Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Figure after figure streaked across the sea of bones, the sounds of tearing air rising and falling in succession. Forces from every faction sped through this ocean of skeletons. The deeper they went, the more alarmed they became. The sheer number of bones below was staggering, and the auras they emitted grew ever more terrifying. Some bones were pale gold, with runes flowing across their surfaces; in life, their owners had at least been True Monarch Realm experts. Some demonic beast skeletons were as massive as mountains. Even after ten thousand years of death, their lingering pressure still left Martial Venerable cultivators gasping for breath. Dense deathly aura filled the air, and after entering their lungs, even the circulation of spiritual power became somewhat sluggish.
Lu Changsheng carried the Sea God Halberd as he traveled alongside Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, and the others through the skeletal remains. The halberd's body was deep blue, with watery light flowing over it and keeping the deathly aura at bay. His gaze occasionally swept over the mountain-like piles of white bones below. Within the gaps between them, faint spiritual light sometimes flickered—clearly weapons or treasures left behind during the great battle of old, still uncorroded after ten thousand years.
"Brother Changsheng, are those glowing things down there all treasures?" Rui'er poked her little head out from behind Murong Taxue and pointed at a pile of bones below.
"Don't look around. Stay close to Sister Taxue," Lu Changsheng said gravely, his eyes vigilantly sweeping their surroundings. The deathly aura in this sea of bones was far too heavy. Who knew what dangers lurked beneath those white bones?
"Look! What is that?!"
At that moment, a cry of alarm rang out not far ahead, trembling with disbelief. Everyone turned toward the sound and