The extraordinary journey begins with the Ouroboros Stele.

Chapter 69 Divine Servant

In the suburbs, there is a dilapidated temple.

"Well......"

Lin Ye groaned, slowly opened his eyes, and quickly retreated in confusion.

I can't move.

The tremor within his body had disappeared, but his arms were tightly bound by ropes and strapped behind his back, making it impossible for him to exert any strength.

His lower body was trapped inside an iron can, also bound by rope.

Looking around, I saw a dilapidated temple with braziers burning on two pillars.

He was sitting under the Buddha statue in the temple, leaning against the table where offerings were placed.

In front of the table, the stone slab floor has been lifted up, revealing the soil layer underneath, which is very smooth.

Strangely, a faint red light emanated from beneath the soil layer, pulsating like a heartbeat, forming a near-circular light and shadow, with what appeared to be a serpentine pattern slowly moving within.

As I was observing, I heard footsteps outside the door.

"How much longer?"

"Almost there, almost there, it'll be midnight in a little over an hour."

"Hehe, then the heart and liver will be mine, and I'll fry them up and eat them."

"Keep your voice down, don't let your older brother hear you. He's in a bad mood because he didn't catch that girl from the Yan family. He might just sacrifice you alive."

"I know, that girl isn't going anywhere anyway, then we two brothers..."

"Don't drag me into this. So many people are watching. By the time it's your turn, it'll have passed through several hands. You may not find it disgusting, but I do."

"Alright, alright, then you can have my heart and liver, but only after I'm done playing with them."

As the footsteps drew closer, Lin Ye tilted his head to the side and closed his eyes.

Soon, footsteps entered and then stopped.

"Still not awake? These people from the Crimson Whale Sect aren't all that great, are they? The Divine Cult is so afraid of this and that, it's utterly shameful."

"Bang!"

A loud bang sent a shiver down Lin Ye's spine.

He sensed an extreme sense of terrifying threat pressing in from outside the door, and even the air seemed to be slightly turbulent.

"Hiss~~"

The sound of a venomous snake flicking its tongue rang out as it approached from outside the door, followed by a scraping sound, as if some huge object was crawling on the ground.

"Hiss~~"

As the sound drew closer, Lin Ye kept his eyes closed and didn't make a move.

The next moment, a sticky sensation swept across his face, and his entire body instantly turned icy cold.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a heavy thud of someone kneeling.

"We were unaware of your presence, Your Excellency. Please forgive us!"

After the person finished speaking, they made no further movements, and the air seemed to freeze.

"The offerings this time were good. Keep up the good work, and the cult will not let you down."

A hoarse, shrill voice rang out, like that of an old eunuch, carrying an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Thank you for your praise, sir. I will certainly work even harder!"

"Then I'll head back. Keep an eye on your underlings from now on; talking nonsense can get you killed."

The hoarse, high-pitched voice spoke slowly and deliberately, and as soon as the words fell, the friction sound rang out again.

As the sound of friction gradually faded away, the terrifying sense of oppression from before also gradually dissipated.

Lin Ye slightly opened his eyes, looked outside the temple, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

In the darkness, the firelight flickered, and through the half-open temple door, one could see a colossal creature disappearing into the distance.

A terrifying giant snake, over fifteen meters long, was entirely black, almost blending into the night.

Above its head, a figure draped in a black cloak embroidered with the image of the Nuo Snake God, Duogula.

If Lin Ye hadn't possessed a faint ability to see in the dark, he wouldn't have been able to spot it at all.

"Divine servant..."

"Thump!"

With a muffled thud, Lin Ye squinted and withdrew his gaze.

A figure was kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily. The scars on his face were hideous, but a look of terror remained on his face.

Lin Ye recognized the man; he was the one who had captured him.

Beside this guy, a headless corpse looked like it had been twisted into a pretzel, with its legs completely shattered.

Clearly, the initial explosion came from the head of this corpse.

On the other side, a long-haired man stood motionless, trembling all over, his hair shaking incessantly.

"Big brother!"

Suddenly, he fell to the ground in front of Scarface and knelt down in front of him.

"Snapped!"

The scarred man slapped the long-haired man across the face, sending him flying backward.

"Don't fucking call me big brother! You fucking are my big brother! What you fucking say about me is nothing, but how dare you criticize the cult! Damn it! You really dare!"

Scarface stood up and kicked the headless corpse several times.

One last look at the clump of soil that had been lifted up; the serpentine red light flickered incessantly.

"Bang!"

He kicked the headless corpse in, followed by a whooshing sound.

Countless thin red threads flew out from under the soil, wrapped around the headless corpse, and dragged it into the soil.

The long-haired man, whose face had been blown away, approached, his face covered, and cold sweat poured down his face as he looked at his companion's corpse being devoured by wriggling red nematodes.

"B-Big brother, should we run away?"

Scarface sneered, "Run? Where do you think you can run? You've joined the cult, do you think you can escape?"

"If we work honestly for the cult, maybe one day we can get in touch with the core members."

"With the blessing of the Nuo Snake Lord, perhaps I too can become a divine servant!"

At this point, his gaze fell on Lin Ye, then turned to the headless corpse that had been completely devoured.

"Disobedience pays off!"

"I'm going to prepare for the sacrificial ceremony. After this sacrifice, I might be able to complete the 'Perfect Circle of Vibration' technique and achieve mastery of martial arts!"

After saying that, he left, leaving the long-haired man alone.

The long-haired man glanced at the red light pattern that had returned to its original state, shuddered, and scrambled away.

"Big brother! Wait for me! I... I'm scared!"

After he escaped, Lin Ye opened his eyes and wiped the snake saliva off his face on the leg of a nearby table.

After calming his thoughts, he began to ponder how to break the deadlock.

Scarface's strength should have reached the level of Gangzhen, which is far beyond what he can contend with.

The gap between a master of the "earthquake" level and a martial artist below the "earthquake" level is too great. Even he would be almost no match for a master of the "earthquake" level.

Unless... he is also a master of the Earthquake level.

Thinking of this, he swayed his body.

Feeling the foreign object in his chest, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

Luckily, I didn't eat it right away, otherwise I would have really wasted this opportunity.

A chance to fight to the death with a master of earthquake-related matters.

Without hesitation, he twisted his body, and the whole thing, along with the metal can, fell to the side.

The old priest's metal protective charm scraped against the ground with a 'clang' sound, and the Whale Heart Bone Refining Pill rolled out as well.

He stretched his neck, bit down on the Whale Heart Bone Refining Pill, chewed it up, and swallowed it.

In an instant, an extreme excitement surged from his heart, and Lin Ye's eyes turned bloodshot.

"Crack! Snap!"

A burst of energy emanated from deep within the muscles, and the closed meridians rapidly opened, as a suppressed power gradually emerged, recklessly devouring the Qi and strengthening itself.

"What are you doing!"

A loud shout came from outside the door, and the long-haired man quickly ran to the tin can containing Lin Ye and righted it.

"You're awake, right? Good! I'll take you up in a bit."

"boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, a terrifying explosion rang out, and the entire can exploded.

Lin Ye straightened up, looked down at the long-haired man, grabbed his neck with one hand, and crushed it with a sudden squeeze.