Zhou Huai controlled Da Yi, transforming him into a streak of light and descending upon the entrance to the Misty Abyss Ruins.

He originally intended to rely on Da Yi's high mobility and long-range suppression to hold off the skeleton army that crawled out of the ground for a while, while waiting for other clones to revive or come to ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ the rescue.

I never imagined that when I arrived I would see such a horrifying scene.

Not only were the soldiers of the Great Xia Army who were holding the high ground in the distance dumbfounded, but even Zhou Huai, who was hiding in the shadows, was quite surprised.

Under his gaze, the interwoven purple lightning net seemed to come alive, locking onto the thousands of newly emerged skeleton soldiers.

Not one was missed!

The thunderstorm struck, vaporizing them all, leaving not even a trace of bone behind.

"These purple lightning bolts... are all aimed at the resurrected undead in the cave."

That's terrifying.

Such terrifying power of lightning would be unbearable even for a peak SS-level professional without activating defensive skills.

A single lightning bolt was enough to obliterate a peak SS-level undead warrior.

"Who was behind this?"

Zhou Huai frantically calculated in his mind.

The Great Xia military? Impossible. If Marshal Zhao Qingcang could mobilize such forces, he would have used them long ago when dealing with Kujo Naruya.

Mr. Duan from the Dawn Guild? No, that's not right either. Mr. Duan went to great lengths to collect life energy in order to awaken these ancient and prehistoric remnants and monsters. How could he possibly send down lightning to kill the masterpiece he had painstakingly awakened?

"Could it be..."

In Zhou Huai's mind, the four words that Mr. Duan had once said flashed through his mind—version replacement!

"This isn't human intervention! This is the self-cleaning mechanism of the world's rules!" Zhou Huai muttered to himself, his eyes filled with horror.

"These monsters, which should have been buried in the old era, tried to force their way back to life, thus violating the taboos of this world, and therefore... attracted divine punishment!"

Just as Zhou Huai was speculating, the anomaly escalated once again.

"Thump—! Thump—! Thump—!"

Deep within the unfathomable cave, the desolate, ancient sound of war drums did not cease despite the thunder's bombardment; instead, it grew even louder and more violent!

The hearts of millions of people are beating violently at the same frequency!

"Waaaaah—!"

The deep sound of horns pierced the darkness and soared into the sky.

There was no fear of thunder, no awe of divine punishment in that voice; there was only endless fighting spirit and rage!

They are still fighting fiercely against the thunder in the sky!

The next second, a deep, resonant male voice echoed through the heavens and earth.

His voice was as loud and clear as a bell, deafening and awakening!

"Once I rode the raging winds and broke through ten thousand layers!"

"A thousand-year-old hegemony is as cold as ice!"

"Though the body decays, the soul remains!"

"I dare to draw my sword and contend with the heavens!!!"

A deafening explosion followed!

As the words "Dare to contend with the heavens" echoed between heaven and earth, a massive and terrifying death aura, like a volcanic eruption, shot up from the bottom of the cave and directly shattered several streaks of free purple lightning in mid-air!

The Great Yi, suspended high in the sky, was violently shaken by the shockwave. Zhou Huai had to control him to fly backwards for hundreds of meters before he could barely regain his footing.

"What a fine example of 'daring to contend with the heavens'!"

Going against the will of Heaven.

What a grand vision!

This is a peerless hero who has truly experienced countless ups and downs throughout history, and who will never bow to the rules of the world, even if his physical body decays and turns into bones!

"All troops on alert! No matter what crawls out, unleash all heavy firepower!" Commander Zhang roared from afar, his eyes even bloodshot from the extreme tension.

"It's no use!" Qin Ming grabbed him and roared, "That's a king! The king they're talking about! Our weapons can't even break through the defenses of a being of that level!"

As they spoke, a massive figure slowly crawled out of the cave amidst a sickening creaking sound of bones grinding together.

It was that enormous skeleton who sat atop the throne of bones, revered as king by countless skeleton armies!

He rode no horse, nor did he bring a single soldier. Alone, dragging his tattered black cloak, he stepped onto the ground.

Within the empty skull's eye sockets, two purple flames of soul energy burned fiercely, staring at the oppressively heavy thunderclouds overhead.

"Crack—Bang!"

Sensing this extreme provocation, the purple lightning in the sky became even more condensed and robust.

The purple plasma, thick as water in the clouds, roared deafeningly, issuing a final and most severe warning to this king of the old era!

This is the will of Heaven!

However, the giant skeleton remained completely unfazed.

He slightly raised his stark white skull and let out a hideous, maniacal laugh.

"I am the Human Emperor! This heaven cannot confine me!"

Having said that, he did not back down at all and took a heavy step forward.

"Thump!"

Just as he landed, a shocking scene unfolded.

On that originally pale white, withered, huge skeleton, dark red blood vessels began to writhe and grow wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The blood vessels quickly intertwined into muscles, and dark blue, tough skin began to cover the muscles.

He's actually reshaping his physical body!

With this lifeless, skeletal body, he forcibly plundered the life force of heaven and earth, reversing the laws of life and death!

However, the purple lightning, representing the will of the world, will not tolerate the existence of such anomalies that break the rules!

We will not indulge him! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Bang—!!!"

A terrifying purple lightning pillar, over five meters in diameter, carrying the devastating power of divine punishment, ripped through the void and roared down!

The attack was so fast that even Da Yi's vision could only catch a purple afterimage.

"Bang--!"

The lightning struck precisely on the top of the giant skull's head!

The violent lightning-attribute laws raged wildly, causing the earth to collapse. Centered on the Skeleton King, a huge crater tens of meters deep and over a hundred meters in diameter was blasted out!

The blinding lightning caused the Xia soldiers on the high ground to scream and cover their eyes.

"Is he dead?!" Commander Zhang, lying behind his bunker with his face covered in mud, shouted.

"No...no!" Qin Ming endured the stinging pain in his eyes, staring at the center of the raging lightning. "It's still moving!"

The smoke and lightning dissipated.

At the bottom of the deep pit, the king was charred black by this divine punishment.

The little bit of flesh and blood that had just grown back was burned to charcoal by the intense heat of the lightning, and even his proud dark gold bones were covered with shocking cracks.

He looked extremely disheveled.

But he did not fall.

"Click...click..."

He used one hand to support himself and managed to climb out of the bottom of the pit.

The skull slowly rose, and although the purple flames in its eye sockets dimmed somewhat, its untamed madness grew even stronger.

He roared, bracing himself against the lingering purple lightning crackling all over his body, and with his charred legs, he stepped along the edge of the deep pit, stubbornly determined to walk out!

One step! Two steps!

With each step he took, the cracks on his body healed a little more under the repair of the strange power, and new flesh and blood began to grow tenaciously once again.

The thunderclouds in the sky were completely enraged.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Thunderclouds rolled, and the heavens roared.

As a result, before the Skeleton King could even leave the area of ​​the pit...

Another bolt of purple lightning, thicker and darker than the previous one, carrying the supreme power to annihilate everything, struck down fiercely!