Large chunks of flesh fell, dripping with blood, looking like a demon being born. Finally, a humanoid, multicolored creature resembling crystal suddenly rose to its feet!
Its eyes, like jet-black gems, held a hint of cold laughter and surprise!
"I never expected you to see through me! You are a Saint King, not bad! You are the target I have been waiting for! As long as I devour everything of yours, I can replace you, have your trial qualification, and I will also become a Saint King, leave this rotten place, and go to that ultimate ancient pass!" The voice of the humanoid crystal creature was like a raging wave, spreading through the void.
It stared at Ye Wuque, its eyes filled with jealousy, greed, resentment, and madness!
"Give me everything you have!"
boom!
The crystal creature unleashed a punch, and the void groaned and shattered inch by inch as it struck!
The punch was incredibly powerful, its strength terrifying beyond belief.
Ye Wuque remained expressionless, also forming a fist seal, meeting fist with fist!
Bang!
A deafening roar erupted, accompanied by the sound of metal clashing.
Amidst the flying sparks, the crystal creature was propelled backward, its feet scraping the ground like an earth dragon turning over. Instantly, fragments of human bones surged from the depths of the earth, dripping with blood, a horrifying sight.
The crystal creature was forced back hundreds of feet before it regained its footing, its face filled with disbelief!
"you……"
Tear...snap!
A fist rapidly enlarged before the crystal creature's eyes and slammed heavily into its forehead.
Instantly, a deafening roar, like metal cracking open, swept through the area. The crystal creature let out a painful groan as it was sent flying backward, crashing into a distant mountain peak, causing a section to collapse. The earth shook violently, and dust billowed everywhere.
Amidst the shattered fragments, the crystal creature struggled to its feet, its ugly face filled with disbelief and rage. A crack appeared on its forehead, causing it excruciating pain that spread to its mouth, almost splitting its entire face apart.
"How is this possible!"
"I am the incarnation of the Purple Nether Crystal, with an innately indestructible body! How could a mere human's flesh and blood be stronger than me!"
Wow!
A strong gust of wind swept down from the sky, and the crystal creature immediately sensed danger and tried to dodge, but it was too late!
A right foot stomped down, landing squarely on the chest of the crystal creature, slamming it into the ground, causing it to explode within a radius of tens of feet!
The crystal creature looked pained and struggled frantically, but a hail of fists was already raining down on it!
Click!
Click!
...
The crystal creature immediately let out a miserable howl. Its struggles gradually weakened from the initial intensity until even the howls disappeared completely.
When Ye Wuque stood up again, the crystal creatures on the ground had turned into crystal shards, smashed into dust by him.
Ye Wuque's expression was cold; he was too lazy to waste words with the other party.
"A crystal that has come to life!"
"But those words were definitely not something it could have come up with on its own!"
Ye Wuque suddenly looked up at the dead city in front of him, his eyes becoming sharp and intimidating.
Transforming into a streak of light, Ye Wuque headed straight for the entrance to the Dead City.
At the entrance to the dead city, the decaying city gates were wide open, mottled and broken, seemingly about to collapse at any moment.
Ye Wuque walked in, and his senses spread out, radiating in all directions.
Inside the dead city, ruin and destruction are everywhere. Perhaps it was once prosperous, like the ancient pass of destiny, but now only boundless gloom and death remain.
Along the way, Ye Wuque did not encounter any ambushes or need to evade, and the entire dead city was devoid of any living beings.
However, he continued forward until he reached the depths of the dead city, where a dilapidated, pitch-black palace stood, exuding an unsettling aura. The palace doors were tightly shut, like a coffin.
Ye Wuque's gaze was icy cold.
Step forward and kick out!
Click!
The tightly closed palace doors were struck as if by lightning, shattering into pieces that flew outwards. The largest piece flew straight into the palace, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, creating a huge ripple effect.
As the booming sound of landing came from inside, Ye Wuque's figure had already walked in.
What he saw was a decaying throne, its material pitch black, as if it were made of countless black bones, and sitting on this black throne was a strange skeleton, its body pure white.
It takes the form of a human, but judging from its skeletal structure and appearance, it is not a human, but rather a branch of the humanoid race.
Wow!
Suddenly, a ball of will-o'-the-wisp flickered from the sunken eye sockets of the motionless humanoid skeleton, as if it had transformed into a pair of eyes!
The pale light immediately illuminated the entire dilapidated hall, and a chilling aura began to spread.
"Finally...another one has arrived..."
Inside the main hall, a soft, intermittent whisper, seemingly a little unaccustomed to speaking after a long period of silence, rang out.
Although the voice was weathered, it did not sound old; it was as if time itself had stood still.
Click, click!
The will-o'-the-wisps in the eye sockets of the motionless skeleton suddenly intensified, and then its entire body began to move!
Even more incredibly, layers of crimson began to appear on its skeletal surface, as if... its flesh and blood were regenerating!
Ye Wuque watched coldly, seemingly in no hurry.
With a slight movement of its right hand, the skeleton dropped three mummified corpses hanging from the ceiling of the hall!
All three mummies were young and died with their eyes open, but their bodies were all intact.
"Before you... thirteen Saint Kings were teleported across this fork in the road!"
"Two of them escaped, eight were eaten by me, and three barely usable bodies remained. I kept them as backup bodies."
"But I'm not reconciled..."
More and more flesh and blood regenerated on the skeleton, and his voice gradually became smoother and more normal as he spoke.
"I need a truly perfect physical body!"
"Finally, another Saint King has been teleported here..."
"Since you've made it this far, you must have already dealt with that crystal outside."
"Yes, this gives me hope."
"Perhaps your physical body will bring me a surprise, allowing me to defy fate, resume the path to becoming a Saint King that was once interrupted, and continue forward, forward..."
"However, in the worst-case scenario, you could become the fourth eligible body to be hung here."
At this point, the skeleton seemed to let out a long-lost smile, as if it hadn't been this happy in a long time.
"Before you turn to ashes, tell us about your identity and origins. I imagine you've been holding back for so long, you must have a lot to say."
Ye Wuque, standing with his hands behind his back, spoke calmly, his tone indifferent.
The skeleton sitting upright had already regenerated most of its flesh and blood, with muscles constantly emerging. It didn't seem annoyed by Ye Wuque's words; instead, its tone carried a hint of reminiscence.
"I used to be, in a way, a semi-'ancient lingerer'..."
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