The Witch God Cult High Priest's pupils swirled with magical power as he saw through the cultivation realm of the man before him.
First realm of martial arts, Mortal Transformation Perfection.
According to prior intelligence, this man should clearly have been only at Mortal Transformation Mid Stage. Yet in such a short time, he had broken through to Mortal Transformation Late Stage. Even among Martial Cultivators in the Cultivation World, that was enough to leave people tongue-tied.
Fortunately, he had not reached the Second Realm.
Which meant—
He was still equivalent to Qi Refining Mid Stage, no match for him.
Seeing this—
The Witch God Cult High Priest breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Previously—
He had needed to maintain the formation at all times.
He could not leave within thirty feet of the altar; otherwise, he would have acted personally long ago.
But since the other party had delivered himself to the door, there was nothing more to say. As he watched the white-robed figure draw ever closer to the altar—
A blood-red mark appeared upon the Witch God Cult High Priest's brow. Red light emerged from it, hovering before him and radiating powerful magical force.
It was a dagger.
But it had not been forged from metal.
It had been carved from ghastly white bone.
The center of the Bone Knife was hollow, its surface inscribed with ancient words resembling patterns.
The characters lit up one after another until they covered the entire Bone Knife, making it shine brilliantly. Magical power rippled around it as it hummed without cease. Even from far away, several burly men could feel the bone-chilling cold contained within.
This Bone Knife—
Was the Witch God Cult High Priest's Lifebound Artifact!
It was more than enough to kill a Mortal Transformation Martial Cultivator!
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