The large fireball in front of him was reflected in Su Chen’s pupils. According to what the Residual Spirit had mentioned earlier, the Abyss Realm had numerous sacrificial rituals, far more complex and diverse than those recorded in the Dust Star Sea.
Some rituals involved sacrificing to fallen Suns, utilizing their residual traces to accomplish certain tasks like tracking or cursing someone to death.
There were also sacrifices dedicated to living Suns, which primarily consumed Faith Amber and Divine Blood as materials.
However, it was worth noting that this type of sacrificial ritual differed from the relationship between Believers and Ghost Gods; it seemed to be more of an equivalent exchange.
Interestingly, such sacrifices wouldn’t disturb the Suns themselves. Even contemporary Suns would not respond in any way to these rituals.
The Residual Spirit had once mentioned that if one delved deeper, it would be more accurate to say these sacrifices were offered to the Spirit of Sun behind them, rather than the Sun itself.
Su Chen still remembered the question he had asked the Residual Spirit when he first learned of this. "Then aren’t Professionals just agents of Spirituality? Or, to put it more severely, nothing more than puppets?"
Morning Stars, Moonlights, and Suns were constantly replaced, but their professions and Spirituality could endure for ages.
The Morning Star Tier was fine, as its Spirituality was relatively weak. One could even sever a portion of its Spirituality to forge a Morning Star Artifact. But things were entirely different when it came to Moonlight or even Sun.
The Spirit of Sun within the Flame Fire was like a living person. If a disagreement were to arise, whose will would prevail?
Faced with his question, the Residual Spirit naturally couldn’t provide an answer. Let alone him, no one in the Abyss Realm could answer it either.
Seeing the object grow increasingly larger, Su Chen had already retreated from the training room. Massive holes were burned through the floor and ceiling, their edges melting into molten metal that dripped downward.
"This isn’t just a bit loud—it’s extremely loud. Moreover..." Su Chen frowned slightly as he remembered something. He had forgotten to ask how many days the refining process would take.
He had just lifted the block to ask the Residual Spirit when he heard a miserable, pained wail. "Get lost! Get away from me!"
"Taixu?" Su Chen paused, calling out hesitantly.
He suddenly remembered that the Residual Spirit had been under the watch of the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator. But since the Great Venerable was currently undergoing a transformation, something seemed to have happened to the Residual Spirit.
Hearing his voice, the Residual Spirit seemed in disbelief, his words faintly tinged with joy. "You finally responded."
Perhaps the sound of Su Chen’s voice triggered a change, as the Residual Spirit’s wailing stopped. Soon after, his voice turned sharp. "Su Chen!"
Then, his tone softened, carrying a hint of grievance. "Since falling into your hands, I’ve been quite cooperative. I’ve answered all your questions without reservation. Why did you let these guys torture me!?"
His voice grew higher and higher until he was practically roaring. At the same time, he curled himself into a ball. Standing in front of him was a Blood Vajra. Next to it was a sturdy, burly man, and not far away stood a blurry figure completely shrouded in gray mist.
Soon after, he couldn’t help but glance at the massive fireball in the far distance.
Not long ago, the colossal entity that had been clutching him underwent some unknown change. It roared a few times before suddenly becoming engulfed in flames, turning into its current state.
Slipping out of the entity’s grasp, he had been confused by the situation. He thought it was a perfect opportunity to explore the area, only to end up targeted by these three guys.
More precisely, there was initially only one—the grayish-black shadow. It seemed to treat him like a toy, tossing him around for fun.
Later, the other two seemed to take an interest as well and actually started fighting the grayish-black shadow over him, each wanting a turn to play with him.
The pain was one thing, but more importantly, this level of humiliation was unprecedented.
After listening to the Residual Spirit’s tearful accusation, Su Chen’s cheek twitched. The Blood Vajra was likely the World Slaughter Form, the burly man was probably the Permanent Body, and the shadow was definitely the Shadow Shattering Body.
It seemed all three of them wanted to play with the Residual Spirit, which even led to a fight. Feeling somewhat speechless, Su Chen offered a comforting reply. "This was my oversight. I’ll warn them."
The resentment in the Residual Spirit’s heart was beyond measure. Naturally, his anger couldn’t be appeased by just a few words from Su Chen. However, he had no right to act out right now, so he could only force his fury down.
Upon hearing this, he also felt a secret jolt of shock. Every one of these guys looked bizarre and eerie, yet they actually followed Su Chen’s orders.
It was so exaggerated that the moment Su Chen spoke, all three of them immediately stopped their actions.
Shortly after, he saw the three of them seemingly exchange glances before taking up positions around him. No one made a move anymore; it was as if they had decided to jointly guard him.
"Alright, they won’t mess with you for no reason anymore." Su Chen’s voice echoed from an unknown direction.
The Residual Spirit remained silent for quite a while before reluctantly replying, "That’s good."
The fact that Su Chen was willing to feign an apology was purely because this guy was still useful. He naturally wouldn’t dwell on the matter and asked directly, "How long will it take to refine Qin Yun?"
"Refine Qin Yun?" The Residual Spirit was startled. "You got your hands on Qin Yun’s corpse?"
"I already have it, and it’s being refined right in front of my eyes. It’s causing quite a commotion. Roughly how many days will it take?" Su Chen reiterated.
The Residual Spirit pondered for a moment. "Qin Yun is a Lower Morning Star. To refine her, it will take about three days."
"Lower Morning Star?" Su Chen didn’t pay attention to the time frame. Instead, he caught a term he had never heard before and immediately became interested. "What does that mean? A division within Morning Star?"
"You could say that. The knowledge regarding Morning Star and above is severely lacking on your side."
The Residual Spirit wasn’t surprised by this. After all, he had stayed in Qin Yun’s body for some time and had even explained it to her. He immediately brought up the same explanation, tweaking it slightly before reciting it.