Devour

Chapter 238 Sacrifice

Cheng Bai unleashed his Phoenix Force, which could already cover an area of ​​more than 600 miles around him, but it was still just the tip of the iceberg of the city. The City Lord's Mansion was located farther away, close to the edge of his perception, and the things inside were roughly as if he had seen them with his own eyes.

Looking further away, Cheng Bai couldn't help but wonder, "Is that an altar? Such a huge, strange building."

There is a giant altar near the City Lord's Mansion. One can tell at first glance that it was built specifically for worshiping the God King. It has only seven floors, is magnificent, and towering like a mountain. There are several passages crisscrossing around it, connecting to the City Lord's Mansion.

At this time, the altar was surrounded by flames. Bucket after bucket of smoking sand demon blood was poured onto the altar on the first floor, forming a pool of blood surrounding the altar. When it flowed close to the inner wall, it boiled like magma, as if becoming some kind of combustion aid, causing the rising column of fire to become violent. It slithered like a fire snake, climbed up the wall of the second floor, and gathered in the furnace on the third floor, burning fiercely.

A large group of wizards casting spells, wearing turbans made of white bones and black robes, were running back and forth, keeping the entire altar busy.

They chanted something and tried their best to urge the fire, and raging flames rushed up to the fourth floor of the altar, and then to the fifth floor, illuminating the large number of skulls hanging all over the altar. There were skulls of humans, animals, and monsters, and the number increased as they went up.

The huge and strange altar seemed like a demon god overlooking the human world, continuously absorbing endless life force.

The banquet at the City Lord's Mansion ended hastily. Shangguan Longcheng strode in front to lead the way, followed by Ningxiang and others. They came to the altar and looked up at the towering and warm scene.

"Are you praying for rain?" Ningxiang was skeptical.

Shangguan Longcheng said: "In ancient times, the God King served as the god of water and soil under the Great Emperor, so he used ancient secret methods to offer sacrifices in order to pray for rain."

Yun Juan said politely, "The method used by the Eternal Holy City to pray for rain is different from anything we have seen. The ritual is unique and extremely grand."

Shangguan Longcheng laughed and said, "Everyone, please be patient and wait and see how the situation develops."

The bright sky gradually turned gloomy. Dark clouds gathered quickly, blocking the sunlight. The cold wind brought a hint of chill, as if a rainstorm was about to come.

Xing Jue looked up at the sky and said, "It's having some effect."

Ningxiang said: "Praying for rain to help the people is always a great merit."

Shangguan Longcheng saw the sixth floor of the altar glowing red, and the many skulls hanging there were roaring silently, as if they were struggling to get out. He was secretly delighted and turned around to salute, saying, "Thank you six fellow Taoists for your help. Please accept my greetings."

Ningxiang replied, "I have only done my little bit to help. It's nothing to say. City Lord Shangguan, you are too polite." Before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt nauseous in her chest and abdomen.

Shangguan Longcheng moved swiftly and quickly jumped into the altar pool. He walked on the waves of the sand demon's blood and said in a loud voice, "We are only one step away from success." He leaped over one tall building after another and entered the seventh floor of the altar.

Jing'er, who was far away, saw the red lights flashing on the altar and quickly swallowed the meat in her mouth. She shouted, "Oh, he has found another big prey. Some of those outsiders have extraordinary talents and will be hunted by him."

Cheng Bai ate up the snake meat in his hand in two or three bites and asked, "Preying? What do you mean?"

Jing'er said, "The altar needs a human sacrifice with extraordinary divinity, and the blood of the sand demon is the material to start the ceremony. Shangguan Longcheng hopes that the God King will grant him a true eternal divine body, so that he can lure and kill outsiders in front of the altar as sacrifices. Every time he succeeds, blood rains down from the sky to end the drought, but soon it gets even drier, and this cycle repeats many times."

It turns out that the hunted sand monsters were not sacrifices, but Ningxiang and others were considered sacrifices.

Where did the skulls hanging high on the altar come from? Of course, wool comes from sheep.

Cheng Bai's face changed slightly when he heard this. He continued to ask, but Jing'er knew very little and it was difficult for her to describe it clearly. He quickly summoned the inheritance cube and asked, "What exactly is that giant corpse over there?"

Li Tong was floating high up in the sky and could see clearly. He said, "It is the corpse of the God King Parkfu. In the ancient times, because he failed to enlighten Baichuan, he was banished to a remote corner of the Eternal Coffin Continent by the Great Emperor. The Parkfu clan has a supernatural physique, but it has been passed down for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. The blood of the survivors is weak and almost the same as ordinary people."

Cheng Bai pointed at the altar and said, "How can blood rain down from the sky when offering sacrifices? The battle is so strange, what is going on?"

Li Tong said: "What they built is the altar of the dead... I understand. The remnants of the Park family want to obtain the eternal divine body of their ancient ancestor and use the altar of the dead to seize the secret of blood. This cannot be done. The act of defying the will of heaven will gather some power. It would be good enough if it can create an eternal demon body."

A red light shot up into the sky from the top floor where the altar was located, and it twisted into a huge skull face in the sky, overlooking the earth and looking down on the world.

Shangguan Longcheng reappeared outside the altar of the dead, his feet suspended in the air, bloodshot all over his body, his skin red, and his physique swelled more than twice as much.

His handsome face turned fierce and ferocious, and he shouted loudly: "The six sacrifices have eaten the poisonous blood food. Your bodies and minds no longer belong to you. Offer your divine bodies to me to achieve the eternal divine body. Your corpses will be hung on the altar of the dead forever like the others, and become part of the eternal holy city."

While the other party was getting carried away, Ningxiang and the others used their internal energy to force them to spit out the food and wine they had eaten. They saw a red poisonous insect crawling inside the mouth, which quickly burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

Shangguan Longcheng was slightly moved and angrily said, "You guys defended yourself, but you can still spit it out?"

Ningxiang said, "We were always worried, so we pretended to eat some and used our internal energy to cover it up so it wouldn't get into our bodies. That bow you made was the secret technique to activate the poison, right?"

Shangguan Longcheng beat his chest and stamped his feet, shook his head and sighed: "I regard you as my hunting comrades, but you are always on guard against me. This is too much."

Ruan Taoran smiled and said, "Are there any comrades who are so cruel as to poison us? If we had not been extra cautious, wouldn't we be helpless right now?"

Shen Ya said, "We are not related, and we don't have a deep relationship. How can we open up to each other so quickly? When the people in the city see us, they look at us as if they see prey. We are hunters, so how can we not find it strange?"

Ningxiang held the dragon bone staff and said, "If you are willing to apologize sincerely, I will show mercy."

Shangguan Longcheng's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he shouted, "So what if you see through me? Under the unrivaled power of my Eternal Divine Body, you will eventually become sacrifices and die for the people of the world."

Xing Jue drew out the Jingluan Sword and cursed, "You beast in human clothing, if you want others to sacrifice, then they have to sacrifice. Why don't you sacrifice yourself?"

Shangguan Longcheng flashed as fast as a ghost and pounced towards him. The speed and accuracy of his attack made the arrogant swordsman feel scared.

Xing Jue hurriedly swung his sword to block, but with a clang, Shangguan Longcheng deflected the Jingluan Sword with his bare hands.

This skill made it impossible for the sword cultivator to distance himself and kill the enemy with his sword, and he was immediately at a disadvantage in the battle. Xing Jue was forced to do what he wanted, and he couldn't help but worry: "There are countless masters in the world. If I don't have stronger skills, how can I survive?"

Just when he felt he was unable to resist, Shen Ya's Phantom Dragon Fire Fang Spear stopped Shangguan Longcheng's attack in time.

The two sides engaged in close combat, with powerful energy overflowing. Shen Ya was knocked back half a step, and Shangguan Longcheng was lifted up by a spear and flew more than ten feet away. This one move alone was enough to determine the winner.

Shen Ya's cultivation is now second only to Ningxiang among the six, and his Overlord Body has outstanding potential. If it weren't for the appearance of anomalies like Di Zi and Cheng Bai, he should have been the first among the rising stars of the Gentleman Clan.

Seeing that his side had the upper hand, Ruan Taoran sneered, "What eternal divine body? It's just like this when fighting."

He Lipang carefully observed the changes and warned, "Don't be careless. His cultivation has greatly improved in a short period of time, breaking through to the late stage of Guigen Realm, far surpassing me. Maybe he has some hidden tricks."

The wizards around the altar jumped into the pool at the bottom of the altar one by one, as if their bodies were immersed in sulfuric acid. Thick black smoke rose up amid their howlings, and their bodies were reduced to corpses in the pool. The surface of the pool rolled like boiling magma, and a pungent stench filled the air near the altar.

Ningxiang covered her nose and asked, "What are they doing?"

Shangguan Longcheng was fearless and shouted, "Sacrifice! Offer your blood to the God King, give me strength, strengthen my divine body, and make me invincible."

Yun Juan said: "Oh no, the evil wizard is casting a spell."

She threw out a glowing blade, slashed it down from mid-air, and chopped off a man's head. The headless wizard still staggered and jumped into the pool of corpses.

Ningxiang looked around and said, "These people have average cultivation. How much strength can they add to him?"

Shen Ya stared at Shangguan Longcheng in front of him and said cautiously: "His momentum has become stronger again. It has really improved a lot."

Shangguan Longcheng attacked again, punching the Phantom Dragon Fire Fang Spear head-on. His physical body was able to compete head-on with the magic weapon, forcing Shen Ya to retreat a step, and he himself staggered back two steps. The gap in power was obviously narrowed.