Chapter 152: Bloody Sacrifice

The human-faced flower emperor possessed a dual soul within a single body.

The "flower body" and the "human body" could act separately.

But this separation had limitations.

The human body could not be too far from the flower body.

If too far, the human body would gradually weaken; the greater the distance, the greater the weakening.

At the same time, if too far, the human body could not use many of the flower king's powerful techniques.

Therefore, if one encountered a fully intact and powerful flower king human body, or a flower emperor human body,

then it could be certain that within a dozen or even dozens of kilometers nearby, their flower body existed.

And this was also one of the important ways humans tracked the Human-Faced Flower Sect.

At this moment, Meiesa's division of source power was merely superficial.

The deep, thorough division of the dual soul within one body was the essential division.

Otherwise, she would not have stayed so long in Sugg Ruins City, nor waited until today.

Once she completed the division of the dual soul within one body,

then the distance restriction between the human body and the flower body would no longer exist.

At that time, Meiesa's flower emperor body would enter the peculiar deep-sea pure soil layer, taking root in some mysterious corner, and no one would ever find the flower emperor's main body.

Meanwhile, Meiesa's human body could move freely anywhere in the world.

Even if Meiesa's human body was found, the location of her flower body could not be determined.

Even if Meiesa's human body died, her flower emperor main body could still regenerate it.

At that point, Meiesa would be almost invincible.

Eliminating her would be extremely difficult.

"Via." As they advanced, Gune said quickly with a grave expression.

"Meiesa is undergoing some peculiar division of the dual soul within one body."

"We must kill her quickly, otherwise... it will be too hard to eliminate her later."

"Division of the dual soul within one body!"

Via's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

She also understood the formidable nature of the dual-soul division.

"I know. I'll tell the teacher right away and have him deal with Meiesa as soon as possible," Via replied solemnly.

"Then I'll observe from the side, wait for an opportunity, and see if I can find a way to interrupt Meiesa's division, or lend a hand at a critical moment."

At this time, the battlefield was filled with experts of the fifth and sixth ranks; for Gune to charge in head-on would be almost suicidal.

He could only look for opportunities from the sidelines.

"Take care, then."

"Mm."

With that, Gune, who was near the edge of the battlefield, leaped into a small alley and quickly climbed up the wall toward the rooftop.

Gune was very fast.

In a short time, he had moved from the front of the battlefield to the rooftop on the rear flank.

From this position, Gune could see Meiesa clearly in the center.

At this moment, Meiesa was indeed undergoing some peculiar division.

Moreover, from the state of her division, Gune could sense an energy emanating from her that was unsettling.

"Is it the energy of the human-faced flower emperor as a lord, or... has she borrowed some indescribable, terrifying power?" Gune narrowed his eyes and pondered.

"Regardless, I can't let her proceed with the division so smoothly."

"Meiesa is already at the second rank. Can a second-rank flower emperor, a lord-level existence, withstand the bombardment of this third-rank Demon Blade Cursed Spell?"

Having found a good position, Gune held the Demon Blade Cursed Spell in his hand, ready to strike.

Just as he was about to release the Demon Blade Cursed Spell,

"Hum!"

A slight tremor.

The blood-colored luster around Gune receded completely.

The clamor of battle also faded.

Then Gune saw the dense, numerous tiny fate chains on his own body.

"The vision of fate peering, again."

Holding back the Demon Blade Cursed Spell, Gune took the opportunity of fate peering to examine Meiesa carefully.

What met his eyes was that Meiesa's body was covered with a large number of fate shackles, extending into the surrounding void.

Not only Meiesa, but also the many powerful fighters around were the same.

Just as Gune had understood before, everyone was a slave to fate shackles.

These numerous fate shackles also represented the inevitable traces each person left in the river of time and fate.

Whatever exists must leave traces—this was an objective fact.

Some methods like divination, peering, and deduction could obtain answers very close to the truth through the intricate trajectories of fate, or even look into the future by following causal relationships.

And if one did not want to leave traces, or become a pawn or factor in others' divination, peering, or deduction, then the fewer fate chains one had, the harder it was to be peered at, calculated, or even affected in certain situations.

Compared to the many shackles on others, the fate chains on Gune were pitifully few.

Looking at Meiesa, Gune was greatly startled.

The ability of fate peering had very deep insight characteristics.

Not only could it see fate shackles, but it could also see many peculiar and extraordinary things.

At this moment, on Meiesa, Gune saw, in the depths of space over a kilometer away,

the massive main body of the human-faced flower emperor in the pure soil layer, moving toward the outskirts of Sugg Ruins City.

"Unfortunately, the human-faced flower emperor is in the pure soil layer, and I have no way to enter it now."

"However, as I master the runic principles of the world framework, the spatial phase barrier of the pure soil will not stop me."

At this moment, a blood-colored torrent was surging from the flower body of the human-faced flower emperor a kilometer away onto Meiesa's human body.

It was by means of this blood-colored torrent

that Meiesa could gradually tear apart the bond between the human body and the flower body, achieving complete division.

Gune could even sense

the blood-colored torrent flowing into the flower body of the human-faced flower emperor and Meiesa's body.

Dividing the dual soul within one body was only part of it; Meiesa seemed to be using this peculiar power to enhance herself.

"The power of division does not come from the human-faced flower emperor, but from..."

Gune's breathing became heavy.

Through the vision of fate peering, Gune could see a larger blood-colored torrent surging from a distant corner toward the flower emperor's main body.

And this torrent came from another direction in Sugg Ruins City.

And that direction...

At a glance, Gune's mind shook violently.

Just then, the vision of fate peering disappeared.

But the last glimpse of a bloody scene remained in Gune's mind.

Near the main body of cave 9970, that was the core location of the blood-colored torrent.

A grotesque power like a torrent of blood surged from that corner of Sugg Ruins City madly toward the endless blood sea in the sky.

It seemed to be some kind of sacrificial power, summoning the descent of the mysterious existence of the sky's blood sea.

Having learned this information, Gune did not feel relieved; instead, the pressure increased.

If these powerful beings used these eerie sacrificial powers without interruption, it would bring catastrophic destruction to the entire Sugg Ruins City.

"I can't let her continue, or else, by borrowing that grotesque sacrificial power, she might actually complete the division."

With this thought,

"Die!"

Gune hesitated no longer, unleashing the Demon Blade Cursed Spell to its fullest.

Twenty-one spells per second, even approaching twenty-two, a dense barrage of curses slashed toward Meiesa.