The air trembled as if someone had thrown a stone into a calm lake, with ripples spreading in all directions. With the sound of dragon roars and tiger roars, these vibrations suddenly turned into waves, and then into a tempestuous storm, as if the blood-colored barrier could no longer hold.

The source of the vibration came from Lin Tian inside the barrier, from the evil energy ball in his chest. Originally calm, the energy ball suddenly cracked and split open.

It was this cracking sound that caused an atmospheric anomaly, and then more cracks appeared, until the energy ball suddenly exploded. It was like the origin of the universe, where all matter and energy in the universe gather together, compress into a small volume, creating enormous pressure, and then explode.

The explosion of the evil energy ball not only impacted Lin Tian's zombie body but also disturbed the surrounding air, forming a chaotic energy field around him. Within this energy field, turbulence and vortices coexisted, as if any entry would result in being torn to shreds.

Lin Tian's consciousness was awake, but his limbs couldn't move. The surging energy made him unable to resist howling wildly, trying to vent the feeling of imminent bursting.

He could only watch helplessly as the evil energy ball exploded, and then the energy rampaged within his body. Wherever the violent energy went, skin, muscles, bones, and even every cell, suffered complete destruction.

In comparison, the damage from the Soul-devouring Blade earlier was insignificant, almost negligible. Under such circumstances, Lin Tian should have disintegrated like an airplane breaking apart in the sky, annihilated without a trace.

But not only did he not disintegrate, he was very much alive, because while the evil energy destroyed his zombie body, it also repaired it on its own.

During the destruction, Lin Tian was in excruciating pain, as if his body was thrown into a slicer, being sliced piece by piece, and then ground up, a pain almost destroying his consciousness.

Yet every time he was about to pass out, the energy started to repair, and the feeling during the repair was the exact opposite, completely relaxed.

A clear spring in a Death Desert, a pot of hot soup in the cold winter of December, a soft bed after extreme fatigue, and jumping into a cool river on a sweltering summer afternoon.

It's not one feeling, but all sensations seemed to stack together. Lin Tian did not know what the great happiness the Buddhists spoke of felt like, but it couldn't describe the subtlety during the energy repair.

The extremes of pain and relaxation, both stimulated his mind intensely. Neither dying nor living could describe it, in the end, Lin Tian almost felt like he was splitting into multiple personalities.

The evil energy would destroy the zombie body once, then repair it once, then destroy the healed body again. The process was painful, but Lin Tian's heart was joyous, because with each destruction and repair, the zombie body grew stronger.

If it was iron before, now it's steel, then stronger steel, reinforcing continuously as if being forged by a world-class swordsmith, growing increasingly mighty, mighty enough to give Lin Tian the illusion that he could fly and burrow through the earth.

Of course, that really is an illusion. As powerful as the female zombie was, even she couldn't withstand heaven and earth, let alone him. However, if faced with Xu Feibai again, Lin Tian was confident he would remain undefeated.

Furthermore, the strengthening hadn't stopped. The evil energy combined with Taiyin Xuan Qi and the power of fire, this composite energy was beyond Lin Tian's imagination. Perhaps even the female zombie couldn't foresee such a fortuitous encounter for Lin Tian.

Once more, I want to become stronger, I want to advance, Lin Tian shouted in his heart. From the torment of pain to the current anticipation, he was in pain yet joyous because he knew this was his opportunity to advance. If missed, who knows how long it would take for another chance.

Now he is a Level 4 Blue-eyed Zombie; if he advances, he would become a Third-level Yellow-eyed Zombie, at the same rank as Xu Feibai. Lin Tian was confident that if he reached the Third-level Yellow-eyed Zombie, he would definitely be stronger than Xu Feibai.

Although Xu Feibai had been cultivating longer, Lin Tian had Taiyin Xuan Qi, the power of fire, and an accumulation of millennial evil qi from an ancient battlefield, especially Taiyin Xuan Qi, something even the female zombie longed for.

However, fate seemed to be playing a joke on him. Just as he saw advancement at the horizon, the evil energy within him rapidly diminished. This wasn't good news because he hadn't felt the advancement sensation yet. If this energy ran out, what advancement could there be?

He didn't know why, clearly there was still evil qi on the ancient battlefield, so why not absorb more, just enough for advancement. Now, it was stuck at the final step.

Charlotte seemed to notice Lin Tian's predicament too, because the energy field around him was weakening, yet there were no signs of his advancement.

She was a vampire and knew how big a leap advancement would be. At this moment, although Lin Tian had become stronger, he hadn't reached the threshold of transformation.

"What a pity, Lin Tian, you must be going crazy now, consuming so much of the evil energy, yet you didn't advance. I thought I could see your limits, it really disappoints me." Charlotte sighed, whether genuinely pitying Lin Tian or mocking him, it was unclear.

Lin Tian could hear her words, wanting to reply a few words back, but found he could yell and howl, yet couldn't articulate a sound, like a mute. Oddly enough, his body still couldn't move.

The evil energy was used up. How come I still can't move? It's not like I failed advancement and damaged my zombie body, turning into a vegetative zombie? Wouldn't I be a joke in the Zombie World? Lin Tian thought gloomily.

Just as he was feeling gloomy, his brow throbbed again, a stream of energy shot out, while simultaneously, his lower dantian also throbbed, a cold stream shot out, with hot and cold colliding together and spreading throughout the body.

The energy that had settled now surged again and deep within the body, within each cell, suddenly surged a flood of energy.

Where did this energy come from? This energy was obviously different from the evil energy, Lin Tian felt a mix of shock and joy, and carefully sensed this new energy, finally recognizing a familiar trace.

It was the moonlight essence and sun essence he previously cultivated and absorbed, along with the shishen's spiritual energy. This vast energy made Lin Tian ecstatic.

Indeed, hard work pays off, the usual cultivation hadn't gone to waste, at this moment, it was all returning to him. Stimulated by this newborn or hidden energy, the zombie body once again reenacted the cycle of destruction and repair.

When this energy was almost exhausted, Lin Tian felt a throb throughout his body, and then regained control over his body. He slowly descended, standing once again at the top of the chimney.

Lin Tian closed his eyes, carefully sensing the changes in his body. As the last trace of energy was absorbed, he felt his brow burning as if consumed by flames. This feeling rapidly spread throughout his body. He opened his eyes with a swift motion, and within his gaze, the dark blue color had vanished, replaced by a bright yellow hue!

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