28. Deep Sea Sacrifice
At this moment, the Royal Silver Dragon blood within Xia Yi resonated with the black coffin.
This sensation only lasted for an instant before fading away.
It left her greatly puzzled, even doubting whether it was just her imagination.
Could it be that within the black coffin, there was also a dragon of royal blood?
But Xia Yi clearly remembered that the only one with the same royal bloodline as herself was Xia Lulu.
So, who exactly was in the black coffin?
Xia Yi's heart was filled with numerous questions.
The Black Coffin was placed at the very center of the altar.
And the half-dragon creatures were gathered around the altar, worshipping towards the center, as if it was a grand sacrificial ceremony.
From beneath the sea, some figures emerged.
Upon closer inspection, Xia Yi realized that they were sirens!
The beautiful and enchanting sirens swam around the altar, their movements synchronized and graceful, like a dance, performing a ritualistic dance in the water.
Among the numerous half-dragon creatures, there was one that stood out, slowly making his way to the altar, holding a scepter in his hand.
Wherever he went, the half-dragon creatures would automatically make way, parting the black tide and stepping onto the altar.
Was that a dragon?
No.
After observing for a while, Xia Yi realized.
It was also a half-dragon creature, but compared to the others, its evolution was closer to that of the dragons, its appearance very similar to that of the dragons, barely showing any signs of its original race, and it even retained a sliver of rationality.
Clearly, it was much more advanced than the other half-dragon creatures, acting as the priest presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, controlling the rhythm of the entire scene.
The priest arrived in front of the Black Coffin and knelt down.
The level of etiquette he used was extremely high, in the Dragon Kingdom, only the Dragon King could enjoy such a level of ceremony.
This made Xia Yi even more puzzled about the identity of the person in the coffin.
After the ceremony, the priest stood up again, picked up his scepter, and raised it towards the Black Tide.
The scepter shone a crimson light in the night, and the half-dragon creatures bathed in the eerie light became stupefied, completely stripped of their self-will.
The madness, frenzy, and ferocity in their eyes disappeared, becoming dull.
At this moment, the sirens began to sing with their bewitching voices, bringing forth the Sea Dream in the ancient city, paralyzing everyone's spirits with dreams filled with happiness.
"Damn it…!"
Xia Yi quickly covered her ears, trying to resist the siren's song with her will.
But curiously, she didn't feel the slightest bit sleepy.
"The siren's song doesn't affect me anymore?"
A pink light emanated from Xia Yi's lower abdomen.
Instantly, the little princess's cheeks turned red, this was too embarrassing!
Don't look, don't look, don't look!
She quickly covered her belly, her cheeks burning hot.
Thankfully, there was no one else here, otherwise, that would have been a complete social death.
It was the mark of the succubus left by Sera that was taking effect, and after a while, it dimmed down.
She understood.
The succubus could control others' dreams, forcing them into a deep sleep.
Conversely, it could also strip away others' dreams, preventing them from sleeping.
Therefore, the siren's song couldn't put her into the Sea Dream, naturally, it would be ineffective.
This was Ella's contingency plan.
"Ella, although you are a succubus who likes risqué dreams, you are also a good person," Xia Yi thanked in her heart.
Then, her gaze returned to the altar.
The next scene was truly exaggerated.
The half-dragon creatures, upon hearing the siren's song, were clearly completely controlled and chose to commit suicide!
The half-dragon creatures dug out their own hearts, and with a kneeling posture, offered their hearts upwards.
Dragon runes lit up around the black coffin.
A magic circle activated, gathering all the essence of the blood from the hearts into the sky, from a small droplet to a blood sphere.
And the creatures of the Black Tide, after offering their hearts, slowly walked to the edge and fell down, plunging into the cold sea below the altar.
In the Sea Dream, they lost their lives, staining the waters red.
Offering oneself.
Gaining happiness.
If Xia Yi remembered correctly, those affected by the Sea Dream had said this phrase, which should be the situation now.
She felt terrified from the bottom of her heart.
The Black Tide was being used as expendable resources, in this great disaster that swept over Golde, countless innocent lives had already been lost, forever buried in the depths of the sea.
Thud.
The priest gently tapped his scepter.
Among the worshipping Black Tide, a human girl appeared, following the path the priest had just taken, crossing the Black Tide, and stepping onto the altar.
Starlight fell, illuminating the girl's beautiful face.
Xia Yi was taken aback, almost rushing out.
It was her student, Hill!
Hill was still uninfected by the Dragon Curse, remaining human, but she was already under the control of the siren's song, her eyes devoid of any light.
Previously, when in Seaside City, Xia Yi and Sera had rushed to the beach, Hill had already walked into the sea.
It was at that moment that she was taken away by the Black Tide, brought here!
Chains bound Hill, suspending her right below the essence of blood.
The priest looked at Hill, then at the blood essence above, continuously gathered by the sacrifices of the Black Tide, showing great anticipation.
By now, Xia Yi understood.
The reason the half-dragon creatures of the Black Tide were being sacrificed was that they were all defective products.
On this altar, the defective products were sacrificed, using their blood essence to create a more superior, higher-quality offering.
And Hill was chosen as the vessel to carry that blood essence, to become the most perfect offering.
Originally, she too was supposed to be brought here as an offering, but Ella intervened, helping her escape midway, thus narrowly avoiding disaster.
Xia Yi's gaze hardened.
If such high-purity blood essence were to be carried by Hill, with a human body, it would be absolutely impossible to bear, and her life would wither away within minutes, turning into a twisted monster.
But the priest wouldn't care about these things; he just wanted a perfect offering.
It could be food for Leviathan, or for the person in the coffin…
But no matter what, Xia Yi would never allow such a thing to happen.
Yet she didn't let anger cloud her judgment and rush out recklessly.
There was still some time before the completion of the blood essence.
During this time, Xia Yi could still do something, as she was about to face the entire Black Tide.
She had to be quick, to think of a countermeasure…
"Right!"
Xia Yi remembered something.
In the library's basement, besides the history of the Old World and information about Leviathan, there were records of other things, such as everything about the ancient city, but due to the urgency of the situation, she hadn't had time to finish reading.
Those records could help her.
…
…
The crescent moon hung high in the sky, casting a cold white light.
The sacrificial ceremony was going very smoothly, the blood essence had already been condensed.
The priest was very satisfied; it was now the final step, just to inject the blood essence into the vessel's body.
He raised his scepter, preparing to guide the blood essence into Hill's body, when—
Swoosh!
A sword qi struck the priest's arm, sending the scepter flying.
He looked down in astonishment.
In the black tide, a petite silver figure appeared.
"Don't touch my student, monster."
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