Chapter 97: The Dark Years

"Little thing, were you confused by the blow just now?"

As he spoke, the ghost-faced lion let out an earth-shattering roar, and the entire hall trembled as if it had been an earthquake. The invisible coercion instantly filled the entire inner hall, and Hua Jin, who had been suppressed by the momentum, suddenly poured out a mouthful of blood from his mouth and fainted.

The ghost-faced lion casually threw Xiao Hei, who was also unconscious, next to Hua Jin, and then stabbed Fang Yuan's back with the tip of his sharp claws, carrying Fang Yuan to the eye that was bigger than his whole person.

I thought that the pain would make the human in front of him beg for mercy, but Fang Yuan gritted his teeth tightly and didn't say a word.

He smiled coldly and said to Fang Yuan: "Although the injuries of the year and the constraints of the realm in this painting have left only a small part of my strength, it is still more than wrong to deal with you humble beings who are only worthy of food!"

Seeing that Hua Jin and Xiao Hei were completely unconscious, Fang Yuan was not afraid to laugh back, and said, "I really have to thank you, you have done me a great favor!"

It turned out that just when he was caught for the second time, Fang Yuan's hand inadvertently touched the claws of the ghost-faced lion, and the Eye of Reality actually showed a number - 500,000!

Although Fang Yuan knew that the body of this ghost-faced lion was a magic weapon, he never expected that this ghost-faced lion had already become a demon beast but could still be sacrificed and refined, and it was worth a full 500,000 essence yuan!

This is still under the dual influence of his serious injuries and being sealed in the middle of the painting, if it were placed in his heyday, how much would it cost?

But fortunately, Fang Yuan was not a person who had never seen the world, and the artifact frost in Xiao Man's hand was worth 5,000,000 essence yuan, which was ten times as much as his!

Judging from the current situation, in fact, how much essence he is worth is a trivial matter, and the key is that he can be sacrificed.

Fang Yuan was still worried, worried that Xiao Hei or Hua Jin would be suspicious when they saw the process of refining. But unexpectedly, the ghost-faced lion roared, and these problems disappeared in an instant. The lion's roar is worthy of being a unique Buddhism, it really saves people from fire and water!

Fang Yuan said to the ghost-faced lion: "At least you have a sentence that is right, food, you must be prepared to be eaten at any time!"

When the ghost-faced lion was looking puzzled, Fang Yuan suddenly let out a loud shout. Carrying the tearing pain in his back, he lifted his hands up and grabbed the ghost-faced lion's claws.

The Eye of Truth suddenly showed that number again, but this time Fang Yuan noticed that there was a person's appearance on the top of the matching number, just like Frost Wu. It's just that unlike the appearance of Xiaoman who appeared at that time, this person's appearance is vague and gray.

At this time, Fang Yuan couldn't take care of it much. Horizontally and vertically, both the mule and the horse had to be pulled out and slipped! So without the slightest hesitation, he immediately stretched out a hand and pointed it on the checkpoint.

"Bang ......"

The moment Fang Yuan's fingers touched the checkmark, the blurry and gray figure shattered as if it were glass.

Immediately after, the claw that the ghost-faced lion was holding on to Fang Yuan began to gradually turn into a cloud of fluttering powder, and Fang Yuan immediately fell to the ground with a "plop".

The ghost-faced lion watched in disbelief as the various parts of his body gradually dissipated into powder, completely unaware of what was happening. But he understands that all this must have something to do with the human in front of him.

"You...... You're ...... me What was done...... Are you ......?"

Before he could say anything, the huge body of the ghost-faced lion like a small mountain completely disappeared into the inner sanctum, as if he had never existed.

It was finally over, and Fang Yuan choked on another mouthful of blood. Although there was not even a serious attack before and after, but in just a few simple waves, it was much greater than the total amount of damage that Xiu Tianze brought to him at that time.

But fortunately, it's all over, and although it was difficult, I finally survived.

After Fang Yuan took a breath, he quickly checked Jing Yuan's balance. Seeing that the amount display had become 500223 points, there was naturally a burst of ecstasy in my heart. If these essences were all replaced with aura attributes, they would inevitably become the strongest among the younger generation. Sure enough, only strength brings happiness is the most real!

However, at this moment, a sharp pain suddenly came from Fang Yuan's head.

It felt like a pair of powerful hands had torn open his skull, and then some kind of hard and cold thing was stuffed into it, and the part that couldn't be stuffed was forced in.

Then, Fang Yuan's eyes seemed to be blind, and his eyes suddenly became dark. The body also became uncontrollable, as if it was gradually losing gravity, as if it was slowly floating into the air, and the sound of the wind was full of ears.

It didn't take long for his eyes to see again. Fang Yuan was surprised to find that he was actually floating in the air, and it looked like he was as tall as twenty or thirty stories tall.

Judging from the surrounding environment, it is obvious that it is not in the main hall just now. It looked more like a large square, or a large platform, similar to the square where the nine giant tripods were placed in the Xiu family.

The ground of the square is paved with smooth stone slabs, and the surrounding area is surrounded by stone railings, and a large brazier is placed every about three meters, which gives you a sense of religious ritual when viewed from a high vantage point.

In the center is a huge tripod, which is fifteen or sixteen meters high, the front of the tripod body is a ghost face with angry eyes and fangs, and the side is engraved with some strange animal pattern. It looks simple, but it doesn't feel majestic, but an indescribable horror.

After a while, a man in a black robe walked slowly into the square. The hood hid his appearance, but it couldn't hide the terrifying coldness that emanated from him. Although it wasn't very close, Fang Yuan could clearly feel that it was the smell of death.

The man was followed by many strange-shaped people, to be precise, in fact, Fang Yuan couldn't determine whether they were human or not, in short, in terms of physical characteristics, they were the most similar to people from a distance.

A small discovery made Fang Yuan can't help but ooze a little cold sweat on his forehead, these people's eyes were all red, and they looked like they were infected with madness. However, what made Fang Yuan's heart tremble even more was that each of them was holding one or two living people in their hands.

Fang Yuan was sure that those who were caught were people, although he couldn't see it very clearly, but Fang Yuan heard their helpless cries. There are men, there are women, there are old people, and there are children. The voices were jumbled, more like the wailing of a lamb before it was slaughtered than a cry.

One by one, they were tied hand and foot and thrown in front of the big tripod in the center of the square. From a distance, it looks densely packed, and there must be hundreds of people.

The ghost face in front of Da Ding slowly opened the big mouth with a pair of fangs, and an unknown dark red mist slowly spit out from the big mouth of the ghost face. Fang Yuan faintly smelled a smell of blood and rancidity, and couldn't help but gag for a while.

The huge mouth seemed to be a black hole, and in an instant, it sucked the people whose hands and feet were tied. The original mournful wail grew weaker and weaker, and finally gradually disappeared.

"The essence and blood of all living beings will be returned to me!"

The body covered by the black robe suddenly made a gloomy and treacherous voice. I saw that he opened his hands, and wisps of bright red shadows suddenly floated out of the giant ding, like smoke and mist, like silk and silk, all of which slowly wrapped around the person's body.

Then, the man jerked his head, and the red shadows seemed to be caught in a whirlpool and sucked into the shadows under the hood. From a distance, it looks like a demon sucking human souls.

At that moment, a tall figure in battle armor walked up to the man and knelt down on one knee towards him cleanly. Although they were far away in the sky, Fang Yuan could hear the conversation between them clearly.

"Lord, one of the vassal states has refused to offer us sacrifices, and his subordinates have captured their lord. ”

As he spoke, the tall figure in battle armor waved his hand slightly, and two red-eyed people behind him escorted a middle-aged man in a brocade robe.

The middle-aged man originally had a somewhat unruly bearing, but when he saw the black-robed man, he suddenly became like a chick that had seen a bird of prey, and Fang Yuan could clearly feel his body trembling from a distance.

The black-robed man slowly walked up to him and said in a deep voice, "What is it...... How dare you blaspheme the will of the gods?"

The man was so frightened that he didn't dare to look directly at the black-robed man, turned his head slightly, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... You're not a god, you're ...... It's just a cultivation ...... Demon ...... cultivating evil paths"

The black-robed man smiled gloomily and said to the man, "Do you have any misunderstanding of the gods? Do you think that the so-called gods are a group of good masters who only know how to help the world and save people?

The black-robed man snorted coldly and continued: "Stupid! The so-called gods are beings who are far superior to you humble mortals in terms of strength! Destroy you with just a snap of your fingers! What you have to do is surrender, reverence, and worship, not questioning!"

The man seemed to have been stupefied by the muffled voice of the black-robed man when he heard this, and suddenly collapsed to the ground.

The black-robed man calmed his tone and said to the man in battle armor who was kneeling on the side: "They don't need to exist anymore, go and destroy this country." Those under the age of twenty-five were captured as sacrifices, and the rest were killed directly. ”

"Ahh

When the man heard this, he let out a scream, crawled to his knees in front of the black-robed man, kowtowed fiercely, and said, "Lord......! God! I beg you, spare my family and people! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have listened to the rumors of those cultivators! Punish me! I beg you! I beg you! I beg you!"

The black-robed man's tone was still calm: "If you question the gods, you will have to pay the corresponding price. To me, you are nothing but a flock of lambs to the slaughter. If you are obedient, I will take care of you well. If you don't obey, then just kill it, so as not to cause trouble. ”

The man's forehead was covered with blood, and he cried out, "God, I beg you! That's ...... But tens of thousands of lives!"

The black-robed man said lightly: "It doesn't matter how much, after tonight, it won't be there." ”

"Ahh......h I'm fighting with you!"

The man let out a roar of resentment, but when he stood up to face the black-robed man, his already determined eyes hesitated. Finally, he let out another scream and crashed to his death on the stone steps of the square.

Fang Yuan could feel the helplessness and sorrow of that person, and a trace of anger inexplicably ignited in his heart, and he actually had an impulsive thought, wanting to go down and fight the black-robed man and save the tens of thousands of lives from his hands.

However, at this moment, the black-robed man suddenly raised his head and looked at Fang Yuan's side. Fang Yuan instantly felt an unprecedented sense of oppression, as if he was a little mouse adrift alone on the sea, stared at by a giant python that gradually emerged from the deep sea.