"Emperor!!" Talys opened her eyes and knelt before Su Ye, her gaze filled with incomparable piety.
"Rise, Talys," Su Ye said to her.
Talys stood up and looked at Lilith and the others beside her, knowing full well they wanted to see the abilities she had mastered.
"Talys, come and try the abilities you've mastered," Su Ye said with a hint of curiosity.
"Yes, Emperor!" Talys responded in a low, steady voice.
Endless black-red mist enveloped Talys: "Original Sin Armament!"
A muffled voice echoed from within the black-red mist. Lilith looked toward the mist with a strange glint in her eyes.
When the black-red mist dissipated, Talys appeared before Su Ye.
Her originally long white hair had turned black-red, and her temperament had shifted significantly—from emotionless to seductive. A streamlined suit of battle armor with a sci-fi aesthetic covered her curvaceous body.
Black-red patterns pulsed with light. On her breastplate was a small red inverted cross symbol, surrounded by the emblems of the seven deadly sins.
A pair of black-red wings on her back were similarly covered in armor, engraved with the patterns and lines of the seven deadly sins.
A war scythe appeared in Talys's hand.
"In this form, I can wield the Power of Original Sin, but I cannot compare to Lilith. I can only say I am borrowing it, not truly mastering it," Talys's voice rang out.
Hearing Talys's words, Su Ye knew she was being polite and modest. Saying she was 'borrowing' it depended on who she was being compared to; compared to Lilith, it was indeed borrowing.
But compared to other Original Sin Fallen Angels, it was far more than just borrowing.
When Talys disarmed, she was like a true Original Sin Fallen Angel. The Original Sin Armament was the combined product of Talys's Original Sin Form and her Ultimate Armament.
Next, Talys demonstrated her Fallen Angel Form, Holy Angel Form, and Giant Dragon Form.
The Giant Dragon Form was a dragon-kin posture, not a true Giant Dragon like Pangilia.
Different forms wielded different powers, such as the Power of Destruction in the Giant Dragon Form, Holy Power in the Holy Angel Form, and the Power of Original Sin in the Fallen Angel Form.
"Talys, let's see your Ultimate Form?" Su Ye looked at Talys with expectation.
Talys nodded.
"Ultimate Armament!!" A brilliant pillar of light enveloped Talys's figure.
Contrary to what Su Ye had imagined—thinking Talys's Ultimate Form would look like a fusion of Lilith and the others—it was different.
Talys's appearance didn't change much, but her body gained an additional sense of divinity.
Her long white hair grew longer, her eyes turned brilliant gold, and Holy Power and Primal Darkness surfaced in her left and right hands respectively.
The Power of Original Sin swirled around her, and streamlined armor interwoven with golden light covered her body.
Eight illusory wings appeared behind Talys, existing somewhere between illusion and reality.
The brilliant power caused the ground where Talys stood to crack.
Lilith and the others looked at Talys with heavy expressions. If Talys's previous forms only made them take a second look,
then the current Talys possessed the power to make them view her as a complete equal.
"Alright, Talys, let's stop here," Su Ye said to her.
Talys nodded, the light on her body dissipating as she returned to her white-haired, emotionless girl appearance.
Su Ye looked at Talys and smiled: "Talys, how the Gene Legion develops from here on is your responsibility."
"Yes, Emperor!" Talys's eyes held boundless loyalty. She nodded to Lilith and the others before leaving to assemble the Gene Legion.
"You all go and have your own fun too," Su Ye said with a smile.
Lilith and the others then departed one by one.
Su Ye watched Talys assemble the Gene Forbidden Army. He wasn't sure which three types the Gene Forbidden Army would fuse with, but it didn't matter; he would find out eventually.
This was Talys's task. Since the troops were entrusted to her, she had to take on the corresponding duties.
"Lord God-Emperor, come quickly!" a voice called out.
"Coming," Su Ye replied with a smile. He walked over and soaked in the Spirit Source Lake, with a Fallen Angel on his left and a Holy Angel on his right.
An Original Sin Fallen Angel was feeding Su Ye 'imported' wine and 'imported' meat.
"System, Upgrade the lords heart."
[Ding: Do you wish to consume origin crystal X400 to Upgrade the lords heart?]
"Upgrade," Su Ye said casually while eating roasted meat.
A warm current flowed from Su Ye's wrist into his entire body. The strengthening began and soon the warmth vanished.
The improvement at the black iron rank was only so-so.
[Ding: Your lords heart current level: 5. You have one chance to choose a term. You may view the specific attributes yourself.]
Su Ye grabbed the Original Sin Succubus in front of him, took a deep breath, and enjoyed the 'cleansing' sensation: "System, choose term."
Three red lights appeared before Su Ye.
"Holy crap! Is this 'cleansing' actually lucky?" Su Ye looked at the three red lights appearing before him.
Red term: Ragnarok! Red term: God-Slaying Power! Red term: Forbidden Land!
Su Ye began to check them one by one.
Ragnarok: Red Territory term! Your territory will be a restricted zone for gods. Any god entering your territory will perish, making it a Land of Fallen Gods, a graveyard for deities!! PS: Simultaneously, your troops and you will be unable to achieve godhood.
Su Ye:...
Su Ye fell into silence. The price was a bit too high.
Although it was heaven-defying—gods perishing upon entering his territory—the side effect was equally obvious: his territory could not produce gods.
It completely cut off his own path to godhood.
"It's impressive, but the price is too ruthless. Forget it, forget it." Su Ye directly gave up on this option.
He couldn't help it; Su Ye still wanted to become a god. Becoming a lord was already the start of the path to godhood. As for whether he could succeed later, that was uncertain.
But there was at least a sliver of hope.
Choosing this term would completely destroy that hope. No matter how powerful it was, Su Ye didn't want to pay such a heavy price.
Su Ye beckoned, and a Lust Fallen Angel nearby immediately brought him a mouthful of 'imported' wine.
After enjoying himself for a moment, he looked at the second term.
God-Slaying Power: Red Troop term! Your troops will gain God-Slaying Power, which has an extreme restraining effect on divinity! PS: Limited only to anti-god armaments; ineffective against creatures below god-level!!