Chapter 134: Chapter 111: The Ritual Begins
[1. The essence of blood contained within the blood pool can allow the Gray Night Dragon Cat to completely break its bloodline blockade and advance to become a Tier Five Thunderbolt Dragon Cat.]
[2. The strength of the Black Water Giant Snake has already reached the pinnacle of Tier Five. Devouring that drop of Flood Dragon Blood from the blood pool will allow it to evolve into the Black Water Giant Flood Dragon. The Dragon-slaying Sword from Jiaying River, which slices and devours that drop of Flood Dragon Blood, can advance to the Thousand Dragon Slash.]
[3. The Dragon-Suppressing Stone can exert a certain level of intimidation on all exotic beasts in Flood Dragon form, weakening their power.]
[4. Due to his incomplete soul, Blood Saint must use the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony to devour his second personality and can awaken another self through a special language.]
[5. Blood Knight and Black Knight are the Protectors of Blood Saint. They are both Tier Six experts. If Blood Saint is killed, the curse of Blood Saint will mark the perpetrator, leading to relentless pursuit by Blood Knight and Black Knight.]
This intelligence revealed more details.
The Tier Six blood pool can not only allow the Blood Gu Butterfly to evolve into the Myriad Blood Gu Butterfly but also officially transform Big Gray into the Thunderbolt Dragon Cat.
This essentially breaks the limitations of racial hierarchy, allowing Big Gray’s bloodline to completely transform.
Thus, this treasure, the blood pool, must be obtained at all costs. I wonder if my Pet Beast Space can directly hold the blood pool.
Ye Bai feels it’s unlikely, as it’s a Tier Six treasure.
How to obtain that drop of Flood Dragon Blood, then? Should I lead the Black Water Giant Snake out first?
Ye Bai pondered quietly, feeling the difficulty was enormous, like walking a tightrope at ten thousand meters altitude.
The correct sequence must be to anger Dan Kalabi, with the Sunflower exuding a bloody scent to attract the Black Water Giant Snake.
Seize the moment when the two Tier Five exotic beasts appear, and have the classmates leave amidst the chaos.
Whether the two Tier Five exotic beasts will fight, Ye Bai feels they shouldn’t since they don’t have conflicting interests.
But it cannot be ruled out that Blood Saint may have a special method to make the two exotic beasts fight.
Moreover, Blood Saint cannot be killed by our allied forces, or else he would be continuously pursued by the two Tier Six experts.
I don’t have the capability to kill Blood Saint unless Big Gray can rise to Tier Five.
Blood Saint looked at the intelligence after sixteen years of slumber and sighed heavily.
His resources within the Resurrection Association have been reduced to a pitiful share.
"Do they consider me dead?"
Blood Saint was furious, his followers’ betrayal, resources dwindling, now he can only reside in such a place, conducting the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony.
Frustration, sheer frustration.
Blood Saint forcefully tossed the parchment upwards, a huge black shadow flashed past, tearing the parchment into shreds.
Its mouth emitted a sharp sonic wave, its wings sharp like steel blades.
Teeth like two sharp scimitars, the tail slender with a sharp blood blade.
"Too weak, you are all too weak, not even a single Tier Five expert."
"Once this Blood Sacrifice ends, I will return to the Resurrection Association and gather followers anew."
"As long as I return with the elders’ protection, they wouldn’t dare openly harm me."
"All of you, step back. Remember, the sacrifices are crucial; this matter concerns whether I can appease the Sixty-Ninth Pillar Demon God, Dan Kalabi."
The giant bat landed beside Blood Saint with beating wings, stirring strong winds.
It bowed its head, crouching at Blood Saint’s feet, as if the enormous fierce beast were a docile and cute puppy.
"By the way."
"Where is that Poison Blade guy?"
"I don’t see him, has he betrayed me too?"
Blood Saint suddenly asked.
The followers who were about to disperse immediately kneeled down again, lowering their heads deeply, dare not raise them.
"Can anyone tell me what happened exactly?"
"I remember Poison Blade was loyal to me, did he betray me too?"
Blood Saint’s hand tightly grasped the chair back, forcibly crushing the blood-red crystal, extremely enraged at this moment.
"You, tell me what’s going on."
Blood Saint pointed to one of the individuals with twin blades, resembling a bloodthirsty butcher, burly and broad, now trembling like a frightened rabbit.
"Re-report, Blood Saint."
"Poi-poison Blade was killed by you yourself with Hellfire, even his soul was scattered."
It was then that Blood Saint recalled, it was the Poison Blade who was killed in the dungeon.
Blood Saint felt it was a pity; Poison Blade was specially cultivated before his slaying by Heart Moon Fox, possessing a special poisonous physique.
Each drop of his blood was an instantly lethal poison.
This direct line cultivated by Blood Saint was killed by himself, causing some regret.
If Poison Blade’s advancement method were not highly unique, requiring the body to accommodate thousands of poisons, he would have long been a Tier Five or Six expert after sixteen years.
Blood Saint then pouted: "He couldn’t speak clearly enough, otherwise how could I have killed him."
"It’s his fate."
A follower lost is a follower lost; now the Blood Saint intends to elevate himself to Tier Five or even Tier Six through a blood sacrifice, and also retrieve his treasures hoarded before his rebirth.
Only then would the Blood Saint have the capital to fight to the death with the other two Saints of the Resurrection Association.
The Resurrection Association implements a policy akin to rearing Gu; they firmly believe that only after the Spirit, Blood, and Energy Saints determine victory among themselves can they form a Trinity, becoming the new leader of the Resurrection Association.
The chairman of the Resurrection Association has been missing for a long time.
Currently, the Resurrection Association is managed by four elders who handle all major affairs of the association.
It is precisely because of the four elders that they set a rule: Before a Saint reaches Tier Six, no other Saint is allowed to attack them; otherwise, if discovered, the Saint’s qualification would be revoked.
Because of this rule’s protection, when the Blood Saint was slain by the Heart Moon Fox, the other two Saints did not act to find the Blood Saint’s soul and reduce it to ashes.
Instead, they secretly absorbed the Blood Saint’s former followers, starting both open and hidden contests among themselves.
Only when the Saint completes the Trinity of new life will the elders commence the final trial.
Through the trial, the Saint will become the chairman, taking over all the powers of the Resurrection Association.
Hence, the Blood Saint is anxious to return to the Resurrection Association and expand his followers.
"What a pity that the Pet Beast I painstakingly nurtured was all slain by the Heart Moon Fox. Now, I barely cultivated you to Tier Four with the powers of the Blood Pool."
"The blood sacrifice hasn’t been held for sixteen years, and my connection with the Blood Pool has grown increasingly weak."
"The Spiritual Brand I left in the Blood Pool has also become extremely frail."
"Fortunately, within these people still hides the most venomous Blood Contract I once implanted; with just a glance, I can reduce them to ashes."
"These people, if not for being too weak to break the Blood Contract within, probably would have fled long ago."
"Should I use these people as offerings for the blood sacrifice?"
the Blood Saint murmured to himself.
In the end, he rejected this suggestion, as Dan Kalabi prefers the blood of the young.
Finally, the day of the blood sacrifice arrived.
Ye Bai and Li Chen were escorted to the platform of the blood sacrifice.
Numerous pillars were erected for the blood sacrifice ceremony, each encrusted with congealed blood stains.
Ye Bai glanced around, seeking where the Black Water Giant Snake might be slumbering.
Below the pillars were grooves, and at the very bottom was an altar that offered a pentagram representing Dan Kalabi.
Ye Bai noticed a mysterious pattern surrounding the altar.
That must be the prayer for summoning the Demon God.
According to Li Chen, summoning a Demon God requires selecting a suitable date based on astrology to have a chance to summon the corresponding Demon God.
This time, the Blood Saint chose to summon Dan Kalabi, so he placed a large number of precious gems at the center of the altar.
However, Ye Bai felt that the Blood Saint likely misunderstood Dan Kalabi because these gems were all Wood Attribute Jade Leaf Stones, which made summoning Dan Kalabi much more challenging due to relying on a single attribute.
Many people were already bound to the pillars, others being continuously brought out by the Dark Night Blood Bats.
These Dark Night Blood Bats each held a desperately struggling human in their grasp.
They flapped down from the sky and used ropes as thick as thumbs to bind humans to the pillars.
Meanwhile, the Dark Night Blood Bats flapped their wings and flew overhead.
Ye Bai looked up and found the air crowded with stalactites; the Dark Night Blood Bats were hanging upside down above them.
The number of Dark Night Blood Bats exactly matched the number of students.
Blood red flames appeared, floating mid-air.
The flames slowly descended to the ground, suddenly spreading and revealing the face of the Blood Saint.
However, most people here had never seen He Qingyuan before, so naturally, they did not recognize the famed admirer from Shen Mountain Middle School.
Gazing at the dim altar and blood red flames, their eyes were filled with fear.
"Good, that’s the feeling, fear it, shiver in it."
"I deem you honored to witness the moment the Demon God is summoned."
"It only requires a small price from you."
"Just that your souls will serve as offerings, dedicated to Master Dan Kalabi."
Ye Bai looked around, noticing the Blood Saint’s followers guarding around the altar.
Each had their eyes closed tightly, holding a black torch while fervently chanting prayers.
The Blood Saint could feel the students’ psychological fear.
This kind of hopeless fear was exactly the favorite offerings of the Demon Gods.
However, before that, to establish the Summoning Array, the fear of these students must rise to even greater heights.
"Begin the ceremony."
The Blood Saint opened his hand, and two blood-red flames appeared.
The flames floated above the altar as the altar emitted a humming vibration.