"People are approaching!"

With his Divine Sense constantly reaching out, Duan Gujin quickly sensed that many Martial Artists were rushing towards the location. With a flicker of his body, he hid himself in a dark corner.

The Martial Artists approaching the area soon saw the 'Mud Man' with a pair of wings on its back. They had not seen the true face of that 'Mud Man' before; they did not know that it was originally a bone skeleton whose entire body was snow-white.

Upon seeing the 'Mud Man', the Martial Artists did not approach it. Instead, they hid themselves and secretly observed its every move.

"Roar roar roar!"

The bone skeleton let out a deafening roar towards the sky, startling countless birds and beasts.

"What kind of demon is that?"

All the Martial Artists who had arrived were stunned. They didn't get close to the 'Mud Man' but quickly spread the news about this place.

Seeing that many Martial Artists were approaching, Duan Gujin pondered for a moment and then decided it was time for him to leave.

"I'll leave the skeleton to others to deal with. There are still many Martial Saint Level experts on the Jiuzhou Continent. Even if the skeleton is immensely powerful, it's unlikely to break free from those chains!"

After thinking for a while, Duan Gujin decided to leave the place and return to the Blood Killing Sect.

One day later, he arrived at a city near the Blood Killing Sect.

Along the way, he heard many people discussing the bone skeleton.

"Have you heard? The Blood Killing Sect has already sent four Martial Saint Realm experts to deal with that 'Mud Man'."

"Yeah, I've heard, but I don't know the outcome. Do you?"

"I do. I heard the four Martial Saints from the Blood Killing Sect returned without any success. That 'Mud Man' is too powerful!"

"Really? How is that possible? The Martial Saints of the Blood Killing Sect are not weak!"

"Yes, the Martial Saint Realm experts of the Blood Killing Sect are strong, but that 'Mud Man' is stronger! And rumor has it that the 'Mud Man' seems to be unkillable! No matter what spells the experts from the Blood Killing Sect used, they couldn't injure the 'Mud Man'!"

"Really? How can that be possible? Is the strength of that 'Mud Man' really that terrifying? If the 'Mud Man' comes here, what will the people of the Blood Killing Sect do to deal with it?"

"It's true! I'm not lying to you! I'm not very clear about the specifics, but the outcome is that the 'Mud Man' is still jumping around happily. Doesn't that mean that the Martial Saint Realm elders from the Blood Killing Sect have failed?"

"Yes, you're absolutely right!"

Duan Gujin heard many rumors in the streets and alleys. After analyzing carefully for a while, he came to a conclusion.

The Martial Saint Realm elders of the Blood Killing Sect had no way to deal with the 'Mud Man'.

"Could it be that in one night, the strength of that 'Mud Man' has already broken through to the Martial Saint Realm?"

Considering this possibility, he couldn't help but take a sharp intake of breath.

To verify the truth, he quickly went to the location of the bone skeleton.

At this moment, several kilometers away from that bone skeleton, there were many Martial Artists from various major sects of the Jiuzhou Continent. Those Martial Artists didn't take any action; they were just observing the bone skeleton from a distance.

For most of the Martial Artists who entered this place, it was clear in their hearts that their strength was no match for the bone skeleton's. They could only watch the bone skeleton's every move from afar, they wouldn't take the initiative to attack it.

Duan Gujin soon arrived at a location about a kilometer away from the bone skeleton. Extending his Divine Sense, he noticed that the skeleton was exuding an aura comparable to the Martial Saint Realm.

Assuring that the bone skeleton was indeed emitting an aura comparable to the Martial Saint Realm, he immediately gasped in shock.

"What kind of demon is that? Why would there be such a terrifyingly powerful creature under that Devil Clan relic?"

Duan Gujin felt that the Devil Clan relic must hold many secrets unknown to others. After pondering for a while, he realized that the elder who had led them, a group of Inner Sect Disciples, on the adventure must also be unaware that such a skeleton was hidden beneath the Devil Clan relic.

To uncover the truth, he returned to the Blood Killing Sect, where he sought out Elder Wan to inquire about the skeleton.

Elder Wan directly told Duan Gujin that the higher echelons of the Blood Killing Sect believed the 'Mud Man' was very likely a demon suppressed here in Ancient Times.

"If that demon was really suppressed here during Ancient Times, then how could it have survived until now?"

Duan Gujin's interest was instantly piqued.

Elder Wan directly explained to Duan Gujin that for a demon to survive for a long time, it must be in a state of hibernation.

Usually, besides hibernation, the demon also needed to be in a frozen state.

Only with these two conditions met could the demon have survived to the present.

Duan Gujin thought for a moment and realized that Elder Wan was correct.

He had previously seen that the skeleton was slumbering at the bottom of the spring, and its entire body was covered with ice.

"Could all this be my fault? Did I cause that skeleton to awaken?"

Duan Gujin touched his nose; he now knew that he was the prime culprit for waking the skeleton.

"It's just that I don't know how things will develop from here."

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered as he pondered for a while, but he still couldn't figure out why.

After saying goodbye to Elder Wan, Duan Gujin returned to his residence.

With a thought, he hastily set up an Array in his room to shield against Divine Sense Inspection.

Once it was set up, he took out a long staff from his storage ring.

"It seems that there's a significant connection between that skeleton and this long staff!"

He inspected the staff internally with his Divine Sense, trying to find its Artifact Spirit.

But after a long while, he still found nothing and felt it was quite possible that the staff had no Artifact Spirit.

"This staff has no Artifact Spirit."

He examined the staff carefully but found no clues on it.

Duan Gujin exhaled a breath of murky air, thinking he should refine the staff.

So, he immediately began the Refining process.

During the Refining, Duan Gujin discovered that the staff was extraordinary; divine glows flashed continuously across it.

"Such strong Divine Power!"

Duan Gujin's Divine Sense entered the staff, and he found the Divine Power within it was intensifying continuously.

A wave of doubt rose in his heart, as he couldn't understand why the Divine Power inside the staff was suddenly strengthening so rapidly without any apparent reason.

His eyes gleamed as he thought that the enhancement of the Divine Power within the staff might be related to the skeleton.

After all, the skeleton had already been released, and its Cultivation had recovered to the Demon Saint Realm.

If this staff was connected to that skeleton, then it might also grow in strength along with the skeleton's power.

As Duan Gujin observed the Divine Power within the staff growing stronger, he remained alert, guarding against any potential attacks from the staff.

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