"In this process, every step is a life-or-death situation. Only by surviving can we discuss other matters!"
Ning Yuanxun said this in a serious voice, and after he finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but fall silent.
This is a gamble with a huge cost and invisible rewards. No matter who comes, they cannot take it lightly.
"Chief, do we really have to take this step?"
At this moment, it was Goudan who took the initiative to break the deadlock and was the first to ask the question in everyone's mind.
"We have to make a decision quickly. We really don't have much time left. I'm not kidding. I won't harm you."
Ning Yuanxun repeated it again, with an expression of extreme anxiety on his face. Anyone who came could feel his torment. This was definitely not an act.
What's more, he had no reason to deceive his people into collective depravity, as that would not benefit them.
"I'm sorry, Chief. I really can't. I can't do this. I'd rather die than be with those lowly creatures."
Finally, someone mustered up the courage to raise objections.
With this opening, people with ideas in their minds also emerged, and those who came later followed the crowd without any pressure.
“I can’t do that either…”
"You too, this is simply incomprehensible."
"I know the leader is truly doing this for our own good, but..."
"No need to say more. I understand your feelings. There is absolutely no disrespect towards me..."
Ning Yuanxun gestured to interrupt the other party's speech. Although he acted indifferent, sadness still welled up in his eyes.
"But you must also know that I am serious. From now on, as members of the Sun Devourer Clan, you will each find your own way forward."
As soon as these words were spoken, those who expressed their opposition could not help but reveal expressions of surprise.
They never expected that the clan leader would be so resolute. He was clearly willing to do anything to help them transform just a moment ago, but now he was showing signs of turning against them. They couldn't accept it for a while. He was like two completely different people.
But no matter what, they have made a decision. It concerns life and death and their future, so they must not be careless.
"Thank you for the gift of your name and your grace of rebirth. We will repay you for such great kindness. Even if we part ways in the future and become rival races, we will never attack you!"
The opposition made a commitment.
"Go, go quickly, don't stop for a moment!"
Ning Yuanxun waved his hand, and his words were almost heartless, which made others feel a chill in their hearts.
But only Goudan trembled all over. To him, this seemed to be the final farewell, full of pleas and reluctance, as well as strong exhortations.
"Goodbye, see you later. Take care everyone..."
As soon as the words fell, those people decisively separated and rushed into the distant sky.
"Five hundred and four, five hundred and five, five hundred and six..."
Looking at the backs of those people, Ning Yuanxun patiently counted them. There were a total of 521 people who left. This number finally turned into a long sigh.
You said we'd meet again, but I'm afraid we'll never see each other again!
He withdrew his gaze, looked at the people who insisted on staying, and finally smiled.
Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise, and more people are willing to choose to change.
"Everyone, I know you're all scared and confused, but it doesn't matter. I'll be at the front and lead the way for you!"
Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, he put his hands together, knelt on his knees, and made an extremely pious prayer.
The next moment, countless rays of light appeared out of thin air, wrapping around him. Suddenly, they erupted like raging flames, first sticking to his skin, then seeping into his flesh, tendons, internal organs, and even his bone marrow...
“Ahhh!!!”
His expression instantly distorted, with trembling mixed in with the distortion, but he still did not change his prayer posture.
“Chief!!”
"Don't get close. This is the only way. If death is inevitable, let me lead the way and bear all the consequences."
"If I really die, you can all go your separate ways!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a violent roar came from his body. The sound was so loud that it seemed like the most majestic sound in the world. It was clearly the Nine Heavens Thunder generated in his body, madly destroying everything!
What Ning Yuanxun said was true. This was a difficult process, full of torture and horrific. It was the so-called baptism of purgatory.
Cutting flesh, removing bones, extracting marrow, and refining souls, every step is not fake, making him linger on the edge of life and death.
At the same time, a large amount of foul blood and endless resentment emanated from his body, which made people afraid to approach.
“This is…this is…”
Goudan widened his eyes. In the blood and air, he saw countless faces distorted by resentment, filled with sadness, fear and anger.
Obviously, these were innocent humans who died at Ning Yuanxun's hands. At this moment, they became his huge karma, hindering him from completing his transformation.
The baptism of purgatory is to extract power and laws at the cost of his own life to liberate these dead souls, calm them down, and finally allow them to enter reincarnation.
Only by getting through it can you be considered to have completed partial atonement!
The process was long and torturous. Several times, Ning Yuanxun was on the verge of death, but was dragged back by a mysterious force.
Perhaps this is the luck accumulated by the Sun-Swallowing Clan, protecting him in the dark.
I don’t know how long it took, but when the last trace of blood was washed away, the other person became peaceful and harmonious, all the hostility disappeared, and a fundamental change occurred.
Now, he has become a powerful man of the human race. His cultivation of the sixth level of the Holy King has not regressed at all, and he has even taken a small step forward.
"It worked, the clan leader succeeded!"
Goudan was so excited that he couldn't help jumping up, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart.
The others also looked at each other, and they had a clear feeling that Ning Yuanxun was really different. The leader of the Sun-Swallowing Clan was completely dead.
"Is this what it feels like to be human? It's truly extraordinary. I only regret being blind. It's only now that I can see everything clearly..."
Ning Yuanxun murmured, tears already filling his eyes at this moment.
"Next, it's your turn!"
He quickly calmed down and looked at everyone with a firm expression.
"Don't be afraid, I will share your suffering!"
He just opened his arms and chanted some magic words, and immediately thousands of threads extended out from his body.
"The Law of Union!"
In the blink of an eye, everyone was connected by silk threads, just like the method Ning Yuanxun used before, sharing everyone's pain equally.
However, this time it was different. The other party did not connect everyone to each other, but simply used himself to unite others.
Therefore, half of the pain that everyone suffers will be fed back to him, and it will not affect any third party.
This is simply playing with fire. Even if it is seeking death, a normal person would not choose such a horrible way to die, but Ning Yuanxun did it anyway.
Immediately afterwards, a ray of light appeared between everyone's eyebrows, and at the same time, an additional memory appeared in their minds, which was the secret method of changing race.
Such behavior shocked everyone and also inspired them.
The patriarch's life was worth a ton of gold, yet he still risked his life without hesitation. So what else could they say?
In fact, the moment they decided to stay, they were already prepared to accept it.
This step is destined to be taken, it doesn’t matter if I die!
"I'll go first!"
Among the crowd, an unknown young man stepped forward first, activated the secret method under the gaze of everyone, and then began to receive "baptism".
He was the youngest, had killed fewer humans, and had the least accumulated karma, but even so, he still suffered inhuman torture and was no longer recognizable in a few breaths.
This is the look after the pain has been shared. On the other hand, Ning Yuanxun is sitting cross-legged on the ground, feeling as if basking in the spring breeze, as if he doesn't feel a single thing. If it weren't for his slightly trembling shoulders, everyone would have thought he was not implicated.
"I'm coming too. The worst that can happen is death. I don't know what you were so scared of just now. You're such a wimp!"
Soon someone else mustered up the courage and activated the secret technique, followed by the third, the fourth, and the fifth...
Ning Yuanxun was supposed to die. No one could bear such heavy pain at the same time. It would be a relief to die immediately.
But he survived miraculously. A once extremely unfamiliar power surrounded him, allowing him to walk on the edge of destruction and constantly gain new life.
"This is the power of faith..."
He muttered to himself, and saw that everyone was putting their hands together and praying devoutly like he had just done.
They had no gods in their hearts, but they had a strong desire to keep their race safe and to keep their leader safe...
After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of dirty blood in the void dissipated, everyone completed the transformation.
During this process, there were still two or three hundred people who could not bear it and turned into dust, but no matter who they were, they were purified at the last moment and entered reincarnation.
"Congratulations everyone, you all made it through!"
Ning Yuanxun said with a smile, and the others also looked surprised, looking up at the sky, with a feeling of sudden enlightenment and freedom from constraints!
"Is this the human race? I feel a lot lighter, as if a mountain has been removed."
Many people hugged each other, overwhelmed with joy and surprise. From today on, they had both roots and a way out. They would no longer be like before, living silently and dying casually!
They now have siblings and will have the next generation, all of which was once unimaginable.
The patriarch is right!
"Everyone, I need to be alone for a while. Please leave this place first. Don't come back unless I call you."
Suddenly, Ning Yuanxun said, although the others felt something was wrong, they still left obediently, and he was the only one left there.
"Come out..."
He spoke to the void, and the next moment, the sky darkened, and suddenly something began to fall down one after another.
There were corpses, no more, no less, exactly five hundred and twenty-one!
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