Witch Redemption

According to legend, the pillar god Vipa was pierced through the body by the Moonlight Greatsword, the divine weapon of the ancient god of moonlight, and was forever nailed to the temple of the ancient god.

Since Li Lan guessed that this sword was very likely the Moonlight Greatsword, the location of the Pillar God Vipa was naturally clear.

At this moment, his heart was pounding wildly. He cautiously looked down along the greatsword and, sure enough, there was a living creature nailed to the ground!

The life form was purplish-black in color, and its skin resembled that of a toad that Li Lan had seen in his previous life, covered with numerous bumps. After observing it for a long time, he discovered that the spot where the Moonlight Greatsword was impaled was its lower abdomen. The upper body of this creature could barely be discerned as a human shape, though it appeared extremely ferocious.

Looking to the right from the Moonlight Greatsword, one sees an exaggeratedly long tail, at least ten meters long, extending into the darkness. Numerous fins and white, tentacled-like hairs can be seen on the tail. Upon closer inspection, one can see that the tail is covered with numerous corrosive wounds, with disgusting rotten flesh writhing within the pitch-black wounds.

Following the Moonlight Greatsword to the left, one can see a woman's uniquely elegant body. Strangely, this woman has three pairs of breasts, not large, but neatly arranged from her lower abdomen to below her neck, which looks rather disgusting. In addition, where her hands should be, they have been cut off by some tool, leaving empty spaces, with only writhing flesh visible at the wound site.

The bud contained immense life force and was slowly growing; it seemed that a full recovery was only a matter of time.

Furthermore, what Li Lan found somewhat strange was actually the monster's head. It looked as if it had been violently crushed, turning into a pile of ugly, rotten flesh spread out around its neck.

"This guy is still alive!"

Unbelievable! Even in this state, this guy is still alive!

Perhaps sensing the arrival of Li Lan and the other witches, the surrounding darkness that was about to devour everything trembled again, and an invisible pressure pressed down even more heavily.

"Damn it... no! Great... great Creator..." Since the situation is critical and there is little chance of survival, there is only one answer!

"Help...help me...don't kill me..."

Li Lan and the others all found that they were experiencing auditory hallucinations, even though there were no extra sounds around them.

"Senior... Senior..." Yin Anni, who was always timid, was almost scared to tears.

"It's nothing, it was this guy who spoke," Li Lan explained. The situation just now did indeed seem a bit like a ghost story, quite frightening. "It's still sealed, and it probably sensed our threat and then started begging for mercy?"

So incredibly low!

Li Lan had thought that this guy would have some backbone before arriving at the sealing site of the pillar god, but his first words were to beg for mercy? Was he kidding them?

Li Lan's courage in approaching the pillar god's body wasn't due to exceptional skill or daring, but rather, as Hei Fa Yu Hui had said, he could instinctively sense that the pillar god wasn't putting much pressure on him, as if it were already so weak it was about to die.

"Directly touching this guy's body is quite irrational, but I'm not without a solution."

As an elven priest, Li Lan learned a new auxiliary skill called "Purification" when she leveled up her magic book to level 20. The effect of this skill is actually quite complex. Detoxification is only one of its effects. Another effect is to remove unclean states from the bodies of some living beings. This uncleanliness can target both putrefactive poisons and curses.

"Purify!"

With a soft chant, Li Lan clasped her hands in front of her, performing a prayer gesture commonly used by pastors.

The next second, a soft white light descended upon the rotting monster's body, then slowly expanded, like a wildfire spreading.

The body of the pillar god Vipa was originally composed of decay, and decay was His essence. But now this "purification" has affected His origin. What is the difference between this situation and His blood being infected with a virus and then all His blood being eliminated?

This unintentional act was like adding fuel to the fire, making the already severely injured pillar god Vipa even worse, causing him to suffer excruciating pain.

Unfortunately, He was already a tiger fallen into the plains and bullied by dogs. He was outmaneuvered by the equally weak Black-haired Yu Hui. Now, this witch has unintentionally used a restraining method. Isn't this going to kill Him?

It was precisely because of the threat of death that a violent aura began to swirl throughout the space, and this monster, which was originally unable to move on the ground, forcibly emitted a large amount of dense black energy.

A mournful wail, emanating from the depths of the soul, nearly stunned everyone.

"So noisy!" Perhaps feeling that his authority had been challenged, the black-haired Yu Hui raised his slender right hand and touched his forehead in annoyance, the smile on his lips becoming more and more ferocious.

But then, an endless black mist suddenly dispersed behind her. The black mist, like a ghost, surged and crashed in all directions, instantly dispelling the darkness that should have swallowed the entire land, making this space suddenly bright.

What appeared before the astonished eyes of Li Lan, Violet, Yin Anni, and Sophia was a super water curtain hundreds of meters high. That water curtain was the domain of the Pillar God, separated by Li Lan's "Grace Domain". The reason why the water curtain was so exaggeratedly high was because the four of them were standing in an ancient giant pit that had been broken open due to a fierce battle.

And, without a doubt, they are currently located on the outer side of this giant crater.

"This place seems very dangerous!"

A strong premonition arose in Li Lan's heart. He muttered a few words without making a sound, and the "purification" he was now using began to speed up, causing the dark purple corpse to emit a lot of light smoke, which was slowly dissipating.

“Servant, her magical core is in her heart, and her intelligence core is over there.”

Just after he completed the purification, the black-haired Yu Hui gave timely instructions. It was because of her words that Li Lan realized that the wisdom core mentioned by the little guy was actually just five meters away from the body of this pillar god. Before that, it was just out of their field of vision.

"That's strange. It feels like everything was arranged beforehand." Li Lan glanced back at the nonchalant little guy with a peculiar look, but still took the initiative to thank him, "Thank you."

"Hmph! Be quick!" Black-haired Yu Hui commanded arrogantly. Li Lan was used to it, so she took a few steps and threw the wisdom core that should belong to the pillar god Vipa into the storage space of the magic book.

This intelligence core is actually different from the intelligence cores of monsters and apostles. On the surface, it looks like a glass ball with a lot of disgusting bumps, about the size of a fist, with a pure black color, extremely deep, and it looks uncomfortable no matter how you look at it.

The moment the core of wisdom entered the grimoire, it was immediately and completely purified. A thick plume of black smoke rose from the grimoire and quietly disappeared into the air.

"Spark of Despair"—these words appeared in the space of the magic book, a startling phrase that clearly conveyed a deep sense of resentment.

"This is really..."

Once the core of wisdom enters the witch's grimoire, it signifies the complete death of that monster or creature. At this moment, not only Li Lan, but also the three witches behind her felt a powerful force surging from their bodies, amplified by an unknown amount.

Their natal magic books also underwent an astonishing change at that moment. Not only did the patterns on the cover become extremely complex, but the original silver color also began to turn into gold.

"Upgraded?"

Just as I was thinking this, all the water curtains around me began to tremble violently, as if they were about to collapse completely.

It was only when Li Lan saw the enormous amount of water, which should have been crystal clear, gradually turn pitch black due to the death of the pillar god Vipa, that she realized she was in big trouble!

If they were to be submerged in the giant pit by this water, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Let's go, let's go!"

His first instinct was to flee, but the black-haired Yu Hui grabbed him immediately. "Why are you running? You lot, head back the way you came! Quick, you servant, stay here!"

Trusting the black-haired Yu Hui, Li Lan, though unsure of the little guy's intentions, decisively said, "Violet, you guys head back the way you came. Make sure you get out of this water area; something's very wrong with this water!"

"Yes, senior."

Violet and the others hadn't expected that killing the pillar god Vipa would be so easy. Sure enough, it greatly increased their magic book levels, and they were naturally overjoyed.

However, they were aware of the impending crisis and, without hesitation, obeyed the witch's words and retreated.

"Why does it feel like the senior's creation is even more powerful than the senior himself, and he's already giving it command?"

Ignoring the three witches who quickly disappeared behind them, Li Lan asked, "What's the next step?"

Indeed, judging from Li Lan's characteristics, when there is a lack of intelligence, his favorite thing to do is to run away and figure things out later.

"What to do? Of course, keep all the spoils for yourself! Seeing this pillar god's corpse, did any special thoughts come to mind?"

A special idea? This guy's a monster, you know? Does that mean you're asking me...?

She paused for a second, as if trying to decipher the little one's words, "This, this isn't quite right, is it? To desecrate a monster's corpse or something, and besides... I'm actually a woman now..."

"Huh? What nonsense are you thinking? What I mean is, this is a rare opportunity, make her your Servant!"

Of course, Hei Fa Yu Hui had no idea what Li Lan was thinking at that moment.

"Oh oh oh!"

An awkward silence fell. "But is there enough time? I think this situation is not good!"

The black water curtain, hundreds of meters high, had begun to boil, as if it could collapse at any moment.

"I'll be your protector, you just handle it!"

Chapter 22 The Third Servant

The core of the pillar god Vipa's magic power is located in his heart area and is a dark blue, radiating crystal.

Because it was severely damaged in ancient times, this peculiar magical core has many cracks, and the magical power it contains is less than one-third of what it was at its peak.

Even so, its magical power was extremely terrifying. After Li Lan used his secondary profession to make it into a faith imprint, this unique crystal began to emit a dazzling pure white light, far exceeding any faith imprint he had ever made.

"Finish!"

In less than half a minute, not only was the faith imprint completed, but even the unfortunate pillar god's corpse was transformed into a unique array diagram of the life alchemy.

Fortunately, he had used "purification" beforehand to remove all the corruption from this guy, so the operation was now effortless.

When Li Lan once again placed the core of wisdom of the pillar god Vipa, which was a glass ball covered with disgusting bumps, into the center of the array, all the arrays made of rotten flesh and mysterious characters began to writhe wildly, slowly moving towards this pure black core of wisdom.

"Snap—"

Within seconds, the fist-sized, pure black intelligent core cracked open, and countless layers of black on its surface were rapidly fading away, turning into a golden color.

Immediately afterwards, all the horrifying rotting flesh transformed into primal energy, rapidly swirling and finally coalescing at the very center, forming the human form of a young girl...

What comes into view is a long, serpentine blue fish tail, adorned with elegant, snow-white fins. Following the tail upwards, one can see the youthful, innocent figure unique to a young girl. Both her slender, snow-white hands and her beautiful face as she sleeps instinctively evoke a protective instinct in others.

"She's just like a mermaid..."

Li Lan was somewhat amazed. In his view, the little guy's head of black hair was as smooth as flowing water, and the place where human ears should have been was now replaced by a structure resembling white fish fins.

wrong!

This creature was originally a "mermaid," only it was a bit ugly, with skin all over its body resembling that of a toad. Who knew that after being "refined" by the "Creator of Life," it would miraculously transform into a swan.

"Life is successfully forged"

The spark of despair confirmed

Real name: Vipa

Please empower the Servant and bestow upon him a name for this world.

Familiar text appeared in the natal magic book in front of Li Lan, a similar situation that had occurred when Yu Hui was created.

"It's supposed to be a mermaid, but this thing's tail looks more like that of a legendary sea monster, or a sea serpent?"

Upon closer reflection, there are indeed anthropomorphic characters with similar appearances in many anime games on Earth. If we were to make a rough comparison, it would probably be the sea monster Leviathan.

"Okay, it's decided then!"

...... ...... ......

"Servant: Leviathan Elf"

Real name: Vipa

Race: Despair Gods

Level: LV1

Talents: Faith LV1 Proficiency: 0; Absolute Control of Water Element LV1 Proficiency: 0; Advanced Undying LV1 Proficiency: 0; Super Strength LV1 Proficiency: 0

The series of information completely stunned Li Lan. This was too powerful! Such talent! What the hell?!

Isn't this a complete blowout of the original slime? It would easily crush Yuuki by a thousandfold, wouldn't it?

Just like suddenly drawing a legendary gold card, Li Lan wondered if she was grinning like an idiot. If this guy could grow up, wouldn't he be an incredibly powerful force in the future?