Chapter 55: Elimination of Corruption
Corruption phenomenon.
When Soren saw the tattoos on the Fallen Witch, the first thought that popped into his head was this.
The tattoos on the Fallen Witch’s body resembled the demonic patterns on a demon, but what Soren didn’t understand was that if it were a demonic corruption phenomenon, the Fallen Witch should have a strong demonic aura by now.
But in fact, everything was just the opposite.
The Fallen Witch’s body did not have any demonic aura, and even the faint demonic traces from the past had disappeared. If there was any change in the Fallen Witch now, it was undoubtedly that the human aura on her body was gradually transforming into that of a lower-plane creature.
A very rare phenomenon of corruption!
Regarding the changes in her body, the Fallen Witch was obviously a bit uneasy. She looked at Soren and said, “Could it be because we didn’t hold the ritual to please the Succubus Queen?”
“Under normal circumstances, we should have held a ritual to please the Succubus Queen last month.”
Soren furrowed his brows slightly upon hearing this and slowly said, “Logically, it shouldn’t be like this. This is a very special time, and even the Succubus Queen doesn’t have time to pay attention to you. It’s possible it’s related to what happened in Talon City. If I didn’t see wrongly just now, there is already a hint of divine power on you.”
“Divinity from the Evil God.”
Upon hearing Soren’s words, the Fallen Witch was momentarily stunned, then nervously asked, “What should we do next?”
Divinity from the Evil God.
There was only one Evil God that died in Talon City, which was the Goddess of Toxicity – Talona. The Fallen Witch knew what she looked like. As one of the most beautiful witches in the Northern Region, she certainly didn’t want to turn into the Goddess of Toxicity. No matter how powerful a woman was, she still cared about her beauty, even if the Fallen Witch had been wearing a robe and cloak for many years.
“Don’t worry.”
Soren smiled upon hearing this and said, “The transformation of the Goddess of Toxicity into that shape was merely due to her inability to control the divine power. That’s why she was corrupted by the power of disease.”
“The amount of divinity you have is very little.”
“You shouldn’t end up like that! However, given the current situation, you’d best find a way to advance to a Demigod! This way you can rely on your own powers to suppress this change.”
“For now.”
“If you need, I can help suppress the effect of corruption with divine power.”
“But.”
“This change is only temporary. In essence, you will gradually become like me. The key is whether you can control it or not!”
Like Soren.
That naturally meant the appearance of an Evil God.
Although Soren still maintained his Half-Elf form, in essence, he was already an Evil God from the lower planes. This depends on whether he can control his power or not. For instance, the aforementioned Slayer form, the true Slayer is a twisted being closely resembling an alien. If Soren couldn’t control himself, his transformation form would have been close to that alien, and the changes after his Investiture of the Gods would have resembled those of certain Evil Gods, even becoming corrupted by divine power like the Goddess of Toxicity. However, Soren managed to control everything with his own power, so he did not undergo significant changes.
This is the difference between controlling power and being controlled by power.
The Princess often goes berserk because she cannot control her power, while the Fallen Witch’s corruption phenomenon is due to her inability to wield her power.
“So you mean?”
“Everything is because of what happened in Talon City? Not because of the Succubus Queen’s contract? So I don’t need to hold the ritual to please her anymore?” The Fallen Witch asked upon hearing Soren’s words.
Soren hesitated for a moment, then said, “I’m not sure about that.”
“The tattoos on you are demonic tattoos. Under normal circumstances, corruption should not lead to such things. Currently, it’s possible that the divinity from the Goddess of Toxicity has triggered the mark left on you by the Succubus Queen, thus stimulating your body and leading to a more obvious demonic transformation.”
“If this cannot be controlled, you may possibly transform into a Succubus in the future!”
Without a doubt.
The Succubus Queen initially granted the Fallen Witch power because of her soul, meaning that after the Fallen Witch dies, or when the time is right, she would directly be transformed into Succubus form.
A soul can be transformed into a Succubus.
A living person can also be transformed into a Succubus.
For deities, changing the form of a mortal is not difficult, so Soren highly suspected that the Succubus Queen had planted the seed for her transformation into a Succubus within the Fallen Witch.
Upon hearing this, the Fallen Witch hesitated for a moment, then stammered, “In that case…”
“How about we hold the ritual to please the Succubus Queen… I feel very uneasy in my current state!…”
Soren considered for a moment after hearing this and then said, “Alright.”
“Let’s try it out to see if it works.”
The Fallen Witch nodded, then waved her hand to close the door. Following that, she cast a soundproof barrier, sealing the entire room. After completing all this, the Fallen Witch inhaled deeply, then slightly embarrassed, she removed her silk gown.
“This is just a ritual to please the Succubus Queen.”
“It’s just to prevent my body from further corruption!…”
Constantly reassuring herself in her mind, the Fallen Witch covered her chest with both hands, then turned away, slightly blushing, exposing her round, full backside to Soren.
Next, they needed to perform a special ritual.
…
When the Fallen Witch emerged from Soren’s study, her face was slightly flushed but her expression was relaxed, subtly exuding a lazy aura.
At this time.
The tattoos that had been on her body near her collarbone had disappeared. It seemed that her judgment was not incorrect; this matter was indeed related to the mark left by the Succubus Queen. After holding the ritual to please the Succubus Queen, the tattoos on her body gradually faded, and there were no longer any traces on her fair skin.
The Succubus Queen had left some kind of seed on her.
Until this seed could be erased, she could only use this method to delay her transformation, even though this left her feeling a bit guilty towards her daughter.
On the other side.
Soren, having completed the ritual, was sitting at his desk, deep in thought: “Why did such changes occur?”
“What exactly did the Succubus Queen leave on Corinna? That strange change wasn’t caused by the mark of the Succubus Queen, so what exactly is the reason?”
In any case.
The Fallen Witch was important to Soren; she was not only Gloria’s mother but also a crucial pillar for Modo City, and future construction of the Floating City to study Elemental Fusion couldn’t be separated from her. Soren would absolutely not allow the Succubus Queen to do anything too excessive to her, hence he needed to think of a way to remove the mark on the Fallen Witch.
A deity might not necessarily be able to remove the mark left by another deity.
Currently, Soren had only two ways to resolve this matter!
One was to find the Succubus Queen and negotiate with her to personally remove the mark by paying some cost. The second was for Soren to advance to Strong Divine Power and use that power to directly eliminate the mark from the Fallen Witch’s soul level.
Strong Divine Power was a special benchmark.
Because under normal circumstances, a deity with Strong Divine Power equated to the main god of a pantheon, while the Succubus Queen, although powerful, was still just a low-tier deity.
It was possible to forcibly remove it using Strong Divine Power.
The first method was quite difficult since Soren had never dealt with the Succubus Queen and didn’t even know where she was. As for the second method, it could be tried since Soren would eventually advance to Strong Divine Power. His current Divinity Value had already reached 275 points, and it would not be difficult to promote to Strong Divinity.
Whether it was the body of the Obsidian Demon in the Bottomless Abyss or the corpse of the Ancient God drifting in the Astral Realm, both were enough for Soren to increase his Divinity Value to over 300 points.
The only problem was the Divine Index!
Soren’s current Divine Index was only 140 points, which was a significant gap. He would likely need to spend hundreds or thousands of years to increase it through normal means, so he could only plunder from other deities.
It was the time of the Saint’s Cataclysm.
The worst and also the best of times. If he could kill a deity of Strong Divine Power, or deal the final blow, Soren might be able to cover this immense gap in Divine Index.
However.
The fall of Strong Divine Power deities usually occurred in the later stages of the Saint’s Cataclysm. With the intensity of the third wave of assaults at the moment, perhaps only one or two weak or medium-tier divine beings would die. The crux was still in the fourth and fifth waves of assaults, with the fourth wave being the Elemental Riot, and at this time, the four Ancient Elemental Gods were also beginning to appear one after another. The fifth wave of assault would cover the widest range, as many had already died before. Thus, when the Undead Lords started to take action, the resurrected undead would form a very terrifying scale, and this time many liches who had been secluded for hundreds or thousands of years also returned.
During this time period.
Even deities of medium Divine Power could accidentally fall!
As for the last wave of attacks, there was nothing much to say, as the Lord of Hell, Asmothiels, would also personally appear.
The demon’s third wave of assault was meant to gather momentum for the fifth wave of assault. Since the explosion, the dead have mostly been low-tier beings. There had not yet been other deities that fell, but due to the spread of the plague, many areas had already become no-man’s-land. If this continues, it won’t be long before the Undead Lords will make their move.
Soren quietly contemplated all of this.
He had set many plans in motion, but activation still required the right timing.
Tap tap tap.
Just as Soren fell into thought, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a High-Level Wanderer rushing over, urgently saying, “My Lord! Trouble!”
“Our fleet near the Amazon Sea has been completely annihilated!”
“Currently, no survivors have been found!”
Soren immediately opened his eyes upon hearing this, and his expression turned serious.
… (To be continued ~^~)
