Eve continued, "The reason we did this was also to avoid making too big a move initially, which could affect the stability of Earth's N38 timeline. Our goal isn't to destroy the current world but to ensure a smooth transition of Earth's N38 timeline from its original binding state to a new world binding state. Therefore, minimizing our impact on this timeline is crucial."
"So, these two bodies, while maintaining their original life states, occasionally perform preliminary purification-related tasks as needed by us. For instance, marking all connection nodes between the Earth world and the N38 timeline and occasionally unbinding these nodes as required."
"So, initially, you didn't rush to occupy Haoyun's parents' bodies but turned them into puppets controlled by you?" Dream Jia summarized upon hearing this.
"Of course not! As priests of the Spirit Realm, how could we enslave beings from the lower realms? We simply let them perform relatively simple purification tasks for us," Adam retorted. Dream Jia gave Adam a disdainful look, indicating Adam's sophistry.
Eve hurriedly explained, "Dream Lady, I think you've misunderstood us! While under the permission of the Spirit Realm, we integrated these two beings into our holy bodies. After completing the purification tasks, as a reward for their contributions, we can also integrate their souls into our holy bodies, maximizing their spiritual elevation. However, this integration is not mandatory. Even though this integration is a precious treasure for beings in the lower realms, we always provide full explanations and seek their consent before integrating their souls."
Then, Eve sighed with some helplessness and continued, "After integrating their souls, we also had to change our original appearances and adopt the appearances of the newly integrated beings for a considerable time. Alas! Why didn't I say this earlier? Although my current appearance is good, I still prefer my previous one. But there's no choice; these concessions are necessary to reward those two lucky ones."
"What if they refuse to be integrated by you? Will you kill them to silence them? Or will you leave them in the Earth world to perish along with it?" Dream Jia asked again.
Eve said with a mixture of anger and amusement, "Dream Lady, why do you always think the worst of us? We are priests, how could we do such unethical things? Even if they refuse to be integrated, as a reward, we will still take them away from the Earth world. Then, they can choose between ascending to become holy spirits of the Spirit Realm or reincarnating. Of course, if they insist on staying in the Earth world and perishing with others, we will not intervene either. In short, after everything is done, we will follow their wishes and let them start their lives again in the way they prefer."
"Are you saying that my parents agreed to your devouring behavior and willingly helped you destroy our world?" Haoyun questioned again.
"We did not devour their lives; we only integrated their souls into our holy bodies. It's a complex and very special experience. However, after integration, they indeed became part of us. Therefore, any thoughts or actions we take towards that Earth world afterward represent our collective ideological stance. Furthermore, we are not aiming to destroy our world but to purify it. It's not us who will truly destroy the Earth world; it's the Earth world itself," Eve reiterated patiently to correct Haoyun's misunderstanding.
Eve then summoned a holographic display in front of Haoyun and said, "Oh my! Look at my memory! How could I forget this! This is the contract they signed voluntarily after being integrated by us. Here are our seals from the Spirit Realm, and these are their signatures. All this information is recorded in the Spirit Realm's sacred business expansion project database. The three of you can verify its authenticity yourselves."
Without needing Eve's explanation, Haoyun and the others simultaneously ordered their Moulded Spirit Energy Tracking Systems to verify the authenticity of this contract. Unfortunately, this contract was indeed established by the Spirit Realm. The series of documents provided by Eve were indeed genuine data from the Spirit Realm database.
According to this data, although Haoyun's parents were initially shocked, under effective communication by Adam and Eve, they quickly accepted the perspectives transmitted to them and willingly agreed to open their souls, accepting the integration offered by the two priests.
Seeing these irrefutable pieces of evidence, Haoyun still couldn't believe that his parents had willingly accepted the integration. Thus, he continued to order the system to verify the authenticity of these documents, hoping to find any overlooked doubts. However, data from the Spirit Realm's database cannot be fabricated at will. So no matter how Haoyun tried, he ultimately had to face the reality that Eve's displayed evidence was all genuine information.
This sudden series of evidence detonated in Haoyun's mind like a series of ignited explosives, instantly causing his mind to blank out. It could be said that ever since encountering Adam and Eve, Haoyun had harbored hostile feelings towards them. His disgust towards them peaked after further understanding their true identities and actions. Therefore, it was hard to imagine the chaotic emotions that would engulf Haoyun upon suddenly learning that everything these two despicable people did to his parents was done with their voluntary consent.
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Seeing Hao Yun's shock at the irrefutable evidence, Adam swiftly gestured and swiped across the holographic screen, presenting the second bombshell piece of information before Hao Yun's eyes: "Son, in fact, before each fusion of the souls of lower realm beings, we would fulfill each other's reasonable wishes. The wishes they proposed before their fusion were respectively: hoping to conceive a child and have this child directly ascend to become a Holy Spirit after the destruction of the Earth world."
"As I said, the inability to conceive a child was merely a problem encountered by them as lower realm beings. However, after we fused with them and formally became incarnations of myself and Eve, we quickly used these bodies to conceive a child and successfully gave birth to one. And that child is you."
As Adam concluded his statement, the screen froze on Hao Yun's previous life as a human. Additionally, amidst this series of data, a special endorsement issued by the Department of Sacred Affairs was deliberately attached, approving Adam and Eve's child, Hao Yun, to ascend as an upper realm being during the purification of Earth's N38 timeline. Of course, this document specifically noted that this information could only be read with internal permission from the Dark Layer System. Furthermore, only after Hao Yun ascended to become a Holy Spirit and his data was appropriately modified could it be submitted for re-filing by the Surface System.
Eve looked at the information on the screen and couldn't help but sarcastically comment, "Ah! Here I have to criticize the shortcomings caused by the ineffective communication between our two systems! If we weren't kept in the dark about you already becoming a Mold Spirit Energy Pursuit Officer, you wouldn't have stirred up so many issues as you have now!"
Upon hearing this, Dream Jia immediately pointed at the large screen playing in the center of the round hall, continuing to question the video of the Xibo people launching a massive attack on Earth NX: "You say we're causing trouble? Are you sure it's not you causing trouble? First destroy Earth NX, then destroy Hao Yun's world. Among us, who is really causing all this trouble? Do you not have any sense of remorse?"
Elsie protested, "Hey! Could you stop accusing us of destroying the lower realms? You're making us look like villains! Purification! We're ensuring the future of the Spirit Realm and carrying out this great purification task! Moreover, we're just waiting for the Earth world in the N38 timeline to gradually decline while slowly depleting the energy within Earth NX's world. Then, during the weakest moment before these two worlds are destroyed, we'll pull Earth NX from the Dark Chain Plane into the Spirit Realm to complete the replacement of Hao's hometown."
"Indeed, during the purification process, casualties among lower realm beings are inevitable, but we will try our best to prevent the complete extinction of existing beings living in both Earth worlds, right? We will at least save a small portion of the current beings so that Earth NX can maintain some vitality after connecting to the N38 timeline. In this way, it can better integrate into the new environment and continue to provide valuable energy for the Spirit Realm," explained Elsie.
"So, you mean to swap these two Earth worlds with each other and replace my world here?" asked Hao Yun.
Elsie shook her head in response, "Of course not. The Dark Chain Plane has infinite expansion space and is constantly nurturing new worlds. It doesn't care about losing one world; losing one world will not affect it at all. As for your Earth world, even if it is completely destroyed, the remnants will still belong to the Spirit Realm's property. So, naturally, we won't just casually discard it somewhere like trash."
"How will you handle my Earth world then?" Hao Yun asked again.
"After its energy is depleted and it self-destructs, there's no need for it to continue being part of the lower realm's natural laws. Therefore, we will ensure that after it undergoes complete purification and disconnects from the lower realm's ecological chain, it will become a world that the Spirit Realm can freely control," Elsie replied.
"A world that the Spirit Realm can freely control? What does that mean? Since the Earth world has been destroyed, what can the Spirit Realm do with it?" Dream Jia asked in confusion.
"Although it can no longer provide energy to the Spirit Realm after its destruction, once it undergoes complete purification and disconnects from the lower realm's ecological chain, the Spirit Realm can then reinject energy into it!" Elsie answered. Her response greatly surprised Hao Yun and the others, further deepening their incomprehension of the Spirit Realm's intentions.
Seeing Hao Yun and the others looking at her with confusion, Elsie continued, "Actually, as the territory of the Spirit Realm expands continuously, our upper realm also needs to expand its territory accordingly to ensure that the areas of the upper and lower realms are always in a relatively balanced state. Although the Spirit Realm can expand the upper realm territory through unique secret methods, if there are ready-made materials available, it naturally makes the work of expanding the upper realm territory relatively easier."
"Therefore, after Hao Yun's Earth world is destroyed, it will be assimilated into the territory of the Spirit Realm?" Dao Lao asked curiously.
Elsie answered very frankly, "Exactly. After all, when we speak of destruction, it doesn't mean that the Earth world will instantly explode into pieces. It will simply become a static space in the lower realm universe after its destruction, completely devoid of energy and incapable of nurturing life."
"Wait a moment, didn't you just say that during the purification of the Earth world, you would try your best to ensure that some beings living on Earth would not be extinct? But if the Earth world turns into a dead star, how will you protect the beings originally living there?" Hao Yun questioned.
Elsie gestured for Hao Yun to listen carefully before responding, "Indeed, I did say I would ensure that a portion of the beings in the Earth world can survive the purification task, but I never said we would protect the beings in your Earth world. Unlike the vibrant Earth NX, your Earth world is already like yesterday's wilted flower, on the verge of complete withering, and all beings related to it are inevitably doomed. However, you should also know that those beings' physical bodies may perish, but their souls will be reincarnated into entirely new lower realm worlds, starting fresh lives."