CHAPTER 777: CHAPTER 770: SLAYING THE GODS

Facing Chen Hai’s Devouring Touch, Chi Lian was exhausted from fleeing for her life and in grave danger.

In contrast, White Bone merely summoned a few White Bone Skeletons with a flick of his wrist and had already barely managed to withstand a dozen or twenty strands of Greedy Touch, securing a precious opportunity for Chi Lian to catch several breaths.

Although the reality was laid out before their eyes, it didn’t mean that his strength was stronger than Chi Lian’s.

The reason for such a result stemmed mainly from the fact that everything in the world has its counter; the skeletons summoned by White Bone’s Divine Skills had at most a hint of spirituality and lacked flesh or a Divine Soul to be devoured by Devouring Touch.

These ferocious tentacles’ greatest strength lay in their terrifying power to devour.

Now, facing these White Bone Skeletons, the power of devourment hardly had any role to play; to deal with these skeletons, they had to completely crush them into dust.

’Crack... Crack...’ One skeleton after another was crushed into powder.

Under the crushing force of Devouring Touch, these skeletons were somewhat fragile and easily destroyed, but it still took some time to completely deal with these ghostly things.

For cultivators like White Bone and Chi Lian, at their level, that bit of time was enough to do a lot.

In Chi Lian’s view, with the skeletons that White Bone summoned blocking those terrifying tentacles, if she joined forces with White Bone to slay Chen Hai, the task was not guaranteed but should not be far off.

It was precisely because she saw this scene that she agreed so readily.

After all, although White Bone demanded much, once Chen Hai was dealt with, the man’s Divine Soul was not included in the terms of their deal.

Even if she devoured only half of Chen Hai’s Divine Soul, it would be a significant gain for Chi Lian, increasing her chances of achieving the Golden Immortal Realm.

On the other side, White Bone was also overjoyed upon hearing Chi Lian’s promise.

After all, in terms of absolute power, he was slightly inferior to Chi Lian.

He had been coveting Chi Lian’s body for so long; if it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t defeat her, White Bone would have likely taken his chance sooner and would not be making such demands at this moment, taking advantage of the situation.

He was well aware that Chi Lian was not promiscuous and respected her body.

Once something happened between them, a second and third time would follow and so on.

By then, even if Chi Lian successfully stepped into the Golden Immortal Realm, she would still be under his control.

"You two, talking so eagerly, do you take me, Chen, for air?" said Chen Hai from within the Scarlet Domain, watching the scene unfold before him as if watching a play, casting occasional glances at White Bone and Chi Lian, with a displeased hum.

Dealing with Chi Lian alone, he actually hadn’t spent much effort, having only summoned his Devouring Touch.

The reason he didn’t use other methods against Chi Lian was simple; he didn’t want to waste them.

After all, those devoured by the Devouring Touch could strengthen themselves, bringing him considerable power.

If Chi Lian died under his other methods, her already ethereal body might disperse into the world, leaving Chen Hai with no benefit to gain.

"Chi Lian, I’m delighted that you’ve made the smartest choice!"

"With my help, a mere Heavenly Immortal from the human race is nothing to worry about."

"Those tendrils of his are probably his strongest asset. With the White Bone Skeletons I’ve summoned to block for you, whether you want to slay him yourself or need my help!"

The fan in his hand, flickering with the big characters for "pay up," snapped closed, and White Bone, who had been quietly standing at the entrance to the back garden, finally took long strides and stepped inside.

It was as if he hadn’t heard Chen Hai’s words just now, not even bothering to glance at him.

Perhaps, in White Bone’s mind, Chen Hai, whose trump card was already countered by him, had lost any threat and could almost be considered dead.

His footsteps were unhurried and clear, powerful enough that with each step, the ground within a dozen meters around him would crack open, and from it, White Bone Skeletons emerged one after another.

Just the back garden alone naturally wouldn’t hide many Kugu.

But White Bone’s Divine Skills could gather Kugu buried within dozens of kilometers all to himself in the end.

In addition to the ordinary skeletons assembled from Kugu, there were also quite a few Elite Skeletons that had been truly cultivated, constantly accompanying him on either side.

Wherever White Bone walked, those Elite Skeletons would hide beneath the ground, following him wherever he went!

Compared to the ordinary skeletons, those Elite Skeletons mixed in amongst them had stronger bodies and a more ghastly pale appearance.

Step by step, when White Bone reached near Chi Lian and finally stopped moving, the skeletons he had summoned numbered up to several hundred.

Of course, these several hundred skeletons were mostly ordinary ones. There were only about a dozen or twenty truly cultivated Elite Skeletons.

Shrouded in the thick night and with the dense scarlet mist of the Scarlet Domain served as a cover, these Elite Skeletons seemed inconspicuous. Without close attention, most people would hardly notice their existence.

These hundreds of skeletons, whether grabbing, biting, tearing, or pulling, tangled with the dense, ferocious tentacles.

Letting the Devouring Touch consume these skeletons was basically like making a tiger eat grass.

These skeletons, if merely crushed, could revive instantly in just the blink of an eye.

In just a few breaths’ time, the Scarlet Domain filled with sinister tentacles had a small area cleared out forcibly by the skeletons summoned by White Bone.

"Boy, before White Bone, any further resistance is simply futile."

"If you’re sensible and give up resisting, submitting to your fate, I might consider leaving your body intact."

"I’ve given you the chance. If you continue to be stubborn, once I personally make a move along with sister Chi Lian, as for the consequences..."

After exchanging a look with Chi Lian, White Bone nodded, his gaze finally set on Chen Hai.

Seeing the glorious achievement of his summoned skeletons, he seemed to have a winning ticket in his hand, his whole persona beginning to float away, and the words that emerged from him carried a heavy threat.

"What will the consequences be? Tell me."

With a sneer, Chen Hai chuckled, and between the light flipping of his hand, a small knife a few inches long appeared in his grip.

Initially, White Bone intended to utter a few more harsh words.

But somehow, just catching sight of the small knife in Chen Hai’s hand sent shivers down his spine as if he had met his natural predator, and an indescribable fear uncontrollably surged from deep within his heart.

"That’s the God-Slaying Blade. This artifact doesn’t cut the Physical Body; it specializes in cutting the Divine Soul. It’s naturally restraining for our Ghostly Spirits Race, run fast..."

White Bone’s brows furrowed, but before he could react, Chi Lian, who was by his side, recognized the origins of the knife and reacted first.

Full of terror, she shouted at White Bone, and her body turned into a red mist, escaping far away.