the Great Xia military or the Eternal Night Guild.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he gave a brief command: "Xiang Yu, come here!"

Whoosh!

A towering figure, as imposing as an iron tower, appeared beside Li Er, exuding an unparalleled aura of dominance.

"Walk!"

Without any hesitation, Zhou Huai controlled Li Er, and together with Xiang Yu, they leaped into the dark abyss cave.

We had just passed through the long passageway and entered the bottom plaza of the Abyss of Mist.

roar--!

Hiss hiss hiss—!

A chilling roar swept over us like a tsunami.

At the bottom of the abyss, hordes of undead skeletons, like demons that had caught the scent of the living, surged out from all directions and every dark corner, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on Li Er and Xiang Yu.

Their eyes burned with a ghostly blue flame of their souls, and they wielded rusty ancient weapons in their hands; their numbers stretched as far as the eye could see.

However, Zhou Huai's heart remained completely unmoved in the face of this overwhelming tide of the dead.

The next second.

Buzz—!

The golden body of merit that was originally restrained around Li Er suddenly shone brightly!

The dazzling golden light of Buddha intertwined with the pure energy of Taoism, like a dazzling sun illuminating the dark abyss!

This golden light of merit is an auspicious omen for living beings, but for these undead skeletons formed from death energy and resentment, it is the most deadly sulfuric acid!

It has an extremely terrifying effect of absolute restraint!

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

The row of skeletons at the forefront, before they even had a chance to swing their weapons, were instantly corroded by the spreading golden light of merit, just like snowflakes under the scorching sun.

Their hard, dark golden bones cracked and melted inch by inch under the golden light.

Even the fire of the soul in his eyes was forcibly purified by this righteous energy and shattered into a pile of bone dust!

However, the skeleton army felt no pain, and the monsters behind them continued to surge forward wave after wave.

At this moment, Zhou Huai was full of confidence.

His act of bravery just now earned him ten million merit points from the Heavenly Dao.

Li Er is currently in a state of unprecedented wealth and power!

What's more, standing beside him is Xiang Yu, whose health bar is bottomless and who is specifically responsible for resisting backlash.

"Since you're so eager to die, I'll take pity on you and send you on your way."

Zhou Huai silently recited in his heart.

Li Er's wrinkled old face showed neither sorrow nor joy.

He simply raised his right hand and gently waved the wide sleeves of his Taoist robe at the tidal wave of skeletons surging towards him.

His aged lips parted slightly, and he uttered a sentence casually:

"Dissipate."

Words become law!

boom--!!!

An invisible yet extremely domineering force of rules, centered on Li Er, swept outwards in a fan shape, crushing everything in its path!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of explosions resounded in the abyss!

In the vast area directly in front of Li Er, within a range of several hundred meters, there were large swarms of skeleton warriors, as if they had been struck by an invisible giant hammer.

Their movements came to an abrupt halt, and then their entire skeleton collapsed, turning into a cloud of white dust!

Like a sandcastle collapsing in a strong wind, there's no room for resistance!

More importantly—

The skeletons that turned to dust, after falling to the ground, never reassembled and revived under the strange pulling force they had before.

The death energy has been completely extinguished!

"It seems my guess was right."

Seeing this, Zhou Huai felt much more at ease.

"That human emperor is so weak that he no longer has the strength to maintain the endless resurrection of these skeletons."

Faced with this terrifying blow, which felt like divine punishment, the remaining skeletons that had not been affected finally felt a fear that came from the depths of their souls.

The eerie blue flames in their eye sockets flickered ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) violently, and they dared not take another step forward.

Every time Zhou Huai manipulated Li Er to take a step forward, the once fearless army of undead would retreat a step backward.

Their swords and spears hung low, filled with an uncontrollable fear of the white-haired old man radiating golden light before them.

They want to retreat.

However......

Zhou Huai, however, had no intention of letting them go.

Because just now, in the instant that large group of skeletons turned into dust...

In Zhou Huai's mind, the system notification sound was like a crazy typewriter, frantically refreshing the screen!

【Ding! Defeat an ancient undead soldier, gaining 1000 merit points!】

【Ding! Defeat an ancient undead soldier, gaining 1000 merit points!】

【Ding! Defeat the Ancient Undead Captain, gaining 5000 Merit Points!】

...

The dense barrage of notification sounds startled Zhou Huai for a moment.

He quickly pulled out the panel, glanced at it, and gasped.

"Each of the most ordinary skeletons can actually provide a full thousand merit points?!"

You should know that that seemingly casual incantation just now instantly killed more than a thousand undead skeletons over a wide area!

In the blink of an eye, the merit points gained amounted to more than one million!

Correspondingly.

The consumed mana and the resulting backlash from the Heavenly Dao, once transferred to Xiang Yu, only caused his health bar to drop very slightly. In fact, Xiang Yu was able to recover his health automatically in just two seconds thanks to his own regenerative abilities!

Use a negligible backlash from your words to gain millions in merit!

What does this mean?

This is practically a money-printing machine that guarantees profits without any risk!

"Good heavens..."

Zhou Huai's eyes shone brightly in the darkness, and his breathing became rapid.

Now, with skeletons scattered all over the ground, they were no longer terrifying monsters in his eyes.

These are clearly piles of walking golden donation wallets!

"Trying to run?"

Zhou Huai laughed cruelly and excitedly.

"Since you've all come out, then stay here! We can't let you go now!"