This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

However, subsequent developments gave Abis better options, so he abandoned Holick.

This time, unexpectedly, the Lord of Delusion directly turned Hollik, who hated the Abyss after learning the truth, into a puppet.

Before returning to the Shadowlands, Sophia had already investigated Hollik. At the time, she even planned to impersonate Hollik and use his identity to gather intelligence. However, after she underwent major surgery in Helheim and transformed herself into Hollik's appearance, Hollik unexpectedly became a puppet of the Lord of Delusion.

This initially disrupted Sofia's plans, but the clever girl didn't give up and came up with another idea.

Why not arrest Hollik first, and then disguise yourself as Hollik, who has become the puppet of the Lord of Delusions?

That's how he managed to deceive the Lord of Delusion and even stab Him, becoming the first mortal in the history of the continent to surprise an evil god with a dagger.

Sofia put on her clothes, walked up to the Abyss, and handed him the crown fragments.

Leona stopped covering Abyss's eyes, jumped off him, and looked curiously at the fragments Sophia handed her.

The Crown of the Lord of Delusions—everyone is quite familiar with it, even if they haven't seen it. Now, this crown looks like a neatly cut paper craft, with a clean cut mark. It's hard to imagine that three hundred years ago, this thing was something that the powerful Starr couldn't shake off.

“Sophia…you really are amazing.” Rebecca clicked her tongue in amazement. “Before I met you, I never imagined that there would be such a mortal who would dare to cut a piece off an evil god through a sneak attack.”

"Hehe... Actually, it's not that amazing. After all, everyone helped me a lot." Sophia chuckled somewhat innocently. "Besides, I was almost discovered by Him before the operation even started. After all, He is an evil god, and His observation skills are very sharp. Even though everyone had already helped me with so many disguises beforehand."

“This is the artifact of the Lord of Delusion…” Sheila also came over, looking in surprise at the crown fragment in the Abyss’s hand.

Abyss examined the fragment in his hand from side to side.

At first glance, this fragment looked no different from an ordinary, luxurious golden crown, but when held in the hand, one could feel the difference. Even though it was encased in a new type of divine power-isolating potion developed by Rebecca, it still pulsed rhythmically in Abyss's hand, like a regular pulse.

Moreover, this thing had a temperature on it, and holding this fragment felt like holding some kind of hard creature.

This thing is somewhat creepy—of course, it's a different story if it's Abyss and his retinue, who have seen plenty of frightening things.

Sofia glanced to the side, and in the direction she was looking, there was a cage containing a manic old man.

The old man was trying to tear open the steel cage with his bare hands. His round eyes were fixed on the Abyss. If looks could kill, the Abyss would probably be dead a thousand times over by now.

The cage that the old man was tearing apart used to imprison slaves by the Council of the Dead. Even the strong and healthy slaves couldn't escape, so all of Hollick's efforts were in vain.

That was Hollik, who had become a puppet of the Lord of Delusions. Although he was extremely agitated, he could not make a sound. His mouth had been sealed by Flora's silencing spell, and his body was covered with a transparent substance—that was Rebecca's potion that isolated divine power.

Approaching Hollik, capturing Hollik, and impersonating Hollik—all of these were accomplished by the Abyss and their party under the cover of the Nine Gods, without revealing anything to the Lord of Delusion.

“Thanks to the Abyss’s previous refusal to eliminate Hollik, and instead allowing him to exist in this way, and using a potion to isolate divine power so that he could not send messages back to the Lord of Delusion.” Sophia smiled as she looked at Hollik, who was trying his best to escape, and said, “This time, the Lord of Delusion did not realize at first that he had a puppet that had been controlled and that I had impersonated him.”

“This Hollik is quite pathetic.” Rebecca shook her head and looked at Hollik over there. “He thought he could turn his two apprentices into his best test subjects, but in the end he gained nothing. Instead, he was used by us and eventually became a puppet of the Lord of Delusion because of his resentment.”

“It’s all for nothing, this guy deserves it.” Leona showed no pity for Holick in the cage.

"My main focus this time was actually on the second plan. The Lord of Delusion did not disappoint me; he is as cunning as ever. However, his cleverness backfired. He always thought he could control the whole situation from the shadows, but he overlooked the nine gods of this world. These nine local bullies are not as honest as he thought."

Abis looked at Hollik and said.

"So this is what you were thinking." Flora had completely understood Abyss's line of thought. "You didn't say it before because you were worried that the Lord of Delusion, who has the ability to predict the future, would obtain too much information?"

"Yes, that's why I assigned tasks to everyone but didn't explain my ideas."

"What's next?" Agnes asked at this moment. This was also the question that the other members of the family were curious about.

“Now it’s Sheila’s turn to step up her game. Sheila, are you ready?” Abyss looked at Sheila at this moment.

Chapter 340 The True Form of the Lord of Delusion

Everyone looked at Sheila, who was standing to the side and hadn't quite realized that she was being mentioned.

“I…I thought Mr. Abis would study it first.”

Sheila blinked and said.

“My research will begin with the most important point, Sheila,” Abyss nodded. “I do intend to study this crown fragment, which contains a portion of the power of the Lord of Delusion, and it is power that has been separated from His true form. I need you to use your abilities to examine this crown and see if you can discern anything special.”

“Of course!” Sheila nodded. “I was prepared when Mr. Abyss wanted to see how well I used the Egundar.”

As she spoke, she reached out to take Ergunda from her bosom.

“Wait a moment,” Abis stopped Sheila. “This observation is different from the previous observations of me. I need to ensure your safety.”

Upon hearing that Abyss intended to ensure Sheila's safety, Agnes stood behind Sheila without hesitation.

A headband was taken from the magical catfish by the Abyss and placed on Sheila's head.

“Agnes, could you also help stabilize Sheila’s mental state?” Abyss said to Agnes.

Agnes nodded: "Yes."

Then, the Abyss placed Eganda before Sheila.

The Abyss and their party are currently in a cave, with nothing much in it, making it convenient for Sheila to observe the fragments of the crown.

Shera took a moment to catch her breath, then pulled the Ergunda from her bosom and slowly brought it closer to her eyes.

With Abyss's reminder, Sheila became much more cautious.

The Abyss also shares Sheila's vision; now, everything Sheila sees is displayed in the Abyss's view.

Abyss's prediction was correct; the power contained in the fragment of the Crown of the Lord of Delusion was indeed immense. Sheila had just projected a corner of the crown fragment onto Eganda when she already felt dizzy.

"So powerful..."

Sheila was originally very confident in her ability to control Eganda, but when she felt a heart-stopping power contained in the crown, she finally realized the immense power of the Lord of Delusion.

Unlike the evil god within the Abyss, who had lost all power and was now dormant after merging with a mortal soul, what Sheila was looking at now was a still-warm fragment, freshly cut from an evil god.

Divine power, as well as information that mortals should not know, are contained within this fragment. The impact of these powers is considerable.

Agnes's magic to stabilize Sheila's mind gradually increased, and she also felt that the pressure on Sheila was stronger than ever before.

"What, then, is the true nature of the Lord of Delusion...?"

However, Sheila's stubborn personality was also fully activated at this moment.

The more uncomfortable and stressful this force was to her, the more she wanted to know what it was.

With the Abyss and their group standing behind her, Sheila gained immense courage and knew that she could take this step.

Using her innate ability was extremely physically demanding, leaving her body aching all over, but she still managed to press Ergunda completely against her eyes.

As she saw the shape of the crown fragments after Eganda, an incredibly powerful force surged into her mind out of nowhere.

She saw a hand—and then her vision was overwhelmed by the illusion.

The light of various colors instantly blinded her. She saw countless colors, including the seven colors that could be seen in this world, as well as some colors that she had never seen before and that could not be described in words—these were illusions that arose when she saw knowledge that mortals could not access.

She heard the chanting of many people—hundreds of millions of languages, hundreds of billions of people, praising the same existence with the same melody.

She also smelled a strange fragrance and touched an indescribable softness.

An extreme sense of comfort spread through her mind, stimulating her brain to uncontrollably release dopamine, which brings extreme pleasure but is deadly addictive.

Snapped.

Sheila's consciousness snapped at that moment, and the headband on her head broke instantly. Agnes's magical output had even reached a point where she felt it was somewhat strenuous.

Shera collapsed into Flora's arms, who had been waiting nearby.

Her skin had turned pink all over, she was breathing rapidly, and fine beads of sweat were seeping from her pores—but thankfully, although she had lost consciousness, her life was not in danger.

"What did Sheila see?" Rebecca fed Sheila a bottle of "Addiction Relief," usually used to treat potion addiction, and looked worriedly at Abyss standing next to the crown.

Abyss, who had just witnessed what Sheila saw, was still standing there, speechless.

Seeing Abyss's expression, Leona hurried over and patted Abyss on the shoulder: "ABC, Rebecca is asking you a question, say something."

Abyss's eyes remained fixed ahead, and he remained silent.

"Say something!" Leona grew increasingly anxious, grabbing Abyss's collar. "Just say something if there's nothing wrong?"

"Squeak." Only then did Abyss let out a squeaking sound like a mouse.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Abyss's response.

Abyss refocused his eyes and looked at his family members standing beside him, their faces full of concern.

"What just happened?" Rebecca asked, frowning slightly.

"Ah... I'm sorry, what I saw after sharing my vision with Sheila was really impactful and affected my soul in Helheim." Abyss's face showed no abnormality, but that wasn't because he was alright. It was because this body wasn't his original one, and the problems with his soul didn't manifest in this body.

What did you see?

Rebecca pressed for an answer.

“I saw a hand in Sheila’s eyes.”

Abyss replied.

"One hand? What kind of hand would make you lose your composure?"

Rebecca was somewhat incredulous.

The fact that the Lord of Delusion's true form is a hand is already hard to believe, not to mention that even a powerful being like Abyss—whose soul is inhabited by an evil god—would be stunned upon seeing this hand.

This is something incredible.

“This hand…I’ve seen it before,” Abis said again.

"I've seen it before?" Leona blinked. "Whose hand is it?"

“I’ve seen it in the Lord of Bullying’s memories… that being standing beside Him, pointing at the Milky Way… that hand belongs to that being…”

Abyss closed his eyes and spoke slowly.

Chapter 341 The Dilemma of the Lord of Delusions

Among the crowd, Rebecca was the first to react. Her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "You mean, that's the hand of the Creator God?"

"Yes, that is the hand of the Creator God."

Abis nodded seriously.

"Is this an evil god formed from the hand of the creator god?" Leona scratched her head. "Did He cut off his own hand? Was it really necessary to be so ruthless?"

“Perhaps not. The Creator God doesn’t need to remove a part of his own body to create an evil god,” Abyss corrected Leona. “But I think this is enough to prove that the Lord of Delusion was created by the Creator God by taking a part of his own primordial power and casually shaping it—it was indeed quite casual, even the way he stood was reversed.”