Lucifer

Bibi Dong's Favorability had finally risen into positive territory. After all, it had always been negative before; now, it stood at 20%. The number flickered with a gentle golden glow on the System Panel, and he could even sense the system's cheerful mood.

Just a simple hug had raised her Favorability by so much?

Feeling the faintly trembling body in his arms, Ye Su pondered silently.

Bibi Dong's body was even frailer than he had imagined, as though a gust of wind could scatter her away.

Sure enough, wasn't being God much faster than being a simp?

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

Ye Su was smug inside, but none of it showed on his face. He slowly loosened his embrace, yet his hands remained gently resting on Bibi Dong's shoulders, ensuring that this fragile soul would not collapse from the sudden change.

He spoke again, his voice echoing through the vast hall like the tolling of morning and evening bells. "Bid farewell to the past, my child."

The words seemed to carry some kind of magic, making Bibi Dong's body shudder sharply.

She raised her head. Tear tracks still lingered in her eyes, but the instant they met Ye Su's gaze, she froze.

Those eyes—no, they were not human eyes at all. They were an abyss containing the entire starry sky, mercy that embraced all things, and majesty that judged all things.

"From this day forth, you are no longer Bibi Dong." Ye Su's voice suddenly became solemn and majestic, every word seeming to resonate with heaven and earth. "I grant you a new name: Lucy, with the title Phil. You are Lucifer, which in the language of God means the Morning Star of dawn."

As his words fell, a dazzling golden light descended from the heavens and enveloped Bibi Dong completely.

Her long hair stirred without wind. The gloom gradually faded from her originally dark-purple strands beneath the golden radiance, transforming them into a soft gold like the morning dawn.

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

At that moment, the system spoke up at the most inappropriate time, its mechanical voice carrying obvious panic. Wait, Host, isn't there something wrong with that name?

Its voice exploded in Ye Su's mind. Isn't Lucifer the same as the later Lucifer?

Ye Su snorted inwardly, while his face retained its loving expression. "What's wrong with it? The name is perfectly fitting!" he replied to the system in his consciousness, reaching out to gently stroke Bibi Dong's head with the tenderness one might use for a fragile treasure.

But doesn't Lucifer mean she is destined to fall and become Lucifer? The system's voice grew increasingly anxious.

Ye Su looked at Bibi Dong with loving eyes and said inwardly, "If Bibi Dong ultimately chooses to stand firmly by my side, then she will forever remain my child, the Morning Star of Light." His fingers softly combed through Bibi Dong's hair, feeling the vulnerability of this once-proud woman. "But if she chooses to accept the Rakshasa God's inheritance, or wavers and stands with Yu Xiao Gang, then I can naturally cast her into Hell. Wouldn't it be fitting for her to change her name to Lucifer then?"

As the thought passed through Ye Su's mind, the corners of his lips unconsciously curled into an almost imperceptible smile.

"Wouldn't that perfectly match the story of the fallen Morning Star? It could even earn another wave of Role-playing Degree then!"

The system froze for a moment, seemingly digesting this overly cold-blooded plan.

When it spoke again, its mechanical voice actually carried a trace of human-like anger. Host, how could you treat the heroine I chose for you like this? What you're doing is so cold, so heartless! You should use love to warm them, move them, and simp for them like crazy! You're not here to be God!

...Damn it, a simp system!

Ye Su cursed inwardly and, unable to endure it any longer, directly muted the system.

His ears immediately felt much quieter, and even the way he looked at Bibi Dong became a little more sincere.

How dare it ask the mighty God to be a simp!

Ye Su sneered inwardly.

Even if I agreed, would my believers agree?

He looked around, as though he could already see the future scene of countless believers kneeling in worship.

At the same time, the system's voice sounded beside Ye Su's ear again. Bibi Dong's Favorability had risen another step, reaching 40%.

The 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 to be only six years old, seemed taller than mountains in her eyes at that moment.

Holy Light blurred his features, leaving only boundless majesty and benevolence visible.

So this was... The Lord?

She murmured to herself inwardly, feeling as though her very soul were trembling.

Just as he had said, he was the father of all things, the mother of all things, the majesty that governed all things, and the mercy that bestowed all things.

Bibi Dong felt her heart pounding violently, almost ready to burst from her chest.

Before him, humans could not even summon the thought of resistance.

"...Thank you, The Lord." In the end, that was all Bibi Dong could hear herself say.

Her voice was as soft as a feather touching the ground, yet it carried an unprecedented sincerity.

The instant her words fell, endless energy surged forth from within her body.

Like floodwaters bursting through a broken dam, that energy directly connected to her martial souls.

Under the influence of that energy, the darkness within the Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor melted away like ice and snow, transforming directly into two entirely different martial souls.

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

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

The originally cold and evil power had been completely purified, replaced by warm and powerful Sacred Attribute energy.

The entirely different Light Attribute and Sacred Attribute fused into Bibi Dong's martial souls without causing her the slightest discomfort. Instead, she felt as safe as though she had returned to the womb.

The two martial souls manifested automatically behind her. The two originally savage and terrifying martial souls had both become sacred. Though they were spider martial souls, they possessed a gentleness and Light Attribute wholly unlike spiders.

Their spider legs were no longer sharp and terrifying, but crystal-clear; the patterns on their bodies were no longer strange, transforming into sacred runes.

Even her soul skills underwent earth-shaking changes at that moment. The color of her soul rings deepened into gold, but she did not directly break through to the tenth soul ring.

Bibi Dong could sense that, so long as The Lord before her wished it, he could allow her to break through her limits at any time.

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

In the end, Ye Su had no intention of being merciful to the very end.

He watched the changes occurring in Bibi Dong's body and calculated calmly in his mind.

After all, he was still planning to find a way to squeeze every last bit of Bibi Dong's Favorability out of her.

If he settled it once and for all by giving her the tenth soul ring, earning Favorability later might become a little troublesome.

For now, this would do.

Ye Su watched the mixture of shock and devotion on Bibi Dong's face with satisfaction, knowing that his plan was proceeding smoothly.

Still, Ye Su was somewhat dissatisfied.

As the Pope of God, how could her martial souls be two giant spiders? Although they had been changed into the Light Spider Emperor and Holy Spider Emperor, spiders were still spiders. Since her martial souls had awakened as spiders that day, she would be a spider for the rest of her life.

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

He needed to hurry and nurture Qian Renxue.

Oh, right. Where was Qian Renxue now?