Mother Mold of Mouldlings tossed her purple hair lightly and said angrily, "Since Dream Jia knows Elina is my people, you still dare to ask me to deal with her? Hmph! Dream Jia, you really dare to think!"

Dream Jia awkwardly pulled at the corner of her mouth, unsure how to respond to Mother Mold's rebuke. At the same time, Dream Jia cursed inwardly at Haoke for getting influenced by that guy who often spoke without thinking, leading to such an unrealistic question.

Fortunately, Mother Mold didn't want to delve deeper into Dream Jia's awkward inquiry. She changed her tone and continued, "Anyway, Elina is still in the Dark Chain Plane. So even if we in the Dark Space want to deal with her, it's very difficult. Because once we act, it will trigger another issue."

"What kind of issue?" Dream Jia, feeling beautiful and brave, boldly asked.

"Since my Dark Space is also an independent world apart from the Dark Chain Plane, any action of mine or any mouldling entering the Dark Chain Plane to capture Elina would be seen by Guardian Uryll as disrespectful towards the Dark Chain Plane, just like an intrusion by the Spirit Realm. I don't want to earn my father's petty grudge over such a trivial matter. It might even lead him to find ways to trouble my Dark Space, just like he occasionally does with the Spirit Realm," Mother Mold explained helplessly, spreading her hands.

"Alas! There's no way around it. Father can think of his children's safety at all costs, or he can ruthlessly punish them for the sake of the Dark Chain Plane's interests. Father is such a person who likes to cross back and forth between various rules, with a tangled and complicated mind, and especially petty. Besides, letting Elina teach the Spirit Realm a lesson is the main task. So punishing Elina before she enters the Spirit Realm would just delay the main issue, right?" Mother Mold lamented.

Hearing Mother Mold say this, Dream Jia couldn't help but slap her forehead in self-blame, thinking how foolish she had been to expect Mother Mold to stop Elina. As the leader of the opposing side of the Spirit Realm, how could Mother Mold possibly hinder Elina's plan to attack the Spirit Realm? She should actually hope Elina's plan succeeds! Mother Mold blew a big smoke ring at the displeased Dream Jia and said, "Exactly, I certainly hope Elina can cause some damage to the Spirit Realm. Punishing the Spirit Realm while ensuring it isn't irreparably harmed is the goal. Also, it's a chance to deal with Elina! Oh, right! If things go really well, we might even save those two unlucky Earth worlds. It's a perfect plan in every way!"

Haoke asked with a serious face, "So, from what you're saying, Mother Mold, you not only know about Elina's plan but are also involved in it yourself. Or should we say that you and Guardian Uryll are the masterminds behind Elina's plan to attack the Spirit Realm?"

Mother Mold didn't answer Haoke's question directly but blew a huge smoke ring at him in response. The three of them weren't surprised by this. As Dream Jia had thought, Mother Mold wouldn't obstruct Elina's attempt to attack the Spirit Realm. She was more likely happy about it!

Therefore, Dao Lao asked with some concern, "Mother Mold, you seem very confident about Elina's plan to attack the Spirit Realm! But although Elina is very powerful now, the Spirit Realm was created by your sister. So can Elina really fulfill your and Guardian Uryll's wishes and severely damage the Spirit Realm? Or is Elina just a tool in your and Guardian Uryll's hands, a means to indirectly attack the Spirit Realm?"

Mother Mold blew another huge smoke ring at Dao Lao's serious question and said, "Don't worry! Guardian Uryll and I are not that despicable! Besides, we believe that with Elina's current strength, she has enough ability to cause significant damage to the Spirit Realm!"

Mother Mold went on to explain that everything started with the melding of the mouldling energy with Elina. Unexpectedly blessed by Guardian Uryll, this allowed it to unlock more potential and, peering into the mystery within that blessing, eventually found Elina, a perfect blend with both divine and demonic abilities. Because of this melding, Elina could further comprehend more mysteries from Guardian Uryll's blessing, and then returned to the Dark Chain Plane to grow, developing a new ability to detect weaknesses within the Spirit Realm. Therefore, as long as Elina found the right moment, she could use the dark energy storms brewed in the birthing sea to implant viruses into the very core of the Spirit Realm, dealing a heavy blow to it.

Furthermore, Mother Mold admitted that Elina could use this ability against the Dark Space as well. However, because Mother Mold knew everything that happened with Elina and had long prepared defenses against Elina's abilities in the Dark Space, any malicious intent from Elina towards the Dark Space would be thwarted. Moreover, it could even backfire on Elina, falling into traps set within the Dark Space and suffering disastrous consequences.

Finally, Mother Mold acknowledged that using Elina to deal with the Spirit Realm's threat also carried risks. The biggest risk among them was that if Elina's actions weren't intervened in time, she might indeed deal a devastating blow to the Spirit Realm as desired. This was why Mother Mold repeatedly emphasized the need to stop Elina effectively before her attack on the Spirit Realm caused further escalation. Because once Elina's attack on the Spirit Realm couldn't be stopped in time, who knew what greater chaos she might provoke.

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Although the purification mission had filled Hao Yun and his companions with resentment towards the Divine Spirit Realm—or now more appropriately termed the Balance Ring—they had also relinquished their faith in this realm. However, upon learning that Guardian Uryll and Mother Mold desired Elina to attack the Divine Spirit Realm, their concerns for its safety grew, and a slight sympathy for the Balance Ring's creators arose. Nevertheless, these feelings were fleeting for Hao Yun and his companions. They understood well that it was the hostile relationship between the Balance Ring and Mother Mold, and her constant offenses against the Dark Chain plane, that led to her being scorned by her own father and sisters.

Though Dream Jia also felt the Divine Spirit Realm deserved punishment for its covert misdeeds, she still asked, "So, Mother Mold, are you suggesting that after Elina attacks the Divine Spirit Realm, you will intervene at an appropriate time to stop her?"

However, Mother Mold sighed in response, "Ah! I wish I could! But as the ruler of the Dark Space, how could I easily leave here? Furthermore, even if I could dispatch Mold Spirit energy to capture Elina in the Divine Spirit Realm, would the divine army of the Divine Spirit Realm allow us to pass? Even if the Divine Spirit Realm were to trust us and permit our help to stop Elina, what would that accomplish? Should all Mold Spirit energy and the Dark Space be whitewashed just to deal with Elina? Then, would the Divine Spirit Realm and the Dark Space peacefully coexist, achieving a great unity? Frankly, just for this possibility, I wouldn't intervene to stop Elina's actions. For the Dark Space and Mold Spirit energy, our purpose is to endlessly spread misfortune and draw enough negative energy to sustain our livelihood."

"Furthermore, Elina is still one of my people, so I cannot personally intervene. Just as Father would not directly interfere in others' affairs and the Balance Ring would not easily interfere in matters within the Divine Spirit Realm, as Mother Mold, I naturally will not easily intervene in the actions of my people. Because doing so would be very detrimental to the stability of the Dark Space and could likely disrupt its order and laws, making the entire Dark Space chaotic," Mother Mold added.

"Heh! If only you could think this way when you're destroying the Divine Spirit Realm! Only your evil race could consider such misconduct as justified!" Dream Jia couldn't help but comment sarcastically.

Mother Mold didn't attempt to justify herself. After blowing two large smoke rings, she mysteriously smiled and said, "Hehehe. If I were to say that the actions of Mold Spirit energy in the Divine Spirit Realm are actually a mutually beneficial transaction, would you three still simply define us as antagonistic characters?"

"What do you mean by that, Mother Mold?" Dao Lao frowned upon hearing this.

"Exactly what I said. I believe you three are well aware of the relationship between the lower and upper realms of the Divine Spirit Realm. At the same time, you should also know that Dommium ore is an important component supporting the smooth operation of the lower world, right?" Mother Mold casually replied.

Then, after extinguishing her cigarette, she continued to explain, "Simply put, the Divine Spirit Realm created by the Balance Ring is actually a world that tends extremely towards positive energy. Therefore, since its inception, the Divine Spirit Realm has been in a state of severe imbalance due to a serious lack of negative energy balance. True, the Divine Spirit Realm generates negative energy from the beginning of its existence. However, because the positive energy of the Divine Spirit Realm is too strong, the remaining negative energy cannot help the Divine Spirit Realm escape its imbalance."

"Moreover, the Balance Ring inherently leans towards positivity and severely lacks the necessary ability to control negative energy, so it cannot fully utilize the effects of those negative energies to stabilize the Divine Spirit Realm. Fortunately, the Balance Ring is well aware that continuing to push the Divine Spirit Realm towards extreme positive energy will ultimately lead the entire Divine Spirit Realm to destruction due to imbalance. Therefore, in order to stabilize the Divine Spirit Realm in its infancy and allow this world to operate smoothly and stably for a long time, the Balance Ring had no choice but to seek my help."

Mother Mold instructed her maid to pour her a whiskey with ice cubes and sea salt before continuing, "Coincidentally, the Dark Space I created during the same period was also experiencing the same dilemma, where I, leaning towards extreme negative energy, urgently needed enough positive energy to assist the Dark Space in maintaining stability. So, naturally, I gladly accepted the Balance Ring's request for help. Since then, my sister and I have signed a 'Pan-Space Cross-Border Cooperation Agreement' based on principles of mutual assistance, mutual progress, and mutual benefit. After that, we embarked on a long—um, very long, I don't even know how long—win-win cooperation."

"Although negative energy does not solely refer to the bad luck we create, or any negative energy with dark attributes produced by evil means, you cannot deny that our efficiency in producing negative energy is higher, and the concentration of negative energy we create is purer. This has enabled the Balance Ring to smoothly transition the Divine Spirit Realm from its infancy to its growth period in a very short time."

"So, how do you help the Divine Spirit Realm generate negative energy?" Although Dream Jia, who had once pursued gods as a Mold Spirit energy officer, had already guessed the answer, she couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, by dispatching Mold Spirit energy to cause trouble in the Divine Spirit Realm! According to the cooperation agreement, I will, according to the Balance Ring's needs, use the secret passage specially opened by Mother Mold to dispatch qualified Mold Spirit energy into the Divine Spirit Realm at irregular intervals and order them to create trouble and turmoil in a planned manner in the Divine Spirit Realm, thereby generating enough negative energy to keep it stable," Mother Mold replied.