Chapter 153: Call Fu Xue, True God's Bone

The Phoenix True Flame could not approach the Divine Bone; it was blocked a few centimeters away from it.

"I thought you weren't afraid!"

This scene, on the contrary, made Lu Xun feel certain in his heart.

This Divine Bone cannot be harmed even by holy weapons; if attacked directly with Chaos Power, it will instead absorb the attack.

If one launches an attack such as sword qi using Chaos Power, and because Lu Xun's current realm is not high, it still poses little threat to it.

His current Chaos Power, which mixes three kinds of power, has reached at most the early stage of the fourth level.

Fortunately, the Divine Bone cannot absorb the Phoenix True Flame.

Moreover, it must be afraid of the Phoenix True Flame's approach; otherwise it would not block the Phoenix True Flame.

This is the flame of the "True" lineage.

Moreover, one characteristic of the flame is that it can burn continuously, and its power will keep increasing.

"Sizzle~"

As the Phoenix True Flame scorches, the area around the Divine Bone sizzles.

Ordinary flames have no effect on this Divine Bone.

When Xue Ming used his own blood to activate the Divine Bone back then, Lu Xun employed various means, but even Fiery Eyes Golden Pupils were ineffective.

Finally, Lu Xun used Chaos Power, this great killer, and in one move broke the Divine Bone's protection of Xue Ming, killing him.

The Phoenix True Flame is actually useful as well.

It just needs time.

Now, Lu Xun has plenty of time.

He actually wants to see what the heck this Divine Bone is.

"This blood... is Xue Ming's blood!"

As it burned, Lu Xun suddenly made a discovery.

The blood flowing out from inside the Divine Bone gave him a very familiar feeling; in aura, it was exactly the same as the Xue Ming he had killed before.

This is Xue Ming's blood.

Xue Ming initially spurted a mouthful of blood, which activated the Divine Bone.

That blood was directly absorbed by the Divine Bone.

Now, the Divine Bone is spitting out Xue Ming's blood again?

Judging by the amount of this blood, Xue Ming must have used this Divine Bone more than once.

"Sizzle~"

The Phoenix True Flame's fire is still inching closer to the Divine Bone.

Around the Divine Bone, there seems to be an invisible barrier that firmly blocks the Phoenix True Flame.

"It won't hold, the floor can't take it."

Lu Xun realized that if he kept burning, the floor would be burned through.

The Phoenix True Flame's temperature is too terrifying; even if he had activated a formation protection, under continuous burning that formation would not withstand it.

So, Lu Xun gestured, summoning the Divine Bone over, took it to the cultivation room, and threw it into the alchemy furnace.

As long as one does not attack this Divine Bone, it is actually easier to approach.

"Again!"

After throwing it into the alchemy furnace, Lu Xun began to release the Phoenix True Flame inside.

This alchemy furnace is a heaven-tier alchemy furnace, capable of withstanding temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees.

"Sizzle~"

The Divine Bone sizzles as it burns.

The Phoenix True Flame is gradually approaching the Divine Bone.

At this point, the Divine Bone has stopped bleeding; it should have expelled all of Xue Ming's blood.

It glows red under the Phoenix True Flame, looking extraordinarily eerie.

Lu Xun resolved to figure out what this damned thing is, so he kept increasing the fire.

In the sealed environment of the alchemy furnace, the Phoenix True Flame's temperature and power keep rising.

After more than an hour, the Phoenix True Flame was less than a centimeter away from the Divine Bone.

Just as it was about to burn onto the Divine Bone, Lu Xun's brow twitched, and a deadly sense of danger rose in his heart.

It seemed that he would die in the next second.

Without a word, Lu Xun abruptly retreated and decisively left the cultivation room.

The flame in the alchemy furnace thus diminished.

Lu Xun continued retreating, left the dormitory, then picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Lu Xun."

Several minutes later, a graceful figure appeared before Lu Xun.

"Teacher Fu."

Lu Xun stepped forward and warmly greeted her.

At first, he rejected Fu Xue, worried she would assign him a lot of homework.

But as time passed, Lu Xun found Fu Xue still quite charming.

Her conduct suited Lu Xun's taste; she also considered his interests in many matters and would strive to secure benefits for him.

This also greatly increased Lu Xun's approval of her.

"Where is it?"

Fu Xue spoke concisely.

It's right in my dormitory; the teacher came with me.

Okay.

Lu Xun brought Fu Xue into his dormitory.

At that moment, Lu Xun remembered that the divine bone was inside the alchemy furnace.

If Fu Xue saw this heavenly-tier alchemy furnace, would she make any connections?

Soon after, Lu Xun thought it was merely an alchemy furnace, so the issue shouldn't be serious.

Teacher, it's inside the alchemy furnace in the cultivation room.

Lu Xun pointed to the cultivation room.

Yes.

Upon sensing danger, Lu Xun realized that this divine bone was likely beyond his ability to confront directly.

His Phoenix True Flame could indeed injure the divine bone.

However, when the Phoenix True Flame touches the divine bone, the bone would likely resist fiercely.

Not even a holy weapon can destroy this thing.

It's also extremely uncanny.

Lu Xun's present strength is at the Four Realms level.

Why would he confront it directly?

Thus, Lu Xun made the wise choice of summoning Fu Xue.

Of course, he could also opt to surrender the divine bone.

Given the multitude of mighty humans, could a mere bone—even if it were truly divine—really overturn the world?

On the Starry Sky Ancient Road, things like this are plentiful.

Even more uncanny things exist.

But humans possess curiosity and desire to possess.

If handed over, and if the divine bone happened to hold some opportunity, Lu Xun would no longer be necessary.

Naturally, the human leadership generally metes out rewards and punishments; if this bone truly possesses great worth, the higher-ups would certainly reward Lu Xun.

It wouldn't end with just 500 units and a banner to dismiss him.

However, in this case, any reward given would surely be inferior to the bone's intrinsic worth.

Thus, let Fu Xue examine it first before deciding.

An alchemy furnace?

Upon entering the cultivation room, Fu Xue saw the furnace and was slightly taken aback.

Clearly, she hadn't anticipated that Lu Xun also practiced alchemy.

"Teacher Fu, I dabble in alchemy in my spare time as a pastime."

Lu Xun smiled as he explained.

His skill in alchemy need not be exposed now, or it would be too alarming.

Lu Xun intends to wait until Lan Xing steps onto the Starry Sky Ancient Road, then he will enter the road and feign having gained some extraordinary opportunity.

Then all this will be taken for granted.

Fu Xue naturally had no idea how fearsome Lu Xun's pastime was.

She gave it no further thought and headed straight for the furnace.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xun gestured and opened the furnace.

The Phoenix True Fire within had long since gone out.

The divine bone lay there, tranquil.

Fu Xue snapped her finger, sending several gusts of forceful wind at the divine bone, but it suffered no harm.

She drew her sword with a swish and slashed at the divine bone.

Being a Six Realms adept, Fu Xue's sword strike was far more powerful than Lu Xun could imagine.

Still, this strike could not affect the divine bone in the slightest, leaving no mark.

Fu Xue lifted her eyebrows, and her aura began to climb.

As she was about to breakthrough to the Seven Realms, this outburst lowered the cultivation room's temperature to freezing, and the walls instantly frosted over.

Immediately, a bluish-white flame appeared on her sword.

When this flame appeared, centered on Lu Xun's dormitory, the whole dormitory building began to freeze.

Even the protective formations of the other dormitories failed.

"What's going on, has an ice age arrived?"

In the adjacent dormitory, a student meditating suddenly discovered the room temperature had inexplicably fallen below zero, with walls and floor coated in thick frost, startling him.

"This must also be a type of natal spirit fire, right?"

Lu Xun gazed at the flame on Fu Xue's sword.

Not every Heaven Earth Meridian can awaken a natal spirit fire.

Generally, fire-attributed Heaven Earth Meridians are the easiest to awaken.

Other attributes also possess some possibility.

"Huh?"

But the divine bone remained unharmed.

Fu Xue's brow furrowed.

Even she can't do anything to this bone fragment—could it really be a divine bone??

Lu Xun felt surprised.

A bone fragment, yet it's so troublesome.

Fu Xue, a Six Realms expert, actually couldn't harm it.

Only Lu Xun's Phoenix True Flame could possibly do it.

Fu Xue's natal spirit fire won't work either.

Although her strength is strong, her natal spirit fire should also be cultivated to a high level.

But in terms of pure 'quality,' Fu Xue's natal spirit fire definitely can't match Lu Xun's Phoenix True Flame.

Phoenix True Flame is the result of Chu Youqing's Crimson Phoenix Flame undergoing a fortyfold transformation.

In other words.

Fu Xue's natal spirit fire, in quantity, is definitely stronger than Lu Xun's.

But in quality, it cannot compare to the Phoenix True Flame.

"Teacher, do you want to try using this holy weapon?"

Lu Xun took out that damaged holy weapon.

"No need, this should be a genuine divine bone; ordinary means can't harm it. Where did you get it?"

Fu Xue asked.

A genuine divine bone?

Indeed it is.

Lu Xun thought for a moment and then explained the origin of the divine bone.

"No wonder."

Fu Xue couldn't help but suddenly realize.

He faintly understood the reason for the loss of control in the Cellar Secret Realm.

"Teacher, is this so-called god an existence above the Tenth Realm?"

Lu Xun asked curiously.

"Hmm, but not entirely; each civilization defines gods differently. If placed in some primitive civilizations, you and I would both be gods."

Fu Xue said lightly.

Lu Xun understood her meaning.

A cultivator of the High Martial Era, placed in some backward civilizations—what else could they be if not gods?

"This divine bone should be a True God's bone; on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, such divine bones occasionally appear. They are a backup left by fallen true gods. If someone cannot resist the temptation and uses them frequently, they could become a vessel for the true god's return."

Fu Xue continued.

True God's bone!

"True God... probably refers to an existence above the Tenth Realm."

Lu Xun recalled what Blood Hades did when using this divine bone.

The blood that Blood Hades spat out should be something like heart's blood.

Using heart's blood to feed the divine bone, then the divine bone transfers all damage onto Blood Hades.

This should be a kind of transaction.

What the divine bone wants is Blood Hades's blood.

And if one day the divine bone possesses enough of Blood Hades's blood, and Blood Hades becomes strong enough, could the divine bone seize Blood Hades's body, accomplishing something like a body takeover?

But now the divine bone is bleeding, spitting out Blood Hades's blood, because Blood Hades has died.

Blood Hades's blood has no value anymore.

Such a divine bone instantly made Lu Xun lose interest.

He has many trump cards; there's no need to risk using the divine bone.

"Teacher, if we turn it in, how much reward can we get?"

Lu Xun prepared to turn it in.

"A divine bone, when in dire straits, is not bad as a trump card, but shouldn't be overused. You decide whether to keep it or turn it in; if turned in, you should get about a hundred cubic units of Dark Energy."

Fu Xue turned and stared directly at Lu Xun, her tone quite solemn.