The skeleton shook its head and sighed, its eye sockets turning red, showing a trace of sorrow, as if reminiscing about the past.
"Alas...."
Suddenly, the skeleton continued to sigh, its demeanor dejected.
"As a former supreme being, I have fallen to such a state, having to rely on the body of an ant to survive."
"It's a pity that I am too weak now and cannot leave Youming Mountain at all...."
The skeleton sighed heavily, its face filled with regret and indignation.
It turned out that it was the Youming Supreme, a peerless fierce figure who had once swept across the Heavenly Domain, possessing unparalleled combat power and aweing the universe!
Who would have thought that thousands of years ago, the Youming Supreme suffered severe injuries, and its will fell into a coma.
By chance, deep within Youming Mountain, there was a heavenly treasure that was of great use to the Youming Supreme, and it had been guarding it.
"I have been in seclusion here for thousands of years, consuming a large amount of heavenly treasures, and with the help of that item, I have finally recovered some strength and can leave Youming Mountain."
"However, all my cultivation techniques were derived from that treasure."
The skeleton sighed and continued to narrate, "To obtain the treasure, one must first break the Youming Demon Sealing Formation!"
"Boy, I'll give you one chance. Surrender to me, let me possess your body and take it over, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The skeleton stared at Zhou Yan, its gaze ferocious.
"Heh heh, Youming Supreme?"
Zhou Yan chuckled disdainfully and said indifferently, "Do you think I'm scared?"
Zhou Yan understood that the Youming Demon Sealing Formation was the guardian formation of the core area of Youming Mountain.
The skeleton had just awakened and its strength had not yet recovered. It would have to pay a heavy price to defeat the Youming chains.
Now, trying to take his fortune was undoubtedly a pipe dream.
"Seeking death!"
The skeleton snorted coldly, and a chilling aura swept out, transforming into dense black smoke, condensing into a sharp cone, stabbing fiercely.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!.....
Wherever the cone passed, space twisted and shattered, revealing a sliver of a gap, its terrifying power shocking the heavens.
"Youming Mountain is indeed terrifying!"
Zhou Yan's expression became solemn. He didn't dare to delay, stomped his foot, and his body shot out.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Zhou Yan unleashed his full speed, like a falling meteor, extremely fast, he dodged the cone's attack and appeared in front of the skeleton.
Rumble~
The Thunder Hammer, carrying rolling malevolent energy, descended like Mount Tai crushing down, mixed with boundless destructive aura, intending to blow the skeleton apart.
However, the skeleton's eyes turned scarlet. It struck out with a palm, and blood flames surged, blocking the hammer's attack.
Bang!
A muffled sound echoed, the skeleton staggered back half a step, blood seeped from the corner of its mouth, and its expression was grim.
"You are strong!"
The skeleton licked the blood, its tone icy, "Unfortunately, you have no advantage. It is as easy as crushing an ant for me to kill you!"
As the words fell, black energy surged from the skeleton, transforming into streaks of shadowy figures, covering the sky and attacking Zhou Yan.
Shadows, or rather phantoms, exuded a chilling and evil aura, containing a strange power that seemed capable of devouring all spiritual essence.
"What is this power?"
Zhou Yan frowned, a sense of danger appearing.
Boom boom boom~
In a short period, the skeleton attacked furiously. Every time it swung its palm, a wisp of shadow would appear, turning into ghost arrows and shooting towards Zhou Yan.
"These shadows......"
Zhou Yan's heart trembled, feeling as if he had fallen into a quagmire, his body stiff and unable to move.
The shadows, like maggots gnawing at the bones, relentlessly eroded Zhou Yan's vital blood, seeping into his internal organs, causing his bloodline to gradually weaken.
"Damn it! What the hell is this thing!"
Zhou Yan gritted his teeth, feeling anxious. Once his vital blood was depleted, he would die even if the skeleton did nothing.
Rumble~
Just then, Zhou Yan's heart moved, and the sound of bells echoed in his mind, golden divine radiance flashing.
"This is...."
Zhou Yan's eyes widened, his heart suddenly beating faster, filled with fear and excitement.
"Divine Ability, True Fire Furnace!"
Instantly, Zhou Yan circulated the "Burning Technique." The Nascent Soul in his Dantian glowed with dazzling light, spewing out red flames.
"Sizzle sizzle~~"
A scorching heat rose from Zhou Yan's skin, his flesh and blood rapidly transforming, as if forged from steel, exuding a heavy and incredibly solid feel.
At the same time, a furnace materialized out of thin air, hanging high above Zhou Yan's head, pouring down scorching lava, emitting an astonishing temperature.
"Ah——"
Zhou Yan cried out in pain. A blazing flame ignited all over his body, burning his muscles and bones.
However, these burns did not diminish but rather intensified, causing Zhou Yan to writhe on the ground in pain.
This lava was nurtured by the Heart of Lava and possessed astonishing power, capable of incinerating all things.
"This is... a Divine Ability!?"
Seeing this, the skeleton's eyes trembled, filled with disbelief.
Divine Abilities were extremely rare, and even some dynasties and empires might not possess them.
Zhou Yan's martial arts realm was low, yet he could display a Divine Ability, which defied common sense.
"No matter who you are, since you have come here, then I will act on behalf of heaven!"
Immediately, the skeleton sneered, its killing intent soaring.
Whoosh whoosh~
The skeleton reached out and grabbed, black tentacles flying out, entangling the furnace, pulling fiercely, attempting to seize the Divine Ability.
However, the Divine Ability furnace was firmly fixed above Zhou Yan's head, unmoving, as stable as a rock. No matter how the skeleton struggled, it could not move it even a fraction.
"What's going on!?"
The skeleton was stunned, its face filled with confusion and disbelief.
It remembered clearly that when it first awakened at the peak of Youming Mountain, it only had a wisp of residual soul left, with less than one percent of its original strength.
But now?
It had absorbed a mysterious seed and recovered eighty to ninety percent of its strength, perfectly counteracting Zhou Yan.
If things continued like this, wouldn't it be able to defeat Zhou Yan and seize his fortune!?
"Something is not right! There must be a problem!"
The skeleton's eyes flashed, and it immediately sensed something amiss.
After all, it had been dormant for hundreds of years, and it had forgotten everything that had happened during that time.
"Little fellow, stop struggling!"
The skeleton grinned and said, "This is the Youming Forbidden Technique, called 'Youming Cage.' Only by cultivating Youming techniques can one comprehend it!"
The Youming Cage uses Youming Water as a medium to condense into a cage, trapping the enemy, restraining their spiritual consciousness and will, preventing escape.
In other words, once trapped, Zhou Yan would be like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.
"Youming Water!?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't shadows, it was fine.
Youming Water had the effect of sealing spiritual consciousness and spirit, which was perfect for him.
Splash splash splash~
The next moment, a drop of crystal-clear emerald green water emerged from Zhou Yan's chest.
As the emerald green water drop appeared, the surrounding space fluctuated violently. Vaguely, it seemed that a ball of green light was hidden within.
"Divine Ability!?"
The skeleton stared, almost doubting its own eyes.
"Youming Water, seal!"
Zhou Yan softly shouted. The emerald green water drop rose into the air, transforming into a net, covering the entire Youming cave.