"Everyone, move together—gather up the Profound Immortal's bones and store them separately!" The instant Lin Chuan made his move, he transmitted his voice to all the divine envoys through the [Akatsuki] organization rings.
Swish, swish, swish...
Before anyone else could react, the divine envoys of [Akatsuki] swept past in a blur, darting through the air and collecting the scattered bones into their storage.
"Ah..."
An utterly miserable scream echoed throughout the entire Ancient Immortal Realm. Black light surged back wildly, trying to reassemble all the bones, but the nine Soul-Locking Chains erupted with heaven-shaking power and plunged into the black radiance, churning it madly. The last remnant of spiritual consciousness within the Profound Immortal's skeleton had no way to gather the bones' power at this moment.
As more and more bones were gathered by Lin Chuan and the others, the Profound Immortal's pressure rapidly weakened. In particular, while collecting the bones, Lin Chuan used ninjutsu to place seals on them. These seals were formed from pure chakra, leaving the Profound Immortal unable to break them for the time being.
The people from the major factions were dumbfounded. None of them had expected such a dramatic turn of events. The earth-shattering battle they had anticipated was directly defused by Lin Chuan's sudden attack, and the Profound Immortal's skeleton proved to be so vulnerable.
Of course, they had no idea what role the old man within the Soul-Locking Chains had played. If anyone else had tried to split apart the skeleton, they would likely have been slapped to death by the Profound Immortal's bones long ago.
By this point, the other Immortal Bone Children nearby had also come to their senses. They shot into the air, intending to seize the divided Profound Immortal bones. Unfortunately, Lin Chuan was simply too fast, and