First update today: Chapter 976! 1/3!
Xu Kun finally understood where his unease had come from, and why Garu had stepped forward to protect the Ice Demon Wolves when he saw their devastating losses earlier!
What bullshit about caring for his people!
He had recalled all Ice Demon Wolf Kings above Level 13 and Ice Demon Wolves above Level 14 into the Eternal Frost Barrier precisely to prepare for this moment!
Rather than citizens, they were better described as a group of sacrifices!
The rising frost mushroom cloud froze in place, and an intricate formation appeared in the sky!
The Ice Demon Wolves Garu had protected behind him let out waves of wolf howls. Xu Kun could not sense even the slightest sorrow over their impending sacrifice. Instead...
They were filled with excitement!
For the resurrection ritual of their god, they were willing to give up their lives!
Put nicely, it was called loyalty. Put bluntly, they were a group of brainwashed believers—ignorant and foolish!
The countless Ice Demon Wolves existed for no other reason than to serve as Garu's power banks and blood packs!
He could kill and take from them as he pleased, and they accepted it gladly!
One Ice Demon Wolf after another exploded. Their scattered remnant souls could not even be drawn in by the Spirit Coffin Lamp, instead drifting straight toward the formation gathering in the sky!
After collecting the remnant souls, the formation began to spread, blotting out the sun and plunging Xu Kun beneath it into cold, profound darkness. This was not pure blackness, but a dim, icy-blue glow, with countless ice crystals glittering across the dark sky.
The formation gradually lit up like stars in the night sky, dazzling and mysterious. It was an ancient formation, every line resembling an ancient