The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron - Chapter 649

Chapter 649: Chapter 649: Ancient Tree Skeleton

“Who’s there? Hiding in the shadows, are you afraid to show yourself?” Dugu Ruoxu said coldly.

There was silence all around when suddenly, one by one, dim oil lamps lit up, standing around them. The light was faint, but it was enough to illuminate everyone’s field of view.

Only then did they realize that this place was an ancient hall. Although nothing but ruins remained, one could vaguely see the previous grandeur of this hall.

These oil lamps were all supported by skeletons, flames emitted from the skulls of these bones, looking like ghostly fires.

Not far in front of everyone, an ancient tree was deeply rooted. This old tree seemed to be on the verge of decay, and shockingly, it was connected to a pitch-black skeleton.

The lower half of the skeleton had completely merged with the ancient tree, indistinguishable from each other. The upper half of the skeleton was missing an arm, creating a very eerie sight.

At this moment, the black skeleton had its mouth open, grinning eerily at everyone.

Everyone was on high alert. The sight of this skeleton was very strange, and it was clearly not a force for good.

“What the hell are you?” Wang Erdan cursed.

The black skeleton stared at everyone and said: “You little kids don’t look too bad, no worse than that little boy. You should stay here and nourish me.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces turned even uglier, ready to attack at any moment.

However, it could be inferred from the words of the black skeleton that this guy was somehow related to Zhou Yishui.

Fang Lin noticed that this black skeleton was missing an arm, so he asked, “Where is the man you mentioned?”

As soon as Fang Lin mentioned Zhou Yishui, the black skeleton looked furious. “That brat stole my arm and ran away. If I catch him, I will tear him to shreds!”

Zhou Yishui had actually taken one of the arms of this black skeleton and managed to escape. This was quite shocking.

“Heh heh, if Zhou Yishui could take one of your arms, couldn’t we completely disassemble you?” Fang Lin sneered.

“That’s right, that’s right, let’s dismantle this old skeleton, and teach him a lesson!” Wang Erdan immediately said.

The black skeleton was furious and suddenly spewed a large amount of black mist from its mouth, rushing straight at everyone.

“Be careful!” Mei Yingxue warned softly. The Doomsday Umbrella flew out and sucked all the black mist into the umbrella.

“Hmm? A divine weapon crafted with the Mechanism Skill and the path of Formation!” Upon seeing Mei Yingxue’s Doomsday Umbrella, the black skeleton showed a touch of surprise and stared at it for a while. It seemed to be very interested in the Doomsday Umbrella.

The Doomsday Umbrella spun, with plum blossoms blooming all around it, and each blossom was shrouded in flames.

“Go!” Mei Yingxue’s hand waved, and the fiery plum blossoms flew towards the black skeleton.

“It’s nothing more than a trick!” The black skeleton laughed loudly, shouted, and all the plum blossoms immediately disintegrated and couldn’t get close to the black skeleton.

This scene made Mei Yingxue’s face change slightly.

“Old man, take my punch!” Wang Erdan made a move, conjuring a Seal of the Five Elements infused with his tremendous Inner Strength into a punch, hitting the black skeleton hard.

“Not bad, not bad.” The black skeleton laughed coldly. With no action on its part, the branch of the tree it was rooted in suddenly shot out, directly crushing Wang Erdan’s punch.

“What?” Wang Erdan was shocked. The branch of that old tree looked incredibly fragile and about to decay. He didn’t expect it to be so powerful.

Dugu Ruoxu and Chi Yunxiao attacked simultaneously. Dugu Ruoxu’s longsword emitted beams of silver light, and a chilling aura rose all around.

“Soaring Dragon!”

The endless sword light transformed into a radiant silver dragon, emitting a bone-chilling cold as it rushed towards the ancient tree.

Chi Yunxiao pointed a finger, and the Power of Thunder and Lightning amalgamated with fire, transforming into a Thunder Fire Giant Finger, carrying a mighty breath, and landed on the black skeleton.

The black skeleton laughed heartily. Two branches stretched out; one shattered Dugu Ruoxu’s Sword Qi, and the other blocked Chi Yunxiao’s Thunder Fire Finger.

“Is this all you can do? Use all your tricks now, or you won’t have a chance.” The black skeleton sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

Everyone felt their hearts sink. The black skeleton was incredibly strong, even more terrifying than Zhou Yishui at his peak.

After all, Zhou Yishui only obtained one arm of this black skeleton, which made him so strong. The black skeleton they were facing now was obviously far stronger than just one mere arm.

Fang Lin took action, displaying the power of the White Elephant Trampling Mountain. A massive phantom white elephant emerged, bellowing in anger, and stomped towards the black skeleton with one foot.

The black skeleton looked disdainful. A rotten branch struck out, directly hitting the phantom white elephant.

The phantom white elephant immediately collapsed, unable to withstand even one hit from the branch.

Fang Lin’s brows furrowed. He flicked his finger, and the Finger of the Firmament whistled and fell.

Boom!

The same old branch casually shattered Fang Lin’s Finger of the Firmament.

“Ha ha ha, have you finished showing off your skills? Now it’s my turn.” The black skeleton laughed loudly, and a tremendous pressure suddenly descended.

This formidable pressure was terrifying, like the wrath of a deity. Everyone shook, blood spat from their mouths, and they were all flung backward.

“Damn!” Wang Erdan roared, slapping his Nine Palace Bag, and put on a suit of armor. His aura surged, withstanding this terrible pressure, and he rushed back to the black skeleton.

Wang Erdan punched out, his fist containing a shocking power. The Power of Five Elements on his fist turned into an ancient seal.

This time, the black skeleton didn’t sneer but just swung its remaining arm to resist Wang Erdan’s punch.

Splat!

Wang Erdan spat blood again, and his whole body flew backward like a kite with a cut string.

The black skeleton also didn’t fare well. A crack appeared on its arm bone, and its face was full of rage.

“You dare to hurt me, you will all die!” The black skeleton roared in anger. Numerous branches flew out from the old tree, binding everyone’s bodies.

And wooden spikes pierced into their bodies, beginning to absorb the essence of their flesh and blood.

Fang Lin was no exception. Even though he struggled desperately, he was still trapped by the branches. The moment the wooden spikes pierced into his body, he knew it was bad.

“You guys, use whatever ultimate tricks you have left, or we’re all finished!” Fang Lin yelled at Chi Yunxiao and the others, panic filling his face.

The others looked at each other and then all turned to look at Fang Lin.

“Where’s your bloody sword?” Wang Erdan asked suspiciously.

Fang Lin cursed silently. He also wanted to summon the crimson longsword, but it didn’t respond, as if it couldn’t be bothered to deal with him.