A twisted, profound power emerged, turning everyone's eyes red.

Everything around them seemed to change in the eyes of the crowd.

The massive circular lake transformed into viscous blood, from which various things continuously surfaced.

There were nude corpses who died with eyes open, dismembered remnants of various living beings, and groups of black Qi gathered together to form insane monsters, devoid of spiritual wisdom, just like the Sacrificial God previously released by Xi Yang.

The nine bindings on the red cloth altar and the red cloth above it were slightly moving and trembling continuously.

The black Qi seemed eager to spread to the surroundings as well.

At this moment, the formation, runes, secret techniques, and other elements solidified around the altar began to exert their effects.

The space within several zhangs around it warped, firmly restraining the power emanating from the altar within a certain range.

Hammer Face had a ferocious look, his eyes blood-red, yet he remained motionless, seemingly accustomed to such situations.

With the proceeding of the ritual, all the offerings vanished completely.

Only a blood-soaked heart remained, as if freshly excavated, suspended quietly, gently pulsating.

"Thud, thud... thud, thud..."

Hammer Face knelt on the ground, respectfully bowing to the altar covered by the red cloth, then gently withdrew from the sacrificial altar, holding the heart in both hands.

The illusions around them slowly faded, along with the dispersing power from the altar.

Hammer Face glanced at the crowd, then looked towards another bald-headed individual with a fishbone tattoo on the back of his skull under Jellyfish Bald's expectant gaze.

He slowly reached into the other's chest, extracting their heart, and placed the heart created through strange Dharma Method into their chest.

Rich Qi-Blood gushed forth as Fish Bone Bald's aura began to surge straight upward.

The slow, pounding heartbeat sounded as deep and forceful as a drum.

"Remember, what we have to do is very important.

The Divine Dynasty of Four-Direction Land is very strong, so don't provoke them.

If unnecessary, also do not set foot on their land.

Encountering anything, once done, must leave no aftermath."

"Understood," Fish Bone Bald replied in a deep voice, rising afterwards to head outside.

Jellyfish Bald seemed somewhat disappointed; he had waited a long time for this day.

Even those giant sharks, he had caught himself, leaving none out, not letting even the giant shark eggs escape, all for better advancement.

Regrettably, perhaps it was his previous arrogance that led Hammer Face to forgo giving him the opportunity.

Jellyfish Bald said nothing, remaining silent as he followed along.

Once they left the cabin, leaving only him and Hammer Face, Hammer Face took out a box.

After opening it, there appeared a face inside.

"It seems you've learned your lesson. Now I have another mission for you.

Go find that Remnant from before, and if he's dead, find his people.

I just did some divination; our Sacrificial God has become increasingly active, particularly near Four-Direction Land these recent years.

He responded to my divination; that Remnant surely knows where the Sacrificial God is.

Find the Sacrificial God, and the next advancement opportunity will be yours."

Jellyfish Bald knelt deeply, expressing loyalty, before resolutely slicing off his own face and replacing it with the one from the box.

He now had hair, concealing even the jellyfish tattoo, his face completely changed, his entire aura transformed.

"Remember, it's not just about finding the artifact; finding the artifact and the Sacrificial God is equally important."

Hammer Face's words left Jellyfish Bald feeling somewhat strange.

Yet in an instant, he understood.

They were only striving for power, solely for themselves.

Not truly devoted or loyal to anyone.

Or rather, they were loyal only to their group, loyal to themselves.

Jellyfish Bald felt ashamed for wanting to make choices, realizing they always had alternative plans.

Jellyfish Bald quietly left the Black Ship, heading for Minghu Island.

The place where various Alien Clans and all sorts of different classes and factions converged; he would start from here to inquire about information and conceal his origin.

However, days later...

Jellyfish Bald sat in an inn, watching the Jade Tablet before him, a hint of confusion in his eyes, questioning life.

The price was high, but he felt it was worth it.

Because every day! Every day he could acquire massive amounts of information from it.

To avoid missing information, he even invested heavily to buy over a dozen, as the vendor selling the Jade Tablets explicitly told him it was stolen goods, hurriedly disposing of them, thus offering only one-fifth of the original price.

Of course, now he realized he had been fooled.

This one-fifth price was still several times more expensive than the original.

Minghu Island was full of chaotic people and chaotic races; getting scammed was well-deserved.

But getting scammed by the Jade Tablet, anyone would know he certainly originated from the land.

Jellyfish Bald's confusion wasn't from being scammed; he didn't actually care about the minor loss, just that he'd gotten the news.

Cautious, he thought for a long time on how to probe the information without drawing attention, never imagining that the information he wanted wasn't secretive at all.

Indeed, the news was sold to him "cheaply" by the vendor seeing he quickly bought over a dozen Jade Tablets.

The Remnant he sought, named Xi Yang, was chased by the Evil for hundreds of thousands of li.

The people from Four-Direction Land, facing the Evil, just watched the spectacle.

Just because that Remnant Xi Yang was also chased for 80,000 li by a Tomb Ghost once, this time everyone continued to watch the spectacle.

The Evil chased to a place called Jinlan Mountain Forbidden Land, where it was resolved.

Now, sitting here, Jellyfish Bald listened to the voice from the Jade Tablet, face full of bewilderment.

The education he received, all he'd learned, seemed lagging here, completely unsuitable.

His drawing attention these days was due to being overly cautious.

Cautiously purchasing Jade Tablets with known prices, cautiously purchasing intelligence everybody knows, all making him conspicuous instead.

He couldn't comprehend, couldn't understand why it was like this.

He now increasingly agreed with the Priest's judgment: Four-Direction Land was very dangerous.

These people didn't care about hiding information, implying they had enough strength to support them.

Even the Forbidden Land was capable of resolving the Evil, truly frightening.

They couldn't kill the Evil; many people had died in the deep sea due to the Evil over the years.