Sacrifice's Rise: I Became Invincible After Entering Godslayer Temple

John's calm words were putting immense pressure on the Bone Serpent. 

Actually, the main reason John accepted this quest wasn't for the hefty rewards offered by Cloud Sea. 

He was more interested in the Bone Serpent's status as both a serpent and undead creature.

In John's inventory, the Queen Medusa's egg still lay. 

The hatching conditions for such a high-level pet egg were very demanding, requiring the essence blood of five kinds of undead serpents. 

John had already collected the essence blood of the Abyssal Serpent Yggdrasil and was lacking six others. 

Although the Bone Serpent in front of him wasn't of a very high level, it could still be put to use. This was the real reason John chose to take this quest.

Now that the new update had opened the pet system, it was the best time to officially hatch the Queen Medusa's pet egg.

The Bone Serpent fell silent and didn't speak for a long time. 

It was clear that it couldn't fool the man wearing the strange mask, especially the indifferent eyes hidden behind it, which exerted a considerable mental pressure on the Bone Serpent.

"Have you decided? A bit of essence blood for your life, any way you slice it, you come out ahead..." John was growing a bit impatient. 

The Shadowflame Seed in his hand seemed to sense its master's mood and began to emit a faint gloom. 

The burning sensation instantly made the Bone Serpent make its choice.

The monster let out a bitter laugh, sighing, "I really have the worst luck. A thousand years ago, I ran into that damned woman who got me trapped here, living a worse life than death. Finally, when there was a chance to escape, I run into you, a freak..."

Without any movement from the Bone Serpent, the third rib in its chest cavity suddenly broke. 

Dozens of drops of milky-white bone marrow gradually formed in the air, slowly drifting towards John.

Looking at the dozens of drops of milky-white fluid in front of him, John raised an eyebrow. 

This Bone Serpent indeed had some tricks up its sleeve. 

In order to preserve its original essence blood, it chose to merge the essence blood with its bone marrow. 

No wonder that even though all of its flesh had been sacrificed to the Dark God, the monster's level hadn't dropped at all. 

There was no loss in its original essence blood, so naturally, there wouldn't be any damage to its power...

John raised his hand to guide the dozens of drops of milky-white fluid in front of him and took a closer look. 

[You have obtained the essence blood of the Bone Serpent, Quantity: 15 litres.] 

Given the size of the creature, being hundreds of metres long, even a single rib held a substantial amount of bone marrow. 

It was enough for John's purposes.

John nodded in satisfaction, about to put the Bone Serpent's essence blood into his bag. 

However, those few dozen drops of milky-white liquid suddenly rippled with an inexplicable energy fluctuation. 

In the imperceptible mid-air, dozens of minute streams of energy converged into a colorless, transparent energy lightning, brutally piercing into John's forehead.

The Bone Serpent, who was previously groveling, suddenly lifted its head and let out a triumphant roar that echoed throughout the area, "Hahaha, foolish human! Do you think my essence blood is so easily obtained? I was only wary of that bizarre black flame in your hand, or I would have devoured your flesh and blood by now..."

John's body remained suspended in mid-air, but his eyes gradually closed. 

In his mind, a massive amount of energy was frantically assaulting his soul.

[Soul Thrust: A Bone Serpent's inherent ability that consolidates spiritual power into a point, directly piercing into the enemy's mind to attack their spiritual world. Its power is incredibly formidable...]

Moments later, John's half-closed eyes abruptly opened, his gaze flashing with clarity. 

The Bone Serpent's triumphant laughter came to an abrupt halt, its face full of disbelief as it stared at John, "No! This is impossible! Why can you still maintain consciousness? My Soul Thrust has directly invaded your brain, you should be an idiot by now..."

A faint smile curled up at the corner of John's mouth, but his eyes revealed a bone-chilling coldness. 

"Do you really think your innate ability is invincible? With your level of spiritual attack, you can't even shake my spiritual world..."

Within John's mind, his spiritual power had already counterattacked, completely devouring the invading energy... 

His countless deaths in the Godslayer Temple had already honed his mental strength to an inconceivable level. 

Plus, given the huge level difference, Bone Serpent's specialty move was virtually like scratching an itch through a boot to John, having no effect whatsoever.

Seeing the Bone Serpent, who was so astonished that it couldn't speak, a touch of chilling indifference flashed in John's eyes. 

If this Bone Serpent was so intent on seeking its own death, then it couldn't blame him.

With a flicker of thought, the Shadowflame Seed in John's hand suddenly detached and began to expand and transform in mid-air. 

Numerous fist-sized Shadowflames shot out, directly drilling into the body of the Bone Serpent.

With a "boom", it was like a flame igniting gasoline.

The Bone Serpent's entire body was instantly enveloped by the Shadowflame. The roaring flames scorched the whole space until it burst. The sound of space shattering echoed continuously.

The Bone Serpent rolled in agony on the ground, its desperate roar almost splitting rocks and mountains. "Ah... I was wrong, spare me... please... I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life..."

"Spare me, you can't kill me, if I die, that dormant creature will be released... I beg you..."

"You don't know what terrifying existence you've unleashed... you'll regret this..."

In the blazing Shadowflame, the Bone Serpent's voice gradually fell silent. 

This frightening lord-level boss, who had suffered in the Blood Ritual for thousands of years, had ended its life due to its own foolishness.

John slowly descended, returning to Snowla's side. 

Snowla had been very worried when John was caught off guard. 

But it turned out that John had not only remained unharmed, but he also instantly killed the lv230 lord-level boss. 

The girl, completely relieved now, took John's arm and watched with interest as the Bone Serpent's huge body gradually turned to ash in the Shadowflame.

A moment later, the black flames on the ground slowly dissipated. 

The Shadowflame Seed floating in the sky was once again taken back into John's body. 

Now, in this vast space, only a layer of white ash remained. 

The Bone Serpent, which was previously ferocious, hadn't even left a decent bone behind...

In that layer of white ash, a dazzling light was flickering. 

A shiny treasure chest lay quietly there.

"Wow, the treasure chest dropped by a 230-level lord boss, there must be many top-notch items inside, right?" Snowla's big, watery eyes widened as she curiously looked at the chest on the ground.

John gave a slight smile and casually said, "If you're curious about what's inside, why not open it yourself..."

Snowla's eyes brightened slightly, and she was about to step forward, but suddenly pulled back. 

"You should open it, Galewind. You defeated the Bone Serpent all by yourself. It wouldn't be fair for me to open the chest..."

John turned to look at Snowla, a teasing look behind his mask.

He chuckled and said, "What, drawing lines now? I know you too well. Your curiosity is stronger than anyone's. How could you resist a shiny treasure chest like this...?"

"Go ahead, just tell me what gear is inside. This is a one-time opportunity..."

On hearing John's words, Snowla immediately dropped the formalities. 

Cheering, she hopped and skipped toward the chest. 

John smiled knowingly. He wasn't really indifferent about the chest; he just trusted Snowla's character very much.

Sure enough, after Snowla opened the chest, she pulled out two pieces of gear enveloped in a radiant light, marveling at their attributes. 

Soon, she came back holding the two items.

"Look, look, they're all top-tier..."

Snowla, treating them like the most precious treasures in the world, had a look of reluctance on her pretty face, but she didn't hesitate to hand the two pieces of gear to John.

John took them and casually cast a Detection spell:

[Holy Light Anthem (legendary bracelet): This is a bracelet left behind by the previous Divine Priest. It was once blessed by the God of Holy Light, containing a hint of true Holy Light divine power, possessing incredible abilities... After the previous Divine Priest completed the sacrifice of the fallen deity, he used himself as a catalyst to activate the sacrifice sealing formation, sacrificing his life and soul, leaving this bracelet in the hands of the Bone Serpent...]

[Level: 230. It can be worn when reaching level 230 or when spiritual power is above 750.]

[Class: All classes, but it is particularly suitable for Priests and Paladins...]

[Attributes: +120 dark resistance, +550 intelligence, +200 spiritual power, +1100 health, +20% effect of healing and support skills]

[Additional Skill: Divine Eulogy (Advanced Holy Light Skill). When released, it can remove all negative effects for you and your teammates and provide 5% health recovery per second. If used against Undead monsters, it will cause 5% bleed damage per second to the enemy. Skill duration: 2 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours.]