Chapter 616: Chapter 616 Bones of the Mighty
The twin golden beams blazed with the most refined spiritual energy, their power supposedly unstoppable!
"Boom!"
Yet the outcome differed completely from what I had anticipated!
The headless giant smashed through the golden radiance without pause, never slowing for even a moment!
"Holy shit!" Witnessing this, I couldn’t stop myself from swearing!
Before I could collect my thoughts, the headless giant had already closed the distance.
The massive frame slammed into me with brutal force.
Even with my Saintly Body Skill as protection, I went flying, my golden aura exploding into fragments.
I fought to rise from the dirt, clutching my chest as my organs felt thoroughly battered.
The impact was like getting hit by a freight train!
"What the hell is this thing..." I gasped in shock.
Next to this headless monster, Hawk Thompson’s Black Gold Stone seemed like a joke!
"My friend, your chaotic body falls short." The mustached man called out with a chuckle from his safe distance.
I shot him a glare and snapped, "You think it’s so simple, why don’t you try!"
Right then, I fully grasped the massive gap between my power and that of a Mighty Realm warrior.
Even using just his physical form, he was beyond what any Marquis could handle.
"Thump thump thump!"
The headless brute charged at me once more. Holding nothing back, I grabbed the bronze blade and unleashed the third strike of the Nine Slashes!
The massive sword force materialized from nothing, barely skimming the headless figure’s frame!
"Clang!"
A thunderous crash rang out as the blade energy swept across his body, creating only a pale scratch!
"Holy shit..." This sent me into complete panic.
I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that the third slash of the Nine Slashes had managed only a white mark?
What kind of flesh was this? Even military-grade weapons might not penetrate it, right?
"Run, my friend! He’s charging again!" The mustached man yelled from far off.
I clenched my jaw, thought for a second, then immediately summoned the Venerable Fifth Mountain.
"Rumble rumble..."
The Venerable Fifth Mountain materialized from thin air with deafening thunder.
Under my control, the Venerable Fifth Mountain expanded massively, hovering above the headless giant!
"Suppress!"
With my battle cry, the Venerable Fifth Mountain crashed down on the headless brute!
"Boom!"
As predicted, the Venerable Fifth Mountain lived up to its reputation, crushing the headless giant into the ground!
"We got him!" I yelled triumphantly.
"Rumble rumble..."
But... before I could savor victory, the Venerable Fifth Mountain started shaking!
In under a heartbeat, the Venerable Fifth Mountain was hurled aside, and the headless giant rose again!
"Damn it!" I swore under my breath.
I had played every ace up my sleeve yet still couldn’t match the headless beast. If this kept up, I feared getting pounded to death!
"Quick, figure something out, my friend!" The mustached man hollered from afar.
I cursed back, "What the hell am I supposed to figure out! This is a Mighty Realm warrior’s body, and I’m just a lowly Marquis! I can’t think of jack!"
"Then flee!" The mustached man muttered.
I stopped wasting breath on the mustached fool and spun around to escape.
But the headless monster was blazingly fast, and even using Shrinking Ground Into An Inch, I couldn’t maintain the lead!
In a flash, the headless giant caught up!
His massive fist loomed behind me, the vicious wind nearly shredding me apart!
"I’m done for!" Sensing the horrifying power of that fist, I went white with terror!
I had zero doubt about this punch’s strength - my body definitely couldn’t survive it!
"Buzz!"
At that instant, a string of symbols suddenly flashed above the headless giant’s skull.
The moment the symbols materialized, the headless giant seemed to lose all awareness, his movements freezing completely.
That enormous fist stopped just inches from my spine.
This terrified me so badly I broke into cold sweats, my face going ghostly pale.
"I warned you to run if you couldn’t win." The mustached man grumbled.
I glared at him and scolded, "If you had a method to stop him, why didn’t you use it sooner!"
"Hey, I figured you could take him!" The mustached man said with a smirk.
I wiped the sweat from my brow and couldn’t help cursing silently.
I stared up at the symbols floating above the giant and frowned, "What are those? How can they freeze him?"
The mustached man shrugged, "This headless brute has no spirit, he’s just flesh powered by dark force. My symbols are a Daoist secret art, able to banish evil."
I felt puzzled, but it didn’t matter since the headless giant was contained. At least I was still breathing.
"So this is a Mighty Realm cultivator’s body." I ran my hand over the headless giant’s frame and sighed.
"Hey, Mr. Mustache, think we could cut this brute open and graft his body onto mine?" I wondered aloud.
The mustached man rolled his eyes, "You’re fantasizing. Even if you could crack open his flesh, how would you attach it to yourself?"
After saying this, the mustached man paused briefly, then grinned, "But his skeleton could definitely be used for weapon crafting. Those are Mighty Realm cultivator bones!"
"Exactly!" I suddenly understood.
"If we could extract his bones and forge them into a weapon, wouldn’t that be unbeatable?!"
The mustached man nodded earnestly, "True, but who can break through his body and extract the bones?"
"Anyone capable of removing his bones probably wouldn’t need to use his bones for weapon making."
My expression darkened slightly.
He was right - someone who could extract the bones would likely be Mighty Realm level and wouldn’t require such a weapon.
"Oh crap!"
This suddenly reminded me of the skulls I had spotted scattered on the floor when I first walked into the Great Hall!
Weren’t those skulls all potential crafting materials?
Plus... the skull was the toughest part of the human frame!
"I’ve got it!" I shouted with excitement.
"There are skulls lying around in the Great Hall, maybe we can try forging them into weapons!" I said eagerly.
The mustached man’s eyes sparkled, and he quickly asked, "Really?"
"Definitely!" I nodded with conviction.
"Quick, take me there!" The mustached man hastily stored his alms bowl and said excitedly.
I didn’t hesitate and immediately guided the mustached man into the Great Hall.
