Chapter 608: The Second Cocktail Party

Maze - 【Kiss of the Tree】, the second maze mastered by Xia De, its most important function is sealing and suppression. In the dark domain, by using the power of divinity to wash the spiritual rune and the power when rising in rank, Xia De used this maze to seal most of the power of the Human Pus - Darkness.

And on this beach of death, Xia De used all the spirit in his body to seal the door of death with all his strength. His seal, of course, cannot compare to the personal guarding by Priest Ao Gu Si, who is suspected of mastering the power of the initial angel, but at least it can make this door absolutely not have any problems in a short period of time.

Of course, the seal of the Tree's Kiss is invalid to him, he didn't lock himself here.

Even other thirteen-tier Ringed Shushi should not be able to complete what he is doing at this moment. After all, coming here is equivalent to death, and Xia De's maze itself contains the story of a god with the power of "door" and the power of a god.

【Then, have you thought about how to leave?】

"She" asked softly in his ear.

"Of course - Key of the Door!"

The red-gold bonfire was burning fiercely on the beach, and the roots of the giant tree were almost fused with the death scene on the stone door. Xia De, whose face was pale due to excessive use of power, pressed one hand on the stone door and activated 【Key of the Door】 inside the maze.

【Kiss of the Tree】 itself is the story of the Old God 【Yaobian Door】 who manages the power of space, plus the curse also from Him, and the blessing of the power of divine radiance, Xia De felt that he could barely turn his arm and open that door of death.

This also allowed him to discover another function of the maze - 【Kiss of the Tree】. Within this maze, he could almost open any lock.

When Xia De fell out of the white light between the two ancient and cold giant stone doors, he almost didn't even have the strength to stand up. The extreme consumption guaranteed the power of the maze to the greatest extent, and the action of opening the door also consumed the little remaining physical strength.

In the life-death Ringed Shushi, the recovery speed of spirit and physical strength was reduced, making him almost have no ability to fight again.

【Pushing open the door of death and walking into death, opening the shackles between life and death, returning to the Ringed Shushi of the boundary.】

【Outsider, you heard the "whisper" from death again.】

【You obtained the strange art - Door of Death. Open a one-way channel leading to true death. The channel only allows you and souls who leave voluntarily to enter. During the opening of the channel, because it is one-way, the other side will not affect the normal world.】

"Ha, what am I doing opening this kind of channel? It would be nice if I could actively suck in my enemies, but it is only effective for souls, and the other party must leave voluntarily... Could it be that this strange art wants me to die again?"

He leaned on the ground and gasped:

"It's almost dawn."

Xia De didn't know the abnormal phenomenon caused in the Sikar Mountain area because he used the maze. He only knew that he had no strength now to cross such a long distance in the Ringed Shushi and return to the manor inside the Russell Manor, let alone the attacks of evil spirits on the way.

"Fortunately, I was prepared."

A smile appeared on his pale face. Xia De, who was lying on his stomach in front of the door of death, stretched out his hand and barely took out the key, door, toy-like branches, two bottles of blood, and the blood bottle left by the priest from the items placed in front of the stone door in advance:

"May the World Tree bless me in time."

Panting, he inserted the key into the door, and after turning it, the small door was filled with thick white mist, and even the black wind blowing from the door crack behind him could not shake those mists:

"Sure enough, even here, the time key can be used."

He put his finger into the door, the metal pendant fell to the ground, and Xia De also disappeared.

【Outsider, you stepped into the "Corridor of Time."】

【Message from the Old God "Father of Infinite Trees":】

【Spring, 3014, Fifth Era, East Continent, Night Manor.】

【Event: Cocktail party of the God of Blood-Sucking Species.】

【Duration: 30 minutes (2/3).】

【You obtained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of Infinite Trees continues to watch you.】

【The test given to you by the Old God of Time will continue.】

【Participate in the cocktail party of "Blood Duke Lau-Ai" with mortals until the cocktail party ends.】

【The Father of Infinite Trees will give you a reward: Strange Art - Silent Moonlight, a piece of true information - Elf.】

Entering the white fog space in a prone position and leaving the Ringed Shushi, his physical strength recovered rapidly. As if Xia De had the ability to heal by panting, he stood up in a few breaths:

"The situation is not bad."

Changing the clothes stained with mud in front of the stone door into the spare clothes turned into toys, Xia De moved his body, did not waste time, took a step forward, and the scenery of the Night Manor corridor unfolded slowly.

Turning his head to look at the strange courtyard night scene that was almost still outside the window, he felt that his physical strength and spirit were still recovering at a normal or even faster speed. Subsequently, seeing that the three bottles he held were still there:

"Very good."

He was very satisfied with the status quo.

Walking forward along the corridor, after turning the corner, he entered the long and narrow passage. At the end, the double doors opened automatically, and Xia De walked in directly.

The huge hall built for giants was still the same, but on the tables in front of the middle-aged witch, the armored old man, and the twin girls, there were more rich meals served in gold and silver plates, and it seemed that everyone had eaten some.

Although it was quiet here, the atmosphere was better than Xia De imagined. It seemed that during his absence, the saints and mortals had held other cocktail party activities. At least Xia De saw a smile on the face of the gray-haired old man who was gathering the cards.

"God."

While the door behind him closed automatically, Xia De sent greetings to the saint wearing a red cloak at the end of the long table. The skin cracks that disappeared after leaving the vicinity of the door of death appeared again, and the saint nodded to him:

"Take your seat quickly, after a short rest, the cocktail party will continue."

Xia De came to the end of the long table facing the saint, and the chair pulled away automatically to let him sit down. He looked at the others participating in this cocktail party. The witch who looked like a middle-aged woman had no expression, the gray-haired old man smiled and nodded to Xia De, and the twin girls were still surprised by the golden light traces appearing on Xia De's body.

"The aura of death on you is really thick, I hope this won't affect your taste for wine."

The saint wearing a red cloak said softly, but it was just a slight sigh, and then he went straight to the point:

"So unexpected guest, this time, have you brought blood that satisfies me, in exchange for the qualification to continue participating in this cocktail party?"

"I think so."

Xia De placed the three small bottles in his pocket on the table and pointed to the first bottle of blood:

"Blood of the Abyss-Eyed Dragon Squid, this is hard to get, I obtained it through trading from a mermaid."

"Not bad, at least it's much better than impure dragon blood."

The saint made a simple evaluation. It seems that this bottle of blood was only barely qualified.

"Blood of the Rhine Demon, for this, quite a few people died."

Xia De pointed to the second bottle of blood again.

"Oh? Rhine Demon? This is rare. This kind of demon ghost that uses blood relationship as a curse is absolutely dangerous for my believers."

The saint said, Xia De thought for a while before understanding that the other party meant that the "Rhine Demon" had great lethality to the blood-sucking clans.

"Although I only needed to bring two kinds of blood this time, I also brought a third kind."

Xia De pointed to the last small bottle. The priest left in a hurry, so the blood left behind was very little compared to other blood Xia De "spent a lot of money" to purchase.

"Looks like a very interesting thing."

He waved his hand, and the three bottles beside Xia De floated automatically to the other end of the long table.

The stopper of the third bottle was automatically opened, the blood-sucking god twitched his nose slightly, and then narrowed his eyes.

Xia De observed the other party's expression under great mental pressure. While the God of Blood-Sucking frowned, he tentatively said:

"This blood... may be related to the Initial Angel - Gakaier."

Xia De asked the priest to leave blood, originally just thinking that Priest Ao Gu Si's story was interesting enough, so his blood might also have value. Plus the blood-sucking god would not curse the other party because he drank the blood of mortals, so he set his sights on the priest.

But when obtaining the spiritual rune in the land of death, hearing the information about the "Initial Angel," Xia De had new ideas. The "Initial Angel" seems to be traceable to the initial gods, and the initial gods are the Old Gods. Maybe he can trace more information about the Old Gods through the matter of the "Initial Angel."

The saint nodded slightly:

"It is indeed that Initial Angel."

Xia De opened his eyes slightly to show his excitement:

"So the Initial Angel is..."

"Initial Angel, Death Angel, Announcing Death Angel, mortals like to use this kind of address."

The god said simply, and then changed the topic directly, not giving Xia De a chance to ask questions at all:

"Very good, although the aura of death in this blood is too thick, it is also a good vintage. Unexpected guest, you can choose to use this as a gift for your next visit, or you can choose to use this to offset the next wine tasting requirement."

After a crisp snap of fingers, ten identical green wine bottles appeared in front of the god, and the plates in front of everyone were emptied, and there were some delicious snacks. At the same time, brand new glass goblets appeared in front of them with a ding sound:

"Then we enter the next stage of the cocktail party. Since we have tasted the vintage you brought, I cannot be stingy with my collection. There are ten pieces of my collection here. Next, I will taste them one by one, and what you have to do is to taste the wine with me."

"God, may I ask if we also need to taste all the blood brews here?"

Xia De asked, and the saint shook his head slightly:

"Each of you only needs to drink with me three times. But if after I have tasted all the blood brews here, someone still doesn't have enough three times, then I am afraid he will have the same fate as the mortal king who brought impure dragon blood."

The rules of this cocktail party are simple and easy to understand, and the comprehension ability of the five people is very good, so there are no questions.

"Also, you."

He suddenly looked at the twin girls wearing black and white gauze skirts on Xia De's right hand. The girls held hands and lowered their heads. Under the huge pressure of the saint's gaze, even their breathing stopped.

"You two brought the same blood, so I will treat you as one person. You must taste the same blood brew."

"Yes, God."

The little girls said in a low voice.

"You."

He looked at the armored old man again. The old man had already gathered the cards and put them into his pocket.

"The card game just now was very interesting. Maybe in the next break, we can continue. So, you can only drink with me twice."

"Thank you for your mercy, God."

The old man also said with his head lowered. His mental endurance was the worst among the survivors at present. At this moment, just being looked at by the saint, his face immediately turned purple.

"Very good. Then, the second round of the cocktail party - officially begins!"

The curtains tightly bound by the window turned blood-red in an instant. The bat-style kerosene lamps by the wall melted and deformed, turning into the style of children with sharp teeth and wings holding them up. The carpet turned blood-red, and a string of long, thin teeth hung down from the crystal lamp on the ceiling. Even behind the saint, on the wall that was originally just hanging tapestries, strange oil paintings appeared.

The oil painting was blood-red, and in the gaps of the uneven paint, something seemed to be flying in groups, but looking closely, one could only feel dizziness and headache, and even in the mouth, there was a rust-like taste for some reason.

It seemed that blood had flowed over the originally red carpet, and the dark liquid dyed the carpet with patterns similar to human blood vessels. Black blood stains appeared in large patches on the stone bricks of the old hall wall, until the whole room was filled with a faint smell of blood.

The strange night scene of the Night Manor outside the window remained unchanged, but the originally normal restaurant, with the start of the second round of the cocktail party, had turned in a somewhat strange direction. Not only did Xia De frown, but even that witch felt uneasy.