Isabelle remained silent.
Yu Yao said cautiously, "I know you're an Apostle... I can feel the oppressive Power of Faith on you. It's different from the Faith Sparks inside us."
She twisted her fingers together. "I mean no harm, and I haven't hurt anyone."
Isabelle said coolly, "Answer my questions, then I'll consider your proposal."
"Whose follower are you? What are you doing here?"
"..."
Yu Yao hesitated for a moment. "I am a follower of Prayer God, from the Donghai Clan of the Low Realm Dimension. My true name is Haicheng Yao, and I am the Prophet of the Donghai Clan."
"The reason I appeared in the High Realm Dimension was also due to God's will."
"Our clan can produce Sea Monsters through mating. The purer the bloodline, the more powerful the Sea Monsters we can bear. Branch bloodlines can only rely on the power of Deity Totems for assistance."
"In this Divine Realm of the High Realm Dimension, the Donghai Clan can mate with potential Gods and produce even stronger Sea Monsters. That is the mission of those of us chosen as Sea-Going Maidens."
"We bear powerful Sea Monsters for the clan and offer strength to the Flame of Faith of God."
"It's just... I disobeyed God's command and escaped."
She lowered her head, shame appearing on her face.
Isabelle was unmoved. "So Prayer God summoned you to the High Realm Dimension to have you bear Sea Monsters with other men?"
Yu Yao nodded. "Our clan's bloodline is special. We can conceive and give birth to a child in just one day."
"Why did you run?"
"...I don't know."
A confused expression appeared on the woman's face.
"On the first day I arrived, everything was normal, just as before. I bore a Sea Monster infant with a man from the Divine Realm. At the time, I felt proud because I was contributing strength to the great God and the entire clan."
"But on the second day, the man God found for me gave me money after mating with me, and I suddenly felt a little upset."
"On the third day, I felt afraid... By the fourth day, I felt as though I had become a different person. I began to question whether this was right."
Yu Yao's voice trembled slightly, and her body seemed to tense in fear.
"I think I'm becoming a monster... When individuals from the Low Realm Dimension enter the High Realm Dimension, the distortion of Rule Power gradually turns them into monsters. That is something all Sea-Going Maidens know."
She said softly, "I know I'll definitely be caught. It's only a matter of time."
"In this world, where only Gods are qualified to survive, I have only fifteen days to live."
"Twelve days have already passed. I have three days left. After three days, before I completely become a monster, I'll end my own life."
"Actually, I can already feel it. I now love eating raw meat and drinking fresh blood... That's why I can only secretly buy live fish and hide while eating them."
Through Isabelle's eyes, Lu Yao coldly observed Yu Yao.
There was one question she had never answered directly.
Isabelle raised it.
"Would Prayer God really just let you escape?"
"...I don't know why either. Perhaps He is busy with something more important. A small figure like me is utterly insignificant to Prayer God."
"Prophets transformed by God, like me, are the same as Heroes and Apostles like you. We carry the Faith Sparks scattered by Prayer God within us, so I cannot show Him any disobedience or presumption. Otherwise, the Flame of Faith will instantly devour me."
Through her eyes, Lu Yao told Isabelle, "Ask her why she chose that man earlier."
Yu Yao explained, "I suspected that he was also a God."
"When I met him, he was very cautious and took the initiative to talk to me. At the time, I thought he might have discovered my identity, so I followed him."
"Only a God can oppose a God. If he really was a God, perhaps he could grant me a Blessing, allowing me to escape Prayer God's punishment and continue living."
"Unfortunately, he was only an ordinary person from the High Realm Dimension."
Yu Yao did not conceal her disappointment. "I followed him because it made me less likely to be exposed, making it easier for me to continue searching for a real God."
"So you and he Camouflaged yourselves as lovers?"
"Yes."
Yu Yao laughed. "I have no feelings for him, nor would I hurt him. To me, he is merely a garment to cover myself with."
Lu Yao sighed at what he heard.
Old Zhou had fallen into his girlfriend's hands once again.
"I understand."
Isabelle nodded. "Do you have anything else to say?"
As though realizing something, Yu Yao said nervously, "Don't kill me. I only want to live... I've never harmed anyone."
Suddenly, a yellow sticky liquid seeped from the seats, cushions, and gaps in the car doors.
The liquid silently stuck tightly to Isabelle. Like gummy candy, it rapidly wrapped Isabelle into a solid mass of gel.
Yu Yao sat in her seat with a strange smile on her face.
"It worked after all." She licked her lips.
Before she could rejoice for long, Yu Yao's gaze suddenly became vacant.
"What... am I doing here?"
"What's happening to me?"
"Who am I?"
"Where am I?"
"What is this?"
Confusion filled Yu Yao's eyes. She looked at her hands, then at Isabelle beside her, who resembled yellow gelatin, and was startled herself.
"What is this thing?"
Her eyes widened. She visibly lost her former composure and rationality, becoming incoherent as her gaze scattered.
The gel began to melt, receding from Isabelle like a tide. It was as though everything were playing in reverse, and soon no trace of the yellow liquid remained in the car.
Isabelle continued staring at Yu Yao as though nothing had happened.
"My lord, the Beast Transformation Ritual has stripped her of her reason and cognition. She could completely degenerate into a beast at any time."
Isabelle lowered her head, directing her gaze toward her chest.
Only then did Lu Yao notice that the small black sculpture hanging around her neck was the Statue of the Flayer. Once the Beast Transformation Ritual was activated, anyone watched by the sculpture's many eyes would become a Sacrificial Offering.
In its place, a tiny pale flame floated above Yu Yao's head.
"This is the Power of Faith gained from the ritual."
Isabelle raised a hand, and the flame flew into it.
Lu Yao immediately saw a +10 symbol.
This Beast Transformation Ritual had gained 10 points of Faith.
Isabelle requested, "My lord, please allow me to execute her. If she completely beastified or mutated, there would be a certain unknowable risk."
"End this quickly," Lu Yao said.
He could tell that Isabelle had been extremely restrained, deliberately luring Yu Yao into making a move.
The reason was not difficult to understand. Through this real combat case, Isabelle was demonstrating to Lu Yao the danger of Low Realm Dimension individuals losing control after entering the High Realm Dimension.
Isabelle punched straight through Yu Yao's chest.
The female Prophet from the Donghai Clan gradually lost the light in her eyes.
Soon, only a black human-shaped shadow remained in the adjacent seat, like ash after a fire.
The ash covered a yellow stone.
Isabelle picked up the stone, got out of the car, and shut the door.
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