Apocalyptic World Flesh-and-Blood Array

"Commanding Malevolent Ghosts—is that the terrifying method of a Ghost Master?"

"Ghost Masters are mutated beings even rarer than Ability Users!"

"But he was clearly controlling a sword to fly around and slaughter zombies just now. That's the mark of a metal-type Ability User!"

"Ghost Masters shouldn't be that powerful."

"Could he have dual mutation talents as both a metal-type Ability User and a Ghost Master?"

"This Ability User... a Ghost Master is simply too terrifying. He could wipe out a zombie horde across an entire region, yet in his hands, it was as easy as an adult bullying children."

"Not only is he a powerful metal-type Ability User, he's also a Ghost Master. If he became our leader, our Gathering Place would become even stronger."

As they watched the not particularly tall figure standing atop the city wall's defensive fortifications, black mist surged forth and zombies below fell in swathes, bringing an unimaginable, terrifying shock to the Gathering Place's survivors.

For a time, many people could no longer tell whether this was reality or an illusion.

As the last zombie was slain, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost and the other Malevolent Ghost Yin Soldiers from the Soul Devouring Banner raised their heads and let out a howl. Boundless Sha Qi whipped up the figure's clothes atop the wall, giving him a terrifying aura that no one dared look at directly.

"Since no one objects, I am the leader of this Gathering Place."

"From this day onward..."

"Your lives belong to me."

As Zheng Yi turned around and his gaze swept across the crowd, not a single person dared meet his eyes.

"Greetings, Leader!"

As one figure fell to their knees, it spread like a chain reaction. The remaining survivors quickly knelt on the ground as well, bowing their heads to welcome the arrival of their new leader.

"Very good!"

Standing atop the city wall, Zheng Yi looked calmly at the crowd kneeling in submission. His expression did not change much.

He had been in this Apocalyptic World for some time now, and he had long gained a clear understanding of this world's laws of survival.

Subduing a small Gathering Place was not truly a difficult matter for him.

For the sake of his future plans, Zheng Yi had no choice but to act.

In truth, in this world where the apocalypse had descended long ago, it did not matter much to those at the bottom who became the leader of the Gathering Place.

They had long grown accustomed to a life of constant wandering and displacement. All they needed was a leader strong enough to withstand the assaults of zombie hordes and other ghosts and monsters.

Zheng Yi's earlier battle, in which he had effortlessly annihilated thousands of zombies alone, had truly opened everyone's eyes and shown them what real, terrifying power looked like.

Very few people resisted having such a powerhouse become their leader.

"Very good. Now, I shall issue my first order."

"Everyone, go collect Zombie Crystal Cores and construct special array fortifications according to my instructions."

Many people did not understand what an array was, but Zheng Yi had no intention of explaining.

Instead, he directly appointed the fire-type Ability User Jin Wuqian, who had survived by sheer luck and had only just been helped to his feet, to lead a team in constructing a great array on the ground according to his requirements.

They were also to arrange the collected Zombie Crystal Cores according to a set pattern, placing them in their designated positions.

It had to be said that many hands made light work. With a thousand people working together, the crystal cores from the zombies Zheng Yi had slaughtered were quickly collected.

There were nearly a thousand Zombie Crystal Cores in total, roughly at a ratio of one in ten.

Then Zheng Yi stood atop the defensive fortifications and stretched out a hand. The Flying Sword hovering beside him crisscrossed through the air, carving massive fissures one after another.

Using the Flying Sword, Zheng Yi carved a strange diagram into the ground, one that none of those present had ever seen before.

Yet they obediently followed their new leader's commands, placing the collected Zombie Crystal Cores on the marked special nodes.

Unlike the great arrays of the Da Yi Immortal Domain, which required Spirit Stones and other materials, Zheng Yi modified it somewhat.

Using zombie crystal cores as the energy source and zombie flesh and Living Souls as the foundation, after the alterations, it became a Nine Yin Gathering Evil Vein Termination Array unique to this other world.

Zheng Yi had no need to copy the array from the Immortal Domain into this world exactly as it was. Every world possessed different energies, so he used whatever materials were available nearby to complete the array.

However, it had yet to be tested, and Zheng Yi did not know how effective this improved Nine Yin Gathering Evil Vein Termination Array would be.

Besides, even if it were the original array, Zheng Yi's current abilities likely would not allow him to gather all the necessary materials in a short time.

Even the Qi Family had pooled the strength of their Lineage and spent several decades collecting materials before finally completing it.

But one thing was certain: though the array was crude, zombie flesh and Living Souls were an inexhaustible resource in this Apocalyptic World. So long as it succeeded once, that would be enough.

The array built in a concealed part of the Gathering Place had already been sealed off. Only Zheng Yi, Jin Wuqian, and a few other Ability Users remained within.

They had once been the true leaders of this Gathering Place, but Zheng Yi had now saved their lives, and they had all submitted beneath his command.

At a glance, the array carved with spiritual power covered an area as large as a football field, while piles upon piles of Zombie Crystal Cores had been placed at each array node.

The few remaining Ability Users stared at the more than one thousand Zombie Crystal Cores arranged within the array, their eyes full of shock and incomprehension.

No one knew what this newly arrived leader was trying to do.

These were Zombie Crystal Cores that could be used for cultivation. Whether for Ability Users or Ghost Masters, they were immensely useful—a hard currency capable of raising their ability levels—yet they were now being used to construct something they could not understand.

If this mysterious Ability User had not been so terrifying, capable of wiping out tens of thousands of zombies alone and forcefully suppressing the entire Gathering Place with power so overwhelming it drove people to despair, Ability Users would likely have voiced their dissatisfaction long ago.

Faced with the confusion of these Ability Users under his command, Zheng Yi offered no explanation. He had not saved this Gathering Place because of a sudden fit of compassion; he simply needed more people to work.

Zheng Yi did not need them to understand. He only needed the Gathering Place to obey without question.

Zheng Yi was also rather helpless about setting up this simple, modified Nine Yin Gathering Evil Vein Termination Array.

The main problem was that the energy level of this Apocalyptic World was too low to sustain the array's operation. Left with no other choice, Zheng Yi could only modify the array and use Zombie Crystal Cores as its power source.

In truth, Zheng Yi was not entirely confident either, so he activated the array for the first time.

"Array! Open!"

In an instant, Zheng Yi rapidly circulated the Black Fiend Technique within his body. Azure Nether Flame erupted all over him, shrouding the space several meters around him.