Chapter 6: The Heavenly Altar (Part 2)

The handsome old man exclaimed with joy, “Use the five-color spells to strengthen the altar for us!”
Li Ran instantly deployed his own altar, and immediately, an invisible pressure suppressed all tremors in the city. The professionals in the city stared in awe—this was a professional who surpassed even a ninth-tier altar, and everyone was utterly shocked.
In the blink of an eye, Li Ran cast millions of spells, which descended like a storm upon Guo Shier’s altar. In an instant, Guo Shier’s altar began to shake violently, as if trying to break free from this restraint.
The handsome old man shouted, “Great! Shier, work together!”
While casting the five-color spells, Li Ran praised, “Good boy! I wouldn’t even dare to construct a Heavenly Altar, yet you dare to do it—and you’re almost successful… Amazing!”
With his experience, Li Ran had never seen a professional who possessed a Heavenly Altar, not even one at the first tier. He had knowledge passed down through generations about how difficult it was to construct such an altar, and he had never heard of someone with a sixth-tier altar being able to transform it into one—this was utterly unbelievable.
The altar expanded rapidly, reaching over 300 meters tall, hanging in the sky like a small mountain, emitting colorful light. Waves of pressure spread out, with shockwaves as powerful as mountains collapsing. If not for Li Ran’s restraining spells, all buildings and people within a hundred miles would likely have been destroyed.
The three of them desperately cast countless spells. Both Guo Shier and the handsome old man knew this was a life-or-death moment and dared not slack off. Yet Li Ran remained calm. He not only had to control the shockwaves emitted by the altar but also assist Guo Shier in strengthening it. This revealed his strength—he calmly moved his fingers, casting millions of spells each time.
Eventually, the three of them managed to suppress the altar’s expansion, and it gradually stabilized. Guo Shier calmed down slightly. He and the handsome old man coordinated perfectly, rhythmically casting spells into the altar.
The altar stopped expanding. By then, Guo Shier realized that if it continued to expand and they couldn’t control it, the altar would eventually explode. With the energy of this altar, an explosion would surely destroy Ancient Miluo City. Guo Shier’s vest was drenched in sweat, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead.
As he continued casting spells, he complained, “Handsome old man, you almost killed us!”

The handsome old man said helplessly, “Kid, I don’t know either… I had no idea changing it to the Heavenly Altar would cause such a big reaction. Damn it, this is my first time designing one… I was just helping you with it! If I had known, things would have been different… Kid, focus! If we make a mistake, we’ll both be doomed!”
Eagle Demon said enviously, “Guo Shier is just a freak!”
Luo Zhan laughed, “He was already an anomaly when he was young, and even more so now. I really can’t figure out what he’s up to.”
Hai Miluo said, “Can’t you see? This is the change caused by successfully constructing the Heavenly Altar. As long as he can hold on, hehe, with his current strength at the sixth level of the Heavenly Altar, he’s enough to compete with professionals at the eighth level of the Sacrificial Altar—he definitely won’t be at a disadvantage. This is the legendary Heavenly Altar… an even more extreme sacrificial altar than those damned Earth Altar and Soul Altar!”
Feng Miluo laughed, “He’s the ancestor of our Gu Miluo family, hehe.” Both of them understood that once Guo Shier reached the sixth level of the Heavenly Altar, the strength of their family would soar as well. But they still didn’t know that Guo Shier had no intention of staying in the Gu Miluo family for long.
Eagle Demon said, “With Senior Li Ran’s help, there shouldn’t be any problems.” He knew how powerful professionals beyond the ninth level of the Sacrificial Altar were, so he was full of confidence.
Wave after wave of energy weakened gradually, eventually suppressed by the three people’s spells, and the entire sacrificial altar began to stabilize.
According to Li Ran’s thoughts, he wasn’t in favor of Guo Shier changing the sacrificial altar. Although the Heavenly Altar was a legendary altar said to possess incredible power, its construction requirements were extremely harsh. Most importantly, advancing to the Heavenly Altar required massive amounts of soul energy and materials—something ordinary professionals couldn’t even imagine.
Li Ran never expected that Guo Shier’s soul growth didn’t rely on himself. His method of soul growth resembled that of Soul Altar professionals, who grew by devouring soul beads. Since he possessed Soul Scriptures, which could eliminate the danger of soul madness, this was his greatest advantage. Thus, obtaining massive amounts of souls wasn’t difficult for him.
As for massive amounts of materials, Guo Shier wasn’t short of them either. Not only had he robbed one ancient family, but he had also extorted another in the past. He had plenty of materials to waste, otherwise, the handsome old man wouldn’t have thought of modifying the altar.
Therefore, Guo Shier didn’t care about the issues Li Ran was worried about. The key was to successfully construct the Heavenly Altar. Fortunately, Li Ran was there; otherwise, even if he could control the altar in the end, everything within a hundred miles around would be destroyed. If he failed to control it, many people would die.

The altar, over 300 meters high, was gradually shrinking, but at an astonishingly slow pace. Streams of light moved across the altar, as offerings dissipated in large numbers and merged into it. Just as Guo Shier tried to gain control over the altar, he suddenly realized he had few offerings left and cried out, “Elder Shuai, I remember… there are still the souls of two Level 15 Abnormal Talisman Beasts. Release them quickly…”

Elder Shuai also knew things were bad—insufficient offerings was a major taboo for the altar. In a panic, he released over a dozen sealed soul beasts while shouting, “Who has soul beasts? There aren’t enough offerings…”

Pop! Pop! Pop…

A series of cracking sounds followed. As soon as the soul beasts were unsealed, the altar’s powerful force shattered them into fragments of souls, which were then absorbed by the altar.

Li Ran shook his head and said, “I don’t know how you managed this… Only now do you realize there aren’t enough offerings. Go on!” He threw a talisman bag and called back, “Xiao Hai, help me gather some offerings quickly!”

Hai Miluo was also in a rush. He immediately ordered, “Someone, go gather offerings quickly!”

Guo Shier quickly opened the talisman bag and poured out the soul beads inside. Hundreds of soul beads fell onto the altar, quickly turning into soul beasts before shattering into souls and merging into the altar.

Elder Shuai shouted, “It’s not enough! Damn it, why do we need so many offerings…”

Li Ran cursed, “Idiot! This is a Heavenly Altar!”

Elder Shuai had prepared thousands of soul beasts, all extorted from the Gu Mi family, but they still weren’t enough. He even used the two most precious souls of Level 15 Abnormal Talisman Beasts, but it was still insufficient. Stunned, he had no choice but to seek help from Li Ran.

The offerings given by Li Ran could hold off for a while. Elder Shuai realized these offerings were far from enough. Fortunately, he was a soul entity and didn’t sweat; otherwise, he would have been drenched in sweat by now.

As the offerings were consumed, the altar gradually shrank, and Guo Shier gradually gained control over it.

After Hai Miluo gave the order, people immediately rushed back to the headquarters to urgently dispatch others to gather offerings. Feng Miluo gathered all the offerings he could and threw them over. Hai Miluo also took some of the altar’s stored offerings and handed them to Guo Shier. With these hundreds of offerings, Guo Shier finally made it through the most dangerous period.

The Gu Mi family truly lived up to its reputation as an ancient family, quickly sending a steady stream of soul beads. Thousands of sealed soul beads were enough to elevate Guo Shier’s altar to a Heavenly Altar.

As the Heavenly Altar grew smaller and smaller until it was the size of a palm, Guo Shier swallowed it in one go. He immediately sat cross-legged and said, “Uncle Eagle Demon, help me…” He focused his mind on the altar.

Eagle Demon replied, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect it!”

Li Ran also landed and said, “So many sacrifices are needed. How many will be required if we want to advance in the future? It’s terrifying…”

Hai Miluo added, “It must be high-level Soul Beasts; ordinary ones are of little use for his altar… I never thought I’d see someone advance to a Heavenly Altar in my lifetime. I’ve really learned something new.”

Li Ran said, “This is my first time seeing a Heavenly Altar too. There’s no need to be surprised. I used to doubt whether such an altar could even be built successfully. Now… heh, I believe it.”

Hai Miluo smiled bitterly. “I don’t know where he got all that material or such a vast soul… Just through self-practice…” He shook his head repeatedly. “That’s impossible. It’s simply unbelievable.”

Li Ran said, “What I don’t understand isn’t that part. It’s that he already has a sixth-tier altar—how could he just change it to a Heavenly Altar? That’s what’s truly unbelievable. I can’t figure it out…”

Luo Zhan, who was patrolling in the air, couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this. “Elder, there’s no need to wonder. I don’t know about others, but for Shier, I think it’s quite normal… When we were kids, we called him ‘Little Monster’.”

Li Ran understood that Guo Shier was reincarnated as a human, so his mind wasn’t that of a child. It wasn’t strange for him to seem monstrous as a kid. The real mystery was how he managed to transform the altar—that was truly monstrous.

Eagle Demon called down from below, “Elder, Shier asks you to go back first. He needs quiet time to practice.”

Li Ran nodded. “Okay, Xiao Hai, arrange for someone to guard nearby, at a distance, so as not to disturb our young friend.”

After Li Ran and the others left, Guo Shier began swallowing Soul Beads. The immense consumption of soul energy was nearly overwhelming him. This time, he swallowed two Soul Beads in one go, both taken from the altar. After being purified by Gu Xi Bi and refined by Old Shuai, these Soul Beads contained a great deal of pure soul energy.

Swallowing two Soul Beads at once was the first time he had done so. It was as if two bombs had been detonated inside his soul, causing chaos.

Guo Shier didn’t dare delay. He immediately began chanting silently.

Eagle Demon quickly landed and sat in front of Guo Shier. Luo Zhan also landed and sat behind him. The two sat one in front of the other, experiencing wave after wave of soul purification.

The Temple of Heaven drifted in Guo Shier’s soul, emitting a faint golden glow. Guo Shier felt a sense of peace in his soul, as if he were submerged in hot springs, feeling extremely comfortable, with his tense nerves gradually relaxing.