Infinite Transmigration Starting from Violet

All good things must come to an end; eventually, everyone must part ways.

"Wait, I have a question!" A-Tui suddenly raised his hand.

“Please speak, A-Tui.” Torina pushed up glasses that weren’t actually on her nose.

“It’s understandable that those apostles of the gods are chasing us to find Lani, after all, they have black flames that can deal with demigods,” Ame scratched his hood. “But at the same time, they are also tracking down the whereabouts of Maricus, the guy who killed their leader, the Queen of Night… Could it be that they already have a way to deal with Maricus?”

"The Queen of Night's power lies in the destiny of death she controls," Melina said before Torina could speak. "Although her destiny of death has been taken away, her weapon should still be kept by those nobles and apostles of the divine skin."

"The Night Queen's weapon?" A-Tui was taken aback.

“Yes, through a ritual, the power of the black flames carrying destiny of death was infused into it, determined to rebel against the forces of the Golden Tree, hence the name ‘Greatsword for Hunting Gods’,” Melina said. “The confidence of those divine skins comes from it. Although those who once used it were defeated by the ‘Black Sword’, this ‘Greatsword for Hunting Gods’ is still their ultimate weapon against Maricus.”

“That’s it, thank you for explaining, Miss Melina,” Torina said, taking out some twigs with red-dyed tips. “Here, take these. There aren’t many, but I made them myself.”

"Is this the Enchanting Branch?" Lu Ye asked curiously, as he was very familiar with this thing.

“Yes, I hope I can be of some help to you on your journey.” Torina smiled. “You are our benefactors. The Crimson Corruption that has troubled Marlene and me for so many years has finally been resolved. I will stand firmly on your side.”

"Judging from the way you're eating while sitting on Marlene's lap, it would be more appropriate to call you sisters," A-Tui retorted.

“I also want to thank you again.” Marlene nodded in thanks. “You have already learned the Waterbird Sword Technique. Although it is still a bit rudimentary, for a warrior, both weapons and combat skills are tools, reasons for invincibility… it’s just a matter of using these tools to their fullest potential. Millison, I probably won’t be teaching you for a while. I have to go out for a bit.”

"Go out?" Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.

Has this homebody girl decided to leave her house on her own?

"That bastard Monger, how dare he kidnap my brother!" Marlene's beautiful face was clouded with gloom, her voice barely audible through clenched teeth. "When I get my brother's body back, I'll kill him and shove his harpoon down his throat!"

"Oh, could you let us know when you're done?" Lu Ye said.

“Sure, I heard you were ambushed by this guy in the snowfield before, right? I’ll have Finley contact you then,” Marlene said. “By the way, did you learn ice-type radiance magic from the Moon Princess? I’ll use fire, and you can use ice, so Monger can see what Michaela’s blade is all about…”

No, this is more like "Michaela's Torture Machine," Lu Ye thought to herself. She hadn't realized that this homebody was so creative, even managing to create a dual experience of ice and fire.

Lu Ye's original intention was not to torture Meng Ge, but that once Meng Ge was arrested, he could withdraw money without restraint.

“In that case, please take me with you,” Milison said firmly. “Just as you said, I also want to hone my swordsmanship.”

“Hmm…it’s alright.” Marlene nodded. “But I won’t give it to you.”

"Sorry, what?"

“It’s a spacious, dark room with room on all four sides, equipped with a deck chair and dining table that can accommodate horses. I’m used to living alone,” Marlene said seriously. “So I won’t give it to you.”

Lu Ye thought to herself, "Six, even when riding a horse, you have to wear a big canopy to cover yourself completely. Do you like shy female college students who hang curtains all over their beds?"

Chapter 674 Preparations Before the Theft

After dinner, everyone else went back to their rooms.

Lu Ye was called out by Torina, and the two sat on the city wall of the Sacred Tree, gazing at the cold moon and the sea.

"Is there anything else you wanted to ask me to come out?" Lu Ye asked.

"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?" Torina puffed out one cheek. "But I do call you sometimes, I forgot to mention it at the dinner table earlier."

"Forgot?" Lu Ye looked up at the dark sea. "I thought it was something that could only be discussed when the two of you were alone."

"What are you fantasizing about? Although my body is that of a girl, my inner self is that of a boy. I didn't realize you and Monger were the same kind of people..." Torina pretended to cover her chest with her hands, and a slight blush appeared on her small face illuminated by the moonlight.

"Who the hell is the same kind of person as Nan Tong?" Lu Ye was so angry that his nose was crooked. "And why did you assume that I would confess to you?"

"What? So you didn't think I was going to confess my love to you?"

"..."

Lu Ye stared silently at Torina, without saying a word.

Torina quickly succumbed to the silence in her eyes.

“Ahem, alright, let’s get down to business,” Torina said. “I mentioned before that my sister and I used to have a good relationship with ‘Black Sword’ Maricus, right? He discovered the weaknesses of the Godskin Apostles and Godskin Nobles, which allowed him to defeat Queen Twilight one-on-one. And I also have his weaknesses.”

"The weakness of 'Black Sword' Maricus...?" Lu Ye immediately perked up.

Yes, that's only natural.

Just as Lani knew that Rataen's weakness was his pony, Torina grew up in the royal city and naturally knew about Maricus, who was like a brother to her mother, the Eternal Queen Marika.

“As a beast sent by the supreme will to monitor his mother, Maricus’s strength goes without saying,” Torina said. “But it also has a weakness, namely that its eyesight has never been very good. It was like this when it was young, and after being a beast for so many years, it should be getting presbyopia. But don’t be too happy yet. Although its eyesight is poor, as a beast, its sense of smell is absolutely outstanding, even more sensitive than a dragon’s.”

“Both Biakill and Smarag have an amazing sense of smell…” Lu Ye pondered for a moment.

This is a bit tricky.

Yakiel didn't even need to deliberately get close to Lu Ye; just standing next to him was enough to figure out the hormones emanating from Lu Ye's body...

A stronger sense of smell than that of dragons means that the effectiveness of quantum converters will be greatly reduced.

After all, no matter what he transforms into, he will still be Lu Ye himself, and some "traces" will remain on his body. However, these "traces" are mostly negligible. Lu Ye once transformed into the wind to sneak into Stoneville City, but this trick was useless against Maricus. The moment Lu Ye transformed into the wind passed by, Maricus could probably sense him instantly and take the opportunity to counterattack.

“But don’t worry,” Torina said. “Too much of a good thing can be bad. An overly sensitive sense of smell isn’t a good thing either. Maricus will become overly dependent on it. It’s been like that since I was a child. It recognizes my sister and me and will habitually smell our scents. In addition, unfamiliar and strong smells can also have a strong impact on its sense of smell, but this impact will weaken over time. My mother once told us this story. When she first became queen and met Maricus, Maricus was still very young. The first time it went to the battlefield and killed the enemy, it vomited for several days after smelling the blood and entrails. It couldn’t eat anything until it gradually got used to the smells.”

"I see. Speaking of which, the powder that Black Knife and the others used in Ceremonial Town interfered with Akiel and Smarag's sense of smell."

Lu Ye recalled what had happened in Dianyi Town.

Black Knife, God-Skin Apostle...

It's worth mentioning that the Black Blades didn't follow the Sacred Tree; instead, they immediately went to search for the missing sisters. Dixi said that Lu Ye would come to find him after he finished what he was doing.

"The Black Knife's goal is to recreate the stars and the night, and to rebel against the Golden Tree. That strange powder must be their weapon against Maricus," Torina said. "The Black Knife assassins' armor has the ability to become invisible. As long as they interfere with Maricus's sense of smell, they can recreate the Night of Conspiracy... even if the target is just a beast sent by Two Fingers."

“Dixi will come to see me later, maybe I can ask them for some?” Lu Ye said, “After all, we all have the same goal.”

“Don’t rely on it too much.” Torina sighed. “Maricus is very adaptable. Once it adapts, it can distinguish different ‘impurities’ from many scents… Let’s leave this topic here for now. No matter how much we prepare, it’s useless if we can’t find anyone. So I have some information to give you.”

“Miss Torina, please speak,” Lu Ye said respectfully.

“Ever since the Night of Conspiracy, after my mother shattered the Ring of Law, chaos erupted in the Royal City and the Borderlands. After the appearance of the Deadborn, Maricus began acting strangely,” Torina said. “At that time, my informants were still in the Royal City… the precursor to the Corrupted Knights. They were once Rodel’s elite knights. It’s said that Maricus constantly muttered his mother Marika’s name, and claimed that the birth of the Deadborn was all his fault… Later, when I escaped from Monger and searched for intelligence, I noticed that the number of Deadborn in the Borderlands hadn’t increased much compared to before. This is impossible; after all, the Borderlands couldn’t be peaceful after the Fragment War broke out. So I have a theory…”

“The Root of Death.” Lu Ye looked at Torina. “The Root of Death is one of the sources of the Deathborn. If the number of Deathborn hasn’t increased, then the Root of Death must have decreased!”

Lu Ye remembered.

Item descriptions related to Deadroot.

"On the night of the conspiracy, after the stolen death rune caused the first death of the demigod, it turned into dead roots, which sprouted in various places in the borderlands through the roots of the great tree underground."

"And in the Beast Temple at the easternmost edge of the world, the Beast Priests there are collecting and devouring this thing."

That mysterious priest, Gulang... was actually "Black Sword" Maricus!!

Lu Ye understood instantly.

Why does that burly, hunched-over figure in the Beast Temple, draped in rags, crave Death Root, and... Marika's colorful figurine?!

"What, have you made any progress?" Torina noticed Lu Ye's unusual expression.

"I'm not sure, but I can give it a try." Lu Ye said, turning around. "I need to go back and rest; I need to make sure I have enough energy."

“Oh, okay, although I’ve said it before, I’ll repeat it again: the Enchanting Branch is not very effective against powerful enemies,” Torina said. “You’ll have to think carefully about how to use it.”

"Ah."

Lu Ye was about to continue walking, but looking at Torina's appearance, a question suddenly arose in his mind.

“By the way, this body of yours… did you make it yourself?” Lu Ye said. “Lani’s physical body is gone, but her soul is still in the doll’s body.”

"Made by myself? No, this is what I look like." Torina spread her hands. "Mikaela and Torina can switch between two different bodies. The male body is gone, but the female body is still here... It's strange, demigods inherit some traits from their parents, such as Marlene's red hair and strength, my blonde hair and allure. As for the crimson decay and my body that never grows up, that's an innate curse. But the ability to combine male and female bodies and separate them at any time doesn't seem like a curse."

"How to say?"

“I can be a man or a woman. After being kidnapped by Monger, I realized that I can separate the bodies of a ‘man’ and a ‘woman’... The same trait also appears in Malelia. You've noticed, haven't you? The will that Malelia was born with is actually a part of herself. She also has the ability to separate her body. Although the five sisters are all female, Malelia actually has some characteristics of a man…”

"Yes, that's true."

Lu Ye recalled the body of Marlenelia that he had seen a few days ago.

It was a combination of strength and beauty, but although she was large and had masculine qualities, her physical characteristics were still feminine.

“I don’t know where we got these traits from,” Torina said, shaking her head. “But they probably weren’t inherited from our parents, so I’m curious about that too. Are you curious about that?”

"Pretty much. I was thinking that if Lani had your abilities, she wouldn't need to live in a doll's body."

"Oh?" Torina's face revealed a malicious look. "You went to all that trouble to find out about this, so it's because you're obsessed with other women..."

“What’s the big deal?” Lu Ye said. “I just overheard Iggy mention it once before. After becoming a doll, Lani can’t even feel temperature… Besides, I’m just asking for help. Maybe Lani really likes her doll body?”

"Yeah."

Torina smiled slightly and said nothing more.

……

The next day.

After leaving the Sacred Tree, Lu Ye and A Tui encountered Black Knife Di Xi in the town of Dianyi.

"How have you all been these past few days?"

"Very good, where is your companion?"

“They’re back, and the armor has returned to them…” Dixi said. “Let’s get down to business. We Black Knives will help you deal with ‘Black Sword’ Maricus, but we’ll need your help after that.”

"So you knew where Maricus was hiding..." Lu Ye was surprised.

"Of course, no matter how hard that stray dog ​​tries to hide, it can't escape our eyes. There's such a big stone statue of a sword ghost at the door, and it keeps yelling that it wants to eat Dead Root. Heh." Di Xi's voice carried a rare hint of sarcasm.

"But why us?" A-Tui asked.

“Because we share the same goal,” Dishi said, “and only you can do this. Let me be frank, my mother, Aletto, the leader of the Black Blade Assassins, is currently sealed near the Moonlight Altar. Only you can get there, because Lani entrusted you with the doll that looks exactly like her, which represents her trust in you.”

"Petite Lani?"

“Yes, only you know the way to the Moonlight Altar; it is the journey you accompanied Lani on that you never finished.” Dixi’s tone was solemn.

The path only he and A-Tui knew...

So the path Lani led her down was indeed quite secretive, a veritable underground world within an underground world.

Lu Ye took out a small Lani doll.

I remember Blazer saying before that this should absolutely not be lost.

Perhaps the reason is more than just "trust"?