Chapter 671: Source of Power

Lady Kali stepped out.

Whether it was Rod's illusion or not, he saw faint dark circles on the Elf Young Lady's exquisite, perfect face.

The Elf Young Lady wore a dark, form-fitting short shirt on her upper body, with a lightweight leather breastplate over it.

On her lower body were durable coarse cloth trousers, the cuffs tucked into high boots.

Golden hair like a waterfall was coiled into a loose high bun, secured with a silver hairpin.

A rare hunter, wanderer style, utterly capable and sharp, making Rod's eyes light up.

Come to think of it.

Lady Kali never seemed to wear skirts.

"That succubus screamed for a whole day and two nights; do you know how many times Miss Lu Ka from the Oak District came to complain?"

The Elf Young Lady wore a cold, foul expression, extremely displeased.

Rod laughed triumphantly: "I got carried away, what can I do, hahaha—"

"If that wolf woman is unhappy, she can come find me; what does telling you matter? This is the Master and Tally's forest!"

But Tally was displeased.

Why tell that foul-faced elf? It made it seem like she was the mistress.

Lady Kali snorted coldly and glanced at her, the look laced with contempt.

Showing she had no interest whatsoever in arguing with her.

But as her gaze slid down and she saw the protruding small belly, her beautiful eyes widened in shock, and she even took a small, panicked step back.

Tally grinned wickedly, caressing her own belly with pity: "This is the crystallization of my and the Master's love; after it's born, let it beat you, you old hag elf."

Rod asked curiously: "Her?"

In the continent's common tongue, the syllables for 'he' and 'she' are distinctly different, easily distinguishable.

"Of course it can only be 'she'; succubi cannot bear boys. Later, let her and I serve you together, Master, okay~~"

Rod's forehead went dark; he hurriedly said: "What nonsense! Shut up, you."

"What's the problem? Would you feel it's wrong to eat the same bread, the same bowl of porridge with your own daughter? This kind of thing is very common among succubi~~"

Tally didn't care at all.

Lady Kali frowned: "Succubi do not have wombs for gestation, nor do they gestate internally; this is not uh—"

Combining that day and two nights of noise, she already knew what filled the bulging belly.

She glared at Rod with ice-cold eyes.

"..."

"So why did you call me? Don't tell me it's just to say this."

"Of course not."

Rod threw out the puppet that had been in the spell satchel for a day and two nights.

With a plop, the mess of silver threads tangled into a huge ball fell to the ground.

Lu Ka's left eye stared with a look of terror, looking around frantically, trying to figure out her location.

Her aura had recovered quite a bit compared to before.

If the strength drained dry before was 2%, now it was around 15%.

If estimating with numbers, reaching the level to barely resist the Nu Yi Zhou would require at least around 95%.

Although the distance was still far.

It was enough to make Rod feel worried.

Lady Kali's beautiful eyes lit up; she cast several identification and probing spells in succession.

She obviously had little reverence for this, looking at Lu Ka on the ground as if at a difficult spell problem, revealing an amused smile.

"Interesting... is this a deity of the First Era?"

"I knew you were interested when we last contacted; I brought it to you immediately."

Rod revealed a gentle smile; his handsome face was deadly.

Seeing Lady Kali's gaze collide with his, she became slightly flustered, her eyes drifting away.

Though still with a foul face, a muffled yet coquettish snort came from her throat.

Rod's smile grew even wider.

It was the Elf Young Lady's hum when she was happy.

Tally interjected: "That's wrong, Master satisfied Tally first~~ This foul-faced guy is second time—"

Rod pinched her cheek, puffed his lips, and forcibly shut her up.

Lady Kali crossed her arms, lifting the softness of her chest slightly.

She didn't pay much attention; her thoughts quickly focused on Lu Ka.

"There is no mana, spirituality, psionic energy, or aether in Its body, any known energy system, but rather a highly efficient application of a certain domain... uh? What is this again? Very impure; there are at least four different sources of energy within Its body; besides the power of the domain, the other three are almost exhausted."

"Oh?"

Rod gave Lu Ka a kick. "Don't just tremble; speak up."

Lu Ka shivered, the look in her eyes when she faced Rod still full of terror.

Lady Kali looked at him curiously, unable to understand why this deity of the First Era was so afraid.

Before Lu Ka could even open her mouth, the succubus, holding her belly, knelt halfway.

Just like Rod in the shared vision that day, she lifted the tattered skirt, lowering her head to look inside.

"Hahahaha—No! No need to fight me for the Master!"

"... Saying you two aren't master and servant, no one would believe it..."

Let's get back to the matter at hand.

She paused.

Lady Kali dared not remain silent.

She opened the puppet's lower jaw joint; the pale left eyeball's Nu Yi Ke Yin flickered faintly:

"First, the Divine Spark—the goal and foundation of godhood; this portion of power is minor;

second, the power of Authority, such as the 【Domain of the Moon】 I granted—so long as I draw upon the Moon's energy, I can claim a share;

third, the Planar Divine Realm—after constructing a realm suited to your Authority in a suitable location, your power naturally gains significant amplification while within it;

finally, the most abundant source of power: Faith."

Simple and clear.

Rod nodded: "So now, your only source of power is the 【Domain of the Moon】; the other three are nearly depleted."

"Yes."

Mistralla never mentioned this.

As for the Divine Spark and the power of Authority, she was clearly using them.

But she never spoke of the Planar Divine Realm or the use of Faith—yet during that time, as we worked and talked, our topics were broad; it should've come up.

Perhaps she didn't know?

Rod shook his head with a smile; how could that be?

Every relic from the First Era knew this; she must have understood it—she simply never brought it up.

He stopped thinking about it.

Now that he knew Lady Kali's source of power, Rod also knew how to suppress it.

【Final Tide: One of your bodily fluids contains a miniature Abyss, capable of eroding Domain or Law-based power.】

Sorry, Tally.

Looks like this thing still wants to steal your essence.

"An interesting system."

Lady Kali nodded, then gazed wistfully at the puppet once more, "Unfortunately, I've been busy lately; keeping it here long-term isn't ideal. I'll come back for it when I have time."

"No problem. I'll send her to work for Selena—you can go directly whenever you're free."

". Won't that be inconvenient for me?"

The Young Lady knew what Zombie Selena was secretly doing in her heavily guarded underground lab; visiting without invitation was clearly inappropriate.

"Convenient? Why wouldn't it be? I've already told Selena—anytime it's you, no barriers, come freely, unconditional access."

Rod waved his hand, showing absolute trust in the Young Lady.

Lady Kali's expression softened; her gaze toward Rod held a touch of reproach.

Rod, of course.

With a gentle smile, he quickly synchronized his story with Selena through the 【Chain of Distant Speech】, pre-arranging full access for the Young Lady.

He sternly instructed her: when Lady Kali arrives, she must say right to her face that Rod had already promised full trust and favor six months ago.

Selena: "."

That secret factory wasn't even finished six months ago, my lord—what nonsense are you spouting?

Just then.

Rod saw a new message appear on his panel.

【'Mycelial Core' completed. Extract?】

(End of Chapter)