The skeletal monster paused, its candle-flame eyes fixated on the area where Ao Yuan had been injured.
There, the wounded spot was completely healed, showing no sign of damage.
"How… how is this possible!"
The skeletal monster's voice was hoarse, its face expressionless, yet its shock was palpable.
"How can you possess the Dragon Clan's innate divine ability of healing? How could you have it at your current realm?"
Hearing this, Ao Yuan mused internally: Is healing a profound Dragon Clan divine ability?
Or perhaps, in ancient times, dragons couldn't master so many divine abilities.
Did they only gradually master them as their realms improved?
Frankly, this was beyond Ao Yuan's expectation.
If what was said was true, it meant he hadn't failed to receive an inheritance, but rather his own strength was still far from enough.
He was already the strongest in Great Xia.
If this strength was still insufficient, then just how powerful was the Blue Star in ancient times!
*Bang!*
As Ao Yuan pondered, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis erupt within him.
He turned his head and saw a long saber made of bone suddenly slashing towards him.
The bone saber appeared ordinary, yet it emanated a potent sense of danger to Ao Yuan.
"This is no simple matter!"
However, to think that this bone saber alone could kill him was akin to a fool's dream!
Seeing Ao Yuan make no move to dodge from afar, the skeletal monster's ferocious mouth curved upwards.
It seemed Ao Yuan was unaware of the true power of its bone saber.
And this would undoubtedly bring Ao Yuan death!
Even with his healing ability, it would be no exception!
At this very moment!
The bone saber, which had been slashing down with a roar, was already close to Ao Yuan. If the skeletal monster could laugh, it would be beside itself with glee.
Ao Yuan's pupils narrowed slightly: "Weak Water Guard!"
A faint blue airflow appeared out of nowhere, enveloping Ao Yuan's body.
*Bang!*
The bone saber struck down with a roar, causing ripples to emanate from the misty water.
But…
The power carried by the bone saber was completely dissipated, unable to pierce through the layer of water.
"How can you possess another Dragon Clan innate divine ability!"
Witnessing the bone saber seemingly halted, the skeletal monster was utterly terrified.
Having mastered three Dragon Clan innate divine abilities in succession.
Let alone the current Blue Star, even in ancient times.
Ao Yuan could be considered a prodigy!
"I told you you wouldn't be my match, why didn't you believe me?"
Ao Yuan shook his head and smiled, then his colossal body moved like Mount Tai crushing down upon the skeletal monster.
He refused to believe that this skeletal monster was truly immortal!
Perhaps dismembering it would still give it a chance to recover.
But if he shattered it completely, how would it recover?
With what would it recover!
*Boom boom boom!*
Beneath Ao Yuan's colossal body, the skeletal monster struggled to resist.
Its claws repeatedly clawed at Ao Yuan's body, but Ao Yuan paid it no mind, continuing to press down.
"Ah!"
As Ao Yuan's immense body grew smaller and smaller, its mountain-like form pressed down heavily on the skeletal monster.
*Clatter!*
In an instant, its entire body was unrecognizable, the skeletal frame shattering into a pile of debris.
Ao Yuan, after completing this, only suffered minor claw marks on his body.
He wasn't even deeply wounded, and it didn't even count as breaking the skin.
After pressing down for a long while, Ao Yuan slowly floated up.
His gaze was cold as he looked down at the skeletal monster, now a pile of bone fragments.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ao Yuan appeared slightly surprised. Despite his mountain-like weight crushing the skeletal monster's body into pieces, its blood-red skull and the two candles remained intact.
Ao Yuan briefly scanned the bloody skull before his eyes settled on the two candles below. He swung his arms, crushing them to dust.
Having done so, Ao Yuan muttered, "Now, let's see how you revive!"
Ao Yuan didn't know how the skeletal monster was formed.
But he understood that it was inextricably linked to those two candles.
"Hmm?"
However, Ao Yuan's words had barely fallen.
An unbelievable scene unfolded.
The scattered skeletal fragments in front of him began to float together.
In the blink of an eye, they reformed into the shape of a skeleton.
Only the two candles did not recover, leaving two hollow eye sockets that appeared incredibly eerie.
"It can still recover like this!"
Ao Yuan raised an eyebrow, appearing somewhat surprised.
To him, this was already completely unrecoverable.
And weren't the candles the source of its power?
Now that the candles were shattered, weren't they?
"Damn it!"
At this moment, Ao Yuan seemed to notice something and couldn't help but exclaim.
Ahead of him.
The shattered candle remnants floated into the air at this moment.
They then sprinkled onto the skeletal monster like falling dust.
*Buzz buzz buzz!*
Instantly, the skeletal monster's entire body was covered in a faint white substance.
Judging by its form, it was clearly the flame of the candles!
"Dragon Clan brat!"
"I told you, you can't kill me!"
Following this, the skeletal monster moved. Its dark, hollow eyes looked at Ao Yuan, and it shouted coldly.
Ao Yuan's expression had shifted from initial surprise back to indifference.
Although!
The skeletal monster had reappeared.
Ao Yuan believed that if he could destroy it once, he could destroy it a second time!
"If that's the case, then I'll destroy you again!"
Ao Yuan let out a cold roar, and his peerless claws continued to strike one after another.
*Bang bang bang!*
Countless monstrous claws slammed into the skeletal monster's body.
Each claw strike would shatter the skeletal monster.
But the skeletal monster would quickly reassemble itself.
Moreover, the flames coating its body had become even more intense.
"Dragon Clan brat, I told you, I am unkillable!"
"If you don't believe me, feel free to come and see."
"I want to see who, in the end."
"Runs out of stamina first, or who dies first!"
Hearing the skeletal monster's shout, Ao Yuan frowned.
He then stopped.
Indeed.
As the skeletal monster had said, if this continued, even with his beast core to replenish his stamina.
He ultimately wouldn't be able to defeat the skeletal monster.
"There must be a secret I don't know!"
Ao Yuan's brow furrowed deeply as he examined the skeletal monster, its entire body ablaze with candle flames.
From the changes throughout the skeletal monster's body, Ao Yuan could tell that this was definitely related to the candles.
Suddenly.
Ao Yuan seemed to realize something.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
He had only shattered two candles.
So the question was.
He had seen three candles before.
Where was the last candle?
And this skull, no matter how he hit it, it wouldn't shatter.
The key must lie in these two.
"First, find the last candle!"
Ao Yuan quickly formulated a plan to deal with the skeletal monster.
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