By the time Jiang Qiao walked out of the grasslands, dusk had already begun to settle.
Yet the town at the end of the main road was still bustling. Lanterns and decorations adorned every street, and pedestrians streamed past one another. Large red lanterns hung high overhead, and everyone wore a festive smile.
He followed the pedestrians into town, and no one stopped him.
Not far from the entrance, a stage had been set up. No one was performing on it; instead, a divine statue had been placed there.
Passersby.
Would occasionally bow and worship before the statue.
From what he heard.
This was the "Yang San Taiye" who protected the town, and the event currently being held was his Birthday Celebration. His powers were said to be boundless. All one had to do was kowtow a few times, and every wish would supposedly come true.
"An Evil Spirit Sacrifice."
Jiang Qiao only glanced over casually.
He immediately saw the overwhelming Blood Fiend Energy clinging to the statue.
Within that Blood Fiend Energy.
It seemed as though countless human faces were churning.
There were men and women.
The old and the young.
Every face was filled with terror, hatred, and despair.
A Live Sacrifice!
This was the typical scene that appeared after a Live Sacrifice.
Moreover.
It was a Live Sacrifice with something extra added!
"With these people so venomous and despairing, they must have been tortured from body to soul before being sacrificed."
They were not dead.
Or rather, they could be said to be not completely dead.
These faces.
Were actually the living consciousnesses separated from their bodies.
Normally speaking.
Ordinary people could not exist apart from their bodies for long.
However.
The current sacrifice.
Did not require them to last very long.
"These figures haven't manifested. I