American Exorcism Male God

Xu Yi climbed to the top of the "Serpent Well" and looked around, he could no longer see any trace of the pythons, not knowing whether they had died out, or had fled in fear of the aura emitted by the Demon Blade Red Lotus.

Intense explosions came from the distance. Xu Yi looked on, the explosions had occurred in the Ram Cult's stronghold. A large expanse of buildings was destroyed, and after the dust and smoke had cleared, the contents within the buildings were laid bare.

Xu Yi's pupils dilated, unable to hide the excitement in his heart.

With the formidable strength of the Eyes of Obscurity, he saw a vast expanse of red amidst the black ruins, which was especially conspicuous.

It was the Blood Orchid. The heretics had transplanted it from the Primeval Forest to this place.

The river spread over, the river's face was wide, and it formed a ring around the small island where the Blood Orchids were, firmly protecting them.

The riverwater was pitch black, and not a single weed could be seen in the river.

The members of the eradication team stopped in front of the river, each bearing injuries; it seemed their fight had not been easy.

Heretics stood on the opposite bank of the river, watching the eradication team with confident disdain.

Ed casually picked up the corpse of a heretic and threw it into the black river.

With Ed's strength, he could easily throw the body into the center of the river. Yet, as soon as it reached the river's edge, a powerful sucking force acted upon the corpse, pulling it straight into the river.

Upon touching the water, the body dissolved at a rate visible to the naked eye. The members of the eradication team instinctively took a step back, their faces turning pale.

Xu Yi, watching this scene from a distance, also furrowed his brow and murmured, "Styx water!"

How on earth had these heretics managed to divert the waters of the Styx? He couldn't comprehend it.

The heretics inside "Riverheart Island" indeed had nothing to fear, for the Styx water was the best protection.

The Styx flowed, forming a vast circle. Anything that tried to cross over the Styx, even the weightless human soul, would be pulled in and dissolved in an instant.

This was the raison d'être for the Ferryman of the Styx.

"To cross the Styx, common methods will definitely not work," Xu Yi was very clear about this.

He jumped down from the "Serpent Well" and arrived at an open area where he took out the Bone of Nightmares.

If there was anything on him that might cross the Styx, it would only be the Bone of Nightmares.

He needed to guard the Demon Blade Red Lotus and wait for Red Lotus to complete its ascension; he couldn't go anywhere. He planned to use this time to refine the Bone of Nightmares into the Evil God's walk.

Refining it into the Evil God's walk was risky. The Bone of Nightmares could endure the transformation between illusion and reality without any issues, but this would accelerate its disintegration process, which was why Xu Yi had hesitated to start.

Now that he had finally seen the Blood Orchid, whether he could save the Bone of Nightmares would depend on its performance to come.

Xu Yi took out the mature Fruit of Faith and pressed it fiercely against the Bone of Nightmares.

Since the Bone of Nightmares had already been imbued with his blood, there was no need to repeat this step. The authority of the Evil God drove the Fruit of Faith, and black flames engulfed the Bone of Nightmares.

The Bone of Nightmares was refined into the Evil God's walk, and the Demon Blade Red Lotus was also advancing slowly. What Xu Yi needed to do now was to wait peacefully.

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At the edge of the Styx, the red-garbed Archbishop hesitated for a moment, then took out a piece of cloth and spread it out on the ground.

The cloth was about two meters long and one meter wide, very thick, resembling some kind of carpet, entirely purple with countless figures in prayer etched upon it.

The Archbishop bit his finger, dripping blood onto the carpet, and chanted softly.

A miraculous scene unfolded; the carpet actually began to float, hovering in front of the Archbishop.

"An Exorcism Holy Relic? Connie's Magic Carpet!" someone nearby exclaimed in surprise.

The Archbishop reached out to lightly touch the Magic Carpet. As if alive, the carpet flew toward the Styx. The powerful pulling force reappeared, attempting to drag down the Magic Carpet.

But the magic carpet suddenly shook, dispersing the pulling force, and upon seeing this, the Archbishop in red finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The magic carpet returned to his side, and the Archbishop in red was the first to jump onto the magic carpet, followed by Ed as the second, and the third was one of the church's elite exorcists.

Carrying the three of them, the magic carpet flew across the River Styx, with the extermination squad closely watching its flight. The cultists' complexions changed slightly as they launched attacks, trying to bring down the magic carpet.

But the magic carpet was too agile and too sturdy; bullets could not leave any marks on it, and exorcism artifacts were useless.

With the three of them on board, the magic carpet crossed the Styx and fired the first shot of "Normandy Landing."

Confronted with the surging tide of cultists, the three of them were like a small boat in a storm, at risk of being overturned at any moment.

Fortunately, the magic carpet continuously brought reinforcements, each one an absolute elite.

The great battle between the Church and the cultists began anew, a scene that has been replayed countless times over hundreds of years.

It was a fight to the bitter end!

As time passed, Ed was covered in blood, panting as he surveyed the battlefield.

Both sides could be said to be evenly matched—the extermination squad had stronger individual fighters, but the Ram Cult had more people.

A smile appeared on the corner of Ed's mouth. The members of the extermination squad hailed from all corners of the earth. Many did not know each other, but as the battle progressed, they gradually became familiar with each other and spontaneously formed small teams.

Consequently, the combat strength of the elite squads was qualitatively improved, and the final victory would belong to them.

At that moment, he noticed a disturbance behind him; the waters of the River Styx were stirred, and something was emerging from them.

His pupils suddenly contracted; it was a tall skeletal beast, emanating scorching black smoke from its body. The flesh that clung to its bones pulsed and was exceedingly eerie.

More startled than Ed was the Archbishop in red; he wielded the magic carpet as a weapon to face the enemy. The carpet transformed into the shape of a spear, and with each thrust, a cultist fell to the ground.

But his face suddenly changed drastically; he felt something pulling on the Holy Artifact in his hand, and divinity within it fluctuated violently.

He quickly retreated, distancing himself from the skeletal beast, his face a mix of shock and anger.

"It's over!" Ed realized the gravity of the situation and sighed inwardly.

The Archbishop in red and the Holy Artifact were their side's strongest combat power, yet they were restrained by the skeletal beast before them.

His heart raced with fear; where on earth did the Ram Cult find such a creature? Its ominous aura was disconcerting.

The extermination squad faced the grave threat, and Ed's peripheral vision caught the cultists' reactions, causing him to pause.

Something was wrong. Shouldn't the cultists be revealing a smile and watching them with a victorious sneer?

They looked just like them, all vigilant and focusing their attention on the skeletal beast.

Could it be? A possibility dawned on Ed's mind.
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The skeletal beast charged into the crowd, ignoring both the extermination squad and the cultists as it headed straight for the distant Blood Orchid.

Both the Church and the Ram Cult were wary of each other and both feared the skeletal beast; they simply watched as it left without anyone attempting to stop it.

Of course, the skeletal beast was none other than the Bone of Nightmares, and at that moment, it was controlled by Xu Yi.

He had been waiting beside the "serpent well," never expecting the Bone of Nightmares to complete its refinement before the Demon Blade.

This made him, who had been a mere spectator, somewhat restless. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to let the Bone of Nightmares come over first.

During its forceful crossing of the River Styx, the Bone of Nightmares almost collapsed, but fortunately, it was only a call across the shallower waters of the Styx, which allowed it to climb out.

He seemed to smell the Blood Orchid's fragrance in the air, his flesh and even his crumbling bones revealing an intense longing.