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Chapter 323: The Storm that Devours All

“Zero, I need to seal your Divine Light Attribute. You should understand that the existence of this thing will only bring disaster; it can’t continue to grow.”

“…That is the correct choice.”

The Doll Girl nodded, allowing the Black-haired Girl to place her palm flat between her warmth and softness, injecting the power representing another deity into it, forming a seal.

The gold in her long hair gradually faded, ultimately reducing to about one-third of its original state.

“Miss Vilyric, is this enough?”

The Priestess nodded.

Zero’s mind relies on this incomplete Divine Light Attribute for stability. If it were to be completely suppressed, her will and emotions might fade away too.

Faith-based magic is no longer viable, and the Blood of the Cross can’t absorb any more Power of Faith to solidify the Divine Spark. This level of sealing is sufficient for Zero to maintain a normal life.

Now, the blended history, if described by Vilyric, likely exists in some sort of “Schrodinger’s Cat” state. Due to the interference of divine-level powers, part of it remains in an unstable state that can’t be accurately described.

If one were to strictly follow the new history, Hao Miao Yi Meng should not have cooperated with the Holy Empire to create such a distorted reality as Faith-based magic.

However, his existence and the soul of Mofuman still linger due to certain powers—Vilyric suspects it could very well be the “World Will” mentioned by Min Chen’s interference—preventing them from returning to the position matched with today’s history.

Because this part of the content has not become “reality” but remains recorded as “history” in the “River of Time.”

Just like what Mona once mentioned about “revelation,” gods being exceptions that cannot be influenced by “correction,” their related causality is too strong. Anything that comes into contact with Vilyric or other similar beings will make their record in the “River of Time” hard to observe and interfere with, as if fixed by some invisible anchor point, hardly stirred by external forces.

Unless, like Yuna from three hundred years ago, Vilyric forcefully intervened across time using the power of the Sword of Origin.

To give a relatively vivid example, the Light Tribe scholar Ella Light, who had a strong causal entanglement with the Priestess, at this moment, her status and position would have no change compared to before. There would also likely be two conflicting memories in her mind: one of the experiences she should have according to the current “history” and the “truth” that has not been corrected and cannot be corrected.

That would make her understand that her actions and efforts are not useless, meaningless, or discarded remnants but a solid cornerstone leading to a brand-new future.

This is the impact brought by causal entanglement, where the corrections only alter the causality of those unrelated to the upheaval that have been swept up in the heart of the events, merely removing the turmoil that Faith-based magic was set to bring.

So, Vilyric also couldn’t find the two who have already perished without affecting the course of history.

This is what one calls “Schrodinger’s Cat.” In the present that merges two realities, just like Eudora still exists while those demonized children born as war mediums by Yuna, who have not formed causal entanglement with Vilyric, have now shed their curses and obtained a much happier life.

As for the existence of Zero and other dolls, regarded as predetermined facts clearly preserved, they are also unnatural beings that should not exist according to today’s history, so must be given a suitable place to fit in.

“By the way, Zero, do you know about the Mountains of Ten Thousand Demons?”

Regarding the Priestess’s stance, which has never clearly agreed to her becoming a ‘master’, the Doll Girl did not show discontent but merely nodded slightly.

“In the Divine Network, there are 32,198 pieces of intelligence recorded about this area, totaling 1,857,729 words.”

“Is this the Divine Network or the internet?”

Vilyric shook her head helplessly and continued.

“Never mind, as long as you know. There’s a tribe called the Puppeteer Clan in the Mountains of Ten Thousand Demons, created by Hao Miao during early experiments, similar to you. Although not numerous, they, like you, possess their own emotions and reside in a homeland called the Puppeteer Forest.”

“I think they would definitely be willing to accept their kin, right?”

Zero’s hollow gaze shifted slightly, seeming a bit surprised.

“Miss Vilyric, do you mean…?”

“Yes, what do you think? Are you interested in developing the Puppeteer Clan to become another emerging tribe in the Mountains of Ten Thousand Demons? I can ask some friends over there to help look after you, but you also must promise me not to let the new Puppeteer Clan become invaders that disrupt the peace and tranquility of the mountains.”

“I…”

“I think this is a great proposal.”

A young man in plain clothes and the Blonde Girl walked over from a distance, joining the conversation between the two.

Unlike the earlier gloom, while Min Chen still couldn’t hide his feelings of sentimentality and loss, there was now a hint of relief as if he had finally emerged from a mental knot.

He and Losa Cecelia bowed their heads toward the Black-haired Girl, then sighed deeply.

“Thank you, Miss Vilyric. Other than these three words, I truly don’t know how to express my current feelings. Although I still have only a vague understanding of the mystical methods you’ve employed, which weren’t able to save Hao Miao or Mofuman… still, at least this has compensated for the consequences caused by that foolish boy’s actions. It should be… my responsibility.”

Min Chen smiled slightly and then turned to Zero.

“I’ve heard of the Puppeteer Clan’s situation. After shedding the title of Gatekeeper, I once passed by to take a look; they are indeed the handiwork of Hao Miao. Compared to here, though only a small-scale experimental creation, they’ve applied advanced intelligent core technologies…”

“Speaking of which, the technique for creating true ‘mechanical life’ was precisely the prototype we discussed together back then. I never expected Hao Miao would realize it, but ultimately abandoned it for the most primitive doll scheme.”

“Perhaps this is also related to changes in his mindset.”

As Losa Cecelia discreetly pinched Min Chen’s side, he barely managed to suppress the urge to get lost in reminiscence and quickly returned to the main topic.

“Ahem, in any case, if you are willing to settle in the Mountains of Ten Thousand Demons, I can write a letter to Tiyelu, asking her to notify the Demon Alliance, which should help you integrate. The tranquil environment there is indeed suitable for your living. How about it?”

“Living…”

Zero’s empty gaze moved back and forth among the three before ultimately nodding silently.

“I am a doll born to carry out a mission, unable to comprehend what living is… but if this is the order of the new master, the Divine Network Series will do its utmost to achieve it.”

“Ah, I didn’t agree to this… Never mind, just find a place to settle in for now, and we’ll discuss the rest later.”

Patting Zero’s shoulder, the Priestess signaled Min Chen and his wife, indicating they would handle the remaining arrangements, then turned to leave.

“I’m off now. Please keep confidential this matter regarding Xi and Vilyric being the same person~”

“Understood, I will classify the relevant information under the highest sss-level confidentiality in the Divine Network Series.”

Min Chen nodded.

“What is Miss Vilyric going to do?”

“Ah, because of the historical revisions, there are some troublesome changes arising now.”

The God of Killing—Slutut.

In the original past, this God of Killing was the final enemy the Holy Nation had to face, and with the support of the Life Divine Tree from the Little Dragon Daughter and Xi Fu Lin, they were already enough to handle it.

But now…

The silver short blade transformed from the Profound Tree sliced through space, connecting to a distant end.

Initially, for precaution’s sake, when Vilyric investigated the “Judgment Sacred Sword,” she quietly attached a coordinate constructed by SP on it. It was thanks to this coordinate that she could send Edwina Cecelia into the “River of Time” as a backup plan, becoming the opportunity to change everything.

Although the energy from the coordinate was nearly depleted after merging into the “Sword of Origin” and then separating again, it should still be feasible to support the deployment of the “Void Trace Blade” for one more transfer.

Stepping out from the void, the Black-haired Girl emerged.

This was not the current location of the “Judgment Sacred Sword”; instead, the transfer had been interfered with by some foreign forces, deviating from its intended path and halting midway.

However, this was precisely the result Vilyric sought.

In the boundless void, she “saw” a storm rushing towards her.

It was a terrifying vortex, wrapped in surging chaotic energy, devoid of order or trajectory. Countless energy molecules were disassembled, distorted, even confused to the point of losing their respective attributes.

They merged into a chaotic collective, encompassing everything, sucking both “matter” and “void” into its depths.

It was a storm comparable to worlds, distorting all—like a black hole.

That was—Chaos.

One of the four Demon Lords of the demon realm, a terrifying existence that stands above the other three Demon Lords… the true form.

The Chaos Storm that devours all.

The God of Chaos—Kelfis.

He was drawn to the aura of the Tree of Creation and Sword of Origin, surging toward this world through the fissures torn by “killing” in the previous history—an uncorrected “truth”.

This was a terrifying disaster of true destruction that Yuna could never have anticipated.