There exists a distinct demarcation between the Natural Federation and the Curse Demon Empire.

Along this line, the army from the Natural Federation has turned almost every world into a fortress world.

The war fortresses of the Tree Spirit Clan and the Mechanical Clan resemble monsters perched on the plains, with vast rivers flowing between the fortresses, each filled with sea beasts nurtured by the Tide Spirits.

On the other side of the line lies the world of the Curse Demon Empire.

The Curse Demon Empire has long been the aggressor, so their world lacks fortresses. There's only the slave army with bloodthirsty teeth and ceaseless slave factories.

Richard crossed this line, but he didn't directly contact the Curse Demons. Instead, in an extremely concealed manner, he silently observed the world of the Curse Demons.

All his impressions of the Curse Demons came from the Natural Federation. However, as a civilization long at war with the Curse Demons, there is inevitably some bias in their internal perspectives.

Therefore, Richard planned to see this mysterious empire for himself.

In the Star Realm, Richard controlled the Dominator Puppet, silently approaching a small world.

His current position is still on the border of the Curse Demons, but compared to the frontlines, the world he is observing now should be more normal.

The Dominator Puppet of the Supreme has many functions. Apart from combat functionality, its stealth capabilities are also outstanding.

This is also why it has eluded the understanding of the Spirit Medicine Saint for so long.

Relying on this feature, the Dominator Puppet can even disguise itself as a meteorite, silently tricking past the World Barrier and entering the world's interior.

If not for the rarity of materials needed for the Dominator Puppet Core, Richard would like to build a squad of Dominator Puppets.

A small team, no more than a dozen people, would suffice. With the ability to deceive the World Barrier, they could destroy the worlds devoured by the Civilization Devourer with ease.

Back to the topic, under Richard's control, the Dominator Puppet disguised as a meteorite silently entered the world's interior.

This is a world with a Water Element bias, where numerous fragmented archipelagos and endless oceans are common features.

However, Richard did not see such a scene in this world.

The only scenery that met his eyes was the endless sea.

Richard gazed at this scene, stunned. The Four Elements are the foundation of building a world; there cannot be a world with only three elements.

The fact that he could not see the islands only leaves one possibility: some creature deliberately destroyed or relocated these islands.

"Interesting."

Richard stroked his chin, then slipped into the veil, silently exploring the world. During this exploration, he quickly discovered where those missing islands had gone.

In the central part of this world, a vast continent full of green appeared.

In such a world biased toward the Water Element, the appearance of such a continent, combined with Richard not finding traces of small islands along the way,

leaves no doubt that this continent is the product of the Curse Demons gathering all the islands.

Richard observed this artificial continent, which was lush with greenery and almost devoid of traces of civilization.

The reason for saying "almost" is that at the center of this artificial continent exists a massive Aztec-style pyramid. This pyramid is entirely constructed of stone, with each stone brick carved with mysterious symbols.

On the flat top of the pyramid, Richard saw something resembling a sacrificial altar. On this altar, Richard sensed an extremely intense Power of Mystery.

Its intensity even rivals a page of the Miracle Secret Book.

To know, if the Miracle Secret Book is graded according to the level of Magic Equipment, it would be at least Truth Level. For a random sacrificial altar in the Curse Demon Empire to match the fragments of Truth Level Magic Equipment, this is truly astounding.

"No, it must be more than just a sacrificial altar."

Richard's puppet body moved slightly, suddenly emitting a faint Holy Light.

Within the Holy Light, a pair of physical eyes suddenly grew on the puppet body — Richard's soul has not broken its limit, so his soul cannot achieve the unity of soul and flesh with the puppet body. To use his body's abilities, he still needed physical eyes.

Using these physical eyes, Richard fixed his gaze on the pyramid.

...

Tupac felt restless today.

The Curse Demons are a race with sharp intuition. Among them, those with exceptional talents might, with the help of rituals, catch glimpses of future fragments.

Thus, restlessness isn't a good omen for the Curse Demons.

"Yue Te!"

Tupaca took a small scarecrow from a shelf beside him and shouted at it.

The next moment, a scarecrow wearing painted clothes and a wooden mask rushed into the room.

"Lord Tupaca, what are your orders?"

"Prepare five thousand, no, prepare ten thousand soil slaves, one thousand bluestone slaves, and ten white stone slaves. I want to conduct a sacrificial divination."

Upon hearing Tupac's demand, the scarecrow called Yue Te seemed a bit stunned.

"My lord, we have plenty of soil slaves, but we're running low on white stone slaves. If you want to conduct divination, two months from now, there won't be enough slaves for the Great Sacrificial Rite."

"Not enough!?"

Hearing Yue Te mention the shortage of slaves, Tupat's voice suddenly rose.

"How can we not have enough slaves!? Yue Te, who's been pilfering my assets!"

Yue Te replied with some helplessness in his voice.

"Lord Tupat, no one has stolen your property. Have you forgotten that His Majesty the Emperor collected a war tax from us recently?

Although our war tax is less compared to those dripping with wealth inland, it is still quite a significant expense."

Listening to Yue Te's explanation, that uneasy feeling in Tupat's heart grew stronger.

His intuition was telling him that something was about to happen, and this event would directly change his destiny.

"No!"

Tupat made a decision.

"Go prepare the slaves, I am going to carry out a sacrificial divination immediately. This year's Great Sacrificial Rite... I might as well borrow some slaves from that guy Tupar."

Seeing Tupat make a decision, Yue Te said no more.

He was merely a scribe, a steward-like figure. Whatever decision the master made, his duty was only to remind.

Now that the master's decision was made, he had no choice but to comply.

"I'll go prepare right away. May I ask when you plan to perform the sacrifice?"

Tupat stood up, and suddenly several straws emerged from his body. These straws intertwined, forming a complex knot.

Looking at this knot, Tupat said, "As soon as possible! Quick! Yue Te, I need to perform the sacrifice immediately!"

For Curse Demons, sacrifice was a sacred act. Regardless of the purpose, the process had to be strictly adhered to, with no room for error.

As the Main Sacrificer, Tupat donned his sacrificial attire—a garment woven and dyed from the silk of the Curse Demon Mother World.

To adjust his state of mind, Tupat also lit his long-treasured divination incense.

This incense was mixed with the ashes of a deceased Curse Demon Lord and the Mist Matrix from the Enchanting Soul Dimension in the Endless Dimension.

With just one whiff, Tupat felt his intuition become sharper, and his inspiration more acute.

In a trance, he seemed to see curse creatures continuously emerging from the void around him.

Good stuff is indeed potent.

Within the mist, the scene before Tupat's eyes became increasingly blurred, with strangely shaped curse creatures filling his vision.

Suddenly, a voice rang in his ears.

It was Yue Te's voice.

"Master, it's time for the sacrifice."

Yes, the sacrifice.

Tupat stood up, and suddenly a path appeared before him. He walked slowly forward, but halfway through, he suddenly stopped and shouted to Yue Te, "Go extinguish my incense! That stuff is valuable!"

Continuing down the path, a thousand dirt slaves and a hundred blue stone slaves had already taken positions on the pyramid.

Tupat proceeded unimpeded to the sacrificial altar.

On the altar, ten white stone slaves were neatly arranged in a line.

White stone, blue stone, and dirt were classifications by the Curse Demons of slave strength. Among them, white stone was Level 3 Creatures, blue stone was Second Level Creatures, and dirt was First Level Creatures.

Tupat looked at them, pulling a sacrificial knife made of black stone from his pocket.

The sacrifice then began.

Tupat handed the sacrificial knife to the first slave, who then unhesitatingly chose to commit suicide.

At the same time, slaves of other ranks on the pyramid also began their sacrifices.

In an instant, blood flowed like a river on the pyramid, but soon after, it was absorbed by the pyramid's main body, transforming into the power source of the sacrifice.

Tupat stood on the altar, feeling a force converging toward him.

This force was like a key, quietly opening a hidden door, revealing a broader and more mysterious world in front of Tupat.

The next moment, Tupat suddenly looked to the sky.

His body trembled like a sieve, every strand of straw composing his body shook constantly, and crimson blood dripped from the straw amidst the trembling.

In his chest, a bloodshot, yellow eye stared intently at the sky.

In his vision, the clear sky suddenly turned pitch-black, a great existence obscured the sky and sun, as if swallowing the entire world.

On that great being, Tupat saw a pair of eyes.

The Dominator was watching him.

...

"He found me."

Richard sensed Tupat's gaze, giving rise to a sense of wonder in his heart.

This little fellow was merely a Fifth Level World Master, yet through a ritual, he sensed the presence of his avatar.

Although part of it was due to his lack of caution, the Curse Demon's techniques undoubtedly played a crucial role.

The Dominator Puppet emerged from the void, Richard gazed at Tupat and calmly asked:

"Little fellow, what's your name?"

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