Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence-Chapter 728 330: The Blood Sacrifice of the Gods_2

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"We merely need to follow the principal deity's oracle,"

"Perhaps today's ritual is in preparation to pacify the chaos in Hell. After all, many cities around Pingan Capital have completely resolved the disturbances from Hell's specters, and it's about time for Pingan Capital."

Amid the numerous discussions, streaks of red light descended quietly from the firmament, alighting upon the statues of various deities within the major shrines of Pingan Capital.

The statue of Izanami slowly opened its closed eyes, and the entire statue seemed to come to life.

Seeing such a sight, all the shrine priests were greatly shocked, and they promptly knelt on the steps, shouting in unison:

"We welcome the descent of our principal deity Izanami!"

Izanami's gaze swept over the dozen or so shrine priests, and a eerie voice arose in the expansive night sky.

"I shall conduct a grand ritual that requires the most devout followers to offer everything. Are you my followers?"

The numerous shrine priests immediately showed expressions of joy and said:

"Reporting to the esteemed Izanami, we are all your most devout followers!"

"Good!" A voice of approval came from Izanami, those eyes that were like the profound night sky scanned the shrine priests.

"Then commit suicide!"

The joyful smiles on the faces of the shrine priests completely froze.

They looked blankly at Izanami, doubting whether they had misheard the oracle.

Since the onset of the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge, Ying Island had gone through numerous shifts in power, with the control held by the Imperial Family and the nobles transferred to the shrine priests and mikos upon the awakening of the gods.

The people present claimed to be followers of the local deity, but in essence, they were just another privileged class that had replaced the Imperial Family and the nobles.

Most of the shrine priests were even taken on by the old nobility of Ying Island, merely donning a cloak of divine authority.

Perhaps there were truly devout followers willing to offer their lives for the local deity in former times, but this newly emerging noble class clearly lacked such awareness.

"Master, we..."

An experienced High Priest wanted to speak up in dispute, but in the next moment, Izanami's gaze fell upon him.

"Did you not say that you are willing to offer everything for your faith?

Now you hesitate, could it be that your faith in me is not devout?"

The soft words fell like silent rain on the hearts of the people, and mad thoughts suddenly rose from the depths of the shrine priests' minds.

"To offer loyalty to the esteemed Izanami!"

One of the shrine priests let out a crazed roar and drew a dagger from within his robes, slitting his own throat.

Blood sprayed onto the faces of several nearby shrine priests, but they too showed twisted smiles, pulling out their daggers and shouting loudly.

"To offer loyalty to the esteemed Izanami!"

These shrine priests, who regarded the ordinary poor as lower than animals, slit their own throats under the gaze of Izanami, and their corpses piled around the altar.

This event did not just take place in a single shrine; within hundreds of shrines throughout Pingan Capital, all shrine priests and mikos died in this ritual.

Bit by bit, blood dyed the elaborate long dress of the statue, and the beautiful goddess's smile grew more demonic.

And unbeknownst to anyone, the originally flat belly of the Izanami statue began to bulge slightly.

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When Bull Head, hidden in the shadows, noticed something unusual in Pingan Capital, a full hour had already passed.

He was ordered by Shen Yuan to surveil the movements of Izanagi and Izanami, and in a chaotic battlefield, he could easily hide himself using the aura of Hell's specters.

But the unexpected withdrawal of Hell's specters caught Bull Head off guard; without their cover, getting too close to Pingan Capital risked being discovered by Izanagi.

So he stayed outside Pingan Capital, watching the doings of the Sky High Plateau gods.

He noticed the extensive divine descent of Izanami but, not knowing the purpose, he dared not venture recklessly into Pingan Capital to investigate.

It was only after detecting a massive blood sacrifice within Pingan Capital that Bull Head realized Izanagi and Izanami had finally decided to act.

With the situation having developed to this point, Bull Head naturally no longer remained hidden, and a towering deity with the head of a bull and the body of a human appeared outside Pingan Capital.

He strode into Pingan Capital, attempting to stop the ongoing blood sacrifice.

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"This path is closed!"

A majestic voice sounded, its divine light falling as if a world barrier was severing Bull Head's way forward.

High above in the sky, Izanagi, clad in a divine garment, looked down upon Bull Head. Around Izanagi, scores of Void Refining Deities stood in ready array, eyeing Bull Head intently.

Bull Head's brow furrowed slightly, "What is the meaning of this?"

With neither inferiority nor arrogance, Izanagi stated, "Pingan Capital is under the dominion of Sky High Plateau, I kindly ask the High God to leave for the time being."

"The so-called dominion of Sky High Plateau, does it mean to blood sacrifice the common people?"

"This is a private matter of Ying Island, I'm afraid the High God has no right to interfere."

It wasn't just Izanagi; the dozens of deities standing behind him also regarded the blood sacrifice with indifference.

These deities were unaware that Izanagi and Izanami had already made contact with Hell specters. Supporting Izanagi and Izanami, they naturally thought of humans as pigs raised by the gods, with life and death at the mercy of the divine will.

The so-called blood sacrifice, though damaging to the harmony of heaven, was also the gods exerting their own authority, brooking no outside interference.

"Utter arrogance!"

Rage showed on Bull Head's face as three figures slowly emerged from the void hundreds of miles away.

Leopard Tail and Black and White Impermanence, three of the Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities, had already secretly joined forces with Bull Head during the pacification of the peripheral cities' turmoil on Ying Island.

With their auras interconnected, the Netherworld domain unfolded around the four Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities.

Leopard Tail and Black and White Impermanence had broken into the Tao Harmony Stage, and Bull Head had already surpassed Tao Harmony, yet presently, deprived of Hell's tributary concealing Tianji, he was unable to further step into Ghost Immortal and could only stay at the Peak Tao Harmony Stage.

"I've long wanted to witness the Divine Skills of the deities of Sky High Plateau."

The firmament fractured as thunder, flames, and storms transformed into endless natural disasters that poured forth.

Upon the earth, the four Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities formed hand seals, and a grand city spanning hundreds of thousands of miles descended upon this spot.

Above the city gate, a plaque bore three large characters.

Fengdu City!

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The sound of thunderous roars spread throughout Pingan Capital, but the city remained unresponsive, with everyone gathering around the hundreds of shrines, fixating on the statue of Izanami within.

Within Sky High Plateau, Izanami quietly left the shrine hall and stepped towards the very core of Sky High Plateau.

At this moment, her belly was prominently swollen, identical to the eerie statue in Pingan Capital.

Gently caressing her belly, Izanami's face glowed with maternal radiance as she whispered softly,

"Don't rush, it's almost time."

Passing opulent palaces one after another, Izanami finally arrived before the Amaterasu Grand Shrine. This colossal palace housed nearly half of the Divine Tree, its grandeur unparalleled.

It was the divine palace where Amaterasu resided, as well as the most central location of Sky High Plateau.

The moment Izanami neared, brilliant golden lights rose around the palace, evolving into dazzling divine runes like the radiance of the Great Sun, blocking her from entering.

However, Izanami merely stroked her swollen belly, and those divine runes scattered in an instant.

Without any hindrance, Izanami slowly stepped into the divine palace.

Upon entering the Amaterasu Grand Shrine, the first thing Izanami saw was the throne at the very top of the shrine hall, woven from the Divine Tree's vines and cast like gold, exuding a heart-stirring Taoist charm.

Around the throne were stored various ancient utensils.

Scythes, hoes... even an old, dilapidated little hut that seemed out of place with the rest of the shrine hall.

Without lingering on those utensils, Izanami's gaze turned towards the ceiling of the divine palace.

The main trunk of the Divine Tree supported the entire Amaterasu Grand Shrine. The leaves that spread across the dome of the shrine hall shed the light of the stars of the whole sky.

But on one inconspicuous branch hung two unremarkable fruits.

One orange as the morning sun.

One ice blue as the full moon.