The Evolution Compendium

Inside the grand hall, a luxurious and comfortable carpet was laid. Dozens of round, lustrous jade gems inlaid in the ceiling cast a gentle glow in the dim chamber.

A solitary, graceful figure moved. The hazy moonlight spread, suppressing the desires within her.

"Princess, please wait for a moment," Chu Yi spoke solemnly.

The Moon Princess nodded. Her pale silver eyes closed slightly, her long, thick, snowy lashes trembling subtly, and she spoke no further.

Chu Yi smiled.

He had deliberately allowed a part of the Desire Mother Goddess's will to affect the Moon Princess, not just to eliminate her hostility but also to gain her favor.

The seed sown earlier in the Moon Cage Prison was related to this.

The Divine Hand devoured the will of the Evil Gods, reaching level 37. This enhanced his ability to perceive the Law of Causality and accumulate Causal Factors.

Everything was destined!

Though the process was unclear, the outcome was the same.

As long as the Moon Princess was 'healed,' he could create a common enemy. Maintaining an alliance would then ensure long-term cooperation and the trading of Divinity.

Determine Effect, Seek Cause—terrifying indeed!

Chu Yi spread his hands, and a broken Angel Statue floated in the air. Even disassembled, its lingering aura was chilling, as if countless invisible eyes were watching.

Then, the Chaotic Burial Mound materialized—a place where myriad souls rested, filled with scattered bones.

Nine Resentful Souls, causing the other spirits to tremble, were summoned. An immense wave of hatred, murderous intent, and curses poured out like a tsunami, surging forth.

Some had their eyes gouged out, empty sockets streaming tears of blood;

others had their legs severed, flesh mangled, a sickly-sweet scent oozing from the stumps;

still others had their heads decapitated, a scarlet thread crudely sewn around the neck…

"What is he doing?"

The Moon Princess was startled, her long lashes quivering. Then, her silver eyes opened, looking at the nine Resentful Soul maidservants in astonishment.

For some reason, the desire for slaughter boiled within her once more. Hatred, envy, bloodlust... all surged, making her want to cut down these nine maidservants and then kill the King of Black Robes.

"I will wait for you," she said. Her graceful figure flickered, and with light lotus steps, she moved behind the heavy curtains to suppress her desires by other means.

"Be quiet," Chu Yi said indifferently. These nine maidservants had been soul-captured into the Chaotic Burial Mound and naturally followed his command. Their auras retracted, their faces became numb, devoid of consciousness.

He frowned slightly.

I only know these nine maidservants will be of great use, but the details are a complete fog.

He immersed part of his consciousness into his mind, searching for a strategy.

Oh. A flash of insight struck him. Chu Yi immediately raised the Divine Hand, swiftly probing into one maidservant's Soul Body.

BOOM—

Amidst the roaring of steam, the line strings were destroyed. The maidservant's Life Chart shattered, and her thousand-year-long tormented existence ended.

The chaotic light within the line strings squirmed, exuding a foul stench. It was not devoured by the Divine Hand but was instead collected by Chu Yi and taken to his 'kitchen'.

[Desire Spirit*1]

Chu Yi went to the 'kitchen' again, fetched a horn hammer with teeth-like protrusions for grinding, and struck hard. A spark flashed, expelling impurities.

Soon, with the impurities removed, the material became pure and crystalline.

Chu Yi harvested a blossoming pink glimmer. It was crystal clear, floated like a cloud, and gave the impression of a newborn baby—tender and lovely.

[Redemption Spirit*1]

Chu Yi took a deep breath. Using the Authority of Flesh and Blood, he squeezed out a few drops of his blood. Then, utilizing the Bartender's Rules he'd learned at the banquet, he combined various materials into a liquid and injected it into the pink cloud.

Immediately, the cloud exuded a scarlet mist. It swirled and transformed, emanating a sense of intimacy towards him.

The entire process was akin to erasing the residual power of the Desire Mother Goddess and removing the curse. This returned its essence to its origin, now replaced with Chu Yi's own power, making it recognize him as its master.

And in dispersing the Evil God's power, the tools from his 'kitchen' were comparable to Divine Artifacts!

He then pulled this pink cloud into reality. The human skin on his back writhed, and shadows twisted and shifted, immediately solidifying into a beautiful girl in a Gothic Lolita dress. She wore a yandere-like smile, but her eyes were empty and devoid of light.

Tokisaki Kurumi!

The line strings of this two-dimensional 'waifu' were quite distinct. Chu Yi couldn't help but smirk and make a grasping gesture with his empty hand.

Tailor's Rule!

The paper-like figure drifted slowly, as if a dress were being draped over the cloud condensed from the pink hue!

Dragon-Pointing Pen.

Its true ability was never painting, but constructing line strings and forging Life Charts!

The Deep Sea Mirage Dragon is an incredibly rare Pet Beast, capable of turning illusion into reality—how could its power be mere simple painting!

Soon, the pink hue filled her in. Tokisaki Kurumi seemed to 'inflate,' transitioning into three dimensions.

She had bright eyes and pearly teeth, a rosy, jade-like complexion, and a graceful figure. Her slender, spring-onion-like fingers caressed her lips as she gazed at Chu Yi, her eyes carrying a hint of morbid satisfaction.

"Master..." she cooed, her eyes full of spring-like allure, like peach blossoms in the third month. Her pink lips, slightly parted, held a faint smile.

Chu Yi was ecstatic... Pah, I'm supposed to be synthesizing a Treasure! Mustn't forget the important task!

After a while, Chu Yi had mostly figured things out. He couldn't help frowning; her texture was no different from touching a piece of paper, and they couldn't engage in any 'close-quarters communication'.

The lecher within him shed a tear of disappointment.

Chu Yi repeated the process, creating nine such beautiful girls. He gathered them around the Fallen Angel's skeletal remains and began to synthesize the Treasure.

Before beginning the synthesis, he cautiously used 'Determine Effect, Seek Cause'.

Effect: Synthesis must succeed!

Divinity -3.

BANG! BANG!

The nine girls exploded into a mist of blood. It writhed like a living creature, tendrils of blood swirling and floating towards the skeletal remains.

Simultaneously, Chu Yi shattered the Ring of Curse, adding a trace of the Hypnosis Rule into the mix.

The Treasure is related to desire. I just devoured the power of the Desire Mother Goddess, and her will was wiped clean by the Divine Hand. This is perfect.

Chu Yi extended the Divine Hand, infusing pure power of desire, linking the essences of the nine girls together.

The skeletal remains squirmed, enveloped in a cloud of pink mist, a disaster brewing within.

An unknown amount of time passed. Then, a delicate hand tore through the pink mist. A graceful silhouette gradually became clear, revealing a nine-headed woman.

She wore a blood-red gown, shrouded in a scarlet aura. A sash cinched her slender waist, further highlighting her ethereal beauty and delicate allure.

At first glance, she was an unparalleled beauty.

But, upon her swan-like, slender, jade neck, rested nine bizarrely beautiful heads.

Each enchanting and lovely face belonged to a female character Chu Yi recognized:

Esdeath, Asuna, Yuuki Liwood, Altria, Kasugano Sora, Hyuga Hinata, Flame Spirit, Tokisaki Kurumi, Kotori Itsuka...

"Master... ooh, Master's scent is the best..." one head cooed, its cute voice carrying a pathological infatuation.

"Master, let's go kill people! Kill, kill, kill! We'll dig a pit, drain their blood, and soak in a hot spring with Master, hehe!" another head declared, its angry voice full of brutality, yet not off-putting—instead, it brimmed with a strange heroic spirit.

"No, no, that's too wasteful. We should peel off their skin and render their corpses into lamp oil. I want to make a big lantern for Master," a third voice purred, sweet and seductive, incredibly tender towards its Master.

Wait, is the Treasure I synthesized a bit... abnormal?

Chu Yi felt his scalp tingle. He stared at the bizarre nine-headed beauty, momentarily speechless.

While one's fetishes are a personal choice, at least... it shouldn't be like *this*... In any case, I've truly never seen such a sight!

However, considering I've become something of an aberration myself, this isn't entirely unacceptable, I suppose.