As Sun Rumiao’s words fell—

A dazzling red beam shot straight from within the main hall into the vault of heaven.

The boundless black mists rippled violently.

In an instant, throughout the entire Great Desolation Valley, wails like ghosts crying and wolves howling erupted—and continued to amplify.

Some of the lower-realm God Clan members immediately lost control of their minds, collapsing to the ground, their faces filled with terror.

The others dared not hesitate. They hastily formed Dao seals with both hands, stabilizing their divine souls to resist the invasion of malevolent spirits.

Two clever fellows sensed something was wrong and tried to flee.

But just as they were about to fly beyond the outskirts of Great Desolation Valley, they struck an invisible barrier that instantly blocked their path.

In the next moment, countless wandering souls surged like a tidal wave and swallowed their divine bodies whole!

“Ah!! Ah!!”

After two screams, the two God Clan members were reduced to ashes—nothing left behind!

The sight filled the God Clan of Great Desolation Valley with immediate dread.

What in the world was happening?

In the past, wasn’t the ritual always just Sun Rumiao offering three sticks of incense, chanting a few lines of Dao scripture, and going through the motions?

Why had so many terrifying wandering spirits appeared this time?

Just who exactly was being worshiped in this ritual?

Heng Xuanzhen sensed the urgency as well. She temporarily abandoned her attack on Ye Yu and raised one hand before her chest, forming a sword seal, using sword intent to block the assault of the ghostly wails.

As for Ye Yu, he immediately pulled the temporarily silent Little White into his arms and watched everything with caution.

Within his body, the Demon Arrival Heaven Method began to circulate on its own.

A baleful aura surged forth.

The surrounding malevolent spirits instinctively kept their distance.

As [N O V E L I G H T] for the sonic assault of the wandering souls? It was hardly worth mentioning.

Ye Yu had endured countless dream trials. His mind was already as steady as a rock.

How could mere wandering souls shake him?

What he was truly curious about was what exactly Sun Rumiao was plotting.

Or perhaps this was the doing of that divine statue inside the hall?

At that moment, Sun Rumiao’s expression was incomparably solemn as she shouted once more, “We respectfully welcome the Great Elder’s descent!”

As soon as her voice fell—

The main hall that had stood behind her for untold years collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Three divine statues appeared.

In the pitch-black surroundings, though their faces were gentle and benevolent, they emanated a savage and violent aura.

Then the statues on the left and right collapsed, leaving only the one in the center standing alone.

Countless wandering souls swarmed forward, kneeling at its feet in submission.

Though the statue itself showed no movement, strands of white vapor began to rise from its head.

The vapors gathered and swiftly formed into a figure.

Upon seeing her appear, all the God Clan members of Great Desolation Valley immediately knelt and cried out in unison:

“We respectfully welcome the Great Elder’s descent!”

Envoy Zhao Qian trembled all over as he stared at the figure formed from white mist, at a complete loss for words.

Was the Great Elder truly dead—or not?

I really can’t tell anymore!

“Rise.”

The gaseous figure appeared exceedingly thin. Merely speaking caused portions of her form to dissipate.

Sun Rumiao observed everything clearly, then declared in a loud voice, “Reporting to the Great Elder, Great Desolation Valley currently has seventy-three God Clan members. Aside from the two who just perished, all the rest are willing to offer everything they have to stabilize your divine soul!”

Hearing this, confusion surged through the crowd.

Wait—since when did we say we were willing to offer everything?

How can you lie so brazenly?

You really aren’t much of a goddess, are you?

Of course, such complaints were confined to their hearts. Who would dare voice them aloud?

Among the crowd, Sun Shangjin’s face changed drastically.

He knew his sister’s temperament well—she never spoke without purpose.

If she said it, there must be a reason.

Offer everything?

Sun Shangjin clenched his fists, his expression turning grim.

He had heard rumors within the Divine Alliance before.

Originally, he thought the ritual would sacrifice the Fate-Chosen Woman brought back from outside. But now it seemed things were not as imagined.

Were their own Divine Alliance members to be sacrificed as well?

Before Sun Shangjin could think further—

The Great Elder Sang Yuling, standing above the statue’s head, nodded repeatedly.

“Very good. The people’s hearts can be used.”

Upon hearing praise from a high authority of the Divine Alliance, the God Clan members instinctively prepared to express gratitude.

After all, that was the normal procedure.

But in the very next second, a tremendous suction force suddenly appeared!

They could clearly feel their divine souls trembling, as if they might be torn from their bodies at any moment.

Sun Shangjin’s cultivation was not high, so the sensation struck him even more intensely.

Just as he was about to lose control—

A gentle force suddenly appeared, completely stabilizing his divine soul.

Then an extremely familiar voice echoed within his sea of consciousness.

“Steady your mind. Take out the jade pendant I gave you two days ago. Hold it in your hand and infuse it with divine power. It will take you away from here. Return in two years. By then, I will have arranged everything.”

It was his sister Sun Rumiao’s voice.

It sounded more like instructions for departure.

With lingering fear, Sun Shangjin retrieved the jade pendant from his storage ring and held it in his palm.

But he did not immediately channel divine power into it. Instead, he looked toward Sun Rumiao and transmitted his thoughts:

“Sister, are you planning to sacrifice our fellow disciples? How many are you going to sacrifice?”

“Great Desolation Valley must regain its former glory. That is the greatest mission of all its God Clan members.

And on the road to success, some people are destined to be sacrificed.

But it’s fine. As long as the Great Elder remains, as long as I remain, as long as you remain, Great Desolation Valley will surely rise again.”

Though Sun Rumiao did not state it explicitly, her meaning was unmistakable.

She intended to sacrifice everyone except the two of them.

Sun Shangjin felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss. A chill spread instantly through his entire body.

Was this still the sister who once treated others kindly?

Now she would sacrifice all her fellow disciples for some damned ritual.

She was beyond redemption.

His sister had gone mad—truly mad!

Seeing his eyes reddened and that he still had not left, Sun Rumiao could only cast a divine technique herself, injecting divine power into the jade pendant in his hand.

In the next instant, Sun Shangjin’s figure vanished completely.

Only then did Sun Rumiao finally let out a breath of relief.

As the suction force around them grew stronger, divine souls began to be drawn from the bodies of the God Clan members, transforming into blue light that flowed into the white vapor of Great Elder Sang Yuling.

Without question, each divine soul absorbed made Sang Yuling’s figure grow more solid.

In merely ten breaths, the divine souls of dozens in Great Desolation Valley—aside from Sun Rumiao—had all been completely drained by Great Elder Sang Yuling.

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