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Chapter 373: [372] Devouring a Profound Master, Obtaining a Sacred Item, I Will Single-handedly Suppress the Prayer Life Assembly

In the center of the halo, the scene unfolded.

If we ignore the terrifying fact of "devouring humans," the dining actions of the former Speaker of the Destruction Mission can be described with one word.

That word is—elegant!

He gnawed clean every finger;

He licked clean every drop of blood;

He even bit and crushed every bone;

The Archbishop of the Prayer Life Assembly, Persephone, became a meal on the plate.

In this "meal," not a single piece of flesh or drop of blood was left on the ground.

The esteemed Profound Master fell just like that.

Only a fresh heart remained.

"Thud!"

And it continued to beat strongly.

Arthur licked the corner of his mouth, and the hunger in his eyes finally disappeared.

He seemed to be talking to himself, but also reporting: "The power of the Prayer Life Skull is indeed very strong. Previously, my strength was equivalent to a mid-level Profound Master, but now it has reached the high-level Profound Master."

This guy's tone became respectful: "As far as I know, even the 'Blood Skull Archbishop' of the Prayer Life Assembly cannot do this, but you did."

The so-called "Blood Skull Archbishop" is a powerful figure at the Profound Supervisor level.

Cheng Han smirked and didn't bother with this guy.

The previous deduction results showed that the birth of the Prayer Life Skull was related to the second divine being, Amelia.

Madam Snake is Amelia's alias, and he has witnessed the divine patterns of Madam Snake, so his understanding of this thing is far stronger than that of the Blood Skull Archbishop.

On the other hand.

Arthur's process of devouring Persephone was essentially a process of replenishing "nourishment," otherwise his progress in strength wouldn't have been so fast.

Arthur's attitude became even more respectful: "Persephone, in her pursuit of me this time, deliberately brought a sacred item called the 'Soul-Eating Snake.'

"This thing greatly restrains my cultivation of the 'Dirge of the Shattered Soul,' and it can greatly suppress the connection between the sacred chant and the Abyss of Source Energy."

What the Profound Masters call "evil artifacts" are referred to as "sacred items" within the Divine Being organization.

Whether it's a Profound Seal or a Sacred Chant, when casting spells, they first communicate with the Abyss of Source Energy and then mobilize the source energy between heaven and earth.

If this process is disturbed, the power of the secret technique will be greatly reduced.

The reason why the former Speaker was forced to flee without even retaliating once was because of this.

At this moment.

Arthur reached out and held up the heart: "Your Excellency, the Blood Skull Archbishop of the Prayer Life Assembly personally integrated the Soul-Eating Snake into Persephone's heart.

"My strength is too weak, so I can't separate the Soul-Eating Snake from it."

Cheng Han glanced a few times, connected his mind with the stars, and gave a reply: "Actually, it's not difficult!"

He quickly condensed several extraordinary imprints and directly shot them into the stars.

"Buzz!"

The string of the soul was plucked again.

Cheng Han instructed the Netherworld: "Extract a trace of the extraordinary power of the Prayer Life Skull."

With his own strength, it was not impossible to do it, but the loss would be too great across thousands of kilometers.

Since there is the power of the evil artifact that can be borrowed, why not do it?

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Thousands of miles away.

"...Actually, it's not difficult!"

The voice that sounded in his mind made Arthur's face twitch imperceptibly.

Is it really not difficult?

It is said that even the Blood Skull Archbishop of the Prayer Life Assembly, a divine envoy-level powerhouse, needs to rely on a special sacred item to retrieve the Soul-Eating Snake.

A blood light descended from the sky and hit the heart in the blink of an eye.

"Thud! Thud!"

The speed of the heart's beating suddenly increased several times. The rapid frequency of the beats made people suspect that it could explode at any moment.

After a brief pause.

A faint black light emanated from the surface of the heart, and many tiny arcane patterns faintly appeared on the surface.

Arthur couldn't help but stare.

After a dozen seconds.

"Hiss!"

An illusory voice suddenly sounded.

It sounded like a snake hissing.

Arthur saw with his own eyes a strange snake shadow formed by blood mist suddenly drilling out of the heart. The snake's body seemed to be connected by one skull after another, just like the skulls released by Persephone earlier.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

The hissing sound suddenly increased.

Arthur only heard it, but he felt that the sacred chant in his spiritual sea quickly condensed into a ball and kept trembling.

The skeletal snake seemed to want to drill back into the heart, but the blood light tightly entangled it. The skeletal snake struggled desperately but couldn't break free.

After a blink of an eye.

A burst of blood light exploded.

Then it dissipated into nothingness.

The skeletal snake transformed from a phantom state into a solid entity about the length of a finger.

Each section of the skeleton's eye sockets flickered with a strange red light, and the snake's body twisted and turned incessantly, appearing extraordinarily eerie.

The Spirit-Devouring Snake successfully separated!

Arthur swallowed a mouthful of saliva and muttered in his heart, "Even when the person is not here, they can still do it from a distance. Truly impressive!"

The close observation just now made the former Speaker deeply realize how extraordinary this "stripping" technique was.

Many of the operations involved were beyond his understanding of the use of extraordinary powers.

Arthur began to believe that the mysterious person must be one of the strong individuals among the Blood Skull Archbishops of the Prayer Society.

At this moment.

An absurd thought unconsciously popped into his mind: "Could it be that the mysterious person doesn't have confidence in the future of the Prayer Society or the Snake God, which is why they are acting like this?"

He felt that this possibility was very high!

Further contemplation.

Even the strong individuals in the Xuan Du were not convinced that the Divine Beings had the ability to confront the Wan Hao people. Did the other Divine Being organizations have a future?

Arthur suddenly felt that being forced to leave the Destruction Legion might not be a bad thing.

"Buzz~"

The roar of the Warhawk engine faintly came from a distance.

Arthur looked up at the sky and immediately caught sight of several small black dots.

The Black Armor Army has arrived!

This was not surprising.

In the recent battle between the Xuan Masters, a large area of dense forest was completely leveled, and the Warhawk could see it from hundreds of kilometers away. It was impossible for them not to come and check.

Arthur immediately asked, "Sir, should we shoot them down..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

He was interrupted.

A calm male voice sounded in Arthur's mind, "Our target is the Prayer Society. Try not to provoke the authorities. You should leave quickly!"

Arthur nodded respectfully, "Understood!"

He glanced at the Spirit-Devouring Snake and was about to ask, "What should we do with the sacred artifact?"

The next moment.

The Spirit-Devouring Snake turned into a black shadow and swiftly drilled into the dense forest.

Arthur was stunned for a moment and muttered in his heart, "Those Blood Skull Archbishops of the Prayer Society don't seem to have this ability, do they?"

In just a short moment, the various techniques displayed by the mysterious person truly broadened his horizons.

After feeling emotional for a while, Arthur turned into black mist and flew away.

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Airship.

Inside a single room.

Cheng Han smiled triumphantly, "Another capable henchman added!"

Strictly speaking, this was the first Xuan Master-level underling under his command.

More importantly, Arthur had been a member of the Destruction Legion for over eight hundred years and had a deep understanding of all aspects of various Divine Being organizations.

These crucial pieces of information could help him launch a siege on the Prayer Society.

Although the idea of "single-handedly besieging a Divine Being organization" sounded exaggerated, he believed he could do it.

Cheng Han immediately formulated the next plan, "Using the information Arthur knows, we will first uproot the influence of the Prayer Society within the Xuan Palace."

"Then find a way to kill the Blood Skull Archbishops and search for clues about the unknown main god from within the Prayer Society."

Next.

It would be time to reap the rewards.

Cheng Han silently recited, "Drawing on the enslavement method of Persephone and the Spirit-Devouring Snake, complete the Secret Realm Xuan Seal!"

Although the Spirit-Devouring Snake was an extremely sinister thing and the enslavement method was a terrifying dark art, the principles behind them were somewhat similar to the Secret Realm Xuan Seal's secret technique, providing many areas for reference.

This is called "learning from others' strengths to improve oneself."

After a while.

Countless stars flashed in the sky.

A halo appeared.

The deduction began.

Soon.

The results came out.

"Secret Realm Xuan Seal, Second Rank, completeness 12.88%."

The completeness of the Xuan Seal increased slightly by 7.32%, and the spiritual value also increased by 4.7 points, reaching a maximum of 298.7 points.

It was a small gain.

Cheng Han grinned, "Now that I have obtained the Spirit-Devouring Snake and the Prayer Skull, I can play around with more tricks."

"Plus, with Arthur as my underling, even if I secretly cause trouble in the future, the authorities won't suspect that I am not a believer of the Divine Beings."

In short, his ability to conceal his identity became stronger.

After all, who would believe that the Palace Master of the Crimson Armor Hall, a genius who cultivated the Xuan Seal, would secretly be a demon?

(End of this chapter)