The flesh and blood of the beast rose in the flames and turned to ashes, while the shining mist rose with the smoke and gathered into clouds in the dim room.
Waves gathered on the burning altar, like lightning in the clouds, causing ripples in the sea of mist.
This move, two thousand years ago, was called 'sacrifice' by the Walders.
All things contain the power from the original. Creatures can rely on each other to 'devour' each other to acquire each other's characteristics and abilities. All living beings are fighting each other to climb the ladder of evolution, and the ancient Walder people Through 'hunting' and 'eating', they gained the right to knock on the door to the future. As for other creatures that had competed with them, they all became the Walder people's rations.
However, this efficiency is too low.
Ten kilograms of beast meat can only increase one kilogram of strength, and there is still a limit to the progress of this strength. The Walders, who look like upright goats, are bound by carbon-based flesh and blood bodies. By relying solely on 'eating and digestion', they can His physical strength cannot exceed five tons.
Five tons, this number is actually huge enough. The power of five tons is condensed into a small body of flesh and blood. It is enough for the Walders to easily cut through steel and kick broken stone walls. It is enough to make any Walder people Every corner of the planet continent is as smooth as walking on the ground, with no hindrance in coming or going.
But this kind of power is far from enough - the Walders set their sights on birds and fish: after conquering the land, they wanted to conquer the sky and the sea, and after conquering the sky and the sea, they still wanted to go Conquer unknown distances.
Therefore, the primitive and crude method of 'eating' was abandoned, and gradually, a method called 'sacrifice' was explored and became the mainstream of this world.
"In the name of 'God', beast, release all your former power!"
In the altar, burning flames danced, burning the killed beasts into ashes. In the name of the virtual 'God of Sacrifice', Walder blessed the food, used the flames to extract the essence of the food, and condensed it into mist. The light in it, and then absorbing its essence, obtains a power several times stronger than 'eating'.
A ferocious beast with the power to split mountains and rocks, after being sacrificed, is enough for a Walder to gain the power of a half-beast, and this power is not affected by the fragile flesh and blood, allowing the Walder to easily surpass itself. The previous limit - although each kind of beast can only be sacrificed once, and the number of sacrifices that each Walder can make is constant based on talent, this progress is enough to allow the Walders to grow and develop rapidly. Huge temples, altars and cities were built in the wild mountains and wilderness, and a unique civilization with 'sacrifice' as its core was established.
The same is true until entering the void.
"Sacrifice is the beginning of civilization and a derivative of the truth of equivalent exchange."
"Hunting other brave beings, liberating the possibility of one's future, challenging one strong person after another, and sublimating oneself step by step, this is the life of a Walder person."
The Walder people's beliefs are 'hunting' and 'eating', and their core is 'fighting' and 'sacrifice'. They treat all alien life equally, but they also treat all life equally as prey - killing is glory. , Hunting is a virtue. After defeating the strong, the strong cry before death is the best praise, while killing the defenseless weak and pregnant individuals is the greatest shame.
The skill of the sword, the strength of the body, the bloom of life energy, and the splendor of magic. For more than two thousand years, as the Walders sacrificed more and more things, they gained more and more power, and various All kinds of new extraordinary powers entered their bloodline. Although this led to the split of the ancient Wald Empire, it also made the Wald people stronger.
The most powerful Walders can hunt giant beasts in the void that rival the world. They can skillfully control various extraordinary powers and use countless means to defeat their opponents. They burn the corpses of giant beasts, Ignite and sacrifice the huge void sun, and then swallow the brilliance of this sun into your belly, gaining unparalleled power.
These powerful beings wandering in the void are called "Star Hunting Warriors", and the "Hunting Alliance" composed of four extraordinary organizations and more than a dozen Star Hunting Warriors is quite famous even in the outside world.
But that’s about it.
The limit of 'sacrifice' lies in this - there is no life in this world more powerful than the giant beast of the void. Even if it exists, it is by no means a natural birth. You can deprive yourself of power and strengthen yourself through 'sacrifice' The presence.
Just as the Walders knew the limits of 'eating' two thousand years ago, they knew that their civilization might stop here.
but…
This is just the limit of the 'Ward people' clan.
"Sir, please throw the 'original life energy crystal' obtained after 'sacrifice' into the silver light pillar in front of you."
In the dim priest's hall, in front of the blazing purple sacrificial fire, inside the black iron altar, the corpse of a giant lizard was turning into ashes, while large tracts of milky white primitive life energy weapons were condensing in the gray-black smoke. Crystallized, twelve tall, upright goat-like creatures were surrounding the altar, somewhat at a loss to follow the instructions of a human woman standing in front of the silver light pillar next to the altar.
This human woman has a beautiful face and long platinum hair. She is smiling and guiding a leading Walder to collect the life energy crystals in the smoke and then throw them into the silver light pillar beside her. Next to her - a woman named Amira Makarov was not at all nervous when facing this group of ferocious-looking warriors from another world. The reason for this was naturally due to her own confidence in the golden realm, and as a member of the 'Mycroft Exchange' The ambassador's status brings with it the intimidation.
As one of the rare 'fourth-level civilization', the rebellious Walder people naturally have their due confidence and pride, but in turns with Joshua, the old pope, the Seven Gods and Barbarossa Faina After the exchange with others, Mycroft's status as Civilization Ambassador suddenly rose from "prey on the roadside" to the same level as "senior leaders of the alliance" - I have to say that this straightforward culture is very convenient, especially for fellow members. The appetite of the extraordinarily civilized Mrs. Macro.
And now, as a disciple of a certain legendary strongman, Amira is now holding a brand new 'sacrifice ceremony' for twelve young Walders under the tacit gaze of several 'Star Hunting Warriors'.
"is that so?"
Among the twelve young Walders who participated in the exchange, the sheep-headed man who was the first to perform this novel 'sacrifice ceremony' touched the big horn on his head. He was a little confused as to what to do, but after all, the Walders also Races with advanced civilizations, even if they look like medieval knights and warriors because of culture and customs, this is just an artistic style of clothing and does not represent anything.
Therefore, he quickly burned the beast, collected the crystals condensed in the mist, and then without hesitation absorbed this fist-sized substance into his body, which was enough to turn an ordinary human into a tiger capable of hunting with brute force. The original life crystal of the Leopard Warrior was thrown into the 'silver beam of light' beside Amira.
"'Primary Life Energy Crystal' detected... Recycling price: 212 redemption points. Repairing Light Pillar No. 951125 is at your service. What do you want to redeem?"
The surface of the silver light pillar rippled as the life energy crystal was released, but soon, the crystal was completely absorbed by the light pillar and turned into nothing. The surging ripples on the surface of the light curtain condensed into a line of Walder language. , and mark the obvious numbers.
"I want to spend 200 redemption points to redeem the 'Elementary Fighting Spirit Enhancement'!"
Since Amira had informed the purpose of this experimental sacrifice long before the sacrifice began, the sacrificer revealed his purpose without hesitation - and on both sides of the sacrificial hall, Under the gaze of Walder's Star Hunting Warrior, who was watching this scene silently, the silver light beam flickered for a moment, accepting the 'exchange'.
"Confirm that the 'exchange' is completed, deduct 200 exchange points... and start strengthening."
An inorganic voice came from the silver light beam, followed by an almost translucent milky white light beam that shone out - this light beam just happened to envelope the exchanger who opened the mouth, and the shining light continued It lasted for nearly two seconds, and then slowly shrank, condensed in the center of the Walder warrior's chest, and disappeared.
"The exchange is completed—the primary fighting spirit cycle seed has been constructed, please check."
"This... this power! I understand!"
How powerful, the road is at your feet!
Without waiting for the silver beam of light to finish speaking his lines, the sheep-headed man shrouded in the light beam suddenly couldn't help but get excited and jumped high - even if the Walder people have not been sacrificed to enhance their physique, their jumping ability is extremely developed. , enough to jump five meters high - so this Walder man, because of his sudden increase in explosive power, caused his two horns to pierce the ceiling and get stuck on the top of the sacrificial hall.
"Pfft."
However, this rather embarrassing scene did not last long. Soon, the first exchanger lowered himself from the ceiling. Even though he made a fool of himself in front of his seniors and companions, he still could not restrain himself. This kind of excitement was because his strength, which had not increased due to the 'sacrifice' for a long time, actually showed a trace of fluctuation just now that was definitely not an illusion! It was this wave that strengthened his strength, allowing him to pierce the solid ceiling of the sacrificial hall with one leap!
He could sense that the source of this fluctuation came from the small 'fighting energy circulation seed' in the center of his chest, and the Walder people who also had great research on life energy could completely tell that it was exactly A power system that is completely different from 'sacrifice', but has the same goal by different routes!
Without hesitation, under the smiling face of the platinum-haired female mage and the slightly surprised gazes of the two Star Hunting Warriors, the young Walder activated the Dou Qi circulation seeds on his chest - and suddenly, a stream of The thin, but indeed existing Dou Qi cycle appeared in its body, and the young Walder could clearly feel that he could rapidly increase the power at any time by 'activating' and 'operating' the Dou Qi cycle. Your own power!
"The Walder people's 'sacrifice' is a powerful means of enhancing the 'life essence' of the sacrificer. But Dou Qi is different. Although it can also enhance the practitioner's physique through nourishment, its essence is 'Amplify' the practitioner's original power."
On the side, watching the young sheep-headed man excitedly using his fighting spirit, making explosions in the air one after another, and because the fighting spirit offset the reaction force, he could not feel any pain. After showing a surprised expression, Amira continued to face. With a smile, he explained softly: "So, the 'life energy' cultivation methods between our two races can complement each other. Your strong ones can become stronger, and we can also let our practitioners create The best foundation.”
Seeing the powerful star-hunting warriors on both sides of the sacrificial hall nodding slightly, as if they agreed with her statement, Amira immediately smiled even happier - the reward for completing a diplomatic mission is an exchange point calculated in tens of thousands, so it would be strange to be unhappy. Then, the female mage turned her head and looked at the Walder who had fully adapted to the 'primary fighting spirit' and showed endless joy.
In Amira's eyes, endless data was flowing. 'Qiao's System v2.7 Deluxe Pre-order Edition' had begun to instinctively calculate the energy level and characteristics of the creatures in front of her. She was filled with emotions in her heart, and then she couldn't help but feel sorry for this person. In the entire Walder civilization, the first lucky person to practice fighting spirit whispered: "Congratulations... Sapphiron."
"You've upgraded."
What happened to the Walders is not an isolated case.
In fact, a scene similar to this did not only occur in one place, but occurred in thousands and thousands of places throughout the multi-dimensional galaxy.
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