The Evolution Compendium

"After much hardship, I, Huang Feng, have finally reaped the rewards and ascended to Dawn Star, hahaha!"

"Beautiful lady~ give me a kiss!"

"Submit to me, and I'll grant you titles and land!"

"Cyan Bamboo Silk, Sun Gold, Saffron... so many materials, all mine!"

"..."

Bound by dense, gray-black roots, everyone was lost in dreams, their deepest desires awakened, experiencing pleasures they had never known before.

And desire, for this Magic Plant, was the best fertilizer.

Feeding on desire, it dragged its parasitic hosts into the Abyss of corruption.

As far as the eye could see, darkness wriggled. Countless roots slithered like snakes, hunting hidden prey.

"What on earth is this?"

Suddenly, the Iron Gall Bear King swallowed hard. He felt a pain in his abdomen and noticed it swelling into a tumor the size of a soccer ball.

Dense Gold Spiritual energy gathered in his abdomen, twisting, distorting, and polluting, as if nurturing a new life.

In the next moment, the scene shifted. He felt as if he had forgotten something, finding himself back home.

He was greeted by several gentle and lovely wives and concubines in enticing uniforms. The sight set him ablaze, and he had long since thrown any thoughts of roots out the window.

In reality, his eyes were vacant, his pupils devoid of luster, his body entwined by roots.

At the end of these roots, a massive tree towered into the sky. It opened countless blood-colored eyes, greedily devouring everyone's desires.

The eerie Mother Tree expanded continuously, nearly engulfing the outer circle of the Royal City and weaving a deep, mysterious tropical jungle.

"What is that thing!"

Lu Qi, leading the experts of the Night Commerce, was startled by this scene upon arrival.

"ROAR—"

The center of the Mother Tree let out a roar.

The dense leaves rustled. Countless brown branches transformed into sharp, icy blades, withered arms, and skeletal beast claws, unleashing a torrential, twisted, and chaotic rain—a mad banquet.

None of philanthrope at the trade fair were spared.

Most terrifying of all was the dark power surrounding the Mother Tree, causing immense Spiritual pollution!

"Oh dear, this..." An old scholar paled. "This level of pollution... it's a Forbidden Item from the Evil God Sect! How could it appear here!"

Lu Qi's scalp tingled. He couldn't help but shout, "With the protection of the Night Goddess, this kind of mistake shouldn't have happened!"

Suddenly, a thought flashed like lightning in his mind. Could it be...

"It's the King of Black Robes!?"

Lu Qi and the core members of the Night Commerce stared, their pupils constricting. If it was the King of Black Robes who deliberately left this forbidden method, then it would make perfect sense!

"But why? Didn't we ally with him?"

"Are you stupid? Based on mere auction house gifts? The best of those is only a Dawn Star-level material! He couldn't care less about that! His real goal is this Eternal Night Divine Kingdom!"

"I should have realized!"

Everyone's expression turned grim. That grand, forbidden being had been toying with them from the very beginning.

An existence forbidden at the Radiant Moon level, at least—why would he care about a bunch of ants?

"Enough talk! Let's deal with this Forbidden Item first!"

"The King of Black Robes is too despicable! The Goddess will definitely punish him!"

"Damn it!"

...

"Hmm?"

The Moon Princess paused, her calm and cool eyes rippling as she looked at the King of Black Robes.

As the ruler of a small domain, she keenly sensed a trace of evil power infiltrating from the outer circle, corrupting her domain.

"Allow me to think."

Chu Yi mistakenly thought she had exhausted her patience and said, "The matter of authority is crucial. Princess, perhaps you should wait..."

Then, he couldn't continue because the Moon Princess's long hair had turned silvery-white, her thick lashes resembled drifting snow, and her cold eyes stared icily at him.

A murderous aura surged!

"So, you've made your move after all." Her emotionless voice, like that of a god disdainful of the mortal realm, carried a hint of a sigh.

"What does the Princess mean by this?" Chu Yi asked with a frown, puzzled.

How could the Princess change her mind so quickly? They could still negotiate! He had only made a reasonable request for one hundred thousand units of Divinity. At worst, he'd give her a 5% discount. Her attitude was truly insincere!

Of course, once he obtained the Divinity, Chu Yi's first thought would be to run.

BOOM—

The Moon Princess wasted no words.

Confirming the King of Black Robes's conspiracy, she immediately unleashed a terrifying burst of Divine Power that distorted the entire room.

Overturning the table? Chu Yi had never expected the Moon Princess would plan to eliminate him and directly seize the hidden authority.

Suddenly, the surrounding environment changed.

All the buildings, plants, pools, and pavilions started trembling, undergoing bizarre transformations.

From Chu Yi's perspective, these surroundings shed their colors, turning monochrome. Space began to warp, various colors slipping away to become a chaotic mess, lines stretching into long strips, arcs, obtuse angles, and other geometric figures.

It was as if a painting was having its colors erased and was beginning to be rolled up.

Three dimensions were collapsing into two!

Chu Yi understood. He suddenly realized his body was uncontrollable, gradually twisting, with humanoid outlines appearing around him.

What the hell, what kind of terrifying ability is this?

Chu Yi summoned the Divine Eye without hesitation. The void he occupied instantly collapsed.

The next moment, the surrounding scene shifted again, placing him in a confined black-and-white space devoid of color, with only chaotic geometric lines everywhere.

This was a cage, a means for the Moon Princess to exile her enemies.

"ROAR—"

A crimson shadow squirmed on his skin, covered densely with mouths and eyes. A large tentacle, like a mass of tangled bloody shadows, impatiently emerged, ready to wreak havoc.

Chu Yi intelligently stopped the summoning, cold sweat pouring down his back.

In this confined prison, the summoned Divine Eye would have only him as a target. As the one responsible for ruining the God of Flesh and Blood's grand plan, it would definitely attack him.

"Sir, we can discuss this later." An ethereal voice floated from the Moon Cage.

The Moon Princess also discerned that another power was causing the destruction. Wary of Chu Yi, she had temporarily locked him in this prison.

From her perspective, the King of Black Robes might have contacted this other power, reached a deal, and was now conspiring with them from the inside and out to seize this domain.

He was capable of scheming against two Evil Gods; facing such a terrifying, forbidden existence, the Moon Princess dared not underestimate him, nor did she dare to rashly start a fight.

Otherwise, this prosperous land would turn to scorched earth.

For now, the King of Black Robes voluntarily entering the Moon Cage was a clear expression of sincerity, showing he had no connection to the other faction.

But Chu Yi didn't understand. He only felt that the Moon Princess was intentionally probing him.

Chu Yi narrowed his eyes, then surveyed his surroundings. He grasped a triangle and kneaded it into a tangled mess.

The space within the Moon Cage was incredibly vast, with no end in sight, only the lines that constructed the forms of objects.

This transaction still requires 'Determine Effect to Find Cause'.

Chu Yi pondered for a moment, then raised the Divine Hand. A brilliant white light swirled around it.