851 Help! (1/2)

”In the past, we were caught in between chaos, blinded with wishful thinking, hoping that a massive transformation would bring about a new wave of outstanding individuals that surpassed their peers — has there ever been a lack of heroes in the generations to come? Surely there will be some with hearts of gold, who would truly abide by their morals and principles. Perhaps, we would be able to find our escape after a few years… but in the end, all of us were horribly wrong!”

”Not a single man that was fated to come here could resist the temptation of being a real god. All of them chose to disassemble our corpses so they could use it for themselves…”

”We endured and waited bitterly, waiting for the arrival of this fated individual. However, this period of waiting took a hundred thousand years…”

The elder hovering in the air looked at Yun Yang with a look filled with hope. ”Little brother, you've now listened to the entire tale of our past. An old fellow like me here could tell that you are a true gentleman, a true hero. I am uncertain, but perhaps you might be willing to lend a hand to us poor, desecrated souls?”

The moment the voice of the elder faded away, the sky was filled with numerous apparitions. Although they were blurry, one could tell that every single one of them had their sights focused on Yun Yang with a sense of urgency.

Clearly, they were hoping that he would agree to it.

Yun Yang remained expressionless, but his heart was quivering within!

I'd never imagined God's Bones would involve such a variety of affairs.

This was quite the pickle, wasn't it?

This unrivaled legend of Tianxuan — God's Bones that can make one become a deity — had originated from the heavens, from the real gods themselves… Yet, the most frightening part was how these gods — immortals who outmatched every living being of the land — were still a minuscule existence who could still be toppled by even stronger hegemons. To be a god is to be the master of the universe; that ignorant theory he initially believed in was way off the mark!

”So, it was all of you who were protecting and restoring the peace of this world with your essence, Qi and spirit even after perishing so long ago…” Yun Yang sighed gently. He looked up to the sky and murmured, ”Heroes should never be subjected to such grievances, even if there were many reasons behind it. Your contributions were far too much after all this time.”

He was silent for a moment before speaking. ”How can I help all of you? Please, feel free to tell me!”

Upon hearing those words, that elder could barely string his words together, overwhelmed by a surge of emotions. ”You… you accept?”

The strong quivering of emotions nearly caused his spirit-form to disintegrate — it took quite some time for him to settle down.

”I accept.” Yun Yang smiled as he nodded earnestly.

The apparition of the elder burst into violent convulsions. He only began to reply after a moment. ”Y-You… Aren't you afraid that our words are nothing but lies? Aren't you afraid that we might have other motives… or we might just be exploiting you to escape from our troubles?”

”A hero's dignity should not be trampled upon; I am willing to do this due to that simple belief. If you've used me, I'll just have to defeat all of you when I'm done restoring you to your original selves!” Yun Yang said calmly, with his eyes half-closed.

The elder gazed at him, the expression on his face shifting into a look of bemusement. ”What a great spirit!”

His heart was palpitating within him as he murmured, ”Is this… heart?”

At this juncture, the form of the elder had contracted to the point where the words in between his sentence were completely inaudible — Yun Yang never had the chance to make them out.

However, the apparitions seemed to be struck with a sudden moment of realization, their faces clearly reflecting expressions of epiphany. As they lapsed into deep thought, a sense of guilt gradually sparked within them.

”Young man, there are a few passages like this in the Bound of Universe that has led to the grave.”

”If someone had taken away the God's Bones out of greed, these passages… will only seal off completely when somebody returns them.”

”Therefore, as long as you go after all of them, young fellow, you would naturally know the way to enter. Similarly, I can only rebuild the heavens only when God's Bones are gathered completely, and return to be an immortal.”

”We're counting on you on these matters, young fellow.”