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Chapter 514 The Erosion of the Wilderness!

Chapter 522

“The loopholes in the contract must be exploited. There was no stipulation that ‘helpers’ could not be involved in ‘cleaning’ the dragon-elephant leg bones.”

It suddenly raised its head and let out a sharp, melodious crow that seemed to pierce through the deepest hell!

Phew——!
The crow's cry transformed into an invisible ripple, instantly spreading to every corner of the entire "Gengzi No. 73 Skeleton Domain".

This is a call to arms!
This is the highest order belonging to the "Gravekeepers" faction!
……

At the same time, Xu Ran, who was focused on "brushing his bones," suddenly felt a chill.

He heard the cawing of a crow.

A strong sense of unease surged up from the depths of his will.

"What...is that crow trying to do?"

Xu Ran immediately stopped what he was doing, activated "The Silence of Returning to the Void", instantly lowered his aura to freezing point, and warily "looked" around.

He didn't believe that the cunning owl had any good intentions.

Sure enough, the next moment, something unexpected happened!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the distant horizon, a series of deep, thunderous footsteps echoed.

The ground began to tremble violently.

From three different directions, three enormous skeletal beasts were seen galloping heavily toward the location of the dragon-elephant leg bone!

On the left is a gigantic crocodile skeleton over a hundred meters long. Every bone is a metallic black, covered with deep, jagged scars, exuding a menacing aura. Its lower jaw is particularly massive; when it opens and closes, it seems capable of biting a mountain in half.

To the right was a skeletal demonic ape with wings sprouting from its ribs. It stood fifty meters tall, its entire body deathly pale, with two eerie blue soul flames burning in its eye sockets. Its arms were extremely long, almost touching the ground, and each swing created a sonic boom that tore through the air.

And directly in front of them, the most terrifying one, was... a skeletal king!
It possesses a humanoid form, standing ten meters tall, and sits atop a "bone throne" pieced together from countless skeletons and vengeful spirits. It wears a crown crafted from the spine of a ferocious beast and a tattered cloak made from the skin of some unknown creature. In its hand, it grasps a massive bone scepter carved from a single leg bone of a colossal beast.

Its aura was completely different from that of the ordinary skeletal predators around it!

It was an aura of "wisdom" and "majesty," belonging to those in power! Wherever it passed, the inferior skeletal creatures all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling in fear!
"High-energy unit cluster detected!"

Species: Black Iron-boned Crocodile (Elite)

[Realm: Great Perfection of Bone Forging Realm (Body Tempering with Killing Aura)]

[Species: Two-Winged Demon Ape (Leader-level)]

[Realm: Perfected Bone Forging Realm (Soul Flame Mutation)]

[Species: Skeleton King (Lord-level)]

"Realm: Early Stage of the Blazing Flame Realm!"

"Description: A hegemon in the Bone Realm, who has ignited his soul fire and gained complete intelligence, capable of commanding an army of skeletons. He is one of the core members of the 'Gravekeeper' faction."

Xu Ran's will instantly sank to the bottom.

The Realm of Blazing Fire!
This has already surpassed the scope of the Bone Forging Realm; it is an existence at a higher level!

Forging bones is about tempering oneself, becoming "ordinary".

Igniting the fire is to ignite the soul and transform it into the "extraordinary"!
The two are worlds apart!

These three powerful skeletal creatures were clearly summoned by the Bone Raven and came to "get a share of the pie"!

"What a cunning bastard! What a master of using someone else to do his dirty work!"

Xu Ran instantly understood the other party's sinister intentions.

It is bound by the "contract" and cannot directly attack him. However, it can summon "companions" to "help" clean the dragon-elephant leg bones.

When the time comes, the area I painstakingly cleared will be occupied by these guys, who will absorb the Dao Lord's will. And I, the most crucial "tool," will either be crushed to death by them, or I can only watch helplessly from the sidelines!

Even if, in the process of "helping," they "accidentally" broke their own weak skeletal creatures, it would be perfectly logical!

"You want to steal my destiny? And take my life?"

A chilling killing intent flashed in Xu Ran's eyes.

His entire life was a struggle against the heavens, against the earth, and against the stronger! He was never afraid of challenges!

run?
Behind him lay his only chance of survival, the supreme foundation upon which he could defy fate! He had nowhere to retreat!

The only option is... war!

Before they can encircle us, strike first and cut off one of their wings!
Xu Ran's gaze instantly locked onto the "Black Iron Bone Crocodile" on the left, which was aggressive but had the lowest cultivation level!
"You are the one!"

Just when the three skeletal behemoths were still a thousand meters away from the dragon-elephant leg bone, Xu Ran made a move!
Instead of choosing passive defense, he chose to take the initiative!
"The desolation of returning to the ruins!"

His figure vanished instantly from the shadow of the dragon-elephant leg bone, completely merging into the "dead silence" of the environment.

The next moment, he appeared silently, like a ghost, ahead of the black iron-bone crocodile's running path, lurking behind a pile of inconspicuous animal bones.

The Black Iron Bone Crocodile was not very intelligent and was filled with desire for the Dao Lord's remains. It was completely unaware that the shadow of death had already enveloped it.

close!

Five hundred meters!
Three hundred meters!
One hundred meters!

It's now!

Just as the massive body of the Black Iron Bone Crocodile was about to crush past the pile of bones where he was hiding, Xu Ran suddenly sprang up!

"Dragon and Elephant Suppress the Prison!"

"Return to Nothingness... Annihilation Thrust!"

Xu Ran concentrated all his power into his right arm.

At this moment, the dark gray "Arm of Return to Nothingness" completely concealed its brilliance, as if it had transformed into a simple and unadorned gray bone spear.

But the five finger bones at his fingertips, which were imbued with the power of "Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison", shone with a dazzling jade-white light!

He perfectly combined the power of "Return to the Ruins" to end the world with the power of "Dragon and Elephant" to suppress the prison, turning it into this supreme strike!
puff!

There was absolutely no delay!
Xu Ran's bone hand, like a red-hot knife cutting into butter, easily pierced through the Black Iron Bone Crocodile's supposedly indestructible black bone armor, which had been forged by countless baleful auras!

The power of "Return to Nothingness" annihilated the law-based defenses on the bone armor.

The power of the "Dragon and Elephant" completely annihilated it from a physical perspective!
"Roar……?"

The Black Ironbone Crocodile, with its sluggish senses, hadn't even realized what was happening yet; it only felt a chill under its ribs.

Xu Ran's attack landed without any pause!

He twisted his arm violently!
"Desolation...devouring!" Boom!
The Black Ironbone Crocodile's massive body suddenly stiffened.

Immediately afterwards, centered on the spot where Xu Ran's arm was pierced, a visible gray color spread wildly like a plague!
Click! Click! Click!

Under this domineering and unparalleled devouring power, the Black Iron Bone Crocodile's hard black iron skeleton rapidly collapsed and disintegrated like a sand sculpture, turning into the purest bone essence and evil energy, which was frantically absorbed by Xu Ran's "Return to the Void and Annihilation Arm"!
It all happened in the time it takes to breathe.

An elite-level skeletal behemoth that had reached the Great Perfection of the Bone Forging Realm vanished into thin air without even being able to utter a complete lament!

All that remained was a flurry of gray ashes.

"Successfully killed the 'Black Iron Bone Crocodile'!"

"Received: 1200 units of Bone Essence!"

"Obtained: 3 Low-grade Evil Qi Crystals!"

"'Arm of Nirvana' Evolution Level: 15%!"

An unprecedented sense of power surged through Xu Ran's entire body.

After absorbing this massive source of power, his arm became even stronger, and his strength increased dramatically!

This is the domineering nature of the "Wilderness" way!

We will fight to sustain our strength! We will grow stronger with each battle!
This sudden turn of events caused the two-winged demonic apes and the skeletal kings from the other two directions to stop in their tracks.

The winged demon ape's eerie blue soul flame flickered violently, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

For the first time, the skeletal king, seated on the throne of bones, shifted its deep gaze from the dragon-elephant leg bone to Xu Ran, this insignificant being whom it had previously completely ignored.

"what?"

A majestic yet cold thought echoed in the air.

"This little thing is quite interesting... It actually knows how to launch sneak attacks and possesses such a bizarre ability to devour."

The skeletal king did not seem angry about the death of its companion; instead, its tone carried a condescending mockery, as if it were admiring a plaything.

In its view, Xu Ran's behavior was nothing more than the dying struggle of an ant.

"Since you've chosen to die, then I, the King, will first eliminate this eyesore of an insect before enjoying this Daoist feast!"

The skeletal king raised his bone scepter and pointed it at Xu Ran.

"The dead...resurrected!"

Rumble!
As its cold words fell, the ground around Xu Ran began to tremble violently.

One by one, pale white hand bones emerged from the ground, followed by broken skeletons that were awakened from their slumber and stood up unsteadily!
Skeleton Warriors, Skeleton Hounds, Skeleton Archers...

In just a few breaths, hundreds of skeleton soldiers of various shapes appeared all around Xu Ran. In their empty eye sockets, faint soul fires of the same origin as the Skeleton King burned, surrounding Xu Ran completely!

This is necromancy! It's one of the signature abilities of a Fire Realm expert!

"Use a sea of ​​bones to deal with me?"

Xu Ran looked at the densely packed skeletons and cannon fodder around him, but instead of being afraid, he sneered.

"Exactly what I want!"

What he fears least is group battles!
"Desolate... Domain!"

Xu Ran slammed the Dao Source Finger Bone in his hand into the ground!

hum-

Centered on him, a gray ripple instantly spread out, covering an area of ​​a hundred meters in radius!

In this area, a strong sense of "desolation" and "death" permeates every inch of space.

The moment the newly awakened skeletal soldiers stepped into this area, the soul fire in their eye sockets began to flicker violently, as if it might be extinguished at any moment. Their bones also began to become brittle and withered at a visible rate, as if all their essence had been drained away!

Xu Ran, on the other hand, thrived in this field!
He felt that his strength, speed, and recovery ability had all been enhanced in every way!

"kill!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Ran rushed into the sea of ​​bones!
His figure transformed into a gray lightning bolt.

"The Arm of Returning to the Void and Annihilation" is his sharpest weapon!
puff!
With a single punch, a towering skeletal warrior, along with its bone shield, was instantly blasted into a shower of bone dust!

Swish!
With his five fingers like claws, he swept across the three skeletal hounds, tearing them in half at the waist, and instantly devouring their life essence!
In this "home field" he created himself, he unleashed a thoroughly enjoyable... massacre!

Every minute, every second, countless skeletal soldiers were blasted apart and devoured by him.

And his aura was rising steadily amidst this frenzied devouring!
"Skeletal Origin +5!"

"Skeletal Origin +8!"

"'Arm of Nirvana' Evolution Level: 16%!"

……

On the distant throne of bones, the skeletal king's mocking expression finally froze.

For the first time, the soul fire in its eyes revealed a solemn expression.

"A domain... This guy is clearly only at the Bone Forging Realm, how could he possibly unleash a domain!"

It can't understand!
The Domain is a high-level ability that only a Burning Fire Realm expert can barely unleash by fusing their own soul fire with the rules of heaven and earth!

A domain... This guy is clearly only at the Bone Forging Realm, how could he possibly unleash a domain!

The skeletal king's eye sockets, burning with soul fire, contracted violently. This was no longer a simple matter of the bizarre; it had touched upon a taboo in its understanding, overturning the ironclad laws of the Skeleton Realm!

The Domain is the authority of the Burning Flame Realm! It is the manifestation of the divine soul's fire interacting with heaven and earth, leveraging the rules of a region. It is proof of a leap in the level of life, the absolute crushing of the "extraordinary" over the "mortal".

How could a being in the Bone Forging Realm, who hasn't even ignited its soul fire, possibly tamper with this power?

"No...this isn't the real domain!"

The Skeleton King was, after all, a regional overlord, and its knowledge far surpassed that of ordinary skeletal beings. It quickly discerned the truth.

Xu Ran's "Wilderness Domain" is not about altering the rules of heaven and earth, but rather more like an extension of... his talent. It is an absolute domain formed by the extreme outward expansion of the domineering and unparalleled "Wilderness" Dao he himself has mastered! Within this region, his "Dao" is the only law!
This is more domineering and consumes more of one's life force than a real domain!
"So that's how it is. It's a pseudo-domain forcibly created by burning one's own essence?" A hint of realization and disdain flickered in the Skeleton King's cold thoughts. "In the end, it's just a heretical method. Let's see how long you can last!"

Without further hesitation, it slammed its bone scepter heavily onto the armrest of the throne.

"Soulfire... Imperial Decree!"

Om-!
An invisible wave of will, centered on the Skeleton King, swept across the entire battlefield in an instant.

The skeletal soldiers, whose soul flames had been dimmed and whose movements sluggish due to the suppression of the "Wasteland," seemed to have been injected with a powerful stimulant. The faint soul flames in their eye sockets suddenly surged, their color changing from the original pale white to an eerie, ghostly blue!
Their bones were no longer dry; instead, they were covered by a layer of dark blue flames, temporarily resisting the erosion of the "Wilderness" path.

(End of this chapter)