It felt so good to be close to the witch!

All fear stems from the unknown.

Now that he knows about the "catastrophe" that will occur during the "divine descent ritual," Roy feels relieved.

Moreover, at the last moment, Roy finally realized a crucial point that he had overlooked from beginning to end!

Could you please help me understand Chapter 154, which is titled "Lust"?

An oracle? (Seeking monthly votes!)

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[Scene: The Seventh Realm of Original Sin - The Realm of Lust (Past Projection)]

[Mission Objective: Ensure the smooth conduct of the "Divine Descent Ritual."]

[Mission Completion Reward: The first perfect evolution of the talent [Infinite Desire].]

[Remaining attempts: 2/3 (If the number of attempts reaches 0 and the mission objective is not achieved, the mission is considered a failure)]

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A damp, salty sea breeze blew in his face. Roy stood on the beach, not in a hurry to head to the Flower Fishing Village ahead, but standing still, reflecting on his experiences from the last mission.

Having learned from the previous failure, Roy now knows that the culprit behind the failure of the "divine descent ritual" was the black rain that suddenly fell from the sky and the huge black heart that blocked the golden light of the pure cathedral.

Roy could neither stop nor control the appearance and descent of the black rain; its power to shatter the heavens was something only legendary gods could accomplish.

In Roy's view, this black rain disaster is a catastrophe of the seventh realm of original sin, the realm of lust, which no one can stop. Fortunately, what he has to do is not to stop this black rain disaster, but to ensure the smooth progress of the "divine descent ritual".

To do this, the giant black heart must be shattered—shattered before it emits black pulses and corrupts all the professionals in the grand plaza.

Thinking about doing this is very difficult, extremely difficult.

The most crucial step was for him to be atop the Cathedral of Purity during the "Divine Descent Ritual." Only from this position could he strike and shatter the giant black heart the moment it appeared. The Cathedral of Purity was two hundred meters tall, while the giant black heart appeared at approximately three hundred meters. Roy, who hadn't yet reached the legendary level, couldn't fly; only by standing in this spot and jumping with all his might could he reach the giant black heart.

But how easy is it to enter the Pure Cathedral?

With the "divine descent ceremony" imminent, although the holy city of Calron allows travelers from all directions to enter, it absolutely forbids any unrelated persons from approaching the core area of ​​the holy city—that is, the location of the Cathedral of Purity and its surrounding square.

With Roy's current strength, there's no way he could infiltrate safely. Even if not all nineteen fourth-tier Saintly Professions were inside the Pure Cathedral, just two or three of them would be enough to kill him.

Therefore, in order to enter the core area of ​​the Holy City Calron, or even the core of the core, the Cathedral of Purity, before the divine descent ceremony begins, a person of sufficient importance must personally escort him in.

Even a fourth-tier Saint-level professional is not qualified for this.

In the entire holy city of Calron, only two people have the authority to do this.

One is the Pope of the Church of Purity, and the other is the Saint of the Church of Purity.

In most religious organizations, the Pope holds supreme power. However, due to the unique nature of the Church of Purity, the Virgin Mary, as the sole channel of communication with God, holds a position even higher than that of the Pope within the Church of Purity.

For Roy, the Pope was an unrealistic option. He did not see the Pope of the Church of Purity appear during the entire Descent of God ceremony. Obviously, he must have had to leave the Holy City of Calron for some reason, so much so that he could not attend the Church of Purity's most important festival, which was held once every hundred years.

The only choice is a pure saint.

As the most important figure in the divine descent ceremony, the Virgin of Purity had been in the Cathedral of Purity for several years, adjusting her state. She hadn't even come out of the cathedral. Under these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to even see the Virgin of Purity, let alone persuade her to allow Roy to enter the Cathedral of Purity.

Unless the Virgin of Purity is willing to leave the Cathedral of Purity on her own initiative, there is only a sliver of a possibility.

The task process seems to have reached a dead end at this step.

But Roy showed no sign of frustration.

Because he already had a clue in his mind to break the deadlock.

After arriving in the "Seventh Realm of Original Sin: The Realm of Lust," Roy has always had a question.

Why wasn't the mission initiated in the holy city of Calron, but instead sent to this dilapidated fishing village?

Just to make him walk all the way to the holy city of Calron? That's completely unnecessary.

Clearly, Huayu Village has its own unique characteristics.

At first, Roy didn't think much of it, but later, after learning about the importance of the Holy City Calron in the hearts of the people of this world, he suddenly realized that such a dilapidated fishing village could not be allowed to exist around such an important "City of Gods," even if it was just for the sake of a prestige project.

Unless, of course, it holds a very special and important position.

But what could be so special about a dilapidated little fishing village?

Roy had some guesses in his mind, but he wasn't sure. It wasn't until he saw the direction in which the Pure Saintess's gaze lingered before she began the divine descent ritual during the last mission, and the direction in which her lingering gaze was fixed before she died—north—that he finally came to a conclusion.

There is a very high probability that Flower Fishing Village is the hometown of the Pure Saintess!

North of the holy city of Calron, the only existing settlement is Flower Fishing Village!

The reason why Roy's "starting point" is located in Flower Fishing Village is because Flower Fishing Village contains a key factor that can attract the Pure Saintess away from the church, and this is also the only breakthrough point to achieve the mission objective.

Having figured this out, Roy's tense nerves relaxed somewhat. What he needed to do next was to find out the key factor in Flower Fishing Village and attract the Pure Saintess.

Without further hesitation, Roy strode forward and arrived at the entrance of Flower Fishing Village.

Similar to last time, after exchanging pleasantries, Roy used magic crystal shards to clear a path and inquired about the village elder, York, in Flower Fishing Village.

"Sir, I would like to stay overnight in Huayu Village. Is that alright?"

"The hotels in the holy city of Calron are all full, there's nowhere to stay."

Roy's statement was not without basis. During the last mission, if he and his companion Silvat hadn't both been Tier 3 professionals, the owner of the Deer Inn wouldn't have been able to find a way to free up two rooms for them.

Old York glanced at the magic crystal shards in his hand out of the corner of his eye, and a big smile spread across his face: "Of course, esteemed guest, if you don't mind."

“Of course I won’t mind.” Roy smiled as well.

Although his goal was to find the key factor within Flower Fishing Village that could attract the pure saintess away from the church, he naturally couldn't ask directly and openly.

He planned to search and subtly inquire about the situation in the fishing village later.

Old York led Roy to the best room in the fishing village, asked if he needed anything to eat, and then took his leave after everything was settled.

Tomorrow is the "divine descent ceremony," and Huayu Village also has its own things to do.

Before leaving, however, Old York called over an eight-year-old boy named "Amao" to act as Roy's messenger. Roy could tell Amao if he needed anything, and Amao would then relay the message to Old York.

After old York left, Roy glanced around the room. Although it was the best in Flower Fishing Village, it still looked dilapidated.

Roy didn't care about that, since he didn't plan to stay overnight anyway. He looked at the little boy, Amao, beside him and smiled gently: "Don't be nervous, you can call me Roy. Here, take this."

As they were talking, Roy took out a dessert from his spatial ring and handed it to Amao.

Thanks to the properties of the spatial ring, this dessert is still in its best condition as if it had just come out of the oven.

The delicious taste, which he had never experienced before, made A Mao swallow hard. He wanted to refuse, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation and his body instinctively took the dessert and took a bite.

The boy squinted his eyes at the unprecedented sweetness.

In no time, the small dessert was in the boy's mouth. He licked his lips, then suddenly remembered Roy standing in front of him. He scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Brother Roy, I..."

“It’s alright, it’s alright. If you like, I’ll give you a few more later. But before that, could you take me for a stroll around the village and tell me about the interesting things that happen here? I’m a traveler, and my greatest hobby is traveling to different places and experiencing the local customs and culture,” Roy said with a gentle smile.

Upon hearing this request, Amao patted his chest vigorously: "Of course I can do this little thing. However, I don't know much about the story, but Er Ya knows a lot. I can take you to find her."

“I’m looking forward to it.” Roy smiled.

Led by Er Mao, the two left the house. Fishermen along the way glanced at the two walking, but when they saw that they were not heading to a secluded corner, they looked away.

Huayu Village is very poor; there's nothing worth remembering about it.

Walking along the beach, Roy soon saw Er Ya—a little girl with a ponytail, dark skin, and two white tiger teeth that showed when she smiled.

With Er Ya were several other children, both boys and girls, with similarly dark skin.

When the children first met Roy, whom A Mao brought, they were quite nervous. But as Roy launched his sweet offensive, they soon started calling him "Brother Roy" in a sweet voice.

Upon hearing what A-Mao meant by Roy's purpose, Er-Ya immediately agreed: "I've heard so many stories from Grandma Hua, and I can tell them to Brother Roy. It's a pity that Grandma Hua passed away two years ago, otherwise, how wonderful it would be if she could tell them to me..."

A child's sadness is like a gentle breeze; it comes and goes quickly.

Roy and a few children strolled along the beach, listening to Er Ya tell all sorts of interesting stories.

After a while, Roy suddenly said, "Er Ya, you're only talking about things from outside. Does your Flower Fishing Village have its own stories?"

"Your own story?"

Er Ya pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she proudly puffed out her chest: "Of course there were, but that was a long time ago, and I don't know if it's true."

As she finished speaking, Er Ya's tone softened.

"Go ahead and say it." Roy's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly took out a glass of juice and handed it to Er Ya.

Seeing Roy's interest, Er Ya took the juice and, amidst the envious gazes of her friends, took a delicious sip before saying, "Grandma Hua once told me that about several decades ago, a remarkable person emerged from Hua Fishing Village."

"When she was born, the entire Flower Fishing Village was filled with deep purple flowers, golden raindrops fell from the sky, and even a withered old tree came back to life."

"Grandma Hua didn't tell me exactly who this important person was. I also asked Grandpa York and other older adults, but no one was willing to tell me."

"There aren't even many blades of grass in the village, so where would the flowers come from? You're lying!" someone in the group of children immediately retorted upon hearing Er Ya's story.

"If you don't believe me, I can take you to see that old tree that's come back to life!" Er Ya said defiantly, hands on her hips.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Roy's eyes lit up.

And so the group headed into the village, and soon they passed through the village and arrived at a courtyard at the foot of a cliff by the sea.

Because it is located in a recessed area on the back of a cliff, most people would never be able to get here without someone leading the way.

The old house in the courtyard is old, but very clean, indicating that someone has cleaned it recently.

“After Grandma Hua went to heaven, I haven’t been here for a long time. That tree is in the yard, look, it’s right there!” Er Ya’s eyes lit up as she pointed to a leafless tree next to the old house that was no more than five meters tall and looked unremarkable.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, the group entered. The ground inside was free of weeds, and many shrubs, covered with blooming flowers, surrounded the courtyard wall.

Walking to the unremarkable old tree, the children looked around but couldn't see anything special. They muttered that Er Ya must have lied to them.

The little girl had no other proof, so she became angry and picked up a twig from the ground, intending to "physically" convince her friend.

Watching the children playfully walk away, Roy withdrew his gaze, walked to the old tree, raised his hand, and prepared to touch this legendary "resurrected" magical tree.

Beside the old tree stands a stone tablet, marking the burial place of the late "Grandma Hua".

This old tree was very peculiar in his perception. Everything in this world, whether living or dead, was imbued with special magic, the only difference being the amount of magic.

But this old tree has no magic at all; it's almost too "clean."

Just as Roy's hand was less than three centimeters from the bark of the old tree, a gentle yet indifferent voice appeared in his ear: "Please stop."