Chapter 234: Blood Sacrifice Swallowing God Array
He couldn\'t directly take action to kill those three mid-tier legends.
The Hall of Valor\'s restrictions applied equally to everyone.
But that didn\'t mean Sterl couldn\'t use the environment to cause trouble.
Normally, the cabin of the Rainbow Ship couldn\'t be damaged.
Unless it was through Consume.
This skill, from the Devourer of All Things, could convert all energy for use.
Although Sterl couldn\'t easily devour everything, he could, with the combined efforts of his three clones and the Star Radiance Dragon, dissolve a part of the cabin in a short time.
Moreover, during the process, he discovered that the rainbow energy of the Rainbow Ship seemed to bear a certain resemblance to the Divine Protection of Consume.
This made the absorption much easier than he had anticipated.
He and the Star Radiance Dragon acted together to expedite the creation of a fatal hole in the cabin.
Once a sufficiently lethal hole was made,
Sterl activated his Moon Law, slightly controlling the three mid-tier legends, leaving them no time to react before they were shredded by the spatial turbulence.
They turned into a burst of fireworks.
However, Sterl had only intended to make an example out of them, but he found himself with an unexpected windfall!
Firstly, in the chaotic spatial currents, while others were thrown about, he reaped substantial benefits.
As an Array Master, he had a strong ability to control spatial energy. Even in the violent currents, Sterl faintly sensed fluctuations of spatial Law.
The sensation was similar to the feeling he had when he used Shadow Stealth to transmigrate to the shadow world.
Could Sterl be any happier?
He was convinced that with a few more experiences in violent spatial currents, he could directly comprehend a fragmented level of spatial Law.
Based on Shadow Stealth!
This legendary ability, while corresponding to shadow Law, also involved the application of spatial Law.
Of course, his smooth progress was also due to the prior assistance he received from Kant Weir in the Trial of the Brave, where he meticulously perceived the conversion from legendary ability to Law Power.
Such an opportunity was rare, not only because those demigods might not be willing to help but also because individuals capable of such teaching were rarer than demigods.
Sterl couldn\'t help but feel more enthusiastic about this mission.
He might really owe Kant Weir a favor.
Additionally, Sterl had a sudden realization.
"So, it would be best to first acquire a legendary ability related to Arcane. This would make comprehending the Law much more efficient."
Besides gaining insight into spatial Law, Sterl also had some items from the three mid-tier legends who died. However, he didn\'t have the time to check them now.
Nevertheless, Sterl was in a good mood, and others, seeing their leader so pleased, couldn\'t help but feel uneasy. Many had witnessed Sterl entering the room where the three mid-tier legends were.
No one believed that the leader had nothing to do with it.
The Hall of Valor\'s Rainbow Ship had been problem-free for thousands of years.
And now, it broke down?
And people died? Even in the face of spatial turbulence, legendary players usually had a chance to escape.
Players who initially thought the leader was amiable and easy-going now trembled with fear.
"We\'re fine, really!"
"All thanks to your excellent leadership!"
"Leader, if there\'s anything you need, just say the word. We wouldn\'t dare disobey!"
...
The players, pale-faced, swore oaths—they were genuinely terrified!
They had thought they had seen the extent of Sterl\'s power before, only to realize it was but a drop in the ocean.
The three mid-tier legends had known the leader\'s strength and were still killed without any resistance.
What about them?
Would they also be led to their deaths?
Fortunately, Sterl chose this moment to offer reassurance.
"There\'s no need to worry."
"Those three initiated the conflict. Their deaths mean that we\'ve rid ourselves of some bad apples."
"This will make our future cooperation smoother."
With that, the legendary players dared not argue and could only nod in agreement.
"Understood! Understood!"
Having boarded the Rainbow Ship, there was no turning back. Abandoning the mission now was impossible.
Moreover, even if they wanted to abandon it, the leader might not let them leave alive.
The legendary players could only hope that the leader, as he claimed, would stop after dealing with the three troublemakers.
Sterl, seeing their reactions, left gracefully and returned to his room, nodding secretly. The hearts and minds of these players could now be put to use.
These legendary players would now carry out their duties diligently, without daring to slack off.
"This is all thanks to the sacrifice of those three," Sterl thought as he returned to his room, unable to help but appreciate the "favor" from the three mid-tier legends.
At this moment, he had the Bionic Tear take his place in the cabin.
Sterl activated Shadow Stealth to slip into the shadow world, quickly examining his recent spoils.
After all, his gains were not something that could be publicly displayed.
The first was three Legendary Crystals.
These items only form under special circumstances, such as when the energies within the bodies of the three legendary players were forcibly compressed by the spatial turbulence.
They had ultimately transformed into the three items now in Sterl\'s possession.
Upon glancing at the three crystals, his eyes immediately lit up.
[Legendary Crystal: Ancient Prayer], [Legendary Crystal: Radiant Glow], and [Legendary Crystal: Malevolent Glance].
The first two crystals were related to magic!
However, Sterl did not intend to use them for Arcane Law.
Arcane represents the aggregation of all spell categories, symbolizing the process by which scholars rationally analyze various elemental forces for their own use.
In Sterl\'s Law comprehension vouchers, the Arcane world he could visit was a peculiar place where countless scholars had forcibly transformed the material plane into an elemental one.
[Legendary Crystal: Ancient Prayer] and [Legendary Crystal: Radiant Glow] symbolized ritualistic prayer and natural spell phenomena, respectively—barely touching the edges of Arcane.
Sterl had previously noticed during his Shadow Stealth insights that if his legendary ability were a true spatial one, his efficiency in comprehending spatial Law would increase by at least tenfold.
Therefore, directly using these two crystals to comprehend Arcane Law was unreliable.
Sterl\'s approach was straightforward: activate the Chaos Cube, fuse the two crystals, and extract the portions related to Arcane to form a new Legendary Crystal. Of course, such a gamble required a Fate Token.
As for [Legendary Crystal: Malevolent Glance], it was a curse-type legendary ability with a simple and brutal effect—it allowed the user to choose the curse\'s outcome.
The most direct application was to curse an opponent to death, and it could be cast with nothing more than a glance.
Alternatively, the curse could be completed using the opponent\'s personal items or hair.
Sterl didn\'t particularly need this ability; he chose to absorb it solely to carry the Curse Law.
But at this moment...
He first stored all the Legendary Crystals in his personal dimensional space.
Next, he pulled out an item—
[Holy Stone of Blood].
Yes, the item Sterl used to harness blood force had evolved without any additional points!
At this moment, the Holy Stone of Blood showed:
blood force: 12,100 units, Essence of Blood: 2 strands.
When he held the Holy Stone of Blood, a mysterious fragment of memory flowed into his mind.
"Is this an array formation?"
"It seems to be a sacrificial refining formation that extracts the most precious and pure energy from all living beings, offering it to the beneficiary."
"The way this energy operates is quite similar to extracting blood force from life..."
Sterl realized he had inexplicably acquired a fragment of an ancient array formation recently.
And this formation...
Was at least of divine level!
He opened his panel and, sure enough, the Sub-Profession page for array formations now displayed a new skill.
[Blood Sacrifice Swallowing God Array (Fragmented)] +
Description: The proud creation of the demon known as the Archduke of Blood. To bring this formation into the main world, he chose to divide its memory into ten parts, each carried by ten fanatical followers. Every fragmented formation possesses standalone effects. When set up, they can activate the Blood Sacrifice Swallowing God Array.
Effect: The current fragmented formation has two effects—
- Plague: Activating the formation causes all life in the main world to fall into a weakened state, which can then spread to other units.
- Hemorrhage: After activation, any injury inflicted on life in the main world will result in wounds that cannot heal, continuously draining life force.
"It can be upgraded?" Sterl was taken aback. As he sensed the memory fragment of the formation in his mind, he couldn\'t help but sigh.
"What a genius concept!"
"A divine-level array, when divided into ten parts, can be set up by entities of legendary rank."
"However, according to the formation\'s operational mechanism, unifying the ten parts would still require Divine Power to initiate."
As Sterl comprehended this, he became increasingly aware that this mission was far from simple.
The description of the formation he had obtained explicitly indicated that the Archduke of Blood was up to something.
And, in such a critical moment, could his two followers carrying parts of the formation really have time to help out the Hall of Valor?
Impossible. The only plausible explanation was that their work for the Hall of Valor didn\'t interfere with setting up the formation.
Coupled with the intelligence about demons infiltrating Florence...
Sterl felt at least 90% sure that the descendants of Kant Weir were targeted by the Archduke of Blood! The remaining eight formation carriers were likely already in place.
They were just waiting for the last two members of the Hall of Valor to take their positions.