Chapter 1796: Chapter 486: Almsgiving Ceremony, Freedom Heaven Devil King
With the success of the Almsgiving Ceremony, the devil thought within him, along with the incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King, felt an irresistible force tearing them out of his body.
Yu Ziqing reached out his hand to catch the incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King, smiling and nodding at the Devil Cultivator who performed the ritual.
"Thank you for the meal."
Yu Ziqing opened his mouth and swallowed one of the Heavenly Devil King’s incarnations.
A flavor like a spicy and numbing version of boiled meat slices instantly exploded in Yu Ziqing’s mouth.
Yu Ziqing squinted his eyes, savoring the taste, slowly devouring the incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King bit by bit.
After fully chewing, digesting, and consuming it, Yu Ziqing opened his mouth and spat out a fragment of rank, which he casually handed over to Freedom Heaven.
Witnessing this scene, those possessed by the Heavenly Devil King had Demonic Qi surging around them. The incarnations attempted to escape, but were firmly trapped within the black fire that enveloped their bodies, preventing their escape.
Those ignited by the black fire deserved to die; if they perished, then so be it.
However, those not reduced to ashes but still possessed by the Heavenly Devil King’s incarnations could also feel the pain that the incarnations had to endure.
The first Devil Cultivator who completed the Almsgiving ritual had the black fire on his body fade away. This cultivator sat limply on the ground, eyes filled with terror, yet his hair remained unburned, and he appeared unharmed.
Moreover, the devil thought within him was carried away as well.
There’s never been a better time than now.
With a successful example, one by one, those suffering from torment went to the magic platform, enduring pain to perform the Almsgiving Ceremony.
Even just starting to chant the spell of the Almsgiving ritual, they could feel the rapid disappearance of pain.
To put it simply, if it were done elsewhere, not everyone might grasp the Almsgiving Ceremony this well.
But here, this place is a Devil Sect...
And any Devil Sect must master the Almsgiving Ceremony from the initiation stage, and it must be mastered as instinct.
This is so that in crucial moments of crisis, such as when becoming Devilic and losing control of one’s body, one can still flawlessly complete the Almsgiving Ceremony.
At this moment, the immense pain aids them in successfully performing the Almsgiving ritual.
Yu Ziqing consistently reached out his hand, politely responding to those practicing the Almsgiving Ceremony.
"Thank you for the meal."
Since discovering that the Heavenly Devil King can fully divide, since the last time the Heavenly Devil King escaped.
Yu Ziqing pondered deeply about how to thoroughly kill the Heavenly Devil King and prevent him from escaping.
Ultimately, the answer was found in the long-established Almsgiving Ceremony.
By fast-forwarding past all the processes and allowing the Heavenly Devil King to divide into thousands, to possess bodies.
No matter to what extent he recovered, each of his incarnations, once possessing a cultivator’s body, just has to be blocked from escaping again.
Thus, during the performance of the Almsgiving Ceremony, those with devil thoughts in their hearts, offer the devil thought, devil, and Heavenly Devil incarnations to the hungry ghosts.
The Almsgiving Ceremony is the fundamental grand rule of the Hungry Ghost Dao.
Even if the heart fields contain the incarnations of the Heavenly Devil King, their essence becomes a dish offered to the hungry ghosts.
This plate’s primary attribute is a dish, not the incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King.
This signifies that no matter the stage the Heavenly Devil King reaches, theoretically, the hungry ghosts can devour him.
If ordinary hungry ghosts lack the power or appetite to consume him, then Yu Ziqing certainly can.
Yu Ziqing stood in mid-air, like a common hungry ghost, accepting the offerings.
The numerous incarnations of the Heavenly Devil King, no matter how they tried to hide, could no longer be concealed.
The entire Devil Sect residence was inundated with black oil, every corner from top to bottom filled with black fire.
No matter how the Heavenly Devil King’s incarnations were hidden, they were unearthed through this carpet search.
Only those hidden within human bodies couldn’t be directly extracted.
Yu Ziqing did not want himself hidden in human bodies to escape; that would disrupt the process.
The ritual must follow the procedure.
As many Devil Cultivators turned to ashes, many others, including the elderly, women, and children, were practicing the Almsgiving ritual.
One by one, the incarnations of the Heavenly Devil King, under the constraints of the grand rule, transformed into dish after dish, continuously falling into Yu Ziqing’s body.
And the leftover fragments of rank were all handed over wholesale to Freedom Heaven by Yu Ziqing.
In merely one two-hour period, the fragments of rank on Freedom Heaven had already exceeded more than half of those controlled by the Heavenly Devil King.
A multitude of individuals who completed the Almsgiving Ceremony found the black fire on them disperse. Some were unscathed, while others were burned but had survived.
Having lost the devil thought, they calmed down, understood what had transpired, and quietly stood aside, silently bidding farewell to the Heavenly Devil King.
The Spirit Hall had been prepared for the Heavenly Devil King, and the guests for the farewell were ready-made.
Yu Ziqing rarely acted as the object of offerings, mainly because typical devil thoughts tasted like sawdust, really lacking appeal.
But the Heavenly Devil King is different; each incarnation is like a separate dish.
From this, it can be seen that the Heavenly Devil King is quite formidable, capable of filling a table.
A full day’s time elapsed; everyone alive had completed the Almsgiving Ceremony.
The last incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King fell into Yu Ziqing’s hand, symbolizing the grand finale dish.
"I’m actually quite curious about one thing; you knew Freedom Heaven was coming, yet you dared not flee, waiting right there. Who gave you the courage?
Moreover, who gave you the courage to come out of the Abyss?"
The final incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King, filled with grief and indignation, finally realized he had been duped.
Duped by the Cliff Divine King and the Ancient Sea God.
He became a pawn to attract firepower.
"Oh, so you were set up; I see now why you were so bold."
Yu Ziqing opened his mouth and swallowed the last incarnation of the Heavenly Devil King, then picked his teeth to extract the rank fragment, handing it over to Freedom Heaven.
Freedom Heaven didn’t mind at all, his face filled with excitement, devouring the last rank fragment.
"Perfect, sir. All the rank fragments are gathered; there can be no more incarnations!"
"Yes, I promised to make you ascend the throne, and I shall achieve it."
The rank aura on Freedom Heaven grew increasingly dense; those rank fragments began to reform, and once this process ended, it signaled the emergence of a new Heavenly Devil King.
Freedom Heaven, gazing at Yu Ziqing who was picking teeth with a root bone spike, immediately fell to his knees before Yu Ziqing could speak.
He spoke word by word, his voice seeming to echo throughout the world, truth seeming to manifest.
Each word, each trace of meaning, as the rank restored and completed, was forever imprinted into the rank, causing the rank itself to start evolving.
"Today, I, Freedom Heaven, make a solemn vow through rank.
From now on, there shall be no gods and Heavenly Devil King.
No more Great Devil Heavenly Devil King.
From today onward, for years uncounted, there will only be the cultivators, Dao Attempter.
Freedom Heaven Devil King."
