Chapter 574: Demon God’s Ritual Awakening

A flash of dark purple light flickered.

Yenir stared in shock at the skill panel as 【Evil God Ritual】 instantly replaced the previous display—he had barely even clicked on it…

Yet it sent a jolt of foreboding through him.

For some reason, as he observed the three uniquely glowing skills on the panel, Yenir felt as if a long-forgotten thought stirred within him.

“Divine Rage Skill is blood red. Just looking at it exudes raw ferocity,” he noted.

“Meanwhile, Judgment Form is shrouded in mystery and oppression—aloof and impenetrably black…”

“So, even among SSS-level skills, there are differences. The mightier the skill, the more it embodies a certain…”

“Emotion?”

“No… maybe a state?”

A peculiar thought suddenly rose in his mind.

Determined not to dwell on his doubts, Yenir pressed on and opened the detailed skill description.

This was his final skill slot; if Evil God Ritual failed to meet his expectations, it would undoubtedly cripple his future combat prowess!

Evil God Ritual—the very name sounded ominously sinister…

According to the properties of the Sword God System’s Enhancement Skill, there was no doubt that this transformed ability retained most of its original traits.

And his gut feeling proved right.

Something about the skill just wasn’t right.

Evil God Ritual: SSS-Level Skill

Skill Effect: Upon activation, select an area as a sacrificial ground. Every creature that dies within this zone is automatically offered in sacrifice.

Once the sacrifice succeeds, the life force of the fallen is stored within the ritual. Depending on the amount gathered, you gain varying levels of Demon God’s Power.

Demon God’s Power 1: Under its influence, you become immune to death until the stored life force in the sacrificial area is completely exhausted.

Demon God’s Power 2: After each death and revival, receive an extra 10% Spirit Energy bonus. You may also choose any spot within the designated area to revive.

Demon God’s Power 3: When you finally die, having exhausted all your revivals, you automatically transform into a Demon God Vessel until every living thing in the area is eradicated.

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The skill description was scant.

Yet Yenir read those few lines over and over—no less than ten times.

After a long moment, an indescribable shock overwhelmed him.

“Damn…”

“It actually grants resurrection!?”

Straining to suppress his overwhelming excitement, Yenir drew a deep, steadying breath.

No matter how hard he tried to subdue it, the notion of being invincible kept echoing in his mind.

He had speculated that the Amaterasu Skill might morph into a form-changing ability or an extra state buff.

But he never imagined that an upgraded SSS-level Evil God Ritual would simply bestow the power of resurrection!

Even if the bonus was minimal—a mere 10% boost after revival—the ability to resurrect was enough to drive any Awakener insane.

After all, what power in this world could surpass resurrection?

His entire body trembled.

Though he possessed one outrageous skill after another, Yenir still felt that the effect of Evil God Ritual was something that should never exist.

“Damn it!” With this skill in hand, his only former weakness had completely vanished!

Who needs defense anyway!?

What’s the point of massive damage!?

Even if they reduced him to mere scraps in an instant, he could bounce back at full health the very next second!

Moreover, as per the skill description, Yenir suddenly realized that the ability had no cooldown—provided enough lives were sacrificed in the area, he could resurrect a hundred, even ten thousand times!

With that power, he could practically hurl nuclear missiles as his basic attack—blast a group to death, revive on the spot, and then blast them again!

His heart pounded with exhilaration.

Losing his grip on reason, Yenir felt an overwhelming urge to rush out and test the limits of this ability.

“With this skill, doesn’t that mean I theoretically don’t need to chase after any other abilities!?!”

“As long as my burst power is strong enough to take out a group before death strikes, I’m unstoppable!”

“Unless someone can instantly kill me before I even react—otherwise, I literally can’t die! Though that might only work in a crowded melee…”

Exhaling slowly, Yenir clenched his fists and mulled over the true potential of this skill.

Evil God Ritual appeared deceptively simple, yet often the simplest abilities are the most effective!

No exaggeration—the swarm tactics were utterly futile against him at this moment!

The more foes around him, the stronger he became!

Even when facing coordinated attacks from an army of over ten thousand Awakeners, as long as he got a chance to strike, he could repeatedly revive and wear down any opposing force!

Especially given that subtle feature allowing him to choose his revival location at will…

Just the thought of it made Yenir feel a bit sick.

Imagine—his enemies, after a relentless barrage that seemed to kill him outright, barely had time to celebrate before he resurrected right in their midst…

In one explosive moment, after decimating a large group, even if a focused attack took him down in an instant, he’d be back again!

The endless cycle was enough to drive anyone to madness!

As for that final transformation into a Demon God after total death?

Yenir barely gave it a second thought.

If nothing unusual occurred, Evil God Ritual would adhere to one of its original traits.

It seemed that this was its ultimate trump card—an all-or-nothing tactic meant to terrify every enemy. In a certain sense, it was also the skill’s ‘flaw.’

“Demon God Vessel? What if, when I use this skill, I unexpectedly die and lose even the chance to resurrect…”

“That could lead to truly horrifying consequences…”

“Perhaps I should use it cautiously?”

“Heh…”

He let out a soft chuckle.

Yenir shook his head; to him, such concerns were trivial.

Being alive mattered more than anything.

What would happen if he died? Would it doom everyone else?

He shrugged, thinking that once he was dead, he wouldn’t care about any ensuing disaster.

In situations where death was inevitable, surely humanity wouldn’t mind losing one more demon.

Once he was sure he had secured an almost invincible trump card, Yenir decided to stop overthinking and planned to snatch up some supplies before making his escape!

Time was short—national war was set to begin in just about half a month.

Back home, he would ascend to Third-Stage Advanced and experiment with a new combat style.

Once he emerged from the war, everything would truly begin!

Whether by intimidating all the old Peak Third-Stage masters or outright crushing them with Evil God Ritual to unite China!

Be it through ascending to Peak Third-Stage and sweeping the globe or launching the final plan…

Hidden Dragon in the Abyss?

No…

I want to be a Flying Dragon in the Sky!

Let the world tremble!