Days passed by.
Three days later, the lower reaches of the River of Blood suddenly shone brightly. Countless souls were continuously drawn from the River of Blood and converged into the Astral Formation by the shore.
In the Astral Formation, the giant red tree seemed to be mutating. Each branch seemed to be digesting a soul.
Outside the Astral Formation, among the group of alchemists, the Countess was even more arrogant. It was as if the entire arcane realm was under her control.
The development of the situation was not what Anderson had expected.
At the very least, the Astral Formation was clearly effective. It wasn't as insignificant as Anderson had said, and there was no need to worry about it.
Sir System hurriedly found Fang Ning to discuss how to deal with this matter.
"This Anderson, he's so unreliable. He said that they'll definitely fail, but aren't they about to succeed now? Fortunately, I didn't look for him before. You're more reliable, Mr. Rich Boss. "Sir System said resentfully.
"Uh, it's too early to make a conclusion. Let's not panic. Hurry up and send out spies to keep an eye on those places, especially William. Hopefully, he'll find something. "Fang Ning suggested.
"This is so troublesome. It wasn't this difficult to seize those arcane realms in the past. What's going on? "Sir System was very gloomy.
"That's because the previous arcane realms appeared too early. Maybe they weren't mature enough …" Fang Ning speculated.
"Ah, you're right. Just like how I used to be, easy to fool. This arcane realm is obviously in its mature stage. It's not easy to fiddle with. "Sir System realized.
"Exactly. Let's take it slow. Compared to this, I have a huge worry. "Fang Ning said worriedly.
"What are you worried about?" Sir System was puzzled.
"We've been here for a long time. We're isolated from the outside world. I'm worried that there'll be variables." Fang Ning said worriedly.
"Hey, didn't we take a long time when we entered the Land of Heritage? Nothing will happen. "Sir System said in disbelief.
"You're so naive. Things are different now. If our existence had an impact factor of one on the world, now it's a thousand. What do you think will happen to the outside world without our existence? "
Fang Ning said worriedly.
"You're worrying too much. What does that have to do with us?" Sir System said nonchalantly. "According to what you're saying, I can't leave Earth? I'm a hero, not a nanny. After all, our important items and followers are either with us or in Morality City, so we're not afraid of any unforeseen circumstances. "
"Hmph, I knew you'd say that," Fang Ning said helplessly.
…
Land of Sanguinity, in a mountain forest.
William was exploring a new blood-colored stream. The source of this stream seemed a little strange. It came from a mountain spring.
Just as he was about to go deeper, he saw a red light shooting into the sky in the distance. In his eyes, there were countless ghosts wailing and crying in the red light, as if they were facing a desperate situation.
"Not good, I need to speed up. Otherwise, I'm afraid it'll be too late for regrets." He was secretly anxious. Then, he clenched his teeth and jumped into the mountain spring.
What followed was boundless darkness …
Meanwhile, Countess Barito was looking at the Astral Formation with satisfaction where the red light was soaring into the sky.
It was currently absorbing the power of the river of blood to strengthen itself, and the more powerful it was, the faster it would absorb, thus achieving positive iteration.
At the end of the iteration, it would suck dry all the blood river's energy in an instant and condense it into a mystic realm crystal.
That would be the day of their success.
This path was clear and direct, far more effective than the other unreliable methods.
"Ah, I need more power, I want to eat them."
The Giant Red Wood roared.
Half of the Astral Formation was set up on the shore, while the other half was set up in the water. The Giant Red Wood was in the center of the formation, serving as an offering and a transfer point for power.
"Don't worry, I'll let you eat your fill, Master Abraham …" Countess Barito sneered.
This old thing had always been arrogant, but God did not protect him … That's right, this guy did not believe in God, he believed in Nature.
Unfortunately, his Nature did not protect him. However, Nature itself would not protect anyone.
"What a precious soul. There are billions of them. I wonder where all these souls came from? Damn it, it was because of Vigilante A. Otherwise, we could have cultivated the Philosopher's Stone with billions of Americans. "The Countess smiled sinisterly.
"Your Excellency, according to our refinement, we found that they did not come from some mysterious place. They are humans from Earth …" One of the alchemists replied.
"Hey, quickly analyze the origin of these souls, and most importantly, their time of death …" The Countess grasped the key point.
"We'll do it immediately."
A few hours later, a shocking fact appeared.
"Your Excellency, the ages of these souls vary, but the earliest time of death was 20 years ago. In other words, when these souls died, it was already the beginning of the Era of Vitality. "One of the alchemists replied.
"As expected, I have a bold conjecture. It seems that this arcane realm needs our existence and is destined to belong to us. "The Countess said proudly.
Strangely, none of the alchemists asked for her opinion.
"Okay, hurry up and cultivate this blood river. I think the fire door will open soon."
"Yes."
While these people were talking, they did not realize that in the river, there was a fish with intelligent eyes that was listening to everyone's conversation.
Not long after, it nimbly avoided all the shadows and swam upstream.
The fish swam and swam, and after a few hours, it finally found its master.
"So, this is your spy. He's quite clever." Fang Ning looked at the fish conversing with Vigilante A through the System View.
"Of course, I spent a lot of experience points to get this. Its intelligence is no less than yours." Sir System said proudly.
"You're bullshitting me again. How can it be smarter than me?" Fang Ning said disdainfully, "Tell me, what news did this stupid fish bring?"
Sir System then told him everything that the alchemists had discovered, without hiding anything.
"I see. I was wondering how this arcane realm was formed and what the source of its power is. So the endless souls in the river really came from Earth. According to a rough estimate, tens of millions of people die on Earth every year. After 20 years, it would be more than a billion. This is not a small number. "Fang Ning said in realization.
"I don't understand. What's the meaning of this? "Sir System was puzzled.
"Of course it's meaningful. This means that this place is the real place of reincarnation! No, I should say, it's the Land of Termination. It wants to obliterate all the souls and turn them into nourishment for its own growth. It's really cruel. Even in the Era of Vitality, it doesn't give anyone hope of an afterlife. In the past, we thought that after the Era of Vitality, there would be afterlife and reincarnation, but that's not the case at all. If we enter this place, we can only merge into this world through repeated killings. "Fang Ning said with lingering fear.
"What's wrong with that? In the past, there was no such thing as a soul. Once a person dies, they will disappear immediately and nothing will be left. "Sir System did not care at all.
"Forget it. After thinking about it, we have to think of a way to establish contact with the outside world." Fang Ning suggested.
"Why is that?"
"When it comes to understanding souls, who knows better than Bodhisattva?"
"We can find him, but this time, don't think about giving up this place." Sir System said firmly.
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