Chapter 527 - 490: Low-Spec Version of the Eight Holy Halls (3)
’I would become an experiment, and ultimately, just scrap material.’
’As for the mutation the Eye of Destiny mentioned...’
Shi Ming could already feel it.
He looked at Huozhuang, who was still in the final stages of the "endowment," and at the black circle at his feet. The circle was linked to the sealed entrance of the Tomb Star Realm, like a simple Teleportation Gate.
Now, the Teleportation Gate was in a semi-closed state.
The aura of deathly silence within seemed to have sensed something and began to stir. Strange roars echoed from the deepest part of the Cosmic Country, long since a dead domain, as if something was awakening.
’Not good!’
BOOM!
The Four-Dimensional Sanctuary initiated, and the Time Pause Rune activated.
A figure, moving almost too fast to see, swept past the bloody altar. In the blink of an eye, one second passed. Huozhuang on the altar, along with Shi Ming and Jianmu below it, were all gone.
The time pause ended. The altar continued to shatter, and the ground split open into enormous chasms. Huge trees toppled over. The Priest and the tribespeople were thrown into chaos. Many of them, along with the corpses left on the altar, plunged into the chasms. Some, in a moment of quick thinking, clung to tree roots and scrambled back up. Others fell directly into the depths and were swallowed by the earth as it began to close.
The earth split open!
When the Priest regained his footing, he scanned his surroundings, but the new warrior had vanished. Despite all his power, the Priest hadn’t sensed in the slightest how they disappeared.
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"Brother!"
"Huozhuang!"
The two brothers quickly confirmed that the other was safe before turning to Shi Ming.
It was Mr. Ming who had saved them.
"The abnormality at the altar will inevitably attract the attention of some truly powerful beings. Soon, the Red Wood Tribe will become a place where fate is unforeseeable. This will almost certainly bring about some undesirable changes."
"Your time is running out."
Having gained new strength, Huozhuang felt completely reborn. It was as if immense power resided within his body, ready to erupt at his slightest whim. Yet, before Shi Ming, all this power felt as insignificant as an ant’s.
"Mr. Ming, those powerful beings... can’t even you handle them?"
Shi Ming was silent.
’I’ve never fought them, so who knows?’
’But there’s definitely more than one pseudo-god watching this place. The opportunists waiting to carve up a god’s legacy will swarm at the first scent of blood.’
’That was also why he had never used a Divine Rune.’
He used his Spiritual Power to probe for any activity in the distance.
"Alright, little guy,
"now is the time to choose your gift."
"Do you want to live a peaceful, ordinary life with your people? Or do you want to become a true hero and witness your extraordinary destiny forged in sacrifice and hardship?"
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"There’s another disturbance in the Tomb Star Realm... That thing was provoked. It’s awakening even more."
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"It’s always best to fish in troubled waters. It’s time for the lifeless puppets I’ve been researching to enter the battlefield. It’s up to them to see what they can find in that dead Star Domain..."
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"Sister, [Kong] has made a move."
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"Little Ron, an opportunity like this is rare. Serve under me for now, and fate will deliver the spoils of war right to our doorstep."
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"This eight-in-one experiment... was it a failure from the start? These low-level lifeforms, born from a decaying star domain, their bloodlines still aren’t pure enough... The clinical data from these low-end experiments is nowhere near enough to provide a viable solution."
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