Cautiously, he sent out the corpse puppet to block the front, with the Void Phoenix Wings firmly underfoot. Lin Xiao channelled his spiritual power, attaching it to the bone inscription in the skeletal figure’s hand. With a “hiss!” the bone inscription flew out without any resistance and landed in Lin Xiao’s hand.
Fearing some unexpected turn of events, Lin Xiao had already prepared to flee, even readying the Martial King Yuan Pill.
Yet, astonishingly, nothing happened at the scene, which caught Lin Xiao off guard. Perhaps obtaining this bone inscription was already a sign of approval, and even if there were lethal traps here, they wouldn’t activate against him.
Thinking about it, this seemed highly likely. If he had no connection to this bone inscription, the humanoid skeleton that appeared before him probably wouldn’t have shown up at all.
With this in mind, Lin Xiao relaxed slightly. If that were the case, this place was meant for a destined successor, and it wouldn’t harm him.
A look of eager anticipation spread across Lin Xiao’s face as he hurriedly examined the bone inscription to see if it was an inheritance, something he’d know at a glance.
With a “hiss!” a line of ancient text on the bone inscription began to glow, the words bridging past and present. It was as if they could align with Lin Xiao’s consciousness, transforming into modern characters.
“Immortal Skeleton Technique!” Lin Xiao’s heart jolted in shock. At that moment, a surge of consciousness rushed out from the bone inscription and into his mind, so swift he couldn’t resist it.
This was indeed an inheritance, the Immortal Skeleton Technique. The upper section detailed how to imprint skeletons, how to infuse them with a special power within their bones, granting them combat strength and the ability to control them in battle. It was an undeniably heaven-defying method, capable of turning even dead skeletons into tools for one’s use, surpassing even the crafting of corpse puppets in power.
What shocked Lin Xiao even more was that, with sufficient mastery of this skeleton control technique, the skeletons could become immortal. Even if their frames were shattered and their bones ground to dust, they could still reassemble and regenerate.
This method was utterly heaven-defying. Skeletons, being lifeless, felt no pain or fear, naturally allowing them to unleash their fullest combat potential.
And if they could also be made immortal, they would be terrifyingly formidable.
This was an extraordinarily bizarre and sinister art.
But as he delved into the lower section, Lin Xiao was utterly dumbfounded.
The true essence of the Immortal Skeleton Technique lay in its lower section. It wasn’t primarily about controlling skeletons, but about forging oneself, refining one’s own bones to resemble those of a dead skeleton. Even if one’s flesh were destroyed and bones reduced to powder, they could reassemble as a skeleton, regrow flesh from bones, resurrect from death, and achieve eternal immortality.
Lin Xiao’s heart trembled. To render oneself undying, eternally immortal, was an unprecedented notion. Even the Spirit-Devouring Emperor of old couldn’t achieve it, nor had any Martial Emperor throughout the ages, or else there would still be Martial Emperors today.
At the same time, doubt crept into Lin Xiao’s mind. If that were true, why had the powerhouse who created this secret technique still fallen and been buried here?
With a “hiss!”
As Lin Xiao pondered in astonishment and uncertainty, the seated skeleton in front of him suddenly stood up. An ancient sigh emanated from its skull, “At last, a successor has inherited my path. I hope you can walk that road to its end.”
Lin Xiao jumped in fright. This skeleton was still alive?
“Senior,” Lin Xiao called out cautiously.
But before he could say more, the scene before him abruptly shifted, as if he were standing in another realm. All the skeletons vanished, and what appeared before him was an island shrouded in eerie mist. A man sat on the ground with his back to Lin Xiao.
Then, the man extended a hand, shattering his own fleshly body, leaving only stark white bones as all signs of life faded.
Yet, as if entering a state of stillness, a chilling wind howled, and countless bones turned to ash. In an instant, it was as though aeons had passed. The skeleton began to move, glancing around the island. With a clenched fist, the earth trembled, mountains collapsed, and seas roared. The lifeless skeleton bones visibly sprouted flesh and blood, eventually returning to the man’s original form.
A vast surge of vitality erupted from him, boundless and spreading in all directions. The world revived, lifeless skeleton bones sprouting towering trees, while the vast surrounding ocean teemed with life, birds soaring and fish leaping.
With a “bang!” however, the man’s inner power surged again, shattering his flesh once more, all vitality vanishing.
This time, the skeleton didn’t remain still. It twisted its frame and unleashed a punch skyward.
The sea churned, endless hills crumbled, and a deathly aura, vast as an ocean, spread across countless regions. The heavens dimmed, all life withered, and the sky seemed to rupture, the void trembling with chaotic currents.
Boom!
An enormous hand descended from the heavens, infinite in scope, pressing down from the ninth sky. The sea boiled, vast regions collapsed, oceans turned to fields, and the terrifying hand struck at the skeleton.
The skeleton soared upward, traversing unimaginable distances in an instant, as if charging into the endless void. Its fists danced, shattering the void into chaotic torrents, clashing with the giant palm. The heavens lost colour, the sun and moon dimmed, and chaos shrouded all.
Lin Xiao couldn’t even discern their battle. After an unknown span of time, he saw the skeleton again.
In his vision, the void palm struck the skeleton. The palm exploded, and the skeleton shattered with it, turning into a cloud of bone dust that scattered downward.
After that, Lin Xiao didn’t see the bone dust reassemble, and the scene before him faded entirely.
Lin Xiao’s heart surged with overwhelming awe. That man had been unimaginably powerful, a single punch shattering the sky and collapsing the void, terrifying beyond measure.
The void palm was no less formidable, a single strike overturning seas and rivers, turning oceans into fields, and crumbling the earth into seas.
“Could this be a battle between ancient Martial Emperors? That’s just too powerful!” Lin Xiao’s heart couldn’t settle. Even the Spirit-Devouring Emperor likely paled in comparison to their strength.
Such power was beyond reach. Lin Xiao even wondered if they had surpassed the Emperor Realm, stepping into an unrecorded domain.
After a long while, calming his emotions, Lin Xiao let out a deep sigh, “In the end, did he still die, with no bone dust reassembling or reviving?”
“I am immortal, eternally undying. When the time comes, my bone dust shall rise again to battle the ninth heaven!” A faint voice suddenly emerged from the skeletal figure before Lin Xiao, startling him so much that his hair stood on end.
“Could it be…” Lin Xiao sucked in a sharp, cold breath, hardly daring to think further.
