The Mother of Mold Spirits said with a tone of resentment, "Not to mention, Balance Ring also promised those Mold Spirits in the Spirit Realm that once the Dark Void merges into the Spirit Realm, she will reduce the amount of energy these Mold Spirits have to hand over after each mission, so they can retain more energy for their own cultivation."

"Regardless of whether Balance Ring is making empty promises to those Mold Spirits, her so-called commitment in advance has indeed won her the support of many Mold Spirits. It is precisely because of this that when those Mold Spirits heard that I rejected Balance Ring's proposal, they developed quite an opinion of me. Furthermore, some even began to secretly collude with Balance Ring, promising to turn against me at the necessary moment to assist Balance Ring in overthrowing me from the throne and integrating the Dark Void into the realm of the Spirit Gods. However, as the ruler of the Dark Void and the progenitor of the Mold Spirits, how could I not see through their hidden intentions? Haha! Those guys are truly a bunch of ignorant fools!"

After laughing, the Mother of Mold Spirits continued, "Since my subjects are determined to collude with Balance Ring, I have to make some responses. Otherwise, even if they can't stir up any trouble in the Dark Void, they might give Balance Ring a chance to take advantage. Even if the chance is only one in ten million, I absolutely cannot allow such a risk to appear in the Dark Void. After all, while strategically despising the opponent, one must also tactically respect the opponent."

"It is precisely for this reason that I realized the importance of cooperating with Balance Ring to initiate that Divine War. On the surface, that Divine War appears to be a joint performance between Balance Ring and me. However, in reality, it has long evolved into a true behind-the-scenes struggle between us. Because of the differences between Balance Ring and me, we both understand why we launched that Divine War. But this does not prevent us from tacitly pushing for the initiation of that Divine War. Moreover, based on the contradictions between the two sides, we have designed a very reasonable reason to initiate that Divine War."

Unable to hold back, Haoyun interjected, "So you started spreading rumors in secret that the Spirit Realm discovered a powerful energy and is intensifying its secret research to use it as a weapon to conquer the Dark Void?"

Upon hearing this from Haoyun, the Mother of Mold Spirits did not show surprise but instead praised, "Haha. It looks like that guy has indeed provided you with a lot of important information!"

Without needing to ask, Haoyun could guess that the person referred to by the Mother of Mold Spirits as "that guy" was Countess Gogolnikyeva. However, the tone of admiration from the Mother of Mold Spirits made Haoyun somewhat puzzled. As far as he knew, the Countess's participation in the Divine War was to escape from the Dark Void. Therefore, logically speaking, the Countess should be considered a defector from the Dark Void.

Curious about the Countess's identity, Haoyun asked, "Mold Auntie, when you mentioned 'that guy,' were you referring to someone named Gogolnikyeva?"

"Gogolnikyeva? How did that guy come up with such a strange name?" The Mother of Mold Spirits frowned and commented.

Then, without waiting for Haoyun to ask again, the Mother of Mold Spirits continued to explain, "The Mold Spirits with forging talents among my subjects are few and far between. Therefore, they receive my special favor from birth and undergo elite education and training within the Dark Void. You see, the forging talent of these subjects is not only unique but also has great potential for growth. Once their forging talent reaches a certain height, it can give a whole new meaning to this talent and thus possess a more profound creative ability. If any of them can grow to this level, they will ascend to the level of a god."

"Of course, this is only theoretical. There has never been a Mold Spirit who has broken through their talent to gain this ability, especially someone like Gogolnikyeva. Her forging talent is at the bottom of this group, coupled with her usual negligence and lack of ambition, which makes her forging talent lose the possibility of further growth. Therefore, I gave up on her training early on. However, it was also because of this reason that she had the opportunity to follow the expeditionary force to the Spirit Realm."

Here, the Mother of Mold Spirits couldn't help but lament with a tone of cherishing talents, "Oh! I really didn't expect that Gogolnikyeva not only survived that Divine War but also unexpectedly gained such powerful forging abilities. You know, to modify armor from the Spirit Realm, it requires breaking through the extreme barriers formed by two conflicting energies. Before Gogolnikyeva, there was only me in the entire Dark Void who could do this. So I'm really curious how Gogolnikyeva managed to gain such forging abilities in the Spirit Realm. Oh well! Whatever! It doesn't matter how she gained that ability, after all, luck is also a part of strength!"

"So Aunt Mold, do you know where Gogolnikyeva is now?" Dream Jia asked with curiosity. Because she had a strong premonition that after they left that black hole, the Countess had also left immediately and completely disappeared. In addition, Dream Jia voluntarily introduced to the Mother of Mold Spirits what they knew about Gogolnikyeva's appearance, hoping to learn more information about Gogolnikyeva from her.

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The result, however, Mouldspirit Mother shook her head in response: "I don't know. Since the Divine War began, Gogolnikyeva has cut off contact with me. But from what you've described, I feel Gogolnikyeva hasn't just gained some powerful abilities due to a stroke of luck. She has also gained insight into how to elevate her forging abilities to a higher level. So, I guess no matter where Gogolnikyeva is now, she definitely won't return to us."

"Why are you so sure?" Dao Lao asked.

Mouldspirit Mother smiled mysteriously and said, "Hehehe. Based on your description of the Fragrant Nebula, I can tell you with certainty that Gogolnikyeva's consciousness has undergone a significant enhancement. When she created the Fragrant Nebula, she already harbored much grander ambitions. So, that Fragrant Nebula is probably just an initial prototype she created. What she truly wants to achieve is definitely more than that. Anyway, now that her potential has been completely unleashed and she has a direction to strive towards, as a mother, I can naturally be at ease! As for her future development, I can only wish her good luck!"

Since Mouldspirit Mother didn't want to discuss Gogolnikyeva any further, the topic came to an end. Then, after Mouldspirit Mother smoked countless cigarettes, she once again steered the conversation back to the topic of the Divine War.

Mouldspirit Mother said, "Speaking of which, since the Balance Ring has entertained thoughts of meddling in the Dark Space, I took the opportunity to inform my people about the Balance Ring's intentions in a different way. Because, I was curious about everyone's opinions on this matter as well. I am pleased with the result that my people have shown great enthusiasm upon hearing that the Spirit Realm has set its sights on the Dark Space. Voices have emerged hoping that I will preemptively attack the Spirit Realm, putting those Moldspirit energies with rebellious intentions in a very awkward position."

"Since the Balance Ring's idea of peering into the Dark Space was just talk at that time, those who had rebellious ideas could only continue to outwardly support me. Then, they secretly conspired with the Balance Ring, seeking opportunities to assist the Balance Ring in rebellion. Naturally, I harbored resentment towards them and had to find a way to punish them. Since they pledged their loyalty to us so earnestly, starting the Divine War and having this faction of my people show their loyalty through direct participation naturally became a brilliant strategy. Without the assistance of the Balance Ring, those guys naturally didn't dare to openly resist and could only choose to face the Spirit Realm's main forces in an all-out assault in that Divine War."

Mouldspirit Mother paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, I couldn't just let them attack the Spirit Realm on their own. So, I dispatched an elite force composed of my most loyal guards to join them in battle. This not only ensured that the expeditionary force attacking the Spirit Realm received superior command, but also allowed this elite force to act as overseers on the battlefield, ensuring that those with rebellious intentions didn't dare to play any tricks during the fighting."

"In addition, I actually wanted to demonstrate our strength through this Divine War to the Balance Ring, so that she could gauge the consequences of provoking the Dark Space herself. Oh, I almost forgot to mention. The elite force I dispatched are all my confidants, so their purpose in going to battle was not only to fight but also to ensure that those guys who wanted to exploit the situation didn't survive to return to the Dark Space. Hmph! Since those greedy guys want to prove their loyalty to me, the best way naturally is for them to fight against the divine armies of the Dark Space and the Spirit Realm, and die heroically on the battlefield! Even if they refuse to do so, my elite troops would sacrifice themselves to ensure that those guys all remain in the Spirit Realm, awaiting the judgment of destruction." Mouldspirit Mother said frankly, making a throat-slitting gesture once again.

Watching Mouldspirit Mother's graceful throat-slitting gesture complementing her exquisite face, Haoyun couldn't help but shudder, realizing in his heart that Mouldspirit Mother was ultimately the overlord of a world, not as approachable as she appeared. As an absolute ruler of a world, Mouldspirit Mother would undoubtedly hesitate at nothing to protect her own interests. Moreover, no matter how despicable these actions were or how many lives they harmed, she would never easily relent or bear even the slightest guilt. Therefore, one must never try to empathize with absolute ruling classes. Because to them, any seemingly balanced scales always tilt in their favor. And anyone who blindly empathizes with them from a lower position could easily become unnamed cannon fodder abandoned on the battlefield.

Mouldspirit Mother didn't care about Haoyun and the others' indication of her ruthless and cruel expression, but continued in a self-mocking tone, "Hehehe, of course, I won't reveal the true intent behind dispatching the elite troops to participate in the Divine War to the public! So, those guys with rebellious intentions actually naively thought that they only needed to act tough while the elite troops slaughtered everyone, and then they could cooperate with me in secret to eliminate my elite troops and survive, taking the opportunity to forever stay in the Spirit Realm, waiting for me to fulfill the promises I made to them. Of course, I understand why they think that way. Because they did support the idea of integrating the Dark Space into the Spirit Realm, so as long as they show that they don't really want to be enemies with the divine armies, the Balance Ring will naturally order the divine armies to go easy on them."

"Unfortunately, these greedy guys have no idea what the true purpose of launching that Divine War was. Moreover, they overestimate the Balance Ring's confidence in wanting to occupy the Dark Space. You see, I am the Balance Ring's sister, so I naturally know her strength very well. Even though her power has grown rapidly now and indeed surpassed me by a large margin, a thin camel is still bigger than a horse. The Balance Ring knows very well that even if she were to confront me completely, she and her Spirit Realm still wouldn't gain the slightest advantage from me."