That ancient charm did not form any massive pillar of light, nor did it unleash a violent torrent of origin. It simply spread slowly along the depths of Gongpiluo Huang's left eye, then silently passed over the countless beast shadows and directly touched the twelve dark red bone rings in front of the Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion.
The foremost bone ring trembled suddenly, and the originally complete crimson-black lock pattern began to dim quietly from the point where it first condensed. The middle section of the bone ring remained bright, and the end was still wrapped with a strong ancient prison essence. Only the original source of its birth was rapidly fading away.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third bone rings also underwent the same change. The twelve ancient prison bone rings, which were originally connected to each other, began to lose their original connection, and large areas of red and black patterns silently collapsed in the void.
The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion's dark golden pupils suddenly contracted. "The Beginningless Ancient Rhyme?"
It snorted coldly, and the gray-gold vertical pupil in the center of its chest suddenly rotated. The twelve spines on its back simultaneously lit up with a dark red glow. The ancient prison bone ring, which was originally collapsing, was forcibly pulled by a deeper source. Countless ancient skeletons quickly emerged from inside the bone ring, and thick blood-red source flowed between the skeletons, supporting the red-black lock pattern that was about to disappear.
"Ancient Prison Undying Body!"
Boom!! A thick and violent ancient prison essence suddenly erupted from its body, and the twelve bone rings simultaneously converged inward, rapidly rotating along its ten-thousand-foot-tall body, eventually transforming into twelve layers of crimson- Black Bone armor covering its entire body.
Each layer of bone armor is composed of countless intricate bone patterns, between which flows a deep, blood-red essence. The gray-gold vertical pupil in the center of the chest reveals an ancient blood prison, within which countless bones slowly rise and fall, firmly protecting the entire body.
The Beginningless Ancient Rhyme deep within Gongpiluo Huang's left eye continued to spread.
Buzz—grayish-white marks quickly appeared on the surface of the first layer of crimson- Black Bone armor. These grayish-white marks did not spread outward along the bone armor, but instead appeared directly at the location where the bone patterns first condensed. The originally complete ancient prison origin began to lose its roots inch by inch, and fine cracks appeared one after another on the surface of the bone armor.
The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion suddenly lowered his head, a hint of surprise flashing in his dark gold eyes. He then immediately activated the gray-gold vertical pupil in the center of his chest, and a large amount of deep red essence surged wildly along the twelve layers of bone armor, re-condensing the bone patterns that were about to disappear.
Crack! One piece of bone armor shattered suddenly. Immediately afterwards, a second piece of bone armor also cracked.
The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion suddenly raised his head, his six crimson bone wings vibrating simultaneously. The ancient prison origin around him surged wildly like a raging sea, and the twelve spines on his back lit up with dazzling blood light one after another. The gray-gold vertical pupil in the center of his chest spun rapidly, and the bone armor that had been eroded by the Beginningless Ancient Rhyme actually condensed again. The crimson and black bone patterns continued to extend along the cracks, forcibly stabilizing the origin structure that was about to collapse.
"Hahaha!!" It suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, its dark golden eyes fixed on Gongpiluo Huang, the smile on its pale, skeletal face growing even more ferocious. "So this is the Beginningless Ancient Rhyme? It does have some merit!"
It suddenly raised its right arm, and a deep blood-red light suddenly emanated from the gray-gold bone pupil in its palm. Its six slender fingers folded forward, and a large amount of ancient prison essence gathered wildly along its fingertips, forming a constantly rotating crimson- Black Bone imprint.
Countless fragmented true names and shattered Fate Souls emerged in the center of the bone imprint. As the bone imprint slowly rotated, the surrounding space collapsed one after another, and the crimson and black patterns that were originally eroded by the Beginningless Ancient Rhyme were forcibly drawn back into the bone imprint.
Gongpiluo Huang watched this scene, a faint hint of interest finally surfaced in its eyes. It slowly raised its head, the Beginningless Abyss in its left eye growing ever deeper, while the Endless Ancient Rhyme in its right eye gently flowed. Its gray-white tail swayed slowly behind it, and among the twelve star spots, the rat-shaped star spot and the second ox-shaped star spot still emitted a faint glow.
Two ancient beings faced each other across an endless tide of beasts. One was wrapped in twelve layers of ancient prison bone armor, with six crimson bone wings obscuring the sky, and its gray-gold vertical pupils on its chest constantly spewing out a vast source of power.
The other creature was only the size of a palm, with grayish-white fur swaying gently. Ancient charm, Beginningless or Endless Ancient Rhyme, flowed slowly in the depths of its eyes. There was no violent aura around it, yet it plunged the entire Blue-Gray Mountain Plain into an indescribable silence.
Below, within the dilapidated array, Shangguan Wan'er and Elder White Brow were intently watching the two ancient beings high in the sky. The gray-white giant umbrella had completely collapsed, and the Primordial Rain had dissipated as well. The terrifying pressure that had enveloped the Shangguan Lineage's array finally eased briefly.
Shangguan Wan'er slowly turned her head, her gaze meeting that of Elder White Brow in mid-air. Neither of them spoke immediately, but they exchanged a glance. Elder White Brow's aged face tightened slightly, and then he nodded very lightly. At the same moment, Shangguan Wan'er also withdrew her gaze, a resolute look appearing in her eyes.
She slowly raised her right hand and reinjected the remaining essence of Eternal Silence into the main array eye. Several surviving elders immediately sensed her intention and restrained their auras, gathering their Fate Soul essence back into the array core.
Shangguan Wan'er lowered her voice and gave orders to the stewards beside her. "Listen up, everyone! Immediately gather the remaining clansmen, protect the injured disciples in the center, and each steward, lead a unit to maintain the formation's integrity. No one is allowed to act without authorization!"
Her voice was soft, yet carried an unyielding authority. "Those two beings ahead have already begun their battle. We cannot remain here any longer. Once they are truly locked in combat, that will be our only chance to escape!"
Upon hearing this, the deacons' expressions simultaneously changed, and they immediately bowed in acceptance, turning and rushing off to various parts of the formation. The thousands of surviving disciples also quickly rearranged their positions amidst whispered commands, the previously scattered ranks reforming, and the most severely injured clansmen were helped by their fellow disciples to move towards the center.
The disciples who still had the strength to spare then summoned the remaining divine weapons again, slowly injecting their own Fate Soul into the array patterns. The entire broken array re-condensed in an extremely faint glow. Although it was far less magnificent than before, it finally managed to maintain its complete form.
Elder White Brow slowly approached Shangguan Wan'er, his gaze fixed on the massive rift valley to the northwest, hidden by the collapsed mountains. A deep solemnity appeared in his aged eyes. "Wan'er, the path to the northwest is still there. As long as they truly clash, I will join the other elders in protecting the front. You lead the remaining members of the clan towards the rift valley!"
Shangguan Wan'er nodded gently, then looked up at the sky. The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion was still surging wildly, and the twelve layers of crimson and Black Bone armor kept rotating. Gongpiluo Huang was quietly suspended in the distance, and the ancient charm of Beginningless and Endless Ancient Rhyme in the depths of his eyes slowly rose and fell. The world between the two ancient beings had begun to show fine cracks, and the vast power continued to spread along the Blue-Gray Mountain Plain.
Shangguan Wan'er slowly clenched her fist, her gaze returning from the sky to the thousands of blood-soaked clansmen behind her. A trace of undisguised weariness flashed across her cold face, before her resolve returned.
She stood side by side with Elder White Brow in front of the main formation. The two of them did not speak again, but stared intently at the two ancient beings in the sky, waiting for the moment when they could truly lead the remaining clansmen out of this mountain plain.
The primordial remnants left after the collapse of the giant gray-white umbrella still slowly drifted away in the depths of the sky. Hundreds of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers had long been ravaged beyond recognition by successive battles. Cracks crisscrossed the earth, and the corpses of tens of thousands of ancient divine beasts and divine beast supreme beings lay scattered among them.
The broken beast horn pierced the rock strata, and the enormous bone wings covered the mountains. The True Annihilation essence, which had not yet completely dissipated, flowed slowly along the broken mountains and rivers, forming ancient rivers of light of various colors. In the distance, tens of thousands of divine beast supreme beings still prostrated themselves behind Gongpiluo Huang, their scarlet beast eyes still holding the madness of being controlled by divine thoughts, yet at this moment, not one of them dared to take even half a step forward.
The entire mountain plain trembled under the influence of two completely different ancient auras. One aura was blood-red and ferocious, obscuring the sky. Twelve layers of crimson and Black Bone armor surrounded a ten-thousand-foot-tall body, and six crimson bone wings extended into the depths of the endless sea of clouds. The other aura was only the size of a palm, with the marks of time yet to be born floating between its gray and white fur. Two star spots on its back emitted a faint glow, and the ancient Daoist rhymes of Beginningless and Endless floated in the depths of its eyes.
Gongpiluo Huang hovered silently in front of the beast tide, his slender tail swaying slowly, its tip constantly disappearing and reappearing, his gaze always fixed on the gray-gold vertical pupil in the center of the chest of the Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion.
The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion moved first. It slowly spread its six slender fingers, and its gray-gold bone pupils in its palms suddenly opened. Twelve layers of crimson- Black Bone armor spun wildly along its body, and the ancient prison origin that originally surrounded its chest suddenly spread outward. Its six crimson bone wings simultaneously rose backward, and tens of thousands of tiny bone patterns deep within the wing bones lit up one after another. The entire sky was immediately filled with the dense sound of bones rubbing together.
Immediately afterwards, it took a step forward, and its ten-thousand-foot-tall body suddenly disappeared in the sky. In the next instant, it had crossed layers of shattered heaven and earth and appeared directly in front of Gongpiluo Huang. Its right arm was raised high, and a bottomless crimson-black blood river surged from the bone pupil in its palm. Hundreds of millions of ancient skeletons floated inside the blood river, each skeleton wrapped with a fragmented Fate Soul.
As its six fingers clenched tightly, the entire river of blood suddenly contracted inward, transforming into a ferocious bone halberd that stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles. The halberd's blade had twelve curved blood blades, and countless ancient beast heads emerged from the spines of the blades. The beast heads opened their mouths at the same time, spewing out large amounts of crimson and black primordial energy, causing the space around the bone halberd to collapse one after another.