Drawing Inferences from One Instance

Green Sheep Realm.

The Eye of Omniscience continued tracing the Thorn Tribe's past, presenting it in the form of illusions.

When the extraordinary thorn bushes had grown to the height of a person.

This group of refugees—or rather, the founders of the new tribe—held their second ritual at the appropriate time.

A full ten Green Sheep People were selected by the elders and offered to the Thorn Vine as living sacrifices.

They were buried alive underground, serving as nourishment for the latter's growth.

There were even two children among them.

The sacrifices had their hands tied and their mouths gagged. As earth covered their bodies, their eyes were filled with utter terror.

Cheng Han could not help sighing. "What a barbaric and cruel ritual."

Within the Halo Screen.

The Great Elder wielded Totem Power and personally activated the Thorn Vine.

It swiftly sprouted countless roots, ruthlessly piercing the sacrifices' skin and beginning to devour their flesh and blood.

These pitiable Green Sheep People struggled for several minutes before their suffering finally ended.

Cheng Han, however, appeared thoughtful. "Were living sacrifices used so the Thorn Vine could absorb their souls?"

The screen continued its reenactment.

Similar living sacrifices were performed several more times, with more offerings each time than before.

Correspondingly.

The Thorn Vine grew increasingly powerful, and its connection to the Green Sheep People became ever closer.

Cheng Han offered his assessment. "Although blood sacrifice is a shortcut, it is also a wrong path.

"Relying on external aid rather than delving deeply into the essence of power will ultimately limit a race's potential.

"The unique Laws of the Green Sheep Realm are indeed a gift bestowed by the world, but they are also a cage."

In the scene.

After five years of painstaking cultivation, the extraordinary thorns finally became a