I Have an Omen System

Chapter 368: Chapter 237: A Traitor Appears

Gao Fengliang sighed softly.

The sound echoed clearly in the vast, desolate hall.

’If not for the Breaking Gold Blood Talisman from Qin Xuan that Gao Hai inherited, Fan Qingwei’s Cyan Cicada Shell, and the Demon Monarch’s hint, I never would have waded into these muddy waters.’

...

「Meanwhile, in a side hall of the Corpse Refining Hall.」

Wang Jian and Sunx Yuan stood there, full of anticipation, still wondering what kind of rewards they would receive.

Before them stood a Steward with a pale, ashen face.

"Excuse me, my lord, Altar Master Sunx..."

"Altar Master Sunx is a busy man. Do you think you can see him just because you want to?" the Steward said, his eyelids drooping, his tone indifferent.

Wang Jian forced a smile and bowed. "Yes, yes, of course. We came here because we admire his reputation and wish to serve Altar Master Sunx with utmost loyalty. Please..."

The Steward cut him off impatiently, tossing out two pitch-black bells and a jade vial. "Enough nonsense. Since you’ve joined the Corpse Refining Hall, you’ll first offer up thirty percent of your Spiritual Blood. Then, you’ll plant this Corpse-Control Bell in your Dantian. If you try anything funny, hmph..."

Sunx Yuan’s face went white as a sheet. "Offer blood? Soul Control? This... no one said anything about this before!"

The Steward sneered. "Ridiculous. A piece of trash who’s only at the Human Dao Foundation Establishment stage thinks he’s qualified to negotiate?"

"If you don’t want to do it, then get lost. Of course, before you go... you’ll leave all of your Essence, Blood, Soul, and Spirit behind!"

Wang Jian and Sunx Yuan trembled all over.

Seeing the ferocious refined corpses slowly closing in around them, they tremblingly picked up the bells and the vial, their hearts flooded with a tide of regret.

’How is this so different from what I expected!’

...

「On the other side, inside the Ten Thousand Corpses Hall.」

Duan Ning and Wu Qiaomei stood respectfully before Ruan Fusheng.

A perverse smile was plastered on Ruan Fusheng’s face.

"Good, good! Since you have pledged yourselves to me, this Altar Master will give you a welcoming gift."

With a flick of his withered finger, two streaks of black light instantly wrapped around Duan Ning and Wu Qiaomei.

To their horror, they discovered their Magical Power was completely sealed!

"Altar Master Ruan! What is the meaning of this?" Duan Ning cried out anxiously.

Ruan Fusheng walked closer with a grin, extending a withered hand to stroke Wu Qiaomei’s smooth cheek.

"Don’t be afraid. I’m just borrowing those fine skins of yours. This Altar Master recently acquired a ’Hundred Beauties Enchanting Soul Map’ and happens to be missing two high-quality Painted Hides..."

"No, Altar Master Ruan, you went back on your word!" Wu Qiaomei’s beautiful face paled as she shrieked and struggled.

Duan Ning was in a full-blown panic. "Altar Master Ruan, spare us! We’re willing to be your beasts of burden, please..."

Before he could finish, an excruciating pain shot through them as their faces were peeled clean off.

Amidst the dripping blood, only two utterly wretched screams were left to echo through the hall.

Endless regret surged through their hearts.

’If we had known it would be like this, we would have been better off staying at Huaizhong Altar!’

...

「On the second day after the upheaval at Huaizhong Altar.」

A grand and mighty Demonic Sound reverberated throughout the entire Blood Demon Sword Sect.

[Huaizhong Altar Master Qin Xuan has passed the Demon Child trial, receiving a Grade-A rating. By decree of the Venerable, he is hereby invested as a Holy Sect Demon Son!]

BOOM!

The sound waves rolled out, shaking the very clouds.

The ruins of Huaizhong Altar, once deathly silent, instantly erupted into a frenzy.

The low-level Qi Cultivation Demon Cultivators who hadn’t managed to completely flee were stunned at first, but then their faces broke out in expressions of incredulous, wild joy.

"A Demon Child! The Altar Master became a Demon Child!"

"Grade-A... It’s Grade-A!"

Their cheers soared to the heavens.

The Demonic Sound paused for a moment before continuing its announcement.

[Huaizhong Altar is hereby promoted to the Huai Heavy Industry Company. All cultivators within its jurisdiction are rewarded with five Spirit Stones, and loan interest rates are reduced by 0.01%... Altar Master Qin Xuan is promoted to Director, rewarded with the Tier Four Five Elements Spiritual Object ’Extremely Cold Profound Ice,’ and will return to the main sect on an auspicious date to be chosen later.]

...

「In a dark dungeon.」

Chained by thick, rune-scribed iron links, Zhao Youliang hung his head listlessly.

Just then, the runic iron chains suddenly snapped without warning.

"Altar Master Qin... became a Demon Child?!"

Zhao Youliang froze, then violently snapped his head up as the Demonic Sound reached his ears. A terrifying light erupted from his murky eyes.

He trembled with excitement, the chains clattering, and a glint of moisture even appeared in his ape-like eyes.

"I knew it... Altar Master Qin is blessed by fortune. He wouldn’t die so easily."

"Hahaha, Wang Jian, Sunx Yuan, just you wait! When the Altar Master returns, he’ll tear you to pieces!"