"You said you were hunting down a Demonoid Larva?"
In a corner of the canyon, Shien, holding Aiyi in his arms, raised his brows upon hearing the news Jacinta had revealed.
"So you found it already?"
Aiyi narrowed her eyes as well, her expression rather cold.
Jacinta stood before the two of them, his gaze still drifting from time to time toward Aiyi in Shien's arms. Seeing his little mistress's icy expression, the bitter smile on his face deepened.
Meanwhile, Jess and Lis, standing behind Jacinta, had completely lost the hostility they had shown during their last meeting. All that remained was reverence. They did not even dare breathe too loudly, looking small, helpless, and pitiful.
Yet these three had just grasped the crux of this incident.
According to Jacinta, after arriving in this canyon, they had ignored both the Demon Refining Ritual and the human forces involved in it. From the very beginning, they had focused solely on the Demonoid Larva at the center of the ritual.
"The Demon Refining Ritual is a magical ritual that uses the Demonoid Larva as its source. As long as it manifests on the ground, the ritual can be deployed anytime, anywhere, without any additional preparations or procedures."
"It could be said that the Demonoid Larva is the core of the Demon Refining Ritual, as well as its critical weakness."
"Therefore, if one wishes to stop the ritual, the only way is to kill the Demonoid Larva, the core source. Otherwise, unless the omnipotent Supreme God Omnis intervenes, not even the Three Great Goddesses or the Six Great Demon Lords can stop this ritual."
That was what Jacinta had said.
Thus, his goal had been clear from the very start: find the Demonoid Larva and kill it.
Once the Demonoid Larva was dealt