Chapter 411 - 329: Crisis Approaches, Bloodthirsty Taotie

This skull’s hand alone was as big as their whole bodies—they could literally crawl into its eye sockets.

Just imagine how gigantic this giant must’ve been.

"What kind of creature is this? It’s freakin’ massive!"

Tu Yunfei asked Mu Yunfeng.

Mu Yunfeng was just as confused and said, "I’ve heard from seniors before that somewhere out in other Star Realms, there are these High Mountain Humans—absolutely huge, like thirty feet tall once they’re grown up. No clue if this thing’s one of those?"

"High Mountain Human Race? You just made that up, right?"

Tu Yunfei was a little skeptical, then his eyes landed on the giant axe in the skeleton’s hand.

This giant axe hadn’t rusted or lost its edge one bit despite all the years gone by—it had to be one hell of a weapon.

"This has got to be a great treasure! Guess I’ll help myself!"

Tu Yunfei grinned and reached right out, planning to grab the giant axe from the skeleton’s hand.

"Stop—"

Off in the distance, Lin Chang’sheng spotted what was happening and immediately yelled a warning.

But it was too late—Tu Yunfei had already tugged at the giant axe.

But the axe didn’t budge. Instead, the skeleton’s hand tightened, gripping the axe even harder.

"What the..."

Tu Yunfei was absolutely stunned at this.

Could this skeleton still be alive?

The next instant, two flames flared to life in the skull’s eye sockets. The ancient skeleton that had looked so dead just started to move—slowly but surely.

In the end, the axe-wielding giant was standing tall right in front of Tu Yunfei and Mu Yunfeng.

Standing before this towering Skeleton Giant, the two looked as tiny as ants.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Tu Yunfei was freaking out. He’d never seen anything like this back in the Abandoned Land.

Even when Demon Dao cultists use Corpse Refining Techniques, you still gotta have an intact body to work with!

This kind of skeleton resurrection—what sort of demonic technique was this?

Roar—

Roar—

The skeleton lifted that massive axe and howled to the sky.

All the dust on its body shook right off, and the Power of Fiery Flame instantly surged over its form.

And with the roar of this Giant Skeleton, every corpse in the city began to move—flames flaring up in their eyes.

Some were still wearing tattered clothes, some had rubble crushing their legs and were crawling, some gripped sharp blades, already getting ready to kill.

"Scared the hell out of me! Die, bastard!"

Tu Yunfei yelled in rage, pulled out his Magical Treasure, and blasted out a powerful attack.

Boom—

But his strike just hit the Giant Skeleton with a bang—didn’t even scratch it.

After getting hit by Tu Yunfei, the Giant Skeleton only got angrier. It swung the massive axe at Tu Yunfei without mercy.

Seeing that coming, Tu Yunfei knew better than to try to take it head-on and dodged with all his might.

Boom—

The giant axe smashed down, blasting a massive trench ten yards long into the ground—mud and rocks flying everywhere.

"Holy crap, that’s some raw power!"

Tu Yunfei instantly realized he was way out of his league—time to run for it.

"Daoist Lin! Run, this thing’s no joke!"

Noticing Lin Chang’sheng arriving, Tu Yunfei called out, and together with Mu Yunfeng, they bolted.

"You guys—"

Lin Chang’sheng was just speechless at the scene.

The Skeleton Giant Axe swung once more, but Lin Chang’sheng didn’t even flinch—he just slashed straight at it.

Rumble—

With a thunderous crack, the Skeleton Giant was blown back in an instant.

It crashed into distant houses and shattered a bunch of little skeletons to bits.

A deep gash marked the ground behind it.

"Early Stage of Divinity Transformation?"

That one strike let Lin Chang’sheng get a rough idea of the Giant Skeleton’s power level.

If this skeleton was already at the Early Stage of Divinity Transformation, how strong were the other creatures here?

Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t about to give this thing another shot. While it was down, he flashed into the air and slashed once more from above.

Crack—

His blade came down and shattered the skeleton’s skull in a single strike.

The flames in the eye sockets jumped twice and then just went out.

Looked like this one was finally dead for good.

"Wait, this axe is actually a Great Spirit Treasure?"

Lin Chang’sheng snagged the giant axe from the Skeleton Giant’s grip and discovered it was a high-grade Spirit Treasure—he couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

Even though Upper Grade Spirit Treasures weren’t super useful to Lin Chang’sheng these days, if he gathered enough, he could fuse them into a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

So he didn’t turn his nose up at it—straight into the Storage Bag it went.

Then he hurried off toward the temple.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

By the time Lin Chang’sheng rushed over to the temple, chaos had already broken out into all-out war.

Countless skeletons had the whole place surrounded—tight as a drum.

Wine Sword Immortal, Yan Zhen, and several other top-tier cultivators were holding the outskirts. The weaker Golden Core disciples were huddled up in the center.

Luckily, these little skeletons weren’t very strong—their cultivation was only between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages.

Thump, thump, thump—

But before there was time to breathe, the ground started to quake hard.

Dozens of Skeleton Giants were converging on them from not far off.

"You guys sure know how to make my life difficult!"

Lin Chang’sheng was exasperated, but there was nothing for it—fight or die.

At least these Giant Skeletons were only at the Early Stage of Divinity Transformation—if they were even stronger, he’d be the first to bolt.

No way could he protect everyone here.

His own life comes first, obviously.

Boom, boom, boom—

As Lin Chang’sheng battled the Giant Skeletons, the explosions could be heard for miles.

Out beyond the city, a whole herd of Exotic Beasts pricked up their ears at the sounds of chaos. The biggest Demon Beast among them let out a roar, and then a tidal wave of Exotic Beasts poured toward the city.

These creatures had four legs, dark green bodies, tiger-like forms, but lizard heads. Six blood-red eyes blazed beneath their brows, making them look freaky as hell.

The Demon Beast leader was even scarier. It had nine densely packed eyes, stood even larger and taller—over fifteen feet high.

Ten Demon Kings guarded the leader, each one bigger than normal beasts, their giant fans-for-ears able to shield the chief from harm.

With the Demon Beast leader’s roar, thousands of Exotic Beasts rushed into the city. Any skeleton that didn’t react in time got torn to shreds.

"What the hell are these things now?"

Wine Sword Immortal frowned as he watched the endless wave of Exotic Beasts pour in.

This really wasn’t a place to linger.

"Go! Quick—let’s get the hell outta here!"

Wine Sword Immortal knew they couldn’t stay a second longer—they had to leave.

He flicked his wrist, throwing out a Flying Shuttle. It soared into the wind, transforming into an airship capable of holding a thousand people.

Boom—

But in the very next moment, a clap of thunder split the sky. The Flying Shuttle was instantly blasted to pieces by Celestial Thunder.

"Damn..."

Even the skies weren’t safe. Anything up there was getting roasted by thunder, no mercy.

Good thing Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t flying through the air just then, or he’d have been fried by Celestial Thunder next.

"I’ll open a path—follow me!"

If they couldn’t escape through the air, the only way out was by ground!

Wine Sword Immortal decided to take the lead, with the disciples following behind—best hope for escape.

"Where do all these monsters come from?"

Lin Chang’sheng asked Sword Elder.

"These skeletons were puppets refined by the Flame Spirit Monarch. After soaking in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for years, their cultivation grew bit by bit. Later, the Monarch vanished, leaving these skeletons abandoned and masterless."

"The Exotic Beasts rushing in are called Bloodthirsty Taotie, all controlled by the Nine-Eyed Taotie leader. As long as you take down the Nine-Eyed Taotie, the others will scatter. These Bloodthirsty Taotie carry Ancient Taotie blood in their veins. If their leader can keep devouring and growing, the more lives it eats, the stronger it gets."

Boom—

While Sword Elder was explaining all this to Lin Chang’sheng, a thunderous rumble burst from underground.

A ten-yard-long monster worm, with blade-like razor teeth, burst out of the earth—swallowing skeletons and Bloodthirsty Taotie alike before dragging them back underground.

"That’s a Sharp-toothed Giant Sand Insect. Whenever there’s movement on the ground—living or dead—it’ll eat it!"

Sword Elder added, almost as a side note.

"Is this any kind of place for a human?"

Hearing all this from Sword Elder, Lin Chang’sheng was speechless.

But as he looked out at the Bloodthirsty Taotie leader, an audacious idea sparked in his mind.

The leader could command all those Bloodthirsty Taotie. If he could tame it, he’d get control over an army of Taotie.

And these Taotie could keep leveling up by devouring and growing stronger.

Eventually, they’d get even fiercer the more they ate.