Inside the Bronze Ancient Hall, a group of powerful fighters rushed toward the Dou Sheng Remains, attacking one another as they tried to hold each other back and be the first to reach it.
"Those who stand in my way shall die!"
The Seventh Heavenly Venerate let out a low roar. Black mist surged around him, transforming into several enormous black pythons that lunged at the others. He himself leaped forward, grabbed the Dou Sheng Remains by the shoulder, and was about to store it in his Ring of Holding.
"Hmph, those who block you shall die? Who do you think you can kill?"
Huang Yan sneered. He had never thought much of the Seventh Heavenly Venerate, and now he swept in from behind, curling his five fingers around the Dou Sheng Remains' right leg bone and preventing the Seventh Heavenly Venerate from storing it in his Ring of Holding.
The two Venerates strained against each other, tugging at the Dou Sheng Remains. Though the skeleton was extraordinarily sturdy, it still let out overwhelmed creaks as its entire body began to tremble faintly.
Yet neither of them noticed that the crimson blood left upon the Dou Sheng bones was quietly seeping into the white skeleton like water dripping onto cotton. Then, within this skeleton that had fallen who knew how many ages ago...
A trace of vitality actually appeared!
The instant that vitality emerged, the Seventh Heavenly Venerate's pupils abruptly contracted. He immediately sensed the subtle change. After a brief thought, his expression changed drastically as he cried out, "Not good!"
He stomped fiercely on the ground and released his grip without hesitation, shooting backward like a great bird. The Opportunity to advance to Dou Sheng was wonderful, but one had to live long enough to enjoy it. Though the