Chapter 199: Amazing Efficiency! (Combined five into one, 10/10) _2
"Wouldn't that be rushing to certain death?"
"You misunderstand, sir. The Blood God and Lord Beast God are different. This world has many who worship Lord Beast God, allowing him to descend and create avatars directly. However, there aren't many believers of the Blood God in this world, and the only important connection he has is a single Blood God Altar. If we can destroy the Blood God Altar, we can sever the most critical connection between the Blood God and this world. We will then strengthen our management, preventing Blood God Altars from appearing again. This would be equivalent to eliminating him."
"Weren't you all quite satisfied with the power provided by the Blood God? Why the sudden change of heart?"
"When Lord Beast God descended, I believe you also saw it with your own eyes, sir. He reprimanded us, and that sobered us up. But now, we find it hard to escape the Blood God's influence."
"Why is that?" Chen Mo's interest was piqued.
"Because the Blood God has already absorbed our blood; we are all at his mercy. Once you've offered your blood to the Blood God, you essentially become his slave. Unless the Blood God Altar in this world is destroyed, there's no escape!"
Cha Kuku was filled with regret. They initially thought this power would be enough to protect the peace of the Beast-man Clan. However, after Chen Mo used the undead to slaughter them relentlessly, they realized just how futile their worship had been. The power of the Blood God was utterly insufficient to protect their people. Moreover, due to the Blood God's existence, many in the clan had neglected their training, and their overall physical fitness had declined significantly. Now that they had come to their senses, it was already too late; their only recourse was to request help from outsiders.
"From what you're saying, it seems I've done the Beast-man Clan a great favor. This fragment of the Undead artifact can serve as your apology for attacking the Land of the Undead. So, for helping the Beast-man Clan solve such a massive problem, what's your thank-you gift?"
"Our Beast-man Clan has little in common with the Undead. I imagine it would be difficult for us to produce anything you might need, sir. In the past, a legendary figure emerged from our tribe. After his death, he left behind a Legendary Heart. This is also considered extremely valuable and was once an object of our clan's veneration. If you wouldn't disdain it, sir, we are willing to offer this item in exchange for our tribe's future."
"Oh? A Legendary Heart."
Chen Mo immediately recalled that his Unity Undead Army skill needed a Legendary Heart for its next stage of advancement. This item wasn't easy to come by. Getting one for free now was certainly a good deal. After all, even if they gave him nothing, he would still have to go to the Blood God Altar to unlock the Blood God's Secret Store and get the Profession Specific Artifacts' fragment.
"What do you think, sir?" Cha Kuku asked, looking at Chen Mo anxiously.
"Alright, I'll form this alliance with you."
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: Due to your actions, the Beastman Empire has changed its diplomatic strategy towards the Land of the Undead. The mission to assault the Beastman city has been canceled, and an alliance has been formed with you. You have gained 10,000 Undead Worship Degree points. Current Undead Worship Degree: 12,569 points!]
I merely caused some havoc and ended up harvesting ten times the Undead Worship Degree of a regular defense mission. It was a direct success, achieving it all in one go!
Looking at The Heavenly Path's Hint, Chen Mo was instantly delighted. He hadn't expected such a harvest from simply causing some trouble.
But in truth, this was no ordinary disturbance. He had killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and even beaten their two top beast-man experts to the point of triggering the Blood God's Immortality Curse. It forced them to summon the Beast God, even at the risk of incurring his wrath. This series of events had thoroughly terrified the beast-men!
Previously, Chen Mo had been concerned about the excruciatingly slow increase in Undead Worship Degree. He needed 10,000 Undead Worship Degree points to unlock the Undead's Secret Realm and hadn't known where to get the remainder. Unexpectedly, it had become easy now; he had directly obtained 10,000 Undead Worship Degree points all at once, with over two thousand to spare. He just had to wait for the death energy of the Land of the Undead to recover to 75%, and this rebirth mission could be completed directly. Chen Mo didn't feel it was difficult at all.
This was, of course, to be expected. With his current combat power, he could easily take on and dominate sixteen full-level, full-star second-transition opponents. Completing a mere ten-star rebirth mission, even if it was a hidden one, wouldn't be as difficult as fighting a group of over a dozen such powerhouses. However, while the rebirth mission was easy, the mission for his Profession Exclusive Divine Artifacts might not be. He wasn't of an ordinary profession but an initial hidden profession. The mission for his Profession Exclusive Divine Artifacts was much harder than those for others.
As the death energy had not yet fully recovered, Chen Mo immediately said to Cha Kuku, "Just let your higher-ups know about the alliance. Don't publicize it to the lower ranks."
"That goes without saying."
There was something else Cha Kuku didn't say: if the clan members found out they had allied with the Undead, the common folk would likely be even more disillusioned with the entire Beast-man Clan. But at this moment, there was no other choice; the alliance had to be made, whether they liked it or not.
Chen Mo naturally preferred they didn't spread the word. This was mainly to prevent the beast-men from learning their clan had allied with the Undead, lest the fear energy diminish, which would be detrimental. The death energy in the Land of the Undead hadn't fully recovered yet.
After confirming the alliance, Chen Mo asked Cha Kuku, "Where is this Blood God Altar you mentioned?"
"It's on the high mountain behind our Norton Kingdom."
Chen Mo opened his map to check and indeed saw a high mountain behind the Norton Kingdom.
"Are there any guardians at the Blood God Altar?"
"Yes, four powerful Blood Slaves are guarding it. Their strength is considerable. If you aren't wearing a Blood Curse Talisman, they will attack you on sight."