Chapter 836: Skeleton Offering the Coffin

"If you're willing to help me, silencing him won't be difficult. Your role in making this plan seamless is immeasurable."

Ling Yao smiled. "I came here precisely to find you, and naturally, to serve you. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Yang wasted no time. With a gentle wave of his palm, he handed Ling Yao a very unusual brocade bag.

"This contains the spoils I collected after slaying the Seventh Royal Prince, along with some remaining special items that prove his identity. As for the specific method, just follow the soul imprint I've given you; it will ensure the entire plan is flawless."

Ling Yao felt a warm, cool sensation wash over her soul. She quickly understood Xu Yang's meaning and smiled.

"Boss is truly worthy of being the boss. Only you could come up with such a method, I suppose."

Xu Yang gave a wry smile and shook his head. "There's no other way; circumstances force our hand. It's not yet time for us to directly declare war on the royal family. Alright, I need to go back. If I'm gone too long, that Yun Yixuan fellow will definitely notice. From now on, if there's any trivial communication between us, you can send that kid to find me. Oh, by the way, you still haven't told me his relationship with you. That kid's cultivation talent is truly astonishing."

Ling Yao shook her head with a wry smile. "It's a long story. Once we've dealt with this immediate problem, I'll tell you in detail. I'll make my move first!"

As Ling Yao finished speaking, she soared into the sky with the brocade bag Xu Yang had given her, disappearing from sight in a few moments.

That very night, Ling Yao acted according to Xu Yang's instructions. Near the encampment where Xu Yang and Yun Yixuan's sixty-thousand-strong army was stationed, an intensely chilling gust of wind suddenly descended.

"What's going on?"

Inside his tent, Yun Yixuan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, abruptly opened them. He transformed into a streak of light and instantly shot out of the camp. He coldly scanned the direction from which the chilling wind howled. Shortly after, Xu Yang appeared beside him, looking calmly towards the same spot.

"Who's there? Stop playing tricks! Show yourselves immediately, or don't force this general to slaughter all of you."

Yun Yixuan's voice was utterly cold. At that very moment, his long spear, striking like a dragon, soared into the air. It conjured a spiritual manifestation from thin air, rushing towards the sky, directly clashing with the surging chilling wind in a fierce collision of power. An immense explosive force instantly dispersed outwards, sweeping over and completely engulfing the source of the chilling wind. However, this seemingly did not prevent the continued descent of the chilling wind.

"Hehehe... General Yun Yixuan of the royal family is indeed impressive. But unfortunately, since you've come to our territory with the intention of suppressing us, the bandit forces, you are destined to never return."

The voice of the speaker was thin and ghostly, yet carried an indescribable allure. It steadily approached the military camp, as more and more soldiers rushed out of their tents, all staring at the direction from which the chilling wind howled.

Before long, three exquisitely detailed deep green skulls appeared out of thin air. In the center of the triangle formed by these three skulls, an ancient, silver-blue coffin astonishingly floated.

"Stop playing games! Who exactly are you? If you're bandits, why don't you show yourselves immediately?"

Xu Yang spoke immediately after, but the three skulls didn't stop. They moved like phantoms, swiftly darting into the camp. However, the three skulls never descended to the ground; they remained suspended in the air at a height of about a hundred meters and did not attack Xu Yang or Yun Yixuan's soldiers.

"This is a gift from Lord Xi Huang to you two. Unfortunately, there's only one coffin left. Which of you is worthy of receiving it will depend on your own fortune."

The voices of the three skulls abruptly ceased. The massive ancient coffin they had held suspended in the air then descended out of nowhere, smashing a three-meter-deep crater into the ground.

Xu Yang was unaware of the origin of the massive coffin before him, but Yun Yixuan's expression beside him also seemed to darken considerably.

"This coffin is specifically used to bury Heavenly Martial Artists! And the so-called Lord Xi Huang is one of the three most renowned bandit leaders in the Eastern Domain, also the master of one of the three mysterious bandit lairs."

"It seems that although we haven't directly engaged with their people, our presence has already attracted the attention of the three major bandit groups. Your Excellency A-Yang, what are your thoughts on this?"

Xu Yang merely shrugged helplessly. "Since they've shown themselves proactively, it's better than us blindly searching like headless flies. However, I've never liked people speaking cryptically in front of me. I suppose these three skulls won't need to return."

As Xu Yang finished speaking, he suddenly soared into the air. His Jade Bone Divine Sword, without warning, cleaved two of the skulls. Only the last deep green skull remained. The moment it met Xu Yang's icy gaze, it felt a chilling, bone-deep aura of slaughter.

"I'm sparing you because there's one more thing I need you to do. Go back and tell your so-called Lord Xi Huang that our forces are here, and we will continue to advance. Any bandits we discover will be thoroughly eliminated. If the three bandit leaders of the Eastern Domain truly fear our strength, then show yourselves quickly, lest more bandits fall into our hands."

"As for this coffin below..." Xu Yang looked down coldly, then suddenly shot out his Jade Bone Divine Sword. The divine sword instantly pierced through the body of the coffin, which was meant to bury Heavenly Martial Artists.

"It seems you two truly are lawless! You're the first to dare defy Lord Xi Huang's dignity like this! Very well, I will definitely convey your words to Lord Xi Huang. You ignorant fools just wait to be forever buried in the lands of the Eastern Domain!"

The deep green skull quickly changed direction and shot towards the horizon. Not long after it departed, Yun Yixuan, with an icy gaze, locked his long spear onto Xu Yang.

"What's the meaning of this?"

Yun Yixuan scoffed. "Don't you think these guys appeared rather suspiciously? If it wasn't for your sudden departure earlier, I can't think of any other way the three major bandit groups of the Eastern Domain could have discovered our whereabouts so quickly, putting our sixty thousand troops in danger!"