Chapter 234
While pondering, Ryan opened his backpack and put on the Ring of Death that he had taken from Aisha.
The Ring of Death
[Quality: Tier 3, Legendary]
[Effect 1: Constitution +6, Spirit +6, Magic Power +6]
[Effect 2: Immunity, granting immunity to all damage for twenty seconds. Cooldown: two hours.]
[Feature: Upgradeable]
Equipment Requirements: None
This super equipment, which can be worn from start to finish, was upgraded to Tier 3 after being nurtured by the power of the Death Sacrifice. However, the attribute improvement from the upgrade was not significant. Its value lies in the invincibility period.
Now that most low-level Alts can protect themselves, and with the Eye of Eye of Dawn targeting him, it's safer to keep the ring on his own.
After equipping the ring, Ryan summoned the Silver Cross Sword again.
"Where did this thing come from?"
The higher the rank, the more Ryan felt that this sword was ridiculously powerful.
The system only returned a series of question marks, and he still doesn't even know his name.
But the power to stop the chosen one of desire must be a myth, Ryan thought of a name... Baalshatt of the Gods.
I've heard this name more than once, but there's no record of it in either the Augustus Empire or the Gate of Janus.
According to that pope, Balshatt was a taboo name.
If it were God, there couldn't possibly be no information at all, right?
What about the believers?
What about the Faith Path?
Ryan poured Magic Power into the Cross Sword, and the sword immediately emitted a faint milky white halo, but otherwise there was no change.
"Or should we ask Janus?"
Although it's a waste of precious materials, if it leads to an answer, then... I'll get the answer.
Hmm, it seems like even if I knew something, it wouldn't make any difference. With my current strength, there's nothing I can do. All I can do is slowly collect fragments to advance.
Great, I've figured it out. Let nature take its course.
Because the Advancement Fragment actually contain a lot of clues, knowing some things may not be a good thing, since cognition itself is a dangerous thing, and it may attract the demons of the Chaos Space, just like this advancement.
Ryan glanced at the time; he had an important meeting scheduled for tonight, but it wasn't time yet.
"Let's check on my wife first."
Ryan opened the character interface for 'Shally'.
It was dark and windy.
Under the cover of moonlight and the War Fog, 'Shally' was leading a group of the Holy Blood Army forward at high speed.
Hicks City has been captured, and the Kainter Kingdom has dispatched an army of 50,000 to try to annihilate the Holy Blood Army.
What appeared before them at this moment was the vanguard of the Kainter army, which numbered only eight thousand, while the Holy Blood Army led by 'Shally' had a full three thousand men!
For this southern expedition, 'Vainay' helped 'Shally' gather a total of 10,000 Holy Blood soldiers, which was the most that could be recruited in a short period of time. There was no other way, since they had suffered another setback in the previous battle against Veldya.
As for the remaining seven thousand people, 'Shally' sent them to scatter and farm in Kainter.
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The three thousand men moved swiftly. Under the Flag of Assured Victory, 'Shally' led them into the vanguard's encampment. When the war broke out, most of the Kainter soldiers were still fast asleep, not even having time to put on their trousers, let alone weapons!
Seeing the battle turn into a one-sided situation from the start, Ryan clicked his tongue in amazement. The Flag of Assured Victory and the Holy Blood Army were practically equipped with exclusive weapons.
The battle lasted less than half an hour before the entire camp was slaughtered by the Holy Blood Army.
Standing in the pool of blood, 'Shally' ordered her soldiers to clean up the battlefield and take away all the useful supplies. Because of supporting the Western Territory War, the Augustus Empire was actually short of supplies recently, and 'Shally' only brought a tiny bit with her. The rest was all sent by the enemy.
"Um?"
At this moment, a system notification popped up—
Devout believers offer you sacrifices, invoking the name of the noble Blood Hand Butcher Barton, offering you pure blood and souls; your power is amplified.
"Here we go again?"
The last time my power was increased due to a sacrifice was before.
It must have been a sacrificial ceremony initiated by the Old Emperor.
Ryan guessed that the sacrifice could only be triggered when it reached a certain scale, because after the Old Emperor was killed, this situation rarely occurred again, maybe only once or twice, and the improvement was minimal.
After all, even members of the Blood Cult would offer their blood sacrifices directly to the Great Doklodus.
Blood Hand Butcher? Who the hell is that?
Just when Ryan thought it was a coincidence, another system notification popped up.
"It seems someone is specifically performing rituals to sacrifice the Blood Hand Butcher," Ryan pondered, stroking his chin.
I must say, the power of the blood sacrifice increased quite a bit; it was enough for 'Shally' to kill several hundred people in one go.
"Could it be related to the Blood Cult's operation? Come to think of it, the Space Rift beneath the castle leads to the Blood Hand Butcher; Creed must know that. Wait..."
Ryan's eyes lit up.
He seemed to know why the power of the Space Rift had been erupting so frequently lately; if someone was deliberately sacrificing the Blood Hand Butcher, then this situation wouldn't be surprising.
Just then, a message popped up on the character interface—
You heard the echoes of war.
[Due to the influence of her sacrificial beliefs, the character 'Shally' has attracted the attention of the Chaos Space's power, thus meeting the requirements for 'ascension'.]
The Blood God Doklodus is never stingy in bestowing power upon those He has chosen. Unfortunately, among the many chosen ones of the past, some have gone mad in their pursuit of ultimate power, while others have perished due to their own foolishness. Looking at the believers the Blood Divine Path this world, only this one has fallen from grace.
[The character 'Shally' is given a trial of glory by Doklodus. Upon completing the trial, she will become the eternal chosen one.]
[Ascension Requirements: Complete one glorious battle (Blood God → Laughing).]
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ba yi si jiu ling san qi ba jiu
Ryan paused for a moment.
What the heck?
"What the hell is this...?"
Ascension? Demon Ascension?
"Hmm... Is Doklodus really that unlucky? They only Shally as their Chosen of the Gods?"
As far as Ryan knew, although the Chosen of the Gods were very rare, over the years a considerable number had been accumulated. Because of the Chosen Ones, some of these Supernatural Being had lifespans that surpassed those of ordinary people and could live for a very long time.
This is also why the Old Emperor wanted to become Chosen of the Gods in the first place; aside from everything else, it would increase his lifespan!
But...
"Will Ascension be affected by the Chaos Power? But strictly speaking, Shally shouldn't be affected... So what else is there to say?"
Currently, the game mechanics seem to transcend the level of gods, and 'Shally' is his Alts, so even if there really is a chaotic influence, this side effect can be completely ignored by 'Shally'.
The conditions for this promotion are a bit vague. The battle for glory and the Divine Path are just killing, killing, killing, killing, right? Ultimately, it's about pleasing the gods. If the gods think it's okay, then it's okay.
Forget about fighting Kainter; that kingdom's army of 100,000 can't even muster a single bird egg, and they'd be trembling at the sight of the Holy Blood Army.
Ryan stroked his chin. Perhaps... he could let her fight the Eye of Dawn? He'd heard that Doklodus and the Lord of the Bizarre seemed to be at odds.
Anyway, he can use Janus's power to summon 'Shally' back at any time. Ryan plans to try it out then. If he can really complete the transformation, then 'Shally's' strength will surpass that of ordinary Chosen of the Gods, making her the closest being to a god.
"Blood Knight who surpasses the Chosen One, tsk tsk~ He'll definitely be awesome when he does."
I was just thinking about it.
The knocking sound came from outside the balcony.
"Lord Ryan, it is I, Haino."
Ryan smiled slightly and waved to close the game.
The person he was waiting for arrived.
Ten thousand votes a day! A new chapter begins, time to unleash the monthly pass absorption technique, absorb it all!!!
Chapter 146 Haino's 'Good Fall', the Earth Goddess and the Power of Protection? [1w1]
Hainuo is in a real hurry lately!
Because the Power of Desire within her is about to erupt again!
Unlike others' emotional upswings, some people's emotions will remain dormant if they are not involved in certain things, such as lust. How can the oxen and horses that work hard every day have any hormonal bursts?
Haino, however, was different. She actively harnessed the Power of Desire, exchanging it for research in alchemy. Even though she chanted sutras and recited Buddhist scriptures every day, the desire within her continued to grow.
Otherwise, why would she want to seize the Pot of Greed?
Because her desires were expanding infinitely, she needed a place to vent them!
Otherwise, one can only let desires manipulate them, completely degenerate into Servant of Desire, and choose to shine on the path of lust.
It has been almost two months since she last sealed her desires into the Pot of Greed. According to past experience, she only needs to be filled with it once every three months, but after being messed with by 'Lin Qi' last time, the power of desires in her body has been soaring recently.
If this continues, she'll have to rely on QQ Space to relieve her physical needs every day.
This absurd thing is actually happening. The influence of the Outer Gods is something that even high-level Supernatural Being cannot completely resist. Once they choose to come into contact with them, that is the beginning of their downfall.
Of course, Haino wouldn't just give up like that. Just now, she was discussing the construction plan for the Mage Tower with Caslathdi, and then she received Ryan's message, so she couldn't wait to leave the puzzled Caslathdi and run to find Ryan.
"Come in, Ms. Haino."
Hearing Ryan's voice, Haino went inside from the balcony.
Her main concern was that something might happen in the middle of the night.
After all, Ryan was a nobleman, and it was perfectly normal for him to play games with the maids in the manor at night.
Ryan was the only one sitting at his desk in the room.
There were some books and some rather messy stacks of documents on the table. I glanced at them casually and saw that they were information about the Blood Cult.
Good, there's no one else here.
"Lord Ryan, I rushed over as soon as I received your message." A hopeful glint appeared in Haino's eyes. "Did you succeed?"
Ryan chuckled, "I have accomplished my mission."
"Real?!"
Hainuo's eyes lit up.
They actually managed to get the Pot of Greed back from that devil 'Lin Qi'?
How did you do that?
"I used some less-than-honorable methods," Ryan sighed. "Because of this, I may lose Lin Qi as a good friend."
"Ah, I'm sorry, it's a real shame... but," Haino said seriously, "If this is true, then I'm happy for you, Lord Ryan. Although Lin Qi is the Saintess of Janus, she is actually a demon at heart. I really suspect there's something fishy about the selection of this year's Saintess. If someone like her can become the Saintess, I could practically be the Pope!"
Saintess of Janus, even if she wasn't gentle and kind, she shouldn't have used the power of desire to threaten others, right?
What's more, she is the vice-principal of the St. Marian Academy and the Honorary Bishop of Gate of Janus. She's practically one of our own. How could she be treated like this? I can't even imagine how that Saintess treats others!
"Ms. Hainuo, please don't say that. Lin Qi is my friend. No matter what she did, I will always forgive her, especially since it was I who wronged her this time."
Hainuo was taken aback, and his expression became somewhat strange.
"Earl Ryan, you haven't fallen for the Saintess, have you?"
"That was a seed buried deep in my heart when I was young. If she hadn't become Saintess, we should have been together... I've told you about this before, haven't I?"
"..."
It seems that's true. Hainuo shook his head inwardly, thinking that you were probably deceived by her appearance. If you knew her true nature, you would probably doubt Lin Qi's qualifications as Saintess, just like me.