Old Ghost Xing instinctively pulled back, but the bone spike still pierced his palm. Blood dripped down onto the white bones.
The blood slid over them, then silently seeped in like water sinking into soil. As the blood merged with the skeleton, a strange flicker of red lit up in its eye sockets. A faint trace of life actually emerged from the white bones.
Old Ghost Xing's eyes nearly split open as he stared at the skeleton and roared like a wild beast, "Fall back!"
The next instant, the bloody glow in the skeleton's eyes fully ignited.
"Shriek...!"
A roar that seemed to come from hell abruptly rang out.
Carrying immense energy, the sound waves spread outward in waves. Everything touched by them was reduced to dust.
In an instant, over a hundred people exploded into blood mist. As the mist spread, the great hall began to shake, and the entire hall was enveloped in a cloud of blood.
The crowd retreated like stray dogs. Several breaths later, the sound waves faded, and the entire hall was covered in a layer of crimson.
Everyone stared at the Dou Sheng Skeleton in terror, their hearts shaking violently. That single roar had killed at least several hundred people, including two Dou Zun experts. The sight alone made their blood run cold.
"Old Ghost Xing, what have you done?" Tang Zhen roared. A terrifying pressure burst from him and rushed toward Old Ghost Xing. One member of Burning Flame Valley had died in that roar.
The other factions and countless independent cultivators all glared furiously at Old Ghost Xing as well. Dou Qi gathered around them, ready to strike the old man at any moment.
Many factions had lost people in that attack. Even those without factions had friends and family. In short,