Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 197 So terrifying

Why ask your lover?
While feeling uncomfortable with the evil "skinning" ritual, a question also took root in Audrey's heart. She subconsciously looked at the figure across the table, hoping to get an answer from Yu Jin's mouth.

At this time, with the help of The Fool, The World has taken on the appearance of Bishop Miller whom he met.

When he saw the round bishop wearing a human skin robe, Yu Jin pondered for a moment and slowly said:

"The Divine Skin Apostles usually develop followers in remote mountain villages and hold grand festivals every once in a while. During the festivals, the selected 'dancers' will skin all the villagers, whether they are men or themselves. The 'high-quality leather' that is skinned off will be used as a tribute to the Divine Skin Apostles."

"The skinned men will be thrown into the fire, and the dancing girls will dance in ecstasy during the ceremony to please the apostles of the divine skin. And these skinned villagers will be given some twisted but powerful powers before they die."

"That bishop may have gained similar power through a ritual, but as far as I know, the ritual of the Divine Skin Apostles does not include beheading and sacrificing flesh and blood."

Fors felt a little horrified when she heard this. Even without counting the beheading and the sacrifice of flesh and blood, just the skinning was terrifying enough!

Even just listening to Yu Jin's narration, she felt a little scalp tingling. Why did a cult with such cruel rituals exist? Wasn't Bansi Island the territory of the Church of the Storm? How did they allow the cult to grow and develop in their territory, and even seduce a bishop of the Church of the Storm to fall?
Audrey suddenly thought of a word:

Leather factory!
Those 'Divine Leather Apostles' treated the villages they ruled as leather factories, and the villagers they ruled were the raw materials for the leather!
Just imagining the cruel methods of the sacrifice ceremony and the tragic scenes of those people being skinned, Audrey felt extremely uncomfortable. Although she had been exposed to a lot of information about the extraordinary world, and even personally experienced the "Backlund Great Smog" incident that almost caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, this barbaric, backward and bloodthirsty sacrifice ceremony was still beyond her comprehension!
The Hanged Man, Alger, pondered for a moment, then frowned and analyzed:
"The ritual of skinning and sacrificing flesh and blood may be related to local customs. The natives of Bansi Island have a tradition of living sacrifices. They once believed in an evil spirit called the God of Weather. Of course, from now on, they may still believe in this evil spirit."

"Overseas, in the southern continent, there are many similar evil spirits. On the surface, they seem to have been eliminated, but in fact they are still alive in a strange state. Many people died suddenly in those places. Haha, it is not necessarily due to illness. If you have similar travel or adventure plans, don't be careless."

The Hanged Man paused and asked in confusion:
"It's just that I've never heard of the Divine Skin Messenger organization..."

The World chuckled and said:

"I thought so too. The bishop might have believed in the evil spirits worshipped by two cults at the same time, and creatively combined the sacrificial rituals of these two cults together."

The expressions of Audrey and the others became somewhat subtle, as they believed in two different beings at the same time.

This seems to be a very appropriate description of them. After all, they each have their own gods to believe in.

Audrey and Xio believed in the Goddess of Night, while the Hanged Man was a believer in the Lord of Storms, Emlyn believed in the ancestor of the blood clan, Lilith, Fors was a believer in the Lord of Steam, and even the little Sun also believed in the Creator. In a sense, they all fit the description of "believing in two different beings at the same time"...

"No, it's different. At least the two gods I believe in are not evil gods. They are different from the fallen people who believe in two evil spirits and hold cruel sacrificial ceremonies!" Audrey comforted herself in her heart.

The Hanged Man Alger frowned, totally unable to understand what happened on Bansi Island. As a pirate captain, he often visited Bansi Island - a real visit, not a looting. He was mainly there to make some supplements, and as an "official pirate", he would occasionally contact the church on the island.

For example, in the image that appeared in the "world", Bishop Miller, who was three meters tall and wearing a human skin robe, was also acquainted with Alger. However, he never found any signs that Bishop Miller had betrayed the church and joined a cult.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Alger felt that Bishop Miller's belief in the Lord of Storms was much stronger than his own.

Why would such a person suddenly join a cult?
Moreover, why was it Bansi Port? Bansi Port had not had any problems for hundreds of years, so why did those cults appear at this time? What was the connection behind this?
Alger tried to present what happened in Bansy Harbor as an accident that happened by chance and was within the scope of understanding.

Suddenly, he heard a slightly low laugh.

The laughter came from the top of the long mottled table!

Mr. Fool... The Hanged Man turned his head suddenly.

Mr. Fool! Things in Bansy Harbor are not as simple as they seem! 'Justice' Audrey immediately looked at Mr. Fool sitting on the high-back chair.

Seeing the doubtful, curious, or excited looks coming at him, Klein smiled leisurely and said with a nostalgic tone:

"It reminds me of a king of angels."

"The descendants of Medici, who founded the Rose of Redemption, live in Binxi."

Redeem the Rose! The Angel King who is related to the true Creator? Audrey didn't expect that things would become more serious, and subconsciously wondered:

"Binxi?"

"That's the ancient name of Bansi." Alger, the 'Hanged Man', clasped his hands together and responded in a low voice.

"almost."

Seeing that he had successfully aroused the interest of others, Klein the Fool whispered to himself.

He didn't plan to continue talking. First, it was more in line with Mr. Fool's personality to stop at a certain point. Second, he didn't know more information. The more he said, the more mistakes he made. It was better not to say anything. Although Klein hated riddlers like Emperor Roselle, he didn't mind being a riddler occasionally. This feeling was actually quite good.

Fors asked hesitantly:

"So, the weather god is most likely Medici?"

Bansi Island is the secluded place of the descendants of the Medici family, and the people here believe in a "weather god", which makes it difficult for people not to associate the two together. Not only Fors, most members of the Tarot Club have this guess. Yu Jin pondered for a moment, shook his head gently and said:
"It's unlikely. Medici died a long time ago. Even if he survived as an evil spirit until now, he has only just escaped. It is impossible for him to be related to the God of Weather who existed hundreds of years ago."

"died?"

The Tarot Club suddenly fell into silence, and everyone had a look of shock on their faces.

An Angel King, an Angel King who was above Sequence 1, just died like that?
The others almost subconsciously looked towards the head seat, trying to see Mr. Fool's reaction. However, what they didn't know was that Mr. Fool was even more shocked than they were!

"Medici is dead? And he turned into an evil spirit? In other words, the evil spirit I encountered in the underground ruins was Medici?!"

Klein's heart was suddenly in turmoil. As he searched for the answer, he almost immediately confirmed Yu Jin's statement:
The evil spirit died thousands of years ago, and has been trapped in the underground ruins for the past thousand years, unable to escape.

But he had a blasphemous card made by Emperor Roselle more than a hundred years ago. Excluding the possibility that the evil spirit went out specifically to retrieve this blasphemous card, there was only one answer left:
Someone brought this blasphemous card to the underground ruins!

Why would someone do this? Isn't this the influence of the law of aggregation of extraordinary characteristics?
The greater the 'mass', the stronger the suction!

Apart from the true God, isn't Sequence 1 the existence with the greatest mass in this world?
As a Sequence 1 Angel King, it was very reasonable for him to attract a Red Priest card! And those Beyonders who died in the underground ruins were undoubtedly attracted there by this aggregation effect...

No, that's not right!

Since Medici was already dead, the being who killed Medici must have taken away his Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic. In other words, Medici was now at most a Sequence 2.

Of course, even so, he still had enough "quality" to attract those mid- and low-sequence Beyonders. And it was precisely because the other party was Medici himself that he was so familiar with the secrets related to Medici and the Redemption Rose!
In order to conceal his inner shock and to resolve his doubts, Klein manipulated the 'world' and asked hoarsely:
"Mr. 'Lover', are you saying that the evil spirit in the underground ruins is Medici himself?"

Yu Jin said calmly:
"It's just a guess, but it's a strong possibility."

"Someone must have held a godhood ceremony in that underground ruins, and this godhood ceremony required three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics. So the ancestors of the Medici, Soran, and Einhorn families all became victims of this ceremony. Their Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics were mixed into magic potions and taken by the users during the godhood ceremony."

"Their souls were left in the underground ruins and became evil spirits. There should have been three evil spirits at first. But they may have fought each other, and in the end, only Medici's evil spirit survived."

"So the seal that imprisons the evil spirits in the underground ruins requires the blood of the descendants of these three families to unlock it?"

Klein immediately remembered the conditions and requirements of the evil spirit. Reason told him that Yu Jin's guess was most likely the truth! But this truth not only failed to solve his confusion, but made him feel even more incredible.

If someone really killed Medici and the other two angels of Sequence 1 through the Red Priest, who did it? If the other party really took the potion and successfully completed the ritual, then the other party should have become a Sequence 0 Red Priest, a True God!
If so, why do seven gods exist today instead of eight?

Unless the other party’s godhood ritual was destroyed, or he was killed when he took the potion, and Klein felt that the possibility was the smallest but it kept lingering in his mind:

The other party had become a god, but ended up falling!
If it really involves the fall of gods, it must have left a profound mark in history!

As a history student, Klein immediately began searching for information in his mind, and found the corresponding information almost instantly—

Tudor Dynasty!

The underground ruins have the emblem of the Tudor Dynasty, which proves that it is a relic belonging to the Tudor Dynasty.

The ruler of the Tudor Dynasty is the 'Blood Emperor'!
"Could it be that the Blood Emperor designed to kill the three Red Priests' Sequence 1 Beyonders, so that he could take the potion made from their Sequence 1 Beyonders and become a Sequence 0 True God?"

It was clearly just a guess, but the more Klein thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high!
The War of the Four Emperors has left a significant mark in history. If the Blood Emperor is a true God, then are the other three emperors also true Gods?

According to the records in Emperor Roselle's diary, he learned some details of the Four Emperors' War from Mr. Gate:

"For example, the Four Emperors are the real Black Emperor who returned from the Solomon Empire, the half-crazy Blood Emperor of the Tudor Dynasty, the Night Emperor of the Trunsoste Empire, and the Dark Emperor of the Southern Continent, also known as the God of Death."

"For example, in the battle between the Four Emperors, the Black Emperor, the Blood Emperor, and the Night Emperor fell one after another, and the Dark Emperor gained the greatest benefit."

Mr. Azik's reply also has similar records:
"I looked up at them, and the Blood Emperor looked at me, and I lost consciousness.

"I should have participated in the Four Emperors' War to some extent, but I still need to recall the specific details. Perhaps it was the trauma of that encounter.
It makes me lose my memory again and again, keep dying, and keep waking up."

Even though Mr. Azik had suffered heavy damage, he was still able to make Ince Zangwill, who had already been promoted to Sequence 4 and held the '0-08', helpless. He was most likely once a Sequence 2 angel!
The only one who can seriously injure an angel with just one glance can be a true God!
The Blood Emperor is a true God. The other three in the Battle of the Four Emperors can be compared with him. It is impossible that they are not true Gods!

The Hades, or the God of Death, is most likely a true God of Sequence 0. The Black Emperor himself corresponds to Sequence 0 of the Black Emperor pathway, so it makes sense that he is also a true God.

And the remaining Night Emperor is not a true god, so how can he get the full support of the vampires in the battle of the four emperors?
You have to know that the vampires are a group of proud guys. After all, their ancestor is Lilith, one of the eight ancient gods. Only the true god can make them willingly submit!
In the notes of the Abraham family, some details were also recorded in detail:
That is, the true God once personally participated in the battle between the four gods!
And if the battle between the Four Emperors is a battle between true gods, then it would be a perfect match!
Only the battle between true gods can cause the true gods themselves to take part!
Moreover, many details can be confirmed from Mr. Azik's reply -

For example, 'The Resurrected Real Black Emperor', and 'The Half-Crazy Blood Emperor'.

Mr. Azik is not the kind of person who uses words imprecisely. Even though his memory is now flawed, he will not make mistakes in describing similar things.

The words "the true Black Emperor who has returned from resurrection" say it all. This is a true Black Emperor, a true God of Sequence 0! But why did Mr. Azik describe the Blood Emperor as "almost without reason, on the verge of losing control"?
(End of this chapter)