Revive the Dead, Clothe Bare Bones in Flesh (23)
Flames engulfed his body, and a fierce wind raged around him.
Standing amidst the raging fire tornado, the giant, hundreds of feet tall, remained firmly rooted to the ground, Mount Tai.
By the time Lady Bagui realized something was wrong...
The Long Jikui, who had previously appeared completely unaware, slowly raised his hands, and the hatred and anger in his heart materialized at that moment.
Bang!
The moment the palms came together, a terrifying gust of wind extinguished the flames.
Before Lady Bagui could even react, the storm she unleashed was neutralized by the terrifying palm wind.
Immediately afterwards, Long Jikui unleashed a second palm strike, aimed directly at Lady Bagui in mid-air.
Bang!
Under that terrifying palm strike, the rocks were crushed into dust.
A massive rift rapidly spread from beneath the Long Jikui's feet, threatening to obliterate everything in its path in one fell swoop.
The only saving grace was that, at the last second, Lady Bagui transformed himself into a whirlwind and dodged the two consecutive slaps.
What followed was Lady Bagui's desperate counterattack.
Whew! Whew! Whew!
The giant banana leaf fan unleashed wind and fire, turning an area within a hundred miles into a deadly wasteland.
The wind fuels the fire, and the fire grows with the wind...
The terrifying shockwaves surged outwards in waves, one after another.
In a sense, Lady Bagui and Long Jikui are two opposing forces that share the same origin.
Lady Bagui gained a new life through the strange life force of the Long Jikui, and thus acquired the latter's ability to control fire and lava.
Similarly, the Long Jikui, with the help of the roots left in its body by Lady Bagui, can freely control storms and blow out extremely cold winds.
The battle between the two sides was an interplay of wind and fire, a contest of pure natural disaster.
Tumultuous!
A fire tornado, visible to the naked eye, shot into the sky.
Crimson flames and a brutal, biting wind swept across the land.
Even from hundreds of kilometers away, this ongoing and terrifying battlefield can be clearly seen.
Most importantly, the battle between Lady Bagui and Long Jikui did not take place in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, but in a region of fluctuating Yuan Qi outside the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
The Yuan Qi here was already unbalanced, and now it has been joined by a battle between two powerful gods.
As expected, various secondary disasters followed.
Its lasting impact was even more profound than the effects of the battle between the two gods.
The outer edge of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, the River Pillow Peak of the Hundred Lands Grand Canal.
The tall, four-armed Lord Tiaoyao also saw the fire tornado rising into the sky in the distance.
In that vast, chaotic area where the Yuan Qi was turbulent, the disaster caused by the fire tornado was far from being easily quelled.
Lord Tiaoyao could even imagine the utter destruction that would befall the already struggling creatures after this great battle.
"When will this catastrophe finally end?!"
Gazing into the distance for a long time, Lord Tiaoyao could only sigh helplessly.
Over the past two years, Lord Tiaoyao 've witnessed far too many similar incidents.
The Mountain Folk originally intended to trade goods with other countries along this Grand Canal.
But ever since "Wu Yi Shoots at Heaven," the Mountain Folk have been transporting less and less supplies.
Instead, boatloads of disaster victims and spirits were pulled back to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range by the Mountain Folk from the outside world.
It should be understood that the Hundred Lands Mountain Range are a border region of civilization, known for being sparsely populated and lacking in wildlife.
But in less than two years...
The Hundred Lands Mountain Range have become a "safe zone" in this catastrophe, ushering in a prosperous moment that Lord Tiaoyao, did not want to see.
"If you're worried about the lives in that area, I advise you not to worry."
Accompanied by a cold voice, an exceptionally large bronze serpent slowly emerged from the water.
The bronze serpent was made up of segments of bronze bones.
Each bronze joint has a bronze ball bearing that acts as a pulley, giving it far greater flexibility than ordinary Bronze Beast.
Above the head of this bronze serpent, a crystal-clear skeleton sits cross-legged.
The sound we heard earlier came from this skeleton.
"Snake Bone?"
Upon immediately noticing the Lingguzi atop the bronze serpent's head, Lord Tiaoyao frowned slightly.
He certainly knew Lingguzi, but he didn't know why the other party would say that.
"That's the territory of the Yan Fang Kingdom. Almost all of its people died more than a year ago..."
"The surviving citizens and spirits either fled to the Great Xia or came to these Hundred Lands Mountain Range."
"So you have absolutely no need to worry, that area has been devoid of life for a long time."
Hearing Lingguzi's cold words, and knowing the other's nature well Lord Tiaoyao remained silent.
During these two years, Lingguzi would occasionally leave Yunmeng Marsh to continue treating the wounded in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
The vast majority of these injured people came from outside the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
Furthermore, Lingguzi has never shown any racial discrimination; it will take the initiative to treat any injured person it encounters, whether they are human or wild beast.
Over time, most of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range became aware of Lingguzi's existence.
Even those who have never seen Lingguzi in person know that there is a living skeleton in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range with a cold exterior but a warm heart.
The living skeleton called himself "Snake Bone" and possessed superb medical skills that could revive the dead and restore flesh to bones.
Aside from the somewhat creepy treatment method...
The survival rate of organisms treated with it is over 90%.
Because of this unique way of doing things, Lingguzi has a considerable number of followers in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
These followers not only learned and imitated Lingguzi's medical skills.
Like it, it wanders through every corner of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, healing the wounded and sick it encounters.
Especially at the exit of this Grand Canal, it is the area where Lingguzi and his followers are most active.
Those creatures that came to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range from the outside world had all received some form of treatment from them, which is why they were able to survive.
Where are you planning to go this time?
After a moment of silence, Lord Tiaoyao scratched his head and asked this question.
Every time Lingguzi appeared here, it was almost always because he was leaving the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and heading to the outside world.
Over time, Lord Tiaoyao got used to it.
"Yan Fang Kingdom".
Lingguzi slowly turned his skull head, his voice remaining indifferent.
"Yan Fang Kingdom?"
Didn't you say there were no living things left there?
Staring wide-eyed in astonishment, Lord Tiaoyao couldn't help but ask in return.
What are you going there for?
"And does Hanging Silk Lady know you're going to such a far place?"
With a remarkably human-like shrug, a faint smile seemed to appear on Lingguzi's skeletal face.
"Of course I went to gather herbs. I sensed a new herb there that possessed tremendous vitality."
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(End of this chapter)