A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 919

Chapter 919: Chapter 645 Division_2 Chapter 919: Chapter 645 Division_2 After all, the reduction of SAN value is almost irreversible, and on the Faelun Continent, the concept of SAN value simply does not exist–they do not know how to prevent this terrible force that starts from the mind.

Of course, with the lowering of SAN value and spiritual contamination by the Old God, even the zealots from Philray's side would gradually change in appearance. Their shapes would mutate, distort, becoming unspeakable, incredibly terrifying Ancient Followers. Their bodies would elongate, taking on a serpentine form, grow a pair of bat-like wings, and their heads would turn into something similar to that of spiders.

Ah, pure high-level servants of the Old God.

In a normal society, probably everyone could guess that something was amiss.

But the problem is, Drow society is not normal.

Turning Drow Elves into Spider Elves or such, everyone is used to it by now; Philray even claims that those Drow Elves who have transformed into followers of the Old God are the true heroes blessed by the Spider Goddess!!

Of course, if that were all there was to it, then Duanmu Huai would just find it amusing. But the problem is that this is not just for amusement, it has also brought him tangible benefits!

That is–he's gained a massive amount of experience for his Old God's Will, leveling up!!

If it were the Power of Faith, then Duanmu Huai could not have leveled up, as Faelun is a world ruled by the Power of Faith, and Duanmu Huai's actions under the guise of the Spider Queen's name could not possibly add to his Power of Faith. This is also why each deity generally operates separately, and it's rare for one to act under the guise of another.

However, Duanmu Huai's experience with the Old God's Will comes from spiritual contamination, meaning the more creatures have their SAN value reduced and the higher the degree of spiritual contamination, the more experience he gains.

So Duanmu Huai does not need to rely on the Power of Faith to gain experience. No matter what he disguises himself as, as long as he can spread the spiritual contamination, his experience will soar.

Furthermore, Duanmu Huai even taught some of the spells from the Pink Book as Divine Arts, incidentally scooping up a wave of experience from the Pleasure God.

Now the experience levels for these two divine positions are simply soaring!

The current war between the two sides is almost overwhelmingly one-sided. Although the faction led by The Tenth Family still holds the Divine Power granted by the Spider Goddess, they can't withstand the terrifying power of the Old God and the force of pleasure. First comes the force of pleasure that breaks the will; once the defense breaks, a mass of Old God magic is thrown over, the SAN value drops instantly, rationale collapses, and spiritual contamination ensues.

Then it's all over.

No matter how formidable the Spider Goddess is, she can't control a madman, can she?

Soon, the former's influence shrank rapidly. After all, Duanmu Huai isn't the Spider Queen – he doesn't care whether you are male, female, or an armed helicopter, anyone can use the Divine Arts. By contrast, on the Drow side, only females can use Divine Arts, the numbers alone are incomparable. Add to that the ability to reduce SAN value, a capability almost uncounterable on the Faelun Continent, leading to their relentless defeat and ultimate collapse.

However… this is not the end.

Originally, Duanmu Huai simply planned to train the Mind Control technique acquired from the Spirit Absorbing Monster, but he did not expect to accidentally stir up such an interesting turn of events and promptly shifted his plans, setting a new goal for Philray.

That is–to liberate all the Dark Elf Cities in the Dark Region, to rescue them from their false beliefs!

And Philray did not hesitate at all, immediately summoning all the Drow Elves to form a large army, marching grandly toward another nearby Drow Elf City.

“Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly,”
Standing on the city wall and looking down at the approaching Drow army below, Duanmu Huai shook his head and sighed. Initially, he merely wanted to test a hypothesis. Techniques like those of the Spirit Absorbing Monster that sealed memories and brainwashed were far too dangerous and crude. Thus, Duanmu Huai wanted to see what it would be like if he could twist the minds and beliefs of these Drow Elves.

Although it's true that Drow Priestesses are faithful devotees of the Spider Goddess, and their loyalty goes without saying, the problem lies in whether they worship the same Spider Goddess or not.

Indeed, this was the source that had twisted Philray's innermost being.

Every Drow Elf might worship the Spider Goddess, but who could guarantee that the Spider Goddess you worship is definitely the same one I worship?

As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. When it comes to the oracles of the Spider Goddess, I'm afraid a thousand Drow Elves would have a thousand different interpretations.

The best way to dismantle such faith from within is to strengthen individual thinking and weaken collective thinking.

Desperate to survive, Philray killed her own sister and mother. In Philray's view, all of this was the will of the Spider Queen, so at this moment, she had unquestionable faith in the Spider Queen who had granted her a construct body and supreme status. But when the matrons, led by the Congress, rebuked her, their inner Spider Queen naturally differed from the one in Philray's heart.

So, one of them had to be false!

Thus, Duanmu Huai steered Philray's thoughts towards this conclusion, a much more sophisticated approach than manipulating someone's memory. This was almost entirely a conclusion Philray came to by herself; all Duanmu Huai did was lead her to a choice — everyone doubts others, but they seldom doubt themselves.

It's just like justice, with everyone fighting for their justice, but when both parties stand opposed with justice on their side, there must be one side's justice that is evil to others.

This kind of clash of ideologies is the most intractable unless one side suddenly has an epiphany and abandons their cause — an impossibility, for they've sacrificed so much for their principles; to give up would be tantamount to denying their life.

So, in the end, there was only the way of armed confrontation.

And now, Duanmu Huai had achieved his initial victory.

He knew it wasn't over yet; the wrath of the Spider Goddess echoed within the Dark Region. Nonetheless, she was powerless; this was the real world, much like how an Evil God needs extensive sacrifices to blur the boundary between reality and Subspace to manifest itself. Unless a sacrifice of an entire city's worth of Dark Elf devotees connected to Subspace, the Spider Goddess could only twiddle her thumbs in her lair in the Bottomless Abyss.

Even if she came to the real world, Duanmu Huai was confident he could kill her.

By now, the Dark Elves of this city had been thoroughly polluted.

Watching those Drow Elves who left the city without hesitation and set fire to it, Duanmu Huai smiled. Philray told them that this was a crusade; they would traverse the entire Dark Region under the true glory of the Spider Queen and liberate all their kin blinded by traitors. Before that time came, they would not return, nor would they stop!

A normal Drow Elf would never agree to Philray's near-mad order. But now, the spirits of these Drow Elves had been completely warped, their hearts filled with pleasure and pollution. They had become Ancient Followers who obeyed orders blindly and yearned only for happiness and the Spider Queen's liberation. Under spiritual contamination, Drow Elves lost their last shred of rationality and wisdom, transforming into indescribably monstrous beings that were evil and fierce.

This tactic seemed quite effective against the Four Gods Believers.

Duanmu Huai nodded; the indescribable spiritual pollution of the Old God was not much weaker than the soft chant of the Evil God. After all, the Four Gods were just big shots within the Milky Way and couldn't compare to the Outer Gods that dominated the entire cosmos. If the will of the Old God was high enough in rank, he would then be more confident in his resistance against the Four Gods.

As for the Outer Gods — well, let's worry about those nuisances when they enter the Milky Way.

Of course, Duanmu Huai hoped they would stay away forever.

After all, the universe is vast indeed.

Chapter end

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