Any ancient bones that were touched by this Formation felt as though they were being crushed under a colossal boulder, one by one, they released the weapons in their hands and thudded down on their knees to the ground…
The skeletons, oppressed by the golden light, struggled to stand up from the ground, but how could they possibly resist a Formation that had reached the strength of the Saint-level!
Just as they had managed to rise halfway, they were yet again hammered down by the immense pressure, rendered completely incapable of moving...
The sight painted a few strokes of delight across the faces of the Elders...
Initially, not many believed Xu Sheng would succeed, because even with all the Elders executing the Sealing Martial Techniques together, they couldn't subdue these ancient bones!
And now, under his leadership, they miraculously succeeded with just a handful of people!
How could this not surprise them?
One of the Elders took a deep breath and exclaimed excitedly, "Success... we succeeded! I didn't expect we could actually subdue these ancient bones!! What this Elder said before wasn't empty talk!"
Another Elder, looking at the massive Formation that suppressed the humanoid skeletons, smacked his lips and said, "Hiss... this is truly the first time I've seen Sealing Formation techniques fused together with a Martial Technique, worthy of the Duanmu Clan!!"
"This way, we have also solved this big trouble! Otherwise, entering the Secret Realm and being hunted by them, just the thought makes my scalp tingle!"
"Regardless, we owe a great debt to this Elder of the Duanmu Clan this time! It is he who has saved the lives of everyone present!"
However, even though most of the Elders were looking at Xu Sheng with eyes full of admiration, there were still a few who felt displeased...
They muttered under their breath, "Tsch, it's just showing off, if he had acted earlier would it have delayed us this much time?"
"Exactly, exactly, waiting until this moment to resolve it, what was he doing earlier? Hypocrite!"
"If it were me, I would've acted long ago, why make everyone expend so much Spiritual Power... I fear the Duanmu Clan had designs on us all along!"
However, because these murmurs were quite soft, they didn't attract any attention!
Duanmu Lian, her Beautiful Eyes glinting, gazed at Xu Sheng before her and pouted, "Xu Sheng, tell me the truth, did you finish cultivating all of the Immortal Rank Martial Arts in the Scripture Vault?"
Without intending to hide this fact, Xu Sheng simply smiled faintly and replied, "Hmm!"
Upon hearing this affirmative answer, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but sigh, unsure whether she was reflecting on herself or marveling at Xu Sheng's talent...
Her original intention was merely to have Xu Sheng cultivate some Heavenly-tier Martial Techniques for self-protection; who would have thought that he would master every one of the Immortal Grade Martial Arts in the Duanmu Family's Scripture Vault, it was truly demoralizing!
Zhou Qingruo, with a cool expression, said, "Xu Sheng, we truly owe you this time for cultivating such an obscure and difficult Martial Technique like the Heavy Soul Seal, or none of us here would have escaped unscathed!"
This statement was intended for the other Clan Elders, serving to raise their voice in the matter.
The other Clan Elders, upon hearing this, naturally understood her intent...
They smarmed and smiled, saying, "That's right, that's right, had it not been for Elder Xu's intervention, we would have been in great trouble!"
"Elder Xu, I apologize for the distrust I had earlier, why don't we have you lead our great Clans from now on?"
"Hmm! With the way you maintained composure in the face of what happened earlier, it is indeed a wise choice to have Elder Xu lead our great Clans!"
Of course, that may have been their spoken words, but whether these Elders truly wanted Xu Sheng to lead them was an entirely different matter!
Duanmu Lian quickly tried to explain, "The Elders are overpraising, Xu Sheng he..."
But before she could finish, she heard Xu Sheng respond with neither humility nor arrogance, "Alright! If that's what the Elders say, then how could I refuse without offending you all?"
As soon as these words were said, not only did Duanmu Lian and others nearby widen their eyes, but even the elders of the other families twitched at the corners of their mouths...
They were merely being polite, not expecting that an elder from the Duanmu Family would actually dare to accept the challenge!!
Even if he were lucky enough to deal with those dry bones, he would not qualify to lead any of the families present!
But if they openly refused, their previous words would slap them right on their burning faces!!
Having no choice, they could only force a smile and said, "This... is really surprising, Elder Xu, that you're willing to take on this heavy responsibility."
"That's right, but relying solely on Elder Xu to lead all the major families, should anything go awry, the blame would fall squarely on your shoulders!"
"I believe, for your sake, Elder Xu,
the tone of their words already revealed their intentions...
Xu Sheng, as if he hadn't heard them, glanced at these elders with his ink-colored eyes...
Then, with an air of nonchalance, he waved his hand and said, "No problem, I'm the type who likes troublesome matters!"
This statement once again turned the elders' expressions sour...
A strong sense of dissatisfaction began to creep into their hearts...
In their view, Xu Sheng was becoming too overbearing!
The past reminder was simply to tell the latter not to overstep, but not only did it not achieve the desired effect, it even made him climb higher up the pole!
Duanmu Lian felt that he could no longer maintain his dignity, covering his forehead with his hand, he whispered to Zhou Qingruo, "This is really typical of Xu Sheng!"
Zhou Qingruo pursed her lips and responded, "Mmm. Yet, he must have his reasons for acting this way!"
The other two Duanmu Family elders also felt the atmosphere drop to freezing point, feeling extremely uncomfortable!
After several minutes of silence, the elders spoke again, "Well then, we'll trouble Elder Xu to tell everyone which direction we should head in next!"
"Hmm! Given that everyone's spiritual power is mostly depleted, with Elder Xu leading, we'll surely be able to avoid quite a few troubles!"
Clearly, all the speaking elders shared the same sentiment!
If you want to lead, then go ahead and lead. When trouble arises, we will kick you from the position!
No one has the capability to command the major families! The more arrogant you are now, the more miserable you'll be later!
Xu Sheng naturally noticed their attitude and said composedly, "Elders, let us set off immediately then, there should be quite a number of treasures ahead!"
He had used his Divine Power earlier to scrutinize the whole Xuanming Domain. Avoiding monster beasts would be a piece of cake!!!
So, the little schemes of these elders were destined to come to naught!!
The next moment, all of the elders looked deeply at Xu Sheng, then without any hesitation, they began to move deeper into the secret realm...
Daring to assert that there would be treasures ahead, they were eager to see whether this Elder Xu from the Duanmu Clan was just lucky or had anticipated this all along!!
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