Star Plucking Old Ghost Had Courted Death

Having swiftly acquired a Dou Technique, Xiao Yuan returned to his group's formation, looked at Cai Lin, and asked.

"How is the puppet? Are you alright?"

"It's alright, I lured that puppet away. These things may have a murderous intent, but they lack reason."

Cai Lin spoke, she looked at the unlucky guys not far away.

Xiao Yuan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping across the room.

"The Tianming Sect seized two scrolls of Dou Technique, as did the Burning Flame Valley. In addition, two scrolls fell into the hands of two fairly strong experts, and I also took one."

Heavenly Flame Venerable whispered from the side.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded again. These forces had come prepared, and there were also some truly powerful individuals among the other lone wolves. Since he had wiped out the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan all by himself, there were fewer people to share the spoils, and the resources were now available.

"Of the scrolls still being fought over, only two remain. Countless people have already died for those two scrolls. Should we try to steal a few more?"

Cai Lin asked.

"If we take a few more, those who didn't get the treasure will lose their minds."

Xiao Yuan shook his head. As soon as he finished speaking, he sensed that those idiots in the Soul Hall were courting death, and his expression immediately turned solemn.

In his perception, the Star Plucking Old Ghost and several other Hall of Souls Experts were actually surrounding the Dou Sheng Skeleton in the center of the hall and slowly walking towards it.

"Walk!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yuan spoke and then enveloped everyone with Heavenly Flames and Dou Qi, flying out of the area.

"Uncle, let's go!"

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuan transmitted his voice to Tang Zhen.

Tang Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then he saw Xiao Yuan running away. Although he didn't understand what had happened, he still trusted his son-in-law's words. So he gathered his men and followed Xiao Yuan's footsteps.

While Xiao Yuan and the others were running away, Star Plucking Old Ghost and his group also stepped into the area of the stone seat, their eyes burning with desire as they stared at the skeleton sitting cross-legged. The Dou Sheng rank was an irresistible temptation even for them. Dou Zun expert might be considered one of the top experts on this continent, but they were still far from the true peak!

The leap from Dou Zun to Dou Sheng is almost a qualitative change; the gap between them is virtually insurmountable! "So these are the remains of Dou Sheng Expert?"

The Star Plucking Old Ghost stared fervently at the jade-white skeleton, licked his lips, and took two more steps forward, his large hand reaching out to grab the skeleton.

"Laugh!"

Just as the Star Plucking Old Ghost Zhaixing was about to touch the skeleton, the space there suddenly rippled slightly, then transformed into countless extremely sharp spatial spikes, piercing the Star Plucking Old Ghost's palm.

The slight pain in his palm startled the Star Plucking Old Ghost quickly withdrew his hand, only to find that a lot of blood had flowed from his palm, and a few drops of it had gently dripped onto the cross-legged skeleton.

Gazing at the blood that had fallen upon the jade-white skeleton, an extremely uneasy feeling quietly welled up in the heart of the Star Plucking Old Ghost.

"Star Picking Heavenly Venerable, what's wrong?"

Several Hall of Souls Experts who had gathered around were also taken aback when they saw Star Plucking Old Ghost suddenly freeze, and asked in confusion.

The Star Plucking Old Ghost seemed not to hear their cries. His gaze was fixed on the blood dripping onto the skeleton. At this moment, as the blood slid, it seeped in quietly, like water hitting a sponge.

As the blood seeped into the skeleton, the Star Plucking Old Ghost's pupils suddenly contracted. In that instant, he suddenly felt that within the skeleton that had perished for countless years, a glimmer of life was emerging once more.

"Oh no, retreat quickly!"

The Star Plucking Old Ghost reacted quickly. The moment he sensed the life force, a rapid roar came from his mouth. At the same time, he stomped his foot on the ground and his body shot backward like lightning.

Star Plucking Old Ghost reacted quickly, but the other Hall of Souls Experts were a step slower. So after a moment of hesitation, they began to use their movement techniques to retreat quickly, but by then it was too late!

Just as they were about to retreat, the jade-white skeleton sitting cross-legged on the stone seat trembled slightly, and then, two faint blood-red hues flickered and appeared in the empty skull.

"Ah!"

As the crimson light appeared, the Dou Sheng Skeleton slowly raised its head, and a deafening roar, like thunderclaps, suddenly burst forth from its mouth!

The terrifying roar instantly materialized into sound waves, sweeping outwards like a storm from the stone seat.

"Bang!"

The first to be affected by the sonic storm were naturally the few Hall of Souls Experts reacted slowly. The sonic waves caught up with them in an instant, and then, their bodies exploded like sandbags hit by cannonballs, turning into blood mist that spread out.

"Snort!"

The Star Plucking Old Ghost did not escape the range of the sound waves. However, he was strong and reacted quickly, so he did not explode into blood mist like the other unlucky guys. But the sound waves still caused his blood to churn and a low groan to come out of his throat, indicating that he had also been injured.

Even someone as powerful as Star Plucking Old Ghost Zhaixing couldn't withstand the sonic roar of the Dou Sheng Skeleton. Therefore, this sonic wave was a true death scythe for most people in the hall. Many powerful figures in the hall were still chasing the remaining two scrolls. The sharp sonic wave spread like lightning, and the many figures in mid-air suddenly froze. Then, with a bang, they exploded into blood mist that spread out. In an instant, the entire hall was filled with thick blood mist.

The sudden bloody scene jolted everyone back from the allure of the Heaven Rank Battle Skill. Horror quickly spread across their faces, and their Dou Qi surged forth without reservation. Many figures fled from the center of the hall in a disheveled state, like stray dogs.

The sound waves spread, causing a chilling massacre before finally dissipating amidst the grim expressions on everyone's faces. Gazing at the blood mist slowly drifting down from mid-air, a deep sense of dread and coldness rose in everyone's hearts. At least a hundred people had died from these sound waves, including two Dou Zun expert!

"Even Dou Zun expert can be instantly killed by this sonic wave."

Those who had escaped death all swallowed hard at this moment. Even Tang Zhen was covered in cold sweat. If Xiao Yuan hadn't reminded him in time, most of the elites of his Burning Flame Valley would probably have been lost!

"Star Plucking Old Ghost, what have you done?!"

Having recovered from this unexpected turn of events, Tang Zhen and the others turned their furious gazes sharply to the Star Plucking Old Ghost, who had also escaped, and roared angrily.

Hearing Tang Zhen's angry shout, everyone's shocked and furious gazes turned to Star Plucking Old Ghost. They could all see clearly that this matter was caused by this old ghost.

Staring at him with such fierce glares, Star Plucking Old Ghost's lips twitched, his mouth full of bitterness. He never expected things to turn out this way. The skeleton, which had clearly lost all its functions, suddenly erupted with such terrifying energy.

Behind him were two figures in black robes. These two were clearly quite strong, as they had been closely following Star Plucking Old Ghost Zhaixing all the way out!

Xiao Yuan and his group escaped unharmed due to their swift retreat, but seeing nearly half the number of people in the main hall vanish in an instant sent chills down their spines. The resurrection of Dou Sheng Expert was terrifying indeed! "I don't know why those countless years-old remains suddenly erupted. All the powerful figures from my Soul Hall are also dead."

Star Plucking Old Ghost took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, wanting to absolve himself of responsibility. There were many powerful people here, and although his side was very strong, it was impossible for him to bear the wrath of everyone at this time.

"If your blood hadn't fallen on the bones, how could they have been awakened? Now that things have come to this, are you still trying to deny it?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan sneered.

Upon hearing Xiao Yuan's words, the Star Plucking Old Ghost's expression changed, but after sensing the increasing angry gazes around him, he could only cup his hands and say, "Indeed, I was reckless in this matter, but the most urgent matter is not to pursue responsibility. If I am not mistaken, the Dou Sheng Skeleton should be a trace of the will left behind by this powerful person before his death. It is not difficult to deal with. As long as we join forces, we can definitely suppress it."

"Even a trace of will is so terrifying. If that sound wave were to come again, I'm afraid not many of us here would survive."

Tang Zhen's face was ashen; he had no desire to do something so thankless and exhausting.

"Now that we have the scroll, let's go our separate ways. This thing is too terrifying."

Among the crowd, someone whispered, their voice filled with undisguised fear; that power was truly terrifying.

"We can't escape. This will will surely eliminate everyone who has entered the ruins. If we try to run away, I'm afraid no one will be able to leave alive."

"Star Plucking Old Ghost Zhaixing said in a deep voice."

Xiao Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this. He could tell that the old ghost's target was also the Dou Sheng Skeleton, which meant he was already courting death.

Today, anyone who tries to stop him from obtaining the Dou Sheng Skeleton will die!

The words of the Star Plucking Old Ghost caused a commotion. The fear on the faces of some of the weaker ones grew stronger, but none of them dared to turn around and run away.

"Creak."

Just as the crowd was in an uproar, a faint sound of bones twisting suddenly came from the blood-mist-filled hall. At this sound, all the commotion immediately subsided, and horrified eyes were fixed on the center of the blood-mist-filled hall. Fear spread even more intensely in that instant.

"Da da."

The sound of bones hitting the ground grew louder as it approached. The sound wasn't loud, but it felt like it was stepping on everyone's hearts, making them feel extremely oppressed.

Inside the main hall, the blood mist rippled slowly under everyone's gaze. Then, a skeleton, its entire body stained crimson with blood mist, slowly emerged from the mist and appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Those who trespass on the ruins shall die!"

The Blood-colored Skeleton stopped a hundred meters in front of the crowd, slowly raised its head, and a blood-red light flashed in its empty eyes. An ancient and hoarse, indifferent voice softly echoed in the hall.

The slender skeleton stood in the hall. Its originally jade-white body had turned scarlet after absorbing a lot of blood mist, giving it a strong sense of bloodshed. Two faint red lights flickered in the skeleton's eye sockets.

Above the head of the Dou Sheng Skeleton, a scroll was flying around. During the chaos earlier, some lucky guy had gotten his hands on it, so now this scroll was still unclaimed. Of course, under the intimidation of the Dou Sheng Skeleton, not many people dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

As the hoarse and ancient voice slowly faded, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed slightly again. It seemed that they would not be able to leave smoothly today unless they defeated this Dou Sheng Skeleton.

"Don't panic, everyone. The Dou Sheng Skeleton are just a trace of the soul left behind by that powerful figure before his death. It is not the real Dou Sheng. Defeating it is not impossible, but the premise is that we must join forces. Otherwise, if it defeats us one by one, we may be wiped out."

"Star Plucking Old Ghost Zhaixing said in a deep voice."

"Old man, you have a nice way of speaking. You're the one who woke up this skeleton, so I think you should make the first move."

Xiao Yuan smiled slightly and said.

"Yes, that makes sense. You must take full responsibility for this. If you want us to join forces against him, you must take the lead."

Tang Zhen nodded in agreement, as did the other powerful figures. They had long been resentful of the Star Plucking Old Ghost's reckless actions, and now that they could get some small revenge, it was quite satisfying.

Seeing this, the Star Plucking Old Ghost couldn't help but twitch his withered face. He glanced at Xiao Yuan with a sinister look. The latter's soft knife had directly stabbed him in the most dangerous place. Moreover, judging from his appearance, he could not back down and could only grit his teeth and go for it.

"What you all say makes sense. In that case, I will take the lead. But I would also like to remind you all that the fewer strong people there are, the more dangerous our situation will be. Regardless of our past grievances, we are now in the same boat. If the boat capsizes, none of us will have a good ending."

Under the watchful eyes of so many, Star Plucking Old Ghost could only nod reluctantly and then speak righteously and solemnly.

"Stop talking nonsense and make your move quickly. This Dou Sheng Skeleton is already absorbing the power in the blood mist to replenish itself."

Xiao Yuan waved his hand impatiently and urged.

Upon hearing his words, everyone was shocked. Looking over, they saw that the crimson color on the surface of the Dou Sheng Skeleton skeleton was becoming darker and darker, and the surrounding blood mist was rapidly surging into its body.

Star Plucking Old Ghost's eyes twitched. He resisted the urge to turn around and slap Xiao Yuan to death, and said through gritted teeth, "I know, you don't need to say anything more!"