Su Ming stared at the old man before him coldly. He could not move, and the lack of aura of death caused him to no longer look like a young man, but an old man with an old face.
In particular, the many pustules on his body were a ghastly sight.
If no one disturbed him, then with his current condition, he would need another half a month before the aura of death would disappear and he would die. Then he would be able to get used to the climate in this place and regain his mobility.
As for the poisonous gas, Su Ming's body was formed by the illusion of the aura of death. What truly existed was his soul, so the poisonous gas could not harm his soul. As for the pustules, they were formed when the poisonous gas crashed into the aura of death in Su Ming's body. They might seem wretched, but in truth, they did not cause much harm to him.
To him, the greatest harm was that the aura of death in this place was too sparse.
As the old man spoke, the seven people in the distance closed in on Su Ming in an instant. Their speed caused Su Ming's pupils to shrink in a barely noticeable manner.
Besides the purple-robed man in the lead, the other seven people's levels of cultivation were about the same as Su Ming's.
As for the purple-robed man, based on the mighty pressure spreading out from his body, he was a powerful Berserker at the peak of the Second Step. With just one more step, he would become a Lord of World Plane Realm.
The purple-robed man crouched down and lifted his right hand to touch Su Ming's chest. After a moment, he pulled his hand back.
"The poisonous gas attacked his body, and the aura of death filled his entire body. This pain is incredibly difficult for others to bear. This person's will is quite strong, to think that he could still live with these injuries … It's a pity that injuries caused by aura of death entering his body are difficult to heal, or else he would have been a good fighter," the purple-robed man said flatly. Once he got up, he swept his gaze past Su Ming, and a light frown appeared between his brows.
He did not find any storage bags on Su Ming's body.
Su Ming's storage bag was indeed not on his person. When the bald crane turned into a stone, it had instinctively taken away Su Ming's storage bag and hid it in its body. Now that it had turned into a stone, no one would be able to see anything.
"Take him away. The god should like a living offering more." The purple-robed man charged into the distance. The thin old man chuckled and picked up Su Ming with one arm. With his right hand, he grabbed the corpse he had put down just now and charged forward with the team.
Behind them, the bald crane that had turned into a stone lifted its head and blinked. Then, it carefully moved its body and swiftly followed behind them.
The group of people sped through the land in the night after dusk. They did not say a single word as they hurried along. Their expressions were filled with vigilance as they occasionally looked around.
At night, the volcanoes on this abandoned cultivation planet were much weaker than during the day. The poisonous gas dissipated under the moonlight, forming a fog that covered the surroundings.
Under the lead of the purple-robed man, the group of people didn't stop and ran for several hours. When it was almost midnight, they arrived at the foot of a huge volcano.
This was a gigantic volcano with a circumference of several hundreds of thousands of feet that shot straight into the clouds. The people could vaguely see the mouth of the volcano. At that moment, there was black smoke rising into the sky. Muffled booms would occasionally come from within the volcano, as if there were ferocious beasts roaring.
The purple-robed man came to a halt and sucked in a deep breath. The wariness on his face became even greater. The other people behind him also reacted the same way, as if there was a great danger in this place.
Su Ming's expression remained calm. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the volcano. His body was carried by the thin old man, and he charged towards the mouth of the volcano with the rest of the group.
Almost at the moment the eight people approached the gigantic mouth of the volcano, a low shout immediately traveled down from it.
"Who are you?!"
The purple-robed man wrapped his fist in his palm and said in a low voice, "Yue Hong Bang."
As he spoke, the purple-robed man charged towards the mouth of the volcano. The seven people behind him immediately followed. When they stood at the mouth of the volcano, Su Ming saw that there were nearly a hundred people in the ring around the mouth of the volcano.
Most of these people were thin and only skin and bones, but their eyes were bright and full of life. Strangely, all of them were carrying corpses on their shoulders, and some of them were even carrying four or five of them.
The purple-robed man, Yue Hong Bang's arrival attracted quite a number of people's gazes. The purple-robed man's expression did not change. He brought the people behind him to an empty spot at the edge of the mouth of the volcano. He stood there, and a brilliant light shone in his eyes as he looked at the people who had their gazes trained on him coldly.
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. In his eyes, there was not a single weakling among the near hundred people. Even the weakest among them was at the initial stage of the Second Step. There was not a single one among them who were below the Second Step.
In fact, Su Ming also saw seven people who had reached the pinnacle of the Second Step, like the purple-robed man, among the near hundred people. He might not know these people's goal for coming here, but when he saw that all of them were carrying corpses, Su Ming's gaze fell on the mouth of the volcano.
It was dark inside. Only black smoke could be seen rising into the sky, and he could not see clearly. However, there were occasional roars that sounded like roars, and there was a powerful, mighty pressure that could intimidate people's hearts and souls.
"Alright, it's time. Those who should be here are here. As for those who didn't come, they should have run into some accident during this period of time." As the people in the area fell silent, an old man with a head of white hair and dressed in a black robe spoke languidly.
This old man had the most people behind him. There were nearly twenty people standing solemnly by his side. All of their gazes were bright, and their levels of cultivation were extraordinary.
"Based on the rules, I will go first when it comes to offering sacrifices to the gods. Then, you will start from my left, and you will come from my right. After that, I will leave at the same time. We cannot go in the same direction." As the old man spoke, he bowed towards the mouth of the volcano.
"Offer sacrifices to the gods! Ask the gods to appear!" The old man's voice echoed in the air. Once it traveled into the volcano, he swung his arm, and the three corpses beside him immediately flew out and fell into the mouth of the volcano.
Yet at the instant the three corpses fell, the hearts of the people in the area trembled, and quite a number of them instinctively took a step back. Roars came from the mouth of the volcano.
At the same time, a crimson shadow was flung out from the mouth of the volcano. With a flash, the three corpses that fell immediately shattered. They did not turn into a bloody mess, but as if they had been scattered, they turned into ashes. Wisps of faint green aura spread out from the ashes and were absorbed by the crimson shadow.
When the crimson shadow no longer swayed and became clear, what was revealed in the mouth of the volcano was a gigantic ferocious creature with the body of a snake and the head of a phoenix. Its body was one hundred feet wide, and its length was endless. It was connected to the mouth of the volcano.
If they did not look at the creature's body, then they would think that it was a divine phoenix in the volcano, and it was staring at the people around it coldly.
All those who were looked at by the ferocious beast instinctively lowered their heads, as if they did not dare to meet its gaze.
Su Ming's pupils shrank as he stared at the strange ferocious beast. He had never seen it before. A powerful, mighty pressure spread out from the ferocious beast's body, causing the temperature in the area to instantly rise.
The old man who had thrown out the three corpses wrapped his fist in his palm towards the beast respectfully. When he took a few steps back, his followers immediately moved forward and threw out all the corpses they had brought with them.
There were a total of thirty-two corpses, and once they were thrown out, the ferocious beast with the phoenix head crushed them into ashes at an incredibly fast speed. It absorbed the faint green aura spreading out from the ashes, and once it swallowed it, the ferocious beast lifted its head and let out a loud roar.
As it roared, thirty-two rays of fire shot out from its mouth. When they flew out, they were immediately extinguished and turned into thirty-two crystals filled with residue that charged towards the old man.
Excitement appeared on the old man's face. With a swing of his arm, he immediately swept up the crystals. Once he wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed towards the beast, he retreated ten steps away with his followers.
When Su Ming saw this, understanding appeared in his eyes. This place was definitely barren. Food might not be the most important thing for cultivators, but if they did not have the power of the world, then crystals would be the most important thing for them.
If they did not have crystals, then not only would they not be able to increase their level of cultivation, they would also slowly regress. Once their level of cultivation regressed, then they would die in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence.
'Feeding this ferocious beast with the phoenix head in exchange for digested crystals that exist in the beast's body for some unknown reason … 'Su Ming narrowed his eyes.
As the old man retreated, the person to his left immediately did the same thing and threw out the corpses. The ferocious beast crashed into those corpses and reduced them to ashes. Once it devoured the faint green aura, it coughed out an equal amount of crystals.
Before it was the purple-robed man's turn, two more roars came from the volcano. Two slightly smaller ferocious beasts with the phoenix head also stretched out their bodies to devour the faint green aura from the corpses.
Before long, it was the purple-robed man's turn. He immediately threw out the corpses he was carrying. The seven people behind him did the same. Su Ming had his eyes wide open, but he could not move his body at that moment. Once he was thrown out, one of the smaller beasts immediately swung its head. When it touched Su Ming's body, he immediately felt a great force surging into his body. That power seemed to contain some sort of law within it, and it could perfectly separate a person's flesh, blood, and bones. They would not turn them into minced meat, but would instead be reduced to ashes.
In fact, Su Ming could sense that the force of the crash was not strong at all. It was not strong enough to completely destroy his body. However, it was precisely because that crash contained a hint of power similar to law that caused Su Ming's body to be perfectly disintegrated and reduced to ashes.
Yet when his body turned into ashes, there was no faint green aura spreading out. The small beast with the phoenix head was momentarily stunned, but it still opened its mouth wide and sucked in a deep breath. Su Ming's physical body might not be around, but his soul was the core of his body. At that moment, his soul was immediately sucked into the small beast's mouth due to the suction force.
After a moment, once the people at the volcano threw out all the corpses in exchange for an equal amount of crystals, they swiftly retreated and left in different directions.
Today was still the fourth episode. The monthly votes were already on the last day, so there was no need to force it. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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