CHAPTER 576: CHAPTER 565: ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE_1

"Damn it!" Dong Zhengyang cursed repeatedly upon seeing the situation, transmitting his voice, "Qin Feiyang, hold on. I’ll come help you as soon as possible."

Qin Feiyang glanced back at Dong Zhengyang’s situation without showing any signs of panic. Because at this moment, panic wasn’t an option!

He turned his head back, continued to charge towards the black skeleton, and said, "Do you think keeping him trapped means you can kill me?"

"An Eight-star War Emperor with such tactics is indeed surprising to me, but that’s all it is."

The black skeleton sneered. With a wave of its battle sword, dozens of blood blades appeared, filling the void before it.

"Die!" It let out a scream that sounded like wailing ghosts.

WHOOSH!!! In an instant, the blood blades suspended in the void, like sharp arrows, cut through the night sky and attacked Qin Feiyang.

The bone-chilling intent to kill was spine-tingling!

Qin Feiyang made no moves to dodge, his gaze remained dead calm.

Suddenly! He raised his arm and with a palm strike, a blinding ray of light gushed out from the center of his palm like a tidal wave!

BOOM! The night sky here was immediately filled with a deafening blast.

Immense golden light erupted, illuminating all directions!

Amid that golden light, dozens of blood blades spun in mid-air, turning back to attack the black skeleton!

"What!?" The black skeleton was taken aback.

If it happened only once, it could be dismissed as a coincidence. But for the same situation to occur a second time—that was definitely no coincidence.

But how did this human manage to do this?

Dozens of blood blades surged menacingly, instantly overwhelming the black skeleton.

Qin Feiyang’s arm shattered due to the force, splattering flesh and blood everywhere!

But he didn’t back down! With one foot planted firmly on the ground, he forcefully stabilized himself. Simultaneously, the ground beneath him exploded, forming a deep pit!

Then, like an invincible War God, Qin Feiyang ignored his shattered arm and charged at the black skeleton with lightning speed.

"Underestimate me, and you’ll pay a heavy price!" He gave a cold smile.

CLANG! Blue Snow appeared out of thin air. He raised his other arm, grabbed Blue Snow, and fiercely slashed towards the black skeleton’s head.

Originally, Dong Zhengyang had planned to destroy the battle sword first, then kill the black skeleton.

But at this moment, he had a clear shot at shattering the black skeleton’s skull, extinguishing the flame in its eye sockets, and killing it outright.

A person with a strong sense of combat would naturally know how to adapt during a fight.

Therefore, Qin Feiyang ignored the battle sword and attacked the black skeleton directly.

However, the black skeleton’s reaction was much faster than Qin Feiyang had expected!

Just as Blue Snow was about to pierce through the black skeleton’s skull, the black skeleton swung its battle sword furiously towards Qin Feiyang’s waist!

In a flash, Qin Feiyang executed a rapid retreat, narrowly evading the sword’s strike.

If he had continued, it would certainly have ended in complete mutual destruction.

The black skeleton would die. And he would die too!

So he had to retreat.

But, while retreating, drawing on his extensive combat experience and awareness, he spun Blue Snow in his hand and slashed at the black skeleton’s battle sword.

CLANG! Instantly, sparks flew everywhere!

Nothing could withstand the sharpness of Blue Snow. In an instant, the battle sword was split in two!

"What!?" The black skeleton looked horrified.

"Sigh!" Qin Feiyang sighed to himself.

What a pity that he missed such a golden opportunity to kill the black skeleton!

But thankfully, due to his ability to adapt quickly, he managed to destroy the battle sword.

At least he hadn’t failed Dong Zhengyang’s expectations.

"Human, you will die!" Suddenly, the black skeleton roared, a deadly Evil Qi erupting from its entire body and soaring to the heavens.

"Afraid of you?" Qin Feiyang composed himself, a frigid glint appearing in his eyes.

"Fight!" He was about to activate the War Technique, but just then, Dong Zhengyang suddenly shouted from behind, "Qin Feiyang, get out of the way!"

"Hmm?" Qin Feiyang was startled.

Because from behind, he sensed a wave of destructive energy!

Clearly, Dong Zhengyang had unleashed some powerful finishing move!

Without hesitation, he flickered and vanished instantly, without a trace.

"God Demon Seal!" The very next instant Qin Feiyang vanished, Dong Zhengyang, heavily surrounded by white skeletons, roared at the sky. His long hair flew wildly, and his aura blazed overwhelmingly!

At the same time, a pitch-black square seal shot out from between his hands like a meteor!

Wherever it passed, the white skeletons, who possessed undying bodies, were shredded into dust like rotten wood!

Its terrifying power tore the ground apart!

"Damn humans! If my battle sword hadn’t been destroyed, this Seat wouldn’t fear all of you combined!" Seeing this, the black skeleton cursed angrily and turned to flee in terror.

"The battle sword indeed was its greatest reliance," Dong Zhengyang muttered.

Then, a fierce killing intent flared in his eyes. The black square seal tore through the sky, its aura firmly locked onto the black skeleton.

No matter where the black skeleton fled, the square seal followed.

Eventually, the black skeleton couldn’t escape. The square seal, carrying a world-ending aura, slammed into it.

"AAARGH..." Immediately, a bloodcurdling scream pierced the night sky.

The surrounding white skeletons were all shattered, vanishing in an instant.

"Is it dead?" While fighting the white skeletons, Dong Zhengyang glanced at the dusty area, his heart filled with trepidation.

If even this couldn’t kill the black skeleton, then their only option would probably be to flee for their lives.

WHOOSH! At this moment, Qin Feiyang also appeared out of thin air. Smashing through the white skeletons blocking his path with unstoppable force, he joined Dong Zhengyang, his heart also filled with uncertainty.

「A moment passed.」

The dust settled, revealing a huge crater.

The ground near the crater was in ruins.

They looked at each other and approached the crater.

When they arrived at the edge, they quickly looked at the bottom.

It was empty inside, but buried in the soil at the bottom was a black skull.

"It hasn’t died?" Their eyes bulged, filled with disbelief.

"Hold them off, I’m going down to take a look," Dong Zhengyang said grimly. Repelling several attacking white skeletons with a palm strike, he then jumped into the crater, carefully approaching the skull.

At a distance of ten meters, the skull was motionless.

At five meters, the skull was still motionless!

Even when Dong Zhengyang reached the skull, it still showed no signs of movement.

However, Dong Zhengyang dared not be the least bit careless.

He slowly bent down, reaching out to grab the skull. Battle Intent surged in his palm, his entire body on high alert, beads of sweat even forming on his forehead.

It was clear just how nervous he was at this moment!

Qin Feiyang, while fending off the white skeletons, kept his gaze firmly locked on the skull, fully prepared to react at any moment.

Finally, Dong Zhengyang grasped the skull and lifted it abruptly.

The moment the skull left the soil, Qin Feiyang and Dong Zhengyang’s anxiously-held breaths were released.

It turned out to be only half a skull.

And its eye sockets were black voids, without a trace of the blood-colored flames.

This indicated that the black skeleton was indeed dead!

"What a tenacious bastard," Dong Zhengyang let out a sigh of relief, his heart still pounding. His fingers tightened, and the skull in his hand was immediately crushed to powder.

Then, he left the crater. Together with Qin Feiyang, they crushed the surrounding white skeletons while heading towards the valley.

BOOM! Yet before they could get close, a thunderous explosion that shook the heavens rang out from the valley.

"What’s going on?" The two of them were startled.

"Boss, get over here quick! The black skeleton in the valley has awakened!" Fatty’s anxious shouts followed shortly after.

"What?" "How could that skeleton have awakened?" "Who pulled out that battle sword?" Qin Feiyang and Dong Zhengyang were furious.

They had just eliminated the previous skeleton, and their wounds hadn’t even healed. Now the skeleton in the valley had awakened—wasn’t this just adding frost to snow?

While fuming, Qin Feiyang quickly took out two Healing Pills and one Rebirth Pill.

After consuming a Healing Pill and the Rebirth Pill, he handed the other Healing Pill to Dong Zhengyang.

These pills all had three Elixir Patterns and possessed potent restorative abilities.

Even so, both their hearts felt extremely heavy.

This was because they knew nothing about the strength of the black skeleton in the valley. If it was stronger than the one they had just killed, they were undoubtedly in for a bitter fight!

BOOM! The rumbling sounds from the valley direction came again.

Qin Feiyang and Dong Zhengyang vaguely saw that the entire valley had collapsed.

Figures darted wildly from the crumbling rubble, all looking disheveled and battered.

At the same time, screams filled with despair and fear were also heard.

WHOOSH!! The two of them moved at top speed, wishing they could sprout several pairs of wings.

「After a few breaths.」

They could finally see Fatty and the others clearly. Every one of them wore a panicked expression.

"Boss, hurry!" Upon seeing Qin Feiyang, Fatty immediately yelled, his body covered in blood.

Clearly, he had faced off against the black skeleton in the valley earlier.

When the two groups converged, Dong Zhengyang said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"We don’t know either," the crowd shook their heads.

Dong Zhengyang snarled, "Weren’t you inside the valley? How could you not know?"

"JIEH JIEH JIEH..." Before the crowd could respond, a harsh, sinister laugh suddenly echoed.

They looked and saw a black skeleton slowly approaching, monstrous Evil Qi billowing from its body.

In its bony claw, it gripped a dark battle sword that glinted with a terrifying, gloomy light—the very same thin sword that had initially been embedded in the rock.

"Damn it!" Qin Feiyang and Dong Zhengyang’s expressions changed simultaneously.

Because the aura of this skeleton was even stronger by a degree than the one they had just killed!

Qin Feiyang quickly issued his arrangements: "Shen Long, Fatty, you take the lead. Jian Wei, Lu Xingchen, you guard the rear! The remaining Eight-star and Seven-star War Emperors will take the flanks to protect everyone. Head towards the end of the plain! Remember, if you want to live, you must maintain your formation and not panic!"

"What about you?" Fatty asked anxiously.

"Dong Zhengyang and I will kill it!" Qin Feiyang said grimly, a murderous intent flickering in his eyes. "Now, our only option to permanently end this threat is by killing it. Otherwise, our casualties will be even greater!"

Seeing everyone hesitating, Dong Zhengyang shouted angrily, "Quickly do as Qin Feiyang says, or don’t blame us for being ruthless and leaving you behind!"

A jolt went through everyone. They quickly formed up and surged towards the end of the plain.