Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 323 The Shadow King, who transcends the boundaries of life and death, stands at the pinnacle of this world.
The horde of zombies roared and pounced on the giant beasts.

The collision produced a chilling sound of bones cracking.

The colossal beast, formed from shadows, swung its claws, instantly tearing more than ten zombies to shreds. Black and red flesh exploded in the air, and viscous blood rained down.

The surrounding shadowy behemoths opened their blood-red maws and bit off the oncoming zombies in half, their sharp fangs covered in bits of flesh.

The mutated zombie horde launched a fierce counterattack.

A giant zombie that had evolved bone armor pounced on it, its sharp bone spikes piercing deep into its chest; however, the next second, it turned into black mist and dissipated, only to reform itself on the ground not far away.

It pounded its chest angrily, let out a deafening roar, and charged back into the battlefield.

The entire city has been transformed into a bloody arena.

They tore with their claws, gnawed with their fangs, and charged with brute force, each blow crushing dozens of zombies into a pulp. The streets were littered with broken limbs, and the walls were splattered with sticky blood.

The howls of zombies and the roars of giant beasts formed from shadows intertwined, creating a continuous wave of sound.

Between the tall buildings, smaller, dark figures darted nimbly, their wolf-like agility allowing them to precisely bite through the necks of zombies with each pounce.

They spewed eerie blue flames from their mouths, burning hordes of zombies to ashes.

In the center of the city, three giant zombies transformed from superhumans are besieging an exceptionally large shadowy beast; it stands five meters tall when upright, and each slam of its thick forelimbs creates a deep crater in the ground.

This crushing massacre lasted for a full three hours.

When the last zombie was reduced to mincemeat under the giant beast's claws, the entire city returned to deathly silence.

The streets were covered with thick blood plasma and bits of flesh, with piles of severed limbs and remains. Dark red blood flowed slowly into the sewers.

The air was thick with a nauseating stench, and the walls were splattered with hideous bloodstains, as if the entire city had been submerged in a sea of ​​blood.

At the end of the video, Xiao Chengyu stands in the center of a devastated city, his impeccably tailored suit still spotless, a stark contrast to the bloody scene around him.

The colossal beasts formed from the shadows stood majestically on either side of him, like the most loyal guardians.

His eyes gleamed with a mysterious blue light, and he walked slowly forward with his hands casually in his pockets.

"stand up."

A detached voice echoed through the deathly silent city.

A chilling scene unfolded: shadows began to writhe where the previously dead zombies had been.

Dark shadows rose from the ground, their black mist interspersed with blue flame-like light, gradually coalescing into blurry human figures.

In the blink of an eye, the streets, squares, and ruins of the entire city were densely packed with these shadowy human figures, occupying all the surrounding areas.

They stood silently, as if waiting for the next instruction.

Xiao Chengyu's gaze swept over the shadowy humanoid figures, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

With a crisp snap of his fingers, these shadowy figures instantly transformed into black mist, sinking into the shadows of the ground like a receding tide, disappearing without a trace.

The video ends abruptly there, leaving only the bloodshed of the city and the silhouette of that man in a sharp suit.

This disaster, which should have affected the entire country, was ended by someone single-handedly, and the power displayed by the other party in the video was truly astonishing.

The official announcement from South Korea stated the following:
"The ruler of death, the master of shadows, the supreme being who can transform the departed into eternal warriors has descended!"

"He forged the kingdom of shadows with absolute power, making the dead fight for him and the shadows submit to him."

"The Shadow King, who transcends the boundaries of life and death, now stands at the pinnacle of this world!"

The future has arrived!

Clearly, South Korea is extremely excited and thrilled by Xiao Chengyu's existence.

Previously, they had to suppress their excitement because of Xiao Chengyu's wishes. Now that they have finally been allowed to announce it, they are eager to vent all their emotions and pride.

Within just one hour, major media platforms in South Korea were flooded with celebratory content, and the hashtag #ShadowKing# on social networks instantly surpassed one billion views.

The television station continuously broadcast Xiao Chengyu's battle footage, and the host's voice trembled with excitement: "This is our nation's guardian angel!"

People spontaneously organized celebratory parades in the streets and alleys.

Some people held up huge portraits of Xiao Chengyu, while others projected his battle scenes as light shows onto skyscrapers.

Fireworks bursting across the night sky spelled out "Shadow King," illuminating the entire city as if it were daytime. This almost frenzied atmosphere stood in stark contrast to the panic that had gripped the city earlier due to the zombie crisis.

At the press conference, the spokesperson could not hide his pride:
"From today onwards, the world will rediscover the power of South Korea!"

"His Excellency Xiao Chengyu is not only a guardian of our country, but also a leader of the new era!"

"The power of the Shadow King is second to none."

This pride is completely different from the arrogance of the past.

They once indulged in a false sense of superiority, using fabricated history and lies to maintain their fragile national pride.

Now, Xiao Chengyu's existence gives them real confidence.

Without needing fabrication or exaggeration, this power is genuinely displayed to the world.

Summer.

Given the massive commotion caused by the zombie crisis in South Korea and the existence of "Xiao Chengyu," they naturally wouldn't be unaware of it.

Videos of the Shadow King have already circulated online and have garnered a huge number of views.

Those who have watched the anime "I Level Up Alone" don't even need to read the announcement from South Korea; just by looking at the abilities this "Shadow King" demonstrates in the video, they can tell which world and which character his power originates from.

[Xiao Chengyu? I think it's Cheng Xiaoyu, even the names are so similar.]

[Names don't matter, ability is! Cheng Xiaoyu, the Shadow King of the World, who "leveled up alone," may not have a third installment yet, but his strength afterward will surpass even the Exploding Star, right?]

[It's not just about exploding planets anymore; it's all about individual units from now on. Infinite universes, infinite time, infinite power, infinite divine power—a war on a purely cosmic scale.]

Is it really that outrageous?

I don't know, some say it's from the multiverse, but I mainly watch anime.

[The point isn't his later power, since he's already in the real world. His original potential, whether high or low, is the same in the real world. What I'm curious about is whether he can still kill monsters, level up, and acquire equipment and skills in the real world. If he can level up like a player in the real world, then it's practically the same as having unlocked a cheat code.]

[I'd be a player in the real world? That would be no different from playing a game; it would be completely reenacting Cheng Xiaoyu's experiences from the story in real life, but that's probably unlikely.]

The player's power essentially originates from the previous Shadow King, but it's not necessarily true that they can't kill monsters and level up in the real world; I feel they can, it's just that everything can't be quantified like in a game.

[But actually, excluding killing monsters to level up, getting equipment, and acquiring skills, the fact that he transforms the dead into his warriors is quite terrifying. In other words, the more wars that break out and the more lives lost, the stronger he becomes.]

[I didn't expect the person who got Cheng Xiaoyu's template to be from the Korean community, but since "I leveled up alone" was their creation, it makes sense.]

It's impossible that they felt nothing when they saw someone in South Korea obtain the "Shadow King Cheng Xiaoyu" template.

After all, Cheng Xiaoyu's potential is undeniable.

Having acquired his template, Xiao Chengyu may not reach Xiao Chengyu's level in the future, but it will not be difficult for him to be among the world's top tier.

Even among all the current holders of celestial treasures in the world, he is considered one of the top. With the help of his Shadow Legion, his strength has reached at least the fourth rank.

Therefore, they could completely understand the South Koreans' almost nationwide celebration, their desire to let the whole world know that they had given birth to a highly promising holder of the multiverse character template.

However, it is clearly impossible to say that South Korea has become the strongest country in the world, or even the leader of the new era, because of the emergence of "Xiao Chengyu".

After all, he's only at the fourth rank right now.

Although there are many mutated creatures in the real world, their rate of improvement is not as fast as that of gifted superhumans.

At least for now, although there are many third-tier mutated creatures, not a single fourth-tier mutated creature has appeared.

They may exist, but the number must be extremely small, otherwise none of them would have been exposed to the public eye.

In this situation, even if he can kill monsters to level up, how many third-tier and second-tier mutated creatures would he need to kill to gain enough "experience" to break through to the "fourth tier" and reach the "fifth tier"?

Furthermore, maintaining the Shadow Legion also requires spiritual energy, especially when it is killed and then resurrected, the amount of spiritual energy required is by no means small.

Compared to other holders of celestial treasures of the same level, his strength is undoubtedly formidable, but his opponents may not necessarily be of the same level.

"Talent," "luck," and "fate" are the three most important things for becoming a strong person in today's world. In some ways, they are even more like "cheating" than the identity of a "player."

Meanwhile, things weren't all unaffected in the Great Xia. The most impactful event was the return of Lu Fa, who had descended into the real world a month ago and led the Netherworld Legion across the Milky Way.

After learning the truth about the real world from Ye Xuan, they first went to the original coordinates of the planet Ares, only to find that there wasn't even a planet there, let alone the Ares civilization.
Afterwards, they traveled to planets they were familiar with, such as Flame Star and Shadow Star. Most of these planets did not have civilizations, and while some did have civilizations, they were not the ones they knew.

(End of this chapter)