The air seemed to freeze.

Looking at the slightly heaving chest and the hideous claw marks on the body of his former knight, Lu Ming felt anxious, but his face showed a deep sense of inner turmoil.

"Your Majesty"

He hesitated as he looked at Qian Yuelong, whose expression was solemn.

Given the current situation, their primary goal is undoubtedly to ensure the safety of the saintess. However, to him, those ten knights are not only his subordinates, but also brothers he regards as his own flesh and blood!

For Lu Ming, giving them up was like someone slowly slicing his flesh piece by piece with a knife.

Fang Yi and Yun Yi exchanged a glance. Fang Yi stepped forward, playing the villain, and said in a deep voice, "Holy Maiden, the beast tide isn't too far away. The best option now is to abandon them."

This abandonment wasn't just on Clay's side, but also on Yu Yongsi, who was absorbing a spirit ring.

The tremors on the ground became increasingly clear, indicating that the beast tide was drawing ever closer.

Qian Yuelong stared intently in the direction of the beast tide, pursed her lips, and remained silent, while inwardly she was thinking, "886!"

'I want to make clothes that exude an imposing aura, ideally enough to subdue a horde of beasts. Xiao Ba, can you help me select some?'

886 was frantically pacing around in the consciousness space: [I can't filter; the attributes of any clothing item cannot be viewed before unlocking. But don't panic, host. I just sent an urgent message to the main system, asking for its reply. Ah! The main system replied!]

The main system states that users can pay Faith Points to preview the attributes of unlocked set pieces.

Qian Yuelong paused, "How much faith is worth a set of clothes?"

[Viewing a complete C-grade set: 10 Faith Points; B-grade: 15 Faith Points; A-grade: 20 Faith Points; S-grade... Ah, S-grade: 1000 Faith Points. Host, your current Faith Points are 2413.]

What a swindler!

Qian Yuelong's eyelids twitched, and she took a deep breath, saying, "Help me filter for sets with a 100% intimidation effect. Just search for A-grade sets, the kind that have an ethereal, high-class feel."

Okay, okay, just a few seconds!

The 886 Link System Mall, with its massive amount of data, indeed only took six or seven seconds for the 886 supercomputer to project the A-grade set that met the conditions onto Qian Yuelong.

[Beep—Viewing the A-grade set "Dragon's Lair," Faith Points -20]

[Beep—Viewing the A-grade set "Polar Night and Everlasting Day," Faith Points -20]

[Beep—Viewing the A-grade set "Deep Sea Echoes," Faith Points -20]

【.】

A dazzling display of deductions flashed before her eyes, and Qian Yuelong heard the sound of her heart bleeding.

She stared at a familiar-looking A-grade outfit among the selected ethereal and fairy-like sets, clenched her fist, resisted the urge to smash the main system through the internet, and kept her expression from turning ferocious. "Calmly" she opened the A-grade outfit she had wanted to create before, [Obscure Night Splendor].

1. Clothing: 【Clothing of Heaven】—A rising crescent moon, watching over newborn souls, but the dust of the mortal world cannot touch the realm belonging to the gods.

(Passive: Stars reveal destiny. Only through blood can one glimpse the future.)

Faith Points: 1800

2. Hair Accessory: 【Divine Blessing】—The sapphire phoenix eyes atop the crown, like a divine blessing, shimmer with pure radiance.

(Passive: By praying, one can bring back a wandering soul)

Faith Points: 700

3. Hairstyle: 【Moonlight】—The goddess does not find the night lonely, for there will always be moonlight to illuminate the deep night.

(Passive: Your hair will be surrounded by stars, increasing your soul power by 50%)

Faith Points: 1200

4. Pupils: [Condensed Light] - Like the moon reflected in water, the eyes, with their gentle ripples, reflect the myriad aspects of human life.

(Passive: A creature that is stared at for more than 5 seconds will have its soul leave its body)

Faith Points: 1300

5 Back Accessory: [Cloud Phoenix Feather Robe] - Moonlight falls like a shawl, gently caressing the sorrow between the goddess's brows.

(Passive: You will no longer be affected by gravity and attraction, and your agility will be increased by 30%)

Faith Points: 1500

6 Handheld Items: [Reflecting the Moon] - The moon is no longer an unattainable dream.

(Passive: Summons a mini moon, increasing critical strike chance by 40%)

Faith Points: 900

7. Bracelet: [Soul Cry] - It is both protection and curse.

(Passive: Being stared at for more than 10 seconds will result in varying degrees of mental pollution, and will increase one's mental strength by 40%)

Faith Points: 1500

She had 23 sets of A-grade gear, which cost her 460 faith points. She now has 1953 faith points left.

Ahhhhh, she wants every single part!

Qian Yuelong's breathing began to quicken.

I don't know if it was from anger or excitement.

886, trembling with fear, poked Qian Yuelong and uttered a hellish sound: [Host, host, can I... can I buy on credit?]

Buy on credit!

Qian Yuelong almost gritted her teeth as she uttered the word in her mind.

886 sighed: [Host, which parts would you like to choose?]

Qian Yuelong said wearily, "The passive skills [Divine Blessing] and [Condensed Light] are clearly causally related. As for the clothes... don't bother unlocking the specific attributes. Just look at the C-grade... forget it, let's see if there are any B-grade outfits with a more ethereal feel and built-in special effects."

She hadn't forgotten that when her faith value debt fell below 2000, she would get a 3-day unlucky experience card.

Although she knew that A-grade sets were expensive, she didn't expect that just two pieces would consume all the faith points she had accumulated so far, turning them directly into negative ones, which was really annoying.

Qian Yuelong vowed that after she returned this time, she would first cultivate the Yantian Technique like crazy, break through to the first level as soon as possible, and then expand her faith and disciples!

[Okay, host, wait for me.]

Feeling guilty, 886 promptly deducted all of Qian Yuelong's accumulated faith points, bringing her back to square one with a negative number.

[Beep - Crafting the "Divine Blessing" hair accessory piece for the A-grade set "Oborozumi no Yomi" - Faith Points -700]

[Beep - Crafting the A-grade set "Oborozumi no Yomi" pupil component "Condensed Light" - Faith Points -1300]

[Beep—Crafting the B-grade "Phoenix Nest" outfit piece "Nirvana's Echo" has cost -1500 Faith Points. Current Faith Points: -1547]

The conversation with 886 lasted only about a minute.

But Fang Yi, knowing the situation was critical, had little patience left. Seeing Qian Yuelong still gazing in the direction of the approaching beast tide, he couldn't help but urge her, "Holy Maiden, we can't delay any longer!"

“I know.” She glanced at a Dark Soul Guard in blue robes and quickly issued a series of orders:

"You stay at the camp. Lu Ming, you're fast. Take me to where the others from the Martial Soul Arena have fled. The rest of you follow me. Once you find the people from the Martial Soul Arena, activate your Martial Soul True Body. You can take on two, three, or four people at a time and get them back here. I'll handle the rest."

Fang Yi's expression changed drastically upon hearing this: "But it's the Holy Maiden!"

"This is an order."

Fang Yi's voice abruptly stopped.

She stared at the crowd with their varied expressions, and under their watchful eyes, her light purple pupils revealed specks of pale golden light.

However, none of the people present could detect any fluctuations in soul power or mental power from Qian Yuelong.

"No matter how many people from my Spirit Hall come, they will all return; not a single one can be missing!"

Qian Yuelong's firm voice resonated in everyone's hearts, especially Lu Ming, whose eyes suddenly reddened, his face showing a mixture of joy and sorrow, and a deep sense of emotion rising within him.

Looking at the newly indebted 886 in the space, he was moved by the new faith points he received.

—A side note—

A day spent racking my brains to come up with a name for the set, I went bald, so I had to use some song titles instead.