All the fighting parties were stunned.
Qi Xiangyang’s mouth hung open, his face a mask of utter disbelief.
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!”
He sprinted toward Yin Yang, but Yin Yang’s entire attention was focused on that Gall.
Even though it had been separated from its host for thirteen years, it still glowed brilliantly.
Seeing Qi Xiangyang charging at him, Yin Yang casually tossed the Gall toward the blade-wielding ghost.
Qi Xiangyang decisively changed direction, chasing after the Gall.
This natural transcendent Gall was his greatest source of confidence for his promotion!
Moreover, the promotion ritual had already begun. Even if he wanted to find a substitute now, he wouldn’t be able to!
However, while his movements were fast, Xia Zhiqiu was faster!
Almost the instant the Gall left the golden pillar, Xia Zhiqiu was already flying toward Yin Yang.
But even he hadn’t expected Yin Yang to throw the Gall away.
Even so, his speed remained the fastest among them!
Black mist flashed, sweeping toward the Gall.
Boom!
Two fireballs, each over ten meters in diameter, slammed into the black mist!
When they were previously besieging Qi Xiangyang, none of the parties had used their full strength.
After all, there were other Sequence 6 combatants around. They had to be constantly on guard against sneak attacks and reserve enough spiritual energy to escape.
But things were different now.
The ultimate prize had appeared. If you didn’t grab it, someone else would.
To hold back now would be nothing short of idiocy.
“Put it down!!!”
Qi Xiangyang was truly desperate. He hadn’t even been this frantic when his son died.
After all, sons could be replaced, but if this promotion failed, he wouldn’t have a second chance!
Mid-sprint, Qi Xiangyang pressed his hands together, and a bone pendant on his neck suddenly flared with light.
Hum!
He appeared behind the golden Gall almost as if he had teleported. But just as he reached out, a cold flash of light sliced through the nearby black mist.
The battle erupted once more!
Yet no one noticed that Yin Yang, having thrown the golden Gall, was now walking toward the altar.
As a Corpse Celebrant, how could he not have an altar when presiding over a sacrifice?
Conveniently, there was an unclaimed altar right in front of him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The combatants fought with increasing ferocity, seemingly unconcerned about damaging the golden Gall.
The blade-wielding ghost joined the fray at the right moment, though its target remained Qi Xiangyang alone!
Putch!
The zhanmadao pierced Qi Xiangyang’s calf. He used Wound-Transfer again, shifting the damage to White Feather nearby.
“Use long-range attacks! As long as you don’t touch him, the damage won’t be transferred!”
Liang Guan roared, but not a single person listened to him.
The Gall was right next to Qi Xiangyang. Pulling back now would mean handing the treasure over to someone else for nothing.
Seeing this, Liang Guan gritted his teeth and surged forward to join the scramble!
This was a natural transcendent Gall!
As long as its attributes were identified, it could be used as a primary material for promotion. Forget Sequence 5—it was good enough to be a primary material for Sequence 4!
Even if it wasn’t used as a primary material, it could be refined into a formidable transcendent item.
As the crowd attacked frantically, a look of madness flashed in Qi Xiangyang’s eyes.
“I offer all life in this place as a sacrifice!”
“True God!”
“Enjoy your offerings!”
As he spoke, he thrust his hands into his own body just below his ribs, looking like a man possessed.
Black Feather and White Feather retreated instantly!
They all worshipped evil gods; they were all too familiar with these tactics.
This was a method of sacrificing one's own life to boost strength in the short term!
Being too close to him now would mean being turned into a sacrifice alongside him.
Liang Guan and Xia Zhiqiu also retreated upon seeing this. Only the living corpse, Xia Zhichun, lunged toward the Gall.
Putch!
A zhanmadao appeared out of nowhere, severing Xia Zhichun’s wrist before snatching the golden, glowing Gall!
“Don’t even think about it!”
Qi Xiangyang spat out a mouthful of blood. The moment the blood left his mouth, it transformed into strands of red thread that coiled around the golden Gall and pulled it back.
This sequence of events took a while to describe, but it all happened in the blink of an eye.
Black Feather and White Feather were furious.
They had thought Qi Xiangyang was going to sacrifice himself for a powerful ultimate move, but it turned out the old man was just bluffing!
“Long-range attacks!”
Liang Guan shouted again, refusing to give up. This time, everyone acted together, as none of them were close to him anymore.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A barrage of energy attacks struck Qi Xiangyang, causing him to cough up blood repeatedly. He could only grab the pendant on his chest again to trigger his speed burst.
“True God!”
“Enjoy your offerings!”
Qi Xiangyang spoke again, and Black and White Feather hesitated for a moment.
But they soon realized the old man only ran faster after shouting his ‘slogan.’
“I’m going to kill him!”
Black Feather cursed and spat out another blast of flames!
The temperature of the flames was even higher this time, causing the surrounding air to distort and warp.
Swoosh!
Clang!
Qi Xiangyang wanted to return to the altar to continue controlling the tentacles, but as soon as he reached the altar’s perimeter, he slammed into an invisible barrier.
Because of his extreme speed, his skull nearly cracked from the impact.
It was only then that he noticed the masked man standing atop his altar.
“Who are you?”
“Get down from there!”
“Now! Immediately!”
Yin Yang looked at him calmly. Despite the man’s raspy voice, he recognized it instantly.
“Get down!”
Qi Xiangyang roared, beginning to attack the invisible barrier.
Boom!
The fireballs from behind were already closing in. Helpless, Qi Xiangyang had to turn around to deal with the incoming attacks.
But out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed a terrifying sight!
The masked man was holding another golden, glittering Gall in his hand!
He hurriedly looked down at the Gall in his own hand, only to see its golden light rapidly fading, eventually turning into a gold tooth.
The gold tooth still pulsed with the aura of a transcendent item, but Qi Xiangyang was nearly fit to burst with rage.
“Give me back my Gall!!!”
Qi Xiangyang roared, nearly losing his mind. He was completely different from his usual self.
He likely hadn’t realized that he was being influenced by the side effects of the Berserker’s Wisdom Tooth.
The Berserker’s Wisdom Tooth.
Its effect allowed the host to enter a berserk state, significantly increasing their attributes.
The side effect, however, was that it easily induced the host to lose control and continuously radiated berserk thoughts, making the host prone to rage.
Yin Yang slowly brought the golden Gall toward his lower abdomen. His black-and-red robe parted automatically, revealing his abdomen covered in surgical stitches.
The centipede-like wound on his belly split open, naturally sucking the golden Gall inside.
Hum—
A golden light radiated from the wound. Bathed in this light, one of the scars slowly faded until it vanished completely.
Seeing this, Qi Xiangyang’s eyes widened. He stammered, “You... you... you!”
Boom!
Before he could finish, Black Feather, White Feather, and the others charged forward.
They didn’t attack Qi Xiangyang, however. Instead, they joined him in frantically attacking the invisible barrier.
They didn’t care whether Qi Xiangyang lived or died; they only wanted that natural transcendent Gall!
Now that the masked man had absorbed the Gall, he was the enemy!
Yin Yang took a deep breath and reached out his right hand. The black-and-red substance from the altar coiled around his hand, forming a staff.
Thump.
Yin Yang struck the staff against the ground, his voice cold and clear.
“Commence the Rite!”
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