Martial World's
Ch 2083 - Crystal Bones
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Walking here, Lin Ming had seen countless skeletons that had been shattered into pieces and scattered throughout the Eternal Wall. There were also bone fragments floating in the storm and all of these fragments came from peerless powerhouses. But, without exception, everything was rotting and crumbling.
With a terrifying 10 billion-year journey alongside the devastating energy within the storm, it was impossible for the skeleton to remain fully intact.
But, this skeleton in front of him was an exception.
Who'sis that?
All sorts of thoughts and shadows of people flashed across Lin Ming's mind. If this skeleton did not originate 10 billion years ago but came from someone who had appeared hundreds of millions ago, then it was understandable if this skeleton was this complete.
However, when Lin Ming investigated, he discovered that his guess was wrong. This skeleton had actually been fused together with the altar. It was part of the altar, an incredible heart. Moreover, this altar had been forged from star essence and was undoubtedly left behind from 10 billion years ago.
The essence of a star can remain without decay after 10 billion years.
If so, then this skeleton had been thrown into the altar 10 billion years ago and this was the reason why it had been maintained all along.
Just this period of time alone caused Lin Ming to erase most of the numbers that flashed through his mind. This skeleton must have come from someone who reached an unusually high boundary in the past. They might even have approached the realm of Beyond Divinity, otherwise, its bones would have been impossible to keep intact.
But why was it left here for 10 billion years instead of being buried?
Lin Ming was silent. In fact, it was not just this skeleton that was before him. Broken bones were strewn all over the Eternal Wall, and all of these bones came from an unparalleled character 10 billion years ago who died in a great disaster. In that great war, even though the 33 Heavens had finally achieved victory, the ancient races had to pay a heavy price to do so.
However, what puzzled Lin Ming was that there were definitely survivors among the ancient races, so how could those survivors not bury the ancient powerhouses? Why did they leave them on this ancient battlefield and even in such a well-preserved state?
Even humans wished to be buried after their deaths. As for peerless martial arts powerhouses, after death they hoped to leave behind their graves and inheritances. In the world of martial arts this has become a habit. This is all so that one's inheritance is not cut off and his body can be worshiped peacefully.
Lin Ming sighed deeply, a strange sadness stirring in his mind. So many powerhouses had died and their remains had been scattered throughout the ravine, their bones dancing in the storm …
Standing before this altar, Lin Ming secretly paid tribute to these heroes. Then, he hesitated for a moment before stepping onto the altar. The bloodstains marked it, and these bloodstains were painted into mystical totems scattered all over the altar. Even after 10 billion years, this totem still emitted a vast aura. This aura was not the aura that killed the buddha, but a certain type of power that shocked Lin Ming. It was a power wrapped in warmth, dedication, passion …
Killing aura – Lin Ming had seen all kinds before. But, this kind of warm strength was something he rarely saw.
Lin Ming gently reached out to track down these marks. Even though he had become extremely strong, feeling this blood made his heart pound in awe; it was hard to imagine what these people who had left behind these bloodstains had.
Lin Ming slightly hesitated, then, he stepped onto this bloodstain totem. The moment he stepped onto the totem, he felt a strange power slide over it. At that moment, his entire body seemed transparent, and part of his body was locked by this power. Then ... the killing intent erupted!
This killing intent was what humans felt when facing a voracious tiger. Lin Ming was startled; he suddenly held his breath!
This is…
Lin Ming remained motionless, silently revolving the energy in his body to the limit in order to deal with the possible danger. However, as he revolved his energy, the killing intent became increasingly terrifying, as if this entire altar had instantly turned into an ominous wasteland and hell. As for the universal love, devotion, and warmth she felt, all of that turned into overwhelming hatred!
Lin Ming had no doubt that once this killing intent erupted it would make a massive attack against him. This aura was extremely powerful, as if he was facing the will of all the ancient God Kings who had perished on the battlefield!
Facing such a wish, it was possible that he would instantly turn into ashes!
In this life or death moment, a light lit up in Lin Ming's mind. He accelerated the revolution of the divine power within his body to cover up the demonic power in the various layers. Meanwhile, he twisted his blood vitality to seal the demon essence bloodline within him.
Then, Lin Ming felt the killing intent that locked him away suddenly become much paler …
A layer of strength swept over his body once again, seemingly discerning what was inside him and hesitating at the same time. Slowly, this power hid and the killing intent also disappeared, everything returned to its original state.
The aura that enveloped the entire altar returned to universal love, devotion, and warmth once again. Deeply immersed, Lin Ming felt complete relaxation and calmness.
Lin Ming let out a long breath. What happened just now made his palms wet with sweat.
He vaguely guessed that the power sweeping over him was now aimed at the abyss.
The demonic power within his body had awakened an incredible altar formation. But, the arrangement eventually determined his identity, resulting in shrinkage.
If the abyssal came here, they would be instantly killed!
Understanding this, Lin Ming investigated the ancient altar with heavenly sense once again.
This ancient altar suppressed the eye array of the Eternal Wall, stabilizing it. And, as the vital location of the Eternal Wall, this altar was protected with a layer of protection. The Abyssals could not get close to this area.
Otherwise, if this altar were to be destroyed then the Eternal Wall would also be in danger of collapsing. If that happens, the consequences are unthinkable.
Not to mention anything else, just the skeleton of this unrivalled large group before him was a priceless treasure. Even after 10 billion years he managed to remain like a sparkling crystal. Even when compared to a True Divinity spirit treasure, it was much more precious.
These skeletons naturally had to be protected by array formations.
"This frame, could it be that it was left behind by an Immortal Sovereign?"
This idea came to Lin Ming's mind. He recalled the peerless powerhouse that existed for 10 billion years and thought of the Asura Road Master and Immortal Sovereign. But from what Clear and Ink said, the Asura Road Master was still alive. Then, this skeleton might have come from an Immortal Sovereign.
Lin Ming slowly stepped towards the skeleton.
The skeleton would definitely emit a gloomy and terrifying feeling. But to a martial artist this kind of feeling was not worth mentioning at all. Still, no matter how skeletal it was, it was not something that would give a sense of aesthetics.
But, this skeleton is different.
It was beautiful and flawless. Every inch of bone flowed with a faint brilliance, as if a curtain of moonlight enveloped him like liquid mercury. The ten fingers are united in a devotional prayer, like an angel.
This was a heavenly skeleton, like the most perfect art that existed between heaven and earth.
Lin Ming was silent for a moment. He carefully spread his senses to touch this heavenly skeleton. At first he was careful, though, afraid that he would disturb the deep sleep of this peerless powerhouse and also because he was afraid that his spiritual sea would suffer a counterattack from touching the heavenly bones. Such unrivalled characters were definitely much stronger than him, and if they left behind a residual will or array array, then it was possible that he could injure his spiritual sea.
However, until Lin Ming's wits reached a point between the eyes of the skull, he felt no hostility at all. Even though Lin Ming had absorbed the demon essence, he had yet to transform into an abyssal. The demonic power was only used by him and did not change his life essence.
Regarding this matter, he was completely different from Empyrean Primordius.
So when Lin Ming suppressed the demonic power in his body, all the array formations on the altar had calmed down. Finally this allowed Lin Ming's soul force to touch the heavenly skeleton unhindered.
At that moment when Lin Ming investigated the heavenly skeletal skull, he could feel a wisp of soul aura from the heavenly skeletal owner. It was tough, mysterious, yet gentle and pure.
Such a gentle and pure soul did not seem to come from a man, but from a woman.
"Woman?"
Lin Ming was shocked. And at this moment, there was a light whistling sound as soul flames ignited in these two heavenly skeletal eye sockets.
The two soul flames within the eye sockets were of different colors. The soul fire in the right eye was pure black and the soul fire in the left eye was blue.
The pure black soul flame was like the underworld, gloomy and terrifying. The blue soul flame was like a hidden heaven, filled with an excited life.
"The Law of Life and Death of Samsara?"
Lin Ming's heart trembled. These two soul flames symbolized the supreme Laws of the universe the body of Scripture.
Lin Ming stared at these two soul flames in a trance. Then, the light flowing over the heavenly skeleton increased and brightened. This brilliance gradually condensed into it and formed tiny dots of light scattered throughout the skeleton.
These points of light were as small as grains of sand, stretching across the heavenly skeleton. As they connected together, it seemed like the entire heavenly skeleton was burning in a flame light, becoming increasingly crystal.
The average person will not be able to determine how important these points of light are to hold. However, what kind of vision did Lin Ming have? When he saw these dots sparkling and glittering, his eyes shone with them.
What are these points of light? This was clearly a tight meeting of Law's runes. These runes were too small, so they only looked like dots of light. It was like a small Buddhist scripture, overlapping over and over again with countless numbers piling up against each other!
When an unparalleled ancient powerhouse cultivated Laws, these Laws would eventually turn into runes carved into their blood and flesh and even their skeletons. It was the same for Lin Ming. After going through two heavenly tribulations with his Ninefall and Empyrean breakthroughs, countless Law runes were fused into his body.
However, in truth, these Law runes would not be kept forever. As the powerhouse died and time passed, these Law runes would slowly fade from their bodies.
There were also peerless powerhouses that did not want their bones to be felt by others. After their deaths, they would disperse their flesh, blood, and bones, flying all of the Law runes they had.
An incredible scene occurred in front of Lin Ming. A legal rune appeared on this skeleton that originated 10 billion years ago; it was simply unimaginable.
But what happened next made him even more astonished.
Lin Ming stared at the point between the eyes of the god skeleton. There, a diagram appeared, which caused a storm to stir in Lin Ming's heart!