Otherworld.
Lu Ming skillfully crossed the spatial rift.
He returned to the initial teleportation point, his Temple of Procreation.
At this moment, it was deep in the night, moonlight pouring down, casting a silvery highlight upon Lu Ming’s figure.
In his hand, he held a crystal-clear, tiny worm.
“With the origin of the Evil-Eyed Worm, I might be able to control what remains of its body.”
“Using an Ancient Evil as a henchman, or as a trump card, both seem like excellent choices.”
As Lu Ming pondered.
A surge of Faith flooded in, an unimaginably dense power pouring into his body.
In just an instant, a strange sensation spread in his heart.
It was as if something akin to shackles had been broken.
Lu Ming tilted his head back slightly, unable to help but close his eyes, as if he was struggling to restrain something.
Divine power leaked from his body in an unstable flow.
The violent aura made the decorations inside the temple tremble and sway.
“Hoo….”
Lu Ming took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing that power.
Then he opened his eyes, his spirits high.
“This power!”
“I’ve already surpassed the original shackles; I’ve pretty much reached the level of a High Demigod.”
Even ordinary churches couldn’t possess someone at this tier.
Only a third-tier Deity Church could nurture or recruit such an existence.
Anyway, the Church of Procreation definitely wouldn’t have a High Demigod.
Right now, the Church of Procreation was just a bunch of rabble.
That mad dog, the God of Procreation, had actually fallen silent.
After sensing this new power, Lu Ming checked his own Divine Authority.
This was what truly excited him the most.
His mastery of the Authority of Lies was almost perfect now; Lu Ming even felt as if
he himself was Lies incarnate.
Perhaps, it was time to give it a try.
Lu Ming’s expression grew solemn as a thought welled up in his mind.
Previously, Lu Ming had never dared to openly use the power of his Divine Authority for fear of being
perceived by those Deities.
After all, Authority itself was not unique, but Divinity was.
Therefore, most Authorities were secretly mastered by Deities, and some even possessed two Divine Seats.
He feared that a Deity possessing the corresponding Authority would sense him, and then discover his identity as a Pseudo-God.
But now, he hardly needed to worry.
Unless face to face with a Deity, no one could discover him.
***
Lu Ming’s figure vanished from the temple.
He instantly crossed tens of thousands of miles, appearing at the edge of the Continent, only a short distance from the Badlands.
He made no attempt to hide the terrifying aura of a High Demigod.
The greedy, evil gazes from the Badlands instantly diminished greatly.
Only a few especially powerful beings still watched Lu Ming, but there was no longer any
malicious intent.
Only vigilance.
What had brought such an overwhelming being here?
Lu Ming used the Authority of Lies to transform himself into Rain’s appearance, his disguise almost
flawless.
Even if Rain and Lu Ming stood side by side, no one could tell which was real and which was fake.
In his hand, he held the origin of the Evil-Eyed Worm, disguised as a Bone Whistle.
He called upon the universe to summon its Body Remnant.
Soon.
Responding to Lu Ming’s call, a terrifying aura gradually approached.
A gigantic, half-severed worm’s body floated into the Otherworld.
But in the eyes of others, what descended from the depths of the cosmos was a mighty, ancient dragon.
It flapped its wings, each as wide as half the Continent, and flew toward Lu Ming.
Its body was as immense as the Evil-Eyed Worm’s, impossible to look at directly.
“Destruction Dragon Fingris, greets my esteemed master!”
Lu Ming nodded indifferently, then stepped atop the “dragon’s” head and soared into the distance.
In an instant, he vanished without a trace.
But that instant’s aura was sensed by countless churches and powerhouses of the Empires.
“Who is this lord, who actually brought a Destruction Dragon into this plane?!”
“The Calamity that patrols the universe, the most ferocious of all dragon breeds—the Destruction Dragon, rumored to be a descendant
of that Destruction Dragon God!”
“Does the Destruction Dragon God intend to spread Faith here?”
***
Upon returning to the temple, Lu Ming directly shrank the Body Remnant of the Evil-Eyed Worm.
Then brought it into the Divine Realm.
Staring at the evil Body Remnant and its origin in his hand.
Lu Ming solemnly began fusing the two together.
He activated the Authorities of Life and Lies, restoring vitality to the Evil-Eyed Worm.
Then, using Immortality and his own half-god divinity.
He began to slowly implant the rule, “Lu Ming is the master of the Evil-Eyed Worm, and must be obeyed with absolute loyalty.”
The process was extremely slow.
Mainly because the Evil-Eyed Worm was an Ancient Evil, not so easy to control.
But with the help of the Authority of Lies and Immortality, things gradually fell into place.
Once everything was confirmed.
Lu Ming withdrew the power of his Authorities and Immortality.
He observed as the Evil-Eyed Worm’s Body Remnant and its origin gradually fused together.
Just as Lu Ming was closely watching.
A familiar voice called from outside the temple.
“Your Highness, are you… asleep?”
Lu Ming was startled upon hearing this.
“Ilena, why is she here…”
Of course, Lu Ming recognized that voice instantly.
It was Ilena, the first to offer him Faith.
Mm, and she had even acted as his matchmaker twice, albeit indirectly.
Lu Ming cast his gaze over.
Ilena tiptoed into the temple, as if sneaking in.
Her once slightly childish face had become fully mature, carrying the charm of a young woman.
Yet, there was still a clear innocence hidden between her brows.
What surprised Lu Ming most, however, was what Ilena held in her arms.
She had wrapped an adorable baby in a sheet.
The baby’s face greatly resembled Ilena’s, but… there was a faint similarity to him as well.
“This… is this my child?”
Lu Ming was strangely silent for a moment; although he wasn’t the type to shirk responsibility.
Still, this was rather unexpected.
How had she given birth so quickly—it hadn’t been that long, had it?
***
Before Lu Ming could think further.
Ilena knelt before the Statue, gently caressing the child’s face with tender affection.
Then she looked up at the Statue, her face brimming with love.
“My child, whom you granted me, has been born. Ilena begs you to bestow her a name, O great
Goddess of Fertility.”
Hearing Ilena call for him.
Lu Ming fell silent no longer, tossing the Evil-Eyed Worm far away to lock it up.
Then, he slowly revealed his figure.
A soft green light shone upon Ilena.
She gazed into the sacred radiance.
A pure and flawless figure was standing before the Statue, looking at her and reaching out a hand.
Ilena respectfully rose and stepped forward, taking Lu Ming’s hand.
Then, she vanished from where she stood.
Appearing for the second time in the Divine Realm, her earliest memories were completely restored.
Ilena’s lovely face flushed red in an instant.
She dared not meet Lu Ming’s gaze.
She secretly glanced at the hand he held.
So white and delicate, seemingly so slender, yet with such strength…
Ilena shook her head suddenly. Before the Goddess Herself, how could she think of such things?