Running A Cemetery in North America

"Put it on."

Throwing a cloak to Elise as she got out of bed: "Someone blew up my car with no regard for the rules. It's time to show the Morolick Clan what the Evangelical Town Cemetery is made of."

...

A massive council hall beneath the castle.

Numerous bald, pale-skinned members of the Blood Race, dressed in medieval European aristocratic attire, stared with utter devotion at a blood pool in the center of the hall.

This pool, designed in the Roman Empire style, was filled with thick blood.

At this moment, Mother Goddess Ailanda stood beside the pool, accepting the worshipful gazes of all the Blood Race members.

"Our Morolick Clan flourished in the 15th century. During that era, our bloodline was found in half of Europe's royal families. To achieve pale skin, noblewomen willingly accepted our dominance just to become part of the bloodline. At that moment, our influence peaked in Europe,

but after the Renaissance, the Holy Cross Army hunted us everywhere and culled ninety percent of the Morolick bloodline. To escape the church, we came to North America,

and over the years, we've been like rats, hiding in the dark with not even a single piece of territory."

Mother Goddess Ailanda spoke slowly, removing the hood she was wearing.

As the hood fell, it revealed her grotesque body, covered with rotten and foul-smelling pustules and tumors.

Her body was thoroughly decayed, riddled with unhealable wounds, each of which had a sapling growing out of it, adding an eerie and strange touch.

"Today, I will sacrifice for the Morolick Clan to summon the Sheep's Eye Tree so that our clan can rise again in this era!"

Ailanda poured the contents of the bottle she was holding onto herself, allowing the liquid to drench her entire body.

At the same time, she stuffed a sheep's eye from the bottle into her mouth and stepped into the blood pool.

All around, the Blood Race members knelt fervently, chanting, "Sheep's Eye Tree, Sheep's Eye Tree!"

As Ailanda entered the blood pool, the blood was absorbed into her body through her wounds.

Meanwhile, the saplings in Ailanda's wounds started to grow visibly.

Branches sprouted from her wounds, entwining around her body until they encased her entirely.

Gradually, Ailanda transformed into a tree growing within the blood pool.

Sheep's eyes grew on the bark of the tree, glaring menacingly in all directions.

"The Sheep, Sheep's Eye Tree!"

The Blood Race members erupted in an ecstatic roar at the sight.

"The Sheep's Eye Tree has appeared! Our Morolick Clan is rising!"

The council hall became extraordinarily noisy, with every Blood Race member shouting in excitement.

But just then, the Sheep's Eye Tree that Ailanda turned into in the blood pool began to shake violently.

Branches covered with sheep's eyes stabbed wildly in every direction, piercing into the Blood Race members.

Initially jubilant, they began to shout in terror: "No! This isn't right! What does this mean? Sheep's Eye Tree, we are your most faithful believers!"

...

In the corridor, Sun Yan and his team searched carefully for any sign of the Blood Race.

Strangely, they hadn't found a single member of the Blood Race on their way.

Occasionally encountering a few bloodline servants, Elise used her staff to control them for questioning, only to find out that all Blood Race members were in a meeting.

As for where the meeting was, even the bloodline servants were clueless.

"Could it be that the ritual has already started?" Elise said with a frown.

Earlier, when she and Sun Yan had defeated two members of the Blood Race, they had overheard them mention the Morolick Clan was holding a sacrificial ceremony.

Now, with no Blood Race member in sight, the ritual might have already begun.

"Perhaps we should leave. With all the Blood Race members absent, it's the perfect chance to escape this place," suggested a nervous Luo Wei.

Among those present, she was the only ordinary person who had never encountered the Dark World. She knew she couldn't escape the Gold Mine Town on her own.

If she could have, Luo Wei would have left Sun Yan and the others behind already rather than wander around the castle with them.

Running, rather than looking for the Blood Race to perform exorcism, seemed suicidal.

Rumble! Rumble!

Just then, the entire castle began to shake with a rumbling sound, as if an earthquake struck, causing the paintings in the corridor to fall to the ground.

The antique bottles placed on the shelves also crashed to the floor, shattering into pieces.

No one knew what was happening. Sun Yan, though he aspired to eradicate the Morolick Clan, knew staying in the castle was unwise under these circumstances.

Should the castle collapse, they would all be buried alive inside.

"Quick, let's get out of here."

Upon Sun Yan's command, everyone dashed downstairs. The bloodline servants dared not stop them.

Instead, under Elise's control, the bloodline servants joined them in fleeing the castle.

Rumble!

Cracks ripped open across the castle's exterior, spreading like a spider web throughout the entire structure.

Tottering on the brink of collapse, the castle finally succumbed to the tremors, crumbling under the gaze of Sun Yan and his companions.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Thick smoke swirled around with a deafening noise.

Within the smoke, a gigantic tendril writhed in and out of view.

"Look! What is that?" Luo Wei exclaimed, pointing at the shadow within the mist.

As the smoke dissipated, it revealed an enormous plant stem.

The stem was covered in countless sheep's eyes, growing taller and taller, soon towering over ten meters in height and looming large in the valley.

"Heavens... Is this what the Morolick Clan wanted to summon?" Sosia muttered in disbelief.

Even with her werewolf background and upbringing in the Dark World, she had never witnessed something so astonishing.

Even with Sun Yan's abilities, he likely wasn't a match for this entity.

The Sheep's Eye Tree grew larger, branching out as it spread its limbs like an umbrella, gradually enveloping the entire valley.

Sun Yan was utterly transfixed by the sight.

This Sheep's Eye Tree was undoubtedly the most ridiculous creature he had ever encountered in his exorcist career.

No, this had to be an Evil God.

"Ugh!"

The Sheep's Eye Tree swayed its branches, and at that moment, all eyes were fixed on Sun Yan and his team.

As soon as they locked eyes with the sheep's eyes, Luo Wei and Smith's expressions became twisted.

They wore blissful smiles as they started walking toward the colossal Sheep's Eye Tree.

"Don't look at those eyes; they possess mind-bending powers!" Sun Yan hastily shouted.

Sosia and Elise quickly averted their gazes, while Sun Yan grabbed the addled Luo Wei and Smith and commenced the Mountain Opening Dance of the Nuo Opera.

Soon, Luo Wei and Smith awoke from their mentally afflicted state.

"Where... are we?" Smith was instantly filled with dread.

If Sun Yan hadn't intervened, their fates would have been dire.

"Close your eyes. Let me handle this Evil God. You should run toward the valley's exit; this is beyond your capabilities now."

Sun Yan spoke with a solemn expression.

To be honest, even if he could summon the Dharma Aspects of three Great Gods to assist him, he'd barely have any confidence facing such an immense Sheep's Eye Tree.

If Sun Yan's teachings had spread across North America, amassing a wealth of incense ash, he might have had the confidence to vanquish the Sheep's Eye Tree instantly.

But now, his Incense Ash Magical Power and the Divine Spirit's aid were limited.

While Sun Yan pondered how to hold back the Sheep's Eye Tree for Sosia and the others,

a fiery trail suddenly shot through the sky.