The world spun around.

Song Qingsi forcefully controlled her form as she landed on the ground, immediately drawing the Xiushui Sword.

Why did she suddenly leave the Fuyun Sect?

What is this place?

She cautiously looked around, only to see that she was in an abandoned small city.

The streets were full of yellow dust.

The inns, taverns, and pawnshops on both sides were all deserted.

A gust of wind blew.

Yellow sand filled the sky.

"A strange place..."

Song Qingsi's expression turned slightly stern. After thinking for a while, she slowly walked toward the city gate.

The world is controlled by monsters.

When she used that sword, an otherworldly visitor descended upon her, defeating a type of monster.

All of this was told to her by the visitor before leaving.

As a sword cultivator capable of being a Sect Leader, Song Qingsi quickly calmed down after the initial shock.

—Not knowing what would happen next.

She soon arrived at the city gate.

A notice blew toward her, floating in front of her, revealing small words on it:

"The current world has lost its owner."

"Initiating special procedure."

"Calling upon four combatants for rounds of selection soon to arrive."

"The final surviving combatant will become the new owner of the Life World."

"You have five minutes to prepare."

"The survival challenge, the Demon Tide, is about to begin."

As soon as Song Qingsi finished reading, the notice flew away with the wind.

To become the owner of this world?

Song Qingsi tightened her grip on her sword, her entire being tense.

She didn't want to become any kind of owner.

But she wanted to survive.

Suddenly.

A voice echoed from the void:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Wu Xiaode appeared directly in the void beside her.

"Friend Wu," Song Qingsi said happily.

"We have to do something immediately," Wu Xiaode said.

"What?" Song Qingsi asked.

"The first round is the Demon Tide survival, which means many enemies will appear."

"In this situation, I'm confident in your swordsmanship, but your spiritual power may not sustain you through prolonged battles."

"I'll help you."

Wu Xiaode said.

"Okay, I'll take good care of you," Song Qingsi smiled.

Wu Xiaode was startled.

He suddenly realized that, in Song Qingsi's perception, he was still just a Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this moment.

A piece of white paper flew over, sticking to the wall as the wind blew.

Only two lines of text could be seen on the paper:

"Time's up."

"The Demon Tide survival begins!"

In an instant.

The ground suddenly swarmed with countless monsters.

Even Wu Xiaode had never seen these monsters before; they emitted waves of demonic aura and charged toward the city from all directions.

"Prepare to fight?"

Song Qingsi drew her long sword and asked.

"No rush to fight," Wu Xiaode quickly untied the black rope coiled around his hand and infused it continuously with the power of evil spirits.

The black rope seemed to come alive, starting to wriggle slowly.

"Why?" Song Qingsi asked.

"In this challenge, there are four participants; I'm forcibly squeezed in so I don't count, you count as one, so there are three other participants—"

He extended his hand.

Song Qingsi understood and immediately grabbed his hand.

"Let's go see what situation the other participants are facing!"

Wu Xiaode raised his other hand high.

The black rope swooshed into the sky, carrying the two of them southwest.

Its speed was extreme.

In just a few breaths.

Another city appeared on the ground ahead.

This city was full of fully armed soldiers, pushing large cannons onto the city wall.

Outside the city wall was a moat hundreds of meters wide.

The moat was teeming with various fierce spirit beasts, intermittently appearing on the water's surface, guarding the city.

A burly bald man stood on the city tower, arms crossed, calmly looking at the dense soldiers in the city.

"This isn't fair."

Song Qingsi said.

Her city had nothing, and she was the only one! Look here.

Simply worlds apart!

"Of course it's unfair; the world's will never intended to let you survive from the start," Wu Xiaode said.

The black rope tugged downward, and the two landed directly on the city tower.

At this moment, the details of the entire city became clearer.

Everyone was constructed of life runes.

Like robots, they were entirely driven by the power of fate, patrolling the city walls and manufacturing various protective devices in the city.

—Yet there wasn't any monster attack here.

Wu Xiaode looked at the burly man.

This man was also entirely made of life runes, emitting energy fluctuations far exceeding those of other soldiers.

—The world will directly created a combatant!

Moreover, such favorable defensive conditions were provided.

What are the remaining two combatants like?

Wu Xiaode didn't have time to think further.

The burly man looked at the two of them and spoke in human language:

"Welcome, let's face those monsters together."

Song Qingsi hesitated for a moment, looking at Wu Xiaode.

—Even though she had gained a lot of knowledge, she had not personally experienced such strange events before.

Let him decide what to do.

Wu Xiaode smiled and nodded, saying, "We must unite, join hands, and overcome this difficulty together."

Before he finished speaking—

He vanished from his spot and with one punch, dispersed the entire body of the burly man into life runes flying all over the sky.

"Starting with a kill?" Song Qingsi was stunned and communicated telepathically.

"The initial arrangement was unfair, clearly bullying people, so we must knock them down from the start." Wu Xiaode said.

Four combatants.

Killed one.

Kill two more, and Song Qingsi would win.

But would the World Will let her kill all the other combatants?

While Wu Xiaode was contemplating, a soldier suddenly walked over expressionlessly and loudly announced:

"The first round of monster swarm survival is over!"

"Three survivors."

Song Qingsi widened her eyes and said incredulously, "It ended just as it started?"

"You better not be speaking about me," Wu Xiaode said.

Song Qingsi blushed and nudged him.

"Well, your cultivation world has many despicable killing methods, but from now on, you need to open your mind—"

Wu Xiaode earnestly instructed, "In the Infinite World, all conflicts know no limits."

"There is no worst, only worse."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The soldier announced:

"The current three remaining combatants will face the upcoming second-round selection."

"You have one minute to prepare."

"This showdown is about to begin."

"During this selection, you will fight various monsters alone, and you may not summon others for help."

"The last surviving combatant will pass the selection!"

Song Qingsi looked at Wu Xiaode, regretting, "You can't participate, this round requires solo participation."

Little Wu is clever, truly hoping to stay by her side all the time.

"That's right. With your swordsmanship, I wasn't originally worried, but if it's a battle of attrition, your spiritual power is still a problem."

Only one minute was given, so Wu Xiaode quickly continued:

"I have a way to give you endless power... but you must accept me as your master, though this is just a formality, not a real submission. Are you willing?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Willing." Song Qingsi responded straightforwardly.

"Good, it can be done immediately."

Wu Xiaode looked toward the Void.

The Evil Spirit Book unfolded, quickly turning to the "Shadow Demon King" page.

Skill activated!

Song Qingsi immediately felt something, happily saying, "The swordsmanship you passed to me can evoke doomsday power, and now this is another kind of power. Little Wu, you have many secrets."

"Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Not afraid—such swordsmanship is the lifelong pursuit of all Sword Cultivators. Besides, if you meant harm to me, I would have been dead already."

Song Qingsi said firmly.

Great!

Sword Cultivators indeed see straight through and act decisively!

The Evil Spirit Book quickly displayed lines of small bronze text:

"Shadow Demon King activated successfully."

"Sword Cultivator Song Qingsi has become your Shadow Follower."

"From now on, you can call upon each other's skill (with your permission)."

—In reality, this skill, upgraded to the "Shadow Demon King" level, allows one to designate the other as a "Shadow Follower" without permission.

But Song Qingsi is not an ordinary woman.

Wu Xiaode still respectfully sought her opinion, asking beforehand.

"The second round of elimination begins!"

The soldier announced without expression.

Rumble——

Three arenas quickly constructed themselves within the city.

A hen appeared on the first arena;

A scarecrow stood on the second arena;

A several dozen-meter-long one-horned Evil Flood Dragon lay coiled on the third arena.

Before Song Qingsi could react, she was directly teleported onto the third arena.

"Cultivator, I am your first-round opponent."

The one-horned Evil Flood Dragon spoke in human language.

Song Qingsi glanced at the other two arenas.

Hen.

Scarecrow.

"This isn't fair!" Song Qingsi exclaimed angrily.

However, there was no response.

The battle began.

Wu Xiaode stood atop the city wall, watching the arena silently.

When Song Qingsi and the one-horned Evil Flood Dragon were locked in combat, he communicated telepathically:

"Qingsi, I have a skill called 'Demonization,' you can use it now."

"'Demonization'? What does it do?" Song Qingsi asked curiously while driving back the dragon with her sword.

"Unlimited supply of Evil Spirit Power, substitution, detect and manipulate malice."

Wu Xiaode briefly introduced.

Even while fighting, Song Qingsi couldn't help but stop in astonishment.

—Does such a skill exist in the world?

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