159: Chapter 159 Using Cultists to Make Money

"Can't I just come in and take a look if I'm not buying anything?"

Lin Sheng didn't mind the young man's blunt tone; he chuckled and shook his head.

"Aren't you just like me right now?"

"You've accepted His protection, yet you're thinking of worshiping other gods."

As he spoke, the smile on Lin Sheng's face didn't change at all, but the young man's expression shifted.

"I... I don't know what you're talking about."

The young man said, stuttering slightly.

He considered whether to secretly eliminate this stranger who knew his secret, but he wasn't confident.

He knew Lin Sheng was a Transcendent like him, but he couldn't see through Lin Sheng's specific rank.

Because of this, the young man hesitated to act.

"You don't know what I'm talking about?"

"But I know exactly what the things in your room are for."

Lin Sheng bypassed the young man and strolled leisurely into the depths of the dessert shop.

He pushed open a wooden door in a deep corner and stepped into the shop's back room.

The young man wanted to stop Lin Sheng, but for some reason, he couldn't muster even a hint of resistance before this person.

Realizing he might be doomed today, the young man could only follow silently behind Lin Sheng, waiting for the judgment of fate.

Aside from being a bit dim, the back room of the dessert shop seemed normal on the surface, though it did give off a slightly eerie vibe.

However, upon arriving, Lin Sheng's gaze immediately fell on the third floor tile in the corner.

Noticing where Lin Sheng was looking, the young man's face was now filled with nothing but despair.

"Crack."

Under Lin Sheng's gaze, the floor tile instantly shattered into pieces.

Immediately after, a pile of withered bones was revealed beneath the broken tile.

"Your idea is quite good."

Looking at the hidden bones on the floor, Lin Sheng suddenly said something the young man couldn't quite understand.

In a Super Star Sector like this, with countless faiths, it naturally attracts the attention of some evil gods.

The fringes of such star sectors are definitely disaster zones for the breeding of evil god cults.

This young man had likely obtained some sacrificial method from some obscure corner and then started performing secret rituals here.

But as Lin Sheng just said, the young man was clever and had a good idea.

Because while the young man sacrificed to an evil god, he maintained a certain "limit."

Each time, he only drew a tiny bit of power and never grew greedy; even now, he didn't know who the evil god he was worshiping actually was.

This was why he had been able to maintain his sanity until now.

But although he was clever, his luck wasn't very good.

Because he had met Lin Sheng.

"What is the name of the evil god you sacrifice to?"

Looking at the young man who had already resigned himself to fate, Lin Sheng asked casually.

Hearing this, the young man suddenly began to tremble all over.

Seeing Lin Sheng's indifferent manner, he stuttered:

"I... I don't know. Don't make me mention Him, please."

The young man was now terrified to the extreme.

He had performed sacrifices to this evil god many times. Although he didn't know the god's title yet, it didn't mean he truly couldn't know it.

If he wanted to, he could instantly learn the title of this evil god.

But the young man was also very clear that once he knew the title, he would be corrupted by the pollution it carried in the next second.

This was why the young man showed such fear when Lin Sheng asked the question.

Because he was worried that if Lin Sheng pressed him, he would subconsciously recite the title in his mind.

"Unwilling to say?"

"Then let me guess. The evil god you believe in is..."

"Please, don't say it."

By now, the young man's voice was full of tears.

But Lin Sheng ignored him, and four words blurted out of his mouth:

lord of the spirit remains.

"Buzz—"

The moment the words "lord of the spirit remains" left Lin Sheng's mouth, a mysterious power began to permeate the surroundings. Space seemed to tremble, and the withered bones hidden under the floorboards showed signs of coming to life.

Under this power, even Rona, hidden beside Lin Sheng, couldn't help but shudder.

As for the young man before Lin Sheng, upon hearing the name "lord of the spirit remains," despair was frozen onto the left side of his face.

As for the right side of his face...

It, along with his body, had been corrupted into withered bones by that mysterious power.

"Cough, cough... The Lord will..."

A raspy sound came from the young man's mouth, his last shred of sanity controlling his body in an attempt to attack Lin Sheng.

But Lin Sheng simply stepped aside, dodging the attack.

"I offer my body as a sacrifice, pleading for the Lord's descent!"

On the verge of death, the young man suddenly raised his arms, releasing all his power for his final sacrifice.

However, until the young man collapsed, the "Lord" he spoke of never descended.

After the young man died, peace returned to the area. Lin Sheng kicked the mangled corpse with his foot, his eyes full of disdain.

That "lord of the spirit remains" wasn't just any ordinary evil god; He was an Old One.

How could an Old One be attracted by a low-rank Transcendent offering?

Even a whole planet's worth of low-rank Transcendents couldn't attract an Old One, let alone a single sacrifice with such impure faith.

"Venerable God, I... I want to go out for some fresh air."

Although the pollution from the title "lord of the spirit remains" didn't affect Lin Sheng, Rona wasn't so lucky.

Staying here for too long, while not causing any substantial harm to Rona, made him feel uneasy all over.

He felt as though a pair of eyes was constantly watching him from behind.

"Mm, go ahead."

Lin Sheng waved his hand dismissively. After Rona left the back room, he searched around and found two large burlap sacks on a cabinet.

Lin Sheng stuffed the young man's remains into one sack and the remains of several victims into the other.

After finishing, he instructed Rona to clean up the shop, then shouldered the two sacks and headed toward the nearest branch church.

Passing by the middle-aged woman's meat shop, Lin Sheng greeted her with a smile.

"Don't worry, ma'am, I've taken care of your trouble. From now on, this guy won't bother your business anymore."

As he spoke, Lin Sheng gestured with the sack on his shoulder.

Looking at the sack that seemed to contain "unknown creatures," the woman didn't say a word, only offering Lin Sheng a forced smile.

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Attempting to evolve into a Two-Update Beast.