Beyond Expectations

"... The Skinning Hell skill is something that Agonized Sherry. Even if we only see it through the screen, we will be affected... So, Zhuo Qingxuan, who is right next to us, must be suffering more than twice as much Pain as us!" There was a hint of pity in Li Wei's voice, especially when he saw the beautiful woman on the screen trying to hold on. He felt an urge to help her.

"Goodness, these zombies are all incredibly powerful, especially this 'Pain,' it's absolutely deadly! Just seeing it makes me feel like my skin is being peeled off. How can I possibly continue fighting in this state?" Greedy Wolf's hair stood on end as he rubbed the skin on his shoulders, as if that could alleviate some of the Pain.

"I think that girl, Limitless Star, is doomed!" Ming Dong and Bright Wolf also looked distressed, and they closed their eyes to relieve their Pain.

However, closing your eyes in Regeneration is tantamount to courting death.

Zhuo Qingxuan was enduring the pain of the virus devouring her body, as well as the Pain of Skinning Hell. These two torments almost caused her to go into shock.

If she hadn't cultivated the superior Daoist arts of the Infinite Starfield since childhood, using her inner strength to protect her heart meridian, she would have collapsed immediately, or even died from the excruciating pain. At this moment, she knew that she couldn't delay any longer, otherwise, even if she wasn't killed by the zombie, she would die from the pain.

So she gathered her inner energy and quickly formed a Daoist incantation.

"It's the Great Five Elements Technique! It looks like this girl is going to get serious." Inside the theater, White-Brow Mei, who had been watching the situation on the screen, remained calm, showing no sign of worry despite the fact that it was his disciple on the screen.

Either he had great faith in Zhuo Qingxuan, or he didn't care much about her life or death.

"Daoist Master, Senior Sister Qingxuan will surely kill that monster with her Great Five Elements Technique!" The Limitless Star beside him hurriedly offered a compliment.

The White-Brow Daoist Venerable snorted coldly and said, "If she can't even complete this mission, she might as well be dead. As for that brat Qing Shu, why hasn't he returned yet? Go find him and tell him to come see me immediately!"

The Limitless Star Reincarnator hurriedly nodded in agreement and left the theater to find the Qing Shu. The other Limitless Star people remained silent in fear. The White-Brow Daoist Venerable had changed a lot recently. He would get angry at the drop of a hat, and he was less kind than before, but more cold and even ruthless. None of the Limitless Star people were afraid of him, but they dared not disobey his will.

Seeing a Limitless Star hurriedly running out, Li Wei sneered inwardly, thinking to himself, "If you're going to look for Qing Shu, you might as well give up. That guy will never come back in this lifetime."

Of course, Li Wei only thought these things to himself.

Turning our attention back to the screen, we saw Zhuo Qingxuan clenching her teeth, her face pale, yet she persisted in releasing a Daoist technique.

'Great Five Elements Technique'

Five dazzling rays of light shot out from her hands, spinning rapidly to form a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) array. An ordinary zombie that was relatively close by let out a low growl and lunged at it, only to be vaporized by a mysterious force the instant it touched the Bagua array.

A zombie weighing over a hundred pounds was vaporized into nothingness in less than a second; this was the power of the Great Five Elements Technique. In fact, during the time the Bagua formation was maintained, it could destroy anything it touched.

Upon seeing the technique completed, a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Zhuo Qingxuan's mouth. Even for her, this technique required a great deal of mental effort, and coupled with the effects of the virus and Pain she had already suffered, it would be strange if she didn't suffer internal injuries.

"Go!"

Despite the excruciating pain, Zhuo Qingxuan let out a loud shout and flicked her jade hand, creating a ripple. The Bagua formation then flew rapidly towards the Pain zombie.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the theater held their breath, wanting to see if Zhuo Qingxuan's move could have a miraculous effect.

The Agonized Sherry on the opposite side seemed to sense the danger as well. She swiftly grabbed two zombies and threw them up. The two zombies were naturally vaporized, but the Bagua diagram also dimmed slightly.

Everyone says zombies are brainless, but Agonized Sherry saw this, she revealed a cunning smile. Then she roared, and the surrounding zombies, as if they had heard a command, desperately blocked her way.

With a few hissing sounds, more than a dozen zombies were instantly vaporized, and more zombies kept coming in to replenish their ranks. They were completely fearless of death. Although the Bagua diagram was incredibly powerful, it was also a collection of energy, and it was now much dimmer than before, as if it would dissipate completely if things continued like this.

Seeing this, Zhuo Qingxuan gritted her teeth and made another hand seal. This time, she finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Bagua diagram instantly lit up even more. The Pain zombie had nowhere to hide, but it roared and a large amount of blood suddenly gushed from its body, turning it into a blood-soaked figure.

A sound like red iron hitting ice water was heard, and the Bagua formation melted half of the Pain zombie's body. However, the zombie dodged downwards, thus avoiding the subsequent attacks.

Finally, the Bagua formation vaporized the remaining dozens of zombies and half of Despair Sherry's body, completely dissipating them. Zhuo Qingxuan, however, could no longer hold on and knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

Everyone in the theater breathed a sigh of relief, but at that moment, something unexpected happened. The Agonized Sherry, who was now only half-body, stood up again.

"How is that possible? Its upper body, including its left chest and arm, was melted. How could it still be alive?" one of the reincarnators exclaimed in surprise.

"Because, those are zombies!" Li Wei answered in his mind.

The current situation is that if Zhuo Qingxuan has no strength to fight again, she will probably die at the hands of the Agonized Sherry. However, to everyone's Despair, the Agonized Sherry abandoned Zhuo Qingxuan and went straight to the Sherry who had been following Zhuo Qingxuan.

Sherry looked completely dazed, clutching her Toy Bear, seemingly oblivious to the terrifying zombie in front of her.

Agonized Sherry let out another roar, and suddenly several more zombies, seemingly still alive, appeared from all directions. They appeared to be completely under Agonized Sherry's control, staggering over and then snatching the Toy Bear from the little girl's hand with their bloodied, mangled hands.

Then the zombie that had stolen the Toy Bear left, and the girl who had lost her Toy Bear began to show a terrifying expression. Then, in front of everyone, she underwent a strange transformation.

"This must be the last one, Space Sherry!" Li Wei stroked his chin, his face grim. Even though it was just through the screen, he could still feel the oppressive aura emanating from the last zombie Sherry.

The reincarnators in the theater were also dumbfounded. This last Sherry zombie looked similar to the previous three, but it had a black hole half a meter in diameter on its chest.

From a distance, the black hole appears completely dark, with what seems like swirling, ink-like black mist, creating an eerie atmosphere.

The monster's attributes were also displayed on the large screen.

"Space Sherry, Zombie type, S5 level, 100,000 HP, Special skill: Black Hole Defense..."

The so-called Black Hole Defense should refer to the black hole on Space Sherry's chest. It's unclear how powerful this skill is, but there's no doubt that, along with the newly appeared monster, the heavily injured Zhuo Qingxuan will face attacks from two S5-level monsters.

Although she was still alive and seemed to want to stand up and continue fighting, everyone in the theater knew that this fairy-like woman from the Infinite Starfield was doomed.

Many of the Infinite Starfield Star Domain all revealed a slight smile, and then looked at the White-Brow Daoist Venerable with a very 'regretful' gaze, trying to strike at the head of the Infinite Starfield.

However, the White-Brow Daoist Venerable's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't care about Zhuo Qingxuan's life or death at all.

"Qingxuan, you have disappointed me greatly. Since you are so useless, then so be it... It's just a pity that the first Hades Fruit will fall into someone else's hands, but..." A sickly smile appeared on White-Brow's face, "Even the person who obtains the Hades Fruit must be alive to enjoy it!"

He glanced back at the seats in the Ghost King Star Domain, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

The Cyan-Faced Ghost King seemed to sense something as well, his gaze meeting White-Brow Ghost King's. He frowned, thinking to himself, "This White-Brow... he seems different than usual, there's something off about him." But since his Ghost Princess clearly had a better chance of winning the first round, he laughed loudly for the first time, shouting, "White-Brow, didn't you claim to have boundless magical powers? Now your precious disciple is in imminent danger, why don't you think of a way to save him? Hahaha!"

With the Ghost King leading the charge, many star Infinite Starfield Region erupted in laughter.

"Cyan-Faced Ghost King, my disciple's life or death is none of your concern. If she is truly going to die, it's her fault for not being skilled enough. Now that the four great zombies have revealed themselves, I'm afraid that little Ghost Princess won't have an easy time either!" A shadow of gloom flashed in White-Brow' eyes as he coldly retorted.

"Ghost Princess has a lucky person to help her, so you don't need to worry about her, White-Brow. You should prepare a coffin and bury your disciple as soon as possible!" Ghost King said coldly, not intending to engage in any more verbal sparring.

Although White-Brow's eyebrows twitched with anger, he didn't show any weakness. He naturally knew who the so-called 'lucky person' was. He turned around and angrily shouted at the Limitless Star people, "You bunch of useless trash, go and find the guy who made the call! We absolutely cannot let him help Ghost Princess complete her mission!"

The few Limitless Star people dared not utter a single word of dissent and ran out trembling with fear. However, they had no idea where to find the mysterious person behind the scenes. Of course, they would never dare to tell White-Brow this, so they could only search aimlessly like headless flies.

"Damn it, is Qingxuan really beyond saving?" a Limitless Star Reincarnator said in despair.

Another Limitless Star beside him rolled his eyes and said in a deep voice, "I don't think so!"

The others were taken aback, all thinking to themselves, "Could there be a way to salvage this?" These people genuinely cared about Zhuo Qingxuan, so they stopped the man and said, "At this point, stop stalling and tell us quickly, what's the solution?"

The reincarnator smiled helplessly and said, "It's that mysterious guy. If he makes a move, maybe... there will be a turning point!"

Everyone knew who he was talking about; who else could it be but the guy who made the phone call?

Previously, they encountered two S5-level zombies and thought they were doomed, but that person turned the tide with a single phone call—it can only be described as miraculous. Moreover, there were countless experts in the theater, yet they couldn't find the person who made the call for so long, which can only mean that their methods were superb.

If this person helps Zhuo Qingxuan, there might be a glimmer of hope.

But at this critical juncture, where can we find each other?

Meanwhile, Li Wei, whom several people from Limitless Star called a "great man," sighed, got up, walked to a deserted corner, and then used his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions.

No matter what, he couldn't watch Zhuo Qingxuan die. Putting aside his relationship with this woman, Li Wei couldn't let her die just for the sake of the Copper Pot.

Otherwise, what will happen to the Copper Pot if she dies?

Previously, because of the theater's 'host,' Li Wei didn't dare to directly interfere with the story world, and this concern still exists. From the beginning, Li Wei felt that someone was watching him, and now it seems that it is very likely that host.

Therefore, Li Wei could not take action personally, and with his S2 combat strength, he actually had no way to deal with two S5 level zombies.

But this does not mean that Li Wei has no other options.

On the screen, Zhuo Qingxuan's face was pale, and her long hair was soaked with sweat. The stinging pain from her skin and internal organs had exhausted most of her strength. If it weren't for her strong will, she probably would have fainted long ago.

On the other side, two zombies were ready to attack. Agonized Sherry injured by the Great Five Elements Technique, had her damaged body completely restored. The zombies in this world all possessed the Super Regeneration ability.

Two angry roars were heard, and the two zombies were about to attack, but Zhuo Qingxuan used her last bit of strength to unleash an attack spell.

'Limitless Divine Sword'

A golden greatsword formed from true energy appeared before Zhuo Qingxuan. She glanced at the newly appeared Space Sherry, and with a single palm push, she sent the Limitless Divine Sword flying.

The greatsword instantly transformed into a golden light, piercing towards Space Sherry like lightning.

What happened next completely broke Zhuo Qingxuan's heart.

The once invincible Limitless Divine Sword was completely swallowed up by the black hole in the opponent's chest the moment it struck Space Sherry. The so-called Black Hole Defense was so abnormal. At this point, Zhuo Qingxuan was no longer able to launch an attack. She smiled bitterly, then slowly closed her eyes, waiting for the fatal blow from her opponent.

At that moment, a black hole suddenly appeared in the air, and then a person was thrown out of the black hole.

This unexpected situation left everyone stunned. Who would have thought that something like this could happen in the story world?

However, what surprised them even more was yet to come. After seeing the person's appearance clearly, it was the White-Brow Daoist Venerable was the first to change his expression.

"What... what's going on? How could it be him?" The White-Brow Daoist Venerable's surprise was palpable. Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't have imagined that the person who suddenly appeared was that guy.

The other Limitless Star people were also taken aback, and then some of them immediately thought of a possibility and actually showed a hint of joy.

"Senior Brother Qing Shu, I knew you weren't an ordinary person, you're just too handsome!"

"Senior Brother Qing Shu, from today onwards, you are my idol!"

Hearing the noise, Zhuo Qingxuan opened her eyes. When she saw the face of the person who had suddenly appeared in front of her, she showed a strange expression.

"Senior Brother Qing Shu, how come... it's you?"

Yes, without a doubt, this person who suddenly appeared was Qing Shu from the Infinite Starfield.

At this moment, he wore a strange expression. He first glanced at Zhuo Qingxuan, then shifted his gaze to the two zombies, and said with a look of grief and indignation, "You... you have to keep your promise! I'm only responsible for holding off these two beasts for one minute, and then you'll let me go. You promised me, you have to keep your word!"

Naturally, no one responded to him.

However, his reluctant and timid demeanor, along with his words, once again caused a huge uproar.

The intelligent people had already guessed the outcome, and all showed a hint of shock.

Clearly, Qing Shu was being coerced. The person who coerced him forced him to reveal himself and withstand the Pain and Space Sherry for at least one minute.

However, Qing Shu's combat strength has reached S4, and he possesses profound Daoist techniques from the Infinite Starfield. Who could possibly coerce him? But clearly, the person who coerced him is extremely mysterious, and it's very likely that they are the one who made the phone call. Not only that, they also possess the ability to freely enter the story world.

For a moment, all the reincarnators in the theater stared wide-eyed at the progress on the screen.

Then Qing Shu roared and summoned a magical artifact, which was a 'seal'. The seal was blue, made entirely of jade, and shaped like a coiled serpent.

Qing Shu was clearly going all out. He knew that if he didn't go all out in his first move against two S5 level opponents, he might never have another chance. Moreover, as soon as he appeared, he felt as if his skin was being pricked by a thousand needles, burning with pain, and he was terrified. So, he used his strongest move right from the start.

Meanwhile, White-Brow, inside the theater, saw the snake seal in Qing Shu's hand and his face darkened. "The Snake Fiend Seal? I never expected this treasure to be in the hands of this little beast. He really tricked me so badly, Qing Shu, you have guts!"

By the end, however, his face was filled with murderous intent. It seemed that Qing Shu had been secretly keeping some treasure from him, and now that the treasure had been discovered, he was naturally furious.

Qing Shu had long forgotten about this matter by now. He made a hand seal and threw out the Snake Fiend Seal.

The seal rapidly grew larger, reaching the size of a truck in just a moment, and then smashed down on the two zombies with lightning speed.

With a loud bang, a crater several meters in area and 2 meters deep was smashed into the ground. If this hadn't been an underground floor, it would have smashed through the floorboards on any other floor above ground.