Eternal Sleep City.

On the dark red, filthy, blood-stained ground, Qian Xin's eyes remained closed, with two streams of blood tears trailing down her cheeks.

Clearly, she was injured.

However, the situation of the Painful Maid was even worse; her abdomen was slashed wide open but the edges of the wound were remarkably neat, as if that large chunk of flesh vanished into thin air.

Compared to before the action.

The Painful Maid's aura was now at least half as faint.

Black-red blood continuously flowed from her wound, painting the ground into an abhorrent, blood-soaked surface with white hairs sprouting.

"The Red Cup entity really is powerful. Even without fully entering the real world, just a fraction of its power is so mighty."

Qian Xin lamented.

Ahead, the Painful Maid smirked, "You're just a projection too, but reaching such cultivation in the waking world is already impressive."

She glanced sideways.

Accurately speaking, she was glancing at the area where Baiyu and her projection were battling.

That area was already enveloped in a dense, oval-shaped black fog, obstructing both sight and spirituality, making exploration impossible.

As for the situation inside, it was even more uncertain.

The projection of the Painful Maid had now lost contact due to the black fog, and she could sense that only upon the death of her projection would she feel it.

"Where did you find the Favored of the Black Moon?"

The Painful Maid was attempting to heal her body's injuries; her abdominal flesh wriggled continuously but each time it regrew, it immediately disappeared, a cycle repeating.

This question clearly intended to buy time.

Qian Xin didn't rush into action either.

Her eyes remained shut, allowing the blood tears to fall continuously: "I also wanted to ask you, why did the Red Cup defy its promise, corrupting Eternal Sleep City?"

Both were healing their injuries at this moment.

The Painful Maid chuckled coldly, "Because human deities are deceitful, over the years they've been joining forces, aiming to banish the Blood Origin Gods to the Spirit Realm's border.

Beyond the Spirit Realm's boundary.

Lies the universe's dark side—an Abyss, a void, the destination of all tangible and intangible beings.

Even within it, deities can only silently decay.

The Meat Origin God is the true betrayer.

They are the most hypocritical deities."

At this point.

The Painful Maid was emotional, genuinely furious.

Qian Xin squinted her eyes.

Previously, the City Lord mentioned dealing with major matters concerning deities, saying success would resolve deity issues entirely.

Was it like this?

It seems this plan was discovered, although it may have achieved certain effects, otherwise neutral Blood Origin Gods like the Red Cup wouldn't tear apart the facade so roughly.

Every decision made by deities is carefully deliberated.

"The Spirit Realm is boundless..."

Qian Xin responded solemnly.

"Heh, yes, but deities can banish enemies beyond the Spirit Realm border, into the dark universe."

The Painful Maid's gaze grew sharper: "They should've trusted the words of Winter's Snow, not you humans and your deities."

"Winter's Snow is dead, though it died by the Scar God's hand, Blood Origin Gods can't escape ties to the event."

Qian Xin still kept her eyes closed.

But continued speaking: "Besides Seven Coils, Reverse Hatch's Egg, Flint... these Stone Origin Gods all perished by Blood Origin Gods' hands, didn't they?

They devoured divine power, seized Stone Origin Gods' authority, becoming the biggest winners of the gluttonous feast.

The Meat Origin God merely takes the fall for Blood Origin Gods.

Now it's just history repeating."

After saying this.

Qian Xin opened her eyes, ceased the blood tears, and extended her right hand again.

All five rings on her right hand simultaneously emitted radiant light.

"Submit!"

The Mystical Language shouted.

The Painful Maid's arms instantly shattered, her legs bent, kneeling on the ground, as if in that moment a mountain weighed upon her.

Kneeling, the Painful Maid opened her mouth and emitted a piercing roar.

This roar seemingly shattered one's spirit.

The surrounding buildings instantly turned to powder, while one by one, the rings on Qian Xin's right hand fractured, until after all five rings shattered, her right arm too turned to dust.

However, at this moment.

Qian Xin remained unfazed, extending her left hand, similarly adorned with five luminous rings, wearing them one by one on her fingers.

"Eradicate!!"

This time, her spirituality once again expanded, an immensely powerful force tearing the Painful Maid's body asunder.

Before her eyes.

The Painful Maid's body gradually disintegrated, dissolving, as if never existing in this space, swiftly vanishing like flying ashes.

This was true "eradication."

Qian Xin exhaled heavily, sealing the jagged wound on her right shoulder with spirituality, losing an arm and having five Sealing Objects destroyed, but at least she resolved this projection.

Indeed.

It was merely a projection.

And it was weakened, the other half of the power Baiyu was still contending with.

Qian Xin gazed at the swirling black fog.

Even if her true form arrived, she'd dare not approach that fog, nor save Baiyu from it.

After a moment's thought.

She sat where she was, used her one arm to retrieve healing Magic Elixir from her pocket, and gulped it down.

Briefly.

After recovering physical strength, she approached the vehicle of the Purification team, starting to treat others.

With Baiyu's current state, she was powerless.

All she could do was wait.

...

The sky gradually darkened.

Everyone else in the convoy was rescued by Qian Xin, except for those killed outright by the Painful Maid's heart-striking attack.

Dead for so long.

She had no means whatsoever.

Bang!

As night fell, the ever-silent black fog suddenly exploded, and a figure surrounded by black mist emerged, like the Abyss Demon from mythology.

Upon closer inspection.

He shone with golden light but was enshrouded by black fog.

The swirling black mist constantly churned around him, obscuring his appearance and preventing spirituality's probing.

"It seems your transformation into a deity is somewhat different from ours, is this the favor of the Ancient God?"

A trace of a smile appeared on Qian Xin's face.

Baiyu took a deep breath, disengaging the state of transforming into a deity and the Golden Body.

In the Black Moon Realm.

Facing life and death crisis and the constantly squeezed potential, Baiyu finally utilized the transforming into a deity.

This thing is quite mysterious.

If not initiated, one might never comprehend it for a lifetime, but once grasped, it can be learned quickly.

"You don't seem to be in good shape; the Painful Maid's dealings with you should've been tougher than with me."

Baiyu noticed Qian Xin's missing right arm.

"It's fine, just minor injuries, it's merely a body of mine, even if it dies, it's no problem.

Yet.

You should be cautious.

Now understanding transforming into a deity, and since the Red Cup entity has retreated, the upcoming purification of Eternal Sleep City shouldn't encounter significant danger."