I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 158. Spiritual Artifact Transforms into Human
"Your Excellency Os, you have to trouble us with such a trivial matter as capturing the Holy Maiden? Does your Holy See have no one else to rely on?" The black-robed subordinate stood behind Viper, raising his voice in dissatisfaction.

The old man remained calm, showing no anger at the other person's disrespect, and simply raised his eyes indifferently.

“I have sent people to surround the glass room, but the Seven-Eyed Calamity Realm is building new exits very quickly. Sooner or later they will escape from other places. In order to capture Chana Xue as soon as possible, it will be more efficient to send you directly.”

As he spoke, Archbishop Auschwitz slid the documents on the table toward the viper:
"These are their files. There are two other people with Cha Naixue, Mu Qingtong and Xia Feng. According to the Holy Department's information, these two have only been promoted to the first rank for less than two months, so they are not a concern. You only need to pay attention to Cha Naixue. She is only twenty years old and is already a third-rank spirit master. She not only has an A-rank spirit weapon, but also an unknown method bestowed by the Pope."

Viper's dark green vertical pupils glanced casually at the information in the document, nodded, and tossed it to his two subordinates behind him: "Take a look, and if there are no problems, go and arrest them."

The mole took the file, quickly glanced at it for a few seconds, and then suddenly smiled. "Wow, this Xia Feng is interesting. Copying other people's magical artifacts, that's quite an interesting ability."

“So, I’d like to remind you two,” Os nodded, “Although the data shows that he can only copy one magical artifact at most, if your magical artifacts are very powerful, it’s best not to show them to him to prevent him from getting them.”

"Hehe, then Lord Os is overthinking it." The groundhog shook its head. "Our magical artifact has already received the 'spiritual gift' of the Great Calamity. If he dares to copy it, he will probably suffer a backlash from the Calamity-level evil force and die without even knowing how."

Disaster and calamity are different. Calamity kills people by using rules, while disaster kills people by spreading disease and bringing disaster.

For example, a divine calamity can spread a spiritual virus called "artifact calamity". Anyone infected with "artifact calamity" will have their spiritual artifacts turn into sentient beings, such as cats, dogs, pigs, sheep, or even human figures.

The believers who believe in God-given refer to the 'infectious disease' as 'spiritual gift'.

Because after being infected by the artifact, spirit masters will become violent and bloodthirsty, and the artifact may even develop its own consciousness and become uncontrollable by its owner. However, the artifact will also gain a very small increase in its abilities as a result.

Furthermore, by destroying and devouring other spiritual artifacts, the spiritual artifact bestowed by the spirit can continuously receive a small but constant boost. As long as enough spiritual artifacts are destroyed, this boost will eventually accumulate and lead to a qualitative improvement.

In addition, most 'viral disasters' are contagious, while 'artifact disasters' are transmitted through attack—any artifact that attacks an artifact carrying an 'artifact disaster virus' has a chance of becoming infected with the 'artifact disaster'.

Of course, the success rate of infection is subjective. Some say it depends on the level of spiritual pressure, while others say it depends on the grade of the spiritual artifact—the higher the grade of the spiritual artifact, the harder it is to be infected, and so on.

"That's good."

Archbishop Auth nodded. Viper's two subordinates were both third-tier spirit masters, more than enough to deal with those three little guys.

"Wait." Just then, a voice came from the darkness, "Lord Os, please allow me to go with you."

Everyone turned to look, and there stood a handsome man in gleaming gold armor, with deep eyes, his head held high and chest out.

This person is none other than Ye Lixing, the ultimate simp of Cha Nai Xue.

Os glanced at him and said calmly, "Fourth rank?"

"It was a close call, but we have lived up to Lord Os's expectations," Ye Lixing said, bowing respectfully to the old man.

“I know you have feelings for the Saintess,” Os said in a deep voice. “Don’t worry, Chana is still useful. I won’t let her die.”

Ye Lixing shook his head. He wasn't worried about Cha Naixue dying. He just wanted to show the Holy Maiden just how powerful he was now!
He was already looking forward to the scene where the Holy Maiden would be shocked that he had actually advanced to the fourth rank, and then abandon Xia Feng and shyly rush into his arms.

“Lord Os, I believe that sending two third-tier beings to capture them still carries a certain risk.”

Ye Lixing stood tall and said calmly, "But if I, a fourth-level spirit master, am added to the mix, they will have no chance of escape."

"Tsk, isn't that unnecessary?" Groundhog frowned, displeased. "Ye Lixing, are you looking down on our strength?"

"Oh, you're quite self-aware, aren't you?" The Eternal Day Messenger, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, crossed his legs and seized the opportunity to make a sarcastic remark.

"!" The mole cursed again, enraged, and was about to step forward again, but Os gently tapped the table and said in a deep voice,
"Alright, to be on the safe side, Ye Lixing, you should go too. Come back and report as soon as possible."

Although he felt it was unnecessary to be so cautious, it was always better to be safe than sorry to ensure the smooth arrival of the Eternal Day Goddess's projection. Ye Lixing was overjoyed and bowed, saying, "Yes, sir, I will not fail your expectations."

After saying that, Ye Lixing left the church with two third-tier spiritual masters from the Burning Heaven Temple.

The two spirit masters were codenamed Groundhog and Yellow Rat, names that sounded like low-level minions. Ye Lixing was disdainful, but still put on a smile: "Gentlemen, I have a small request."

"Hmm?" The groundhog glanced at Ye Lixing sideways.

"I want to be infected with the calamity." Ye Lixing noticed that the two people's expressions were not right, so he quickly changed his words, "Spiritual gift, I want to obtain a spiritual gift, I wonder if you two can help me with this?"

Hearing this, the groundhog looked at him suspiciously: "You worship the Black Moon Goddess, right? Are you sure it's okay to receive the blessing of a divine calamity?"

"There's a problem, but as long as no one else notices, it'll be fine. Besides, Lingci sounds really cool, don't you guys think?"

"I must say, Brother Ye, you have excellent taste!"

Upon hearing Ye Lixing's praise, the groundhog's attitude completely changed. He was very satisfied with the Black Moon Knight's understanding and grinned, "Then attack me with your magic weapon. Attacking me will give you a chance to obtain it."

Ye Lixing opened his palm, and a longbow woven with emerald green grass appeared in his hand. With a slight thought, the longbow produced arrows that shot towards the groundhog.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no change in the longbow.

"Spiritual gifts are the grace of the evil god; not everyone has the opportunity to receive them, so Brother Ye, don't be discouraged by failure."

At this point, the groundhog stopped talking abruptly.

Suddenly, the longbow disintegrated into specks of emerald light, which instantly reformed into a woman with pointed ears and wearing an emerald green dress, like an elf from a fairy tale. Her slightly lowered eyelashes slowly lifted, and her empty emerald eyes gradually lit up, gaining a lively and spirited look.

"Hiss—it's actually humanoid?"

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"Help me—help me!"

In the Calamity Realm, more than twenty hours had passed, and Jiang Zhizi was still standing in the middle of the Blood River, holding a flower and staring at the gardenia in her hand with fascination.

Countless vengeful spirits murmured and wailed, but their voices were noticeably softer than before, presumably because they had completely collapsed in the endless cycle of reincarnation.

After all, Jiang Zhizi's painful memories could drive someone insane after just one experience, while these nobles experienced them millions and millions of times within the gardenia.

Under such torment, these nobles also became like the victims, heartbroken and devoid of hatred or love, completely losing all hope for life.

"The time is almost here, get ready."

Xia Feng looked towards the horizon, and the entire Calamity Realm suddenly began to tremble. Cracks appeared in space, like a mirror shattering. Countless dense, pure white chains shot out from the spatial cracks, dancing like dragons and snakes in the thunderous and lightning-filled world.

With Xia Feng fully focused, at the last moment, a thought flickered, and an exit light door instantly opened 2.1 kilometers east of the glass room, 10 meters underground.

More than 300 figures within the territory vanished in a flash.

As his vision shifted, Xia Feng looked around and discovered that he was in a very spacious silver hall, surrounded by strangely shaped experimental equipment.

It resembles an underground experimental base.

(End of this chapter)