Chapter 343 | Sequence: Sacrifice

Yin Yang pressed his hands downward, and a roaring inferno erupted from his palms. Using the recoil, he took to the skies.

‘It works, but the impact is too strong. It’s quite a burden on my joints and muscles.’

‘And this fire consumes a lot of energy; I won’t be able to maintain it for long.’

‘Still, it can be considered a form of flight. In an emergency, it might have a miraculous effect.’

Yin Yang flew to a rooftop and landed smoothly. He activated his Perception, and the world before him twisted and shifted.

The first thing that met his eyes was grey—a sky-blotting grey. That was the sealed object, the stone mirror!

Next were dots of various colors, representing the transcendents currently releasing their spirituality within the city.

The size of each dot corresponded to the amount of spirituality they were currently emitting.

He turned his head toward the outskirts of the city, where the colored dots were like a vast ocean.

At the breach in the city wall, the dots representing the Executioners were like flickering candles in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment.

Yin Yang knew they wouldn't hold out for much longer.

They could have fled, yet they chose to stay, swearing to defend their country's city to the death.

Without a doubt, they were a group of people worthy of respect.

And what Yin Yang had to do now was to respect the fate of others.

He was a Grand Celebrant, but he was not Great Wei's Grand Celebrant.

He didn't even have any believers there; he had no reason to intervene.

Yin Yang turned around and looked at the colored dots behind him.

Most of these transcendents had come here seeking an opportunity for a breakthrough.

But in the current situation, that was clearly impossible.

What they had hoped for was a stalemate between two equal armies, allowing them to find a suitable moment to break through amidst the chaos.

With both sides locked in a life-and-death struggle, no one would have had the leisure to worry about them.

But now that Great Qi was conducting a unilateral offensive, anyone trying to take advantage would likely be killed in a heartbeat.

Consequently, these transcendents were also relocating. Those who could remain under the influence of the stone mirror without being sucked in were either powerful or very lucky.

Neither type of person was easy to deal with.

Yin Yang's promotion ritual had nothing to do with killing, so he had no intention of looking for trouble with them.

But the interesting thing about this world is that even if you don't go looking for trouble, trouble will come looking for you!

Two extremely bright points of light were flying toward the altar.

The Flayed Ghost continued its dance, seemingly oblivious to the approaching danger.

The baleful aura on the blade-wielding ghost, however, suddenly reached a boiling point as it slashed forward.

Whir!

A red-black blade energy flew out, striking an illusory figure out of the air.

"As expected of a Demigod with a bounty of a sealed object on his head. Your abilities are indeed bizarre."

The man's voice was raspy, as if his throat were filled with shifting sand.

His form fully materialized, revealing a pot-bellied, middle-aged man dressed in work clothes.

There were numerous grease stains on his coveralls, and he wore a pair of work gloves, looking as if he had been fixing a car just a second before joining the battle.

If one saw him on the street, no one would ever imagine that this was a Demigod.

Boom!

The Headless Ghost, looking like a black chimney, threw a punch behind it, similarly knocking someone out of the air.

That person was thin with black spots on his face, and he stared at the Headless Ghost in silence.

The Headless Ghost had no intention of wasting words; it pushed off with its legs and leapt into the air!

Boom!

It threw a punch toward the opponent's forehead. The fist was several times larger than the man's head, making the scene look rather peculiar.

The man didn't retreat; instead, he closed the distance. A cold flash of light swept toward the Headless Ghost's wrist, severing its fist.

The moment the fist was separated from the wrist, it dissipated into black smoke.

However, the flesh at the Headless Ghost's wrist writhed, and a new hand regrew in the blink of an eye, slamming hard into the opponent's face.

Boom!

The opponent was sent flying a great distance by the punch, though the injury was not severe.

After all, Yin Yang was only at Sequence 6. Without allowing the ghosts to enter their liberation state, it was nearly impossible to kill the opponent.

"You came here for a breakthrough too, didn't you?"

The mechanic wiped his hands on his work clothes, a rather gentle smile on his face.

"Me too. It's a pity Great Wei is so incompetent; it looks like they won't be able to hold Wangnian City."

"Fortunately, I ran into you. At least this trip wasn't for nothing."

As he spoke, his eyes turned crimson and his sockets became sunken, making his eyes appear even larger.

"Even if I can't break through, getting my hands on a sealed object makes it worth it."

Whoosh!

The Demigod with black spots on his face attacked again, relentlessly pummeling the Headless Ghost.

The Headless Ghost was incredibly frustrated and wanted to roar, but it had no head.

The two Demigods failed to notice that they had been unknowingly branded.

On a distant rooftop, Yin Yang watched the scene quietly, having no intention of stepping in to help.

The reason he had the Flayed Ghost play his part was, in fact, to chum the waters.

His divinity was nearly exhausted, and since he couldn't produce it himself, he could only replenish it by sacrificing other Demigods.

Gurgle...

One by one, human heads took flight, heading toward the bright dots within the city.

Those were the evil gods Yin Yang had fought alongside Mr. Yuan and the others earlier. Back then, they were suppressed by Yin Yang's Dismissing Wind, preventing the heads from releasing their pollution.

But the Great Qi attack had been too sudden. Coupled with Yin Yang's warning, Mr. Yuan and the others had no time to worry about anything else, giving the heads a chance to breathe.

Yin Yang glanced at them before withdrawing his gaze.

Due to the nature of his pathway, as long as he wanted to hide, the evil god wouldn't discover him.

It was much like how a normal human would never suspect a small cupcake of trying to kill them.

‘That sense of fatal crisis is still there!’

‘It's not the evil god, and it's not Great Qi. What exactly is it?’

Yin Yang felt very uneasy. He wasn't used to putting himself in danger.

He was already prepared to flee.

However, before leaving, he had to go see Ye Qin!

Ye Qin carried the aura of his kidney; that was the only clue he currently had!

At that thought, Yin Yang once again used his flames to take flight, simultaneously activating his Wind Rider's Badge.

The wind fanned the flames, significantly increasing his speed.

‘He was taken away by Mr. Qian earlier, so he should be at the Security Bureau.’

‘He's a Demigod, and the Bureau Chief is his uncle. I definitely can't do this alone.’

Yin Yang activated his Perception and looked toward the Security Bureau, only for an overwhelming feeling of impending death to surge within him.

He decisively withdrew his gaze and landed on a random rooftop.

He had experienced this feeling once before. Back in Mangliang City, when his Perception skill had just evolved, he had looked beneath the local Security Bureau.