Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

Chapter 174 Blood Sacrifice Array, Refining

In war, opportunities are fleeting. The tragic resistance of the remaining Shrek warriors, faced with an overwhelming disparity in strength, failed to buy Yun Ming even a moment's respite beneath the Golden Tree.

Just as the aura of the last Sea God Pavilion expert vanished, a cold glint flashed in the Demon Emperor's eerie purple eyes.

She slowly raised her slender hand, her five fingers forming a strange and complex stream of light as if she were plucking a flower.

Buzz—! ! !

The massive crimson light curtain that enveloped the entire Shrek City ruins suddenly began to tremble violently!

The countless vengeful faces that appeared above emitted even more shrill and piercing wails, and the color of the light screen became deeper and more viscous, as if it were formed from endless blood!

The next moment, a chilling scene unfolded.

Wisps of visible black energy (residual vengeful spirits and deathly aura), crimson blood mist (undried blood), and grayish-white, inexplicable energy containing endless pain and despair (dissipated life essence and resentment) —

(P.S.: The concept of vengeful spirits existed as early as the second season of the series and was related to the Holy Spirit Cult, so using vengeful spirits in the story isn't entirely original; it's based on existing facts.)

It began to be forcibly extracted from the corpses on the ground, from the blood mist that had not yet dissipated in mid-air, and from every inch of the ruins soaked in blood. Like rivers flowing into the sea, it surged wildly toward the huge blood-red light curtain in the sky and was greedily absorbed by it!

"No!!! Stop!!!"

Beneath the ancient golden tree, Yun Ming, who was doing his best to support the golden light shield against the residual energy of the external explosion, witnessed this evil scene of desecrating the dead and refining living beings. He felt his liver and gallbladder shatter and his eyes widened in fury! He roared with extreme rage, wishing he could rush out immediately and perish together with the Demon Emperor!

But he can't! If he withdraws his power, the destructive energy from the collision of the two god-slaying cannonballs will instantly engulf the entire Poseidon Lake area and destroy the foundation of the Golden Ancient Tree!

That is the true home of Shrek, the only hope for its future revival!

He could tolerate the destruction of other parts of Shrek City, but not here!

He could only watch helplessly as endless anger and humiliation burned through his internal organs, unable to move an inch!

Ye Lan and the Demon Emperor naturally saw Yun Ming's rage and struggle, and both of them curled up a mocking smile.

Tsk tsk tsk, I love watching people's powerless rage.

Yun Ming was restrained and unable to interfere with the blood sacrifice, which suited their wishes perfectly.

It's good to have the desire to restore the country.

Leeks, naturally, need to be harvested in batches to maximize profits.

Just then, the Demon Emperor slightly turned his head and transmitted his voice to Ye Lan: "There is a half-step god, very fast, rushing this way."

Ye Lan was slightly taken aback. She had already calculated the number of half-step gods openly present on the continent and arranged for three undead knights to intercept each of them (Yun Ming, Cang Xin, and Cao Dezhi). Logically, it was impossible for anyone to break free from their entanglements and arrive so quickly. Who was it?

But she remained expressionless, simply replying, "I understand."

Without further delay, she coldly ordered the elite Holy Spirit Cult members below, who were maintaining the array nodes and exuding powerful auras: "Accelerate the blood sacrifice! Begin the sacrifice!"

"For the Holy Church! The Lord is eternal! He will surely resurrect the glorious martyrs!" a black-robed bishop shouted fervently.

Upon receiving the order, the elite Holy Spirit Cult members scattered across the key array nodes revealed expressions of fanaticism and determination! Without hesitation, they reversed their soul power, and their blood energy surged as if on fire!

"Bang!" "!" "!" ————

A series of muffled thuds rang out, and the bodies of the cultists rapidly melted and vaporized like lit candles, transforming into torrents of blood-red energy more than ten times richer and purer than before, which forcefully poured into the array nodes beneath their feet!

With the sacrifice of this new force, the entire crimson light curtain trembled violently, and the buzzing sound it emitted became like the roar of a prehistoric beast! The speed at which it absorbed and refined the death energy in the ruins below suddenly increased several times! The entire Shrek City ruins seemed to have been thrown into a huge, invisible furnace, being frantically refined and extracted for its last "nutrients"!

The blood sacrifice process is already halfway complete!

Just then—

"You heretics! How dare you do this?!"

A hoarse yet thunderous roar resounded from the distant horizon!

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic phantom of a dragon-shaped staff, reaching to the heavens and seemingly capable of supporting the sky, tore through the clouds with terrifying power capable of shattering mountains and splitting seas, and crashed down fiercely towards the enormous blood-red light curtain! Golden dragons coiled around the staff, emitting a deafening dragon roar, their aura astonishing!

However, faced with this sudden attack, the Demon Queen didn't even bother to lift an eyelid. She simply extended her fair, jade-like right hand, her five fingers slightly spread, and gently clenched it towards the void!

hum!

The enormous phantom of the dragon-shaped staff, powerful enough to smash a mountain into dust, suddenly stopped in mid-air as if it had crashed into an invisible yet indestructible barrier when it was still a hundred feet away from the blood-red light curtain! No matter how the golden dragon on it roared or how much energy it unleashed, it could not advance even an inch!

The Demon Emperor flicked his wrist slightly, as casually as if brushing away dust.

"Disperse."

Click!

The enormous phantom of the coiled dragon staff shattered instantly, transforming into countless golden specks of light that vanished without a trace.

The person who made the move was clearly also affected by the backlash, as a muffled groan came from the distant horizon.

A figure broke through the air and stopped outside the crimson light barrier. The newcomer was none of Chen Xinjie, Zang Xin, or Cao Dezhi, but an old man dressed in a simple gray robe, with white hair and beard, yet with an exceptionally upright and robust posture—the old tower master of the Spirit Transmission Tower, Qian Gu Die Ting!

Ye Lan frowned slightly as she looked at the old man who had suddenly appeared and tried to disrupt the blood sacrifice. She cursed inwardly, "Old man, why aren't you waiting at home for the ready-made thing? What are you doing here causing trouble!"

Her voice was icy, laced with sarcasm: "So it's the old master of the Spirit Pagoda. You've been hiding it well; I didn't expect you to be a half-step deity too? What, instead of staying in your Spirit Pagoda, you want to meddle in this mess?"

The Demon Emperor lazily raised his eyes and glanced at Qian Gu Die Ting, his gaze as if he were looking at a slightly stronger ant.

Qian Gu Die Ting snorted coldly, his aura surging, unleashing the undisguised pressure of a half-step god. He declared righteously, "Hmph! The Holy Spirit Cult has acted perversely, slaughtering living beings and committing such heinous acts that are utterly despicable and abhorrent to both gods and men! As a leading righteous sect on the continent, how can my Spirit Pagoda stand idly by?! Today, we will surely stop your evil blood sacrifice!"

Just then, another whooshing sound came from behind. The Spirit Pagoda "rescue" team, led by Qian Gu Dong Feng, had finally "arrived".

They hovered behind Qian Gu Die Ting, each one "filled with righteous indignation," poised to fight the Holy Spirit Cult to the death.

However, Qian Gu Dong Feng secretly sent a subtle mental fluctuation towards Ye Lan and the Demon Emperor: "Your Highness, Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, please don't be offended. If you're going to put on an act, you have to go through the motions—we all have the same goal, why ruin the harmony?"

Ye Lan and the Demon Emperor exchanged a glance, both sneering inwardly. How could they not know the Spirit Pagoda's despicable intentions?

They clearly saw that the blood sacrifice was about to be completed and couldn't resist jumping out to snatch the pure power of death for their "Soul Forging" plan!

They're all in cahoots, can't you see through them?

The Demon Queen had never liked the Spirit Pagoda, a hypocritical partner, and was now even more impatient. She parted her red lips slightly, her voice carrying an undeniable chill and killing intent: "If you want to live, get out now. If you want to die—then stay!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense!

Qian Gu Dongfeng and his son Qian Gu Die Ting exchanged a glance, a hint of ruthlessness and determination flashing in their eyes.

This is crucial to the Spirit Pagoda's future plan to mass-produce "vengeful spirits" and create powerful individuals. They are determined to obtain this massive amount of pure death power refined through blood sacrifice!

Even if the opponent is the Holy Spirit Cult, or a true god-level demon emperor, today we must snatch food from the tiger's mouth!