Let them offer their loyalty!

She looked at Qiu Tu with a stunned expression and curiously asked, "Do you humans think those are rewards?"

"Isn't that strange?"

Hearing Larilo's words, Qiu Tu was filled with question marks: ??

Who's the strange one here!

If those aren't rewards, then what else counts?

A reward like Zhao Ji?

Now that's a reward he'd want: peerless beauty + superpowered bodyguard.

But... let's not forget, this 'bodyguard' is totally uncontrollable.

Might end up beating him as well.

Didn't Zhao Ji already show killing intent toward him this time?

If it weren't for him hugging Larilo tightly at the last moment, making it so Zhao Ji would have to kill both of them together, he probably would've gone straight to meet Yama by now.

— Qiu Tu certainly didn't believe Zhao Ji spared him out of sisterly affection for Larilo in the end.

Let's not forget, that woman initially wanted to kill her own sister alongside him.

Compared to the Heretic Goddess Girl in front of him, whose mind is entirely filled with inappropriate thoughts, Zhao Ji is clearly far more powerful and ruthless.

On the way back, if Zhao Ji suddenly reappeared and took him out with one move, Qiu Tu wouldn't find it surprising.

Thinking along these lines, Qiu Tu's eyes flickered, and he asked, "By the way, Your Highness, what's the ability that lets you stay invisible by my side without me noticing?"

"Is it one of your Cataclysmic abilities?"

Qiu Tu asked this because, in the past, Larilo had quietly appeared beside him while in stealth mode.

At the time, he didn't think much of it, assuming it was one of Larilo's personal abilities.

But now that Zhao Ji could do the same thing, it clearly pointed to a replicable effect.

It was either a kind of specialized Cataclysmic ability or a unique Cataclysmic treasure.

Sure enough, hearing Qiu Tu's question, Larilo, still dangling midair, tilted her head and glanced at him, then said, "That's one of my sister's creations, a 'Universal Catastrophe Ability.'"

Qiu Tu was caught off guard upon hearing this. "Universal Catastrophe Ability?"

Larilo, seemingly accustomed to being suspended, even had the leisure to swing herself like on a swing, lightly kicking the tree with her glossy, jade-like little feet.

"Yes, a Universal Catastrophe Ability."

"The essence of Cataclysmic abilities is actually a resonance between you and the 'World Origin,' which then births a 'Trigger-type Disaster Equation Set' unique to you."

"Afterward, whenever you use the ability, you simply direct the Cataclysmic Power into the 'equation set,' and the ability triggers automatically."

"So, Cataclysmics and catastrophe beings have unique abilities because no two souls or spirits in this world are identical."

"However... as the population of catastrophe beings grew, the Evil Gods noticed that many catastrophe beings actually shared some similar abilities."

"They analyzed that these similar abilities were often some sort of 'guaranteed abilities' granted to beings with relatively weak or ordinary souls."

"In other words, these beings were so weak they shouldn't have become catastrophe beings in the first place. But due to twists of fate, they did, so the 'World Origin' gave them some of the simplest abilities."

"This also made the structures of their Cataclysmic abilities incredibly simple."

"As a result, some Evil Gods with 'Absolute Perception' reverse-engineered these Cataclysmic abilities and eventually cracked their 'Ability Equation Sets.'"

"Subsequently, these Evil Gods tried engraving the 'Ability Equation Sets' onto their souls or loading them onto themselves as 'False Frames.' When needed, they inject Cataclysmic Power to activate them."

"This allowed them to use these Cataclysmic abilities directly."

"These abilities, once deciphered and utilized, were called 'Universal Catastrophe Abilities.'"

At this point, Larilo paused, then added, "Of course, some abilities might be too complex, or even... might possess special permissions from the 'World Origin,' making them uncrackable."

"Or there are some strange abilities that, though decipherable, remain unusable."

"So, the number of 'Universal Catastrophe Abilities' is limited, and most of them tend to be relatively weak in strength."

At this point, it was as if Larilo suddenly thought of something. Dangling like a salted fish hanging from a hook, she swung her little feet and remarked,

"Oh, by the way, from one perspective, the application of spiritual power could also be considered a type of 'Universal Catastrophe Ability.'"

Qiu Tu nodded thoughtfully upon hearing her words.

In fact, he had suspected for a while now that the power system of this world wasn't fully mature.

It seemed like this world's power system was only beginning to sprout, still stuck in the "magician" phase.

Everything relied on instinctive "casting."

However... theoretically, all extraordinary systems must follow certain laws that can be understood and repurposed.

From what he'd seen, the Evil Gods were clearly advancing faster than humanity.

The brilliant Evil Gods were gradually transitioning from "magicians" to "D&D wizards," starting to establish distinct "magic positions."

Thinking about this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but glance at Larilo and asked, "How many Cataclysmic abilities has your sister cracked?"

Hearing this, Larilo shook her head. "I'm not sure. My sister only taught me two 'Universal Catastrophe Abilities.'"

"One is invisibility? And the other is...?" Qiu Tu probed cautiously.

Larilo, still dangling midair, chuckled mischievously. "That, I can't tell you."

Qiu Tu: .....

He rolled his eyes at her but didn't press further. After all, this Heretic Goddess Girl was destined to be wholly devoured by him sooner or later. A minor 'Universal Catastrophe Ability' would eventually become his anyway.