Chapter 791 - Bone Reading Beast (2/2)

However, although the crowd looked powerful and intimidating, Shao Xuan sensed that most of them lacked confidence even in themselves.

They were mostly solemn or nervous.

“NOW!”

A ray of white shot out of Yi Tuan’s lifted arm, piercing through the fireball ahead and immediately turned into a twenty-metre tall giant. It looked like a tiger or leopard, its silhouette vague. Although it was made of burning flames, it resembled a stout beast. A long animalistic cry rang across the dark illusory space in every direction.

Although Shao Xuan stood far away, it felt as if the animal was right next to his ear, rattling his brain numb.

If he hadn’t just witnessed the scene, he would have thought it was a ferocious mountain beast about to begin a massacre.

The giant beast’s arched back was like a pulled bow. IN the next second, it released and the beast flew into a sprint, every step covering a hundred metres until it arrived at Yi Xiang. It accelerated, its flames pulling backwards as it sprinted ahead.

Both parties were initially far from each other but the distance was pulled closer in the blink of an eye.

The Bone Reading Beast!

This ‘bone’ referred to the animal bones they used during bone readings.

One must pay the price for his powers, that is how the universe keeps its balance. This includes the Yi family’s fortune-telling abilities.

Divination borrowed from the life force of animals and plants. For example, the Yi ancestors had found that some life force still remained in dead animals. During bone readings, they borrowed this life force in the bones to look into the past or future.

Similarly, the Yi family would often use this method in battle.

Every object used for divination, including bones or shells, or the modern hybrid methods all required life force, including rocks.

Yes, rocks.

The Yi ancestors thought of rocks as the bones of the earth, containing powerful life force. That was why they started to incorporate rocks into their readings. These were not just random rocks but ones carefully picked because they contained life force. The jades that Yi Cong and Yi Qi used were an example of borrowing life forces from rocks to conduct readings.

It did not matter if these things were found or gifted. As long as the object was held in the user’s hand, they could be used for readings- or internal battles.

Shao Xuan had heard Yi Qi and Yi Cong talk about this too but this was the first time he saw them using bones this way. The flame beast must be how the giant beast used to look like when it was alive.

As he thought about these, he recalled the bone ornaments he wore on him. These bone ornaments were made of his ancestor’s bones, so could their powers also be his ancestor’s life force? He thought about the flame giant and compared it to the Yi family’s flame beast. Although they were very different, there were similarities.

It did not matter. Shao Xuan had no time to think because both parties were about to collide.

Another deafening roar rang across space. As the beast roared, it leapt and pounced on Yi Xiang.

Unexpectedly, Yi Xiang did not retaliate with a Bone or Shell Reading Beast, nor did he use other reading methods. He did not even dodge, instead of taking one step forward towards the beast. He raised one of his hands and a strange energy ripple appeared, causing the beast to slam right into it.