Volume 2, Chapter 104 – Child of God

In Qiu Mingtong’s estimation, both her battle aura and Lady Yumo’s Shadow Essence were powers that the Chosen Maiden could not absorb. If she failed to replenish her own source of power in time, the backlash of divine power would cause immeasurable damage to her body.

It might even lead directly to her death.

If that were the case, Qiu Mingtong would definitely report it to the Duke and immediately open champagne to hold a celebration!

However, before Qiu Mingtong could gloat for long, she watched in shock as Lady Yumo’s slender finger, coated in thick Shadow Essence, slowly extended toward the Chosen Maiden.

“Lady Yumo, what are you doing?”

Shadow Essence, holy power, and divine power were undoubtedly incompatible forces. For someone like the Chosen Maiden to absorb Shadow Essence was no different from seeking death. Was it possible Lady Yumo had changed her mind and decided to send the girl on her way?

Clearly, Qiu Mingtong had guessed wrong.

In the next instant, as Qiu Mingtong watched in disbelief, Mengxi felt the dense Shadow Essence on Yumo’s fingertip and suddenly began to tremble slightly. She instinctively raised her hand to grasp Lady Yumo’s wrist, opened her bloodless, tender lips, and took Lady Yumo’s slender finger into her mouth!

“You!! What are you doing!?”

Qiu Mingtong never imagined that the girl, who had already fainted, would directly suck on Lady Yumo’s finger. How could she do something so envia-ahem! How could she do something so suicidal?!

However, in the next moment, Qiu Mingtong was stunned to find that the Chosen Maiden did not explode from the conflict between Shadow Essence and holy power. Instead, her aura gradually stabilized. The backlash of divine power was being suppressed, and her exhausted soul power began to slowly recover.

“This, how is this possible? Why can she absorb Shadow Essence?”

Qiu Mingtong retreated several steps, her sense of reality wavering.

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Facing Little Tong’s confusion, Lady Yumo tilted her head helplessly after a few seconds of surprise at having her finger suddenly taken into the girl’s mouth.

“I’m not entirely sure myself. In any case, this child can indeed absorb Shadow Essence.”

As she spoke, Lady Yumo’s gaze toward Mengxi carried a hint of relief and gratitude.

“Fortunately, she can absorb it. Otherwise, I really don’t know what would have happened by now…”

Although Lady Yumo estimated that even if left alone, Mengxi could have likely survived this wave of backlash. The mental tempering brought by intense pain was also crucial for her growth. As a qualified boss, Yumo should have left her alone to overcome the agony of the backlash herself.

However, Lady Yumo couldn’t help but sigh.

‘Sigh…’

After seeing the girl moaning in pain, Lady Yumo felt a mysterious pang in her heart. She truly could not bear to let such a gentle, pure, cute, and beautiful existence suffer such torment. Therefore, without thinking too much, she had gathered Shadow Essence to help replenish the girl’s strength and resist the backlash.

“I really am something…”

Yumo smiled bitterly to herself. However, as she watched the stunning silver-haired girl in her arms sucking on her finger and continuously drawing in Shadow Essence, Yumo couldn’t help but reveal a smile of relief, even enjoyment.

‘Her expression while absorbing power is actually quite cute.’

While feeling sentimental, Yumo slowly raised her hand and gently stroked the silver-haired girl’s head.

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“No rush, no rush. Take it slow, there’s plenty more…”

As Yumo’s Shadow Essence continued to flow in and the girl felt the warmth from the black-haired girl’s palm, the pained expression on Mengxi’s face began to fade, gradually becoming peaceful.

Seeing this, Lady Yumo’s heart, which had been hanging in suspense for a long time, finally settled.

‘As long as she’s okay.’

She really was a child who made one worry.

Watching Lady Yumo tenderly look after the Chosen Maiden, Qiu Mingtong fell into a brief silence as the girl’s pale gold eyes narrowed slightly.

‘Was Lady Yumo taking care of the Chosen Maiden as a child? Or was it something else…’

However, just as Qiu Mingtong was watching the silver-haired girl lying on the ground with deep thought, the pink-haired loli’s brow suddenly furrowed.

‘Wait? Was that an illusion? Did the corner of that girl’s mouth just twitch upward?!’

Before Qiu Mingtong could speak or confirm her suspicion, a loud “boom” rang out!

Accompanied by a massive explosion and the violent eruption of black Shadow Essence, streaks of black light burst forth in the distance once again. Then, under Qiu Mingtong’s bewildered gaze, a figure wrapped in black Shadow Essence soared into the sky and vanished into the horizon instantly.

“Lady Yumo, what was that?”

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Upon sensing that aura, Lady Yumo’s expression turned solemn as she looked toward the sky.

Yuan’er? Did something happen to that child? Also, wasn’t the location where the Shadow Essence erupted the place where Marquis Xiumu was?

‘Could it be…’

‘Damn it, didn’t I tell that child not to run around?!’

In an instant, a sense of mental exhaustion washed over Lady Yumo.

Just as Lady Yumo was feeling helpless and troubled, a blue spatial ripple appeared in a certain valley within the Red Lotus Leaf Empire. A massive, blue spatial gate swung open within the gloomy valley.

In the next moment, a disheveled and terrified green-haired man tumbled out of the spatial gate, landing pathetically in a puddle.

This green-haired man was none other than Wilt, the Cult Leader of the Divine Punishment Holy Church, who had used a spatial orb to “escape” while Yumo was occupied with the other men in black robes.

“Cough, cough, cough!!”

He clutched his chest tightly as mouthfuls of blood sprayed from his mouth. At this moment, almost every cell in Wilt’s body felt as if it were about to be torn apart. Intense pain radiated from every part of his body, causing him to howl uncontrollably. His dark green pupils were filled with hideous bloodshot veins.

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Due to the large-scale eruption of power, the enhancement from the Blood Soul Pill had reached its limit. What followed was the massive backlash of the pill’s side effects. Even as an eighth tier magic god, it was difficult for his already weakened body to resist the backlash. The blood in his body, corrupted by Shadow Essence, began to boil, and Wilt’s remaining life force drained away rapidly.

Realizing his end was near, Wilt clenched his fists tightly, his dark green eyes full of resentment and fury. For this operation, he had dispatched more than half the strength of the Divine Punishment Holy Church that he had painstakingly built, and he had even sacrificed his own life by consuming dozens of Blood Soul Pills.

And the result? He still failed to kill the Chosen Maiden. It was truly unacceptable.

‘That damned woman…’

Recalling the face of the black-haired girl, Wilt’s veins bulged with hatred. At the same time, despair slowly surfaced in the Cult Leader’s eyes.

“Child… Child of God… forgive me. I… I have failed you again. I could not complete the mission… I am deeply sorry…”

Recalling the figure who had extended a helping hand during his time of despair and easily slaughtered the church’s army, a strong sense of guilt flooded his heart.

However, just as Wilt’s consciousness was about to sink into darkness, a strange, mechanical, emotionless voice—neither male nor female and tinged with an electronic distortion, suddenly sounded in his ear.

“What happened to make you so pathetic…”

The moment he heard those words, Wilt, who had one foot in the grave, snapped his consciousness back from the darkness. He used all his strength to tremblingly raise his head to look at the figure who had appeared at some unknown time. The figure was clad in a red and white robe, their face obscured.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Wilt couldn’t help but cry out.

“Child… Child of God?!”