Chapter 183: Gods and Gods!

Deep within the Lion Clan's Wang Cheng stood an ancient temple.

This temple had been under construction for decades.

Inside the temple, the Lion Clan's High Priest knelt before an altar, muttering incantations.

It had fled back to the Lion Clan's temple.

But no one knew its whereabouts.

At that moment, on the altar lay the body of a young female lion, a knife embedded in her chest.

Clearly, the Lion Clan's High Priest was once again attempting to communicate with the Abyssal Demon God.

At this critical moment, it had turned to the Abyssal Demon God—not the Beast God worshipped by the Lion Clan!

The rewards for sacrificing to the Abyssal Demon God were indeed substantial.

But what the Abyssal Demon God demanded was no ordinary thing.

What they favored most were souls from the Continent of Gods.

The purer the soul, the more they desired it.

The Lion Clan's High Priest had been here a long time, yet there had been no response from the other side.

"Rumors say the Abyssal passage will loosen these days, perhaps even crack open a fissure—could the timing still be wrong?"

The Lion Clan's High Priest wore a look of confusion.

"Tsk tsk, sacrificing souls on a celestial deity's altar—your courage as a lion is considerable."

Suddenly, a mental pulse transmitted through the air.

This mental pulse carried an icy, chilling aura.

Merely transmitting this single mental pulse had already filled the High Priest with negative emotions: cruelty, chaos, weakness, and more!

No wonder it was the Abyssal Demon God!

Here it comes!

The Lion Clan's High Priest bowed its head and said, "Grant me power, Demon God."

"How much."

After the first pulse, the Abyssal Demon God did not waste divine energy to send more information—only two concise words.

The Abyssal Demon God's dwelling at the bottom of the Abyss was infinitely distant from the Continent of Gods, and since the passage had not fully opened, each additional word transmitted meant greater divine energy expenditure.

The Lion Clan's High Priest replied, "Power sufficient to kill a Sixth Rank mage wielding Abyssal Demon Flame and tens of thousands of warriors!"

"Abyssal Demon Flame?"

The Abyssal Demon God's mental pulse carried a hint of surprise.

Then, its mental pulse came again:

"Pay."

The Lion Clan's High Priest said, "The soul of that Sixth Rank mage is utterly pure—I can offer it to you."

"Not enough!"

The Abyssal Demon God rejected it with two words.

The Lion Clan's High Priest gritted its teeth and added, "A million Lion Clan souls' faith over five years."

"So you've indeed been hoarding faith. Though the passage has loosened, I can only transmit Seventh Rank peak power to you—yet even that won't let you defeat Abyssal Demon Flame. Close your eyes; I'll send a sliver of my consciousness."

The Abyssal Demon God agreed.

Immediately, the Abyssal Demon God's mental pulse vanished.

Only then did the Lion Clan's High Priest slash its finger and let its blood drip onto the altar.

Blood served as the medium to seal the pact—only then could the Abyssal Demon God transmit power to it.

This pact was one-way: the Abyssal Demon God could break it at any time, but the sacrificer could not defy it in the slightest!

Dealing with the Abyssal Demon God was no trivial matter.

Immediately after, the Lion Clan's High Priest felt a vast, immense power surge into its body.

It was the power of Seventh Rank!

And not just any Seventh Rank—at least, Seventh Rank peak!

Sixth Rank and Seventh Rank differed by only one tier.

Yet the gap in strength widened dramatically.

Especially for mages.

Even though the High Priest had been Sixth Rank for years, it still felt that power as overwhelmingly vast, far surpassing its own.

Then, a cold consciousness descended.

The High Priest instantly felt it had lost control of its body.

Yet it could still see—now merely an observer.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the scent of the Continent of Gods is truly intoxicating—so many delicious souls. Time is limited. Come, I'll help you destroy that army."

With that, the "High Priest" leapt violently into the sky—flying straight up into the heavens!