Chapter 56: The Sensual Body! Mother of Evil!

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[Creation Magic: Grants control over earth and ores, allowing large-scale terrain transformation using magic.]

The magic wasn't exactly creation—more like manipulation. It allowed control over earth and ores, reshaping them to attack and damage foes. Anything inanimate that touched the ground could fall under its influence. Not the most amazing effect, really.

Rhodes glanced over at the three women resting peacefully after the exorcism ritual. The night had drained a lot of his sun power, and the side effects were clear. They wouldn't be waking up for at least half a day without some serious cultivation.

Yet, one thing puzzled him. Cinderella, who should have come to him for her own exorcism, was nowhere to be found.

Driven by curiosity, Rhodes wandered around the manor, searching. Oddly enough, he couldn't find any trace of her.

"Are you looking for that girl, Cinderella?"

Yulia's voice came from the corridor. She was teaching Britney a lesson in magic, and her tone was calm but knowing.

Rhodes paused, feeling a bit odd. "You know where she is?"

"Of course."

He frowned, giving her a suspicious look. Yulia wasn't the type to care about others. Why the sudden interest in Cinderella?

"What's with the curiosity, Yulia? Why would you care about an ordinary girl?"

To him, Cinderella might be a clever, scheming girl, but she was ultimately just an ordinary person. And ordinary people—legend or not—were of no real threat to him.

Yulia shrugged, her voice cool. "Oh, I just noticed something interesting about her. It's not often you see... a carnal body."

"A carnal body?" Rhodes echoed, bewildered. He could crush Yulia with ease in a fight, but when it came to knowledge, even ten of him wouldn't match her.

Yulia explained, "A carnal body is a rare physique. Anyone who gets intimate with such a person will gradually have their mind controlled by them, becoming little more than a puppet."

She went on, her tone nonchalant yet informative. "This kind of control spreads through desire, only ending if the controller dies. Hundreds of years ago, a countess used this physique to control high-ranking officials and nobles across the empire. Eventually, she almost succeeded in overthrowing the Shinra Emperor to crown herself as empress. Sadly, she underestimated the demigods' power and failed."

The tale stirred something in Rhodes, giving him a clear picture of the "carnal body." In simple terms, it was poison. Anyone who got too close would end up as a puppet.

It reminded him of a protagonist from some online novel he once read—the kind who poisoned their enemy's final boss through, well, unconventional methods. Same principle, different method.

Still, he was doubtful about its effect on him. With his Sun's blessing, his willpower was rock-solid. Twisting his mind would be like twisting the Sun itself. Even gods couldn't pull that off.

He looked skeptical. "You really think a mere physique could do that?"

Yulia sighed. "You're not wrong. After that whole incident, the Shinra Empire persecuted anyone with the carnal bloodline in a wave of hatred. Entire families were wiped out; over a million people were implicated within two years, including those who were accused falsely out of spite or greed."

Her words painted a grim picture of the Shinra Empire's dark history—a brutal chapter they'd rather forget, much like the witch hunts of medieval Europe, where innocent women were burned at the stake for the slightest hint of nonconformity.

"It's not much different from those witch hunts," Rhodes muttered. "Back then, all it took was a rumor, and any woman who seemed even a little different would be labeled a witch and burned."

Yulia nodded, but continued, "The carnal body can twist minds, but it can't affect anyone above a legendary level. And finding one isn't that hard."

She reached into her pocket, pulling out a small, ominous statue. It was of a beautiful woman wearing a black dress and a lacy hat, but her lower half was a grotesque mass of twisted flesh, eyes, fangs, and writhing tentacles. A disturbing fusion of beauty and horror.

"What... is that?" Rhodes felt a shiver, sensing a dark energy emanating from it.

"The Mother of Evil," Yulia replied smoothly. "Also known as the Original Witch. She's an evil god, embodying distortion and corruption. Her flesh can corrupt, and even gods are susceptible to her charms. She's responsible for countless twisted creatures in the world."

Rhodes felt a chill. This "Mother of Evil" was no mere deity; she was a god with a dark core. Legends said she'd once been a regular god in the astral world, only to fall into the abyss and merge with a powerful evil god. This gave birth to a chaotic entity with two contrasting personalities—one destructive, the other insidiously depraved.

She would grant power to the ambitious, fulfilling their wishes, only to twist and corrupt their souls. Legends said even the Demon Lord of Gluttony, one of the seven demon kings, had once been a simple beggar, whose wish for endless food spiraled into monstrous gluttony.

Rhodes took a breath, eyeing Yulia warily. "And why exactly are you showing me this?"

She smirked. "Hold this statue, and any follower of the Mother of Evil nearby will feel it."

Rhodes's expression twisted in distaste. "So I'm supposed to walk around with this... statue, basically advertising myself to her followers?"

Yulia waved off his concerns. "Relax. The gods tore the Mother of Evil in two, sealing her in both the abyss and the astral world centuries ago. Those seals are near-impossible to locate, let alone break. It'll take thousands of years to even come close."

She sounded so casual, as if discussing a minor inconvenience.

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