"Can I understand it this way? It's because of this incident that, although you feel remorseful about Anselin's indiscriminate massacre of those refugees, at the same time, it has strengthened your determination to stand against the Lite elves?" Dao Lao stroked his white beard and asked.
"Stand against them, I like that term. Haha, indeed, you're worthy of being a qualified priest in the underworld, your choice of words is indeed different!" Elinna raised her eyebrows and said.
Dao Lao took Elinna's response as praise, so he smiled and nodded in concession.
Elinna continued with a very affirmative tone, "Yes, you can say that! It's all thanks to the Dark Elf Clan invading our town that I finally saw the ugly faces of those Lite elves clearly! If it weren't for their jealousy, my family wouldn't have fallen, and our people wouldn't have become prisoners of the Dark Elf Clan or fallen victims to their blades."
"And that's why I officially joined the Dark Elf Army. Because I gradually realized that the Lite elves have developed their own despicable traits over the years. Their despicable traits, like those of the Dark Elf Clan, are not worthy of sympathy. This world is a survival of the fittest, and the weak should be enslaved by the strong."
"So, I started to constantly join the army on expeditions, even personally leading troops to attack Lite elven cities. Forcing the Lite elves into slavery, making them plant Amande flowers and Aegis grass for the Dark Elf Clan, and mine Demer stones for them. Of course, Anselin let me participate in battles mainly because she hopes that through more practical exercises, I can rapidly improve my proficiency in black magic."
"It seems that Anselin holds you in high regard," Haoyun remarked.
"Of course," Elinna said with a somewhat spoiled tone. "According to her, once my black magic reaches its peak, combined with my proficiency in white magic, I will eventually become the most powerful magician on the Elven planet. Anselin told me that when I possess the legendary power, I will unify this world and become its absolute leader. However, as for what that legendary power is, she didn't tell me. She just said that when the time is right, I will naturally know."
"The power Anselin refers to, could it be related to mold spirit energy?" After all, the entire underworld now knows about what Elinna did with mold spirit energy. So, when Dao Lao heard Elinna mention the "legendary power," he directly asked.
When Dao Lao mentioned mold spirit energy, Elinna did not show panic or any other discomfort. She just shook her head helplessly and said, "Mold spirit energy, in connection with mold spirit energy. It seems that I can't shake off the accusation of being associated with mold spirit energy!"
Dao Lao shrugged, indicating that it was indeed the case.
"Ah, alright!" Elinna said determinedly, as if she had made up her mind. "Since it has come to this, I no longer have the need to hide anything. Yes, it's true that I had contact with mold spirit energy, and it happened on Earth's N31 timeline."
"At that time, I was carrying out the task of extraditing souls on that planet. Then, I felt a strong energy trying to contact me."
At this point, Elinna temporarily digressed, "By the way, the two of you may not know, because I became a priest while retaining my black magic talent, I can enhance my original black magic abilities with divine power and use the energy generated by black magic to communicate with mold spirit energy without being possessed by it, relying solely on the perception ability bestowed by black magic."
Haoyun and Dao Lao were hearing this explanation for the first time. Especially Dao Lao, he found Elinna's explanation particularly intriguing. Because it was the first time he had heard that someone could communicate with mold spirit energy in this way during his many years of capturing mold spirit energy.
Elinna continued, "I heard a powerful energy calling out to me in my consciousness, seemingly seeking my help and promising to reward me with great power. This power was extremely evil and made me feel enormous danger, but it also gave me an inexplicable sense of familiarity. So, at that time, I inexplicably didn't respond to it, nor did I choose to report it to the underworld. Instead, I deliberately went to that Earth multiple times by arranging shifts with my colleagues, and took the opportunity to contact that mold spirit energy several times to figure out what it was and what it wanted."
"After several contacts, that power finally revealed its true identity to me, and I finally knew that it was the greatest enemy of the spirit world—mold spirit energy."
Elinna chuckled twice and said, "Haha. This mold spirit energy is quite generous. It told me that it fled to Earth's N31 timeline after losing in the divine war years ago, and hid there. As for why it took the risk to contact me, it said it sensed my difference from other priests, and it also discovered my unique dual cultivation magic talent. So in its view, I am the best candidate to help it leave Earth's N31 timeline and escape elsewhere. Of course, it also said that if I were willing to help, it would provide me with a power strong enough to surpass priests."
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"Humph! Nonsense! Don't you know that mold spirit energy is extremely evil? Don't you know? How does it intend to provide you with so-called great power?" Dao Lao accused angrily.
"Haha, Dao Sir, don't get worked up. Of course, I know it's very evil, and of course, I won't accept its power. Because I also know what consequences a priest will face after accepting the power of mold spirit energy," Elinna said.
"But according to our inference, you did use the power of mold spirit energy several times before and after contacting Liu Erwa. Otherwise, how did you evade the search of the underworld and successfully bring mold spirit energy into the underworld? And later, how could you possibly escape from the blockade of the underworld?" Haoyun reminded.
"Those things—ah! Actually, gentlemen, you've misunderstood. I did indeed use Mold Spirit Energy, but unlike others, I don't need to merge with it to utilize its power," Elinna explained.
"What do you mean? Does this also come as a special convenience from Black Magic?" Hao Yun asked, puzzled.
Elinna pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, then replied, "Convenience? You could say that. You see, although both necromancy and holy magic are considered black and white magic, they're essentially branches of divine magic from the spirit realm. So, practicing either type naturally repels Mold Spirit Energy, representing negative magic."
"But the Dark Elves practice black magic, just like Mold Spirit Energy, making it genuine dark negative magic. This allows me to have the ability to graft black magic onto Mold Spirit Energy. Um—how should I put it? It's like attaching an external device to me. I just need to inject black magic into it, and it enhances the power of black magic through this external device."
"In that case, couldn't you keep Mold Spirit Energy with you, using it as a portable artifact? Then you'd have access to powerful magic whenever you needed it," Dao Lao teased.
"Let me tell you, I have thought about it. But keep Mold Spirit Energy with me? Come on! Because I've used it for spells a few times, I'm well aware of its power and fascinated by it. But at the same time, I'm also aware of its dreadfulness. It's a force I can't control at all. So, after using it for several spells, I felt I should stop before it's too late," Elinna answered frankly.
Dao Lao and Hao Yun were surprised by Elinna's attitude. With Elinna's talent, if Mold Spirit Energy invaded her spiritual body, wouldn't her combat power explode?
"Of course," Elinna emphasized, "Mold Spirit Energy seems reluctant to merge with me either. According to it, being hunted by the Mold Spirit Energy hunter, a divine priest on this timeline, makes it extremely uneasy. So, it doesn't want trouble and just wants to leave this place as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Hao Yun glanced at Dao Lao, wondering if the Mold Spirit Energy referred to Judge Yan?
"So, Dao Lao, you misunderstood me just now. I don't want Mold Spirit Energy's power, and it doesn't want to merge its power into me," Elinna looked at Dao Lao and continued, "According to its description, the black magic I possess is actually very powerful. If I can truly understand its essence and develop it into a righteous form, even the creatures of the lower realms would have the strength to contend with ordinary priests."
"As for me, with the talent for both black and white magic, mastering black magic to perfection would give me awe-inspiring power. Then, Mold Spirit Energy told me that if it guessed correctly, the essence of this black magic should be hidden where it was discovered, in my past life's homeland—Elf Planet. So, it suggests I return to Elf Planet to search for the origin of black magic. Once I find where black magic originated, I'll have the chance to comprehend its essence and become a unique and powerful black mage."
"Additionally," Elinna emphasized, "if I can grasp the essence of black magic, I'll be able to conceal myself like Mold Spirit Energy. After all, because of this incident with Mold Spirit Energy, I'll have to spend the rest of my days on the run. Therefore, learning how to hide my spells as soon as possible is also very important to me."
"And, if I can understand the essence of black magic, I can remove the black magic from my mother's body and rescue her from suffering," Elinna added with concern.
"Aren't you afraid it's intentionally enticing or deceiving you?" Dao Lao asked. Although Elinna's words sounded sincere, Dao Lao still expressed a cautious attitude towards her claims.
"I'm afraid, of course. But compared to fearing Mold Spirit Energy, I'm more afraid of being captured by you and facing severe punishment for colluding with Mold Spirit Energy to disrupt the peace of the spirit realm and committing treason. I'm even more afraid of missing the best opportunity to rescue my mother and letting her die in agony. You see, my mother is my greatest and only concern from my past life," Elinna said firmly.
Dao Lao nodded in agreement with Elinna's remarks. Then, he furrowed his brows and asked, "So, Lady Elinna, can you tell us where that Mold Spirit Energy you mentioned has gone? Lady Elinna, don't tell me that Mold Spirit Energy has already been captured with Liu Erwa by the Mold Spirit Energy hunter. From what we know, the Mold Spirit Energy captured by the Mold Spirit Energy hunter at that time didn't seem very powerful."
Elinna didn't beat around the bush and answered directly, "The Mold Spirit Energy that entered Liu Erwa's body isn't the same Mold Spirit Energy I encountered. More precisely, it should be said that the Mold Spirit Energy that entered Liu Erwa's body is just a small part of its split from him."
"Are you saying that Mold Spirit Energy can self-dissociate?" Hao Yun asked in amazement, as it was the first time he had heard that Mold Spirit Energy could dissociate.
"Some powerful Mold Spirit Energies can indeed self-dissociate. However, doing so will cause them some degree of damage. So, they'll only resort to this abandon-the-car-to-save-the-commander method when they have no other choice," Dao Lao explained, seizing the opportunity to give Hao Yun a ruthless lecture through the system channel. Because in Hao Yun's Mold Spirit Energy tracking system, there were detailed records about Mold Spirit Energy's ability to dissociate. It seemed this guy hadn't bothered to read those materials seriously!