Bone

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bone (骨头) 22
Alias(es)	Skeleton Monster; Yin Bone; Old Bone; Mountain Patrol Sprite 22 74 90 98
Species/Race	Anomalous sentient skeleton. Though often called an Yin Bone, it differs from ordinary Yin Bones in intelligence, agility, and its mismatched, independently assembled bones. 22
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Yuan Tianzong; later associated with Jade Emperor Peak and the Sword Sect’s Mount Tai territory 25 74
Occupation/Role	Yuan Tianzong’s disciple, servant, companion, bone refiner, and guardian 25 31 98
Status	Active 109
First Appearance	Chapter 21

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
True Ape spine integration	30	Refines a crystalline section of the True Ape’s spine and replaces his own. His frame becomes steadier and stronger, and his punch leaves a crater in the ground. 30
Tree Python skull integration	31	Refines the Tree Python’s entire skeleton into his head, gaining an expandable python maw capable of crushing a massive stone and biting through a towering tree. Yuan Tianzong judges him capable of facing a Tree Python-class beast alone. 31
Great Sage Descendant refinements	90	After refining the remains of three Great Sage Descendants, his bones take on a jade-like texture and hidden luster, substantially increasing his power. 90

Background / History

Bone first appears near Yuan Tianzong’s former home at Wangwu Mountain while attempting to attach a python skull to his body. Startled by Yuan Tianzong’s approach, he panics so severely that his skeleton scatters apart before his bones reassemble and flee. Yuan Tianzong notices that Bone’s body is assembled from differently colored, mismatched bones and that his reactions show unusual intelligence. 21 22

While fleeing, Bone is cornered by a Transformed Wild Boar. After exhausting nearby stones, he tears off and throws his own ribs, then removes an arm bone to use as a weapon. Yuan Tianzong kills the boar before it can finish him. Bone accepts Yuan Tianzong’s invitation to stay at the wooden house, and Yuan names him “Bone.” 22

Initially unable to speak beyond jaw-clacking sounds, Bone communicates through gestures, nods, and written Chinese. He learns to write within a little over half a month, records his unique Breathing Technique for Yuan Tianzong, and addresses him as “Master.” Yuan Tianzong tacitly accepts him as a disciple and resolves to protect him in return for the technique. 22 25

As Yuan Tianzong hunts stronger Evolved Beasts, Bone refines their remains into his own body. The True Ape’s spine strengthens his frame, while the Tree Python’s skeleton becomes a predatory skull. By the time Yuan Tianzong leaves Wangwu Mountain for Mount Tai, Bone follows without hesitation, eager to replace all of his bones with stronger materials. 30 31 53

At Mount Tai, Bone gathers exotic fruits, guards Yuan Tianzong during his breakthrough into the Ancient Qi Refiner path, and protects him while he remains hidden underground. He is injured and loses bones while resisting the surrounding Evolved Beasts and mutants, prompting Yuan Tianzong to promise compensation. 67 71 72

After refining Great Sage Descendant remains, Bone becomes a regular defender of Jade Emperor Peak and later confronts the Black Fish Creatures emerging during the Water Calamity. He continues accompanying Yuan Tianzong during the investigation of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum’s disappearance. 90 91 109

Appearance

Bone is a humanoid skeleton whose body is not composed of a single original set of bones. Early on, his frame is visibly assembled from differently colored skeletal pieces, and he initially uses a python skull as his head. 22

• Hollow eye sockets that can emit spiritual light or eerie flame-like radiance 22 30
• Bones capable of scattering apart and reassembling themselves 21 22
• A Tree Python skull that can expand into a huge, hooked-toothed maw 31
• Bone wings, allowing rapid aerial movement and escape 67 99
• Jade-like bones after refining three Great Sage Descendants 90

Personality

Bone begins with the incomplete knowledge of a newborn despite possessing basic logic and survival instincts. He is timid around Yuan Tianzong at first, obediently follows instructions, and instinctively treats his rescue and shelter as a debt deserving repeated kowtows. 22 23

He is highly receptive to learning. Bone rapidly acquires literacy, becomes proficient with a mobile phone, learns to collect valuable incense ash, and adapts his hunting methods to avoid leaving blood or scents that would alert Evolved Beasts. 25 26 47 71

Bone is deeply loyal to Yuan Tianzong and consistently prioritizes guarding his master’s cultivation, home, Dao seed, and supplies over his own affairs. His growing emotional attachments are shown through his concern for Yuan Tianzong during secluded cultivation and his longing for Xue Ding and Xiao Ya. 31 35 47 51 75

Abilities & Skills

Autonomous Skeletal Body

Bone can separate, reassemble, and replace parts of his body without conventional anatomy.

• Reassembles scattered bones while fleeing or after falling from great heights. 21 22 53
• Detaches ribs and arm bones for use as improvised weapons. 22
• Can evade attacks by instantly disassembling his body. 67
• Uses externally refined skeletal remains to replace and improve his original body parts. 30 31

Bone Refinement

Bone refines the bones of powerful creatures through an ink-black force, absorbing selected remains into his skeleton.

• Refines the True Ape’s skeleton over three days, leaving behind a crystalline spinal segment for himself. 30
• Incorporates the Tree Python’s skeleton into his skull, gaining its crushing bite and expandable jaws. 31
• Refines Great Sage Descendant skeletal remains to strengthen his entire body. 90
• Yuan Tianzong considers this cultivation method a separate and unknown system that cannot be learned through ordinary practice. 76

Breathing Technique

Despite lacking lungs, Bone cultivates through minute vibrations in his bones, creating a bodily breathing rhythm that absorbs ambient vital energy.

• Maintains an unusual one-legged cultivation posture while sunlight glows around his skeleton. 25
• Teaches the written technique to Yuan Tianzong without reservation. 25
• The technique becomes central to Yuan Tianzong’s later cultivation of physique and inner energy. 27

Skeletal Armaments

Bone turns his own bones into weapons and later uses reinforced ribs in combat.

• Throws ribs with enough force to injure a Transformed Wild Boar. 22
• Uses a rib as a club to knock out and silently kill Evolved Beasts. 71
• Wields a crystalline rib that enlarges into a bone club against Black Fish Creatures. 90 91
• Channels lightning through a rib strike, breaking through Kong Chen’s Buddhist shield and secondary defenses. 104

Flight and Guard Duty

Bone’s wings allow him to patrol, fight, and support Yuan Tianzong from the air.

• Can fly and is considered difficult to capture when focused on escape. 67
• Patrols Yuan Tianzong’s cultivation site as a “Mountain Patrol Sprite.” 98
• Catches Yuan Tianzong in midair after the latter clears the Great Grave River. 99

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ribs — Used as thrown projectiles, clubs, stealth weapons, and lightning-conducting armaments. 22 71 90 104
• Small wooden stick — Kept between his ribs and used to write when verbal communication is impossible. 25 47
• Jade boxes and bottles — Used to store incense ash and tend the Dao seed. 45 47 51
• Black pot — Used in attempts to cook the Great Sage Descendant’s body; later destroyed when it proves inadequate. 74
• Bone wings — Enable aerial travel, patrols, and evasive movement. 67 99

Relationships

• Yuan Tianzong — Master, protector, and companion. Bone teaches him the Breathing Technique, while Yuan Tianzong provides shelter, powerful bones for refinement, and protection. 25 30 31
• Xue Ding — Acquaintance from the Celestial Master Temple. Bone shows gratitude toward him and later misses him when he stops visiting. 45 51
• Xiao Ya (Ninth Junior Sister) — Playmate and friend. Bone is reluctant to leave her when departing Wangwu Mountain and leaves her a written farewell. 51 53
• Sword Sect — Bone becomes a familiar presence around Jade Emperor Peak, where Sword Sect disciples recognize his role as Yuan Tianzong’s guardian. 74 90 91

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Wangwu Mountain awakening — Bone is discovered, named, and taken in by Yuan Tianzong after surviving the Transformed Wild Boar. 21 22
• Breathing Technique inheritance — He teaches Yuan Tianzong his cultivation method and becomes Yuan Tianzong’s disciple. 25
• Bone-refinement growth — He refines the True Ape and Tree Python remains, evolving from a fragile skeleton into a capable combatant. 30 31
• Wangwu Mountain guardian — He protects the wooden house, gathers incense ash, tends the Dao seed, and waits for Yuan Tianzong’s cultivation to conclude. 47 51
• Mount Tai expedition — He accompanies Yuan Tianzong to Mount Tai, collects exotic fruits, and guards him through a major breakthrough. 53 67
• Mount Tai defense — He protects Yuan Tianzong while hidden underground, suffers damage from the Evolved Beast horde, and later serves as Jade Emperor Peak’s defender. 71 72 90
• Water Calamity — He battles Black Fish Creatures, supports Yuan Tianzong’s river investigation, and helps prepare defeated enemies as food. 90 91 93 94

Trivia

• Bone initially becomes distracted by videos of attractive women after learning to use a mobile phone. 26
• He consumes exotic fruits by crushing them into juice and applying the liquid directly to his bones. 29
• Yuan Tianzong compares Bone’s original body to a collection of “international brands” because of its mismatched skeletal pieces. 22
• Bone’s jaw-clacking is repeatedly compared to the sound of knocking a wooden fish. 22 25