"Thank you, Master Chen Guan, for this opportunity. Jia Xun will definitely repay you in the future. Farewell!"
"The same goes for Peng Jiyun."
Sensing the tense atmosphere in the hall, the two Lone Dou Zun didn't dare linger. They each greeted Chen Guan and quickly departed, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
"Since that's the case, we'll take our leave as well."
Watching the two depart, the Ice Zun and the others followed suit.
They didn't dare to grab Chen Guan's item, but the others were different.
With a one-in-nine chance, if they could improve even a little, why not?
Moreover, even if the scroll they snatched wasn't Heavenly Grade, it would at least be Earth Grade, which would be a significant gain.
Chen Guan saw their subtle intentions clearly, but he didn't try to stop them. He came here to seek opportunities, not to babysit others. A relatively fair distribution of items was enough to satisfy his conscience.
"The people in Glacier Valley always seem like venomous snakes," the Little Medical Fairy said, her brows furrowed.
While the people of Glacier Valley treated them with due courtesy, she still felt an inexplicable aversion, as if they had the ulterior motives to tamper with her.
Hearing this, Chen Guan chuckled and nodded. Little Medical Immortal's feeling was correct; it was indeed the truth.
If it weren't for the overwhelming strength, Glacier Valley would have long since revealed their ambitions.
"Don't worry about them. There will be plenty of opportunities later. First, let's collect this Dou Sheng skeleton."
Seeing Chen Guan's expression grow slightly serious, everyone was stunned.
He hadn't been so serious just now, when facing over a dozen Dou Zun puppets. Could this skeleton have something else to say?
Yao Chen and Tang Zhen, who hadn't left yet, exchanged glances, each shaking their head and smiling. They knew this young man was a man of deep thoughts, not one to be taken at a disadvantage. This, it turned out, was his ultimate goal.
The group followed Chen Guan's gaze, carefully examining the skeleton on the stone pedestal, but they couldn't discern any threat.
Just as they were wondering, Chen Guan produced a puppet and slowly approached.
Finally, when the puppet came within about three meters of the stone pedestal, everyone's eyes suddenly narrowed. They were certain that, just a moment ago, the skeleton's fingers had trembled slightly!
Without intense concentration, even this movement would have been difficult to notice.
But this tiny movement was enough to make everyone's heart tighten, their faces changing drastically, and they retreated dozens of feet.
"Alive?!"
"No, it must be just a remnant of a thought."
Seeing the skeleton return to silence, without any other terrifying movements, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was no wonder they were cautious. A Dou Sheng was simply too powerful to be defeated. Even a remnant of thought was beyond the reach of a Dou Zun.
The difference between a Dou Zun and a Dou Sheng, a single level, was like the difference between heaven and earth!
Chen Guan's solemn expression eased slightly at this moment. He continued to control the puppet, slowly advancing until it reached the stone pedestal without incident, and finally felt completely relieved.
The puppet continued forward, extending its palm to touch the skeleton.
Just as the puppet's palm was about to touch the skeleton, the space there suddenly began to wriggle strangely, rapidly twisting and transforming into countless extremely sharp spatial spikes, which fiercely pierced the puppet's palm.
Numerous small holes could be clearly seen piercing the puppet's palm. A
normal person would have been covered in blood.
"Sure enough, blood is needed to activate the Dou Sheng's remnant."
Seeing the skeleton remained motionless, Chen Guan's heart was instantly certain.
According to the original trajectory, the Dou Sheng skeleton had been triggered because the Soul Hall's Star-Picking Ghost had rashly approached to retrieve it, injuring himself and causing blood to drip onto the skeleton.
It was like a trap set by the ruins' owner: anyone who coveted the skeleton would be injured, thus activating the remnant within.
However, the ruins' owner probably had no idea that no blood would be shed within the hall today. Even the one who approached to test it was a cold puppet, leaving his backup plan unused.
After one test, Chen Guan didn't stop, continuing to manipulate the puppet to touch the skeleton.
Over and over again, until both of the puppet's arms were riddled with holes from the spatial spikes, Chen Guan finally became convinced that the spatial spikes would only trigger within a one-foot radius of the skeleton.
With this realization, a smile spread across Chen Guan's face.
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Then, as everyone watched in stunned silence, the puppet transformed itself into a transporter, circled behind the stone pedestal, and lifted the skeleton and the entire pedestal together, dashing around the hall several times without incident.
"You can do this?" Tang Zhen was stunned.
"Haha, this kid is ridiculously cautious. There's nothing he can't do, except what you can't imagine. But he probably doesn't dare to store it in his ring. The best way is to carry it out like this, return to Danta and ask a powerful person to dissolve it. That way, we can guarantee that there will be no mistakes."
Yao Chen shook his head and laughed, somewhat speechless.
Chen Guan could hear the conversation, but he didn't care.
He was in a very good mood at the moment. Watching the puppet frantically testing the edge of danger, a bold idea suddenly emerged in his mind, and he couldn't erase it.
Perhaps, if used well, this thing could be no less than a killer!
"Yao Lao, Valley Master Tang, I'm ready to leave. Would you two like to come with me?"
Having successfully obtained both the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and the Heavenly-grade Fighting Skill, his goal achieved, Chen Guan no longer desired to linger in the ruins. He simply wanted to leave quickly and find a lucky soul to absorb the skeleton's final power.
As for whom?
He believed there were many outside the ruins willing to help.
"This ruin is vast, and there are certainly more opportunities within. I, the Xingyun Pavilion, will stay and explore some more."
"Then I'll stay for two more days, just in time to give these guys some experience."
Yao Chen and Tang Zhen spoke up one after another.
They weren't as hated as Chen Guan. With their strength, they wouldn't likely get into trouble in the ruins, as long as they didn't act recklessly.
Chen Guan didn't intervene. He simply bowed and greeted them, then led his men away.
Behind him, the puppet followed, holding the stone pedestal high, keeping a respectful distance.
As they hurried from the center of the ruins to the exit, countless people witnessed this astonishing and wild scene.
Among them were two powerful Soul Palace members hiding in the dark.
"Old ghost, are we really going to let him go like this? How are we going to explain when we get back?"
"What else can we do? Dan Ming and I both died at his hands. Are you sure you can handle him? Besides, we haven't been without gain. This time, this kid has offended the Nine Nether Earth Python Clan, the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan, and the Sky Nether Sect. We just need to go out and make some noise. There will be plenty of people to greet him later. If we can win over these three major forces, even the Palace Master won't blame us too much."
"Okay, then, I'll do as you say!"
...
Moonlight was like water, bones like snow.
After the ancient ruins were opened, the sea of people dispersed from the Beast Skeleton Mountains, all of whom were immersed in them, making the entire mountain range look extremely desolate.
However, if someone with strong mental power carefully observed, they would discover that many powerful individuals were still hidden in the dark, and each aura was extremely terrifying.
Suddenly, the space crack in the sky twisted, and several figures were swallowed and discharged.
Just as the powerful figures in the shadows looked around, the puppet holding the stone pedestal appeared.
The remains of a Dou Sheng!
Gazing at the skeleton on the stone pedestal, many of the powerful figures' breathing quickened slightly.
After all, not all those hiding in the shadows were Dou Sheng masters like the Great Elder of the Small Dan Pagoda. For most, these bones could still be of great use.
Even a little inspiration or other insights from them could help them reach the legendary Dou Sheng realm even sooner!
The Great Elder of the Small Dan Pagoda, also lurking in the shadows, felt a bit troubled. Chen Guan's move was undoubtedly a naked temptation for those old men, an offer they found hard to resist.
His only reassurance was that a true Dou Sheng master wouldn't mobilize for such a move.
This way, while the situation was a bit more troublesome, it was still manageable.
High in the sky, Chen Guan seemed to sense the red eyes in the shadows, grinned, and led the group northwest.
And that direction, out of the territory of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, is the direction of the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan!