At the same time, Ao Yuan felt the dissipating chilling energy within the White Bone Blade intensify, continuing to erode him.
"This White Bone Blade is strange!"
Ao Yuan murmured, increasingly feeling the White Bone Blade was not simple. After all, it was initially thrown by the Skeleton Monster. But it hadn't been used at all afterwards. This defied common sense. Ao Yuan had already experienced how sharp the White Bone Blade was. The Skeleton Monster using the White Bone Blade was far more effective than using its claws.
"Could it be... the Skeleton Monster was afraid of the White Bone Blade being damaged?" Ao Yuan looked down, his eyes flickering for several moments. The more he thought about it, the more probable this possibility seemed. Otherwise, the Skeleton Monster's actions were inexplicable.
"In that case, I'll break this White Bone Blade first and see what happens!"
As he spoke, Ao Yuan immediately gripped the White Bone Blade with his claws, trying to break it!
"Ah!"
Noticing Ao Yuan's actions, the Skeleton Monster let out an unprecedented roar. The empty sockets of its eyes stared intently at Ao Yuan. The candlelight covering its entire body suddenly surged, even charring the bones that formed the Skeleton Monster's body. Immediately after, it raised its claws and charged towards Ao Yuan, as if to blot out the sun. This strike was earth-shattering.
Facing this blow, Ao Yuan's brow furrowed slightly.
"Weak Water Guard!"
Ao Yuan chose not to counterattack and instead prepared to use the Weak Water to block the strike. This was because he had a more important task. That was to completely destroy this White Bone Blade! At least, judging by the Skeleton Monster's current reaction, it truly feared the White Bone Blade being damaged. Moreover, the White Bone Blade itself was bizarre. Under the immense force of Ao Yuan's claws, it did not break. Instead, it bent like a soft sword. It was important to remember that Ao Yuan had previously found the White Bone Blade to be incredibly hard! This made Ao Yuan even more eager to break the White Bone Blade and see what was going on.
"Hmph!"
"Do you think I can't break it like this?"
"I'll see how long you can hold out!"
"Break!"
Suddenly, Ao Yuan increased the force of his claws, bending the White Bone Blade with all his might.
At that very moment.
Rumble!
The Skeleton Monster's claws crashed down. At this instant, the faint blue mist surrounding Ao Yuan rippled like a tsunami. It was as if Ao Yuan were the Skeleton Monster's sworn enemy, and this strike used almost all of its strength.
*Crack!*
At this moment, an accident occurred. The pale blue mist was directly shattered by the Skeleton Monster's claws with a *bang*. In an instant, the cracks on the mist grew larger. Just as the Skeleton Monster's strike was about to break through the mist and reach Ao Yuan,
*Snap.*
Another crisp sound was heard. With Ao Yuan's immense strength, the White Bone Blade, held in his claws, performed a 360-degree flip and then broke.
*Bang!*
Immediately after.
Another sharp crack. The waist of the Skeleton Monster, which had been blocked by the mist, cracked just like the White Bone Blade. The crack widened rapidly, instantly贯穿ing the entire body of the Skeleton Monster. At this moment, the candlelight on the Skeleton Monster seemed to extinguish. It was dim, so weak it was dimmer than the smallest light bulb.
"Dragon... Dragon..."
The Skeleton Monster tried to speak, but its body, due to inertia, fell to the ground. Its massive body still stood upright, but its upper half toppled to the ground. Its empty, dark eyes stared fixedly at Ao Yuan. Although devoid of color, they exuded an intensely malevolent feeling.
"Huh, what's going on!!"
At this moment, Ao Yuan seemed to notice something and exclaimed in surprise. He looked down to see the White Bone Blade beneath his claws emitting a faint white smoke. This smoke was identical to the smoke he had encountered before.
"So this is the third candle!"
Seeing this, Ao Yuan instantly understood. After speaking, Ao Yuan felt a sense of astonishment. Who could have imagined that the third candle would be a White Bone Blade? It was likely that even the most intelligent person would never have guessed it. If Ao Yuan hadn't happened to be grazed by the White Bone Blade, he wouldn't have guessed it either.
Having figured it out, Ao Yuan shook his head and smiled. This time, he had been blessed by the goddess of luck. Otherwise, it would have taken an unknown amount of time to defeat the Skeleton Monster on his own. After all, it was immortal! This alone had given Ao Yuan a headache.
"Let's go see where the exit of the ancient battlefield is."
Ao Yuan shook his head, sorted his thoughts, and was about to act. He was currently trapped in this ancient battlefield. According to what Bai Feng and the others had said before, this area was extremely dangerous, and just because he hadn't encountered anything yet didn't mean there was nothing.
As Ao Yuan was about to act, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked up sharply into the distance.
"Damn it, am I a jinx!"
Far away, Ao Yuan saw a ferociously menacing monster running towards him not far ahead. It had three incredibly large and ferocious heads. Its body was completely black, making it difficult to discern clearly. The six crimson eyes on its three heads, however, were exceptionally striking! This three-headed monster closely resembled the mythical Cerberus. As the monster ran from a distance, its six crimson eyes stared intently at the corpse on the ground.
*Drip, drip.*
Incredibly foul-smelling saliva dripped from the corners of its three mouths onto the ground, causing it to emit a 'sizzling' sound.
"It's corrosive!"
Ao Yuan's eyes immediately narrowed. The corrosiveness of this three-headed creature was too intense! Just by opening its mouth, it possessed such powerful corrosive properties. Ao Yuan observed the three-headed monster. It had gaping maws with rows of teeth like sharp knives. Its body was entirely dark, and if not for its six crimson eyes, it would have almost blended into the surrounding environment.
"I must be careful!" Ao Yuan withdrew his gaze, took a quiet breath, and silently retreated from the three-headed monster. He didn't know if his scales could withstand the monster's sharp teeth, nor if his scales could resist its corrosive attacks. Of course, even if they could, Ao Yuan didn't want to test it.
*Crunch, crunch, crunch!*
A crisp sound was heard. The three heads of the three-headed monster worked in coordination, easily chewing and swallowing the corpse on the ground.
"Hiss~"
Ao Yuan couldn't help but gasp again as he watched this scene. This monster! It was not to be trifled with! Nor was there any need to provoke it. After all, he only wanted to find an exit and leave this ancient battlefield, nothing more.
Having made up his mind, Ao Yuan was about to turn and leave when a sense of unprecedented danger arose in his heart. Even without looking back, Ao Yuan understood. He... had been targeted!
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