Chapter 182: The Vengeful Willow and the Undead Locust Tree

At this moment, the gray fog gradually dispersed.

Ye Bai knew that only because the master of the gray fog had voluntarily released its information could the Insight Eye see the relevant details.

In his eyes, he saw a sacrificial spirit entangled by thorns.

The appearance of the sacrificial spirit was that of a classic, antique-style beauty.

Her unadorned hairstyle, with a few stray locks occasionally brushing against her cheeks, added a touch of liveliness and cuteness, though this was only one half of the sacrificial spirit.

The entire sacrificial spirit was split into two halves.

The other half was as pitch-black as night, exuding a weird aura and carrying a cold or cunning quality.

A long white-bone whip was coiled around the sacrificial spirit, emitting bursts of black mist.

The thorns were extending precisely from the white-bone whip, piercing into the body of the sacrificial spirit.

One of her eyes radiated an evil aura, while the other eye still maintained a clear state.

【Name: Zuwu Sacrificial Spirit】

【Gender: Agender】

【Attribute: Space/Soul】

【Trait: Reality-Illusion Shift】

【Level: Tier 7, Level 1】

【Mastered Skills: Rift Land (Control): Hide within a rift in space to evade enemy attacks.

Sturdy (Control): All destroyed items in the courtyard will automatically restore themselves after an interval of one night.

Spatial Displacement (Proficiency): Can arbitrarily displace the surrounding space (refer to Nakime).

Absolute Defense (Proficiency): Can ensure the main body of the sacrificial spirit is not destroyed; only treasures proficient in the Soul can possibly harm the sacrificial spirit.

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【Evolution Route: Sacrificial spirits are Exotic Beasts born from human faith. They exist between reality and illusion. Only human faith and faith crystals can allow the Zuwu Sacrificial Spirit to evolve.】

【Evaluation: The sacrificial spirit is being eroded by the Grave Whip. Once the sacrificial spirit is successfully devoured by the Grave Whip, the entire Zuwu Sacrificial Spirit will become a burial ground.】

A sacrificial spirit is a very special type of soul-based Exotic Beast; to be precise, they are immortal gods of faith and incense.

They are born because of faith and will perish because of faith.

Every sacrificial spirit is more precious than a Ghost-type Exotic Beast, and they are at least Tier 6 powerhouses upon appearing.

Every time a sacrificial spirit is discovered, it is heavily protected by the Yan Country.

The Yan Country will help the sacrificial spirit evolve based on its characteristics.

A sacrificial spirit can be a stone, a willow tree, or even a great river or an Exotic Beast that has developed intelligence.

Their commonality is that they are wrapped in thick power of faith.

For example, the Jianxian Ge; this Jianxian Ge houses tens of thousands of psychic precious swords. A fated person can encounter this Jianxian Ge and obtain a psychic precious sword from it.

There is also Yaocao Shan, where various psychic medicinal herbs are planted; it is said that there are even immortal medicines inside.

The Heavenly Peach is an existence close to an immortal medicine.

And the Zuwu Sacrificial Spirit must have been nourished by a thousand years of incense, eventually forming spirituality.

It seems the Gospel Society discovered this Zuwu Sacrificial Spirit by accident and wants to refine it completely to serve as the base of operations for the Gospel Society's movements.

The Gospel Society does not care whether a sacrificial spirit is precious or not; in the eyes of the Gospel Society, there is only profit.

The black airflow wrapped around the sacrificial spirit made its body become increasingly weak.

However, Ye Bai felt that this aura of Shenshen de zhouzhou reminded him of the curse that had once attached itself to Dahui's body.

Could this curse be related to this Grave Whip?

Or perhaps the leader who holds the Grave Whip is the culprit who used Dahui for experiments?

"Save me, I need energy."

The lively sacrificial spirit opened her mouth and said to Ye Bai; she was asking Ye Bai for help.

The black mist on her body surged, and her other eye was also about to turn blood-red.

At this moment, Ye Bai suddenly discovered that there were several broken mirror fragments on the sacrificial spirit's body.

It was the shimmering light of these broken mirror fragments that allowed the sacrificial spirit to block the erosion of the Grave Whip.

Otherwise, the sacrificial spirit would have long been defiled by the undead energy on the Grave Whip and turned into a puppet.

However, the patterns on those mirrors were very familiar—right, they were the same as the ones on the Space Pelican.

Could that mirror be some high-level treasure that, even when shattered, could still protect a sliver of the sacrificial spirit's clarity? Ye Bai's gaze met the sacrificial spirit's eyes.

Her eyes were filled with pleading.

At this time, the sacrificial spirit looked at Ye Bai.

"Save me, save me."

"I don't want to be devoured."

"Haha, obediently give up resisting; those few broken mirrors can no longer save you."

Just at this moment.

The voice of the sacrificial spirit changed immediately.

She became cold and ruthless, and her second eye also turned blood-red.

"Ahhhhh."

Just at this moment, the sunlight in the entire courtyard disappeared.

The sky turned as dark as ink.

A black wind blew up, and a sinister wind raged.

A bone-chilling coldness emerged.

A large amount of ghostly blue will-o'-the-wisps floated in the sky above.

"You are all going to die!!!"

"You are all going to die!!!"

Ye Bai heard the hysterical voice emitted by the Sacrificial Spirit; at this moment, it had turned into black hair and red pupils, draped in a black dress.

"Cackle, cackle, cackle."

"You people, you are all going to die, all become a part of my body."

"Haha, from now on, I will become an immortal existence."

"Do not struggle anymore; those mirror fragments no longer have much energy left."

At this time, Ye Bai noticed that the light of the mirror had begun to dim significantly.

A large amount of black Qi spilled out from the Grave Whip.

"You are unable to suppress me."

"Hahaha, it is almost time; I will soon be able to take your body as my own."

"As long as I use the Souls of these humans as sacrifices, I should be able to completely devour you."

"This place will also be transformed into a burial ground, becoming the most important stronghold of our Gospel Society."

The night fell, dark clouds obscured the starlight, the sunken sand on the ground began to churn, and dust flew.

Bursts of cold wind escaped from deep underground, as if it were the breathing of the Abyss, making one shudder with fear.

Black ice cubes condensed in the grass on the ground, and the temperature of the entire courtyard dropped at an extremely fast speed.

The ground where the willow trees and locust trees stood began to crack, the fissures growing larger and larger, as if some behemoth were about to break free from within.

The trees began to sway, the leaves making a rustling sound, seemingly warning of the impending omen.

A low and dull roar came from underground, and immediately after, a huge shadow slowly rose from the depths of the earth.

It was a giant willow tree with fangs, crimson pupils, and a body covered in blue firelight.

Its body was tangled and knotted, every branch like a sharp dagger.

The aura on its body was suffocating, as if it could instantly snatch away a person's Soul.

The surrounding air instantly became distorted, as if disturbed by the powerful magnetic field on this monster.

The monster swept its crimson gaze across the surroundings, as if looking for prey.

Black blood flowed from its crimson pupils, and a look of deep resentment appeared on its face.

However, Ye Bai did not see gray mist on these willow trees, proving that these were not Pet Beasts, but a type of phantom existing between reality and shadow.

But these phantoms were still able to harm them.

This should be the characteristic of the Sacrificial Spirit's ability to shift between virtual and real.

The Grave Whip controlled the Sacrificial Spirit, and naturally, it also mastered this characteristic.

【Name: Resentful Poison Willow】 【Gender: Agender】

【Attribute: Wood/Ghost】

【Characteristic: None】

【Level: Tier 4, Level 5】

【Mastered Skills: Bianda (Control): Uses willow branches as hard as steel to attack enemies.

Genjing Chansheng (Control): Extends tangled roots to wrap around the opponent, strangling them to death.

Eye of Resentment (Proficient): Shoots terrifying gazes from its eyes, causing the opponent to fall into a cowering state.

Wood Shield (Proficient): Summons two wooden shields that wrap around its body to protect its safety.

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【Evolution Route: None】

【Evaluation: Originally a product of the transition from virtual to real; even if destroyed by an opponent, it will be restored by the Sacrificial Spirit.】

On the other side, the locust tree's body kept shrinking, and palm-sized locust flowers emerged on its branches.

These locust flowers emitted a strong fragrance.

This fragrance was like cheap perfume, making one feel nauseated.

At the same time, the roots tangled at the feet of the locust tree revealed a pile of white bones.

These white bones contained streaks of blue light, looking terrifyingly eerie.

One by one, the skulls had no eyeballs in their hollow sockets, only dark, gloomy Black Holes.

The bones were withered, as if bleached by the sun.

The fingers of the skulls presented a pale bony quality, and the nails had turned black.

【Name: Necrotic Locust】

【Gender: Agender】

【Attribute: Wood/Ghost】

【Characteristic: None】

【Level: Tier 4, Level 5】

【Mastered Skills: Explosive Locust Flower (Control): Throws huge flower buds like durians to attack the opponent; these flowers contain a large amount of high-potency explosives.

Baigu Chansheng (Control): Extends tangled roots to manipulate white bones; these bones are all humans killed by the Necrotic Locust.

Curse (Proficient): The Necrotic Locust will cast weakening curses on the opponent; it is very powerful.

Wood Shield (Proficient): Summons two wooden shields that wrap around its body to protect its safety.

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【Evolution Route: None】

【Evaluation: Originally a product of turning the virtual into reality, even if destroyed by an opponent, it will be restored by the Sacrificial Spirit.】

"How much time has passed already."

"I remember it hadn't been long since daytime, and all of a sudden it's become night."

Fang Ritu directly grabbed the perfectly roasted chicken; this roasted chicken was taller than her body.

It was made from a snake-tailed chicken, and the meat was sufficiently fresh and tender.

She took a light bite; the chicken skin was roasted to a crisp, yet the meat inside was incomparably tender.

Rich and scalding juices flowed down; Shark smelled that intense and stimulating aroma, and saliva couldn't help but be secreted.

A deep sense of longing was revealed in her eyes.

However, Shark just blinked her eyes, and she suddenly froze in a daze.

The massive roasted chicken had actually been finished off by Fang Ritu.

Good grief, are you a Taotie?

How can you eat so much? It would have been nice to leave some for me.

At the very least, letting me gnaw on the bones would have been fine too.

As it turns out, you ate it all.

Shark, with a look of heartbreak on her face, let her gaze fall upon Fang Ritu's flat abdomen.

Did she eat it or not?

"Truly delicious."

Fang Ritu stretched her muscles and bones, emitting cracking sounds.

"You Gospel Society are indeed something else."

"To actually plan to imprison me here and starve me to death."

"Now that I'm full, it's time for me to get up and move around."

Fang Ritu moved the copper hammer in her hand.

She swung the copper hammer violently, and a sound of breaking through the air rang out.

The copper hammer struck the Grudge Willow heavily, directly snapping the willow tree at the waist.

In just one round, the Grudge Willows were swept away, and their bodies gradually disappeared.

Before long, more willow trees emerged, and they were transforming in the direction of Grudge Willows.

This Fang Ritu's combat power is just too high.

No wonder Fang Ritu was plotted against and imprisoned here.

A well-fed Fang Ritu is simply an existence like a Valkyrie.

After seeing Fang Ritu exert her strength, the Explosive Locust Tree threw out locust flowers the size of durians.

The locust flowers opened in mid-air, revealing dense clusters of flower buds.

These flower buds bloomed in mid-air, shooting toward Fang Ritu like a rain of pear blossoms.

"Want to finish me off this way?"

"No way."

Fang Ritu brandished her large hammer, dancing it so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through.

The flower buds hit the large hammer, sparking a large amount of Mars, while emitting clanging sounds.

The dark night was illuminated by Mars; at this moment, the Sunflower Emperor had already split off several Clones to lie in ambush.

However, Fang Ritu knocked all the explosive flower buds back out.

These flower buds exploded in mid-air, emitting sounds like firecrackers.

Just as the Explosive Locust Tree wanted to launch a second wave of attacks, a black shadow smashed straight down and was directly smashed into fragments by a hammer blow.

The skeletons also shattered one after another under this wave of impact.

However, these Exotic Beasts quickly recovered.

They revealed their ferocious faces once again.

However, since the second resurrection of the Exotic Beasts, Ye Bai had already noticed something wrong.

The recovery speed of these Exotic Beasts began to slow down.

Originally it took about six seconds to recover, but now it takes about six point five seconds; the time is being delayed.

Every time an Exotic Beast is defeated, the Sacrificial Spirit lets out painful wails.

This proves that the resurrection of these Exotic Beasts requires drawing energy from the Sacrificial Spirit.

The fragments of the mirror have become much dimmer, and Ye Bai clearly feels that the figure of the Sacrificial Spirit has begun to become illusory.

However, Ye Bai has not yet made a move; he must think of a foolproof plan.

He must ensure that after the Sacrificial Spirit is rescued by him, it will stand on his side.

Otherwise, once the Sacrificial Spirit turns against him, it would be quite disadvantageous for Ye Bai.

Crack, crack, crack.

Having nothing to do, Ye Bai and Shark grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the Sunflower Emperor and watched the excitement on the side.

In fact, Ye Bai is very clear in his heart that the people of the Gospel Society just want to trap Fang Ritu here to death.

Utilizing the immortal characteristic of the Sacrificial Spirit, Fang Ritu excels at physical attacks; even if the entire courtyard is destroyed by Fang Ritu, the Sacrificial Spirit will recover within an extreme amount of time.

And the Grave Whip will take advantage of this time to erode the consciousness of the Sacrificial Spirit, achieving the goal of completely controlling the Sacrificial Spirit.

And after Fang Ritu dies, they will have one more combat-ready henchman.

Owe two chapters, should return them tomorrow; I've been working too much overtime recently.

(End of this chapter)