Chapter 128: Chapter 107: Blood Sacrifice Ceremony
The shadow directly flashed, and Ye Bai, who was vigorously writing under the lamp, disappeared.
The shadow wrapped Ye Bai and drilled into the Shadow Space.
Ye Bai felt as if he was going through a muddy swamp, struggling to traverse.
A suffocating pain surged into his heart.
Who knows how long it passed before he ’surfaced’ again.
The shadow was completely fine, looking down at Ye Bai from above.
Ye Bai took deep breaths, feeling nauseous in his throat, as if countless mud had flooded into his mouth.
The suffocating pain hit him again, and now Ye Bai understood what phobia of darkness meant; he realized after this experience.
"Hey, you didn’t pass out. Your Spiritual Power is quite strong."
"A decent sacrifice indeed."
"Once you’re sacrificed as an offering, I might even be able to grab some leftovers and use your shadow to create a Pet Beast."
"Earlier, I sacrificed a highly infectious potion in Jiaying City, creating a Beast Tide."
"I was almost successful, but an old coot stopped me, and I lost two Pet Beasts."
"This forced me to betray the Evangelical Association and join the Resurrection Association."
"Jiaying City is my land of heartbreak, and I wish to tear every Jiaying person to shreds, which is why I volunteered to go to Jiaying City."
"Your vigilance is too low, and I haven’t played enough."
The shadow smiled, and countless strings of shadow pierced into Ye Bai’s body.
He seemed like a puppet, walking forward step by step.
"Ah, I don’t know if I’m getting old, but I’ve become much more talkative."
The shadow sighed.
Ye Bai was experiencing being led by the shadow strings for the first time, his eyes rolling around.
This seemed to be an abandoned underground sewer, with small puddles on the ground.
Dark Night Bats were hanging upside down mid-air.
They were plump, with traces of blood still on the ground, feeling sticky.
From their bloody fangs, one could tell they had just feasted.
"Haha, I heard your talent is Unforgettable, and your desk mate’s talent is Eye of Insight."
"What a pity, if only you had the Eye of Insight, how great that would be."
"Then I could use the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony to strip you of your talent."
"I wouldn’t need to join the Resurrection Association and turn into cattle and horses!"
The shadow’s hand gently stroked Ye Bai’s cheek, gazing into Ye Bai’s eyes, making him shiver.
All the goosebumps on his body rose.
The shadow brought Ye Bai to a cell door.
This cell was built of wood, with a pile of straw on the ground.
Ye Bai saw many people captured by the shadow.
"Kid, I know you’re still awake. The rule here is to behave yourself."
"The more you behave, the less painful it will be during the blood sacrifice, just easily bleeding out."
"If you don’t behave, you should know Lingchi, yes?"
"Our Pet Beast, Steel Blade Mantis, will neatly cut 3,600 pieces of meat as thin as cicada wings from you."
"We will thoroughly enjoy the painful wailing; in our eyes, it’s the ultimate gourmet feast."
The shadow then removed the lock of the cell.
The door creaked open.
The dungeon was covered with thin dry grass, exuding a moldy smell.
Firelight flickered around.
The dim cell was filled with a dead atmosphere, like the mouth of an Abyss.
Several bodies lay sprawled on the dry straw.
"Sorry, I need to knock you out."
Black strings pierced into Ye Bai’s brain, yet instead of fainting, he became very clear-headed. He tilted his head and ’passed out.’
The shadow, seeing Ye Bai fainted, manipulated the black strings to toss Ye Bai directly inside.
Ye Bai had just entered when he saw Li Chen and Zhang Yiyi opening their eyes as well.
But Li Chen winked at Ye Bai, signaling him not to speak.
The shadow was satisfied seeing the top ten captured from Jiaying City.
"Haha, it’s almost time. Once I nab a hundred people, the ceremony will begin."
The shadow murmured, then turned into a dark silhouette and disappeared.
Ye Bai wanted to ask Li Chen what had happened here, but Li Chen was frantically winking at him.
Ye Bai then knew that the person called the shadow could very likely double back.
So he lay silently.
After repeating this several times, Li Chen finally scrambled up from the ground, his body covered in bits of straw, and one of his arms was sluggish from laying too long.
"Ye Bai, finally you’re here. Do you have anything to eat?"
"I feel like I’m about to starve to madness!"
"My Pet Beast Space was sealed, even Boxing Rabbit can’t come out."
"Can you help me figure something out?"
Li Chen quickly said to Ye Bai, knowing Ye Bai was the most resourceful one.
"Let me see if I can summon a Pet Beast."
Pet Beast Space being blocked was something Ye Bai had previously calculated might happen.
He had a Vajra Pestle capable of breaking runes.
But Ye Bai decided to use the Eye of Insight to see if it could decipher it.
His Pet Beast Space was surrounded by a faint gray mist.
Ye Bai directly opened the Eye of Insight, and the gray mist naturally broke apart.
A refreshing breath flowed into Ye Bai’s eyes, making them feel cool and comfortable.