Heinrich, uncertain, raised his hand and pointed at himself, indicating his current state—a being neither fully human nor ghostly, perhaps due to Uryll's punishment.

"By the heavens! I only acted a bit late, which led to your current predicament! And don't forget, I saved you! You should be grateful to me at all times!" Uryll retorted forcefully, his tone betraying a hint of guilt.

Uryll gestured with his middle finger, signaling Heinrich to hold off on debating this matter further. Then he continued, "Ah well, since we've come this far, I'll tell you the whole truth!"

Following that, Uryll truthfully explained to Heinrich the reasons behind his current situation.

Due to the actions of the Celestial Realm in transplanting worlds from the Dark Chain Plane, Uryll developed a deep-seated disgust towards them. However, bound by the Dark Chain Plane's prohibitions, Uryll couldn't personally intervene to stop their theft. Thus, he conceived the idea of using someone else to disrupt the Purifiers' plans. Hence, Uryll chose Elina. Yet, fearing the repercussions of his actions violating the Dark Chain Plane's laws or causing too much negative impact, Uryll had been relatively restrained in executing his plan. At most, he subtly transmitted vague information to Elina through dreams, hoping she might comprehend the mysteries within.

Initially unsure if his overly covert actions could truly aid Elina, Uryll was ultimately very satisfied with the results. Elina's extraordinary talent, sparked by her ability to harness both the divine power of the Celestial Realm and the sinister power of the Mold Spirit Energy, allowed her to evolve beyond ordinary comprehension in a remarkably short time. This enabled Elina to decode rich secrets from Uryll's dream transmissions, integrating these insights into her strategy to confront the Celestial Realm.

It was Elina's understanding of Uryll's subtle guidance, combined with her fusion with the Mold Spirit Energy, that enabled her rapid ascent to a catastrophic-level powerhouse. Simultaneously, she finally learned about the Purifiers from the fragments Uryll had left in her mind, pinpointing an exact method to penetrate the barrier between the Celestial Realm and the Dark Chain Plane and enter the Purification Squad Base P1557.

"So, why did you choose our base as the first target for attack?" Heinrich asked.

Uryll replied, "Because of Eve and Adam! In a large forest, all sorts of birds are present. With a large team, managing members becomes challenging, precisely the issue hidden within Squad P1557. Eve and Adam are unquestionably anomalies among your clergy. Therefore, after they entered the Dark Chain Plane, I keenly felt their extraordinary desire to break free from the Celestial Realm. For such potential defectors among the priests, I naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to exploit them! Thus, I subtly fed them some information, triggering this series of melodramatic events within your ranks."

Uryll paused briefly, then continued, "Hah! Although I don't hold much hope for Eve and Adam's escape plan due to its complexity and high-risk nature, it's still the most reliable method they could conceive of through their own insights! So, regardless of the outcome, as long as their actions can disgust the Celestial Realm, I will steadfastly support them without reservation!"

"Moreover, it was with Eve and Adam's assistance that Elina, who had risen again after the Divine War, found the opportunity to absorb high-purity energy from the Dume Ore. As a result, this accelerated Elina's return to causing trouble in the Celestial Realm, allowing me to proceed with my plan to attack the Celestial Realm as soon as possible without violating the prohibitions of the Dark Chain Plane! Hah! Those shameless thieves of the Celestial Realm! You'll soon experience the sensation of food stuck between your teeth! Wahaha!" Uryll became increasingly excited as he spoke, eventually unable to resist waving his thumbs up and clapping joyfully.

Heinrich first used a series of coughs to signal Uryll to wait before dancing around. Then he asked, "Uh... So, is Elsie's joining our team also related to your covert influence?"

Uryll reluctantly halted his cheerful dance and replied, "As for Elsie, I can only say that her appearance was purely coincidental. Perhaps this is the charm of 'choice'! It's precisely because Eve and Adam made their correct choices that others best suited to ally with them naturally gathered around them. Consequently, the subsequent plot unfolded before us step by step, driven by the ways in which they could propel it."

"And what about... me? Is my current appearance also a consequence of their correct choices?" Heinrich continued, his voice trembling slightly.

"You could think of it that way. Once Eve and Adam made their correct choices, all so-called coincidences became reasonable surprises." Uryll answered, giving Heinrich a mysterious smile.

Heinrich nodded as if he understood, then asked with great concern, "And... what about my daughter, Tonali? She—"

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Uryll interrupted Heinrich, holding up five fingers to exonerate himself, "Your daughter has nothing to do with my plans! That's your own business! Because my influence on Eve and Adam was very minimal. Apart from the significant figures directly related to the main storyline, other characters won't experience any significant effects. Of course, causally speaking, your daughter did indeed appear as a result of my plan. However, she doesn't belong within my plan's scope. So, she can at best be considered a minor character who seems related to the main storyline but actually has no connection at all! As for her fate, that's her problem!"

Uryll's tone shifted and he continued, "Well, because of your daughter, my opinion of you has greatly improved. It made me realize that besides your debauchery, you are also a responsible father who cares deeply for his daughter. Perhaps it's because we both have daughters that I strongly resonate with the fatherly love you show. That's why I felt that even though you're guilty as a purifier, it didn't warrant an end-of-days judgment. So, I finally decided to intervene and save you."

"Erm... Though, judging by your current appearance, I can't say my intervention was particularly successful. But being able to gain eternal life in good health is far better than becoming fodder for the Womb of Creation, right?" Uryll nervously added, scratching his non-existent nostrils with his pinky finger.

Heinrich, upon hearing Uryll's words, uncommonly refrained from angrily outbursts. Instead, he struggled to sit up halfway, nodding slightly towards Uryll to express gratitude for his timely intervention. Then, Heinrich slumped back onto a pile of dry bones, sighing in resignation. "Alas! No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't save Tonali. Even though the realm of the Underworld's main city is vast, even if Elina could guide the Dark Energy Storm of the Womb of Creation there, it might not have been enough to completely destroy it. But just the thought of the area where my daughter is, facing such a terrifying disaster, fills me with worry for her safety."

Approaching Heinrich, Uryll tapped his shrunken skull with his thumb and said, "Hey there! I understand how you feel. But now you don't have to worry too much about your daughter!"

Heinrich looked at Uryll with surprise. "What do you mean by that?"

"Because as far as I know, Elina didn't deceive you. She really did give up on the plan to attack that main city of the Underworld," Uryll replied.

"What?! She... she really gave up attacking the main city of the Underworld?! I always thought Elina said that just to gain my trust so that I would lower my defenses and she could ambush me! Heavens! This is really good news! Tonali, my daughter! You are finally safe! Hey! Old Uryll! If you knew about this, why didn't you tell me earlier?! You made me worry for so long!" Heinrich exclaimed joyfully upon hearing this, using his arms to repeatedly lift his upper body off the ground, while also complaining to Uryll.

Ignoring Heinrich's complaints, Uryll pointed at the unusually excited Heinrich and continued, "That's right, that's right! I'm absolutely sure your daughter's safety has been assured. Also, do you know? It was because of you, kid, that Elina ultimately decided to give up attacking that main city."

"Me?" Heinrich clearly hadn't expected Uryll to say this. Upon hearing the news, he froze in place as if someone had pressed pause on him while he was celebrating.

"Yes, indeed! You heard me right! It was because of your influence that Elina decided to abandon her plan to attack that main city. Because she didn't want you to worry about your daughter's safety or feel sad if something happened to her. So, she gave up her original plan. More importantly, Elina didn't want to incur your hatred by harming your daughter," Uryll explained.

"What? Elina gave up her attack plan because she cared about my feelings?" Heinrich muttered in disbelief.

Seeing Heinrich's skeptical expression, Uryll spoke with even greater assurance, "That's right! I'm telling you! Due to Elina's experiences, she developed a twisted fatherly affection deep within her heart from a very early age. This made her deeply attracted to the strong fatherly love you displayed to protect Tonali's safety. So from that moment on, Elina actually developed a fatherly affection towards you."

"I can feel that although Elina found her feelings towards you dangerous and thrilling, she enjoyed them immensely. Her feelings for you activated the passion hidden deep within her heart for countless years, causing her to open her heart to embrace the emotions enveloped in intense fatherly love. This twisted emotion led Elina to want to throw herself into your arms regardless of everything, allowing your fatherly love to freely embrace her. At the same time, these emotions made Elina realize that your existence posed a huge threat to her. Besides desiring fatherly protection beyond the boundaries, Elina thirsted for power, longing to destroy the realm of the spirits and make it her own. However, your appearance jeopardized her plans," Uryll sighed, continuing, "In the end, the desire for power, the evil desire to obtain extreme pleasure by bringing suffering to the realm of the spirits, overcame Elina's maternal love in her heart. So, to eliminate all obstacles on the path to conquering the realm of the spirits, Elina finally made the difficult decision to kill you. Therefore, helping Eve and the others dispel their concerns about you was just an afterthought for Elina. The real purpose of killing you was to endure the pain and cut off her affection."

After listening to Uryll's explanation, Heinrich remained silent for a while before asking, "Are you saying that Elina made the difficult decision to kill me in extremely painful circumstances?"

"That's right. I can feel that this was an extremely difficult decision for Elina. So much so that when you held her tightly in that moment, she almost abandoned other desires in her heart and gave up all her evil thoughts to elope with you to a place where no one could find them and spend their lives together!" Uryll replied.

Heinrich scratched his chin, saying regretfully, "Alas! That's really a pity! Oh well! Since everything has passed, and she has made her choice, I should move forward! In any case, as long as my daughter is safe now, I am already satisfied!"