344. Attack Replacement with White Bones for Tang Chen [Large Chapter]_2

The scene was utterly terrifying.

The corpses were densely distributed, with essentially one per square meter, or even three to four rising within a square meter area!

Qian Renxue looked on dumbfounded, wasn't this area... not supposed to be a graveyard? How could there be so many...

Just then, she cried out in alarm, hastily pushing away Thousand Waves beside her.

Even between her and her grandfather, a corpse slowly ascended. The side of the corpse facing Qian Renxue was just beginning to rot, with its ghastly eyeball dangling precariously below the eye socket.

The foul stench assaulted them, and Qian Renxue couldn't help covering her mouth as she backed away. At this moment, she noticed that Bi Bidong and the others were also covering their noses and mouths, looking at the scene around them with disdain and fear.

As the corpses completely rose from the ground, their flesh turned from an illusory state to a solid form, and the stench became even more intense, their gruesome appearance all the more real!

The people at the site were experiencing extreme discomfort. Everyone had seen a corpse before, but when you're surrounded by thousands of decaying ones, your state of mind is bound to collapse!

Lin Yi looked at a corpse beside him, holding back the urge to cover his nose and mouth, and said calmly, "All these accumulated in Soul City's underground over days and months, so when they come to the surface, they're this dense."

"As I said before, the length of time since death is a symbol of strength, the longer the death, the more powerful. And you can judge the length of time by the degree of decay. Mummies are not considered, as this relates to the environment in which they were underground."

Hearing this, Tang Chen asked, "The ones that are completely skeletal, they've been dead for a long time, right?"

Lin Yi nodded, "Not necessarily, but most are."

In fact, there were more "skeletons" at the scene, indicating that most of the corpses on the ground originated from a very ancient era.

Tang Chen couldn't stand the smell either. He took the sword tip he had on his forehead and put it down, then randomly picked one skeleton to keep while ordering the rest to return underground.

Soon, only one skeleton remained at the scene.

Everyone's expression finally relaxed a bit, but they still kept their hands over their noses and mouths as the nauseating odor lingered in the air.

More than one person had started to loathe Tang Chen's ability by now...

Lin Yi's gaze settled on the skeleton Tang Chen had left on the ground, inquiring mentally, "How long, exactly?"

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A deceased from over ten thousand years ago?

Wow, what are the odds, Tang Chen actually randomly picked a tough one! But Lin Yi knew he himself didn't have the ability to see how long they've been dead.

"This skeleton died 12,437 years ago, and is part of the earliest batch among this group of the dead. You can fight him to test it out; he will obey any of your commands completely."

Lin Yi even felt that this skeleton was likely the oldest of them all.

Tang Chen, stunned, nodded. Who would have thought he'd randomly pick an antique?

He looked at the skeleton facing him and said, "From now on, see me as your enemy."

The skeleton didn't speak or move, but Tang Chen could feel through their connection that the skeleton had accepted the command, and furthermore, he could feel a sense of hostility emanating from the framework.

Tang Chen chose to attack first, it was just bones, and even if smashed, it wouldn't matter!

He summoned his Martial Soul, and his seventh Soul Ring rose immediately. That's right, he was going to use his Martial Soul True Body straight away!

Red light spread over the Hao Tian Hammer, its body gradually expanding, soon growing into a monstrously huge form.

Tang Chen's expression was serious. He stepped forward with his right foot and used his waist to drive his body into a spin in place, the Hao Tian Hammer in his hand emitting a terrifying sound as it tore through the air, smashing toward the slender skeletal frame.

"Boom!"

Everyone couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety for the skeleton.

But what happened next shocked everyone.

Right in front of the Blood-Colored Giant Hammer, a bony hand from the skeleton easily rested on top of it.

The skeleton's body was so frail and tiny compared to it, Tang Chen's Hao Tian Hammer seemed like an insurmountable mountain.

But when the mountain came crashing, it was effortlessly blocked by the skeleton.

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The crowd opened their eyes wide in astonishment.

Tang Chen's forehead broke out in cold sweat as the white skeleton opened its mouth, revealing ghastly white teeth. A terrifying, hissing sound came from its mouth as it landed a palm on the hammer, sending Tang Chen reeling back several steps.

"The strength, it's above mine..."

Tang Chen panicked, and quickly came up with an answer in his mind.

The white skeleton bent its knees and leapt to the top of the hammer handle, then crouched and leapt again, its sharp claws aiming right for Tang Chen's head as it emitted the same hissing, terrifying noise.

The power of this leap made Tang Chen's hammer plummet downward rapidly, smashing the ground beneath it.

The white skeleton itself didn't seem to carry much weight, its bones perhaps hollow, yet its strength was immense.

Tang Chen immediately fought the white skeleton at close quarters, reducing the size of his hammer. The skeleton's fighting style was completely unstructured, resembling the insane attacks of a "zombie," but its speed and strength sent Tang Chen retreating, causing him, as the hammer's wielder, to sweat profusely with his martial soul on the verge of breaking.

"Stop!"

Tang Chen gasped for air as he issued the command.

The white skeleton in front of him immediately ceased its attack, standing silently in place. To Tang Chen, it seemed as if any hostility the skeleton had towards him had vanished.

Horrible... Too horrible...

Tang Chen was panting heavily.

Everyone else was dumbfounded too, to see Tang Chen, a Level 99 Limit Douluo with explosive strength, pushed to such a state by the white skeleton.

"Senior, how many years did you say he was from again?"

Tang Chen asked Lin Yi again, still in shock.

"12,437 years."

Lin Yi answered, having noticed something in the fight. The skeleton's onslaught was too frenzied, its power and speed almost beyond that of an Ultimate Douluo. It was only because Tang Chen couldn't react in time that he seemed so flustered. In an actual fight, he could still likely match his opponent blow for blow, relying on his diverse soul skills.

But for an Ultimate Douluo, this was disgraceful enough...

"You... you're a senior from over ten thousand years ago? There's not even a historical record from that long ago in Soul Land, a primitive man!"

Tang Chen looked at the white skeleton with immense surprise. Judging by its height, the skeleton seemed to be only about 1.6 meters tall.

"From now on, I'll call you Little Bone. I hereby appoint you as the commander of my Army of the Dead," said Tang Chen.

And he slowly decided in his heart that from now on, he would only summon the white skeleton. He wouldn't summon those rotting, half-decayed, or desiccated corpses anymore. Not only did they smell terrible and look horrifying, but they also weren't very ancient.

Tang Chen glanced over, and the white skeleton still had no response. Indeed, just as Senior Lin Yi had said, it had no thoughts and could only operate based on the connection between them.

The critical hit reward that Lin Yi championed, Necromancy Summoning, involved binding flesh and spirit together. These entities would be much stronger, possess simple thoughts, and their eyes would glow a ghostly green when summoned.

Even the flesh and spirit could separate and fight independently.

Just as Tang Chen was about to have Little Bone return, an idea suddenly struck him.

"Next time we attack, you're going to help me!"

The two stood onstage, Lin Yi looking at the thousand-year-old white skeleton in front of him, his lips twitching. It was quite a thought, expecting the white skeleton to replace him in the attack.

By Tang Chen's side, he instructed, "Use all the strength you possess and punch Senior Lin Yi right in the chest."

Through their bond, he knew that the white skeleton had accepted the task.

In Lin Yi's field of vision, the white skeleton stepped back, raising its tiny, pitiful right hand and producing a clicking sound as it clenched its fist.

It pulled back its right arm and the bones of its body moved minutely, like the components of a steel Mecha coming to life.

In Lin Yi's mind, he imagined the skeleton with flesh on it, envisioning a strong arm that bulged with muscles in action!

Swiftly, the white skeleton's punch blasted forth, striking Lin Yi's chest, emitting a force that made even Tang Chen, standing nearby, take a step back.

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