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Chapter 3595: Sacrifice
Blasted to the brink of death, the ten-winged outer god's last bit of life was finally harvested by the Skeleton Hell.
The ten-winged outer god was very strong. Lin Moyu had to use almost all his methods except the Disaster Scepter, even depleting all the accumulated Corpse Explosion raw materials, to barely kill it.
"Hopefully there won't be any twelve-winged outer gods," Lin Moyu muttered softly as a piece of the ten-winged outer god's flesh fell into his hand. The rest was devoured by the hell fiends and Heiyu.
For the Skeleton Hell, this was an extremely sumptuous feast, second only to the Blood Red Great Dao among all its grand banquets.
The special abilities contained within the outer gods were also digested and absorbed, becoming abilities of the Skeleton Hell.
Everything in the Skeleton Hell, including the Higanbana, now emitted a hazy glow.
Without an increase in realm, the Skeleton Hell's combat power had still increased by at least 20%.
While cleaning up the battlefield, hundreds of billions of undead troops dispersed and flew deeper into the area.
Most of this area had now been explored, with only the last third remaining.
Lin Moyu felt that the outer gods' main force had already been deployed. Any more outer gods encountered would at most be just a few stragglers, no longer a threat.
Though he thought this, there was still a faint unease in his heart.
The unease came from the outer god statues. The statue was of a twenty-two winged outer god, a terrifying existence comparable to the Dao Lord of an Origin Great Dao.
He wasn't very clear on the significance of the statue's existence - whether it was purely for worship and commemoration, or if it had other uses.
The answer would soon be revealed. The ground ahead was vast and flat, as if deliberately smoothed, with traces of artificial polishing.
On the ground stood altar after altar.
The altars seemed to form a special pattern, continuously extending towards the center.
The closer to the center, the taller and grander the altars became.
The outer altars were only 100 meters tall, but they grew progressively higher. Before even reaching the center, the altars had exceeded 1000 meters and were still growing larger.
After Lin Moyu arrived, he saw some special traces left by the statues beside the altars, indicating that there had previously been outer god statues next to the altars.
But now, they had been moved away.
This discovery made Lin Moyu more certain that the statues likely had other uses.
Since the altars appeared, there were no more villages or towns. The undead army still advanced inward in circles according to the previous plan.
No outer gods were encountered along the way, as if all the outer gods had already died.
Until they reached the center, where an enormous palace appeared in view.
In the Undead Eye, there were many soul flames inside and outside the palace.
The owners of these soul flames were all outer gods, numbering over 100,000.
Additionally, the outside of the palace was filled with statues that had been moved here from various towns, villages, and altars.
The outer gods seemed to be performing some kind of ritual, kneeling and kowtowing towards the palace one by one.
They continuously made strange sounds from their mouths. Though incomprehensible, the sounds contained a certain rhythm.
Seeing this scene, Lin Moyu's heart skipped a beat, feeling that something not good was about to happen.
Then, several statues suddenly emitted strong light, flowing like water into the palace.
Inside the palace, a powerful aura was awakening.
This palace was somewhat special, filled with the power of the Great Dao. The Undead Eye couldn't penetrate it to see the interior situation.
Lin Moyu didn't think much and immediately rushed over, while ordering the nearest undead troops to attack the palace.
No matter what ritual these outer gods were performing or what they were trying to do, it certainly couldn't be anything good.
The undead army charged towards the palace but was blocked by an invisible force when still 10,000 meters away.
This force had no offensive power, just like an invisible wall preventing the undead army from advancing an inch.
The undead army continuously attacked, but all attacks were like cows entering the sea, not causing even a ripple.
The ritual continued, with statue after statue turning into streams of light entering the palace.
The aura in the palace grew stronger and stronger.
Lin Moyu arrived and pointed a finger, naturally sending out the Skeleton Hell.
Countless hell fiends pounced on the invisible wall, frantically gnawing.
The hell fiends truly ate anything, even invisible walls, though the eating speed was somewhat slow.
Heiyu rushed out with dragon roars, its tail lashing out like a whip against the invisible wall.
But its attacks were equally ineffective, all blocked.
Even the dragon scales on Heiyu's tail cracked, unable to do anything to the invisible wall.
The invisible wall had no offensive power, and the Skeleton Hell couldn't use it to lock onto the outer gods inside and outside the palace.
Lin Moyu tried to send his soul power over but was also blocked.
Unable to break through, he could only watch helplessly as more and more statues turned into streams of light.
The palace's aura grew increasingly powerful, waves of pressure emanating. The being inside the palace was about to awaken.
Lin Moyu could see that these outer god statues were actually carriers of faith power. Through some special ritual method, the outer gods had turned faith power into strength, awakening one of their beings.
Based on the properties of faith power, this awakening should be temporary. Once the faith power was exhausted, the being would fall back into slumber.
So his battle strategy should focus on stalling.
But what happened next exceeded Lin Moyu's expectations.
The ritual continued, with fewer and fewer statues remaining until they were all depleted.
The being in the palace still hadn't awakened. Clearly, the faith power in these statues wasn't enough for it to revive.
Then, one by one, the outer gods themselves turned into streams of light, rushing into the palace.
The outer gods sacrificed themselves just to revive the being in the palace.
A hundred thousand outer gods, equivalent to a hundred thousand Great Dao realm beings. Their combined power was astonishing.
The palace rumbled incessantly, waves of pressure emanating, making it hard to breathe.
Lin Moyu's brow furrowed slightly. He could see that this palace itself was a powerful treasure.
And the being slumbering inside the palace must be even more powerful.
"It should be more than twelve wings, at least fourteen wings."
Fourteen wings were equivalent to a third-grade innate soul Great Dao realm being, a top expert in the Heavenly Dao realm.
Using all his methods, he couldn't possibly fight a fourteen-winged outer god.
Even with the Disaster Scepter, it would be very difficult. He simply couldn't get close.
But at this point, this battle couldn't be avoided.
Lin Moyu willed the Disaster Scepter to appear in his hand, looking at its three gems: "It's up to you now!"
The only thing he could rely on now was the Disaster Scepter.
Perhaps the Balance Gem could have an effect. If it could balance down the opponent's realm, there would be no need to fight.
If not, this would really be troublesome!
A hundred thousand outer gods completed their sacrifice. The palace burst with dazzling light, and the invisible wall disappeared.
From within the palace, an outer god slowly flew out. The palace rapidly shrank and transformed, finally becoming golden armor worn by the outer god.
Lin Moyu's eyes narrowed sharply: "Sixteen wings!"
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