âWhat target? Whatâre you playing at?â Lin Lele asked with confusion, still not understanding Tianmingâs strange actions.
Something Tianming had noticed was that the Oldgod Domainâs environment wasnât as inhospitable as the Swordsoul Purgatory. The divine hazards present in the soil, rocks, holes, underground lakes, and rivers wouldnât pose much difficulty for him or Yin Chen. However, the historical reports had stated that this was a chaotic and dangerous area that changed constantly. Any kind of monster might lurk here.
As Yin Chen had reported no dangers nearby, he could swagger straight to the target that was pointed out to him. The area was densely packed with four billion Yin Chens, so it was absolutely safe.
âHey, donât just walk like that! Something might happen!â Lin Lele chased after him and glared at him.
âThen how should I walk?â Tianming asked.
âLearn from me!â Lin Lele sucked in her gut and tried keeping her head down. âBeing low-key is key, understood?â
Clearly, she hadnât understood what kind of monster Yin Chen was. Tianming rolled his eyes at her and just continued fearlessly advancing. âBig Sis Le, just follow me and you canât go wrong.â
âSo confident? Fine, Iâll give you a chance.â Lin Lele rolled her eyes too. She no longer bothered trying to be discreet, as there was no point if Tianming was being so loud.
âSkeleton?â The skeleton wasnât very near Tianming. He had to dig through the soil for an hour before finally reaching it. He used the Fiendsky Arm to smash apart a rock, revealing a path beyond.
There happened to be a metal ore vein nearby. While Yin Chen had reached its maximum number, its individual bodies still had room to grow. Thus, it began gobbling up the ore it encountered. After eating to the center of the vein, Yin Chen had discovered the skeleton. Usually, such a big ore vein would have taken tens of thousands of years to form, slowly absorbing nova source over the passage of time. No one had discovered the skeleton during that time.
Only Yin Chen would dare to casually eat in the Oldgod Domain, while others wouldnât dare to barge everywhere.
Tianming shattered a wall of ore and rock, revealing a cave. A green mist and putrid odor immediately buffeted them. He swept his astralforce out to push it away as he examined the cave. It wasnât large, so he quickly found the skeleton. âNot bad, you hid yourself quite deep. Yin Chen still found you in the end, though. It definitely has the talent to become a grave robber.â As an undying insect, Yin Chen could enter any place at no cost.
âWhatâs that?â Lin Lele jumped in fright. If Tianming hadnât moved fast enough, she would have jumped right into him. His back probably wouldnât have survived it.
âItâs just a skeleton.â Tianming walked toward it.
âIs this a specter?â
The skeleton was six or seven meters tall. However, specter skeletons had differences from human skeletons, yet this one perfectly conformed to a humanâs structure. It stood ramrod straight and had a thick layer of dust on it that made it appear gray.
Tianming casually exhaled and the dust and crystals on the skeleton were cleaned off. âOh, itâs green?â He was surprised to see that the human-shaped skeleton was actually green. The lustrous shade of green made the bones appear to be made of crystal.
âAfter becoming an astral god, bones will be tougher than flesh and blood, which allows skeletons to keep for a long time. However, with this pristine condition, I wonder how long heâs been dead?â Lin Lele had finally regained her calm and was now curious as well. Even with a godâs astral physique, there could still be many imperfections, such as the bones not having yet integrated with their cultivation system.
That was the principle by which bonegnaw ants worked.
However, when one became an astral god, all of their albi would become astrons. Their skeletons would also be united in the transformation, ridding the body of any clear flaws. Even for Lin Lele, who was only an early astral god, Tianming could still sense she was a more perfect lifeform. Her order could still suppress Tianming and Ying Huo! After all, it was backed by true cosmoforce.
âBig Sis Le, I plan to collect and slowly research it.â Tianming pointed at the giant green skeleton.
âSure, you found it,â Lin Lele replied. She was a magnanimous person. However, she just couldnât see what use a dead personâs skeleton would be.
Tianming reached out his black arm, which his spatial ring was on, to touch the skeleton.
âSomeoneâs here,â Yin Chen suddenly said.
âHow far?â Tianming asked.
âRight outside.â
âThe hell! You only said it when theyâre already here?â
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Tianming didnât dally anymore and touched the skeletonâs vertebrae. Usually, a personâs skeleton wasnât just one piece. However, for astral gods their bones all attracted each other, which allowed him to draw the entire thing in as one.
âHow heavy.â He involuntarily frowned. Heâd had to use his Fiendsky Armâs strength to lift it up so he could bring it into the ring. Spatial rings still had the weight of everything inside them, so the weight was constantly on his finger. Thus, he now had to constantly carry the weight of the skeleton.
âAlright, this is uncomfortable.â It would definitely affect his combat as well. However, since people were already there, he decided to just take it away first.
However, the other party arrived before he could leave! Two people entered, noticing the âgreen lightâ within the cave before it vanished! The cave was now much more cramped with four people inside.
âThe Swordgod Lin Clan?â a hoarse and cold voice said.
Tianming knew they had used his disciple card to identify him. The whole point of the minor reges mundi ranking was to show oneâs identity. Everyone would know everyoneâs identity, status, and level! That meant the other party was now aware Tianming was an âeighth-level stellaminorâ.
Tianming could also see them. He lifted his head and was about to examine them when Lin Leleâs expression turned serious. âEbon disciples.â
âYes.â Tianming saw it too. They all liked to dress in large, black and red robes that had many wildbeasts embroidered on them. They had a unique aura as a race of soul cultivators, one rife with sinister killing intent.
The two were also a pair of a man and a woman.