Witch Redemption

"Great! Great! Great! Absolutely great!"

Unable to resist praising her several times, Li Lan's actions naturally attracted the attention of the black-haired Yu Hui.

"Servant, what are you grinning about?"

Although Hei Fa Yu Hui asked this question, her heart was actually filled with gloom.

In any case, the reason why Li Lan was able to successfully sacrifice the pillar god Vipa and turn him into a Servant was mainly due to the black-haired Yu Hui. She spared no effort to satisfy her curiosity, and all of this was naturally achieved effortlessly.

As for this ancient will, it has always been curious about just how unique this witch summoning system, created in ancient times by the goddess of space Chronos, really is. It is also curious about the abilities of the strange witch Karen Elf, who can bind it, and wants to know what mysteries are contained within her.

Judging from the "life transmutation" that this witch has demonstrated many times before, He can conclude that this life transmutation is actually similar to the method by which the true god created the ancient gods. Both involve creating a part of matter out of thin air to generate intelligence and consciousness, and making it an independent life entity.

The difference is that a true god can create from nothing, while this witch's methods rely more on possession.

In other words, it's a trick, using the hand of the true god to manipulate the means of creating life, and the life created will only obey this witch.

"Before this, I had been guessing that when this servant used the power of a true god to create life, it was very likely that he used the power of a true god. Now it seems that this is indeed the case. He is very special! When he used this power, he actually used a magic book as a cover. The true god whose power was used must have noticed it, but He could not locate this world!"

Originally, it was just creating some low-level followers, and the fluctuations in matter and energy were not a big deal.

Until today, Hei Fa Yu Hui suddenly had a whim to let his partner pull off a big heist, but he suddenly discovered something was wrong. At the moment Li Lan created Leviathan, an extremely terrifying being spied on him from afar, but unfortunately, this guy found nothing.

"At first I thought this witch's methods were a miracle, but unexpectedly, there was no miracle, but blasphemy was real."

"Interesting! Indeed interesting! Isn't this exactly the behavior of a thief?"

Although Hei Fa Yu Hui's heart was filled with gloom, the smile on his lips was one of unbridled joy.

Under normal circumstances, if one wants to borrow the power of the true God, one must pray to the true God and make sacrifices. Moreover, once the power of the true God is touched, the person who prays and is granted the favor will almost certainly die. No one can have a good ending. After pleasing the true God, they will definitely die a gruesome death.

However, this witch has indeed borrowed the power of the true god, or rather, stolen it, and hasn't repaid it in the slightest afterward.

"Tsk tsk, the prophesied day hasn't arrived yet, so that true god can't descend. Once the prophesied day arrives, my lovely servant will be doomed, hahaha! Should I tell him to beg me? No, no, the prophesied day is still a long way off. Wouldn't it be better to wait until disaster strikes before saying anything?"

Li Lan was laughing, and Hei Fa Yu Hui was laughing too. The two grinning fools looked at each other, but Li Lan's smile gradually disappeared.

"Tsk, why are you laughing like that? Are you thinking of something naughty again?"

Li Lan felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of this guy's smile.

"I couldn't help it because I was laughing at how silly you were laughing, hahaha!"

As always, Hei Fa Yu Hui was utterly tasteless. Then he added, "We've got what we needed to do. What are you waiting for? Get ready to leave! I can't hold on much longer!"

It turns out that, facing the massive amount of black water that was about to collapse, the black-haired Yu Hui was still secretly using his magic to reinforce Li Lan's "Grace Domain" and create a high-intensity isolation. However, the magic that symbolized her spirit was almost exhausted, and if he didn't withdraw, he really wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.

"Okay! Thanks!"

Without hesitation, Li Lan recalled the third, still-sleeping Servant back into the grimoire, and then tried to walk away.

"Idiot! You didn't even take this good stuff with you!"

Yu Hui, with his black hair, had very sharp eyes. He took a step forward and tried to grab the Moonlight Greatsword.

"Hey..." The reason Li Lan didn't dare to touch the Moonlight Greatsword before was because she was worried about triggering some kind of seal. She instinctively thought that pulling it out might have unimaginable consequences. But the black-haired Yu Hui attacked without even thinking.

As the longsword was pulled out, Li Lan saw with horror that a bright light was brewing in the ground from which it was pulled, about to burst forth from the earth.

Overwhelmed by unease, his face paled instantly. Without a second thought, he grabbed the greedy black-haired Yu Hui with his left hand, swept past the blond Yu Hui standing behind him in a daze with his right, and began to run for his life.

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On the outskirts of the desert oasis, after a day of standoff, Celine Belluman, defeated, lay prostrate on the ground, covered in blood.

"Cough—cough—"

Coughing up several mouthfuls of blood, the pale-haired Celine Belluman barely managed to support herself with her ugly, large hand to keep from collapsing immediately.

"The fourteenth pillar god in the sequence, Leragin! She's a hundred times stronger than I imagined. If it weren't for her fear of this ancient ruin behind her, then I..."

This was a fact that horrified her. If Lelagin hadn't been afraid to fight back, she would have died yesterday and wouldn't be alive today.

"I originally wanted to confirm the fate of these witches before leaving, but now it seems that if I don't leave now, I might also perish here."

"The purpose of this pillar god must be to rescue another pillar god sealed here, Vipa. And now that man who is suspected of being related to the witch has also gone in. I can't stop him at all. So what I need to do is probably to return to the Rune tribe alive and tell the messenger about the general situation."

If she had had a chance to stop them before, she would have stayed here even if it meant her death. But the problem is, one of them broke through her defenses and is now inside the temple ruins. Maybe that guy has already killed all those witches.

So what's the point of Celine Belluman staying here any longer? It would be better to do her best to inform the people in the faction about what's happening here, so that they can take action.

This is no small matter!

The pillar god Lerakin has freed the pillar god Vepa. Once they successfully reunite, the horrors of ancient times may reappear.

Just as Celine Belluman was about to flee, a terrifying black column of water suddenly shot up from the center of the ruins behind her, seemingly breaking through time and space, and piercing the sky amidst the tremors.

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and the entire space seemed to be on the verge of the end of the world. The wind raged, the sky was dark, and darkness was almost everywhere it went!

"Pillar God Vipa, is dead?!"

The surprising and delightful fact brought a twisted smile to Celine Belluman's face, which had become as withered as tree bark. She had never expected that the witches could actually kill the pillar god, but this outcome was truly unexpected.

Before this, she only learned from the messenger of the gods that the witch could kill the pillar god, but she never expected that the prophecy would still come true under the interference of the pillar god Leragin!

"Good! Great!"

The next thing to consider is to escape at all costs and bring the information back with us.

Celine Bellman had already realized that with the death of the pillar god Vipa, the barrier behind him, which should have been incredibly strong, had quietly vanished without a trace. The sealing power representing the ancient god of moonlight had also dissipated completely in an instant, and there was no longer any invisible force that could prevent anyone from entering this temple ruin.

"With the death of the pillar god Vipa, the water element of the entire Moon Sea that He once absorbed will soon return."

In other words, the most terrifying scenario after this cataclysmic event is that the entire Rune Desert will once again become a terrifying ocean. All Celine Bellman can do now is use a hidden teleportation array here to return to the underground temple of the Rune tribe.

Having made up her mind, Celine Belluman raised that hideous hand once more.

The large hand, which appeared to be a light gray mass, trembled and expanded continuously, like a writhing, deformed organism. A hideous mouth began to emerge from the palm, from which a large amount of yellow, viscous liquid, resembling gastric juice, flowed out, a horrifying sight.

Celine Bellman aimed the gaping maw at the pillar god Lerakin, who was still hovering in the air. This guy had seemed to be in complete control before, not even using his full strength, but now he was stunned by this change in the heavens.

Seizing this opportunity, Celine Bellman directly used the strongest move she had at the moment, attempting to use the cursed fluid of the true god Abhoth to severely injure this aggressive pillar god.

Pillar God Lerakin has been restless since yesterday. He originally wanted to lure this lowly man with the "Hand of Abhoth" out to the outside and kill him, but the guy has been holding firm in his place, which is why the two sides have been deadlocked until today and no good opportunity has been found.

But who would have thought that just one day later, after finally managing to overturn this guy's car, such a bizarre and earth-shattering event would occur?

"The essence of the water element has erupted and been completely released. Could this mean...?"

A strong sense of unease welled up in Lerakin's heart. At that moment, she was not concerned about whether Ann Gnath lived or died, but rather worried that this good-for-nothing would mess things up and directly lead to the death of the pillar god Vipa.

The death of the pillar god Vipa will definitely deal a serious blow to her subsequent plans.

"Damn it! It's just a few lowly witches, this good-for-nothing divine messenger shouldn't be unable to handle it!"

Unbelievable, utterly incomprehensible. Noticing that the temple's barrier had disappeared, Leragin decided to go all out, first taking down the woman with the "Hand of Abhoth," before entering the temple ruins to assess the situation.

As a result, in the moment she was slightly distracted, the woman who should have been crawling on the ground suddenly raised her Creator's hand towards her, and a terrifying yellowish-white viscous liquid erupted violently, shooting out like a cannonball, almost engulfing everything in her vision.

"This thing cannot be taken head-on!"

This is the power of the true god Abhoth! This supreme liquid, filled with hatred, can dissolve all matter in this world and possesses an unsolvable corrosiveness. Even Leragin would find it difficult to withstand it head-on.

Therefore, she could only retreat rapidly until she reached a safe distance before she managed to dodge the terrifying attack from Yan Xie.

The terrifying liquid flew an extremely long distance in the explosion before finally crashing into the gray-brown desert in a parabolic trajectory, corroding a shocking crater. Large amounts of black corrosive smoke, mixed with countless stenches, shot straight into the sky, causing Leragin's face to change color, which was rare for him.

Unfortunately, after dodging this fatal blow, the woman who was supposed to stop her outside the oasis had already vanished without a trace.

"Regardless of where this woman went, the most urgent matter should be..."

Leragin was a ruthless character who could take things in stride. Seeing that there was no hope of killing this woman, she did not linger in the same place and instead rushed into the temple ruins.

Chapter 23 Ancient Teleportation Array

A terrifying column of black water erupted from the depths of the earth, shooting straight into the sky with a deafening roar.

Li Lan felt the earth shaking continuously, and everything in his vision was collapsing in chaos. He used almost all his strength to barely escape this dangerous area.

When you turn your head slightly, you can only see the endless black water constantly surging upwards into the void, as if it were being guided by a mysterious force.

"That doesn't make sense!"

Indeed, what Li Lan was presented with was a mysterious phenomenon that defied science. He had originally thought that these countless water sources would rush in from all directions, but they did not.

After breaking through the nearly one-kilometer-wide area, they began to surge upwards like a giant pillar supporting the sky, with only the raging winds and corrosive stench making it suffocating.

"Senior, what happened?"

At Li Lan's instruction, Violet, Yin Anni, and Sophia, who had left earlier, came forward. They all looked terrible, and it was unclear what had happened.

"It's nothing, just a minor accident..."

"Servant, we must leave quickly! The barrier here has disappeared!"

Yu Hui, whose black hair was tucked under Li Lan's arm, interrupted his words. The little guy was still holding that magnificent Moonlight Greatsword as if it were a precious treasure.

Just as Li Lan was about to respond, a terrifying and violent aura suddenly emanated from the outer perimeter of the temple. He was very familiar with this suffocating and terrifying aura. "That guy, Ann Gnath..."

Without a doubt, Ann Gnath has now revealed his true form!

“No, judging from our previous encounters, I could never be a match for Ann Gnath. He didn’t show the same fighting style he used when we fought back then. Now that he’s enraged and has resorted to this style, we are even less of a match for him.”

Li Lan remembered what the Sixth Apostle, Kalamiti, had mentioned: witches actually have two special states, "deification" and "demigodification." Once they fall into these two states, witches will gain the form unique to the creator and even greater power.

So ever since then, Li Lan has been speculating whether the attitude that Ann Gnath once had was the so-called "deification".

The gods of this world are mostly terrifying and even mentally corrupting monsters. Whether it is the former archangel Angel, the pillar god Lerakin, or the sixth apostle Karamit, their true forms are all extremely frightening. Li Lan is certain of this.

Aside from the initial shock upon learning it, he has gradually come to accept this premise.

"If this is what deification is, then wouldn't it be as easy for Ann Gnath to slaughter us as to kill pigs?"

In a mere second, a multitude of thoughts flashed through Li Lan's mind, and she made a decisive decision: "Gentlemen, move as fast as you can! We must head to the right and go around!"

Without any hesitation, Li Lan turned and ran wildly toward the broken corridor on the right.

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The interior of the entire temple ruins is intricate and complex, resembling a maze to newcomers—vast and easy to lose one's way. However, for the witches aided by their grimoires, their sense of direction is rarely flawed.

Most importantly, when a witch advances to the Silver Spellbook level, the "Survey" interface in her natal spellbook will transform from an abstract two-dimensional image into a clear three-dimensional image, allowing her to freely explore the surrounding reality with her thoughts.

Currently, although there is a mysterious force inside this temple that can interfere with the "survey" in the magic book, making the interface particularly blurry, it is still possible to make a decision based on it.

Furthermore, the entire temple ruins cover an area that is unimaginably vast. Although the black water column in the very center, which is over a thousand meters in diameter, already occupies a large area, it is actually less than a fraction of the entire temple ruins.

In order to bypass that area and avoid the impending attack of Ann Grenas, Li Lan and the three witches had been running for a full five minutes, and they didn't know how many ruins they had bypassed.