If you were asked to identify an item, would you choose to extract magical powers?

After the wooden box was opened, a cold and gloomy aura immediately emanated from it.

Shen Bai was very familiar with this aura.

This is the breath of a strange creature.

In the wooden box in front of me, there is a bone as white as jade, lying quietly inside the box.

The bones are the knuckles of the fingers, and they have a hazy jade-like sheen.

At the same time, a cold breath hit him in the face, and a layer of smoke appeared in front of Shen Bai's eyes.

The smoke gradually condensed into words and appeared in the air.

【Jade Bone】

[Identification progress: 0%]

[A trace of evil spirit can be quickly identified]

This is a real weirdo, not a simulation in a forbidden area. This is a real weirdo that can be identified.

Shen Bai picked up the jade bone and looked at it carefully for a moment. Instead of directly identifying it, he asked about the doubts in his mind.

"Is this Skyfire City's final back-up plan?"

From the previous conversation with General Peng, Shen Bai knew that the Lord of Tianhuo City still had a most important backup plan that he had not used.

General Peng's words revealed a sense of fear about this last resort.

Just from the description, he could sense something unusual.

What is now presented in front of him is a strange object. How this thing can help Tianhuo City turn the tables has always been a puzzle in Shen Bai's mind.

Since the city lord was honest with him, Shen Bai naturally had to ask.

The city lord nodded and said, "Brother Shen, this strange object in front of you is my last resort."

"I brought this strange object out from the Great Qi Divine Dynasty. It has the power to reverse life and death."

The ability to reverse life and death?
Shen Bai frowned slightly.

After hearing these words, he always felt that the jade bone in front of him exuded a sense of mystery.

Who can reverse life and death?

At least among the people Shen Bai has contacted so far, no one can do this.

Not to mention anything else, when a person dies, it is like a light goes out. Both the soul and the body will gradually die out over time and eventually disappear between heaven and earth.

If life and death could be reversed, Emperor Shengwu of the Great Zhou Kingdom would not have entered the desolate forbidden land alone in order to survive.

So this is an extremely difficult thing, and it is estimated that no one in the world can do it today.

Shen Bai asked, "If it can reverse life and death, why did the Great Qi Divine Dynasty collapse?"

The Great Qi Dynasty was so powerful that it ruled the entire world.

Even if the four countries today were tied together, they would still be unable to resist the Great Qi Dynasty in its heyday.

However, the Great Qi Dynasty collapsed under the destruction of the chaotic organization. Now there is a strange object that can reverse life and death. Why didn't the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty use it?
This is what confuses Shen Baidu the most.

The city lord gave a bitter smile and said, "The Jade Bone can reverse life and death, but it's not as simple as imagined. If this Jade Bone is used, all living things will lose their flesh and blood and turn into a pile of bones."

"After the flesh and blood have fallen away and turned into bones, it is almost impossible to grow flesh and blood again."

"And when it turns into bones, it will look like neither human nor ghost."

"Your Majesty at the time disdained to use this strange object."

Anything that has great benefits comes at a huge price, and the same is true for jade bones.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "I see. If it costs so much, I really won't use it."

He turned into bones and lost his flesh and blood, and from then on he was neither human nor ghost.

For the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, this is impossible.

As the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, he naturally has the pride he should have, and it is impossible for him to live in disgrace just to survive.

Shen Bai continued, "According to your intention, when Tianhuo City is on the verge of despair, you will use this strange object to turn the entire Tianhuo City into a pile of bones, living in a form that is neither human nor ghost."

By now, everything that needs to be said has been said, and everything that needs to be said has been said clearly. Shen Bai also fully understands the city lord's thoughts.

A complex expression flashed in the city lord's eyes. "Being alive is better than dying. I built Skyfire City with all my heart and soul. My goal was to give the people a glimmer of hope in this chaotic world. But if they really want to destroy the city, I would rather let everyone live in another way, at least not let them die."

Shen Bai touched his chin and asked, "Has anyone used this strange thing before?"

He had no comment on the city lord's decision.

Everyone has their own ideas. Perhaps for them, even if they turn into bones, as long as they are alive, it is a good thing.

But for the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, this kind of life is not worth anything and he would rather die.

What he wanted to know more now was whether anyone had used this strange thing.

After all, the effect of being able to reverse life and death is really too outrageous.

Even if it turns into a pile of bones, at least it can reverse life and death.

The city lord shook his head and said, "No one has ever used it. After this strange object appeared, it remained in the treasury of the Great Qi Divine Dynasty until the dynasty collapsed. During the chaos of the collapse, I took it in my hands and announced to the public that I had found it during my travels in the Great Qi Divine Dynasty."

"Brother Shen, you should know that even though this strange object will come at a huge price after use, it at least has benefits that ordinary people cannot imagine. It is extremely important for some people who want to live."

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Can I take a closer look?"

Now that he has found the treasure in this forbidden place, there is no need for Shen Bai to stay any longer to see this remaining history.

He planned to identify it and turn it completely into an ordinary object so that he could walk out of this historical photo.

As for what happened afterwards during that period of history, Shen Bai could roughly guess it.

Perhaps the city lord really used this jade bone, but it did not produce the corresponding effect.

After all, the effects of jade bones were only spread by people, and no one had ever used them.

Shen Bai has a golden finger, and he really wants to identify it to see what it can identify.

The city lord nodded, pushed the wooden box in front of Shen Bai, and said, "I will give this strange thing to Brother Shen."

Shen Bai didn't expect that the city lord would directly give this strange object to him.

"No matter what, it is Tianhuo City's backup plan. If Tianhuo City encounters another devastating disaster, won't you use it?" Shen Bai asked.

The city lord shook his head and said, "I won't use it again."

Shen Bai asked curiously, "Why won't you use it anymore?"

This time, it was because of Shen Bai that Tianhuo City escaped destruction.

In this case, the city lord should continue to hide this strange object.

But now the city lord told Shen Bai that he would not use it again, which was a bit strange.

The City Lord sighed and said, "Actually, I had many choices before this, but after Brother Shen saved the entire Skyfire City, I suddenly felt that I didn't have the right to let everyone choose life. At least, I didn't have the right to act on my own and turn them into bones."

Shen Bai shook his head in response to the city lord's answer and said nothing more. Instead, he picked up the jade bone.

Everyone has their own ideas, and everyone's ideas are very different. The city lord has changed his mind. For Shen Bai, there is no need for him to comment.

It's time to decipher this historical photograph.

As the smoke appeared in front of him, Shen Bai's heart moved, and then he silently said "identification".

A trace of evil spirit disappeared from the body.

The smoke dissipated and condensed into new words, floating in the air.

[Space Prison Level 1 (1/100): Imprisonment +1]

Shen Bai looked at the words in front of him with an expressionless face, but he was secretly calculating in his heart.

This thing is completely different from what the city lord said.

The city lord said that this was a treasure that could bring the dead back to life. Although no one had ever used it and it came at a huge price, no matter what, this thing should at least be related to something else.

However, the information obtained from the identification showed that this strange creature was completely different from what the city lord said.

There are some problems here.

But before Shen Bai could think about it, the smoke in front of him was quickly dispersed, and then new smoke floated out.

[Detecting the same type of magical power, whether it is converted into the proficiency of Yin-Yang Absorption Technique]

A space-type weirdo?
Shen Bai raised his eyebrows slightly and thought to himself.

Space-type monsters are very important and rare.

Even though Shen Bai had entered this circle, he had only encountered two cases so far, so the Yin-Yang Absorption Technique had only been transformed once.

Now that it happened for the second time, Shen Bai chose to transform without hesitation.

The smoke in front of my eyes disappeared, replaced by new words.

[Yin Yang Absorption Technique +2000]

Although it is only 2000 points, it will still take Shen Bai a lot of time.

Shen Bai waved his hand, and the smoke that only he could see disappeared.

Then, Shen Bai looked at the city lord with calm eyes.

The strange creature turned into an ordinary object, but the moment it turned into an ordinary object, it was put into Shen Bai's bag, so no one saw the process of the strange creature turning into an ordinary object.

The city lord was being watched by Shen Bai, and when he saw Shen Bai put the strange object into his arms, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a very natural smile.

If this smile were seen by others, it might be a smile of relief, as if he had finally given away something that had tormented him for many years.

But in Shen Bai's eyes, it seemed like a sinister plot had succeeded.

In just a moment, he connected all the clues and came to a conclusion.

The city lord was lying to him.

From the beginning to the end, there may have been something wrong with this city lord.

Including the strange object in front of him, it was completely opposite to the city lord's description.

Shen Bai felt that something would happen next.

Afterwards, Shen Bai's red eyes that could penetrate the void closely covered the city lord.

He felt that the city lord was circulating the Qi in his body. Although he did it very secretly, even Chen Huan and Zhu Qing did not notice it, but under Shen Bai's careful sensing, he felt it.

Immediately afterwards, the city lord's expression changed from indifferent to surprised, but the surprised look soon disappeared and was completely concealed by him.

Shen Bai caught this slight change in expression, and became even more certain that there was definitely something wrong with this guy.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai slowly said: "Hasn't it been communicated?"

The city lord was slightly stunned, then subconsciously asked: "What didn't get communicated?"

"What I mean is, you didn't communicate with the strange creature?" Shen Bai continued to ask.

The city lord's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Brother Shen, what a joke! I've already given you the strange object, why should I communicate with you?"

"This strange creature should have the ability to imprison people." Shen Bai said lightly.

"Are you planning to imprison us all?"

After these words were spoken, the city lord's expression finally changed.

Without any hesitation, he raised his hand and shot out a giant flaming dragon, which rushed towards Shen Bai.

There was almost no time to react during the entire process.

Chen Huan and Zhu Qing didn't even have time to defend themselves.

They thought it was a sure thing, until the city lord suddenly took action, they realized that this so-called sure thing seemed not right at all.

Originally, after obtaining the strange object, this place where the photo was taken should have disappeared, but it has not disappeared now, which means that they have not yet cracked it.

Shen Bai was well prepared. Before the fire dragon approached, he pulled out the Han Yue in his hand, and a blood-red sword energy cut through the fire dragon, and disappeared into the sky and earth at the same time as the fire dragon.

Shen Bai shook the cold moon and looked at the city lord with interest: "It seems that I guessed it right."

The city lord sat on the throne, facing Shen Bai's questioning tone, and then sighed: "After all, you found out. Not only is your strength great, but you are also very scheming. I really want to know how you found out."

As he spoke, the city lord's body transformed into a flaming figure and sat down in his seat.

The temperature of the flame was tightly contracted and not transmitted out.

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "Instead of wanting to know how I discovered it, why don't you tell me what you think?"

The city lord's eyes gradually turned cold. "You are very strong. I know you are about to leave. I don't want you to leave. There will definitely be dangers in the future for Skyfire City. If you stay and prevent a few dangers for Skyfire City, then I can let you go."

When this sentence was said, both Chen Huan and Zhao Qing showed surprise.

Zhao Qing said, "Did your head get squeezed by the door? We've already managed to break through that crisis. How dare you go against Lord Shen?"

She felt that the city lord seemed a little stupid. After all, Lord Shen's strength had been obvious to everyone just now.

Could it be that just to keep them here, he had to use such a despicable trick to offend Lord Shen?
If Lord Shen gets upset and massacres everyone in Tianhuo City, then the city lord will lose both his wife and his army.

Shen Bai said calmly, "Since he did this, he must have his own way. Now he should be preparing to implement his second plan."

Plan B?
Chen Huan looked around vigilantly: "Master Shen, we must leave this City Lord's Mansion immediately. It is best to be cautious."

Before Shen Bai could answer, the city lord in front of him completely turned into a ball of fire.

As the city lord turned into flames, the temperature of the entire city lord's mansion began to rise suddenly.

Shen Bai has taken in everything around him through his red eyes.

……outside world.

A fiery red, scorching heat had appeared on the outer wall of the City Lord's Mansion, locking the surrounding space together.

In addition, General Peng, General Zheng, and other generals, including people from the martial arts world, have now surrounded the entire City Lord's Mansion.

The city lord stood in front, looking at the fiery red city lord's mansion, a hint of greed on his face.

Not only him, but also General Peng and others.

It was as if they had seen the most delicious food in the world.

The City Lord looked at the fiery red City Lord's Mansion, his lips curled up slightly. "Since they are unwilling to become the guardians of Skyfire City, then we will completely transform them into Flame Blood Puppets. By then, Skyfire City will be more stable than it is now."

General Peng bowed and said, "As expected of the City Lord, he tricked them in with just a few words. The entire City Lord's Mansion is like a furnace, a top-notch furnace. Now that they are inside, there is no way they can escape."

The city lord nodded slightly and said, "These three people came with ill intentions. Not only did they ask me to take out the things in the treasury, but they also searched for something in the treasury. It seems that their goal is to get the treasure in my hands. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful they are, they can't get out of my furnace."

General Zheng stroked his beard and laughed, "If we can train these three into Flame Blood Puppets, then the strength of our Skyfire City will rise rapidly. After annexing several surrounding cities, we will have the strength to compete for the world."

Several people were talking to each other, and none of them could hide the greed in their eyes.

Shen Bai withdrew the cover of the Red Eye that could break the void, and then told what he had seen.

Chen Huan and Zhu Qing looked at each other and fell silent.

"Sure enough, every city in the Ten Thousand Cities Era is not that simple."

They thought that everything would be peaceful afterwards, but they never imagined that the people in Skyfire City were even more evil and greedy than those in Kuangfeng City.

The four words "Flame Blood Puppet" tell you that it is not a good thing.

"Lord Shen, the temperature around us is starting to rise." Cold sweat broke out on Chen Huan's forehead.

The walls of the entire City Lord's Mansion were already emitting a heat as high as flames.

Even cultivators like them who have reached the celestial realm find this high temperature very uncomfortable.

Shen Bai said calmly, "I know they want to turn us into Flame Blood Puppets, so they must bear the price."

Having said that, Shen Bai stabbed out the cold moon in his hand, and the blood-red sword energy shot out from the cold moon, hitting the surrounding walls fiercely.

But then, the blood-red sword energy disappeared without a trace, like a drop in the ocean.

After this scene appeared, Shen Bai frowned.

There seemed to be invisible flames all around, but there was a visible barrier.

When the blood-red sword energy penetrated into it, it was immediately evaporated by the high temperature of the flame.

This place is large enough to trap those at the peak of the Heavenly Man Realm. No wonder the City Lord has such great confidence that he can refine the three of them inside.

Shen Bai paced in it.

The high temperature around them was getting stronger and stronger. In just a while, even Chen Huan and Zhu Qing would not be able to withstand it.

The Liuying Forbidden Land retains pieces of history. It is a forbidden land slightly weaker than the ten major forbidden lands, but even among the forbidden lands in the world, it is still high enough to rank high.

You can imagine how dangerous it is.

If it were any other member of the Tianjiao Savior Society, they wouldn't even be able to reach Shen Bai's level, and would most likely be completely reduced to rubble in the final battle.

"Lord Shen, let's work together and see if we can break through this place." Zhu Qing raised the ring in his hand and spun it. The Qi in his body made the ring continuously circle around his body.

After Shen Bai thought about it, he nodded and said, "Attack the weakest point."

The surroundings were filled with high-temperature flames, and the weakest part was revealed before Shen Bai's eyes.

As Shen Bai pointed, Zhu Qing and Chen Huan attacked without hesitation.

Chen Huan flicked his ten fingers, and invisible air currents gradually condensed, eventually turning into a cylindrical terrifying air current, which slammed heavily into the position where Shen Bai pointed.

The ring in Zhu Qing's hand kept splitting and forming a ring half a person's height, and then it collided with it.

Shen Bai used all his magical powers to cover the Soul-Destroying Sword with the blessing of many magical powers, and then stabbed out with the sword.

The attacks of the three were mixed together, and even Wang Jianfeng, who had fought against them before, had to be cautious when facing this move.

When the attack landed on the wall of fire in front, it immediately aroused terrifying aftermath.

The wall of fire shook violently, but it did not dissipate. Instead, it became even more intense.

At the same time, Shen Bai and the other two heard the voice of the city lord.

"Don't waste your energy. The flames can absorb all attacks and turn them into fuel for the steaming flames."

"The more frequently you attack, the stronger the flames will become. You will not be able to escape. Just be content and become the Flame Blood Puppet of Skyfire City."

"This city lord will lead you to conquer the world."

Outside, the city lord could feel what Shen Bai and the others were doing through the fiery red city lord's mansion, and couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

It is indeed as Chen Huan said before, Shen Bai is extremely powerful. Even the city lord would not be willing to face him head-on.

But at this time Shen Bai was tricked by them.

Now the entire City Lord's Mansion has long been impregnable. Even for the former City Lord Jin of Kuangfeng City, it would be wishful thinking to want to leave from here.

The greed on General Peng's face grew stronger and stronger. "City Lord, if these three Flame Blood Puppets are successful, could you let me use Brother Shen's Flame Blood Puppets? After all, I met him earlier."

The city lord glanced at General Hong indifferently and sneered, "This person is very powerful, so naturally I will use him. You can choose one from the other two."

After hearing this, General Peng didn't dare to say anything more. Greed showed in his eyes more and more: "I'll take that girl. I haven't tasted what she's like yet. It's a good opportunity to give it a try."

General Zheng stroked his long white beard and said, "After you have tasted it, you can give it to me and I will taste it too."

The conversation between the few people was not concealed, and it was heard by Shen Bai and others through the fiery red City Lord's Mansion.

Zhu Qing's face turned pale for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and said, "I would rather die than become what they call a puppet."

She knew very well the humiliation she would suffer if she fell into their hands.

Throughout the whole process, Shen Bai's expression remained calm.

When he heard what was said outside, he shook his head and said.

"It is indeed a chaotic world. In this chaotic world, everyone has become extremely cruel."

The temperature around them continued to rise. At this time, Chen Huan and Zhu Qing's eyes became a little blurred. It was obvious that they had consumed too much energy in resisting this terrifying temperature.

"Lord Shen, we are probably going to fail here." Chen Huan gave a bitter smile.

They couldn't get out and the temperature was gradually increasing.

If things continue like this, they will die here sooner or later.

Shen Bai didn't say anything, and bursts of smoke appeared in front of his eyes.

He is looking for a way out.

The smoke condensed and transformed into all his magical powers, rolling continuously before his eyes.

Shen Bai's gaze kept hovering over each magical power.

After about half an incense stick of time, his gaze stopped on a magical power.

Soul casting technique.

Only the sixth-level soul casting technique appeared before Shen Bai's eyes.

Shen Bai looked at the various attributes of the soul casting technique and suddenly felt something.

He looked at the fiery red walls around him, and then the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Do you think this thing was cast using a special method?"

Chen Huan didn't expect that Shen Bai was still saying this at this time.

But he knew that Shen Bai would never speak without a purpose, so he answered quickly.

"This place looks like a building, but it's actually a huge furnace. It must have been built by someone. I see that this place can turn into flames, so it must have been made of a special metal from the Wancheng era."

Shen Bai nodded, bent down and touched the ground.

The ground was cold, and all the blue bricks on it disappeared, revealing the special metal inside.

It was obvious that the entire City Lord's Mansion was built by a skilled craftsman, who covered it with a layer of lime and bricks from the outside to create a forged building.

The entire body is made of an unknown metal, which can turn into flames under special circumstances and can even withstand the high temperature of flames.

Zhu Qing's lips turned pale, and her cheeks seemed to be stained with red. "Master Shen, do you have a way to break the deadlock?"

Although the two of them had only a short time to communicate with Shen Bai, they had already figured out Shen Bai's character within this short period of time.

If there was no way to crack it, Shen Bai would not tell it.

There is only one result, that is, Shen Bai can resolve this crisis.

"of course can."

The corners of Shen Bai's mouth rose slightly, and he circulated the Qi in his body and performed the soul casting technique.

Since it is made of unknown metal, the person who built this furnace must be a caster.

If he is a blacksmith, then he will be compatible with the soul casting technique.

When Shen Bai performed the soul casting technique, everything in front of him changed.

He gradually began to understand the mechanism of the furnace and the casting process, and everything was clearly visible before his eyes.

Then, Shen Bai slowly pulled out Han Yue and walked towards the corner of the flaming wall.

The flames on that wall had risen to an extremely terrifying level, and it was the hottest place in the entire furnace.

Chen Huan and Zhu Qing saw Shen Bai walking over and wondered why Shen Bai chose the strongest place.

But they knew that Shen Bai would never do useless work, so they gritted their teeth and followed him.

……

The situation in the City Lord's Mansion naturally attracted the attention of the outside world.

Especially the city lord, who controls the city lord's mansion made of a furnace and can sense Shen Bai's movements.

When Shen Bai walked towards the place where the fire was the hottest, the city lord widened his eyes.

"Did he discover something?"

He had the best blacksmith in the Great Qi Dynasty build this City Lord's Mansion, but after it was built, the blacksmith was brutally murdered by him.

He also knew that the strongest point in the entire City Lord's Mansion was actually the weakest point.

However, although the city lord was suspicious about the abnormality discovered by Shen Bai, he did not think that Shen Bai could break it, because although this place was the biggest weakness, it was definitely not something that could be broken through by the realm of heaven and man.

At this moment, in the City Lord's Mansion, Shen Bai looked at the corner where the flames were the most intense and raised the Hanyue in his hand.

This time, under the gazes of Chen Huan and the others, Shen Bai did not use the Soul-Destroying Sword, but instead used the Cold Moon to continuously strike the flames in front of him.

The temperature of the flame was extremely high, and the light of the flame shone on Shen Bai's face. Shen Bai's calm expression caught the eyes of Chen Huan and the others.

Zhao Qing whispered, "Chen Huan, have you noticed the problem?"

Chen Huan turned around and asked subconsciously, "What's the problem?"

Zhao Qing looked a little uncomfortable, but continued, "Master Shen doesn't seem to be using swordsmanship. Instead, he's like a blacksmith, with the sword in his hand acting as a hammer."

When Chen Huan heard what Zhao Qing said, he realized that although Shen Bai was pointing at Han Yue, he was like a blacksmith, using Han Yue as a hammer, constantly hitting that corner.

"Could it be that Lord Shen is also proficient in the art of casting?" Chen Huan widened his eyes and thought in disbelief.

What kind of evil genius is this? How come he even knows how to cast?

As he thought this, Shen Bai was like an old blacksmith who had been proficient in casting for many years. He looked determined and pointlessly knocked on the wall of fire in front of him.

As Shen Bai struck the wall of fire, sparks flew everywhere, and these sparks continued to spread around as if there were lines.

Every knock was a burst of heat that chilled the heart.

But after Shen Bai knocked hundreds of times, the terrifying high temperature gradually subsided in an instant.

The speed of weakening was extremely fast. In just a few breaths, the flames in the entire furnace were quickly submerged.

The City Lord's Mansion was restored to its original state, with nothing left except the burnt metal walls surrounding it.

Shen Bai took back Han Yue, wiped the sweat from his forehead, then raised his hand and a blood-red sword energy came out.

Just now he had completely resolved the crisis here with the Soul Casting Technique, and now it was time to settle the accounts.

Since we cannot find the real treasure in this history, we must use tough measures to destroy this history.

The blood-red sword energy bombarded the wall, and the wall made of unknown metal was instantly reduced to ashes.

A cold wind blew in from outside. Shen Bai took Chen Huan and Zhu Qing into the air, glancing at the city lord and others not far away, his face becoming extremely cold.

At this moment, the sky turned fiery red.

Shen Bai's figure standing in the air was seen by the city lord and others.

Be it the city lord, General Zheng, General Peng, or all the people present, a trace of fear flashed across their faces.

"He came out. He was actually able to come out of the furnace?" General Peng muttered to himself subconsciously.

"No one has ever been able to come out of the furnace. How could he do that?"

What answered him was a blood-red sword energy.

The sword energy stood in the air and pierced into General Peng's neck.

Shen Bai's voice drifted over: "I thought you were a real man, but you turned out to be trash. Trash has no reason to live." (End of this chapter)