CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 81: THE SKELETON GHOST KING_1

"Why are you here? Run quickly..." Yang Yuan was taken aback. He was unaware that the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect had betrayed the alliance and kindly reminded them, preparing to flee together.

"Kill!"

But the response he received was endless slaughter. Hua Lin Yue spoke coldly. As her sleeves waved, countless petals whirled about, adding a trace of vitality to the quiet, desolate Ghost Tomb ruins.

However, it was accompanied by the threat of death!

"Thousand Sword Art!"

The color drained from Yang Yuan’s face. His right hand trembled, producing countless Sword Qi that flew towards the falling petals, causing a phenomenal explosion that shattered the Void.

Using the explosion’s momentum, he retreated dozens of zhang to avoid the sea of flowers.

But the disciples standing next to him, due to their lack of strength and slower reactions, failed to dodge the attack from the sea of flowers and burst into clouds of blood mist.

"Hua Lin Yue, what are you doing?" Xue You flew over, asking angrily, a sense of foreboding taking hold.

Hua Lin Yue’s red lips moved slightly, but she said nothing. At this point, any explanation would seem utterly pale. After all, the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect joining the Changeable Mansion was already a foregone conclusion.

"What are you still standing there for? Keep killing!" Zhang Yangtian arrived, treading through the air, his eyes flickering with a cold light. He pointed his finger again, releasing a potent, masculine finger-qi. A terrifying aura surged, shaking the heavens and the earth.

The gray gas lingering in the Void dispersed, revealing Xue You’s figure.

"Damn it!"

Caught within the attack radius of the Yinyang Qiankun Finger, Xue You turned pale, the hairs on his body standing on end. He quickly turned to defend, utilizing his physique’s Divine Skills.

CLANG! CLANG!

The sound of weapons colliding resounded through the heavens.

A thousand-zhang-long saber Qi spanned the sky, suffused with a domineering aura. The blade glowed red, as if fresh blood was flowing, or as if countless souls were wailing.

There was also a thousand-zhang-long Sword Qi hovering above the ground, its blade shining brightly. A white, cold light flickered from it, releasing a sharp radiance.

One saber, one sword. They divided the expanse of the sky between them as they attacked the Yinyang Qiankun Finger.

RUMBLE!

The two attacks collided, and the massive shockwave covered a radius of dozens of li.

Not far away, boulders embedded in the giant mountains shattered. Then, the peaks collapsed, and debris shot into the air, producing a vast cloud of dust that obscured the sky. The entire world was plunged into dimness.

A few breaths later, the saber and sword energies dissipated. A faint remnant of the Yinyang Qiankun Finger pierced through the residual shockwave, striking Xue You.

PFFT!

Immediately, Xue You spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He was sent flying and crashed into the mountainside, creating a deep pit.

He lay in the stone pit, looking in horror at Zhang Yangtian. His once arrogant gaze was now filled only with fear.

He was defeated!

Completely defeated!

BOOM!

A golden pillar of Fortune shot in from the outside world, passed through the Ghost Tomb ruins’ barrier, and landed on Zhang Yangtian. His aura intensified further.

"AH!"

"Help me!"

Under the siege of the Changeable Mansion and Ten Thousand Flowers Sect, disciples of the Sword Sect and Saber Manor began to suffer casualties. They cried out in agony, collapsing in pools of blood, their eyes closing forever.

"No!" Xue You screamed, his face filled with regret. The remorse from the depths of his heart surged uncontrollably.

He regretted it! If he hadn’t insisted on going deeper, they wouldn’t be facing this catastrophe!

He was even more resentful! If not for the betrayal of the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect disciples, at least some of them could have escaped, instead of being completely wiped out.

"Now it’s your turn!" Zhang Yangtian, hands clasped behind his back, slowly floated in front of Xue You, a chilling smile on his face. As terror filled Xue You’s eyes, Zhang Yangtian slowly extended a finger, which began to glow brilliantly.

The Void began to tremble, and the small pebbles around, unable to withstand the pressure, burst into dust.

"ROAR!"

Just as the finger-qi was about to descend, a roar came from the distance—low and hoarse, like a beast’s cry, echoing between heaven and earth.

Zhang Yangtian was startled, and his expression changed drastically. He didn’t even bother killing Xue You and hurriedly shouted, "Run!"

With that, he transformed into a streak of light and flew into the distance.

The disciples of the Changeable Mansion and the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect, puzzled, trailed closely behind.

"What’s going on?" Xue You said in surprise. He struggled to his feet, and before he could move, he saw dozens of black skeletal ghost creatures, wielding bone weapons, flying down from the central mountain peak.

However, this wasn’t the most terrifying part. Among the many black skeletal ghost creatures, there was a white skeletal ghost creature wearing a crown and holding a scepter, exuding a kingly aura.

"A Skeleton Ghost King... Heavenly Realm..." Xue You’s jaw trembled. Before he could finish speaking, he saw several attacks magnifying before his eyes. Then, he lost consciousness and fell back into the deep pit, dead but his eyes wide open.

He was dead in the end! Although killed by the ghost creatures, he had died indirectly at Zhang Yangtian’s hands!

"Pursue!" The Skeleton Ghost King walked to Xue You’s corpse, paused briefly, its eyes shooting out two beams of white light, and commanded with oppressive authority.

Like a gust of wind, the numerous ghost creatures rode the gray mist and disappeared into the distance.

After they left, Xue You’s body turned into white light particles and vanished.

「Several dozen li away, within a mountain cliff, Zhang Yangtian’s group stopped, panting heavily and looking around warily.」

"Young Master, what happened?" Hua Lin Yue was the first to ask, beads of sweat on her forehead. Her strength was not as great as Zhang Yangtian’s, so she didn’t clearly know what kind of enemy they had encountered.

Zhang Yangtian calmed down and said in a heavy voice, a grave look in his eyes, "There’s a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist in the Ghost Tomb ruins! With my strength, I can kill Transcendent Realm Martial Artists who are above my level, but facing a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist is still somewhat difficult."

"What?" Everyone exchanged glances, their hearts filled with horror. If there was a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist, then obtaining the treasure at the center of the ruins would be quite difficult for them!

"Young Master, what should we do next?" Hua Lin Yue asked. The treasure of these ruins was a Level Four Mustard Seed World. A large part of why the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect had allied with the Changeable Mansion was because of this Level Four Mustard Seed World.

If they couldn’t obtain the Level Four Mustard Seed World, wouldn’t it be like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all for nothing, without gaining any benefits?

"Form an alliance!" Zhang Yangtian smiled faintly, a cold expression on his face, and said softly, "I alone cannot defeat a Heavenly Realm ghost creature, but if we add Qin Wudao, then it’s not necessarily so!"

He knew his own strength; he was comparable to a slightly weaker Heavenly Realm Martial Artist. However, according to his senses, besides one Heavenly Realm ghost creature, there were also many Transcendent Realm ghost creatures.

"Qin Wudao!" Hua Lin Yue murmured, and a strong killing intent surfaced in her beautiful eyes. She could never forget that two of her senior martial sisters had been killed by Qin Wudao, dying tragically before her very eyes.

"Do you want to kill him?" Zhang Yangtian raised an eyebrow and asked lightly.

"I do!" Without any hesitation, Hua Lin Yue answered decisively.

"Allying with Qin Wudao will be his death sentence!" Zhang Yangtian clenched his fists, a powerful aura emanating from him. After devouring Xue You’s Fortune, his speed of absorbing Spiritual Energy had roughly doubled. This made him impatient to find his next opponent.

And his next prey was Qin Wudao!