A blast struck, forcing Zhang Yun to retreat.
"Why should you have all the treasure?" a voice boomed from the crowd. It was clearly the attacker.
"Right, we all discovered this treasure together, why should you keep it all for yourself?"
"Exactly!"
Seeing someone step forward, the surrounding prodigies suddenly became emboldened. Hundreds of them surrounded Zhang Yun, preventing him from approaching the Supreme Bone.
"You court death!" Zhang Yun, seeing so many people surrounding him, flew into a rage. He drew his sword and slashed at the closest person. A flash of sword light, and the prodigy who had spoken earlier clutched his neck and fell straight down, blood spurting from his fingers.
"You dare attack?" The group of prodigies was stunned that Zhang Yun, surrounded by so many of them, would actually kill someone. A commotion rippled through the crowd, and weapons were drawn.
"Kill him, and the Supreme Bone will be ours!"
"Let's all go at him together, I don't believe so many of us can't take down one person!"
Instantly, a great battle erupted, turning the area into chaos. As the saying goes, even a single ant can bite an elephant to death. Although Zhang Yun was powerful, he couldn't withstand the sheer number of attackers. Soon, he was struggling to defend himself.
Meanwhile, Xu Chuan and Su Miaoyin were watching the spectacle from the edge of the crowd. Thanks to the Heaven-Deceiving Jade Talisman, no one noticed the man and woman hidden at the battlefield's fringe. This was a newly discovered function; as he advanced to the Divine Ability Realm, the talisman's coverage had expanded, now capable of hiding two people.
He didn't make a move for the Supreme Bone suspended in the air. It wasn't the right time. If he took it now, these people would surely go mad. If they stopped fighting and all came after him, there was a risk of exposure. He himself wasn't afraid, but Su Miaoyin was beside him, and he couldn't risk her safety.
Furthermore, the information he had received indicated that Yang Sheng would ultimately obtain the Supreme Bone. Logically, with Yang Sheng's current cultivation, he shouldn't be able to get it. Yet, in the end, he did. Clearly, he had a special method to take the Supreme Bone from under everyone's noses.
So, why not wait for Yang Sheng to take the Supreme Bone, and then rob Yang Sheng? This would greatly increase his safety. After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Chuan decided to wait for Yang Sheng.
Yang Sheng, it turned out, did not disappoint Xu Chuan. In the distance, Yang Sheng was hiding in a large tree, observing the situation. He had already broken through to the first level of the Divine Ability Realm. Beside him floated a somewhat ethereal old man with white hair. They were waiting for an opportune moment.
"Yang, the time has come, now is your chance to strike!" the old man, stroking his non-existent beard, said. "Take advantage of their momentary lapse in attention to seize the Supreme Bone and claim it as your own!"
The battle on the field had reached its climax. Rogue cultivators suffered heavy casualties, and disciples from smaller sects also sustained injuries. The disciples of the top sects were locked in fierce combat. The sky trembled, the earth cracked, and the entire Burial Ground was in ruins.
Yang Sheng knew the time was right. "Water Elder, I'm going!" Without further hesitation, Yang Sheng circulated a top-tier concealment technique he had obtained from a corpse and quietly bypassed the fighting crowd. When no one was paying attention, he approached the Supreme Bone.
"Hmm? Yang Sheng is here?" Xu Chuan had been waiting for Yang Sheng's arrival. To ensure he wouldn't miss him, he had been constantly scanning the area around the Supreme Bone with his system. Just moments ago, Yang Sheng's information had flashed before his eyes. Xu Chuan immediately realized Yang Sheng had stealthily infiltrated the area. By the looks of it, no one had detected him.
Xu Chuan attempted to infuse a trace of the Heaven-Deceiving Jade Talisman's energy into his eyes. Instantly, Yang Sheng's figure materialized before him. Clearly, the Jade Talisman also possessed the ability to see through concealment techniques.
"Hmm? What is this?" "A system-given elder?!" Xu Chuan frowned, discovering something extraordinary. Then he recalled Yang Sheng's first fortuitous encounter. "Has he already obtained it?" Xu Chuan murmured. The system swept over the spectral figure, and its information appeared before Xu Chuan.
[Name: Shui Yichen]
[Realm: Half-step Emperor Venerable (in life)]
[Talent: Unrivaled in the world]
[Fate: None (life extinguished)]
[Divine Abilities: None (dao extinguished)]
[Life Script: Supporting character in "Martial Breaking the Heavens", system-given elder]
[Life Trajectory: Cultivated painstakingly to Half-step Emperor Venerable but couldn't break through. In pursuit of a breakthrough, he forcefully entered the Golden Ancient Palace and died by its guardian formation. His residual soul, however, entered the palace and remained dormant, awakened by Yang Sheng.]
[Fortuitous Encounter: To assist Yang Sheng in reaching the pinnacle, reconstruct his physical body, and repair his divine soul.]
After reading, Xu Chuan was lost in thought for a long time. He never expected this fragmented soul to have been a Half-step Emperor Venerable in life. And it had awakened Yang Sheng at such a opportune moment. This was the treatment of a protagonist. With a Half-step Emperor Venerable personally imparting knowledge, coupled with obtaining this Supreme Bone, it was impossible for him not to become an unparalleled powerhouse!
While he was in a daze, Yang Sheng had already begun his move. *Whoosh!* A red bead shot into the crowd and began to shrink. "Boom!" An explosion sounded, a terrifying energy storm erupted, the ground shook, and thick smoke obscured the sky. All the prodigies were sent reeling and severely injured. Zhang Yun was no exception.
And under the cover of the smoke, no one noticed that the Supreme Bone had suddenly vanished. When the smoke cleared, Zhang Yun immediately discovered this change. "Who stole the Supreme Bone?!" Zhang Yun, seeing the Supreme Bone he was about to obtain stolen, flew into a rage. He had been fighting for his life here, and someone had taken advantage of the chaos, thrown an explosive bead, and snuck in to steal the Supreme Bone? This was blatant disrespect! He immediately abandoned his pursuit of the other prodigies and frantically searched for the thief.
Finally, he spotted Yang Sheng. "So it was you, you are truly seeking death!" He pointed his long sword at the sky, and a massive sword energy slashed towards Yang Sheng. Yang Sheng, who was fleeing, was instantly struck with terror. He couldn't possibly withstand the full power attack of a peak Nirvana Realm sixth-level cultivator.
"Water Elder, save me!" Yang Sheng cried out in desperation. As he shouted, the ancient figure beside him sighed. "Alas, discovered after all, you're not capable enough, kid!" "Kid, after this, I will need to sleep for a while. From now on, you're on your own!" With that, the ancient figure materialized before everyone, and his soul power erupted. Facing the two rapidly approaching attacks, he showed no fear. He made a defensive stance with his hands.
*Boom!* The attacks struck the ancient figure in succession, and an extreme force erupted. After this strike, the ancient figure slowly dissipated. The resulting shockwave flipped everything within a hundred-mile radius, human and object alike. Those closer were blasted far away by the impact. Zhang Yun was also sent flying tens of miles away. He could only watch helplessly as Yang Sheng fled with the Supreme Bone.
Yang Sheng, looking back at Shui Yichen's dissipating soul, silently swore revenge. However, he didn't notice that not far behind him, Xu Chuan, with Su Miaoyin, was closely following him. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Yang Sheng had been the fisherman. Today, Xu Chuan intended to be the oriole.