In an unknown cellar, amidst the desperate cries and pleas of the human traffickers, Xu Shu personally ignited the Paper Mache Buddha soaked in blood.
Whoosh!
The flas spread along the pattern of the Array, engulfing the entire Gold Altar in an instant, eventually joining end to end.
"Almost ready." Xu Shu squinted, clenched his fist, and retreated outside the circle of the Array.
Although the sacrifice target was the sowhat familiar "Tailed Ksitigarbha," and this was theoretically a highly secure area under the watchful eye of the Star Tower,
the upcoming task of communicating with a true god-level being in reality was nerve-wracking.
Besides, the Star Tower was not infallible.
There had been instances of "delayed response" before!
So, Xu Shu rubbed his fingers together, not imdiately starting the ritual, but instead focused on the Tai Chu scroll, instantly pouring his consciousness into it.
He activated the journey mode!
In the next second, colors filled his vision, turning blood-red with warning:
[Detecting current status...]
[Attention: You are now within the safe zone! You have entered an extrely special state! Your essence has triggered the Star Tower! The Star Tower is in full alert mode, searching for your location, take care not to interact with any humans.]
[You are now standing in a basent inside the safe zone, in a dire situation. In front of you is the set-up Evil God Altar, and the human traffickers you’ve captured are wailing and pleading for your rcy.]
[Although you remain silent, unwilling to even look at these deserving scoundrels, it doesn’t stop them from begging: "Sir, please—"]
[You couldn’t hear his voice because with one slap you awakened the Star Tower, and the Star Tower slapped you dead in return: Zhuxian twenty-seven.]
[You died, the journey ends here, settling result...]
[Rating: Spectacular, truly spectacular! As expected from a master at courting death, you are rewarded with a bottle of "Severed ridian (Epic)"]
[Don’t forget to drink it later, you daring fellow!]
[Remaining attempts today: 2/3]
...
Xu Shu slowly opened his eyes, the ti reverted to two seconds before.
He first shook his head to alleviate the slight dizziness from being struck dead by the Tower, then sat down with so satisfaction.
Good, confird! "The sexy Star Tower is online striking people down," confirming that its status was intact, without the previous delays, dispelling the last worries.
With that, everything was truly ready!
Xu Shu took a deep breath and began to rapidly chant:
"O supre being who wields the power over space, great infinite Ouroboros, the innate two-faced King of Ksitigarbha...
"I hereby summon you, seeking your gaze, seeking your will to manifest!"
As the incantation continued, the air that was writhing a bit from the flas suddenly froze for a mont, then a cold wind inexplicably wailed, with the Paper Buddha swaying in the dual illumination of candlelight and firelight, making the entire cellar eerily frightening!
The human traffickers who were begging for rcy stared blankly at this scene, and after a mont of shock, they angrily turned to Xu Shu.
"What... you’re actually a cultist!"
"Despicable, utterly despicable! We’re all off the grid, why would you harm us!"
"Oh heavens, open your eyes and see, we’re only trafficking humans, but this person is a cultist! Quickly bring divine punishnt upon him, why is he allowed to do this!"
Amidst the furious curses, an abrupt sound of an eggshell cracking suddenly echoed.
The cursing stopped abruptly.
In the dead silence, everyone trembled and looked towards the altar in the middle following the sound.
On the golden high platform, a huge black crevice suddenly appeared.
Its length was nearly a full 20—
centiters!
It was like a beast in the darkness, trying to open its mouth wide, as if intending to devour soone, but it dared not launch an attack on the "sacrifice" so near it;
Furthermore, the Array that Xu Shu had set up, initially with a diater of several ters, was gradually dissolving, shrinking, and ultimately stopped at about a one-ter square.
What was supposed to be a terrifyingly evil, maddening scene was altered to produce an impression of timidity, weakness, and comical ineptitude.
"Indeed! Even when it sensed the accurate sacrificing ritual pointing to Him, within the safe zone, in the range where the Star Tower’s detection was highest, He likely could neither afford nor wish to reveal Himself flamboyantly, so He voluntarily minimized the extent of the Array!"
"But even so, this Array shrunk a bit too much..."
"I recall back on the wasteland, during the Slaanesh Sect or Jianqi Sect sacrificial rituals, they could manage a range of several ters, yet Tailed Ksitigarbha left only a re ter, isn’t that too..."
"Is it that He’s too cautious?"
"Or is it a matter of capability?"
The initiator of the ritual, Xu Shu, slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, contemplating incessantly in his heart.
And by this ti, seeing such a perplexing scene, the human traffickers, who were nearly breaking under the strain, collectively froze.
Even though their hands and feet were broken, each of them couldn’t help but gawk at the dark, slightly curved crevice in astonishnt.
"Emmm..."
This... is this the Evil God?
Why is it so small?
Rumor has it that the Evil God could devour ten thousand people with one bite...
And why does it seem like it’s afraid of us?
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