I, Tang San, Clear Sky Sect Genius!
"Keep up, the sooner we finish the investigation, the sooner we can leave."
"I'm accompanying you on your journey, so don't think I'm being impatient."
He spoke casually, as if selling the three kings was nothing more than a yawn.
Ye Hua didn't reply, slowed his pace slightly, and focused his gaze on the back of the Wind King.
Something's not right.
Something just feels off.
The Soul Beast' fortunes are constantly issuing warnings!
The person in front of me is definitely not as simple as he appears!
"Golden King, you were quite skilled just now," Wind King said without turning his head. "Was that a spirit-type Soul Bone Skill you used?"
Ye Hua did not answer.
Seeing that Ye Hua didn't respond, the Wind King merely chuckled and didn't press the matter further.
The cave continues forward, and the ground transitions from rough rock layers to smooth stone slabs.
Regular chisel marks began to appear on both sides of the rock face, indicating that it had been sculpted by human hands.
It seems we're not far from our final destination!
Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes flashed, and he became secretly on guard.
He squinted and took a step forward, but then suddenly stopped.
"This..."
The deepest part of the grotto is reached.
The stalactites hanging from the top are weathered and cracked, resembling upside-down dead trees.
And the ground—
Everyone's heartbeat stopped for a moment.
Skeletons everywhere, an endless expanse!
Complete, layered and interwoven...
Ye Hua glanced at the list briefly and estimated it to be over ten thousand!
"A mass grave!" Tang San shuddered.
"Where did all these people come from in the Slaughter City?"
Ye Hua narrowed his eyes slightly and squatted down.
They maintained different postures, some curled up in fear, others stretched out in panic.
"These must be the remains of those who died in the Hell Slaughter Arena, and those who tried to escape throughout history," Ye Hua noticed something amiss. "The bones of those who lost duels are all piled up here."
"Over thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, this sea of bones has been accumulated."
The Wind King shuddered. "If we die, won't we be trapped here too?!"
Ye Hua glanced at him, "The bones of us strong individuals are highly valuable; they might be made into some kind of unique skeleton puppet."
The Wind King trembled violently, terrified.
Ye Hua frowned slightly.
His [Skydream Domain] was compressed to its extreme.
But this does not mean that mental probing has failed.
Conversely, by compressing the domain, the detection becomes more detailed.
The sea of bones beneath his feet seemed... to be moving?
"Rise!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Hua's Yinglong Wings unfolded almost the instant his bone claws pierced the ground.
Azure wings, imbued with immense Water Element power, lifted him and Hu Liena into the air.
The bone claws grasped at nothing; the knuckles hovered in the air, futilely trying to close, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound!
The sea of bones, denser than ants, awakened without warning!
Click--
The stone floor suddenly arched up!
Thousands upon thousands of bone claws burst forth from the ground!
Sharp finger bones, aimed straight for the prey's ankle!
Tang San didn't have the good fortune to fly; the stone slab beneath his feet shattered.
Two grayish-white bone claws gripped his ankles tightly.
A third one reached out from the side, grabbed his calf, and pulled him down!
"Ah--"
Tang San screamed in surprise.
These are just the bone claws from underground.
Next, the skeletons on the ground also came to life and headed towards Tang San.
"Not good!" Tang San quickly drew his Clear Sky Hammer.
Blue-purple lightning exploded on the hammer!
Boom--!!!
Thunderbolts accompanied the hammer's momentum, shooting in all directions, shattering the bone claws gripping his ankle with lightning.
Taking advantage of the situation, Tang San flipped over and leaped up, landing on the nearest protruding rock, his chest heaving violently.
"Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer!" Tang San used all his skills.
The lightning was particularly dazzling in the darkness, and the unusable gray Soul Ring floated around.
The Wind King was shaken to his core and remained silent for Jiujiu.
Even when the bone claws grabbed my ankle, I didn't feel anything.
"The Clear Sky Hammer? You're a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect?"
A smug smile crept onto Tang San's lips.
Unexpectedly, the Clear Sky Sect is renowned Slaughter City!
In this desperate situation, the sect's prestige immediately gave him confidence!
"Not bad," he continued, brandishing the Clear Sky Hammer. "My father Tang Hao, and my Tang Xiao."
"I am the son of Clear Sky Douluo, the nephew of the Clear Sky Sect Master, and the future hope of the Clear Sky Sect!"
The Wind King's expression flickered uncertainly amidst the lightning.
But in the end, he nodded, his tone becoming more polite, "So you are a descendant of the Tang family. My apologies for not recognizing you sooner."
Tang San's smile widened even more.
Even in despair, the name of the Clear Sky Sect still commands respect.
This greatly nourished his withered self-esteem!
"Chaotic Wind-- "
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The Clear Sky Hammer swung, leaving afterimages. Lightning cracked the sea of bones, and countless skeletons were struck by the hammer's wind and torn to pieces.
However, the sea of bones was too dense; breaking one layer would only result in another, and even the Clear Sky Hammer could only protect itself.
The Wind King was so shocked that he missed his best chance to escape and was trapped by the skeletons.
"Golden King! Wood King!"
"Give me a hand!"
Hu Liena looked at Ye Hua.
Ye Hua didn't speak, he just raised his hand.
Yinglong Wings, drawing Water Element from the air and creating torrents.
Whoa--!
The water washed away the Wind King's bone claws and shattered the sea of skeletons that raised their bone blades; broken bones fell into the water and were swept away.
But the water flow was inevitable, washing over the Wind King's entire body, soaking his clothes so much they clung to his skin.
The Wind King's body suddenly stiffened, and he instinctively clutched his chest.
Ye Hua saw this and silently instructed Snow Empress to make preparations.
Hu Liena wasn't idle either; she used her Three-Eyed Icefire Guns in mid-air to fire at the skeletons trying to climb the rock wall.
Every single shot shatters the skeletons that have been hit!
The battle lasted for about half an incense stick's time.
The last skeleton had its neck severed by the Wind King's blade.
The grayish-white skull rolled off with a gurgling sound, and the eerie light in its eye sockets went out.
The space returned to silence.
Ye Hua folded Yinglong Wings and landed steadily from the sky, his clothes untouched by any ashes.
After confirming that there were no new skeletons, Hu Liena emerged from underground and slowly lowered her gun.
The Wind King sheathed his sword and turned to look at Ye Hua and Hu Liena.
But his expression was complicated. After a couple of breaths of silence, he actually took out two Spirit Bone with decent auras from his bosom!
"Thank you both for your help," he said sincerely. "These two pieces are also my spoils of war; I originally intended to keep them for myself."
"But if it weren't for your help today, I'm afraid I would have died here!"
Consider this a token of my gratitude; I hope you will accept it.
The Spirit Bone floated in his palm, all around three thousand years old.
Hu Liena shook her head. "Ye Hua was the one who mainly made the move; I didn't contribute anything."
She naturally stepped back, making room for him.
Ye Hua did not refuse, reached out and took the two Spirit Bone, and tossed them into the Azure Jade Bracelet.
When the Wind King saw Hu Liena avoid him, his eyes flickered, and his smile appeared somewhat forced.
But he quickly composed himself and asked, "Shall we look further ahead?"
"But this is already the deepest part of the cave," Tang San said, puzzled. "What else could there be?"
"It's all bones, nothing but bones. Even the smell of blood is faint. The source of the disturbance is nowhere to be found—"
The words abruptly stopped.
A faint cry for help came from the stalactite forest above.
"Golden King... Lord Golden King..."
"Help, help us..."
"It's so dark and cold here..."
The voices of the three kings of water, fire, and earth!
They are still alive!
Tang San's expression changed drastically!
The next second, the stalactite forest exploded, and countless bats rushed out!
If most of the bats outside are only ten-year-old Soul Beast, then the ones here are at least a hundred years old!
Densely packed, hundreds and thousands!
And what they were circling around was none other than the three kings hanging upside down, and --
A shriveled, thin, almost weathered bat carcass, barely the size of a school desk!
But Ye Hua did not underestimate it, because the moment the stalactite forest exploded, the aura of Shura Divine Power on the corpse was fully revealed!
Moreover, the mummified corpse was entirely blood red and had nine heads!
Even more shockingly, the Wind King knelt down straight and kowtowed heavily!