Chapter 451: Chapter 290 Road_2
Their voices could be faintly heard, sounding very excited, each with a desperate stance.
This piqued Small Knife’s interest even more.
Goodness, they are truly desperate, consuming some kind of blood-red elixir, and each one broke through the Hundred Level bottleneck?
Their entire bodies were crimson like blood, clearly indicating that the elixir’s side effects were not small.
Even so, in the end, after slaying that Skeleton Beast, only three of them remained.
The three fought, and in the end, only one survived, though grievously injured.
"I can’t die. I must live. If I die, my parents will die too." The severely injured young man muttered to himself, clinging to that Spirit Bone.
This Bone Beast was Level 200, but in Small Knife’s eyes, it wasn’t strong among the same level, possessing only one passive Divine Technique to enhance its solidity.
Otherwise, until its death, it didn’t display any other Divine Techniques; otherwise, those players wouldn’t have been able to wear it down to death.
This severely injured ordinary person persisted, clutching the bone tightly, but after walking a few steps, he collapsed to the ground.
Small Knife stepped forward and picked him up.
Picking up that bone, he became very curious.
The patterns on it were bone patterns, recording the Bone Strengthening Skill. It wasn’t powerful, merely strengthening one’s own bones, enhancing their strength passively, amounting to nothing significant.
What’s the value in this?
Small Knife carried the injured person and soon arrived at his temporary cave residence.
Only after reaching deep underground did he toss the injured person.
The injured person disappeared.
Naturally, he was included in his Personal Space.
A specialized team was already prepared over there, with various means in readiness.
From this ordinary person’s mouth, Small Knife easily learned the intelligence he wanted.
Their village could exchange for Spell Divine Techniques, the most commonly used being the Bone Replacement Skill, with the lowest price.
Now as ordinary people, they can hold so many Divine Techniques because they replaced bones with Spirit Bones covered in bone patterns, allowing them to a certain extent master the Divine Techniques brought by the Spirit Bone.
But as ordinary people, after bone replacement, according to the strength of the Spirit Bone’s patterns, they can usually live only three to ten years.
By then, all the bones would become as soft as mush, completely devoured by the replaced Spirit Bone.
Even so, the living people would still choose this path.
There’s no other way.
When the village was established, there were tens of thousands of people, but now only a little over a thousand remain.
No other reason, just that survival is too difficult.
Obtaining sufficient food is too difficult as well.
Not to delve into specifics, this captive, known as Ten Thousand Sceneries, counting cousins and siblings and young uncles, has over a hundred people.
Only they had a chance to fight.
Ultimately, many died or were crippled, only through life-risking battle they obtained six Spirit Bones and a chance at Bone Replacement.
He, Ten Thousand Sceneries, was one of them.
Yet even so, others perished, leaving him alone.
With him alone supporting dozens of parental elders, extremely difficult.
He won’t live much longer either, due to the influence of the Spirit Bone Knife inside, at most three more months.
Only by reaching the Qi Cultivation Stage and merging a second Spirit Bone can he survive, possibly even becoming a Bone Servant, somewhat gaining status.
There is hope for being an Outer Disciple.
Otherwise, upon his death, his entire family lineage cannot survive.
Such is the Demon Dao, extremely cruel.
But as long as he lives, his family can survive.
If he becomes an Outer Disciple, his relatives can even aspire to become village chiefs and live well, even flaunting power.
Small Knife understood the details.
Currently, this Ten Thousand Sceneries is at Level 100, with an internal Spirit Bone containing the Divine Technique, Battle Bone Skill.
It can use one’s own bones as a primer to manufacture Bone Armor and Bone Weapons, comparable to Divine Weapons among mortals.
But using it makes one’s internal bones more brittle, reducing lifespan.
He only has three months left now.
Additionally, he also masters the Bone Replacement Skill and Spirit Bone Contract Skill.
These are the basic Bone Demon Daoist Skills within the village.
The Spirit Bone inside him was contracted using the Spirit Bone Contract Skill, allowing it to be replaced into his body without rejection.
Relying on the Bone Replacement Skill, he survived the bone replacement.
The bones inside him can hardly hold on now, reaching the strength to break through to the Qi Cultivation Realm, which is Level 100.
But once he breaks through to the Qi Cultivation Realm, First Realm, he can at most live another twenty-four hours.
Others have the same problem.
So the Bone Strengthening Skill seems precious.
Reaching First Realm Qi Cultivation Stage allows merging more Spirit Bones.
By then, when the bones are preserved, lifespan won’t be an issue.
As long as he doesn’t die, his parents and relatives can live on.
They lost potential, once he dies, they’ll die too, which is why Ten Thousand Sceneries insists on living.
That’s why he fights to the last moment.
So he’s very afraid to die, because one death means the death of the whole family.
Quite interesting.
Small Knife studied the Spirit Bone Contract Skill, this isn’t a trap, it’s how it’s originally set.
Set us at the center, with bones as servants, humans repressing Spirit Bone’s instincts is too hard, which is why they don’t live long, and are constantly influenced by the Spirit Bone’s instinct, losing control, and would slaughter their families unrestrainedly.
If taking Spirit Bone as the master, humans as servants, life can be longer, because the Spirit Bone itself only has instincts, no displayed wisdom, so it won’t seize the body.
At least it’s that way at first.
But then there’s no hope in becoming an Outer Disciple, the best prospect is to become a Demon Soldier.
Quite interesting.
Ten Thousand Sceneries was thrown out, he had no choice, bitterly looking at the Skeleton in front of him.
A legendary, extremely rare Innate Spirit Bone with intelligence?
It truly exists.
Having intelligence is good, I agree, just let my parents live.
With intellect, communication is possible, Ten Thousand Sceneries even sighed in relief, he could endure no longer.
Then, at Level 100, he chose to break through.
He effortlessly reached the Qi Cultivation Stage and entered the First Realm.
At this moment, he could at most live for twenty-four hours, unable to suppress the instinct of the Spirit Bone inside, all his bones peeling away, and the Spirit Bone jumping out, no longer under control.
But at this moment, upon reaching the First Realm, Qi Cultivation Stage, he can perform the Bone Replacement Skill and replace his own bone.
Small Knife was standing nearby.
The entire body’s bones rapidly decayed, with only one becoming increasingly bright.
All the essence merged into this bone, this was Small Knife’s true form, Spirit Bone.
The bone patterns on it were the Spirit Bone Revival Skill, Lifebound Divine Techniques.
However, now it had much more empty space.
Spirit Bone Contract Skill!
Ten Thousand Sceneries’ expression was complicated as he executed it.
But it was taking Spirit Bone as the master.
With intellect, capable of communication, he included the care for his family written into the contract.
This is useless to other Spirit Bones without wisdom, for once losing control, other Spirit Bones wouldn’t heed contracts, killing his family.
But with intellect, it fears death, thus the contract holds effect.
Thus, as a Spirit Bone, Small Knife acquired a second Divine Technique, Spirit Bone Contract Skill.
Successfully completed.
Ten Thousand Sceneries endured severe pain, cut his arm, and performed Bone Replacement Skill, embedding this Spirit Bone into his body.
It was completed smoothly.
Ha ha!
What an interesting contract.
Small Knife felt Ten Thousand Sceneries suppressing another instinctive Spirit Bone within him, but it’s only an essence, not a complete will.
He realized he could control this body, though the body could resist, this was clearly a loophole deliberately left by the contract.
In one word, it’s a struggle.
This seems to be Demon Heaven’s intention.
Otherwise, how could such an obvious loophole go unnoticed?
Nevertheless, Small Knife could easily control this body, not to mention Ten Thousand Sceneries dared not oppose, especially while he was weak close to death, only holding on through sheer will.
Thus, Small Knife immediately assisted, teaming up with Ten Thousand Sceneries’ will to suppress this Spirit Bone.
With Small Knife’s strong will, it easily suppressed it, extinguishing its will was only a matter of time.
Even so, Ten Thousand Sceneries’ bones were all soft, even with Small Knife’s help, they could only live for a few months at most.
However, Small Knife wasn’t impressed by the Battle Bone Skill.
Conversely, the Bone Strengthening Skill was commendable, fundamental, even.
Thus, Ten Thousand Sceneries consumed Spirit Liquid, couldn’t believe, watching his injuries visibly healing speedily.
This Spirit Liquid contained life force, even the bones could be partially repaired, allowing him to hold on for at least ten years.
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