Whoooosh!
As the sacrificial chant rang out, countless Nether Soldiers abruptly appeared all around them, floating in the air and encircling the round platform. Their gazes were devout, their faces neither joyful nor sorrowful, utterly expressionless.
"This is bad... We've been discovered..."
These Nether Soldiers had appeared without the slightest warning. Zitong Undestroyable and the others were following closely behind the Spirit of Sacrifice, with nowhere to hide. They had been caught red-handed, and power churned within each of them, ready to strike at any moment.
However, after waiting for a while, the Nether Soldiers did not move. They continued to float blankly in the air, as though they had not seen them at all.
"What's going on? Could these Nether Soldiers be blind?"
Seeing that so many of them were being completely ignored, Zitong Undestroyable stood there in a daze.
"It isn't that they can't see us. They simply have no time to bother with us!" Duan Yi said. "I've heard that during certain stringent sacrifices, once the ritual begins, many people are forbidden from speaking. They must face the sacrifice with the most devout of hearts, or they will suffer an extremely severe backlash! Perhaps that's what's happening here!"
"You mean they can see us, but the sacrificial restrictions prevent them from reacting? I don't think so!" Spiritual Elegance shook her head, disagreeing with Duan Yi.
"Oh?"
"Look at these departed souls. Their expressions and movements are completely identical. Our sudden arrival hasn't changed even the slightest motion! If they were restricted by some prohibition, then no matter how steady their state of mind was, seeing living strangers so suddenly would cause a change in their eyes, even if their movements remained unchanged. But they truly seem as though they can't see us!" Spiritual Elegance Emperor said.
"They