Patrol Captain

In the distance, the two demons were locked in a fierce battle.

Within the thick black mist, the winged demon's fleshy wings stirred up a foul-smelling whirlwind, thrusting its white bone spear into the void. Hundreds of bone ridges instantly grew exponentially, like the scythe of death, hurtling towards the bone dragon. Meanwhile, the bone dragon stirred up waves in the swamp, its body shrouded in eerie blue icy energy. Its bony tail lashed out, sending layers of ice crashing against the white bone ridges like surging waves, shattering both the ice and the ridges.

Then, the winged demon let out a non-human roar, its wings flapping violently, sending swarms of rotting flesh raining down, transforming into countless ferocious demonic insects, wreathed in blue flames, swarming towards the bone dragon. The bone dragon's eye sockets blazed with intense fire, its massive maw opening to unleash countless ice swords, shredding the demonic insects into dust. The ice swords, their momentum undiminished, aimed directly at the winged demon's face, piercing the air with a shrill cry. Meanwhile, the demon's spear danced, its bone blades clashing with the ice swords, creating a dazzling display of ice flowers.

“hou”

Taking advantage of the momentum, the Bone Dragon soared into the sky, its massive body resembling a moving iceberg, leaving thick layers of ice in its wake. The winged demon, however, did not dodge; with a flap of its rotting fleshy wings, black energy surged, and it charged towards the Bone Dragon like an arrow, its spear thrusting downwards. The two demons clashed head-on, roaring and clashing, causing demonic energy to churn and explosions to erupt.

After several rounds, the Bone Dragon seized its opportunity, freezing the winged demon's bone spear with frost before lashing its bone tail down on its opponent. The demon was sent flying, crashing into a nearby hill and scattering debris. As it rose again, its rotting flesh dissipated, its bones cracked, and it roared as it fled. The Bone Dragon gave it no chance; frost awaited, freezing its body, before striking it fiercely with its bone claws.

"boom"

The opponent's bones shattered like icicles, bursting forth with dazzling ice crystal colors.

Only the grotesque skull, covered in bits of flesh, flew into the air and was caught in the jaws of the bone dragon.

Then, a strange and bizarre scene unfolded.

The dragon seized the demon's head and sucked hard. The soul fire dancing in the demon's eye sockets turned into two green lines of fire, which were absorbed into the soul fire in the dragon's eye sockets, making it even more vigorous and causing its energy to surge at an astonishing speed.

During this process, a hint of blood red gradually appeared between the exposed white bones of the bone dragon. The bone was as white as jade, and when combined with the azure divine light between its abdominal bones, it had a touch of holiness and a touch of eeriness.

In the distance, Chen Yuan's eyelids twitched slightly. The way the creatures here advanced was so simple and brutal?
Directly seize the soul fire of others to strengthen oneself.

That's pretty amazing!

Moreover, judging from the soul fire dancing in the bone dragon's eyes, it was full of vitality and clearly possessed a high level of intelligence.

The next second, Chen Yuan's figure shot up like a rainbow piercing the sun, charging straight at the bone dragon with incredible speed.

The Bone Dragon, enjoying its spoils, thought that some swamp monster was trying to take advantage of the situation. Its eyes blazed with ghostly fire, and its dragon head suddenly tilted to one side, letting out a loud, metallic roar, with a bone spur protruding from its neck.

“yin”

A blue icefall, like a blue galaxy, rushed towards Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan's physical essence was as vast as the sea, and his golden blood energy pierced through the dark night, directly clashing with the icefall.

"bang bang bang"

The icefall was shattered along the way.

Chen Yuan appeared directly above the Bone Dragon's head in an unparalleled and domineering manner, his golden eyes looking down at the Bone Dragon like an ancient ferocious beast.

The newly grown soul fire in the bone dragon's eye sockets seemed to have been subjected to a powerful impact, trembling violently like a candle flame in the wind, teetering on the verge of collapse, and letting out a mournful cry.
"The Undying King!"

After saying that, the skeletal dragon turned around and burrowed into the swamp without the slightest hesitation.

The swamp it entered immediately turned into ice and sealed it.

Chen Yuan watched indifferently, then raised his hand and grabbed at the swamp below.

The icy swamp below shattered, and a giant golden hand grabbed the skeletal dragon from the swamp. No matter how much it struggled, it couldn't escape the grasp of the hand.

"I know you are very smart."

"Submit, or die? Choose one."

Chen Yuan held the demon in his large hand, his golden pupils darting around, and offered two choices.

"I submit, I submit." This skeletal dragon, covered in white bones, was surprisingly "spineless." The ghostly fire flickering in its huge eye sockets contracted, and it lowered its head.

Chen Yuan's eyes immediately flashed with golden light, which shot out and into the dragon's two eye sockets.

The soul fire was like a startled bird trying to break free, but it was pierced hard by the golden light, and a piercing metallic roar came from within.

But this process only lasts for a dozen or so breaths.

Soon, the golden light receded, and Chen Yuan tried to implant a contract mark on the dragon, making it his contracted demon. He succeeded.

A golden mark appeared in the soul fire of the skeletal dragon, which quickly disappeared within it, and the flickering soul fire rapidly calmed down.

Chen Yuan withdrew his hand and released the bone dragon. The bone dragon, its soul fire flickering with surprise and doubt, looked at Chen Yuan. Its terrifying flesh and blood essence was like a sun, so intense that it made these dead creatures who had never seen the sun feel fear.

"Master!" It made a deep, resonant sound from its mouth, and reverently lowered its massive head, seemingly accepting its role quickly.

"An immortal monarch, what is that?" Chen Yuan asked casually, glancing sideways at the situation.

"It is a terrifying being that, like you, possesses flesh and blood." The Bone Dragon hesitated somewhat when asked this question. Aren't you one?
"I am not a king." Chen Yuan saw through its thoughts and said calmly, "I stumbled into this place by accident and am looking for a way out. Also, what is this place?"

Upon hearing this, the candlelight in the Bone Dragon's eyes lit up instantly, its skeleton cracked, and the skull-like dragon head, as large as a house, couldn't help but move closer to Chen Yuan, its white skeletal body meandering and coiling.

"The master came from outside? How could that be? I've never seen a living person in this place, only inanimate objects."

"As for this place, I have never known where I am since I can remember. I have been living in a daze until now, and I don't know how many years have passed. I can't get out. It's like a cage."

The Bone Dragon's voice sounded excited, its hollow mouth making incessant clattering noises, which looked rather strange and a little comical.

"Deeper still, there is a giant mountain. I've heard that if you climb to the top of that mountain, you can get out." "But that place is occupied by powerful beings."

"They are the kings of this place."

Bone Dragon Kaba Kaba spoke a lot in one breath, and unexpectedly, there was no trace of death in his voice; his tone was full of vitality.

It is estimated to be related to the spiritual root of fortune within its body. The essence released by the spiritual root makes this skeletal dragon intelligent, pure, and agile.

"You mean there's more than one king in that depths?" Chen Yuan seized upon the information.

"Yes."

The bone dragon groaned, its voice carrying an indescribable fear.

"Come on, take me to see it!"

Chen Yuan certainly wouldn't tell the other party that many living people had come to this forbidden area. He simply jumped onto the skull of the bone dragon and let it lead the way, believing that seeing is believing.

"It's extremely dangerous there, Master," the Bone Dragon Soul Fire warned, its body trembling violently.

"If you want to leave this place, lead the way," Chen Yuan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Bone Dragon, under the pressure of its master and tempted by the prospect of leaving this dark and gloomy place, opened and closed its mouth, letting out a golden roar. Its dragon head swooped down and plunged into the foul-smelling, black swamp, then meandered deeper into the depths.

About half a day later, Chen Yuan finally saw the giant black mountain in the distance.

From a distance, one cannot discern the vastness of its territory. Extending upwards, it plunges into the pitch-black shadows, its height unknown. Even with the keen eye of a magician, its true form remains elusive.

Now, guided cautiously by the Bone Dragon, he passed through volcanoes and lakes, arriving at a range of hills at the foot of a giant black mountain.

The scene here is horrifying and appalling, as if one has fallen into the underworld. Everywhere you look is a sinister and terrifying sight that sends chills down your spine.

From afar, the ground was covered with white bones, and the rolling hills seemed to be made up of countless skulls. Closer up, the skeletons were like a forest, densely packed and layered. The filth and black dust seemed to be the flesh that had rotted and turned into mud and dust, and the bones, over the years, had been blown by the wind and turned into a thick layer of bone powder.

And among these mountains of bones, there were also colorful lights of varying intensities.

He saw ancient, broken weapons, stuck diagonally in the ground, half-buried among the skeletons, still emitting a divine light. Even the decay of time could not erase their divinity. Perhaps long ago, their masters were unparalleled and their ferocity shook the world, but in the end, they turned to dust here. Only their weapons remained in this dark and desolate place.

He also noticed that in this desolate and barren land, several places emitted unique divine light, filled with varying degrees of the essence of heaven and earth. Some of these lights were dazzling, and even the essence of heaven and earth seemed to manifest true spirits and illusions.

Above one of the valleys, a rainbow of colors shone, with thousands of auspicious rays. Amidst the rainbow and auspicious light, a beast materialized: a tiger's head, white hair, a dragon's body, and horns. Its fur was as white as snow, shimmering with a faint jade-colored halo, each hair seemingly imbued with celestial energy. As it swayed gently in the wind, it appeared to shimmer with light. A single, crystal-clear horn grew from its forehead, its markings resembling ancient runes, swirling with a mysterious golden light. This beast was like a true spirit born of heaven and earth, sometimes dissipating and sometimes coalescing within the rainbow halo, weaving together into a magnificent band of light.

Based on his experience and the divine aura manifested by this true spirit, there was likely a mature spiritual root of heaven and earth hidden in that valley!
All of this combined caused Chen Yuan, who had remained calm even while being chased and falling into this place, to feel a surge of emotions.

What happened in this place? Countless skeletons are scattered here, along with immortal weapons and spiritual roots, suggesting a great battle that involved many races. You can tell just by looking at the skeletons.

Chen Yuan stood at the edge of the place, his eyes shining with golden light. Finally, his gaze settled on the valley in the distance that was radiant with divine light, and his eyes hesitated for a moment.

In the end, he decided to go and take a look.

In his view, his martial arts were not perfect. Although he had five spiritual roots or treasures to forge his altar, the Five-Colored Divine Tree was a divine treasure bestowed by heaven, possessing heaven-defying supernatural powers. His own fate was unheard of. If word got out, countless martial artists would be green with envy.

However, none of the divine treasures are complete spiritual roots of destiny. For example, the three divine treasures of fire, earth, and water are only a part of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth.

Among the five elements, one is strong and the other is weak, which naturally leads to a lack of harmony. This may not be noticeable in normal times, but it will affect the breakthrough at crucial moments.

Now that Chen Yuan's flesh and blood essence flower has been formed, his next step is to condense the qi flower, so that the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth can converge at the origin, and he will naturally reach the perfect state.

In his view, replenishing Musashi's original essence was the simplest solution.

Capturing and refining more spiritual roots of fortune is the shortcut, and his decision to lead his troops to raid the Ten Thousand Mountains may well have been driven by this idea.

Now, in this land of bones, such an opportunity exists.

He decided to investigate; with such a treasure as the Heavenly Spirit Root right in front of him, he couldn't just ignore it.

With his mind focused, Chen Yuan concealed all his aura, freely controlling the pores and acupoints on his body to close. In addition, the golden light of his Dharma Eye concealed his aura. Then, his figure disappeared from the spot, as if he had vanished into thin air.

Just a short while later, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted in the valley where the seven-colored glow was flowing, and the seven-colored glow vanished as quickly as a whirlwind.

Then, in the next second, a streak of light shot out from the valley, moving at lightning speed and causing a sharp shriek in the void.

Amidst the flowing light, Chen Yuan's expression tightened, his physical furnace roared continuously, and his golden and blood-red body soared into the sky, shaking the heavens.

He swiftly tore through the air and looked back, where he could see a temple of white bones standing in the valley!

The temple was constructed from enormous demonic bones, each bone meticulously pieced together and stacked. The roof was made of interlocking demonic spines, resembling the bared fangs of a giant beast. The temple doors were supported by two massive leg bones, creaking and clicking. Embedded in the doors were the rusty, dark red claws of some unknown demon, sending chills down one's spine.

In an instant, a black light shot into the sky from the Temple of Bones, instantly shattering the surrounding skeletons into dust.

Within the black light, a demonic figure was enveloped in thick, inky demonic energy, which twisted and churned, faintly emitting the cries of countless wronged souls.

The body was pieced together from countless white bones, each bone radiating a cold, eerie light. Dark red demonic blood flowed between the bone seams, boiling like magma. Its head was a gigantic skull, with two golden flames burning in its empty eye sockets. Those flames seemed to see into people's hearts, and wherever they touched, a chill penetrated to the very soul.

The demon stretched out a bone hand as big as a small mountain, and with a gentle clench, the surrounding flesh and bone fragments gathered together, quickly condensing into a huge white bone hand in his hand. He then slammed it down on Chen Yuan, the sound of tearing through the air echoing in the bone-covered land, sending chills down everyone's spine.

Then the demon roared to the sky, its voice shaking the earth and unleashing boundless demonic power. A series of shrill howls erupted, and the skeletons below began to rise from the ground with cracking sounds, howling towards the heavens, instantly transforming this already gloomy land of bones into a living hell! (End of Chapter)