Chapter 577
Chapter 577: A Bloody Duel
Translator: StackThatCoin Editor: Hitesh_
Four thousand eight hundred men, including Wu Qi, fell into forty-eight square arrays in the spacious arena . In the middle of it, Yu Mu, Yu Miao, and some other Elders of the Yu Clan were holding a grand sacrificial ceremony . They prayed to Heaven and Earth, and to the ghosts and deities, asking for their blessing so that the best and most suitable sons could be chosen, and that these chosen sons could safely rule over the sixteen ninth-grade provinces .
A huge altar was raised from under the ground . Many tablets carved with the names and images of various ghosts and deities were placed atop . Wu Qi saw that many of the tablets were carved with the names of Yu Clan's ancestors, and they were placed higher than many powerful ghosts and deities .
As the Grand Oracle of Zhong Province's Directorate of Celestial, it was Yu Mu's official business to carry out the ritual . As soon as he began to incant a spell and dance strangely, a gust of chilly wind blew out of the altar, and hundreds of shadowy figures emerged out of nowhere above it . The torchlights in the hall suddenly darkened, while the dreadful pressure emanated from these ghostly figures made Wu Qi feel a stabbing pain in his heart .
He looked at those shadowy figures in astonishment . 'So, these are the ghosts and deities worshiped by the Yu Clan, eh?' With just some of the secret spells of the Yu Clan, these evil ghosts and deities could be put to work, and they would unleash an extremely devastating force to bring all sorts of unimaginably miraculous effects into play . However, it was mentioned in the Dao of Ghosts and Deities which Princess Zhang Le inherited that ghosts and deities worshiped by a clan could only be driven with the clan's bloodline . As Wu Qi was not a descendant of Yu Clan, even if he managed to learn the secret spells, he wouldn't be able to control these ghosts and deities .
Judging from their auras, the strongest of them definitely possessed the cultivation base of a high-tiered Gold Immortal!
One of the conditions for judging if an Oracle Clan was thriving was the overall strength of the ghosts and deities they worshiped . The sighting of one as strong as a high-tiered Gold Immortal showed that the Yu Clan in Zhong Province possessed a truly amazing combative force . Wu Qi couldn't help but begin to wonder again, 'Since the Yu Clan in Zhong Province was so strong, what would be the level of overall strength possessed by the Yu Clan in the imperial capital of Great Yu?'
Stealthily, he exercised his Chaotic Divine Eyes and stared through those ghosts and deities hovering atop the altar, and saw the twisting space behind them . These ghosts and deities were very different from the Gods birthed by Heaven and Earth, and not the same as the Yin ghosts that took shape after humans died . They were a different type of powerful and magical beings who lived in the nameless void parallel to the world everyone else was living in . Only the existences who had mastered the Dao of Ghost and Deity could tear up the void with spells and communicate with these wonderful beings .
Much to his surprise, many of these ghosts and deities were similar in appearance to those carved on the Yu Clan ancestors' tablets . 'Some of their ancestors had actually turned themselves into ghosts and deities with some sort of mystic art, great power, and incredible divine ability . ' Wu Qi thought, and he could not help but admire the inherent knowledge of these wealthy and powerful clans on Pangu Continent . When compared to a human who was trying to step into the realm of Heaven Immortal through cultivation, a human who was trying to transform into a ghost or deity would draw more hate from Heaven and Earth, and attract a more frightening Heavenly Tribulation . It would take great perseverance and strength for these ancestors to complete such an incredible transformation .
As the hundreds of ghosts and deities made their appearances over the altar, Yu Mu and all the other Elders of the Yu Clan fell to their knees and worshiped them devoutly .
An army of Yu Clan's private guards marched into the arena, dragging a large number of fleshly cattle, sheep, and some other livestock . At Yu Miao's command, the guards slaughtered the livestock in front of the altar . Blood gushed out along with a strong smell as it sprayed and smeared the altar .
Laughing merrily, the ghosts and deities stretched out their hazy arms and gestured at the livestock . A gust of chilly wind rolled up the animals, shriveling their bodies and turning them into ashes in an instant . All their blood, energy essence, and souls were extracted and fell into the hands of the ghosts and deities, then fusing into their bodies in a flash .
The figures of all the ghosts and deities had become clearer, and they seemed to have gained some energy . Some of them laughed contentedly, turning to disappear without a trace . But, hundreds of them remained over the altar, staring down with a strange gleam flashing in their eyes .
Afterward, Yu Mu and the other Elders placed many candles and incense sticks on the altar before leaving the arena at the same time, returning to the stone chairs hovering in the air . Once seated, Yu Mu waved his hand stately and said in a deep voice, "This is the time . Under the witness of many ghosts and deities, make a good fight for yourselves and for your Masters!"
After a moment of pause, he said again, "This duel is of great importance . The sixteen sons who win the positions of Prefecture Overseer will become elites to be trained by the clan . In the future, the Clan Leader and Elders of Yu Clan will be selected first from among the sixteen sons!"
As soon as Yu Mu spoke, the atmosphere in the hall changed . The sons who had not entered the list of forty-eight had their eyes turned blue with jealousy, while those in the list and had their subordinates entering the arena had their eyes shot with blood, glancing fiercely at their own brothers like some hungry wolves .
Gasping for breath, Yu He clenched his fists and made a gesture to Wu Qi, signaling him to slaughter everyone at all costs .
It was not only Yu He, but the seven strongest sons of Yu Clan had also performed a similar gesture . They suddenly rose to their feet and made a throat-slash gesture to their subordinates, indicating that they did not need to hold back and just kill at will . As all sorts of accidents could happen in a large-scale duel participated in by thousands of people such as this, in order to avoid any risk, the seven strongest sons could only let their subordinates fight all out for them .
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