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She held up a small wooden board with three words scrawled on it in some dark red paint: "Help me, kill her."

The handwriting was distorted, carrying a childlike clumsiness and panic; in this silent world, it was the only way for the child to ask for help.

The Lord of Light and Shadow stopped in his tracks, his gaze from beneath the gray veil falling on the girl. His calm demeanor was rippled with emotion, his star-like face showing no change. He simply raised his hand, which was covered by the gray veil, and spoke.

"Lost sheep."

A divine light shone from behind the Lord of Light and Shadow, and the voice echoed once more in the despairing, silent corridor. It was a voice the girl hadn't heard in so many years. She stared at the Lord of Light and Shadow in terror, as if she were witnessing something unbelievable.

He actually dared to make a sound in this world! And he wasn't devoured by the curse!

What a terrifying existence this is!

"Guidelines".

The Lord of Light and Shadow spoke again, his voice carrying an undeniable power.

Ye Mingqiu's idea was simple: obtain information about a stronger monster through the girl, kill the monster, then purify the girl with holy light, turning her into free ashes and a treasure chest, allowing her soul to ascend happily.

Living in a place like this is worse than death. Killing her with holy light would at least spare her suffering. If she continues to sink into this state, she will eventually lose her mind completely and turn into a terrifying monster that only knows how to attack.

[Hint: Side quest - The Maiden's Wish has been accepted]

The girl lowered her head, a strange light flickering in her eyes. She slowly raised her hand, pointing with her slender fingers in a certain direction deep into the passage, her heart beating faster.

For some reason, even though she was dead, she felt as if she had come back to life, as if she had returned to a certain moment in the past.

Without hesitation, the Lord of Light and Shadow took a step and walked in the direction the girl pointed out.

The girl immediately followed silently a few steps behind the Lord of Light and Shadow, like a little tail, her head down, occasionally stealing a glance at the gray veil that represented death and chaos, looking at the faintly visible starry sky, her eyes filled with worship and reverence.

She felt as if she had seen light, a real light, a pure light, a light of hope.

After entering the passage, the two proceeded downwards. The air inside the passage became increasingly murky, with a putrid stench.

Soon, the walls on both sides of the passage were no longer rock, but turned into some kind of dark brown fleshy wall, which undulated slightly, as if it were breathing.

A dark yellow viscous liquid seeped from the walls, dripping down and swirling in the air. In this area of ​​high-concentration curse, the laws of physics no longer mattered; the viscous yellow liquid did not fall to the ground, but appeared in various forms in places where it should not have been.

"Clap!"

Suddenly, a cloud of yellow liquid fell to the ground. Not far away, the Lord of Light and Shadow walked in with the girl and a flock of black crows. Wherever he walked, all curses would dissipate.

The passage suddenly opened up into a huge underground cavern, in the center of which stood an indescribable giant tree.

It's not a plant at all!

The thick, twisted trunk is composed of countless intertwined, violently convulsing limbs: pale human arms, beast claws covered in scales, and withered hands with sharp nails. These limbs are still scratching and twitching unconsciously, as if enduring eternal pain.

Thick, foul-smelling blood, like tree sap, flowed from the surface of the trunk. The "branches" extending from the trunk were equally bizarre, twisted spines and coiled intestines, with not fruit hanging from their ends, but swollen, deformed heads with distorted features!

These heads had their eyes tightly shut, but their mouths were wide open at an inhuman angle, as if emitting silent screams. They were extensions of the Demon Tree's perception, the source of its power, and its most terrifying weapon.

【Demon Tree (Level 4 Overlord)】

[Race: Cursed Life]

Basic Attributes: Strength: 69, Agility: 5, Constitution: 116, Spirit: 155

【ability:???】

"interesting."

The Lord of Light and Shadow spoke, stepping into the space without fear or hesitation.

Upon discovering its territory had been invaded, the Demon Tree roared in fury.

"Om!!"

An invisible, violent shockwave erupted from the center of the Demon Tree, and the soul fruits hanging on the Demon Tree emitted terrifying shrieks and screams, but no sound came out.

No, there is still sound!

That was a voice from the soul!

Not physical sounds!

A roar and howl originating from the soul swept across the entire space in an instant. The invisible sound was like billions of red-hot steel needles, carrying deep resentment and madness, piercing the soul of the intruder.

Ahhhhh!

The girl who was asking for help immediately knelt down, her hands gripping her cheeks tightly, her eyes wide open as if she had suffered some unbearable, fatal attack, her soul on the verge of shattering.

Even so, she stared intently at one of the fruits on the Demon Tree, the only one that didn't roar with resentment. It was the face of a middle-aged woman, without any elaborate makeup, only burn scars.

Those were the burn marks she sustained while protecting the girl during a cooking session. Just seeing those burn marks, just watching her transform into fruit and hang on the demon tree, and the girl seeking help, caused her excruciating pain.

The Demon Tree, it's too powerful!

Tears welled in the girl's eyes as she turned to look at the Lord of Light and Shadow, a glimmer of expectation still lingering in her eyes. She hoped that the Lord she had chosen possessed the power to contend with the Demon Tree.

"Noisy."

The Lord of Light and Shadow spoke, seemingly unaffected by anything.

[Note: The Demon Tree dealt 0 Soul damage to you with [Demon Scream]]

[Note: The Demon Tree dealt 0 Soul damage to you with [Demon Scream]]

[Note: The Demon Tree dealt 0 Soul damage to you with [Demon Scream]]

The screen was flooded with damage, but it was all zero damage. Ye Mingqiu's soul strength was extremely high, all thanks to the soul strength contributed by the Eye of Omargon. After entering this world, Ye Mingqiu's soul strength increased even faster.

It was precisely because simply staying in this world could rapidly increase his soul strength that Ye Mingqiu did not rush to explore and fight monsters. He wanted to prolong the time as much as possible and acquire as much soul strength as possible in this world.

Places like this, where one's soul strength can be greatly enhanced, are rare indeed! We must make good use of them!

The Lord of Light and Shadow continued forward. The soul attack, powerful enough to kill a level 10 hero, struck Ye Mingqiu like a surging wave encountering an unchanging reef. The reef remained unmoved, while the wave shattered silently, without even a ripple.

The Demon Tree's soul attack is not weak; in fact, it can be said to be extremely powerful. Under normal circumstances, even a level 10 hero psionicist would not possess a very strong soul, and would inevitably die if they encountered the Demon Tree's soul attack.

Even more terrifying is that the Demon Tree's soul strength is also a group AoE attack, and it is not afraid of being surrounded by a large number of level 10 hero psionicists.

However, this attack was completely useless against Ye Mingqiu. His soul was indestructible, and its strength far exceeded the limit that a normal level 10 legendary psychic should have. This level of attack was utterly insignificant to him.

"?"

Upon hearing the sound, the Demon Tree sensed something amiss. Any being capable of emitting sound within the Silent Corridor and surviving must be the most terrifying being.

And this "Lord of Light and Shadow" happens to be someone who can make a sound.

Soon, the hanging fruits slowly stopped their demonic shrieks, and their eerie eyes revealed an emotion similar to "astonishment." The limbs wrapped around the trunk convulsed even more violently, and foul blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Just then, Ye Mingqiu moved, a sinister smile appearing on his face beneath the [Riddle Veil].

At this moment, he was no longer a harmless observer, no longer a walking enigma, but a wild beast awakened, roaring and howling at his prey.

[Surge of Killing Intent]

Suddenly, a pure killing intent, condensed to the extreme, erupted instantly. The almost materialized scarlet wave spread out from Ye Mingqiu as if a sea of ​​scarlet blood was about to devour the world.

Wherever the fluctuations passed, space distorted and changed, and the light, already cursed and mutated, became even more twisted and bizarre.

The shockwave swept across the Demon Tree, instantly stunning and disorienting the heads of the fruits hanging on it.

next moment.

"Holy Inquisition."

The Lord of Light and Shadow raised his hand, and a sun as bright as the blazing sun rose at that moment. The holy light constructed by the Holy Power shone on the earth and shone directly on the fruit of the Demon Tree. The holy and gentle light suddenly burst out with unparalleled terrifying destructive power.

This is a new light attribute spell that Ye Mingqiu has learned in the past month. Now that he already possesses the [Divine Power] suitable for the light attribute, it would be a waste not to learn light attribute spells. Light attribute spells are a must to learn.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Dozens of fruits on the branches of the demon tree were purified by holy light, just like a sinister vampire being directly hit on the face by the sun's rays. The scorching purification turned those head fruits into ashes, and they disappeared one after another.

Blood and bone fragments scattered, but they also turned to ashes in mid-air, punished by the holy light. The demon tree itself revealed an extremely twisted and terrifying gaze, as if it had encountered some deadly and terrifying being, and convulsed violently and silently.

His entangled limbs thrashed wildly, attempting to burst forth with foul blood to extinguish the blazing sun, but how could the [Holy Judgment Sun] hanging in the sky be afraid of such an attack?

"Zizzi!!"

The filthy blood was burned away in mid-air, turning into endless dust that drifted down like starlight adorning a sacred temple under the blazing sun.

Suddenly, the middle-aged woman inside the Devil Tree fruit raised her head. She looked up at the blazing sun, and hope rekindled in her empty eyes. Her soul left her body, transcending the limitations of the flesh, and reached out her soul's hand to the blazing sun, only to be burned away.

The middle-aged woman flew into the sky, her soul completely purified and dissipated by the blazing sun, yet at the last moment she revealed an incredibly warm smile, as if guided by the Lord to the paradise she longed for.

Immediately afterwards, more and more souls broke free from the Demon Tree, heading towards the blazing sun as if escaping a sea of ​​suffering, burning to death like moths drawn to a flame. But in their last moments before death, they were all happy.

Under the light of the Holy Judgment, the Demon Tree could not control the soul residing within its fruit and could only watch helplessly as the vengeful spirits it had painstakingly accumulated over the years ascended and were burned to ashes by the sun.

"Holy Sword."

The Lord of Light and Shadow raised his hand and gently clenched it in the void. In the next moment, Divine Power formed a holy sword of light, pointing towards the Demon Tree.

Without charging up or hesitating, the Lord of Light and Shadow simply swung his sword, and the golden sword light tore through the viscous air, drawing golden shadows as it silently slashed through the massive trunk of the Demon Tree, which was entwined with countless tormented limbs.

"Bah!"

A scorching sound rang out, and marks resembling those of being melted by molten lava appeared on the trunk of the Demon Tree. The Demon Tree, with a constitution of 116, was completely unable to withstand the sword energy of the Holy Sword and was torn apart in an instant.

This is the absolute restraint of [Divine Power] against cursed life; this restraint is even more direct than fighting with a blood spear.

It's important to understand that [Divine Power] is a power specifically designed to counter [Ancient Gods] and [Evil Gods]. When facing cursed beings whose life level is lower than that of Ancient Gods and Evil Gods, the restraining power it can unleash will only be more terrifying and powerful.

Based on the attack power, it is estimated that the attack power of [Holy Judgment] and [Holy Sword] is at least seven or eight times greater, which is the absolute restraint of [Holy Power] on ordinary cursed life forms.

"Crack!"

A dull, heart-stopping cracking sound rang out—the sound of countless bones, muscles, and tendons being torn apart in the same instant.

The massive, twisted upper part of the demon tree began to slowly slide to one side along the scorching cut. There was no blood splattering at the break, only a terrifying cross-section covered with charred marks, burned to ashes by [holy power].

Boom!

The upper half of the Demon Tree crashed heavily to the ground like a landslide, stirring up a cloud of silent dust and slime. The massive remains twitched a few times before going completely still.

Under the holy light, its limbs quickly turned gray and withered, as if all life had been drained away, and were finally burned to ashes by the holy light, which then floated and swayed in mid-air.

With the disappearance of the Demon Tree, the nauseating stench in the space seemed to have lessened somewhat.

The blazing sun slowly died down, and the holy sword in the hands of the Lord of Light and Shadow also disappeared, as if he had only done something insignificant.

He slowly turned around and looked at the girl behind him who had asked for help.

At this moment, a bright and beautiful smile appeared on the girl's face. Although her clothes were tattered and there were still burn marks on her body, she still looked happy.

She slowly stepped forward, opened her small hands to the Lord of Light and Shadow, and uttered her only words: "Let me embrace the Holy Light."

The face of the Lord of Light and Shadow under the starry sky remained unchanged. This was a decision he had already made, and it was also the best ending for the girl. She was willing to actively embrace the final end, which could be considered a good ending.

He reached out, his hand formed from divine power into ordinary light-attribute energy, and then placed his hand, covered in gray gauze, on the girl's head.

Since she is willing to die, let's be a little more humane and let her ascend to heaven without pain.

"Zizzi."

A hand covered in holy light landed on the girl's forehead, the holy light scorching her forehead as if to burn away her soul, but the girl still had a smile on her face.

In her pain, she felt a purified joy, a feeling she hadn't experienced in a very long time. That clear feeling was simply the most wonderful feeling in the world. She greedily absorbed the holy light and tried to get closer.

"Ok?"

After some time, Ye Mingqiu discovered that the girl's body was emitting a crystal-clear light, the power of the curse had been completely removed, and she had not died, but was simply closing her eyes to feel the radiance.

The cursed life form wasn't killed directly by the [divine power]? Instead, it survived?

Ye Mingqiu's gaze pierced through the gray gauze and landed on her, carefully observing the girl.

[Unnamed (Level 2 Overlord)]

Not only did he not die, but he even advanced in rank?

What's happening here?

"Lord, let me hear your name," the girl asked devoutly.

"Lord of Light and Shadow".

“I will become your honest believer.”

The girl looked at him with utmost sincerity, and at the same time, her name was quietly changed.

【Apostle of Light and Shadow (Level 2 Overlord)】

[Race: Human Race]