Chapter 1418 - 1417: The Second Shrine

Chapter 1418: Chapter 1417: The Second Shrine

After leaving the Bone Woman Shrine, Ling Chen and his party arrived at a wide passage, leading to another side of the Divine Palace Ruins.

On both sides of the passage, there were piles of rubble and ruins. As they traveled, Ling Chen saw more and more skeletons, and the surrounding battle scars became increasingly dense, clearly resembling a scene of an epic battle, battered and full of holes.

The ground was uneven, with black smoke rising from it, as if it had never ceased.

Ling Chen and Hong Ye walked at the back of the group, and Hong Ye suddenly turned her head to look at Ling Chen and said, "Bone Woman senior said that not far ahead is another shrine of the Ise Shrine, the location of the Rain Demon Shrine."

"She wants to meet an old friend?"

Ling Chen showed a non-committal expression. Whether they went or not, to reach the deepest part of the Divine Palace Ruins, their route would likely pass by the Rain Demon Shrine.

After approximately half an hour, a tall stone palace appeared in front of them, although the palace was already in ruins. Except for some high walls and stone pillars full of holes, there was nothing else to see, which was a stark contrast to the well-preserved Bone Woman Shrine they had encountered earlier.

"Is this the Rain Demon Shrine?"

Ling Chen’s gaze slightly sharpened.

"How did it end up like this?"

Behind Hong Ye, Bone Woman’s apparition appeared, her body shrouded by an Illusion Technique, making her invisible to anyone except Ling Chen and Hong Ye from the Beichuan Family.

"It’s clear that the entire Ise Shrine has experienced a great battle, and this Rain Demon Shrine has been completely destroyed in the flames of war."

Ling Chen said calmly.

"That battle was truly brutal."

Bone Woman’s face showed a hint of sadness, as she seemed immensely apologetic for what lay before them.

"You seem to know something about that battle?"

Ling Chen was somewhat surprised.

"I don’t understand."

Bone Woman shook her head, her beautiful eyes sparking slightly, and said, "I only know that the entire shrine was undergoing a catastrophe on that day. The entire land trembled, and all around were screams and cries, along with shouts of killing. Everyone disappeared under that catastrophe, and I, when the catastrophe came, used Illusion Technique to shroud the entire Bone Woman Shrine, isolating it from the outside world, thus surviving the calamity."

"However, to perform the Illusion Technique, I almost exhausted my strength, fell into a deep sleep, and only woke up many years later."

"I see."

Ling Chen nodded his head, which made sense, but his curiosity grew stronger. What kind of catastrophe could destroy the vast Ise Shrine?

"Ah!"

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the front, and as Ling Chen looked in the direction of the sound, he saw from the smoky ground holes emerging tremblingly hundreds of eerie white skeletons.

Every skeleton was covered in a dense black aura, clearly not ordinary skeletons.

In the belly of the skeletons, there was a strange black ball of light, seemingly like a human heart.

At the moment the scream was heard, Ling Chen saw a strong member of the Beichuan Family being killed by the skeletons’ sudden attack, decapitated.

Crack!

In the moment that Beichuan Family member was killed, the surrounding Beichuan Family strong members fiercely struck, smashing the skeleton into powder, shattering it on the ground.

But in an instant, those shattered skeletons started to reassemble at a speed visible to the naked eye, and within a few breaths, they stood up in front of them once again, restored as before, viciously rushing forwards.

"Damn it, what kind of ghost things are these?"

Seeing this scene, the Beichuan Family members felt their scalps tingle uncontrollably. With such terrible regenerative abilities, how could they fight?

Blurr blurr ...

At this moment, around Ling Chen, seven or eight skeletons uttered indistinct yells, all closing in.

Slash!

The Thunder Sound Sword in his hand suddenly drew a circular arc, and where its sword light reached, all the skeletons were sliced in half, the cuts particularly smooth.

However, almost immediately, the same scene repeated, as all the halved skeletons stood up tremblingly again, and connected their severed halves, continuing to rush forth.

With a flicker in his eyes, as the skeletons closed in within ten meters, Ling Chen suddenly inserted the Thunder Sound Sword into the ground, and at the moment the sword’s body pierced the ground, a formless sword wave suddenly spread, sweeping through an area of a hundred meters.

When the sword wave touched the seven or eight skeletons, their motions abruptly became rigid, freezing on the spot, motionless.

Whoosh ...

A gust of wind blew, and the skeletons all turned to dust, scattering away in the wind.

Hong Ye’s pupils involuntarily shrank, as this sword wave unexpectedly turned all the skeletons into dust.

With them destroyed to such a degree, even with strong regenerative abilities, these skeletons probably couldn’t be restored.

Yet as this thought crossed her mind, the dust in the wind began swirling again, quickly moving towards the same location, and in Hong Ye’s shocked gaze, reformed into eight skeletons!

Moreover, from all directions, more and more skeletons emerged, increasing from the original hundreds to thousands, and continued to rise.

"How is that possible?"

Not only did Hong Ye reveal a look of disbelief, but even Ling Chen was shocked. How could these mere skeletons possess such terrifying regenerative powers?

With this level of regeneration, even if the skeletons were easily dealt with, they could certainly exhaust a person to death, no matter how strong their power.

"They are not ordinary skeletons."

At this moment, Bone Woman’s voice came close to Ling Chen’s ear, "These skeletons are tainted with the aura of Ghost Gods and driven by some power. There must be something nearby controlling them. You need to find that thing and destroy it to completely eliminate these skeletons."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen’s heart stirred. "Then please, Your Excellency, lead the way."

Bone Woman, being the Ghost God of the Ise Shrine and able to discern the anomaly, should sense its location.

"Follow me."

Bone Woman nodded, then floated ahead to the depths of the stone palace, and seeing this, Ling Chen lightly tapped his foot, his body darting out like lightning, quickly following behind.