Several months ago, the "Saintess of Purple" Ushaha Cheek had disguised herself as a peasant woman and, through her consummate "skills," married a bumbling doctor who had been lucky enough to win a farm through the lord’s "game," successfully going into hiding.

Using this inconspicuous identity, she had been covertly monitoring the progress of Beldan’s construction, as well as the state of the "sacrifice" ritual’s preparations.

However, out of wariness toward Ebner’s "Cognizer" ability, she had done nothing more than observe from the sidelines, not daring to make a single move. Even on the several occasions when members of the "Spirit Cult" were spotted by the lord’s patrol during their "work," disrupting the ritual’s construction, she had looked the other way entirely.

As it turned out, Ebner had truly had no way to deal with her approach of "lying low" to the very end, and could only patiently lay his plans and wait for her to come out on her own.

And now, after months of patience, with the plan on the verge of completion and having confirmed that both Ebner and Alvin were tied up, the "Saintess of Purple" finally prepared to act in person.

——If she could have helped it, she truly would not have wanted her true body to come and do this herself, but the ritual had to be presided over by someone bearing the surname "Cheek" in order to succeed... This was also the main reason she had previously sought to capture Teles.

Shedding the coarse dress from her body and returning to her true appearance, Ushaha Cheek donned a purple gown of a style closer to that of Trier, fully revealing her voluptuous figure and her mature, captivating aura.

Then she first produced a pitch-black scepter — as dark as ink, liquid-like yet not quite liquid — and took it in her hand, before placing atop her head a laurel crown that looked as though it had been woven from crystal.

Once her preparations were complete, the laurel crown upon her head instantly erected an undetectable "bridge of starlight" that reached directly to the terrifying castle reconstructed from Fors’s novel.

That was the very center of the entire city of Beldan, and at the same time the location of the central altar for the "sacrifice" ritual.

"Although the timing is somewhat off, the state of the ’Primordial’ has never been bound by years, let alone by time... It is enough to let all things return to ’Chaos’..."

The "Saintess of Purple" murmured to herself, then plunged the scepter into the highest point of the "terrifying castle’s" rooftop.

The scepter first emitted a black radiance that seemed to tear through space itself, and then dissolved into a pool of black liquid, merging into the rooftop, merging into the entire castle, and spreading outward in all directions.

Having done all this, the "Saintess of Purple" lightly brushed the surface of a cross atop the castle, and its outer casing immediately fell away, revealing a "divine idol" concealed within.

The idol was roughly the size of a normal adult man’s head. Its brows and eyes were only faintly outlined, giving the impression of an exceptionally beautiful woman.

Her hair extended all the way from her head down to her ankles, each strand distinct and thick, like venomous snakes, like tentacles.

And at the tip of each strand of hair, an eye had grown — some closed, some open — densely packed and innumerable.

Upon seeing it, the "Saintess of Purple" knelt devoutly upon the ground and began to ceaselessly recite the hymns of praise to the "Primordial Demoness." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

As her voice grew louder and louder, the ground began to shake violently, the sky turned overcast and heavy with dark clouds, and an aura of destruction permeated throughout the entire city.

But at this moment, the "Saintess of Purple" Ushaha Cheek suddenly halted her recitation and rose swiftly to her feet, looking around at her surroundings with an expression of startled suspicion.

For she had realized that things were going far too smoothly — so smoothly that she felt as though she were dreaming!

Something is wrong... Even if Beldan’s "Lord’s Guard" and the official Beyonders hadn’t reacted in time at first, they should have come to stop me long before things got this loud!

So why has there been no movement at all until now?

Unless... this is not truly Beldan?!

At that thought, the "Saintess of Purple" had no mind to retrieve the black scepter. She immediately channeled her spirituality to activate the ability of the "laurel crown" atop her head, and made to flee.

Her body instantly turned transparent, but in the very next second it was outlined back into solidity once more.

The space here... has been sealed?

Just as that thought crossed the "Saintess of Purple’s" mind, a light laugh drifted down from above: "Ushaha, don’t waste your energy. This place is inside the ’Ghost Empire,’ and with the ’Hand of Order’ sealing the space, there is no way for you to escape."

Hearing that familiar voice, Ushaha Cheek looked up, and there, floating in the air, was a girl with a slightly round face, a petite frame, and a head of signature deep blue hair, carrying herself with considerable elegance — it was the "Saintess of Blue," Veronica.

Of course, her body had long since been occupied by the "Progenitor Succubus" Monica, though the "Saintess of Purple" was clearly unaware of this.

"’Ghost Empire’... The ’Ghost Empire’ was docked in the mirror world of that castle? After discovering that I had made my move, you immediately reversed the mirror and reality?" The "Saintess of Purple" Ushaha Cheek instantly understood, then narrowed her eyes at Monica floating above and bit her lip lightly, saying, "Veronica, I never expected you to betray our ’Mother’ as well."

"Betray ’Mother’?" Monica repeated with an odd expression, then laughed with considerable mockery: "Take a look at your surroundings — I think the one who has done the betraying is you!"

Upon hearing this, the "Saintess of Purple" Ushaha Cheek maintained her guard while quickly glancing around, and was astonished to find that five more graceful figures had emerged one after another.

And every single one of them was someone she knew!

Among them was the "Saintess of Yellow" Natalia, golden-haired and blue-eyed, with a proud figure, a floral wreath atop her head, and a translucent yellow gauze draped over her body; there was the "Saintess of Black" Medea, with hair cascading like a waterfall of black, fair skin, a silk veil over her face, and a black off-shoulder formal gown, exuding an air of noble mystery; there was the "Saintess of White" Katarina, dignified and pure, mature in charm, yet as light and delicate as a young maiden, clad in nothing but a simple white robe; there was the "Saintess of Red" Margaret, fiery red-haired and alluringly enchanting, adorned with expensive jewelry and dressed in red formal attire, the very picture of aristocratic bearing; there was the "Saintess of Grey" Sigrid Cheek, grey-haired and blue-eyed, with vivid red lips, mature and bewitching, the kind of woman who instinctively stirred feelings of admiration and desire; and then, in addition to the "Saintess of Blue" who served as the "Ghost Empire’s" vessel spirit, there was the "Saintess of Purple" Ushaha herself, surrounded at the center...

The "Seven-Colored Saintesses" of the "Demoness Sect" had actually gathered here all at once — though among them, the "Yellow," the "Grey," and the "Blue" had all been replaced within.

——Setting aside the fact that the "Saintess of Blue" had already become Monica’s vessel, the "Saintess of Yellow" was currently still Alvin’s "Marionette," while the soul of the "Saintess of Grey" had been "imprisoned" by Tolzna, her body having become a commonly used "tool" for that Angel King to venture out.

"How about it, Ushaha?

"It is now six against one, and that is precisely why I say...

"The one who has betrayed the ’Demoness Sect’ — is you!"

(End of Chapter)