Chapter 1148 - 522: The Erosion of Desolation

Chapter 522

"The loophole in the contract must be used. ’Cleaning’ the dragon elephant leg bone didn’t say there can’t be ’helpers’."

It suddenly raised its head, letting out a sharp, melodious crow that seemed to pierce through the Nine Netherworld!

Craaa—!

This crow transformed into an invisible ripple, instantly spreading to every corner of the "Geng Number Seventy-Three Bone Domain."

This is the summoning signal!

The highest command of the "Tomb Guardian" force!

...

Meanwhile, Xu Ran, who was concentrating on "wiping the bone," suddenly felt his heart tighten.

He heard the crow.

A strong sense of unease surged from deep within his core of will.

"What does that crow... want to do?"

Xu Ran immediately stopped his actions, activated "Deathly Silence of Gui Xu," and instantly dropped his aura to freezing point, vigilantly "looking" around.

He did not believe that the cunning crow would have any good intentions.

Indeed, in the next moment, a sudden change erupted!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

From the distant horizon came a series of dull, thunderous footsteps.

The ground began to tremble violently.

In three different directions, three colossal skeleton giant beasts were rushing towards the position where the dragon elephant leg bone was located, with heavy steps!

On the left side, there was a skeleton giant crocodile over a hundred meters long. Each of its bones seemed metallic black, covered with scars like those from knife strikes and axe hits, exuding dense evil qi. Its jaw was especially gigantic, capable of biting a mountain in half.

On the right, there was a bone winged demon ape with wings. It stood fifty meters tall, entirely bleak white, its eye sockets burning with two clusters of ghostly blue soul fire. Its arms were extremely long, nearly brushing the ground, each swing creating a sonic boom that tore through the air.

In the front, the most terrifying of all, was... a Skeleton King!

It had a humanoid form, towering at ten meters, seated on a "Bone Throne" made from countless bones and resentful souls. It wore a crown polished from a fierce beast’s spine, and draped with a ragged cloak tanned from the hide of some unknown creature. In its hand, it held a massive white bone scepter carved from an entire giant beast’s leg bone.

Its aura was entirely different from those ordinary bone predators around!

It was a kind of presence filled with "wisdom" and "majesty," belonging to a superior being! Wherever it passed, the lesser skeleton creatures cowered on the ground, trembling in fear!

"Detected a high-energy entity cluster!"

[Species: Black Iron Bone Crocodile (Elite Level)]

[Level: Great Success in Bone Forging Realm (Evil Qi Tempering Body)]

[Species: Winged Demon Ape (Leader Level)]

[Level: Perfection in Bone Forging Realm (Soul Fire Mutation)]

[Species: Skeleton King (Lord Level)]

"Level: Early Stage in Burning Fire Realm!"

"Description: A dominant force in the bone domain, its soul fire ignited, possessing complete intelligence, capable of commanding a skeleton army. It’s one of the core members of the ’Tomb Guardian’ force."

Xu Ran’s will instantly sank to rock bottom.

Burning Fire Realm!

This had already surpassed the Bone Forging Realm, existing on a higher dimension!

Bone Forging is about tempering oneself, for the "ordinary." Burning Fire is about igniting the divine soul, transforming into the "extraordinary!"

The difference between them is as vast as the sky and the earth!

These three mighty skeleton creatures obviously heeded the summoning of the Bone Crow, coming to "take a share of the spoils!"

"What a clever Bone Crow! What a scheme of using a borrowed knife to kill!"

Xu Ran instantly understood the malicious intent of the opponent.

It is restricted by the "contract" and cannot act against him directly. But it can summon "companions" to "help" clean the dragon elephant leg bone.

Eventually, the area he painstakingly cleared would be occupied by these creatures, absorbing the Daoist Master’s will, and he would either be crushed to death by them or stand by helplessly watching!

Even if in the process of "helping," one of them "accidentally" broke him, the feeble skeleton creature, it would completely make sense!

"You want to steal my fortune? Even take my life?"

Xu Ran’s eyes flashed with a chilling intent to kill.

His whole life has been fighting the heavens, the earth, and stronger foes! He never feared challenges!

Run?

Behind him was his only chance of survival, his supreme Dao Foundation that could defy fate! He had nowhere to retreat!

The only choice was... battle!

Before they could encircle, taking the initiative, striking a wing!

Xu Ran’s gaze instantly locked on the imposing yet relatively lower-level "Black Iron Bone Crocodile" on the left!

"It’s you!"

Just as the three skeleton giant beasts were still a thousand meters away from the dragon elephant leg bone, Xu Ran moved!

He did not opt for passive defense, instead choosing a proactive attack!

"Deathly Silence of Gui Xu!"

His figure instantly disappeared from the shadow beneath the dragon elephant leg bone, completely merging into the concept of "deathly silence" in the environment.

The next moment, he appeared like a ghost, silently and unseen, ahead of the rampaging route of the Black Iron Bone Crocodile, lurking behind an inconspicuous pile of beast bones.

The Black Iron Bone Crocodile had low intelligence, filled only with the longing for Dao Master’s bones, completely oblivious that the shadow of death had already enveloped it.

Closer!

Five hundred meters!

Three hundred meters!

One hundred meters!

Now!

As the massive body of the Black Iron Bone Crocodile was about to roll past the pile of bones where he hid, Xu Ran suddenly erupted!