Out of curiosity for this new domain Leyton spoke of, Martina continued the conversation for a while. After gaining a general understanding, she smiled and nodded, "If this attempt succeeds, the Church would be very willing to join."
After giving her promise, Martina ended the topic and instead asked, "The Church recently received a batch of potions escorted by the battle nuns of the Fertility Order. If you have a need, you can purchase some."
"Due to the war, those battle nuns escorting the potions have been stationed in the Southern Continent for a long time. To hone their skills, they occasionally take on mercenary tasks as individuals."
Battle nuns of the Fertility Order and potions, this clearly wouldn't have arrived recently. The Church of the Earth Mother had anticipated the current situation and prepared in advance. If he were to seek out the Eye of the Goddess from the Church of the Evernight Goddess now, what kind of gains would he find?
As thoughts swirled, Leyton smiled and said, "Thank you for the information. I will have someone prepare enough golden rials later to purchase the potions and hire some battle nuns to help us maintain order within the city."
After speaking, Leyton nodded to Martina, then glanced at the back of the prayer hall. His body then dematerialized, breaking down into complex knowledge that surged out of the church.
After Leyton left, Martina rose from her seat and walked towards the back of the prayer hall.
At the end of the hallway behind the prayer hall, adorned with patterns of wheat, flowers, and spring water, in the room to the left, a young woman in a luxurious dark green long robe stood in the center of the room.
She had an excellent figure, tall and voluptuous, with soft and beautiful features. Her long black hair was parted in the middle and tied into a simple yet exquisite knot at the back of her head, then flowed smoothly downwards. Her eyes were a vibrant red, easily reminding one of a Sanguine.
She was the Matron of Fertility of the Fertility Order of the Church of the Earth Mother, ranking above the Archbishops, second only to the current Pontiff of the Church of the Earth Mother, "Matron" Roland. She was both a battle nun and formerly a Sanguine. To draw closer to the Mother, she chose to switch to the adjacent Mother Pathway.
The Door behind her opened, and Martina walked in, performing the Church of the Earth Mother's etiquette, with her arms embraced as if cradling a baby.
After the bow, Martina said respectfully, "Your Highness Olivia, I have already conveyed the information to that proxy of knowledge."
"Your Highness, are you also going to participate in this war?"
"The vigorous growth of a seedling requires not only time but also delicate care and fertilization. How much we invest now determines how much fruit we will harvest later."
Olivia responded calmly. After a second, the expression on her face became serious, and she said in a low voice, "I have never rejected my identity as a Sanguine. I am a loyal follower of the Mother, but I have always revered the Ancestor. This is a very good opportunity. I can unite the Sanguine of the Southern Continent to strike at those Followers of the Primordial Moon. This can both reclaim characteristics and disrupt that evil god's erosion of the Moon's authority."
"This is also why I am here, and not the others. The other Orthodox Churches cannot criticize my actions; this is a choice I made as a Sanguine."
Martina nodded gently, no longer harboring doubts about the Church's involvement in the Southern Continent's conflict. She then asked other questions:
"Your Highness Olivia, is a world composed purely of numbers truly possible?"
Olivia slowly shook her head and said, "I'm not sure. In this regard, the Moses Ascetic Order and the God of Church of the God of Steam and Machinery are the most knowledgeable."
"However, one thing I can be sure of is that even a world composed purely of numbers must have a tangible carrier. This would be at least an Angel, a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact. To achieve the effect he just described, I am more inclined to believe it is a Divine Kingdom, or even the Hidden Sage himself."
"In a world of numbers, whether they genuinely believe in that one or not, everyone will become his anchors—vast, chaotic, extremely uncoordinated, and impure anchors. For some existences, this is not a good thing. I cannot guess his purpose in doing this; perhaps anchors are just a byproduct, and his goal is merely a grand ritual."
After leaving the Church of the Earth Mother, Leyton did not return directly to the Paz River Valley but came to the nearby Ancient Forest. Ouroboros was stationed here, and the high-level forces of the Feysac military and the Church of the God of Combat were all tied up by him, trapped in a cycle of repetition.
Before he had fully exited the Spirit World, the surrounding spirituality suddenly changed, seeming to turn into layers of barriers, attempting to bind Leyton in place and restrict his movements.
The originally brightly colored Spirit World suddenly boiled, covered with a layer of viscous darkness liquid that spread far into the distance, corroding everything, polluting everything, and interfering with the overlap of reality and the Spirit World.
"Suah."
Leyton whispered, his body instantly dematerializing, breaking down into complex information streams that formed a phantom, terrifyingly vast torrent of information, surging out towards the encroached Spirit World area.
An extremely sinister roar, piercing the Spirit Body, suddenly sounded, causing Leyton, in his information torrent state, to briefly stiffen.
Crimson and dark liquid continuously seeped out of the void, flowing rapidly, enveloping Leyton in his information torrent form. Within this liquid, pale skull heads, eyeballs with prominent blood vessels, and fanged tongues constantly grew out.
They continuously spat out extremely sinister, dream-like, Demon words originating from the Abyss, full of defilement and Degeneration.
Every word possessed tangible corruption and power, capable of causing Beyonders to either lose control directly, suffer severe injuries, experience mental confusion, or be afflicted by curses.
Under the influence of the gibberish, the terrifyingly vast torrent of information became illusory, transparent, and shattered into a pile of bubbles.
Some of these bubbles were stained crimson, some sparked, some turned pitch black, and in the blink of an eye, they were corroded and dissipated by the power of the Fallen and defilement.
Leyton's figure then emerged outside the area covered by the crimson and dark liquid. He gazed at the crimson expanse below, and within his eyes, complex and illusory symbols condensed one after another.
The next second, the crimson and dark liquid suddenly exploded, scattering into a crimson mist that dyed the surrounding Spirit World a deep red.
At the same time, Leyton's body also exploded, disintegrating into complex information that surged rapidly, reconstituting his body.
The Sequence 1 "Source of Curses" ability, combined with the Devil's "Malice Perception..." allowed Suah to easily establish a connection between himself and Leyton through Leyton's attack, causing both parties to simultaneously be flooded with a massive amount of complex, useless knowledge, enough to burst their brains.
The purely complex information torrent and the surrounding crimson mist simultaneously collapsed inward, rapidly converging and reconstituting, revealing two enormous, indescribable figures.
Suah's body, like a giant rag doll, underwent a significant transformation. A pair of curved goat horns covered with countless mysterious patterns grew from his head, and a pair of giant webbed wings like bat wings appeared on his back. Many sinister vines entwined his body, from which bloomed red or pale blue flowers, emitting a pungent sulfurous smell.
His body seemed to be draped in a living human skin, yet it lacked the luster that humans should possess. His eyes were a vibrant red, as if filled with fresh blood, full of defilement, corrosion, and the meaning of the Fallen.
Opposite the giant rag doll, countless black threads intertwined, like an eternally tangled, pitch-black ball of yarn, writhing like liquid, with countless dense eyes growing from its crevices.
Each eye shimmered with a pure radiance, some open, some closed, giving a feeling of extraordinary sanctity and wisdom, yet also extremely oppressive, quite indifferent, and revealing extreme madness.
The moment Leyton and Suah revealed their Mythical Creature forms, the surrounding Spirit World instantly cracked and seemed to have "solidified" considerably. The interwoven information around them came alive.
They became mad, dangerous, possessing materialized power and bodies, growing sharp claws, teeth, and mouthparts, like strange ghosts, intertwining with the various grotesque things born from the sinister liquid flowing around them, mutually polluting and assimilating each other.
The pitch-black ball of yarn, covered with countless eyes and constantly writhing and flowing, suddenly became transparent, transforming into a giant statue composed of countless starlight, becoming a pure composite of starlight and darkness.
The next second, the pale blue starlight turned brilliant gold, and instantly, golden illusory flames ignited out of thin air, emitting a majestic Sun aura, intertwining with each other to form a giant, pure orb of light, like a dazzling Sun.
The activated knowledge around them was affected, retracting their claws and mouthparts, becoming sacred and indifferent. White wings grew from their backs, and a tidal wave of pure golden Yellow Light surged from within their bodies, condensing into a layer of light armor covering their bodies.Blazing White sunlight condensed before them into the shapes of longswords, scales, harps, lanterns, scepters, and other objects.
Like holy and noble Angels, guarding the "Sun" at the very center.
Under the pure and clear sunlight, the surrounding pitch-black, sticky, sinister liquid was Purified, revealing gray-white marble carved pillars, statues, fountains, benches, and arches below. The surrounding Spirit World grew brightly colored flowers and clouds formed by thin mist.
Everything that appeared around them was as beautiful as a fairy tale, like paradise in stories!
In this scene, the power unleashed by Suah was suppressed to its extreme.
The gibberish originating from the Abyss, full of defilement and Degeneration, turned into pleasant humming; the extremely sinister roar, piercing the Spirit Body, turned into enthusiastic cheers; the pitch-black, sticky, seemingly flowing sinister liquid turned into golden, sweet honey; and the "mental shock" that could ignite emotions and desires turned into inspiring encouragement.