But the gaunt man who had struck just now merely curled his lips in a disdainful smile. Then he raised his right hand and lightly snapped his fingers. With a tremendous CRASH, the bodies of the soldiers and Magic Beast mounts slain across the hill suddenly exploded. Countless white bones whistled into the air, assembling themselves into a blood-drenched bone shield atop the hill.
The Thousand Mountains Demon-Suppressing Seal smashed down with the force of thunder, slamming heavily into the bone shield. There was only a deafening boom. The bone shield did not budge in the slightest; instead, the Thousand Mountains Demon-Suppressing Seal was shattered to pieces by the rebounding force. The Heavenly Temple venerable who had attacked changed expression slightly. Without another word, he turned and fled, releasing a shrill, urgent whistle at the same time.
The several Heavenly Temple venerables and hundreds of mages behind him turned and fled as well. The three thousand-man units of black unicorn tiger cavalry also swiftly halted and turned to escape at top speed. But no matter how fast they ran, how could they compare to the gaunt man's speed of attack?
The blood-soaked bone shield suddenly exploded, and countless sharp, ghostly white bones streaked out with blood still clinging to them. First in their path was the Heavenly Temple venerable who had attacked just now. His body, several times harder than diamond, was blasted full of transparent holes the size of fists by the shattered bones. One of those holes pierced straight through his heart.
This powerful demigod venerable lowered his head in disbelief to stare at his heart, then plummeted heavily from the sky. The other venerables let out grief-stricken roars, but they too were powerless to withstand the piercing bones. Their bodies were almost simultaneously shot through, their lives