Invincible Immortal Cultivator in the City
Chapter 368 - 367: Skeletal Palace

Chapter 368: Chapter 367: Skeletal Palace

"That’s the Fish Demon’s lair!"

Everything appeared suddenly in the sea ahead, as if by magic.

Lan Tianhao shouted in surprise and immediately braced himself.

It was finally their turn to take the stage.

According to centuries of intelligence, there were countless numbers of Fish Demons, and this particular lair was of utmost importance.

A fierce battle was inevitable.

"Prepare for battle!"

Li Qi quickly got into position and started giving orders.

However, the sea surface was calm, and even the huge palace in the distance was very quiet, dead still.

"Indeed, my lord’s punch earlier hit their palace!" As the Ancient Ship approached Skull Island, Lan Tianhao noticed that the majestic palace, made entirely of skeletons, had a massive hole at the top.

Part of the palace had collapsed, with broken bones and debris scattered around, adding a sense of decay to what was once grandeur.

This palace was unsettlingly silent, though, like it was not inhabited at all, just an empty city.

Soon, the Ancient Ship approached the small island made of skeletons.

Unlike the giant beast skeletons outside, this Skeleton Island was made of countless large and small skeletons of various kinds. It seemed like countless creatures twisted together, finally perishing as one and becoming this island.

Lin Hao was the first to leap from the Ancient Ship onto Skeleton Island, and as soon as he disembarked, a chill air hit him.

"No one’s here!"

Song Qinghong and the other two almost followed Lin Hao down simultaneously, the cold wind made their bodies shiver, almost to the bone.

Skeleton Island was utterly silent, you could hear a pin drop, and despite over four hundred people from Death Island landing, not a single Fish Demon appeared.

"Where are the Fish Demons?"

Lan Xinxin stood to the right of Lin Hao, startled by the surroundings.

In front of her was a staircase made of white bones, extending straight to the grand entrance of the Skull Palace.

The palace doors were wide open, dark and foreboding inside, as if a man-eating giant beast had opened its mouth, just waiting for prey to walk right in.

Not just the lesser skilled cultivators from Death Island, but even Lan Tianhao, upon seeing the dark entrance, felt a palpitation, as if simply entering would mean walking towards death.

"Empty fort strategy?"

All of this was too abnormal, so abnormal that Song Qinghong became extremely cautious.

The people from Death Island had thought they would face a wild attack from the Fish Demon clan.

But now, the scene was baffling; the Fish Demon lair was empty, not a single one in sight!

"Be wary of an ambush inside."

Lan Tianhao looked even more serious, unable to sense anything inside the Skull Palace with his cultivation levels.

That dark palace entrance seemed like a massive black hole, swallowing everything.

Strange occurrences often foretell danger.

In his life, Lan Tianhao had imagined countless times storming the Fish Demon headquarters, but never had he envisioned a scene like this.

Everyone turned to Lin Hao, waiting for his decision.

And since setting foot on Skeleton Island, Lin Hao had not moved, his face unchanged, his eyes firmly fixed on the dark entrance of the palace.

There is no liveliness, but Lin Hao felt a faint unease in his heart.

Finally, Lin Hao took a step forward, slowly walking up the bone staircase.

Step by step, each footstep echoed throughout Skeleton Island, and every footstep made one’s heartbeat follow the rhythm, giving a terrifying palpitation.

"Could this still be an illusion? Maybe we are still walking in circles behind the Heaven and Earth Gate," Lan Tianhao said this, not even sure himself, because standing on these steps and looking back, one could see the towering pillars reaching into the clouds.

Everyone was scared by the previous illusions, unable to distinguish what was real from what was false.

The empty stronghold of the Fish Demon in front of them, Lan Tianhao was more inclined to believe it was fake.

But Lin Hao remained silent, continuing to walk up and stood at the dark entrance of the palace.

The huge Skeletal Palace, entirely the color of bone.

The two giant columns in front of the door, it’s unknown how many skeletons they were made of.

Every skeleton intertwined, tangled together, and in some places, the skeletons were neatly arranged, but one thing was certain.

The skulls that made up this palace, those bizarre skulls, numbering who knows how many, without exception, all facing in the same direction, all looking towards where Lin Hao and the others were standing!

A Skeletal Palace, just this front architecture alone had thousands of skulls.

Being stared at by thousands of skulls, all kinds of dark eye sockets, even Lin Hao felt a creepy eerie sensation.

The most terrifying thing was that with every step Lin Hao took forward, he felt those dark eye sockets of the skulls move with his steps, feeling watched by these millions of skulls no matter where he went.

Not just Lin Hao, the others felt the same way.

Even usually unnoticeable Li Gui, now had a pale face, trembling and hiding behind Li Qi, not daring to look at the palace ahead.

This seemed like the dwelling of the Grim Reaper.

"Let’s go in."

Whether it was an illusion or not, Lin Hao couldn’t say for sure, but having come this far, there was no reason to be frightened by a Skull Palace without a single living soul.

"I want to see what those Fish Demons are up to!"

Lan Tianhao also shouted angrily, drawing his broadsword and following Lin Hao into the palace.

In no time, over four hundred people from Death Island followed Lin Hao, all entering the dark Skull Palace.

Until the last person’s figure was swallowed by the boundless darkness inside the palace door, Skeleton Island returned to its deadly quiet.

Doom, doom, doom...

The deep footsteps echoed in the dark palace passages.

It must be said, this is a huge palace.

Over four hundred people, walking in this palace, completely without feeling crowded.

And yet, there was a chilling, empty openness.

There were no ornate beams and painted rafters, but the palace was even more magnificent than those.

Various skeletons formed all sorts of patterns on the walls and columns.

What these patterns represented, Lin Hao couldn’t quite understand.

But Lin Hao was sure of one thing, even among those patterns, those skull eyes, dark and gloomy, also watched him, moving with his steps.

This feeling, besides being terrifying, was also like being monitored wherever one went, which was unpleasant.

No one knew how long they had walked inside the palace, the further they walked, the more chilling and fearful everyone felt.

Lan Tianhao no longer had his usual boldness, his face now ugly as he followed behind Lin Hao, couldn’t help but walk up beside Lin Hao and whispered, "What’s going on, it feels like we’ve been walking in this palace for almost an hour, why does it seem like we can’t reach the end? Are we trapped?"

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