CHAPTER 509: 16 KINDRED VIRTUE

After making his plan, Carl continued towards Tortuga Island, always keeping an eye on his surroundings.

Once he detected any activity of the Evil God’s followers, provided they were not a Demigod, he would harvest the Source Material.

「Half a month later.」

Source Material: 19

In just half a month, he had encountered three locations with the will of the Evil God at work, indicating their profusion.

He harvested nineteen points of Source Material and gained some understanding of the Evil God’s followers.

Any being that had received the Evil God’s blessings or attention could be called a servant of the Evil God, whose Cultivation levels were usually at the threshold of Legendary.

Such beings, upon being vanquished, yielded 0.1 Source Material.

Above the servants were the followers.

Lower Vassals yielded 0.5 to 0.8.

Middle Position Vassals typically yielded between 3 and 8.

As for Upper-level Vassals, ever since he encountered that "mechanical creature’s" follower, Li, he hadn’t met another.

He estimated that they could yield 10 to 20 Source Material.

Demigods and Divine Sons could likely yield over fifty!

However, upon encountering a Divine Son, Carl only had the option to flee for his life; even then, whether he could escape was another matter.

Without the limitation of the Power of Laws, a casual punch from a Divine Son could easily claim his life.

It’s a pity that the souls of the Evil God’s followers cannot be harvested at will; otherwise, I could accumulate more skills.

On the second floor of the Wizard Tower, Carl’s face showed regret.

The souls of the followers were connected to the Divine, and even if he were bolder, he dared not encroach upon the Divine’s domain.

The abilities possessed by the Evil God’s followers were divine gifts, usually of a very high Tier, with some approaching the Fourth-tier.

Just like Li’s Divine Martial Seventeen Forms.

It was a Fourth-tier inheritance Magic Door that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ten Thousand Buddha Hands.

Add points!

Constitution 33.5—Constitution 35.4.

"HNN..." Carl’s neck arched, his forehead veins bulging as vast power surged from his Spiritual Inner Sea into his physical body.

In the blink of an eye, his skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs seemed to have been re-tempered, becoming more robust and full of explosive power.

"PHEW..." Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Carl’s eyes glittered faintly.

Harvesting Source Material to improve Cultivation sure is quick. If I were cultivating on my own, who knows how long it would take.

Just as he was reflecting, the Wizard Tower sent an alarm.

The Floating Wizard Tower, in Invisibility and not stationary, was constantly moving forward. The Eye of Insight was operating at full capacity.

The entire Wizard Tower was enveloped in a gigantic water sphere, which acted like a massive signal amplifier, allowing the Evil God’s Eye to clearly observe scenes from hundreds of miles away, not missing the slightest anomaly.

Second Circle Magic—Hive Eye!

At this moment, it "saw" a "meteor" streak across the sky, sweeping towards the northern seas.

A "meteor" falling from the sky, if its trajectory was not straight down, was nine times out of ten related to the Evil God.

It’s heading north, its momentum unceasing. It’s highly likely to crash thousands of miles away, unreachable even if pursued, Carl assessed quietly, shaking his head.

Forget it!

It wasn’t on the same path, and even chasing it might not lead to a discovery, so it wasn’t worth wasting time.

Regaining his composure, Carl continued his meditative Cultivation.

As his Constitution value increased, he was getting closer to the Sixth Layer of the Holy Demon Transformation, edging towards Perfection.

At the same time...

He was also looking for suitable witchcraft.

With many inheritances at his disposal, Carl was not lacking in witchcraft. However, due to world rules, he couldn’t use top-tier Second Circle Magic or even Three-rings Witchcraft.

He needed to find a Second Circle Magic that was not high in Tier but still powerful to assist him.

「Before long,」

I found it!

Early Second Circle Magic—Cold and Hot Variations!

This was a Natural School witchcraft that, once cast, could adjust the temperature within a specific area.

Blistering heat and biting cold alternated.

Once mastered, it could shift between hot and cold ten times per second; high temperatures capable of melting metal and low temperatures able to shatter boulders.

The rapid alternation of heat and cold could easily destroy a creature’s body and defenses, leading to its demise.

The key was...

This witchcraft could be layered!

Changing temperature ten times a second might seem fast, but for a Second Order powerhouse, it wasn’t much.

A Second Order powerhouse could easily break the sound barrier, covering hundreds of meters in a second if they went all out.

Out of ten transitions, managing to hit the target five times would be rather difficult.

But if this witchcraft were continuously layered, in theory, it could achieve hundreds of changes per second.

Moreover, its Tier would still be Second Order Early Stage.

Hundreds of rapid alternations between extreme heat and severe cold in a second—even an Upper-level Vassal shouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Carl stroked his chin.

What a pity it requires charging. It can only be used for sneak attacks and won’t stand a chance in a head-on fight. However, it does offer an opportunity to get used to Fire Magic.

He had already decided to switch his path to that of the Fire Element.

After all, he had direct access to a Fourth-tier Fire Mage Magic Door, which even touched upon the realm of the Fifth Order.

It would be a problem not to switch.

Of course, he first needed to construct the Three-rings Witchcraft Life Source. This spell would allow Carl to improve his Holy Demon Transformation to the Seventh Layer while he was a Second-Order Holy Knight, giving him physical strength comparable to that of a Third-tier Taboo Knight.

Human beings are like weeds, stubbornly thriving even in the cracks of rocks as long as they are not extinct.

Just like now, more than ten families surrounded a murky pond, having built simple houses and fences to keep out potential wild beasts.

Carl floated in midair, looking down. Several women were drawing water from the pond with buckets.

The water was muddy and needed to settle for a while to clarify; however, without boiling it at high temperatures, it was still prone to disease.

The people of the ’village’ were busily at work, orderly and peaceful.

Where is it?

Carl had rushed here, sensing a wave of the Evil God’s aura, yet had found nothing.

Someone helped them build houses and eradicate disease. Could it be that an Evil God’s follower also possesses traits of kindness?

As he murmured to himself, a warm voice arose:

"God says, kindness is the fruit of the Spirit, and humans always crave His abundant mercy, tolerance, and patience."

"Traveler on the journey, would you care to sit down?"

Carl looked towards the source of the voice.

Not far away, on a large tree, a barefoot woman in white with a beautiful face looked at him with a smile.

Her long hair fluttered, her aura holy. Though she had no wings, she resembled an Angel.

An Angel filled with compassion for all living beings!

Carl frowned. "An Evil God’s follower? Are you helping mortals to spread your faith?"

"God says, man is born in pain and dies in pain, and only sincere faith can escape suffering," the woman spoke, her voice tinged with sorrow. "All beings are tormented, and I come to help them by God’s will."

"Then you are indeed an Evil God’s follower," Carl nodded. "Which Divine do you worship?"

As a devout believer of the ’Main God of Light,’ Moli felt a flare of anger at being treated so rudely, despite her good temper.

Her smile faded, her expression grew serious, and she said slowly, "God says, pride is one of man’s original sins. It’s understandable for ignorant mortals not to know of God’s greatness."

"If you believe in the Father God, I can take you to His Divine Realm, where you shall enjoy the endless peace of eternal life."

"HA..." Carl chuckled. "Why must you always preface everything with ’God says’? Can’t you speak without God’s instruction?"

"As for believing in a Divine..."

He blinked, and strange eyes appeared, flickering on his forehead, cheeks, and chin.

The strange sight caused Moli’s complexion to change drastically.

An Evil God’s follower!

She was just a Lower Vassal. The first reason she came to this world was to prove her devout faith. Secondly, she wished to gather more believers to please the Father God, hoping one day to become a middle-tier Angel, or even an Upper Angel.

However, she was also aware that this world, for some special reason, had caught the attention of many Divines—not just her Father God.

The followers of these Divines were all competing for the limited number of believers and Source Material, and they stood in opposition to each other.

And she, being one of the weaker Lower Vassals among those who came, dared not reveal herself openly. She could only covertly save a few dozen mortals to quietly spread the faith.

Fear Aura!

The eyes spread across his cheeks bloomed with a strange light, and Moli’s body rapidly dissolved, like fat thrown onto a fire.

"EH..." Carl blinked. "She escaped?"

"Is there really such a cowardly Evil God’s follower?"

All the Evil God’s followers he had encountered, whether intelligent or not, had attacked him like mad dogs.

This was the first one he had encountered that fled without even daring to fight.

Interesting!

Smiling, Carl wrapped himself in lightning and dashed towards the direction where her aura had vanished, instantly crossing a large mountain.

「Soon.」

Carl stopped in midair, frowning as he looked down at the two opposing groups battling below.

One side consisted of armored men, mounted on horses and wielding sharp blades; the other side was made up of bizarre monsters.

Cavalry from the City of Death?

With a thought, he plunged into the fray, attacking the horde of monsters.