Zuo Dao Becomes a God Starting from American Horror

Chapter 227 The Ritual of the Otherworldly Stone Box, Erdiki

The stone box containing the Moth Goddess was not small, but considering the Moth Goddess's enormous body, the stone box was not that big.

Louis opened the stone box and released the power of the Yin spirit to investigate.

The power of the Yin spirit extended into the stone box like a sensory tentacle, "seeing" its internal structure.

Surprisingly, the space inside this thing was much larger than I had imagined, about the size of a football field. It was shaped like a rock cave, with very little greenery, mostly moss and similar things. There were also a few beetles inside, proving that life could survive there.

After carefully examining the rocky cave, Louis released the power of the Yin spirit.

After exiting the cave, they discovered that there was still space outside, but it was a hazy gray that permeated the surroundings, enveloping the entire rock cave. This gray was also constantly eroding the yellowish-brown outer rock layer of the cave.

Louis merely touched these gray areas, and a portion of the Yin Spirit power was instantly wiped away.

"hiss."

Louis frowned, ignoring the phantom pain, and withdrew his Yin energy to ponder.

The situation inside was easy to judge. It was an alternate dimension that was about to be destroyed. It must have been quite large in the past, but it had been almost completely destroyed. The gray layer surrounding the rock cave was probably some kind of space. Due to his limited knowledge, Louis could only make this guess.

Based on the rate of decay, it is estimated that this rock cave will be destroyed in about five years.

Considering the circumstances and origins of the original owner of the Moth Goddess, Louis has reason to suspect that the Moth Goddess escaped destruction by hiding in this box.

However, could even a minor deity of the Mayan civilization create such an alternate dimension?

and many more.

Louis thought of the fact that in China, minor gods such as the Earth God also exist in a similar way, called the Incense and Law Domain.

Could it be similar?

Louis once again probed into the cave with his Yin energy, this time focusing on the rock cave itself, exploring it inch by inch, both inside and on the ground, constantly penetrating downwards.

Fortunately, Louis has now reached the Pure Yin Realm and his strength has increased. Otherwise, it would take an ordinary Yin God Realm cultivator a considerable amount of time to do this.

About fifteen minutes later.

Louis opened his eyes, his expression somewhat surprised and uncertain.

In the central rock layer of the cave, there is a half-fist-sized, dissipating white hexagonal crystal.

He didn't dare touch it. He could sense that this crystal was maintaining the stability of the entire extradimensional space. If he took the crystal away, it would probably be destroyed in the next instant.

Destroying an extradimensional space for a mysterious crystal whose purpose is still unknown is not wise.

"I'll think about it when I ascend to godhood... Oh, right, ascend to godhood..."

There is a lot of preparation work to be done for the ascension ceremony. It is now 1995, and there are only a few years left until the day of the cosmic celestial ritual. We need to make the most of it.

The thought flashed through Louis's mind, and he decided to deal with the boxes properly and get the preparations done while searching for monsters and demons.

He wasn't worried about that, after all, the power he had worked so hard to build wasn't for nothing.

Louis pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at the stone box.

Somewhat indecisive.

If only I had mastered the technique of crafting magical artifacts, I might be able to come up with a way to refine them into magical artifacts.

Let's put it aside for now; it might come in handy later.

Shaking his head, Louis looked at the next box.

It contains a box with a complete set of cursed tarot cards.

The box is made of wood, square, and only the size of two palms. Apart from the standard inverted pentagram pattern on it, it looks quite ordinary.

Louis opened it.

The tarot cards inside were revealed.

Things are different now. Under Louis's spiritual vision, he can clearly see the cursed aura on these tarot cards, as well as the soul hidden in the box.

Dressed in black robes, he was the very same black-robed soul who fought Louis and was severely wounded in the end. He was also the owner of these tarot cards and the unfortunate fortune teller who sacrificed himself to the demon Erdighi.

The black-robed soul, now hidden within the card box, had almost fully recovered. Upon seeing Louis open the card box, it instinctively wanted to bewitch him, to induce Louis to perform divination and inflict a curse.

But his body had only flown halfway when it suddenly stopped. His mind, which had been sealed for a hundred years and was somewhat stiff, started working rapidly again the moment he saw Louis.

Whoosh!
Like a groundhog, it suddenly scurried back inside.

It's much faster than the clown demon.

pity.

No matter how fast it is, it's not as fast as Louis.

Wow!
Louis reached out and grabbed it. The long serpent of fire, empowered by fire magic, slowly coiled around Louis's arm and gradually moved towards the tarot card.

The black-robed soul immediately froze.

He was forcibly pulled out.

The fire serpent coiled around her, and with each coil, the scorching heat, amplified by fire magic, burned her soul.

The entire soul stood there, frozen in place. Louis didn't waste any words and immediately used the Soul Searching Technique.

It has to be said that the Soul Searching Technique is really useful. It completely eliminates the need to interrogate these stubborn guys. It's simple, quick, and convenient. No wonder that all those with a little bit of skill in the demonic path are equipped with such a technique.

Stir and stir with your big hands...

Louis soon got what he wanted.

The fortune teller's memory has become confused, or rather, under the influence of the curse, having been in a box for over a hundred years, it's normal for his consciousness to become confused.

Remove the confused parts of the memory and extract the memories related to Erdigi.

The power of the Yin spirit manifested as fingers, turning the "pages" like flipping through a book, viewing its contents.

This fortune teller is exceptionally gifted; she has been able to see and communicate with spirits since childhood, just like a medium, or rather, she was a medium of that era.

She simply chose the profession of fortune teller.

After all, the environment at the time was not very friendly to women. In addition, with the rise of the fortune-telling industry, people in high society were very superstitious about fate and bloodline. So she chose this industry, developed her skills, and even gained a considerable reputation.

In the end, in order to live a stable life, he chose to become a nobleman's retainer, but unexpectedly, his straightforwardness led to the destruction of his family and death.

The ritual was something she learned from a Hungarian during a divination session.

The ritual described inside is called Revenge, which involves sacrificing souls to obtain the power of the demon Erdigi and take revenge on one's enemies.

However, after her research, she discovered that the demon Erdiki, whom the ritual communicated with, was actually dead. She could clearly sense this during the divination instead of being affected by it, which is why she was certain of the other party's death.

But this doesn't mean the ritual is useless. Although the main figure is dead, he seems to have left behind some power, so the ritual is still in progress.

I can't speak for others, but at least she used it, and she was guaranteed to gain a dark power curse.

However, a normal person obviously doesn't want to be cursed or anything like that, so she doesn't plan to use this dangerous ritual and has sealed it away to avoid causing trouble.

Unfortunately, unexpected events later pushed her to the brink of despair, and she ultimately had to use the ritual.

It has become the crazy soul that barely retains a part of its own consciousness.

Louis frowned after reading the contents.

"Is Erdiki dead?"

According to mythology, Erdıkı is a demon in Hungarian mythology who tempts humans. Later, he was incorporated into Christian mythology and became a member of Satan (the enemy of God).

I never imagined he was already dead?
But some power remains, and the ritual is still going on?

Does this sound like their backup plan?

Various conspiracy theories popped into my mind, such as it being a trap, or the ritual being a way to continue the power to resurrect the other person, and so on...

"Erdigi... There is so little literature about this demon that it is impossible to find any information. However, to be called Satan, regardless of whether it is orthodox or not, it must at least be a great demon, or even a demon god."

ponder for a moment.

Louis was still unwilling to give up so easily, so he took him to another spacious room.

One by one, death row inmates were imprisoned in a corner and released to be controlled in sacrificial rituals. Everyone succeeded, but none of them gained power; they were all consumed by the rituals.

Louis frowned deeply as he watched their souls being swallowed by the pentagram on the box.

Unexpectedly, the so-called ritual was actually solidified on the card box. Moreover, this ritual seems to have certain requirements. Mortals have had their souls devoured, and only extraordinary individuals like fortune tellers can obtain the power of the curse.

Also.

Since their souls were taken away, where did they go?
Hell? Or somewhere in this world?

Or perhaps in some other dimension, like the stone box of the Moth Goddess?
Various speculations arose in Louis's mind.

In the end, Louis did not choose to personally go up to conduct the ceremony.

Louis would not do something with such unknown risks.

The card box was put away again and placed in the room, where it was monitored by several surveillance cameras, preventing anyone from approaching.

After doing all this, Louis left the room.

They returned to the Rebirth Prison on the ground.

As soon as I stepped outside, I heard a dog barking.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

A pack of large dogs swarmed over, circling around Louis. To outsiders, these ferocious and terrifying dogs, capable of tearing humans apart, were nothing more than obedient little dogs to Louis.

Eighteen fierce dogs, Khorne, Coal, and Gold all came over. Coal, the leader, and Quickly rubbed against Louis's legs on either side, wagging their tails rapidly.

The eighteen fierce dogs that couldn't squeeze in from the outside all had shiny fur and were healthy and strong, obviously they were fed very well here.

At this moment, Louis's gaze fell on Khorne, who hadn't come over to rub against the two dogs, Gold and Coal.

Of the three dogs, Khorne probably endured the most hardship, always stationed here without complaint.

(End of this chapter)