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Chapter 509 The Host's Will is Too Strong!

Chapter 517

The system's warning tone was cold and urgent.

Xu Ran's heart sank instantly.

late!

The moment he successfully refined his finger bone, the energy fluctuations that erupted, though weak, were like a beacon in the darkness on this land that had been silent for countless millennia, instantly attracting the attention of this "neighbor".

That skeletal predator has locked onto him!

With a sudden kick from its eight bony legs, its massive body, moving at a speed completely disproportionate to its size, transformed into a white afterimage and hurtled toward Xu Ran's location!

escape?
Xu Ran's Dao Source Finger Bone was still lying quietly in place, unable to move at all! He was just a "soul" who had just entered the Condensation Realm, without even a complete body!
How can we escape?
A direct confrontation?

The opponent was at the Bone Forging Realm, possessing a combat body composed of thirty-four bones, while he only had one finger bone!
This is a doomed situation!
"calm……"

The more dangerous the situation, the clearer Xu Ran's will became. Countless battle experiences over countless eras had long since instilled in him the instinct to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

His gaze swept quickly across the surrounding environment.

He stood in a relatively flat area, surrounded by countless skeletons. To his left and about a kilometer away, a colossal leg bone was embedded diagonally. The leg bone, like a pillar supporting the sky, was hundreds of meters high and covered with cracks as if it had been cleaved by knives and axes, exuding a desolate and domineering ancient aura.

"High-energy reaction source detected!"

[Species: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Remains)]

"Remains Level: Dao Lord Level (Warning! Contains extremely powerful remaining will; touching it results in instant death!)"

Dao Lord level!
Xu Ran's consciousness sharpened. In his previous universe system, this was at least a terrifying existence comparable to his prime!
Even if it is just a leg bone that has been dead for countless eons, the remaining will contained within it is something he cannot touch in his current state.

However, crises often also present a unique opportunity for survival!
A crazy plan instantly took shape in Xu Ran's mind.

Instead of running away, he did the opposite!
"System, consume all Dao Source Points and deduce the shortest path to get this finger bone to the side of that dragon-elephant leg bone!"

"Received! Consuming 10 points of Dao Source, initiating path planning and energy projection simulation..."

"Simulation complete! Optimal path planned!"

Almost the instant the system notification sounded, Xu Ran mobilized all the energy he had just obtained from his finger bone without hesitation!
His Dao Source Finger Bone seemed to have transformed into a small engine, compressing all its power to the extreme, and then... it suddenly exploded!
call out!
The gray finger bone, like a pebble launched from a slingshot, transformed into a barely perceptible streak of light, skimming the ground as it shot towards the massive dragon-elephant leg bone!

It makes no sound, nor does it produce dazzling light and shadow; it is simply the purest and ultimate use of power.

And the very next second after he set off.

Boom! ! !

The skeletal predator's massive body slammed heavily onto the spot where he had been standing, its eight sharp bony legs, like spears, deeply embedded in the earth.

Countless ordinary skeletons on the ground were shattered into dust by this attack!

Missed!

Within the massive skull of the skeletal predator, the eerie blue soul fire flickered violently, seemingly in surprise.

It clearly locked onto the source of that energy, so how could it miss its target?
It lowered its head and scanned the ground with its soul fire. Soon, it spotted the faint energy fluctuation that was rapidly moving away.

A small insect?

Within the skeletal predator's soulfire emanated a furious rage of being toyed with. It let out a silent roar, and the shockwave of its soul sent a layer of bone dust flying up from the ground within a hundred meters.

The next moment, it sprang up again, chasing after the tiny finger bone at an even faster speed!

1,000 meters, 800 meters, 500 meters...

The distance is closing rapidly!
Xu Ran could clearly "feel" the suffocating pressure coming closer and closer behind him.

He was like a small boat in a raging storm, which could be smashed to pieces at any moment.

But he remained calm.

His entire focus was fixed on the approaching, colossal dragon-elephant leg bone.

close!

Closer!
When his Dao Source Finger Bone was less than ten meters away from the Dragon Elephant Leg Bone, an indescribable terrifying pressure, like billions of divine mountains, suddenly descended!

That was the lingering echo of the will of a "Dao Lord" level expert!

Just by getting close, Xu Ran felt as if his soul was about to be crushed. Fine cracks appeared on the Dao Source finger bone that had just been refined!
We can't get any closer!
It's now!

Xu Ran's will erupted into a final frenzy at this moment!

He didn't stop. Instead, he forcibly enveloped his Dao Source Finger Bone with his will, withstood the terrifying pressure, and rammed his head into the root of the Dragon Elephant Leg Bone!
At the same time, he released his most primal "wild" aura without reservation, actively and provocatively stabbing at the domineering and incomparable remaining will that was sleeping deep in his leg bone!

"Wake up!!!"

This is a suicidal act!

It's like an ant deliberately provoking a sleeping dragon!

Om-! ! !
It was as if an ancient ferocious beast that had been dormant for hundreds of millions of years had been completely enraged!

A desolate, ancient, domineering, and supremely terrifying will suddenly awakened from the dragon-elephant leg bone!

In that instant, the entire Gengzi No. 73 skeleton domain seemed to freeze.

All the low-level creatures active in this area, whether they were skeletal predators or logical vengeful spirits lurking in the shadows, had their souls frozen and their thoughts halted at this moment, suppressed firmly in place by that domineering will.

The skeletal predator, which had been ferocious just moments before, now stood frozen in mid-air, its massive body stiff. The soul fire in its skull's eye sockets, which had been a violent, eerie blue, instantly turned a terrified, deathly white, flickering violently as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

It regretted it!

It shouldn't have chased after us! It shouldn't have stepped into the slumbering grounds of this ancient king!

In this moment of utter silence, the only one who could barely move was Xu Ran!

Because he was the one who "lit the fire"!
The awakening of the Dragon-Elephant Will unleashed ninety-nine percent of its pressure upon this reckless provocateur. However, it was precisely because he had actively released his "wild" aura that he resonated faintly with this will—both possessing extremely domineering and all-consuming attributes. It was this subtle resonance that prevented him from being instantly crushed to ashes.

He endured the excruciating pain of his soul about to shatter, and with his last bit of strength, controlled his Dao Source Finger Bone. With a clever turn, it traced an arc along the surface of the dragon-elephant leg bone and circled around to its...back side!
And that poor skeletal predator was frozen right in front of the dragon-elephant leg bone!
It became Xu Ran's shield!

The awakened dragon-elephant will is chaotic and furious; it has no clear thinking, only the instinct to be offended.

All it knew was that something had disturbed its peaceful sleep.

Its anger needs an outlet!

So it "saw" the "piece of rubbish" right in front of it, which exuded a disgusting, chaotic aura.

boom! ! !
An invisible, yet powerful, force of will erupted from the dragon-elephant leg bone and slammed into the skeletal predator!

"Click... click click..."

A series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out.

The skeletal predator, which Xu Ran considered incredibly powerful and possessed thirty-four bones, couldn't even put up a fight. Its body, pieced together from countless bones, broke apart inch by inch and collapsed section by section!
Finally, with a silent, unwilling howl, it disintegrated, turning into countless bone fragments flying everywhere and a ball of pure, ghostly blue soul fire!
one strike!
With just a wisp of remaining will, a single strike instantly killed a monster at the Bone Forging Realm!

This is the power of the "Lord of the Dao"!
After unleashing this attack, the terrifying will within the dragon-elephant leg bone seemed to have exhausted its power, receding slowly like the tide and falling back into silence.

The suffocating pressure around them vanished.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Only the scattered bone fragments and the unclaimed soul fire silently floating in the air testified to the terrifying events that had just occurred.

"Cough...cough..."

Xu Ran's will fluctuated violently, and a series of weak coughs could be heard.

His Dao Source Finger Bone was covered with cracks, almost on the verge of breaking. His Soul Fire had also dimmed to an extreme degree, as if it would be extinguished at any moment.

He won this high-stakes gamble.

But the cost is also enormous.

He mustered his last bit of strength, controlling his tattered finger bones, and slowly "floated" towards that ball of pure soul fire.

This is the essence of the skeleton predator!
He opened his "mouth" and swallowed the ball of soul fire in one gulp!

He opened his "mouth" and swallowed the ball of soul fire in one gulp!

boom!
A torrent of cold, violent, and chaotic souls instantly shattered Xu Ran's already crumbling willpower. It was not just pure energy, but also mixed with the fragmented memories, resentment, and most primal killing instincts of countless beings that the Bone Predator had devoured throughout its life.

In an instant, Xu Ran's consciousness seemed to be thrown into a blood-red furnace composed of billions of wronged souls.

Countless distorted faces flashed before his eyes, emitting silent shrieks. Some were monsters of the same kind as the Bone Predators, some were bizarre creatures lurking deep within the sea of ​​bones, and even some… remnants of unknown intelligent races bearing traces of civilization. Their fear, resentment, and rage in life had now transformed into the most vicious curses, determined to completely assimilate and tear Xu Ran, this outsider, apart!
"A bunch of...loser's wails."

Xu Ran's core will, amidst that crimson ocean, remained like an ancient, unyielding reef. No matter how fierce the winds and waves, he stood firm. He had witnessed the birth and death of the universe, and withstood the annihilation of higher dimensions; this shock to his soul, though perilous, was insufficient to shake his very foundation.

"Wilderness devours all things and suppresses all spirits. Your resentment and hatred will become my resources!"

A gray, primal aura of "desolation" emanated from the depths of his will. It was neither fiery nor domineering, yet it carried an air of "end" and "return to nothingness" that seemed to transcend all laws. The violent remnant souls, upon contact with this gray aura, reacted as if encountering a natural enemy, emitting even more shrill screams—not of attack, but of fear stemming from the very depths of their being.

They were ground, decomposed, and reduced to the purest essence of the soul, which was then greedily absorbed by Xu Ran's will.

"Warning! High concentration of alien soul source detected. Analysis in progress..."

"Analysis complete. Soul source composition: original soul (73%), aggregate of resentment (21%), fragmented memories (6%)."

"The Primordial Dao Bone Scripture: Concentration Chapter has started operating automatically and has begun refining the alien soul source..."

"Refining in progress... 1%... 5%... 15%..."

The system's notification sounded like heavenly music. Xu Ran immediately focused his mind and fully cooperated with the operation of the cultivation technique. He used the origin of "Wilderness" as a millstone and the mental cultivation method of the "Primordial Dao Bone Scripture" as a guide, and began to systematically "digest" this massive soul source.

This process is like throwing a piece of ore mixed with countless impurities into a divine furnace, removing the dross and refining it into steel.

His soul fire, at a speed visible to the naked eye, went from being as faint as a flickering candle in the wind to becoming stable and solid, and then began to slowly grow stronger. The Dao Source Finger Bone, which was originally on the verge of breaking, was also nourished by the Soul Source Energy, and the fine cracks were repaired and healed little by little, even becoming stronger than before, and the "desolate" Dao patterns on it became more and more profound and mysterious.

After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of resentment was completely eradicated and the last wisp of soul essence was fully absorbed, Xu Ran's consciousness suddenly became clear.

His "vision" became clearer than ever before, and his perception range expanded from a radius of a hundred meters to several thousand meters. The strength of his soul was more than a hundred times stronger than before he refined his finger bones!
"Soul Source Refinement Complete!"

"The host's willpower has greatly increased, and his soul has been stabilized. He has officially entered the first level of the Primordial Dao Bone Scripture: Minor Completion of the Condensation Realm!"

"Daoyuan's finger bone repair is complete, and its toughness has increased."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Bone Fiend (thirty-four strands)."

Bone Fiend: The essence of the bones of creatures in the Bone Forging Realm is condensed, making it an excellent material for forging Dao bones.

Xu Ran's "gaze" fell upon the ravaged battlefield. After the skeletal predators were blasted apart by the Dao Lord's will, they left behind a pile of pale white bone fragments. In his perception, each slightly larger bone fragment was surrounded by a wisp of invisible gray-black malevolent energy, which was the "bone malevolent energy".

Thirty-four bones, thirty-four strands of bone evil.

This is the capital he has to step into the "Bone Forging Realm"!

"The Bone Forging Realm, using the bones of the Dao Source as a foundation, melts and refines all bones to reshape my body..."

Xu Ran silently recited the mental cultivation method of the second level of the "Primordial Dao Bone Scripture". His plan was clear: first, use these bone spirits to forge a complete hand for himself.

Bone Demon.

Thirty-four bones, thirty-four strands of bone evil.

This is the capital he has to step into the "Bone Forging Realm"!

"The Bone Forging Realm, using the bones of the Dao Source as a foundation, melts and refines all bones to reshape my body..."

Xu Ran silently recited the mental cultivation method of the second level of the "Primordial Dao Bone Scripture". His plan was clear: first, use these bone spirits to forge a complete hand for himself.

(End of this chapter)