Chapter 773: Forbidden Alchemy
With the army's escort, they were not harassed by ferocious beasts along the way, which greatly enhanced the confidence of the townspeople in the army.
"Bai Qi, what did you see just now?"
Bai Qiucha glanced at the soldiers around him and quietly asked Bai Qi.
Bai Qi remained silent upon hearing this, then glanced at Zhuge Chen who was also very curious, then contacted Jerry and transmitted the scene he had just seen directly into their minds.
"This... this is, this is a human soul? Those are beast soul masters?"
Zhuge Chen's face was filled with shock and he almost alerted the surrounding soldiers, but Bai Qiucha quickly figured out the key.
"There won't be any beast soul masters in this era. Could it be that those ferocious beasts are actually humans in disguise?"
"No, their bodies are indeed those of real beasts, only their souls are human."
Bai Qi shook his head, pointed at the soldiers in front of him, and said, "Don't forget, what is the most distinctive feature of this era..."
"The characteristics of this era..."
Bai Qiucha and Zhuge Chen looked at each other and thought of it at the same time.
"alchemy!"
The two of them immediately remembered the rumors about the Dark Emperor in the records, and their expressions also became ugly.
I originally thought that this forbidden alchemy was just a rumor, but I didn’t expect it to be true!
The three of them fell into silence and slowly followed the main force.
Finally, after traveling for most of the day, the troops finally stopped.
However, what lay before them was not the large town they had expected, but a hidden cave entrance.
"This place is still a long way from the settlement. Let's rest here for a few days and wait for our main force to arrive before we set off together!"
"There's hot bread, grilled meat, and comfortable beds here. You can have a good rest!"
The leading soldier loudly informed the people of the current situation. The people did not doubt him and walked into the cave in an orderly manner.
"Bai Qi, is there something wrong with this cave?"
Bai Qiucha glanced at the cave warily and said.
"It's just like a pyramid scheme, for sure."
Bai Qi nodded and said, "Let's go and see what they are up to."
"good."
The two nodded and followed the other people into the cave.
Unlike the outside world, the structure inside the cave is much better than Bai Qi and his friends had imagined.
After passing through a short narrow passage, the road becomes wide, with roads crisscrossing and leading to different places.
"This place doesn't look like a temporary rest stop at all."
Looking at the square stone bricks under his feet, Bai Qi couldn't help but sneer, and Bai Qiucha also noticed something unusual.
"This place has a heavy dead aura. Many people must have died here."
Bai Qiucha said as the soul flame flashed in his eyes.
"Besides, I always feel that this place looks familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere."
"As expected, if nothing unexpected happens, these people will soon reveal their purpose."
Bai Qi pulled up his cloak to cover his eyes, but Zhuge Chen and Bai Qiucha beside him still sensed a murderous intent.
In this age when countless humans are struggling to survive, there are still people who would attack their own compatriots. This definitely hit the breaking point for Bai Qi and the other two.
Sure enough, after entering the underground palace, special soldiers took this group of people to have a good meal, then arranged for them to wash up, and when everything was ready, they were taken to a wide square.
This square is extremely exquisitely decorated. The ground and even the surrounding walls are engraved with strange patterns, as if it were an altar.
After everyone entered the square, the surrounding walls began to shine brightly, and then pictures appeared on them.
What flashed on the screen was nothing else but the scene of ferocious beasts slaughtering humans.
The angles from which these scenes were presented were extremely tricky, vividly showing the painful expressions of humans being killed by ferocious beasts. Even without any sound, it still touched the people.
The reason is simple. Many of them have experienced similar things and came to settle in the town after escaping by chance.
If the army of the Creation Dynasty had not passed by this time, the scenes in these pictures would have been their fate.
After an unknown amount of time, the images on the wall gradually disappeared, but the people in the square were still immersed in sorrow and fear.
At this moment, a figure slowly descended from the sky, with a faint white light behind it, attracting everyone's attention.
"Are you afraid? Are you afraid that you will die like them, killed by the beast?"
"Are you powerless? Watching your loved ones die in front of you, but you can't do anything?"
"Are you angry? Those who hold great power live comfortably in luxurious houses, while you have to tremble in fear all day long?"
"The source of all this is simple. You don't have the power!"
The person who came was dressed in white and had a magnetic voice, as if it contained some kind of magical power. As soon as he opened his mouth, he aroused everyone's emotions.
By the time this man uttered the last sentence, the resentment in these people's eyes was about to jump out of their eyes.
Ahhhh!
(Human, I sensed a wave of spiritual skills!)
"I found it, and this feeling is quite familiar."
Bai Qi nodded and imitated the people around him to look angry.
The man in white was very satisfied to see that his words worked. He opened his arms and a dazzling holy light emerged from behind him, shining on everyone.
“So warm…”
The people illuminated by the holy light suddenly felt warm all over their bodies, their originally excited mood gradually calmed down, and their fatigue was swept away.
"I know you are all ordinary people who don't have the talent to tam beasts, but it doesn't matter. As long as you believe in the Holy Light, you can still gain extraordinary power!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and a skinny man in linen clothes flew out from a distance and landed staggeringly in front of the man in white.
"He was just like you. He lost his home and his family members to the beasts. But between helpless sadness and revenge, he chose revenge."
The man in white paused, and suddenly said in a loud voice: "And my Lord gave him this opportunity!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the skinny man suddenly let out a long roar towards the sky, and his originally skinny body suddenly swelled up and turned into a muscular man over two meters tall.
Just as the residents of the small town were immersed in the changes of the muscular man, a giant black bear suddenly rushed out from another passage and rushed directly towards everyone.
The sudden appearance of the black bear scared everyone, but the man in white did not move at all. He just glanced at the man next to him.
The man immediately understood and leaped forward, instantly arriving in front of the black bear. The black bear also stood up and waved its paws to slap the man.
Seeing this, the man did not dodge, but stretched out his hands and forcibly caught the black bear's huge palm.
Not only that, after catching the black bear, the man pulled the black bear and smashed it to the ground with a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw.
boom!!!
A huge bang resounded throughout the entire square. Everyone was immersed in the man's tremendous strength. Even when they saw the man tear the black bear apart with his bare hands, they did not show any fear, but instead showed excitement.
Can they really possess such a powerful force?
"Bai Qi, that person has a fusion talent, right?"
Upon seeing this, Zhuge Chen immediately asked quietly, although this operation looked amazing, it was just basic operation for a beastmaster with fusion talent.
Such deceptive tactics were only feasible in the ancient times when beastmasters were few in number and information was scarce.
Moreover, he was more willing to believe this result than the one recorded in history.
"No, he's not a beastmaster, he's really just an ordinary person."
Bai Qi's eyes flickered as he looked at the man's constantly fluctuating soul and ruthlessly pierced through Zhuge Chen's fantasy.
"So... is it really a product of alchemy..."
Zhuge Chen sighed helplessly, and the light array that suddenly lit up in front of the man in white further proved their guess.
"Do these lunatics really dare to use humans for refining?"
Bai Qiucha's eyes gradually turned cold. Looking at the people who were eager to try under the instigation of the man in white, her fingers moved unconsciously.
"If they don't dare, where did those ferocious beasts we saw before come from?"
Bai Qi sneered. The human soul, the body of a ferocious beast, and everything in front of him, the facts were already before him.
These people refine humans and ferocious beasts in order to master extraordinary powers that humans have never mastered.
But there seems to be some problems with this refining process. Judging from the conditions of the previous ferocious beasts, they seem to lose their sanity after refining and completely become ferocious beasts!
This kind of alchemy has been listed as a forbidden technique by historians no matter which era it is!
"Don't these people really have any pain in their conscience?"
Zhuge Chen gritted his teeth, and the way he looked at these people was no different from the way he looked at the Death Round Table and other cults.
"Conscience? If we had it, would humans still fight among themselves?"
A trace of mockery appeared on Bai Qi's face. After seeing a commoner walking into the alchemy formation under the guidance of a man in white, he suddenly stood up.
"My fellow countryman, I understand your feelings, but please queue up."
Seeing Bai Qi walking towards him, the man in white showed a warm smile on his face and comforted Bai Qi softly, but after seeing the undisguised murderous intent in Bai Qi's eyes, he immediately understood.
"Are you planning to disrupt the Lord's blessing ceremony? Are you a heretic from the tribe?!"
The man in white skillfully labeled Bai Qi a tribal lackey, while the people around him were terrified and distanced themselves from Bai Qi.
Seeing that his words took effect, the man in white raised the corner of his mouth slightly, stretched out his hand, and a holy light spear appeared in his hand.
"Since you have come here without knowing whether to live or die, let the Lord judge you!"
After saying that, the man in white threw the Holy Light Spear with force, and it flew quickly towards Bai Qi.
“It’s really… a color that I hate…”
Looking at the Holy Light Spear getting closer and closer to him, Bai Qi slowly took out the Absurd Mask and put it on. He stretched out his right arm to block it, and the Holy Light Spear was absorbed by the Araki Shield and turned into a white gem.
"You just said that you have been blessed by the Lord? Then you should not be harmed by the power of the Lord, right?"
Looking at the man in white with a look of surprise, Bai Qi patted the Araki shield, and the white gem suddenly flew out from the shield and instantly came in front of the man in white.
boom!!!
