Although activating the altar early would affect the final result.
There was no time to worry about that now.
As the Chief Priest's incantation rang out.
The black runes on the altar instantly lit up, and the clay jars arranged upon it burst apart one after another.
All the living souls inside were released, surging toward the hollow at the center of the altar.
Piercing screams rang out, one after another.
Torn apart by the altar's power, those living souls were continually refined into pure living soul energy, which poured madly into the Chief Priest's body.
The Chief Priest's aura began to surge wildly.
Immortal Sovereign Initial Stage, Immortal Sovereign Initial Stage Peak, then onward toward Immortal Sovereign Mid Stage.
"Hahaha! Can you feel it? This is the power of living souls!"
The Chief Priest laughed maniacally. The black mist around him grew denser and denser, and the eyes beneath his skull mask turned pitch-black, making him look utterly sinister.
"Now, do you still think you can win?"
The Chief Priest turned to Su Ming, his voice brimming with smugness.
With the power of the Living Soul Altar, his strength had temporarily risen to Immortal Sovereign Mid Stage. He refused to believe Su Ming could still match him.
Seeing this, the Evil Path disciples in the hall rekindled their hopes and began cheering.
"Glory to the Chief Priest!"
"Kill that arrogant brat!"
Su Ming watched the Chief Priest's surging aura without a trace of fear on his face. Instead, a disdainful smile appeared.
"You merely borrowed outside power, yet you dare swagger around."
Forcibly absorbing the power of living souls might seem to bring an enormous increase in strength, but it actually left endless troubles in its wake.
Not only would it damage one's foundation, it would also consume a