Lao Ba spread his wings and soared, carrying Luo Xiu and the others at great speed toward the Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton crawling out from the depths of the earth.
Still dozens of miles away, the Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton appeared as large as a mountain range, striking fear into the hearts of all who saw it. As they drew closer, the sight beca even more soul-shaking.
The nearly two-hundred-ter-tall figure truly stood before them like a great mountain, making one feel utterly insignificant.
With every movent, the ground cracked and mountains crumbled!
However, to Luo Xiu, who had seen the Fire Dragon and the Giant Kun, and even the Flowing Thunder Sky Python, this Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton was nothing remarkable. Still, the eerie aura emanating from the skeleton made even Luo Xiu wary.
When they were still several thousand ters away from the Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton, Lao Ba suddenly landed, unable to advance any further. The gales that battered their faces, laden with the Aura of the Dead, were unbearable.
Even i Ji, a Red Emperor Realm expert, found it difficult to resist and dared not proceed rashly.
"What are you lot still doing here? Run for your lives!" a middle-aged man shouted, suddenly landing in front of Luo Xiu and his companions and urgently ushering them away.
Luo Xiu remained calm and unfazed, asking, "Uncle, what exactly happened up ahead?"
"Sigh, don't even get started," the middle-aged man said, his face a mask of grief and anger. "It's all that little girl's fault. We were digging in the Corpse Nest near The Black Mound, having a good ti, but who could have expected that tyke to dig right into the Soul Devouring Beast's Corpse Nest? She's dood us all!"
"A little girl?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu's brows furrowed. He stared at the burly middle-aged man before him and asked, "What kind of little girl?"
The anxious middle-aged man glanced at Luo Xiu and described her from mory. "Two pigtails, always carrying a bronze pot, a black umbrella, and a broken sword."
"She's overly friendly with everyone she ets and clutches a Bronze Hoe, digging around all day searching for treasure. When we saw that her hoe had treasure-finding abilities, we all followed her to The Black Mound."
"Sigh, who knew we'd encounter such a ss. That Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton is extrely bizarre. Anyone who gets too close will have their soul devoured!"
The middle-aged man spoke quickly, and after finishing, he urged them again, "Hey, young man, don't dawdle, get going! With your level of strength, you're bound to die if you go over there!"
However, Luo Xiu had fallen into deep thought, as if the middle-aged man didn't even exist. Two pigtails, a bronze pot, a black umbrella, a broken sword, a Bronze Hoe… and overly friendly with everyone.
From the middle-aged man's description, Luo Xiu instantly recalled soone—the very person he had co to the Boundless Heavens to find.
"Isn't he describing Dou Dou?!" Master Ping suddenly exclaid, looking at Luo Xiu with an odd expression. "Who else could be so adorably foolish?"
Luo Xiu nodded. That bronze pot and Bronze Hoe must be the Kun-stewing Divine Cauldron and the Acne-Removing Divine Hoe.
"Where is she?" Luo Xiu asked, looking at the middle-aged man.
The man was nearly jumping out of his skin with anxiety. "She's the one who dug up the Soul Devouring Beast! She's probably long gone by now!"
"Hey, young man, there's no ti! That thing is coming this way, run!"
Lao Ba calmly advised, "Fellow Daoist, I know you're anxious, but please calm down first."
"What the hell am I even talking to you for?! How can I not be in a hurry? I'm giving you a kind warning, so don't you dare delay my escape!" the middle-aged man shrieked, jumping up and down.
He leaped up, preparing to flee. "I'm telling you, that Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton is controlled by the Residual Souls of the Heavenly Soldiers buried here! It's terrifying! I'm afraid even an Emperor Realm expert would be done for!"
But no sooner had his words fallen than Luo Xiu flashed forward, flying ahead.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man's eyes widened in disbelief. "Young man, do you have a death wish?!"
"Oh, Uncle Wang, why waste words on these ignorant youths? Let's just run!" another group of cultivators urged as they flew past.
BOOM!
Just then, a deafening explosion erupted.
All the cultivators fleeing in panic jolted and turned around, their eyes widening in shock.
It was an unimaginable sight!
That terrifying Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton had just been kicked to the ground by the young man!
"What... what kind of strength is this?"
"That young man actually..."
The middle-aged man stood dumbstruck, completely flabbergasted.
Lao Ba stood tall and proud, his two bald wings akimbo. "A bunch of weaklings," he said arrogantly. "If you don't have the strength, keep your mouths shut."
At that mont, Luo Xiu stood in the Void, his gaze fixed on the Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton he had knocked to the ground, his brows knitted slightly. From the skeleton, he felt an overwhelming resentnt.
His left eye could even directly see the countless Residual Souls and Wandering Spirits clinging to the bones. The spirits' faces were twisted as they gnashed their teeth and clawed at him.
Luo Xiu's face was expressionless as he stated calmly, "You started this war. As warriors who chose to step onto the battlefield for the factions you served, you should have been prepared for defeat and annihilation."
These words were directed at the Wandering Spirits, a response to their resentnt.
As he finished speaking, Luo Xiu flew forward once more and kicked the enormous skeleton, knocking it to the ground again.
"You have no right to resent anyone."
Despite being knocked down by Luo Xiu's powerful kick, the skeleton remained completely undamaged.
These bones are quite tough. I wonder how they'd work as a fishing rod.
Suddenly, the Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton's massive jaws gaped open, and it spat a beam of light toward Luo Xiu. The beam contained terrifying power capable of piercing mountains and splitting the earth. Even Luo Xiu dared not face it head-on.
Relying on his superior speed, Luo Xiu deftly evaded the beam and imdiately executed the Soul Capturing Technique, directly hunting down the Residual Souls residing within the skeleton.
"If words cannot grant you passage, then violence shall."
The Soul Devouring Beast Skeleton was animated precisely because it was controlled by these Residual Souls. Therefore, by eliminating them, he could solve the problem at its root.
Against Luo Xiu's powerful Divine Soul, the Residual Souls dwelling in the skeleton were wiped out in an instant. The giant, rotting corpse then thunderously collapsed, shaking the very earth.
i Ji suddenly flew over to Luo Xiu. "Your Majesty, may I ask if you would allow to have it?"
"Be my guest." Luo Xiu had no interest in the rotting corpse.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Luo Xiu scanned his surroundings and released his Divine Sense, searching for Dou Dou. But after searching a radius of hundreds of miles, he found nothing and couldn't help but worry.
Could it be true, as the middle-aged man said, that Dou Dou is gone? Or had she escaped in another direction?
Just then, i Ji began to circulate her cultivation technique, and an enormous Gluttonous Law Manifestation materialized in the Void behind her.
The Gluttonous Law Manifestation's gaping maw unleashed a strange Spiritual Power, covering the Soul Devouring Beast's rotting body. In just a few breaths, it had refined the corpse and its inner core into pure, clean energy, which it then devoured.
Little Pouch was extrely distressed. If only that had been refined into Dao Yuan, it would have been wonderful!
The other cultivators also felt a pang of loss. Although the Soul Devouring Beast had been dead for many years, its skeleton was a treasure that could be used to craft Magical Treasures and Weapons. To see it consud like that was such a waste!
Luo Xiu gave i Ji a long, deep look. This woman still has such skills hidden away. The Gluttonous Law Manifestation was extraordinarily complex, vaguely containing the Law's Breath and capable of devouring all things.
i Ji explained, "This is the Gluttonous Divine Art. In the Ancient God Ruins, I was fortunate enough to break through the Gluttonous Sword Array and receive the legacy of the Gluttonous Revered One."
Luo Xiu smiled. "You don't really need to explain that to ."
i Ji replied, "As allies, it's best to be fully aware of each other's strengths."
Shortly after, the two landed on the ground. A group of cultivators imdiately gathered around, eager to fawn over them and curry favor. The power Luo Xiu and i Ji had just displayed was evident to all. Although it was just the tip of the iceberg, it was more than enough to reveal their incredible capabilities.
These two were undoubtedly experts of the Emperor Realm! Such powerful figures were certainly worth cozying up to.
"Asura brat, dare you face in battle!"
Just as the cultivators were showering them with flattery, an angry roar suddenly echoed from the distant sky.
Luo Xiu looked toward the source of the voice, the corners of his lips turning up slightly. This big fish took the bait quickly.
i Ji said, "The newcors are likely the Swordfire Divine Sect's first-generation Elder, an expert of the Red Emperor Realm, and the Heavenly Moon Cult's first-generation Offering."
Hearing i Ji's words, the middle-aged man froze. He exchanged glances with the other cultivators, and they all promptly scattered into the distance, terrified of being associated with Luo Xiu. They looked back at him with pitying gazes.
By now, everyone knew that the Swordfire Divine Sect and the Heavenly Moon Cult had joined the Three Thousand Alliance founded by Emperor Hao. These two factions were already colossal powers, and now, with the backing of the Heaven Azure Empire, they were strong enough to dominate the Three Thousand Worlds.
Anyone who offended these two forces was dood to die.
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