In a giant valley in the forbidden area, two Void Refining Cultivators from Sky Beast Palace stared at a gigantic beast skeleton not far away, their brows furrowed.
The valley was riddled with pits and scattered with bits of scrap metal, as if a fierce battle had once taken place there. Judging by the battered scraps on the ground, it had happened a long time ago.
Behind the beast skeleton was a huge pit, pitch-black and impossible to see into.
The Red Skirt Young Woman took out a translucent Red Jade Plate and aimed it at the beast skeleton. A vast expanse of red light shot out and enveloped the skeleton. Runes flickered across the plate's surface, and a piercing shriek rang out as a line of tiny characters appeared.
She glanced at it, surprise flashing in her eyes. "This beast was actually an Integrated Body Realm Yao Beast when it was alive! This doesn't look good. This place is looking more and more like a dangerous forbidden area. Who could have killed a Body Integration Cultivator? A Mahayana cultivator? Or some kind of powerful Yao Demon or Ghost?"
"This beast seems to have been guarding something. Perhaps whatever it was guarding broke free of its seal and killed the beast, or maybe treasure hunters from outside killed it," the middle-aged man beside her analyzed.
"To be safe, let's put this beast skeleton away first." The Red Skirt Young Woman summoned a small Red Tower. It instantly expanded, and after a blur, appeared in front of the skeleton. A vast expanse of red light shot out, enveloping it.
Just then, countless black runes lit up across the beast skeleton's surface. Two balls of Black Flame suddenly appeared in its empty eye sockets, making for a chilling sight.
"A Bone Corpse!