Shaman Path Forbidden Art, Blood Sacrifice

Outside of Shen Shuibi's battlefield—

Li Qi frowned slightly as he looked at his battle damage.

In just this short time, more than twenty Rank 5 cultivators have perished, and more than 30,000 worlds have been destroyed. He has already received hundreds of urgent documents, all from Rank 5 World Lords.

They demanded that Li Qi stop this foolish attack. They were not afraid of death, but they did not want to waste their lives here.

They joined the war for their own safety, because they followed the Shaman Path, or for the immense benefits that would follow the victory over Human Path, but certainly not to die.

Human Path can be about dying for ideals and for the greater good of Human Path, but the people under the Shaman Path's command have no sense of righteousness.

They certainly have their own principles, but their principles require survival and the acquisition of benefits to continue, so their fighting spirit is inherently less firm and intense than that of Human Path.

In this war where losses were no object, Li Qi urgently needed to give these followers of Shaman Path a reason to fight.

It's fine to risk your life, but you have to get a good price for it. Otherwise, why would anyone risk their life for Shaman Path?

Li Qi sighed.

Then he conveyed a message: "The casualties are too heavy. During the war, Blood Sacrifice will be permitted."

Upon hearing this, the constant stream of messages coming from within the alliance came to a halt.

Immediately following was a wave of elation as documents praising Li Qi's 'wisdom' arrived one after another. Then, Li Qi could feel his world array rapidly growing.

But he couldn't be happy.

Human Path has its Evil Method, and so does Shaman Path.

Ghost Shaman, and even worse, Blood Sacrifice, are Evil Method Shaman Path that emphasize the plunder of living beings to sustain themselves with the power of nature, without regard for balance.

Opening up Blood Sacrifice means that Li Qi allows these worlds to use the resources of Shaman Path to refine all those who died on the battlefield, including all the dead in Human Path and Shaman Path.

This includes the divine soul and the true spirit.

From this moment forward, the dead on this battlefield will not be reincarnated.

Those fifth-rank realm lords who praise Li Qi's 'wisdom' will see their cultivation levels increase rapidly, and their worlds will even benefit from it, possibly even being upgraded in rank.

The balance between life and death has been broken.

From this moment forward, death will become nourishment for the living, and the cycle of reincarnation will be severed. The instant he gave the order, no one in this war zone will be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation!

This is a grave act of immorality, and the resulting karmic consequences and the profound impact on the cycle of reincarnation are simply appalling.

All of this requires Li Qi's approval.

If one had to describe the nature of this event... it would be something like this: in order to maintain morale, Li Qi told his soldiers, "After the city falls, do not sheath your swords for three days."

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to rely on this method to maintain morale and combat effectiveness.

Moreover, this trick works very well.

In that instant, the World Cluster Formation were activated.

On the battlefield, all those who die and all the worlds that are destroyed will become sacrifices.

This is a grand sacrifice!

The grand sacrifice, presided over by Li Qi, encompassed countless world groups; however, it was a Blood Sacrifice.

Li Qi began to prepare the 'trouble'.

The so-called provocation is a kind of blood sacrifice. Killing people or animals, and using blood as a sacrifice is called provocation.

Li Qi hung the bell and drum beside him, and then he took a deep breath.

But then—in the next instant, a sea of blood descended from the sky!

Everything was suppressed by a cruel aura! In a daze, it was as if a blood spring was emerging from the ground, gurgling and churning out blood plasma, instantly turning the surroundings into a vast sea of blood, with corpses floating on the surface!

Li Qi seemed to hear the wailing of gods and ghosts, the lamentations echoing across the fields, the floating corpses stretching to the sky, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the stench unbearable.

This is a small portion of the corpses that died on the battlefield at this very second.

As if the end of the world had arrived, amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, bright red blood, yellow fat, and a mixture of white bone fragments and brain matter began to flow from Li Qi's body, slowly merging together.

In this already apocalyptic world, a vast ocean of blood is sweeping in.

In this world, Li Qi continued to preside over the sacrificial rites.

Suddenly, a wave of extreme dizziness and discomfort struck, and a deep, rumbling sound echoed in my mind, like waves crashing against the deepest part of my brain!

Li Qi suddenly felt that he could no longer stand on solid ground, as if he were suspended in mid-air. The ground below suddenly turned into an endless abyss, with countless corpses reaching upwards, seemingly trying to grab Li Qi's body and drag him down!

He knew in his heart that this was the price to pay.

The Blood Sacrifice was not without cost; he was remembered by the Yin Ghost in the cycle of reincarnation, and from then on, if he were to enter the cycle of reincarnation, he would surely suffer a terrible fate.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Avoiding reincarnation is simple: just don't die.

Or, if you're going to die, just die cleanly, with your body and soul completely destroyed and your true spirit shattered, so you don't have to suffer inside.

This illusion did not last long, and soon Li Qi was back on solid ground.

But the sea of blood around them did not disappear.

This is not an illusion.

Li Qi scooped up the blood from the sea of blood, walked to the prepared sacrificial vessels, and smeared the blood on the bells and drums.

This is called the "protest bell" and "protest drum".

After applying the coating, Li Qi, holding a large hammer, struck the bell violently.

With a single strike of the hammer, the bell tolled!

The World Cluster Formation around him suddenly intensified, and a surge of Blood Qi began to connect the world and the army at the front lines. All the world lords felt a surge of power coming towards them!

This is the power of Blood Sacrifice!

Then, the drums were beaten.

Another powerful pounding of the hammer, and the drums beat louder!

The bells and drums clanged and pounded, but there was no peaceful sound; instead, it was filled with murderous intent and violence!

Everyone within the entire World Cluster Formation sensed that a power was being injected into their bodies.

Some realm lords were overjoyed and immediately devoured this power.

Some realm lords smiled, seemingly having achieved some goal, and poured these powers into their own worlds in an attempt to elevate their worlds' grade.

Some of the realm lords had sorrowful expressions, as if they sensed the mourning and weeping.

Some realm lords are indifferent, simply accepting such power quietly.

One of the realm lords at the forefront, a balancer whom Li Qi had previously encountered, sighed but did not reject such power.

The Blood Sacrifice has been initiated, and the power of the Shaman Path has instantly increased significantly.

The pressure at the front lines increased sharply, forcing Liu Junyi to commit all of his reserve forces.

You should know that this is very dangerous.

In war, unless there is no other way out, you must keep a reserve force. If you commit all your forces, there will be no room for retreat; you will either succeed or die trying.

If all the troops are sent out, sometimes a small squad of light cavalry can be enough to inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy, because the enemy will not even have the troops to deal with that light cavalry.

Li Qi was in this situation at the moment, so he wanted Human Path same thing as him.

Don't think about saving your strength for support; strike at the crucial moment to defeat the Shaman Path.

It's either lose now or go all out.

After going all out, what will Liu Junyi do about Shen Shuibi?

Fighting on two fronts, on two battlefields—if Liu Junyi can handle it all, then what if Li Qi simply admits defeat? Right?

Anyway, Li Qi was already in a state of defeat, and he was fighting desperately to turn things around. It couldn't get any worse, but Liu Junyi was different.

Liu Junyi must make a choice; if he makes the wrong one, he will be dragged into the mire by Li Qi.

As for doing it right...

He should have won; after all, he was already struggling to breathe under Li Qi's pressure from the start.

He could withstand all of Li Qi's moves, so it was only natural that he would win.

At the same time, Liu Junyi, who sensed that both battlefields were beginning to crumble, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Qi has initiated Blood Sacrifice, which should mean that he really has no other options. Blood Sacrifice is definitely the last resort for Shaman. Under normal circumstances, the Shaman Path will not initiate Blood Sacrifice, just as the Human Path will not use evil Human Path Evil Method.

Shen Shuibi, the other party's wife, also used the Method of Lunar Rejuvenation. This method is heavily dependent on the timing of the day. After using it once, it is as if the moon has returned and cannot be transformed into a new moon again. It takes a long time before it can be used again.

The opponent has already used all their Trump Card.

As mentioned earlier, during wartime, one should always reserve some strength for dealing with unexpected events, lest one be defeated by a surprise attack.

Now that Li Qi and Shen Shuibi have exhausted their remaining strength, it's time for him to use his surprise attack.

Even without the Plague Lord, Liu Junyi had his own considerations.

First, the main battlefield—

He tapped the door a few times, sending all the reserve forces into the main battlefield.

Suddenly, ten armies of 100,000 men each, which had appeared before, descended upon their respective worlds via the Golden Platform.

This army of 100,000 is a standard configuration for Human Path. It includes six fifth-rank generals, five lieutenant generals, one general, and 100,000 elite troops. Such a deployment is enough to destroy two or three fifth-rank worlds at the same time.

He prepared a total of twelve.

Both teams were deployed to Shen Shuibi's side.

The remaining ten armies then began to deal with Li Qi's Blood Sacrifice. The ten armies, consisting of sixty fifth-rank soldiers, directly joined the battle, forcibly offsetting the enhancement brought about by the Blood Sacrifice!

Imagine if Liu Junyi had sent all twelve armies to Shen Shuibi's side from the very beginning.

While they could crush Shen Shuibi instantly, the army wouldn't be able to return then. After all, there was no Golden Platform there, and with their reserves exhausted, facing Li Qi's Blood Sacrifice onslaught, Human Path would probably be driven to the front of the War Fortress by Li Qi.

This is why conserving energy is so important.

These sixty fifth-rank soldiers are enough to prevent Li Qi from advancing any further. The troop consumption on the Shaman Path far exceeds that of the Human Path. If this drags on, Li Qi will definitely be the first to give out.

That leaves Shen Shuibi's side...

It now appears that Shen Shuibi has the upper hand, having suppressed all the soldiers and is doing her best to stop the Mohist cultivator from causing destruction.

Through the Nexus of All Realms, it seemed that she was already in a very difficult situation. That Mohist cultivator was very strong, and Shen Shuibi only had one Yang Spirit. She had nowhere to rely on in her inner world and could only entangle with him, unable to directly confront that Mohist cultivator.

Liu Junyi shook his head slightly, meaning that with just a little more effort, he could deal with Shen Shuibi and then continue to stall Li Qi.

His winning percentage is at least 70%.

Therefore, he ordered, "The army will continue to proceed according to the original plan. General Zhou, your front line is under less pressure. You do not need to worry about the pressure on Golden Platform. Quickly proceed to Xinbei Three Stars, 114 degrees from the Western First Star, and destroy the detection phased array. This will be resolved within a quarter of an hour."

After the command was issued, a voice came from the terminal. "Understood."

Following Liu Junyi's order, on Shen Shuibi's side—

The rabbit was struggling against the Mohist cultivator, whose array of Law Treasure was pressing her down so hard she couldn't lift her head, but at the same time she was keeping him occupied.

Therefore, the question of whether or not the phased array can be prevented from being destroyed falls on the shoulders of the Unreturning Disciples.

The Unreturning Disciples are splitting into two groups: one group consists of ordinary fifth-rank soldiers fighting against the army of Human Path and five fifth-rank lieutenants.

The other part consists of Goulou and Cha Xike, along with the 1.5 million men they brought, who are currently besieging the 100,000-strong army.

With the help of two fifth-rank officials and fifteen times the number of troops surrounding them, the battle proceeded smoothly.

In a quarter of an hour at most, all 100,000 people will die here, and then Cha Xike and the others can go to support Shen Shuibi and take down that Mohist cultivator!

Everything is moving in a positive direction. Just hang in there, victory is in sight!

But, at this very moment...

A rumbling sound came from behind.

Yes, it's sound.

A sound actually came from this outer void!

Under normal circumstances, there is no medium in the outer void, and mechanical waves such as sound are unlikely to travel through it.

But at that instant, some medium expanded into the void, allowing sound to propagate and traverse distances at an extreme speed, carrying the rumbling sound from afar.

As a martial artist, Gou Lou had the most sensitive senses, and he immediately looked in the direction from which the sound came.

But I saw—

That was the sound and noise of a self-destruction.

Over there, the remaining Unreturning Disciples, including the fifth-rank officials and the remaining 1.5 million people, have been Human Path exterminated.

Impossible!

Although there are five fifth-rank Human Path over there, there are also more than a dozen Unreturning Disciples. They should be able to fight to a draw, or at least not be defeated so quickly.

They couldn't even escape; they could only self-destruct to cause as much damage as possible.

Although self-destruction rarely works well, people aren't stupid and won't let you explode like that. Unless you create an opportunity like Shen Shuibi, you generally have ways to save your life.

Therefore, it can be concluded that they were truly unable to hold on any longer, which is why they self-destructed, allowing the sound to reach this place.

Gou Lou didn't understand at first, but he soon realized why.

Because when he looked over, he saw clearly—

A fifth-rank Human Path descended once again beneath the illusory image of the Golden Platform. This time, he was a general-level commander who unified the Human Path army and swiftly annihilated the other side's Unreturning Disciples, forcing them to ultimately self-destruct.

Cha Xike immediately started cursing.

How many of the five ranks of Human Path are there?

Is this never going to end?