Clang!
The Immortal Sword that had pierced the skeleton was finally pulled free, and its blade instantly rang with a light, joyous hum.
It seemed to be thanking Tongtian for pulling it out of that skeleton!
At the same time, the spiritual power flowing along the Immortal Sword rapidly poured into Tongtian's body!
But before Tongtian could celebrate, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to shake!
Then Tongtian realized that it was not the ground shaking at all, but the skeleton!
"Holy shit, this thing's alive!"
Without giving Tongtian any time to think it through, the crystalline, jade-like skeleton rose fully to its feet, its towering body, over a hundred feet tall, spreading its arms wide!
Yet it was only a skeleton and could not make a sound!
All that came from it was the teeth-grating creak of enormous bones rubbing against one another!
Tongtian tightened his grip on the Immortal Sword, remaining on full alert.
With his current cultivation only at the late Quasi-Saint stage, he seemed utterly incapable of subduing such a terrifying beast!
Just then, countless fine pink threads suddenly emerged from the ground.
Every thread seemed alive, all of them frantically wrapping around the skeleton as its flesh, meridians, and hair regenerated in an instant!
In the blink of an eye, the empty skeleton transformed into a terrifying beast covered in red fur!
"Roar!"
With its flesh restored, the beast stood over a hundred feet tall!
With one furious roar, it instantly ripped up the ground before Tongtian, sending a surge of savage power sweeping toward him!
Tongtian frowned and shot backward!
"It looks like I was right to be cautious earlier!"
"This thing is at least at the second level of the Primordial Origin Realm. If I'd come completely unprepared, I'd probably have become