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Sound waves rippled through the air.
Bang!
The first ones to be struck were naturally those Hall of Souls Dou Zun whose reactions were a bit too slow.
In an instant, the sonic storm caught up to them. Then, their bodies were like sandbags hit by cannonballs—bang! —bursting apart in an instant, turning into clouds of blood mist that spread out across the hall.
"Hmph!"
Qiong Tian Zun wasn't able to completely avoid the range of the sound wave's attack either.
However, his strength was formidable, and his reaction quick enough that he had escaped from the epicenter early on. Thus, he didn't end up like those unlucky fellows who were blown into blood mist.
Still, as the sonic waves swept over him, his qi and blood churned violently inside his body, and a muffled groan escaped his throat—clearly, he had taken some damage.
Even someone of Qiong Tian Zun's level couldn't withstand a single roar from that Dou Sheng skeleton. So, it was easy to imagine what kind of calamity this sound wave meant for the majority inside the hall—pure slaughter.
Many people inside the hall were still chasing after the remaining four scrolls. When the sharp sonic wave suddenly exploded outward like lightning, the figures midair froze for a moment, then—bang! —burst into masses of blood mist.
In the blink of an eye, the entire space above the grand hall was shrouded in thick crimson fog. The sudden, bloody scene instantly pulled everyone out of the temptation of the Heaven Grade Dou Technique.
Those who survived now had terror written all over their faces. Their Dou Qi erupted wildly, and they fled from the center of the hall like frightened dogs.
The sound wave's expansion, after wreaking such chilling carnage, finally began to dissipate slowly amid the pale and horrified faces of the survivors.
As everyone stared at the thick, slowly drifting blood mist in the center of the hall, an icy chill ran through their hearts. Just now, under that sound wave, at least a hundred people had perished.
Among them—aside from the few unlucky Hall of Souls Dou Zun who were first hit—there were even two other Dou Zun caught in the blast, leaving not even their bones behind.
"Even Dou Zun experts could be instantly killed by that sound wave!"
Those who had survived all swallowed hard, cold sweat running down their faces.
"Old Ghost Qiong, what the hell did you do?"
Tang Zhen and the others, having finally recovered from their shock, turned furious gazes toward Qiong Tian Zun, shouting angrily.
All the surrounding experts also turned to glare at him—they all saw clearly that this disaster had been triggered by this old ghost. Under so many hostile stares, Qiong Tian Zun's mouth twitched, his expression filled with bitterness.
He hadn't expected things to spiral like this. That skeleton, clearly long dead for countless years, had suddenly unleashed such terrifying power.
At the entrance of the hall, Wei Yang's group stood watching the carnage inside—nearly half the crowd gone in an instant—and even they couldn't help feeling their scalps go numb.
That Dou Sheng remnant soul… was terrifyingly strong!
Just one sonic attack, and so many powerful experts were wiped out. You had to understand—even the weakest here were at least Dou Zong. With just that one blast, nearly a hundred of them had died.
"I don't know either… that skeleton, fallen countless years ago, suddenly erupted without warning. Even several of our Hall of Souls Dou Zun were all killed." Qiong Tian Zun took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.
He wanted to clear himself of blame—after all, causing this many deaths had already ignited public fury. At the same time, his head was throbbing—four Dou Zun, gone just like that. In recent years, the Hall of Souls's losses of Dou Zun were already heavy, but never this bad!
Now the shortage of manpower in the Hall of Souls would only worsen. How was he supposed to explain this to the Hall Master when he got back?
As Qiong Tian Zun brooded bitterly—
"If you hadn't dripped your blood onto the skeleton, how could it have awakened? And now you still want to push the blame?" Xiao Yan sneered coldly, deliberately exposing him.
Hearing that, Qiong Tian Zun's face changed, but he couldn't lash out—he could only pretend not to have heard. But as he felt the surrounding gazes grow even angrier, he finally cupped his hands and said, "It's true that I acted rashly, but now isn't the time to argue about responsibility."
"If this old man's guess isn't wrong, the reason that Dou Sheng skeleton suddenly erupted must be because a trace of the expert's remnant soul has awakened. It isn't impossible to deal with—if we join forces, we can definitely suppress it."
"A mere trace of remnant soul is already this terrifying. If that kind of sound wave happens again, I'm afraid not many of us will make it out alive." The black-robed elder from the Heaven Demon Phoenix clan said coldly.
Several of the Heaven Demon Phoenix clan's powerhouses had already been killed by that earlier sound wave, their bodies completely obliterated. If the situation weren't so dire right now, he would have already attacked Qiong Tian Zun.
"Since the scrolls have already been taken, why don't we just leave? This thing is too terrifying." someone in the crowd whispered.
There was a fear in that voice that couldn't be hidden. That kind of power just now had been far too dreadful. The four remaining scrolls, after that sonic attack, had their strange energy layers shattered in an instant, allowing others to seize them amidst the chaos.
"We can't leave. The remnant soul has awakened, and it will definitely want to annihilate everyone who's entered this ruin. If we try to flee, not a single one of us will escape alive."
Qiong Tian Zun said in a deep voice. "So, we must work together if we want any chance of survival."
Hearing that, Wei Yang's eyes narrowed slightly. As expected, this old ghost was still after that skeleton. Even now, he refused to give up.
Qiong Tian Zun's words stirred the crowd again. Those whose strength was weaker showed even deeper fear on their faces, yet none dared to turn and flee first.
Creak~
At that moment, from within the blood-misted hall came the faint sound of bones twisting and creaking.
The moment that sound echoed, all the murmurs and unrest instantly died away. Countless horrified gazes locked tightly on the center of the hall, where the blood mist was thickest. Fear spread even more intensely in that instant.
Tap. Tap. Tap!
The sound of skeletal feet stepping on the stone floor grew gradually closer. The sound wasn't loud, yet it felt like it was stepping right on everyone's hearts, filling them with suffocating pressure.
"You two, move to the back. If things go wrong, leave immediately." Wei Yang's expression turned grave as he signaled to Qing Lin and Zi Yan to retreat behind them, speaking in a low voice.
This Dou Sheng skeleton was far too dangerous—Wei Yang had to stay fully alert.
"Mm, you all be careful too." Qing Lin took Zi Yan's hand and completely withdrew from the hall, standing at the doorway.
Beside them, Xiao Yan and Ah Da also became tense, their Dou Qi surging furiously inside them, ready to burst out at any moment.
Inside the hall, waves of powerful auras spread one after another.
Everyone's expressions were tight with tension. If this went badly, most of the people here would probably end up staying behind—buried together with the master of this tomb. After all, from that previous sonic attack, few here could claim they could take it head-on.
At the center of the hall, under countless watchful eyes, the blood mist slowly rippled.
Then, as it rolled and churned, a skeleton whose entire body had been stained crimson by the blood mist slowly stepped forward from within—each step echoing ominously—finally appearing before everyone's eyes.
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