"Let's go."

The other side had strength in numbers and clearly harbored ill intentions. Lu Yu retreated in the direction of Skeleton Sea with Yu Xiaoman.

"Want to leave? Where do you think you can go?" Yang Xiu sneered, a corner of his mouth lifted.

Dragging Yu Xiaoman along, Lu Yu sprinted towards Skeleton Sea. The others, seeing the two trying to escape, accelerated in pursuit.

As Skeleton Sea appeared within view, Yang Xiu smirked arrogantly and shouted, "Lu Yu, let's see how you escape death this time!"

Yang Xiu, in his moment of triumph, suddenly noticed that upon seeing Skeleton Sea, not only did Lu Yu not slow down, but he actually moved even faster, a look of surprise on his face. Did he not value his life?

Feeling the Qi Blood of living beings, Skeleton Sea stirred. The stationary ocean of bones began to flow, surging in the direction where everyone was.

Previously, when Lu Yu lured beasts, he didn't get too close to the Skeleton Sea, only positioning himself where he could lure some skeletons away from the periphery, attracting only a small number.

But now, with a vast amount of Qi Blood from living creatures appearing at the edge of Skeleton Sea, the powerful skeleton demons from the inner circle were also drawn, starting to move towards everyone.

Boom! Clatter~

Large swathes of skeletons were sent flying by Lu Yu's rampant strength. Most skeletons imbued with demonic aura were brittle, and with just bones left, even if clad in ragged armor, they weren't that heavy.

Lu Yu could easily send large numbers of skeletons flying, recklessly charging into the Skeleton Sea, holding Yu Xiaoman's waist with one hand and wielding a spear with the other to sweep aside any skeletons blocking their path, unstoppable.

Sticking close to Yu Xiaoman, Lu Yu noticed the talisman warding off evil spirits on him was burning much slower, as he enjoyed the protection of Xiaoman's strange power.

Seeing Lu Yu charge into the Skeleton Sea, the pursuing students instinctively stopped, not daring to rashly enter the sea of skeletons.

On one hand, it was due to the erosion of demonic aura, and on the other, because there were demons in the Skeleton Sea strong enough to kill them.

When Lu Yu first charged into the Skeleton Sea, he was unstoppable, sweeping aside any skeletons blocking the path. However, after advancing less than a hundred meters, the skeletons he knocked into the air couldn't be seen anymore, and his sweeping became a path-breaking effort.

Most of the surrounding skeletons had four or five bones emitting black aura, with strength equivalent to Body Refinement stage eight to peak. If not for Xiaoman's fierce energy isolating most of the demonic aura, even with twenty talismans warding off evil spirits attached, Lu Yu couldn't resist the corrosion of the demonic aura.

Progress became increasingly difficult, yet Lu Yu dared not stop. Before, he attempted to advance by stepping on skulls, but was nearly overwhelmed by surrounding skeletons when struck by a black aura arrow that came from nowhere.

No matter how tough the path, he wouldn't dare take shortcuts anymore.

Glancing at his current experience points, Lu Yu invested 20,000 experience to upgrade the Celestial Collapse skill in the Bladeless Swordsmanship.

[Skill upgraded! Bladeless Swordsmanship - Celestial Collapse (Perfection) → Bladeless Swordsmanship - Celestial Collapse (Mastery)]

With the Bladeless Swordsmanship reaching the Mastery level, Lu Yu grasped the "essence" of the skill's creator, that ultimate pursuit of power to sweep across all directions, and a brand new insight into the concept of "force".

The spear in his hand did not change, but it displayed the weighty feel of a heavy weapon in Lu Yu's hands, wielding effortlessly heavy as light, and light as heavy, transforming at will.

This was mastery over power.

Lu Yu immediately felt much more at ease, able to easily shatter skeletons ahead and move faster within the Skeleton Sea.

Seeing no skeletons flying or any significant noise from the Skeleton Sea, everyone looked at each other, unsure what to do.

"Senior Yang? Should we keep pursuing?" a student swallowed nervously, asking.

He believed Lu Yu had been engulfed by the Skeleton Sea, as they could no longer see any skeletons flying in the air, and had witnessed Lu Yu getting hit by a black aura after leaping, falling into the Skeleton Sea and disappearing.

"Forget him, let's proceed with our plan first." Yang Zhi felt a bit regretful about the secrets on Lu Yu possibly being lost in the Skeleton Sea, but compared to Lu Yu's secrets, the treasures in the Sealed Demon Forbidden Area were far more precious.

Items that could retain their power through the long years under the erosion of demonic aura were of undoubtedly high quality.

"Senior students, come with me, you all leave here first. After we draw away most of the skeletons, you can enter the Sealed Demon Forbidden Area," Yang Zhi instructed Yang Xiu and others.

Everyone nodded in acknowledgment, after which Yang Xiu led a portion of the group to retreat several miles. Yang Zhi and others took out weapons and pasted several talismans on themselves. A female student dressed in a black school uniform performed a Secret Technique, and a golden glow appeared on everyone's bodies.

Once everyone was fully prepared, the vanguard of Skeleton Sea had already reached them. Yang Zhi led the charge, sweeping horizontally with his sword. Sword Qi flew out over ten meters, cutting down a large group of skeletons.

Armed with a fourth-rank spiritual weapon, Yang Zhi led the group into the depths of the Skeleton Sea, slaughtering their way through while maintaining high-intensity attacks, without the slightest pause or slowing in speed.

They rushed into the depths of Skeleton Sea as quickly as possible, drawing away the powerful skeleton demons inside, diverting most of the skeleton creatures.

Yang Zhi's entry point into Skeleton Sea differed from Lu Yu's; they chose the weakest area, which had long been frequently raided by Beifeng Academy students, where skeletons were fewer and defenses weaker, allowing swift approach to the powerful inner demons of Skeleton Sea.

Bam! Lu Yu's spear was blocked by a shield-holding skeleton. Despite being mostly gone, the shield was extraordinarily tough. Even when Lu Yu's spear imbued with fire Spiritual Qi struck it, not a single mark was left.

This skeleton had 13 bones emitting black aura, and its shield was affixed to its arm, not easily dislodged in combat.

Retracting his spear, Lu Yu swept away surrounding skeletons, retreating cautiously while eyeing the shield-bearing skeleton before him. If his Overlord Saber were still in hand, he could easily kill it even without using Celestial Collapse to its full extent.

However, Lu Yu now only had a spear, with no time to purchase a suitable spiritual weapon from the shop temporarily.

Initially, Lu Yu planned only to hunt skeletons around the outskirts of Skeleton Sea to gain experience, believing a first-rank spiritual weapon would suffice. He hadn't expected to rush into the Skeleton Sea and face an issue of insufficient weapon power.

"In that case...I can only give it a try!"

Lu Yu raised his spear, channeling a vast amount of Qi Blood into it, causing a faint red Qi Blood to emanate from the spear's shaft and stirring up greater unrest among the surrounding skeletons.

Realizing only about thirty to forty percent of the infused Qi Blood could exert power, Lu Yu felt a pang of helplessness. Qi Blood was inherently unsuitable for explosive power when detached, and even with a medium for conduction, there's considerable loss.

The most suitable weapon for exploding Qi Blood was a massive item like the Overlord Saber, capable of injecting a large amount of Qi Blood in an instant, burst damage to minimize loss.

Qi Blood loss accelerates the longer it remains outside the body. Weapons like spears, small and slender, don't suit the ideology of Celestial Collapse well, as most Qi Blood dissipates during weapon infusion, unable to unleash full potential.

"Forty percent, forty percent is enough!" Infusing Qi Blood took little time, but the dissipating speed was swift. Delaying another second, and all Qi Blood within the spear would dissipate entirely.

Celestial Collapse!

The spear crashed down on the broken shield. The tremendous force shattered the entire skeleton underneath through the incomplete shield while flames on the spear burned the scattered demonic aura into ashes.

In his mind, Lu Yu heard a faint thank you, liberation, though listening closely, he couldn't perceive any sound.

Seeing the surrounding skeletons closing in, Lu Yu had no time to investigate the strange voice. With Yu Xiaoman, he charged in the direction she pointed, where a safe zone lay.

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