The Bone Stealer - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

The moment Mother left the secret chamber, the heavenly tribulation pursued her. She transformed into her dragon form and fled through the air, eventually slipping into a small hidden realm to conceal her aura.

The thunderclouds gathered there, determined to wait until she came out.

From that day on, the Dragon Domain had no ruler. I should have been the rightful heir, but after being gone for several hundred years, quite a few people began entertaining thoughts they never should have had.

Those who supported me and those who opposed me devolved into complete chaos. The arguing escalated until they were actually drawing weapons against one another.

With the Immortal Bone added to my body, I was pushed to the Deity Transformation stage in a short time. In that case… it was time to see just what this Immortal Bone could do.

Surrounded and attacked from all sides, I drew my sword.

In the end, my throne would still have to be secured with blood.

Spiritual power poured through me in an endless stream, as if it could never run dry. The Immortal Bone… it truly was worthy of its name.

I swung my sword tirelessly. Moves that had once been ordinary now carried overwhelming force.

Blue arcs of lightning danced along the blade. The sheer excess of power flooded my body so completely that I kept feeling as though I would lose control at any moment.

Then… I might as well use all that spiritual power on them.

I lifted the sword tip to the sky and released it. From that narrow blade burst thunder with the force of ten thousand bolts, and in that moment, white light flickered in both my eyes.

It was like the terrifying might of a heavenly tribulation answering my summons, making everyone bow in submission.

“From this day forward, I will govern the Realm of the Four Seas. The Dragon Lord Token is here. If anyone refuses to submit, they may come question my sword.”

No one answered. I sheathed my sword.

Once the rebellion had been put down, I finally turned my attention to He Zhizhou.

Senior Brother could not leave the forbidden grounds. He could not even lift the sword he used to carry in his hand. Without spiritual power, that sword weighed more than a thousand jun.

“Get out!”

I smiled and didn’t get angry. “Senior Brother, don’t be mad. It’s bad for your health.”

He let out a derisive laugh and looked at me coldly. “Quit putting on this disgusting act.”

No matter how much he rejected me, I still set the dishes out one by one. “You need to eat your fill to have strength.”

As soon as I stepped out through the courtyard gate, I heard the crash of shattered bowls and plates behind me.

And far away, thunder rumbled faintly.

What was I supposed to do to change Mother’s ending?

She was suppressing her cultivation and hiding in that hidden realm to escape the punishment of the Heavenly Dao.

She was clearly the Dragon Lord, and yet all she could do was cling to life. How long could that tiny pocket world possibly shelter her?

Only by restoring Senior Brother’s cultivation and letting him continue bearing his destined fate could the Heavenly Dao’s wrath be eased, if only a little.

At that time… would I have the power to stand against him and the Heavenly Dao alike?

I personally prepared all three of his meals every day. He hated me deeply, but if he were really going to starve to death, he wasn’t willing to accept that either.

If he wanted to live, he had no choice but to eat the food I made.

Resting my chin on my hand, I watched him and said with a smile, “Senior Brother, I’ve thought of a way to help you recover.”

He Zhizhou shot me a cold glance. The look in his eyes was so vicious it was as if he were chewing my flesh.

“Senior Brother may have lost his cultivation, but your spiritual veins are still there. As long as you have enough spiritual power, your cultivation can be restored.

“And the spiritual power inside me never runs out.”

He stared at me as he swallowed the food in his mouth. “You’d be kind enough to channel spiritual power into me?”

I smiled and shook my head. “I fought hard to seize this Immortal Bone too. Why would I harm myself?

“I’m talking about Dual Cultivation, Senior Brother.”

The moment he heard that, he flew into a rage. He flipped the table and lunged at me. Using his chopsticks like weapons, he drove them toward my eye socket, but the pressure of the Deity Transformation stage crushed down on him.

“Didn’t you want this very badly before?”

I pressed down with the tip of my foot and flipped him onto his back. Then I bent down slowly and looked at him from above. “I don’t want to force you, but Senior Brother should come to his senses soon, or all this painstaking effort of mine will have been for nothing.”

The moment I stepped out of the forbidden grounds, I saw a figure standing beneath the flowering trees.

If he wasn’t willing, then someone willing had come.

It was the Third Elder’s son, the young master of the Merman Clan, and also my childhood playmate.

Liuguang had grown much taller than before, but his personality was still shy and reserved. Even so, he came to me with a flushed face to ask to sleep with me.

“Ah Ying, when will you mate with me? The Dragon Lord gave the order long ago, but you still won’t let me into your bedchamber…”

He really wasn’t bad. A single water spiritual root suited my lightning spiritual root quite well.

Still… I pushed away the body that kept edging closer. “You’ve only just come of age. Your foundation isn’t stable yet, so you can’t share a bed too early.”

His eyes turned moist as he looked at me with clinging, pleading eyes. “It’s fine, Ah Ying. I have two of them. I’ll definitely satisfy you.”

…What kind of thing was that to say?!

I turned toward the forbidden grounds and saw He Zhizhou standing at its edge, his face livid. Who knew how much he had heard.

The very next day, he relented.

When his lips came down on mine, they were exceptionally fierce, biting and gnawing as if he wanted to vent every ounce of resentment in his chest.

I had wanted to endure it, but in the end I still couldn’t hold back. I slapped him across the face. “You hurt me.”

He froze with his face turned to the side, then suddenly laughed. “Long Ying, do you really think I’m that cheap?”

I sighed and reached out to stroke his reddened cheek. “All right. My fault.”

The next moment, I shoved him into the bed curtains and pressed myself over him. Not knowing my own strength, I decided it was still better for me to take the lead.

At first, he still gritted his teeth and resisted. But later… his eyes reddened, his jaw tensed tight, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and hoarse breaths spilled from him one after another.

Then his hips suddenly began to move, and after that the rocking never stopped.

He Zhizhou only behaved when I used pressure on him. The second I eased up, he was grabbing at my waist again.

Hatred tangled with pleasure. Again and again I pinned him down, and again and again he started over.

The chaos lasted until dawn. When daylight had fully brightened, I got out of bed and dressed myself neatly.

He said nothing, only watched me walk out the door.

Not long after, the spiritual aura of Foundation Establishment spread from within the forbidden grounds.

I, too, advanced by one minor realm. The Pure Yang Body… was very useful.