There are countless people, demons, and ghosts who practice martial arts in all the worlds, just like the sands of the Ganges River. However, there are very few who can actually obtain the crown of martial arts. Under normal circumstances, even if you have outstanding talent, it is not that easy to obtain the crown.
, I don’t know how many people participated in the crown prayer ceremony at the Confucian Temple, but only a few successfully obtained the crown. This shows how rare it is to obtain the crown.
Under normal circumstances, even if you have the fusion ability of the sacred tree, it is not that easy to obtain the crown of light, but——
Almost subconsciously, Chen Shaojun raised his head and looked in the direction of the Hades Altar on the ground. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smile.
It’s really hard to find anything without breaking through the iron shoes. It takes no effort to get it. Isn’t this the best opportunity right now?
"Boy, why are you laughing suddenly? Could it be that you thought of some bad idea?"
Xiaowo immediately noticed something strange about Chen Shaojun and said.
"Hey, you'll know in a minute."
Chen Shaojun smiled and said not much.
Chen Shaojun's mind moved and he once again paid attention to the sacred tree in his mind.
At first glance, the trunk part of the sacred tree was ordinary. However, when Chen Shaojun's thoughts covered the trunk part, buzzing, as if being stimulated by some kind of stimulus, the trunk of the sacred tree that originally looked ordinary immediately rolled up in black mist, and just under the black mist
, mysterious black talismans appeared one after another, distributed on the tree trunks like fish scales.
Divine tree seal!
Because of the Small Snail Thunder Tribulation, Chen Shaojun finally discovered the secret seals inside the sacred tree. However, Chen Shaojun also discovered that those seals would normally disappear and would only appear when his thoughts touched them.
“Sure enough, it has been reduced a lot!”
Chen Shaojun took a closer look and felt relaxed.
The last time I borrowed the help of Xiaoshu Lei Tribulation, these mysterious black talismans decreased a lot, but there has been no movement since then, but this time, after absorbing the core of the demon tree and the power of Hades, those black talismans representing the seal
Obviously a lot less.
Chen Shaojun carefully counted the number of talismans on it.
"One, two, three... There are still thirty-three talismans left in total. This means that there are still thirty-three talismans left. As long as all these seals are opened, you can know the secret of the sacred tree."
Chen Shaojun said secretly.
The sacred tree was the only thing in his body that experienced formless reincarnation with him. Chen Shaojun had a feeling that there must be a huge secret buried in the sacred tree.
But what worries Chen Shaojun the most is not this——
"What's that smell?"
Suddenly, through these seals, Chen Shaojun discovered something new behind these talismans.
During the last thunderstorm, all Chen Shaojun saw on the tree trunk were these talismans, but this time, behind the cover of thirty-three mysterious black talismans, in the place where the black mist was thickest on the tree trunk, Chen Shaojun faintly felt something
A breath that I have never felt before, a breath that seems to be leaking from another world.
When Chen Shaojun looked carefully, he even found a trace of translucent brilliance, as if there was a passage hidden in the tree trunk, and those black talismans were at the entrance of the passage, burying everything.
Chen Shaojun looked at this scene and suddenly fell into deep contemplation.
"What does this mean? Is there another world or space connected to the sacred tree?"
Chen Shaojun murmured to himself.
There are too many secrets hidden in the sacred tree. Even now, even as the owner of the sacred tree, Chen Shaojun still has not figured it out.
"It seems that only by opening these thirty-three seals can we know the true secret of the sacred tree."
Chen Shaojun said.
However, while I was deep in thought, there was no sign——
"boom!"
A huge vibration suddenly came from the surface. When Chen Shaojun looked up, he saw a mighty blue-black air column, rising straight from the top of the altar to the sky, and that breath was the same as before.
The power of Hades that Chen Shaojun felt was exactly the same.
"It's the power of Hades. They have completed the preliminary preparations for the sacrifice."
Chen Shaojun felt enlightened in his heart.
"Roar!"
Almost at the same time, the vast sea-like army of ghosts on the ground cheered excitedly, and the bursts of shouts were earth-shattering. The ghost princess Zhao Qingluo, who was presiding over the ceremony on the altar, also had a smile on her face.
After collecting a large amount of lives and souls, the Hades Altar finally began to operate.
"Now, it's time to proceed to the second step."
A light flashed in Zhao Qingluo's eyes.
"Xiaowo, let's go up!"
With a thought in Chen Shaojun's mind, he immediately called to Xiaoshuai and burrowed towards the surface.
Rumbling, strong winds roared in the sky, and dark clouds rolled in, gathering from all directions.
Chen Shaojun and Xiaowo restrained their breath, huddled on the ground, and looked intently. They saw that the tall altar of Hades suddenly erupted with a strong aura like the ocean, and the entire altar revealed a strong blue-black light.
The light even turned into a blue-black halo with a radius of four to five feet.
"It is the power of the God of Hades, and it has turned into a barrier and a seal, covering the entire altar. This means that once the ceremony is started, except for Zhao Qingluo, it will be difficult for anyone else to approach the altar. No wonder the ghost general
He Hanbing Prison Master is obviously much stronger than Zhao Qingluo, but he still treats her with courtesy because there is no one here who can take her place."
Chen Shaojun said.
Chen Shaojun has personally experienced the terror of the power of Hades. It is a terrifying existence that can swallow all energy. This means that from now on, the entire altar within four to five feet has become the most dangerous zone.
"Boy, look at that statue's eyes. They seem to be moving. It's so scary."
At this moment, Xiaowo's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Shaojun's ears.
"Eye?"
Chen Shaojun was shocked. The face of the statue of Hades was blurry, with no facial features at all. Where did the eyes come from?
Almost subconsciously, Chen Shaojun raised his head and looked over. When he saw the face of the statue of Hades, even Chen Shaojun felt a hairy feeling in his heart.
I saw two dark red rays of light that looked like eyes appeared on the face of the statue of Hades. When these two rays of light appeared, the statue that was originally just a pile of dead things suddenly seemed to have life and became alive.
Coming here, it feels very weird.
"What exactly is this?"
The more Chen Shaojun looked at it, the more hairy he felt in his heart. This altar to Hades was extremely evil from the beginning.
"Open the seal and prepare to sacrifice to Hades!"
Zhao Qingluo's high-pitched voice suddenly sounded throughout the Qinghuo Cave.
Click, click, followed by a deafening roar, a continuous mechanical sound sounded inside the huge Altar of Hades, and then in the eight corners of the altar, red light burst out, blood mist shrouded, a tower taller than a person
A huge bronze bell suddenly rose from inside the altar, followed by the second, third and fourth... a total of eight.
When these eight red bells emerged, a strong bloody aura immediately filled the air.
"It's the big bell from before!"
Chen Shaojun blinked and immediately recognized it. When he was ambushed and plotted by Zhao Qingluo in that hall, Chen Shaojun had seen this kind of red bell in the hidden formation of the hall, but the big bell in front of him was not
Not one, but eight in total.
"Snapped!"
Zhao Qingluo flicked her fingers and immediately cast a spell.
"Bah!"
The next moment, as if the seal had been removed, a strong soul wave suddenly burst out from the eight flaming red bells like a storm. At the same time, bursts of piercing screams came one after another, like thousands of ghosts crying, with dozens of sounds.
Ten miles.
At the same time, in the eyes of Chen Shaojun and Xiaowo, countless faces suddenly appeared on the surfaces of the eight clocks.
There are old people, children, women, and even some infants who are not one month old among them. All the faces have painful expressions, and they are struggling and trying their best to get out.
However, before they could rush out of the bell, an invisible force pulled them and sealed them in the bell body.
"hiss!"
Seeing this scene, Chen Shaojun and Xiaowo took a long breath, feeling chilled in their hearts.
That is the flesh, blood and soul of countless human beings!
The human souls in the eight bells are so densely packed that I don’t know how many.
"These bastards actually used human flesh, blood and souls to sacrifice to Hades!"
"Beast, you don't even let the children go!"
Both of them gritted their teeth, filled with resentment. At this moment, Chen Shaojun finally understood what the deal between King Yong and the ghost tribe was. The goods they were talking about were made by these eight people with thousands of human souls.
big clock.
"This bastard!"
Chen Shaojun had murderous intent in his eyes.
"No, although Prince Yong is a member of the royal family, he does not have that much power. Where did he collect so many human souls?"
Chen Shaojun's mind went up and down, and suddenly a flash of lightning flashed, and Chen Shaojun suddenly understood something.
It's those passages!
When he was in the capital before, Chen Shaojun had heard that more and more space passages began to appear in various parts of Dashang during this period. The locations of these space passages were completely random, and there was no certain pattern. Every time the passage
If you open it, there must be a large number of ghost creatures breaking into the human world and causing a lot of killings. Those women and children are obviously the villagers who were killed by the ghost creatures in the village.
The ghost clan is responsible for killing, while King Yong takes the opportunity to collect souls.
"No, if it's just like this, there's no need for King Yong at all. The ghost clan can do it themselves."
Chen Shaojun pondered for a moment, remembering the cult demon he encountered in the previous palace incident, and immediately understood something:
"It's a believer! King Yong is using the cult to collect human flesh, blood and souls!"
The Great Shang Dynasty has been in existence for more than 800 years, and has gradually become less peaceful. Privately, there are even more undercurrents, the most representative of which are the large and small cults that have begun to appear in various places.
These cults use the name of divine manifestations to recruit a large number of civilians into them, taking advantage of their ordinaryness and ignorance to turn them into fanatical believers. Especially remote villages are more vulnerable to the poison of cults.
The cult demon god in the previous crown prince incident is not an exception, but just one of the representatives.
Chen Shaojun had experienced it before, but he never expected that in addition to murdering the Chen family, Xiao Yongwang and his son would also collude with the evil cult and poison so many civilians.