"So Thad is the ancestor of the evil shadow race?"
Austin was surprised.
'Is it just a coincidence or are they the same person?'
However, Austin had no time to think about it now.
He saw two figures on the altar at the center of the square. They were sitting cross legged in front of a statue that was about a hundred meters tall. One was a middle-aged man and the other was an old man.
The middle-aged man had a square face and was dressed in a grey robe. He gave off this powerful vibe that made people quiver in fear.
The old man was short and thin with a moustache. He looked solemn.
At first glance, they looked like ordinary people as they weren't releasing any sort of energy.
Commoners could easily mistake them as people who didn't have any martial arts skills.
It was difficult to judge their vital energy realms.
However, Austin was different. The minute he laid eyes on them, he was immediately shocked.
'On the outside, they may look harmless but that's not the case; they're extremely dangerous. They possess infinite power that could destroy everything.'
At that time, the two people on the altar were sitting cross legged and their hands were constantly making mysterious gestures.
Both of them were so focused on what they were doing that they didn't even look up when Austin and Caroline entered the palace.
"That's Evil Shadow King!"
Caroline exclaimed, pointing at the middle-aged man.
Evil Shadow King was Caroline's father after all so it was easy for her to instantly recognize him.
"So the other one must be Counselor Alex.
They seem to be performing some ritual,"
Austin observed.
"Evil Shadow King, Counselor Alex wants to hurt you!"
Austin shouted.
When he spoke, he used his vital energy to amplify his voice. His booming voice caused visible rippling waves.
They rushed towards the altar in the center of the palace.
'Evil Shadow King is as strong as a sect ancestor. As long as he hears me, he'll get suspicious which will make it harder for Counselor Alex to attack him.
After all, a sect ancestor has invincible power. It's hard to really kill them, ' Austin thought to himself.
But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.
An array appeared out of the blue in front of Austin. It absorbed the sounds waves produced by Austin.
"Oh, shit! There are Isolation Arrays in the palace.
They contain brilliant laws of space and time.
The space in this palace has been divided into two parts.
Although we can see them, the arrays cut them off from us.
They can't hear us,"
Austin said.
He knew about the rules, so he knew that it was impossible for them to talk to Evil Shadow King unless Evil Shadow King spoke to them first.
However, at that time, Evil Shadow King was so focused on his own work that he didn't notice Austin and Caroline.
"Damn it! Go to hell, you weaklings!"
The men who were guarding the palace gate were suddenly charging towards Austin and Caroline.
In an instant, Austin had dragged Caroline towards the altar.
His demonic avatar covered them. It waved the Diabolic Killing Needle so that it could withstand the energy being released by those men.
Just then, Boom!
Boom!
Loud noises came from the altar.
Mysterious gray runes were constantly rushing out of Evil Shadow King's and Counselor Alex's bodies. They soared into the sky and flew into the tall statue.
At first, there was only a small number of the grey runes.
However, as time went on, the numbers kept increasing—more and more grey runes were coming out of their bodies.
The runes were producing strong winds that blew violently. Within a few seconds, they had covered the entire palace.
Austin tried his best but he still couldn't move.
"I see. They're sacrificing their blood essence to awaken the statue of that Evil Ancestor.
The statue's responding now,"
Caroline cried.
"I see," Austin said, turning to look at the altar.
The tall statue was shaking violently, releasing infinite gray energy constantly.
At this point, Evil Shadow King and Counselor Alex were still sacrificing their blood essence to the statue. Enormous number of grey runes emerged from their bodies pouring into the statue.
'Counselor Alex has set up a trap here to take out Evil Shadow King.
However, they were both in the middle of the sacrifice.
When is Counselor Alex going to take action then?'
Austin wondered.
'Is it possible that he intended to kill Evil Shadow King in the process of the sacrifice?!
That's highly possible.'
Austin suddenly realized something.
'One must stay focused if he wants to contact the deity.
In addition to that, sacrificing blood essence costs a lot of energy.
If Counselor Alex makes a move now, his plan might work.
Evil Shadow King is indeed in danger, '
Austin guessed in his mind.
"Look, our ancestor is going to open his eyes!"
Caroline cried out in a low voice.
She had been keeping an eye on the statue this entire time.
After all, the Evil Ancestor was the deity all the evil shadow race members worshiped.
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