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Chapter 516 The Skeleton King!

Chapter 524

His body seemed to have transformed into a black hole that devoured everything!

The Skeleton King's all-pervasive "will to die" was forcibly severed, annihilated, and devoured the moment it came within three feet of his body by the even more domineering "final" force!
He is like a reef in a stormy sea, unmoved by wind and rain!
"what?!"

The skeletal king was shocked once again.

Its "Soul Domain" is its strongest trump card! It is the foundation of its status as a Burning Fire Realm expert! Within its Soul Domain, it is invincible!
But this guy in front of me actually managed to carve out an inviolable "absolute domain" within my soul domain by relying on his own strange "Dao"!
This is no longer a provocation, but a trampling on its "Tao"!

"I don't believe it!!"

The Skeleton King went completely mad.

It raised the white bone scepter in its hand, and a dazzling, eerie blue light shone from the top of the scepter.

"Spear of the Dead!"

A ten-meter-long, dark blue spear, formed entirely from a high concentration of death will and soul fire power, slowly took shape in front of it.

The spear was covered with countless wailing, twisted faces of vengeful spirits, emanating a terrifying aura capable of freezing the very soul!
This is its most powerful strike! It's a killing move that can threaten even a mid-stage Burning Fire Realm expert of the same level!
"Turn to nothingness for me!"

call out--!
The spear of the dead cleaved through the distance of space, carrying a mournful whistle, and arrived in front of Xu Ran in an instant!

Faced with this devastating attack, Xu Ran showed no fear whatsoever.

His mind was completely clear.

All his strength, all his will, all his insights, converged on his right arm at this moment.

The arm that had fused the power of the dragon and elephant, the power of the void, the power of desolation, and the power of the mutated soul fire, at this moment, lost all its brilliance and became plain and unadorned, as if it were just a piece of the most ordinary dark gray bone.

Back to Basics!

"The Tao is meant to break the rules."

"Force is used to crush everything."

"My attack is called..."

Xu Ran slowly threw a punch.

His movements were so slow that you could almost see every inch of the trajectory of his fist.

But this seemingly slow punch seemed to have triggered some ineffable principle of the universe.

"...The creation of heaven and earth!"

Boom! ! !

The moment his fist was thrown out, the colossal pillar behind him, the ancient dragon-elephant leg bone that he had polished to reveal a patch of, suddenly erupted with an unprecedented, dazzling jade-white divine light!
A vast, boundless, and domineering will seemed to have traversed billions of years of time and space, completely awakening from its slumber!
That will was not directed at anyone; it simply resonated with Xu Ran's supreme punch!
Om-!
A visible, pure white shockwave, composed entirely of "force," erupted from Xu Ran's fist!

It lacks earth-shattering momentum and dazzling brilliance.

It simply... moves forward.

Then, smash everything in its path!
The "Spear of the Dead," which contained all the power of the Skeleton King, was like ice and snow under the sun in the face of this jade-white shockwave. It could not even put up a moment's resistance before it was completely destroyed, disintegrated, and turned into the most primitive energy particles from the most basic structural level!
The jade-white shockwave continued its forward momentum without diminishing!

"No...impossible! This is...the power of the Dao Lord!!"

At this moment, the soul fire in the eyes of the Skeleton King was swallowed up by boundless fear and despair!

It wanted to escape, to hide, but its body, its will, and even its proud "soul domain" were all pinned to the spot and unable to move under the overwhelming force of that pure "power"!
It could only watch helplessly as the jade-white light wave, representing destruction, passed through its "soul domain," through its bone throne, and finally, through its body.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

After a breath.

Click.

A soft sound.

A thin crack appeared on the skeletal king's ten-meter-tall body, starting from between its eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, cracks spread across its entire body like a spider web.

boom……

The once-powerful overlord of the Skeleton Realm, a strongman of the Burning Fire Realm, along with his throne built from countless bones, silently turned into dust that drifted away with the wind.

"Successfully defeated the 'Skeleton King'!"

"Kill someone of a higher level! Rewards doubled!"

"Received: 10000 units of Bone Essence!"

"Obtained: Complete Soulfire Seed (Burning Flame Realm - Death) *1!"

"Obtained: Law Fragment (Death) *1!"

"Obtained: Lord-level Bone Core *1!"

"Breakthrough in the Primordial Dao Bone Scripture! Current Realm: Minor Completion of the Bone Forging Realm!"

"'Arm of Nirvana' Evolution Level: 40%!"

"My understanding of the 'Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison' divine power has deepened, and I can now concentrate it on my arms!"

A massive amount of information flooded Xu Ran's mind.

An unprecedented sense of power filled every inch of his bones. After absorbing the immense and boundless essence of the Skeleton King, his cultivation level finally broke through the bottleneck, advancing from the beginner stage to the minor completion stage!
Although it was only a small improvement in realm, his strength underwent a tremendous change!
puff.

Xu Ran knelt down on one knee, panting heavily.

The "Opening Heaven" punch almost drained all his strength and will, and even overdrawn a portion of his essence.

But he won!
With only the initial stage of the Bone Forging Realm, he fought head-on and defeated three powerful enemies in succession. In the end, he defied the heavens and completely annihilated a Lord of the Burning Fire Realm!

Such a record, if it were to spread, would be enough to shake the entire Skeleton Domain!
He slowly raised his head and looked into the distance.

A hundred miles away, atop Bone Mountain.

The feathers on that raven's entire body stood on end due to extreme fear!

Its eyes, flashing with red light, reflected the scene of the skeletal monarch turning to ashes; deep within its pupils lay endless regret and horror!

It's over! Everything is over!

Its greatest reliance, its most powerful ally, was cleanly and decisively wiped out by the "tool" it had brought in itself!

Not only did it fail to kill its enemy by using someone else's knife, it also created an invincible demon god for itself!

"escape!"

This was the only thought on the mind of the Bone Raven at that moment.

Without the slightest hesitation, it flapped its wings and was about to transform into a streak of black light to escape this place of trouble.

However, the moment it set off, a chilling thought, spanning hundreds of miles, clung to it like a leech.

"The contract is not over yet."

“My ‘work’ still needs your witness, as the ‘gravekeeper’.”

Xu Ran's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

Bai Guya's body suddenly stiffened, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

It knew that it had no way out.

Xu Ran ignored the terrified crow. He struggled to his feet, dragging his weary body, and walked step by step back to the colossal pillar that supported the sky—the ancient dragon-elephant leg bone.

Xu Ran ignored the terrified crow. He struggled to his feet, dragging his weary body, and walked step by step back to the colossal pillar that supported the sky—the ancient dragon-elephant leg bone.

Stars and rivers flow, and eternity fades into nothingness. This desolate wasteland seems to have remained unchanged since time immemorial, except for this colossal bone, weathered by countless years, which still stands, as if telling a forgotten myth.

The "Opening Heaven" punch just now seemed to be Xu Ran's own power, but he knew perfectly well that if it weren't for the resonance of this giant bone at the last moment, which triggered that vast will that crossed time and space, he would have already been reduced to dust under that "Spear of the Dead".

He overspent, but the rewards were equally revolutionary.

"The Taichu Daogu Jing: Minor Success in the Bone Forging Realm".

"Skeletal origin: 11850 units."

"The Arm of Nirvana and Annihilation: 40% evolution level, incorporating the characteristics of 'Berserk' and 'Death', possessing high resistance to attacks of the Soul Fire and Curse types."

"Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Divine Power: With deeper comprehension, it can be concentrated in both arms."

"Newly acquired items: Complete Soulfire Seed (Burning Flame Realm - Death), Law Fragment (Death), Lord-level Bone Core."

This was not merely an improvement in data, but a leap in the level of life itself. Under the influence of a massive amount of primordial energy, every inch of his bones shimmered with a jade-like luster, far surpassing their former strength. Especially his arms, under the blessing of the "Dragon and Elephant Suppressing Prison" divine power, faintly had the shapes of dragons and elephants coiling around them, and every move he made carried a heavy and domineering force capable of suppressing mountains and rivers.

He reached out his left hand and gently stroked the cold, rough surface of the giant bone.

This is the place he "wiped" day after day. Now, the jade-white radiance has spread out, reaching a height of more than a person, like a flawless piece of divine jade inlaid on the gray and decaying bones.

Om-!
The instant his palms touched, a torrent of information, far clearer and more powerful than ever before, surged down his arm and into the core of his will!

That wasn't a cultivation technique, nor a supernatural power, but rather fragmented memories filled with sorrow and defiance... imprints of memory!
Boom!

Xu Ran's consciousness seemed to be pulled into a chaotic ancient battlefield.

The sky was shattered, the earth was cracked, and countless stars fell like dust, turning into the most dazzling fireworks in the universe.

He "saw" a colossal beast beyond description. It stood on the netherworld, its head reaching the heavens, its four legs like pillars supporting a collapsing world. Its body was larger than a galaxy, and with each breath, it caused the river of time to ripple.

Primordial Dragon and Elephant!

This is the true owner of this leg bone!

Opposite the dragon and elephant was an endless, indescribable "thing". It seemed to be a surging "flesh and blood", or a twisted "rule", exuding a foul aura that caused all things to wither and the Great Dao to decay.

"Roar!"

The dragon and elephant unleashed a roar that shook the ages. It was not merely a sound, but an indomitable will, a steadfast commitment to protection. With its own body, it withstood the erosion of filth, striving for a final glimmer of life for the shattered world behind it.

The war was extremely brutal.

Xu Ran "saw" that one of the dragon and elephant's eyes was pierced by filth, turning into a void of black holes. He "saw" that its indestructible back was cleaved open by a black blade of light that came from an unknown place, creating a wound that stretched across the heavens and the earth.

But it never retreated a single step!
Its power is pure, vast, and domineering. It is the ultimate manifestation of the great Dao of "power," capable of shattering galaxies and suppressing all laws with a single punch or kick!
Finally, the picture freezes.

The Primordial Dragon Elephant used its last strength, one of its leg bones shattering and transforming into a divine light that pierced through heaven and earth, pinning that filthy flesh and blood firmly to the core of a broken continent.

And it itself, its enormous body, slowly disintegrated in the endless battles, turning into cosmic dust.

Only that indomitable fighting spirit and the "power" that has suppressed all ages are forever imprinted in this broken bone!
Xu Ran's consciousness suddenly returned. He was still standing in front of the giant bone, but in his eyes, it seemed that the overwhelming fighting spirit of the ancient dragon elephant had also ignited!
It turns out that this so-called "Gengzi No. 73 Remains Area" was not formed naturally.

This is a grave!
It is a place of exile, with the leg bone of an ancient dragon-elephant serving as a monument, suppressing some forbidden existence!
These skeletal beings are nothing more than pathetic products of the great war, corrupted by the filth of that time. They are the unconscious guardians and prisoners of this cemetery.

"So... this is the truth." Xu Ran murmured to himself.

His path was "return to nothingness," "the end." He once believed that all things in this world would eventually return to death and silence.

But today, he saw a different path.

That was "suppression," that was "protection," that was "unyielding" in knowing it was impossible yet still doing it!
"My path is not yet complete."

At this moment, Xu Ran's state of mind underwent an unprecedented transformation. He was no longer merely striving to become stronger or devour for the sake of devouring. A seed called "belief" had been planted in his heart.

"quack……"

A hoarse, unpleasant cry interrupted Xu Ran's thoughts.

The bone-worshipping raven had flown close by sometime during the night, landing tremblingly on a piece of broken bone, its head bowed, and it faced Xu Ran with an almost fawning attitude.

"Great...Great strongman, according to the 'Gravekeeper's' contract, you have defeated the lord of this place, you...you are now the new king of 'Geng Seventy-Three Corpse Domain'!"

The worship of the bone crow is filled with awe and fear.

It witnessed Xu Ran's earth-shattering punch, which not only shattered the Skeleton King's body but also completely shattered all its hopes and calculations.

In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy or trickery appears pale and powerless.

“King?” Xu Ran turned around, his empty eye sockets staring calmly at it. “I have no interest in that title.”

His voice was calm, yet it made the soul fire of the Bone Raven shrink.

"I only ask you," Xu Ran's thoughts, like a cold, sharp knife, pressed against the core of the Bone Raven's will, "what exactly is this 'Gravekeeper's Contract' you speak of? Who made this contract?"

(End of this chapter)