Chapter 1989: Three Swords of the Bone Demon

“Heaven… Heavenly Lord Bone Demon! How… how could this be?”

Before them stood only one bone demon.

The fluctuations emanating from this bone demon made everyone’s heart tremble. If it wasn’t a Heavenly Lord-level bone demon, what else could it be?

No one had expected that after enduring countless hardships to reach the other shore, they would be greeted by a Heavenly Lord-level bone demon.

No wonder the Emperor’s Bones had lain here for so many years without being taken.

Crack!

Crack!

Crack!

The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon walked toward the crowd step by step. Each step felt like it was stepping on their hearts, making them tremble with fear.

The overwhelming pressure nearly suffocated everyone.

“Run!”

Finally, someone couldn’t bear it and turned to flee.

That Child of Fortune exerted all his strength, moving at an incredible speed.

Ye Yuan did not move; he stared intently at the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon.

They saw the bone demon’s skeletal claw slowly rise, then gently flick. A pale green streak of light tore through the night sky, accurately striking the fleeing Child of Fortune.

Boom!

The Child of Fortune exploded in midair, leaving not even a trace of ash.

Everyone gasped, stunned into silence by the sight.

Strong!

Too strong!

Such was the power of a Heavenly Lord-level bone demon; it utterly crushed any thought of resistance.

There was no chance of escape.

As for joining forces to deal with this Heavenly Lord Bone Demon… don’t be ridiculous. Even if everyone combined their strength, they wouldn’t be enough to fill its teeth.

“Senior, we have come for the Emperor’s Bones. May I ask how we can obtain them?” Just then, Ye Yuan suddenly spoke up.

The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon turned its head somewhat mechanically toward Ye Yuan.

Everyone else’s hearts were in their throats. Was this guy asking for death? Still thinking about the Emperor’s Bones at a time like this?

Stared at by the bone demon’s hollow eyes, Ye Yuan was startled but not panicked.

He realized that this bone demon possessed its own intelligence!

If it were like the previous bone demons, this Heavenly Lord Bone Demon would have already wiped out their group. Why would it wait until now?

For this Heavenly Lord Bone Demon, that would have been a trivial matter.

So he dared to ask.

The bone demon’s pitch-black eyes fixed on Ye Yuan without speaking. The air seemed to freeze.

Suddenly, the bone demon opened its skeletal mouth, its jaw moving, and spoke in a hoarse voice: “If anyone… can withstand three of my swords, they may… take the Lord’s… remains away.”

Hiss…

Everyone gasped again.

Withstand your three swords… Who could survive that?

Forget three swords, they couldn’t even withstand one!

This joke was too much.

Ye Yuan looked at the bone demon and asked again, “If we don’t take the three swords, can we not leave?”

Everyone’s expressions tightened again, recalling the one who had been instantly killed, and felt a chill.

Unexpectedly, the bone demon shook its head and said, “As long as you block one sword, you can leave. For these three swords, I will suppress my strength to the same realm as yours.”

The bone demon seemed to find its rhythm, speaking much more smoothly.

Hearing this, the Children of Fortune breathed a huge sigh of relief.

If it struck with Heavenly Lord-level power, no one would stand a chance.

“Then… if several people manage to withstand your three swords at the same time, what then?” Ye Yuan asked again.

“First come, first served.” This time, the bone demon replied quickly.

Everyone’s eyes lit up, and someone immediately stepped forward, saying, “I’ll go first!”

This person was not weak; he was also a mid-stage True God Fourth Layer powerhouse.

They were all Children of Fortune, confident in their own strength.

At the very least, they would not lose to cultivators of the same level!

“Idiot!” Zhou Yu couldn’t help but mutter under his breath.

The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon said nothing more and directly pulled a bone from its ribs.

Then, the shape of the bone began to change, eventually turning into a bone sword of moderate length.

“Heavenly Lord Spirit Treasure!” Ye Yuan’s pupils contracted as he exclaimed.

The others also realized what it was. They hadn’t sensed it at all, but in an instant, the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon had conjured a Heavenly Lord Spirit Treasure.

That Child of Fortune’s pupils also contracted, his expression turning solemn.

“If you withstand three swords, this Heavenly Lord Spirit Treasure will also be yours. I will give you three days to recover your divine essence. After three days, I will strike.”

The bone demon said calmly, then sat down cross-legged on the spot.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Everyone took their pills and mostly recovered their divine essence.

The bone demon and that Child of Fortune stood facing each other. The bone demon said flatly, “Now, I will strike.”

As the words fell, he thrust the bone sword forward flatly.

Swish…

A swishing sound came from the air, and a terrifying fluctuation shot straight toward the Child of Fortune.

The Child of Fortune also struck!

His spear, like a rainbow piercing the sun, flew straight toward the sword.

There was no violent collision of divine essence as imagined. Under this sword, the spear in the Child of Fortune’s hand turned into a cloud of powder.

Then, his entire body was sliced into countless pieces, dissipating with the wind.

His whole body seemed to have weathered away.

Everyone, including Ye Yuan, had their pupils sharply contract.

They knew the Heavenly Lord’s sword would be strong, but they hadn’t expected it to be this strong.

That Child of Fortune had charged alongside them.

He might not have been the strongest, but he was certainly not among the weakest in this group.

Yet he couldn’t even block one sword from the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon!

The power of this sword far exceeded the level of a True God Fourth Layer.

Even a True God Fifth Layer would likely be no match.

This was only the first sword. How terrifying would the second and third swords be?

Everyone felt a chill down their spines. This Heavenly Lord Bone Demon’s strength was too terrifying.

“Next!”

The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon clearly didn’t intend to give them time to be afraid and immediately started the next round.

This time, no one jumped out.

No one dared to take that sword.

“If no one volunteers, I will choose.” The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon said flatly.

Everyone’s expression changed, but they saw the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon extend a bony finger and point at one of the Children of Fortune.

That Child of Fortune’s scalp went numb, while the others breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The Child of Fortune stood there, his feet as if rooted to the ground, unable to move.

“Refuse to fight, and you will be killed instantly.” The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon said succinctly.

That Child of Fortune’s expression changed. Killed instantly meant being killed with Heavenly Lord-level power.

In that case, he had even less chance.

Steeling himself, he stepped forward.

But the result was no surprise—killed with one sword!

Next, the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon pointed at a few more people, but none could withstand even one sword.

These True God Fourth Layer prodigies were as fragile as tofu before this sword.

About forty people had made it through the bone demon army.

The rest were almost all elites among elites, but in the blink of an eye, another seven or eight died.

The Heavenly Lord Bone Demon’s finger was like a death warrant.

Whoever it pointed at died!

After killing a Child of Fortune, the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon pointed its finger at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu’s expression changed, and he stepped forward reluctantly.