Chapter 636: Conversing with a highgod of destruction (1/2)
After that invigorating speech from Han Shuo, the shrine remained in a hubbub for a period of time. It was when the crowd’s emotion gradually dampened that the big fat Pope announced the beginning of the worshipping ceremony.
Some living magical beasts were placed on the altar and then sacrificed. Their fresh red blood flowed to the pool of blood at the center of the altar. All the cardinals and followers of the Calamity Church started to respectfully kowtow as they softly chanted in an ancient language.
Even the Pope prostrated himself. Han Shuo swept his eyes across the hall. He bent his legs slightly to crouch but did not actually kneel down.
During this solemn and sacred moment, everyone was focused on muttering their prayers. No one noticed Han Shuo’s disrespectful manner towards their god. Han Shuo attentively watched the center of the altar with his cold eyes and carefully observed the patterns on the magical matrix. As a lowgod himself, Han Shuo recognized that this altar for summoning the evil god was similar to one that he had previously deployed.
With all those offerings they sacrificed and their devout prayers passing through the abstruse patterns on the altar, the evil god that the Calamity Church worshipped, located on another material plane unknown lightyears away, could indeed hear the call from Profound Continent. It was now up to the evil god to decide if it was willing to answer the call, manifesting itself to communicate with them.
The ceremony was held in a solemn and grave atmosphere. Everything went along as planned.
Midway into the ceremony, the pool of blood on the altar suddenly started whirling. A most bizarre atmosphere started to slowly spread throughout the shine.
Han Shuo looked around with furrowed brows. As he closely watched the changes happening to the blood pool with his eyes, he sensed that a god from a great distance away was slowly injecting his energy into the blood pool by some bizarre miracle.
The pool that was filled with the blood of magical beasts gradually whirled faster and faster. A kind of dignified and imposing atmosphere started emanating from the blood pool to fill the entire shrine. After some time had passed, the blood began to gather and took the shape of a humanoid with an indistinct face.
A pair of eyes abruptly popped open. It turned immediately to Han Shuo who was attentively gazing at it from below. When that pair of eyes landed on Han Shuo, a feeling of powerlessness and inability to resist rose from his heart, taking him by surprise. It was as though that blood figure could take his life at any time if it wanted to.
“I am Terokk. Highgod of destruction. Affairs of the Calamity Church within the Profound Continent are under my jurisdiction. I have come here to discuss with you the issues facing Profound Continent,” a voice sounded in Han Shuo’s mind as the man made of blood looked at him.
Han Shuo didn’t find that surprising at all. He already knew what to expect before coming to this place. When the voice sounded in his mind, not the slightest ripple undulated across his heart. Han Shuo remained silent.
“You’re quite extraordinary to have cultivated to be a lowgod on this low-level material plane. You cultivate in the energy of death and destruction. You were destined to be on our side from the very beginning,” Terokk continued.
“You have offended the Shrine of Ice and the Church of Light, and have even alarmed those in the high levels. They will not allow a god like you to exist on this low-level material plane called Profound Continent. But we can protect and guide you on a new path!”
“What do I need to do?” Han Shuo who had kept his silence all along finally asked.
“Join us, and do some things for us on Profound Continent. We need you, and you need us too!” Terokk, in the form of a bloody man, said apathetically.
“I get it. You want me to expand the Calamity Church’s influence on Profound Continent and make all living thing here worship you.”.
“Hm, I thought a man as powerful as you would be wiser!” Terokk’s response defied Han Shuo’s expectations. He continued, “If it’s just for getting all the power of faith from this continent, do you really think I would take the trouble to appear here personally? A mere low-level material plane is not worthy of my time and effort. On another note, if you join us and become one of us, all the power of faith of this Profound Continent will be yours to have,”
Han Shuo was startled by those words. He asked, “If it’s not for the power of faith of Profound Continent, then what is this about? What can I help you with?”
“The population on Profound Continent is sparse. The power of faith of your people simply isn’t worthy of our time! I have come here to discuss something else; it’s about the bottommost layer of the Profound underground world!”
The bottommost layer of the underground world! Han Shuo was jolted yet again. Back when Han Shuo explored the deepest layer of the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo learned from the original owner of the skeletal staff that there were some mysteries that still lay in the last layer of the underground world. He did not expect that this high-level member of Calamity Church who possessed highgod strength would suddenly mention this twilight zone.