Chapter 348: The Saint Bone Returns, a Major Breakthrough

The sight made Lu Dingtian’s eyes practically split with fury. He roared, bellowing madly as he readied himself to charge out and kill...

"All Great Wu Soldiers and Horses, hear my command! Open fire and kill Lu Chao!"

Just as Yin Ye and the others had feared, Lu Dingtian also had Great Wu Soldiers and Horses hidden among the spectators, as well as experts like Lu Dingkong under his command.

Kill...

Following Lu Dingtian’s command, they all charged out.

But just then, a young voice boomed, "Stop! Everyone from the Great Wu Empire, I said, stop!"

Just as Yin Ye had predicted, the Second Prince of the Great Wu Empire, Wu Zhiqiu, had voiced his command to halt...

In that instant, all the Great Wu Soldiers and Horses turned to look at Lu Dingtian in unison.

The Second Prince had spoken...

They no longer dared to act rashly. They needed another order from Lu Dingtian; they had to see what he intended to do.

But in that brief delay...

Lu Chao had already completely extracted the Fire Roaring Saint Bone from Lu Hanyang’s body.

Holding the Fire Roaring Saint Bone between two fingers, he flashed away, dodging Nan Ke’s attack from behind. He retreated rapidly into the crowd of Great Wu Imperial Academy students, instantly throwing them into a state of pandemonium.

Someone grabbed Lu Hanyan and swiftly retreated with her.

The students of the Great Wu Imperial Academy stared at Lu Chao with a mixture of fear, shock, and admiration.

The emotions in their eyes were incredibly complex.

Just then, Lu Chao landed softly and looked toward Nan Ke and his group. "Couldn’t you have waited?" he said casually. "Don’t you think it’s interesting, watching me reclaim my own Heavenly Destiny Saint Bone?"

Nan Ke and the students of the Nanye Dynasty stared at Lu Chao, their expressions a mixture of shock and suspicion.

Most of the Nanye students were indeed curious; they had never witnessed such a thing before.

What would happen next?

「Meanwhile...」

Below the arena, Lu Dingtian had forgotten to issue his next command. His eyes were fixed on the wailing Lu Hanyang, then on Lu Chao.

Finally, he roared again, "Whoever kills Lu Chao will be handsomely rewarded by me, Lu Dingtian!"

Hearing this, Second Prince Wu Zhiqiu immediately shouted back, "Stop! I will have the entire clan of anyone who dares to make a move exterminated!"

The men from the Great Wu Empire, who had been about to move, froze once more. They trembled, unsure of whose command to obey.

It was true that they were Lu Dingtian’s direct subordinates, and logically, they should have obeyed him without question. The problem was that the man on the arena platform was Lu Chao.

Many of them had once fought alongside Lu Chao.

It was now proven that this was the real Lu Chao.

Wu Zhiqiu’s command alone would not have been enough to stop them, but Lu Chao himself was standing right there.

Seeing that Nan Ke and the others were holding back, Lu Chao slowly turned to Lu Dingtian and smiled. "You still have your doubts, don’t you? You’re probably still wondering if this is some new trick from the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land."

Lu Dingtian did, in fact, still harbor such suspicions. He refused to believe it.

"Then I will continue to prove that I am the real Lu Chao, and not merely some Fierce Ghost possession," Lu Chao said, enunciating each word. With a SQUELCH, the hand holding the Flame Roar Saint Bone suddenly plunged into his own body.

He found the original location of the Fire Roaring Saint Bone and embedded it directly inside.

This was it: allowing the Flame Roar Saint Bone to return to its original body without letting the Life-taking Star-devouring Bone devour it.

The eyes of everyone present were frozen on Lu Chao.

’Forgetting everything else, they all stared at Lu Chao. He dug out his own Saint Bone and is putting it back in... will he succeed?’

’No, it’s bound to succeed, as long as this really is Lu Chao.’

’But what else might happen?’

BUZZ...

A sharp hum instantly resonated from within Lu Chao’s body. It was the excited cry of Lu Chao’s Fire Roaring Saint Bone. A torrent of fiery light then erupted, bathing his entire body in a crimson glow.

The next moment... BANG!

The True Qi throughout Lu Chao’s body suddenly erupted. He shot straight from the Sixth Layer of Transformation to the Seventh Layer, then broke through again from the Seventh Layer to the Eighth Layer, and broke through once more... reaching the Ninth Layer of Transformation.

It was a series of near-instantaneous breakthroughs. In the blink of an eye, Lu Chao had reached the Peak of the Transformation Realm.

A major breakthrough, shattering three layers in a row.

Everyone stared, wide-eyed in disbelief, forgetting to even react.

Everyone—whether on the arena platform, below it, or in the high viewing stands—was simply dumbstruck.

Not even a Miracle Elixir could trigger a breakthrough like that.

GULP...

Suddenly, Zeng Quan swallowed hard and said, "That was originally Lu Chao’s Heavenly Destiny Saint Bone. The original cultivation of Great Wu Lu Chao was far beyond the Transformation Realm, so when the Fire Roaring Saint Bone returned to him, he experienced a massive breakthrough."

Or more accurately, he was recovering his former realm.

Nan Zhuiming stood at the edge of the viewing platform, his pupils constricting. "He’s broken through to the Peak of the Transformation Realm now. If all three of his Heavenly Destiny Saint Bones are returned, I fear Lu Chao will regain his former Peak."

Witch Ying spoke gravely, "There is no doubt. This is the real Lu Chao..."

His voice boomed across the entire arena, causing everyone to hold their breath.

Believe it or not, Lu Chao had now offered absolute proof. The last lingering shred of doubt was completely dispelled.

At this moment, the fiery light around Lu Chao’s body slowly receded...

He looked down at Lu Dingtian, who was surrounded by Dongfang Ren, Sun Shijin, and their men, and spoke again. "I really don’t know where you came up with all those fabricated suspicions about Marshal Fan. He hasn’t even managed to unseal the Forbidden Land."

After clearing Marshal Fan’s name, Lu Chao retracted his gaze and turned to Lu Hanyan.

"Little Sister Hanyan, will you dig out the Water Chant Saint Bone and return it to me yourself, or must I do it for you?"

His voice was as sinister and terrifying as ever...

Lu Hanyan’s teeth chattered audibly. She stumbled backward and collapsed onto the ground. As she watched her brother, Lu Hanyang, still writhing on the arena platform, she was filled with absolute terror.

She wanted to say something, but no words would come out.

Just then, a student from the Great Wu Imperial Academy stepped forward to help her up. "Senior Sister Hanyan, are you alright?"

The words had barely left his mouth when... SLAP!

Lu Hanyan viciously slapped the student across the face.

As if she had found an outlet for her rage, she roared at the students, "What were you all doing? Why didn’t you intervene? You just stood by and watched as my brother’s Destiny Bone was ripped out!"

As Lu Hanyan raged, the Great Wu Imperial Academy student she had slapped froze, clutching his face.

He then retreated, and the other Great Wu Imperial Academy students slowly backed away as well...

In the next instant, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

One by one, the students of the Great Wu Empire retreated to Lu Chao’s side, drew their swords, and pointed them at Nan Ke and his men.

The student whose face had just been slapped spoke through clenched teeth...

"General Lu Chao, we will hold back the people from the Nanye Dynasty for you. Please, continue reclaiming Lu Hanyan’s Saint Bone."

The student’s voice was firm and resolute!