Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 462 Blood Sacrifice, Weapon Forging
Chen Ming selected half of the fruit, then put the other half into his storage soul tool, and began his ritual.

Chen Ming summoned the scorpion tail and drew an eight-pointed star array on the ground. Then he arranged various things that he had prepared in advance with his divine power on the ground, creating a circuit with his divine power and dividing a small space that was almost like another dimension under the guidance of his mental power.

Chen Ming tossed the seven fruits into the air, where they spun on their own axes and revolved around the body of the Demon Tree King, drawing circles of varying sizes. From a distance, it looked like planets orbiting a star.

The last trace of essence within the Demon Tree King was extracted and, under Chen Ming's guidance, was distributed into the seven fruits. Finally, the Demon Tree King's originally enormous body rapidly withered and turned into dust, merging into the earth.

Chen Ming infused the fruits with soul power, spirit, and life force in sequence, repeating this process seven times before infusing them with the power of the Evil God and the God of Life. After forty-nine repetitions, the seven fruits had transformed into a special energy body, which, under Chen Ming's guidance, fused into one.

The fruit was buried in the soil and grew under the nourishment of the dust turned into dust by the evil tree king. As time passed, a small sapling gradually grew out.

As divine power surged in, the saplings in the soil grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Dark golden patterns emerged on the surface of the grayish-brown trunks, each pattern faintly flowing with a chaotic luster intertwined with sin and life.

As the branches and leaves unfurled, countless tiny purplish-black vortexes swirled among the leaves, emitting a ghostly wailing sound. Although there was no wind in the cave, the newly sprouted branches and leaves still swayed eerily, each leaf with veins resembling human faces unconsciously emanating a sinister aura that was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Although the newly grown demonic tree was not lacking in nutrition, as an extremely vile evil soul beast, it instinctively craved souls and blood, just like an infant craving milk or a human craving air.

Even though it is actually so well-nourished that it doesn't need these things as nutrients for growth, it still wants to do so, and its evil nature is more than a step above that of the Evil Eye Clan.

It should possess the property of being a material for the artifact of the god of evil.

Just as ancient swordsmiths would use blood to consecrate the furnace for their famous swords, if one wanted to unleash the malevolent nature of this demonic tree, then an excellent sacrifice was necessary.

Generally, Chen Ming would choose to bleed himself, using his own blood little by little to satisfy and refine the raw materials. However, nowadays, there are ready-made furnace materials outside the cave.

Chen Ming gave the Evil Emperor a few instructions, and then the Evil Emperor retreated outside, dragging two unconscious 100,000-year-old soul beasts back with his illusory tentacles.

These two 100,000-year-old soul beasts are the Evil-Eyed Demon Ape King and the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon King, both possessing powerful bloodlines, strong bodies, and vitality.

Although the Evil Emperor actually felt that his rebellious son was the best material, due to a little bit of familial affection and the feeling that it was a waste, he still chose these two guys who were actually not well-behaved in secret.

"My lord, this Evil-Eyed Demon Ape King possesses the bloodlines of both the Evil Eye and the Cyclops, with its Cyclops bloodline originating from the legendary divine beast Titan. Although a hybrid, its talent is exceptional among its kind, having already developed two heads. If it can reach the level of a ferocious beast, its Titan bloodline might even awaken." "This Purple-Winged Flying Dragon King is not a true dragon, but a sub-dragon infinitely close to one. It is no weaker than a true dragon in any aspect, while also possessing extremely rare destructive attributes, making it incredibly powerful. Furthermore, this fellow is ambitious, secretly devouring many dragons and sub-dragon soul beasts, and its bloodline seems to exhibit some kind of mutation tendency."

"Although it only broke through to the level of a 100,000-year-old soul beast a thousand years ago, ordinary ferocious beasts, even the 200,000-year-old ferocious beasts of our Evil Eye Clan, cannot easily defeat it. If it is not hunted, it has a high probability of becoming a ferocious beast itself."

"My lord, which of these two is better for the furnace? Would it be alright to use both together?"

Chen Ming pondered for a moment, then pointed at the Evil Eye Demon Ape King.

"The Evil Eye Demon Ape King has a good physical body and mental strength, and its attributes are also quite in line with evil. The Purple Winged Flying Dragon King is also not bad. If I'm not mistaken, its ancestors were quite extraordinary. It might be able to become a soul ring for my second martial soul."

"This guy isn't a mutated soul beast, but rather has some kind of ancestral background? I knew this kid was secretly ambitious, so why was he being so obedient in front of me? Turns out he wasn't being sensible, he was just scared."

The Evil Emperor cursed the Purple Winged Dragon twice, and his illusory tentacles pierced the top of the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor's head, further suppressing its spirit. He then transported it to a safe and undisturbed location, and finally came to Chen Ming's side to observe how this divine artifact was created.

Under the malevolent aura permeating the very soul of the Demon Tree, the Evil-Eyed Demon Ape King slowly awoke, his eyes filled with terror.

The Evil Emperor's transparent pupils swept over the imprisoned Evil Eye Demon Ape King, whose two-headed ape body trembled violently with fear. When Chen Ming's fingertip touched the roots of the newly sprouted Demon Tree sapling, the branches suddenly coiled around the demon ape's neck like venomous snakes.

"Using the souls of traitors to water the evil tree is certainly making the best use of it."

Chen Ming unleashed his sinful divine power, and seven dark gold chains pierced into the demonic ape's body from the void. The soul core of the 100,000-year-old soul beast was forcibly extracted, and its flesh and bones, along with the core, transformed into a crimson torrent that flowed into the tree trunk. Twisted ape-face patterns appeared on the surface of the branches, and the entire evil tree instantly grew to ten zhang tall, after which the whole tree began to spiral strangely.

Chen Ming, being soft-hearted, preserved a final trace of the Evil Eye Demon Ape King's soul, allowing it to be reincarnated in its next life. Apart from this remnant soul, everything else about this 100,000-year-old soul beast became nourishment for the Demon Tree.

Under the pressure of an invisible force, the body of the demonic tree twisted in one direction, rotating continuously as if turning its head. Its branches twisted and closed, forming a spiral arc, and the whole gradually shrank, transforming into a dark spear.

Just when the Evil Emperor thought it was all over, Chen Ming released the evil god clone that had been resting and recuperating within him for an unknown period of time. He then reached out and opened the clone's chest, drawing blood from the fatal wound on its heart and injecting it into the demon tree.

(End of this chapter)