After an unknown amount of time—or perhaps only an instant—the entire formula seemed to reach its optimal solution. The light floating in midair completely condensed, flaring brilliantly as a blackish-red node formed at its center.
Just as the node was about to spread, Wu Heng suddenly reached out and stopped the mouth of the bottle, preventing any more blood from flowing out.
It was as though someone had hit the pause button.
Everyone immediately looked at him in surprise.
Without explaining, Wu Heng took out another bottle and scattered a mass of gray, sand-like powder. As he chanted an incantation, the sand blew through the air and covered the node that was about to open, freezing the entire area like flash-frozen ice.
The entire glowing-red ritual, including the red light suspended in the air, was completely solidified within it, forming a massive three-dimensional rectangular stone block ten meters high, ten meters long, and ten meters wide.
The entire ritual had been sealed inside.
"What are you doing?" Quirk and Budiman asked in confusion.
Their brows furrowed, afraid that Wu Heng had damaged the ritual.
Only after finishing did Wu Heng look at the subtly changed expressions on everyone's faces and speak softly. "It's simple. Because I don't trust Lucifer."
"We just went through what happened before. Even under those circumstances, Satan still had the strength to summon seven demons to make its own arrangements. We had clearly already discussed cooperation with it and obtained the incantation for sealing the Goat-Man Devil. That alone proves it wasn't relying entirely on us. These creatures have plans of their own."
"While Satan was preparing its backup plan, Lucifer, whose avatar had also been destroyed, has given us no indication of making any plans at all. It's as if it's just peacefully waiting."
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