Inside Frost Wolf Forest.

David sat cross-legged and began the breakthrough of his Sacrificial Talent.

As time passed, David gradually entered a peculiar state.

It was an indescribable feeling, as if his soul was being drawn by some invisible force, arriving at an altar.

At this moment, he felt his Sacrificial Talent continuously rising, an immense energy surging within him.

Then a brilliant light burst from his body, and David tightly clenched his fists, fully controlling the violent and powerful energy within.

Suddenly, he felt a strange and warm power gradually gathering in his heart area.

[Sacrificial Talent: Extraordinary (23/1000000), Gained Talent Ability: Heart of Sacrifice]

With the system's prompt, he finally elevated his Sacrificial Talent to the Extraordinary Level and gained new Extraordinary Power.

As the light gradually faded, David opened his eyes.

He could clearly sense his connection with the Heart of Sacrifice and eagerly began to explore the effects brought by it.

The Heart of Sacrifice not only could bring out the full effect of sacrifice but also had the most powerful ability: directly conducting sacrifices without setting up rituals!

When David just felt this effect, he was momentarily stunned and then showed an expression of surprise.

Setting up a Sacrificial Ritual requires complex preparations and strict procedures.

But now, he could directly use the Heart of Sacrifice to conduct sacrifices and gain the power of sacrifice!

"What kind of power is sacrifice, really?"

David always had this doubt in his heart; normally, there should be a target for sacrifices, right?

Like how the Holy Light Believers worship the Holy Light God, and the Holy Light God reciprocates with the power of Holy Light.

Now, no one could give him an answer.

His power was still too weak, not even stepping onto the threshold of a wizard.

He shook his head and stood up, intending to test the effect of the Heart of Sacrifice.

The simplest, of course, was the Blood Sacrifice Ritual; he directly caught a few bobcats containing some Extraordinary Magical Beast traits in the forest.

With the activation of his Heart of Sacrifice's power, a force surged, transforming into a blood light that enveloped the bobcat!

As the blood light enveloped it, the bobcat let out a brief wail; its life force was rapidly extracted, and its flesh and blood gradually turned to ashes and disappeared.

David felt a flow of life energy enter his body from the bobcat.

Although this life energy was very weak, the bobcat was indeed sacrificed, and the Blood Sacrifice Ritual succeeded!

"Success, a ceremony-less blood sacrifice!" David was somewhat exhilarated.

Thus, as long as he could find more powerful Extraordinary Magical Beasts, he could directly initiate sacrifices to enhance his own strength.

Moreover, aside from the Blood Sacrifice Ritual, many other sacrificial rituals could also be conducted.

Without the most stringent ceremonial setups, he felt there were many sacrificial rituals he could now cast.

He could even directly use the Heart of Sacrifice to initiate Sacrificial Abilities, thereby borrowing the sacrificial method to strengthen his power!

He could feel the immense potential of the Heart of Sacrifice and could continue to delve into the secrets of this power.

...

In the time that followed.

Apart from daily cultivation with his wives, David began to study the Sacrificial Rituals.

With the augmentation of sacrifice effects by the Heart of Sacrifice, even the blood of Tier Five Magical Beasts could be somewhat effective.

Of course, it was still incomparable to the sacrifice with the blood of a Tier Six Demon.

But it was steady, allowing David's Life Seed to obtain gradual enhancements over time.

...

The next day.

David left Frost Wolf Ridge with Sura.

The entire Northern Lands were covered with heavy snow, but with David, that wasn't an issue.

David held Sura as the Ghost Wolf Beast's silhouette dashed swiftly through the snow.

He set out at dawn and reached the Barbarian Tribe's settlement by nightfall.

As night fell, the campfires of the Barbarian Tribe were already lit, and the firelight reflected on the snow.

The warriors of the tribe sat around the campfire, laughing and chatting loudly, their laughter especially loud in the silent night sky.

For the Barbarian Race, this year had been the easiest they had lived in so many years.

Although the Northern Lands of the Silver Moon Kingdom were still cold in winter, they couldn't compare to the glaciers of the Far North.

Moreover, though this was a wilderness, there was no need to worry about attacks from overly powerful demons, and they had ample food.

David and Sura dismounted from the Ghost Wolf Beast and walked through the snow towards the camp.

Seeing the scene of the warriors singing and dancing before them, Sura's face also showed a genuine happiness.

"Lord Duke, High Priest!"

Someone noticed the approaching pair, a gruff voice calling out from the crowd.

Then a sturdy Barbarian Warrior approached, his face full of joy and surprise, promptly kneeling on one knee to salute.

The other Barbarian Warriors also gathered around and quickly knelt down en masse.

"Rise, everyone." David said with a smile.

Sura also nodded towards these Barbarian Warriors.

Before long, Red Sand and other tribe leaders also hurried over, all kneeling to salute.

The pair were then led into a spacious but simple large tent.

The tent was filled with animal skins and rough furniture, with a large wooden table in the center holding roasted meat and wine.

The Barbarian Leaders warmly received them.

The two of them did not decline; after a long journey, the food seemed especially delicious.

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