Volume 1 Chapter 512
by post_apiChapter 512: The True Horror
After Five Colors’ words fell, the magic of the entire realm trembled, yet it was not about to ignite or explode once more.
Though devoid of emotion, the magic seemed imbued with joy and excitement, as if joining in a grand celebration!
Every magical creature, every strand of magic, every structure, and even every inch of space here was rejoicing at the birth of the new "master"!
A torrent of magic surged into Lolth’s body, elevating her status bit by bit!
The oppressive weight of divine authority gradually dissipated!
The entire Ruins of Sand was rallying behind Lolth!
The will and magic of the realm were now at her command!
Though not yet a goddess, this place had already become Lolth’s "Divine Kingdom"!
Standing within this half-plane, she possessed the strength to rival a goddess, unaided by any external forces!
Lolth slowly rose to her feet, her breathing steadying.
"Thank you for believing in me, Five Colors."
Throughout this brief yet significant process, Lolth had unmistakably sensed Five Colors’ "sincerity and trust."
Then, her gaze shifted to Murphy Yates.
The smile on the Lord of Hell’s face had completely vanished.
"So, I’ll say it again…"
Lolth looked at Murphy Yates, her expression calm, her words deliberate and clear.
"I curse you."
Murphy Yates looked at Lolth and Five Colors, his lips twitching.
"Good, very good…"
For the first time, a distinct negative emotion surfaced on the Lord of Hell’s face.
Clearly, the choices and actions of Five Colors and Lolth had exceeded her expectations.
From her reaction, it was evident that this Lord of Hell detested events unfolding beyond her control and foresight.
Until just moments ago, she had regarded this half-plane as her own.
"Well… there’s nothing left to discuss!"
Murphy Yates declared, snapping her fingers.
Then, black and red, dense flames erupted around her.
Outside her dress, clusters of seemingly weighty flames flickered, burning quietly with a terrifying supernatural force and the aura of a supreme being.
Even with the empowerment from the half-plane, Lolth sensed a dangerous presence!
Despite the home advantage and the Plane Will’s support, the Lord of Hell and Arbitrator Murphy Yates were no ordinary deities!
An Origin Clone was already formidable enough.
But Lolth was not afraid.
The opponent is strong, but whether I can win now… I have to try to find out!
Flames from hell spread out around Murphy Yates’ Origin Clone in this space.
Heavy flowing fire fell downward, and sparks lit up everywhere, as if to create a great blaze.
"It’s a shame, I really didn’t want to come to this point!"
Murphy Yates looked at Lolth and Five Colors, gazing over the entire half-plane, and said coldly.
She stretched out her right hand, and the black-red flames wrapped around it surged up, forming a curved, pitch-black sword covered in fire.
The energy was undoubtedly of "Divine Artifact" level.
Lolth still felt fearless, looking at Murphy Yates, with a relaxed smile on her face.
"Then how about we both take a step back?"
"You take a step back, leave this half-plane, and pretend nothing happened."
Lolth said this sincerely, which made Murphy Yates pause for a moment.
"What about you?"
Even in such a tense atmosphere, she couldn’t help but ask.
"I will also take a step back, leave with this half-plane, and give you a chance to escape."
Lolth said seriously, as if she had proposed something she believed wholeheartedly.
But her serious expression didn’t last long, and she couldn’t help but laugh.
"Pffft—"
Murphy Yates grew even angrier.
"Are you messing with me?! Do you dare to mess with me?!"
The Lord of Hell nearly shouted in fury.
Lolth’s smile vanished in an instant. She looked at Murphy Yates and shouted back with a force that matched the god’s.
"Who the hell starts messing around the moment they arrive in this half-plane? It wasn’t you who was just playing word games with me, right?"
"It’s okay for you to mess with people, but not for me? What a double standard! I was just calling you out!"
"Damn you, hellish demon! You get all riled up just because I said a few words. You pulled out a Divine Artifact, so why don’t you attack? You just stand there waiting for your cooldown!"
"Just a friendly warning, I have reinforcements. Soon my mom, my sister, my aunt the succubus, and my boss’s co-workers from the whole Demon Army will come. I see you don’t look like you have friends in hell, so hurry up and release your poor little treasures locked away in your hellish museum before they get beaten and can’t even speak!"
As soon as Lolth finished speaking, the Five Colors standing behind her applauded enthusiastically.
"Clap, clap, clap."
Clapping sounded regularly in the space, and it seemed very mocking.
After Lolth shouted a few times, she completely confused Murphy Yates.
After all, she was a traveler; although her past experience only lasted a little over ten years, the intensity of training in another world was a gap that the demons, gods, or super operators of this world, no matter how many ages they lived, could not close.
Although Lolth usually acts laid-back and speaks kindly to everyone, it doesn’t mean she can’t curse.
This statement had a powerful effect.
You could even say it was excessively good.
Just like the evil god from earlier.
Murphy Yates… was also growing anxious.
The demon from hell gazed at Lolth and remained silent for a full five seconds before suddenly bursting into laughter.
"Interesting, interesting, interesting!"
She laughed so hard that her body shook, and she even appeared somewhat maniacal.
Then, she raised her pitch-black sword, ablaze with flames.
"I have made my decision—"
As she spoke, a red light gleamed in her eyes.
"In the name of the ‘Hell Arbitrator,’ you will die here and now."
Murphy Yates declared.
This was not mere trash talk.
It was a divine proclamation, her method of attack.
"Boom!"
A black pillar of fire erupted from beneath Lolth’s feet, engulfing her entire form.
"Lord Lolth!"
The moment the flames ignited, Five Colors charged into the inferno.
Just by entering, Five Colors could sense…
Power slipping away!
Life force, magic power, mental strength… all tangible and inherent powers were being evenly and swiftly "drained."
It was as if an unstoppable force was carrying them away.
She found Lolth, who was being "consumed," and leaped onto her back.
Lolth felt a touch from behind and turned to look at Five Colors.
Before she could utter a word, Five Colors spoke.
"Master Lolth… let me help you!"
"Please do not resist… accept me."
The girl murmured softly, her figure beginning to blur.
She wrapped her arms around Lolth’s slender body from behind, and then gradually merged into Lolth’s form, as if becoming one with her.
The girl, originally an Artificial Soul, naturally did not possess a true "body."
Her existence was more akin to a spirit body made tangible.
At this moment, it could once again become a pure spirit body.
As Five Colors had said, after relinquishing her resistance, Lolth felt as if there was an added essence of "Five Colors" within her body, magic, and soul.
She did not dissipate but instead existed within her own body in a manner akin to parasitism… or perhaps more accurately, symbiosis.
She even retained her own consciousness.
"Master Lolth, I will optimize the power of the half-plane for you."
The voice of Five Colors resonated within her soul.
The communication between the two became nearly seamless, free from any barriers or delays.
After Five Colors spoke, Lolth felt that her efficiency in utilizing the power of this plane to shield herself from the black flames had significantly improved.
Having been the core of this half-plane for tens of thousands of years, Five Colors naturally handled everything here with ease.
Every ounce of power was meticulously controlled by her.
The Ruins of Sand, remnants of an ancient civilization, contained a wealth of magical energy suitable for the Ailuo race.
Among these, Star Spirit magic was the most abundant.
This was an area where Lolth had previously been less proficient, but now, with the support of Five Colors, she found that she seemed to share some of Five Colors’ "skills" and "knowledge."
It was as if she had added a hard drive and a processor.
Though these were not originally hers, she could still utilize them.
Soon, Lolth tentatively constructed a forbidden technique of the Star Spirit class.
"Light of the stars, protect me?"
She tentatively attempted to form the spell, but before she could act, her thoughts and the magic of the half-plane moved swiftly.
Like an AI script assisting, Five Colors promptly constructed the spell.
A faint starlight enveloped Lolth, dispersing some of the black flames.
Lolth observed this scene.
The will and standards of the half-plane were indeed on par with a god!
At the very least, they would not be inferior to the opponent’s Origin Clone!
"Just like that… Five Colors, give me more!"
Realizing this, Lolth immediately granted Five Colors the authority to take over directly in this aspect.
Five Colors was far more adept at controlling the half-plane than she was.
"Understood, Master Lolth!"
Five Colors responded promptly, and then…
She utilized Lolth’s "authority" to summon an immense amount of magical energy!
Even Lolth could not easily release such a magnitude of power, which now gathered where the two stood.
Clearly… after transferring authority to Lolth, Lolth then returned it to Five Colors, allowing this Artificial Girl core to gain even greater control!
It made sense, considering that this place had once been ownerless; an AI core’s inherent authority would naturally be much less than what a master would permit after taking ownership.
If Five Colors had been able to do this earlier, she would not have been left defenseless against the evil god and hell demons, with self-destruction as her only option at all times.
While Five Colors channeled the half-plane’s magic to execute this spell, Lolth was not idle either.
She began repairing her magical cube!
Just moments ago, Lolth conceived a hypothesis.
If within this personal "half-plane," which in a sense could also be considered her own "Divine Kingdom," she were to use the magical cube to reconstruct the previous spell…
What level of destructive power and realm could she achieve by combining the two?
If she further enhanced it with the Three Inch Divine Kingdom, would she truly become indistinguishable from a deity?
Lolth wasn’t sure, but she decided to try it!
After all, Murphy Yates seemed to be a formidable adversary, so there was no harm in strengthening her own power!
Soon, Lolth had repaired the magical cube.
Meanwhile, the black flames finally dissipated under the assault of the Five Colors.
But…
Both the Five Colors and Lolth had ultimately underestimated the strength of the divine "Origin Clone."
Especially, they had underestimated the true power of Murphy Yates.
Perhaps, the current combination of Lolth and the Five Colors, while not true gods, still possessed the capability to challenge the God of War.
But…
Among the demons of hell, Murphy Yates was not the only one with god-like powers.
If hell were a weak realm, Xiletor would not have seriously warned Lolth.
Standing at the pinnacle of hell, as one of the five hell kings, Murphy Yates was certainly no ordinary deity!
Once Lolth and the Five Colors broke through the black flames…
A new world unfolded before them!
Black cliffs, a towering throne, encircling chains and torture devices, statues carved with solemn visages…
The figure of Murphy Yates had long since vanished, replaced by the imposing figure that Lolth had glimpsed sitting on the throne.
She and Five Colors stood within a pitch-black cage, directly beneath the throne!
Like sinners awaiting judgment—and indeed, that was the case!
The two were still within the half-plane of the Ruins of Sand, but their connection to this half-plane had become incredibly tenuous.
At this moment, their "home field advantage" was nearly nonexistent.
Lolth quickly grasped what was happening here.
This was a spell akin to the Supreme Divine Spell "Eden Falls," but it was cast by a deity in person.
Murphy Yates had brought her Divine Kingdom and her true self to this place through a spell!
This was likely where she routinely judged the guilty demons!
On the throne, the projection that had merged with the Origin Clone slowly opened its eyes.
They were as crimson as two red moons.
She lifted her gaze and looked at Lolth in the cage, softly speaking.
"This is the place of the hellish trial, and hiding is not permitted."
A voice that seemed to emanate from another dimension floated through the air…
However, Five Colors and Lolth were immediately separated!
The girl, Five Colors, was forcibly extracted from Lolth’s soul and body!
Then, she reformed her body and returned to her original form, collapsing to the ground.
"Cough, cough…"
Five Colors fell to the ground, softly coughing, as if feeling extremely unwell.
Lolth also felt as if her body had been drained of energy.
Upon closer inspection, the two discovered…
Their magical and extraordinary powers seemed to have been sealed!