After chatting with Monarch Hex Cricket for a while, Dongbo Xue Ying bade farewell and headed towards Eroding Bone Palace.
Hu.
Xiao Chen kept teleporting in the Mirage World, following the Three Devil Palace's command medallion. Soon, he arrived at his destination.
"Hmm?" He watched helplessly as a bubble appeared out of thin air and enveloped him. Then, he instantly shattered and disappeared.
…
Dongbo Xue Ying looked at the black lake in front of him. In the middle of the lake, there were many pillars that went deep into the lake. These pillars supported an ancient hall, and the main entrance of the hall was mottled. There were three words on it — Bone Eroding Hall.
With a single step, he traversed hundreds of feet and landed in front of the palace door.
"One of the three Demon Palaces, the Eroding Bone Palace." Dongbo Xue Ying strode in. The Bone Eroding Palace was very old, and because the door had never been closed, the interior of the palace was very dirty. He raised his head and looked at the wall, and soon found the densely packed words. It was one of the three basic secret arts, the Bone Eroding Secret Art.
"You came in with a token? You're the soldier from the Army of Destruction?" Inside the hall, countless black water droplets condensed and formed a black-clothed old man.
"It's me," Dongbo Xue Ying said.
"The Bone Eroding Secret Technique is there. Hurry up and cultivate it. If you can't master it within 10,000 years, scram!" the black-clad old man shouted.
"The subordinates of the Demon Ancestor are so hostile towards the soldiers of the Army of Destruction? It's not like I'm from the 3rd Universe Era." Dongbo Xue Ying said.
"Humph."
The black-robed old man snorted coldly and sat down cross-legged in a corner, too lazy to say another word.
Seeing this, Dongbo Xue Ying did not hold it against him. Instead, he raised his head and began to memorize the Bone Eroding Secret Art. Now that he had the token, he was no longer in a rush. Even if he failed to master it within ten thousand years and was thrown out, he could still cultivate it outside. Once he had mastered it, he would be able to easily pass the test. This was the benefit of having a token.
With the medallion, one could enter the Three Demon Halls again and again. There were countless opportunities.
Therefore, the most important thing was to enter coincidentally the first time. He had to succeed.
"Bone Eroding Secret Skill?" Dongbo Xue Ying nodded lightly after reading it. "It's in a completely different direction from the Hemolysis Mystic Art. It cultivates the bones, and the pain is intense. I wonder why the Fiend Ancestor's strongest mystic art, the Myriad Fiend True Body, has such intense pain when created."
The Blood Condensation Secret Art, Bone Erosion Secret Art, and Heart Refining Secret Art were all extremely painful.
The Hemolysis and Bone Eroding Secret Techniques were still manageable, as they targeted the blood and bones respectively. The extreme pain would also affect the soul.
The [Cultivating Heart Secret Art] … was purely targeted at the True Deity Heart.
It hurts.
Dongbo Xue Ying was bewildered by the fact that he had to maintain his consciousness and continue cultivating despite the intense pain. How did he manage to create such a secret art? The Fiend Ancestor was indeed the existence that created the Dark Abyss. Even the art he created was unique.
"Let's start cultivating. I hope I can succeed in ten thousand years." Dongbo Xue Ying sat down cross-legged and began cultivating this secret art. His main body, which was in the Crimson Rock Mountain world, was also cultivating it.
As he cultivated …
Dongbo Xue Ying's bones gradually pierced out of his skin and muscles, revealing themselves. These sparkling and translucent bones even connected with each other, forming a single entity! Dongbo Xue Ying's body was gradually covered with a layer of bones. His entire body was slowly transforming into a 'bone man'.
"Pa!" His bones broke. Following which, 'pa, pa, pa' sounds rang out as a large number of bones on the surface of his body broke apart. This was the collapse of the innermost layer of his bones. In an instant, all the bones in Dongbo Xue Ying's body broke apart. His entire body was boneless. But soon after, the World Deity energy in his body transformed, and his bones grew once more, recovering to their original state.
Time passed.
After spending over a hundred years, Dongbo Xue Ying's body finally formed a layer of perfect bone armor. The armor was sparkling and translucent, as though it was a single entity. Even a bone helmet appeared on his head, revealing only a pair of eyes.
"The first step has been completed. Next …" Dongbo Xue Ying continued cultivating. The bone armor on his body was starting to corrode. It was like a rock being corroded by the wind. These bones were also being corroded. This pain caused Dongbo Xue Ying to frown. Previously, he was still wearing the sparkling and translucent bone armor, looking rather handsome. But in the blink of an eye, his entire body was being corroded, becoming tattered.
"Bone Corrosion Secret Art. This name is truly good. It's truly bone corrosion." Dongbo Xue Ying was very clear that this was only the first type of bone corrosion secret art. He needed to succeed in all 3000 types of bone corrosion secret arts before he could succeed in cultivating this secret art.
What made him speechless was that even if he succeeded in cultivating it, it wouldn't help his strength at all. It only proved that his control over his bones had reached an extremely high level.
…
Day after day, year after year.
The pain intensified. Dongbo Xue Ying had to suppress the pain and cultivate. It was also because he knew that the Three Devil Palaces was one of the great opportunities left behind by the Devil Ancestor for the future generations of the universe that he chose to cultivate this secret art. Otherwise, if the pain was incomparably painful and didn't help his strength, who would want to cultivate it?
"Ah ~" Dongbo Xue Ying's throat emitted a low roar as his face contorted.
This torture had already caused his body to tremble. He could barely maintain his cross-legged sitting posture. However, no matter what, his arms and legs were trembling and contorting. This state had already persisted for three days.
Because he was already at the final juncture of his cultivation, the pain had also reached an extreme.
"Boom!"
The bones in his body regained their calmness.
The sweat on Dongbo Xue Ying's body instantly evaporated. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief and open his eyes.
"I succeeded." Dongbo Xue Ying couldn't help but reveal a smile. He clearly knew that with the Three Devil Palaces token, he would be able to cultivate it again and again. Even so, he was still filled with joy when he succeeded. The main reason was that these 3000 years of cultivation were truly too torturous.
Dongbo Xue Ying looked at the black-robed old man.
"Boom!"
The aura in his body burst forth. Instantly, the illusory image of a huge creature appeared behind him. This was a four-hooved, furry beast. Its four hooves were like pillars that supported the heavens.
When the black-robed old man saw this totem, he said, "Towering Beast Totem. You managed to cultivate it in 3000 years. You have good comprehension skills."
He already knew that Dongbo Xue Ying had cultivated the Dissolving Blood Secret Art a long time ago. Hence, he wasn't surprised.
Dongbo Xue Ying was in an extremely good mood. After cultivating the Bone-Eroding Secret Art, he had already cultivated two of the three basic secret arts. He was only left with the Cultivating Heart Secret Art. Once he succeeded … he would be able to obtain the fortuitous encounter left behind by the Demonic Ancestor. This was also a great fortuitous encounter for Paragons. Some Paragons didn't even have the chance to enter the Three Devil Palaces. Some Paragons managed to enter, but they didn't manage to grasp the opportunity the first time. After all, even mastering it within a million years was extremely difficult for many Paragons. These Paragons were already used to cultivating slowly. They had spent countless years to advance from True God to 'opening their Dao'. It was indeed very difficult for them to cultivate a secret art in a short million years.
If they failed the first time, it would mean that they had lost all hope.
Hence, in this cosmos epoch, although there were some who managed to obtain the fortuitous encounter and treasures of the Three Devil Palaces, it was extremely rare.
"The Demonic Ancestor's actions will definitely be extraordinary." Dongbo Xue Ying was filled with anticipation. However, when he saw the ugly expression on the black-robed old man's face, his heart couldn't help but tremble. "I'm a soldier of the Army of Destruction. It's fine if I'm being bullied now. But don't treat me unfairly after I pass the trials of the Three Devil Palaces and obtain the fortuitous encounter."
"Once you've mastered it, you can leave." The black-robed old man waved his hand.
A bubble appeared and enveloped Dongbo Xue Ying.
In an instant, the bubble shattered and disappeared.
**
It seemed like there were quite a lot of chapters missing in May. The pressure at the end of the month was huge. Sweat!
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