I Have 10,000 SSS Rank Villains In My System Space - Chapter 399: Evolution

Chapter 399: Evolution

“What is happening…?” Sofia asked suddenly, her voice no longer calm but filled with genuine alarm and awe at the same time as she watched Maria’s body slowly rise from the wooden counter. The sight in front of her was unlike anything she had ever seen before. Maria was still unconscious, her limbs relaxed and her head tilted slightly to the side, yet she was floating in the air as if gravity itself had simply stopped applying to her existence. Around her, strange energies began to gather first faint threads, then thicker currents of light and shadow swirling together like living ribbons.

Colors began appearing in the air around Maria’s body.

Not just ordinary magical light.

These energies were deeper, heavier, and strangely majestic. Dark mana thick, oppressive, almost oily in its presence began gathering around her like a storm cloud forming around a single point. At the same time, other currents of energy appeared that felt entirely different. These ones were not dark at all. They shimmered with a strange brilliance, like fragments of cosmic law itself bending and manifesting in visible form. To Sofia it felt like standing beneath a sky full of stars suddenly collapsing into a single point.

Maria’s long sky-blue hair slowly rose upward as though suspended in water, drifting and swaying in the air around her face. The strands glowed faintly under the influence of the swirling forces surrounding her. The entire scene looked almost unreal like a painting of some ancient myth where a mortal was being elevated by the Chosmos itself.

The dark mana gathered tighter around Maria’s body, coiling and twisting like living smoke. At the same time the cosmic energies the conceptual forces tied to universal laws began weaving through that darkness, merging and interacting with it. These two seemingly opposing forces did not clash. Instead they circled around her in harmony, spiraling like twin galaxies orbiting the same center.

And Maria was that center.

Even though nothing physical had visibly changed yet, something fundamental was clearly forming inside her. The energies rotating around her were not random they were settling, aligning, embedding themselves deeper into her being. It was as though an invisible structure was being constructed inside her soul while the cosmos itself acknowledged and assisted the process.

The air inside the shop grew heavier.

It carried a strange pressure now, the subtle sensation of standing near something immensely powerful.

Sofia’s eyes remained locked on Maria as she spoke again, almost whispering now.

“What… is this…?”

Razeal stood beside her, staring just as intently.

“I… don’t actually know,” he admitted slowly. His voice carried uncertainty he rarely allowed himself to show. “But I think… the process of embodying the concept has already begun.”

Sofia didn’t look away from Maria.

“Its it…?”

Her gaze sharpened, analyzing every detail of the floating figure in front of them.

Both of them stood completely still now, watching the transformation unfold.

Razeal himself wasn’t entirely confident in his assumption. In fact, several questions were rapidly forming in his mind as he tried to analyze the situation logically. His original plan had been slightly different. He had expected that Maria would need to complete the vampire transformation first.. meaning she would need to awaken as a vampire and then drink his blood directly.

Only after that would the intense pleasure and lust generated by the vampiric bond push her emotional state high enough to satisfy the conditions required to embody the concept.

But that part of the plan hadn’t happened yet.

She hadn’t woken up. She hadn’t bitten him. She hadn’t even drunk his blood consciously. The ritual itself had only progressed halfway through the vampiric conversion process. And yet… the conceptual awakening had already begun.

Razeal frowned slightly as the realization formed in his mind. Wait… could the pleasure spike already be happening because of the transformation ritual itself? He remembered when he had turned Merisa into a vampire earlier, she had completely lost the ability to stand or even think clearly during the process. The euphoric sensations from the transformation alone had overwhelmed her senses. She had practically collapsed under the intensity of the pleasure flooding through her body. Could it be the same here? If the vampiric blood ritual itself had already produced a surge of pleasure strong enough… then maybe Maria had already reached the threshold required to resonate fully with the concept of lust.

Maybe that alone had been enough. And If that was the case… then it meant something important. It meant that the conflict Villey had mentioned earlier.. the clash between Wrath and Lust inside Maria’s body might already be over.

Lust may have already won the battle. And now the concept itself was beginning the process of fully merging with her.

Razeal wasn’t completely sure, but as he stared at Maria floating above the table with cosmic energy spiraling around her like a living storm, the explanation felt increasingly plausible. Because if the conceptual embodiment hadn’t begun… then this entire spectacle made absolutely no sense. It certainly wasn’t the result of a normal vampire transformation. When Merisa had become a vampire earlier, nothing remotely like this had happened.

There had been no cosmic energy, no swirling laws of existence, no manifestation of conceptual power. That transformation had been purely biological and all. This was something entirely different. Which meant the concept must have already begun merging with her.

“Yeah… it must be that,” Razeal muttered quietly to himself.

Still, despite the conclusion forming in his mind, he couldn’t deny a major problem. He didn’t actually know much about conceptual embodiment. His knowledge about cosmic laws, concepts, and primordial forces was extremely limited. He had theories, fragments of information, and pieces of logic but not real understanding.

Normally he would have asked Villey. But that option was off the table now. After everything that had happened earlier, trusting the system again would be foolish.

Sofia, meanwhile, clearly didn’t know enough about this either. She understood the idea of concepts as a path to godhood, but the actual mechanics of embodiment were probably far beyond her knowledge as well.

Razeal’s eyes narrowed slightly as he thought.

Then suddenly something clicked in his mind.

“Ah… right,” he murmured quietly. I can ask them. He had almost forgotten. Razeal’s consciousness shifted inward as he opened the system interface.

The familiar translucent panel appeared in front of his vision. His gaze immediately moved to a feature he had been ignoring for quite some time. The live-stream function.

The one that connected him to the countless villains watching from beyond. Honestly he hadn’t paid much attention to it for what felt like ages.

Too many things had been happening in his life afterall.. Like recently too many things, doing stuff coming back and like dumb revelations.

And because of that the stream had simply fallen into the background.

But the moment he reopened it… the reaction was immediate. The villains watching from the other side were clearly were not pleased. The chat panel exploded with activity. Because from their perspective… Razeal had been completely ghosting them.

They had been watching everything unfold everything.. the confrontations, the rituals, the chaos and everything but Razeal had barely acknowledged their existence the entire time.

Countless reactions had piled up. Comments. Complaints. Insults. Sarcastic remarks. All of them flooding the screen at once the moment he looked back at the stream. And judging from the tone of those messages… they were definitely not happy about being ignored for so long.

And.. Razeal didn’t waste a second once the livestream panel fully opened in his mind. The moment the chaotic interface appeared before his eyes thousands upon thousands of unread messages flooding the chat feed and.. he ignored almost all of it.. Like literally.. No ways he’s wasting his time looking at them right?

His focus remained fixed on the single question burning in his mind. And without even scrolling through the accumulated chatter, he immediately typed into the stream.

“Hey guys… is the process of embodying the concept already beginning? Or is something else happening here?”

His question went out quickly, almost bluntly. After all, everyone in that panel had been watching everything that had just happened the ritual, Maria’s transformation, the surge of cosmic energy surrounding her floating body. If anyone in existence could recognize what this phenomenon actually meant, it would be these guys.. Literally all all were at this level afterall and had already done this anyways..

But instead of an answer…

The chat exploded.

Not with explanations.

With commentary.

Ancestor Xue was the first to respond.

Ancestor Xue: Oh? Look who finally returned.

See? The child only remembers us when he needs something. Utterly disrespectful and selfish behavior… and yet he still expects help.. Hehh..

Razeal’s eyes flicked over the message briefly but he didn’t react.

Zenocide: Being accused and betrayed by your own family… Now I understand the source of your gloominess. It is deeply concerning but also very understandable. Well you are always welcome in my flower garden if you need peace. Also congratulations on your marriage. I’m very happy for you.

Vampire Progenitor: Ahhh… you’ve returned. Congratulations on turning your second prey into a family member. It must be a wonderful feeling.. I remember my first and second time.. Ahh such nostalgia.. Well anyways.. I’m quite excited to see how your lineage develops. And what you did to that world earlier… magnificent… Truly magnificent.

Lucifer: This is the most meaningful and entertaining event I have witnessed in eons. The ritual you performed… the great awakening of darkness… And now the birth of a new Sin.. Even i had never caused things like what you did..

There was almost admiration in his tone.

Lucifer: What a magnificent sight… Also Congratulations. No wonder the Book of Eventual Evil chose you.

Razeal skimmed the messages quickly, but his eyes were already searching for something else. The villains had immediately jumped into commentary about everything that had happened his ritual, the transformation, the birth of a new conceptual entity.. And all but none of them had actually answered his question.

Zara and Tongue remained silent as usual.

Everyone else was simply talking.

And razeal didn’t bother scrolling further.

He didn’t have time.

The situation unfolding in the shop was far too important.

So he sent another message into the stream.

“Sorry guys. I’ll talk with all of you properly later… But something important is happening right now.”

Then he directed the next line specifically.

“Lucifer… can you answer something for me?”

There was a small pause before he continued.

“Is she actually embodying the Sin of Lust right now or not? And is the process going successfully?”

“And if possible… could you explain what exactly is happening?”

This time the question was not directed at everyone.

It was aimed at one being.

Lucifer..

If there was anyone among that group who understood the nature of sins, demonic concepts, and primordial darkness better than anyone else, it was him afterall.. so logically right thing to do right now..

Razeal’s logic was simple.

This was about the emergence of a Sin.

And Lucifer was the original ruler of Hell.

If anyone knew what this process looked like, it would be him.

The moment Razeal specifically addressed Lucifer, the chaotic stream of messages abruptly slowed.

Then totally stopped.

The villains watching the stream all understood the implication immediately.

The kid had chosen someone to answer.

Not them.

Their egos flared instantly.

If he wasn’t asking them, they weren’t going to volunteer help either.

So the chat fell silent.

A strange, tense quiet filled the panel.

But Lucifer, unlike the others, didn’t take offense.

In fact, he seemed amused.

Very amused.

From the very beginning, Lucifer had already concluded that maintaining a positive relationship with Razeal would be far more entertaining.. and potentially beneficial than antagonizing him like the others often did.

And besides…

What was happening right now was fascinating.

Watching the birth of a new Sin in a reality that had previously never known darkness?

That was entertainment even for him.

Lucifer’s response appeared calmly in the stream.

Lucifer: Of course.

There was a faint warmth behind the words.

Lucifer: What exactly would you like to know?

Razeal didn’t hesitate.

“Everything.. I just had asked” he replied immediately.

As he glanced briefly toward Maria’s floating body again.

The swirling energies around her had only intensified.

Dark mana continued spiraling like storm clouds while cosmic conceptual forces shimmered around her like fragments of universal law weaving themselves together.

Then he returned his focus to the panel.

“And is there anything I should be careful about right now?”

Because even though the scene unfolding in front of him looked spectacular…

He had no idea whether it was stable.

Or dangerous.

Or about to explode.

Lucifer: Yes, the synchronization between this girl and the Sin of Lust has already begun. The conceptual resonance has clearly started. I strongly advise you not to interfere with her in any way, nor allow anything else to disturb this process. At this stage, interference would be extremely dangerous and unnecessary. The process simply requires time. If left alone, she will fully harmonize with the concept. From what I can observe, everything is proceeding perfectly.. So yes dont worry about anything.. The conceptual alignment is clean, stable, and progressing naturally. This will undoubtedly succeed as long as no external force disrupts it. And.. also Congratulations.. What you are witnessing right now is a truly monumental moment.

Lucifer continued writing, the paragraph growing longer and longer, but Razeal only skimmed the message quickly. He focused mainly on the first half, where the information actually mattered. The rest quickly devolved into Lucifer’s usual grand, dramatic style praising the event, speaking poetically about the return of darkness, and using language that sounded more like ancient prophecy than practical explanation.

Still, the important part was clear.

Razeal nodded slightly to himself as he finished reading the relevant section. If Lucifer said the process had begun and everything was stable, then it was almost certainly to be true.. Right? The demon king had no reason to lie about something like this, especially when he want’s to have good relationship with him.

He glanced back toward Maria.

She was still floating above the wooden counter, suspended in midair by the swirling vortex of energies surrounding her body. The dark mana continued spiraling around her like a living storm, while faint streaks of multicolored conceptual energy moved through the air like threads being woven into reality itself.

Razeal turned his attention back to the system panel.

“So how long will it take?” he asked Lucifer calmly.

The answer came quickly.

Lucifer: Not very long. Since the conceptual law has only just been born in this reality, it is still extremely weak and fragile. That actually shortens the embodiment process. Under these circumstances, the synchronization should complete within ten to twenty minutes. Thirty minutes at the absolute most..

The message continued with further explanation.

Lucifer: The process itself is quite complicated, but the fortunate part is that most of it occurs internally within her body and soul. So outsiders cannot perceive the majority of what is happening. Even powerful beings nearby would only feel faint traces of the phenomenon.. So you don’t have to worry about anyone sensing it for now other.. Also the cocoon of energy you see forming around her that is the visible manifestation of conceptual energies. Those are fragments of cosmic law beginning to take shape.

Lucifer elaborated further.

Lucifer: In simple terms, the cosmos itself is converging around her right now extremely gently. It is a nurturing process rather than a destructive one. Those energies are not harmful. In fact, they are extremely beneficial. Her body, soul, and very existence are being refined by the cosmic laws themselves.

Razeal’s eyes narrowed slightly as he read.

Lucifer: “Aside from the obvious power she will gain by embodying a Sin, the process itself will reshape her potential. Her entire being will be nurtured by conceptual energy. However, it will not reach the level it could have if the concept had been fully mature. Unfortunately, the Sin of Lust has only just been born in this reality. Dark mana itself is still extremely weak and fragile here also. The entire dark alignment of this world is still in its infancy.. Alas.

The demon king’s wording shifted slightly, almost sounding regretful.

Lucifer: If the darkness of this reality had already matured… the surge of dark energy alone could have forged her body into something truly undeniable. But even in this weakened state, the result will still be extraordinary. After all, these are ontological forces cosmic laws that define how reality functions. Even a newly born law is still a fundamental principle of existence.

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