The Carefree Little Immortal (Complete) - 22

The second terrifying experience

was indeed the Body Borrowing Technique, but Fei Luo's transformation was much faster and more efficient than Yao Yao's.

"So the Body Borrowing Technique is this amazing!" Xiao Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

"Besides transformation, the Body Borrowing Technique has many other incredible abilities, its mysteries are endless," Fei Luo, transformed into a skeleton soldier, said.

"Uncle-Master, did you teach me everything that day?" Xiao Xuan was itching to learn the Body Borrowing Technique immediately.

"Of course not, the Body Borrowing Technique is vast, profound, and extremely complex. What I taught you that day was only the introductory part," Fei Luo said.

"Then when will you teach me the rest?" Xiao Xuan asked anxiously.

"Not now," Fei Luo said, "Finding the source magic pool of the Gathering Resentment and Binding Spirit Array is the most important thing right now."

The two continued forward, searching for the main pool of the magic array. They encountered skeletons along the way but were not detected, which made things much easier.

"There are far fewer skeletons than last time. It seems they really came out in full force," Xiao Xuan whispered.

"We can't be careless," Fei Luo said.

The two entered a very wide passage. Xiao Xuan exclaimed excitedly, "I recognize this section! Those large blood pools are just ahead!"

"Yes, I can sense it. The evil energy here is surging, much stronger than elsewhere," Fei Luo replied softly.

The two ran to the end of the passage, where the space suddenly opened up, revealing a scene that was incredibly shocking, like something out of hell: In the huge cavern, there were indeed a dozen or so blood pools, the blood in them boiling. Through the hazy pink steam, countless objects resembling heads, limbs, and internal organs could be seen appearing and disappearing, churning in the blood.

Beside each blood pool, two or three black-robed skeleton sorcerers were busily casting spells, holding magical implements. One after another, completely naked blood-red skeletons were being refined and demonized, slowly rising from the blood in a daze, then crawling out of the pool dripping viscous blood, continuing to undergo another round of evil tempering by the skeleton sorcerers.

"So this is how blood skeletons are created!" Xiao Xuan whispered, feeling a wave of nausea.

Fei Luo scanned her surroundings. This place was vastly different from others. Around the blood pool, several two-headed skeletons wielding giant swords stood guard at intervals, and squads of skeleton halberdiers patrolled from elsewhere every now and then, the defenses unusually tight.

"Damn it! There are still so many skeletons guarding this place," Xiao Xuan muttered viciously. "That's fine, it'll give us a chance to stretch our muscles!"

Fei Luo, transformed into a skeleton soldier, quietly looked around.

"Let's make our move?" Xiao Xuan rubbed his hands together, his fighting spirit burning.

Fei Luo remained unmoved, her gaze suddenly stopping above the cavern. There, hanging upside down, was an enormous, round stone, its surface remarkably smooth, as if artificially inlaid in the cave ceiling. Even the exposed portion was over ten zhang in diameter, its surface faintly showing patterns, like carved runes.

"Uncle-Master, what are you looking at?" Xiao Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"I'm thinking about how to completely destroy this place," Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan looked in the direction she was looking and asked, "Is there anything strange there?"

"Look, isn't that big round stone moving?" Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan stared intently again and indeed saw that the giant round stone seemed to be slowly rotating, as slow as an ant's movement. From such a distance, it was difficult to notice without close inspection.

"It is rotating, so what?" Xiao Xuan was completely confused, not understanding why Fei Luo was paying attention to this at this moment.

"Let me think about it some more," Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan already admired her greatly, so he suppressed his restlessness and waited quietly.

After a while, he finally heard Fei Luo say, "I understand."

"Understand what?" Xiao Xuan asked.

"There must be water from a great swamp above that giant stone," Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan paused, then said, "This demonic cave is enormous; it's not surprising that it extends to the bottom of the Great Swamp."

Fei Luo slowly explained, "That giant rock is a magical mechanism. It converts the immense water pressure of the Great Swamp into primordial power, using it to activate the source demonic power pool of the Gathering Resentment and Binding Spirit Array. It then supplies the generated evil power to hundreds of secondary pools within the Great Swamp, ultimately demonizing the remains of the 400,000 ancient soldiers who lie dormant here."

Xiao Xuan's heart pounded with shock. He knew Fei Luo was knowledgeable and possessed extraordinary skill in mechanism-making; her judgment was undoubtedly correct. He exclaimed, "This den of evil is truly extraordinary; they actually know such a marvelous method!"

"It's simply ingenious! I couldn't figure out how they provided power to such a massive evil array before," Fei Luo sighed. "The person who created this magical mechanism is no ordinary person..."

Xiao Xuan said, "Now that we've found the key, we should quickly devise a way to break it."

"The solution lies in this magical mechanism," Fei Luo said calmly, her gaze still fixed on the boulder on the cave ceiling.

Xiao Xuan paused, then suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him, and he exclaimed, "Let's just destroy it! Destroying this device would cut off the primordial power of the Gathering Resentment and Binding Spirit Array! It would break the evil array painstakingly constructed by the old skeleton demon!"

Fei Luo added, "Not only that, once that boulder is destroyed, the waters of the Great Swamp will likely flood this place, completely submerging the cave."

Xiao Xuan said excitedly, "If that's the case, that would be fantastic! That old demon would be heartbroken, and might even immediately return to rescue us, which would be equivalent to lifting the siege of Zeyang! Brilliant! Brilliant!"

"But..." Fei Luo said, "Destroying that boulder is no easy task. Not only will it be extremely exhausting, but the guards below will also be difficult to deal with."

Xiao Xuan clenched his fist and said, "Let's deal with them first, clear the area, and then proceed with our work slowly."

"There are already so many evil spirits here. If we fight, we might attract even more. If we expend so much energy first, how will we destroy the boulder then?" Fei Luo asked.

Xiao Xuan froze, desperately trying to think of a solution.

But Fei Luo said, "If someone can lure the skeletons away, that would be much easier. Give me a moment, and destroying that boulder isn't impossible."

"I'll lure them away! I'll lead these demonic creatures elsewhere!" Xiao Xuan immediately volunteered.

Fei Luo looked at him and said, "This is the lair of demonic creatures. There will surely be obstacles ahead and pursuers behind. It's extremely dangerous. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Xiao Xuan couldn't stand her questioning gaze. Suddenly, his blood boiled, and he said with renewed courage, "Of course I can! Master Aunt, don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Fei Luo seemed to hesitate for a moment, then finally said, "Alright, the task of luring away the guards is yours. If I succeed, the swamp's waters will quickly flood this lair completely. So don't come back; just keep rushing out."

"What about you?" Xiao Xuan asked worriedly.

"Don't worry about that. I have my own way to escape," Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan gathered his inner energy and said, "Shall I make my move now?"

Fei Luo nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something and called out, "Wait." She walked up to Xiao Xuan, silently chanted a prayer, and a faint yellowish-brown halo appeared at her fingertips. She quickly made several swift strokes on his forehead, Qimen, Shangqu, and Qihai acupoints

. In the blink of an eye, the yellowish-brown halo turned into a bright purple, and then she made swift strokes on his shoulder wells, Shenque, Jiuwei, and Zhongji acupoints. Xiao Xuan felt a slight burning sensation where she had touched him and asked in surprise, "Uncle-Master, what are you doing?"

Fei Luo withdrew her fingers and dispersed her energy, saying, "I have cast the Storm Armor Spell and Lightning Flash on you. They will make you impervious to swords and spears and double your speed for half an hour. You must make good use of the time."

"Okay," Xiao Xuan replied, his fighting spirit even stronger.

"Remember to keep rushing outwards, and don't get trapped in this cave," Fei Luo added.

Xiao Xuan nodded, then suddenly leaped into the air, swooping like a great bird towards the few skeleton sorcerers closest to the blood pool. While still in mid-air, his eight-clawed flaming dragon whip whistled and spun from his sleeve. With a burst of fire, one of the skeleton sorcerers was sent flying into the rolling blood pool, instantly disintegrating.

The two skeleton sorcerers beside him were startled, chanting incantations, their magical weapons flashing with a dark light.

Xiao Xuan wouldn't let them cast their spells so easily. He spun in mid-air, unleashing a "Dragon Soars Across the Seas" technique, striking down both skeleton sorcerers simultaneously with a blazing whip.

The surrounding skeleton guards rushed over, the first to arrive being four broad-shouldered, fierce, and burly two-headed skeleton swordsmen, each wielding a terrifying greatsword to slash at the attacker.

Xiao Xuan leaped off the ground with ease, effortlessly dodging the combined attack. He whipped two skeleton swordsmen, sending them stumbling several steps, and with a flick of his wrist, used a "sticky" technique to pull up another skeleton swordsman, slamming him heavily onto the fourth who was turning to pursue him.

In a flash, the combined attack of the four two-headed skeleton swordsmen crumbled, two of them falling to the ground. Xiao Xuan felt a surge of exhilaration, overjoyed: "Uncle Fei Luo's methods are truly amazing! Just two spells, and I've become this powerful!"

At this moment, another twenty or thirty two-headed skeleton swordsmen surrounded him. Xiao Xuan showed no fear, bracing himself for the attack with his whip. Fire dragons danced and crimson flames leaped, the skeletons staggering and crumbling in disarray.

Xiao Xuan's momentum was unstoppable. Occasionally, an enemy's weapon would slip past his defenses, striking just inches from his skin, only to inexplicably deflect, as if protected by an invisible wall of energy.

"You scum, prepare to die!" Xiao Xuan roared. Seeing how powerful the spell Fei Luo had cast on him was, he became even more unrestrained, his attacks sweeping and unstoppable, momentarily forgetting his mission.

Just as he was enjoying the thrill of the fight, a small, eerie black flame flickered and drifted through the air, seemingly slow, but it landed on his shoulder in an instant.

It turned out that a skeleton sorcerer had been casting a spell to ambush him. Although the Storm Armor spell could withstand powerful weapons, it had no defense against magic.

Xiao Xuan grunted, feeling a burning pain in his wound. Enraged, he leaped forward and unleashed a barrage of blows, turning the skeleton sorcerer into a ball of fire. Suddenly, he felt the muscles from his shoulder to his chest contracting tightly, clearly the work of the skeleton's evil magic. He was secretly alarmed and quickly circulated his inner energy to dispel the pain. At that moment, he caught sight of a squad of skeleton halberdiers rushing towards him in the distance. Not daring to linger, he leaped out of the battle and rushed to the edge of the cave, grabbing a door at random and rushing inside.

The skeleton soldiers swarmed after them, and in the blink of an eye, only a dozen or so terrified skeleton sorcerers remained in the cave.

Just then, another unexpected event occurred. A blue figure suddenly appeared from nowhere, swiftly striking down the dozen or so skeleton sorcerers.

These skeleton sorcerers had reached a certain level of cultivation, possessing emotions and desires absent in lower-level skeletons. The remaining few scattered in panic, but were all intercepted by Fei Luo, who revealed her true form, and easily dealt with them with a burst of lightning and fire.

The blue figure stopped, revealing a burly giant with a deep blue body—the Kunlun Divine Slave summoned by Fei Luo.

Fei Luo glanced around, confirming there were no further obstacles in the hall, before putting away her pet slave. She quickly walked to the giant round stone embedded in the cave ceiling, channeled her true energy, and slowly rose into the air, stopping only when she was about ten feet above the stone's surface. With a flick of her sleeves, a gentle breeze-like energy flowed from her palms, continuously brushing against the giant stone.

This wind was silent and seemingly gentle, yet it possessed the power to move mountains and overturn seas, pierce through metal and iron, and even corrode and destroy things from within. It was comparable to the Heavenly Tribulation, the supreme wind-elemental divine power of the Lesser Four Symbols Technique—Heavenly Tribulation.

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Little Xuan ran with all his might. With the help of Fei Luo's lightning spell, his speed was indeed nearly twice as fast as usual, gradually pulling ahead of the skeleton pursuers.

Outside the Blood Pool Hall, there were almost no skeletons patrolling or guarding the area; they had clearly been reassigned to attack Zeyang City.

He ran and looked around, having shaken off his pursuers, but still couldn't find the exit. Anxious, he thought, "I don't think I've been to this area before. Could I be going deeper and deeper...? Am I really that unlucky?"

Reaching a fork in the road, Xiao Xuan dared not run aimlessly any longer. Seeing one large and two small paths ahead, he thought, "There are countless demons, and huge monsters too. The exit must be enormous." With that thought, he chose the largest path and entered.

He continued running, turning several corners, when suddenly he saw a huge, open doorway ahead. His heart leaped with joy: "Jade Emperor, Amitabha Buddha, Namo Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, could this be the exit?"

Xiao Xuan rushed in, only to suddenly plummet downwards. Startled, he hadn't recovered before his feet touched the ground, but the ground was steep. Unable to stop, he ran forward another ten steps or so before finally stopping. Looking up, he was instantly dumbfounded, his face drained of color.

He had fallen into a massive, funnel-shaped pit. Around the pit's edge were over ten high platforms, and on each platform stood several skeleton sorcerers wielding magical artifacts—at least a hundred in total.

"My god! How can there be so many skeletons here?" Xiao Xuan broke out in a cold sweat, inwardly groaning.

But that wasn't the worst of it. He heard a strange sound behind him, turned around, and saw a coiled, enormous dragon—a blood-red bone dragon, the terrifying mount of the Skeleton Ancestor—the Skeleton Dragon! To make matters worse, he was right next to

this dragon.

********** ... "Charge! Charge! Slaughter them all!" an officer roared, directing his soldiers to recapture the lost territory. The Tiger Head Army was a renowned elite force of the Sun and Moon Dynasty, a heavy infantry unit, one of the eight formidable battalions of Wind, Fire, Thunder, Lightning, Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger, and Leopard. Their standard tiger-head shields were thick and heavy, with blunt nails along the edges designed to cripple and break bones, making them both offensive and defensive. However, at this moment, they were restrained by the long grappling hooks of the skeletons and the hellfire that would splatter at the slightest touch. Not only were they unable to charge in and fight, but their formation was also thrown into disarray. At this moment, the skeleton sorcerers on the Hell Tower wielded their magical weapons, controlling their giant arms to sweep across with lightning speed, instantly turning dozens of Tiger Head soldiers into a bloody pulp. The splattered blood and entrails were a gruesome sight. "Fire!" Fang Shaolin roared. The crossbow beside him suddenly fired again. This time, the giant arrow, crafted from precious bamboo, struck the head of the Hell Tower at extremely close range. With a terrifying sound, the tower's head shattered into pieces. None of the six skeleton sorcerers in their eye sockets survived. Their massive bodies, now out of control, collapsed heavily onto the city wall, kicking up clouds of bricks and dust. "Good! Great!" Xiao Wan cheered from not far away, "Finally, one's down!" The skeletons that had stormed the city wall discovered their greatest threat. A squad of ferocious-looking skeleton axemen broke through the rout of the defenders and charged towards Fang Shaolin's crossbow. Watching the Hell Tower fall, Fang Shaolin's expression returned to calm. He coldly stared at the charging skeletons, calmly raising his arm and making a strange gesture. A group of Tiger-Head soldiers, who hadn't moved before, suddenly rushed up from his side and rear. Each was burly, clad in red turbans, and wielded the standard Tiger-Head Army shield in their left hands, but instead of swords, they carried fearsome spiked clubs in their right. They circled him tightly. Suddenly, a talisman appeared in Fang Shaolin's hand. He chanted incantations, and a blinding white light burst forth from his hand, illuminating the forty or fifty Tiger-Head soldiers surrounding him. The white light flashed and disappeared, but the Tiger-Head soldiers were enveloped in a hazy white light that inexplicably lasted for several breaths before fading away.

At that very moment, the Tiger Head Army had subtly undergone a transformation. Their bodies trembled slightly, their muscles bulged as if expanding, and veins like earthworms bulged on their bare arms, all shaking and trembling. Yet, in each of their eyes, a coldness seemed incongruous with their physical appearance.

They were already the most valiant elites selected from among the Tiger Head Army, and after being bathed in wondrous magic, they had become invincible tiger-wolf warriors.

Fang Shaolin lightly waved his arm.

The Tiger Head Army soldiers immediately pounced like wolves, meeting the charging skeleton axemen with lightning speed and extreme ruthlessness. Shields smashed and clubs swung, each strike aimed at the skeletons' weakest point—the spine—in an instant, crushing the skeleton axemen squad. Undeterred, they continued their charge towards the remaining skeletons, smashing through the defensive circle of over twenty skeleton grapplers, smashing the skeleton archers at the core until bones flew everywhere.

Seeing this, the surrounding defenders were immediately encouraged and bravely charged forward. Together, they finally annihilated the first wave of evil spirits that had reached the city walls, recapturing the lost territory.

Although the situation remained critical, it was the first localized victory, and the defenders on the city walls cheered, their morale greatly restored.

The beauties of Xiaoyao Peak, not far away, also secretly applauded.

"How are these soldiers so powerful? The skeleton evil spirits are no match for them!" Xiao Wan exclaimed in surprise.

"It's the talismans that are powerful," Li Mengtang said. "I heard that Eleventh Uncle has crafted a set of talismans perfectly suited for battlefield use, called 'Martial Marquis.' They can greatly enhance the strength, defense, speed, and even morale of surrounding soldiers. The range varies, from a few feet to over a hundred feet in radius. Judging from the range and power of the talisman Shao Lin just unleashed, it should be a Lesser General Talisman within the Martial Marquis talisman category."

"Such a talisman exists! Eleventh Uncle is truly remarkable!" Xiao Wan exclaimed sincerely.

"Something's not right over there!" Xuehan suddenly exclaimed. She was facing another direction of the city. About a hundred feet to the west, another Hell Tower had crashed into the city wall, raising a cloud of dust.

"Go help," Cui Caiting said to her, pointing out the Hell Tower's weakness: "First, take out those evil spirits in its eye sockets."

"Okay," Xuehan replied, leaping into the air and transforming into a streak of golden light as she sped towards the danger.

"Senior Sister's Golden Light Leap is really amazing..." Xiaowan said enviously.

Shui Ruo, who had been absent-minded, suddenly pointed to a certain spot and exclaimed, "There... over there! Look over there!" Everyone turned to look and saw hundreds of flying skeletons flying through the air, each clad in silver armor and carrying a crossbow, their bone wings outstretched as they swooped towards the city wall.

The defenders on the city wall had never seen such demons before, and panic immediately broke out. Although some fired arrows into the air, the Tiger Head Army was a heavy infantry unit, and its ranged attack power was pitifully weak. The sparse arrows not only failed to stop the enemy, but were also suppressed by a powerful rain of arrows falling from the sky.

The skeletal skeletons in the air fired their crossbows in rapid succession. Occasionally, an arrow would hit them, but as long as it didn't hit a few vital points like the head or spine, it was almost like a tickle and had no effect.

"We've encountered these evil spirits before. On the island, they were the first to breach the main hall!"

Zhaixia exclaimed in a panic.

"These monsters have good armor and strong firepower, and they are extremely agile from their high position. It seems the defenders will have a hard time holding them off. Shall we go help them?" Xiaowan said anxiously.

No sooner had the words been spoken than a skeletal demon general swooped down, wildly wielding a silver, gleaming skull-shaped flying hammer. In a few blows, he smashed a crossbow positioned on that section of the city wall to pieces.

A dozen tiger-headed soldiers, under the officer's shouts, bravely rushed forward, only to be shot down like wheat by the skeletal demons in the air. One of them was pinned tightly to the crossbow cart by a powerful arrow, his limbs twitching uncontrollably for a while before he finally died.

Shui Ruo and Zhai Xia both lowered their heads, feeling so nauseous they almost vomited.

"Let's go," Cui Caiting sighed, about to lead her disciples over, when Fang Shaolin rushed over with a livid face, bowing to her and saying, "I just received a report that a large number of demonic creatures have launched a surprise attack on the mountains north of the city. Please, Senior Uncle, go and take a look."

The mountains north of the city were where Cuihua Lodge was located, the only area of Zeyang City without city walls.

"Didn't you set up defenses over there?" Xiao Wan gasped, thinking that Fang Shaolin was unlikely to make such a basic mistake.

"Yes, I deployed eight hundred Tiger Head Soldiers and three hundred Demon Subduing Hands from the Demon-Slaying Fortress, but we still couldn't hold them off," Fang Shaolin replied.

"Are there skeletal monsters over there too?" Li Mengtang asked.

"Reports say there are two, and there are also the skeletal spiders we encountered at the Great Swamp," Fang Shaolin said.

"Ah!" Upon hearing the words "skeletal spiders," Shui Ruo gasped in shock.

"If they break through over there, it will be disastrous," Li Mengtang said gravely. "

That's why this disciple had no choice but to shamelessly ask my master for help," Fang Shaolin nodded. "Are

you sure you can handle things here?" Cui Caiting asked, looking at him.

"I can hold them off for now!" Fang Shaolin replied, his gaze sweeping over the group of beauties, coldly fixed on the swarm of bone-winged skeletons raging in the sky.

Cui Caiting nodded and said, "Let's go." She then led her disciples northwards.

"Be careful," Fang Xiaolin suddenly whispered.

Xiao Wan's heart skipped a beat. She looked up and saw him staring intently at her. A blush crept onto her cheeks, and she quickly turned and followed her master.

After running quite a distance, she felt more at ease. She glanced back and was suddenly struck by a burst of golden light from where Fang Xiaolin had been. Then, a colossal creature with golden wings slowly rose from the city wall, majestic and powerful like a lion or tiger, eliciting a deafening cheer from the city's defenders. The

Golden-Winged Scorpion! It was the Golden-Winged Scorpion! The situation must be extremely urgent; Fang Xiaolin had finally unleashed the incredibly rare Golden-Winged Scorpion talisman.

A strange unease gripped Xiao Wan's heart.

The third time the Bone Dragon Cui Caiting rebelled

, she led her disciples to the foot of the mountain north of the city. Seeing the eerie, ghostly atmosphere and chilling winds, she felt a chill and said, "Everyone be careful. There are many evil spirits up there, and there are definitely powerful figures among them."

"Sixth Uncle was on the mountain this morning. I wonder if he will come to our aid?" Li Mengtang asked cautiously. Yi Xunyan's

cultivation was exceptional; he had once subdued the demon kings of the forty-nine caves of the underworld. If they received his help, the situation would be vastly different.

But Cui Caiting only said calmly, "Don't place your hopes on him." She used her movement technique and took the lead, rushing up the mountain.

The disciples quickly followed.

Just as they reached the halfway point, they suddenly saw a group of imperial soldiers covered in blood rushing towards them, their faces filled with terror, as if they had encountered something extremely terrifying, fleeing desperately down the mountain.

Li Mengtang wanted to ask what was going on, but even after calling out several times, she couldn't stop one of them.

All the women frowned and had no choice but to continue searching upwards.

"Second Senior Sister, I...I wonder what's up there? It's scared them so much," Shui Ruo asked quietly, her face pale.

Li Mengtang smiled slightly at her and whispered, "Don't be afraid, just stay close to me."

Shui Ruo felt a little calmer and followed closely beside her.

On Xiaoyao Peak, this gentle, calm, and highly skilled Second Senior Sister had always been Shui Ruo's object of affection and her protector.

Along the way, corpses began to appear. Judging from their attire, some were from the Imperial Tiger Head Army, while others were from the Demon-Subduing Hands of the Demon-Slaying Fortress. Many of them had long, gruesome wounds on their bodies, as if cut by something sharp, leaving their intestines and entrails spilling out—a truly gruesome death.

"It's for those skeleton spiders. Looks like they're nearby," Li Mengtang said in a deep voice, taking out the Wooden Mother Divine Bow from her magic pouch as she ran.

Shui Ruo had already drawn her weapon, the Evil-Repelling Ice Flame Blade that He Tianpeng had given her. At this moment, she was tense, her knuckles gripping the blade turning white from tension.

"Hey, look here!" Xiao Wan, who was walking ahead with Cui Caiting, suddenly exclaimed. The girls looked over and saw several giant nets hanging between several large trees. Inside each net, there were two or three skeleton blood spiders, their long legs twitching intermittently, looking like they were on the verge of death.

"It looks like a Demon-Trapping Net..." Li Mengtang said.

Just then, a loud shout erupted from ahead, someone yelling, "It's caught! It's caught! Everyone, give it your all, don't let it escape!"

The girls rushed forward, disappearing into a dense forest. There, they saw dozens of men in sturdy clothing running back and forth, each holding a rope, pulling on a strange, large net. Inside the net was a colossal creature, struggling frantically.

"It really is the Demon-Subduing Hands of the Demon-Slaying Fortress! They seem to have captured some kind of demon," Li Mengtang said.

"Wow! Is this the famous Demon-Trapping Net?" Xia Xiaowan exclaimed in surprise, her eyes fixed curiously on the net. She saw magical runes pasted on it, occasionally flashing with dazzling sparks of electricity.

"Yes, this is the Demon-Trapping Net, the large divine weapon of the Demon-Slaying Fortress, the one that once captured the demon general Meng Baihu," Li Mengtang nodded in agreement.

The creature caught in the net was some kind of monster, enormous in size and incredibly strong. Its struggles caused dozens of demon-subduing warriors to stumble. It twisted and leaped, then suddenly crashed into a nearby tree with a deafening roar, snapping the trunk, as thick as a bucket, in half.

"Hold on, everyone! We finally managed to trap this thing!" someone shouted hoarsely.

"This bastard has killed so many people! We'll take it back, tear it to pieces, and deep-fry it for our drinks!" someone else roared, eyes bloodshot and teeth clenched.

Suddenly, a terrifying, hook-shaped, blood-red long leg pierced through the net, rapidly stabbing and cutting the threads, touching the magical runes on the net, causing flashes and bursts of electricity.

Seeing this, Shui Ruo's face turned even paler, and she trembled as she said, "It...it looks like another skeleton spider, but why is it so much bigger than the others?"

"Perhaps it's their leader?" Xiao Wan replied, only then taking out her Earth Spirit Flute from her magic pouch. She wasn't particularly afraid of insect-like monsters, and her face was much calmer than Shui Ruo's.

At this moment, another long, bare foot poked out of the web, aimlessly stabbing and stabbing around.

"Careful, it looks like it's trying to break free!" someone shouted.

"Net! Add another net for this thing!" someone yelled.

"No, this is the last one!" someone replied, their face ashen. "It's alright

! It's alright! Everyone stay calm, the more it struggles, the faster it dies! The magic talismans on the net will soon burn it to ashes!" a demon-subduing hand who seemed to be the leader shouted in a deep voice, but before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly pierced through the chest by a hook-like long foot that attacked without warning, and was lifted high into the air, dead without a sound.

The demon-subduing warriors were terrified, and some immediately withdrew their grip.

"Not good!" Li Mengtang shouted softly, and with a flick of her sleeve, several strange vines as thick as bowls shot out from the grass—the ultimate technique of the Wood Release system—the Python Vine Technique. But Cui Caiting was faster, already forming hand seals and darting out like lightning.

Suddenly, a low roar, unlike anything human, was heard, and the entire Demon-Trapping Net went out of control. The demon-subduing warriors who hadn't let go were all pulled into the air and thrown back heavily.

At the same time, several crimson shadows flashed past, and blood splattered everywhere. Several demon-subduing warriors still in the air were cut in half at the waist.

"What kind of scum dares to ambush my Blood Blade General!" Accompanied by an extremely piercing, sinister laugh, a huge figure with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a spider broke free from the Demon-Trapping Net.

The strange vines summoned by Li Mengtang snapped instantly, and Cui Caiting was also targeted by several crimson shadows accompanied by fierce winds. In a flash, they clashed, and Cui Caiting was forced back two steps.

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Xiao Xuan almost fainted on the spot, groggily thinking, "Why am I so unlucky! For no reason, I'm accused of being a demon's offspring, and now I've fallen into a dragon's lair! Ugh... and there's a huge circle of skeletons all around me!"

The skeleton sorcerers on the edge of the giant pit were all startled, hundreds of pairs of dark eye sockets locking onto this uninvited guest.

Although Xiao Xuan was wearing skeleton soldier armor, under the gaze of so many high-ranking skeletons, he was practically naked and had nowhere to hide.

"Wow! They're all sorcerers..." He saw the skeletons' attire clearly, and his heart sank. "Why are they all skeleton sorcerers? And they're all in a circle? Ah! Are they performing some kind of grand ritual?"

The skeleton sorcerers quickly realized what was happening, their magical artifacts flashing, clearly intending to eliminate this unfortunate fellow who had walked right into their trap.

Xiao Xuan knew something was wrong. He saw all sorts of lights flying towards him from all directions and quickly leaped to the side. As soon as he jumped away, a series of bizarre and beautiful flames erupted on the spot, like countless fireworks blooming at once.

"If I get bombarded by so many sorcerers, I probably won't even have my teeth left!" Xiao Xuan's face turned ashen. His mind raced, and he suddenly leaped up the ground, rushing up the steep slope. But after only a few steps, he was forced back into the pit by a string of rapidly shooting blue flames. Then, a torrential downpour of various colors of light, some arcing, some straight, some fast, some slow, some bright, and some dim, poured down on him.

Xiao Xuan darted about in the pit, and if it weren't for Fei Luo's lightning spell, he would have been riddled with holes and utterly disheveled.

In just a few breaths, he was drenched in sweat, his true energy severely depleted. Yet, he couldn't stop for a moment. Just then, a large cloud of green smoke suddenly burst forth in front of him, expanding rapidly like a demon, its claws bared and phosphorescent, clearly some kind of vicious evil magic. Without thinking, he leaped backward, flying several steps back, only to feel a sharp pain in his back—he had crashed into something hard.

Unexpectedly, everything suddenly went silent; the skeleton sorcerers on the edge of the pit all stopped attacking.

Xiao Xuan, bewildered and still shaken, turned around, only to be utterly terrified. He had bumped into the chin of a blood-bone dragon; the dragon could easily lick him up like a grain of rice.

"Heavens!" Xiao Xuan's fighting spirit vanished, and he closed his eyes in despair.

"After I die, I wonder if Master and Senior Sister will ever think of me? Will Shui'er always remember me?

Waaah, Xiao Wan is going to cry herself to death... Oh dear! What about Yao Yao? No one is letting her out, no one is watering her..." He thought and cried, heartbroken, tears welling up in his eyes.

But nothing happened. The surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the clear sound of the dragon's even breathing.

Xiao Xuan waited obediently like a lamb to the slaughter. After a long while, there was still no movement.

"Could it be that this evil dragon is sleeping?" Xiao Xuan slowly opened his eyes and looked into the dark eye sockets of the bone dragon. Seeing that they seemed to be facing him, his heart pounded wildly.

"What's going on?" he thought rapidly. "Hmm, most of the skeletons above stopped attacking because they were afraid of accidentally hitting the dragon... But what's wrong with the dragon? Why is it ignoring me?"

The bone dragon remained motionless. Xiao Xuan noticed that although its entire body was blood-red, its color was dull and lacked luster, far less vibrant and lively than it had been the day before.

He looked up and saw that the skeletons on the edge of the pit were all staring intently at the bottom. Several skeleton sorcerers dressed differently were whispering to each other, seemingly discussing something. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he remembered their last encounter: "Could it be that this dragon was severely injured by my martial aunt Fei Luo, which is why it can't move? And those skeleton sorcerers above are casting spells to heal it? Yes! Yes! Judging from this, that must be it! Otherwise, what are so many sorcerers doing here?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuan felt a little more at ease, but he still couldn't find a way to escape. He thought to himself, "I can't keep going like this. If this goes on for too long, those skeletons will definitely find a way to deal with me... Even if they can't do anything to me, once Aunt Fei Luo leads me into the Great Swamp, I'll drown like a rat!"

He was extremely anxious, and his breathing became rapid. Suddenly, he was startled to find that the bone dragon in front of him was also breathing rapidly. He wondered, "I wonder if it's having a nightmare or about to wake up?"

Suddenly, Xiao Xuan felt a warm, swollen feeling in his chest, and something unseen seemed to be emanating from his body. The bone dragon, which had been dull all over, began to glow strangely, as if its blood bones were emitting a hazy red light.

Then another strange thing happened. His eyes were wide open, yet a series of eerie and vivid images flashed through his mind—the scene he had witnessed when he swallowed the nameless bead: in the raging purple flames, a jade-colored dragon was struggling frantically and desperately, its head raised as if roaring, its expression one of extreme pain and utter misery…

But all of this, though vivid and real, was silent and ethereal, like a dream.

Most perplexingly, the background of this scene was the very real, blood-red bone dragon, still coiled quietly, alternating with the eerie scene before him.

"What's going on?" Xiao Xuan was terrified, frantically scanning and shoving his eyes as if possessed, but the terrifying scene remained etched in his mind.

Then, the jade-colored dragon's struggle gradually ceased, and a beautiful and soft light from beneath its chin suddenly detached itself and flew away like a shooting star, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Xuan was utterly bewildered. Suddenly, he saw large patches of the dragon's scales and spines burning and melting away. Soon after, the dragon's jade-colored flesh was also incinerated and melted away by the purple flames, revealing shockingly large, crystalline bones beneath. Under the relentless scorching of the purple flames, these crystalline bones gradually turned reddish-brown…

Xiao Xuan was horrified. Suddenly, he noticed that the dragon, now charred and bare, was strangely and slowly overlapping with the blood-red bone dragon behind it. Just as they were perfectly aligned, a deafening roar erupted, and a blinding crimson light filled the air. The two merged blood-red bone dragons soared into the sky, dragging their skeleton chariots, nearly crashing into the cave ceiling dozens of feet high.

The sight was incredibly shocking. Xiao Xuan stared speechlessly at the swirling, ferocious bone dragons that seemed to devour everything in their path, unable to process what had happened for a long time.

The skeletons around the pit seemed completely stunned, standing frozen in place like wooden statues, staring blankly upwards.

"How could this be? Could something have gone wrong?" Xiao Xuan was utterly perplexed. He looked bewildered at the seemingly helpless skeletons on the pit's edge, and suddenly thought, "If only this evil dragon would suddenly go berserk and scare all the skeletons away..."

Just as this thought crossed his mind, the blood-red bone dragon on top roared down, baring its fangs and claws as it swooped down on the skeletons along the pit's edge, smashing through more than a dozen skeleton sorcerers like a torrent.

Xiao Xuan's mouth gaped open. Then, the bone dragon swung its massive body, its enormous tail sweeping horizontally, instantly slamming seven or eight skeleton sorcerers on the other side against the wall, smashing them to pieces.

Only then did the remaining skeletons realize the extreme danger before them, and they all turned and scattered in all directions.

But the crimson bone dragon persisted, tearing several skeleton sorcerers who had fled more than ten feet away to shreds with each leap and bound.

"Good! Good! This dragon has been a great help!" Xiao Xuan exclaimed with delight. He immediately used a land-based leaping technique to soar upwards. Although the walls of the giant pit were steep, they were no obstacle for him. In a few breaths, he reached the edge of the pit and leaped out.

Looking around, he realized that he was in a cave of indescribable size. The ceiling and edges were extremely dark and indistinct, clearly indicating its immense height.

At this moment, apart from the scattered broken bones, there wasn't a single moving skeleton in the cave. The giant dragon was nowhere to be seen. Xiao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran towards the entrance.

"I've been delayed here for quite some time. My master must be about to draw down the waters of the Great Swamp!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of tension. He rushed to the gate, about to leave, when suddenly a strong gust of wind blew in his face, not only causing him to stumble but also pushing him back several steps. Then, a huge head emerged from the gate, with a sharp snout and a protruding forehead, its bare bones as red as blood. What else could it be but the skeletal dragon

from before? "Heavens! Why has this evil dragon turned back..." Xiao Xuan retreated, his face ashen, despair rising again in his heart: "Today, I, Cui Xiao Xuan, will ultimately perish here..."

The skeletal blood dragon, tens of feet long, floated in through the air. Strangely, it didn't rise and fall with the ferocity and speed of a rainbow as before. It only stared at Xiao Xuan with a pair of empty eye sockets, its massive head slowly approaching.

Xiao Xuan retreated hastily, tripping over something in his panic and falling to the ground with a thud. Seeing the giant head of the bone dragon almost upon him, his will suddenly crumbled, and he cried out, "Don't come any closer!"

The skeletal blood dragon stopped at his cry, hovering slightly in mid-air. Strangely, its blood and bones now possessed an unusual luster, soft and flowing like jade.

"Why has the dragon's color changed?" Xiao Xuan stammered, then thought, "How could it obey me? Impossible! It's probably just a coincidence..."

The skeletal blood dragon breathed heavily, its two bottomless black eye sockets seeming to scrutinize him intriguingly.

"You step back... could you step back just a little bit?" Xiao Xuan tentatively asked.

The skeletal blood dragon actually swam backward, but its giant head remained facing him.

Xiao Xuan stared in disbelief, unable to comprehend it for a long time. He thought to himself, "Why is this dragon so obedient today? It's the Skeleton Demon's pet!"

He stood there dumbfounded, locked in a stalemate with the skeletal blood dragon. As they gazed at each other, a strange feeling he had never experienced before arose in his heart, as if the enormous creature before him was subtly resonating with him and intimately connected.

Xiao Xuan pondered intently, his gaze unconsciously shifting to the bone dragon's chin. He remembered that there had once been a giant blood-red pearl there, resembling a black pearl, but it had been destroyed by Fei Luo with her purple rhinoceros hairpin, leaving only a deep indentation. Suddenly, he recalled his experience of swallowing a pearl that also resembled a black pearl. Thinking back to the strange scene that appeared when he swallowed the pearl, a wave of doubt washed over him: "Could it be... that the pearl I swallowed has some connection with this dragon?"

This realization brought many vague thoughts to his mind, but no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure it out.

This stalemate couldn't go on forever, so Xiao Xuan decided to try again. He respectfully said to the dragon, "Great God, could you... could you leave this place? Please leave!"

The skeletal blood dragon indeed turned around and floated towards the gate.

Xiao Xuan stared, finally able to completely deny the "coincidence" theory. Seeing the dragon about to swim out the door, he shouted, "Come back! Great God, please come back!"

The skeletal blood dragon responded and obediently floated to a stop in front of him.

"Great God, could you take me out? Please take me away from here!" Xiao Xuan pleaded, pushing his luck.

The skeletal blood dragon coiled its body and swung its tail, steadily tossing the skeletal chariot tied to its waist and tail in front of him.

Xiao Xuan quickly climbed on, and as soon as he sat down, the skeletal dragon unfurled its body and spun around, carrying him towards the gate.

"What exactly happened?" Little Xuan on the skeleton carriage was overjoyed and thought to himself, "The old skeleton demon said that this dragon used to be a celestial dragon, a key to the restriction and a spirit to suppress evil left by the Burning Void Hermit in the Great Swamp. Later, something happened that turned it into a demon and enslaved it. It seems that it has finally come to its senses today and will no longer help the wicked! Yes, yes, that must be it!"

The skeleton dragon went out of the gate and carried Little Xuan forward at high speed. Its body was very long and huge, but it was incredibly agile. It moved freely in the narrow passageway without any bumps or delays.

Xiao Xuan grinned from ear to ear, then pondered, "But it's been confused for so long, why has it only suddenly repented today? Hmm... it must have met me, Master Cui Xiaosheng, and been won over and reformed by my kingly aura and great personality!"

Just as he was reveling in his own world, he suddenly saw a dozen or so skeleton sorcerers appear from around the corner. Clearly prepared, they brandished their magical weapons, and countless streams of black energy shot out, filling the entire passageway.

Xiao Xuan was startled, seeing the bone dragon charging headlong at him, defying the attacks of various magical sorceries.

A series of hissing sounds filled the air as the skeleton sorcerers' evil attacks struck the bone dragon's flesh and bones, exploding into clouds of foul smoke and eerie fragments. Yet, the bone dragon remained unharmed. Its ferocious head instantly charged forward, smashing the skeletons into pieces, then its massive skeletal body swung left and right, mercilessly ploughing the scattered fragments into the passageway walls.

"That's terrifying! That's amazing!" Xiao Xuan muttered to himself, gasping for breath. He caught sight of two skeleton sorcerers who had escaped the attack and fled into the distance. Just as he was about to shout, "Chase after them!", the skeleton dragon turned and gave chase.

Xiao Xuan was startled, then remembered how the dragon had become fierce when he had hoped it would scare away the skeletons in the pit. His heart pounded: "Could this dragon know what I'm thinking?" Seeing another fork in the road ahead, he tried to think: "Go to the first one on the left!"

Sure enough, the skeleton dragon gave up chasing the two skeleton sorcerers, its massive body swaying as it obediently flew into the first passage on the left.

Xiao Xuan was both surprised and delighted: "My God, this is amazing! This dragon not only listens to me, but it also knows what I'm thinking!" He immediately tested it again, and the skeleton dragon seemed to understand his thoughts, moving in all directions, responding to his every thought.

"This demonic dragon was originally the Skeleton Demon's mount, but now it belongs to my little saint grandfather!" Overjoyed at this unexpected windfall, Xiao Xuan suddenly noticed a group of skeleton halberdiers running past at the right fork in the road. He realized they were not far from the main hall where the Blood Pool was located and worried about Fei Luo. He shouted in his heart, "Chase them down and kill them without mercy

!" With that thought, the skeleton dragon performed a smooth, wide spin and sped off in pursuit. ********** ... Just then, Fei Luo felt a sharp pain shooting from her waist down to her perineum, as if something had quietly sprung out, assaulting her like an electric current. She immediately realized this was the strange lightning force that had invaded when she was injured by the lightning general earlier. She was shocked: "I clearly cleared it away just now, how come there's still a trace of it here!" She was currently casting a powerful spell and had no way to resist it. She hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to give up, but then she saw the giant round stone shake again, the vibration even more intense than before. So she gritted her teeth and persevered. Little did she know that the lightning force was extremely fierce and unpredictable, becoming more and more active within her body. Within a few breaths, it had overwhelmed her, causing her abdomen to feel numb and her true energy to become disordered. Fei Luo was drenched in sweat. While trying to control her true energy, she suddenly felt a knife-like pain in a certain part of her abdomen. She knew that the lightning force had penetrated very deeply, and her meridians and vital energy had been greatly damaged. She was both shocked and annoyed, but with success imminent, she couldn't care less about that. She only wanted to break this crucial magical mechanism as quickly as possible. The giant round stone trembled more and more frequently, with large chunks of stone falling and shattering around it. Suddenly, a terrifying "crash" was heard, and a deep, long crack appeared on the stone's surface, which was intricately carved with runes. Its interior, corroded by the power of the heavenly tribulation, was exposed like powder, and it was already on the verge of collapse. Suddenly, a wave of water-like ripples appeared on the surface of the giant round stone, causing the runes carved on it to twist strangely. A large mass of hazy, turbid energy emanated from somewhere, swirling and churning... It was the guardian! Just from the spiritual energy she sensed, she knew it was an unusually powerful spirit. Fei Luo's face turned pale, and she immediately and without hesitation stopped her cultivation and withdrew her spell. Because she had caught her breath too quickly, her blood surged, and she almost vomited blood. But the Heavenly Tribulation was a powerful technique, and removing it was no easy task. In the blink of an eye, the hazy, turbid energy rapidly condensed into a gigantic humanoid monster. Suddenly, it leaped up and slammed into Fei Luo, who was still in mid-air. The impact was devastating; Fei Luo was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, blood gushing from her nose and mouth. In her final moments before losing consciousness, she desperately glimpsed a blood-red skeletal dragon, its claws outstretched, flying into the hall…

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