Chapter 712: Chapter 15: The Battle of Faith, the Fear of the Dao Lord_5
Another year had almost passed.
In the year 99 of the Datong New Calendar, 2156 of the Federation era,
the Lifeless Sect and the followers of Daojun were at odds, with the media of the Tianhe Federation engaging mostly in verbal battles.
It was a magical year that all citizens witnessed, but also an uneasy one.
Anyone with a bit of insight realized that the Federation might be facing a serious problem.
Meanwhile, the Lifeless Sect and the followers of Daojun had developed to a certain extent.
In terms of sect development, naturally, the Lifeless Sect was faring better.
The Lifeless Sect had a complete developmental process for a sect and was, by all accounts, a bona fide religion.
Moreover, with Divine Arts having genuinely done some good, there was no shortage of believers.
Yet the followers of Daojun, coerced and cajoled, were not falling behind, and in fact, there were even more of them.
This was still the case even though the Lifeless Sect might have saved some of them.
The confrontation between the two sides was growing increasingly fierce.
But the core members within each sect were clear that the standoff was about to come to an end.
The number of believers had accumulated to the point that they could summon avatars from the Ninth Realm.
“At last, the real end to the confrontation is about to arrive!”
The followers of Daojun began first.
It wasn’t as convenient for Daojun to descend as it was for Wang Sheng.
Countless believers gathered, forming a massive assembly.
“Oh Daojun above…”
The descent of Daojun required the sacrifice of living beings.
Of course, perhaps because of countless modifications, it was no longer as troublesome as it was at the beginning.
It required the sacrifice of a million believers.
But even so, five hundred thousand believers were concentrated in the Federation Capital.
Five hundred thousand wasn’t a large number for the Federation Capital, but their simultaneous gathering still attracted a lot of attention, especially in this era.
“Is there some event happening, why are there so many people gathering together?”
“I’m not sure, let’s go and join the crowd to see the excitement.”
“What excitement? With so many people, accidents are the most likely to happen. Let’s just go back and check the news on the SkyNet.”
Some people followed, while others left.
But all were paying attention in their own way.
At this time, Daojun, in conjunction with the will of the Chaotic Realm, cast his gaze down.
“Five million believers, five hundred thousand sacrifices, this is already enough to allow me to descend with a force not weak in the Ninth Realm, this will suffice!”
Under the control of Daojun, five hundred thousand people knelt in unison, then all took out a sharp little knife.
“Oh Daojun above, we welcome your descent!”
After saying this, they uniformly drew the knives to their own throats.
“What are they doing?”
Some in the crowd had started to sense that something was amiss.
But it was already too late for any intervention.
Shua!
Those who participated in the sacrifice were all Cultivators.
The knives made a slicing sound, instantly cutting through their own throats.
Blood spurted out, quickly staining the ground red.
Upon witnessing this scene, both spectators on-site and those watching through other means fell into silence.
Panic began to spread invisibly.
After a while, someone on the scene came to their senses.
“Ah!”
Screams, chaos, and blood—all mixed together.
“This is a sacrifice by a Cult, someone’s analysis has come true, the Federation’s higher echelons have long been infiltrated.”
“Is an Evil God about to descend? What do we do, will we become prey for the Evil God?”
“Daojun? Isn’t that the Evil God spoken of by the Lifeless Sect? Right, Daojun requires sacrifices, won’t the Lifeless Sect be the same? They have no shortage of believers!”
Five hundred thousand had committed suicide in the sacrifice.
Everyone was far from calm.
Some even bluntly said that the end of the world was coming.
The Lifeless Sect, naturally, received the news immediately.
Without any hesitation, Ni Daoxin began to pray.
“Oh Lifeless True Saint, the Evil God has begun the descent ritual. We beseech your help…”
Countless devout believers suppressed their inner panic and prayed fervently.
Not only believers but also common people within the territories of the Lifeless Sect, who had learned through various channels about what had happened in the Capital, began to pray.
These individuals had witnessed the methods of the Lifeless Sect.
They guessed that the Lifeless True Saint would not be as cruel.
A sacrifice of five hundred thousand was a disaster, and it also signified the descent of a fearfully powerful entity.
There were also prepared higher-ups who immediately mobilized the Federation Star River-class Battleships, targeting the land of sacrifice and even the ancient capital where the Lifeless Sect was located.
Wang Sheng had been paying attention all along.
After receiving the news, without any hesitation, he allowed his avatar to descend from the Faith World.
His avatar could also now descend with the force of the Ninth Realm.
Countless glimmers of light scattered, within the light, numerous beings chanted, and the Lotos of great Dao bloomed, revealing a grand figure.
The avatar of the Lifeless True Saint had descended!
Under the radiance, the panicked beings were soothed and found tranquility in their hearts.
A spontaneous reverence for this grand figure emerged within them.
Simultaneously, a second voice appeared on Tianhe Federation’s SkyNet.
“There’s a great anomaly in the ancient Capital, suspected to be the descent of the Lifeless Sect’s deity. There was no sacrifice, no panic caused, instead, it has brought us immense peace. This is what a true deity is like, and now appearing, it must be to confront the Evil God in the Capital. Perhaps we won’t perish after all.”
“The situation can now be basically confirmed.”
“Is it still possible for me to convert to the Lifeless Sect?”
Such was the impact of the manner of descent.
Right off the bat, sacrificing five hundred thousand beings; no intelligent life would have a good impression of it.
Not only that, even though he was acting later, Wang Sheng managed to take the initiative.
Of course, Daojun was also not slow.
Shortly after Wang Sheng’s descent, Daojun’s avatar also successfully descended.
At this moment, Wang Sheng had just arrived at the Capital.