SWNOVELXO Chapter 484: Blood Ritual
They already used mana and are integrating it with the cultivation system. Enjoy more content from empire
Adding more use would just put more consumption on their current energy. It also didn't add much benefit to their fighting style.
Magic Circle on the Heart focused more on enhancing mana use to allow them to get more abilities, increase their fighting style, and give them more options.
For normal awakeners, this gave many benefits, but for cultivators, it was pointless. They could already do this with Qi.
The emblem let out a blue glow, then reacted with the wall. A door appeared, and the man entered, then it returned to its previous appearance.
It was like the door had never been there, but this was not an obstacle for MingYue. She easily passed through it.
Inside, she found a stairwell that led deeper underground. It also had many curves, then proceeded to a long tunnel that felt like a labyrinth.
Even with her speed, it took her five whole minutes to reach the man again. MingYue speculated the badge also helped the man bypass the labyrinth, teleporting him directly to this location.
The man was now talking in a weird language that MingYue had never heard. Usually, the system or Vesa would translate it, but now, neither of them is here.
MingYue turned her focus to the room. It was quite large with a huge ceiling. The room itself was carved in a circular way, with the ceiling formed like a dome.
There were twelve images, each depicting a weird beast, but one of them made MingYue frown.
It was a swirling vortex in place of a face, where hundreds of glowing eyes peered out. The creature's body was twisted, serpentine, with endless tendrils stretching into the void.
It was like the creature was connected to the universe and could peer into it. This reminded her of Byakhee and the outer gate system.
Underneath the dome, twelve people wearing different colored robes were gathered. They were kneeling down in prayer while circling around a magic circle.
The circle was carved with many weird runes. In the middle of the circle, there was a disgusting glass jar filled with ten thousand eyeballs.
There were also many living beings surrounding the glass jar. Their mouths were gagged, tears fell from their eyes, and their hands were tied.
The majority of them were human, while the rest were species that MingYue didn't recognize. A few looked like beastmen in her eyes, while she could even see some that were completely strange.
A blue woman with four arms, a creature with four eyes and insect antennae that MingYue couldn't describe the gender of.
But she could tell none of them were here of their own will. They were kidnapped from dungeons and forced to be blood sacrifices in a ritual that would end in a long tragedy for the whole city.
Unfortunately, there was nothing MingYue could do. She could listen and feel their presence, but she couldn't do anything to affect this world.
MingYue also tried using Qi and Life Force, but it was pointless. She was just here as a spectator.
"I have done all you asked me to; now it's time for your part."
"Here, take it. Everything is in this suitcase."
The one the man talked to was a human woman. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. There was nothing special about her.
She looked like an average person one could find anywhere in Alex's town. No one would ever think she was now leading a ritual that would plunge the whole town into hell.
The man put down his suitcase, then took the one from the woman. He opened it, and inside, MingYue could see stacks of cash and a pile of high-quality mana crystals.
The value was more than enough to settle a normal person's life for many generations.
His lips curled into a smile, satisfied with the reward. He closed the suitcase and then asked, "Are you staying here?"
"Have you ever heard this saying, 'Curiosity killed the cat?'" The woman replied with a mysterious smile. But her eyes glinted dangerously.
"Alright, alright, I'll go now. It's nice working with you, and I hope I never meet you all again."
The man then quickly left the place.
After he left, the woman's smile disappeared. "Hmph, what an ignorant sheep. He thinks he'll be safe after getting involved with all this."
She then turned her gaze back to the circle, "And those stuck-up old geezers, just wait. You all chose to sell my hard work to the association despite my rejection. You will all pay for it."
The woman then let out a deranged laugh, "Everyone will pay for it."
What happened next was a sequence of boring rituals that looked like a religious prayer. It took her half an hour until she finished. An eerie red aura then came out from her body. She opened her palm, and eight magic circles suddenly appeared in the air.
They then started resonating with the magic circle. The whole space began to vibrate, and with the intensity, MingYue could tell it would affect the whole city.
The magic circle then started glowing with red energy. The many sacrifices turned into puddles of blood, leaving only their eyes rolling on the ground.
The glass jar then exploded. A strange energy started coming out, one that MingYue recognized.
It was very similar to the energy from the Byakhee avatar that had just exploded from Alex's body.
Each of the eyeballs then turned into white liquid and began moving to the center like it was alive. It started contorting and mixing together, and the space then started to distort.
After all the liquid gathered, it floated in the air, turning into one huge eyeball. The moment it appeared, the space was torn, showing the void behind it.
A void that MingYue recognized as she had fallen into it before. She almost lost her life if not for the protection, and she was chosen as the progenitor.