Chapter 1988: Breaking Through the Bone Demon Army

Ye Yuan took the lead, and the team advanced at great speed.

Wherever the Star Luo War Banner passed, it left only a pile of crushed bones.

Those who had come in with Zhou Yu earlier felt a stark contrast between heaven and earth.

The journey was far too easy!

Though still perilous, it was nothing compared to last time.

Ye Yuan crushed everything in his path, so the pressure on each individual was minimal.

Seventy True God Fourth Heaven cultivators—this force was absolutely formidable, almost sweeping everything aside.

“If I’d known, I would have waited and come in with Brother Ye!”

“Brother Ye’s strength is terrifying. Doesn’t he ever tire?”

“Haha, what a relief! Last time those skeletons chased me to death; now I can finally hold my head high.”

…

In the previous battle, Zhou Yu wanted to use others as shields, so he naturally refused to charge ahead.

Thus, everyone was a target of attack.

Those bone demons attacked indiscriminately, so naturally they scattered.

But this time, Ye Yuan attracted most of the firepower, and they only had to support from the side, making it much easier.

Moreover, the overall strength of the group had greatly improved compared to last time.

So all the way, they felt little pressure.

At the rear of the team, Zhou Yu’s staff moved like the wind, but his inner shock was beyond words.

At first, he gloated, thinking that with this level of consumption, Ye Yuan couldn’t last long.

Yet, over an hour passed, and Ye Yuan was still as energetic as if he’d taken stimulants, his condition full, with no sign of decline.

Zhou Yu reckoned that if he sustained this level of combat, he couldn’t last this long.

Was this guy even human?

However, the journey was not entirely smooth.

Further on, the bone demons grew stronger, with more and more at the True God Fourth Heaven level.

Eventually, some bone demons were extremely close to the True God Fifth Heaven level.

Even Ye Yuan found it quite strenuous.

The team’s advance slowed, and casualties gradually appeared.

The chosen ones also lost their earlier composure.

Finally, Ye Yuan abandoned the Star Luo War Banner and directly struck out with Seal of Life and Death after Seal of Life and Death.

Although the Star Luo War Banner was a Heavenly Lord spiritual treasure, in Ye Yuan’s hands it couldn’t unleash its true power.

His cultivation level was too low!

In terms of power, the Seal of Life and Death was far superior.

Of course, the Seal of Life and Death also consumed a tremendous amount of divine essence.

Even with the purity of his divine essence, he still found it barely sufficient.

Without hesitation, he swallowed several pills to restore divine essence.

“Everyone, hold nothing back! Use your best moves quickly! Otherwise, we’ll all die here! The bone mountain is only a few hundred zhang away; let’s push harder!” Ye Yuan said loudly.

He knew well that aside from their small team, everyone in the group had their own agenda.

Many hadn’t gone all out; they were saving their killing moves for the final grab for the emperor bone!

Now, they had fought their way to the foot of the bone mountain, surrounded almost entirely by True God Fourth Heaven bone demons.

Turning back was no longer possible.

In their current state, they didn’t have enough divine essence to fight their way back.

With no retreat, the only way was forward!

Ye Yuan’s successive Seals of Life and Death left everyone dumbfounded.

Was this even possible?

In battle, people generally didn’t use ultimate moves unless absolutely necessary.

But Ye Yuan was throwing out ultimate moves one after another, as if they cost nothing.

The key was that Ye Yuan could actually unleash so many.

Was this guy… really at True God Second Heaven?

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

Screams rose one after another, and casualties among the team increased.

The slower the team advanced, the more bone demons they had to face.

And the bone demons grew stronger; many could no longer hold on.

Even Ye Yuan began to feel despair.

He hadn’t expected the later bone demons to be so powerful.

Even if he used Sword Void Inscription, he couldn’t wipe them all out at once!

“Brother Ye, what do we do?” Song Yu forced back a bone demon and asked through gritted teeth.

“What else can we do? Keep charging!” Ye Yuan said grimly.

The few dozen zhang ahead felt like an insurmountable distance.

But even if they reached the bone mountain, what then?

Wouldn’t these bone demons pursue them?

On the bone mountain, there would be no way to retreat!

Ten zhang!

Nine zhang!

…

Three zhang!

Two zhang!

One zhang!

Ye Yuan’s divine essence drained rapidly. Finally, he suddenly struck out a Seal of Life and Death, blasting away the bone demon before him.

Ahead was the bone mountain!

Ye Yuan lunged forward, bursting out of the bone demon army and onto the bone mountain.

But he didn’t ascend alone; instead, he turned back and unleashed several more Seals of Life and Death to help Song Yu and the others break out.

“Help!” Ye Yuan rescued Song Yu and said without thinking.

Ye Yuan was no saint, but he had his principles.

Without these people, he couldn’t have broken through the bone demon army alone.

Now that he had made it, he naturally couldn’t stand by and watch them die.

Then, one by one, the chosen ones rushed out.

When the last person emerged, Ye Yuan was ready to stake everything.

But unexpectedly, at that moment, the endless bone demon army suddenly scattered into piles of bones.

The once tumultuous wilderness fell into utter silence.

The abrupt shift from motion to stillness was so jarring that everyone felt disoriented.

Soon, however, ecstatic joy appeared on everyone’s faces.

“Haha… we finally made it! Damn, I thought I was done for this time!”

“No kidding! Facing several bone demons of the same level at once—what a fight!”

“Thanks to Brother Ye. If he hadn’t held off most of the bone demons alone, we’d all be dead by now.”

…

While each of them faced several, Ye Yuan faced a dozen or more alone.

He was always at the forefront, like a sharp blade, naturally drawing the most enemies.

Moreover, Ye Yuan’s reckless fighting style had driven back a large group of bone demons.

The remaining bone demons were handled by others, greatly reducing the pressure.

Everyone knew that without Ye Yuan, they would have been annihilated, not a single one surviving.

Laughter and joy filled the air.

But Ye Yuan did not smile.

On the contrary, his face was grim.

“Brother Ye, what’s wrong?” Song Yu, who had been rejoicing, saw Ye Yuan’s expression and immediately stopped smiling to ask.

Ye Yuan frowned and said, “These bone demons were clearly controlled by the emperor bone. If this was its last resort, it should have stopped at nothing to prevent us from reaching it. But… the entire bone demon army has dispersed!”

His words sent a chill through everyone’s hearts.

And at that moment, on the bone mountain, another skeleton… slowly rose.

Yes, just one!

But everyone’s eyes went wide, and a feeling called despair spread through their hearts.