Sunlight pierced through the thick cloud layers.
It traced a golden outline across the ravaged Winred City.
The former oppression and despair finally vanished with the Evil God's disintegration.
Survivors among the citizens held each other tightly, their eyes brimming with tears.
Some knelt and prayed, thanking the Heavens for the miracle.
Others simply stared blankly at the azure sky, unable to speak for a long time.
In the Cathedral Square, Priestess Elena collapsed to her knees in exhaustion.
She gasped for air, her chest heaving violently.
The Gear Emblem in her hand shone brightly in the sunlight, emitting a gentle and steady blue glow.
She had won.
More accurately, with the help of Lin Qingyue and her companions, she had won back the dignity and future for her God and for this city.
Elena raised her head with difficulty.
Her gaze fell upon the four colossal Mechas with a complex expression.
Especially the Commander Mecha, which stood with a relaxed and leisurely posture.
It showed no pride after slaying a God; instead, it seemed like it was taking a leisurely stroll after a meal.
This was a world apart from its previous performance under her command!
Shock, gratitude, awe...
A tangle of emotions left Elena utterly speechless for a moment.
However, Lin Qingyue's attention at this moment was not on the surviving locals.
Her gaze was fixed intently on the empty air.
Where the Mother of Rebirth had dissipated, a fist-sized crystal hung silently in the air.
It was a creation of such maddening contradiction.
Its main body was a flawless, sharp-edged dodecahedron.
Each facet was etched with blue Runes, as precise as a circuit board.
These Runes emanated an ultimate, frigid aura of "Order."
Yet, within the crystal, a churning, transforming Pink Nebula was imprisoned.
The nebula surged with the vitality of life, radiating the most primal "Chaos" and "Desire" that could stir the instincts of all creatures.
Order and Chaos, two diametrically opposed concepts, were forcibly mashed together, forming an eerie and lethal equilibrium.
It was like a supernova locked inside an absolute-zero vault.
Serene on the surface, yet harboring a power sufficient to tear the world apart.
"Hiss... This thing..."
Before Lin Qingyue could even analyze it, a line of crimson, bolded warning text suddenly flashed across the profession panel before her eyes.
[ Warning: High-risk Rule-grade Singularity detected — "Aberrant Divinity"! ]
[ Item Description: A contradictory aggregate formed by the fusion of the "Mother of Rebirth's" Divinity Core and the "God of Machinery and Creation's" Divinity fragments under extreme conflict. It simultaneously contains the two opposing Supreme Power of Rules: "Order" and "Chaos." ]
[ Hint: The Divinity of the God of Machinery and Creation, bolstered by the will of its followers, has preliminarily devoured the Divinity of the Mother of Rebirth and is accelerating its self-repair and reshaping. It is expected to complete this process in several standard days, after which the God will be officially resurrected. ]
"The God of Machinery and Creation is resurrecting? Not bad! He won the loser's bracket."
After reading the long string of notifications, Lin Qingyue whistled, her tone relaxed.
Just then, three figures flew back from the distance.
"Sis! Look! Epic loot dropped!"
Lin Xiyue looked up and saw the strange crystal, shouting in excitement.
"That glow, that aura! It's definitely Orange-grade! No, Mythic-grade!"
"The energy structure is extremely unstable, and the internal rule conflict has reached a critical point."
Su Wan's brow furrowed slightly, her mage's instincts sensing a great threat.
"It's like a rule bomb that could detonate at any moment, best not to touch it lightly."
Xia Lian simply stared at the crystal, an inexplicable tremor rising in her heart, as if something deep within her soul was resonating with it.
But her reason told her that Su Wan's judgment was correct.
"Um... Captain, what should we do now?" she asked softly.
Lin Qingyue smiled and deactivated the mecha's pilot mode.
The cockpit door opened, and she leaped lightly from the air.
The four young women stood side by side beneath the colossal steel construct, forming a visually striking image against the backdrop of the ruins and the citizens kneeling in gratitude.
Elena struggled to her feet and hurried over, about to offer her thanks, but she was stopped by Lin Qingyue's "hold on a moment" gesture.
"Su Wan is right. This thing is very dangerous."
Lin Qingyue looked up at the "Aberrant Divinity," confirming her teammate's judgment.
"Now, we just need to rely on the slow, steady process of the people's faith to gradually eliminate the remaining traces of the Evil God."
"The biggest problem has been solved. Now..."
Before she could finish, a sudden mutation occurred!
Inside the twelve-sided crystal, a small cluster of pink nebula, which had been suppressed by the blue Power of Order, suddenly erupted with a shrill shriek.
It refused to be obliterated by Order!
A twisted, pinkish-purple ghostly figure tore through the restraints of the blue runes by sheer force!
It ignored space, ignored distance, and even ignored the laws of physics!
Before anyone could react, the ghostly figure viciously slammed into the center of Lin Qingyue's forehead!
"This old hag is trying to possess me!"
Lin Qingyue's heart exploded in shock. This was a pure soul attack, so fast that she didn't even have time to raise her hand!
Boom!!!
Her sea of consciousness instantly erupted.
Countless chaotic, primitive, and frenzied desires surged in like a tsunami, accompanied by a towering resentment, attempting to completely drown, tear apart, and then replace her soul!
[ I will devour you! Your body, your talent, your future, all will be mine! ]
The roar of the Mother of Rebirth's Remnant Soul echoed frantically in the deepest part of her soul.
At the critical moment.
Deep within Lin Qingyue's soul, the [ Miss Pink Elf's Blessing ] that had been quiet lately and almost forgotten by her finally reacted.
There were no earth-shattering visions, nor any world-destroying special effects.
The Blessing transformed into a pink ghost, simply yawning lazily as if it had just woken up.
Then, under Lin Qingyue's extremely bewildered "gaze".
Before the little pink ghost, a tiny mouth quietly opened, appearing to connect to a bottomless abyss.
The tide of desire, enough to drive a High-Rank Class Holder to madness, along with the Mother of Rebirth's unwilling scream, was swallowed whole by that little mouth.
Gulp.
A swallow so faint it was almost imperceptible.
Yes, it had swallowed it.
Clean and decisive, without leaving a single shred behind.
Even... the little pink ghost let out a satisfied burp.
Lin Qingyue, who had just been stuffed with a mouthful of "Evil God's Remnant Soul Brand Bubble Gum," felt the pleasant tremors transmitted from the "Blessing" deep within her soul, and for a moment, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
[Seriously, are you a Blessing or a Taotie?]
Spy-Taotie-ancient Chinese mythological creature
However, the digestion continued.
Streams of pure and strange power flowed back from the Blessing into Lin Qingyue's soul.
She could feel that her understanding of the concept of "Desire" had instantly deepened.
She seemed to "see" the faint greed sprouting in every corner of the city, and "hear" the suppressed longings in the hearts of every citizen.
At the same time, a powerful force of "Regeneration" flowed through her body, rapidly repairing the damage caused by the soul tremor just now.
This feeling... did the cheat just upgrade itself?
[ System Prompt: You have devoured a portion of the "Mother of Rebirth's" Remnant Soul! Obtained a faint "Desire" Authority! ]
[ System Prompt: You have devoured a portion of the "Mother of Rebirth's" Remnant Soul! Obtained a faint "Regeneration" Authority! ]
[ System Prompt: Your actions are greatly pleasing, Elation Value +10,000! ]
Lin Qingyue closed the panel with satisfaction.
When she looked up again, the "Aberrant Divinity" in the sky had completely lost its internal Pink Nebula.
All that remained was a pure and stable blue glow, becoming more solid and divine at a visible rate.
"Done, it's safe now."
Lin Qingyue stroked her chin, lost in thought.
This "Divine Snack Bundle" she had received was definitely a good deal.
Just then, a series of notification messages flooded her screen like a waterfall.
[ Ding! Your team has defeated the Dungeon's Final Core, the "Mother of Rebirth"! ]
[ Ding! You have successfully purified the Large-Scale Dungeon "???"! ]
[ Ding! Your level has increased! Current Level: Lv.34! ]
Buzz—
Four pillars of light of different colors descended from the sky simultaneously, enveloping the four young women and sweeping away all the exhaustion from this battle.
Immediately after, the next notification made Lin Qingyue's spirit soar.
[ Ding! Host has perfectly resolved the Large-Scale Dungeon's Core Crisis and facilitated the resurrection of the local deity, the "God of Machinery and Creation," producing a major positive impact on the Dungeon's worldline! Final settlement rewards have been upgraded! Elation Value +23,333!]
Lin Qingyue looked at her Elation Value, which had skyrocketed to 98,720 points, and her lips curved into a wild grin.
"Jackpot, jackpot! This wave is a huge win!"
Before she could even finish celebrating, the real main event arrived!
[Ding! Host did not choose the violent path of god-slaying, but instead resolved the crisis using the extremely elation-filled methods of "Mental Seal" and "Conceptual Armament," achieving the Hidden Achievement: "Seele Will Protect Everyone! Wait! Which Seele is This?"]
[ Special reward is being drawn... ]
Lin Qingyue rubbed her hands together in excitement.
"Here it comes, here it comes! The Hidden Achievement reward! Could it be a rainbow glow?"
[ Congratulations on obtaining the Special Item: "Prismatic Crystal Ore (Quality: ???)" x 2! ]