Chapter 1246: Chapter 1245: Master of Black Sorcerer Palace "Boom boom boom~~~" A series of ship’s horns came from that enormous skull ship. The big ship began to approach the shore, with hundreds of shirtless big men anchoring it. Finally, after dozens of minutes, the big ship came to a steady stop at the shore. The ship was first seen with two rows of women in black skirts and black cloaks; they arranged themselves into two rows, chanting in Witch Text. "Water spirits, heed my lord’s call, with your vast power, display your proud strength, Water Bridge!" After they finished chanting these Witch Texts, the sea’s water flow was actually seen slowly rising into the air. Instantly, the water between the ship and the edge of the shore formed a water bridge. At the same time, eight women in black skirts, wearing cloaks, appeared carrying a black palanquin. Under the escort of the two rows of women in black skirts, they began to disembark with the palanquin. They stepped onto the water bridge and headed toward the shore. Soon, they reached the shore. At that moment, those at the shore, under the leadership of Lord Bai Long, and welcoming the Master of Black Sorcerer Palace, loudly shouted: "We salute the Master!!!" Lin Dong, along with everyone else, slightly bowed. No one responded in the palanquin; it just passed through the crowd and headed directly toward Blood Cliff. Thirty-six women in black skirts led the way. They continuously whispered incantations, performed weird gestures, and scattered black rose petals into the sky. Eight women in black skirts, carrying the black palanquin engraved with Witch Texts, followed behind. As for the others, they followed the procession under Bai Long’s leadership, all heading toward Blood Cliff. "Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~~" Lin Dong heard a series of Witch Texts by his ears, sensing a mysterious power assimilating him. It was as if it wanted to brainwash him. However, fortunately, his mental power was strong, and he wasn’t significantly affected. Shortly, the entire procession quickly arrived at the other side of Blood Cliff. From the other side of Blood Cliff, heading to the dark cave opposite Blood Cliff involved crossing a suspended cliff. If it were a Wushu expert like Lin Dong, naturally, he could walk over the void directly. But at this moment, many common people and low-rank martial artists clearly couldn’t do that. But this posed no problem for the people from Black Sorcerer Palace. From inside the palanquin, a woman’s shrill voice rang out as she recited Witch Text: "Water spirits, heed my call, with your vast force, show your proud power, Water Bridge." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖 Her incantation, the same as what the witch maidens in front had chanted earlier, showed a power far beyond what those maidens could compare. Once her incantation was spoken, the water in the sea below started to churn. The water formed a vortex, converged into the shape of a water dragon, surged from the sea, and created a massive water bridge that linked Blood Cliff and the cliff in front of them. The water bridge was five meters wide; even a car could easily pass over it. "Move!!!" came another sharp voice from inside the palanquin. The procession resumed moving forward. Once again, the two teams of women in black skirts led the way at the front. Following them were eight witch maidens carrying the palanquin where the Master of Black Sorcerer Palace sat. After them were the Twelve Zodiac Hall Masters. And then, were people like Lin Dong, who were smaller leaders. The group crossed the water bridge and reached the cave inside Blood Cliff. Soon, everyone arrived inside the huge hall within the cave. In this great hall, Lin Dong had already visited last night, so he was not unfamiliar with this place. After arriving at the great hall, eight witches in black robes carried a palanquin, inscribed with witch texts, to the very front of the hall. Everyone began to find their places to stand. The Twelve Zodiacs stood in front of the statues of the twelve zodiac. Lin Dong and these ’minor leaders’ also stood in their respective spots. Lin Dong just went with the flow and stood in place as well. After everyone was in position, two Black Sorcerers stepped forward, lifted the curtains of the palanquin, and a woman dressed in strange clothes stepped out. Her attire was similar to a witch’s garb used in Dragon Country’s rituals, colorful and engraved with various witch texts and some bizarre patterns. On her back, there was a depiction of a huge blood-red eye. Lin Dong slightly raised his head, wanting to see what the Master of the Black Sorcerer Palace actually looked like. But upon looking up, he realized he couldn’t clearly see her face. Her face was shrouded in black fog. Unless Lin Dong released the aura of an Earth Realm martial artist and activated his X-Ray Ability, he might be able to see her true face. But doing so would expose himself. The time wasn’t right yet, although he had already signaled An Zhongshan and the others, it would still take them some time to get there. Now was not the time for Lin Dong and Ye Wuyou to reveal themselves. Seeing the true face of the Master of Black Sorcerer Palace wasn’t that important. After the Master of the Black Sorcerer Palace came out of the palanquin, two witches came forward, supported her, and walked her to the front of the entire Sacrifice Hall’s high platform. There, the statues of the twelve zodiac were enshrined. Then, she rose into the air. In the void, she condensed a Black Dragon Chair with her Inner Qi and immediately sat upon it, towering above the divine statues of the Twelve Zodiacs. Once she was seated, everyone bowed and prayed to her: "We greet the master, may the master’s fortune cover the heavens, and her witchery know no bounds! May her lifespan be infinite, superevering through the skies!" Lin Dong was speechless, never expecting this old witch to come up with such a cheesy slogan for the members of the Black Sorcerer Palace to chant. The Master of the Black Sorcerer Palace, looking at the bowing crowd, nodded slightly. "Everyone, at ease!" Once she said this, everyone finally stood upright. "Lord Bai Long, start the preparations for the sacrifice!" "Yes!" Lord Bai Long responded loudly. He then began directing the members of the Black Sorcerer Palace to start the preparations for the sacrifice. Through understanding, Lin Dong knew that the sacrifice of the Black Sorcerer Palace had several procedural steps. The first one involved the use of beasts’ fresh blood for the offering. At this moment, the people of the Black Sorcerer Palace captured five fierce animals, including a tiger, lion, cheetah, wolf, and python. They slaughtered them all and collected their blood. Their fresh blood was channeled into the grooves of the six-pointed star pattern. The fresh blood slowly filled in, causing the huge six-pointed star pattern in the hall to start ’turning’ red. Next, they brought in cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, and geese, and slaughtered them as well, beginning to collect their blood. Their blood, too, was channeled into the grooves of the six-pointed star pattern. "Hiss~~~~" Once the blood pouring was complete, the six-pointed star pattern below the hall instantly became dazzlingly red. Ghostly wails and wolf howls emitted from the six-pointed star pattern, and an overwhelming stench of blood and carnage permeated the entire hall. "Gurgle, gurgle~~~~" And at this moment, from the dark passage behind the hall, a loud bat noise emanated. It was the scent of blood there that had triggered the bloodthirsty nature of the demon ’Fire Thunder Blood Bat’ in the dark passage. It shrieked and at the same time flew out from the dark passage...