In the cavern hall, the Jade-colored Skeleton remained motionless, staring at the doorway. He had maintained that posture for a long time, weighing whether to use the old man lying on the ground before him—possess his body first and deal with the rest later—or chase after Chen Mo, destroy him, and then seize a body of flesh and blood.
The secret art allowed him to leave his body and exist in a soul state, but because of that same secret art, he could not stray too far from the cavern hall. The entire hall contained a soul secret art formation he had set up. Once he left the formation's protection, his soul might never be able to return to the skeleton, nor receive the formation's protection.
The little guy who had fought him was clever and not weak either, at least at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm. While in soul form, his strength was actually only comparable to Chen Mo's current strength. Even if he recovered his storage ring, his strength would only increase somewhat, not by much.
After all, a Spiritual Body contained only so much spiritual power. Even if he replenished it, he could not absorb and digest it in a short time. Unless there was another Spiritual Body for him to devour and absorb, turning it into his own. That would increase his Soul Strength, naturally increasing the spiritual power contained in his Spiritual Body and, in turn, his strength.
But where could he find a Spiritual Body to devour now? The Saber-toothed Tiger Spiritual Body he had devoured earlier had been prepared long ago, merely to ensure that he had a backup when facing battle in Spiritual Body form. Thinking of the Spiritual Body he had sensed while fighting those three Old Men, it would have