Village Head's Debauchery

She wanted to feel only herself.

And that dream was finally within reach.

Zera could sense a swell of joy within her from the two goddesses, though she was certain it was for an entirely different reason.

"I plan to use the knowledge I've just acquired to create new bodies for each of you," Orion said, his gaze shifting toward the seed of the Mysteries of the White Flame Tree.

It pulsed with a radiant light, glowing softly as embers of divine flame danced around it.

"Since we've been drawing on unique principles from various realities beyond our own, it's time we develop a more efficient reincarnation method than the Divine Embryonic Seed. One that's flexible and sustainable."

Orion stretched out his hand forward. Thick blue lightning mixed with white flame gathered at the centre of his palm.

Instantly, they shot out from his hand toward a branch of the White Flame Cosmic Tree.

Surprisingly, a piece of it broke off and was immediately drawn into Orion's hand by the lightning and White Flame.

The piece of the branch that had broken off quickly grew back.

Meanwhile, Orion grabbed the fragment and clenched it within his hand.

His clenched fist radiated a flame so intense that the others couldn't help but turn their heads away.

After a few minutes, the glow began to die down.

"The Divine Embryonic Seed relies heavily on external divine matter. In some cases, it is the best course of action," Orion said.

He thought about how Aerialia had chosen to harness the Vylkr energy.

"But it is flawed. Instead of trying to bind souls to matter, what if we do the opposite? Instead of rebuilding the body to contain the soul, we construct a hybrid soul-body framework that shapes its own vessel." Orion opened his hand, revealing a seed-like object forged from the broken piece of the White Flame Cosmic Tree.

"That's… autonomous rebirth," General Reynold muttered, stunned.

He had heard the term back when he was alive.

However, back then, autonomous rebirth was only possible under rare circumstances, such as using a divine artefact or performing a special ritual.

He had never heard of autonomous rebirth being operable at will like this.

A divine soul was powerful. And it was because of this that it needed an equally powerful container to contain it.

That was what made it such a delicate procedure.

Ilse, Oberon, Margona, and Avarielle, within Zera, were equally shocked. As divine beings who had gone through countless reincarnations, they understood the implications of the method Orion sought to create.

Orion nodded in affirmation. "The process will begin by compressing essence and divine soul into a soul embryo until your fate signature is inscribed into it. It will serve as a genetic template."

"Unlike the Divine Embryonic Seed, which relies on pre-forged divine flesh, the soul embryo generates its own flesh based on the Will of the reborn. The body would naturally grow around the soul, perfectly tailored to its needs and strength."

"The White Flame Cosmic Tree will provide the metaphysical body needed for reinforcement. And the White Flame itself will act as a purifying agent, ensuring only the true self crosses over."

His idea was based on the premise of his divine archetype, utilising both his essence and that of Iyriath Zi'ria to create a Mysteries Seed, which was nurtured by the White Flame Cosmic Tree.

It was only due to his unique relation to the White Flame Cosmic Tree that he could manipulate it in such a way. If anyone else had attempted the same, they would have been long dead.

"Though I've given it much thought, it's still something that hasn't been attempted before. Therefore, there may be mistakes along the way. But if it works… then in the future, whenever one dies, they could be instantly reborn."

"I call this method Soul Genesis Crafting."

He looked at them all and asked, "Who wants to go first?"

"I will," General Reynold said.

Orion nodded. The seed floated from his hand and came to a halt before General Reynold.

General Reynold stretched out his hand. He released a portion of his essence and a divine soul steadily into the seed.

They emitted a bright glow.

He didn't stop until Orion gestured for him to do so.

General Reynold halted immediately.

Orion retrieved the seed. It floated back to his palm.

He examined it and saw that it had been fully inscribed with General Reynold's essence and soul. Then, he directed the seed toward a branch of the White Flame Cosmic Tree, where it tethered itself.

Suddenly, a wave of White Flame surged from the branch into the seed, baptising it.

Orion glanced at General Reynold and noticed that his being had become so intangible they could see through him.

Asking him to infuse his essence into the seed had clearly taken a toll on him.

It showed just how much General Reynold believed in the method he was trying to create.

Though Orion had already run the simulation in his mind, calculating all the variables they would encounter and correcting for them, he knew there would still be unexpected factors. However, he still hoped they would achieve the desired result.

They waited for an hour as the flames fully baptised the seed, cleansing away all corrupted fragments, negative fates, and foreign influences.

Then, unlike the Mysteries Seed that had remained tethered to the branch, this seed fell, descending toward the roots of the cosmic tree.

"What's happening now? Did it fail?" General Reynold asked, worried.

He wasn't sure if something had gone wrong with the method.

"No, it didn't fail. The seed can only be nurtured by the White Flame Cosmic Tree for a short time. If left too long, it would be absorbed by the tree," Orion said. "The first phase is half-complete."

He enveloped them all in divine power. Instantly, they vanished and reappeared in a vast grassy plain within the domain of the gods.

A tear opened in the fabric of space, revealing the metaphysical roots of the two Cosmic Trees.

Resting atop one of the roots of the White Flame Cosmic Tree was the same seed that had fallen from its branch.