The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 694 - 492: Leaving Hope (Additional - by Alliance Leader: Emperor Tianheng)

Chapter 694: Chapter 492: Leaving Hope (Additional Chapter by Alliance Leader: Emperor Tianheng)

Li Yi could have ignored the situation here, but when it was time to leave, he couldn’t bear to see those few glimmers of light extinguished just like that, so he decided to leave a glimmer of hope. Whether this area can be saved or not depends on fate.

At this moment.

The monsters lurking in the darkness had already flooded into the building through the pitch-black passage.

The protection of the sacred corpse was useless.

But this was precisely the result Li Yi hoped to see.

At this moment, he stood beneath a massive, eerie white skeleton, with silver Gang Qi burning like fire. His vertical pupils gleamed, allowing him to see everything around him clearly, even in the dark, leaving no place for the approaching monsters to hide.

"Kill!"

Without any extra words, Li Yi wielded his silver giant axe and battled fiercely with the monsters.

Even without using mana, his power remained terrifying.

A monster with a goat head and human body rushed to Li Yi first, but before it could strike, it was already cleaved in two by Li Yi’s silver giant axe, its body falling, blood spraying. This blood quickly flowed towards the eerie white skeleton of the sacred corpse, drawn by a mysterious force.

Li Yi continued to fight, charging towards the second monster.

The monster was an evil ghost, appearing illusory, over five meters tall, looking bizarre and terrifying. Yet, the silver giant axe still chopped it into two pieces, and then he confronted the third monster.

"Boom!" A powerful force burst forth.

In the darkness, a humanoid monster wielding a great sword slashed down. Although the move was simple, the power was astounding, almost shattering Li Yi’s silver Gang Qi, but was then pierced through the head by his fist, the blood flying out, nurturing the sacred corpse.

Li Yi continued fighting, and the pile of monster corpses around him grew.

The copious blood was nourishing the sacred corpse.

The sacred corpse with only a skeleton was reviving at an unimaginable speed, blood and flesh growing on the bones, wriggling and quickly spreading, covering the bones again, while some lights in the building began to illuminate gradually.

The first lights to illuminate were the tenth-floor shops.

For the building, the shops were fundamental, but here they had long been closed and were completely out of business.

But now, as the lights came on, the shop doors were slowly opening.

Simultaneously, many broken walls in the building were self-repairing.

This scene was full of vitality, as if the building was not a dead object but a living being, silent and withered, yet once nourished by monster blood, it could immediately recover.

"Not enough yet."

Li Yi glanced around, realizing the corpse behind him had only regrown less than half, so he had to continue fighting.

In just a brief moment, the first wave of monsters that rushed into the building had been wiped out by him, and instead of retreating, he charged out of the building again. Now the building had regained some vitality, generating a protective effect, causing some monsters to hesitate to rush in.

With a splendid Sword Gang slashing down the remaining few monsters, Li Yi rushed out of the building alone, standing in the dark.

But this area was different from others, more dangerous than imagined.

Suddenly, there was an urgent sound of hooves.

In the darkness, a dry corpse in armor, riding a warhorse, emerged, black smoke billowing, holding a long spear, piercing the darkness, charging at Li Yi.

The attack came too suddenly and swiftly.

It instantly struck Li Yi’s chest, but the Jiao Long Armor on him defended against it, though the enormous force still knocked him back hard against the wall of the building, and the building seemed to shake from the impact, with large cracks appearing.

"Goodness, a formidable presence has arrived," Li Yi immediately reached out, trying to pick the long spear off to throw the dry corpse from the horse.

But then he discovered, the dry corpse and the warhorse beneath it had merged into one, growing together, unable to be separated from the warhorse.

At that moment, the warhorse neighed, opening its mouth to spew dark red flames at Li Yi, which instantly engulfed a several hundred-meter radius.

Hellfire?

Li Yi’s pupils shrank as he quickly broke free from the constraints, taking to the sky, then a Great Sword appeared in his hand, left by the Undying Sword King after his death. He believed this weapon was strong enough to defeat the knight before him.

Besides, he wasn’t unfamiliar with sword techniques, having once obtained the martial arts inheritance of the Four Great Families during his time in the Four Seas and Eight Continents, touching on weaponry as well.

Avoiding the hellfire, he wielded his sword in combat, aiming to swiftly slay the evil object before him, lest nightmares arise.

This knight was indeed formidable, able to stand against an average Spirit Power Realm evolver on Earth.

Just the hellfire spewed from its mouth was enough to make one retreat in fear.

Silver lightning intertwined around him, Divine Bloodline activated, enduring the searing hellfire. After clashing tens of moves with the knight, seizing the opportunity, he cleaved the knight into two halves with a sword.

Dark blood splattered, hitting the wall of the building behind, then he dragged the exceptional monster corpse inside the building, feeding the sacred corpse.

Nourished by such a powerful monster corpse, the sacred corpse’s flesh wriggled again, its body mostly restored.

Later, Li Yi used himself as bait, luring two more powerful monsters, slaying them before deciding to leave, retreating into the building.

"Sir, these are the remaining residents of the building, all gathered here." At this moment, Sun Fei led over a dozen people to the first floor, seeing Li Yi return, he instantly beamed.

However, he also encountered some danger, appearing rather bedraggled, with several deadly wounds on his clothes. If not for wearing inner armor, he would likely have met with disaster, but fortunately, he survived.

Li Yi was currently carrying a large monster corpse, casually tossing it on the ground before glancing at the people.

Among the dozen or so people, most were women and children, with two or three elderly.

They seemed abandoned here, or perhaps the strong young men had already fought to their deaths in the darkness.

Faced with Li Yi’s scrutiny, these people appeared both reserved and nervous.

Only a roughly fifteen-year-old girl, wearing simple leather armor and holding a broken magic bow, stood resolutely at the front.

"Sir, she is the last adventurer in this building, her name is Xiao Jing," Sun Fei said.

Rather than saying she’s an adventurer, perhaps it’s more accurate to say she’s the only young person left with some ability to act.

"Your name is Xiao Jing?" Li Yi asked.

"Yes," Xiao Jing hurriedly nodded.

Li Yi glanced at the weapon in her hand, "Your weapon is already damaged, it has almost no power to kill. Holding onto it can’t accomplish anything and only gives you a bit of comfort, but you should know that in the dark world, this comfort is useless."

"I know, but it’s the best weapon I’ve been able to find," Xiao Jing lowered her head slightly, sounding somewhat sorrowful.

"Where did the other adventurers go?" Li Yi asked.

"They all died, died in battles with monsters." Xiao Jing bit her lip, holding back grief, "The last to die was my brother. He was killed by the building’s monsters seven days ago trying to protect me. My brother said if he died, I should pick up my weapon and keep fighting; only this way is there hope of survival."

A short sentence painted the despair and brutality here.

"Hatred and despair can give rise to powerful strength," Li Yi said calmly, "I won’t stay here for long, so I want to choose someone to complete a task for me, which is to rescue all the surviving people from the buildings in this area, and then lead them to live in the dark world."

"You might be a suitable candidate."

"Sir, isn’t this a bit random, she’s still a child," Sun Fei immediately said, realizing something, "Perhaps the next building might have a better candidate."

Li Yi replied, "Since fate has brought me to meet her, let fate decide."

Then he asked again, "Xiao Jing, can you complete this task?"

"I... can’t do it," Xiao Jing said, "I’m too weak, but I can give it a try. After all, this building has already regained vitality. If we find a way to contact people in other buildings and gather everyone together, perhaps something can change."

She had a clear understanding of herself, yet held a stubborn determination.

"Very good, worthy of being an adventurer forged through trials." After saying this, Li Yi dropped the treasure sword in front of Xiao Jing.

The sharp treasure sword pierced the ground three inches deep immediately, extraordinarily sharp.

Then he took out a set of blood-red armor.

"I wandered in the dark world and hunted a legendary level monster. These are its weapons and armor, and also..." Li Yi paused, suddenly revealing a golden heart in his hand.

The heart beat, full of vitality and energy.

"This is the heart of the deceased monster, said to grant the power the monster possessed in life after consuming it, though the legend may not be true; perhaps you can verify it yourself."

"Indeed," Sun Fei thought to himself.

He had guessed Li Yi would give away the Undying Sword King’s golden heart.

Just didn’t think Li Yi would give it away so casually.

Li Yi’s thought was simple, he did not want to take away the power of this world. Facing this darkness, he was willing to leave this power here, to become a symbol of hope.

Xiao Jing was stupefied, looking at the golden heart in disbelief, though young, she had grown up hearing various adventures in the dark world and knew about certain things.

"I, I..." She was flustered, at a loss for what to do.

But Li Yi didn’t give her time to hesitate, directly walked over, and shoved it into her mouth, "You have no choice."

The golden heart seemed like a living thing, instantly sliding down her esophagus into her belly.

In an instant.

Strong, powerful heartbeats resonated from Xiao Jing’s body. She widened her eyes and froze in place.

Yet with every heartbeat, she felt her entire body fill with strength, with a powerful aura gradually emanating.

It was the aura of the Undying Sword King.

But at this moment, the Undying Sword King was no longer a monster, but the humble girl before her.

"Remember your task, don’t forget to fight the darkness, from now on, you are the new Undying Sword King." Li Yi left these words and then turned with Sun Fei, continuing on their journey away from the building.

"Sir, is this how you leave?" Sun Fei was surprised.

Li Yi gazed at the dark building before him, "Leaving hope is enough, what else can be done? Let her save those scattered survivors, I’ve already cleared my conscience."

Sun Fei nodded, silent.

The two hadn’t walked far.

Suddenly, a shout of triumph echoed out from the brightly lit building.

The voice was full of strength, resonating in the darkness, seemingly announcing the birth of a powerful adventurer.