Lucifer

Bibi Dong's favorability had now turned positive. After all, it had been negative before, and now it totaled 20%. This number flickered with a soft golden light on the system panel, and he could even sense the system's cheerful mood.

Just a simple hug, and it raised her favorability this much?

Ye Su felt the trembling body in his arms and mused inwardly.

Bibi Dong's body was thinner than he had imagined, as if a gust of wind could scatter her.

Sure enough, playing God was way faster than being a simp, wasn't it?

He sneered inwardly, feeling immensely satisfied with the approach he had chosen.

Ye Su was smug inside but showed nothing on his face. He slowly released the embrace, yet his hands still rested lightly on Bibi Dong's shoulders, ensuring this fragile soul wouldn't shatter from the sudden change.

He spoke again, his voice echoing through the empty hall like the tolling of a morning bell: "Bid farewell to the past, my child."

These words seemed to carry a certain magic, making Bibi Dong's body jolt violently.

She looked up, traces of tears still lingering in her eyes, but they froze the moment they met Ye Su's gaze.

Those eyes—no, they weren't human eyes at all. They were an abyss containing the entire starry sky, a compassion that embraced all things, and a majesty that judged everything.

"From this day forth, you are no longer Bibi Dong." Ye Su's voice suddenly turned solemn and dignified, each word seeming to resonate with heaven and earth. "I bestow upon you a new name: 'Lucy,' with the title 'Fer.' You are now Lucifer, which in the language of God means the Morning Star of dawn."

As his words fell, a radiant golden light descended from the heavens, enveloping Bibi Dong entirely.

Her long hair stirred without wind, the originally dark purple strands shedding their gloom in the golden light, transforming into a soft gold like the morning glow.

Even the clothes on her body were reshaped by the divine light, becoming a pure white sacred robe.

But the system chose this inopportune moment to speak, its mechanical voice tinged with obvious panic: [Wait, Host, isn't this name a bit off?]

Its voice exploded in Ye Su's mind, [Lucifer is just the later Lucifer, right?]

Ye Su snorted inwardly but kept a loving expression on his face. "What's off about it? The name's perfectly fine!" he replied in his mind, while reaching out to gently stroke Bibi Dong's hair, his movements as soft as if handling a fragile treasure.

[But doesn't Lucifer inevitably fall to become Lucifer?] The system's voice grew more anxious.

Ye Su looked at Bibi Dong with a loving gaze and thought to himself, "If Bibi Dong ultimately chooses to stand firmly by my side, then she will always be my child of the Morning Star of light." His fingers lightly combed through her hair, feeling the fragility of this once-proud woman. "If she ends up accepting the Rakshasa God's inheritance, or wavers and sides with Yu Xiao Gang, I'll naturally cast her into Hell. Her name changing to Lucifer would be perfect then, wouldn't it?"

As this thought flashed through Ye Su's mind, the corner of his mouth lifted in an almost imperceptible arc.

"Doesn't that fit the story of the Morning Star's fall? I can even rack up some Role-playing Degree!"

The system was silent for a moment, as if digesting this overly cold plan. When it spoke again, its mechanical voice carried a hint of human-like anger: [Host, how can you treat the female lead I carefully selected for you like this? Your actions are so cold, so heartless! You should be warming them with love, moving them, simping for them like crazy! You're not here to be God!]

...Damn it, a simp system!

Ye Su cursed inwardly and, unable to take it anymore, directly muted the system.

He felt an instant peace, and even his gaze toward Bibi Dong became a few degrees more sincere.

How dare you! Making me, the Lord God, act like a simp!

Ye Su sneered inwardly.

Even if I agreed, would my believers agree?

He looked around, as if already seeing the scene of thousands of future worshippers kneeling before him.

Meanwhile, the system's voice rang in Ye Su's ears again, detecting that Bibi Dong's favorability had jumped another notch, reaching 40%.

This number made Ye Su raise an eyebrow slightly. Honestly, it was even easier to farm than he had expected!

Bibi Dong stared blankly up at Ye Su. This child, who appeared only six years old, now seemed taller than mountains in her eyes.

The Holy Light blurred his features, leaving only boundless majesty and mercy to be glimpsed.

Is this... The Lord?

She murmured to herself, feeling her very soul tremble.

Just as he had said, he was the father of all, the mother of all, the majesty that governed everything, the mercy that gave everything.

Bibi Dong felt her heart pound violently, almost bursting through her chest.

Before him, humans could not muster any thought of resistance.

"...Thank you, The Lord." In the end, Bibi Dong could only hear herself say this.

Her voice was as light as a feather falling, yet carried unprecedented devotion.

The moment she spoke, an endless surge of energy welled up from within her body.

This energy, like a bursting dam, directly connected to her spirit souls.

Under its influence, the Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor had their dark attributes melt away like snow and ice, transforming directly into two completely different spirit souls.

They were the Light Spider Emperor and the Holy Spider Emperor!

Bibi Dong could clearly feel the transformation of her spirit souls.

The originally cold and evil power was thoroughly purified, replaced by a warm and mighty sacred force.

These entirely different Light and Sacred Attributes merged into Bibi Dong's spirit souls, yet they caused her no discomfort, instead bringing a sense of peace as if returning to the womb.

The two spirit souls automatically manifested behind her. Both, once hideous and terrifying, had become holy. Though they were spider spirit souls, they carried a gentleness and light attribute completely unlike spiders.

The spider legs were no longer sharp and fearsome, but transparent as crystal; the patterns on the spider's body were no longer eerie, having transformed into sacred runes.

Even her soul skills underwent earth-shattering changes in that moment. The color of her soul rings deepened to gold, yet they did not directly break through to the tenth soul ring.

Bibi Dong could sense that as long as this "Lord" before her was willing, he could let her break through her limits at any time.

But he did not. This realization left Bibi Dong both awed and perplexed.

After all, Ye Su had no intention of being merciful to the end.

He watched the changes taking place in Bibi Dong, calmly calculating in his mind.

After all, he was still planning to find a way to drain Bibi Dong's Favorability dry.

Giving her the tenth soul ring like this, in one fell swoop, might make it a bit more troublesome to gain Favorability later on.

For now, it was better to leave it as is.

Ye Su looked with satisfaction at the expression of shock mixed with piety on Bibi Dong's face, knowing that his plan was proceeding smoothly.

However, Ye Su was still somewhat dissatisfied.

As the Pope of the Lord, how could her martial souls be two giant spiders? Even though they had been changed to the Light Spider Emperor and the Holy Spider Emperor, a spider was still a spider. The day her martial soul awakened, she became a spider, and for the rest of her life, she would remain a spider.

He shook his head inwardly, already considering more suitable candidates.

He needed to hurry up and cultivate Qian Renxue.

Oh, right, where was Qian Renxue now?