Longyao City, an unknown dark place.
Within the ruins that had already been excavated, a cruel ritual was indeed taking place here.
A ruthless-looking man stood outside the ritual grounds, coldly watching his subordinates drag one unconscious person after another inside. Not the slightest ripple crossed his face.
"Ah."
"Ahhh."
Faint screams drifted from inside the ritual grounds, telling anyone who heard them what kind of dark deed was being carried out within.
Yet the ruthless-looking man remained unmoved, coldly watching everything.
Beside him, a subordinate dutifully reported the proceedings.
"We've already put more than four hundred members of the Wang Family Bloodline into the ritual, but the effect of the Blood Sacrifice Ritual remains negligible. The seal within the ruins hasn't been shaken at all."
The subordinate's report made the ruthless-looking man frown deeply.
"We've already put in four hundred people, and it still hasn't worked?" the ruthless-looking man asked expressionlessly. "What exactly is going on?"
Although there was no expression on the ruthless-looking man's face, the subordinate still felt a chill, and sweat poured down his back.
He knew that the ruthless-looking man was anxious and enraged.
If he failed to give an accurate answer, his fate might not be much better than that of those members of the Wang Family.
This placed enormous pressure on the subordinate.
Fortunately, he had worked beside the ruthless-looking man for more than a day or two. At least he could provide a reasonable answer at a time like this.
"The ritual's effect remains negligible. Fundamentally, there are only two reasons for this."
The subordinate reported in a low voice.
"First, the 'blood' used as the sacrifice isn't sufficient. Second, the state of the 'sword' doesn't seem to be very good."
The ruthless-looking man's brows knitted even more tightly.
"What happened?"
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