Seeing the Mother of Mold Spirits with a complex expression, Haoyun and the others couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Mother of Mold Spirits, revered as the origin of all evil mold spirit energy and the ruler of the darkest realm that produces all evil, had now become a victim of betrayal despite her sincere efforts. How magical this turn of events was!
However, amidst their astonishment, Haoyun's feelings grew complex. After understanding the dynamics between the Spirit Realm and the Dark Abyss, he was unsure whether to feel schadenfreude over the Mother of Mold Spirits' plight or genuine sympathy. Thus, Haoyun, who only wished to comfort her emotions, casually said, "Oh well! Aunt Mold, you don't really need to worry. What if during this period while waiting for the black hole to reset, the Balance Ring finds another way to acquire negative energy? In that case, wouldn't the Balance Ring be able to sustain the stability of the Spirit Realm independently? Maybe by then, the Balance Ring won't be fixated on the Dark Abyss anymore!"
However, the Mother of Mold Spirits glanced at Haoyun and responded with a slightly displeased tone, "Do you know how long I and the Balance Ring have existed? So, do you think I am unaware of the Balance Ring's nature? For her, who enjoys greedily seizing and asserting dominance, whatever she sets her sights on must be firmly grasped."
"As long as the Balance Ring entertains the idea of controlling the Dark Abyss, that notion will persist until her wish is fulfilled. Regardless of whether the Balance Ring can find a way to maintain the stability of the Spirit Realm without my assistance during this time, she will eventually seek to seize control of the Dark Abyss. What's more, you three gentlemen are unaware that shortly after the Divine War broke out, the Balance Ring initiated extensive research on mold spirit energy. She has been clandestinely observing the behavior of mold spirit energy and quietly capturing some for in-depth study, attempting to find weaknesses to better combat mold spirit energy in the future."
At this point, the Mother of Mold Spirits pointed at Haoyun and the others, continuing, "To achieve this goal, the Balance Ring even established a secret department during the Divine War specifically for researching mold spirit energy. The Mold Spirit Energy Pursuit Office where you three gentlemen serve is actually a superficial department under this secret research unit. As for the work of you three mold spirit energy pursuit officials, it is essentially to provide research subjects for the Balance Ring. The prisons you use to seal mold spirit energy are in fact specialized research bases of that secret department."
Hearing this, Haoyun and the others were dumbfounded. They had never anticipated that their mission across the Spirit Realm to capture mold spirit energy was not to exterminate them, but to assist the Balance Ring in gathering subjects for research.
Ignoring the awe on their faces, the Mother of Mold Spirits continued, "Let me tell you, although the Divine War ended with the defeat of mold spirit energy, the reason why large quantities of mold spirit energy were still able to escape throughout the Spirit Realm afterwards wasn't because of their survival skills or your inability to eliminate them promptly, but because the Balance Ring hoped they could continue to survive in the Spirit Realm."
"Why would the Balance Ring do that?" Dao Lao asked with an unpleasant expression.
"I can only say that during the Divine War, the Balance Ring did indeed achieve considerable success through deep research on mold spirit energy. It was thanks to these research findings that the Spirit Realm was able to manufacture specialized weapons and equipment specifically targeting us during the war, such as the mold spirit energy pursuit systems exclusive to you mold spirit energy pursuit officials," said the Mother of Mold Spirits, gesturing towards Haoyun and the others.
"Moreover, it was through the study of mold spirit energy that the Balance Ring explored many mysteries regarding negative energy and gradually gained more knowledge on controlling it. It is precisely for this reason that the Balance Ring regrets not having researched mold spirit energy in this manner earlier. Therefore, after achieving the targeted clearance of established defects in the Spirit Realm through the Divine War, she immediately shifted all her focus to studying mold spirit energy."
The Mother of Mold Spirits sighed and said, "Ah! In order to help the Balance Ring complete the purification of rigid defects, our troops almost entirely controlled the battlefield within the area designated by the Balance Ring during that explosion. As a result, our troops were basically wiped out when that explosion occurred, thus completely gaining the initiative in the Divine War for the Spirit Realm."
After saying this, the Mother of Mold Spirits fell silent and began to savor her coffee. After elegantly finishing her cup, she mysteriously smiled and said, "Oh, by the way. I just remembered something very interesting."
"What's that?" Dream Jia asked curiously.
"Three of you should be very clear about the operational mode of the Spirit Realm. So you should also know that as long as the Spirit Realm needs it, once something enters the domain of the Spirit Realm, it will be nowhere to hide and will be under the surveillance of the Spirit Realm at all times." The Mother of Mold Spirits teased them. Haoyun and the others nodded in agreement, neither confirming nor denying the Mother of Mold Spirits' statement.
The Mother of Mold Spirits continued, "In fact, just like you three who specialize in wreaking havoc in the Spirit Realm by creating various negative energies with misfortune as the main theme, all mold spirit energies must accept the surveillance of the Spirit Realm due to their special identities. Moreover, the surveillance faced by mold spirit energy is even stricter than yours. Hence, a problem arises. Since the movements of mold spirit energy are all under the control of the Spirit Realm, why can't your mold spirit energy pursuit system obtain accurate information on all mold spirit energies, but can only detect whether mold spirit energy exists within a certain range?"
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"We certainly hope to directly control all information about mold spirit energy, but our system is not yet powerful enough, which prevents us from doing so—wait! Aunt Mold, are you suggesting—?" Dream Jia began to realize what the Mother of Mold Spirits was trying to convey halfway through her words. She looked at the Mother of Mold Spirits with an inquiring gaze.
The Mother of Mold teased again, "After learning that the Balance Ring can precisely monitor the movements of every Mold Spirit energy in the Spirit Realm, would you still think that you are unable to obtain all the information about Mold Spirit energies, simply because your system isn't powerful enough?"
"Do you mean to say that the Balance Ring intentionally withheld all the information about Mold Spirit energies from us?" Dao Lao asked.
The Mother of Mold nodded in response, "Exactly. If the Balance Ring truly wanted to exterminate all the Mold Spirit energies hidden within the Spirit Realm, she could simply have disclosed all the hiding places of Mold Spirit energies to you. However, she did not do so. Because if she did, she would lose the necessary materials for researching negative energy, thus being forced to interrupt her exploration of the mysteries surrounding negative energy. After all, we in the darkest space can no longer dispatch Mold Spirit energies to the Spirit Realm. Those Mold Spirit energies still surviving in the Spirit Realm are the only resources the Balance Ring can obtain to support her research."
"The Balance Ring must ensure that these Mold Spirit energies are used to their fullest potential. Therefore, she not only studies them but also deliberately shelters them in secret, providing them with a certain space for survival so they can continue to exist in the cracks. Furthermore, if these Mold Spirit energies want to survive, they must continue to create havoc everywhere, extracting enough negative energy from those disasters to sustain their livelihood. This process also contributes to the creation of negative energy that maintains the smooth operation of the Spirit Realm."
"Considering that the darkest space will no longer assist the Spirit Realm in generating negative energy, the Balance Ring naturally does not intend to exterminate those Mold Spirit energies. That's why the Balance Ring only releases information about capturing Mold Spirit energies when she needs research data. When she has sufficient research data, she turns a blind eye to the activities of Mold Spirit energies in the Spirit Realm. She may even deliberately restrict you, the priests, from obtaining information about the movements of Mold Spirit energies. Oh, by the way, speaking of the Mold Spirit Energy Capture System, you probably wouldn't have guessed that this system was developed with my assistance, right?" the Mother of Mold continued.
"What? You mean the system in our consciousness was created by you, Mold Sister? So, does this mean you have the ability to control our consciousness through this system? Or even use this system to harm us?" Haoyun couldn't help but nervously grasp his head, asking cautiously. At the same time, he mimicked an exploding motion with his hands on his head.
The Mother of Mold chuckled in response, signaling Haoyun not to worry, "Rest assured, I only assisted the Balance Ring in developing this system by providing information about the characteristics of Mold Spirit energies. I did not participate in the specific construction of this system, nor do I understand the specific operational methods of your system. Naturally, I wouldn't know how to use this system to blow your heads apart!"
"But why did you assist the Balance Ring in creating this system? Didn't you know this system is used to deal with Mold Spirit energies? Or did you intend for the Balance Ring to use this system to deal with your own people?" Dream Jia asked, confused.
The Mother of Mold sighed, "Ah! According to the Balance Ring, her original intention in creating this system was to monitor the Mold Spirit energies entering the Spirit Realm more accurately, ensuring that those guys wouldn't cause too much trouble when generating negative energy. She could intervene immediately if their behavior became too outrageous, preventing their actions from causing more disruption to the stability of the Lower World. At the same time, through this system, I could accurately understand the work status of each Mold Spirit energy in the Spirit Realm, so that I could more reasonably allocate labor rewards to them."
"After all, those Mold Spirit energies are all my children. Naturally, I fear for them encountering difficulties in a distant land. Therefore, it's only for this system that I can monitor their behavior in the Spirit Realm at any time and impose restrictions on them to prevent them from losing control. In short, the original intention behind designing this system was not flawed. It's just that I didn't expect the Balance Ring to later modify this system into a weapon specifically used to deal with us."
Seeing Haoyun and the others looking at her with an expression that said, 'You're quite clever,' the Mother of Mold hastily added with some guilt, "I may be clever, but I'm not stupid! So, although I provided quite a bit of information about the characteristics of Mold Spirit energies back then, it was all superficial information. Moreover, as the Balance Ring gradually revealed her fangs to me, I consciously slowed down the pace of providing her with help in this regard and ultimately terminated my assistance in developing this system, citing conflicts between us."
Speaking up to this point, the Mother of Mold couldn't help but sigh with some trepidation, "This was also one of the few projects I refused to continue assisting her with after our conflict erupted. Phew! Thankfully, our issues led me to decisively refuse to continue helping her build that system. Otherwise, if the Balance Ring's desired system had been fully developed, the darkest space might have faced even greater troubles!"
"So, what exactly is the completed system that the Balance Ring wants to build?" Haoyun couldn't help but ask curiously.
Tilting her head, the Mother of Mold replied, "From what I understand, the ultimate goal of the Balance Ring is to create a powerful system that can comprehensively control Mold Spirit energies. She aims to input all information about Mold Spirit energies into this system, thereby achieving real-time monitoring of all Mold Spirit energies and complete mental manipulation."
"Knowing these details further helped me understand the cunning nature of the Balance Ring and made me realize that she had set her sights on the darkest space long ago, starting to secretly plot to control it. Ah! I was kept in the dark and earnestly continued to help her grow. Hmph! Looking back now, I was indeed extremely foolish at that time! I almost invited the Balance Ring, this wolf, into my own home! Just thinking about it makes me shudder!" the Mother of Mold concluded, deeply reflecting on the situation.