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Chapter 655 Saints and Demons are Inseparable, Enemy and Foe are One
The players almost simultaneously stopped what they were doing, their eyes glued to the panel as if they had super glue on them.

Redemption! Sacrifice! Resurrection! Permanent attribute points gained!

When the description of this skill was displayed in front of the players, many of them couldn't help but rub their eyes.

If this isn't a dungeon-limited skill, it definitely falls into the category of S-rank skills!

Of course, depending on the player's personality, experiences, and other factors, their focus will also vary.

Some people trembled as they looked at the resurrection ability granted by the redemption effect, their faces visibly contorted in pain.

The pain lies not in the cheap price of resurrecting a companion, but in the fact that it was only after losing the loved one that this effect was seen, and the wound in the heart that had just begun to heal was torn open again.

Some people, however, focus on the descriptions of the sacrifices.

One of them, upon seeing the phrase "organs can be sacrificed," instinctively covered his kidney area, which had a surgical incision, and licked his lips as if he were craving something.

Others, however, silently scanned their surroundings with a mixture of ill intent and vigilance.

As expected, most people opted for the permanent attribute increase.

Redemption increases agility and charm, while sacrifice increases strength and spirit; it's safe to say that no player can resist a permanent increase in attributes.

Some people even had the idea after seeing it, "Can I redeem first and then sacrifice, and get two rewards at the same time?"

However, among the current player base, only one person encountered an unexpected issue with this skill—

Well, besides Big Orange, there's no one else.

As the player group was officially recognized as having set foot on the new continent, the power radiating from the ley lines to the new continent also acted simultaneously on all players, giving them the effects of redemption and sacrifice.

As can be seen from the previous dungeon entries and skill descriptions, players can theoretically only choose one path: Redemption or Sacrifice, as both Redemption and Sacrifice will suppress the opponent.

But at this moment, Cheng Tian could make that classic gesture.

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[You have been detected to possess the "Heart Priest" derivative class skill "Holy Demon Heart"]

[Your talent 'Tai Chi True Eye' has been detected]

The "Holy Arm" and "Demon Arm" buffs from your temporary skill "Redemption and Sacrifice" will not affect each other; the unlock progress bars for both will exist independently.

Because "Redemption and Sacrifice" is highly compatible with your class's skill and talent system, when you successfully complete a main story dungeon quest, you can integrate some or all of its effects into your ability system based on the final quest completion rate.

The radiance of sainthood and the light of demonhood emanated from Cheng Tian's two arms respectively, and then subsided.

After a slight pause, Cheng Tian, ​​as expected, made the gesture of clenching his hands.

When Cheng Tian first saw the entry for "evil sacrifice," he had a vague premonition. After all, in terms of the manifestation of power, redemption and sacrifice are indeed clearly distinct, like the holy and the demonic, and they have many aspects that are highly compatible with his abilities.

Furthermore, in this enhanced version of *Soul Sacrifice Delta*, in addition to the original opposing themes of redemption and sacrifice, a cult of balance has emerged that allows players to choose between both sides. The newfound power-wielding creature gazes at the hunter spitting water and the Felynes shaking their fur.

The icon representing "Sacrifice Target Selection" appeared as Cheng Tian looked at it.

Neither of them can be sacrificed. It's unclear whether the target is a non-corrupted unit or whether they still have combat power and therefore cannot be sacrificed casually.

However, when the focus shifted back to the exposed skin, the "sacrificeable" icon had indeed appeared.

Players have absolute control over their own bodies, so sacrificing them is not too difficult. However, perhaps because it is still in the early stages and there is no time to make any choices, the amount that can be sacrificed is relatively limited.

Skin, hair, and nails—these are the self-sacrifice materials that players with a 0% progress on the Demon Arm can use.

Cheng Tian did not offer anything; he simply scanned himself with the icon, because offering something is a semi-permanent act.

For example, if only a small tuft of hair is sacrificed, either nothing will happen at all, or the scalp corresponding to that tuft of hair will develop semi-permanent alopecia areata, to the point that even the returning space doesn't know how to treat it.

The essence of sacrifice is to exchange some non-renewable resources for powerful forbidden spell effects. In other words, if the organs sacrificed become renewable, then the effect of forbidden spells will be greatly reduced because they will lose their scarcity.

Therefore, it seems that to sacrifice deeper parts such as eyeballs, bones, kidneys, or even hearts as materials for forbidden magic, one would need to unlock these through more acts of sacrifice.

But we're all normal people, and we probably wouldn't donate our organs unless it's absolutely necessary... right?

However, with this temporary skill set, it's practically impossible to temporarily team up with random teammates. Who knows if your teammates might actually sacrifice you in a critical moment to deal damage?

Players are generally quite sensitive to this, although they may not understand it as deeply as someone like Cheng Tian who has a relevant system. But just the description of "being able to sacrifice teammates" is enough to make everyone feel insecure.

The relatively harmonious atmosphere that was originally there was completely destroyed with the appearance of redemption and sacrifice.

The Lava Dragon continued its advance into the depths of the New World as if nothing was amiss, and indeed nothing could stop it; the players could only watch from afar.

The ancient dragon in the main quest clearly doesn't refer to this big guy; players have other targets to observe.

Although a ship was lost, everyone survived and no one actually perished. This was largely thanks to the Lava Dragon, the source of the disaster, which heated the seawater, preventing even those who were briefly unconscious from suffering more serious problems due to hypothermia.

The main tasks for the guild members right now are to gather the rescue team, take stock of the losses, and move the supplies from other ships to the Starry Sky base.

Players can choose whether or not to do this, but if they want to establish themselves in a stronghold instead of surviving in the wilderness, they will still have to take on the necessary tasks.

However, at that moment, the person in charge of the outpost came to meet them. The hunter, who was wearing long-range observation equipment, suddenly pointed in another direction and shouted in a rather terrified manner.

"Everyone! Prepare for battle!"

"It's crimson—"

"It's the Crimson Gluttonous Deviljho!!!!"

(End of this chapter)