Chapter 663: The Mutation of Si E A

Out of curiosity about the brand‑new realm Lei Ke Dun mentioned, Ma Dina continued the discussion for a while, and after gaining a rough understanding, she smiled and nodded, saying:

"If this attempt succeeds, the Church is very willing to join."

After making the promise, Ma Dina ended the topic and asked, "The Church recently received a shipment of elixirs escorted by combat nuns of the Abundant Order; if you need any, you may purchase some."

"Because of the war, those combat nuns escorting the elixirs have been confined to the Southern Continent for a long time; to hone their skills, they occasionally take on freelance contracts in a personal capacity."

Combat nuns of the Abundant Order and the elixirs obviously did not arrive just now; the Earth Church had long anticipated the current situation and prepared in advance. If we were to seek the Night Church's Eye of the Goddess now, what could we gain? As the thought drifted, Lei Ke Dun smiled and said:

"Thank you for the information. I will have sufficient Jin Li Suo prepared to purchase the elixirs and hire some combat nuns to help maintain order within the city."

Finishing, Lei Ke Dun nodded to Ma Dina, glanced toward the back of the Prayer Hall, then his body became ethereal, fragmenting into countless streams of tangled knowledge that surged as he left the cathedral.

After Lei Ke Dun departed, Ma Dina rose from her seat and walked toward the back of the Prayer Hall.

At the back of the Prayer Hall, in a room on the left side at the end of a long corridor adorned with wheat stalks, fresh flowers, and spring‑water motifs, a young woman in an ornate dark‑green robe stood in the center.

She was exceptionally well‑shaped—tall, curvaceous, with soft, beautiful features; her black hair was parted in the middle and tied at the nape in a simple yet elegant knot that fell smoothly, and her eyes were a vivid crimson, easily evoking the image of a vampire.

She is the Matriarch of the Abundant Order of the Earth Church, ranking above the Archbishop and second only to the current Matriarch of the Earth Church, Luo Lan; she is both a combat nun and a former vampire, and to draw nearer to the Mother Goddess she chose the adjacent "Mother" path.

The door behind her opened, and Ma Dina entered, and according to Earth Church protocol, she clasped her arms around herself as if cradling a baby, bowing.

After the bow, Ma Dina said respectfully, "Princess Ao Li Wei Ya, I have already conveyed the information to the Agent of Knowledge."

"Princess, will you also take part in this war?"

"A sapling's vigorous growth requires not only time but also meticulous care and fertilization; what we invest now determines how much fruit we can harvest later."

Ao Li Wei Ya responded calmly, pausing for a second; her expression grew serious, and in a low voice she said:

"I have never rejected my vampire identity; I am a devout follower of the Mother Goddess, yet I have always revered the Ancestor. This is a good opportunity: I can unite the vampires of the Southern Continent to strike at the followers of the primal Moon, both reclaiming traits and thwarting that evil god's corruption of lunar authority."

"That is why I, and not the others, am the one who came here; other orthodox churches cannot condemn my actions, as this choice stems from my vampire identity."

Ma Dina gave a gentle nod, no longer doubting the Church's involvement in the Southern Continent's conflicts, and then she asked another question:

"Princess Ao Li Wei Ya, is a world composed purely of numbers truly possible?"

Ao Li Wei Ya shook her head slowly and said, "I'm not sure; in this regard, the Mo Si Ascetic Order and the God of Steam and Machinery Church understand it best."

"However, one thing I can confirm is that even a world made purely of numbers must have a tangible substrate—at minimum an angel and a Level‑0 Sealed Object. To achieve the effect he just described, I lean toward it being a Divine Kingdom, or perhaps even the Hidden Sage itself."

"In the world of numbers, regardless of sincere belief, everyone becomes its anchor—a massive, chaotic, terribly discordant and impure anchor. For some beings this is not beneficial; I cannot guess the purpose of such an act—perhaps the anchor is merely a by‑product, and its aim is simply a grand ceremony."

After leaving the Earth Church, Lei Ke Dun did not return directly to the Pas Valley; instead he went to a nearby ancient forest where Wu Luo Liu Si was stationed, and Fu Sa Ke's military and the high‑ranking forces of the War God Church were all held back by him, caught in a repeated cycle.

Before he could leave the spirit realm, the surrounding spiritual energy suddenly mutated, forming layer upon layer of barriers that seemed to bind Lei Ke Dun in place, restricting his movement.

The once vividly colored spirit realm suddenly boiled, coating itself with a thick black liquid that spread outward, eroding and polluting everything, and interfering with the overlap of reality and the spirit realm.

"Si E A," Lei Ke Dun whispered. His body instantly became ethereal, fragmenting into countless tangled streams of information that formed a phantom, torrent‑like, terrifying flood of data, surging outward from the corrupted spirit‑realm area.

An extremely aberrant, piercing screech that stabbed at spirits suddenly rang out, causing the information‑flood form of Lei Ke Dun to momentarily stiffen.

Crimson, dark liquid continuously seeped from the void, rushing to envelop Lei Ke Dun in his information‑flood guise; within the liquid floated pale skull heads, eyes with prominent blood vessels, and tongues sprouting sharp fangs.

They kept spitting out one aberrant utterance after another, like delirious mutterings—demonic words from the abyss full of filthy, fallen intent.

Each word carried tangible contamination and power, capable of causing extraordinary beings to either lose control, suffer severe injury, descend into mental chaos, or be cursed.

Under the influence of the delirium, the terrifying torrent of information became ethereal, turning transparent and shattering into a mass of bubbles.

Some bubbles were tinged crimson, some sparked, some turned jet‑black, and in an instant they were corroded by the forces of decay and filth, shattering and vanishing.

Lei Ke Dun's silhouette then stood out beyond the crimson, dark liquid cover; he stared at the scarlet below, and within his eyes coalesced one complex, phantom sigil after another.

The next second, the crimson, dark liquid suddenly exploded, scattering into a thin scarlet mist that bathed the surrounding spirit realm in red.

Simultaneously, Lei Ke Dun's body also burst, breaking into countless streams of tangled information that surged rapidly, reconstituting his form.

Sequence One's "Source of Curse" ability, combined with the demon's "Malice Perception," allowed Si E A to easily forge a link between himself and Lei Ke Dun through Lei's attack, flooding both minds with massive amounts of useless, tangled knowledge until their heads exploded.

The purely tangled information flood and the surrounding scarlet mist simultaneously collapsed inward, rapidly converging and reassembling, revealing two enormous, indescribable silhouettes.

Si E A's body, like a gigantic rag doll, underwent a massive transformation: curved goat horns sprouted atop its head, covered in countless mysterious patterns; massive membranous wings resembling bat feathers unfurled behind it; numerous aberrant vines coiled around it, bearing blossoms of crimson or pale blue that emitted a pungent sulfur smell.

Its surface seemed to be draped in living human skin, yet lacking the sheen a human would have; its eyes were bright red, as if filled with fresh blood, exuding filth, corrosion and decay.

Opposite the massive rag doll, countless black threads tangled together like an eternally indecipherable black rope, writhing like liquid, from the gaps sprouting innumerable, densely packed eyes.

Each eye shimmered with pure light, open or closed, giving an impression of extraordinary sanctity and wisdom, yet also profoundly oppressive, rather aloof, revealing extreme madness.

The moment Lei Ke Dun and Si E A revealed their mythic forms, the surrounding spirit realm cracked dry, seemingly solidifying in places, and the interwoven information around them came to life.

They turned mad and dangerous, gaining tangible power and bodies, sprouting sharp claws, fangs and mouths like bizarre phantoms, intertwining with the various grotesque entities spawned by the flowing aberrant liquid, contaminating and assimilating each other.

The countless‑eyed, constantly writhing black rope suddenly became transparent, turning into a massive statue composed of innumerable stars, a pure amalgam of starlight and darkness.

The next second, the pale‑blue starlight blossomed into radiant gold, and golden illusory flames ignited out of nowhere, exuding a mighty solar aura that intertwined, forming a huge pure light sphere like a dazzling sun.

The activated knowledge around them responded, retracting claws and mouths, becoming holy and aloof; pristine white wings sprouted behind, and a tide of pure golden light surged from within, coalescing into a layer of light armor covering the body, while blazing white sunlight in front of them condensed into shapes of swords, scales, harps, lanterns, scepters, and the like.

Like a host of noble, holy angels, they guarded the central "Sun."

Under pure, clear sunlight, the surrounding black, sticky, aberrant liquid was purified, revealing beneath gray‑white marble pillars, statues, fountains, benches, arches; the spirit realm around blossomed with vividly colored flowers, and the thin mist‑filled clouds gave rise to a fairy‑tale paradise like a storybook heaven!

In this setting, Si E A's unleashed power was suppressed to the utmost.

The delirious mutterings from the abyss, once full of filthy, fallen intent, turned into pleasant humming; the piercing, aberrant screech that stabbed at spirits became rousing cheers; the black, sticky, seemingly aberrant liquid transformed into sweet golden honey; the "Psychic Shock" that could ignite emotion and desire became an uplifting encouragement. (End of chapter)