Huangfu Yi let out a sigh of relief for a moment, shrinking back into the earth, even more cautious, his eyes fixed on the skeleton, trying to find a weakness.

Regardless of how that tremendous force was unleashed from a skeletal frame just now, the point is the opponent managed to do it, and if a punch landed on him, it would surely leave him either dead or crippled.

To withstand such a tremendous force, it was evident that this half skeleton was far sturdier than it appeared, not so easy to shatter or destroy.

Currently, his iron rod was no match for the sword blade, let alone hastily crafting a Yao Guang Sword Seal; even if the sword light couldn't cut through the Immortal Bone, he surely couldn't evade the opponent's counterattack. This tomb would become his burial ground.

He must find a fatal weakness... uh, he's found it, and it was too obvious.

The skeleton's Immortal Bone shimmered with jade light all over, standing out distinctively in the dark tomb, but those green lights weren't like typical True Qi; instead, they resembled some radioactive green fluid flowing through the marrow, radiating energy constantly.

A large amount of marrow-liquid-like crystalline liquid continuously seeped out from the break of the half skeleton, forming a new web-like structure, entangled like the nerves and meridians of the human body.

However, this network of nerves didn't converge within the Immortal Bone but stretched out like ivy, entangled around bone fragments, spiraling all the way from the Immortal Jade Bone, grafting and rooting into the brow of the white skeletal skull, like a seedling deeply rooted in soil and rock.

Reflecting on what he had seen in the wall paintings earlier, Huangfu Yi had a hunch.

Apparently, the man caused the woman's death and deeply regretted it, sacrificing half of his essence and cultivation, trying to resurrect her. But a scattered soul is a scattered soul, and clearly, the woman had long turned to dust and ashes, incapable of being reborn.

Even though this man lost his senses and spared no costs, even resorting to sinister methods of Left Dao to cut himself open and graft onto the woman's corpse, it was clear the method had failed.

The remaining white skeletal skull, with its empty eye sockets, held no trace of spirit, only endless marrow tendrils, forming a heartbeat-like crystal, evidently the Life Gate infused with the essence of the man's life.

At this moment, the jade crystal within the skull was flickering, its radiance exceptionally clear, easy to aim at. Yet, seeing the Immortal Bone cradled like a treasure, Huangfu Yi realized he probably only had one chance for a strike.

Thus, he didn't act rashly, remaining buried silently in the earth, motionless as if a stone sculpture in the shadows, only his subcutaneous veins and muscles slowly bulging, his refined strength condensed, infusing power into the rod's tip.

Should he risk everything and launch a desperate attack? Or should he use the Earth Escape technique to flee to an open area and then utilize Fiery Fire?

"Kela Kela, Kela Kela..."

At this time, the skeleton, gazing at the wall painting, as if recalling something, involuntarily placed the skull beside its neck, raising an arm to touch the woman's face in the mural.

"Tap tap"

Then, from the void where Mingming resided, a sudden faint sound echoed in the boy's mind.

All at once, like being struck by lightning, it was like needles pricking his scalp, piercing pain as if a pecker had drilled through his skull!

Huangfu Yi, who was rehearsing the sword path in his mind, unexpectedly collided with an extraordinary scene in his vision.

Vaguely, it seemed like a woman's silhouette flashed before him, pouncing forth, piercing a sword, penetrating the skeletal apparition, striking the brow of the skeleton.

Huangfu Yi understood.

This was the moment!

This was it!

The young man, imitating the sword path, leaped up! Broke through the earth! A desperate sword thrust! Piercing straight toward the brow—

"Snap!"

A soft sound, Huangfu Yi succeeded, but Huangfu Yi also failed.

His rod, following a perfect sword path, struck the brow of the skeleton.

Yet it was utterly useless! He couldn't even ignite a spark!

Before he could discern any movement, a bone claw clamped onto his neck, halting him mid-air! Choking him aloft!

For a moment, Huangfu Yi was dazed, breathless, unable to inhale—not that he couldn't inhale, it felt like smashing into a bulldozer, almost having his head plowed off...

The power was too vastly different...

But he was still alive, not dealt a fatal blow, nor disemboweled, nor dismembered, not because his body was robust, purely because the opponent hadn't delivered a killing stroke.

The Immortal Bone, almost cross-eyed, stared at the rod piercing its brow. Suddenly, it loosened its grip, dropping Huangfu Yi to the ground, casually snatching something from his embrace into its palm.

"Cough cough!"

Huangfu Yi coughed on his knees, while the Immortal Bone gazed at the items in its hand, seemingly recalling past events, triggering another wave of needle-like currents as the men in the mural collectively turned their heads. The sounds from all directions merged like a concerto in Huangfu Yi's mind.

"Crane Temple"

The Jade Token was tossed in front of him.

"Tiger Temple"

The Iron Plate was thrown to the side.

"Dragon Temple"

Finally, the Stone Tablet from Linglong Pavilion.

"Choose."

"Cough, cough... phooey!"

Huangfu Yi, momentarily breathless, exhausted, could only raise his neck, spitting out the metallic blood from his mouth.

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