Chapter 674
Chapter 674
At the critical moment, Saifei'er's eyes suddenly turned cold and a bright light appeared around him.
As a demigod, she has the fire power of Zagreus flowing in her body, which is now bursting out with full force.
A strange fluctuation suddenly filled the air.
The cat-like shadows that were originally surrounding the crowd seemed to be pulled by some powerful force and rushed towards the black tide monster.
These shadows are no longer simple illusions, but are surrounded by flickering blue flames, and each flame contains the mysterious power of Zagreus.
Saifeier controlled the shadow clone and quickly got to the side of the Black Tide Beast's freed arm.
The shadow clones opened their sharp claws and grabbed the Black Tide Beast's arm fiercely, and the dark blue flames instantly wrapped its arm.
The black tide monster felt pain and let out a deafening roar, waving its arms wildly, trying to shake off these troublesome shadow clones.
But Saifeier would not let it succeed so easily. She established a close connection between herself and the shadow clones. The shadow clones' movements became more flexible and they cooperated with each other to attack the arms of the black tide monster from different angles.
At the same time, Saifeier himself was not idle either.
She flashed and disappeared in an instant. When she appeared again, she was already above the head of the Black Tide Beast.
She didn't know when a dagger shining with strange light appeared in her hand, and purple electricity was flowing on the blade of the dagger.
Without hesitation, Saifei stabbed the dagger hard into the black tide monster's head.
The Black Tide Beast sensed the danger above its head and tried to shake its head to avoid the attack, but Saifei was prepared.
The moment she stabbed out the dagger, she activated her special ability - creating illusions.
Suddenly, countless figures of Saifei appeared in front of the Black Tide Monster, and daggers were stabbing at it from all directions. It was immediately thrown into confusion and its movements became slow.
Saifei took the opportunity to stab the dagger deeply into the black tide monster's head. The purple electric current flowed into the black tide beast's body along the dagger. Its body suddenly stiffened and it let out a painful roar.
On the ground, Lin Yu saw that Sai Feier had successfully restrained the black tide monster, and immediately used destructive energy again.
A black column of energy shot up into the sky and shot towards the black tide monster.
The Black Tide Monster was dizzy from Saifei's attack, unable to dodge and was hit by the energy column. Its body was knocked backwards by the powerful force.
Xiadie seized the opportunity and the sickle in his hand shone brightly, reaching its peak state.
The sickle, with unstoppable momentum, chopped heavily on the back of the black tide monster.
With a dull sound, the sickle cut a deep crack in the scales on the back of the Black Tide Monster, and black blood gushed out.
Tibao was flying in the air and she couldn't help much now.
Xing was there to assist with all his strength.
The black tide monster struggled desperately, but felt its body becoming heavier and heavier, as if it was being pressed down by an invisible mountain.
Under the joint attack of everyone, the black tide monster gradually lost its ability to resist. Its body swayed and finally fell to the ground with a bang.
"Huh...this monster is really tough. It's much harder to deal with than the ones we encountered in the Shenwu Tree Garden." San Yueqi said with a sigh.
"After all, the death energy here is very strong, so it's understandable that the Black Tide monsters are stronger." Xiadie squatted down and picked out the Black Tide crystal with a sickle.
"Then do we still need to go into that palace? I always feel that there are more monsters in there." San Yue Qi looked towards the palace in the distance. The fog there had turned into a thick blood red, and the sound of dragging chains could be faintly heard.
"We must go there, our ultimate goal must be there." Xiadie stood up, her movements suddenly paused, and she covered her chest with her left hand.
"And my end...maybe it will also end there..." Xiadie murmured to herself, her voice as soft as a mosquito.
"What does that mean?" Saifeier and Tibao asked at the same time, their four ears pricked up in alertness.
"Nothing..." Xiadie shook her head and turned to walk towards the palace.
Her back looked particularly thin in the mist.
Everyone followed behind in silence, and no one noticed that a glimmer of understanding flashed across Saifeier's cat eyes.
As they approached the palace, black fog came towards them like a surging tide, instantly enveloping everyone.
The mist seemed to have life, seeping into the gaps in everyone's clothes. It was freezing cold, and every strand of it carried an evil aura.
Xiadie was the first to feel something strange. A low and evil voice suddenly sounded in her mind, like millions of ants gnawing at her nerves.
"Give up... everything will be swallowed by darkness..." The voice kept echoing, becoming clearer and clearer, causing her head to split with pain and her steps to stagger.
Seeing this, Lin Yu hurriedly reached out to support Xiadie and asked with concern, "Xiadie, what's wrong with you?" But Xiadie couldn't answer at all and could only cover her head in pain.
Saifeier looked around vigilantly, his cat ears moving constantly, trying to catch the source of danger.
"There's something wrong with this fog, it seems like something is disturbing the butterfly!" she said loudly.
Xing tried to dispel the fog, and Oronis's abilities gathered in his palm, forming a shining ball of light that spread in all directions.
However, the fog was only briefly driven back by the light, and soon came back with a vengeance, as if mocking their futility.
Everyone was helpless and could only watch Xiadie struggle in pain.
They surrounded Xiadie tightly, trying to give her strength, but they were powerless.
Lin Yu also tried to treat her, but it didn't work.
This fog not only invaded Xiadie's mind.
...
As Xiadie endured the pain and moved forward with everyone, they came to a room in the palace.
When everyone's eyes fell on the center of the room, they couldn't help but gasp.
There is a huge ritual array there, engraved with strange runes, representing the earth, the ocean, the world and the sky.
These runes emit different lights, interweaving with each other to form a mysterious and powerful power fluctuation.
In the very center of the magic circle, there is a sunken position, which obviously requires someone to stand on.
A terrible thought arose in everyone's mind.
Is this a sacrificial ceremony?
At the very front of the magic circle, there is a stone slab with sky runes shining on it. The light is extremely dazzling, as if summoning something.
Xiadie's eyes suddenly became firm, as if she had heard some kind of call, and she walked towards the magic circle without hesitation.
Everyone wanted to stop her, but they found that their bodies seemed to be frozen and unable to move.
"Wait...Xiadie, don't!" Lin Yu shouted loudly, but his voice seemed so weak in this room.
The moment Xiadie stepped onto the ritual circle, the circle instantly lit up, and the strong light illuminated the entire room.
Immediately afterwards, blood began to gush out of Xiadie's body uncontrollably, and the blood flowed onto the ritual formation like red streams.
Every drop of blood that falls on the rune will make the rune shine brighter.
Everyone watched this scene in horror, their hearts filled with worry and fear.
They didn't know why Xiadie did this, but they vaguely felt that this would be a critical moment that would change everything.
As Xiadie's blood continued to flow, the power of the ritual array gradually increased.
The air in the room began to vibrate violently and the light flickered, as if it would explode at any time.
Suddenly, the ceremony started.
A dazzling beam of light shot up into the sky, enveloping Xiadie. Everyone was blinded by the sudden light and could only vaguely see Xiadie's figure looming in the light.
In the beam of light, Xiadie closed her eyes. Her expression was calm and peaceful. Her body gradually became transparent and her soul seemed to be merging with the ritual array.
Lin Yu was extremely anxious. He struggled desperately and wanted to rush over to save Xiadie, but the invisible force still bound him tightly.
Tears glistened in Saifei's eyes. She had never seen such a tragic scene.
As the ceremony progressed, a huge white eyeball suddenly rose in the center of the ceremony!
The white eyeball at the center of the ceremony was like a demon egg rising from the abyss, its surface covered with a layer of translucent mucous membrane, and dozens of sticky tentacles were slowly lifting it into the air.
The corroded flesh on the surface of the eyeball continued to peel off, revealing the throbbing blood vessels and flickering nerve bundles underneath. Thick black liquid dripped along the curve of the eyeball, corroding holes in the ground that emitted blue smoke.
Then it continued to rise towards the sky.
However, at this moment, the butterfly that was about to dissipate regained its physical form.
She gasped for breath, her hands weakly pulling at the ground, then looked up at the eyeball that continued to rise in the air.
At this moment, she smiled and then fainted.
...
When Xiadie's consciousness returned to reality, she found herself lying in Lin Yu's arms.
His body temperature passed through the torn battle suit, making her feel warm.
"Xiadie! Are you okay?" Tibao flapped his wings and flew in front of her.
Xiadie forced a smile, "Tibao, I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry and for seeing me in such a...horrible scene."
Her entire body was covered in coagulated blood, and every wound was aching.
In the center of the ceremony, the original pool of blood had dried up, leaving only a layer of dark red crystals.
"What on earth happened? Why did you suddenly stand in this ceremony?" Lin Yu asked hurriedly, his eyes full of concern.
Xiadie took a deep breath and said slowly, "Because... just now, my consciousness was about to be swallowed by the mist, but at the last moment, a strong consciousness made me enter the ceremony."
“After the ceremony started, I understood that this was a sacrificial resurrection ceremony.”
"And now, as you can see, I am not dead, because... I am associated with death."
She paused and continued, "I came to the underworld and encountered the Styx. There was a surge of life in the Styx. I went forward to check and found that it was the dead Sky Titan. I understood what this ritual was for. It was to revive the Sky Titan! To restore the light of the world! And most importantly, to dispel the fog here.
"Of His one hundred eyes, ninety-three have closed, and only seven are still emitting a faint light."
"So, I fished Aigle out of the River Styx and resurrected him using a ritual."
"Now.. it's getting light..."
Xiadie looked up at Aigle in the sky. The sky Titan's hundred eyes were all open, and each one was emitting a warm and powerful light.
Under His gaze, darkness is dispelled by light.
"Lord Tibao...I have fulfilled my promise to you. You...can watch the sunrise." Xiadie forced a smile. Her voice was weak but full of relief.
"We don't want to watch the sunrise!" Tibao suddenly shouted. This was the first time she was so emotional. "We want Xiadie to be safe!"
Her wings trembled violently and tears flashed in her eyes. "You know? When you disappeared during the ceremony, we all thought you...thought you..." She choked and couldn't continue.
"Didn't I say that I am related to death? This ritual wanted to extract my soul, but it failed. I am really safe now." Xiadie smiled slightly and raised her hand. "Look, I am fine, aren't I?"
"Really? You can't lie to me..." Tibao sobbed.
Xiadie nodded, "Really, I feel good now."
"Look, the sun is rising! The fog around us has also dissipated!" March 7 pointed to the east and shouted.
When everyone looked, they saw a red sun rising from the horizon, shining brightly.
The morning sun was reflected in Saifei's cat pupils, and she suddenly smelled an unusual scent - it was the scent of rotten flowers mixed with the smell of sulfur.
"Be careful!" Her tail instantly stood up and shadow clones appeared around everyone at the same time.
"Haha...it's really beautiful..." A sneer seemed to come from the void, like an ice cube falling into a deep pool, stirring up layers of chills.
The sound seemed to come from all directions, yet seemed to be very close, making people feel creepy.
Everyone immediately became alert.
When everyone looked in the direction of the sound, Xiadie was stunned.
A figure in a black robe was standing on the ruins of the palace, his face hidden in the shadow of his hood, only the skin under his chin could be seen, which was a sickly pale color.
The black-robed man who is suspected to be the clone of Senatos...
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