Chapter 1151 - 523: Enslavement! (Part 2)

"Ah——!"

The Winged Demon Ape let out an extremely piercing wail, its prized arm bones, tempered countless times by Soul Fire, were shattered inch by inch by this simple yet pure strike!

How is this possible!

It is at the Perfection level of the Bone Forging Realm! Just one step away from the Burning Fire Realm! How could it be crushed like this, in pure power, by someone who has just entered the Bone Forging Realm?!

It couldn’t comprehend, that force had already transcended the realm’s boundaries; it was a crushing power from the essence of life, sourced from the "Dao"!

Severely injured by a single blow, yet Xu Ran’s offensive was as relentless as a raging storm!

"My turn!"

He stepped forward, his figure ghostlike, closing in on the massive body of the Winged Demon Ape, stiffened from pain.

"Gui Xu... Nirvana Claw!"

His right hand transformed into the sharpest weapon, slashing fiercely across the chest of the Winged Demon Ape!

Rip!

The hard ribs were easily torn apart, as if made of paper!

Xu Ran’s arm didn’t stop for a moment, it reached straight into the chest cavity of the Winged Demon Ape, precisely grabbing at its Soul Fire core!

"No——!"

The Winged Demon Ape’s mind let out a desperate howl.

It struggled violently, its other intact arm, filled with destructive power, smashed towards Xu Ran’s head.

Yet Xu Ran paid no attention to this, his eyes fixed only on the pulsating mutated Soul Fire!

Exchanging injury for life!

This was his decision!

Just as the ape’s fist was about to hit him, Xu Ran gripped the Soul Fire tightly!

"Desolate... Devour!"

Boom!

The enormous body of the Winged Demon Ape trembled fiercely, its fist aimed at Xu Ran halted abruptly in mid-air.

The Soul Fire burning in its eye sockets faded quickly before everyone’s eyes.

Pure and violent streams of mutated Soul Fire Source, along with the entirety of its perfected Bone Forging Realm’s bone essence, transformed into a torrent, crazily extracted and devoured by Xu Ran’s "Gui Xu Nirvana Arm"!

It only took a few breaths.

This once arrogant leader-level Skeleton Giant Beast turned to dust and vanished between heaven and earth under the terrified gaze of the Skeleton King.

"Successfully killed ’Winged Demon Ape’!"

"Obtained: Bone Source *3500 units!"

"Obtained: Soul Fire Crystal (Mutated · Violent) *1!"

"’Gui Xu Nirvana Arm’ has greatly enhanced resistance to ’Soul Fire’ type attacks!"

"’Gui Xu Nirvana Arm’ evolution rate: 25%!"

"Warning! Absorption of alien Soul Fire Source has caused unknown mutations in ’Gui Xu Nirvana Arm’!"

The system notification flooded the screen!

A force far larger than when the Black Iron Bone Crocodile was killed erupted within Xu Ran’s body!

His "Gui Xu Nirvana Arm", after absorbing this power, especially the "Soul Fire Crystal", underwent incredible changes!

On the originally dark gray bones appeared strange, seemingly living, ghostly blue patterns! These patterns intertwined with the original "Desolate" Dao patterns and the aura of "Gui Xu", forming a more mysterious and powerful form!

A terrifying aura combining the attributes of "termination", "devour", and "violence" surged from his right arm!

Crack!

Xu Ran could even hear the deep transformation and recombination happening within the bones of his arm!

At this moment, his power surged once more!

"Cough..."

Xu Ran coughed lightly, and a faint trace of Soul Light escaped from his body.

Though he withstood the Winged Demon Ape’s last desperate counterattack, he wasn’t completely unharmed. The blow wasn’t direct, but the fist wind carrying Soul Fire’s vibrations still caused minor damage to his will core.

But it was worth it!

He exchanged the smallest price for the greatest victory!

At this moment, the battlefield descended into Deathly Silence.

Those skeleton soldiers empowered by the edicts of the Skeleton King seemed to also sense the king’s turbulent emotions, halting their march and standing there blankly.

On the Bone Throne.

The Skeleton King’s eyes, burning with Soul Fire, stared fixedly at Xu Ran. That gaze was no longer mocking or serious, but... fearful!

A fear rooted deep within the soul!

Instant kill!

An imposing leader poised to step into the Burning Fire Realm was instantly killed by a novice in the Bone Forging Realm! In the heat of battle, in a matter of moments!

This was no longer combat; it was slaughter!

Now it finally understood, that the opponent’s so-called "pseudo-domain" was by no means some false path with burning origin. Instead, it was an expression of a higher level of "Dao"! From the start, the opponent had been toying with everyone here!

"You... what are you really?!"

For the first time, the Skeleton King’s thoughts carried a tremor.

For hundreds of years, it has tread over this "Gui Xu 73rd Bone Domain", never encountering such bizarre, abnormal beings!

Xu Ran slowly lifted his head, his hollow eye sockets gazing at the king on the Bone Throne.

He did not reply but simply held his arm infused with the Mutated Soul Fire Power, shimmering with dark gray and ghostly blue, aimed resolutely at it.

The message was clear.

You’re next!

"Madman! You madman!"

The Skeleton King was thoroughly enraged by Xu Ran’s aggressive stare!

Fear, at this moment, transformed into boundless fury!

It was a Lord! A strong warrior of the Burning Fire Realm! The pinnacle of existence in this bone domain! How could it be so challenged by a mere Bone Forging Realm ant?!

"You think killing a useless creature allows you to challenge this king?!"

"This king will show you the insurmountable gulf between the Burning Fire Realm and the Bone Forging Realm!"

"Soul Domain... Descend!"

Boom——!

The Skeleton King abruptly stood up from its Bone Throne!

In the instant it stood, the pair of ghostly blue Soul Fires in its eye sockets skyrocketed, transforming into two ghostly blue suns, soaring up to merge into an even larger, more profound sphere of Soul Fire above!

A will, different from Xu Ran’s Desolate Domain but equally domineering, descended forcefully!

If Xu Ran’s domain represents "desolation" and "deathly silence".

Then the Skeleton King’s domain represents "death" and "subjugation"!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Centered on the Skeleton King, the earth within a kilometer radius instantly transformed into a ghastly white Bone Domain!

Countless bones, forcibly awakened from the depths, no longer soldiers, but part of this "Soul Domain"! They merged like tides into the earth, into the space, becoming the purest death rules!

Within this "Soul Domain", the Skeleton King is the sole god!

"In this king’s Soul Domain, all the dead are subjects! Your so-called ’Dao’ will also be assimilated and enslaved by my death will!"

The Skeleton King’s voice echoed like divine decree across every corner of the Soul Domain.

Xu Ran’s Desolate Domain started violently contracting under the impact of this broader, environment-fitting Soul Domain, shrinking from hundreds of meters to under ten!

Pure strands of death will, like invisible shackles, wrapped around from all directions, attempting to invade Xu Ran’s will core, aiming to transform him completely into a mindless zombie!

"You want to subjugate me?"

Xu Ran’s will was like ancient cold iron, indestructible.

"My Dao originates in termination! Death is part of termination! How can you subjugate me?!"

"Gui Xu... Open!"

Xu Ran, instead of retreating, advanced further, detonating completely his compressed Desolate Domain!

He no longer expanded outward but condensed every bit of "Gui Xu" and "Desolate" forces inward, concentrating on himself!

Buzz!