Chapter 284: The Ritual of Blood Moon

Chapter 284: The Ritual of Blood Moon

"Look at the sky!"

"The sky is splitting open!"

The imperial forces were terrified to discover a massive rift opening above them in the heavens. On the other side of the rift was a vast, silent, star-studded yet fear-infested, indescribable atmosphere of a distant, unknown world. At the heart of that darkness, at the end of countless star clusters, lay an existence beyond mortal comprehension, slumbering in the void.

No one could see its true face, nor could anyone fully grasp the extent of its indescribable form that surpassed the limits of ordinary beings' imagination. Its existence, whether in name or form, was a nightmare too intense for the physical and spiritual capacities of common beings to withstand. If ones soul or psychic wasn't strong enough, even the most resilient and determined individual could collapse into madness at the mere perception of its presence.

At this moment, everyone present could feel its emanating aura, as if it was awakened from eons of deep slumber by some ritual... This was an Evil God awakening!

What exactly did an Evil God represent? Descents of Evil Gods upon this world had been exceedingly rare throughout history, but they occurred once every few tens of thousands of years, being referred to as a special natural disaster. Whenever an Evil God emerged, it invariably resulted in the devastation of billions of beings. Each time, to vanquish an Evil God, at least tens of millions of troops had to be mobilized, empowered with divine spells and protected by the local deities of this world, to neutralize the pollution directly caused by facing the Evil God and to hopefully defeat and seal it temporarily. However, throughout history, no Evil God had ever been slain.

At that very moment, a calamity of earth-shattering proportions seemed poised to descend once again, with the terrifying aura continuously seeping into this realm through the fissure. In just a few seconds, not only did the sky turn blood-red, but even the air, the flora, and every individual present seemed to be covered by a bloody filter.

The empires army was enveloped by this horrifying aura and bizarre atmosphere, leaving everyone in disbelief.

"What in the world is happening?"

"Something is being summoned!"

"Retreat!"

"Quick, retreat!"

The imperial officers first thought of retreating, but under such circumstances, where could they possibly retreat to? The area enveloped by the eerie crimson was vast. Even if they activated teleportation scrolls or similar items, escaping such a vast distance was implausible.

At that moment, Kofiepol, Blakely, Kroft, the Black Barbarian King Sanja, and the Formless Swordsman Sato, who were among the top echelons of power, simultaneously sensed an unprecedented, horrifying force brewing. It was a chaotic consciousness that had awakened. No language could adequately describe it; it was an existence beyond mortal comprehension, impossible to gaze upon or deconstruct, with all beings mere ants before it.

This indescribable entity, from the end of the infinite cosmos, had sensed a special ritual and cast its "gaze" across countless billions of miles to this distant world. For ordinary beings, this would herald a calamity of world-shattering proportions! Being observed by such an entity was no trivial matter; for any being not sufficiently powerful, it was extremely lethal.

Arghhhhh!

Countless imperial soldiers, by the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even up to several hundred thousand, fell into unprecedented agony as their life force and strength were drained. These forces converged and compressed in mid-air, coalescing into an invisible black hole.

Following that, something bizarre occurred. Within a thousand-mile radius, all beings were affected by an invisible gravitational force, causing their bodies to undergo changes.

"No, no!"

"Help!"

"Someone, help me!"

"Hmph!" he scoffed, "No matter what it is, I will blow it up!"

Sanja activated some kind of berserker high-level skill, and his whole body instantly burst into flames, turning him into a blazing fire giant. Although he didn't know where the Blood Moon came from, it was clear that this entity was no less powerful than him. For Heroes, hunting other demons and monsters could also provide training points, but the points provided by ordinary monsters were too limited. But this was different. If he could defeat it, the cultivation points he would gain might not be much less than killing a Level 5 or 6 Demon King!

With that thought, the Ahsan Hero breathed fire and shot up like a rocket. He turned into a fiery meteor, breaking the sound barrier and reaching speeds over ten times the speed of sound, and aimed a punch at the center of the Flesh Moon.

"Fiery Heaven Explosion Fist!"

This was an extremely powerful S-level skill. If this punch were to land on the ground, it would turn everything within a few kilometers into scorched earth; both its destructive power and range were terrifying! The Black Barbarian King, Sanja, believed that even if the Blood Moon was formidable, it was nothing more than a mass of flesh and blood that couldn't possibly withstand such an attack.

However, at this moment, something happened that shocked Sanja. As he broke through to thirty times the speed of sound, finally piercing through the aura of the Evil God and unleashing all his raging energy onto the Blood Moon, the Blood Moon seemed unaffected, absorbing all the energy.

"How is this possible?!" Sanja was completely stunned by this scene.

No one knew the power of this punch better than him. Even Satoru Sato wouldn't dare to block it directly; if hit without resistance, the outcome would be instant incineration into ashes. Yet, such an attack had no effect on the Blood Moon.

The Blood Moon released countless tentacles that bound Sanja before he could react, dragging him towards it.

"No!"

"No!"

"Stop!" Sanja struggled desperately.

He couldn't muster any strength; it was all absorbed by the Blood Moon. Eventually, he landed on the surface of the Blood Moon, sinking into it like quicksand or a swamp, and was consumed by the Blood Moon amidst his unwilling roars and struggles.

The great Black Barbarian King, a Level 6 monarch-class Hero, was so effortlessly defeated before the Blood Moon!

Satoru Sato realized he couldn't continue the fight. Even with his current strength, the chances of defeating the Blood Moon were probably no more than twenty to thirty percent. But what would it matter even if he won? The imperial army had been completely wiped out. With just the few of them remaining, invading the Chaos Forest was impossible.

As a Hero, when faced with the current debacle, Satoru Sato felt he had no advantage to leverage and thus decisively chose to preserve his life. Without any intention to engage, Satoru Sato activated several spatial teleportation scrolls and escaped over a hundred miles away, leaving the affected area behind. The two imperial dukes, the empire's chief knight, and several hundred other elite warriors had the capability to buy time for themselves, allowing for an orderly retreat. The waters of the Chaos Forest ran deep, too deep for the average person to fathom. If this attempt failed, there would be other opportunities in the future; nothing was more important than preserving one's life.

However, just when the island nation Hero thought he was safe, a spatial fluctuation appeared in front of him, and a figure cloaked in a hooded cape that masked their presence was suddenly transported before him, giving off a somber and mysterious aura.

"Who are you?!" Satoru Sato was both shocked and angered. To be able to lock on to him and appear so precisely in front of him required an incredibly advanced level of spatial magic, almost to an unbelievable extent.

The mysterious cloaked figure calmly responded, "To someone about to die, who I am doesn't matter."

"How dare you!" Satoru Sato was furious. "You think you can stop me all by yourself? That's utterly ridiculous. Do you even know who I am?!"

The cloaked figure showed no interest in idle chatter and simply stated, "Stop wasting time. Show me what youre capable of."