In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 400 The Blood Sacrifice Ritual Begins! (3K views, please subscribe!)

Inside the Blood Soul True Lord's study, Su Yuan vividly recounted the details of the naval battle.

"No sooner said than done, Lin Yonghua's face slammed into Feng Chuanxiang's fist, making the latter's hand numb."

"Next up was Wei Chenghai. Qin Jin attacked from both sides, using her body to hold back Feng Chuanxiang's two hands, gaining the upper hand."

"In that battle, our three Golden Core experts displayed extraordinary bravery and utterly defeated Feng Chuanxiang. The only shortcoming was that Wei Chenghai was a bit too eager to fight and heroically sacrificed himself for the cause of the Blood God Sect."

"..."

"Then there's the Longcheng County Navy, which is not worth mentioning at all."

"Even without a leader, Wei Chenghai's fleet can still single-handedly deplete a large number of shells from Longcheng County's navy, bogging them down in a quagmire..."

Blood Soul True Monarch listened silently to Su Yuan's description, only gleaning one meaning from between the other's words.

We've won! We're ecstatic! A massive, phenomenal win!

No matter what, we'll win!

After Su Yuan finished speaking, Blood Soul True Monarch said with a strange expression:

"You mean, despite having the upper hand, we've gotten ourselves into a trap with three Golden Core cultivators and over a thousand pirates?"

Su Yuan: "That's true, but the enemy's losses were also very heavy."

Blood Soul True Lord: "For example."

Su Yuan: "For example, the knives of the Longcheng County Navy were dulled from being cut..."

Blood Soul True Monarch took a deep breath:

Who commanded this naval battle?

"Seven or eight Golden Core cultivators against a mere young girl, against the forces of a small county town, and this is how it ended up! I need an explanation!"

Su Yuan replied without hesitation:
"Master, it's all because my subordinates are too incompetent. They can't carry out my orders and keep blaming me. Please investigate, Master!"

Blood Soul True Monarch wasn't buying Su Yuan's act and coldly said:
"So you're admitting that you commanded this naval battle?"

Feeling the invisible pressure emanating from the other party, Su Yuan gritted his teeth and was about to nod.

Just then, Mortis, who had switched to Red Hat mode, grabbed Su Yuan's arm and shouted in dissatisfaction:

"Master, why are you being so fierce?"

"This is Su Yuan's first time commanding so many people, so it's understandable that he might make a small mistake."

"How can you, a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch, be so petty?"

Blood Soul True Monarch: "..."

Even though he didn't truly treat Mortis as his own daughter, Blood Soul True Monarch still felt a pang of pain in his heart upon hearing these words of siding with outsiders.

But considering the top-tier talents possessed by Su Yuan and Mortis, Blood Soul True Monarch ultimately calmed himself down.

He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Let's let it go this time, but don't let it happen again."

"Su Yuan, Mortis, you two don't need to be in charge of things at sea for now. Go and help your master deal with some enemy demonic cult strongholds."

"These are several hideouts discovered by the Blood God Cult's spies. If they are not eliminated as soon as possible, they will cause considerable trouble when the blood sacrifice ceremony takes place."

Upon hearing this task, Su Yuan's spirits lifted.

Fight the evil cult? That's great!
He loves fighting the Demonic Sect the most; he has no psychological burden when killing them, and he can also get some excellent materials to make the Crimson Bone Puppet.

Immediately, Su Yuan pretended to be eager to show off and quickly took the map marking the Demonic Sect's hideout from Blood Soul True Monarch.

Mortis was relieved to see that the naval defeat had been over, but she was also even more surprised.

What exactly happened between Su Yuan and Blood Soul True Monarch that made the latter so lenient towards the former?
In the five years since becoming a disciple of Blood Soul True Lord, Mortis has witnessed the latter's temper quite often.

If a member of the Blood God Cult fails in their duties, being skinned alive, boiled in water or oil, or subjected to a thousand cuts is commonplace.

The loss of three Golden Core cultivators due to a command error would have been a terrible mistake for any other high-ranking member of the Blood God Sect, resulting in a agonizing death.

But since Su Yuan didn't say anything, she didn't ask.

Stepping out of the study, the two immediately began their work of combating the demonic forces.

Neither Su Yuan nor Mortis slacked off in this matter; one after another, the dens of the demonic sect were swiftly eradicated, revealing the undeniable strength of the Blood God Sect's Holy Son and Holy Daughter.

Of course, before taking action, Su Yuan and Mortis would conduct some investigation into the target to confirm that the other party was a real demon, so as not to kill an innocent person by mistake.

After eliminating each demonic cultivator in a demonic cult stronghold, the two would discuss dividing their corpses and souls equally.

Some were used to create clones, some to be stuffed into the Myriad Souls Banner, and some to be used to create puppet parts. It can be said that the demon used them to their fullest potential.

After all that, he was even more wicked than a real demon.

On the other side of the sea, Feng Chuanxiang and Su Youlin's fleet chased and fought the pirates, preventing Captain Jin and his men from finding an opportunity to abduct people.

Before Su Yuanlai, the Blood God Cult had abducted so many people, but by the time the blood sacrifice ceremony began, there were still only so many people left.

Twenty days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Tomorrow marks the start of the blood sacrifice ceremony. On this grandest day for the Blood God Cult, Su Yuan and Mortis were both ordered to put down their work and return to the port city of Sanyuan Prefecture, the headquarters of the Blood God Cult.

In a council hall within the headquarters, hundreds of high-ranking members of the Blood God Cult gathered together.

Among them were more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators, and the rest were heads of various halls, most of whom had cultivation levels ranging from late Foundation Establishment to peak Foundation Establishment.

After entering the main hall, Su Yuan looked at the Blood God Sect leaders with feigned curiosity, his gaze carrying a subtle, peculiar meaning.

Upon seeing his two disciples arrive, the Blood Soul True Monarch, seated at the head of the table, smiled slightly and said:

"Su Yuan, this is your first time participating in a blood sacrifice ceremony, right? Tomorrow you'll get to see the world."

"Although only more than 500,000 sacrificial offerings were captured this time, the ceremony can still be carried out as usual, but the effect will be less than ideal."

Su Yuan nodded, revealing an expectant look at the opportune moment, and then asked curiously:
“Master, I heard that the location of the Holy Island is uncertain and it will only surface on the last day.”

"How can we deliver those 500,000+ offerings in such a tight timeframe?"

Blood Soul True Monarch chuckled and patted a jade wristband he wore on his wrist, saying:

"More than 500,000 offerings are inside. I will personally escort them. As for the exact location of the Holy Island, only I know."

“You, Mortis, and the Blood God Cult leaders present will be traveling with me, so there’s no need for you to know the location of the Holy Island beforehand.”

"Besides that, the other Blood God Cult members don't even need to go, so there's no need to tell them their location."

After listening, Su Yuan glanced at the jade wristband and sighed inwardly.

The Blood Soul True Monarch has done a very good job of keeping things secret, making it difficult for anyone to find a loophole.

Once inside this council hall, they probably wouldn't have a chance to escape Blood Soul True Lord's sight until the blood sacrifice ceremony began.

Even if he wanted to ask Captain Zhang for help, he couldn't do it under the watchful eye of Blood Soul True Monarch.

Fortunately, Su Yuan was prepared to not rely on any off-field assistance.

"It's getting late, let's go."

Blood Soul Demon Lord spoke calmly, then rose and walked out of the council hall.

The Blood God Cult leaders quickly stood up and followed him out.

Blood Soul True Lord first went into his study. After everyone waited for a while, he came out of the study again, holding a gold and red iron crown that exuded a strong evil aura.

The iron crown was missing a third of its length, yet the aura it emitted still made all the Golden Core cultivators present tremble.

Even though many of the Blood God Cult's high-ranking members had seen the Crown of Corruption before, they still couldn't help but speculate about what level of magical artifact this iron crown must have been in its prime.

However, they only thought about it and had no intention of taking it for themselves.

After all, they couldn't even withstand the aura of the Crown of Corruption; close contact would be suicidal.

“You shall all stay ten feet away from me and not cross that line, or you will be corrupted by the Crown of Corruption.”

Blood Soul True Monarch gave a casual instruction and strode towards a teleportation array within the headquarters.

Su Yuan, Mortis, and a group of Blood God Cult leaders followed.

Only after watching Blood Soul True Monarch being teleported away did they dare to stand on the teleportation array.

With the activation of teleportation power, Su Yuan appeared on a sea surface where there was no land in sight.

Without any reference points, he could not determine his exact location and could only rely on celestial phenomena to confirm that he was still in the Sea of ​​Laws.

The fact that they couldn't see Santorini from here indicates that they are still far from their destination.

This made Su Yuan secretly sigh. No wonder Blood Soul True Monarch had held so many blood sacrifice rituals without ever being discovered. This old man was really too cautious.

Led by Blood Soul True Monarch, Su Yuan and his group traveled for most of the day before finally arriving at a whale-shaped island.

The island's surface was covered in green moss, and it was wet and bare, as if it had just been pulled out of the water.

At the top of the island, on a flat surface, stands a massive altar. The altar's surface is covered with intricate and eerie patterns, faintly bearing traces of blood that have dried up completely and cannot be washed away even by the sea.

We've arrived at Santorini.

Su Yuan and his group landed quickly and, under the instructions of Blood Soul True Monarch, began cleaning the altar.

A day passed quickly. When the altar was clean again, with only a lingering smell of blood, Blood Soul True Lord placed the Crown of Corruption in the center of the altar.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered his men to take out a large amount of fresh blood plasma and continuously pour it onto the crown of decay.

After passing through the crown of decay, the blood plasma seemed to gain a spirit, transforming into long snakes that quickly covered the patterns on the altar.

A bizarre and malevolent sacrificial array was thus formed.

Then, Blood Soul True Monarch's jade wristband flashed, and more than 500,000 people surged out like a tide, covering half of the altar.

These people were all unconscious, their hands and feet were bound, but fortunately, they could be considered healthy by their complexion.

Since they are to be used as sacrifices, if they are all starving and emaciated, the effect will definitely not be good.

(End of this chapter)