Free Web NovelChapter 2048: Chapter 2048: Mysterious Skeleton! No Escape! Inhuman Cruelty!
"Boom boom!"
The waves roared and surged, the dilapidated Underworld Ghost Ship seemed on the verge of collapse at any time, yet it sailed steadily through the waves, showing no sign of breaking apart.
Mu Jinyu and Wang Qingxue stood on the deck, their expressions uneasy, yet they had no idea where this Underworld Ghost Ship was headed.
They dared not venture randomly into the interior of the Underworld Ghost Ship to see what kind of ghostly beings it might contain.
"Tap tap tap..."
However, while they were unwilling to go inside the ship’s cabin, the unseen mystery hidden within didn’t intend to stay dormant. Suddenly, a rhythmic sound of footsteps echoed.
Wang Qingxue heard the footsteps and was on the brink of tears from fear.
Even though they were cultivators, comparing with ordinary ghostly beings, they were completely unafraid.
But now that they’ve come aboard this Underworld Ghost Ship, if there truly were ghostly beings inside, they wouldn’t be ordinary little ghosts.
They must be terrifying beyond belief.
Mu Jinyu also heard the footsteps, his face equally grave, eyes fixed sternly towards the direction of the cabin door.
"Creak!!"
At that moment, the eerie footsteps arrived at the cabin door and stopped, followed by a sound of the door opening that was so sour it could rot teeth, and the cabin door, shut for ages, slowly opened.
"Hoo!!"
As the cabin door opened, immediately a wave of decayed, musty air wafted out from within.
Mu Jinyu and Wang Qingxue didn’t dare be careless and quickly held their breath, afraid of any toxins that might be contained in the stench.
"Tap tap tap..."
Though the cabin door was opened, inside remained pitch black, impossible to see clearly what’s in it.
And at that moment, the footsteps chirped again, Mu Jinyu and Wang Qingxue saw, a skeleton wholly white and translucent, slowly walked out from inside the cabin.
"Ho ho..."
A ghastly blue-green flame swirled within the skull of the skeleton, looking horrifically sinister, while its hollow eyes seemed to convey more meaning.
The skeleton walked out from the cabin and steadily approached Mu Jinyu.
"What should we do?"
Upon witnessing this, Wang Qingxue felt like her heart was going to jump out of her throat, her breath hasty, terrified beyond measure.
Mu Jinyu didn’t understand what this skeleton was about, why it was coming for him.
Yet he could distinctly feel, this skeleton was indeed coming for him, not for Wang Qingxue.
Therefore, Mu Jinyu hurriedly shielded Wang Qingxue behind him, standing in front of her, confronting the skeleton walking towards him.
"Jinyu..."
Seeing Mu Jinyu standing before herself, Wang Qingxue was deeply moved, her heart a mix of tension and worry as she murmured.
"Ming! Ming?! Ming, are you there?"
Mu Jinyu chose to face the skeleton alone, saying he wasn’t nervous would be a lie, hence he continually called out to Ming, hoping it could perceive his voice and come out to help.
In reality, he wasn’t dependent on Ming, after all his cultivation has been solely his journey, Ming only appeared to converse when he reached the Late Broken Void Realm Stage.
Afterwards, he thought if Ming could handle things, then let Ming handle them, surely no need to exhaust himself figuring everything out.
And now, unable to call Ming forth, Mu Jinyu reluctantly gave up hope of having Ming explain what this ghostly thing is.
After all, growing up not relying on Ming for cultivation, he wouldn’t completely lose composure due to its absence.
"Ha!!"
Mu Jinyu bellowed furiously, urging his human attribute, launching an attack on the skeleton.
Boom!!
Suddenly, with unstoppable terrorizing ferocity, vigorous energy crashed towards the pale skeleton!
In wrath he delivered his full strength attack, even mid Creation Realm cultivators would be inevitable slain, unable to withstand this devastation.
And for those late Creation Realm cultivators, if unprepared, likewise an inevitable demise.
"Hoo!!"
Yet, to Mu Jinyu’s surprise, his furious attack, when bombarding the skeleton, was like a breeze brushing against a massive stone, doing no damage whatsoever, naturally dispersed to the sides.
Dissipated into nothingness.
"Damnit!!"
Mu Jinyu witnessing this change, couldn’t keep his color from altering greatly.
Now was totally at a loss what he should do.
Disconnected from Ming, unable to activate any magic treasures, now even his own full strength unable to threaten the skeleton.
With their stay aboard this Underworld Ghost Ship, aren’t they essentially fish on a chopping block?
Thinking so, Mu Jinyu change his gaze once more.
He’s not the kind to sit and wait for death, since remaining here aboard the Underworld Ghost Ship offers only the path of demise, better to leave and fight for life amid Vast Netherworld Sea Ghost!
"Ha!"
Mu Jinyu immediately spun, grabbing Wang Qingxue, intent on leaping from the Ghost Ship into the sea.
He’s not rash.
But he felt, the reason he couldn’t activate any magic treasures nor communicate with Ming, because the true Underworld Ghost Ship imposed unique restrictions, making all magic treasures ineffective, even artifact spirits silent.
So, once they left the Underworld Ghost Ship, he could reconnect with Ming, drawing Naihe Bridge and Three Life Stone for survival, avoiding drowning in the Underworld Ghost Sea.
"Bang!!"
However, easy to enter, hard to leave.
Mu Jinyu resolute, leapt off from the deck wanting departure, with Wang Qingxue, intending to jump into the Netherworld Dead Sea, yet while mid-air attempting to cross beyond the Ghost Ship, it was like hitting a glass wall.
Slammed painfully throughout before rebounding to the deck.
It’s impossible!
The Underworld Ghost Ship was already sealed, they couldn’t leave!
"Tap tap tap..."
At that moment, the skeleton steadily approached Mu Jinyu.
Unwilling to await slaughter, Mu Jinyu struggled to rise.
"Hoo!!"
The skeleton neared Mu Jinyu, seeing him intent on escaping, the cyan flame in its hollow eyes flickered a few times, then it suddenly stretched out its hand.
Ferociously reaching for Mu Jinyu!
"Ugh..."
The disparity in strength too vast, Mu Jinyu couldn’t evade the grasping skeleton, instantly his abdomen pierced through by its claw, firmly seizing his cervical vertebra!
Mu Jinyu couldn’t resist screaming in pain.
Then in his mind emerged various thoughts.
Am I going to die?
This is Mu Jinyu left with only a single thought after all those fleeting thoughts in his mind.
"Heh heh..."
At this moment, Mu Jinyu faintly heard the skeleton sounding an uncanny exclamation.
Then its hand bone emitted an intense terrifying suck force, seeming intent on extracting something from Mu Jinyu’s body!
"Ah!!"
The next second, Mu Jinyu as if struck by lightning, eyes wide, spasming madly, face twisted grotesquely.
As though enduring unbearably brutal torment!
