The purification ceremony overall is not complex; as long as the Holy Light Array in the vehicle can be maintained, the power of purification will continuously surge, thoroughly clearing the surrounding impurities.

The various Spirit Techniques and Extraordinary Abilities mastered by the Holy Light Church have a great restraining effect on Living Corpses, Resentful Souls, and Evil Spirits, making them their natural nemesis.

The vehicle progresses at a moderate pace.

Whenever various impure creatures emerge around, the vehicle will automatically launch the bundled explosives.

It's somewhat like a tracking bomb.

It's unclear how exactly the Mechanical God Church created such a vehicle, presumably with considerable effort... Baiyu thought to himself.

This vehicle was almost tailor-made for this purification operation.

However.

As the group delves deeper, the vehicle finally faces obstruction.

Prior were merely some Living Corpses and Resentful Souls, which didn't necessitate Qian Xin's intervention; but the deeper they went, the more gruesome the scenes became, and the monsters encountered grew increasingly formidable.

All around was viscous, flowing blood, the ground smeared with a thick layer of dried red, the air filled with the scent of blood. Here, the surface was overgrown with twisted vines resembling red tendrils.

They looked like human blood vessels, spreading across the ground, weaving a grotesque carpet.

In corners of walls or piles of debris, there were many large cocoons enveloped with blood strands, Baiyu could clearly hear the heartbeat within.

There are living beings inside these cocoons.

He carefully observed; these red cocoons were composed of vein-like tiny structures, similar to the vines on the ground.

"What is being nurtured inside these cocoons?"

Baiyu looked to the side, hoping to get answers from Qian Xin. When unsure what they were, he dared not use Spirituality to probe, for it might lead to contamination.

After all, this operation involved the Red Cup.

This divine spirit is very mysterious; it's said he holds powers related to blood and likes followers to perform bloody rituals to please him. Regardless of how it's described, he should be classified among the Evil Gods.

However, the churches of the seven True Divines have not categorized the Red Cup as an Evil God.

Moreover, some followers of the Red Cup are also not stopped.

There's always been something amiss about this.

Baiyu previously explained that the Red Cup should be a neutral divine spirit, not supporting humans nor favoring demons, and he adheres to rules, never causing any significant incidents with his followers.

So, the Seven Gods Church does not hold much hostility toward the Red Cup.

Perhaps considering that animosity might turn this divine spirit from neutral to adversarial, the Seven Gods Church has not further provoked this divine spirit.

This should be the attitude of the Seven Gods Church towards most neutral divine spirits.

Adhering to the principle of as long as you don't cause trouble, we are friends, but now it's clear the Red Cup is scheming.

Thus, the East Prosperity Imperial immediately organized manpower to begin thorough cleansing of Eternal Sleep City.

"Continue forward."

Qian Xin did not stall, it seemed everything around her could not affect her.

Upon issuing the command.

Qian Xin then turned her head, answering Baiyu's previous question: "Inside these cocoons, they are nurturing the Corrupted Beings."

"Corrupted Beings? What kind of creature is that?"

Baiyu had never seen an introduction to such creatures in textbooks or any records.

Qian Xin patiently explained: "The Corrupted Beings is the term we use after the complete contamination of Red Cup's followers.

These people are fervent followers, bestowed by the divine spirit.

However, these blessings make them less human-like.

For instance, Polluters, Mist Spirits, these correspond respectively to the Green Mother and the Mirage King, two name Evil Gods, whose fanatics, once transformed, turn into human-like but non-human creatures, and acquire significant power along with some bizarre Extraordinary Abilities."

In other words, these are special combat units forged by divine spirits? Different divine spirits create different units?

Baiyu mused silently in his heart.

Suddenly, bold thoughts burst forth in his mind, if Evil Gods possess such power, then what about the seven True Divines who protect the Human World?

Almost blurting out.

Baiyu asked Qian Xin: "Do the seven True Divines have such special followers?"

In the moment he spoke, Baiyu regretted it.

How could the seven True Divines be on par with these Evil Gods, they certainly wouldn't do something so malevolent.

"They do."

Qian Xin's brief reply disrupted Baiyu's reverie.

She explained: "But the seven True Divines' special Favored do not resemble this, they can retain human form, remain humans, their thoughts are not affected.

However, they might be somewhat special.

For instance, the Blazing Sun Warriors of the Lord of Radiance, their skin temperature is constantly over forty degrees, but they aren't affected, they lose the perception of coldness, which is a trivial matter."

Perhaps they might become irritable and prone to violence... Baiyu quietly added in his mind.

If it's only this.

It doesn't seem all that bad.

The seven True Divines are indeed much more reliable than the Evil Gods, is it because they're all ascended from humanity?

The Blazing Sun Warriors must be incredibly powerful.

Baiyu believed.

If many ordinary people were given the chance to lose the perception of coldness in exchange for such strength, they would certainly agree.

Boom.

Just as the vehicle was steadily advancing, a huge explosion sound suddenly rang out from ahead.

Baiyu furrowed his brows.

He saw a large group of Living Corpses, swollen like giants reaching three to four meters, charge from behind a collapsed wall opening.

These Living Corpses were larger than those seen before, and they possessed apparent Spiritual Protection around them.

In an instant.

Nearby cocoons composed of countless tiny veins were also constantly changing, followed by a swish, a shiny arm stretched out from the cocoon.

Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.

Within seconds, the blood cocoon completely burst open, a creature resembling a human female walked out fully.

No.

It should have been a human female before it lived.

Her skin is extremely smooth, her appearance very beautiful, but she grows rotten flesh wings that emit a foul stench.

She has four arms, her upper body is of perfect form.

But her lower body resembles a monster, entwined with numerous veins, like two large tree roots connecting to the ground.

The appearance of this monster is indeed peculiar, truly a Corrupted Being?

No time to deliberate.

The monster roared and charged toward the purification squad's armored vehicle, such a monster, clearly the bombs of the God of Mechanics wouldn't eliminate it.

Baiyu could clearly sense.

This monster's strength should be around Meteor Tier Two, Meteor Tier Three.

"Focus on maintaining the ceremony."

Qian Xin said without turning her head, then pointed her finger in the air, drawing a rune similar to an eye.