Even the eighth-rank Di You Hound whimpered and retreated, its eyes filled with fear as it stared at the dreadful black clouds.
In the blink of an eye, thousands upon thousands of skulls piled atop one another, forming a towering skeleton general dozens of zhang tall. The general wielded a massive purple hammer. A blood-red character for "general" marked its forehead, and it wore a battle skirt and armor of white bone. Its murderous aura soared to the heavens.
As soon as the skeleton general appeared, the spirit herbs and trees within the Marquis Zhenwei's estate began to wither at a visible speed, drained of their vitality.
"Dou Fenghu, you actually cultivated such a ruthless, inhuman technique! No matter how powerful you are today, you'll die beneath the city guards' assault!" At this level of fighting, Cao Kun and even the Di You Hound couldn't get involved at all. Riding the hound, Cao Kun fled to the side and shouted.
"You're nothing but an ant, and you dare make such a racket? Once I finish off this black-clad fool who doesn't know when to quit, I'll rip out your soul and refine it. The city guards can eat my dust. Before they arrive, I'll have killed you ten times over!" Dou Fenghu moved, plunging into the towering skeleton general. He swung his hammer, leaving layer upon layer of afterimages. The three arrows that shot toward him in succession carried overwhelming force, yet the enormous skeleton general, with the blood-red character for "general" on its forehead, managed to block them. Dou Fenghu could see right through Cao Kun's intentions: he was trying to scare him off by invoking the city guards. But after making such a commotion, Dou Fenghu really did need to finish the fight quickly.
Every time the skeleton