fictionpage Chapter 378 Black Jade Statue
Chapter 378 Black Jade Statue
* Boom boom boom … *
In the direction of the valley, the Formless Emperor Seal was still smashing down. Every collision brought earth-shattering tremors with terrifying momentum.
This had completely turned into Luo Xuanji's solo performance.
Her reputation as the Empress of the Formless Kingdom would probably reach a new peak after this battle, giving the world a new understanding of the strength of a Heavenly Being.
Zhao Mu was very relieved to leave the three Kings of Calamity to her.
His only worry was whether the three Demon Race Supremes would hit Luo Xuanji when he was down and stab him in the back.
However, the Demon Race also cared about their reputation, especially when the three of them were Heavenly Human Realm Demon Race. If they really tried to assassinate Luo Xuanji, their reputation would definitely take a nosedive, not to mention the consequences.
Moreover, Luo Ninghua was watching from the side. No matter how much prejudice she had against Luo Xuanji, she wouldn't just stand by and watch the Demon Race ambush Luo Xuanji.
Zhao Mu left with peace of mind. Following the guidance given by Akivitt, he came to a black mountain range.
The divine temple was in the center of the mountain range.
However, according to Akivitt's description, this mountain range contained great danger. Not only were there Demon Spirits, but there was also a kind of undead creature called the Divine Skeleton. Its strength was far beyond ordinary Demon Spirits, and each of them had the combat strength of an elite Demon Spirit.
Fortunately, there shouldn't be many Divine Skeletons. Otherwise, Zhao Mu wouldn't dare to take the risk to enter this mountain range.
As for the origin of the Divine Skeleton, Akivitt speculated that it was the product of the fusion of the remains of the Divine Skeleton and the aura of the Earth Vein after the death of a God. It possessed both the power of God and the power of Death, and was a special product of the most dangerous place.
There were many Gods that came to the Immortal Martial Continent back then, and most of them had already fallen. Becoming Divine Skeletons was probably their final outcome.
For many years, the Immortal Martial Earth Vein had been guarding this world, suppressing many dangerous factors in the depths of the Earth Vein, preventing them from coming to the human world to do evil.
But now, with the constant suppression of the Uncanny Dao Boundary, the Immortal Martial Earth Vein's endurance had reached its limit. It was like an aging parent, without the power to protect their child.
Speaking of which, it was quite lamentable.
* Buzz buzz … *
A strange sound attracted Zhao Mu's attention.
He pulled himself together and stepped forward with the Immortal Sword in hand.
From afar, a corpse that seemed to have rotted for thousands of years could be seen wandering aimlessly in the forest.
"So this is a God's Skeleton. Sure enough, there are fluctuations of God's Energy on his body. However, this God's Energy seems to have been contaminated and is extremely turbid like filth."
Zhao Mu used the divine patterns as a barrier and hid in the void, slowly approaching the divine remains.
As they approached, the Divine Skeleton suddenly turned around and looked in Zhao Mu's direction.
The divine skeleton's body had already completely decayed, and only white bones were left. His eyes were empty, and it was extremely horrifying.
"His perception is very sharp. I wonder how strong he is."
As a precaution, Zhao Mu did not continue to approach. Instead, he took out a metal ball and poured a hundred years of cultivation into it. Then, he covered it with divine patterns and concealed it. He carefully sent it to the Divine Remains and threw it into his empty abdomen.
Boom!
A loud sound was heard, and flames soared into the sky.
The Divine Skeleton had already turned into nothingness, and not even a speck of dust remained.
"You're just so-so."
Zhao Mu shook his head.
However, in the next second, Zhao Mu's expression changed drastically.
The surrounding mountains rumbled continuously, and the aura of hundreds of Divine Skeletons suddenly appeared and flew in his direction.
Zhao Mu instantly thought that Akivit was tricking him.
What happened to not having many Divine Skeletons?
However, after thinking about it carefully, Zhao Mu felt that the possibility was not high. Akivit's Godhead was still in his hands. If he died, Akivit would definitely not be able to survive. There was no need for him to joke about his own life.
It could only be said that Zhao Mu's luck was not too good. He had coincidentally walked into the gathering place of the Divine Skeletons.
Zhao Mu did not care about hiding his tracks anymore. He flew up on his sword and flew toward the center of the mountains at full speed.
In the next moment, hundreds of Divine Skeletons flew out of the forest and chased after him like crazy.
The Divine Skeletons were extremely fast, but Zhao Mu's speed was not slow either. With the support of the Divine Travel Array Formation, he could barely shake off these Divine Skeletons.
However, the commotion was too great. The God's Skeletons in other parts of the mountain were also alarmed. More God's Skeletons rushed over from all directions. There were at least 500 of them.
Zhao Mu's expression was grave. He stomped on the air, and a talisman exploded instantly, turning into a spatial door.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhao Mu planned to escape through the spatial door.
However, the spatial door was tightly shut and could not be opened.
The environment here seemed to be a little special. It was affected by some kind of law power. Even if Zhao Mu was a formation grandmaster, he could not do anything.
Seeing that there was no way to escape and that the God's Skeletons were about to surround him, Zhao Mu gritted his teeth and decided to fight.
Zhao Mu's Pure Fire Domain was activated. His divine body was burning. With two swords in his hands, he slashed the dimension and repelled the first wave of God's Skeletons.
However, even if Zhao Mu used all his means, he could only kill a few God's Skeletons. There were at least 1,000 of them left, and they were rushing toward him like a flood.
"F * ck, I still have to escape."
Zhao Mu slashed the dimension with his sword and turned to run at the same time.
The God's Skeletons were fearless. They charged forward through the turbulent space turbulence and continued to chase after Zhao Mu like crazy.
They looked like they would not stop until one of them was dead.
Zhao Mu did not have time to look back. He could only run forward with all his might.
Suddenly, he saw a dilapidated building hidden under the lush green leaves in the midst of the mountains from the corner of his eye.
Thinking that this was the temple, Zhao Mu hurriedly ran over.
When Zhao Mu approached the temple, the God's Skeletons slowed down at the same time. They gathered 100 meters away from the temple and did not go any closer.
In front of the temple's door, Zhao Mu sensed the God's Skeletons' movements and heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed that he had found the right place.
These God's Skeletons were rather fearful of the temple. This meant that this was the place he was looking for.
Zhao Mu patrolled around the temple.
It was very different from the temple he had seen last time. However, it was still as dilapidated and old as before.
With his previous experience, Zhao Mu boldly walked into the temple without worry.
A lifelike statue of a deity carved out of black jade stood tall in the main hall.
The chest of the black jade statue seemed to have been corroded by something. There was a fist-sized hole.
"This is most likely the work of the King of Three Disasters. He only dug out the golden bones, but didn't completely destroy the statue."
Although the golden skeleton was no longer around, Zhao Mu was still interested in the statue.
He walked around the statue a few times, carefully observing it.
While observing, the space between Zhao Mu's brows became hot, and his godhead throbbed. It was exactly the same as the last time.
However, there were no words left on the statue.
The appearance and characteristics of the statue seemed to be different from the cast iron statue he had seen last time.
It was a statue of a goddess.
Her long and slender fingers were arranged in the shape of a lotus flower, as if she was holding something up, but there was nothing.
Could it be that the King of the Three Disasters also took it?
That was not right.
Zhao Mu could vaguely sense an obscure aura fluctuation from the statue's hand.
He leaped up and landed on the shoulder of the divine statue. He unleashed billions of divine patterns in an attempt to analyze this space.
"There seems to be … a spatial groove."
"Ordinary power cannot be infused into it."
"Not even divine power."
"Should I try the power of laws?"
Zhao Mu had an idea. He had the Wood-type Daoist Rhyme. After a long period of nurturing, his Daoist Rhyme had become much stronger. Although it had yet to form a stable law, it was still possible for him to activate a little bit of the power of laws.
He decided to do it. He had to try it anyway.