Chapter 700 - 185: Ghost Bone Elder: You’ve Gone Too Far! You’ve Gone Too Far

Chapter 700: Chapter 185: Ghost Bone Elder: You’ve Gone Too Far! You’ve Gone Too Far

At the time, Chu Fan had assumed it was just an ordinary Demon Puppet of the Acupoint Realm and hadn’t given it a second thought.

Only later, from the memories of the Ghost Bone Elder’s Soul Division, did he learn the truth—it was an Ancient Fierce Soul that the Ghost Bone Elder had captured from the ruins of an ancient battlefield, after expending tremendous effort and paying a great price!

In its past life, it had likely been a notorious Demon Path Fierce General of unfathomable power, infamous for its torrential slaughter.

To control this untamable Fierce Soul, the Ghost Bone Elder had forcibly sealed it within the body of a specially-made Demon Puppet. He then used an Ancient Trapping Spirit Array to lock it deep within the Chaotic Stone Forest, where it would absorb the earth’s Evil Qi day and night to be nourished and strengthened, making it ever more vicious.

If not for that Ancient Trapping Spirit Array’s absolute suppression, with the meager cultivation Chu Fan and Baili Bing possessed at the time, they would have been killed instantly just by coming within a hundred zhang. The terrifying killing intent leaking from the Demon Puppet would have shattered their heart meridians.

This was precisely why the Ghost Bone Elder had been so enraged after Chu Fan and Baili Bing destroyed the Demon Puppet, placing a Blood Curse on them and vowing to tear them limb from limb!

These Fierce Souls and Spirits, tempered a thousand times over by the earth’s Evil Qi, were the perfect, tailor-made fuel for the Ten Thousand Souls Banner! ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

A fanatical gleam flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes.

Though he knew the locations of all the Ghost Bone Elder’s lairs and strongholds, he was well aware that the old monster was secretive, cunning, and suspicious. Capturing him directly wouldn’t be easy; he might even walk right into a trap.

But for the man he was now, dealing with the Demon Puppets sealed away in hidden locations like the Chaotic Stone Forest would be child’s play!

’If not now, when?’

...

With the sound of the gong for the final match, the struggle for a spot in the Profound Origin Secret Realm finally came to a close. All twenty chosen participants had been decided.

Having not suffered a single defeat, Chu Fan naturally secured one of the spots.

Chu Fan slowly rose, straightened his Black Armor, and made his way through the boisterous crowd, walking directly up to the Demon Suppression Envoy, Leng Qingqiu, who was seated on the high platform.

"My Lady..."

He gave a slight bow, lowered his voice, and spoke a few quick words.

Leng Qingqiu remained seated in her large armchair, her posture ramrod straight and her aura frigid. She didn’t even lift an eyelid.

But her voice, cold, aloof, and devoid of any emotion, echoed directly in the depths of Chu Fan’s mind, carrying a faint, questioning tone:

"Are you certain you can manage this alone?"

Without any hesitation, Chu Fan gave a slight nod.

Seeing this, Leng Qingqiu said no more.

She lifted her long, slender, jade-like fingers and gave a crisp snap in the empty air.

SNAP.

The soft sound was crisp and clear, as if some invisible bond had been instantly severed.

Chu Fan felt a faint warmth on his neck as a warm current spread through him. It was as if a cold, sinister film that had long clung to him was instantly stripped away, and the unsettling, prickling sensation on his back vanished completely.

It was the mark of the Blood Curse the Ghost Bone Elder had left on him. With a single gesture from Leng Qingqiu, it was instantly and completely erased, leaving not a single trace behind.

Then, not far from Chu Fan, ripples began to spread through the empty air.

A circular Array, shimmering with obscure Runes, slowly materialized, emitting spatial fluctuations.

Chu Fan cupped his fists in farewell to Leng Qingqiu once more. Without further delay, he stepped into the circular Array.

From the surrounding stands, amidst the clamoring crowd, a few gazes as sharp as a hawk’s keenly tracked Chu Fan’s departing back and the Array that vanished in a flash.

From the Zhang Family’s position, Zhang Tianyu silently watched the direction Chu Fan had gone. His eyes, as deep as a frozen pool, betrayed no hint of emotion, as still as the water in an ancient well.

A moment later, he slowly turned his head away, his expression placid and impassive, as if what had just transpired had never happened and was of no concern to him.

In the section for Celestial Sword Mountain, Sword Traceless also spared a brief glance at Chu Fan’s departing figure before returning to his previous state, closing his eyes to rest his mind.

...

TAP.

With a soft sound, the spatial ripples faded away.

Chu Fan’s feet touched down lightly, the dry grass beneath them crackling softly.

He took a deep breath. The air was thick with an ancient, musty scent.

Unlike the lively atmosphere of Qing Province City, this place was nothing but desolate silence.

He lifted his gaze and scanned his surroundings, his eyes finally landing on the silhouette of a sprawling mountain range.

This was the Longgu Mountain Range.

Beneath the vast sky, the great ridges of the mountains snaked across the land like a dragon’s dark skeleton, exuding a sense of boundless desolation.

Legend told that ten thousand years ago, this place had been a Divine Demon Battlefield. A True Dragon had fallen here, its blood staining the heavens and its flesh turning to dust, leaving only its immortal bones to form this thousand-li mountain range.

The wind howled through the valleys.

At times it sounded like a low sob, at others, a heavy roar.

Faintly, one could almost hear the phantom gasps of a dying dragon from deep within the earth, each breath stirring up a sky full of yellow sand.

Chu Fan’s eyes flickered.

’The methods of Demon Suppression Envoy Leng Qingqiu were truly incredible. With just a wave of her hand and a flick of her fingers, she had conjured a Teleportation Array from thin air and sent him thousands of miles in an instant. A Great Divine Technique like that was far beyond what simple flight could achieve. Even the prodigies at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm were still limited to Sword Flight.’

Chu Fan reined in his thoughts and silently surveyed his surroundings.

’He remembered how he’d been hunted by Baili Bing, fleeing so frantically that he’d blindly stumbled into the Longgu Mountain Range. He had then blundered his way into the Chaotic Stone Forest and awakened the slumbering Demon Puppet.’

Returning to the Longgu Mountain Range now gave him a peculiar feeling.

A Spiritual Light flashed beneath his feet. He activated his Running Technique, and his entire body became like a wisp of green smoke merging with the wind as he sped toward the coordinates buried deep in his memory.

Half an hour later, the terrain began to slope downward, and all surrounding vegetation vanished.

Ahead, a grayish-white Stone Forest appeared abruptly in his vision.