Sha Qiangs right to contribute to history was thus stripped.

The historical official quickly finished the description of the epic battle according to what Hazeden, Guyan, and Gu Qing Shan had described.

Naturally, Sha Qiang didnt need to know about this.

Guyan gestured through his eyes for his subordinates to pull Sha Qiang away and continued drinking.

Hazeden read through the battle depiction once and nodded in satisfaction.

He handed it over for Gu Qing Shan to see.

Gu Qing Shan then handed it to Guyan.

The three of them were very pleased.

Indeed.

This is the truth.

Alright, let us be on our way Gu Qing Shan said.

He wielded his swords, prepared to walk in front of the group again.

It might be best that you dont lead the way Hazeden pulled him back.

Guyan tried delivering it to him gently: Your sword is very powerful, so you should only act at a crucial moment. All of us should be at the back and act as overall battlefield support

Sha Qiang commented from far away: Yeah, you shouldnt stay in front. Ill be frank, just looking at your back right now makes me feel like youre about to lead another dance

With that statement hammering the point in, not only could Gu Qing Shan not refute, but everyone else also nodded in understanding.

Gu Qing Shan could only stay back, feeling a bit irritated.

Hm?

This means I wont have to face any danger, what am I irritated for?

He quickly adjusted his temperament.

When it comes to scouting, it should best be left to my men

Sha Qiang said and waved his hand.

Two of his subordinates moved forward and crouched down on all fours.

The two evil creatures gradually turned into a type of greyhound that emanated flames of Purgatory.

Go Sha Qiang ordered.

The two Purgatory hounds went ahead into the dark passage.

-the secret passage that headed into the Dusty World.

After a few moments.

Sha Qiang suddenly spoke up: No issues, its safe inside

Then let us advance as well Hazeden stated.

Everyone nodded.

Hazedens subordinates, Guyans subordinates, as well as Sha Qiangs subordinates stood in formation and began heading into the secret passage as well.

Gu Qing Shan watched them, pulled Su Xue Er close, and accompanied her forward.

He was walking together with Hazeden and the other two leaders as they made their way into the secret passage.

Darkness.

There were some glowing gems and stones on that square earlier that served as light sources.

But after they entered the passage, there were no longer any light sources at all.

-if these evil creatures werent born with the flames of Purgatory, and if Guyans group wasnt one that practiced flame techniques, everyone would have no choice but to blindly move forward.

The stairs were wet and slippery, full of blood and pulpy flesh.

Quite a few who werent careful enough actually slipped, falling down a considerable distance.

By the time they regained their balance, they would all see bits of corpses that hadnt been fully devoured, as well as writhing limbs of some monster that were still alive.

After a short while, Hazeden finally couldnt endure it any longer and gestured to his subordinates.

One of them unleashed a spell.

the wind surged forward.

A strong gust of wind blew forward and swept through the passage, bringing the multitudes of corpse pieces and blood away with it into the faraway darkness.

The path was finally cleared up, but since blood couldnt be washed away completely, there were still large patches of black and red all over the ground.

This spell was prepared in case of poisonous gas and environments obscured by fog Hazeden explained.

Hm, its perfect for a situation like this Gu Qing Shan commented.

The group continued to move forward into the passage.

About half an hour later.

Halt Sha Qiang spoke up.

Everyone stopped.

Is there an enemy up ahead? Guyan asked.

No, but take a look at what kind of thing this is Sha Qiang replied.

He blew a whistle.

A faint image swiftly arrived in front of him.

One of the two Purgatory Hounds had returned to the party with something in its mouth.

Sha Qiang gave the item to Guyan first.

Im not sure, we dont have this sort of creature in our civilization Guyan replied.

Shaking his head, he handed it to Hazeden.

Hazeden couldnt recognize it either, so the item finally arrived in Gu Qing Shans hand.

Gu Qing Shan took a careful look.

this was a small piece of bone, but unlike the bones found in the 900 million World Layers, there were multitudes of boney spikes that grew from this piece of bone, each of them carved full of ancient runes.

The War God UI didnt react, which meant that this piece of bone was most likely useless.

Do you recognize it? Guyan asked.

No

Gu Qing Shan shook his head but continued to stare closely at it.

If you dont know, why are you still staring at it? Sha Qiang complained.

Gu Qing Shan just smiled and said: Please give me a bit more like, its a bit too dark here. I need to take a careful look at it

Sha Qiang walked up to him.

The flames of Purgatory burned on its body, illuminating the area around Gu Qing Shan.

Using the light of the flame, Gu Qing Shan continued studying the bone.

What did you find out? Hazeden asked.

Hard to say, this bone isnt quite pure Gu Qing Shan replied.

Not pure? Hazeden didnt understand.

Yeah, this isnt the bone of any creature- as long I can hold it in my hand, I can easily infer how soft or tough any piece of bone should be, as well as where to cut it up and how much force I should use; but this bone doesnt seem to have only bone in it

Saying so, Gu Qing Shan tossed the piece of bone into the air.

A gleam of his sword.

Sha!

The bone was cut in half and fell down to the ground.

He and Hazeden each caught one half of the bone and checked it again.

Only to see a small corpse right inside this bone.

The corpse was only around the size of a thumb, but it crumbled almost immediately as it came into contact with the air and faded into dust.

Pixie!

Gu Qing Shan and Hazeden both exclaimed at once.

The two of them exchanged glances, not sure why they found the corpse of a Pixie in a place like this.

Sha Qiang seemed to have sensed something and informed everyone: Theres another discovery ahead

The group advanced forward again.

About 10 minutes later, they arrived at the location that Sha Qiang mentioned.

Two Purgatory Hounds were loitering around here.

Not too far away from where they stood was a giant skeletal hand.

The passage was quite big, enough for 7-8 people to traverse in a line, but this skeletal hand had completely filled the passage, only leaving a tiny gap.

Marks of the hand clawing at something was all over the walls.

At a glance, this seemed like the aftermath of the skeletal hand trying to grab something.

Everyone carefully observed it.

It blocked the path Hazeden muttered to himself.

Guyan was quite doubtful: But this skeletal hand seems like it had been here for a very long time without moving, how did the masked cultivators go past it?

Sha Qiang replied: Isnt it clear? They probably warped away

Guyan glanced at him a bit but didnt say anything.

Sha Qiang pondered briefly and gestured to a Purgatory Hound to come forward.

The Purgatory Hound tried biting the skeletal hand.

No reaction.

Another Purgatory Hound slipped through a gap on the skeletal hand and moved further into the passage, finally returning after a long while.

It reported: Boss, this skeletal hand is still attached to a thick skeletal arm, it completely blocked the end of the passage without even a bit of room to slip through, so I had no choice but to return

Everyone fell into thought.

What kind of monsters remains is this? And why is it so gigantic?

Hazeden signaled to his men.

Two of his subordinates tossed their Cards out, manifesting as Frost-type and Flame-type attacks that struck the skeletal hand head-on.

It didnt move at all, and wasnt damaged even as the attacks gradually stopped.

perhaps, its just an object?

Being able to resist both fire and ice, the material seems to be quite considerable.

Sha Qiang thought for a bit longer and ordered:

Seems like this thing had existed for so long that its already broken, go ahead and clean it up, make way for everyone to pass

Several evil creatures walked forward, wielded their weapons, and struck the skeletal hand with all their might.

After the very first hit, everyone found their vision becoming blurred.

Several shadows emerged from the skeletal hand to grab and crush those evil creatures.

Green blood was splattered all over the wall.

The skeletal swiftly pulled back and went out of their vision in an instant.

It was only then that they finally reacted.

Bastard! You dare kill my men; Im going to massacre you!

Sha Qiang roared furiously and was about to jump forward.

Gu Qing Shan immediately held him back and shouted: Youre no match for it!

Just as Sha Qiang was about to respond to him, something resounded in his ears.

Desperate and fearful screams resounded from far away behind the skeletal hand.

The screams gradually subsided.

Replaced by the sound of slow chewing.

Everyones hearts sank.

the owner of that giant skeletal hand is eating.

What kind of entity has such a giant hand?

And this entity seemed to be stuck in the passage, so it reached its skeletal hand out to bait any unfortunate prey.

Were no longer as powerful as we were outside Hazeden spoke with a stern expression: It had been impervious to our spells so far, plus with its speed and power, we wouldnt be able to fight it at close range

Sha Qiang opened his mouth wide, speechless.

Gu Qing Shan pondered: At first, it let the Purgatory Hounds attack and go through without retaliating, then only springing into action when 7-8 people were baited at once

Quite obviously, this monster is alive

While they were talking, a loud rumbling noise could be heard coming from the far end of the passage.

The skeletal hand once again returned and blocked the path as if it had never moved a single inch.

Plish.

Plish.

The blood of evil creatures slowly dripped down from the white bones of the hand.