Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

Lin Mu felt something was wrong; it had been standing there for too long, not moving an inch since the tree demon fell to the ground.

With a thought, Lin Mu gave the skeleton a command to retreat.

The skeleton did not react.

Lin Mu's heart skipped a beat. He tried again, raising his left hand.

The skeleton still didn't react.

Lin Mu's heart sank.

Could the skeleton have been damaged by the resentment of the tree spirit?

He examined the skeleton closely. The two horns on its head were enormous, and the eerie blue light at their tips was even brighter than before, almost rivaling that of the Rainbow Demon Lord.

I've raised it for so long, is it really going to turn into a wild monster?

He quickly closed his eyes to check the light spot in his mind. He saw that the light spot representing the skull was still there in Lin Mu's mind, but it was much dimmer than before, like a candle flame that was about to go out.

Next to the first light spot was an even smaller, much weaker light spot. If Lin Mu hadn't become increasingly proficient in his mental combat techniques, he almost wouldn't have noticed it. That light spot represented a divine beast.

But the minimap on the skeleton has disappeared, and the radar function that used to detect monsters within a 50-meter range is gone.

Chapter 203 Returning to Simplicity

Lin Mu was very nervous, and his palms were sweating.

He glanced down at the teleportation ring he was equipped with before cautiously walking towards the skeleton.

The ground beneath my feet was still dark red and soft, like stepping on a sponge, sinking a little deeper with every step.

It was very quiet all around, with only the sound of the wind and the faint rustling of the distant fog.

As Lin Mu drew closer, he saw something seemingly wrapped around the skeleton, dark red, in strands, like blood mist or silk threads, seeping from the skeleton's bones and slowly rotating around its frame.

It's similar to the scene in the Demon Sealing Hall where the skeleton leader absorbs demonic energy when killing the BOSS, but this time it's not absorption, it's entangling, and it seeps out from the skeleton's body.

Lin Mu walked to a distance of five meters from the skull. Suddenly, the flames in the skull's eye sockets blazed brighter than ever before, leaping out of the eye sockets more than half a foot long. The color changed from orange-red to dark red, like blood burning.

The skull's head suddenly turned towards Lin Mu, its dark red flames in its eye sockets staring intently at him.

The gaze was no longer as docile and obedient as before; instead, it was cold and unfamiliar, as if the gaze were directed at a stranger or prey.

Lin Mu was terrified. He held the Dragon Pattern Sword horizontally in front of him, the azure dragon pattern on the blade gleaming with a faint golden light in the firelight.

He was ready to teleport away; as soon as the skeleton moved again, he would leave.

But the skeleton didn't move; it just stared at him.

Lin Mu didn't dare to move. A man and a skeleton stood facing each other, five meters apart.

The wind blew from the decaying ground, carrying with it a fishy and burnt smell.

Lin Mu's palms were sweaty, and the dragon-patterned sword creaked as he gripped it.

He didn't know how long he had been standing there; maybe only a few seconds, maybe the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The flames in the skull's eye sockets suddenly dimmed, then brightened again, then dimmed again.

Suddenly, the skeleton began to tremble violently, its bones cracking and splintering as if something was churning and tearing inside its skeleton.

Its size began to shrink, from being two heads taller than Lin Mu to being about the same height as Lin Mu...

The pair of curved horns on its head were also shrinking, and the eerie blue light at the tips of the horns gradually dimmed and finally disappeared completely, leaving its head bald, just like when it was first summoned.

The fine scales on the bones merged into the skeleton one by one, looking as if something was being sucked in from the outside, or as if something was growing out from the inside.

At the same time, the Heavenly Demon Armor slid off its body and fell to the ground with a thud, its dark red cloak spreading out on the dark red earth.

The skeleton was still trembling, and its bones cracked for a while before finally stopping.

It stood there, half a head shorter than Lin Mu, with a smooth, skeletal frame, shiny and glossy, just like the skeletons carried by the students in the martial arts school.

The flames in his eyes were no longer dark red, but had turned back to a warm orange-red, flickering slowly, as if he had just woken up and was not fully awake yet.

It looked down at its bare skeleton, its joints cracking twice. Then it looked down at the Heavenly Demon Armor on the ground, bent down, picked it up, and with a whoosh, a flash of white light, it disappeared from its spot and appeared in front of Lin Mu.

Lin Mu was still on edge, and he was startled when the skeleton suddenly teleported over. He held the Dragon Pattern Sword horizontally in front of him and quickly took two steps back. The blue dragon pattern on the blade gleamed with a faint golden light in the firelight.

The skeleton stood before him, neither approaching nor moving, as if waiting for something, or perhaps it was confused by Lin Mu's sudden outburst and was deep in thought.

After a moment, it lowered its head slightly, the flames in its two eye sockets flickered twice, then its joints cracked twice, and its entire skeleton twisted in place, as if it were a little embarrassed, or like a child who had done something wrong and was hesitating on how to speak.

Lin Mu stared at it for a moment, then carefully sensed the light representing the skull in his mind. It lit up, shining steadily, even brighter than before.

The minimap reappeared, now covering a larger area of ​​100 meters. The surrounding dark red earth, the rocks faintly visible in the mist, and the direction of the tree demon's remains in the distance were all clearly displayed in my mind.

Lin Mu tried to give a command using his mind: Take a step back.

The skeleton took a step back.

Raise your left hand.

The skeleton raised its left hand.

Go around in a circle.

The skeleton spun around in place, its movements fluid and without the slightest hesitation.

Lin Mu finally let out a long breath, put away the dragon-patterned sword, and a weight that had been hanging over his heart for a long time was finally lifted.

The skeleton seemed to sense his change; the light in his mind flickered twice, then dimmed, as if to say sorry.

Then it handed the Heavenly Demon Armor to Lin Mu, the flames in its two eye sockets flickering quietly as if to say, "Keep this for me."

Lin Mu took the Heavenly Demon Armor, let out a long breath, and finally felt relieved.

He reached out and touched the skull; it was smooth, warm, and no longer cold.

He opened the skull's status bar and read it from beginning to end.

Mutant Skeleton

HP: 5000/5000

Attack: 40-149

[Defense: 40-46] (After adding defense)

[Magic Defense: 40-46] (Adds Magic Queen)

[Health Regeneration: 6 points per second]

[Skills: Offensive Sword Technique Lv.3, Basic Swordsmanship Lv.3, Assassination Sword Technique Lv.3, Crescent Blade Lv.3]

【equipment:】

【虹魔项链，魔法0-4，攻击0-5需要等级33】

[Rainbow Demon Bracelet, Taoist Magic 0-2, Attack 0-5, Requires Level 33]

[Rainbow Demon Ring, Attack 0-9, Requires Level 33]

[Dragon Slayer (Damaged), Attack 0-10, Accuracy +3, Attack Speed ​​+3, Luck +7, Requires Level 35]

Although the skeleton couldn't wear the Heavenly Demon Armor for some reason, its attributes increased significantly.

He picked up the Heavenly Demon Armor, wondering if the equipment was too big for his skeletal body and didn't fit properly. But the size of the equipment should be adjustable according to the wearer's size, so it shouldn't be too big or too small.

He looked at it over and over, comparing it to the skeleton. The bone wings were in the right position, and the length of the cloak was just right, but he just couldn't put it on. It was as if an invisible force was repelling him, or as if the skeleton was rejecting him.

Lin Mu frowned, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: either his level was not high enough, or his gender was not suitable.

He recalled that when he used to play with private outfits, once he changed his gender, the clothes that were originally matched to his gender would no longer meet the requirements for wearing due to the change in gender, and the clothes he was wearing would be forcibly taken off and put back into his backpack.

Chapter 204 Reencounter with the Young Mage

The skeleton looks very likely. Could it be that the skeleton has a gender? Or perhaps it's female?

An even more outrageous idea popped into his head.

Could it be that the tree spirit's attack exposed the man's weaknesses too much, requiring the elimination of those weaknesses? Or was the tree spirit's attack so powerful that it removed the weaknesses altogether?

Lin Mu looked down at the skull's hip and sternum, but there were no obvious features, so he couldn't tell anything about it.

He shook his head, dismissing those thoughts. Whether it was male or female, at least the skeleton was still there, hadn't turned into a monster, and could fight alongside him.

Lin Mu put the Heavenly Demon Armor into his Qiankun Bag, stood up, and dusted off his knees.

Waving towards the distance, the divine beast, sensing the danger it had just faced, had already stood upright. Now, standing with its round belly protruding and two flickering flames on its head, it trotted out of the mist on its short legs, looking rather clumsy.

As he approached, the divine beast stopped, looked up at him, then at the skeleton, before lowering its head to nuzzle Lin Mu's shoulder, letting out a low gurgling sound as if to confirm that he was alright.

Lin Mu looked down at it, then reached out and patted its head: "It's alright, you'll be comrades-in-arms from now on."

Then Lin Mu patted the brocade pouch, released two galloping horses, and prepared to call the skeleton to mount them.

The skeleton didn't look at the two horses, but walked up to the divine beast, looked down at it, and the flames in its two eye sockets flickered.

The mythical beast sensed the skeleton's gaze, its body suddenly shrank, its round belly tightened, and its four legs trembled slightly, as if it had been targeted by some apex predator.

The skeleton reached out and patted the mythical beast's round belly with its well-defined knuckles, a gentle touch, like an elder comforting a younger one.

The mythical beast trembled even more violently, then pulled in its belly, shrank back, and lay down, burying its head low, its whole body almost touching the ground.

Lin Mu was stunned. This divine beast was summoned by him, so why was it so obedient to the skeleton? Looking at the divine beast's behavior, Lin Mu felt that the divine beast respected the skeleton more than it respected him.

Without any hesitation, the skeleton flipped over and mounted the divine beast, sitting steadily on its back. Its joints cracked twice, as if it were adjusting its posture.

The mythical beast, carrying the skeleton, slowly stood up. Its four legs were still trembling slightly, but it stood very steadily, as if afraid of shaking the skeleton off its back.

Lin Mu shook his head, put the extra horses into his brocade pouch, mounted another horse, and shouted to the skeleton and the divine beast, "Let's go."

The skeleton patted the divine beast's head, and the divine beast understood, took a step forward, followed, and then overtook Lin Mu to clear the way.

Lin Mu watched the divine beast's back; its orange-red scales shimmered softly in the sunlight. Its four legs moved swiftly and steadily, even more so than his own steed. Lin Mu decided he'd have to find a chance to ride it himself sometime.

It didn't take long to walk two kilometers.

Lin Mu saw several tents in the distance, pitched on the open ground at the edge of the decaying land.

He was somewhat puzzled and wary, after all, there was nothing here when he came in before.

Lin Mu slowed down, closed his eyes when he was 100 meters away from the tent, and scanned the area with the skull's mini-map.