Distant Minotaur, how are you? ---------- My eyes have become moist.

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  The loud name of the Komodo War Beast, Liu Zhen was not unfamiliar. Last time he participated in the Temple Trial, he saw a sculpture of this giant beast on the totem pole in the temple. In ancient times, during the most prosperous period of the Bimon Kingdom, among the bull-headed people of the Bu tribe, there was a precedent for hatching wild Komodo War Beast eggs as exclusive magic pets for shamanic sacrifices.

  The Komodo War Beast is slow-moving at ordinary times, but its short-distance sprinting ability is actually very fast. The stomach of the Komodo War Beast contains a terrifying amount of highly corrosive acid, which can not only be used as an attacking tool but also allows them to swallow anything they want to swallow, and almost everything can become their food. The strong corrosive acid in their stomachs can even digest stones. The Komodo War Beast is gentle by nature and generally does not attack proactively, but when it is attacked or hindered from eating, these powerful beasts will become the most terrible enemies.

  However, since the Battle of Hyrule, not only in Bimon, but also the method of hatching and domesticating wild war beast eggs has been lost. Not only that, but the powerful Griffin Knights of humanity have also become extinct after the cruel Battle of Hyrule, due to the loss of the method of feeding and training Griffins.

  As soon as Robert's shout came out, Liu was shocked and turned around to run away.

  His hands were already numb from the battle with the star-tailed turtle. The physique of this Komodo war beast was obviously no longer suitable for him to go further, after all, when Tianlongzi gave him a curse, it wasn't passing on all his power to him.

  Liu Zhen didn't get stupid to that extent of hard collision.

  Like a swarm of bees, the pandas also rushed up to meet him. Each of them had already drawn two wooden guns into their hands. The body of this war giant was too huge, and the pandas didn't dare throw out the wooden guns in their hands, fearing that they would provoke it.

  Clever Helen has already used "Spiritual Battle Song" to dispel the maddening effect of "Washing War Song", she worries that these mad warriors and wolf riders will lose their minds and rush up to die.

  The Komodo dragon warily approached the star-tailed turtle, which was already uncertain whether it was dead or alive. Without even looking at Bimon and the half-human, who were trembling with fear like walking on thin ice in the distance, it used its huge tongue to lick the star-tailed turtle and flipped over the giant model.

  With a "crack", the war beast's scimitar-like teeth cleanly tore off one of the turtle's legs, and slowly chewed it up. The rough scales on the star-tailed turtle's thigh and the war beast's teeth squeezed out a series of ear-piercingly terrifying sounds.

  "It's all over, it's all over......" The half-bodied elder's face was ashen and gloomy, a doll-like face with a dull and bitter expression: "Our fragrant wine, our home...with the arrival of this war beast, what hope is left?"

  "This war beast is too huge! Even with the help of the Azure Dragon, it's uncertain whether we can drive it away." Robert was extremely frustrated. He felt particularly embarrassed, thinking that summoning two War Priests would make the task easy to complete. Originally, it was an accident, but who knew that after finally killing a Star-Tailed Turtle, they couldn't even retrieve its precious crystal core before a Komodo War Beast suddenly appeared and took over. A war beast in the middle of feeding cannot be disturbed; otherwise, its rage will destroy everything in this forest.

  "Obis Laqi! My tortoise shell and crystal core!" Liu Zhen's mouth was crooked with anger, standing beside him were a group of panting Tibetan Mastiffs. The pandas were all staring at "Pan Shuai" Gu De, Gu De looked at the boss, they wanted to attack but were somewhat uncertain.

  The wolf cavalry looked at Robert in a daze, attacking such a powerful giant beast, let alone only one squad of wolf cavalry, and even if another large squad came, it was unknown whether it would be enough to fill its teeth.

  Liu Zhenhong hesitated for a moment, stuck the wolf-toothed club in his hand into the ground, and mechanically rotated the two blood jade rings on his thumb. Although Yun Qinjin was powerful, he was too shocking after all. Liu Zhenhong's subconscious didn't want to let this matter be known to too many people.

  "Richard..." The small hand of Jingyu pressed onto his palm, and Jingyu shook her head firmly.

  "The Golden Man has been through thousands of years of battle, and is already covered in scars. The power of this giant beast must be incredibly strong. Let's not let our ancestors' Golden Man waste it carelessly." Jingyu quietly leaned her red lips to Liu Zhensheng's ear: "Let me try first."

  Liu Zhenhong pulled out a cigar, put it in his mouth and nodded slightly.

  Ning Yu's lips moved lightly, and a strange glow rippled through the air. Amidst everyone's gasps of surprise, another enormous creature, resembling a small mountain, emerged from the Xiangjiu Bailian fields - a Komodo War Beast.

  The nerves of the half-human people were almost on the verge of collapse, and a heavenly king-level demon beast appeared near their home, which would be an unbearable burden for anyone.

  Cannibal Carlu cowered at the back of the crowd, and when he saw two terrifying giant beasts appear, his legs cramped up and he almost fell to the ground, shuffling his feet as he prepared to flee.

  The bravery of the cannibal tribe was only facing creatures weaker than themselves, not such terrifying behemoths. Two-headed Komodo War Beasts that devour everything in their path, even a land dragon would flee in disarray before them.

  "Hmph......" The giant Komodo dragon, seeing another of its kind suddenly appear and staring at it with a fierce gaze, angrily threw away the turtle leg in its mouth and let out a provocative roar.

  The war beast conjured by the condensed jade's magic turned around and walked towards the forest at Hyacinth Field, taking a few steps before turning back as if issuing an invitation to challenge.

  "Help me......" Jingyu's face was covered in fragrant sweat, maintaining such a large-scale realistic illusion, and also being able to deceive magical beasts with some wisdom, had consumed a lot of her mental energy.

  "How can I help?" Liu Zhen took off the unlit cigar and picked up the wolf's tooth bar on the ground again.

  "This Komodo War Beast won't accept my provocation, my illusion can't issue a challenging roar, can't lure it away, help me attack it!" Jingyu said while controlling the illusionary beast, continuing to open its large mouth full of sharp teeth, teasing the War Beast that was still lowering its head to eat turtle legs.

  "I'm coming!" Liu Zhenhuan rolled up his sleeves and picked up the "dense formation", and under the white sacrificial robe, another tent was set up.

  "We're coming!" exclaimed Bella and Gud simultaneously.

  "Gua gua......" This little thing pinched the ears of the man-eating demon Kalu, sat between his two big heads, and directed Kalu to walk in front of Liu Zhen.

  "Ah......not bad..." Liu Zhen's eyes lit up in front of him.

  "Go." Liu Zhen picked up a withered tree trunk from the ground and handed it to Kalu, pointing at the Komodo War Beast: "Get on and attack!"

  Karu was originally going to run away, but Guo Guo discovered his crooked brain and suddenly jumped onto his head. The little ancestor grabbed Karu's ears, and Karu had no choice but to come back obediently.

  This little ancestor's strength is to die for, one pull and one tug, Karu's ear almost got torn off.

  Karu stared blankly at the withered tree trunk crawling with ants, then looked up at the enormous beast, and with a flicker of her eyes, she fainted.

  "Hurry up! My illusion won't last much longer!" Jingyu's expression became increasingly solemn.

  "Here I go!" Helen stood out, "Everyone retreat quickly, this war beast's acid attack must be terrifying!"

  The fish eagle Aragon let out a clear cry, spread its wings and dived down, an elegant swoop, a small cluster of acid splashed onto the forehead of the feeding war beast, the sideways sliding fish eagle Aragon made a beautiful turn, flew to the top of the illusionary giant beast, flapping its wings, crying incessantly.

  The giant beast made of illusions also shook its massive head, coldly staring at the Komodo War Beast that was eating.

  The Komodo War beast was enraged.

  "Mooooo..." The war beast let out a mighty roar, and like a fountain, it spewed forth a stream of acidic saliva that reeked of nose-burning, eye-stinging foulness at its detestable fellow creature.

  Among the low cries of everyone, the giant beast made of illusions was poured over with acid from head to toe, and Fish Eagle Aragon dodged this round of terrifying attack.

  The acid directly penetrated the giant beast's body, which was composed of illusions, and landed on the empty ground behind it. A large area of trampled and disheveled wine lily remnants emitted a "zizi" corrosive sound, and white smoke rose from the ground with a "tengteng" sound.

  "Quick retreat!" Robert opened his arms and hugged everyone behind him, retreating step by step.

  Robert was completely bewildered, the cleverness and intelligence of these people were not inferior to those of Foxes, but he was still stunned. First, there was a sacrifice, with the blessing of the war song magic, rushing up to fight against the Star-Tailed Turtle, and suddenly a large number of man-eating demons appeared to help, before he could even sort out what was happening, two more Komodo War Beasts appeared, if one of these Komodo War Beasts was the magical pet of one of these two sacrifices, it would be unbelievable, not to mention the War Sacrifice, even the Wind Language Sacrifice having such a magical pet would already be able to rival the "Sacrifice Legend" Murieno.

  Robert looked left and right, but couldn't figure out which of the two sacrificial rituals had such a strong calling power.

  Robert couldn't understand, and others even more so. They didn't know that one of the war beasts was an illusion created by magic, thinking it was just a magical pet of some priest.

  Confused thinking mixes up all unclear truths into a mess.

  Having suffered two consecutive blows of illusion destruction, the power of Ning Yu's illusion magic had reached its limit. A flash of light passed by, and the illusory giant beast disappeared.

  That war giant saw its own kind suddenly disappear, and its eyes turned to the fish eagle circling in the air. The silver "T"-shaped horn on its head first brewed a wave of light that circulated up and down, and then suddenly burst out a zigzag lightning bolt that shot straight into the clouds; the forked lightning, like a moving light snake, struck the flying fish eagle Aragon in an instant.

  "Zap......" Accompanied by a faint crackling sound, the eagle in mid-air was struck by lightning, and after a crazy convulsion, it turned into a black piece of charcoal and fell from the sky with a thud.

  Everyone's gaze slowly followed the fish eagle in the air to the ground, and they all held their breath, including Liu Zhen, who was as pale as death.

  Although Liu Zhen had a dragon bead necklace made by Qing Yu on his neck, it could only avoid fire, wind and water, but not electricity.

  Except for a few charred feathers floating gently in the air, the entire space seemed to have come to a standstill.

  A rare miracle! It is said that some rare Komodo War Beasts, after inadvertently swallowing the "Singing Crystals" hidden in the stone mines, can converse with the spirits of the sky and lightning, thereby acquiring the ability to use the "Thunderbolt" attack magic. The crystal cores of these Komodo War Beasts are top-grade electrical system magic amplifiers, each one of which can be sold for a sky-high price in the human nations on the Aegean continent.

  In the Aegean continent, apart from outstanding human mages, only the terrifying Komodo War Beasts can use dual-system magic.

  "The dual-system magic beast of the Komodo War...” Robert's body was also shaking violently, and the White Mountain Range suddenly appeared with such a powerful demon beast, which was a disaster for the kingdom. Not only did the Hobbit village have trouble, but even the Mig army had to be busy, and they had to apply for help from the Dragon Worship of the Kingdom.

  Helen's face was covered with crystal tears, Fish Eagle Aragon and she, followed by Liu Zhen, returned to their hometown of Donau Great Wilderness from the desolate sea island, never leaving each other, the depth of their emotions could no longer be described in simple words.

  The manipulation of the demon and the sacrifice are directly related, even Fish Eagle Aragorn couldn't dodge the lightning and was roasted to charcoal, Helen's face is filled with grief and self-blame.

  Liu Zhen knew what it was like to lose his own demon beast, and if Guo Guo had died in battle, he would have been heartbroken just like Hailan now.

  "Alas, Obis! This battle is unwinnable!" Liu Zhen took off two blood jade rings and raised his hands to the sky. He was ready to bring out all the goods he had been holding back. Today had really made him feel stifled! The great official Liu, who always only knew how to take advantage but not suffer losses, was like a gambler who had lost everything and was now willing to risk everything in a desperate bid!

  Liu Zhen wants to take each of the twenty-four million pound Cloud Qin's four great golden men and smash the head of this Komodo War giant into its asshole.

  Something strange happened again, a warm light enveloped from the sky and shot straight down, shining on the body of the Komodo War Giant Beast. Even the waterfall on the mountain ridge was illuminated by this beautiful soft light, outlining a curved seven-color rainbow, with purple and red colors, magnificent and changeable.

  Helen's tears stopped.

  That giant Komodo War Beast, whose entire body shone with a seven-colored glow, surprisingly acted like an adorable kitten, bashfully lowering its massive head, swinging its single horn, and walking towards Helen who stood at the forefront of the crowd.

  The crowd was startled by the arrival of this powerful war beast like a flock of beasts exploding from their den, suddenly screaming and scattering in all directions.

  Liu Zhensheng accelerated the speed of his incantation, he was confident that after this giant took another step forward, there would be four golden men as tall as mountains to crush it into the ground.

  "Richard, don't move!" Helen's small hand covered Liu Zhen's rapidly moving mouth.

  "Helen exclaimed excitedly, 'I and this Komodo War Beast have a spiritual connection! It has no hostility towards me!'"

  Liu Zhenhong watched the approaching war beast with increasing tension, his grip on the wolf-toothed club tightening as the wet sacrificial robes stuck to his back.

  The cannibalistic demon Carlu woke up from his coma, opened his eyes and saw that this small mountain-like war beast had actually appeared in front of him. Carlu's pupils dilated to the limit and he fainted again.

  The war beast totem, a bashful little cat, gently crouched in front of Helen, carefully stretching out its horn and letting Helen stroke it, emitting a comfortable giant hum.

  "Oh no, Campana!" Saruman's eyes widened in incredulity as he covered his face with his hands.

  "It's actually 'Life Praise'!" Robert was almost driven mad with jealousy.

  Liu Zhen was also stunned.

  It's rare for a natural-born singer to be born, but it's even more rare for one to be born in a hundred years.

  The dragon worship is also very strange, but in the history of Bimon, the Hailar War has come out after all; now another Liu Zhensheng Da Guanren has come out, although his dragon pet is gone.

  Now in the Kingdom of Bhutan, among the twelve main festivals, there is another festival that can be compared to the Dragon Festival - the Fire Phoenix Festival.

  The war song "Natural Evolution" doesn't even need to be said, although the appearance rate is low, it's still there.

  Liu Zhenhong has undergone the curse of "Blood Offering" by the demon, which is quite rare, but in a thousand years, "Blood Offering" has appeared twice, and this time, not counting Liu Zhenhong's, it has appeared three times.

  It is said that "Life Praise" has only occurred twice in a thousand years, and such things have only appeared in legends. The Temple did not include it in the "Rites of Sacrifice", but only passed it down orally among the disciples of the sacrificial rites.

  Just like a virgin's navel, everyone knows it exists, but nobody has ever seen it.

  "Blood Offering" and "Life Eulogy" are two legendary rituals in the Bimon Sacred Altar sacrifice.

  However, "Blood Offering" is a terrible curse, while "Life Celebration" is a wonderful blessing.

  One is hell, one is heaven.

  "Life Exaltation" is the best reward that Kampas, the God of War, can give to his servants, and it is also a proof that the emotional bond between the altar sacrifice and his demonic pet has reached its peak.

  When the Warlock and Minion are fighting side by side, if the Minion unfortunately falls in battle, the War God will bestow a beautiful blessing on the two deeply emotional companions. The noble contract sealed with soul between the Warlock and Minion will be transferred to the opponent's body.

  In the Bhagavata Purana, there is only one mention of "Life Worship", but it was passed over in a single stroke.

  A thousand years ago, in the Battle of Haigal, the legendary priest of the Kingdom of Bimon, Kochi-sama, the greatest dragon priest of all time, when his magical beast - wind system giant dragon Hesky was killed by the siege of ten human dragon knights, burst out with a "Life Blessing" blessing, causing a fire system giant dragon that originally belonged to a human dragon knight to undergo a transfer of spiritual contract.

  In the battle of Haigal, Long Xie Keji single-handedly beheaded three human dragon knights, achieving an unparalleled legend and monument in the Bi Miao Temple, all thanks to the blessing of "Life's Eulogy".

  If it weren't for the spiritual contract, Long Jiguang wouldn't have been forgotten in the dust of history even if he was a servant of God.

  The origin of "Life Praise" is quite legendary, and it is said that the war god Kampas discovered his deep love for Medusa after she died in battle, giving rise to a beautiful and blessed affection.

  So... this piece of history will never be acknowledged in any official temple documents.

  For a Cleric, regardless of their rank, having the benefits of "Life's Praise" is terrifying. This means that this fortunate Cleric can absolutely challenge the strongest demon on the entire continent without falling behind, even if their opponent is the fearsome Subterranean Magma Demon or a giant dragon.

  How can this not be called Salome's worship of Robert with red eyes of jealousy!

  Not only him, but Liu Zhen was also bloodshot in both eyes. "Life's Eulogy" spiritual contract has been transferred? What kind of concept is this? This means you have obtained a huge treasure, under the heavens, who can you still fear? Even if it's Muirneach, the strongest Fire Phoenix priest in the kingdom of Mong now, if he were to duel with Hailun one-on-one, it would inevitably be a single word - lose!

  Liu Zhen was shocked to find that he and Helen were indeed a match made in heaven, one having suffered the curse of "Blood Sacrifice" and the other having received the blessing of "Life Celebration".

  "Obis Laqi! How come I don't have such good luck!" Liu Zhen's two eyes turned blood red, he was truly consumed by jealousy! Fortunately, it was Helen who produced the "Life Eulogy", if it were someone else, Liu Zhen couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't do something under the influence of jealousy.

  Guo Guo laughed "heh heh" on the side, puffed out his belly, and pointed to the tip of his nose with a pleased little paw.

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