CHAPTER 628: CHAPTER 171: REVERSE SACRIFICE, OLD FRIENDS AND NEW (REQUESTING MONTHLY PASS)_2

"I feel my body has been healed; this is a miracle!"

"Brothers and sisters, do not stop; let the Lord feel our devotion."

"Praise my Lord!"

"The Lord is blessing us!"

The believers loudly and vigorously praised.

On the ground, the blood sigil spontaneously evolved and perfected, expanding from its original few dozen meters to a full one-hundred and eighty meters in diameter. Yet, although everyone bowed their heads, no one noticed this change.

Xu Shu was using his will to control the altar when suddenly he felt a click, and his brow furrowed.

The connection broke. He found he could no longer sense his "Gambling" altar!

Had he failed?

It seemed that not even Lie Zhenzi could be relied upon this time!

Xu Shu’s heart sank as a long, viscous stream of blood squeezed out of a crack, and a round ball popped up at its head, like an antenna of a snail—this was his eye.

He looked around for a way out.

But no matter where he looked, up or down, he found no exit door; the entire hall was sealed tight without any gaps.

Damn Executioner, this spell’s effect lasts far too long!

Xu Shu silently cursed the Second Master of the Heroic Society.

The door still hadn’t appeared; if he escaped, he’d still be trapped in a deadly pursuit.

But he couldn’t wait. He had to act desperately!

Xu Shu attempted to slip through the crack when suddenly he heard a thunderous roar above his head.

The cheers of the believers grew even louder.

Xu Shu’s eyes first widened in shock, then abruptly filled with wild joy.

He sensed the altar’s aura again, reestablishing the connection, and felt the arrival and attention of a mighty will.

Successful!

It was Lie Zhenzi!

Lie Zhenzi had sensed the altar; He had come!

His presence was much fainter than usual when Xu Shu encountered it, and it was also mixed and turbid. If it were anyone else, they might not recognize it.

But Xu Shu, a frequent sacrificer, was very familiar with Lie Zhenzi’s aura; he knew it was Him.

Perhaps His power weakened from piercing the barrier between the "ruins" and reality?

That was unimportant!

"Darn it, thankfully these believers are strong; the Array is so useful!"

Xu Shu sincerely thanked the members of the Heroic Society who had arranged the altar.

Without them providing so much blood food and offerings, Xu Shu doubted Lie Zhenzi could have even broken through.

Thank you! You are the true heroes!

They still didn’t understand what was happening; they were cheering for the greatness of God.

Xu Shu tore through the steel as if it were tofu and transformed into the Blood Dome, ready to flee the area.

Once out, he would initiate the sacrifice and catch all these people in one sweep!

Just as he was about to fly away, a strong force came from behind—it was the examined female corpse.

She opened her mouth; one bit onto Xu Shu’s mouth and the other clamped onto Xu Shu’s gear lever, holding on to Xu Shu tightly.

"Playing dead? Get lost!"

Xu Shu didn’t dare to make too much noise and struggled with all his might.

But the female corpse "Qiansui" clung on inexplicably tight and immensely strong, Xu Shu couldn’t escape at once.

He was caught!

Being caught wasn’t too big a problem.

Xu Shu prepared to take the female corpse with him when he realized her back had fused with the coffin.

It seemed the coffin was also tugging at the female corpse.

This...

This wasn’t a problem either!

Now that he had the altar, Xu Shu had time and ways to slowly deal with this thing.

The real problem was, the golden glow of the altar’s containment field was cheering and roaring, eager to descend.

Xu Shu felt an intense hunger being transmitted from above.

It was like a pack of wolves that hadn’t eaten for three days seeing sheep, uncontrollably impatient.

His brain was trembling; Xu Shu felt the altar was about to slip out of control!

"Damn it, what’s going on; why is Lie Zhenzi so insatiably hungry this time? He used to be so detached and refined, always waiting for my arrangement before taking action. He’s not such an impolite god!"

Xu Shu was in a great panic, if he waited any longer, he feared he might also get trapped in the Array.

Once the sacrifice began, Lie Zhenzi wouldn’t have the leisure to distinguish whether he was the one who had arranged the altar or not. Everything within range would be indiscriminately consumed.

Cra~ack~

Something breaking sounded in Xu Shu’s brain, and he knew the altar was about to completely lose control, about to "shut the door."

He couldn’t wait any longer!

"Rise!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Xu Shu burst forth with tremendous power.

Like a desperate slug, he bravely surged forward, yanking the several-ton coffin up!

Thump!

The female corpse "Qiansui" clung to Xu Shu while the coffin tightly encased her; they flew up and crashed down in the furthest corner with a loud bang.

"Ah? What’s happening?"

"Why did the coffin fly?"

The Heroic Society members were initially dumbfounded, then suddenly realized.

"What do you mean the coffin flew; did that kid run?"

"Chase him!"

"Don’t let him get away; we must bring him back to offer to God!"

This sudden event caught everyone off guard; nobody expected Xu Shu to escape with the coffin.

His speed was too fast, fleeing like a dog running for its life, straight to the edge of the hall.

Only then did the surrounding Heroic Society members react.

They dashed, attempting to catch him.

However, just as Xu Shu hit the ground, four golden shimmering barrier screens landed with him.

Clap! Clap!

A few nimble and quick-moving members of the Heroic Society were bounced back into the crowd, their faces full of shock.