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n“Master, the sacrificial ritual is widely known throughout the otherworld, and it can give rise to all kinds of special abilities. Most of the countries on the blue planet are studying it, so you can’t be careless,” Asou Nishiko said after a moment of hesitation.

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n“Mm,” Chen Yiming replied.

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nThe higher one’s martial arts level, the higher one’s talent needed to be. He could understand the purpose of studying the sacrificial ritual, but this method of borrowing external forces did not suit him at all. There were all kinds of hidden dangers.

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nFor him, gaining Skill Points was the way to go.

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nThis was especially true since he had an overpowering attack like the Sword Aura, which could undoubtedly break through those special abilities at the same level and destroy them with a single slash.

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nOutside the shrine, on a higher ground, Chen Yiming and Asou Nishiko walked over and saw that many people had stopped near the shrine.

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nThese people were sitting on the ground with ashen faces, as if their ancestors had died. They seemed to be devastated.

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nChen Yiming looked at the shrine again and saw a black shadow with many tentacles inside. It was emitting auras of violence, madness, and bloodlust.

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nIn addition, the black shadow’s aura was extremely dense. The sacrificial spirits at the peak of the warrior realm that he had killed previously were much weaker than the black shadow.

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n“Master, I’m afraid the head of the shrine has successfully made use of you to let the sacrificial spirit in the shrine devour the sacrificial spirits of the various large clans.” Asou Nishiko’s face was filled with panic, and her voice was trembling.

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nWhen a herd of sheep went against a lion, even if there were many sheep, they would not be as powerful as a lion.

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nChen Yiming didn’t think much of it. He said calmly, “Without a strong opponent, how can I train my abilities?”

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nOnly those who had died at his hands could truly understand how powerful the Sword Aura was.

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nAs for training his abilities, it was just a pretense he had created for the outside world. He was just looking for a reason to attack those sacrificial spirits.

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nHearing this, Asou Nishiko calmed her racing heart.

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nShe had been too worried earlier and panicked. Now that she came back to her senses, she realized that her master had never disappointed her.

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n“He’s here, he’s here.”

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nWhen Chen Yiming appeared, the people near the shrine also noticed him, causing a commotion.

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nSoon, three groups of people among them sent out one person each.

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nOne of them was actually the head of the Shimura clan, Shimura Takashi.

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n“The head of the shrine is crazy. He intends to create a sacrificial spirit at the level of the master realm. Sir, please kill it.” Shimura Takashi approached him and suddenly knelt down.

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nThe other two people who were with Shimura Takashi also knelt down only a moment later.

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n“Sir, having a sacrificial spirit at the level of the master realm is a disaster. On the account that we are all humans, please save our Osaka region.”

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nChen Yiming sized up the three of them.

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nA sacrificial spirit at the level of the master realm? He did not believe it. If one could really reach the master realm by relying on a simple accumulation of sacrificial spirits, spirits at the level of the master realm would have long since become a must-have source of combat power for all the countries.

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nSeeing that Chen Yiming didn’t seem to care, Shimura Takashi’s expression became panicked.

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n“Sir, one of the three sacrificial spirituals in the shrine has the ability to absorb and transform energy.

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nAlthough their combat strength is not strong, they have been nurtured over the years and have accumulated a deep foundation like the mutant plants. Now that they have devoured the spirits from the various clans, it is not impossible for them to break through to the master realm.”

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nThe elder beside Shimura Takashi revealed a portion of the insider information.

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nThe elder teared up as he spoke. The abilities of the sacrificial spirits were very different. Some were good at fighting, some were good at support, and some were good for cultivation.

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nThe shrine head’s actions had stunned the various clans. If Chen Yiming could only fight to a draw or even lose in the end, the shrine would probably have complete control over the Osaka area. It was unknown how long it would take for the various clans to have a chance to make a comeback.

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nThe reason they had revealed the insider information about the sacrificial spirit in the shrine to Chen Yiming was because they hoped that Chen Yiming would be able to kill the spirit.

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nAfter that, all the sacrificial spirits from the clans and the shrine would be wiped out. Everyone would start again from the same starting line, so they could barely accept it.

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n“Sir, the Japanese royal family has successfully nurtured a sacrificial spirit at the master realm. We have to be careful not to let another sacrificial spirit at the master realm be born.”

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nShimura Takashi decided to go all out and reveal the secret of the Japanese royal family.

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nOsaka City was one of the three largest cities in Japan, and the Shimura clan was the top clan here. They knew a lot about the top secrets in Japan.

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nOnce such a secret was revealed to Chen Yiming, the Shimura clan would be in trouble.

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nChen Yiming’s interest was piqued as he asked, “Is there a sacrificial spirit at the master realm in the Japanese royal family now? Or was it in the past?”

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nShimura Takashi was speechless for a moment. He looked at the other two people beside him.

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nAfter hesitating for a moment, he said, “There’s something wrong with the sacrificial spirit at the master realm that is nurtured by the Japanese royal family. It’s been a long time since there was any news of it.”

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nChen Yiming’s expression remained unchanged, but he had set his eyes on the sacrificial spirit owned by the Japanese royal family.

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nThe shrines were controlled by the Japanese royal family. From what was happening on the surface, there must be a problem. Otherwise, they would not have rashly sacrificed the spirits of so many clans without making full preparations.

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nFrom this, it could be seen that although the words of Shimura Takashi could not be trusted completely, the general information had to be correct.

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n“Ha! Ha! Ha!”

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nJust as Chen Yiming was deep in thought, a maniacal laugh rang out from the shrine.

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nLooking at the masterpiece he had personally created, Matsumoto Shigejiro felt a sense of accomplishment.

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nThe black shadow on the altar first retreated into the coffin and completely digested what it had devoured this time before emerging again.

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nA huge octopus monster appeared in the shrine. Due to the vitality of the spirits, there was no need to worry even if it crushed the shrine.

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nThe octopus monster had a spiritual power flowing through its body. As its tentacles danced, many parts of the shrine were destroyed.

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nAt the same time, the spiritual energy spread out in all directions. Wherever it passed, the plants and creatures on the ground withered and died, losing all their vitality.

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nChen Yiming instructed Asou Nishiko to wait a safe distance away. He then leaped to the entrance of the shrine.

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nThe spiritual energy that could absorb other creatures’ vitality surrounded him and tried to breach his defenses, but it could not break through.

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nHowever, from the impact on his protective internal force, the energy seemed to have a physical manifestation.

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n“The materialization of spiritual power?”

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nPart of the method for breaking through to the master realm was faintly revealed to him.

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nChen Yiming thought of the spiritual figure in his mind. He didn’t know what that spiritual form represented, but there was no doubt that he had already uncovered a part of the way to break through to the master realm by himself.

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nOutside the shrine, Shimura Takashi and the other two elders heaved a sigh of relief.

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nThey agreed in low voices that none of them could reveal what they had just said. Then, they started to go further away from the shrine to protect themselves from being affected by the upcoming battle.

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