130: Fighting Saint Skeleton, Great Heaven Creation Palm!

Chapter 130: Dou Saint Skeleton, Great Heaven Creation Palm!

"Whew~"

Zi Yan let out a light breath, her small face filled with solemnity, and she stomped her foot. Then she transformed into a streak of light, swiftly darting up the stone steps. When she reappeared, she was at the end of the altar.

Lu Chuan followed closely, looking in the direction Zi Yan was gazing. He saw a golden-purple intertwined stone platform at the very center of the altar. Above the stone platform was a groove about half a foot in size, and within this groove, a small sapling grew. It looked about the size of a thumb, winding and coiling like a giant dragon, and the dragon phoenix origin fruit was on this sapling.

It was about the size of a palm, appearing in golden and purple colors. One side coiled like a giant dragon, while the other faintly showed a Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan flapping its wings in flight!

And this was the appearance of the dragon phoenix origin fruit!

"This is a dragon phoenix origin fruit. It requires absorbing the life force of an ancient Heavenly Dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix to be conceived, and there's only a 10% chance. On the Dou Qi Continent, the dragon phoenix origin fruit has only appeared 5 times, and this is the 6th time," Lu Chuan said indifferently.

Zi Yan stared at the dragon phoenix origin fruit, a little dazed. This was a treasure that only existed in legends.

Looking down from above at the plain, he noticed the pale colors on the plain subtly outlining two skeletal figures. Their immense size clearly indicated they were the skeletons of a Heavenly Dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix.

The skeletons were connected head to tail, forming a circle that enclosed the altar, and this altar was at the very center of the skeletons. It was no wonder a dragon phoenix origin fruit would appear here.

A Heavenly Dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix had fallen here!

No more delays.

Zi Yan lifted her leg and stepped forward, golden blood covering her small palm. Only after her hand was completely covered in blood did she carefully collect the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

As soon as the dragon phoenix origin fruit touched Zi Yan's palm, it erupted with an extremely intense light. Finally, it transformed into a golden-purple intertwined liquid, like a fluid, disappearing up Zi Yan's forearm, and a pattern resembling the dragon phoenix origin fruit appeared on her palm.

"The energy of the dragon phoenix origin fruit is too terrifying. I can only temporarily seal it and slowly refine it later."

Zi Yan said softly.

Lu Chuan nodded.

Now that the dragon phoenix origin fruit had been obtained, it was time to move on to other parts of this ruin.

The only thing of value to him was the Heaven Rank Combat Skill mentioned in the original work.

"Let's go. Since we've obtained the dragon phoenix origin fruit, there are other opportunities waiting for us here," Lu Chuan urged.

"Mm." Zi Yan nodded slightly.

The two did not linger and returned the way they came.

Upon reaching the edge of the Beast Spirit Cover again, Zi Yan repeated her trick, drawing a line at the edge, and a crack immediately appeared, allowing the two to pass through.

...

Outside the forest, a golden light flickered, and two figures reappeared together.

During their flight, they encountered many powerful treasure hunters, and when they saw Lu Chuan's group, they were intimidated by their strength and pretended not to see them.

Clearly, they dared not kill for treasure!

Even if Lu Chuan's group looked like they had made some gains, one still needed to be alive to enjoy any treasure!

Soon after, Lu Chuan arrived in front of the stone door.

"Rumble."

He slowly pushed open the stone door and walked in first, with Zi Yan following closely behind. When their figures reappeared, they were in the magnificent hall behind the stone door, full of corridors!

Chapter 162: Heaven Rank Combat Skill

"Where to now?" Zi Yan looked at Lu Chuan and asked.

"The real treasure is at the very center of the hall." Lu Chuan pondered for a moment, then, after discerning the direction, he walked towards a corridor.

Seeing this, Zi Yan quickly followed.

These corridors had clearly been ransacked when Lu Chuan entered the ancient forest, looking messy and making one shake their head.

Seeing these corridors in such a state of disarray, Zi Yan was slightly disappointed. Suddenly, her small nose twitched, and her eyes lit up. Zi Yan turned her head and said to Lu Chuan, "It smells so good! It's the scent of pills!"

"Oh?" Lu Chuan raised an eyebrow. He unhurriedly followed behind Zi Yan.

The allure of pills in this ruin was not great for him, an Alchemist.

After walking for more than ten minutes, a magnificent palace stood there, and above this palace, the words "Pill Hall" shone brightly.

Indeed, the main door of this Pill Hall had long been broken open by previous visitors. Looking inside, it was a scene of desolation and ruin, unbearable to behold. Clearly, all the good things had been thoroughly plundered!

There were many corpses on the ground, seemingly having died from poisoning.

"Damn it, we're too late!"

Zi Yan said indignantly, greatly disappointed.

"Hehe, just some low-grade pills. If you want them, I have plenty," Lu Chuan said with a chuckle.

He knew it would be like this.

However, the most precious pill beast in the Pill Hall, the Rank 8 pill with nine-colored pill lightning, was just so-so to him!

Lu Chuan's current wealth was extremely abundant.

"Really? Forget it." Zi Yan was somewhat tempted. After a slight hesitation, she still gritted her teeth and shook her head.

She had already obtained the dragon phoenix origin fruit and troubled Lu Chuan too much. As a dragon, she couldn't be too greedy!

"Mm." Lu Chuan nodded slightly.

"This is an antidote pill. Taking it can remove toxins from the body." Lu Chuan took out a jade bottle. The pill was lustrous, and its fragrance was refreshing, making one feel invigorated.

He flicked his finger, and the antidote pill flew towards Zi Yan.

"Mmm." Zi Yan took the antidote pill. She felt less dizzy and lightheaded, and she sighed in her heart, thinking, 'As expected of a pill refined by Lu Chuan, the quality is excellent!'

"Since all the pills here have been taken by others, where do we go next?" Zi Yan looked at Lu Chuan and asked him.

"Follow me."

Lu Chuan quickly identified their current location, then chose a long corridor. He lifted his leg and walked forward, with Zi Yan following closely behind.

In the vast hall, figures were scattered. Apart from a few lone adventurers, most of those present were members of major forces, such as the Ice River Valley and others with considerable influence in the Central Plains. Clearly, their objective in entering this hall was here.

As Lu Chuan entered the great hall, gazes from all directions fell upon him, some friendly, some wary, and some hostile; in short, they varied.

Lu Chuan ignored these gazes. He looked ahead, only to see that in front of the long-gathered crowd, everyone was casting wary glances at the dozen or so figures seated on stone thrones. These figures were grayish-green, with tightly closed eyes, looking like stone statues, having existed for an unknown number of years. It was these figures that kept the crowd from stepping within ten zhang.

"High-level puppets have the strength of a Dou Venerate, similar to the Heavenly Demon Puppet from before, and there are more than a dozen such puppets here," Lu Chuan said indifferently.

"Oh?" Zi Yan looked on in confusion, finding it hard to imagine that those dozen seemingly lifeless puppets possessed the strength of a Dou Venerate.

One could only say, as expected of a Dou Saint's legacy!

Lu Chuan arrived at a very opportune moment; the original seal had already weakened to the point of almost disappearing. And within the seal, ten light clusters glowed brightly, and among them was a Heaven Rank Combat Skill.

Clearly, it was a 10-to-1 choice; the other nine light clusters were fake and did not contain a Heaven Rank Combat Skill.

Just as the seal shattered, ten light clusters, like a meteor shower, flew towards the crowd.

At this moment, members of various major forces, such as the Ice River Valley, took action one after another.

At this moment, at the end of the corridor, the belated members of the Hall of Souls, wrapped in streaks of black gas, let out strange cackles and charged towards the people holding the light clusters.

"Jie jie jie!"

The voices of the Hall of Souls members were eerie, sending shivers down one's spine. Their target was precisely the direction of the ten light clusters; clearly, they also wanted to snatch the Heaven Rank Combat Skill.

"Lu Chuan, should we also join the fight for treasure?" Zi Yan's voice was a little excited, and she spoke, eager to move.

"Wait a moment first." Lu Chuan stopped Zi Yan.

"Oh~" Zi Yan obediently nodded slightly. Whatever Lu Chuan said, she would just follow.

The two watched from the sidelines while everyone else was in a chaotic battle. During this time, it wasn't that no one noticed Lu Chuan's leisurely figure, but due to Lu Chuan's terrifying strength, everyone could only pretend not to see him.

The fierce battle came to an end.

Only a handful of people were still standing.

"Hehe, this Dou Saint skeleton, I'll take it!"

The old ghost who plucked stars looked at the jade-white skeleton with burning eyes. He couldn't help but reach out, taking two steps, wanting to take the Dou Saint skeleton away with his large hand.

"Hiss!"

Just as his palm was about to touch the skeleton, a subtle fluctuation suddenly appeared in that space. Then, it transformed into countless sharp thorns, fiercely piercing his palm.

The pain from his palm made the old ghost who plucked stars' face change. He quickly retracted his hand, only to see a few drops of crystalline blood oozing from the back of his hand. One drop, by chance, fell onto the Dou Saint skeleton.

As the blood seeped into the skeleton, the old ghost who plucked stars' expression changed. He saw that the lifeless skeleton suddenly gained a few traces of vitality, looking lifelike.

"Damn it, run!" The old ghost who plucked stars reacted very quickly. He roared, stomped his foot, and abruptly retreated backward. At the same time, a few others also reacted, quickly fleeing to the rear.

The skeleton, which had been sitting on the stone table, trembled slightly. In its crystalline skull, two blood mists appeared in its hollow eye sockets, and a bloody light flashed.

"Ah!"

With a flash of bloody light, the Dou Saint skeleton slowly raised its head, then an earth-shattering roar erupted from its mouth.

Terrifying sound waves swept out from its center.

The first to be affected were the Hall of Souls powerhouses. Their bodies, as if hit by cannonballs, exploded with a bang, blood mist scattering, looking exceptionally tragic.

"Intruders, die!"

The blood-colored skeleton stopped a hundred meters in front of the crowd and slowly raised its head. A ancient and indifferent voice, with a bloody light flashing in its hollow eyes, echoed throughout the hall.

And just as the main hall fell into chaos.

The Dou Saint skeleton's entire body, blood-red, seemed to come alive. It rapidly converged into its palm, as if countless years of dormancy were awakening, emitting a heart-stopping fluctuation.

"Boom."

When the last trace of blood-red converged into its palm, a black dot the size of a soybean appeared in the center of the Dou Saint skeleton's hand. That black dot, the size of a soybean, looked exceptionally pure, and its terrifying fluctuations emanated from it in waves!

As the small black dot appeared, the Dou Saint skeleton suddenly slammed its palm onto the ground beneath it.

A horrifying scene unfolded: the moment the bone palm descended, the hard stone slab disappeared, revealing a dark brown rock layer, and all the surrounding buildings also turned to dust and vanished. It was a true disappearance, leaving no ashes behind.

Everyone was terrified, and countless people lost their lives in this single strike.

And with this strike, the Dou Saint skeleton finally exhausted all its soul power, completely turning into a pile of dead matter.

Lu Chuan had already used his abnormal flame to protect himself and Zi Yan before the strike arrived.

He knew that after this strike, the Heaven Rank Combat Skill within the skeleton could be taken by him.

As for the other severely injured and dead people, he had no interest in saving them.

Although he was a three-star Dou Saint and could take down this skeleton if he acted, what did the lives of strangers have to do with him?!

"Whoosh whoosh"

Lu Chuan moved forward, stomping his foot, a whooshing sound echoed as his figure shot through the air. He grabbed Zi Yan and arrived in front of the skeleton, his gaze falling on one of the skeleton's ribs, which was very crystalline, as if cast from jade. And within it, the Heaven Rank Combat Skill that everyone yearned for was hidden!

Lu Chuan bent his five fingers forward, and a mysterious suction force erupted from his palm, like a bottomless underwater vortex, constantly devouring everything around it. The Dou Saint skeleton, having lost its Dou Saint soul imprint, was uncontrollably swept by this suction force, then surged towards Lu Chuan like waves.

"After we go back, I will help you refine the dragon phoenix origin fruit." Lu Chuan put away the Dou Saint skeleton, then turned his head and said to Zi Yan with an indifferent gaze.

"Mm, okay." Zi Yan nodded slightly.

Lu Chuan's willingness to help her was naturally a good thing.

Zi Yan kept all of this in mind. If Lu Chuan ever had any difficulties in the future, she would definitely do her best to help him.

"Let's go. The greatest opportunities in this ancient ruin have been taken by us. Let these guys fight over the rest."

Lu Chuan waved his hand, stomped his foot, and his figure transformed into a wisp of black light. Whooshing sounds echoed as he flew towards the outside of the ruin, with Zi Yan following closely behind.

The surrounding group of adventurers watched Lu Chuan leave with wide eyes.

They dared not stop him.

What kind of joke was that?

Even such a terrifying Dou Saint skeleton was easily dealt with by Lu Chuan. If they, who had been routed by the Dou Saint skeleton earlier, went up, wouldn't they be seeking death?

Lu Chuan was a Dou Saint; he wouldn't bother with these small figures.

Those who could survive here were all smart people. They naturally wouldn't be the first to stick their necks out, and thus Lu Chuan arrived at the outside of the ruins unhindered.

The Skeleton Mountains, undulating, and the vast ancient sea, a boundless expanse of white ocean, came into view.

Upon reaching the outside, Lu Chuan pondered for a moment. He briefly identified a direction, then continued to fly towards a certain direction.

He lightly tapped his toes in the void, and his figure came to rest on a small hill.

Lu Chuan's gaze narrowed, as if searching for something. Several minutes passed like this, until at a certain moment, he tore his hands in the void. With a ripping sound, a dark, spatial rift, wide enough for two people to walk through, appeared before his eyes.

On the other side of the spatial rift, an ancient and vast altar could vaguely be seen, with countless figures flying past.