On top of the bloody altar.
Three blood-stained execution chairs were erected in a triangular formation. Grimm, Entich, and Mary were currently sitting on them, looking lost as they waited for something.
Below them, on the first and second level of the altar, were all the acolytes lying on the ground. There was a huge bloody hole on each of the corpses, and blood was gushing out of it. The runes on the altar had absorbed enough blood and began to light up one after another.
A bloody mist gradually spread out, covering the altar with a layer of mysterious and evil colors.
When all the evil runes on the altar were lit up, a faint murmur of souls began to echo in the field. After that, countless wraiths and vengeful spirits began to appear, and they circled around the altar. Their hazy, illusory bodies would sometimes transform into beautiful young girls, and at other times, they would transform into terrifying ghosts with withered appearances ….
Chirps and giggles could be heard continuously.
Amidst this bizarre scene of angels and demons, the corpses of the acolytes on the altar quickly withered. Their flesh, blood, and souls seemed to be sucked away by a foreign object, and they quickly curled up and transformed into ghouls.
The red light on the altar became more and more eye-catching!
In a material plane where the laws of the plane were extremely strict, a blood sacrifice would cause a strong backlash from the plane's consciousness. This was especially true for a large-scale plane like the Sorcerer World, where the host of the blood sacrifice would face a terrifying backlash.
This bloody altar, which Wizard Anderson had spent a lot of effort to build, could obviously split the backlash from the plane's consciousness into three ritual nodes. Thus, when the blood sacrifice ceremony was carried out, Grimm, Entich, and Mary were firmly tied to the execution chairs, their bodies trembling like sifting chaff.
This was not because they were afraid, but because an indescribably vast consciousness had locked onto them from afar, continuously transmitting its anger through the laws. Under the pressure of that vast consciousness, the three of them began to bleed from their mouths and noses, and red snakes of blood flowed down from the corners of their eyes and ears.
However, the damage to their bodies could never compare to the damage to their souls. If it wasn't for the Bloody Altar absorbing the Acolytes' life force to sustain their consumption, perhaps Grim and the other two would have perished the moment they came into contact with the boundless consciousness.
Even so, the repeated collisions between their individual wills and the plane's consciousness had caused their soul origins to be riddled with holes and become extremely fragile. Although these wounds on the soul could be repaired by the soul fragments transmitted from the altar, it was extremely easy for these outsiders to contaminate the source of one's soul.
Moreover, the soul fragments absorbed by the Bloody Altar were tainted with the negative emotions of the apprentices before they died, such as anger, hatred, fear, and grief.
Allowing so many negative emotions to flow into one's mind at once was undoubtedly an extremely terrifying thing for a normal soul. From this point, it could be seen that Wizard Anderson didn't care whether the 3 of them could become real wizards or not. Instead, he used the method of blood sacrifice to repeatedly stimulate the origin of their souls and the potential of their bodies, and overdraft their vitality and spiritual power.
When their entire body and mind were brewed to the extreme, their power of the Will would undergo a qualitative change from quantitative change to qualitative change. With a large amount of negative emotions as the core, they could condense their own core of consciousness. Therefore, many witchcraft books called the process of becoming a wizard the crystallization of the will of the Will.
Only when a prospective wizard had successfully, completely, and stably condensed his own core of consciousness, could his advancement ceremony be considered a success. On the other hand, what Wizard Anderson had arranged for Grim and the other two was an immature and unstable wizard promotion ceremony.
Under the influence of the blood sacrifice, the 3 of them might be able to raise their body, mind, and spiritual power to the lowest threshold of becoming a wizard in a short period of time, and condense their core of consciousness. However, once the blood sacrifice's power faded away, without a stable understanding of the law, their core of consciousness would collapse sooner or later, and it would bring irreversible damage to their souls.
However, Wizard Anderson didn't care. What he wanted was that short period of qualitative change for the 3 of them!
As long as he took advantage of the short period of time when the 3 of them became wizards and used them as sacrifices for the second blood sacrifice, he would only need to endure a little bit of backlash from the plane of consciousness, and he would be able to instantly devour the 3 newly condensed core of consciousness. At that time, he would have a 30% to 40% chance of breaking through the threshold that had been holding him back for many years, and he would become the most powerful rank 2 wizard in the scattered tower forest.
As soon as he thought about the beautiful future, Anderson's heart began to surge with excitement. However, the closer he got to this point, the more he couldn't relax or be tired. Therefore, he forced himself to calm down and carefully observed the changes of the 3 of them on the execution chair.
The blood sacrifice ceremony had gradually entered the climax. The 3 sacrifices were also at the critical moment of condensing their core of consciousness. If that brat really had some special plan, this would be the best time for him to prepare for a counterattack.
Therefore, Wizard Anderson used his powerful power of the will to closely monitor the changes of the 3 of them through different methods, and waited for the strange changes that could happen at any time.
Just as he expected, when the blood sacrifice energy on the blood altar was at its most intense, the damn change really did happen.
The change happened to Grimm!
He was sitting on the execution chair, and his entire body had expanded a few times under the stimulation of the intense life force and soul breath. The sturdy muscles on the surface of his body were densely covered in cracks, and extremely intense heat was emitted from his body.
He was obviously walking the path of Elemental Wizard, specializing in Fire Element. However, this advancement ceremony did not have any resources to strengthen his Fire Element talent. Therefore, if there was a backlash of advancement, he would probably be the one with the most tragic consequences among the three.
Perhaps it was because Grimm had sensed the tragic fate of his future, his body and soul were completely controlled by the paper man, and he began to tremble violently. An indescribably terrifying fire-type Origin Energy began to burn within his body, igniting his entire body, including his soul.
Wizard Anderson's face immediately turned pale.
Through his perception of the will, the paper man hiding in Grimm's soul kept screaming in fear. The order to ignite his body and soul was not given by the paper man!
Could it be … This Grimm was the same as Entik, and had a second consciousness hidden in the depths of his soul?
No matter how hard Wizard Anderson thought, he could not understand the unique form of the chip.
This chip was embedded in Grimm's genes, and it was like an auxiliary brain. The operation and thinking of this brain were all carried out through the way of bioelectricity, so it was very hard to be detected by the outside world. Even with Wizard Anderson's craftiness and meticulousness, he still focused more on the traces of witchcraft, elemental energy, and spiritual force waves.
The existence of the A.I. Chip, which was completely different from the rest, had managed to hide itself from his detection.
Actually, Grimm and the chip had already done countless simulations of the possible changes and developments of the blood sacrifice ceremony. As long as Wizard Anderson did not lose his mind, he would definitely be able to control Grimm and the other two with spells before the blood sacrifice ceremony began. This was simply a matter of course!
That was why Grimm did not hide anything from Anderson at the start and directly revealed his trump card. In any case, no matter what he said or did, the other party would still do the same thing. Grimm decided not to hide it and directly revealed his trump card, which made Anderson suspicious.
In reality, Grimm's body and soul could not withstand the invasion of the paper man, and he was controlled by it using a special method. Fortunately, Grimm and the A.I. Chip had come up with hundreds and thousands of countermeasures to deal with different situations.
The A.I. Chip only needed to choose the most suitable countermeasure when Grimm lost his consciousness, and at the most crucial moment of the blood sacrifice ceremony. After all, in terms of body control, the paper man could never compare to the A.I. Chip, which was a part of Grimm's body.
The A.I. Chip's plan was to burn itself!
The A.I. Chip had no idea what the paper man was. However, it only needed to know that it could not be a fire elemental!
It completely burned itself, from body and mind to flesh and even to the soul. Everything that could be burned was burning.
Grimm's body trembled violently as he sat on the execution chair. He let out a long cry of pain towards the sky, and from his nostrils came a terrifying stream of flames that left one speechless. Amidst the terrifying flames, the paper figure struggled and roared in pain. However, it was soon ignited, incinerated, and turned into ashes that dissipated into thin air.
Grimm broke free from the control of his soul and woke up from the chaos!
The moment he woke up, Grimm frowned in pain.
From his body to his soul, the two opposing consciousnesses made him think that he was suffering from schizophrenia. Otherwise, why would he have such conflicting consciousnesses at the same time?
A feeling from his body to his soul kept telling him how good his current situation was. Endless life force, soul fragments filled with profound consciousness and comprehension, all of these things kept surging into his body and mind, making him stronger and stronger.
He had the illusion that he could continue to grow stronger like this forever!
However, there was another feeling that was exactly the opposite. A strong sense of danger enveloped his body and mind, causing his soul to turn dim. He had never felt so weak and insignificant, like a balloon that had been blown to its limit. Perhaps in the next second, with a bang, he would disappear into thin air.
These two feelings were so clear and intuitive, and they had etched deeply into the depths of Grim's soul, making him believe it without a doubt.
Was he strong or weak? Was he about to reach the peak of his life, or was he hovering at the edge of death?
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