Chapter 3539: Skeleton
Chapter 3539: Skeleton
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Bang!!!"
Holy power surged forth. Several skeletal creatures charging head-on were smashed to pieces by Gu Er’s hammer.
Evil spirit skeletons!
Fang Heng observed the skeletal warriors, secretly surprised.
How could Netherworld skeletons appear in the divine realm?
Among all skeletal creatures, evil spirit skeletons ranked near the top in individual strength. But compared to the God Clan, they were still far inferior. Moreover, without the environmental advantage of the Netherworld, they could not revive quickly. They posed almost no threat to the members of the God Clan.
At most, they could only slow their advance.
Gu Er and two other members of the God Clan stood at the front of the formation, carving a path forward.
Skeletal creatures continued to rise from the sand. High-tier skeletal mages began to appear among them.
The skeletal mages released long-range shadow bolts, which scattered through the air and bombarded the holy defensive barrier, exploding continuously upon impact.
Ethan observed for a moment and said in a low voice, "Let’s move up as well."
Fang Heng swiftly condensed a hand seal in front of him.
Divine blessing light descended.
A faint layer of golden radiance flowed over everyone’s bodies.
"Interesting."
Gu Er felt the effect of the divine blessing attached to him and sensed his strength increasing noticeably. He muttered softly and raised his heavy hammer again, stepping forward and smashing another skeletal creature to pieces with a single blow.
The two young God Clan members at the rear also began using Holy Shock to deal with the skeletal mages.
The team advanced steadily, passing through the desert region densely populated with evil spirit skeletons and arriving before the temple.
The undead creatures stopped at that point.
Ethan stood at the temple entrance, examining it briefly before stepping inside.
In an instant, a layer of dim gray covered the interior of the temple.
Everyone looked around warily.
Shadows condensed in every corner of the temple, then rapidly spread until they obscured their vision, engulfing the entire temple in darkness.
A mass of darkness surged toward them from the front, as if intending to swallow them whole.
"Chi! Chi chi chi chi!!!"
Shadow venomous snakes shot out from the darkness!
A member of the God Clan said in a deep voice, "Careful! It’s the Touch of Dark Corrosion!"
"Move aside! I’ll handle it!"
Gu Er, brimming with momentum, stepped forward forcefully. Holy power erupted from his massive hammer as he smashed it toward the front.
"Boom!"
A cluster of serpent-shaped shadows instantly dissipated under the heavy blow. Yet several more serpentine shadows condensed within the darkness and lunged at Gu Er.
"Haha! Come on! It’s the same no matter how many times you try!"
Gu Er felt exhilarated and swung his holy hammer again, shattering the surging dark serpents.
They said the trial was terrifying in difficulty, that only a handful of teams passed each year.
That was nothing.
Gu Er felt in peak condition that day. Power continuously surged from within him. He even felt that he could pass the trial alone.
"No more wasting time. All of you, attack together!"
Ethan decided it was time to act. A Holy Longsword appeared in his hand, and he slashed the dark serpents formed from black fog apart.
The squad expanded their defensive barrier to dissolve the surrounding dark mist and advanced toward its depths.
Fang Heng remained at the rear of the team. His gaze pierced through the darkness, seeing clearly the stone tablet at the center of the temple.
A holy stone tablet!
Their luck was excellent.
As long as he could bind to it, the advancement of the Twelve Sages would be complete.
Fang Heng lightly licked his lips, then shifted his gaze toward a shadowy corner on the right side of the temple.
In that corner, two members of the Dark Clan were hidden within the shadows.
They were controlling the aura of death against the holy squad when they suddenly felt their hearts tremble violently. Both turned to look at Fang Heng among the God Clan team.
What was with that kid?
His eyes seemed to pierce through the black fog and focus directly on them.
While the two Dark Clan members were still startled, Fang Heng withdrew his gaze.
The feeling of being watched vanished.
An illusion?
Gareth and Garrett, the two brothers, exchanged a glance. They felt faintly that something about this team was off.
The young members of the God Clan were becoming more and more monstrous.
They could actually sense their presence?
"Forget it. Let’s complete the trial first."
As Gareth spoke, he swiftly condensed a hand seal in front of him.
The aura of death surged violently within the temple once more, rapidly condensing in midair into the phantom of a roaring shadow dragon, which charged head-on toward the God Clan squad.
"I’ll do it!"
Gu Er shouted and rushed forward, raising his massive hammer and smashing it directly at the shadow dragon.
"Bang!"
The shadow dragon trembled violently. Gu Er was shaken backward by the recoil, retreating several steps before regaining his footing.
"Boom!"
The shadow dragon exploded. Berserk shadows once again obscured the God Clan squad’s vision.
"Domain!"
Light shone from Ethan’s Eye of God at his brow, activating the power of the sacred domain. The surging aura of death around them began to steam violently.
"There! That’s the core!"
Through the Eye of God, Ethan saw the shadow core within the steaming darkness. He condensed another hand seal, and fine holy chains emerged on the surface of the shadow core, locking it firmly in place.
"Break it! Now!"
The squad members simultaneously released Holy Shock in the direction Ethan indicated.
Bang! Bang bang!
The Holy Shocks struck the core precisely, causing it to tremble violently. The exploding Holy Light clearly revealed the exact position of the dark core.
Gu Er charged directly into the surging black fog, raised his massive hammer, and smashed it heavily toward the dark core.
"Boom!!!"
A dull hammer strike echoed.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
Cracks appeared across the surface of the dark core as it was violently knocked deeper into the darkness.
The darkness that had originally covered the passage ahead rapidly receded.
"It cracked?"
The two Dark Clan members hidden in the shadows felt a pang of distress.
"The God Clan is getting stronger and stronger."
They had clearly held nothing back, yet these trial participants had managed to crack the dark core.
A heavy loss.
Gareth said, "Stop talking nonsense. Pack up quickly. Once it’s done, we leave."
The two of them swiftly retreated to the rear.
"Chase!"
Seeing the black fog retreat, Ethan opened the Eye of God again, identified the direction in which the dark core fled, and quickly led the team in pursuit.
The cracked dark core was forced into a corner, then floated upward into midair. The aura of death suddenly burst forth.
Thick death energy frantically condensed toward the center of the dark core, rapidly forming a terrifying shadow giant beast—the dark-corrosive dragon—which let out a hiss toward the front.
"Roar!!!!"
A dense aura of death blasted out from the mouth of the dark-corrosive dragon.
Barrier!
The three young members of the God Clan at the rear simultaneously condensed and activated holy barriers.
The dark breath washed over the barriers, continuously dissolving upon impact.
It seemed manageable.
The members of the God Clan squad quickly exchanged glances.
Perhaps the dark core had just suffered a heavy blow, and its strength had greatly diminished.