The moment before the idea appeared in Lin An's spirit-

Thousands of miles away, in a hall of a towering dark gray fortress standing on flat ground, dozens of people gathered, some old and young, some men and women, but all of them held their breath. 「」

Occasionally, most of the eyes moved with tense expressions, and their eyebrows were locked, looking like a big battle was coming.

The age differentiation in this group was more pronounced, with the young mostly sitting in the hall, and the older standing on the periphery of the hall, scanning the surroundings with a probing gaze, occasionally glancing into the hall, often around a specific number of young people.

These young men were men and women, some closed their eyes and recuperated, some wiped their weapons, some lowered their heads and read words, and there were two boys with extremely similar faces, with a new look, with a smile on the corner of their mouths, looking around......

The biggest similarity between them is that most of their mental outlook is not very similar to their peers around them, tight and loose, and there is firm confidence and will in their eyebrows.

The only one among the elders sat in the direction of the main seat of the hall like the young ones, sitting on a higher level, a long staff with a large gem set at the top of the fist across his knees, and a withered old hand holding the staff wearing several rings.

He looked lethargic, occasionally a slitch in his eyes leaked out, his eyes so bright that they did not resemble their age on them, and then his eyelids fell again, and his shriveled lips occasionally moved slightly. 「」

A moment later, as if an unknown will had come to heaven and earth at the same time, the atmosphere in the hall changed suddenly, and the young people sitting on the ground suddenly tensed their backs, and they all raised their heads to look at the old man sitting high in the direction of the main seat.

There was only one exception for the young man.

He was dressed in an off-white robe, and the gray tones on the robe were extremely light. This makes the grayish color very similar to the white.

Compared with this blatant robe that can be called arrogant, the young man's ordinary appearance was nothing at all, except that a pair of gray-white eyes made him look blind, which was quite eye-catching.

The young man had a thick book on his lap, and the number of pages spread out was less than a tenth of the book.

Then he gently closed the book. The left hand rests on the black hard-shell cover. The pale fingertips clung to the book's cover, and the black on it was so thick that he couldn't read it any longer at first glance, as if it were about to swallow his fingers into it.

The eyes of several people around him wandered over him, but there was no gaze. Dare to linger for a moment on the book with the dark black cover.

The young man who looked like a blind man raised his head, and his gaze, which seemed to be out of focus, happened to be opposite the old man who was looking at him.

The young man nodded slightly. 「」

The corners of the old man's shriveled mouth were pulled up, and his eyes flashed with satisfaction. Lip movements:

"Go ahead!"

The blind young man nodded, his pale fingers still clinging to the black book, and his figure suddenly disappeared without warning.

Only the ground is left in place. There wasn't even a trace of residual warmth, as if the young man's body temperature was as cold as a dead man.

The rest of the people looked at the place where the young man had disappeared with complicated expressions.

……

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Beneath an altar made of crimson boulders that resembled a huge flaming torch, more than a hundred young demons gathered.

On their periphery, hundreds of demon clan leaders knelt on the ground, and a huge torch burned fiercely in front of them, swaying with a little flame. Like a spark chessboard.

From time to time, bursting sparks fall on the shoulders and backs of the demons who are naked and painted with totems, and the demons, who are extremely resistant to flames, seem to have experienced great pain. The muscles trembled, the flesh was scorched, but he gritted his teeth, and none of them made a sound.

Although there were hundreds of people present, they were silent, as if they were holding a solemn ceremony that was vital to life and death. 「」

Under the altar, the leader of the young demons suddenly stood up.

He was only dressed in a thin back armor, his strong muscles were exposed and tangled, his hands were holding a pair of huge arc-shaped blades the length of arms, and there were three scars of different thicknesses across the left half of his face, and the top one even slanted over the corner of his left eye and the middle of the bridge of his nose, almost squinting.

Judging from the old Cheng Dù with the scars, this young demon clan began to fight against powerful beasts at a very young age.

The demon clan stood up suddenly, and suddenly released a strong and tragic momentum, raised his head, and looked at the altar.

"High Priest!"

The High Priest, who stood on the high altar, glanced down with indifference in his eyes, faintly a cluster of fiery white flames burning in his eyes, looking down like a god.

"You will be accomplished by the sacrifice of your people, and if you do not achieve your goal, do not return."

The cold words spread to the ears of the demons, and many young demons were shocked.

The demon clan at the head had a bright look in his eyes, and the light in his eyes seemed to be gathering but not gathering, and there was already a tendency to condense into a point, and then transform into fire and break through the ground.

The high priest above the altar ignored what was below, and the red-robed priests around the altar were already chanting prayers. 「」

The white priest in the white robe had a fire in his eyes, chanted loudly, raised his arms to the sky, trembled slightly, as if he wanted to embrace the sky in his arms, and seemed to be praying for something to the god in his heart.

Under the altar, the torches in front of the kneeling demons seemed to have gasoline added, and in an instant, they burst out with extremely strong light and heat, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose, and even the air was distorted, and the sight was unclear for a while.

All the young demons showed a complex look of fear and yearning, looking at those clansmen kneeling in front of the torch, there was a deep gratitude and sadness in their eyes, and instead, they turned this emotion into high momentum and resolute will.

The time is short and long.

When the chanting on the altar reached a critical point, several torches in the front row below suddenly burst open and fell on the demons kneeling under the torch, and those demons did not struggle at all, and were instantly engulfed by the flames.

In the flames, several burning humanoid torches seemed to come from a shout that went straight to the depths of the soul at the same time!

The arms of the high priest on the altar sank, as if under extreme pressure.

The chanting of the high priest and the surrounding sacrifices became even higher-pitched, and a thick red pillar of light appeared in the high priest's hand, directly shining on the body of the young demon led below. Wrap it in it.

The young demon clan led by him let out a howl like a beast, and the scars on his face twisted painfully. 「」

The black totem on his body visibly spreads with the naked eye, becoming dense and complex, and there is a faint magical attraction that people can't help but be attracted.

The totem has developed to a limit, almost all over the whole body of the demon, face, scalp, limbs......

Then the color fades from black to dark red, light red. Faded to the point where it is close to being invisible. Finally, it is completely hidden under the skin, revealing the light brown skin that was originally hidden under the totem.

In the end, even the eyes of the demons were not gathered, and the light like fire faded, and the lilac of the pupils of the eyes disappeared. Turn to deep black.

Slowly, the humanoid torch gradually extinguished, and the red light that shrouded the young demon clan in the lead gradually faded. Disappear.

At this time, look at this young demon again, except for the strong muscles. The scars are a little hideous, and the appearance is indistinguishable from ordinary human races.

"May the demon god bless my people!"

The young demon clan led by him raised his head and roared, and his figure disappeared in place in an instant.

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Similar but different scenes are staged in different directions and places within a radius of 100 miles from a specific point deep in the ice sheet.

or Humans, or Demons;

There are mages in robes, and there are warriors who are waiting for them.

……

Outside the center of the law circle within a radius of 100 miles.

In a hidden underground temple. A blonde girl knelt on the ground, clasping her hands in front of her chest. Prayed devoutly.

She wore a crown of turquoise thorns on her head, a pale silver staff stood in front of her, and her golden blonde hair was imprinted with pure white robes, full of holiness.

Reinhardt, who was standing behind her, stared at the girl for a long time, hiding the infatuation in his eyes.

His face was obviously pale, and the strength of a gold-level powerhouse who had clearly reached the elemental manifestation level had obviously dropped by more than one or two points.

"Your Majesty, the time is almost up."

Seeing that the Holy Maiden Angel had stopped praying, Reinhardt reminded him in a soft and low voice, as if he was worried about frightening the other party.

Angel stood up and looked at Reinhardt, her clear green eyes grieving with concern.

"Lord Reinhardt, using the secret method to block the power for too long may cause your level to drop significantly, so it's better to ......"

"Before leaving the Holy Mountain, His Holiness gave me the mission to protect your safety, and it was only expedient to allow you to divert your way...... In that place, I don't trust anyone except myself who entered with you! ”

Reinhardt's tone was unmistakable.

Angel sighed.

Although she was allowed to enter the first layer, she was unexpectedly not given permission to bring items beyond her energy limit.

Otherwise, if one of the Silver Staff of Faith or the Crown of Thorns can be brought in, there is no need for His Excellency Grand Knight Reinhardt to risk using the Secret Sealing Rank in an attempt to deceive the Law and bring him in.

"By the way, how is the situation on His Excellency Angus's side, how many are he entering?"

Angel remembered the friend of the opposite sex who had met her at first sight, but had to be separated from her because she had to enter the underground temple secretly.

Reinhardt's heart flashed with disdain and disgust, but the look in his eyes did not leak.

"With our escort, according to the speed of the trip, His Excellency Angus will probably have time to enter the center circle, but the time is a little tight, I don't know if he can get the qualification to enter the first layer smoothly."

- If his subordinates had acted according to his hints, then the little white face who didn't know whether to live or die would have become an ice sculpture on the ice field.

Reinhardt's eyes flashed with murderous intent and he lowered his eyes to hide it.

"I can't see Angus's strength, but in God's metaphor, it gives me a premonition that sooner or later I will meet Angus, so whether he can enter there or not, it should be safe."

The saint tilted her head, some sly thoughts flashed through her heart, and a clear smile appeared on her face.

"Angus is the first friend I've made outside, I wonder if he would be willing to travel with me after I tell him his true identity, as he did some time ago?" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )