53: The evil god bewitched a star-level powerhouse!

Just as Xu Yi finished off the Martial God-level Puppet Believer in front of him, a mix of terrified and shocked shouts suddenly rang out in his ears.

These voices came from the Blood God Sect's lair.

They belonged to the many civilians and martial artists held captive.

Amidst the chaotic sounds, a malevolent curse, neither human nor beast, sliced through the air like a sharp blade.

It caught Xu Yi's attention!

"What the hell is that noise?" Xu Yi muttered, his brows slightly furrowed.

His eyes, glinting with cold light, immediately turned towards the source of the sound—deep within the Blood God Sect's lair.

He pondered silently,

"Could it be that Starry Sky Evil God?"

Without hesitation, Xu Yi quickly tapped the communication ring on his finger, contacting Sun Jingyan, who was leading the martial artist army and waiting in the rear.

"President Sun, immediately bring the army to the Blood God Sect's lair to rescue the imprisoned civilians and martial artists."

After giving the brief and powerful command, Xu Yi's figure flickered.

He transformed into a black streak of light, directly rushing into the Blood God Sect's lair!

He didn't stop to extract the essence blood from the Martial God-level Puppet Believer.

That essence blood, like the previous Martial Emperors, was certainly corrupted by the Evil God's power.

To him, it was no different from poison, not worth wasting time to extract...

As soon as he entered the Blood God Sect's lair,

an even more intense stench of blood, almost suffocating, assaulted him.

"Kill!" Accompanied by hoarse roars, numerous cultists controlled by the Evil God suddenly rushed out from the shadows,

attempting their final resistance!

Xu Yi's eyes turned cold as his gaze swept over the swarming ants around him.

Then, he flicked his fingers lightly.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Streaks of lightning shot out like arrows, instantly reducing these suicidal cultists to black ash!

They dissipated into the air.

After clearing out all these bothersome cultists,

Xu Yi continued his exploration deeper, unharmed.

As he advanced, he discovered that the cave system excavated by the Blood God Sect was incredibly vast,

like a complex labyrinth!

"Sir, save us, we're here!"

"..."

The cries for help from the civilians grew clearer.

Just as Xu Yi, who hadn't found any trace of the Evil God, was about to follow the voices to rescue these innocents,

his gaze was suddenly drawn to a peculiar sight!

In the center of a large, dry blood pool ahead,

a small, strange-looking statue, about thirty centimeters tall, resembling a figurine, was enshrined.

It had four pairs of wings on its back, shaped like a bird-man!

A malevolent aura emanated from it.

The blood pool around it had an especially strong scent of blood, clearly indicating a large-scale sacrifice had recently taken place!

"Finally found it. Is this the Evil God the Blood God Sect worships?" Xu Yi thought, surprised.

This statue was vastly different from the Evil God image he had imagined.

But based on the surrounding circumstances,

this was indeed the Evil God from beyond the Starry Sky!

And the source that shielded his powerful perception, preventing it from covering the entire Wilderness Area or even extending out at all,

was precisely this strange-looking statue in front of him!

Xu Yi gazed at the silently standing Evil God statue, his eyes filled with both curiosity and vigilance.

He did not act rashly.

Instead, he maintained a sufficient distance and quietly observed...

After a careful observation,

and confirming that this thing seemed to pose no immediate threat, Xu Yi cautiously approached the Evil God statue, which was similar in size to a figurine.

His heart was filled with curiosity about the unknown and wariness.

He prepared to examine this divine being up close.

Xu Yi slowed his steps, each one extremely cautious, fearing he might trigger some unknown mechanism

or that this Evil God statue might suddenly launch an attack.

"Hmph, a mere statue, daring to call itself a god?" Xu Yi muttered inwardly, yet he dared not be careless.

Just as Xu Yi arrived in front of it, seeing nothing happen, and was about to reach out and touch the Evil God statue,

to pick it up and examine it carefully,

two strange red lights suddenly flashed in the Evil God statue's eyes!

Immediately after,

that strange voice he had heard outside the cave earlier rang out again.

Moreover, it was using standard Blue Star language,

as if specifically to communicate with Xu Yi.

"Ignorant native, submit to Us, and We shall forgive your disrespect in offending a god just now, and bestow upon you supreme divine power!"

"..."

The voice contained a powerful mental allure.

It carried a greedy and longing quality, like a magnet trying to draw Xu Yi's will towards it.

It sought to bring this native, who could easily slay the high-level Puppet Believers under its control,

into its fold of believers.

This desire was far stronger than with any cultist he had controlled before!

At this moment, Xu Yi felt an evil power surging in his mind, frantically trying to erode his will!

His thoughts began to blur.

His body also swayed slightly!

"Not good..." Xu Yi cried out inwardly, quickly realizing this was a mental attack from the Evil God statue!

He immediately endured the discomfort, gritting his teeth.

His fist clenched, shining with the light of thunder, and he slammed it hard against his own forehead.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound, accompanied by the jolt of lightning, instantly cleared Xu Yi's muddled mind.

Then, he gasped for breath, secretly relieved.

"That was close! If I hadn't obtained the SSS-grade Spiritual Mind Master Talent before setting out, greatly increasing my mental power, I might have already been seduced and become this Evil God's puppet..."

Immediately,

Xu Yi, who had almost fallen victim,

his fear quickly transformed into intense killing intent, his eyes wide with rage as he stared at the Evil God statue before him.

His voice was full of fury as he said,

"What kind of monstrosity is this, daring to try and seduce me!"

"You evil entity, you cannot be allowed to remain!"

With a thought,

the Azure Sky Thunder Prison Axe, wreathed in black lightning, instantly appeared in Xu Yi's hand.

The axe body shimmered with terrifying thunderous light,

as if containing power capable of splitting heaven and earth.

Xu Yi strode forward, preparing to utterly destroy this Evil God statue to prevent future trouble!

But just then,

the Evil God statue seemed to sense the danger.

Seeing that its mental seduction, which had always worked and never failed against the natives it encountered on this planet,

had failed against the native before it.

Having lost its last resort, it spoke again, its voice tinged with urgency and temptation.

"Wait! Stop, you lowly native!"

"I am a Star Domain Level powerhouse; you should know what this means. I will give you one last chance: submit to Me, and I will guarantee you can break through to Star Sea Level within a hundred years, and I will not deprive you of your consciousness!"