From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 838 - 492: Demigod Ceremony

In the early morning, the Valendor Plain was filled with strands of morning light.

In the Bloodline Clan’s underground lair, it was still soaked in endless darkness. Only the Molten River beneath the Earth Flame Pillar emitted a scorching red glow, bringing a touch of light to the cave.

The summoners summoned to the Bloodline Cave had spent this month in darkness.

Although many summoners had the ability to release flames or light, emitting light in a pitch-black world would make them a target.

For safety, they could only move in the darkness for extended periods.

For this reason, the role of Perceivers became more important.

A team without a Perceiver had to team up with other teams to gain eyes that could see clearly in the dark.

Morning arrived, and there were only three hours left until Moznis’s ascension ceremony.

Lu Heng’s team of four took turns resting, all regaining peak energy.

Lin Zeyu dug out some compressed biscuits and water, saying, "Eat and drink well, it’s time to get started. Miss, please distribute them."

He had no night vision ability, so he couldn’t see anything, relying only on hearing to discern his surroundings.

By listening to the sound of breathing, he could know his teammates were beside him, but he couldn’t see them clearly.

Thus, Su Muyu had to handle the distribution of food.

Apart from Su Muyu, Xie Shi’en could also sense the surroundings because he was a Spirit Mind Master, whose spiritual power could be extended to obtain feedback on a material outline.

Thus, besides Su Muyu, he was the other person in the team able to move freely in the dark.

Xie Shi’en reached out to grab a piece of compressed biscuit and water, tossing one towards Lu Heng: "Catch."

Lu Heng didn’t have night vision capability, unless he activated Shadow Traversal to gain Shadow Vision.

However, he could easily catch objects flying towards him relying on combat instincts alone.

Lu Heng caught the compressed biscuit and water, tore them open, and devoured them in big gulps.

Just then.

A Northern Alliance summoner walked over, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Our logistics team member sacrificed themselves, and most of the food and water are gone, so..."

Without waiting for him to finish, Lu Heng gestured towards Lin Zeyu, saying, "Give them some dry rations and water."

Due to the team structure, no team member was lost, so Lu Heng’s team had no shortage of supplies to share.

They always carried extra survival supplies in such situations.

Lin Zeyu’s hands were full of food and water, and he casually tossed over a large bag, saying, "Eat your fill before the battle. Let’s have a big fight."

The Northern Alliance summoner clenched his fist and responded, "We need to avenge Ivanov."

After saying this, he left with the food and water.

Aside from the Northern Alliance team, three or four more teams came by one after another seeking food and water.

With only three days left until their return, it wouldn’t matter even if they finished the food now.

So Lu Heng had Lin Zeyu distribute food and water to them, ensuring they could eat fully before the final battle.

...

After resting sufficiently, the time gradually approached Moznis’s Demigod ascension ceremony.

Lu Heng’s team of four set off first, arriving five kilometers outside the altar half an hour before the ceremony, hiding at the top of the cave.

"Let’s start preparing. This battle is very dangerous, so everyone needs to ensure their own safety first, and then seek results," Lu Heng laid out the plan.

Lin Zeyu began moving within the cave, looking for a sniper position, while releasing the Void Eye to monitor the surroundings.

Su Muyu released the Qingluan Divine Bird, entering an invisible state and moving closer for reconnaissance.

The Qingluan Divine Bird circled three hundred meters outside the altar, not approaching any further.

Because there were thousands of High Rank Bloodline Guards around the altar, approaching further, even in an Invisible State, would result in being discovered.

Lu Heng took out binoculars to observe the situation around the altar. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Inside the altar.

Lawrence Phoenix led a team of Bloodline Demons making final preparations.

The materials needed for the ascension ceremony were all transported out and placed in the recesses of the altar.

Before the ceremony began, Lawrence Phoenix was always watching the surroundings of the altar, stopping the Bloodline Clan’s Wizards from approaching.

He was worried those Bloodline Wizards would discover the secrets of the altar, so he kept them out of the altar.

Apparently, the learning ability of the Bloodline Demons was nowhere near as strong as that of humans, and these Bloodline Wizards surrounding the altar did not identify any issues with the altar.

A slight thought revealed it all.

Klidor, as the Great Wizard of the Bloodline Clan, just sensed some problem with the Runic inscriptions on the altar and needed to refer back to ancient texts to identify the issue.

These lower-ranked Bloodline Clan Wizards were even less likely to notice any problems with the altar.

As time ticked by, the ascension ceremony was about to begin.

Lawrence Phoenix took a deep breath, no longer paying attention to those Bloodline Wizards, but his heart began to race.

Because there was still one thing that might disrupt his impending plan.

And that was the spiritual steel seal Lu Heng imprinted on his soul, which had not yet been triggered.

He had been speculating all this time what the steel seal command could be, but had found no clues.

Now, he suspected the steel seal command was to prevent Moznis’s ascension ceremony.

This possibility was very high.

The steel seal command was not to assassinate Moznis, whereas the summoners’ Main Quest was to stop Moznis from ascending to demigod. Therefore, the likelihood of the steel seal command being to prevent Moznis’s ascension ceremony was very high.

Lawrence Phoenix hadn’t been this tense for a long time.

On Blue Star, he had amassed vast wealth and was the uncrowned king behind the Oil Empire, which rarely left him feeling tense.