Chapter 566: The Resurrection Ritual Begins
The resurrection magic array.
This was the first time Ekaterina and Athena had seen it.
If it were before, seeing this huge magic array, their hearts would definitely be filled with shock and excitement. But now, only a slight mockery remained deep inside.
Especially seeing the smug look on Loseweisse’s face.
Of course, the mockery in their hearts wasn’t revealed on their faces. The two women even forced themselves to appear eager.
This magic array was clearly meticulously prepared by Loseweisse over a long period… To avoid any interference, Loseweisse even cleared away the surrounding trees, fallen leaves, and pebbles. She even specifically cut out a huge, smooth stone slab. All the lines of the magic array were drawn on this stone slab, without the slightest deviation.
After all, this was for resurrecting Lord Jie Luo. No matter what, Loseweisse would make it perfect.
Who could guarantee that even a tiny deviation wouldn’t affect Jie Luo’s resurrection?
Judging from the complex lines within the magic array, drawing it must have taken Loseweisse a considerable amount of time.
Looking at her own masterpiece, Loseweisse’s throat moved slightly, her lips trembling intermittently.
“Huu… I’ve already drawn the magic array in advance…”
“I’ve also prepared the Soul-Returning Grass and Mermaid’s Heart beforehand.”
“Now, as long as we fuse them with Qin Chu’s blood, then activate the magic array with magic power, Lord Jie Luo can be resurrected.”
“Sister Athena, this should have been done by you,” Loseweisse turned to look at Athena and said somewhat apologetically: “After all, your magic proficiency is higher than mine, and your control over magic power is also better than mine.”
Athena just smiled wryly: “It’s alright, you do it.”
“I’m no longer capable of activating this magic array.”
Loseweisse nodded vigorously and took a few steps forward, reaching the edge of the magic array, just one step away from stepping onto the stone slab.
Behind her, Athena and Ekaterina followed closely.
Loseweisse sensed the movement behind her, glancing at the two figures from the corner of her eye.
Where Athena and Ekaterina couldn’t see, a smug, sinister smile appeared on her face.
The traps were laid around the perimeter of the magic array, hidden by a layer of dust.
As expected, Athena, having completely lost her magic power, didn’t sense the presence of the magic traps… As for Ekaterina, this crude woman who was like a gorilla, it was even more impossible for her to notice.
A burning flame had already begun to ignite in her chest.
The moment these two women stepped into the traps, they were already half-dead.
After adjusting her expression, Loseweisse turned around gracefully: “Sister Athena, can you give me the Hero’s blood and the last soul fragment now?”
Athena nodded and, no longer hesitating, took out a soul fragment from her bosom and handed it to Loseweisse.
Looking at the small crystal in her hand, Loseweisse carefully took it, a blush even appearing on her face from excessive excitement.
Ekaterina also took out a vial from her pocket and handed it to Loseweisse.
Inside was crimson liquid.
It was truly the Hero’s blood.
Drawn directly from Qin Chu’s body… Because Qin Chu was also very curious, with the First Hero still “alive,” what kind of monster would Loseweisse’s resurrection ritual bring back?
And what kind of impact would it have on Jie Luo, who had already fused with the Demon King?
For this valuable experimental result, Qin Chu felt sacrificing a little bit of blood was completely worth it.
After receiving these items, a flash of killing intent instantly appeared in the depths of Loseweisse’s eyes.
These two women had already entered the trap… Acting now, she had a ninety percent chance of killing Ekaterina and Athena.
The killing intent in her heart also surged unprecedentedly.
But Loseweisse quickly controlled her emotions… Now wasn’t the best time to kill these two women.
Based on her understanding of the resurrection ritual, the entire magic array would operate for about several minutes… Ekaterina was clearly still somewhat wary of her.
Although Loseweisse didn’t think Ekaterina would be so astute, Athena was beside her.
Acting now, the moment the magic trap activated, Ekaterina might notice and escape from the trap.
But once the resurrection magic array was fully operational, Athena and Ekaterina’s attention would be completely drawn to the resurrection ritual.
At that time, when she activated the magic trap, these two women would definitely not notice, and her attack would be more guaranteed.
She wouldn’t let these two women live, no one could. Loseweisse wouldn’t allow any blemishes on herself. In Lord Jie Luo’s heart, she had to maintain the most perfect, most beautiful image.
Thinking of this, Loseweisse temporarily suppressed the urge to act, took a deep breath, and regained her composure.
Then, under the gazes of Ekaterina and Athena, she mixed Qin Chu’s blood with the potion she had prepared before, which contained the Mermaid’s Heart and Soul-Returning Grass.
The originally dark green potion turned crimson, faintly ominous.
A thick, fishy smell emanated from the mouth of the vial.
That smell was nauseating.
Like a corpse that had been rotting for who knew how long, Ekaterina and Athena both felt their stomachs churn. Even from a distance, the smell almost made them vomit.
But to Loseweisse, this smell seemed exceptionally fragrant.
Loseweisse wasn’t affected at all by the nauseating smell emanating from the vial. Her face even held an expression of intoxication, her nose inhaling deeply.
This was the liquid that could save Lord Jie Luo.
No matter the smell, in Loseweisse’s view, it was wonderful.
Loseweisse seemed completely immersed in it, her body even trembling slightly from excitement.
Her beautiful eyes widened almost exaggeratedly, her appearance even somewhat chilling.
Her slender neck twitched slightly, creaking sounds continuously emanating.
Seeing this, Ekaterina and Athena exchanged glances, both feeling a chilling fear… Loseweisse seemed… to have gone mad.
This appearance wasn’t much better than Wadsworth, eroded by the Evil God’s aura.
“Loseweisse, can we begin now?” Athena took a deep breath and urged from behind.
Loseweisse snapped out of her trance. Now that she had obtained all of Jie Luo’s soul fragments and the Hero’s blood, Athena and Ekaterina no longer had any leverage over her. Moreover, the two were within the trap.
Loseweisse’s attitude towards them also shifted, no longer as intimate as before. She was even slightly displeased that Athena interrupted her reverie. But Athena was right; it was time to begin.
No longer hesitating, she took out Jie Luo’s soul fragments, prepared long ago, from her storage ring.
Six soul fragments, gleaming with a bright luster in her fair palm, beautiful like gems.
According to the requirements of the resurrection ritual, the soul fragments needed to be placed on the inner lines of the resurrection magic array.
The spacing and angles between the two soul fragments had to be even.
And these positions, Loseweisse had already measured precisely before. She was certain there were no errors. But even so, when placing them, Loseweisse was still somewhat apprehensive, carefully observing each soul fragment multiple times after placing it.
Clearly a very simple task, yet Loseweisse spent a considerable amount of time, almost a full hour, before finally finishing.
After placing the last soul fragment, Loseweisse let out a long breath. Her forehead was covered in dense sweat, some golden strands of hair clinging to her cheeks, slightly disheveled.
Then, without taking a break, just pausing briefly to catch her breath, Loseweisse quickly picked up the prepared liquid, walked quickly to the starting point of the magic array, and carefully tilted the vial, watching the crimson liquid drip down.
Then, a strange scene occurred.
On this huge stone slab, only the lines drawn by Loseweisse existed; there were no grooves or anything beneath the lines.
But when the dark red, viscous liquid dripped down, as if summoned and guided by some mysterious force, it immediately began to flow along the lines of the magic array.
On the stone slab, the crimson color spread rapidly.
Almost at the same time, in the deepest part of the Demon Beast Territory, within the Demon King City, Demon King Nagath paced restlessly in his newly built secret chamber.
This unease came from another consciousness within his body… Jie Luo’s soul was wailing almost mournfully, and Demon King Nagath’s consciousness was also enveloped by an indescribable oppression.
They didn’t know exactly what was about to happen, but the invisible sense of crisis grew stronger and stronger.
Like viscous liquid, it had already completely entangled their bodies, even their souls.
It was like a huge vortex. Even with the formidable strength of these two existences, they found it difficult to break free.
This was another long period of time.
Even longer than the time it took to place Jie Luo’s soul fragments.
Loseweisse had to ensure the speed of the liquid’s flow remained within a certain range, not too fast, causing it to dissipate, and not stopping either.
Almost two hours passed before the last drop of liquid in the vial dripped down.
At this point, the entire magic array on the bluestone slab had completely turned crimson, gleaming with a strange luster under the silvery moonlight.
Loseweisse didn’t stand up, but instead knelt on one knee, one hand placed on the magic array. She looked up at Ekaterina and Athena opposite her.
The three women’s eyes met.
The next instant, the magic power within Loseweisse’s body surged into the magic array through her palm.
Weng…
In that instant, Loseweisse felt the abundant magic power within her body, like waves, instantly drained by half.
The originally motionless magic array was also activated at this moment.
On the bluestone slab, a red light shone brightly.
The ground beneath their feet instantly trembled… No, not just the ground beneath their feet, but the entire forest seemed to be experiencing an earthquake, the earth shaking and the mountains trembling.
The surrounding trees swayed and rustled, startling flocks of birds.
Crimson light, like a rising water column, shot up into the sky, reaching the clouds.
The red light seemed to directly connect to the boundless starry sky, making contact with some mysterious and bizarre existence in the void.
The next instant, Ekaterina and Athena seemed to simultaneously sense something. The two beautiful women’s bodies suddenly stiffened. Beads of sweat seeped from their foreheads, veins bulging on the backs of their hands.
Their hands uncontrollably clutched their heads. Their originally curious eyes were now filled with chaotic pain. In the depths of their pupils, strange figures seemed to writhe and intertwine.
Their originally beautiful and delicate faces were now completely twisted, ferocious like Demon Beasts.
In the ears of Ekaterina and Athena, frantic whispers almost simultaneously began to echo.
They couldn’t understand the meaning of those voices at all, but they could feel the chaos and madness contained within those soul-piercing sounds…
It wasn’t just one whisper.
It seemed like six.
Six completely different yet equally maddening voices tormented their souls from different directions.
Athena, having had contact with these before, almost instantly understood. She knew the source of these voices: the Void.
Aaaaah…
Their bodies wriggled violently. The two almost simultaneously let out sharp wails. Ekaterina even extended a slender finger, seemingly wanting to pierce her eardrums with her sharp nail.
As if this could prevent her from hearing those bizarre syllables.
But Athena knew this was completely useless. This sound wasn’t heard by the ears, but… sensed by the soul.
Forget just destroying her ears, even if her entire head was cut off, as long as her soul remained, the voices wouldn’t stop.
The pain intensified. Athena’s fingers pulled hard at her smooth hair, strands breaking, but even this pain couldn’t offset the torment brought by the whispers. She even wanted to directly snap her own neck, crush her own soul.
Then came a teeth-grinding, creaking sound.
The bones in Ekaterina and Athena’s bodies began to grind against each other in a bizarre way.
The hair that was just pulled out was strangely growing longer, longer, longer… They both had a strange feeling, as if they were about to transform into terrifying monsters in the next second.
Neither Athena nor Ekaterina had expected such a bizarre situation to occur during the resurrection ritual.
Loseweisse, however, was completely different.
This woman wasn’t affected by the whispers at all. She just stared wide-eyed, her body bathed in crimson light, laughing maniacally.
