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Chapter 1266 - Chapter 1266 Chapter 1268 Reincarnation Pool

Chapter 1266: Chapter 1268: Reincarnation Pool Chapter 1266: Chapter 1268: Reincarnation Pool Half an hour later, Song Jian had almost left the architectural complex of Zhenmo Temple and arrived in a jungle behind the mountain. Soon, following a path within the jungle, Song Jian stood at the entrance of a dilapidated great hall.

The hall appeared desolate, as if no one had visited for a long time. However, the path Song Jian had taken was clearly worn by frequent foot traffic, and it led directly to this decrepit hall.

Standing before the hall’s entrance, Song Jian suddenly felt an ominous sensation. Looking at the tightly shut doors, he seemed to envision a tide of black aura surging towards him, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. Had it not been for his mission, he would have turned and left immediately, unwilling to linger for even a moment longer.

After hesitating for a long time, Song Jian took a step forward and reached out to push the doors.

Creak~

A grating friction sound rose as Song Jian pushed open the door and walked inside.

At this moment, the entire vista of the great hall was laid bare before him. The first thing that caught his eye was a large rectangular pool in the center of the hall, filled with a thick green liquid that churned continuously.

In the pool, white wraithlike spirits struggled and howled, trying to climb out, but they could not escape the pool’s confines no matter how they tried.

Song Jian was startled and rubbed his eyes. When he looked at the pool again, all he saw was the roiling green liquid.

“Reincarnation Pool!” The term suddenly popped into Song Jian’s mind as he recalled what the wraiths had mentioned–the Reincarnation Pool. This had to be the very pool they spoke of!

Beyond the Reincarnation Pool stood a thirty-meter tall statue, carved from a single block of black crystal and almost identical to the Ancient Desolate Demon God statues Song Jian had seen before, with eight arms, each wielding a weapon.

However, this demon god statue had a large hole in its chest, through which the wall behind it was clearly visible!

In this heart cavity, an ancient lantern flickered dimly, its flame wavering like it might extinguish at any moment.

Almost no one was to be seen throughout the great hall, save for a frail monk who stooped as he swept the hall’s floor.

His movements were slow as he handled the broom, methodically sweeping the floor that was already shiny clean. His actions were ceaseless, as if he were a robot programmed to go on indefinitely.

Seemingly having heard someone enter, the stooped old monk asked without raising his head, “Are the monks from the Demon Lord Shrine still enduring? Have you brought back their souls this time?”

Not hearing the expected reply, the monk’s brow furrowed, and he looked up toward the direction of the entrance.

It was only then that Song Jian noticed the twelve bright crimson scars atop the head of the gray-robed old monk. In an instant, Song Jian gripped his Sky-breaking Sword tightly and became alert.

The more ritual scars a Demon Bone Monk had on its scalp, the more formidable its strength. The strongest Demon Bone Monk he had encountered possessed command-level power, yet it only had nine scars on its head.

This seemingly fragile Demon Bone Monk in front of him was far more formidable than any Song Jian had faced before!

Upon seeing Song Jian, the aged Demon Bone Monk’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise, and his shriveled lips curled up slightly. “I did not expect that a human could find their way here…” he said

Crack, crack, crack~

A sound of bone friction came from the Demon Bone Monk’s body, and it was clear to see that the bones inside the aged monk’s body were mutating. The skin’s surface bulged intermittently from the moving bones underneath, making the whole figure appear as if it were a wrapper containing a squirming monster.

Song Jian’s thoughts stirred, and he directly locked on to the Demon Bone Monk, unleashing the Thousand Swords Art. In an instant, hundreds of Spirit Swords coalesced into existence, hovering to the left and right of Song Jian’s body.

As Song Jian ferociously slashed towards his opponent, countless Spirit Swords emitted sharp tearing sounds as they flew towards the Demon Bone Monk.

Whoosh~

The previously boiling and churning Reincarnation Pool suddenly erupted with large splashes, as numerous thick green pool waters rose into the air, forming a gigantic palm over ten meters in diameter and grabbed at the Spirit Swords.

Sizzle~

Dozens of Spirit Swords, seized by the great hand formed of pool water, immediately emitted dense wisps of white smoke. Song Jian could feel the connection between himself and these dozen-plus Spirit Swords rapidly weakening; at the same time, the surface of the blades corroded and became mottled, these Spirit Swords directly crumbled to pieces within seconds.

The hand formed of pool water, despite its impressive power, still fell short against the hundreds of Spirit Swords, and after corroding dozens of them, the remainder still brutally struck the body of the aged monk.

Ah~

A piercing scream erupted from the Demon Bone Monk as dark red Red Lotus Karma Fire blazed on its surface. This innate fire, which was a purifying force against it, inflicted severe damage to the Demon Bone Monk, who, in the midst of continuously gathering energy, released all its power in an outburst.

The pool water hand, initially dissolving non-stop, transformed into a water sphere in an instant and smashed towards the aged Demon Bone Monk, encapsulating it completely.

The pool water, filled with Soul Energy, reacted violently with the Red Lotus Karma Fire. Waves of heat radiated from the Demon Bone Monk’s body, accompanied by dense white vapor.

It was visible that as soon as the Demon Bone Monk was enveloped by the pool water, the damage it sustained quickly decreased.

One thousand, eight thousand, five thousand, three thousand, …

Eventually, the damage value hovering above the Demon Bone Monk’s head dwindled to just over a thousand points.

A vast and malevolent aura diffused from the thick white mist, making Song Jian grow vigilant. Unable to help himself, he took two steps back. It was then that the hall doors behind him suddenly “boom” closed on their own. Song Jian frowned and, with a backhand stroke, ferociously slashed at the hall doors.

“Clang”

A clear collision sound rang out, and Song Jian felt a numbness in his palm as the Sky-breaking Sword was rebounded by a transparent energy barrier.

At this moment, out of the white mist slowly emerged a monstrous creature over ten meters tall. It was simply an enlarged version of the Demon Bone Monk in its true form. This monster’s body was covered with a layer of thick white bone armor; its bone spurs jutted out like those of a porcupine, each one glistening with a metallic sheen.

“No wonder you made it here, you do have some skill!” The ten-meter-tall Demon Bone Monk was no longer the visage of the aged monk from before, it had completely transformed into something else.

Song Jian glanced at the Reincarnation Pool. By then, the thick green water inside the pool had decreased by a third, the surface no longer boiling but simply covered with fine bubbles.

“This pool water can actually obliterate the Spirit Swords…” Song Jian felt a sinking feeling in his heart; hundreds of Spirit Swords had all ceased their connection with him in an instant. These swords had all disappeared after surging into the pool water while it covered the Demon Bone Monk.

Looking at the cooldown time of the Thousand Swords Art and the recovery rate of his Sword Qi Value, Song Jian’s brows furrowed deeply.

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