Chapter 595: Burn, Soul!
The newly assembled body, before even fully recovering, was already shattered.
His head, heart, right arm, and legs were all gone, leaving only a dried torso and a left arm.
Such a fragmented body clearly couldn’t protect the soul.
The Evil God’s consciousness was fluctuating.
Clearly, his body was constantly being destroyed, but his consciousness was also becoming clearer.
He suffered significant injuries and losses, but he didn’t show any anger. His consciousness was unprecedentedly calm.
And he even showed respect for the insignificant man opposite him.
Genuine respect.
This man’s performance exceeded his expectations.
He was the Source of All Evil.
He controlled all the sinister powers in this world.
Indulgence, pleasure? Wrath, slaughter? Greed, pride?
Even the Master of Fate was just a tiny fragment separated from his true body. Naturally, as Father God, he also controlled the power of fate. In terms of manipulating fate, he was even more skilled than Moirae.
The instant before he was dismembered, he had already glimpsed his fate a thousand years later.
He saw Qin Chu’s destiny. This man had a similar way of dying to him, a “god-like one”!
The identity of a “god-like one” allowed him to fuse more perfectly with his remains.
He formulated a detailed plan. Qin Chu was the perfect tool. He would gather all his remains and then facilitate his resurrection.
This man should have been immersed in the power he bestowed upon him, enjoying the pleasure of immense strength, completely oblivious to other matters, unable to sense the consciousness of the remains reviving.
This would give him enough time to adjust his consciousness and recover his strength.
The moment his power recovered and his consciousness reawakened, the Source of All Evil, who had destroyed countless worlds, would reappear in the world.
The plan had been going perfectly.
The authorities of the Seven Deadly Sins and his remains were gathering and regenerating step by step.
His consciousness had also begun to revive.
But who could have imagined the plan would go wrong at this point?
No… not at this point.
This man, even earlier, had sensed the destiny he arranged for him. He had already begun to fight against the shackles of fate.
And at that time, his consciousness hadn’t awakened yet.
This man, taking advantage of the time before his consciousness fully awakened, had prepared countermeasures, catching him off guard. This was something that only so many gods working together had achieved before.
All these scenes, who knew how many times they had been rehearsed in Qin Chu’s mind. Precisely because of this, everything Qin Chu did was so fluid, without the slightest hesitation.
His completely awakened soul presented a different posture. Although this was Qin Chu’s soul world, it felt as if he was the master of this world: “From a human perspective, you are excellent.”
“But all your struggles are still meaningless.”
Their soul strength was completely on different levels. If Qin Chu’s soul was just a hazy wisp of smoke, the other’s soul was a tower cast from metal.
The consciousness of the Strongest Evil God, the Source of All Evil, had completely awakened. The other minor tricks he had planned probably wouldn’t be of any use. However, there was no disappointment on Qin Chu’s face.
“Who knows…”
Qin Chu sighed almost imperceptibly. His consciousness raised his right hand, his index finger tracing a faint crimson arc in mid-air.
“I admit, you are very strong.”
Qin Chu’s eyes froze. His eyes seemed to be able to pierce through the barrier of the soul world, seeing everything happening far, far away.
He seemed to see his lovers in the cathedral of the Imperial City, whispering about something. He saw Big and Little Shaye still arguing about who was the older sister.
He saw Violet and Anthea leaning against each other with smiles.
He saw Angelica gently choosing wedding dresses… she still chose a maid outfit for herself, a very luxurious and beautiful one.
Athena, on the other hand, abandoned the wedding dress and fancied a silver-white robe. Ekaterina and Sylph, however, seemed quite fond of the flowing wedding dress.
Edrina looked bored. She had no interest in these things. She proudly believed that no matter what she wore, she would be the most eye-catching jewel at the banquet.
Ireta displayed the elegance of an ancient noble. The wedding dresses and gowns commissioned by Veronica from a master seamstress seemed simple in Ireta’s eyes. She planned to sew one herself. Of course, this was definitely not because she could secretly sew a few extra layers of padding in the chest area.
Anastasia didn’t need to worry about wedding dresses. Her father and mother from the Ice Duchy would bring the most suitable gowns.
Norma was a bit timid, leaving everything to Veronica.
Natia’s gown was prepared by her best friend. That outfit made her very embarrassed… But her best friend said that outfit would have an astonishing effect on their wedding night.
Carol chose a dark and red intertwined, somewhat gothic lolita style gown… quite fitting for her somewhat eccentric personality.
Candice behaved quite humbly. As the last girl to move into the residence, she said she would leave everything to her “sisters.”
Iyeta and Heloise’s faces were also filled with joy, seemingly surprised that there was a place for them too.
Florence was enthusiastically arranging for Inas, as if looking at a daughter about to be married, naturally wanting her to be beautifully dressed… As for herself, she wasn’t planning to participate in this lively and boisterous event. She felt that given her status, existing in another way was more suitable.
Phil, still occupying Saint Monique’s body, also appeared. She immediately fancied the large red gown.
Everything seemed so warm and harmonious.
Qin Chu sighed silently. If he were there, he would definitely choose the most figure-hugging ones, especially for Athena, Ekaterina, Natia, Phil…
Bit by bit, Qin Chu averted his gaze, his eyes falling back on the powerful soul opposite him.
“You are very strong,” Qin Chu emphasized again: “So strong it makes me feel despair.”
“Perhaps, I should thank you first. In my first life, I was able to revive, that should be because of you, right?” Qin Chu raised an eyebrow, his tone filled with lightness.
It seemed that at this very moment, he was no longer afraid.
“When did you realize this?” The Source of All Evil didn’t deny it.
“Very early on. Although at first, I was overwhelmed by the joy of rebirth, thinking it was an opportunity given to me by heaven,” Qin Chu smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.
“But I quickly sensed something was wrong. This is a world with gods, after all. Shaye Shub-Niggurath is strong, but she’s just a Witch, a demigod-level Witch. How could she reverse time for a world with gods, turning it back seven years?”
“Even earlier than I imagined,” Father God, the Source of All Evil, nodded: “You deserve my praise again. You are excellent.”
“Thank you…” Qin Chu nodded slightly, calmly accepting Father God, the Source of All Evil’s praise: “At that time, I began to suspect that behind Shaye Shub-Niggurath, there must be other, more powerful existences hidden. I even suspected Shaye Shub-Niggurath was deliberately placed by that existence by my side… well, a spy?”
“So, I very carefully hid my suspicions. Even Shaye Shub-Niggurath, who had resided in my body for a long time, couldn’t detect it.”
Father God didn’t reject talking with Qin Chu. He could use this time to stabilize his newly recovered soul: “You are very smart. Your deduction is correct.”
And Qin Chu didn’t seem to notice Father God’s objective. He just shook his head vigorously: “No, no, no, you don’t understand.”
“I guessed that Big… I mean, there was someone behind Shaye Shub-Niggurath, but I didn’t expect that existence to be so terrifying,” Qin Chu said, somewhat annoyed.
Father God slowly spoke: “Then… what are you going to do now? Are you going to calmly accept death?”
Qin Chu shrugged: “It seems there’s no option for me to live!”
“However, I won’t die willingly. I said, I want to live.”
Father God seemed amused: “Do you think you still have hope of surviving?”
“Of course…” Qin Chu nodded: “Otherwise, why do you think I’ve been talking so much with you for so long?”
No one noticed that outside, on Qin Chu’s physical body, countless dense roots of the World Tree were growing.
The slender roots ruthlessly pierced through his skin, bones, internal organs, every vital area.
His entire body, unknowingly, had formed a vast net.
And each of these nodes stored the most scorching energy.
Ever since Qin Chu realized his strength couldn’t increase further, he had been desperately pushing his potential to the limit. Besides providing energy to the Little Goddess of Holy Light, all the energy Lucia couldn’t absorb was stored within Qin Chu’s body.
His heart, torso, limbs, internal organs, and even… his soul.
All parts capable of storing energy were filled to the brim.
At this moment, this body even needed the assistance of the Earth Mother Goddess O’nibena’s roots to maintain itself. Otherwise, it would completely collapse at any moment.
Within the soul world, before Father God, a bizarre scene occurred.
Qin Chu’s originally hazy soul suddenly turned crimson.
A strange smile appeared on his face. He spread his hands. The next second, scorching flames began to burn above Qin Chu’s soul.
That scene made Father God’s eyes contract slightly.
He knew Qin Chu had adopted the most tragic method: soul burning!
However, Father God didn’t know that the soul Qin Chu was burning was just a fuse. The truly terrifying bomb was already hidden throughout Qin Chu’s entire body.
Just how abundant the energy accumulated over several months was, even Qin Chu himself didn’t know.
The burning soul was already beyond erosion. Father God’s right hand reached out, seemingly wanting to crush Qin Chu’s soul. This was definitely not difficult for him. But Qin Chu was faster.
The instant Father God’s movement appeared, the burning soul instantly ignited all the energy hidden throughout the entire body… detonating it.
Faintly, Qin Chu’s perverse and maniacal laughter seemed audible:
“Guess what, do I have a way to drag you to hell with me?”
Rumble…
Explosions, mixed with gloomy, angry growls.
Accompanied by a crimson mushroom cloud, like a volcanic eruption, rising into the sky, Qin Chu’s physical body disintegrated in an instant.
Impacts filled with gloom and bloodlust spread. Yellow sand swirled in the air. The originally golden sand particles suddenly took on a desolate, dim hue.
Everything shattered… No, one thing remained. It was Qin Chu’s brain.
Protected by numerous dense roots.
Just as the surrounding impacts subsided slightly, the roots quickly placed Qin Chu’s brain on a patch of withered sand.
Then, the World Tree, the incarnation of the Earth Mother Goddess O’nibena, with a shua sound, quickly burrowed into the yellow sand.
Her roots had been eroded. Grayish-black marks were spreading along the slender roots towards her main body. O’nibena didn’t hesitate at all, quickly severing all the roots she had painstakingly grown.
Her speed of burrowing deeper into the ground grew faster and faster.
She had to escape the perception range of the Strongest Evil God in the shortest possible time.
Fortunately, she was the Earth Mother Goddess.
The earth was her home turf.
Traveling through the earth was easier for O’nibena than soaring through the air.
O’nibena finally stopped. She had reached the Earth’s core, surrounded by scorching magma.
This place was already sufficient to block the perception of the newly revived Strongest Evil God.
The scorching temperature of the magma seemed to make O’nibena somewhat uncomfortable. The remaining roots and branches of the World Tree gradually coiled up.
Accompanied by a flash of emerald green light appearing on O’nibena’s body, her existence rapidly transformed. In just a few seconds, the World Tree had disappeared, replaced by a tall, voluptuous, beautiful woman exuding an elegant, benevolent aura.
Green hair fluttered behind her.
A pair of eyes of the same color gazed upwards, seemingly able to pierce through layers of rock to see the surface.
On the ground, Qin Chu’s brain was still pulsating.
His brain, protected by O’nibena, didn’t vanish in the explosion, but was well preserved.
For Qin Chu, as long as he didn’t die instantly, he would live forever.
But this time, Qin Chu burned his soul.
However, even though his soul no longer existed, the power of Limitless Holy Healing was still restoring Qin Chu’s body.
On his brain, countless crimson, sticky human tissues began to appear.
And on the other side, a mass of grayish-black fog continuously churned. That was the soul of Father God, which had completely endured the instantaneous destruction of all that energy!
Or rather… a remnant soul?
