Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 218 Falling short of success

After finishing everything, the man looked at the crowd and said, "Alright, you can come over here now!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, more than ten beings from different races, who had already ignited their divine fire, emerged from the crowd.

As soon as these people appeared, they all flew into a bronze furnace.

Void Forge!

This is a treasure that protects the sect. Generally speaking, even divine fire-level beings have never seen such a thing, let alone refined it. Using it this time is undoubtedly a grand gesture.

"Om~"

Just after all the living beings entered the furnace, the Void Furnace suddenly trembled slightly, then shrank rapidly, eventually becoming the size of a fist, and disappeared into the head of the Void Beast.

"Blood sacrifice to heaven and earth!"

"Defy the Will of Heaven!"

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Immediately afterwards, a series of loud shouts suddenly erupted in the hall, and everyone's hands moved like magic, rapidly forming hand seals.

In an instant, brilliant divine light burst forth from their palms, runes flashed, and a mysterious and powerful force permeated the entire hall. They were working together to try to open a passage connecting to the altar in the lower realm.

"boom!"

In an instant, a cold wind howled, like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts; the churning chaotic energy seemed to threaten to throw the entire world into chaos.

The once magnificent palace was gradually twisted and deformed under the impact of this terrifying force, as if it would collapse at any moment.

"Crack!"

At the same time, a bizarre bolt of lightning, resembling a celestial blade, suddenly appeared in the sky, carrying a destructive force that slashed straight towards the palace.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the earth trembled violently, the hall was instantly split open, and rubble flew everywhere like cannonballs.

This scene filled all the living beings present with terror.

It should be noted that this place was equipped with an unparalleled array, known as indestructible, yet it was easily torn apart like paper by this lightning bolt, leaving the magnificent hall in ruins in an instant.

"We must fight against the will of Heaven with all our might! The slightest mistake will result in a backlash with unimaginable consequences!"

"Crack!"

Chaotic thunderstorms poured down; these primordial lightning bolts, which should have only appeared at the beginning of creation, now poured down like a torrential rain.

Upon seeing this, the leaders' gazes sharpened, and the Dao patterns around their bodies instantly surged. Each of them burst forth with dazzling divine light, and the runes, like agile dragons, weaved and intertwined in the air, instantly filling the entire space.

"Hey!"

At the same time, perhaps the actions of the cult leaders were misunderstood by the thunder in the sky, which thought they were provoking it, so it unleashed an even denser chaotic light, which instantly flooded the area like a flood.

Moreover, within that chaotic light, one could vaguely see some enormous and blurry terrifying shadows slowly coalescing, as if some terrifying being from ancient times was about to descend.

"boom!"

Finally, the two earth-shattering forces collided with a deafening roar. Intense light and shockwaves spread out instantly, causing many people to groan and sway involuntarily.

However, despite their physical setbacks, the group's eyes shone with uncontainable joy, for they had finally opened the passage.

"Quick!" Seeing the crack in the air that had just opened but was already showing signs of closing, everyone immediately realized what was happening and shouted. The leader who controlled the Void Beast immediately steered the Void Beast toward the crack.

But to everyone's surprise, just as the Void Beast was about to rush into the rift, the previously stable rift suddenly began to tremble violently, and the runes at the edges flashed wildly. In just a short time, the rift closed completely, giving them no time to catch their breath.

Upon seeing the passage close, everyone present was stunned, then shouted angrily, "How could this be! After all the enormous effort we've put in, are we destined to fail at the last hurdle?"

At this moment, the expressions on the faces of all the living beings present were grim.

You must know that they had devoted countless efforts and gone through many hardships for this matter, even sacrificing millions of lives to defy the will of heaven. They thought they could successfully open the passage and allow the disciples who had ignited the divine fire to descend to the mortal realm to seek those kinds of fortunes, but they did not expect to fail at the last moment.

"Quickly, charge again! We absolutely cannot give up!"

The more they thought about it, the more uneasy they felt. Some even roared, their eyes bloodshot, looking like a mad beast.

These words stirred the spirits of the crowd, who immediately suppressed their fear and attacked with all their might once again.

"boom!"

In an instant, beams of divine light shot into the sky once more, the runes densely covering the area, illuminating it as if it were daytime.

But as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. No matter what they did this time, the closed crack did not loosen at all, like an insurmountable chasm blocking their way and cutting off their hopes.

"No!"

Upon seeing this, some people couldn't bear the blow and let out a desperate cry, which resounded through the heavens and earth, filled with endless resentment and indignation.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire hall plummeted to freezing point. Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with resentment and disbelief.

But it's too late now. No matter how unwilling they are, it's all over.

However, while the people of the upper realm were furious about the closure of the passage, a good show was unfolding in the lower realm, the Hongyu.

The lower realm, the vast domain, the great swamp where the altar is located.

"Crack!"

At this moment, endless black lightning flashed in the great swamp, and various runes appeared and disappeared, colliding with the soaring blood light.

This was no ordinary thunderbolt, but a true divine punishment, representing the wrath of the heavens.

Crimson blood flowed from the void; this strange phenomenon is commonly known as the Crying of Heaven!
This is heaven and earth shedding blood, and it also foreshadows that someone has created an endless calamity!

"They arrived just in time..."

However, amidst such extraordinary celestial phenomena, a man dressed in a simple blue robe stood in the void, gazing down at the countless creatures below, and sighed in wonder.

This person is none other than Shi An!

It was he who arrived just in time, swiftly and decisively killing all the Venerables who had set up the sacrifice, thus stopping the blood sacrifice and successfully preventing the descent of the Upper Realm.

"It's time to go back."

Looking down at the surviving creatures of the Hongyu Domain, Shi An had no intention of sending them back. After glancing at them a few times, he waved his hand and opened a spatial passage, embarking on the road back to the Desolate Domain.

Not long after Shi An left, the incident spread rapidly throughout the entire Lower Realm Eight Regions.

The news caused an immediate uproar worldwide!
What happened in Hongyu was clearly an attempt by someone to defy the will of Heaven through a blood sacrifice of ten thousand spirits. Their aim was most likely to send people down to the mortal realm. Although it is unknown who ultimately stopped them, it has made the various races of the eight realms uneasy, fearing that the upper realm would not give up until it achieved its goal and would do everything in its power to send people down to the mortal realm.

(End of this chapter)