Lu Ye strode through the Bone Pool, weaving between one figure after another.
His arrival did not stir the slightest ripple. These Bone Vessels seemed utterly unaware of him, not even bothering to glance his way. Every face was withered and numb.
Lu Ye's heart filled with sorrow.
What saddened him was not their miserable plight, but the fact that they had accepted their fate.
These people were under no restraints, yet they still sat here cultivating bitterly without cease, contributing their strength to Boundless City.
It was a numbness so profound that they did not even possess the courage to die. Countless years of enslavement and captive breeding had stripped these people of all their fire and blood.
The bottom and walls of the Bone Pool were covered in intricate patterns. With a brief examination, Lu Ye found traces of something akin to a Spirit Gathering Array.
Boundless City had clearly arranged it. While these Bone Vessels cultivated here, their efficiency would improve, making it easier for them to nurture their own Dao Bones.
There were not only traces of a Spirit Gathering Array, but other Formations as well.
Just as Lu Ye was studying them closely, hoping to discern something, a thunderous boom suddenly came from outside. Immediately afterward, all of Boundless City shook violently.
Yet even such a disturbance failed to draw any response from the Bone Vessels.
The Snake Girl, whose body You Die had occupied, suddenly drifted down beside Lu Ye, her expression grave. "It has begun!"
Such a commotion undoubtedly meant Yan Zhixing and the others had begun their operation. This had been agreed upon beforehand: once Lu Ye successfully entered Boundless City, they could make their move.
The Bone Vessels, who had shown no reaction to the outside world until now, suddenly began