Chapter 394: The Furnace Wizard and the Sacrificial Method

Li Yu developed these suspicious thoughts naturally because he sensed a Qi aura from that "Flame Dragon Maiden" that was very similar to the Lord of the Furnace.

However, he soon searched for basic information in the Boundless Prodigy Illustrated Guide transmitted by the small robot.

An unexpected answer emerged:

"Red Star Dragon Maiden!"

"A powerhouse from the Void Universe who is infinitely close to the demigod level; she is also a princess of the Red Star Dragon Clan, with a paranoid and cruel temperament."

"She is also a chosen devotee of the sovereign-level evil god [Mother of Crimson], who also holds titles such as Womb of Stars, Mother of Gluttony, and Blood Day Star."

"Rumor has it that this evil god has a blood relationship with another sovereign-level true god, the [Lord of the Furnace]—perhaps they are siblings?"

"At the same time, the Mother of Crimson and another extremely powerful mother god, the [Mother of Eternity], are mortal enemies."

"As a devotee favored by such a powerful evil god, although the Red Star Dragon Maiden is not yet a demigod-level existence, she undoubtedly possesses demigod-level combat power."

"She is also among the racial contestants and is ranked quite high."

"Hmm?"

Just this basic information made Li Yu frown and show surprise.

At the same time, the Truth Bubbles on his eye membranes stirred.

Clearly, this was the first time Li Yu had learned of this secret.

The Lord of the Furnace actually has a younger sister?

And this sister is so fierce that she can be a mortal enemy with the Mother of Eternity?

What is the relationship between the siblings?

How strong is this Mother of Crimson?

What divine authorities does she wield?

Which righteous god is she targeting by entering the current world?

The only thing that could make Li Yu temporarily suppress his "fishing addiction" was his desire to pry into secrets.

Yet, these private secrets remained unsolvable for the time being.

If the Toad God were watching, he could take the opportunity to ask and get a free answer.

Unfortunately, the current world is now congested and dangerous; even someone as powerful as the Toad God cannot enter silently and quickly.

He reckoned that the Toad God was likely annoyed as well.

After all, for a god of amusement, being unable to watch the show is truly a painful torture.

Fortunately, Li Yu had already set his sights on the Red Star Dragon Maiden!

As long as he hooks her and peeks, most of his questions can be answered.

With dual motivation, Li Yu moved extremely fast; without wasting even half a breath, he immediately summoned the Demon Star to check for bait that could lure this Red Star Dragon Maiden.

At the same time, he also noticed something.

The Red Star Dragon Maiden was quite different from other Boundless Prodigies who were entangled in evil habits and vented wantonly.

She seemed to have no evil habits.

She was just strolling and flying around the city, neither killing nor eating people, as if she were truly here for a tour.

But even so, the pressure she brought was terrifying.

Wherever she passed, the temperature skyrocketed, as if a sun filled with destructive Qi had descended and was patrolling the city.

The Boundless Prodigies, besides tormenting the citizens of Wanfu City, also frequently fought each other.

But they all tacitly avoided opponents who were difficult to provoke.

For example, Daoist Yang!

For example, Morning Star!

This Dragon Maiden was also on that list.

From a distance, Li Yu sensed carefully and evaluated:

"If we were to fight head-on, not only would I fail to defeat this woman, but I would also be countered by her."

"The divinity of the [Mother of Crimson] is different from that of the Lord of the Furnace, but there are similarities, only more inclined toward destruction."

"The Boundless Spirit Realm is truly too vast, with all kinds of prodigies and powerhouses emerging one after another; I fear I can no longer claim to be invincible at the same level."

"Supposedly, given the friendship between me and the 'Lord of the Furnace', if I were to pull strings, I could really claim some kinship with this Red Star Dragon Maiden."

"It's a pity I don't know the relationship between these two siblings."

"What if it's terrible? Wouldn't I be delivering myself to be beaten? This Dragon Maiden looks fierce."

Just as Li Yu muttered a few words, lines of exchange information appeared in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yu filtered and eliminated them.

Only three remained that were difficult to choose from; one of them he had seen before, which was the strange object called the Ember Star.

This object is indeed very favored by such gods.

The other two were:

"Star Essence!"

"This is the kin of the powerful evil god [Lord of the Blood Age Star]. They possess the power to roam the star realm and cross planes, traveling to various worlds to spread the oracle of the Lord of the Blood Age Star, bringing great prosperity of life to the Boundless Spirit Realm."

"At the same time, they are also one of the favorite foods of the Mother of Crimson. In fact, the Lord of the Blood Age Star himself is a divine entity that the 'Mother of Crimson' has always wanted to devour."

"There is a gap in strength between the two; the Lord of the Blood Age Star has spent years avoiding the hunt of the Mother of Crimson."

"As a Crimson devotee, the Red Star Dragon Maiden cannot refuse the temptation of a high-level Star Essence; whether she eats it herself or uses it for sacrifice, she can obtain huge benefits."

"Exchange price: Priced according to the level of the Star Essence itself. To reach a level that would tempt the Red Star Dragon Maiden, it must be at least Lord-level; 200,000 merit points for one... the highest level requires 5,000,000 merit points."

"Highest level currently out of stock."

"Black Goat Cub!"

"This is the kin of the powerful alien god [Mother of Eternity] from beyond the heavens. They also possess the supernatural power to traverse the star sea and cross the multiverse, but they have no strong combat power."

"The Mother of Crimson and the Mother of Eternity are mortal enemies, so naturally, the former loves to eat the latter's kin."

"The stronger the cub, the more the Mother of Crimson rejoices."

"The 'hunting' most frequently performed by the Red Star Dragon Clan is precisely targeting Black Goat Cubs. Usually, after they capture one, they swallow it into their bellies and burn it to ashes using a secret technique called the 'Crimson Sacrifice Method'."

"Exchange price: Priced according to the level of the cub; it must be at least Lord-level, 200,000 merit points for one... the highest level requires 10,000,000 merit points."

"Highest level currently unavailable."

It is no wonder Li Yu fell into a dilemma.

The price is the same, the level of temptation seems similar, and especially the method of sacrifice is the same, both allowing Li Yu to take the opportunity to perform pollution control; it is indeed hard to choose.

The Ember Star is cheaper, but Li Yu worries that cheap goods won't tempt the Dragon Maiden and might instead alert the enemy.

However, Li Yu did not hesitate for more than a few seconds.

He is truly too wealthy now.

He still has over three million merit points; he can't spend them all, simply can't spend them all.

"Exchange for the cub first; if it fails, then try the Star Essence."

"If that doesn't work, then exchange for high-concentration embers."

"Budget of one million points; I swear to take down this Red Star Dragon Maiden."

Li Yu thought this arrogantly in his heart.

On the surface, he still stingily spent 200,000 merit points to exchange for a Lord-level Black Goat Cub.

As for why he chose it?

The reason is simple: it is easier to control. Li Yu has heard of and seen the Lord of the Blood Age Star from afar, but has never interacted with him. However, the [Mother of Eternity] is different; Li Yu was almost eaten by "Yang Huan", the former number one beauty of the Qian Kingdom.

As a top-tier Law Thief, having had that close contact was enough for Li Yu to steal some things.

The Black Goat Cub was completely controlled by Li Yu the moment it was exchanged, before it could even struggle.

Immediately, the Heaven-Evolution Pen wrote a new line in the void:

"The Red Star Dragon Maiden, who was patrolling various parts of Wanfu City, suddenly discovered an evil cult that worshipped the Mother of Eternity in a market in the East District."

"The cultivators within this sect were performing a sacrificial summoning today, wanting to summon a Lord-level [Black Goat Cub] from beyond the heavens to complete a collective ascension ritual from the 'Mother of Eternity Scripture', a secret method passed down by the Mother of Eternity."

"The moment the evil cultivators successfully summoned the Lord-level Black Goat, the Dragon Maiden descended simultaneously."

"She directly slaughtered all the evil cultivators and swallowed the Lord-level cub as a sacrifice..."

The logic of this story was flawless.

However, to make it happen for real, Li Yu needed to make preparations beforehand.

Fortunately, this was not difficult at all.

Wanfu City has nothing else.

But evil cultists? They are a dime a dozen.

After all, grand festivals elsewhere are things like the Spring Festival.

Only in Wanfu City is the "Missionary Day" the most grand.

There are countless evil gods, large and small.

This has created a terrifying number of evil cultists, most of whom have no talent for cultivation.

Therefore, the path of finding their own way to godhood and transcendent elixirs is directly cut off.

By following a sect and engaging in messy rituals and sacrifices, they can unexpectedly obtain some power; some lucky evil cultivators can even piece together combat power no weaker than legitimate transcendents.

Li Yu only needed to capture a few of the most wicked ones, hypnotize and control them, and have them perform according to the "script."

In less than half an incense stick of time, Li Yu finished the setup and retreated into a spatial rift to watch from the sidelines.

The narrative took effect accordingly.

It was night, and above a cult stronghold disguised as an entertainment club, a Dragon Girl resembling a crimson meteor passed by.

Even though it was a mere wisp of "Black Goat evil Qi" that was almost impossible to detect, the Dragon Girl still sensed it.

Her figure stalled abruptly, and then a scene appeared that left even Li Yu astonished:

The eyes of the Crimson Star Dragon Girl shone with light, and then she suddenly lowered her head, spitting a breath of fire toward the brilliantly neon-flashing building below.

In an instant!

The building completely melted.

The altar hidden deep in the basement was directly exposed.

A group of cultists who were just about to strip naked, along with a Black Goat cub that had just been summoned—huge in size but externally bizarre and full of vigorous vitality—were reflected in the eyes of the Crimson Star Dragon Girl.

One could hear her immediately let out a long, joyful, and satisfied howl.

Then, her body fell into the ground like a meteor.

Accompanied by a "bang," the Dragon Girl landed, and the splashing shockwave directly incinerated all the surrounding cultists into bone ash.

And that lord-level Black Goat cub should have had some power to resist.

But who would have expected that when the Dragon Girl’s flame-filled palm grabbed it,

the black mist on its body surface, which possessed intense pollution, boiled directly, and a large number of fleshy tentacles were incinerated... despite its huge size and some bizarre divine abilities, it was meaningless to the "Crimson Star Dragon Girl," and it was actually grabbed by her, kneaded into a large ball of meat, and shoved into her mouth.

With a gulp, she swallowed it into her belly.

Subsequently, on her abdomen, bizarre burning fire patterns suddenly appeared, along with a strange womb like an exotic black hole; that lord-level Black Goat cub melted rapidly and headed toward the black hole...

Although Li Yu, who was in the shadows, had used the fastest speed to have the bait thread complete its initial parasitism of the Dragon Girl,

the progress was far from comparable to the previous [Colored Feather Demon] and [Corpse Demon].

It could only be considered a successful invasion.

As for exerting control?

That was absolutely impossible; Li Yu could not even let the bait thread move easily, otherwise, it would definitely be discovered.

The speed at which the Crimson Star Dragon Girl digested a lord-level Black Goat was too fast.

Or rather, it was a sacrifice.

It was also fortunate!

Although the parasitism progress was much worse, failing to even distort a part of the Dragon Girl’s cognition, let alone control her behavior,

it still allowed Li Yu to take this opportunity to enter her mind and quickly complete some peeking, learning many secrets.

After all, he was inside the Dragon Girl’s body, observing and spying at close range.

Many of his previous doubts were answered, and he also obtained some other secret knowledge, such as her divine abilities and secret techniques.

"Crimson Sacrifice Method?"

"As long as she catches some divine kin or related beings suppressed by the [Mother of Crimson], she can activate this method to open a black hole womb leading to the Crimson Kingdom directly within her body, and then perform the sacrifice."

"This method is nearly invincible."

"Even a weak god, as long as they are suppressed by the Mother of Crimson and stuffed into that womb, has absolutely no chance of survival."

"And the Mother of Crimson, as the younger sister of the [Lord of the Furnace], is naturally extremely powerful, and there are countless gods suppressed by her."

"This secret technique is good; I want to learn it."

"However, according to the thoughts in the Dragon Girl’s mind, this Crimson Sacrifice Method is actually stolen."

"The original version is called the Furnace Sacrifice Method."

"It is a secret technique bestowed by the Lord of the Furnace upon his 'Wizards,' and thus created an extremely lawless group in the Boundless Spirit Realm: Furnace Wizards."

"The relationship between the Lord of the Furnace and the Mother of Crimson seems average?"

"Although they have a mysterious connection similar to 'siblings' and their forms and authorities are somewhat similar, both have terrible tempers; whenever they meet, a war breaks out."

"Fortunately, the Mother of Crimson is a homebody and won't wander around like the Furnace; the chance of meeting is much smaller, so her fame is far less than the Furnace, and her strength is also slightly inferior."

"She holds authority over fire, stars, destruction, and so on."

"Her mission, or rather her hobby, is to devour dying stars and send them into the cycle of extinction."

"This is perhaps why she became a mortal enemy with the [Mother of Eternity] and the [Lord of Blood Age Star]; although the former often breeds twisted life or stars, no matter how twisted, it represents prosperity, and the latter is the same, only targeting the life and environment inside the stars."

"The Crimson Star Dragon Girl is indeed a Child of the World; once activated, she will drag over a planet hiding a heavyweight avatar of the [Mother of Crimson]."

"And she was invited to the present world by the Ancient Sages, with her main target being the powerful righteous god under Haotian, the [Lord of Zhou Tian Stars]; she wants to send this powerhouse who holds authority over the stars of the heavens into the cycle of extinction as well."

"Besides this, there are several secondary targets."

"The Ancient Sages told her that there are many evil gods and powerful beings in the present world that she can eat, such as the chosen kin or even avatars of the Mother of Eternity and the Lord of Blood Age Star."

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(End of this chapter)