Chapter 2379: Volume 11: Descent of the True Immortal, Chapter 2361: Blood Fiend Corpse

However, the three were also extremely cautious people and did not land beside the skeleton immediately. Instead, after exchanging glances, the old man surnamed Wu carefully flicked his finger, and a cluster of black light fell slowly toward the bottom.

Much to the surprise of the three, the moment the black light landed on the blood-colored long chain, it actually let out a "Teng" sound and began to burn fiercely.

In just a few breaths of time, the blood chain, which seemed to have a great origin, turned into ashes out of thin air.

The Heavenly Wu skeleton inside remained unchanged in the black flames, still maintaining its original clean, round, and smooth appearance.

Seeing this, the three old men were overjoyed.

The old man surnamed Wu did not hesitate any longer, and as he withdrew his magic formula, the black flames below vanished in a flash.

After his figure swayed again, he landed on a certain bone segment he had been secretly observing all along.

In the center of this bone segment was the blurry black shadow that looked like a jade slip he had seen earlier.

Seeing this, the other two old men also floated down excitedly.

"Can the two fellow Daoists identify the thing here now?" After staring intently at the black shadow in the bone for a long time, the old man surnamed Wu asked with a frown.

"No. The skeleton of Lord Heavenly Wu contains some kind of energy that interferes with spiritual sense. Although it is a bit stronger than outside the iron cage, the moment spiritual sense invades it, it is immediately scattered, making it impossible to see the true face of this thing." After withdrawing his gaze, the old man surnamed Yu said somewhat depressedly.

"My spiritual sense power is far inferior to the two fellow Daoists. If the two of you can't do it, I have even less ability." The last old man sighed and replied.

"Forget it, no matter what this is, since it was left by Lord Heavenly Wu, it is mostly related to his mantle and inheritance. If we break it open and take it out directly, won't everything be clear?" After licking his lips, the old man surnamed Yu said with a strange laugh.

Then, without waiting for the other two to answer, a white light flashed, and a slender white bone sword appeared in his hand. After shaking it, he slashed fiercely at the black shadow.

With a "Bang!" sound.

The moment the white bone sword made contact with the bone, the immense power contained within it disappeared without a trace, as if it had sunk into the sea, and it was bounced back by a huge force surging from below.

The seemingly extremely sharp blade did not leave even the slightest mark where it slashed.

This Heavenly Wu skeleton was as hard as a diamond body.

After seeing this scene, the Three Sages of Wu Ling were not discouraged. Instead, after exchanging glances, they all saw expressions of extreme surprise on each other's faces.

Even the skeleton left behind after death was so powerful, which showed how profound the cultivation technique practiced by the Heavenly Wu during his lifetime was.

This made the Three Sages of Wu Ling even more expectant of his mantle and inheritance.

"Since the Nether Bone Sword doesn't work, it seems that ordinary treasures cannot destroy the skeleton either. Other treasures with too much power will destroy the things hidden inside along with it. To be on the safe side, let me use a secret technique to take it out directly." After taking a deep breath, the old man surnamed Wu said resolutely.

"Brother Wu wants to use the Transmutation Technique?" Hearing this, the old man surnamed Yu's expression changed.

"Only this technique can ensure that the skeleton is not damaged while taking the thing out." The old man surnamed Wu replied. "But this technique requires a huge consumption of magic power. Brother Wu has already used a lot of vitality earlier; can you still successfully perform this technique now?" The third old man hesitated for a moment before asking worriedly.

"Rest assured, since I said so, I naturally have some certainty. If the performance fails, it won't be too late for the two of you to use other thunderous means."

Hearing the other party say this, the other two old men naturally had nothing more to say.

So they saw the old man surnamed Wu first take out a blood-red medicinal pill, swallow it, and then sit cross-legged on the spot for a while. Only then did he stand up again with blood light appearing on his face, and his originally somewhat weak aura seemed to have recovered quite a bit.

After the old man stared at the black shadow in the bone beneath him, he raised his arm, and his ten fingers began to quickly pinch some mysterious magic formulas, while at the same time, he began to chant a kind of obscure incantation.

The other two watched all this solemnly from the side.

As the incantation grew louder, the heaven and earth spiritual energy near the blood lake trembled and began to vibrate with a strange rhythm.

Milky-white unknown runes began to appear around the body of the old man surnamed Wu, trembling with the same rhythm and emitting a low buzzing sound.

The old man stopped his magic formula and slowly reached out a palm toward the bone containing the black shadow. Just at this moment, the milky-white runes nearby paused slightly and suddenly became transparent.

The palm reached out by the old man surnamed Wu also became crystal clear, and it also transformed into the same transparency.

An incredible scene appeared.

When the transparent five fingers made contact with the bone, they sank directly into it as if they were an intangible body, and grabbed at the black shadow hidden inside.

This seemingly extremely simple action caused the magic power of the old man surnamed Wu to flow away at an unbelievable speed, making his face pale and covered in sweat in an instant.

With a "Pu" sound.

The five fingers of the old man surnamed Wu finally grabbed the black shadow and slowly retracted it inch by inch, the movement being even slower than before.

However, when all those transparent runes began to flash wildly, the palm finally withdrew from the bone with its five fingers tightly clenched, and it flashed back to its original form.

Almost at the same time, the runes circling and dancing nearby also burst open with a muffled sound, flashing slightly.

Although the old man surnamed Wu was covered in sweat, his face could not help but be full of wild joy.

"Brother Wu, let us see quickly if this is the mantle jade slip recording the cultivation technique of Lord Heavenly Wu."

The other two old men were also overjoyed, staring unblinkingly at their companion's tightly clenched palm, and the old man surnamed Yu hurriedly said.

The old man surnamed Wu did not answer his two companions, but after taking a deep breath, he raised his tightly clenched palm and slowly opened it.

A pitch-black jade plaque covered with dense spiritual patterns appeared there.

"This is..." The old man surnamed Yu could not help but be slightly stunned.

But before he could react to anything, the old man surnamed Wu suddenly changed his expression and shouted "Not good!", throwing the jade plaque in his hand high into the sky, while his figure shot backward.

With a "Bang!" sound, the jade plaque in his hand exploded instantly, spraying out dense black runes from within.

After these runes blurred, they shot out in all directions like a rainstorm, and the moment they made contact with the giant flower drum below, they all seemed to come alive and desperately drilled into it.

And although the Three Sages of Wu Ling were also alarmed and desperately dodged at such a close distance, a portion of the black characters still flashed and disappeared into their bodies.

Their protective spiritual light did not have the slightest effect.

The three withered old men were greatly alarmed. Either they pinched formulas with one hand, and several defensive supreme treasures rushed out from their bodies, or with a low shout, a foot-high surging black flame appeared on their bodies.

But no matter what divine ability the three performed, in the next moment, with a "Gudong" sound, they fell over and fell from the sky, hitting the skeleton solidly.

At this moment, on the faces, hands, and feet of the Three Sages of Wu Ling, black threads appeared, covering almost every inch of their skin.

The three withered old men felt that both their physical bodies and true essence had lost control and become extremely numb, and even the Nascent Soul hidden deep in their bodies was tightly wrapped by black threads, unable to move at all.

Under such a shocking change, the Three Sages of Wu Ling were naturally shocked and angry.

Just at this moment, the black runes in the half-human, half-horse skeleton that had been motionless nearby also turned into black threads and spread across the entire body, and just as they were about to cover every inch of it.

Two points of green light suddenly flashed in the empty eye sockets of the giant skeleton, and after spinning around, they turned into two fiercely burning green flames.

At the same time, blood light flashed on its huge body, and a layer of blood-colored light curtain appeared on its surface. Then, after quickly condensing, it transformed into countless blood threads, which also flashed and drilled into its own body.

In the next moment, strange "Chi Chi" sounds came from the skeleton, and the black and red blood threads intertwined like mortal enemies, twisting and devouring each other crazily.

For a time, black and red light shone on the surface of the skeleton, flashing wildly and uncertainly.

"Fiend Corpse, it's a Blood Fiend Corpse transformation. That thing just now was not the mantle of Lord Heavenly Wu, but the restriction runes used by True Person Tian Ding to suppress the corpse transformation." Seeing this scene, the last old man's face turned pale, and he shouted out loud.

The other two old men were also panicked, desperately using various magic formulas to try to mobilize their true essence again, but unfortunately, those black threads were tightly attached to every part of their meridians like maggots on tarsal bones, making all their magic formulas and secret techniques have no effect at all.

After a while, all three of them turned pale.

With a strange "Hum" sound, it suddenly came from the wide-open mouth of the giant skeleton. Then, after the green flames in the eye sockets flashed, the skeleton that had been motionless began to tremble slightly. At the same time, the blood threads in its body became several times thicker, tearing all the intertwined black threads into pieces and devouring and fusing them into its own body.

In the blink of an eye, the black threads in the skeleton disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. The skeleton that had been motionless suddenly moved a thick arm, pressed it against the ground, and the huge body sat up halfway amidst the rumbling vibrations.

This made the Three Sages of Wu Ling terrified.

Under normal circumstances, even if this Fiend Corpse was extremely powerful, the three of them would naturally not be afraid if they joined forces. But in the current situation where they were the fish and the other was the knife, it was naturally completely different.

Seeing that the Fiend Corpse transformed from the Heavenly Wu skeleton was about to truly break the True Person Tian Ding restriction on its body, the three of them simultaneously had the heart to fight to the death.

Immediately, the old man surnamed Wu and the old man surnamed Yu shouted, and their crowns simultaneously burst open with a muffled sound, and a small person rushed out from each amidst the swirling smoke.

As for the last old man, green light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and after green runes flashed on his skin, countless green vines and branches crazily surged out from his body, transforming into a giant tree person more than ten zhang tall in an instant. (To be continued.) ===== CHAPTER 2380 =====