Standing within the walls of Tree God Country, Li Muyang's gaze was icy as he watched the unending tide of zombies surge through the city.
He thought back to the sight he had witnessed outside the sanctuary of the ark.
The lands beyond the ark, roamed by ferocious and bloodthirsty zombies, represented a world where hope had perished.
He once believed that within the ark, traces of life's spark still lingered, vibrant at least in Tree God Country here with its living people.
But it turned out that here too were only zombies...
Soaring into the air, Li Muyang effortlessly leapt over the tumultuous zombie tide and landed in the center of the city.
There stood a magnificent Divine Temple, within which a golden statue of the Tree God was enshrined.
Li Muyang lifted the seal of the Divine Temple, discovering a sealed box underground. Upon unveiling the box, a stream of golden light ascended and bathed him in its glow.
Flesh rapidly regenerated on the bones of Li Muyang's right leg.