302: Lu Chen is not dead?

The people below looked at each other, their faces blank, filled with confusion and terror.

"Lu Chen?" "Who is Lu Chen? Why have I never heard of him?"

Ling Tian's brow was tightly furrowed; he frantically searched his mind for the name but had no impression of it.

Emperor Qin Zhao Zheng slowly rose, Dragon Qi protecting his body, his voice low: "I have some impression of this name, but I've forgotten where I heard it."

Shen Wuya's Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect was dim, but a monstrous wave surged in his heart: "This name... why does it make me feel vaguely uneasy?"

West Moon's expression changed even more, her Heaven's Chosen Soul Seal faintly burning, as if this name had touched some forbidden resonance.

"Lu Chen... Lu Chen..."

Just as everyone was bewildered—

Liu Lanyan trembled violently!

Her face, originally pale from the Phoenix True Fire's backlash, instantly flushed crimson, and her eyes erupted with incredible excitement and fury!

Ignoring her severe injuries, she suddenly looked up, staring intently at Lady White Bone, her voice trembling but resolute:

"Lu Chen?! What do you want with Lu Chen?! He has been missing for ten years! Ten years ago, he fell into the Southern Barbarian Abyss, his life or death unknown!"

"For a full ten years... I have traversed thousands of mountains and rivers, just to find a trace of him!"

"Who are you? Why are you looking for him?!"

But Lady White Bone smiled coldly, her withered right hand gently grasping—

In the Void Realm, a ghostly power reached out like a giant hand, instantly clutching Liu Lanyan's throat and lifting her entire body into the air!

Liu Lanyan grunted, her limbs struggling frantically, but that power was like an insurmountable chasm; she couldn't even move a single finger!

The Phoenix True Fire was suppressed by the ghostly power, like a flickering candle in the wind!

"Heh... missing?"

Lady White Bone's voice was hoarse, filled with endless mockery:

"He's not dead; he not only came out of the Southern Barbarian Abyss..."

She paused, her eerie green eyes sweeping over the entire scene, enunciating each word:

"He also killed the envoy sent down by our Spirit Realm—Green Crow!"

Boom!!!

The entire place shook again!

"Spirit Realm Envoy?!"

"Green Crow?!"

"Lu Chen... killed a Spirit Realm Envoy?!"

Everyone felt as if struck by lightning, their minds blank!

Spirit Realm? Wasn't that the legendary Upper Realm?

Lu Chen actually... killed him?!

How could this be?!

Lady White Bone suddenly let out a cold laugh, her gaze like a knife, sweeping over Shen Wuya and West Moon:

"It seems... Lu Chen is not here."

Her tone was regretful, but it quickly turned to excitement:

"However, it doesn't matter if we didn't find him."

She raised a hand and pointed at Shen Wuya and West Moon, her voice suddenly rising:

"Look—these two!"

Green Crow and Blood Luo Ji heard this, their gazes like lightning, instantly locking onto the two figures!

"Nascent Soul... Peak?!"

Blood Luo Ji's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, and she smiled enchantingly:

"This shattered Small World was sealed by the Spirit Realm, wasn't Golden Core the limit? They... actually broke through?"

Green Crow's green robe stirred slightly, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes:

"It's not just a Breakthrough... they carry an aura that defies the rules of heaven and earth! Such Heaven-Defying actions, if brought back to the Spirit Realm, would surely be a great merit!"

Lady White Bone smiled sinisterly, the human skin scroll in her hand trembling slightly:

"Exactly! The Spirit Realm has long ordered that no Nascent Soul should appear in this realm; violators—kill without mercy! And these two have not only broken through but reached the Nascent Soul Peak... it's practically a merit delivered to our doorstep!"

Blood Luo Ji gently shook her blood bell, blood light flowing:

"Sister is right; even if we don't catch Lu Chen, as long as we bring back these two 'Transgressors of the Realm,' our punishment can be written off!"

"These two are mine," Lady White Bone spoke slowly, her voice hoarse like rubbing dry bones, yet carrying an undeniable authority.

Before she finished speaking, the Yin Qi around her suddenly surged!

Her black gauze cloak billowed without wind, the eerie green eyes under her hood burned like ghost fire, and the human skin scroll in her hand, the "Yin Name Record," trembled violently, as if countless vengeful spirits were howling!

Shen Wuya and West Moon's expressions changed simultaneously!

They had just been fighting to the death, each move lethal, wishing to cut the other down with bamboo leaves and a jade flute.

But at this moment, facing this terrifying existence from the Spirit Realm, the two unexpectedly—joined forces!

Shen Wuya held his bamboo flute to his lips, his Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect's golden light surged, and he shouted in a low voice: "West Moon, join forces!"

West Moon's cinnabar mole between her brows flickered, and she again brought her jade flute to her lips, coldly snorting: "Old dog, don't drag me down!"

The two instantly stood side by side, their Nascent Soul Peak spiritual power converging like rivers, forming a brilliant light barrier, attempting to block Lady White Bone's attack!

But Lady White Bone merely sneered.

Her withered right hand gently waved—

"White Bone Summoning · Myriad Souls Devour!"

Boom!!!

The earth exploded with a roar!

Hundreds of skeletons buried beneath the Taixu Sect were forcibly extracted in an instant!

These skeletons included past Elders of the Taixu Sect, fallen Disciples who died in battle, and even Yao Beasts that perished a thousand years ago!

They were enveloped by Yin Qi, their bones reassembled, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into over a hundred skeleton wolves!

Each skeleton wolf was three zhang tall, with eerie green ghost fire burning in its eye sockets, fangs like knives, and corrosive Yin Qi swirling around its body!

Even more terrifying was—

Each one actually possessed the cultivation of the Late Stage Nascent Soul Stage!

A hundred Nascent Soul skeleton wolves surged like a tide towards Shen Wuya and West Moon!

"What?!"

Shen Wuya's pupils contracted sharply; he frantically blew his bamboo flute, and Myriad Leaves Returning to the Origin transformed into a barrier, instantly slaying over ten of them!

But after the skeleton wolves were shattered, their bones re-condensed in the Yin Qi and charged again!

West Moon played her jade flute urgently, and the Heavenly Music Soul-Bewitching sound waves spread, attempting to disrupt the skeleton wolves' consciousness with "Music of Ultimate Bliss"!

But these Puppets, driven by Death Qi and vengeful spirits, had no consciousness to speak of!

The sound waves passed through them, but had no effect!

The two immediately fell into a bitter struggle!

Shen Wuya's bamboo leaf storm swept across, and West Moon's sound domain barrier protected her body, barely holding on, but her spiritual power was consumed extremely quickly!

The skeleton wolves were numerous, immortal, and attacked like a tide, forcing them to retreat step by step!

Lady White Bone floated in the air, watching with cold eyes, a mocking smile playing on her lips:

"A bit of strength... then I'll play... with you."

She suddenly formed hand Seals, blood patterns wriggled on the Yin Name Record, and countless vengeful spirits shrieked!

"White Bone Reassembly · Giant Beast Descent!"

Boom—!!!

All the skeleton wolves exploded instantly!

But their bones did not dissipate; instead, they rapidly reassembled in the air, bones piecing together, joints interlocking, flesh and Yin Qi intertwining!

In the blink of an eye—

A hundred-meter-tall white bone giant beast abruptly formed!

The giant beast resembled a giant ape but had three heads, each face covered in chilling bone spurs, with ghostly fire burning in its eye sockets!

Its arms were formed by countless human bones intertwined, its fingertips like giant spears, and a row of bone spurs extended from its spinal column, like a mountain of knives!

The entire giant beast exuded a nauseating aura of death and decay, as if a king of the dead had crawled out of the Nine Hells!

"Roar—!!!"

The giant beast roared up to the sky, its sound waves like a tide, actually shaking dozens of Taixu Sect Disciples into a bloody pulp!

Immediately, it opened its three giant mouths—

From each mouth, a spinning white bone ring was spewed out!

The bone rings were ten zhang in diameter, their surfaces covered with ancient runes, and as they spun at high speed, they actually twisted space!

Even more terrifying was—

From the center of the bone rings, beams of corrosive light shot out!

The light beams were gruesome green; wherever they passed, the air was corroded into poisonous fog, the earth turned to scorched soil, and even space left black cracks!

Shen Wuya and West Moon's expressions changed drastically as they frantically dodged!

A beam of light grazed West Moon's sleeve, and her blood-red gown woven from celestial silk instantly turned to ash!

Another beam of light swept past Shen Wuya's arm—

Hiss!!!

As soon as his left arm touched the light beam, his skin instantly festered, his flesh melted like wax, revealing stark white bone!

Even more terrifying, the corrosive power furiously spread along his Meridians, rapidly approaching his heart!

"Damn it!"

Shen Wuya's expression changed drastically, and he made a decisive move!

He violently chopped down with the bamboo flute in his right hand—

Crack!

His left arm was severed at the shoulder!

A column of blood gushed out, but his expression remained unchanged; he slapped his palm on the wound, golden light sealing his Meridians, saving his life!

West Moon's pupils contracted sharply at the sight: "You...!"

But Shen Wuya merely snorted: "Less nonsense! If we don't use our full strength now, we'll both die!"