Mo Tang had never actually seen a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique before.
Although beings like the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan possessed Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques, Mo Tang hadn't yet acquired one, hence his slight regret.
Upon discovering the skeleton's anomaly, Mo Tang, understanding its power, immediately reacted and led Zi Hong and Huang Xuan back several hundred feet away.
As for the others, all Mo Tang could do was offer a warning…
However, seeing Mo Tang's reaction, Tang Zhen hesitated only slightly before retreating.
Although he didn't know what would happen next, for Tang Zhen, survival was paramount.
As for the Star-Picking Old Ghost… looking at the motionless skeleton, he gritted his teeth and, instead of retreating, advanced… He
had no choice; the Palace Master's mission was to bring back the Battle Saint's skeleton, for which even the Black and White Heavenly Venerable had perished.
If he couldn't bring the target back, even if he survived leaving the ruins, he would ultimately face certain death.
Moreover, as a member of the Soul Palace, he knew very well what would happen if he failed his mission. So, for the sake of his own life, he decided it was better to fight to the death!
Gritting his teeth, Old Ghost Zhaixing instantly raised his hand...
The giant star hand that controlled the stars reappeared, grabbing at the skeleton on the ground.
"Roar!"
The sky-covering giant star hand, carrying terrifying energy, exploded on the surface of the Dou Sheng skeleton's body...
However, the skeleton stood in the very center of the attack, completely unmoved.
At a certain moment, it suddenly raised its head, and a somewhat indistinct, low, hoarse voice, as if quietly emanating from the ancient times...
"Great, Heaven, Creation, Palm!"
The hoarse and ancient voice was uttered intermittently from the skeleton's mouth, reaching the ears of everyone present.
These mere five words sent chills down everyone's spines, a sense of extreme danger spreading from the depths of their souls!
"This is... it's using a battle technique? Run! Retreat!"
Upon seeing this, Tang Zhen, who had initially wanted to stop and observe, was instantly filled with horror. After letting out a slightly shrill scream, he couldn't care less and hurriedly turned and fled. He
had no choice; just a single roar from its awakened form was enough to instantly kill a six-star Dou Zun, and now this thing could actually use a battle technique...
The pale, bony right hand slightly raised, and then a black dot the size of a soybean condensed in its palm, which it gently pushed out.
It was an extremely pure black... even a glance seemed to draw one's entire soul in...
Mo Tang felt the terror of that black dot, and his face twitched involuntarily. Did
you just create a black hole?
After the origin point appeared, the entire space trembled violently, and then a black halo suddenly appeared, rapidly spreading outwards from the origin point…
Mo Tang witnessed firsthand that the stone pillars of the main hall, which had remained undamaged even during their fierce battle, instantly vanished upon contact with the black halo.
This scene terrified everyone, and they frantically rushed out of the main hall…
The black halo didn't spread very quickly, but wherever it touched—whether it was stone slabs, pillars, or anything else—it disappeared in an instant!
The disappearance mentioned here is a true disappearance, without any trace of it...
And the terror of this black circle doesn't stop there...
As the black circle continues to grow, a terrifying suction force suddenly emerges from the dark space within it, instantly sucking in several slower but powerful individuals, who then vanished completely like everything else.
This terrifying scene confirmed Mo Tang's suspicions once again: it was a spatial black hole...
A series of screams echoed from behind, some only half-finished before vanishing.
But no one cared about that now; in everyone's mind, there was only one word: "Run!"
Run as far as they could, absolutely not let themselves be captured by that black circle of light, or they would surely die!
However, the black circle grew larger and larger, and the suction force within grew stronger and stronger...
Finally, it even affected the area outside the entire hall, causing those who had been desperately fleeing to involuntarily begin to retreat.
At the same time, the once magnificent hall had completely vanished, leaving only a huge, circular crater in its place.
Feeling his body begin to uncontrollably pull him backward, Mo Tang's expression hardened. "The suction is getting stronger and stronger. I have to find a way to break free, or I'll definitely be sucked in!"
He flung Huang Xuan away, and also sent Zi Hong, whom he was carrying, far away. Then, Mo Tang forcibly turned around, looking at the rapidly expanding black circle, and his whole body suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light...
"Heavenly Phoenix Sacred Elephant, emerge!"
Unleashing all his energy, a golden phoenix, hundreds of feet long, shot out from above Mo Tang's head...
"You think you can absorb? Let's see how much you can absorb!"
With a sharp phoenix cry, the golden phoenix swooped down from the sky and charged towards the black circle of light.
On the other side, Tang Zhen also unleashed his fury, roaring, "Nine Dragons Thunderfire!"
With his roar, nine silver fire dragons instantly soared into the sky, then followed closely behind Mo Tang's golden phoenix, crashing into the light circle...
When the golden phoenix thunder dragons finally collided with the light circle, the black circle, which had been expanding infinitely, paused slightly...
Then, Mo Tang seemed to hear a "pop" sound, like a bubble bursting, echoing in the space. Looking at the golden phoenix thunder dragons again, he found they had been swallowed back into the dark space...
"This..."
Mo Tang was instantly dumbfounded, utterly astonished.
"This... had no effect?"
This was his full-force attack; even a peak-level Dou Zun would likely be severely injured if he managed to withstand it, let alone with Tang Zhen's Nine Dragons Thunderfire beside him...
This... shouldn't be happening!
It was merely the remains of a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint). Even if it could unleash a Heaven-Rank Dou Technique, it shouldn't possess such terrifying power…
Just as Mo Tang was stunned, a figure wreathed in orange-yellow flames appeared before him.
Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the high-ranking bodyguard who hadn't yet made a move—Bi Wu!
Originally, Mo Tang was entirely confident in this battle for the ruins, so to avoid unnecessary trouble, he hadn't intended for Bi Wu to intervene.
Now, suddenly facing such a crisis, Bi Wu naturally couldn't stand idly by any longer…
"Hmph! A Heaven-Rank Dou Technique, huh? Break it for me!"
(End of Chapter)