Chapter 1408: The Baptism of Deity
Translator:
WQL
Editor:
Aleem
Someone said that labor pain ranked highest. The one who said that must have not tried the taste of Purgatory Samsara Method. The pain of Purgatory Samsara Method could be recognized literally. Being tortured by Purgatory Samsara Method, even knights would collapse physically and mentally...
When Zhang Tie started to shatter the water chakra of the âprime minister of Heavens Reaching Empireâ, this guy instantly dropped off tears and nasal mucus while uttering earth-shaking howls.
Hearing the miserable howls of the âprime minister of Heavens Reaching Churchâ, Gao Tianzhao and Ockham couldnât help but turn pale. Like a rabbit in cold wind, Ockham the chief halos priest of the east parish of Sacred Light Empire kept quivering.
As Ockham was quivering, he kept randomly glancing here and there. Based on his âexistential experienceâ, he had already sensed that the atmosphere today was apparently different than before. Zhang Tie behaved more grimly, Today, Zhang Tie didnât even pay attention to him. After he was pushed out of the dungeon by Agan, Ockham had felt that he was more like livestock being sent into the slaughterhouse or a rusty part being thrown into the steelmaking furnace for recycling instead of a knight.
âIf you knew that you would face such a result, did you do that at the beginning? Whatever you howl, can you imagine how many innocent Hua people died miserably because of the bloody figures that you curtained in bloody pools after the turmoil in Xuanyuan Hill? Do you know how many harmonious and warm families were disrupted because of you? Until today, the bloody figures had not been eradicated. Some bloody figures are hiding in the depth of dense woods and still causing troubles everywhere. Over dozens of years, youâve deliberately demonized the grains of Taixia Country. Do you know how many tragical scenes of exchanging children for food would happen in Taixia Country if the food crisis really happened across Taixia Country in the holy war? A knight could be wealthy and dignified wherever he is; is it really that necessary for you to serve demons at the risk of your lives?â
Zhang Tie said icily as he kept shattering Wang Baozhongâs water chakra and refining his water elements.
The âprime minister of Heavens Reaching Empireâ completely fainted in miserable howls.
With the effect of Purgatory Samsara Method, Zhang Tie soon absorbed enough water elements to light 3 scales of his water chakra. Closely after that, he grabbed Wang Baozhongâs head and threw Zhang Baozhong into the furnace.
âThe prime minister of Heavens Reaching Empireâ was instantly burned into ashes in the bloody sacrifice furnace.
Closely after that, Zhang Tie moved his hand onto the head of the other pillar of Heavens Reaching Empire. As that b*stard turned miserably pale, Zhang Tie threw the second earth knight into the bloody sacrifice furnace without demur once again.
After throwing these b*stards into bloody sacrifice furnace, even though Zhang Tie killed them, he could still get corresponding fruits from the small tree. Meanwhile, their bodies could serve as the source of energy for the bloody sacrifice furnace.
Only after eating two earth knights, the third eye on the forehead of that deity above the bloody sacrifice furnace had started to shine. At the same time, the small tree which was not far started to give out strange brilliance and exotic fragrance as a fruit of brilliance gradually grew up on a twig.
âAhh, donât kill me. I will do whatever you want me to do...â The third earth knight started to implore.
Not everyone could withstand the test of life or death situation.
âYouâre too dirty. Iâd rather raise a dog...â Zhang Tie said coldly as he waved his arm, throwing another earth demon knight into the bloody sacrifice furnace.
Watching Zhang Tie throwing 3 earth knights who could be throne priests in Sacred Light Empire into the incinerator, Ockham who was quivering all over had incontinence. He finally figured out why the atmosphere today was different than usual; because Zhang Tie had lost his patience and wanted to dispose of all of them today. However, Ockham still had a faintly fluke mindââperhaps Zhang Tie only wants to recover the water chakra of his or Gao Tianzhaoâs like before...
That was a marvelous sacrificial platform and furnace. However, all this was a nightmare that Ockham would not touch anymore for the rest of his life. In Ockhamâs eyes, Zhang Tie was the devil of the devil. If the time could turn back, Ockham preferred to not step in Ice and Snow Wilderness as well as hope that he had not heard Zhang Tieâs name and seen this young yet chilling face.
However, after realizing that Zhang Tie didnât spare any chance for them to surrender, all of them started to swear Zhang Tie ferociously.
âZhang Tie, letâs see it. Our patriarch would avenge for us and break you into ashes and destroy your entire family...â
âI wouldnât let you go even if I were a ghost...â
âYou will die in a miserable way...â
âIâm sorry, Han Zhengfang and his sons have already been killed ahead of you by me. Iâve already turned their bones into ashes. Therefore, donât expect that someone else could avenge for you. As for being ghosts. You couldnât even live as a sensible person, not to mention being ghosts. As you encounter me, I will refine you both physically and spiritually...â As Zhang Tie said, he soon threw all the 7 earth knights and 4 black iron knights into the bloody sacrifice furnace without demur and eradicated them.
Zhang Tie then came to the front of Gao Tianzhao.
âHumans would not win this holy war. Zhang Tie, donât be complacent too early. You will not have a good result either...â Gao Tianzhao said with forlorn laughter, âYou will also have a miserable fate like me. You can never escape it...â
As an elder of Heavens Reaching Church, Gao Tianzhao performed a bit more backbone.
âI prefer a clear conscience. I donât consider whether humans would win the holy war or not. I would only do my job well. Even if humans couldnât win in the end, I would still survive myself. Itâs none of your business. But, you would not see the end of this holy war whatever it is...â Zhang Tie smiled as he grabbed Gao Tianzhao with his neck and threw him into bloody sacrifice furnace like how he did to a chick.
The moment Gao Tianzhao was thrown into the bloody sacrifice furnace, he had turned into ashes. Closely after that, the deity above the bloody sacrifice furnace gave out strong brilliance as if it had taken a tonic.
Zhang Tie then came to the front of Ockham as he frowned about the latterâs wet pant. It was out of Zhang Tieâs imagination that Ockham was such a coward.
Gao Tianzhaoâs annihilation had already destroyed the last glimmer of hope for Ockham. Ockham cried and howled as he told Zhang Tie in the most pious way as soon as possible.
âDonât kill me. I could be your most pious slave servant. Thereâs a secret method in Sacred Light Empire in which a knight could submit his fate to another one by opening his own awareness and chakra to that one in case of betrayal. I wish to open my awareness and soul to you and become your most pious servant. I wish to donate all the honors and wealth that Iâve acquired in Sacred Light Empire, Western Continent to you and follow you forever. Your most pious slave servant Ockham beseech you to spare me a chance of confession, my master...â
Ockham put it very poorly. However, before Zhang Tie replied, Edward, Agan and Aziz on the side of Ockham had fixed him with a furious glance.
âB*stard, weâre the most pious servants of our master. Do you want to deprive of our honor?â
âHow dare you ignore our existence...â
âLiar. When I started to run an errand for our master and brewed wine for our master, youâve not even entered Castle of Black Iron yet...â
The 3 pious slave servants of Zhang Tie couldnât curb their anger as they directly beat up Ockham, causing him to shriek miserably.
The poor Ockham, who was the former renowned halos priest of Sacred Light Empire couldnât even believe that he would be beaten badly by Zhang Tieâs slave servants when he expressed his instance.
When Ockham was shrieking miserably, Zhang Tie threw a glance at Heller. Heller then nodded slightly.
Everyone had his own strong point. Zhang Tie had not imagined that there was a secret method that could be used to control knights in Sacred Light Empire. In addition, this secret method was so abnormal and distinctive that it required someone to open his awareness and chakra to another one voluntarily. Unless the knight himself wished to do that, he could never be affected by this secret method. This explained why many âcontrollingâ secret methods of Bloody Soul Sutra were futile for knights.
Zhang Tie waved his arm to end his servantsâ ferocious beating. With bruised nose and swollen face, Ockham watched Zhang Tie with a poor look, trying to be loyal.
âNow that Sacred Light Empire has such a secret method, why did you not tell me about that before?â Zhang Tie asked calmly.
âWho would reveal it to be under otherâs control unless life or death situation...â Ockham said pitifully.
âHavenât you been under otherâs control before...â
âIn Sacred Light Empire, most of the knights have to open their awareness and soul to someone on higher levels for more cultivation resources and greater power. In Sacred Light Church, this ritual is called baptism of deity; namely, the one being baptized would submit his fate to another one by opening his awareness and soul. During this process, the one being baptized would find a more powerful reliance as he joins a cult or faction of Sacred Light Church. When I promoted to a knight, I received this ritual from a halos priest of Sacred Light Empire. Pitifully, that halos priest has fought to death in the later stage of the 2nd holy war. Therefore, Iâm free now. As Iâm a halos priest of Sacred Light Empire, unless the incumbent pope abdicates voluntarily and seeks for a reliable one to take over of his position, nobody else across the country could baptize me...â
âDid you also control others using this secret method?â
âI baptized 3 throne priests in the eastern parish of Sacred Light Empire...â
âOnly 3?â
âThe time of the baptism of deity is limited. As it undergoes between knights, a black iron knight could only baptize 2 people; an earth knight could baptize 3; a shadow knight 5, a heavenly knight 8. Itâs said that a sage-level knight could make it 13. However, the baptism of deity poses high request on the baptizer. Each baptism would consume a lot of spiritual energy and part of the vital essence of the baptizer...â Ockham said with a bit bashful look, âTherefore, I could only control 3 although I could at most control 5 with my existing ability...â
âWhat? Each baptism of deity would consume vital essence?â Zhang Tie slightly frowned, âIsnât it like the animal controlling skill in the
Great Wilderness Sutra
? Could it be said that the baptism of the deity of the Sacred Light Empire shares the same principle with the secret method in the
Great Wilderness Sutra
or Ockhamâs expression is incorrect? The âvital essenceâ that he mentioned might be utterly different than that consumed by triggering the secret method in the
Great Wilderness Sutra
.â
âWell, Iâd like to check your baptism of deity before determining whether to keep you alive or not...â Zhang Tie said calmly.
âOkay, okay. The baptism of deity is similar to the pattern of enlightenment in process. Only by putting your hand onto my head and receiving my awareness would you understand it...â
Zhang Tie then put his hand onto Ockhamâs head as he closed his eyes...
A few minutes later, Zhang Tie suddenly opened his eyes out of shock.
Even though Zhang Tie had made well preparation for it, he still couldnât curb his surprise...
If not being proficient in many secret skills of the
Great Wilderness Sutra
, Zhang Tie would not be shocked that much. As Zhang Tie excelled at the âincarnationâ skill of âGreat Wilderness Sutraâ, he found that the so-called baptism of deity was akin to the âincarnationâ skill of
Great Wilderness Sutra
. Actually, it shared a central ideology with the âincarnationâ skill of
Great Wilderness Sutra
, plus the essence of two other secret methods.
This modification was basically based on regarding knights as mutated beasts as an âanimal controllerâ. That was why the process would consume the baptizerâs vital essence. Zhang Tie even discovered the trace of a secret method of
Bloody Soul Sutra
that could sow oneâs soul in otherâs 8 senses...
Those who could fuse different secret methods and create a wholly new secret method was definitely a top genius. Even Zhang Tie couldnât do it as such a secret method required him to master both the animal controlling skill of the
Great Wilderness Sutra
and the soul sowing method of
Bloody Soul Sutra
. Perhaps, the creator didnât read the complete version of the
Great Wilderness Sutra
and
Bloody Soul Sutra
, he could only speculate some know-how. Therefore, this baptism of deity was not consummated.
This imperfection was reflected in the number of knights that could be baptized. Additionally, this process couldnât be started until the one voluntarily opened his awareness and soul to the baptizer...
If the creator of this secret method could have the
Great Wilderness Sutra
and the
Bloody Soul Sutra
, he would be able to control knights as many as he wanted and treat knights as his own pets and slaves...
When Zhang Tie realized that, he couldnât help but quiver a bit. That was really terrifying. Although Zhang Tie mastered the
Great Wilderness Sutra
and the
Bloody Soul Sutra
, he couldnât further improve the baptism of deity. Because another secret method that was used to connect the two utterly different secret methods which Zhang Tie had not heard of...
In a split second, a whim occurred to Zhang Tieâs mindââthe extermination of the Great Wilderness Sect and the Bloody Soul Temple might not be a pure coincidence. Perhaps the culprit who toppled over the Great Wilderness Sect and the Bloody Soul Temple was related to the creator of this baptism of deity...
What a terrifying and shocking presumption...