The Importance of the Mysterious Altar (Two Chapters Combined)

"Boom."

A great mass of flames suddenly erupted in the smoke-filled area.

The Purple Skeleton sensed the burst of Spiritual Energy in the smoke. The flames of light flickering in its pitch-black eye sockets flashed once.

"Whoosh."

A blazing orange-red fireball two meters in diameter flew out of the smoke-filled area and shot toward the Purple Skeleton at tremendous speed.

"My lord, look out!"

The tall Green Skeleton and the short Green Skeleton instinctively cried out in alarm the instant they saw the fireball.

The Purple Skeleton reacted extremely quickly. It immediately dodged to the side, moving more than ten meters away in an instant.

However, the blazing orange-red fireball did not let it escape.

"Hm?" The Purple Skeleton discovered that the fireball had curved in midair and continued pursuing it. It was slightly surprised.

Then, the Purple Skeleton actually stopped dodging. It stood where it was and let the blazing orange-red fireball strike it.

"Rumble..."

The two-meter fireball exploded. Flames billowed as a thunderous roar and the shock wave from the blast spread in every direction.

Several Gray Skeletons nearby were caught in the explosion and immediately blown away.

Billowing black smoke surged into the sky. Chunks of stone that had been blasted away fell to the ground with a clattering rattle.

"That hurt! If I hadn't blocked its punch just now and had let it hit me in the chest, I definitely would've been injured."

Lin Li walked out of the ruins, shaking his somewhat numb and aching arm as he muttered to himself.

After being sent flying earlier, Lin Li had retaliated against the Purple Skeleton with a fireball.

Although it had hit the other party, Lin Li did not believe that a single fireball of his could kill a Purple Skeleton with Third-Order Mid-Stage cultivation.

"That