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Chapter 1325: Chapter 447: Serpent Feast Prayer (Part 2)

Since the ritual was far from the core area of the recent battle, it remained mostly intact.

On the other hand, looking at Rein’s situation.

His action of piercing Bostaf’s heart naturally had its purpose.

As expected, a system notification appeared:

[Ding! Host has contacted unknown Dragon-man Blood Essence, some absorbable Dragon Gene Segments detected. Absorb?]

(Note: Absorbing these Dragon Gene Segments can enhance the host’s Dragon Bloodline concentration.)

Indeed!

Rein smiled and immediately chose "Yes!"

Instantly, Rein felt a warm current rushing from the large Dragon Claw he had pierced, rapidly spreading throughout his body.

The entire process lasted only a second or two and then ended swiftly.

Although Rein could feel some changes and enhancements deep within his body, a glance at the attribute panel showed that the Mutated Dragon Bloodline still displayed as ’High Grade’, meaning the Bloodline Level had not changed.

He had anticipated this situation.

After all, as the Bloodline Level increases, further enhancement becomes increasingly difficult.

"Moreover, as more and more Dragon Genes are absorbed, those Dragon descendent Bloodline Essences with insufficient purity have less and less impact on me."

"In other words, repeated absorption of those with insufficient strength and purity results in too many redundant Gene Segments."

"However, any gain is good, especially the increase in Bloodline Concentration, which will correspondingly enhance the power of Dragon Soul Strike!"

Rein remembered clearly that the system panel’s note on Dragon Soul Strike stated: "The power of True Damage is directly proportional to Dragon Bloodline Concentration, spiritual power intensity, and witchcraft strength."

The connection between True Damage and Dragon Bloodline Concentration ranks first!

This is why Rein chose to absorb Bostaf’s Dragon Blood Essence at the first opportunity rather than turning to deal with Quirut.

"Huh?"

Just then, Rein suddenly sensed an unusual energy fluctuation coming from behind.

He immediately turned around, fixing his gaze on Quirut not far away.

"This is..."

In the few seconds Rein was absorbing Bostaf’s Blood Essence, the Vice Pope of the Secret Snake Sect, Quirut, was keen to seize the opportunity and was performing some prayer ritual using the enormous ritual apparatus from before.

"Oh great Devouring Snake, your faithful servant Quirut... willingly offers my body in exchange for your blessing of power, to help me defeat my formidable foe in this challenging battle and spread your supreme glory..."

The scene of a more than thirty-meter-long huge snake reciting prayers in a rhythmical manner felt extraordinarily bizarre to everyone.

Yet no one dared to laugh.

Because near the gigantic ritual apparatus, regardless of whether it was the remaining followers of the Secret Snake Sect or the Centaurs who hadn’t had the chance to flee, at this moment, there were lines of blood piercing their bodies centered around Quirut’s giant snake form.

If the Centaurs showed fear due to the blood lines and their faith, then the followers of the Secret Snake Sect endured some kind of strain while showing fanatical expressions.

These followers knelt on the ground, loudly chanting along with their Vice Pope Quirut’s prayer.

In an instant, a tremendous and majestic power seemed to descend upon the enormous ritual apparatus and the giant snake-formed Quirut through layers of space.

Immediately, an invisible pressure swept the surroundings like a tsunami!

Although the Centaurs looked terrified, panicked, angry, and unwilling, they prostrated towards the center of the Secret Snake Sect’s ritual apparatus...

However, Anna and most of the Pure-blood Elves, having evaded in time earlier, were at a distance and unaffected.

"Not good, they’re summoning the descent of Divine Power."

Lambert’s face changed as he slashed towards Quirut with the speed of lightning.

But the swift and dazzling sword light was obstructed by an invisible force in mid-air, slowing down progressively and, after two seconds, suddenly dissipating in the air.

Seeing this scene, Rein, who intended to interrupt, suddenly had a flash of insight.

"It seems... this isn’t necessarily a bad thing..."

"Because according to past experiences, if I can defeat it, it seems that the residual energy from these Divine Projections or Avatars can be absorbed by the system."

"This type of energy is of extremely high quality and can significantly enhance my crystallization progress!"

If it were before, Rein would have been somewhat uncertain, but ever since he acquired Dragon Soul Strike, a core skill capable of dealing True Damage.

He had far more confidence facing Divine Projections or Avatars!

"However, before that, I should restore some spiritual power first."

Rein’s hesitation led Quirut to mistakenly believe that Rein was intimidated by the tremendous power of the descending Divine Power!

This made Quirut feel exhilarated. Although the cost of this prayer was substantial, as long as he could defeat his opponent and survive, he could slowly replenish later.

The snake-formed Quirut burst into laughter:

"Hahaha, interrupt my prayer? Too late!"

"Soon, you and all of you will experience what true despair is."

Before the words fell, Quirut’s figure swelled again, from over thirty meters to over fifty meters.

The snake body also began to turn red abruptly. With two consecutive "plop" sounds, two large human-like arms suddenly stretched out from the front third of the huge snake.