The Corpse... Came Alive!

After fishing here for so long and finally catching so many progress bars, someone actually wants to mess with his progress bars. Who can stand that?

He finally understood: they had the advantage of leaving him so many books, but the Supreme Saint also had a backup plan.

They're waiting here specifically, waiting for these books to be unearthed so they can climb out along the fishing rod, destroy the books, and slow down Xu Bai's progress.

Regarding this kind of mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, Xu Bai really wanted to say, "No wonder this old thing has lived for who knows how many years, he is truly insidious."

Fortunately, there was a reaction. The moment the miniature eye appeared and released flames, it blocked the way. The flames struck his body, and the Heavenly Change around him seemed to shatter.

"Go!"

Xu Bai turned his head, swung his right hand, and the mountain of books behind him was swept away by the strong wind and fell directly backward.

In the blink of an eye, he had moved a great distance.

At that moment, when he turned around, his pupils contracted slightly.

Because of the brief pause in his movements, the shrunken eyes were less than a meter away from him.

The eye was burning with terrifying heat, and even he felt a bit hot from the flames. Even the golden and grayish-white Heavenly Change could not completely envelop it.

"Is this thing still this terrifying after it shrinks?" Xu Bai took a few steps back before the temperature dropped slightly, but in the current situation, he didn't have time to think about it.

He took a step back, but the shrunken eye opposite him moved forward even further. The flames continued to rise, and the entire sky, which was originally dark red, transformed into the shape of flames as the fire intensified.

Something's not right!

Upon seeing this situation, Xu Bai instantly had an idea.

At first, this miniature eye seemed to be targeting the books, and it appeared as if it wanted to destroy them.

But I reacted quickly, and the books are safe for now.

But as time passed and the books were moved to a safe place, the miniature eyes didn't seem to be in a hurry. Instead, they turned their attention to themselves.

Xu Bai only needed to think for a moment before an idea instantly came to mind.

"What a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone! Destroying the book and dealing with me at the same time, it seems you have a deep hand in the game."

The shrunken eyes did not answer; they were like a simple machine, continuing to rush towards Xu Bai.

This flame was so intense that even Xu Bai had to avoid its power.

Xu Bai raised his right hand, and the white light became infinitely intense. He unleashed Myriad Attacks, directly covering the shrunken eyes.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar echoed across the sky, and amidst the intense white light, the miniature eye was gradually losing its flame.

However, now is clearly not the time to be happy, because although Xu Bai has suppressed the flames, an even stronger counterattack is yet to come.

Xu Bai suddenly felt a sense of danger rising from his heart and quickly spreading throughout his body, making his hair stand on end.

From his angle, the suppressed, miniature eyes, with their cold and murderous black pupils, revealed a hint of dark light that would be impossible to detect without close observation.

The dark light was rapidly magnifying, appearing slow but actually moving incredibly fast.

At such close range, and with Xu Bai attacking with all his might, even he couldn't dodge.

"Laugh!"

A crisp sound rang out, and the white light enveloping Xu Bai shattered instantly, rendering Myriad Defenses utterly ineffective.

A tiny black dot appeared on Xu Bai's chest, the result of being struck by the dark light earlier. It didn't look big, but he felt excruciating pain, and his recovery ability was suppressed.

This is an extremely rare situation. Even if he had encountered it before, no matter how outrageous it was, it would not be possible to suppress his recovery ability so easily.

But it is indeed being suppressed now.

Xu Bai took a deep breath, preparing to step back slightly and assume a defensive stance, but the miniature eye in front of him made another move.

This time, the dark light in his eyes was no longer just a single point, but a dense, overwhelming presence that sent chills down one's spine.

If he were to be struck by these dark lights and had no ability to recover, Xu Bai estimated that he would have to ask for a cheat code to help him.

But he couldn't rely on a cheat system; the other party was an ancient monster who had lived for countless years. Such an ancient monster was definitely not naive and innocent; he was bound to have countless schemes and tricks up his sleeve.

If he uses his cheat ability here, and it happens to be a scheme by the other party to force him to do so, and there are any follow-up plans, wouldn't he have fallen into the other party's trap?

By then, there will be no turning back.

So after much thought, Xu Bai looked at the countless dark lights that appeared in front of him, raised his fist, and although his expression was solemn, he resolutely swung it out.

The fist was enveloped in a white light unique to Myriad Attacks.

At the same time, the Heavenly Change, interwoven with gold and gray-white, superimposed on the white light along with the outstretched fist.

The countless frenzy and the overwhelming power of Myriad Attacks, when combined, instantly unleash terrifying force.

Moreover, as he threw his fist, countless dark lights swept across from his shrunken eyes.

At that moment, when countless dark lights converged, it was a cataclysmic event.

Not only was there a blood-red light in the sky, but countless cracks appeared even in space itself.

The ground began to collapse, descending at an unimaginable speed, while Xu Bai's attack collided with countless dark lights, producing a tremendous roar that resounded through the sky.

Xu Bai felt an unusual stinging pain in his fist, making him want to pull back, but he also knew that if he pulled back, he would be pierced through the body by dark light.

The consequences would be unimaginable; they would be absolutely tragic.

"Explode!"

Xu Bai gritted his teeth and exerted all his True Yuan Power, the white light in his hand as scorching as the sun.

The gray and golden-white light, on the other hand, was like the core of sunlight, possessing unparalleled power.

"Boom!"

The land that was sinking downwards shattered in an instant, turning into piles of blinding dust.

The crimson light vanished completely, and the sky cleared, turning into a normal black.

If an outsider suddenly arrived at the scene, they might think they were not in the Ghost Market, but in the human world.

The combined power of their attacks is such that even the light of the Ghost Market would have to avoid their edge; they would be utterly impossible to defeat.

The dark light began to fade, and the white light in Xu Bai's hand, as well as the golden and grayish-white Heavenly Change, completely dissipated.

"Call..."

Xu Bai let out a long breath. This attack was quite strong, and it had consumed a lot of his True Yuan Power.

Countering attacks with attacks did indeed avert this crisis, but the shrunken version of the eye is still there, so it can't be said that there is absolutely no crisis left.

"Call..."

Xu Bai took another deep breath. His True Yuan Power had recovered to about 70-80%, but even under these circumstances, his opponent did not attack him.

The miniature eyes floated in the air, like a piece of stiff wood. If you ignored the high temperature and the chilling flames, you would think it was just a small toy.

Xu Bai's vigilance did not disappear; on the contrary, he felt the danger growing stronger.

Having survived a brush with death, he trusted his intuition, and now it told him that the situation was even more dangerous than before.

Xu Bai took a step back, wanting to leave first.

He had already pushed those mountain-like manuals far away, thinking that if this miniature eye had some kind of constraint, such as being limited to this area, he might not have to continue fighting.

But before he could take this step, the shrunken eyes began to move strangely.

"Buzz..."

A tremor came from the miniature eye, and to Xu Bai's astonishment, the miniature eye began to flicker and leave afterimages.

No, to be precise, the afterimage is not just as simple as it appears on the surface, but a physical entity!

Eye after eye kept splitting out, and in the blink of an eye, the entire sky was filled with miniature eyes.

The dense array of shapes sent a shiver down Xu Bai's spine.

In the blink of an eye, the same dark light as before rose from countless miniature eyes.

One eye was enough to deal with, but now there were countless eyes, and each eye was launching such a terrifying attack. Xu Bai didn't even hesitate for a moment. He turned around, found a direction, and ran away.

"What a load of rubbish!"

He had used Myriad Movement Arts to the fullest extent, and now he didn't care about anything else; his priority was to escape.

Countless eyes were chasing after him as Xu Bai ran ahead, with streaks of light occasionally brushing past his hair and nearly hitting him.

Moreover, the injury to his chest had not yet healed, but fortunately it had not worsened, otherwise he would have had no choice but to turn around and fight to the death.

"6!"

During his escape, Xu Bai muttered something to himself.

He finally understood that the other party never intended for him to stay in the Ghost Market any longer.

This step was probably planned. If it appeared in the Ghost Market, it would force him to Ghost Market, because given the current situation, his only options besides leaving are to use his cheat ability.

Fighting is out of the question. With so many eyes watching, if a fight breaks out, I'll only end up losing.

The cheat ability cannot be used, as who knows what follow-up plans there are? Furthermore, it cannot return to the human world, as it would likely lead to even greater danger.

Moreover, I have a huge amount of progress bars here, like small mountains. As long as I finish them, I can get a huge boost. If I leave now, I will really lose out.

But then the problem arose: he couldn't win a fight, so he could only keep running away. He couldn't go back to the human world, and he couldn't use his cheat ability. So how could he break this deadlock? Xu Bai racked his brains trying to figure it out. He chased after them very quickly, but fortunately, these miniature eyes seemed to only focus on attack and defense, and weren't very fast.

However, Xu Bai guessed that at this speed, his True Yuan Power would eventually run out True Yuan Power was exhausted and the other side was still chasing him, then he would really have nowhere to go.

The current situation is that the other side has anticipated all the steps he could think of, including the "golden finger" (a special ability), whether to leave or not, whether to escape or not; the other side has corresponding countermeasures for all of these.

Furthermore, no matter which path one chooses, the consequences are unimaginable.

Feeling the oppressive force behind him, and knowing that the dark light would bring endless destruction with every sweep, Xu Bai had a headache and rubbed his forehead as he ran.

"Old man, you really have a broad vision, but things can go wrong, and you're not omniscient or omnipotent."

"Can you calculate both the heavens and the earth?"

Xu Bai changed direction, no longer moving forward, but heading diagonally upward, ascending as he went.

The ascent was extremely rapid; in the blink of an eye, he had reached a terrifying height, and the underground city had shrunk to the size of a sesame seed.

Above this Ghost Market city, lie the remains of countless shattered worlds, their corpses buried there, providing a continuous source of energy.

Xu Bai had been there once, and now it might be his only way out.

Even after countless years, a large amount of energy is still stored.

He wanted to test whether the countless eyes behind him would be severely affected if he went there.

As he flew higher and higher, getting closer and closer to the top of the sky, Xu Bai felt a powerful pressure emanating from the sky.

He took a deep breath, and then his hands, glowing with intense white light, slammed into the sky.

Now, he possesses the strength to enter sainthood. This strike caused countless cracks in the sky, followed by the appearance of an enormous hole.

The hole was being repaired rapidly, but Xu Bai didn't give him time to fix it and threw another punch.

The Myriad Attacks white light struck the repaired hole, causing it to widen further.

"If this can't be broken, I'll fight you to the death."

Without further hesitation, Xu Bai plunged directly into the enormous opening.

The opening continued to shrink, but countless eyes emitted a dark light, causing the opening to expand again. Following behind Xu Bai, they crawled in one after another.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Xu Bai felt his feet touch the ground and turned to look around. He had returned to this place.

Ahead lay countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

He felt immense pressure coming from behind. He turned his head and saw countless eyes approaching.

"Really not going to work?" Xu Bai frowned.

This is the residual power of countless worlds, which should be in conflict with the Supreme Saint, but why is it not working?

There was no time to think further; he flashed away and flew towards the pile of corpses.

We have to try anyway, just in case it works. If it doesn't work, then let's have a bloody battle and see who survives today.

As he got closer to the corpses, Xu Bai suddenly had a peculiar feeling.

This time seemed different from the last; he felt like something was watching him, making his scalp tingle.

"It's that pile of corpses!"

With his current senses, he immediately perceived it.

Those corpses look alive!