Chapter 1348: Preparation for the Ritual

Blue Mountain Island, within a primitive forest.

Worried that official Beyonders would discover the ritual outside the

city, Verdu Abraham, who had finished making preparations, used a Sealed

Artifact to "Teleport" away from Bayam and arrived in someplace that was

nearly uninhabited.

Rubbing the pain in his ribs, Verdu took off his classic robe and placed

it aside.

Following that, he set up an altar, lit the candles, and burnt the

correct essential oils, extracts, herbal powder, etc.

After finishing the setup, Verdu took two steps back and lowered his

voice to chant in ancient Hermes, "The great God of War;

"The symbol of iron and blood;

"The ruler of chaos and strife..."

A howling wind echoed in the dark forest.

Amidst the rustling of the branches and leaves, two of the candles on

the altar suddenly emitted crackling sounds.

The corresponding candle flames rose from the size of a "sapling" to a

"towering tree."

At the same time, the color of the candlelight changed from orange to

bright white.

The wind that passed through the forest became even more intense. Two

fiery pillars of fire intertwined together, twisting into a blurry and

huge figure.

At that moment, Verdu Abraham felt an indescribable gaze cast from high

above and onto his body.

He hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Great God of War. Your lowly

believer would like to pray for your help."

As he spoke, he kept adjusting his attitude and tried his best to remain

calm.

He knew from his family's books that the most important thing to take

note of when praying to the God of War was to "not be angry."

The massive figure formed from a blinding white flame constantly spewed

out flames as it used a language that Verdu could understand, but had no

idea what it was.

"Lowly mortal, a god is not used to satisfy your wishes.

"Speak, say your prayers, and I'll decide whether to help you in the

end."

Verdu had already drafted out his request, so he said after some

thought, "Great God of War, what should I do to make my ancestor, Mr.

Door Bethel Abraham, return to the real world?"

"A ritual. Sacrifice a Bizarro Sorcerer, a Secrets Sorcerer, and a

Parasite. You should already know about it," the flaming giant said in a

deep and dignified manner.

It's the same as the answer given by Dorian's student... Verdu

sighed and said,

"Great God of War, what must I pay to request you to complete this

ritual for me?"

The flaming giant looked down at the Astrologer and said, "The

corresponding price is not something you can afford. Your pale and puny

soul isn't even qualified to be embers."

Just as Verdu was disappointed and abnormally depressed, the flaming

giant continued, "But Mr. Door can.

"Besides, I'm in a good mood today.

"Sacrifice a portion of your blood to me as the mark of the contract. I

will request the corresponding price from Mr. Door."

That's possible? Verdu subconsciously had his suspicions, but

after some thought, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Indeed, only his ancestor, Bethel Abraham, had the right to trade with a

secret existence like the God of War!

As for whether Mr. Door was willing to proceed with the deal, Verdu had

never considered it. From his point of view, anyone who was in an exiled

and sealed state would undoubtedly want to escape, even if they had to

pay a huge price!

"Yes, great God of War." After pondering for a moment, Verdu agreed.

He then changed the ritual and added the sacrifice and bestowment parts

of a ritual. He then used a metal dagger to pierce through his arm and

let out dark red blood.

When his blood turned into red "pearls" and passed through the Door of

Sacrifice and Bestowment, it became extremely dark, as though there were

countless monsters lurking in it.

In the next second, an object was spat out from behind the illusory

door.

It was a semi-transparent meat blob with slippery tentacles. On the meat

blob, twisted maggots crawled out one after another.

Upon seeing the object, Verdu's head turned dizzy as though large

amounts of gunk had been injected into it.

At this moment, a flame landed, enveloping his body, turning his vision

red.

With this layer of red light, Verdu no longer suffered any anomalies

when looking at the blob of meat.

Right on the heels of that, another object was spat out of the Door of

Sacrifice and Bestowment.

It was a bird with a deformed head. Every feather shimmered with a faint

stellar radiance. Strands of insect-like brilliance drilled into its

body and occasionally emanated out.

*Worm of Stars... Is this a monster with a Secrets Sorcerer's Beyonder

characteristic? The previous one corresponds to a Bizarro Sorcerer...

Indeed, Secrets Sorcerer and Bizarro Sorcerer are only names of potions.

They aren't just referring to humans. It's the same with the title of

demigods. Unless the term half-man is added to the title...*

Verdu has a deep understanding of his pathway, allowing him to

understand the current situation.

And this meant that the ritual to help Mr. Door escape could be done by

sacrificing demigod monsters of the Seer, Apprentice, and Marauder

pathways. Furthermore, there was no need for Verdu to do it himself. The

great God of War had already prepared everything.

This made it difficult for Verdu to suppress the joy in his heart. He

looked at the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowment light with great

anticipation, waiting for the third sacrifice to be spat out.

In just a second, an object flew out from the darkness behind the door

and landed on the altar.

It was an unconscious crow. Of course, it only looked like a crow. Its

right eye had a ring of black, and its feathers were almost transparent.

On it were rings.

A monster corresponding to Parasite... Verdu was delighted as

he sincerely praised the great God of War.

Inside the corpse cathedral.

"You only have godhood left?" Klein asked in a low voice as he looked at

the huge cross in front of him.

He felt that using a certain identity or a particular persona to revive

definitely had problems. Even if the identity, the persona, had a real

body, real Beyonder characteristics, and a certain level of

self-awareness, it still wouldn't be nearly perfect.

And Adam's behavior had deepened his suspicions.

Sitting beside him, Adam, who was dressed in a simple white robe, didn't

show any change in expression. "He" maintained "His" composure when

preaching.

"Yes.

"I'll only be complete if I fuse with 'True.'"

Indeed... Klein sighed and said, "Although the True Creator is

an embodiment of negative personalities and extreme emotions, 'He' has

also inherited your humanity?"

"That's why 'He' went mad." Adam appeared to be speaking about a

stranger.

Klein thought for a moment before interpreting the remaining contents of

the second Blasphemy Slate. He asked, "If the two of you really fuse as

one, who among you will take center stage?"

"This is what we have been competing for after we awakened," Adam said

as "He" released the hand holding the silver cross pendant.

*Therefore, you obtained the first Blasphemy Slate through Amon, hoping

to use it to gain control of the Chaos Sea and gain the upper

hand?* Klein was enlightened as he nodded with a frown.

"All of you seem to have a tacit understanding regarding this matter.

The True Creator has never made an issue out of your identity or used

external forces to deal with you."

"This is between us," Adam replied calmly.

Klein fell silent for a few seconds before staring at the Blasphemy

Slate.

"I have a nagging feeling that the Red Angel's death and many of the

things that happened during the Fourth Epoch weren't that simple."

Klein kept asking and probing. Apart from trying to understand more

secrets and gain more knowledge, he was stalling for time and

maintaining their present interaction.

Compared to being hypnotized by Adam and turning muddle-headed, or

sleeping directly, he wished to stay awake.

With this in mind, Klein lowered his head to look at the blood-stained

wooden stake embedded in his chest. He felt that the pain it brought was

so real.

"Why do you say that?" Adam asked in return, as if "He" would begin

praying at any moment.

Klein deliberated over his words and said, "Before the Black Emperor

returned, the Solomon Empire only had one true god, the True Creator,

and the Red Priest's Uniqueness. The nobles and powers who supported

Alista Tudor occupied the four Uniquenesses of Visionary, Door, Error,

The Fool. Together, even adding on the King of Angels Ouroboros, 'They'

wouldn't be able to fend off the six orthodox deities like Evernight and

company. Furthermore, 'They' still had the Justiciar Uniqueness on

hand...

"In such a situation, even if you didn't plan on scheming to target the

Red Angel, no one will suspect you. Of course, a crazy Blood Emperor

might be more useful to you."

Adam's gaze remained unchanged as "He" stared at the huge cross.

"You don't understand because you don't know enough.

"In the Fourth Epoch, apart from the three great empires and the true

deities and Kings of Angels behind them, there were also the Demoness

Sect and the Moses Ascetic Order. There was also the Abyss's

infiltration and secretly developed Artisans, as well as the Southern

Continent's Balam.

"And that wasn't all. In addition, there were many crucial factors at

stake."

Klein nodded thoughtfully and said, "For example, the conflict between

the six deities?"

Adam smiled warmly and said, "More than that."

Without waiting for Klein to ask further, Adam added calmly, "You should

have been to Bansy."

Klein's heart stirred as he opened his mouth but didn't say a word.

Adam continued, "In addition, after I perished, the invasion on reality

by the Outer Deities clearly deepened."

In the ancient palace above the fog.

Due to the lack of response to the prayer light representing Bernadette,

it kept expanding and contracting, emitting rippling halos.

This provoked the vortex formed by the transparent maggots. It

frantically flailed its slippery tentacles and lashed towards that

direction.

After repeated misses, one of the tentacles touched the correct prayer

light.