Chapter 286
Well, okay, the main thing is that 'Shally' stole the title of Blood Hand Butcher. Right now, it's a war of faith. According to the hint that 'Shally' will become the Eternal Chosen One, as long as she can kill Barton, then all the sacrifices related to Blood Hand Butcher will be focused on 'Shally'.
Patton was naturally unhappy.
His perfectly good name was gone, and he now faces the risk of being killed. Although his power was destroyed by 'Shally' during the projection in the mortal world, the latter had only achieved that power through the enhancement of the Blood God's Will, and he would definitely not be a match for him in a normal battle.
However, since 'Shally' has always been present in the world, Barton has no way to deal with Shally. And then, coincidentally, 'Shally' has recently used the Chaos Space Teleportation to give Barton opportunities, and that's how this scene unfolded.
Ryan sighed. No wonder she was his Second Wife; their experiences seemed almost identical. He was targeted by the God of Desire, while 'Shally' was targeted by Barton.
"What can we do? Encountering Barton in the Chaos Space is definitely a dead end."
Ryan broadened his field of vision and saw that there were Chaos Demon everywhere, ranging from first to fifth rank. Although their ranks were not high, their numbers were large, and their strength would be greatly enhanced within the Chaos Space.
'Shally' isn't afraid. Although she's only at the fifth rank, her combat power is now comparable to that of ordinary seventh-rank fighters. If she can't win, running away won't be a problem. It's the Holy Blood Army that's in trouble.
Just then, the horizon was covered by a thick crimson color, as thick as blood itself. Rather than drifting over, it seemed to surge in like ocean waves.
Then, a gigantic figure emerged from the sea of blood—who else could it be but the Blood Hand Butcher?
Surrounding Barton are countless Demon Legion!
Ryan's heart skipped a beat; they had come by following the scent and were determined to kill 'Shally'.
"This can't go on. Shally is facing Barton in the Chaos Space; her chances of survival are slim."
This sight makes one think the Blood God has arrived.
However, it would be easier if the Blood God came, since the Blood God couldn't just stand by and watch 'Shally,' the chosen one of eternity, be killed.
"Strange, it's clearly in the Chaos Space, why would the Blood God let Barton kill Shally? Why didn't He intervene? Or was He unable to intervene?"
Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly. The matter of the Four Great Outer Gods, and what Creed said before his death, seemed to foreshadow something.
In any case, he couldn't control the Blood God, but 'Shally' absolutely could not be allowed to get into trouble.
"Etc..."
Ryan seemed to have thought of a way to potentially get 'Shally' out of trouble.
While thinking this, Ryan secretly left the castle and rushed out of the Arcadia Imperial Capital as quickly as possible.
Upon arriving at a desolate place, he quickly took out the materials for the Janus Ritual, spread them out, drew a formation, and began to silently chant incantations.
"We can't pin our hopes on the Blood God. Shally must not be harmed. Since the Blood God can't control this damned Barton... God of Desire, if you can help me, I'll call you my old woman!"
He wanted to open the Chaos Space, connect him with 'Shally', and draw the power of the God of Desire to Barton!
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Chapter 173 Slaanesh: How dare you ruin my necklace!
It's common knowledge that Blood God attacks desire.
Any experienced Supernatural Being knows that the followers of the Blood God and the followers of the God of Desire are at odds. In addition, the followers of the Blood God are also at odds with the followers of the Lord of the Bizarre and the followers of the God of Death, as well as the followers of all the true gods.
Yeah, basically it's the kind where you fight everyone.
However, there are differences between enemies, which is why Ryan suddenly realized this earlier. Since he has already been targeted by the God of Desire, any action he takes now that involves the Chaos Space will likely attract the gaze of Desire, right?
As long as he opens the Chaos Channel leading to 'Shally's' location, the power of desire will naturally be drawn there.
The question is, how can we provoke a conflict between desire and the Blood God's Power?
If he goes in himself, he might not only fail to save 'Shally' but also get himself killed. After all, the God of Desire is watching him; what if someone intercepts him halfway through?
As Ryan silently recited the Janus Ritual incantation, his mind raced, searching for the best solution.
"Oh, right, the necklace!"
A brilliant idea struck him.
Yes.
The God of Desire gave me a necklace.
Although Ryan initially disliked it, there was no way around it; the attribute bonuses were just too high, and he couldn't bear to throw it away.
If this necklace were to appear within the Blood God Legion, its effect would be tantamount to him being present within it; the God of Desire would not stand idly by.
"But... if we give the necklace to Shally, won't the God of Desire treat Shally as an enemy again?"
"How about I go in and throw the necklace in to see what happens? No, if I just throw it in randomly, the God of Desire might take it right away, then it'll be pointless."
Splash~~
A surge of Magic Power coursed through the air, converging into a Chaos Channel as the ritual was completed. Ryan could clearly feel the power emanating from within—violent, chaotic, and terrifying. Bloodlust was almost overflowing, and viscous blood gushed out from the Chaos Channel as the Magic Power surged.
In the game interface, the Blood Hand Butcher's massive body had already charged towards 'Shally', and the aura of Eighth Tier transcendent being was so oppressive that the Holy Blood Army could hardly breathe, and even their movements became difficult.
In a short time, a large number of the Holy Blood Army died at the hands of the Demon Legion.
There's no time to hesitate!
Ryan decisively took off the necklace and threw it into his backpack, then let 'Shally' take it out.
"Everyone, evacuate!!!"
At 'Shally's' command, the Holy Blood Army quickly retreated through the spatial passage.
But the Blood Hand Butcher couldn't possibly watch them leave, especially not 'Shally'. He let out a low growl, as if he were saying something, and these words eventually became notes that disturbed the Chaos Space, drilling into everyone's ears.
In an instant, all the Holy Blood soldiers stopped moving and stood still like statues.
The true whisper of the devil!
At this moment, 'Shally' raised the Ares Greatsword, and a dazzling crimson light illuminated the sky. The Bloodlight, accompanied by the power of the legion's will, descended, restoring the soldiers to their movements.
The Holy Blood Army's will comes from the Blood God. Although it was transformed through the Chosen of the Gods 'Shally', it is still possible to remove this level of influence.
However, 'Shally' releasing the power of the Blood God's Will seemed to further enrage Barton.
"You lowly human, how dare you steal the Power of the Blood God! Die!"
Sizzle!
The chain with the dagger was flung out, a sharp whooshing sound erupting instantly, the tip of the dagger stabbing towards 'Shally', who unhesitatingly activated the Invincible Effect of the Ring of Death.
Boom! A huge sound exploded, and 'Shally's' body was sent flying to the ground.
"Hmph! Weak humans!"
Even in Patton's rotting eyes, a hint of disdain appeared, showing that his intelligence was not as poor as his appearance suggested.
With a successful strike, Barton pressed his advantage, but 'Shally' burst out of the dust and mist, advancing instead of retreating. Barton paused for a moment, then swung his cleaver with his left hand, sending 'Shally' flying again.
In just a few seconds, 'Shally' was knocked away twice; if it weren't for the Ring of Death, she would have been dead long ago.
Just as Barton was about to give chase, he noticed that a pure silver necklace had somehow appeared on his arm. To make matters worse, the necklace was emanating an aura of desire that disgusted him!
"Damn desires, filthy gods, this stuff is utterly vile!"
He disdainfully threw the necklace on the ground, then stomped on it twice. Finally, not satisfied, he hooked the necklace with his toe and tossed it up, then brought the knife down with his left hand.
Swish!!
Ryan was completely stunned when the cleaver struck the necklace.
"They have intelligence, but not much."
Although the Blood God's people do indeed hate desire, anyone with a normal mind would be suspicious upon seeing the necklace, right? Ryan was just thinking about how to activate the necklace's effect and redirect its influence toward the Blood God Legion, but now, Barton has directly solved this problem for him.
Not only was it solved, but it was solved perfectly.
You want to destroy what the God of Desire gave you? Then He'll never forgive you!
As expected, when the cleaver struck the necklace, it wasn't shattered or knocked away; instead, it hovered in mid-air, suddenly unleashing a terrifying force that blocked Barton's attack!
Even at the Eighth Tier Supernatural Being level, it's far from enough to face a god-level being.
Boom!
The collision of the two forces unleashed a terrifying shockwave, instantly annihilating the demons and Holy Blood Army at close range. Further away, 'Shally' released her power to protect the last remaining members of the Holy Blood Army as much as possible.
As Ryan had predicted, Barton failed to destroy the necklace, but the God of Desire also failed to kill Barton. The degree of power unleashed created a delicate balance, which made him realize that the God of Desire was indeed being restrained.
Desire was in the room, and the room was like a seal; otherwise, with his god-level power, he would never have been able to escape, and Barton would not have been able to withstand that attack.
Without much thought, Ryan seized the opportunity and immediately ordered 'Shally' to lead her men to retreat.
Barton was clearly in a killing frenzy; the aura of desire disgusted him, and all he wanted to do was destroy that damned necklace.
The damned necklace was clearly enraged, continuously unleashing its power in an attempt to kill Barton. The power between the two grew stronger and stronger. 'Shally' seized the last moment to order the Holy Blood Army to retreat quickly. Watching the soldiers emerge from the Chaos Channel like dumplings, and sensing the passage's precarious state, she was extremely anxious.
Finally, after less than a minute, 'Shally', who was responsible for covering the rear, dealt with the pursuing demons and escaped from the Chaos Space.
Almost simultaneously, the Chaos Channel collapsed into the air due to exhaustion of its power.
"Call!"
"Thank goodness, I made it in time."
Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. "Shally, come here, let me give you a check-up."
'Shally' was not injured, which is to be expected, since even if she were injured, she would only lose blood. However, the Holy Blood Army was in a terrible state. Originally, there were less than four thousand soldiers, and after the battle just now, only about a thousand of them managed to get out. Most of the rest died, and a small number were still trapped in the Chaos Space and could not get out.
There was nothing she could do; she had encountered the Blood Hand Butcher, Eighth Tier transcendent being. It was already quite remarkable that 'Shally' had returned alive.
"Shally, you should take your people and leave right away. Let's just go back to Augustus; there's no point in fighting anymore anyway."
"Hmm." Shally nodded slightly. "You be careful too."
This place is too close to the Imperial Capital; Ryan is worried that the twins will discover him.
'Shally' rallied the remaining Holy Blood Army, used the War Fog to conceal themselves, and quickly disappeared into the plains.
Ryan retraced his steps, but after walking a short distance, a streak of light flew in from the horizon and stopped in front of him.
It's Kachia.
"It's you?" Kachia frowned slightly when she saw Ryan, and looked up into the distance. "What happened with the Power of the Blood God just now?"
"Uh, Your Majesty, I don't know either. I just felt this power and that's why I came here."
"You?" Kachia said expressionlessly, "How could you possibly be faster than me?"
Ryan shrugged. "I was already outside the city. Her Your Majesty Kachina said there were ruins of the Earth Goddess here, so I went to visit them."
"Is that so?"
Kachia's eyes flickered.
There were indeed ruins nearby, but she felt that Ryan's words were not very credible, because Ryan had just come out of the Earth Temple with Kachina, and it seemed that something had happened there. How could he suddenly rush here again?
Even if they wanted to visit, they wouldn't choose this time, would they?
But Kachia had no evidence and couldn't say anything, especially since she had just been talking to Kachina about how Ryan could actually read the Earth Goddess's tablet.
"You should go back first."
"Then Your Majesty..."
"I'll look around, just in case there's any danger."
"Alright, I'll head back now. Your Majesty, please be careful."
Ryan didn't say anything. Although his explanation was somewhat far-fetched, it didn't matter. As long as Kachia didn't catch him in the act, it was fine. After all, the latter had suspected him for quite some time.
After Ryan left, Kachia continued forward, relying on her sense of Magic Power to finally find the place where Ryan had just performed the Janus Ritual.
Although Ryan had taken away all the remnants of the ritual, who was Kachia? Seventh Tier Transcendent who had personally presided over rituals to the Earth Goddess —no less than a hundred times! She could tell at a glance that a ceremony had just taken place here.
There were no other suspicious people around, except for Ryan... or perhaps someone had already left.
"A very chaotic aura, it seems to be a Janus ritual... Strange, why is there such a powerful fluctuation of Blood God power? Could it be that the Janus Ritual is being used to deal with the Blood God?"
"Rider is the Chosen of the Earth God, that's for sure, but we can't guarantee there weren't others there just now..."
There's no doubt about Ryan's identity Chosen of the Gods, especially since Kachina witnessed it firsthand. Unless Kachina was also misled, but that happened at the Earth Temple, which is highly unlikely.
So, if Ryan was here just now, Kachina could only imagine that there were other people there as well, but Janus and the Blood God were mixed together, which confused her a bit.
Kachia quickly scanned the area around the ritual site, trying to find some clues.
Sure enough, she did manage to detect a glimpse of the power of the Blood Divine Path, but there was only a fluctuation of power without any visible figure, until eventually even that fluctuation disappeared.