Chapter 567: Chapter 567, Absorbing Dragon Bone Essence
In mid-air, staring at Chu Ming’s figure turning into a black dot, Emperor Wuji’s face was extremely gloomy. From childhood to now, he had never suffered such a huge loss. Watching the Dragon Bone fly away from his hands, how could his heart not ache?
"Don’t let me see you again!"
Emperor Wuji thought coldly, countless knife lights bursting from his eyes, as if to slice through this space. Then, he composed his emotions and flew towards the center of the Ancient Battlefield, in the direction of the Undying Tree.
After Emperor Wuji left, although the others felt resentment and injustice, they had no choice but to leave silently.
A thousand miles away, a young man in a white robe stood tall on a stream of light, everything around him rapidly becoming blurry, quickly receding to both sides.
"Wow..."
Chu Ming’s face turned white, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. As the clotted blood was expelled, his complexion looked somewhat better, slightly more rosy.
"As expected, Emperor Wuji’s strike is truly not easy to bear."
Chu Ming silently thought, then took a handful of Healing Elixirs from his Storage Ring and stuffed them into his mouth. Although he had withstood Emperor Wuji’s strike, his internal organs had many dense cracks from it.
At that time, Emperor Wuji had struck down a blue dragon shadow with a powerful blow. Compared to him, Chu Ming was indeed at a significant disadvantage.
"However, obtaining the Dragon Bone makes all of this worth it."
A trace of excitement flickered in Chu Ming’s eyes. The Dragon Bone was a Nine Heavens Divine Object, capable of a complete transformation effect on Demon Beasts. Even for human experts, as long as they absorbed the Dragon Bone Essence, their physique could be refined to an extremely terrifying level.
Besides being a cultivator, Chu Ming was also a body refining expert. After absorbing the Dragon Bone Essence, he might be able to cultivate the Primordial Body Refining Technique to the Ninth Layer.
Pu!
Half an hour later, Chu Ming arrived at a ruined palace site. He casually found a hidden cave and crawled inside.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, the first thing Chu Ming needed to do was to heal his injuries and refine his energy to its peak. Only then could he absorb the Dragon Bone Essence.
Hong hong hong!
With a wave of his arm, hundreds of Upper Grade Spirit Stones appeared around Chu Ming, and surging spiritual power crazily overflowed all around. Chu Ming did not dare delay, silently chanting a mantra. The spiritual power, resembling a continuous long river, frenziedly poured into Chu Ming’s body, repairing his injuries.
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Since the moment the Undying Tree began to slowly revive, the entire center of the Ancient Battlefield became the focal point for numerous powerful experts. One by one, those with profound strength flew toward the Undying Tree. Though they knew obtaining the Undying Tree was improbable, even a sliver of chance was enough to make their hearts beat faster and take risks.
Obtaining the Undying Tree and dominating the supreme path—wasn’t this their aspiration?
Not far from the Undying Tree, a middle-aged man with dark green hair stared grimly at the Undying Tree thousands of miles away, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.
"It’s just an old family, yet they dream of reviving an ancient existence to overthrow our Wood Clan’s leadership. What wishful thinking."
The green-haired man’s face was rugged, full of arrogance. Around him, terrifying Wood Elemental Power pervaded. Wherever he stepped, plants would crazily grow.
If any martial artist saw this scene, they would surely be dumbfounded. Making all things reverse-grow was the method of a Life and Death Realm King. Even though the green-haired man had profound qi force, compared to a Life and Death Realm King, he was still far from achieving that level.
At the same time, on the west side of the Undying Tree, a group of martial artists advanced together, led by a young man in white. Handsome, with narrow eyes hinting at a touch of malevolent beauty, dense Golden Yuan Power surrounded him, subtly tearing the void. There was a whistling sound as he moved.
Behind him was a group of powerful martial artists in golden robes, their spiritual power exploding. Traces of gold seemed to flow within them. To an ordinary observer, this would be astonishing—they clearly had cultivated the Gold Attribute Technique to its pinnacle, causing such phenomena.
"Young Master Xiao, can Lin Feng really resurrect that ancient existence?"
A rugged-faced martial artist’s heart skipped a beat, asking in a low voice, his eyes deep and unreadable.
"Don’t ask what you shouldn’t."
The malevolent young man known as Xiao Gongzi glanced coldly, saying lightly.
"Yes!"
With a single cold glance from Xiao Gongzi, the rugged martial artist trembled inside. Others might not know Xiao Gongzi’s methods, but they did. This Xiao Gongzi before them was their family’s second young master, ruthless to the point of terrifying both gods and ghosts. It’s said that back when he and his elder brother were fighting for the family heir position, he resorted to some unscrupulous methods. They didn’t know the specifics, only that during one of the elder brother’s missions, he encountered a powerful ambush on his way back, spilling blood on the spot. All signs at the time pointed to the second young master.
Initially, they thought that fratricide would surely bring severe punishment from the family elder, but surprisingly, half a month after the elder brother’s incident, the family elder immediately emerged and announced the second young master as the heir, shocking everyone.
At the same time, a trace of pity rose in their hearts. This was the reality of prominent families, where even siblings were merely the closest strangers. Since then, no one in the Xiao Family dared to defy the will of the second young master.
Seeing the fear in the rugged martial artist’s eyes, Xiao Gongzi was exceptionally pleased, nodding slightly. He then said, "Reviving such an ancient existence is not that easy. I guess the Lin Family’s efforts will likely be in vain this time."
"Then why does the Lin Family go to such lengths, exhausting their entire resources to gather those precious materials?"
"Aren’t they being forced by our three families? The Lin Family elder is already advanced in age, with only three to five years left. Once he passes, the Lin Family will collapse. By that time, the Lin Family will be nothing but an empty shell."
Xiao Gongzi analyzed methodically.
"Rather than waiting for death, they might as well take one last gamble. Perhaps there’s a slight chance. That’s the Lin Family’s thinking."
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Half a day later, all the Upper Grade Spirit Stones around Chu Ming shattered, with residual spiritual power slowly dissipating into the air. By now, his injuries had mostly healed.
"It’s time to absorb the Dragon Bone Essence!"
Chu Ming’s eyes flashed, two intense beams of light shooting from his eyes. With a wave of his right hand, a skeleton over ten meters long appeared before him. Majestic dragon might emanated from it, as if a giant dragon was roaring to the heavens, causing the space to tremble.