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

Chapter 401 Master, After You Die, Can You Leave the Blood God Sect to Me? (3.2K views, please subscribe!)

After all this was done, the preliminary preparations for the blood sacrifice ritual were completely complete.

Su Yuan and the other high-ranking members of the Blood God Cult retreated to the edge of the altar, waiting with reverence for the ceremony to begin.

Blood Soul True Lord stood in the center of the altar, holding the Crown of Corruption in both hands and solemnly placing it on his head, like a crowned monarch.

The moment he donned the Crown of Corruption, the entire altar formed a subtle connection with him, allowing him to transform all living things within it into resources for his own advancement.

At this point, the ceremony could begin, but to the surprise of the Blood God Cult's high-ranking members, their leader turned his gaze to his two disciples.

"Su Yuan, Xiao Mo, you two come stand next to me."

“By standing beside me, you will see the most authentic ceremony process from the closest perspective.”

Blood Soul True Monarch spoke gently, his majestic eyes revealing undisguised appreciation for his two disciples, as if they were the most precious treasures in the world.

Upon seeing this, the Blood God Cult's higher-ups all cast envious glances at Su Yuan and Mortis.

Clearly, they were completely unaware of the true intentions behind Blood Soul True Monarch's actions.

Su Yuan's face lit up with excitement at just the right moment, and he walked towards the center of the altar with Mortis, secretly complaining to himself:
"Old Deng's acting is so convincing. If you didn't know better, you would really think he was showing concern for his apprentice."

"However, I didn't expect that Blood Soul Old Deng would drain both of my and Mortis's talents in one go. I thought he had some feelings for Little Mortis, but it seems I was overthinking it."

“Even if I don’t show up, Mortis will still suffer in this blood sacrifice ritual… Fortunately, it’s all within our control.”

Mortis was equally agitated. Just yesterday, Su Yuan had secretly told her the inside story of the blood sacrifice ritual.

Unfortunately, even knowing this in advance, she couldn't come up with any effective countermeasures.

Fortunately, Su Yuan had said that he would take care of everything and that she didn't need to worry.

After standing side by side with Mortis next to Blood Soul True Monarch, Su Yuan recalled something he had been considering.

How can we subdue the entire Blood God Cult and complete the quest of "King of the Law Sea"?

As a demonic sect with a Nascent Soul True Monarch in charge, Su Yuan would have almost no chance of subduing it using conventional methods.

However, on this special occasion, Su Yuan thought of a possible shortcut.

He raised his head, gazing enviously at the corrupt crown atop Blood Soul True Monarch's head, and said sincerely:

"Master, when you one day achieve the Nascent Soul stage, will this Crown of Corruption be useless to you? Could you then pass it on to me?"

Blood Soul True Monarch glanced at Su Yuan, a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

Having only been a disciple for a short time, he's already coveting the sect's most prized possession? Quite ambitious!

However, thinking about what would happen to his cheap apprentice a few minutes later, his displeasure vanished, and he said with a smile:
“Silly child, under the glorious rule of the Holy Law Council, how can we be qualified to aspire to the Divine Transformation Realm? If we can remain at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm in this life, I will be content.”

Su Yuan nodded, then asked expectantly:

"Master, after you die, could you pass on the Crown of Corruption and the Blood God Cult to me?"

Blood Soul True Monarch: "..."

Are young people these days so ambitious? They've stopped pretending, haven't they?

Fortunately, this kid is just a waste material. If he were really my successor... I wouldn't even dare to think about it!
"Okay, everything is yours after you die."

Blood Soul True Monarch, eager to begin the ceremony, gave a perfunctory reply and then said:

"Alright, ask any questions after the ceremony, don't waste time."

Su Yuan obediently stopped talking and glanced happily at the system panel.

[Mission Progress: Blood God Cult Submission Rate (100%/100%)]

【Task 1: King of the Law Sea (Completed)】

[Quest Reward: Crown of Corruption Recipe! (Claimable)]

Sure enough, the tasks of the dog system should not be completed step by step; it's better to find loopholes.

Now that the Blood God Cult has received the Blood God Cult Leader's personal acknowledgment, isn't the Blood God Cult now his?

Although it's something that's yet to be fulfilled in the future, as long as I'm not dead, this promise will be fulfilled sooner or later, at least that's what the dog system thinks.

I don't know the specifics of the Crown of Corruption crafting method, but unfortunately time is running out, and there's no time to claim and process this reward now.

Su Yuan closed the system panel and waited silently.

Just a few breaths later, Blood Soul True Monarch made a move.

Standing beside his opponent, Su Yuan could clearly feel that the Blood Soul True Monarch's immense magical power, belonging to the Nascent Soul stage, surged into the Crown of Corruption like a surging Yangtze River.

The golden and red crown burst forth with a dazzling crimson light, instantly enveloping the entire altar.

But the next second, the blood-red light suddenly contracted, only enveloping Su Yuan and Mortis.

This scene caused the Blood God Cult's high-ranking members who were watching the ceremony to show expressions of shock.

Based on their experience, whoever is touched by the bloody light of the Crown of Corruption will become a sacrifice in the blood ritual.

So what's going on now?
Those 500,000-plus civilians weren't sacrifices; the cult leader's two disciples were?

Is he planning to... devour his disciple in order to achieve his own great path?

Realizing this, even the most ruthless and bloodthirsty members of the Blood God Cult present felt a chill run down their spines. Even tigers don't eat their cubs… if they sacrificed even their own disciples, wouldn't they, the Blood God Cult's leaders, be abandoned at any moment?

For a time, the loyalty of the high-ranking officials began to waver.

But Blood Soul True Monarch didn't care about any of that. As long as he was strong enough, no one would dare to betray him.

"My disciples, I will guide you with your will and talents to ascend to the throne of the God Transformation Realm."

"This is your honor, and I hope you can understand my predicament."

Blood Soul True Monarch lowered his head, looked at his two personal disciples who were showing astonishment, and revealed a seemingly gentle but actually sinister smile.

"Master, you...you actually..."

Su Yuan's tone was both surprised and angry, as if he had been betrayed.

This scene caused Blood Soul True Monarch's lips to curl slightly, and he urged the Crown of Corruption to work even harder, accelerating the ritual.

But the next second, he suddenly saw the shock and anger on Su Yuan's face disappear, replaced by a smile:

"You went to such lengths to activate the Crown of Corruption for me, saving me a huge amount of spiritual energy. Thank you so much."

As soon as he finished speaking, under the frozen gaze of Blood Soul True Monarch, Su Yuan raised his hand and made a casual gesture.

The next second, the crown of corruption on his head flew up on its own and floated towards Su Yuan, landing on Su Yuan's head with joy, like a swallow returning to its nest.

With a wave of his hand, Su Yuan unleashed a massive amount of blood from the Moonfall Pearl hidden in his wrist, which flowed into the array patterns on the surface of the altar.

The crimson array pattern rippled, and the blood that had just been added spread rapidly, overflowing beyond the altar and transforming into array patterns that covered an even wider area.

In the blink of an eye, it covered the Blood God Cult leaders at the edge of the altar.

At the same time, the blood-red light that had locked onto Su Yuan and Mortis suddenly changed its target.

Beams of blood-red light shot out from the crown, landing on the hundreds of high-ranking members of the Blood God Sect who were watching the ceremony, and also on... Blood Soul True Monarch.

"The blood sacrifice ritual begins."

Su Yuan spoke calmly, and the blood-red light that enveloped the Blood God Sect's high-ranking members and Blood Soul True Monarch himself suddenly erupted with an extremely terrifying suction force, drawing out their essence and cultivation.

Prior to this, the Crown of Corruption had already stored nearly 70% of the Blood Soul True Monarch's magical power.

With the support of this immense magical power, the blood sacrifice ritual was so terrifying that even the Blood Soul True Monarch, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, could not withstand it.

However, a Nascent Soul is still a Nascent Soul. Even though it has been locked by the Crown of Corruption, Blood Soul True Monarch still retains most of his mobility.

His eyes had turned icy cold, and his tone carried a murderous intent that seemed ready to devour anyone who might harm him.
"Su Yuan, from the first moment I saw you, I guessed that your motives were impure, but I never expected you to be so audacious as to dare to set your sights on my Corruption King!"

"You did a very good job. I had no idea what was going on before, but... do you think that just because you secretly controlled the Crown of Corruption, you can control the whole situation?"

"The gap between Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul cannot be bridged by a magic weapon or some clever tricks!"

"Death to me!"

Before he could finish speaking, Blood Soul True Monarch pointed out a finger, and an extremely fast finger force full of destructive power shot towards Su Yuan's head.

This single finger strike is enough to kill any Golden Core cultivator under the Blood God Sect. Moreover, this direct head-locking attack can also eliminate the target's soul in one fell swoop, causing them to perish both in body and spirit, making it a sure-kill blow.

In Blood Soul True Monarch's view, Su Yuan had no chance of survival after this attack.

However, the unexpected still happened.

The finger strike was incredibly fast, almost hitting Su Yuan's head the instant it appeared, yet Su Yuan managed to tilt his head sharply with an astonishing speed, easily dodging the strike.

No, how come your head is so sensitive?

Blood Soul True Monarch was stunned.

It was this delay that allowed the crown of corruption to truly begin to exert its power.

Dozens of Foundation Establishment stage Blood God Cult leaders had all their essence and cultivation drained, and after being transformed by the Crown of Corruption, it became the purest power, which was then poured into Su Yuan's body.

Su Yuan's cultivation level immediately rose at a terrifying speed.

Foundation Establishment Level 7, Foundation Establishment Level 7 Peak, Foundation Establishment Level 8...

One golden apple after another grew from the Senluo Spiritual Root within Su Yuan's dantian, then broke open on their own and merged into the Senluo Spiritual Root, nurturing the most extreme divine power.

Su Yuan's lips curled up into a wider smile as he looked at Blood Soul True Monarch with a mocking expression.

Su Yuan was not surprised that the opponent's first attack was a headshot, because Blood Soul True Monarch's actions were likely influenced by Su Yuan's extremely high luck.

The Yuan Sect currently has a total of 3,000 points of luck. After the ceremony began, he directly added 1,000 points of luck to himself.

With the blessing of a thousand points of luck, Su Yuan was confident that he could survive the attack of the Nascent Soul True Monarch for a short time.

After all the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Blood God Sect died, the next to suffer were more than a dozen Golden Core experts.

Not only that, even the Blood Soul True Monarch himself had strands of his essence and cultivation extracted from him.

As a Nascent Soul expert, even if the blood sacrifice ritual is completely completed, he cannot be completely drained by the Crown of Corruption; at most, he will fall by one or two minor realms.

But this feeling of being fooled by a junior enraged Blood Soul True Monarch to the extreme:
"Su Yuan, you little brat! You're quite clever, aren't you? Well then, I'll just annihilate your entire body!"

(End of this chapter)