Chapter499:Sacrifice

Thehumanswhotakepartinthesacrificialceremonymustpresenttheirbloodastheprice,otherwise,theywouldn’tbeabletoabsorbthegod’sauraintheceremonyandimprovethemselves.

Theprincipleofequivalentexchangewasabasicruleinanyworld.Whatyouwantiswhatyoumustpayfor.

Thesacrificialceremonywasalreadyoneofthesafestmethodstoimproveone’stalentintheendlessgod’sdomains.

Althoughthesuccessratewasonlyaboutone-tenth,mostofthetime,afailurewillonlycostadropofblood,therefore,itwasactuallyahighlyprofitablebusiness.

Ofcourse,therewasalsoaprobabilityintheworldcalled"badluck".Theunfortunatewitchwhosummonedthe"nightmare"wasalivingnegativeexample.

RedLotus’sbloodfellontheKryoliteandemittedared,firelikelight,whichisalsotheembodimentofheressence,theprivilegeoftheSunWitch.

WhiteLotus’sbloodwasonthecontrary.WhenherblooddrippedontotheKryolite,itimmediatelyturnedtransparentandinaninstant,itmergedwiththemistintheKryolite.

AsforMei’sblood,actually,YunXi’sblood,ithadundergoneaverystrangechangewhenitdrippedontotheKryolite.

Atfirst,itwasapalegoldlightfloatingintheKryolite.

Then,theKryolitebecamehotterandhotter,scorchingtheair.

Afteralongwhile,thetransparentKryolite,whichwasfilledwithmist,hadbecomeabeautifulgolden-redgem.NoonewouldbelievethatitwasaKryolitejustamomentago.

"This...it’snotthesameaslasttime!"RedLotusmurmuredinaconfusedtone.Shelookedatthegem,whosecolorandevensizehadcompletelybeenchanged.

Ifshehadn’twitnessedthewholeprocess,shewouldn’tbelievethataKryolitecouldtransformintoagolden-redgem!

"It’snormal,becauseit’sKryolite."WhiteLotusnarrowedhereyesandtoldtheliewithastraightface.

Afterabsorbingmyprince’sblood,theKryolitewouldnaturallychange.Iwouldfeelstrangeifitdidn’tchange!

Anyway,mysisterknowsnothingaboutthesacrificialceremony.NomatterwhatIsay,shewon’tdoubtmywords.

Moreover,itwasn’talie.Afterall,Ijustsaid,"Becauseit’sKryolite!"

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槄)

"So,isitthesacrificethistime?"

RedLotussensedadistinctaurafromthegolden-redgem.Shecouldvaguelyfeelthepowerinsideit,whichwasfarsuperiortothepowerofthatvaluablefire-typeruby.

Withit,wecansummonagodthatisfarstrongerthanthatfantasticcreaturelasttime!

"Yes,thisisasacrificefromMei,andmysisterandI."

"Whenweopenthedoortomorrow,whichgodwillappearinfrontofus?I’mreallylookingforwardtoit!"WhiteLotusplacedthegolden-redgeminthecenterofthealtarandprayed.

"Thesacrificehasbeendelivered."

"Afteronedayandonenight,Ilookforwardtoyourarrival."

"Nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,wewelcomeyou."

"Goodmorning,goodafternoon,andgoodnight."

Thegolden-redgemsuspendedinthemiddleoftheAltarofDeity,graduallybecametransparent.Inabouttenseconds,thegemcompletelydisappearedfromtheAltarofDeity,whichwasasignthatthefirststageofthesacrificialceremonyhadsucceeded.

"I’mexhausted.Afterthissacrificialceremony,Imustrestforseveralmonths!"Aftermakingsurethesacrificehadbeenofferedsmoothly,RedLotuscomplainedandmovedherstiffrighthand.

Ifshehadn’tdrewoutherswordandcutMei’sfingertip,thesacrificialceremonywouldhavefailedatthattime.

BecausehersisterWhiteLotuswasslightlyanemic,thebloodshebledwasactuallythreetimesmorethanRedLotus,soshewastired.

Fortunately,shewastheSunWitch,hernaturalvitalitywasseveraltimesmorethanWhiteLotus’.Therefore,shewouldrecoverquickerfromthetiredness.

Comparedwithherowntiredness,shepaidmoreattentiontohersister.Sheclearlysawthatafterthesacrificialceremony,WhiteLotus鈥檉acewassomewhatpalerthanusual.

Yes,sherealizedlaterthatholdingahigh-levelsacrificialceremonywasalsoaheavyburdenonthewitchesthemselves.AlthoughtherewasnorecordthataKryolitewouldattractanydangerousbeings,itwasalwayswisetoplayitsafe!

ThiswasonlythesecondtimeWhiteLotushadheldasacrificialceremony.IsittooriskytouseKryoliteasasacrifice?

"WhiteLotus,areyoutired?"RedLotuslookednervouslyathersisterWhiteLotus,whosefacelookedaspaleaspaper.

"Um...thespiritualpowerIconsumedwasmuchgreaterthanIhadexpected..."WhiteLotusdidn’ttellthetruth.

Theburdenofsacrificingthisgolden-redgemhadalmostdrainedherspiritualpower!

Theprocessofturningthegolden-redgemintoasacrificeandsendingittothealtaralmostemptiedherwholebody.

TherewasnodoubtthatthiswasnotthenormalconsumptionforsacrificingaKryolite.

JustashersisterRedLotus,whosevitalitywastentimesmorethananynormalperson,astheMoonWitch,herspiritualpowerwasalsotentimesmorethananyothers,whichwassufficientenoughtoaffordtheconsumptionofherspiritualpowersacrificingaKryolite.

Withsuchahighprice,thistime,whatonearthwillbesummoned?

Theprince’sbloodisindeedunusual!

"Let’sgo!Gotorest!"Lookingathersister’stiredface,RedLotuswaspanickedandhurriedawaywithWhiteLotusfromtheAltarofDeity.

"..."Mei(StarSnow)lookedatthealtarandwentouttobaskinthesunhappily.

Ah,baskinginthesunisstillthemostcomfortablethingtodo!

AfterrunningbacktotheroofoftheWitchPalaceandlayingdown,Mei(StarSnow)wassatisfiedfacingthesun.

Untilthesunwentdownandthenightscreenhadhungdown,shereluctantlyjumpedofftheroofoftheWitchPalaceandbegantolookforaplacetostayovernight.