Seeing the oncoming behemoths approaching hundreds of kilometers in length, Ming Qi descended without a word.
Each skeleton dragon possessed the strength of a fifth-level Martial God. Even a single one was difficult to contend with, let alone a swarm.
The skeleton dragons were incredibly fast. As Ming Qi descended, the swarm roared overhead, speeding forward. Occasionally, one of the dragons would glance down as they flew.
Of course, these skeleton dragons couldn't see anything. Their glances were purely subconscious, as they relied on their consciousness and perception to determine the presence of nearby creatures.
Before such a massive behemoth, Ming Qi seemed insignificant. Even the powerful skeleton dragons could hardly detect his presence after concealing his presence.
Only after the swarm of dragons had flown out of sight did Ming Qi ascend again and resume his search along his original route.
The appearance of the skeleton dragons intensified Ming Qi's pressure. If the Axis of the World transformed into an incredibly powerful skeletal creature, capturing it would be extremely difficult.
After three more days of searching, Ming Qi sighted the skeleton dragons again.
He had no choice but to descend to the ground and gather his strength. The dragons were still moving at a rapid pace, but Ming Qi was somewhat surprised to find that of the hundreds of skeleton dragons, only half remained. The other half were missing, and most of the remaining skeletons were incomplete, their souls dimmed.
Seeing this, Ming Qi finally realized that they had gone to war. The missing half must have perished on the battlefield.
The thought of slaying such a powerful skeleton dragon filled Ming Qi with a wave of fear. He had originally believed that these skeleton dragons were at the pinnacle of the Beast Soul Heavenly Mausoleum, but now it seemed otherwise. At least there were other skeletal creatures that could rival them.
Every time a powerful creature appeared, Ming Qi grew even more concerned.
The Beast Soul Heavenly Mausoleum seemed to harbor a significant number of powerful skeletal creatures. A careless act would likely lead to their demise.
After a brief rest, once the dragons had departed, Ming Qi ascended again to search.
The immense pressure made him anxious, but he couldn't give up. The only thing he could do was to find the Axis of the World as quickly as possible, seize it, and leave immediately.
A few days later, Ming Qi reluctantly descended again, as the dragons reappeared.
"This shit is never going to stop!"
While Ming Qi was secretly complaining, he carefully observed the dragons this time. Sure enough, their numbers had increased, but there was a difference: some of the skeletal dragons were noticeably weaker, some even below the Martial God realm.
"So they've called in replacements."
It seemed the war had dragged on for quite some time, and the dragons were already showing signs of being understrength. It was unknown how far the other side had fallen.
Ming Qi waited until the dragons vanished before ascending again. He glanced inward, a bitter smile in his heart. His next search direction mirrored the direction the skeletal dragons had taken. He figured it wouldn't be long before he could truly see the dragons' enemies.
Even though he was nearing the vortex of battle, Ming Qi didn't change his course. The dragons were incredibly fast, and even Ming Qi chasing them at full speed wouldn't guarantee he could catch up. Therefore, he wasn't worried about catching up with the dragons.
The search continued as planned. After several dozen days, the Heavenly Secret Disk in Ming Qi's hand revealed signs of the World Axis.
The discovery of the World Axis invigorated Ming Qi, and he sped forward. Unlike in the star field, this time the World Axis showed no signs of movement, which reassured him considerably.
The five thousand miles distance was a quick one for Ming Qi, and he was close in less than half a day. Estimating the distance based on the Heavenly Secret Disk, he slowed down and cautiously scanned his surroundings.
By the time he reached this point, he could already faintly feel the vibrations of power impacting the void. It seemed the axis of the world was precisely where he least wanted to encounter it.
After carefully flying for dozens of miles, Ming Qi spotted a massive skeletal dragon herd in the distance.
Ming Qi didn't approach immediately. The skeletal dragons were too powerful, and if surrounded, there would be little chance of escape.
However, Ming Qi hadn't expected to find no powerful skeletal creatures matching their strength. Instead, there stood a thousand-meter-tall azure bone tower. Lightning roared and surged around it, continuously spawning blasts of furious thunder.
Seeing this, Ming Qi was deeply surprised. The arrival of the skeletal dragons wasn't strictly a battle. Could their sole purpose in advancing be to destroy the tower?
Just as Ming Qi was wondering, another giant skeletal dragon was struck by the thunder, its skeleton scattering to the ground.
The thunder emanating from the bone tower was so violent that few skeleton dragons could get close. Yet, despite this, the skeleton dragons continued to charge towards the tower.
Reviewing the Heavenly Secrets Disk once more, and then looking at the terrifying Thunder Bone Tower before him, Ming Qi suddenly felt a surge of bitterness. This was probably the worst-case scenario. The Axis of the World lay within that tower, or rather, it was the Axis itself!
Surrounding him were terrifying swarms of skeleton dragons, and within them lay a bone tower that could unleash destructive lightning!
"It seems this will be impossible to take..."
Ming Qi stood still in the air for a moment, only to discover that the skeleton dragons had suffered heavy casualties and turned back. Then he slowly approached the tower.
However, he didn't dare get too close. If the thunder struck at this moment, he would likely be killed like the dragons. However, when he was still several miles away from the blue bone tower, he unexpectedly noticed that it was rapidly shrinking, shrinking to about one meter in the blink of an eye. Ming Qi stared in astonishment at the suddenly shrinking bone tower in front of him, his eyes wide with shock. He thought, "How fast!"
As the bone tower shrank, the power of thunder also shrank. From a distance, the aura of thunder emanating from it was almost imperceptible. The bone tower now stood there quietly, like a work of art.
Seeing this, Ming Qi suddenly made up his mind. Star Attraction and Celestial Shift were fully activated in an instant. With lightning speed, he leaped through the air and arrived in front of the bone tower, reaching out to grasp it.
This time, he was desperate. The bone tower could generate thunder power, and there was no way he could get close while it was growing. He had no choice but to seize this opportunity!
If the bone tower could still unleash thunder power, then he could rely on the power of Nirvana Heaven's rebirth to be reborn. Then, he would immediately abandon the bone tower and leave the Beast Soul Heavenly Mausoleum. The world axis here was beyond his reach with his current strength.
Of course, if the bone tower loses its thunder power in this situation, then my bet is right.