Xu Chu's expression turned grim.
On the battlefield, the Great Wei feared nothing more than the undead bone demons. Beast tides, no matter how ferocious, could be repelled; survive the first onslaught, and there was hope. But the undead bone demons could summon endless legions of the dead, wave after wave, like a sea engulfing all—sweeping through, destroying everything.
"Xu Chu, join us, and you shall gain eternal life."
The undead bone demon's voice was icy and cold.
"Hmph, vile undead creatures. I, Xu Chu, was born human—how could I stoop so low? Either live or die. If I fall in battle, then let my broken body stain the heavens red."
Without hesitation, Xu Chu sneered in defiance.
He could live by surrendering, but his mind would never be whole again. That would be betrayal. And betrayal was something that had never been etched into his soul. Killing him was easy. Forcing him to betray? Impossible.
"Very well. Since that's your choice, then I shall grant you death. Of course, you may not surrender in life, but in death… you no longer have a say. Death is merely the beginning."
The bone demon did not bother to press further. Humans were always sentimental—less useful than corpses.
"Sea of White Bone Death!!"
No more hesitation. In the Great Wei Dynasty, warriors like Xu Chu were far too common—unyielding to the bone. The offer to surrender was just a formality. With rejection came extermination.
With a wave of his bone staff, the space above suddenly tore open, revealing a massive and terrifying painting—a scene of endless white bones, long and short, thick and thin, densely packed like an ocean of bones stretching into infinity. It was impossible to count how many skeletons were within, or what creatures they once were—beasts, humans, other races… all lay mixed in the dreadful sea.
Mountains of bones.
From it came eerie howls—ghosts shrieking in hunger. Above it hung a blue moon, casting a bone-chilling light that made one's blood run cold.
A true realm of death.
"That's a Life Map… Truly the undead. Even their Life Map is horrifying."
A soldier murmured, trembling.
Since the secrets of cultivation were made public, people understood what a Life Map Realm was—a realm where one's Life Map could evolve into a near-reality. In some cases, merging with certain life apertures, it became a true pocket world, capable of manifesting overwhelming destructive power.
This one was the White Bone Sea Life Map—capable of spawning infinite undead skeletons.
It rapidly spread across the sky, blotting out the sun. All who saw it felt a chill in their souls.
Crack! Crack!!
As the painting unfurled, the bones began to move. Under the blue moon's glow, they clacked and assembled—forming skeletal warriors, their hollow sockets igniting with Soul Fire.
Wave after wave of them emerged.
Humanoid skeletons, skeletal beasts—they crawled out of the Sea of Bones like awakening nightmares.
Whoosh!!
From within the painting, a blue gate of light formed—condensed from the moonlight itself. Instantly, the skeletal legions surged through, descending not only outside Jinshui City, but into it as well. Blue vortices spun in the air, dropping skeletons like torrential rain.
They were going to drown the entire city in bone.
"All hands, ready yourselves—prepare to fight!!"
Xu Chu took a deep breath and roared. His eyes were bloodshot.
There were many civilians in the city, untrained and unprepared for such slaughter. The undead would tear them apart.
"Harming innocent human lives? That's not something I can allow."
Yi Tianxing's eyes flashed. He hadn't come here just to watch.
These skeletons? He didn't even see them as a threat. Most were merely Spirit Sea or Life Aperture Realm. In his eyes, they were ants.
"Yin-Yang Treasure Vase, devour them!"
With a thought, a jade bottle glowing red and blue appeared above Jinshui City.
Alternating auras of red and blue light shimmered from it. At its mouth, a swirling vortex formed—radiating a terrifying devouring force. Light poured from the bottle like a flood.
Wherever it reached, the undead skeletons vanished instantly, as if swallowed by the void.
The Yin-Yang Treasure Vase's suction was overwhelming. Even Dharma Phase Realm cultivators couldn't resist—let alone these bone soldiers.
No matter how many skeletons emerged, they were sucked away into the treasure.
A surreal sight unfolded in the sky:
Skeletons rained from above. And beneath them, a mystical vase swallowed every last one—leaving not even dust.
"What's going on?!"
"The skeletons… they're all being swallowed!"
"What treasure is that? It's amazing! Even the undead can't resist!"
"Could it be like Tai Shang Lao Jun's Jade Purity Bottle, the one said to dissolve living beings into liquid essence?"
"A supreme expert! We have a supreme cultivator guarding Jinshui City! We won't fall to the undead!"
The city's people, moments from despair, watched in awe as the treasure cleansed the skies. Not a single undead even touched the ground.
"What…"
Xu Chu was just as stunned. He knew the city's strength—there shouldn't be any hidden experts here. But clearly, something was amiss.
"Who's doing this? Such power…"
To wield a divine ability that could suppress an entire undead tide—this wasn't ordinary power. This was a top-tier Life Aperture divine ability.
"Impossible!"
Even the undead bone demon looked shocked.
Not only the skeletons aimed at the city, but those outside were all devoured. His entire Life Map—his Sea of Bone Death—was being hollowed out.
"Refine!!"
Yi Tianxing focused his will.
Within the Yin-Yang Treasure Vase, the red and blue light intertwined like a Taiji, birthing a terrifying Yin-Yang Divine Flame. It burned through the skeletal army, purifying them into nothingness—removing all impurities, merging their essence.
Ding ding ding!!
A clear, melodic sound rang out from within the vase—like jewels falling into a jade plate.
Pleasant and serene.
"Too bad the quality's lacking. Can't even get a proper pill out of this."
Yi Tianxing checked the results. The skeletons had only produced Tier-1 Yin-Yang Pills, with a few Tier-2s. Not a single Tier-3.
"Who dares oppose me!?"
The bone demon's soul flame flickered violently.
These skeletons weren't free—they were the fruit of years of corpse collection, absorbed and refined into his Life Map. Now, losing them was like having his bones torn out.
It hurt. It hurt down to his soul.
And yet, he had not even seen the enemy's face.
Roar!!
There was no answer. Only two thunderous dragon roars.
A pair of black and white scissors appeared in the sky—tearing space itself. They transformed into twin yin-yang dragons, twisting through the air.
Yin and Yang clashed—cleaving day from night.
Where they crossed, a blinding golden light burst forth.
Crack!!
A sharp sound echoed.
The undead bone demon—standing tall on his frost bone dragon—froze. Then, with a shattering crack, both he and his dragon were cleaved in two.
Even the soul flame was extinguished.