The light golden rain lasted for only a few minutes before it gradually stopped.

Yet, within those few minutes, Ye Xuan’s injuries had completely healed. Even the flesh that had been torn apart by the lightning tribulation had regenerated without leaving a scar.

His meridians had become wider and more resilient, while the spiritual energy flowing through them was several times purer than before.

The difference between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Divine Transformation Realm was not simply an increase in spiritual energy.

Ye Xuan could feel that his divine sense had undergone a qualitative transformation.

Without moving from the rooftop, he released his divine sense and covered the entire City S.

Every ruined building, collapsed road, and overturned vehicle appeared clearly in his mind.

He could even see the crystal cores buried beneath the thick layers of ash left by the zombies.

This feeling of having everything within his control was intoxicating.

However, Ye Xuan quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Power could easily make a person arrogant. If he allowed himself to believe that reaching the Divine Transformation Realm made him invincible, he might not even know how he died after entering the Immortal Realm.

Moreover, there were still many mysteries in this lower realm.

The possible existence of a Zombie King was one of them.

Ye Xuan opened his eyes and slowly stood up.

The Black Tortoise beside him had also finished absorbing the blessed rain. Its originally dark shell now carried faint golden patterns that disappeared whenever one tried to examine them closely.

Its body had grown slightly larger, and the ancient aura surrounding it had become stronger.

"It seems you gained quite a lot," Ye Xuan said.

The Black Tortoise raised its head proudly.

"Of course. Although this amount of blessed rain cannot restore even one ten-thousandth of my former strength, it is still better than nothing."

Ye Xuan glanced at it but did not expose its obvious satisfaction.

At that moment, the space beside him suddenly fluctuated.

A small crack appeared in the air before expanding into a dark passage. Chu Miao stepped through it calmly, and the spatial passage closed behind her.

She had changed into a clean black combat uniform, and her long hair had been tied into a high ponytail.

Her gaze first swept across the ruined city before settling on Ye Xuan.

When she sensed the powerful but restrained aura coming from him, a smile appeared on her face.

"Congratulations, Divine Transformation cultivator Ye."

Ye Xuan’s previously indifferent expression softened immediately.

He walked over and pulled her into his arms.

"Were you worried?"

"Why would I be worried?" Chu Miao asked, although she did not push him away. "You are a lightning ability user. If you were defeated by a lightning tribulation, wouldn’t all the crystal cores and spirit stones you absorbed over the past two years have gone to waste?"

Despite her words, she quietly circulated her spiritual energy and examined his body.

Only after confirming that his meridians were stable and that there were no hidden injuries did she relax.

Ye Xuan naturally noticed her actions, but he did not expose her.

His wife had always been stubborn.

Even when worried, she rarely admitted it directly.

"I thought you would remain inside the Soul Ring until I finished stabilizing my cultivation," he said.

"I felt the blessed rain through our connection and knew your advancement had succeeded." Chu Miao stepped out of his embrace and looked at him from head to toe. "Your foundation is stable. The lightning also tempered your physical body better than I expected."

She paused before adding, "But don’t become complacent. I will catch up soon."

Ye Xuan chuckled.

"I never doubted it."

He knew Chu Miao better than anyone.

She had accumulated enough spiritual energy to attempt her breakthrough long ago. The only reason she had suppressed her cultivation was because she wanted to find the best opportunity.

Once she advanced, her strength would certainly not be below his.

Her cultivation experience, swordsmanship, space element, arrays, and powerful divine soul already allowed her to fight cultivators above her realm.

If they were at the same cultivation level, even Ye Xuan could not confidently say he would defeat her.

Of course, he had no desire to compete with his wife.

The stronger she was, the more reassured he felt.

Chu Miao turned her attention to their surroundings.

City S no longer resembled a city.

Countless buildings had collapsed under the lightning tribulation. The roads were split apart, and deep craters covered the ground.

Smoke rose from several locations while small flames burned among the ruins.

Most striking was the silence.

Before the tribulation, tens of millions of zombies had crowded the city. Their roars had been loud enough to make the ground tremble.

Now, not a single one remained.

Layers of grey ash covered the streets like snow.

"Your commotion was larger than a regular divine transformation tribulation," Chu Miao commented.

"It wasn’t entirely my doing." Ye Xuan explained how the intelligent zombies had attempted to flee after the tribulation began.

When Chu Miao heard that the heavenly dao had increased the intensity of the lightning after interpreting their escape as resistance, she looked at the endless ash with an amused expression.

"They brought destruction upon themselves."

"That saved me a great deal of trouble," Ye Xuan agreed. "However, what I saw before the tribulation is more concerning than the number of zombies."

The smile disappeared from Chu Miao’s face.

"Tell me."

Ye Xuan described the intelligent zombies he had seen walking into buildings, opening doors, keeping themselves clean, and controlling their desire for human flesh.

He also explained that they had remained hidden even after discovering him instead of rushing forward with the lower-level zombies.

"They behaved like trained soldiers," Ye Xuan concluded. "The ordinary zombies were no different from cannon fodder, while the intelligent ones appeared to be commanders."

Chu Miao looked at the ruined buildings below them.

"Then City S was not merely occupied by zombies."

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