Chapter 614: Witchcraft evil magic, blood sacrifice

Beyond Shen Shuibi's battlefield—

Li Qi looked at his battle losses, frowning slightly.

In just this short time, over twenty Fifth-Rank Cultivators had fallen, and more than thirty thousand worlds had been destroyed. He had already received hundreds of urgent documents, all sent by Fifth-Rank World Masters.

They demanded that Li Qi stop this foolish offensive. They were not afraid of death, but they did not want to waste their lives here.

They participated in the war for their own safety, because they followed Shaman Dao, or for the immense benefits after defeating the Human Dao, but certainly not to die.

The Human Dao could die for ideals, for the great righteousness of the Human Dao, but the people under Shaman Dao did not have such great righteousness.

They certainly had their own Dao, but their own Dao required them to survive and gain benefits to continue to uphold it, so their will to fight could not possibly be as firm and strong as that of the Human Dao.

In this kind of battle, where losses were disregarded, Li Qi urgently needed to give these worlds following Shaman Dao a reason to fight.

They could risk their lives, but they had to get a good price for it; otherwise, why would they risk their lives for Shaman Dao?

Li Qi sighed.

Then, he conveyed a message: “Casualties are too heavy. During the war, open the Blood Sacrifice.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the continuous messages from the 'Alliance' stopped.

Immediately following, there was immense joy. Documents praising Li Qi's 'wisdom' came one after another. Immediately after, Li Qi could feel that his World Group Formation was rapidly growing.

But he couldn't be happy.

The Human Dao had evil arts, and Shaman Dao naturally did too.

Spirit Shaman, and even more so Blood Sacrifice, were evil arts of Shaman Dao, which focused on plundering all living beings, using natural power to sustain oneself, without caring about balance.

Opening the Blood Sacrifice meant that Li Qi allowed these worlds to utilize the resources of Shaman Dao, refining all those who died on the battlefield, including all the deceased from both the Human Dao and Shaman Dao.

This included their Spirit Souls and true spirits.

From now on, on this battlefield, the dead would have no Reincarnation.

And those Fifth-Rank World Masters who praised Li Qi's 'wisdom' would see their cultivation rapidly increase, and even their worlds would benefit from it, possibly even increasing in rank.

The balanced cycle of life and death was broken.

From now on, death would become nourishment for the living. Reincarnation was cut off here. The moment he issued the order, no one in this war zone could enter Reincarnation!

This was an act of great moral depravity. The immense Karma generated and the profound impact on Reincarnation were simply horrifying.

And all of this required Li Qi's approval.

If one had to describe the nature of this matter… it was probably like Li Qi, to maintain morale, telling his soldiers: “After the city falls, no sealing of blades for three days.”

Unfortunately, there was no other way; he had to rely on such methods to maintain morale and combat power.

Moreover, this Move was very effective.

At that moment, the World Group Formation was activated.

On the battlefield, all who died, all worlds that were destroyed, would become sacrifices.

This was a Grand Ritual!

A Grand Ritual presided over by Li Qi, covering many World Groups, but it was a Blood Sacrifice.

Li Qi began to arrange the 'Xìn'.

The so-called Xìn was a form of Blood Sacrifice, where people or animals were killed, and their blood was smeared on the altar, which was called Xìn.

Li Qi hung the bell and drum beside him, then took a deep breath.

Then—the next moment, a sea of blood descended from the sky!

Everything was suppressed by a cruel Aura! People's expressions were dazed, as if they saw blood springs gushing from the ground, bubbling up blood plasma, instantly transforming the surroundings into a vast ocean of blood, with corpses floating on its surface!

Li Qi's ears seemed to hear the wailing of gods and ghosts, cries of sorrow filling the land, corpses stretching across the sky, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, reeking horribly.

This was a small portion of the corpses that died on the battlefield in that single second.

As if the apocalypse had arrived, in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Li Qi's body began to flow with bright red blood, yellow fat, and a mixture of white bone fragments and brain matter, slowly fusing together.

In this world that was already apocalyptic, the vast ocean of blood surged forth.

In such a world, Li Qi continued to preside over the sacrifice.

Suddenly, an extreme dizziness and discomfort swept over him, and a low roar echoed in his mind, like waves crashing into the deepest part of his consciousness!

Li Qi suddenly felt that his feet could no longer touch solid ground, as if he were suspended, and the ground below abruptly turned into an endless abyss, with countless corpses reaching upwards, seemingly wanting to grab Li Qi's body and drag him down!

He knew in his heart that this was the price.

The Blood Sacrifice was not without cost. He had been firmly marked by the Yin ghosts of Reincarnation. From then on, if he were to enter Reincarnation, he would certainly not have a good outcome.

But it didn't matter.

Not entering Reincarnation was simple: just don't die.

Or if he had to die, die completely, with his form and spirit utterly destroyed and his true spirit collapsed, so he wouldn't suffer inside.

This illusion did not last too long. Soon, Li Qi's feet were back on solid ground.

But the surrounding sea of blood did not disappear.

This was no illusion.

Li Qi scooped up blood from the sea of blood and walked to where the sacrificial implements were arranged, smearing the blood onto the bell and drum.

This was called 'Xìn Bell' and 'Xìn Drum'.

After smearing them, Li Qi held a large hammer and struck the bell hard.

With one strike, the bell's sound reverberated!

The World Group Formation on his body suddenly strengthened. A surge of blood Qi began to link the front-line worlds and armies, and all World Masters felt a surge of power!

This was the power of the Blood Sacrifice!

Then, he struck the drum.

With another powerful blow, the drumbeats resounded!

The bell and drum clanged thunderously, yet there was no auspicious sound, but rather a profound Killing Intent and brutality!

Everyone within the entire World Group Formation perceived a power being injected into their bodies.

Some World Masters were overjoyed, immediately devouring this power.

Some World Masters smiled, seemingly having achieved some goal, injecting this power into their own worlds, attempting to raise their world's rank.

Some World Masters showed expressions of sorrow, as if sensing mourning and weeping.

Some World Masters were calm, simply quietly accepting this immense power.

A World Master located at the very front line, a Balancer whom Li Qi had previously encountered, sighed, but did not refuse this power.

With the Blood Sacrifice activated, the power of Shaman Dao instantly increased greatly.

The pressure on the front line sharply increased, forcing Liu Junyi to commit all his reserve forces.

It must be known that this was very dangerous.

In war, unless in desperate straits, one must always keep a portion of reserve troops. If all forces are committed, there will be no room for maneuver; it's either success or death.

If all troops are dispatched, sometimes, even a small team of light cavalry can cause the enemy to suffer a great defeat, because the enemy would have no troops left to counter that light cavalry.

Li Qi was in this situation now, so he wanted the Human Dao to be the same as him.

Don't think about holding back forces for a coordinated attack at a critical moment to crush Shaman Dao.

Either lose now, or go all out.

After going all out, what would Liu Junyi do on Shen Shuibi's side?

Fighting on two fronts, two battlefields. If Liu Junyi could handle both, then what if Li Qi simply conceded? Right.

Anyway, he had already been on the verge of defeat before. Li Qi was fighting for a comeback, and it couldn't get any worse. But Liu Junyi was different.

Liu Junyi had to make a choice. If he made the wrong one, he would be dragged into the quagmire by Li Qi.

As for making the right choice…

Then he deserved to win. After all, he had initially pushed Li Qi to the point of being breathless.

If he could counter all of Li Qi's Moves, then his victory would be a matter of course.

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At the same time, Liu Junyi, who felt both battlefields beginning to collapse, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Qi had activated the Blood Sacrifice, which should mean he truly had no more cards to play. The Blood Sacrifice must be the Shaman's last resort. Under normal circumstances, Shaman Dao would not activate the Blood Sacrifice, just as the Human Dao would not activate its evil arts.

And Shen Shuibi, the opponent's wife, had also used the New Moon Revival method. This method heavily relied on the celestial timing. Once used, it was as if the Taiyin had already returned, unable to transform into a new moon again, and it would take a long time before it could be used next time.

The opponent's trump cards had all been played.

As previously stated, during wartime, one must always reserve one-third of their strength to deal with unexpected situations, to avoid being defeated by a surprise attack.

Now that Li Qi and Shen Shuibi, the husband and wife, had exhausted their reserved strength and had no other reserves, it was time for his surprise attack.

Even without the Lord of Pestilence, Liu Junyi had his own considerations.

First, the main battlefield—

He tapped a few times, committing all his reserve forces to the main battlefield.

Suddenly, ten such armies of one hundred thousand, through the Golden Dais, descended upon their corresponding worlds.

These one hundred thousand strong armies were a standard configuration of the Human Dao. Each included six Fifth-Rank Cultivators, divided into five deputy generals and one supreme general, along with one hundred thousand elite troops. Such a configuration was enough to destroy two or three Fifth-Rank worlds simultaneously.

He had prepared a total of twelve such armies.

Two were deployed to Shen Shuibi's side.

The remaining ten were now dealing with Li Qi's Blood Sacrifice. Ten armies, sixty Fifth-Rank Cultivators, directly joined the battle, forcefully neutralizing the enhancement brought by the Blood Sacrifice!

Imagine, if Liu Junyi had initially sent all twelve armies to Shen Shuibi's side in one go.

While it could instantly overwhelm Shen Shuibi, those armies would not be able to return, as there was no Golden Dais there. With reserve forces exhausted, facing Li Qi's frantic Blood Sacrifice assault, the Human Dao might truly be pushed back to their war fortress by Li Qi.

This was the importance of reserving strength.

These sixty Fifth-Rank Cultivators were enough to prevent Li Qi from advancing further. The troop consumption on Shaman Dao's side far exceeded that of the Human Dao. If this dragged on, Li Qi would be the first to break.

That left Shen Shuibi's side…

Currently, Shen Shuibi seemed to have a slight advantage, having suppressed all the soldiers and was desperately trying to prevent the Mohist Cultivator from causing destruction.

Through The Axis of All Realms, she appeared to be in great difficulty. That Mohist Cultivator was very strong, and Shen Shuibi, with only a Yang Spirit, had no place to rely on in her Inner World. She could only entangle him, unable to directly contend with that Mohist Cultivator.

Liu Junyi shook his head slightly, meaning that just a little more power would be enough to resolve Shen Shuibi's situation, and then continue to drag out the fight with Li Qi.

His winning probability was at least seventy percent.

So, he ordered: “The main army will continue to act according to the original plan. General Zhou, the supreme general of the Seventh War Zone, your front line pressure is relatively light. Do not worry about the Golden Dais's pressure. Quickly proceed to the Heart North Three Stars, at one hundred fourteen degrees west of the first star, and destroy the detection phased array. Resolve it within fifteen minutes.”

After the command was issued, a voice came from the terminal: “Understood.”

Following Liu Junyi's order, on Shen Shuibi's side—

The rabbit was struggling against the Mohist Cultivator. The opponent's Spiritual Artifact array group was suppressing her, making her unable to lift her head, but at the same time, she also kept the opponent fully occupied.

So, whether the phased array could be prevented from being destroyed fell upon the People of No Return.

The People of No Return were divided into two parts: one part consisted of ordinary Fifth-Rank Cultivators, fighting against the Human Dao's main army and five Fifth-Rank deputy generals.

The other part consisted of Gou Lou and Cha Xike, along with the one and a half million people they brought, who were besieging the one hundred thousand strong army.

With two Fifth-Rank Cultivators helping and fifteen times the number of troops besieging, the battle was progressing smoothly.

In at most fifteen minutes, these one hundred thousand people would all die here, and then Cha Xike and the others could go support Shen Shuibi and take down that Mohist Cultivator!

Everything was developing in a good direction. Just hold on a little longer, victory was in sight!

However, just at this moment…

Boom, boom sounds came.

Yes, it was sound.

In this Outer Void, sounds were actually heard!

Under normal circumstances, Outer Void had no medium, so mechanical waves like sound could not possibly travel through it.

But at this moment, some medium expanded into the Void Realm, allowing sound to propagate, and at an extremely fast speed, the rumbling sound traveled from afar.

Gou Lou, as a Martial Artist, had the keenest senses. He immediately looked towards the source of the sound.

He saw—

It was the sound and commotion of self-destruction.

Over there, the remaining People of No Return, including their Fifth-Rank Cultivators and the remaining one and a half million people, had been destroyed by the Human Dao.

Impossible!

Although there were five Human Dao Fifth-Rank Cultivators over there, there were also more than a dozen Fifth-Rank Cultivators from the People of No Return. It should have been a stalemate, or at least not such a quick defeat!

They couldn't even escape and could only self-destruct, trying to cause as much damage as possible.

Although self-destruction as a Move rarely had a great effect—everyone wasn't stupid and wouldn't let you explode freely—unless one created an opportunity like Shen Shuibi, they usually had ways to save their lives.

So, it could be said that they truly couldn't hold on any longer, which was why they self-destructed to the extent that the sound reached here.

Gou Lou didn't understand at first, but he immediately knew why.

Because when he looked over, he clearly saw—

A Human Dao Fifth-Rank Cultivator, a general-level one, descended again under the phantom of the Golden Dais. He quickly annihilated the People of No Return on the other side, forcing them to resort to self-destruction in the end.

Cha Xike immediately started cursing.

How many Fifth-Rank Cultivators did the Human Dao have?

Is this endless?