An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 72 Fire Sacrifice

Wu Xiujie's sudden outburst threw the laughing patrons in the tavern into a panic. The little girl's father across from them turned pale and immediately knelt on the ground, crying out, "Please, don't hurt my daughter!"

Faced with the man's pleas for mercy, Wu Xiujie's eyes grew even colder: "I'll count to three. If I don't hear a satisfactory answer, you can beg for mercy along with your daughter's corpse."

"Wu Xiujie, release that little girl!" Chai San shouted, about to step forward, but was stopped by a hand covered in white bone armor.

It was Chu Xiu.

He was also very dissatisfied with Wu Xiujie's sudden attack. This half-baked ruthless man was alright, but he didn't take the maximization of benefits into consideration.

What valuable information could you possibly get from threatening these villagers?
But now that he had made his move, Chu Xiu wouldn't let anyone else interfere, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain.

Chai San tried to shake off Chu Xiu, but was immediately horrified to discover that the guy wrapped in the black robe was incredibly strong! He couldn't break free for a moment!

At this moment, two more trial participants stepped forward and blocked his way.

"Aren't you...aren't you afraid he'll really kill the little girl?" Chai San hissed in Chinese.

"Killed them, so be it." Chu Xiu's distorted voice came from under the mask.

As for the others, most remained expressionless. A few felt sorry for them, but they knew that Wu Xiujie was helping them pass the level, so no one came out to stop him.

For most people, killing a little girl for profit might be too much to do themselves, but it's much easier to have someone else do it.

Not to mention, the people here are really not normal. If we treat them all as mentally ill, it will be much easier to take action against them.

Chai San was filled with disappointment, but he knew he couldn't change anything. At this moment, the little girl's cries grew louder and louder, while the little girl's father's lips trembled, tears and snot streamed down his face, and his whole face was shaking. He seemed to be trying his best to say something, but he couldn't utter a word!

"one."

Wu Xiujie slowly counted down the last number, then raised his dagger without hesitation and stabbed it into the little girl's chest!
"I said!"

At the last moment, the man finally blurted it out.

The dagger stopped less than three centimeters from the little girl's chest.

The man collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all his strength, and said weakly, "Go to the vicinity of the statue in the square, and you will find what you are looking for."

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of trial participants exchanged glances and walked out of the tavern one after another.

Behind me, I heard the little girl's loud wailing.

"So, what's going on with the people here?"

On the way to the square, Jiang Xue asked anxiously.

No one could answer her.

It's definitely not normal. Just the thought of that little girl smiling while holding up an iron bowl with a Baidu number on it sends chills down everyone's spine.

Even if an ordinary person could endure that unimaginable pain, their physiological reaction would cause them to reflexively let go; it's simply not something that can be held up by willpower alone.

But to say they're completely abnormal wouldn't seem quite right; at least they care about their loved ones and have a certain degree of fear of death—at least for some of them. The group remained silent throughout, an uneasy atmosphere permeating the ranks, while Chu Xiu silently pondered the "rules" of this place.

He already had several guesses in his mind.

Just as he was thinking to himself, the square was already in front of him. It was quiet here. The boy's charred body lay on the ground, emitting a foul stench. The statue behind him was hidden in the darkness, with only the painful face of the man in the center standing out, looking particularly eerie.

Several daring trial participants stepped forward to inspect the items, while Chu Xiu observed and pondered at the same time.

“Our mission is to disrupt the ritual, and as it stands, only this boy who was burned to death can be associated with the word ‘ritual’.”

"But this so-called ceremony seems to have ended."

"The only suspicious thing is this strange statue."

Chu Xiu walked around the statue but still couldn't find any clues. He just felt that the painful man's face was inexplicably creepy and had an urge to punch it to pieces.

Judging from the solemn expressions on the other people's faces, they probably hadn't noticed either.

"Could that bastard be lying to us?" Zhou Juncai's face was grim.

Just then, Chu Xiu suddenly realized something and looked back sharply. He then discovered that, without him noticing, the villagers who had been so indifferent to them were now crowding around the window, secretly watching them. Hidden under their black robes, their faces seemed to hold gloating smiles.

That eerie expression sent a chill down Chu Xiu's spine, and a bad premonition rose in his heart. But before he could think about it, a chilling scream suddenly rang out beside him!

Chu Xiu turned around abruptly, only to see the charred corpse in the center of the platform suddenly stand up and its completely carbonized arm grab at him!

Chu Xiu reacted extremely quickly, dodging the attack in a flash. However, one of the trial participants next to him was not so lucky, as his arm was grabbed by a suddenly sprang-up charred corpse!

"what!!!"

The captured trial participant was searching the burned-to-death boy's body for any clues when the boy suddenly came back to life, catching the participant completely off guard and being captured!
Instantly, a flame rose from the charred corpse's palm, and the captured trial participant let out an even more agonizing scream!

Chu Xiu was the first to react, but he only narrowed his eyes and did not make any move.

"Go away!"

Chai San roared, and a one-handed hammer appeared in his hand, which he smashed hard into the charred corpse's right arm!
With a crisp "crack," the carbonized shell on the charred corpse shattered, revealing the bright red flesh covered in blisters underneath. At the same time, the immense force shattered its right shoulder blade, and the gripping hand loosened.

Despite the severe blow, the charred corpse did not retreat. Instead, it let out a pleasurable groan. As the cracking sound continued, the carbonized shell on the corpse's face shattered, revealing the bloody, mangled face of the boy beneath, with even the white tendons clearly visible.

He let out a strange "giggle" laugh, kicked off with his hind legs, and slammed directly into Chai San's large shield!
With a loud bang, Chai San staggered back several steps, his eyes filled with horror. The boy's skull shattered under the immense impact, but he seemed oblivious, staring at the sky with his jaw opening and closing as if trying to say something, though he couldn't make a sound because his vocal cords were completely burned.

At the same time, a large amount of flesh and blood grew in the boy's body at a visible speed. As if breaking some kind of limit, they grew wildly and uncontrollably. Before long, the carbonized shell on the boy's body was completely squeezed off, and he turned into a complete flesh and blood monster!

This bizarre scene sent chills down everyone's spines. Chu Xiu's expression was also solemn, and the spiritual light of his Demon Eyes flashed in his eyes as he scanned the monster's attributes.

[Fire Worshipper (Elite)]

[Rank] Mortal Rank 9

[Attributes] Constitution 21.5, Spirit 5.8, Energy Level 22.22
[Skills] Flame manipulation, ? ? ?
【Trait】? ? ?
【talent】???
(End of this chapter)