He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

"Buzz"

With the successful execution of the ritual, some changes also occurred in the distant Void Hive.

Many of the Void Worm Eggs in the dark underwent mutations, with the mucus layer on their surface bulging and sinking, as if something was struggling desperately.

They attempted to disrupt the slime layer and arrive in this world prematurely.

Xie Bai was unaware of any of this.

She is now located next to the center of the ceremony.

Upon receiving the news of the successful launch of the ceremony, Xie Bai felt that the Chaos Branch Hall beneath his feet was rapidly losing its vitality.

"Boom!"

One after another, artistic buildings are collapsing and crumbling, seemingly about to bury everything here in the next second.

"It's that plot again where the building starts to collapse near the end. It's so cliché."

After a brief rant, Xie Bai quickly entered his spirit form and left the place.

As Xie Bai left, more buildings began to collapse.

The beautiful murals and pillars with ornate carvings crumbled and fell to the ground as pieces of stone.

Everything in the Chaos Branch Hall was reduced to ruins, drawing the curtain on this ceremony.

……

"Has that person gone far?"

"I'm not sure. The other party just disappeared into thin air; they probably went far away."

Two mysterious figures, completely shrouded in black, stood atop the ruins.

"I hope so."

"Then, Master, what should we do now? The effect of the ritual has been replaced by the enemy. A single Void Hive is simply not enough to meet the requirements of the world-destroying plan."

Faced with his subordinates' persistent questioning, the person referred to as the cult leader sighed slightly.

"Let's leave it at that for now. This Void Hive isn't that important anymore."

"What do you mean, Master?"

As he spoke, his subordinate's eyes were filled with doubt.

He didn't understand how their plan to destroy the world could proceed without the Void Hive.

"I have a feeling that the key to the world-destroying plan lies in that girl from earlier. As long as we take good care of her, we won't have to worry about the world-destroying plan failing to be realized."

"That girl? Didn't she just disrupt our ceremony? How come..."

The cult leader chuckled at his subordinates' doubts.

"Just you wait and see, Julius. A being with immense power will inevitably plunge the world into chaos in pursuit of even greater power. At that time, the world will be extremely fragile, and destruction will be the best outcome."

"It was my ignorance, Master, that prevented me from understanding your profound meaning."

"Oh……"

After admiring the scenery for an unknown amount of time, the two finally decided to leave.

"Um?"

Whether it was a misperception or not, the cult leader seemed to sense something was amiss.

Looking back, the scenery remains the same.

There seemed to be nothing unusual.

"What's wrong, Master?"

"It's nothing."

The cult leader turned back and continued walking.

As the sun set, their shadows grew longer and longer.

It seemed to have no end, stretching all the way to the distant night.

……

Carlos Sri Lanka.

Not long ago, Xie Bai was still thinking about how to return from the Chaos Branch Hall.

She then discovered two mysterious figures on the ruins.

Without even a second thought, those two dark-skinned things must be members of the Chaos Cult.

Otherwise, who would bother to wrap themselves up like a lump of charcoal and then go to these ruins to admire the scenery?

Isn't that a sign of illness?

Then Xie Bai entered Guiying through their shadows.

Using the record of having secretly slipped through Edward's shadow, he returned to Carlos Sri Lanka from Edward's shadow.

Moreover, from then on, if Xie Bai wanted to infiltrate the Chaos Sect again, he could do so by using their shadows.

Putting the matter of the Chaos Cult out of his mind, Xie Bai abruptly appeared in front of Edward after reverting to his spiritual state.

Hi~

"Oh, hi..."

嗨？

and many more.

Edward was startled when he saw Xie Bai suddenly appear and greet him.

"Holy crap, when...when did you get back?!"

Edward pointed at Xie Bai in a panic.

"When have I not always been by your side?"

Xie Bai casually cracked a joke.

This joke, however, seemed to have frightened Edward quite a bit.

"You...you've always been by my side?!"

Isn't that a ghost?!

Of course, Edward did not reveal this idea.

"Okay, is that the dinner you prepared for tonight?"

Xie Bai's eyes lit up as he pointed to the sumptuous meal spread across the long table.

"Um...yes, it's just finished. You can have it now if you're hungry..."

Before Edward could finish speaking, Xie Bai rushed to the table and stuffed a whole roasted suckling pig into his mouth.

Watching Xie Bai wolf down his food, Edward's lips twitched involuntarily.

It's hard to imagine how such a petite body could fit a whole roasted suckling pig inside.

Unfortunately, no one here can criticize her for such indecent behavior.

Edward watched Xie Bai devour the food at the table with some concern.

"Miss Bai, things might not be very safe in Carlos Sri Lanka lately, perhaps you..."

Xie Bai, who had just finished eating a plate of fried chicken nuggets, put down the plate and asked with some confusion.

"What? Didn't I just pay you yesterday? Are you trying to back out now?"

Edward hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, it's just that the Zerg are preparing to awaken, and things might get a bit turbulent in Kaloslan. Perhaps you could..."

Before Edward could finish speaking, Xie Bai narrowed his crimson eyes and said softly, "So... you're worried about me?"

"Are you worried I'll be threatened by those damn insects?"

Hearing Xie Bai's tone suggesting he was hiding a knife, Edward quickly shook his head in denial.

"I didn't mean to belittle you, I'm just saying that Carlo Sri Lanka is currently preparing for war, and their attention is focused on the Zerg."

The city is easily disrupted by malicious individuals, making it unstable and potentially affecting your life.

Xie Bai didn't care about Edward's explanation.

"Let them muddy the waters then. These are probably just openings your empire deliberately created to exploit those hidden enemies."

Besides, I don't believe that as the apprentice of the most powerful alchemist, you can't even handle such a minor character.

Faced with Xie Bai's attitude, Edward had no choice but to comply.

"Miss Bai, you are right. I have said too much."

With that, Edward prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Xie Bai suddenly called out to Edward.

"Don't go yet, I have something to ask you."

Edward turned around nervously after being stopped by Xie Bai.

"Um, Miss Bai, is there anything else you want to ask? I'll try my best to answer it for you."

Seeing Edward's sincere expression, Xie Bai asked, "Are there any places here where I can learn magic?"

"magic?"

Edward paused for a moment.

Although he didn't quite understand why Xie Bai, who was already so strong, would still need to learn magic, he still answered Xie Bai: "Alchemy is quite prevalent here, but magic isn't far behind either."

Especially the Imperial Library, which houses almost every kind of magic book. If you'd like, I can take you there for a visit.

"The Royal Library?"

Upon hearing Edward's answer, Xie Bai recalled that she had also tried to go to that place.

However, I was unable to enter due to low reputation.

Xie Bai's reputation, which was worth a thousand, came into play here.

But then again, why can't the Blessing of Arrogance ignore the restrictions here?

Is it because the left brain cannot fight the right brain in a battle between curses and blessings?

Can the negative benefits of a curse be completely ignored by a blessing?

After considering this, Xie Bai felt that he had gained a deeper understanding of the operating principles of the Seven Curses Ring.

Let's get back to the issue of reputation.

Normally, players will farm some reputation to establish themselves in the city.

Those with high prestige can enjoy various privileges in the city.

Conversely, if one's reputation is too low, some of one's rights will be restricted, and if it is ridiculously low, the city lord may even discover it and issue a warrant for one's arrest.

Xie Bai had already learned of this through the wanted notice sent by the system.

It's fair to say that if Xie Bai hadn't always been wearing Edward's concealment robes, he would have been in serious trouble.

Who knows, one day Xie Bai might be eating hotpot and singing when the city lord breaks down the door and throws her straight into prison.

Although Xie Bai wasn't afraid of Roland, the city lord.

However, Xie Bai was too lazy to cause too much unnecessary trouble.

Xie Bai would only consider killing someone if they were truly deaf to reason.

Because of his reputation, Xie Bai cannot enter not only the Royal Library, but also many other important places, such as the Royal Palace and the Star Tower.

These places will be inaccessible due to Xie Bai's low reputation.

There are generally two ways to get in.

First, raise your reputation to a normal level.

Clearly, this method is not applicable to Xie Bai now.

Due to the Curse of Pride, she can currently only gain reputation through conquest.

However, there was one thing that puzzled Xie Bai.

If she has already conquered the empire, then what use is this reputation to her?

As a conqueror, should I have to be mindful of the whims of my subordinates?

Xie Bai rejected this first idea outright.

The second method is much simpler and more direct, to the point that it is somewhat unreliable.

In some respects, it's even similar to the first method.

That means just shooting straight in.