I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

A single hand bone, from an unknown distance, caused the other shore's divine son to vomit three liters of blood.

Many people blinked, looking dazed.

"Waving and swaying."

At that moment, a skeleton walked from the horizon, without any sign of flying, with a strange rhythm.

He exuded a chilling aura that enveloped an area several feet in size, distorting the air and spreading an ominous atmosphere.

The moment it stepped into the ancient city of Winter Moon, the atmosphere of the entire city seemed to freeze.

"This is a forbidden creature! How could it possibly appear here?!"

The whole city was in an uproar, and even the Dao Lord couldn't sit still.

The skeleton continued its steps, yet two eerie flames flickered deep within its empty eye sockets, as if they could pierce the hearts of all living beings and peer into their deepest fears.

His right arm was empty; the hand bone that had injured the other shore god had flown back to be reassembled.

At the same time, a dazzling beam of light descended from the void.

The sunlight, like a divine sword of punishment, slashed down. The skeleton raised its hand to block, but its hand bones turned to dust in an instant. Half of its body was pierced by the light, and black bone fragments fell, accompanied by a piercing crackling sound.

A sigh of relief rang out from the city; the ancient city had finally made its move.

"Is this the ancient city punishing those who act within its walls, or is it targeting forbidden creatures?" Some tried to discern the truth.

However, judging from the results, it seems there's not much difference.

"Is it really necessary?! I mean, is it really necessary?!"

Unexpectedly, the voice of the skeleton echoed through the ancient city once again.

The shattered bones, like magnets, were drawn together by an invisible force, flying up and gathering back together.

"Impossible!" someone exclaimed in shock, their face turning pale instantly.

The grim skeleton slowly pieced itself together, with crimson light emanating from between each broken bone fragment, stitching the cracks together seamlessly, as if it had never been broken at all.

The skeleton's form reappeared, looking even more eerie than before.

The soul fire reignited in its empty eye sockets, but this time, it was no longer scarlet, but a deep, dark black, carrying an endless chill.

Some cultivators in the human realm felt their scalps tingle, while cultivators in the divine realm swallowed hard.

Shen Ming was baffled by everyone's reaction.

Is it really that scary? It's just a little skeleton monster.

"Stop being silly."

However, Shen Ming still spoke up to stop him.

An unbelievable scene unfolded: the skeleton immediately ceased all movement, even the flames in its eyes calmed considerably.

“My lord, I will teach this annoying fellow a lesson for you,” the skeleton said.

"..."

A forbidden being spoke, and with such respect to Shen Ming!

"Shen Ming, what's going on?!" Even the Heavenly Origin Dao Master couldn't help but ask.

“These are the followers I encountered in the restricted area,” Shen Ming said.

Forbidden beings as followers?!

Many people breathed a sigh of relief after being shocked.

People are not too afraid of things that are understandable.

They weren't sure what the skeletons were, but they were certain that Shen Ming was someone they could communicate with.

Surely Shen Ming can't be more terrifying than forbidden creatures.

"Unforgivable! You brought forbidden creatures into the ancient city and injured my sect's divine son!"

At this moment, the leader of the Other Shore Cult came to his senses and flew into a rage.

"The God of Mending the Heavens! Lock it in a cage! To prevent it from harming more people!"

He wants to call on everyone to impose sanctions, and then find a reason to seize the goods.

"Put me in a cage?!"

Unexpectedly, the skeleton was even angrier than him upon hearing this, and was somewhat overwhelmed by the thought of being trapped on the Path of Trials for an entire era.

"Go to hell!!"

The skeleton ripped the bone from its left hand with its right and hurled it at the Lord of the Other Shore.

"Be bold!"

The Dao Master of the Other Shore Cult was, after all, a Dao Master in the realm of immortality, and he never expected that the Skeleton Society would attack him.

However, this is also a good thing. With a wave of his hand, he used the great supernatural power of "hiding the universe in the sleeve" to directly confiscate the hand bone.

Unexpectedly, a hand bone quickly emerged from the Daoist master's sleeve, and a pale hand suddenly gripped his neck.

The Dao Lords of the Longevity Realm exchanged bewildered glances; none of them understood how it had been done.

The Lord of the Other Shore panicked and immediately unleashed all his abilities, his body radiating dazzling divine light, before he was able to free his hand bone. However, a shocking handprint remained on his neck.

"A person in a realm of immortality has developed bruises."

Just thinking about it sent chills down everyone's spine.

The Lord of the Other Shore was both shocked and furious, and was determined to take action, disregard everything, to capture the skeleton and bring it back to their cult for refinement!

But just then, the Heavenly Light Sword that had previously punished the skeletons reappeared.

This time, two attacks came in quick succession, aimed at the Dao Lord of the Other Shore and the skeleton.

"He attacked first!"

The Lord of the Other Shore realized something and hurriedly shouted, but it was no use.

Under the bombardment of the heavenly light, the aura of the Dao Lord of the Other Shore rapidly evaporated, receding like a tide.

Of course, the skeleton was not spared either; its body shattered and scattered on the ground.

But just like before, the skeleton recovered again, unaffected.

"To be dead yet not destroyed—that is the true terror of forbidden beings!"

This is the absolute taboo!

The Daoist Master spoke softly, his voice filled with apprehension.

The skeleton, however, was quite cheerful and excitedly said, "Keep going! I can play with you all day!"

The Dao Lord of the Other Shore, after being punished by the Heavenly Light, had his aura weakened considerably.

Seeing the skeleton charging at him with its leg bones swung around, he felt a chill run down his spine and dared not continue to attack.

The ancient city attacked indiscriminately; he wasn't immortal.

"Ahem, Shen Ming, let it stop," said Daoist Yilang helplessly.

Shen Ming wanted to watch the excitement for a while longer, but he noticed that the atmosphere in the ancient city was strange, and every cultivator seemed quite frightened.

He waved his hand with a hint of regret.

The skeleton obeyed, stopped abruptly, reattached its leg bones, and taunted, "Although I can't remember anything from before, someone like you, I could take on ten of you with just one hand."

Then, he eagerly returned to Shen Ming's side.

The panic in the ancient city has lessened considerably.

Although it's unclear how Shen Ming managed to do it, as long as the skeletons are obedient, they are controllable.

"The Heaven-Mending Path! You divine sons and forbidden beings have been traveling for so long, aren't you afraid of inviting disaster?"

The Lord of the Other Shore refused to give up and planned to take advantage of the panic among the people in the city to launch an attack.

The Heavenly Origin Dao Master's eyes darted around, and he smiled, "Actually, Shen Ming is a disciple of Penglai Immortal Island, and the Heaven-Mending Divine Child is temporary. You should go find them."

You old bastard!

The Antarctic Immortal was so angry that his beard was crooked. He said, "Shen Ming is acting on behalf of the God of Mending Heaven today. If you have any problems, go find them."

"No, if you need anything, go to Penglai Immortal Island."

"No, seek to mend the Heavenly Dao."

The two Dao Lords spoke of Shen Ming as if he were a hot potato, yet they stayed by his side at all times to protect him.

The reason for saying this is, of course, to deceive the other shore religion.

The Lord of the Other Shore looked at the Lord of the Heavenly Origin for a moment, then at the Immortal of the South Pole, almost spitting blood with anger.