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Chapter 69 68. Troy (Seeking Follow-up Reads~)

In a suburban, abandoned factory.

Xiang Yudi knelt on the ground, picked up a brush, dipped it into the treated blood in the iron bucket, and arbitrarily smeared complex patterns with a certain mysterious meaning on the floor.

His movements were quite rapid, almost without thinking, he could draw the next blood mark, as if Xiang Yudi instinctively knew where to paint the next stroke when he picked up the brush.

A natural gift.

The black-robed man was standing on the metal stairs watching him.

This was the reason why he hadn't given up on this adopted son, even though Xiang Yudi was disobedient and had repeatedly tried to resist his arrangements. He had an innate understanding of magic and rituals, as if he could see what an unformed magic circle looked like and then place the appropriate materials in the corresponding positions.

Moreover, normally, those more excellent believers would spend months learning even a fraction of the massive Hell's Gate ritual, but Xiang Yudi only watched for thirty minutes and was already able to handle the work content of an excellent believer.

And as long as there was a sufficient supply of human blood, his work speed far exceeded that of other believers.

However, the cult leader's expectations for Xiang Yudi were not just to be in charge of Hell's Gate. What he really wanted was for his adopted son to achieve a transaction that could bring them enough benefits. If everything went smoothly...

Both he and Xiang Yudi could become true Rank IV ability users.

At that time, with three holy relics, he would become a top-tier powerhouse among Rank IVs, and with the cooperation of his adopted son, their status among the same rank might even be similar to that legendary "Divine Firmament Walker".

"You've done well," the cult leader said in a low voice. "With you, the construction speed of Hell's Gate can indeed be slightly faster."

"I am indeed quite good at this," he admitted.

The black-robed man's words made Xiang Yudi feel a heaviness in his chest.

He had to show enough ability to gain the trust of the black-robed man, so Xiang Yudi was prepared for what he was doing now.

But hearing firsthand that it was indeed beneficial to Hell's Gate, he still felt bursts of guilt.

Xiang Yudi glanced at his iron bucket full of blood and then continued to immerse himself in the construction of the ritual.

The blood he used came from three different people, one of whom was an elderly man living alone in the suburbs. He had no friends or relatives, and no one would care about his life or death.

There were also two children, a boy and a girl, who came from an orphanage funded by a wealthy businessman.

The secret society had spent money to buy many orphans, and Xiang Yudi had seen them with his own eyes.

At that time, the children with terrified faces huddled in the corner of the wall, and when he walked into the room, one of the older boys comforted the other children with a trembling voice.

They had all become materials for the ritual.

Since he was already using the blood of these three innocent people to perform the ritual, it seemed ridiculous to worry that Hell's Gate would speed up because of him. He had no ability to change anything at all.

At least until he gained the trust of the black-robed man, he couldn't stop anything.

"You can stop after you finish the work here," the black-robed man said. "I have a new job for you."

Xiang Yudi's movements paused, and then he raised his head with an expectant look:

"What is it?"

The black-robed man said:

"We need to deal with the Coordination Bureau."

Xiang Yudi looked at him in surprise:

"Deal with the Coordination Bureau?"

The black-robed man nodded slightly:

"That Divine Firmament Walker's sister has brought us a lot of trouble. Although we can't kill her, if we want to successfully perform the ritual, we have to prevent the Coordination Bureau from causing us trouble."

In fact, he had already done this.

If those devilish believers sent to kill Ma En and Hu Weifeng had returned safely, although the Coordination Bureau would still bring them trouble, they would not be able to successfully stop the construction of Hell's Gate.

But not only did they not return, but even Huang Qingfeng, who had reached a deal with him, died inexplicably.

Because of Long Qin's presence, he didn't even tell the demon believers about this. All those sent out were members of the Devil Worship cult. He didn't know what happened to them, whether they were dead or alive.

But that was not the biggest loss.

If Huang Qingfeng were alive, he could have used him to balance the situation with the Coordination Bureau. As long as he could get that politician to deal with those two intelligence officers, they could avoid a real conflict.

Unfortunately, that possibility no longer existed.

Xiang Yudi asked with curiosity:

"How are we going to deal with the Coordination Bureau?"

The black-robed man looked down at him:

"The Coordination Bureau will take the important members they capture into prisons with countermeasures and send their intelligence members to interrogate them.

"But someone has given me the specific intelligence about the magic arrays used in their prisons, so if we use the right methods, we can bypass their countermeasures to create destruction and kill those two intelligence members who deserve to die the most.

"If we're lucky, we might even be able to severely damage them, causing the Coordination Bureau to temporarily shift their attention away from us."

After saying that, he stared at his appearance.

Xiang Yudi instantly realized something:

"You want me to carry out this mission."

The black-robed man didn't answer but instead asked:

"Do you understand the essence of a devil ritual?"

Xiang Yudi immediately replied:

"A transaction.

"We use our souls, blood, and everything we can get in the mortal world to exchange with the devils in hell for what we want: power, wealth, authority..."

The black-robed man nodded with satisfaction. Not many believers could understand this.

"In fact, this is also the essence of devils.

"They are lunatics, thugs, and demons, but these are just appearances. The characteristic they can't erase is actually that of a merchant. The power of devils comes from transactions, or rather, exchanges.

"You will understand this in the future.

"The ritual I left on you is also essentially a kind of exchange. If you die, then your flesh and soul will be used for the transaction, and what I want is an order.

"The descending devil will accept one of my orders with considerable binding force. This is the reward I want."

Xiang Yudi understood what he wanted to say.

The descent of a devil itself costs a price, and this ritual did not prepare to use Xiang Yudi's blood and spirit as a summoning, because it was enough to make the devil descend.

The black-robed man continued:

"When creating this ritual, I didn't fully intend to use it to restrain you from doing stupid things. If one day you think clearly like you do now, it will become your strength.

"You only need to make detailed modifications to change its function, so that it can not only summon the devil to descend but also take you away from the Coordination Bureau."

Xiang Yudi suddenly realized something.

The magic array on his body was different from Hell's Gate or any existing ritual. It was created by the black-robed man himself, and he completed this ritual the day after Xiang Yudi's suicide.

A believer who could do this must have amazing talent and aptitude in devil rituals.

Just like himself.