Chapter 110
These people had no idea what the Zhu Family intended to do to them.
They were all just ordinary people, far removed from the world of Awakeners.
Although the Zhu Family's rule was brutal, the rulers were not brainless; at least the information related to the sacrificial ceremony would never be leaked to these ordinary people.
In the dark pit, they cursed, speculated, begged for mercy, and wept, but it was all in vain.
In the pitch-black pit, after an unknown amount of time, a light suddenly appeared above, followed by a large amount of food falling from above.
Everyone gathered around the light source to eat the food, when suddenly an egg fell into the pile of food. The egg quickly cracked open, and everyone stopped and looked at it.
Whoosh!
A thin thread of blood shot out from the egg, instantly taking the life of an old man.
"Ah, it's a Mutated Beast!"
Someone immediately reacted and quickly backed away.
But there was also a brave young man who gritted his teeth and stepped forward, punching the egg.
However, it was useless; his fist left no mark on the egg.
"Ahhhhh!"
The young man shouted in frustration, frantically pounding the egg, leaving countless bloody marks on his fists.
Seeing this, the others immediately stepped forward to try to smash the egg, but even with everyone's efforts, the egg remained intact.
Finally, after several hours, everyone was exhausted.
They all moved away from the egg, gathering together to rest.
Whoosh!
At some point, another person died.
Desperate and frenzied, everyone gathered again, desperately trying to destroy the egg, but it was still meaningless.
Day after day, people continued to die—old men, children, young people, women—the egg clearly killed at random, and everyone here was its prey.
When everyone was numb, the egg was suddenly taken away.
"What exactly does the Zhu Family want to do?"
Zhang Ping watched this scene, unable to fathom the Zhu Family's purpose.
The mental state of these people was clearly no longer normal, their emotions extremely volatile and sensitive.
Suddenly, a large amount of blood water poured into the pit from above...
Seeing this, Zhang Ping took deep breaths, feeling the despair of these people, a suffocating pain he had also experienced.
But he still underestimated the Zhu Family's cruelty...
There was something in the blood water!
Screams, painful groans, the terrified cries of children, rose and fell.
Suddenly, countless threads of blood shot out from the blood water, instantly hooking onto people's skin. To avoid sinking, they had to frantically swim upward, their skin tearing into bloody marks.
"Ahhhh!"
In the end, the blood water was filled with countless people's anguished screams.
When everyone was dead, the blood water began to solidify under some force, forming a massive vortex.
A round crystal fell from a small hole above the pit, quickly absorbing the blood water and corpses.
After an unknown amount of time, the Zhu Family again dropped the egg that had previously killed, and it finally cracked open. A bizarre, indescribable Mutated Beast crawled out of the egg, opening its mouth to swallow the crystal.
Visibly, its forehead split open.
The crystal appeared at its forehead, gradually transforming into an eyeball.
[Evil Grudge Eye: A terrifying eye nurtured by the crystal sealing countless evil spirits, possessing endless evil energy, containing countless innocent souls, but these souls have already undergone a qualitative change.]
This time, the Zhu Family's ritual was unconventional.
Instead of using Mutated Beast materials to create special equipment, they used some innate trait of the Mutated Beast to cultivate a more bizarre organ.
And under certain conditions, this organ became the most terrifying equipment.
If Zhu Yanbing successfully awakened the Monster Calamity Evil Fetus and entered the Evil God transformation state, possessing the Evil Grudge Eye would give him endless energy to squander, making it difficult even for Feng Laixian to withstand his relentless attacks.
However, Zhu Yanbing clearly had reservations, so he didn't use this move from the start.
Zhang Ping witnessed the creation of the Evil Grudge Eye firsthand, feeling deeply troubled. Words alone couldn't describe what he saw, making it hard to convey his emotions at that moment.
He looked at Zhu Yanbing, who resembled a monstrous scorpion, his body decisively transforming into flesh and blood, then into the King's Blood Body.
"Master Feng, let me handle him!"
Zhang Ping walked towards Zhu Yanbing, speaking directly as he passed Feng Laixian.
As he approached Zhu Yanbing, or rather the countless deranged spirits, these spirits directly controlled Zhu Yanbing to emit a sharp howl, his tail striking down towards Zhang Ping.
The lotus shield bloomed, perfectly blocking the tail's attack.
The Nether Mist on Zhang Ping's body quickly dispersed, and as the lotus shield shattered, he reached out to touch the 'tail,' quickly penetrating into Zhu Yanbing's body.
In an instant, countless chaotic, selfless souls appeared in his perception, and Zhu Yanbing had clearly lost consciousness.
He quickly grasped Zhu Yanbing's physical condition and attempted to communicate with these spirits, but no matter how much goodwill he expressed, these spirits remained selfless, like programs, left only with revenge, slaughter, and resentment.
At that moment, he understood the essence of these spirits; they were no longer the people they once were, but spirits completely transformed and destroyed by the power of the demonic scorpion.
No self, no consciousness, only 'tasks.'
But these 'tasks' were too cruel.
Zhang Ping could feel the lingering pain of these spirits, like experiencing death in an endless cycle, deepening their pain and resentment.
It was this endless cycle that brought forth endless evil energy.
"What can I do for them?"
Zhang Ping felt deeply troubled, but his abilities couldn't avenge these tormented spirits or bring them peace.
He withdrew his blood from Zhu Yanbing's body, and in an instant, Zhu Yanbing's tail struck at him again, but he blocked it with the Nether Mist.
Then, the dense Nether Mist transformed into sharp blades, piercing various parts of Zhu Yanbing's body, directly severing his connection with the Evil Grudge Eye.
After entering Zhu Yanbing's body, Zhang Ping had grasped all of Zhu Yanbing's physical conditions, naturally understanding how Zhu Yanbing was connected to the Evil Grudge Eye.
Once he understood this, Zhu Yanbing was like meat on a chopping board, to be dealt with as he wished.
However, Zhang Ping simply and calmly delivered a fatal blow to Zhu Yanbing.
After killing Zhu Yanbing, he slowly walked up to him, bending down to pick up the fallen Evil Grudge Eye.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he immediately reached up to touch his forehead, where a hexagonal green gemstone slowly emerged from his brow.
After using the Appraisal Skill, he discovered he had gained a new ability.
[Pure World Gemstone: A supreme gemstone condensing at the brow, containing a pure world, capable of guiding and absorbing spirits to nurture within, giving birth to various miraculous spirits.
Note: Your heart is the world, influencing the abilities of each spirit.]