Chapter Twenty-Four: The Endless Ocean of Bones

  Scorching sun in the sky, endless yellow sand, waves of heat.

  Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji rushed into the depths of the palace, but more than 500 meters away from the desert. The golden sand suddenly trembled, the scorching sand suddenly surged like waves, and the golden sand waves slowly and calmly fluctuated.

  In the vast desert, two great experts running at high speed stopped simultaneously, relying on their keen intuition, both of them had already sensed that danger was approaching.

  Puff, suddenly, a white bony claw stretched out from the golden sand below and fiercely grabbed at Xiao Gu's ankle, but was shaken off by Xiao Gu's protective divine power just as it was about to make contact.

  A burst of sand, a skull emerged from the yellow sand and struggled to stand up. The white skeleton was still intact, making people feel incredible that it was moving, as if it had life, and it opened its bony claws again and pounced on Xiao Gu.

  "What is this thing," Xiao Gu said in a low voice.

  "I don't know, such a strange creature, or should I say monster, I've never heard of it before," Xing Wuji was also shocked.

  "This is the spirit of the dead, the living among the dead," Old Wang Ba suddenly interjected, but when Xiao Gu asked again, he fell silent, making Xiao Gu so angry that he wanted to throw him into a pile of skulls, his teeth itching with rage.

  This skull clearly had no signs of life, but it moved, which was truly eerie, like seeing a ghost in broad daylight! However, Xiao Gu didn't believe in the supernatural and threw a punch forward. With a loud crash, the skeleton shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of broken bones.

  Woooo... A ghostly howl-like sound echoed through the depths of the palace, sending chills down one's spine. The desert began to violently fluctuate.

  One skull, two skulls, three skulls... Soon, countless white skeletons crawled out from under the sand. Skull after skull appeared in the scorching sun, standing on the golden desert, row upon row, layer upon layer, with over a thousand of them surrounding Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji...

  The scorching sun hangs in the sky, distant green mountains and ridges, nearby desert white bones, a strange picture, a mysterious scene.

  "I say, this seems too eerie, Xiao Gu swallowed his saliva," This kind of daylight ghost story made him feel hairy in his heart, with a feeling of wanting to run away immediately.

  "Kid, the weirder ones are yet to come, hurry up and get started. During the daytime, their powers are at their weakest," Old Wang Ba said with disdain.

  Damn it, Xiao Gu really wants to beat this guy up, he's so disgusting. You go ahead, this dark and gloomy Bone Sea looks like it would make people feel sick just by looking at it.

  All the skulls bared their teeth and pounced on the two masters, with a flurry of white bones and a rattling of skeletal joints that wove together to create an eerie atmosphere.

  Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji simultaneously launched their attacks, unleashing a torrent of divine energy that shattered the skulls of the oncoming skeletons, but the skeletal remains continued to charge forward in wave after wave.

  The two of them continued to wield their palm strength, and wherever the surging divine power passed through, bones were broken and shattered, flying everywhere. The ground was covered with a layer of fragmented white bones. In no time at all, over a thousand skulls had been smashed, leaving behind only white bones.

  Finally solved, Xiao Gu threw away the white bony arm in his hand, and his mouth was full of sand.

  These things aren't worth a blow, they're just a bit too numerous, but it's settled after all. Xing Wuji sighed and said the same thing.

  Woooo... The eerie and chilling howl echoed again, this time the desert trembled even more violently. Rows upon rows of skulls struggled out of the yellow sand, as far as the eye could see, it was as if the gates of hell had swung open, and countless ghostly troops arrived in this world.

  Xiao Gu and Xing Wu Jin's mouth corners twitched, this isn't over yet!

  This time, the number of skulls is countless, and one can't see the end at a glance. Where there is yellow sand, there are skulls crawling out. The endless army of skulls can be counted in tens of millions, waving their sharp ghostly claws, rushing here from all directions...

  Ka-chunk, ka-chunk... Clatter, clatter, row upon row of white skulls rushed towards Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji, the sound of bony collisions and joint movements particularly jarring to the ear.

  "Hahaha, kid, you know who's boss now!" Old Wang burst out laughing triumphantly. "Hey, kid, what are you going to do? No, ah!"

  "Well done," Xing Wuji slapped a dozen skulls with one palm and said to Xiao Gu.

  It turned out that Xiao Gu happened to throw Lao Wang Ba into the skull group with ease, and it just hit a skull on the head.

  These skulls attacked living creatures, and it's obvious that Greedy Sky fits the bill, so naturally, tragedy struck!

  Of course, Lao Wang's eight knives and guns are impenetrable, so safety is definitely not a problem, but it's hard to guarantee that he won't have to suffer some hardships.

  At this time, Xiao Gu was no longer able to see the situation around him clearly. He was surrounded by countless skulls that were densely packed together, and even he felt a chill run down his spine. The entire desert was filled with skulls, making it seem like an unbeatable foe!

  If we delay any further, it will either be torn apart by this vast army of white bones or exhaust ourselves to death in battle.

  Countless skulls were stirring, tens of millions of bony claws were waving... Xiao Gu exerted his full strength and called out to Xing Wuji to return. Without preparation, falling into this place was simply seeking death.

  Even someone as fierce as Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji would find it hard to continue, if only the numbers were many, but here, every time you kill a skull, there will be an inexplicable, eerie and cold power invading your body.

  This is the most threatening.

  Xiao Gu's fists swung fiercely, forcing a path of white bones to open up before him, as countless skulls either shattered or were blown away in front of him.

  Fiercely wanting to kill a way out, because the skull army is endless, chilling people, they have no choice but to retreat.

  Bang, a tall skull suddenly rushed to Xiao Gu's front, white bone claws passed through the gap, and actually collided with Xiao Gu's palm, but failed to damage it. The palm force blasted it out seven or eight zhang away, causing it to fall into the White Bone Army.

  However, this skull was intact and suddenly jumped out of the army of skeletons, rushing to Xiao Gu's side again, waving its ghostly claws ferociously at him.

  Huh? It didn't break after all, Xiao Gu was somewhat surprised.

  Xiao Gu's eyes shot out two cold glows, he noticed that this skeleton was as white as jade, and it was different from the skeletons he had seen before.

  But since he can withstand a slap from me without breaking, it's clear that this person has an extraordinary and unfathomable cultivation base, definitely a powerful figure.

  He approached the special skull, quickly grabbed a ghost claw, and then pulled it hard, removing its arm from the joint. Then, with ten times the force, he slammed it heavily onto its spine.

  Boom! The skull was smashed flying, fell into the army of skulls, and hundreds of skulls were disintegrated into bone fragments.

  Inspired by this, Xiao Gu grabbed a white skull and threw it forward, shattering the skulls on the ground and opening up a path.

  Xiao Gu quickly rushed out of a hundred meters distance, while Lao Wang Ba and Xing Wu Jin followed up at the same time.

  In this process, three special skulls appeared in a row, all of which were as white as jade and hard as fine steel. Fortunately, such skulls are rare, if the entire desert is filled with such bones, it would be difficult for the two men and the turtle to break through this vast army of white bones, the difficulty is truly like climbing to heaven.

  Finally, the road ahead is in sight. Xiao Gu has confidence that once he leaves this place, these skulls will absolutely not come out to chase him. They must be restricted existences of some sort.

  Racing all the way, when Xiaogu and others were still less than fifty meters away from the edge of the desert, the ghostly howls in the depths of the desert started to hum again.

  Xiao Gu's eyes widened slightly as he hesitated, could it be an order to withdraw troops?

  Unfortunately, the skulls' performance disappointed him. The army of white bones in front of him went completely crazy, rushing forward like a tide, piling up into a mountain of bones in an instant, blocking his way.

  No way, Xiao Gu is speechless, what's going on here? If you want to make a name for yourself and get out of this place, it's absolutely not that easy.

  Boom!

  Xing Wu Jin thoroughly exploded in anger, once again displaying countless stars. These twinkling stars transformed into countless rays of light that shot towards the many skulls.

  Although unable to do anything about Xiao Gu, dealing with these fragile bones was still simple. Under the starlight, the countless skulls blocking the way in front shattered and cleared a white bone path in the blink of an eye.

  Xiao Gu and others sprinted with all their might and finally escaped before the passage closed again.

  Seeing countless skulls stop at the border, Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji finally let out a big sigh of relief.