The Evolution Compendium

Outcome: Harvest a large amount of Divinity!

Suddenly, the law of causality was activated. Chu Yi also learned that this fruit consumed 30 points of Divine Power, or 5 points of Divine Power could be substituted with Wheat Ears Divinity!

Because he had upgraded the Divine Hand, he gained insight into a part of causality, glimpsing a corner of the future.

He foresaw himself draining the resources of the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom completely. This would earn him the resentment of the Eternal Night Goddess. He would be hunted for thousands of miles by the Moon Princess and her subordinates. He would hide using his secret authority and counter-kill a group of powerhouses, only to eventually die in a cave in the world of the Eternal Night Realm.

Chu Yi: "???"

This fruit was the cause of his subsequent pursuit. Chu Yi was very dissatisfied with this, so he changed it.

At the same time, he was very delighted. He became increasingly familiar with the law of causality and more proficient in determining effects and seeking causes. He reached a point where his words became law, achieving a semblance of omniscience and omnipotence, and could even control a certain margin of error.

Outcome: Gain a moderate amount of Divinity.

The law of causality activated once more. Chu Yi saw shattered visions of himself conversing with the Princess, making it hard to determine the specific amount of Divinity.

The precognitive visions were random. It was like the River of Time rushing onward, and Chu Yi was randomly plucking visions from a downstream tributary.

He consumed a feast that replenished his mental energy, pondered deeply, and once again replaced the fruit.

Outcome: Obtain Divinity regularly.

Chu Yi understood the difference between a single large gain and a steady, continuous one.

I want to freeload countless times.

After a long while, he consumed 5 points of Divine Power and added a measure of Divinity to establish this fruit.

The precognitive visions were unique. It was as if a mirror had shattered, each fragment reflecting a different future:

A monstrous feast, a scarlet moon, a nine-headed statue, a Tentacle Monster battling a beautiful girl, a defeated Princess...

COUGH. COUGH.

How bizarre. Let me look again.

In his view, this fruit was related to the Moon Princess. They would conduct regular trade, exchanging Divinity and achieving a win-win situation.

What's a win-win situation? It's when I win twice over!

"I can't get out of the cage for now, so let's search if there are any exploitable resources here."

Chu Yi's mood improved after establishing the fruit. As long as there was a steady supply of Divinity, the Deceit Beast's feeding problem could be resolved.

Soon, he ran around and discovered that some of these lines were crystal-bright and very special; they could be refined in the kitchen to make feast items.

Eldest Master Chu was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see things go to waste.

The lines exiled here had once been all sorts of items in the outside world, merely reduced to two dimensions now.

Meanwhile, he saw magnificent colors floating in the void, seemingly intermingled, possessing a kind of chaotic beauty.

"These lines are quite special; they seem usable as ingredients for the Divine Hand."

Chu Yi pinched a bright silver thread, as fine as spider silk. Only after inquiring did he learn that this type of thread originated from Forbidden Items.

The Moon Cage sealed troublesome opponents and eerie enemies; there was no shortage of Forbidden Items that struck fear into people's hearts.

Viewed from another perspective, these Forbidden Items, now reduced to two-dimensional lines, contained a minuscule trace of Divinity. Without the keen perception of the Divine Hand, it would be very difficult to discern.

Thus, Chu Yi happily collected lines.

...

The majestic and prosperous Royal City, under the Desire Mother Tree's revelation, showed its true face.

Its outer perimeter, however, was overrun by a dense forest formed from piled limbs and flesh. Countless branches obscured the sky, casting shadows that ensnared prey like cobwebs.

Even more hair-raising were the exquisitely crafted human skins hanging from the branches. Their stiff faces displayed expressions of bliss, as men and women, intertwined, performed a bizarre, ancient dance upon the boughs.

Skeletons crawled like snakes and insects, while cockroaches ran rampant.

The night breeze whistled through holes in the protruding bones, playing a whispering, violin-like tune.

"Mother Goddess, please enjoy this ultimate banquet!"

The clown-masked man stood upon a branch, extremely excited, his eyes filled with the euphoria of his rapidly increasing power.

Each cult received the blessings of the Evil Gods in different ways.

For instance, members of the Joyful Cult dedicated themselves to subverting values and corrupting others. They sought ever more thrilling sensations to please their Mother Goddess and obtain unprecedented ecstasy.

BOOM—

Myriad stars twinkled, and Star Soul Lanterns drifted about. Suddenly, a brilliant sun of fire at the center unleashed a magnificent Flame Pillar, striking down into the forest of interwoven flesh and blood.

However, before the Flame Pillar could explode, a shadowy, writhing maw swallowed the entire blaze in one gulp.

This scene suddenly stunned everyone.

The Raging Fire was a King-rank Pet Beast that utilized the Beast King system. It had unlimited charging capability and could destroy cities and nations with a single blast. Its power reached the apex of the Dawn Star tier, yet it was ineffective against this Forbidden Item!

"The cult's Forbidden Items carried corrupting, twisted power. Once their inherent rules took shape, it would result in a catastrophe."

"Hopefully, this matter won't disturb Her Highness the Princess."

Lu Qi swallowed hard, secretly praying.

The true purpose of Night Commerce was to serve the influential figures of the Eternal Night Realm, gathering external intelligence, money, resources, and more for them.

Faced with such a monumental accident, he, Lu Qi, would undoubtedly be the first to be held accountable.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but blame the King of Black Robes. That detestable fellow had put on a convincing facade while unknowingly planting a ticking time bomb.

Gan Liniang!

The followers who were first alarmed also noticed this anomaly.

Their master's territory was under attack, so these elites from various Alien Races summoned their Pet Beasts to join the battle.

"I understand now! This is one of the Joyful Cult's Forbidden Items—the Desire Mother Tree! A terrifying entity spoken of in legends, known to parasitize worlds and spread calamities!"

Someone, recognizing the Mother Tree's origin, wore an uneasy expression.

Each cult possessed its own exclusive Forbidden Items.

For example, the Life Cult had its Flesh Egg, the Gray Mist Cult its Dusk Dust, and the Joyful Cult its Desire Mother Tree. The source of all these items was the power of the Evil Gods.

Forbidden Items were so named because if left uncontrolled, they would evolve into a calamity capable of engulfing entire cities, nations, or even worlds.

It was similar to how the Life Cult, in the past, had used five great Flesh Eggs to summon a Flesh Wall, preparing to welcome the descent of the God of Flesh and Blood. Fortunately, that attempt had been forcefully interrupted.

This Desire Mother Tree, however, had started as just a small segment of root. It fed on desire, expanding rapidly until its roots burrowed down to the planet's core, absorbing the Power of the World to grow into an Ancient Evil God.

However, to this Mother Tree, everyone's attacks were like a mere drizzle. Even the damage dealt by Dawn Star Powerhouses was negligible.

Subsequently, thousands of its branches drooped down.

The controlled puppets turned their heads in unison to look at this group of powerhouses. Their writhing human skins floated in mid-air, the corners of their mouths twisted into eerie, pleased smiles as they swooped down to attack, causing immense chaos.

The battle scene was exceptionally bizarre.

They found themselves fighting against the animated skins of the dead, all while having to guard against cockroaches emerging from skeletons. The slightest carelessness could result in a severe bite, infection by a joy toxin, and transformation into one of the Mother Tree's puppets.

The most agonizing part was that the Forbidden Items carried a spiritual contaminant.

Even if they managed to slay these puppets controlled by desire, the Spiritual contamination and Soul corruption would ultimately drag them into the Abyss Mother's embrace.