"Your Majesty, why are you treating us like this?"
"Don't you understand? You are just differentiators I created. Even if you have individual consciousness, what good is it? Your ultimate fate is to become my sacrifices and enhance my strength."
Do not be disappointed, for he has been following the Otherworldly King ever since he gained consciousness.
He watched as the Otherworldly King rose from a mid-level Otherworldly King to a high-level Otherworldly King, and then from a high-level Otherworldly King to the Otherworldly King.
Lead your people to conquer other planets and acquire resources.
Now that they've come to this planet, they've done many things that harm their people.
Until the altar was completed, the spirits did not know that it was prepared for them.
After all, they trusted the Otherworld King too much.
The various spirits began to rebel, but their belated resistance was insufficient to overthrow the Spirit King.
The Otherworldly King smiled enigmatically as he saw his subordinates dare to defy him. These were all otherworldly spirits he had created; how could he not know the extent of their power?
The Otherworldly King originally intended to give these otherworldly spirits a dignified death.
Wouldn't it be better to approach death with reverence for oneself?
After this ritual, the power of the Otherworldly King will reach a new level.
Sacrificing a portion of the alien spirits was originally the plan of the Alien King.
After the Otherworldly King dealt with the otherworldly spirits that resisted him, he sank back into the sea. Having sacrificed so many high-level otherworldly spirits, the Otherworldly King could not absorb so much energy in a short time.
Now, he can only sink into the sea and slowly absorb and digest the energy. When the Otherworld King awakens again, he will be a brand new Otherworld King and the guardian deity of the entire Otherworld race.
The Otherworldly King activated the altar, and Shen Jue's side was also within the altar's range.
They are not in danger at the moment. Even so, Mu Xingran, as the commander, decisively ordered the leaders of each tribe to take good care of their people.
They were in constant danger, situated on an altar set up by the enemy.
When the black lines lit up, they all clearly felt that the pressure of flying in the air suddenly increased, and they felt an inexplicable shackle on their bodies, as if they had been marked by an altar.
Shen Jue's knuckles gripped the weapon he carried heavily. The sea breeze, carrying the salty smell of blood, filled his nostrils.
A sound came from the depths of the forbidden sea, a sound that everyone could hear.
Three alien warships rose from the sea and hovered above the surface. Their hulls were a deep, blood-red color.
Xin Er used her tactical goggles to automatically focus on the area below the warships before reporting to Shen Jue, "Captain Shen, there's an ice crystal formed into countless sharp crystal spikes beneath those three warships."
"And on the icicles, the bodies of the alien spirits were still pierced through, their bright red blood staining the icicles."
Next, the red blood was absorbed by the altar patterns beneath the icicles.
The moment the black lines lit up, Shen Jue's fingers were already gripping the cross-shaped bow.
The sea breeze, carrying a strong stench of blood, rushed towards us, and a red warning light flickered on the tactical goggles.
"All personnel on alert! The energy field intensity is surging!" Mu Xingran's voice boomed through the communicator.
Xin Er continuously adjusted the focus of her tactical goggles, clearly projecting the scene below the three hovering warships into the air, and with the sharing capability, she strived to ensure that the entire group of thousands could see this scene.
On the screen, the alien spirits pierced by ice shards were still twitching. Their dark red blood flowed down the crystal spikes and was greedily absorbed by the eerie black patterns on the altar. Then their corpses quickly withered!
"That's... the altar patterns are devouring the remaining life force of the alien spirit's body."
Shen Jue narrowed her eyes. She noticed the incredulous look in the eyes of the sacrificial spirits before they died.
"This was not a planned sacrifice. Those spirits were sacrificed suddenly."
A piercing commotion suddenly erupted in the air, followed by a deep voice resounding directly in their minds: "Humans, you are fortunate to witness the rebirth of the Otherworldly race."
The sea suddenly exploded, and a tall figure slowly rose. The Otherworldly King had completely changed his appearance. His entire body was covered in dark golden scales, and three crystal horns on his forehead gleamed with a dangerous light.
He hovered in mid-air, looking down at the crowd on the sea, a cruel smile on his lips.
"Attack!" Mu Xingran gave the order without hesitation.
Dozens of high-level spells attacked the Otherworldly King simultaneously, but were blocked by an invisible barrier three meters away from him. The Otherworldly King waved his hand dismissively, and the ice beneath the three warships suddenly shattered, sending countless fragments raining down on humans and sea creatures.
"Defense array!" Shen Jue shouted, pulling a silver card from his pocket at the same time.
The card transformed into a curtain of light at her fingertips, deflecting the most lethal shards of ice. However, some creatures were still accidentally struck by the ice shards, exploding upon contact and suffering drastically increased injuries.
"That's... card-making technique?" Xin Er stared in shock at the light in Shen Jue's hand. She had heard that there was a famous card-making master in the sea world.
The master rarely leaves his home and never shows his face. It is said that he made a deal with the game system, and the exquisite cards he made are only for the game system.
Because she was closest to Shen Jue, she also saw how the silver card in Shen Jue's hand was formed.
The silver and gold cards complemented each other, forming a protective net that sheltered all the sea creatures present.
Despite the icicles attacking them, they were completely unharmed.
Shen Jue didn't answer; her gaze was fixed on the Otherworldly King. "Attention everyone! Our primary objective is to destroy the altar's core! Xingran, cover us!"
Mu Xingran nodded: "Third and fifth squads, provide covering fire! Xiao Jue, good luck."
Shen Jue led the special operations team underwater, heading towards the core of the altar.
The core is located below the ice layer.
The increasing amount of black energy permeating the seawater indicates the extremely strong corrosive power of dark matter and the extremely low visibility.
"The energy core is located 500 meters ahead."
Xin Er used her detection abilities to probe, "but there was strong energy interference there; it might be a trap."
Zhao Keke inspected the weapon system: "I have a high burst damage capability; I can try to destroy the core structure. Let me give it a try!"
"Wait!" Kleedo swam at the forefront, his detection equipment emitting a faint blue light in the deep sea. "I've detected multiple life signals...not from otherworldly beings, more like...humans?"
Shen Jue's heart tightened: "Speed up!"
When they arrived at the core of the altar, the sight before them froze everyone's blood.
Dozens of humans are imprisoned in ice crystals, their life force being drained by the altar and transmitted upwards through a complex energy network.
“These are…the ability users who went missing before…” Kleedo’s voice was filled with anger.
"We must get them out!" Kleedo had already swum toward the nearest icicle cage.
Just then, the seawater suddenly churned violently. The figure of the Otherworldly King appeared above them, his three horns emitting a blinding red light.
"I knew you'd come here," the Otherworldly King's voice echoed through the water. "It's an honor for these inferior beings to provide energy for my race."
Shen Jue launched her attack without hesitation, simultaneously drawing three cards that transformed into three energy blades that shot towards the Otherworldly King. The Otherworldly King easily dodged them, but this gave the team time to act.
"Xin Er, Zhao Keke, save them! Kleedo, cover me!" Shen Jue quickly issued the order.
Krido remotely controlled the metal magic, sending metal energy rushing towards the Otherworld King. The Otherworld King, however, was not afraid of such a small attack. He retaliated in kind.
The shockwaves from the two forces shattered the nearby ice ridges.
Xin Er and Zhao Keke quickly rescued the trapped ability users, but just as they were about to succeed, the altar suddenly changed the direction of energy flow.
"Oh no! It's rapidly draining life energy!" Xin Er shouted.
Zhao Keke hardened her heart: "I'll stop them, you go save them."
The seawater began to boil, and an ominous hum emanated from the core of the altar.
The Otherworldly King laughed loudly: "Since you want to be heroes, then die!"
Immediately afterwards, the core altar seemed to have absorbed enough life energy, and it looked like it was about to erupt.
Without hesitation, Kleedo made the decision. "Shen Jue, take everyone away!"
Krido mobilized his metal-based energy for protection as he charged toward the core of the altar.
"Cridor! No!" Mu Xingran tried to stop her, but Xin Er held her back.
After a blinding white light, Krido destroyed the altar's core, but the result of the explosion was that he himself disappeared.
Everyone was deeply saddened. They had never imagined that Crito would sacrifice himself; none of them had expected it.
He destroyed the core of the altar at the cost of his life. With the destruction of the altar core, the shackles that had been binding all living beings were suddenly lifted.
"No results found in life detection..." Xin Er's voice choked with emotion.
She was a scout, and her teammates were within her monitoring range, yet she couldn't detect any trace of Krido.
With Brother Ke gone, Shen Jue couldn't care less about her grief. She clenched her fists and looked at the distant Spirit King. The latter wasn't happy at all about the death, because the altar was destroyed and his own strength would be affected.
"He's gotten weaker, now's our chance!" Mu Xingran ordered his side to concentrate their firepower.
The Otherworldly King let out a cold snort and suddenly dived into the water.
Shen Jue immediately realized: "He's trying to hide and escape! Chase him!"
The opponent was injured, and taking advantage of the fact that the Otherworld King was still recovering from his injuries, they chased after him and attacked.
During the pursuit, the Otherworldly King continuously released energy interference, causing Shen Jue and his companions to lose sight of their target multiple times.
If they hadn't used a location card on the Otherworld King and tracked him using that location, they probably would have missed him long ago.
As they drew closer to the Otherworldly King, Shen Jue took the lead in pursuit, while the other players or creatures followed behind her.
800 meters!
700 meters!
600 meters!
...
300 meters!
We've reached the point where we can use the Soul Trapping Card.
They chose the Otherworldly King as their marker from a great distance.
She had never tried the Soul-Binding Card's effect of imprisoning evil spirits.
However, since they are all living beings, they can be controlled by the range of the Soul-Trapping Card.
When the Soul-Trapping Card is activated, its effect takes effect immediately and it cannot distinguish between friend and foe.
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