Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 176 - 173: The Skeleton Demon General

Chapter 176: Chapter 173: The Skeleton Demon General

"Alright, those were your words!"

Having said this, Ye Xuan was no longer polite. His idle left hand suddenly shot out, with a fierce palm wind hammering towards Ling Qianxue’s fragrant shoulder; after all, it wasn’t appropriate to strike elsewhere to avoid seriously injuring her.

Boom!

Ling Qianxue was no dummy; as soon as Ye Xuan made his move, her left hand counterattacked with a punch. Their fists and palms collided, creating an astonishingly loud thud in the air.

Ye Xuan’s right hand suddenly exerted force, and the Demon Suppression Seal, which was tightly clasped by both, was suddenly cast into the air, freeing Ye Xuan’s right hand. His palms flowed like clouds and water as they struck towards Ling Qianxue.

Clang!

Without another word, Ling Qianxue’s treasured sword burst from its sheath at her waist, its sharp sword light, cold and unfeeling, twisting through the air to stab at Ye Xuan, not sparing any sentimentality.

Seeing the sword light slicing through the air, Ye Xuan’s expression changed. He shifted his palm trajectory, immediately bringing his hands together to clamp down on the stabbing sword light. The exceptionally icy tip of the sword pointed straight at Ye Xuan’s nose, seemingly just a hair’s breadth away.

At that moment, the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal, which had been tossed into midair, also descended from the sky. Ye Xuan’s foot stomped down and his body soared into the air, reaching for the shining Gold Seal.

Seeing this, Ling Qianxue’s pretty face suddenly changed color. Of course, she wouldn’t let Ye Xuan succeed. As he leaped into the air, her body rising, she suddenly caught his heel, pulling Ye Xuan down with force.

Losing his balance, Ye Xuan landed on the ground, while Ling Qianxue, with her eyes shining, seized the opportunity and lightly leapt up, as if with just a little more effort, she could grab the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal.

But in that instant, Ye Xuan bent his finger and pointed, the piercing Finger Light cutting through the air, striking the Gold Seal first, and once again sending it flying.

"You!"

Ling Qianxue’s pretty face darkened. However, as she was descending, Ye Xuan’s body rapidly surged upward again, and he struck her with a palm, forcing her back several steps. His left palm then sucked in, snatching up the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal first.

"Senior Sister, thanks for the gift."

Having obtained the Gold Seal, a brilliantly radiant smile emerged on Ye Xuan’s face. In the end, the Gold Seal had still landed in his hands.

Ling Qianxue’s stunning face showed a hint of pallor; then, she suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, clutching her chest as if in great discomfort, apparently not lightly wounded.

"Hey, what’s wrong with you?"

Ye Xuan frowned slightly. The palm he had just used hadn’t been very strong; how could it possibly have caused injury? Even without any defenses, it didn’t make sense.

However, out of a trace of guilt, Ye Xuan still went over and crouched down in front of Ling Qianxue to help her up.

But just as he let his guard down for a split second, a cunning glint appeared in Ling Qianxue’s clear eyes. Then, all of a sudden, she struck Ye Xuan’s arm with a palm, and the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal he was holding took flight...

This time, Ling Qianxue acted extremely quickly; the moment the Gold Seal slipped from Ye Xuan’s grasp, she caught it, and then her figure, quick as a snow sprite, retreated backward.

"The Demon Suppressing Gold Seal is mine now."

Ling Qianxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her complexion swiftly returning to normal. She shook the Gold Seal in her hand and spoke with a beaming smile.

"You tricked me?"

Ye Xuan realized he had been duped. His expression turned somewhat ugly as he cursed inwardly; who could have expected that this pure and noble woman would resort to such a sly trick.

"All is fair in war; it’s your own fault for showing mercy," she said.

Glancing at Ye Xuan, Ling Qianxue huffed.

"I... "

Ye Xuan found himself at a loss for words. Just when he was thinking of a way to reclaim the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal, Ling Qianxue cut her skin, smooth as condensed milk, with her fingernail, dropping a droplet of blood onto the seal. The drop of blood was swiftly absorbed by it.

"You..."

Once someone claimed a treasure of the Heavenly Grade by blood oath, it was very difficult to change its master. Unless one killed the original owner, it would require a great sacrifice to transfer its ownership.

"Just to make you give up."

After claiming the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal by blood, Ling Qianxue put it into her Qiankun Ring as if nothing special had happened.

"You’re ruthless!"

Today, Ye Xuan finally realized that Ling Qianxue was not as simple as she seemed. This seemingly harmless fairy, in secret, likely had many sinister ideas. He had been careless this time, but he learned his lesson. He would definitely not make the same mistake again.

"Let’s go."

Having obtained the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal, Ling Qianxue was very satisfied. She turned and walked towards the stone chamber’s entrance. The only treasure in this chamber was the Demon Suppressing Gold Seal, and now that it was claimed, there was no need to linger.

Ye Xuan swept the chamber with his gaze twice and, finding no other treasures, left the stone chamber somewhat sullenly.

After the two of them left, the entire stone chamber returned to silence.

However, the deathly quiet lasted only a moment before eerie sounds emitted from the stone sarcophagus, and the sounds grew increasingly loud.

Bang!

Suddenly, the lid of the sarcophagus flew off, crashing heavily onto the ground, and from the sarcophagus, a white skeletal arm, devoid of any flesh, extended, propping itself against the sarcophagus to lift the body up. The body was an old man’s, tattered and rotting, as if there were not a single piece of good flesh on him, his bare bones directly exposed.

Climbing out from the sarcophagus, the cadaverous elder shakily stood up. The joints of his neck were visibly stiff. Each turn made a "click-clack" sound that was particularly gruesome and frightening.

"Hey, there’s a secret chamber here."

Just then, a surprised shout came from outside the stone chamber. The next moment, two martial artists, wearing different attire, eagerly appeared at the entrance.

But when they saw the ghastly appearance of the elder, the smiles on their faces instantly froze.

"Ghosts!"

The two were so frightened their legs went weak, and they scrambled to escape, running wildly through the corridor.

Pffft!

A ghostly, sinister shadow appeared behind them without making a sound. A pair of skeletal claws pierced through their backs, crushing their hearts into powder.

Hiss hiss hiss...

The bone claws, embedded in the corpses of the two martial artists, seemed to suckle merrily on their bodies. The two corpses rapidly turned into skeletons, while the flesh of the elder bloated quickly, filling out. Though still looking like a ghastly ghost, he no longer appeared as inhuman as before.

"The long-lost taste of flesh... I, the Bone Demon General... have finally seen the light of day again..."

The sunken mouth opened slightly, and a sinister smile spread across the old man’s desiccated face. Afterward, his shadowy figure disappeared into the corridor as if a gust of wind blew past, then vanished entirely.