Sacrifice
He Xian walked around the edge of the altar. From the dark patterns embedded in the long pillars, tiny drops of blood oozed out, a sign that the life energy of these transformed experimental subjects was being gradually absorbed.
He wiped a handful of blood on each pillar he passed by, staining a few fingers with it, and then walked to the floating points of light on the pedestal.
The blood on his fingertips dripped down his raised hand onto the surface of the pedestal, and miraculously flowed in all directions, leaving a neat and symmetrical pattern.
The light spots floating in the air gathered towards the position of the pattern. The pedestal suddenly shone brightly, and a kneeling figure appeared in front of the three people.
Labriel was saved by 07 during the Orb trials. Although he successfully woke up in the Mirage Abyss, his intelligence only remained at the level of about seven or eight years old, and he was unable to use his summoning ability normally.
Today's "sacrifice" was the most mature and reasonable method of all that He Xian could think of. After Shi Youchen nodded, he immediately contacted Yan Zhiyuan, who was in the Mirage Abyss at the time, and asked him to guide the transformed test subjects to simulation room No. 3.
As for how to make them willingly sacrifice themselves for Labriel, that was Shi Youchen's business.
However, He Xian did not expect that it would go so smoothly. Not long after he left the Mirage Abyss, he was told to perform the ceremony immediately after returning.
He waited until the pattern on the ground was completely solidified before nodding to Shi Youchen. He then withdrew from the pattern and walked over to Labairil, sitting cross-legged. His responsibility was to control Labairil's mind and keep it in a stable state.
As for the most troublesome task of guiding the energy of the sacrificial body, Shi Youchen naturally has to do it himself.
"Don't use any light energy," Shi Youchen warned He Xian once again before they began. Light is the attribute that encompasses all things, and the altar's location, in particular, is the most perfect habitat for light. If even a trace of light energy leaks from He Xian's body, this space might immediately lose its balance.
At that time, not only would the altar likely collapse, the five people on the long pillars would die in vain, but Labriel's fragile spirit would also most likely be directly crushed.
Then everything you did before will be in vain.
This is something Shi Youchen absolutely does not want to see.
"I know, don't worry." He Xian rarely smiled, but sat upright with a serious face. He certainly didn't want to work in vain, after all, Pei Chanbai was still waiting for him.
Shi Youchen put his mind at ease for the time being as he said, and began to channel the fragmented life energy that gathered from the long pillars.
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Yan Zhiyuan accompanied the entire ceremony with a highly focused mind, his gaze fixed on the entire altar, never moving an inch.
So he watched helplessly as the modified experimental subjects of various shapes originally tied to the pillars disappeared little by little, until finally the chains were empty.
When the last stream of blood on the surface of the pedestal meandered down from the pillar and merged into Labriel's body along the pattern, the dark patterns on the long pillars, the light spots floating in the air, and the circular pattern that was shrinking and finally surrounded Labriel all dimmed and disappeared at the same time.
He Xian's face had turned pale due to the intense and continuous use of spiritual energy. Fortunately, Labriel remained relatively stable throughout the entire process, and no unexpected incidents occurred, which they all wished to avoid.
Shi Youchen let out a sigh and opened his eyes.
Compared to He Xian, whose control over the energy he awakened after birth is not yet very proficient, for Shi Youchen, the power of space has long been integrated with his own time power in thousands of world lines, so it is easier for him to use.
But for some reason, a hint of anger inexplicably ignited in his eyes, so obvious that He Xian, who was still sitting opposite him, looked up and was startled when he saw it: "What's wrong with you?"
He Xian was very afraid to hear him say something like "failure" or "need to start over", but at the same time he felt that it shouldn't be the case.
The anger in Shi Youchen's eyes had not yet subsided, but fortunately he just stretched his legs a few times and said, "Not enough, worse than expected."
He Xian knew where his anger came from when he heard it, and said comfortingly: "That's to be expected. After all, it's the lowest level of modified body, so it naturally carries the lowest energy."
In fact, if we have to be honest, it is a pleasant surprise that these five low-level modified experimental bodies can be put to use.
He still didn't fully understand why Shi Youchen was angry. Yan Zhiyuan approached, quietly surveyed the surrounding pillars, and said to Shi Youchen, "As long as nothing unexpected happens, it doesn't count as a disappointment to their wishes."
"..." Shi Youchen took a deep breath, closed his eyes and adjusted his mood, then his tone softened a bit, "Old Yan, you go back first, I'll come find you later."
"No rush." Yan Zhiyuan patted his shoulder, knowing that he had not forgotten what he had promised before the ceremony began, and turned around to leave.
After Yan Zhiyuan left, He Xian came up and asked, "Are you going to tell him? The truth?"
Shi Youchen shook his head.
The word "truth" was too heavy, so heavy that he couldn't speak easily: "I don't plan to let him know for the time being, so I let him go back first."
He Xian pursed his lips and said, "If I tell him, it can help you share some of the burden. You don't have to be so cautious as you are now. It's too hard."
Shi Youchen shook his head gently: "He Xian, he is different from you. He and Lin Zhouze still have a future, and the New World is where they should go. As for the truth now, the less you know, the better."
"Then how are you going to explain it to him? Why are you suddenly running the Maintenance Bureau? Why are you setting up rules that are clearly targeting a few families? Why are you going to all the trouble to find those totems?" He Xian walked to Shi Youchen's side. "How are you going to explain it to him? How are you going to explain it to everyone who knows you?"
"Do you have to wear a mask forever to see them?" There was a hint of heartache in his tone at the end.
Shi Youchen has too much to carry.
If Ying Yungui hadn't been there, and if Morrill hadn't been there with him, He Xian would undoubtedly have felt that madness would be his final fate.
After hearing these heartfelt words, Shi Youchen was silent for a long time and said, "He will accept my explanation, don't worry." "Thank you, He Xian."
After a snap of his fingers, 'Fren' appeared in front of the two of them. "Mr. Sasa."
Shi Youchen cleared his throat and said, "Bring him here, then go to District 8 to find Morrill and wait for orders." "Yes."
He Xian watched Furen disappear and asked, "When you agreed to my proposal, I thought you wouldn't keep any of these seven people."
"It's fine if you keep Xiaoyue, but what's so special about this person that's worth keeping him for your own use?"
Shi Youchen's eyes wandered for a rare moment, and he said, "Maybe it's because he looks too much like an old friend of mine, and I don't want that person to die again because of me."
He Xian didn't intend to ask any more questions after hearing this. Everyone has stories they can't let go of, and everyone has people they can't let go of. Exposing someone's scars is immoral, and he wouldn't do it.
It wasn't long before Furen was brought in. His tongue had been removed, so he couldn't speak and could only whimper vaguely, but Shi Youchen could read the curses in his eyes.
Furen was tied to the long pillar in the middle. Unlike the previous five people, he was awake and did not volunteer to be sacrificed.
"Originally, I prepared him for Xiaoyue." After Shi Youchen thought of Li Luo just now, he seemed to have opened up a chatterbox and took the initiative to bring up the topic.
"Because the item Xiaowei wanted at the Nigra auction house was an opportunity to transfer the experiment. She wanted to bear Xiaoyue's future pain herself, even ignoring my orders."
His gaze fell on the struggling Furen, and Shi Youchen's expression became hazy. "But Xiaoyue rejected my proposal in Simulation Room 3..."
"However," he quickly continued, "the fact that he is not from the Filler family but from the Belmond family is actually a pleasant surprise."
He Xian finished "drawing" the pattern with Furen's blood on the pillar and continued, "The sacrifice effect of direct blood relatives is far greater than that of others, right?"
Shi Youchen was silent: "The part that was missing just now is more than enough for him alone, so this time the 'sacrifice' and the 'summoning' will be carried out simultaneously, and failure is not allowed."
He Xian knew clearly that this was the concern of his friend Shi Youchen, and also the order of his leader Sasa.
"yes."
Fren's sacrifice went more smoothly than expected.
Shi Youchen knew that this was because his mental barrier was too fragile. As for why it was so fragile, it was hard to say which reason accounted for a larger proportion.
The dark patterns on the long pillars, the light spots floating in the air, and the circular patterns dimmed again. After they disappeared along with the silent cry of Furen, Shi Youchen untied several seals on his body that sealed the power of time and space.
The overwhelming energy extended in all directions, enveloping the space including the Bell of Judgment.
"Control Labriel and use summon." Shi Youchen said to He Xian, "Don't worry about summoning something else, I can handle it."
With his words, He Xian was like a shot of adrenaline, and he just used his consciousness to invade Labriel's brain.
By the time he found the contents of the summoning stone platform in Labriel's sea of consciousness, a pile of summoned creature fragments and debris had already fallen at Shi Youchen's feet.
Under He Xian's control, Labriel raised his hands and made hand gestures, then placed his hands on his heart. Tens of thousands of light spots emitted from his body gradually gathered together.
The Lion Totem Stone Platform finally reappeared after the Orb Trials.
Shi Youchen continued to compress the space-time force that enveloped this space, just like when he was in Sanye Temple. However, considering that He Xian might not be able to hold on for too long, he accelerated the compression speed as much as possible.
A moment later, a glowing ball appeared between the two of them. He Xian then realized that the darkness around them had faded away without them noticing, and now they were surrounded by a brilliant blue mirage abyss.
"Swallow it, and you will become the bearer of the Lion Totem." Shi Youchen's voice was somewhat hollow. He didn't ask about He Xian's condition, whether he could hold on, or whether he regretted it.
At this point, they have no other choice. He Xian must accept this thing that embodies the power of the stone platform and become Shi Youchen's second living and controllable medium.
He Xian clenched his fists, and Pei Chanbai's face flashed through his mind.
He reached out his hand towards the meatball in the air.
"Ka" At this moment, the Mirage Abyss suddenly shook, and He Xian's footsteps slipped back——
He pinched the meatball with one hand and swallowed it with a "gulp".
Labriel opened his eyes at some point, swallowed the meatball, and looked at Shi Youchen.
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