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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

nIt was different than the last time.

nAfter getting the first taste of the Ritual of Sacrifice, he once again cast his attention onto Sir Kaarman.

nIf he could get something that great out of just a mere female follower, then what would he be able to get from the man himself?

nLin Sheng had great hopes for that.

nHe gently pushed the iron gate of the sanctum open and ran over towards the Kaarman manor and entered it.

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nHe went past the fountain and straight to the front door.

nThe owl on the door slowly opened its wings and the door opened.

nLin Sheng took a deep breath, and pushed it open.

nIt was dark all over inside, more so than the last time he was here. Only a sliver of moonlight came through the window, casting light on a carpet.

nLin Sheng quickly noticed the fallen rack, and Annie’s body lying beside it.

nAnd beside her body was the familiar black sword, his corrupted blade.

nHe went over to pick the blade up and carefully went up the second floor in full alert.

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nAnnie had come charging from the second floor that other time.

nAnd that crazy ax-wielding brute too may very well come down from there.

nBefore Lin Sheng could even get to the staircase with his sword in hand, an ominous wind suddenly blew.

nHe felt that breathing suddenly became difficult as the air around him seemed to have been sucked out. Without much thought, he quickly rolled away and stood up a distance away from where he had stood, and looked over.

nOver at where he had stood earlier, there was the two-meter tall giant standing in the darkness.

nHe was wielding a massive double-headed ax. His head was encased in a metal helm, while a thick mail skin adorned his lower body, as his chest was bare.

nThe mail shone under the reflection of the moonlight.

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n*Crack!*

nThe monster pried the ax off the wall and turned towards Lin Sheng, and broke into a charge.

nHis heavy footfalls stomped holes into the carpet.

nThe monster charged over like a tank towards Lin Sheng and swung a brutal sweep with his axe held two-handed towards Lin Sheng’s chest.

n*Bam!*

nLin Sheng bent down and allowed the blade to cut harmlessly into the wall above his head.

n“You managed to ambush me last time, let’s see who’s dead meat this time!”

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nLin Sheng had his sword in both hands and gave a powerful thrust toward the monster’s chest.

nUnexpectedly, his skin was extremely tough, and the sword tip only managed to bite in a little before getting stuck.

nThe monster by then had pulled his ax out again and swung in a downward arc at Lin Sheng.

n“Sacred Blood!”

nLin Sheng felt his muscles swelled slightly as purple veins appear all over his chest and temple. A surge of explosive energy came bursting out from his heart.

n*Clang!*

nThe black sword rose up and smashed against the ax head. As the two weapons collided, the area imploded.

nBoth Lin Sheng and the monster was pushed back by the impact.

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nLin Sheng felt his back against the wall, his arms shuddering from the shock.

nBut he was not concerned. He quickly got into a stance, and a dash later, charged at the monster like an arrow.

nSince it was a test of the limits of his power, and also the moment he started changing.

nHe was tired of playing hide and seek, like a sewer rat.

nWith the explosive strength, the black sword swung out heavy and powerful strikes.

nWith Lin Sheng’s unleashing of the Blackfeather techniques, the explosive power unleashed was even more terrifying than when he had faced the corrupted swordsman.

nIt was nothing but a flurry of violent attacks and techniques, and that staggered the monster.

nWithout proper balance, he could not swing his ax and was being pushed back by Lin Sheng.

n*Clang clang clang!*

nUnder the flurry of strikes, wounds started appearing all over the monster’s naked chest.

n“Rwarrrr!!”

nA roar boomed out as he tried to counterattack, but just as he was about to move, the black sword bit diagonally into his face.

nThe powerful blade cut through steel like butter and slashed through his eyes, nose, and mouth.

nThe monster immediately froze in place as a gaping wound appeared on his face.

nA thud later, the ax fell into the ground as his body dropped onto his knees before collapsing onto the ground, motionless.

nLin Sheng was steaming hot as he got before the dead monster and stab into his chest.

nBlack blood gushed out of the heart wound.

nHe shuddered for a bit as black smoke appeared and formed into a black line towards Lin Sheng and entered his chest.

nLin Sheng quickly retreated.

nA few steps later, he rushed out of the hall into the yard.

nOnly after resting against the wall until the influx of memories into his brain and the resulting headache had lessened did he got up and went in again.

n“You got me once, you won’t get me again.”

nLin Sheng took a deep breath and brought his black blade before the monster. He knelt down as he searched the body for any spoils

nFrom the memory fragments, the man was called Bard, he was an adopted child of Kaarman since young.

nCompared to Annie however, while Bard had gotten knowledge of rituals, it was not the sacrificial ritual to obtain special powers.

nRather, it was a proper ritual called the Beckoning.

nIn the memory, the strength of Bard was not his own, but rather the animal companions he had bonded through the ritual.

n“The Beckoning? A type of ritual that could bond and control animals?” Lin Sheng was intrigued.

nAny and every ritual now piqued his interest.

nThe earlier Ritual of Sacrifice could only be performed once, but the Beckoning ritual was different, and as long as he have sufficient materials, and his spirit could withstand it, he could repeat the ritual.

nHowever, to Lin Sheng’s slight dismay, he did not get the details of the ritual in Bard’s memories.

nPerhaps he had simply not gotten the memory fragments containing the ritual; instead he had gotten more of the nitty-bitty details of his love and his life.

nSeems like this Bard person was the type that place massive importance on love.

nLin Sheng quickly went upstairs while his Sacred Blood was still active.

nIn the memory, Bard’s room was on the second floor, and he wanted to see if he could find any information regarding the Beckoning ritual in the other rooms upstairs.

nBeing able to bond with animals and to control them, such a ritual was certainly much safer and hidden compared with the ritual of sacrifice.

nThe key point was, that ritual allowed Lin Sheng’s earlier idea to work even better.

nAs the Sacred Blood effect continued, Lin Sheng felt his body was reaching its physical limit.

nHe rushed up the staircase and stood at the stairway.

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