Ye Mei of the Dark Race
Two days later, Dokter and Liliath gathered together under the guidance of the Sea Emperor. When Dokter saw Liliath's army of skeletons, he didn't see Liliath at first, because she was smaller than an ant in front of the Silver Skeleton that was tens of thousands of meters tall.
It was Liliath who took the initiative to greet him, allowing Dokter to climb onto the top of the Silver Skeleton's head.
After sitting down on top of the skull, Dokter was speechless, but mostly envious.
This kind of soul control isn't something that can only be learned with special eyes; it's just that people without special eyes will find it much more difficult to learn, and it's impossible for them to reach the level of Liliath, who can control it with just a glance.
Although Dokter was eager to learn, he knew that mastering soul control wouldn't give him an advantage; against opponents with special eyes, he would only be suppressed. He figured he'd be better off using that time to improve his skills in his area of expertise and become stronger.
Riding on the enormous Silver Skeleton, the two traveled at a speed several times faster than before.
On the third day, Scarlet also encountered the Silver Skeleton blocking his path. With the Sea Emperor's reminder, Scarlet swiftly dispatched the troublesome opponent with his Soul Sword Blade, even more cleanly and efficiently than Gu Ding and Dokter. He barely paused, continuing his mad dash towards Miko's Miko; he was now quite close.
Early on the fourth day, Scarlet finally arrived at the area where Miko was. After slaying all the nearby skeletons, she found the cave where Miko was. Scarlet was somewhat impressed with the disguise formation; if it weren't for her soul detection, she probably wouldn't have been able to find Miko's hiding place. No wonder Miko hadn't been discovered by the skeletons these past few days.
Upon entering the cave, Scarlet was somewhat surprised to find that Miko was calm, though a little listless. If it were any other child, knowing that reinforcements had arrived, they would probably have cried long ago. After all, she was so young, and had been alone in this environment for four days.
"Miko, are you alright?" Scarlet couldn't help but ask.
"It's alright, I'm just a little thirsty," Miko said, then took out a bottle of drink from her Storage Space and gulped it down.
Only then, after the Sea Emperor's explanation, did Scarlet realize that for over three days, the child had sat motionless in the same spot. He hadn't eaten any snacks, nor had he drunk a drop of water. He had simply sat quietly against the wall, hugging his knees, waiting patiently. He was afraid that the smell of his food would attract the skeleton's attention, and he was also worried about accidentally knocking over the water glass while drinking, making a sound. Therefore, he had simply remained quietly seated.
Hearing this, Scarlet was quite surprised. He had only been in Gu Ding Team for a few days and didn't know anyone's personality. But this one incident alone made him realize that Gu Ding Team was the right choice. "Eat something else. I'm here. Don't worry. We'll wait for Gu Ding to reunite in this cave. If any skeletons dare to come near, I'll kill them."
"Hmm," Miko responded weakly. He was still rather shy in front of Scarlet, the new member, and slowly took out some food from his Storage Space.
Looking around the cave, Scarlet frowned slightly. She took out a white cloth and spread it on the ground before sitting cross-legged on it, holding her longsword in her hands, and slowly closing her eyes as if to doze off.
On the fifth day, Liliath and Dokter finally caught up with Gu Ding and the others. The Silver Skeleton was several times faster than Gu Ding and the others.
When they met Gu Ding and Elsa, Liliath's army of Silver Skeleton had already expanded to twenty-eight. All the Bronze Skeleton that blocked their way were instantly torn to shreds by the Silver Skeleton, and the two of them didn't stop for a single moment along the way.
When Elsa saw this scene, she was extremely envious. She had suffered at the hands of these Silver Skeleton before and knew how powerful they were. However, she never expected that Liliath would find such a big flaw and directly control a large group of them.
However, she truly lacked talent in the realm of soul manipulation, and it had taken Liliath a considerable amount of time to teach her some basic soul defense abilities. Therefore, she didn't seek Liliath's instruction in soul control.
Gu Ding wasn't surprised, though. The Sea Emperor had mentioned this before, and Liliath had done something similar in the past.
The four sat atop the tallest Silver Skeleton, which was over 25,000 meters tall and the most powerful in the skeleton army.
With the skeleton army advancing, Gu Ding and his group arrived at the location where Miko and Scarlet were hiding in just half a day.
When Scarlet first heard the sound of the skeleton running, he frowned slightly. Then he heard the Sea Emperor's explanation, and he relaxed his guard, leading Miko out of the cave.
Scarlet watched as a group of Silver Skeleton approached quickly with their large feet, and found it somewhat comical.
In just a moment, the group of Silver Skeleton reached the vicinity of the cave where Miko had been hiding and stopped, and the intense tremors in the ground finally ceased.
Liliath waved to Scarlet then pulled Miko along and leaped onto the top of the Silver Skeleton.
The group of Silver Skeleton stood still, and the Sea Emperor invited everyone to sit down cross-legged.
"Now that everyone is gathered here, let me tell you about the current situation of this ruin. Today is the fifth day since we entered the ruin, and of the thousand people in the Human Race Camp, 183 have already perished. Among them, 175 died at the hands of these Skeleton Warriors, and another 8 died at the hands of the Dark Race."
"The Darkness Clan suffered fewer deaths than us, only 155 people. Of them, 151 died at the hands of Skeleton Warrior, 3 at the hands of humans, and 1 at the hands of a blood demon."
"I've been following all the battles, and I have to admit that the Darkness Clan's group that came in this time is stronger than us overall. They also have more top-tier experts than we do; we have at most fifteen, while they have twenty-five. There are three who are close to your strength, Gu Ding, and one more, based on my observation, might be even stronger than you."
"Who is it?" Gu Ding was also curious, and the others were also somewhat skeptical.
Sea Emperor didn't say anything more, because he knew that words were useless, and directly projected a video.
In the video, a young man exuding an eerie aura stands before a Golden Skeleton. That Golden Skeleton is at least 50,000 meters tall. Its size is more than twice that of the Silver Skeleton that Gu Ding are currently standing on.
The sinister-looking youth leaped high into the air and struck the Golden Skeleton on the forehead with a palm strike that carried no energy whatsoever.
In the next instant, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the Golden Skeleton's forehead, the cracks climbing downwards. In less than three seconds, the Golden Skeleton was completely reduced to a pile of broken bones.
This scene was so bizarre that even Gu Ding couldn't figure out how the other party had done it after watching for a long time. Liliath and the others also frowned.
"I know he actually struck more than once, but I can't figure out how he did it." After thinking for a moment, Gu Ding shook his head.
"It seems to have been done using vibrations..." Elsa suddenly said. "It's just that this guy's method is more sophisticated than mine."
"No matter how he did it, this guy is no pushover." Scarlet remained grave. He had also tried to deal with the Silver Skeleton with physical attacks, but they were almost ineffective without using a killing move. But this guy in the video actually destroyed a Golden Skeleton with a single palm strike, which showed just how strong he was.
"Just who is this guy?" Liliath couldn't help but ask.
"His name is Ye Mei. It is said that he is Direct Lineage descendant of the Night God, but no one knows exactly which generation. He is the undisputed strongest Demigod Realm the Darkness Clan. There are rumors that he once killed Half-Step True God. Judging from the video, that rumor may be true." The Sea Emperor could find very limited information about the Black Clan on the SkyNet, and even the description of Ye Mei was only a few sentences.
Gu Ding had heard of Night God long ago. They knew he was the king of the Darkness Clan, a powerful being whose strength rivaled that of the leader of the Human Federal Government. It was unlikely that any of his descendants, who possessed the corresponding bloodline factors, would be weak. But even if he were truly a descendant of Night God, it wouldn't fully explain his immense power.
Although Miko couldn't see the video, Sea Emperor gave him a general summary of its contents. He then asked Gu Ding, "Gu Ding, if you were to fight him, are you confident?"
"Not at the moment. Even if I use all my Trump Card, my chances of winning are less than 30%, possibly even lower." Gu Ding shook his head. He estimated that even if his opponent went all out, it was unlikely he could shatter the Gu Ding Golden Skeleton. His 30% chance of winning included the possibility of using the Demon Face.
"If you say so too, then the only one in the Human Race Camp who can defeat that guy is that boy named Boyi." With Liliath's mastery of the Pupil Technique, she is the one who understands Boyi's strength the most, even better than Gu Ding.
Gu Ding didn't say anything. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that only Boyi could prevent the other party from gaining any advantage. However, Gu Ding also knew that his strength would be further enhanced in this ruin. When he truly encountered Ye Mei, the outcome was still uncertain.
In just the few days of travel, the blood and flesh energy of those Silver Skeleton had already increased Gu Ding's Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body Physical Realm temporary boost from 50,000 times to 60,000 times, and his Devil Elephant Realm permanent boost from 5,000 times to 6,000 times.
No one could have predicted that their strength would increase so dramatically in ten or twenty days.
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[Sigh, I won't be able to finish the supplementary chapter for today. Sorry, I'll definitely make it up tomorrow.] (To be continued...)