Qin He braced his numb body, dimming the Three-Colored Lotus Flame in his palm slightly. He even deliberately reined in the Gold-Black Law flowing around him, afraid of disturbing the mysterious Dark-Gold Skeleton before him.
"Thank you for saving me, Senior. I, Qin He, am deeply grateful."
Qin He cupped his hands. His voice was quiet, but every word rang clearly, piercing the lingering echoes of chaos and reaching the skeleton.
Had the skeleton not intervened, that last strike would have left him gravely injured, if not dead. Without revealing his trump cards, he would likely have lost his life.
Yet the skeleton remained silent. Only then did Qin He raise his head slightly, his gaze settling on the glazed sheen of the skeleton's bones. He ventured, "May I ask your name, Senior? If the opportunity arises, I will surely repay this kindness."
His words faded, leaving only the faint sound of chaotic currents flowing around them.
The skeleton maintained the same upright posture. The glazed runes on those bones gradually dimmed, returning to their original dark-gold luster. There was not the slightest movement, much less any answer.
Qin He did not rush to ask again. He simply stood there quietly, a figure involuntarily flashing through his mind.
The Eastern Lands World.
When he left the Eastern Land, he had taken the Four Great Leaders with him. One of them was the Bone Corpse Leader, Bai Liuli.
Bai Liuli was a prodigy of the bone path, nurturing bones with corpses and comprehending the Dao through bones. Back in the Eastern Land, Bai Liuli had already been a titan whose strength was unfathomable.
But after Qin He entered the Abyss World, Bai Liuli had vanished without a trace. Presumably, Bai Liuli had not fallen into the Abyss, but had gone to