Without a word, a blood-red aura rose from the three Venerables, and a series of obscure and incomprehensible incantations echoed from the void.
Once the incantation was finished, the blood-red threads within the altar seemed to go mad, rapidly splitting, one into two, two into four, four into eight...
In just a breathās time, the altar was filled with blood-red threads, a sight that made oneās scalp tingle.
Screams echoed from the altar, and soon, no trace of life remained.
Inside the altar, under the wild sweep of the blood-red threads, everything had been completely sacrificed.
And the Four-faced Buddha, without any wicked thoughts to empower it, had already dissipated into the world, as if it had never appeared.
As the Evil God within the altar vanished, the Holy Eye Venerable glanced at the divine-level monsters guarding the place and said, "Continue to stand guard here."
With that, the Holy Eye Venerable, King of Snow Domain, and Ghost Mother Venerable disappeared from sight, returning to the sky.
Upon their return, the King of Snow Domain looked down at the altar, "What now? Previously, too many clansmen were devoured by the Holy Treeās descent, and now, numerous near-divine-level monsters have self-destructed, evaporating too much Qi blood of millions, causing the True Form of the Blood River to be unable to descend."
According to the original plan, sacrificing all sub-divine-level monsters should have been enough, but during the sacrifice, so many unforeseen events occurred.
After a moment of contemplation, the Holy Eye Venerable made a ruthless decision, "Sacrifice all divine-level creatures as well. With the blood of divine creatures, the True Form of the Blood Riverās power will definitely be greater than we initially expected."
Upon hearing this, the Ghost Mother Venerable asked, "Are you sure?"
The Holy Eye Venerable glanced at them, "Is there a better way?"
"To summon the True Form of the Blood River, weāve already sacrificed all sub-divine-level creatures. Are we to waste all previous efforts at this critical moment?"
The Undying Venerable beside them readily agreed, "I agree with the Holy Eye Venerableās method. We must not let it go to waste."
All Venerables cast a glance at the Undying Venerable.
In this sacrifice, the Undying Venerable had lost the least.
The Undying Venerable, the only of its kind in the world, had no kin, and its lack of concern during the previous sacrifices was justified.
Moreover, it could absorb the death energy generated by the sacrifices to enhance its own strength.
And now, with the impending sacrifice of divine creatures, there would be even more death energy, something it eagerly desired.
But aside from this, there was no other choice.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"I also agree!"
...
Soon, all the Venerables agreed to this plan to sacrifice divine-level beings.
Meanwhile, the divine-level beings guarding outside the altar watched the sudden eruption of blood-red threads with anticipation.
"The True Form of the Blood River is about to successfully descend!"
"Once the True Form of the Blood River successfully descends, conquering Blue Star will be just around the corner. At that time, we will all be heroes!"
As they spoke, the blood-red threads pierced through the barrier, reaching the divine creatures.
When the divine beings realized something was amiss, the blood-red threads had already penetrated their bodies.
In just a breathās time, they turned into skeletons, indistinguishable from the skeletons inside the altar.
They never thought that their complete loyalty to the Venerables would ultimately result in them being sacrificed as well.
As all the divine blood was drained, the skeletal corpses that turned into bones were now slowly dissolving into the ground, like becoming nutrients.
Then, the initial pool of blood, through the sacrifices of billions of monsters, had now formed a massive Blood River, flowing through every corner of the three Exotic Stars.
Looking down through the Blood River, one could see countless monsters struggling hysterically below, as if repeatedly reenacting their past actions.
Meanwhile, wherever the Blood River flowed, the land became barren, and countless grievances burst from the earth, filling the three Exotic Stars with wrath.
As the Blood River flowed through every inch of the three Exotic Stars, the originally pitch-black sky seemed to imprint the Blood River, presenting a terrifying blood-red color.
The three once-dark Exotic Stars transformed into three blood-red planets, appearing extremely eerie, as if the apocalypse had arrived.
The sacrifice was now complete, the True Form of the Blood River fully descended.
The Undying Venerable arrived at the original Crystal Beast Planet, standing at the center of the land, its bone wings covered in rotting flesh flapping. With each flap, endless death energy rushed towards it, being absorbed.
"Exhilarating, this is too exhilarating. I have never absorbed death energy so wantonly!"
From the start, the Undying Venerable was the most enthusiastic about this sacrifice.
It had no kindred, and during the sacrifices, endless death energy was produced.
And thatās three planetsā worth, the death energy generated by the demise of billions of lives, even if their strength was weak, their sheer numbers mattered.
Originally, its power was considered top-tier among the Venerables, and with its unique Heaven-Gifted Divine Techniques, it possessed immortality.
Now, having absorbed such a large amount of death energy, it could be said that in the Venerable realm, it was nearing invincibility.
Soon, under the relentless absorption by the Undying Venerable, the death energy from Crystal Beast Planet was exhausted, yet it remained unsatisfied.
"Letās go, to the next one, Ghost Planet!"
"With so much death energy, itās enough to make me invincible. I want invincibility, I want to become the supreme one!"
With that, it flew towards the next planet.
No sooner had the Undying Venerable departed than the King of Snow Domain returned to the Crystal Beast Planet.
Looking at the scene with the Blood River flowing across the entire planet, excitement surged within, without a trace of sorrow for its lost kin.
"This truly is the descent of the True Form of the Blood River, such a magnificent sight!"
Every step the King of Snow Domain took, it could feel the resentment of the Crystal Beasts that had lived there.
The resentment aimed itself at the King of Snow Domain, attacking, yet never able to approach.
Staring at the empty expanse ahead and the Blood River, the King of Snow Domain spoke, "Rest assured, my people, your sacrifice is worthwhile!"
The Resentful God Planet.
The Holy Eye Venerable returned to the Resentful God Planet, equally astonished by the spectacle of the Blood River.
"This is the Mother River of my home planet, the Blood River. Itās been so long since Iāve seen such a grand scene!"
"With every flow of the Blood River, the heat in my body increases, my cultivation advancements, unprecedented for so long!"
The impacts brought by the Blood River were undeniable.
Even as a Venerable, merely influenced by the branches of the Blood River improved its cultivation, and if it returned to the home planet, cultivating at the source of the Blood River, it would soon break through the realm.
With this thought, the Holy Eye Venerable gazed toward the Alien Battlefield, "With the Blood River, Blue Star will soon be conquered, even Xu Ran wonāt have any chance to grow."
The Ghost Planet.
The Ghost Mother Venerable, born from the Blood River, had left the home planet for so long that it no longer remembered the sensation of flowing through the Blood River.
Upon reaching the Blood River, it leaped, forming a perfect arc. Simultaneously, the aura of the Ghost Mother Venerable began to steadily rise.
"This is the Blood River, even a branch is extremely important to me."
Meanwhile, the Ghost Mother Venerable sensed the distant Undying Venerable absorbing death energy.
"With the existence of the Blood River, even though the Undying Venerable is absorbing such vast amounts of death energy, I can still hold my own!"
"Moreover, once the mission is complete, back at the source of the Blood River for cultivation, it will be much faster than the Undying Venerable absorbing death energy!"
With this thought, the Ghost Mother Venerableās desire to invade Blue Star intensified dramatically.
...
At the same time.
The First Safe Zone.
The [Fire Prison] Godslaying Squad and the [Soul Suppressing] Godslaying Squad, two Yue Realm Godslaying Squads, were currently in the First Safe Zone.
The Captain of the [Fire Prison] Godslaying Squad, Li Yan, held a bottle of strong liquor, "So, has anything happened on the Alien Battlefield these days?"
Sitting opposite, the Captain of the [Soul Suppressing] Squad held a wine glass, accepting the drink poured by Li Yan, "Itās strange, the Alien Battlefield has no Exotic Star monsters at all right now. I donāt know whatās happened?"
Three days ago, a command from the Celestial Summit Pavilion prompted all Huaxia Godslaying Squads to patrol the Alien Battlefield, and if they discovered anything suspicious, to report it immediately.
Thus, both the [Fire Prison] and [Soul Suppressing] Squads were assigned to the First Safe Zone.
But after three days of patrolling, nothing unusual was found except there were no Exotic Star monsters in the Alien Battlefield, which was itself the biggest anomaly.
Li Yan drained his bottle of strong liquor, "Since the last extreme Beast Tide ended, even if Exotic Star monsters needed to recuperate, there would still be some on the Alien Battlefield. But now, thereās not a single one, strange! Strange!"
The [Soul Suppressing] Squad Captain added, "The Exotic Stars must be brewing a larger conspiracy, otherwise, it wouldnāt be like this."
After downing a glass of strong liquor, Li Yanās gaze suddenly shifted to the Alien Battlefield, his eyes showing a startled expression...
He felt a chill in his heart!