Cornflower Witch

Chapter 263 The Evil Eye Descends
Life forms beyond the celestial realm are beings difficult for ordinary people to comprehend. Not only will contact with them lead to contamination, but even conversations with them can cause mental confusion and distortion.

The sect leader was actually unable to understand what the other party was conveying; he could only imitate and repeat a certain message according to the sect's records.

Time passed slowly, and it seemed that the other party finally gave up on continuing the communication and then began to respond.

Numerous tiny insects slowly passed through the purplish-red mist and arrived in this unknown world. As soon as they appeared, they were rejected and suppressed by the world. These insects began to struggle and writhe, and some of them burst open and turned into blood mist. This blood mist also helped to cover the remaining insects, allowing a small number of them to be pulled by the pillar of light and instantly cross an incredibly vast distance from the edge of the world to the magic circle in the Three-Forked Forest.

During this process, many more insects shattered and died, their remains being devoured by the remaining insects. In the end, only five weak red insects remained, slowly swimming within the magic circle.

Faced with the five red worms, the sect leader breathed a sigh of relief, then focused his attention again and directed his followers to take action.

"The holy messenger has arrived and begun the sacrifice; you should also prepare yourselves."

"Yes, sir." Several cultists with distinctive auras stepped forward; they were all members of the sect's 'Second-Tier Alien' class.

At this moment, the fat man, who had been unconscious, was awakened again by a strange sensation. He opened his eyes and saw several strange red worms floating above his head, which filled him with panic.

"What, what is this? Let me leave, quick!"

“It’s too late, Lord City Lord.” A cultist stepped forward, pressed down on his head, and then precisely pierced the fat man’s heart with a dagger.

"you……"

The former lord of Xigu City was speechless at this moment. After his heart was pierced, a strange power flowed through him, slowly extracting his consciousness, soul, nature, and destiny from the wound.

Although he himself has no strength, because he became the city lord of Valley City, he obtained the "fourth-tier castle" attribute under the blessing of "royal power". Under normal circumstances, ordinary superhumans and assassins would be suppressed by his "castle" attribute destiny as soon as they got close, and would be unable to exert their power.

However, after losing Valley City, his destiny and fortune began to decline. In order to maximize the value of this Valley City lord, the Hundred-Eyed Sect immediately began preparing for tonight's ceremony after settling down in the Three-Forked Forest.

After all, a sacrifice with a fourth-order rank like him is extremely rare.

After being offered as a sacrifice, the 'castle' aspect that had been overflowing from his body was extracted and gradually transformed during the ritual, becoming the prey of the five floating red worms. At this time, some believers also willingly walked into the magic circle, inserted daggers into their chests, and became sacrifices, dedicating their bodies and minds to the life on the other side.

These red worms devoured the crimson mist that was constantly gathering in the magic circle, and then gradually expanded. Their bodies became larger and rounder, like light pink fleshy balls. At this time, their rank also reached 'Tier 1 - Alien'.

Seeing that the time was ripe, several special believers stepped forward and slowly placed their hands on the fleshy ball. A strange wave spread out, and a strange and unfamiliar consciousness appeared in their minds.

At this point, they gradually communicated with it according to the secret methods passed down in the sect, and then established a connection little by little.

As the connection between their consciousnesses gradually stabilized, they began to construct ability templates for the fleshy ball in front of them according to special rune markings, and to draw upon the 'alien' power in the magic circle to modify its body.

These fleshy spheres then underwent further changes, with their internal flesh also changing, growing into complex internal organs, and their rank gradually rose to 'Second-Order Alien'.

Afterward, these special cultists continued to control the growth and differentiation of the fleshy orbs with extreme tension. At this point, they needed to construct more complex and powerful destiny abilities and establish a life-and-death pact with each other. During the process, these fleshy orbs gradually expanded and grew larger. The aura emanating from them slowly surpassed that of the cultists in front of them. The pressure brought by the sexual phase level began to make it difficult for the ordinary cultists in the magic circle to breathe.

However, many believers were even more excited by this situation, as if they saw themselves becoming stronger as well.

"what--"

A strange wail came from the mouth of a particular cultist. He knelt on the ground, his fingers tightly covering his brain, as if he could not bear the consciousness from the astral plane. His face was contorted, and the fleshy ball in front of him, which was growing larger, began to writhe unnaturally.

“He’s about to lose control.” A third-tier ‘Magic Contracter’ murmured, then commanded the Eye Demon to aim at the struggling cultist.

"Wait a little longer," the leader stopped him, his gaze fixed on the struggling cultist.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the kneeling cultist rolled around and wailed incessantly, his fingers even digging into his brain as if trying to dig it out to stop the intangible babbling that echoed in his mind.

Seeing that the situation had not improved, the leader shook his head slightly, and then several purplish-red rays of light shone, instantly piercing through it and turning it into a pile of hollow flesh.

At this moment, the fleshy ball that was still in the transformation stage also disintegrated, breaking into fragments of blood-red flesh, which were then devoured by the other four fleshy balls around it.

In contrast, the other four fleshy spheres gradually stabilized at this time, and their rank slowly rose to 'Third-Order Alien'. Their restless aura also gradually subsided and began to stabilize.

Half an hour later, a blood-red slit opened up from one of the fleshy spheres, revealing a huge eye that curiously surveyed the world. Its pupils were a lavender-purple color, unlike the blood-red eyes of the other cult members.

Soon, the other three fleshy spheres also gradually took shape, transforming into the 'Third-Order Alien' Purple-Eyed Evil Eye.

"It can be considered a success."

Seeing this, the leader breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he turned around and ordered the followers to come forward and pay homage to the four new evil eyes. Then, they knelt in front of the four evil eyes and stared at them with their pupils.

The Evil Eye, still retaining traces of astral energy, gazed at the pairs of eyes before it, infusing them with a special kind of knowledge and power. Soon, the eyes of these cultists were also tinged with a faint purple.

Compared to the offensive 'Drowsy Evil Eyes', these 'Purple-Eyed Evil Eyes' possess even stronger hypnotic and illusionary abilities. Cultists who imitate them and gain new abilities also acquire eyes with illusionary powers.

While the ceremony was taking place, the camp was also being attacked by Antioch's army.

The earlier pause for rest by Antioch's army was merely a ruse, and the ceremony held at night guided their direction. Under Kachis's command, the army assembled, ceased their search, and instead plunged directly into the depths of the forest.

The war began to rage under the cover of night.

(End of this chapter)