Outside of the golden hall, Dongfang Shang and the rest looked at Ye Xiao with doubt: "What happened to Ye Xiao?"
"I don't know, but I have a bad premonition. Everyone, hurry up and leave this place." Ye Xiao said with a frown and a very urgent tone. Dongfang Shang nodded, then called over the City Lord's Mansion's Guards and rushed towards the passage.
A young man from the Feng Family at the side wanted to speak, but at this moment, an extremely terrifying aura suddenly exploded out from the hall.
"This is... the aura of a Martial Emperor Realm expert?"
The young man's face turned pale and his legs went soft. He almost collapsed to the ground.
"Quick, flee."
Ye Xiao's expression changed drastically and he shouted loudly. He was also not confident that he could put up a fight against an expert at the Immortal Emperor Realm.
This time, he didn't need to shout. Everyone used all their strength to run.
"Roar!"
The roar of the day came from the main hall and all the spirit energy in the entire plaza formed into a whirlwind, converging towards the golden hall.
In front of them, the dried bones were covered in blood. A scarlet light flashed through the empty pupils of the skeleton and a tyrannical aura emitted from its body. The skeleton slowly raised its arm and space trembled as strands of the spirit energy separated from the space merged into its body. In an instant, a terrifying pressure filled the entire hall.
"Ah!
As the bloody glow appeared, the skeleton slowly raised its head and a heaven-shaking roar thundered out from its mouth!
The terrifying roar turned into a substance-like sound wave in an instant. It was like a storm as it swept over the entire large hall.
"Bang!"
The dozens of martial artists that were closest to the skeleton had no way to resist against this terrifying force. With a 'peng' sound, they exploded, turning into a mist of blood that spread outwards.
"Flee."
Everyone's faces turned pale as they ran for their lives towards the golden hall's gate. Now they really regretted it a little. They should have left before.
"What is going on? Is that skeleton still alive?" In the passageway, the group of people madly fleeing had incomparably pale faces. One of them asked with fear written all over his face.
"It's not that he didn't die, but that he came back to life." Ye Xiao took a deep breath and said.
"Come back to life?" Everyone's faces were ugly to behold. This was not good news for them.
"What?"
Everyone was shocked. That Immortal Emperor Realm martial artist had clearly already fallen over a thousand years ago. How could he still be revived? However, Ye Xiao had entered the golden hall first, so he might have discovered something.
"Boom!"Just as everyone was talking, an even more terrifying power burst out from behind them. Soon after, everyone saw a gigantic palm descend from the skies, enveloping all of the golden hall within. Following that, the gigantic palm descended from the sky, smashing down heavily towards the golden hall.
"Boom!"
In the midst of everyone's shocked gaze, that enormous palm descended and the golden hall instantly collapsed as well.
"Fortunately, we came out quickly."
The group of people said with lingering fear. If it was not for Ye Xiao's reminder, they probably would have already been killed by that gigantic palm.
As for the people inside the golden hall, they did not have the time to care about those people anymore.
"Swish!"
Just as they were about to increase their speed, a dozen or so piercing sounds came from the air. These people were the Four Great Families' Mo Yu, Long Zhan, Tang Qianer, and Qin Wu, and Yi Xian. Behind them were a few other martial artists.
However, they appeared to be in a much more miserable state. Their bodies were covered in heavy wounds and their faces were pale. There was even some blood at the corner of their mouths. They had clearly been swept away by the aftermath of the attack earlier.
They rushed over quickly and did not have the time to greet Ye Xiao and the others. They used all their strength to rush into the tunnel.
"We will also increase our speed as well." Seeing these people rushing over, Feng Shang said.
"Swish! Swish!"
Everyone turned into streaks of light as they flew away.
"Roar!"
Behind them, the blood-red skeleton leapt out from the ruins and roared towards the sky. Its cold and indifferent eyes scanned the surroundings and a frightening amount of Spirit Energy gathered in its palm as it descended down towards the plaza.
BOOM!
The ground shattered under the attacks of the dried-up bones. The plaza instantly shattered. an Immortal Emperor Realm martial artist's attack had truly changed the colour of the world.
"Intruder, die!"
The blood-coloured skeleton paused on the shattered open ground. It slowly raised its head and a bloody glow flashed within its empty eyes. An ancient and hoarse indifferent voice softly sounded on the open ground.
That voice seemed to carry a magical power as it instantly spread throughout the entire relic. No matter who it was, they could feel a strong killing intent. The thick killing intent caused them to feel as if they had fallen into an icehouse, and their entire bodies turned cold.
As the skeleton's ice-cold figure descended, the skeleton slightly flicked its finger. A beam of light containing violent Spirit Energy shot out from its finger and charged into a passageway.
"Boom!"
Terrifying Spiritual Energy erupted out and instantly turned the passageway into ruins. As for the people within, they were all turned into ashes under the terrifying attack of the skeleton.
"Mr. Dongfang, do you know what is going on? Why did this skeleton suddenly recover?" Feng Shang asked Dongfang Shang. He knew that Dongfang Shang was a very knowledgeable person and knew many things that other people don't know.
This matter was too shocking. An expert who was dead for who knows how many thousands of years actually revived? How was this even possible?
"Ye Xiao, did you encounter something in the hall earlier?" Dongfang Shang didn't reply to Feng Shang. Instead, he looked at Ye Xiao with a serious expression and asked.
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and then told Dongfang Shang everything that happened when he entered the golden hall. However, he placed the blame for killing the demon on Miss Yi.
"Phew…"
Dongfang Shang let out a long sigh and said, "If I am not wrong, the one who revived was not the expert at who was at the Immortal Emperor Realm. It must be his will that was left behind by him. Something must have acted like a trigger that revived his will and caused the skeleton to temporarily come back to life"
"Will?"
"Right, it is the will. However, that will was not there to protect the remains. It must be there to seal that demon. However, after thousands of years, that will was also affected by the Demonic Qi on the Demon's body, causing it to become cruel and tyrannical, resulted in it to attack and take lives of men the moment it took action."
"After the Demon was separated from the skeleton, there was nothing left for the Will of the ruin's owner to seal. After that, something must have acted as the trigger to cause the demonic nature in the Will that was affected by the Demon to stir up." Dongfang Shang said with a serious expression.
"Hiss…" The crowd drew in a breath of cold air. Although it was just a theory, they could still sense the terror that awakened in their heart.
Ye Xiao that the blood that touched the skeleton must be the one that acted as the trigger to cause the Will of the Immortal Emperor Realm expert to awaken.
A series of rumbling sounds could be heard from within the tunnel. Along with the rumbling sounds, the entire tunnel began to shake violently. Every time there was a loud rumble, their hearts would tremble. They naturally knew that this was the skeleton cleaning up the ruins, cleaning up everyone that entered. They were really afraid that they would be the next to be cleared out.
After rushing with all his strength for an hour, a bright light finally appeared in front of him. That was the exit of the ruin and everyone's faces revealed the joy of surviving a disaster.
BOOM!
However, right at this moment, a terrifying energy suddenly exploded in the passageway. Wherever this energy passed, everything turned into nothingness. Panic was written all over their faces as they desperately rushed towards the exit.
"Boom!"
The beam of light that shot into the sky erupted with a terrifying might. Even the clouds in the sky seemed to have scattered.
The dozen or so Immortal King Realm experts guarding the outside could not help but have their expressions change when they felt that terrifying might: "Expert at the immortal Emperor Realm."
They felt that their souls were trembling. This was the aura of an expert at the Immortal Emperor Realm. They nervously looked towards the entrance of the ruins, where smoke and dust permeated the air, and could not see what was going on inside.
A beautiful figure flew out from inside with a trace of paleness on her face. It was Miss Yi.
Immediately after that, dozens of more sounds of breaking air rang out. It was Ye Xiao's group. Turning around, they all rushed out of the cave entrance.
"Roar!"
Before Ye Xiao and the others could rejoice, a roar filled with killing intent resonated through the sky. The hill that was the remains were also thrown into the sky by a huge power. Soon after, a dried-up skeleton jumped out from the hole. Its body was filled with a strong sense of oppression and a strong sense of being unable to be looked down upon was also present.
It roared loudly and the sonic wave spread out in all directions. Everywhere it passed, the rocks shattered and trees turned into dust.
"What is that? Such a strong aura?"
Feeling the imposing aura that shot into the sky, the Immortal King Realm experts that were guarding the outside all had grave expressions. They could feel a terrifying aura from the skeleton that caused them to tremble.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The blood-coloured skeleton roared. Its aura also continued to explosively increase. The dense killing intent made everyone tremble in fear. Following which, a flash of scarlet appeared in front of the crowd, it was the skeleton's empty eyes that were shining with scarlet colour.
"Aooo!"
The skeleton roared with its bloody mouth and sucked. Instantly, all the Spirit Energy within a radius of several thousand meters was sucked back into his mouth.
Looking at this scene, the bodies of those experts at the Immortal King Realm trembled.
After which, the blood-red skeleton gently waved its hand. A massive formation that spanned several thousand meters appeared, completely enveloping the entire ruin within it. A layer of light rose up and like a lid from a pot, it firmly enveloped this area.
"Dammit, this skeleton wants to trap us here and kill us all." An Immortal King Realm expert with completely white hair and a long white beard could not help but shout in fear. His expression changed when he saw the big formation.
The formation did not have any strong attacking abilities, but it was a type of trap formation that could trap all of them within it. If they did not eliminate the person who had set up the formation, they probably would not be able to leave.
"Intruders, die." A hoarse voice rang out as his palm gently slapped down. Immediately, a huge palm of several hundred meters large appeared, carrying an incomparable amount of pressure as it descended.
Seeing this scene, even the Immortal King Realm experts revealed shocked expressions and immediately dodged to the side. However, a few martial artists who could not dodge in time were struck by the huge palm and instantly turned into blood mist.
"Everyone, there is no need to panic. This skeleton is only a remnant of Will left behind by the ruin's owner when he was alive. It is not the real expert at the Immortal Emperor Realm." In the sky, Miss Yi had a serious expression on her face as she tried to calm down the crowd.
That's right, we have over a dozen Immortal King Realm experts here. I don't believe that we won't be able to deal with a skeleton that has been dead for an unknown amount of time." The one who said this was one of the Immortal King Realm experts present, his name was Tie Mu.
"Steel Arms Fist."
Tie Mu growled loudly. His arms exuded a black light as he charged towards the skeleton.
BOOM!
The skeleton reached out its hand and collided with Tie Mu. Immediately, ripples that could be seen with the naked eye spread out. Tie Mu's face turned pale and his body was sent flying while spurting out a mouthful of blood.
"Hiss…"
Tie Mu's cultivation might not be the strongest amongst the group, but his brute strength was absolutely terrifying. If ordinary Early Stage Immortal King Realm experts took even one of his punches, it was not as simple as breaking a few bones, they would at least lose half their lives. But now, in front of the skeleton, his strength was as weak as a child's.
"You are still not making your move? Do you all want to die here?" Tie Mu fell heavily onto the ground and spat out another mouthful of blood. He looked at the stunned crowd and shouted with a hint of anger in his eyes.
At this time, the crowd also came to a realization. If they were to continue to stay here, it would truly be a dead end. It would be better to fight than wait for death.
With this thought, they no longer held back.
"Make your move."
One of the Immortal King Realm experts growled and moved forward. After he made his move, the rest of the Immortal King Realm experts did not hold back either and rushed towards the blood-coloured skeleton.
More than ten experts of the Immortal King Realm arrived in front of the skeleton in succession and the spirit energy within their bodies instantly exploded out. The vast spirit energy was like a tidal wave, it ruthlessly smashed onto the bones like the incomparably fierce wind.
Right now, the skeleton was no longer an expert at the Immortal Emperor Realm. It was merely a skeleton with a trace of a will left in it. Be it its combat experience or strength, it was unable to compare to the true owner. If the real Immortal Emperor Realm expert were to make a move, all of them would be killed in an instant.
Under the constant attacks of the crowd, the skeleton was also pushed back. The blood-light on its body slowly started weakening. This situation clearly caused a hint of joy to flash across everyone's faces.
As the crowd continued to attack, a member of the Bai Family who was at the Early Stage of the Immortal King Realm called Bai Ming, his gaze swept across Ye Xiao who was standing in the middle of the crowd, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes. He slapped down towards Ye Xiao.
BOOM!
Powerful spirit energy rushed over with a majestic aura. It made Ye Xiao's and the rest's expressions change instantly. Their minds were attracted by the great battle between Immortal King Realm and the skeleton that was happening in the sky. They never thought that Bai Ming would suddenly attack.
"Old bastard." An ice-cold killing intent flashed in Dongfang Shang's eyes when he saw Bai Ming's attack that was about to land on Ye Xiao. His eyes flashed with a cold light. A dark golden short arrow shot out from his sleeve and collided with the palm print that was slamming down from the sky.
BOOM!
After being struck by the arrow, a resplendent energy exploded from the arrow, extinguishing half of the palm imprint. However, there was still 50% power of the palm attack was left as it shot towards Ye Xiao with a terrifying force.
Ye Xiao had already made up his mind that he will show no mercy at all to those people who will try to kill him. When he saw Bai Ming's attack that was about to collide with him, he muttered two words: "Fire Clones" and many fire clones immediately appeared in front of him.
These were the fire clones formed from the Sun Fire Soul. What was more, Ye Xiao was currently a lot stronger than the last time he used this technique.
"Merge!"
Ye Xiao stopped operating the Myriad Fire Image Technique after five fire clones were formed. He then merged the five in one causing the fire clone's strength to sky-rocket.
"Kill!"
After that, Ye Xiao gave the order to kill. That fire clone rushed towards Bai Ming at an incredible speed.
"Not good."
Shock flashed across Bai Ming's face. The fiery aura that the Fire Clone was emitting out made his body tremble subconsciously. If he was hit by this fire clone, his body would definitely be shattered and he would have no chance of surviving.
"Save me!" Bai Ming shouted, hoping that the people around him would be able to save him.
However, when no one came forward to save him. Most of the people were busy looking at the group of Immortal King Realm martial artists fighting against the demonized skeleton.
And even though some people wanted to come forward to save Bai Ming in order to gain favour from the Bai Family, but when they sensed the terrifying aura that the Fire Clone was emitting, everyone's face changed as they quickly retreated.
Save Bai Ming?
Even a fool would not try to save him at this moment.
Bai Ming could only helplessly look at the Fire Clone that was like the god of death coming at him at an incredible speed.
Bai Ming never thought that not long after he advanced forcefully to the Immortal King Realm with the help of the Snow Cold Palace, he will die so easily.