“Brother!”
Lu Ming was waiting in a nearby alley. Seeing that Yin Yang was fine, he hurriedly ran over.
“Brother, are you okay?”
“I'm fine.”
Yin Yang smiled, but his footsteps didn't stop, and neither did his thoughts.
‘Knowing that I'm a Demigod, they still sent someone to test me. Have these people found a way to deal with me?’
‘They aren't even afraid of a Baleful Star. Something's not right.’
He sensed something unusual.
The fact that the other party was still testing him despite knowing he was a 'Baleful Star Demigod' could only mean three things.
First, they had begun to suspect Yin Yang's identity.
Second, the thing they were trying to do was very important—important enough that they were willing to risk offending a Baleful Star Demigod.
Third, they were being controlled by that strange eyeball!
As Yin Yang thought, he walked toward the temple.
The ship was in the sea, and right now, he didn't dare to step into the ocean's range lightly.
When they returned to the temple, Lu's father was watering the flowers. These green plants had just been moved over not long ago and required careful tending.
“The backyard is sealed. No one is allowed to enter.”
“Alright.”
Lu's father agreed without asking any questions.
Yin Yang took out materials from the lantern-carrying ghost's book box and began to set up a sacrifice array. He suspected he had been influenced by that crimson eyeball and had to check himself to feel at ease.
It took him a full half-hour to finish drawing the array.
Then, he stood in the center of the array, and his spirituality slowly flowed into it.
Whoosh~
The surrounding candles lit up one by one, and the array pulsed with light like it was breathing.
“I sacrifice all external forces upon my body!”
“In exchange for an increase in power!”
Buzz~
A red and black energy instantly swept through Yin Yang's entire body. The next moment, a dozen or so eyeballs, rolling around wildly, surfaced on his body!
As if sensing Yin Yang's intention, the eyeballs spun even faster, and finally, they all looked at Yin Yang simultaneously.
‘We need sacrifices! We need believers!’
That sound, which was almost a wail, echoed in Yin Yang's mind again, making his heart skip a beat.
‘I really was influenced!’
Yin Yang's spirituality erupted with full force, and the array suddenly glowed brilliantly.
“Screech, screech, screech!”
A series of ear-piercing screams rang out from the eyes.
Poof!
Poof!
The eyeballs burst one after another, turning into a stream of pure energy that was absorbed by the divinity behind Yin Yang.
“Huh?”
Yin Yang looked surprised. His divinity had grown considerably, the magnitude almost catching up to the Demigods he had sacrificed before.
‘Interesting. It's clearly not divinity, yet it can make my divinity grow so much.’
‘It's just a bit too dangerous. Otherwise, it would be nice to get some more.’
Yin Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and reached out with his right hand, grabbing the last eyeball.
‘Since it can pollute me, it can pollute others!’
‘I'll make a simple radar to see if I can find other polluted people.’
While thinking, Yin Yang took out a small figure. It was the Substitute Life Doll he had refined using Li Jianwen's body earlier.
He transferred the eyeball to the Substitute Life Doll, letting it be parasitized in his place.
Yin Yang checked himself three more times, confirming that there were no more of those strange eyeballs inside or outside his body before ending the sacrifice.
‘I really can't underestimate any transcendent power, let alone one that can parasitize a god.’
Yin Yang reflected as he cleared the array. Ever since he had taken a shortcut by sacrificing several Demigods, his ego had grown somewhat.
And what happened today had given him a harsh lesson.
He had discovered it early, so only a small part of his thinking had been influenced.
If he had discovered it late, he was afraid he would have become a puppet, just like that Sea God.
Yin Yang took a piece of string and tied it around the Substitute Life Doll's neck, then tied the other end to his waist, like a 'hanged ghost keychain.'
Only after finishing all this did Yin Yang walk out.
“Divine Envoy, are you finished with your work?”
Yin Yang's footsteps stiffened. The Substitute Life Doll at his waist swayed with the wind, its eyes turning red.
He sensed a parasite on Lu's father as well!
“What's wrong, Divine Envoy?”
“It's nothing.”
As he spoke, Lu Ming also walked in from outside the temple, carrying two bags of steamed buns in his hands.
“Dad, Brother, it's time to eat.”
Yin Yang's expression became even more solemn because Lu Ming had them too—even more of them!
Seeing Yin Yang's wrong expression, Lu's father also became nervous.
“Divine Envoy, we're all on the same side. If there's anything, just say it!”
Lu Ming also sensed the tense atmosphere and said with a serious expression.
“Yeah, Brother, just say the word.”
“Xiao Ming.”
“Yes?”
“Go and bring your sister and your mother here right now.”
“Alright.”
Lu Ming turned and left immediately. Almost his entire family had been saved by Yin Yang, so he naturally wouldn't question anything Yin Yang said.
Lu's father took a deep breath and asked.
“Divine Envoy, is there anything I can help with?”
“It's fine.”
The more Yin Yang said that, the more nervous Lu's father became.
Not long after, Lu Ming returned with a confused Lu Zhao and Mrs. Lu.
After a brief perception, Yin Yang found that Lu Zhao's situation was slightly better, while Mrs. Lu and Lu Ming were both in a severe state.
“Follow me.”
Yin Yang led the four of them to the backyard. With a flick of his right hand, an ancient key appeared in his palm.
For things on his own body, he could easily sacrifice them using an array.
But for things on his believers, with his current strength, an array alone wasn't enough; he needed the enhancement of an altar.
Yin Yang inserted the key into the ground and turned it gently.
Buzz~
The air instantly became thick, and a hideously shaped altar emerged.
The four of them were startled, but out of trust in Yin Yang, no one moved away.
Orbs of soul light emerged behind Yin Yang, weaving together to form a sacrificial robe on his body.
“In my name!”
“Sacrifice!”
Buzz~
Red light flashed on the four people, and one eerie eyeball after another opened!
Lu Zhao only had a dozen or so, similar to the number Yin Yang had before. Lu's father had at least fifty, covering a small portion of his body.
As for Lu Ming and Mrs. Lu, their bodies were covered in eyes—dense and packed together, enough to drive anyone with trypophobia insane!
“W-what is this?”
“Ah!!!”
The four of them also saw the eyes and immediately panicked.
Yin Yang's right hand closed, and a staff appeared out of thin air, which he grasped firmly.
Thump!
He slammed the staff down hard, and his divinity emerged behind him.
“Sacrifice!!!”
As those words left his mouth, a storm erupted over the altar!
A few eyeballs were blown off by the wind, but more of them were like barnacles, stuck firmly to the four people without moving.
The storm grew stronger and stronger, so much so that the four of them had trouble standing steadily.
Poof!
Poof!
Poof!
The eyeballs began to shatter, turning into a stream of pure energy that was sacrificed to the divinity behind him.
Yin Yang's divinity was growing, but at the same time, he sensed a multitude of negative emotions!
Those emotions frantically lashed against Yin Yang's will. If it had been anyone else, they would have likely been assimilated by now.
But Yin Yang was different.
His will was like a reef, remaining unmoved no matter how the negative emotions crashed against it.
After ten minutes or so had passed, the eerie eyeballs on the four people were finally completely cleared.
Yin Yang's spirituality was almost completely exhausted, but his divinity had grown extraordinarily!
This couldn't help but make him start to fantasize about how strong he would be once he broke through to Sequence 5 and could fully harness his divinity!
“Brother, is it over?”
Lu Ming looked terrified.
“Yes.”
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