Sweep

He raised his left hand, pointing it toward the sky.

Whoosh!

The moon above suddenly flashed with red light, and then a beam of crimson light plummeted down.

The red light consumed the spiritual power of those illuminated by it. The sheer volume of spiritual power caused the red light to expand, instantly enveloping the entire city.

Inside the city, everyone looked up at the sky.

From their perspective, the world had suddenly turned red.

The connection between the statue of the Earth Mother and her true form was severed by the red light, and the translucent barrier protecting the church vanished.

“My connection to the Earth Mother has been cut! What did you do, you bastard?!” the white-robed woman roared in anger as she floated up into the air.

White tentacles sprouted one after another from her lower body, making her look far more bizarre than those Earth Priests.

“You are not worthy of being this old man's opponent,” Liu Wen said, sparing the white-robed woman only a single glance.

White ice crystals began to manifest across her body, causing her expression to shift drastically.

With her level of strength, she wouldn't feel cold even if she were thrown into the freezing depths of the Far North. Yet, what on earth was this bone-chilling cold?

Her movements were slowing down—not just her physical body, but even her spirit was being frozen. Ultimately, she turned into a block of ice in mid-air.

Bang! Crack!

The ice sculpture that was once the white-robed woman crashed to the ground, shattering into fine powder.

Throughout it all, Liu Wen remained completely calm and unbothered.

Even before his evolution, he had been able to overpower so-called archbishops like Zhang Yi. If not for her imprint of the Earth Mother, it would have been highly questionable whether she could have survived until the Earth Mother's arrival.

Looking at the church in the distance, Liu Wen willed a thought.

Hum!

Flames erupted across the church, and within moments, the entire building was engulfed in fire.

Rumble!

Only after the church collapsed did Liu Wen turn and leave. ‘The Natural Spiritual Domain has only evolved once, yet it can already affect both living and non-living things just like real natural elements. It seems that after the next evolution, my spiritual power might even be able to turn imagination into reality.’

He looked forward to this direction of evolution.

With this in mind, Liu Wen quickened his pace. He wanted to sweep through a few more cities before the Earth Mother could react.

While Liu Wen was heading into the Earth Mother's territory...

On a street in Xichang City.

“Dear, are you tired? Do you want me to carry you on my back?”

“Old man, I can still walk. Your health isn't great, so you don't have to push yourself to exercise with me.”

“Mom, Dad, come quick! There's someone taking photos here. Let's take a family portrait together!”

“Be careful, walk slowly.”

“I'm sorry, I bumped into you.”

“It's fine, it's fine.”

He Wenxi stood on the street, watching everyone interact in perfect harmony, their faces adorned with happy smiles.

Her expression softened slightly, as if she could see a glimmer of happiness in them.

On this street, there was no hostility, no jealousy, and no hatred.

There was only mutual helpfulness and genuine smiles. It was as if the troubles of life and the stress of work and school had completely vanished.

‘How wonderful. They look so happy.’ Looking at the pedestrians on the street, He Wenxi's inner yearning for happiness reached its peak.

He Wenxi had originally come just to take a quick look at what was happening here.

Now, she stood in place, dazed, staring blankly at the people.

But soon, she snapped out of her daze. In her eyes, the smiles of these people began to look somewhat artificial.

She sensed the area slightly and detected a faint trace of spiritual power on them.

They were being forced by spiritual power to believe they were happy.

Her expression dimmed. Indeed, true happiness still had to be created by her own hands; the happiness of these people was merely an illusion.

She stepped off the street and walked through Xichang City.

No one knew she was here. Even the Night Slaves hiding in the shadows to monitor the entire city showed absolutely no reaction upon seeing her.

She looked up at the sky. Red light was continuously rising from those under the illusion of happiness, merging into a pillar of light that soared toward the moon.

A moment later, she vanished into thin air, reappearing high up in the sky.

She looked down at the dense, nearly one million wisps of red light gathering as they surged into the heavens.

‘What is Liu Wen trying to do? Is he absorbing the spiritual power of the world to fuel his own advancement?’ He Wenxi stared expressionlessly at the red pillar of light.