Around 11:55 PM.
Thin smoke curled and the strange smell once again filled the entire room.
This was the smell of burning flesh candles and soul incense.
The stench in the room had become very faint. Jiang Yuan didn't know what method Jiang Yue had used to get rid of the smell.
The iron basin still contained Grandpa's internal organs. They were no longer fresh, but fortunately, they didn't smell anymore either.
Jiang Yue was kneeling on the ground, performing the ceremony.
Jiang Yuan knelt beside her, looking solemn and reverent.
In reality, his shrewd eyes were staring fiercely at the statue of the Merciful Demon God. Damn it, making me kneel before you. If I get the chance, I'll definitely destroy you!
Jiang Yuan vented in his mind.
As for whether this would offend the Merciful Demon God... he didn't care at all!
When the official worship began, the demon god's power would descend. To avoid being corrupted by the demonic energy, he would have to resist with his spirit.
What greater offense could there be than resisting becoming a follower of the demon god?
There was also something interesting.
This time during the worship ceremony, the words "Cannot Worship" did not appear before his eyes again.
Could it be that the same scene only triggers a reminder once?
Or perhaps he could handle it, so the "Cannot Worship" system thought he was safe?
Or maybe after the "Cannot Worship" system changed, it would no longer display such reminders in the future?
Jiang Yuan , and about three minutes later.
Suddenly!
The middle finger of Jiang Yue's right hand, which was pointing at her forehead, suddenly lit up with a bright light. Jiang Yuan was stunned.
Another supernatural power?
Fortunately, he hadn't done anything extreme. Jiang Yue also possessed supernatural powers. She could easily kill him without breaking a sweat.
Jiang Yuan felt both and .
Because he had learned from the internet that the vast majority of people in this world did not possess supernatural powers.
All those who mastered supernatural powers were fanatical believers who had entered the transcendent realm!
Ordinary people couldn't possibly defeat fanatical believers.
"Great Merciful Saint God, please bestow your mercy!"
As soon as Jiang Yue finished speaking the last word, a dagger suddenly appeared out of nowhere and directly slit her right wrist. Blood immediately gushed out.
Jiang Yue immediately waved her right hand towards the statue, and blood instantly sprinkled onto it.
Just like that night, the blood was being absorbed by the statue at a visible speed.
Looking at the iron basin under the offering table, the organs inside began to bubble like boiling water.
The still not completely dried, extremely thick blood began to rapidly decrease, and the organs quickly shriveled up. The scene was extremely terrifying and disgusting.
"It's time to start, Xiaoyuan. Offer your piety, loyalty, and faith. Open your soul and accept the mercy from the Merciful Saint God!"
After Jiang Yue finished all this, she quickly said to Jiang Yuan beside her.
Although Jiang Yuan was extremely unwilling in his heart, he could only obediently place the middle finger of his right hand on his forehead, preparing to accept the demonic energy erosion from the Merciful Demon God.
Jiang Yue's voice sounded again in his ears.
This time, her voice became incomparably gentle, but within that gentleness, there was a bone-chilling coldness and a forcibly restrained madness: "Xiaoyuan, this time, you have to be obedient, you know?"
"I don't care what you did before, and I don't want to investigate further. Even if Mom and Dad most likely died because of you, they're already dead. You're my only close relative in this world now."
"Sister doesn't want you to do anything stupid again, and she doesn't want to lose you as a brother... Of course, no ordinary person can resist the divine power bestowed by the worship ceremony that sister performs."
"This is a ceremony personally performed by sister. Most people don't have this qualification!"
"Enjoy the mercy from the Merciful Saint God, be good."
As she spoke, she affectionately stroked Jiang Yuan's hair, then walked to the side and quietly waited.
To be honest.
The moment Jiang Yue said these words, Jiang Yuan's heart surged with a stormy sea. He truly experienced what it meant to feel like falling into an ice cave.
The instinct to survive made him subconsciously want to turn around and run.
But at this moment, a mysterious force seemed to descend from the sky, or emanate from the demon god's statue, enveloping his entire person.
The mysterious energy was like a virus. The moment it enveloped his body, it rapidly spread throughout his body.
Finally, it rushed towards his mind. At this moment, Jiang Yuan couldn't make any movement. If he relaxed even slightly, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to block the erosion of this enormous energy.
At the same time, he had no time to be shocked by his sister's words. He began to concentrate all his mental power, desperately resisting this force from entering his mind.
The power of this force exceeded Jiang Yuan's expectations.
The impact made Jiang Yuan feel dizzy, as if he might faint at any moment.
The key was that he had to put on an expression of enjoyment and piety.
This was how Jiang Yuan had seen others look during worship ceremonies online.
He bit his tongue hard, and his thoughts became somewhat clearer. Jiang Yuan immediately put on a look of joy, enjoyment, and piety.
Jiang Yue, who had been observing Jiang Yuan with a blank expression, finally showed a satisfied smile.
She began to quietly wait for the worship ceremony to end.
As time passed, Jiang Yuan felt that he was starting to can't hold on.
But at this moment, two familiar green lines of text suddenly appeared!
Congratulations on successfully surviving for 24 hours.
Comprehensive calculation, reward: 3 survival points.
Jiang Yuan felt like he had seen a lifeline!
After adding 2 points to his spirit yesterday, he still had 8 survival points left.
Today, he gained 3 more points, just over 10 points.
Without any hesitation, Jiang Yuan immediately consumed 10 survival points and added them to his spirit.
The moment it increased, his dizzy head felt like a stream of clear water had poured in, and the enormous pressure suddenly decreased.
This gave Jiang Yuan a chance to catch his breath.
After about two more minutes, the demon god's magical power finally began to show signs of decline, and its power was almost exhausted.
After a few breaths, the magical power completely dissipated, and all attacks ceased.
In the end, this demon god's magical power still failed to break into Jiang Yuan's mind and was completely blocked.
Jiang Yuan let out a huge sigh of relief in his heart. With a thought, his data attributes appeared before his eyes.
Name: Jiang Yuan
Strength: 9
Endurance: 9
Divine Power: 0
Speed: 8
Spirit: 7
Strength: Ordinary
Survival: 1
...
20 points of spirit, no, the 1 point temporarily added just now, a total of 21 points of spirit. Just one resistance had consumed a full 14 points!
The value in the spirit column had gone from being his highest attribute to his lowest.
It wasn't hard to imagine that once his spirit was completely exhausted, his thoughts would be completely controlled by the demon god, turning him into a puppet, a lackey, or even a... sacrifice for the demon god.
"Good, you didn't disappoint me."
His sister's voice came from beside him: "Get up. I believe Mom and Dad, if they knew in heaven, would also forgive you."
Jiang Yuan looked ashamed: "Sister, I..."
Jiang Yue patted Jiang Yuan's shoulder, sighed softly, and said: "Alright, let bygones be bygones."
"In the future, strengthen your faith, and we can obtain more powerful strength and longer life!"
"We siblings will depend on each other from now on. I don't want to end up alone, you know?"
Jiang Yuan nodded firmly with incomparable piety and said: "Sister, I was just too stupid and rebellious before."
"But don't worry, sister. I will definitely worship the Merciful Saint God devoutly in the future. It was the mercy bestowed by the Merciful Saint God that showed me the future. I will definitely become a fanatical believer of the Saint God in the future!"
Jiang Yuan didn't try to argue or continue making up lies.
That would only arouse more suspicion from Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue looked very pleased and pulled Jiang Yuan out of the study.
Seeing his sister's appearance, Jiang Yuan knew that he had temporarily gained her trust.
It seemed that his sister was extremely confident in the worship ceremony she personally performed, believing that he couldn't possibly resist the demon god's erosion, so she completely let down her guard against him.
In fact, if he hadn't been a transmigrator and hadn't possessed the "Cannot Worship" system, giving him 21 points of spirit, the result would have been unimaginable.
Now that he had temporarily passed the test with his sister, there were still two huge tests waiting for him next door and downstairs!
Danger had not yet passed.
Jiang Yuan started to worry again.
Moreover, he thought of a question.
At midnight yesterday, because he had escaped from his parents' pursuit, he had received a reward of 28 survival points.
Yesterday, although he had been suspected by his sister and watched by Aunt Wang and the security guards.
But it hadn't been very dangerous, so he only received a measly 3 survival points as a reward.
That meant the more dangerous it was, the higher the reward he could get?
In other words.
What if he killed Aunt Wang or those two security guards?
Wouldn't the reward of survival points be a huge number?
With sufficient survival points, he could continue to strengthen his spirit and even improve his overall strength!
At that time, his survival ability would definitely be stronger!
Even, as long as he was strong enough, he could easily handle Aunt Wang and the security guards.
After figuring this out, Jiang Yuan suddenly became excited.