Start with the Soul Forge

Chapter 416 416. Offering Sacrifice to the Gods
Thunder and fire erupted, and heaven and earth attacked from both sides. This was the manifestation of the violent power of nature, which instantly destroyed thousands of enemies.

Even though these soldiers were elite warriors who had fought in hundreds of battles on the battlefield, even though they all had powerful mysterious side protections on them, and even though some of them were blessed with the power of gods.

But when they faced Mo Hao, General Tian Gong and the Great Sage Master who were firing on all cylinders, the things they were proud of seemed so fragile.

"Not enough, not enough, not enough, you haven't finished your class yet!"

Following the [Book of Heavenly Escape] and [Book of Human Escape], [Essential Techniques of Taiping] also radiates light.

A thousand-foot tornado rose from the ground, absorbing the power of heavenly thunder and earthly fire, and transformed into an incomparably ferocious tornado of thunder and fire.

The wind takes advantage of the fire, and the fire takes advantage of the wind. Wind and fire rage across the sky, and wind and thunder are raging.

The powerful suction made it impossible for the soldiers to control their bodies. They could only helplessly lose the restraints of Mother Earth and were sucked into the tornado.

In that tornado filled with the power of thunder and fire, there is basically no need to consider such advanced things as a complete corpse. Turning into ashes will be their final and only ending.

The power of nature was venting violently at this time. Not only the five heavenly books, Mo Hao also felt that the blood of the gods in heaven began to boil because he was controlling the power of nature.

As the blood of the gods in heaven boiled, they began to drive the operation of murderous waves, and then like a domino effect, the energy system of the whole body began a chain reaction.

A sharp pain began to arise in Mo Hao's body and spread to his entire body.

This is a manifestation of multiple different attributes, even conflicting forces beginning to erode the origin of his life. It is also a signal that he has reached the peak and limit of the [Shaping Stage].

A dangerous signal, because for Mo Hao, this state is definitely not a good thing.

Especially when we are on the battlefield.

"Huh, I knew something would go wrong at this point."

Mo Hao's actions in this Taixu Realm were too big. He knew clearly that he would definitely be counterattacked by the Taixu Realm in various ways. His biggest and most obvious weakness at the moment was that the numerous energy systems had begun to conflict.

If these conflicting forces are not handled properly before the [Integration Stage], then he will become a time bomb stuck in a countdown.

Taixu Realm and those gods will never let go of this kind of weakness.

Fortunately, Mo Hao had anticipated this and made preparations.

With a cold snort, in various cities occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, many families placed full-length portraits of Mo Hao in military uniform. In the eyes of others, this was just a small means to provide legitimacy for their own rule.

But the real purpose of those full-body statues is to gather faith in Mo Hao.

The Yellow Turban Army's rebellion against the empire and its capture of cities were undoubtedly heinous crimes that were unforgivable in the eyes of the nobles and parliamentarians.

But for more people, the actions of the Yellow Turban Army allowed those who would have died of hunger and cold on the winter night to survive, and allowed many people who would not have survived to survive.

As more people are saved, faith begins to be born.

Not to mention the subsequent governance, which showed them a completely new government that was different from the empire and gave them some hope.

And this hope is constantly transformed into faith, and the full-body image is used as a base station to gather it within.

As Mo Hao chanted the magic spell, the full-body statues in various places began to glow faintly, and many light spots lit up in cities. Each light spot represented a full-body statue that was supplied with incense and offerings from believers.

Those points of light began to connect, forming complex images, and eventually a gigantic statue of Yama Ksitigarbha was formed in the sky above every city.

Dozens of cities and dozens of Dharma images built by the incense of faith immediately suppressed the power conflict in Mo Hao's body to the minimum.

At the same time, when the eyes above the sky looked at those Dharma images, they clearly expressed dissatisfaction and murderous intent. The gods could see what the essence of those Dharma images was. They were the incense of faith, and they were also what the gods needed and desired.

It can be said that a big part of the reason why they intervened in the "War to End All Wars" was to harvest faith.

And now the rewards in the prize pool have not been withdrawn yet, but a mouse sneaked in and stole more than half of the rewards. How can this not make the gods angry?
It is because the rules of the world stopped them, otherwise every one of them would have to come down and tear Mo Hao apart with their bare hands to feel relieved.

At the same time, this is also the reason why Mo Hao has no intention of negotiating with the gods, not just because he will completely destroy this Taixu Realm.

Also, he needs the faith and incense of this place to serve as a means of limiting the energy conflicts in his body.

After Mo Hao and Zhang Jiao communicated, this is the method with the greatest possibility of realization so far.

But once the gods were enraged, they would definitely not sit idly by and watch Mo Hao do what he wanted to do.

Not to mention that for the gods, only one of them and Mo Hao can remain alone.

Either you die or I die, there is no third way.

A hole was torn in the dark clouds covering the sky, and the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers on the battlefield instantly filled the place with evil spirit. At the same time, Mo Hao could see souls beginning to stand up from the corpses.

But all of those souls had an ochre-colored light on them, which was definitely not the light that the spirits themselves had.

Mo Hao immediately realized that the ambush and death of these people had been arranged long ago. Their role was not to be Mo Hao's enemies, but to be sacrifices to die at Mo Hao's hands.

"Damn, soul sacrifice, that's a big deal."

Souls, especially the souls of intelligent creatures, are often a high-level and ubiquitous material.

Using human souls as sacrificial materials, both the effect and the cost-effectiveness are maximized.

This is not a battlefield, but a large sacrificial site!

Facing the place where gods are worshipped, the imperial army is performing a blood sacrifice!
"Damn it, don't even think about eating this sacrifice!"

Mo Hao's body suddenly generated infinite suction force, like a black hole trying to absorb those souls. He knew that he must not let these souls fall into the hands of the gods.

The soul strength of these elite soldiers who have experienced many battles far exceeds that of ordinary humans. If they were all sacrificed, he would not know what he would face next.

Even if the gods themselves take action, it is not impossible.

"Demons and demons, bring them all to me!"

Without any hesitation, the Demon Overlord revealed his true form, and used the Heavenly Demon God-Slaying Technique and the Heavenly Demon Art at the same time to snatch all the souls away.

Naturally, those souls could not resist the suction of the big demon and flew towards the direction of the big demon one after another.

But at this moment, the khaki light on the soul suddenly turned into a dangerous red, followed by a violent explosion.

Rumble…

The continuous explosions did not cause any material reaction, but all the souls were destroyed in the explosion. The backup plan left by the enemy ensured that the sacrifice of the souls was completed.

The dark clouds were torn apart, and a space gate opened in the sky. A figure walked out of the space gate and slowly descended to the ground.

(End of this chapter)