180: Chapter 18 The Undead March!

Yarberna's slender finger pointed at the abrupt bone archway, her voice tinged with solemnity.

"Master, the entrance to the trial is right there."

"The trial gates for each floor of the temple will appear when you possess the corresponding qualifications."

"This first floor's trial, the 'Hall of Audience,' is the foundation and your first real step in accepting the Death Godhood."

Lu Yin cast his gaze toward the bone archway, where a chaotic vortex slowly churned, as if silently beckoning him.

He slowly rose from the Bone Throne and approached the vortex; it was like a giant maw devouring everything, radiating a heart-palpitating aura of death.

He took a deep breath, feeling the coldness and desolation emanating from it, and without further hesitation, he stepped forward.

In an instant, the world spun.

It felt as if he were falling into a rushing river composed of the wails of countless souls.

Lu Yin's consciousness stabilized, and he found he was no longer in that empty Hall of Audience.

Before his eyes was a desolate, silent plain.

The sky was a murky yellow, with no sun, moon, or stars—only an oppressive layer of blood-colored clouds.

The ground beneath his feet was parched black soil, scattered with the pale bones of unknown giant beasts, stretching to the edge of his vision.

The air was thick with the scent of decay and despair, far more direct and bone-chilling than inside the temple.

"Is this... the trial grounds?" Lu Yin looked around, his mind highly focused.

Just as Lu Yin was intently observing the silent plain, a dull roar suddenly came from the distant horizon.

The parched earth began to tremble, and the black soil rose and fell like waves.

Countless pale arms reached out from underground, followed by a dense swarm of undead crawling out from the fissures.

Ghostly green soul-fires burned in their eyes, their decaying armor was covered in dirt, and they held rusted weapons in their hands.

These undead formed an endless army, approaching Lu Yin with steady, heavy steps.

With every step, the earth wailed, and the aura of death surged like a tide.

"Is this the first trial?" Lu Yin clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying pressure radiating from these undead.

At that moment, information from the Death God Temple surfaced in his mind.

[First Trial: March of the Dead]

[Survive the undead siege and defeat the Undead General]

Lu Yin's gaze sharpened; it seemed this trial was far more difficult than he had imagined.

He took a deep breath, wanting to summon his Death Legion to fight back.

But he was surprised to find that his Death Space was sealed.

"Can I only rely on myself..."

As the undead army surged like a tide, Lu Yin felt an unprecedented pressure.

Fortunately, he still had his second class, Time-Space Sword Master.

Taking the dragon bone longsword in hand, he slashed at the rushing undead army.

"Attribute Conversion!"

"Dimensional Cut!"

The moment the dragon bone longsword slashed out, a silver spatial rift suddenly appeared.

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A massive amount of terrifying damage numbers appeared, instantly carving a gap in the undead army.

[Ding! You have killed a Skeleton Warrior; experience points increased by 48,000 (-20%)!]

[Ding! You have killed a Skeleton Mage; experience points increased by 50,000 (-20%)!]

[...]

System notifications flooded his screen, granting Lu Yin a vast amount of experience.

However, there were simply too many undead; the gap that had just been cleared was instantly filled by new ones.

He dared not be careless, swinging his dragon bone longsword repeatedly.

Silver sword lights tore through space, and swaths of undead turned to ash within the spatial rifts.

Yet the undead army seemed endless; if this continued, Lu Yin would eventually die of exhaustion.

"Must find that Undead General."

While swinging his sword, Lu Yin searched for a unique presence within the undead tide.

Suddenly, he noticed a tall figure riding a Skeleton Warhorse at the rear of the undead army.

The figure was clad in dark black heavy armor, holding a spear wreathed in black mist, with deep purple soul-fires burning in its eyes.

"That's the one!" Lu Yin's eyes narrowed.

"Space-Time Conversion!"

Whoosh!

Lu Yin's figure vanished instantly, swapping places with an Undead Warrior not far from the Undead General.

The Undead General sensed Lu Yin's approach, and its Skeleton Warhorse let out a neigh.

The spear wreathed in black mist suddenly thrust out, bringing with it a gust of ghostly wind.

Lu Yin dared not be careless, blocking with his dragon bone longsword.

Clang!

Sparks flew, and the immense force made Lu Yin's arm go numb.

"What powerful strength!"

Lu Yin was secretly shocked; his strength had already exceeded ten million.

This Undead General's power far surpassed any undead he had encountered before.

Having failed the first strike, the Undead General pulled back its spear.

Black mist churned at the spear tip, transforming into a giant black python that opened its maw to bite Lu Yin.

"Space-Time Barrier!"

Lu Yin shouted low, using the skill he had learned at level 5.

The space in front of him distorted, forming an invisible barrier.

The giant black python slammed into the barrier with a muffled thud; the barrier shook violently but did not break.

Taking this opportunity, a sharp light flashed in Lu Yin's eyes.

The moment the Undead General's offensive was blocked by the Space-Time Barrier, Lu Yin seized the fleeting opportunity.

"Space-Time Severance!"

With his low shout, the space around the Undead General suddenly distorted and fractured, like a shattered mirror.

The tall figure trembled violently within the broken space, its deep purple soul-fires flickering.

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A massive damage number floated above the Undead General's head, but it did not fall; instead, it let out an earth-shaking roar.

The Skeleton Warhorse reared up, and the black mist on the spear surged, transforming into countless hideous ghostly shadows that pounced toward Lu Yin.

Lu Yin's pupils constricted, and he retreated rapidly.

Over a hundred million damage had only taken away less than a third of the Undead General's health.

Clearly, this trial would not be passed easily.

Just as Lu Yin retreated, the Undead General slammed its spear into the ground, and a terrifying shockwave erupted outward with it at the center!

Boom!

The parched earth cracked inch by inch like a spiderweb, and countless rocks and bones were blasted into the sky.

Lu Yin felt an unmatched force rushing at him and quickly used Space-Time Conversion.

An unlucky Necromancer was swapped into his position and was instantly swallowed by that terrifying energy.

Then Lu Yin's figure flashed, appearing beside the Undead General.

"Death Soul Slash!"

A pitch-black sword light swept past, carrying a piercing soul-shriek.

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Another nearly hundred million damage caused its health bar to drop significantly again.

The Undead General let out a sky-shaking roar, the black mist around it churned, and the purple soul-fires suddenly flared up as if to set the entire sky ablaze.

"Phase two, then."

Watching the Undead General's transformation, Lu Yin narrowed his eyes.