War of the Divine Beings

An ancient mythological door hung across the horizon, opened toward the earth. A deity from an ancient era stood before it, gazing down upon the land.

The strange cursed shadow stood upon the earth, its black robes blending seamlessly with the night and the foul black mud covering the city. It looked up toward a sky where not a single cloud could be seen.

And precisely because of this, everything could be seen with stark clarity.

The sense of shock this brought was magnified countless times.

Though the world was completely silent, the pressure of an approaching storm made it hard to breathe.

Xiao looked at the Door of Truth with great interest. This was the mythological door once created by Anhofus, which had belonged to the Little Person in the Bottle, and had finally returned to Asai's hands.

Memories from hundreds of millions of years ago surged back into his mind. Images of the Temple of Truth and of the Little Person in the Bottle appeared one after another.

Xiao finally spoke.

"So, you have come out."

"You must have prepared a backup plan."

"It seems I am going to suffer a great loss today."

Xiao's words were calm, as if he were greeting an old friend.

As he spoke, he fell into contemplation.

He thought about where things had gone wrong.

"Where could it have been?"

Everything he had done previously flashed before his eyes. Figures and scenes appeared one after another, finally settling on the Lord of Purgatory.

Xiao could not see what Asai had done, but he could almost certainly determine that the problem had occurred at this step.

Xiao's consciousness immediately sank into the body of the cursed shadow.

Within the cursed shadow's body, the original mythical organ, the Gluttony Stomach, had already transformed under the enhancement of the Door of Original Sin into a terrifying black hole.

The black hole rotated slowly within the cursed shadow's abdomen.

It led to a strange space, where a Flaming Star was sealed.

Purgatory

Countless corrupted beings wailed within Purgatory. The vast flame power provided energy to the black hole, endlessly strengthening the cursed shadow.

Upon the star, an unremarkable bottle emitted a faint glow.

Inside the bottle, the Lord of Purgatory suddenly opened his eyes and gazed intently at the world beyond.

His gaze pierced through the bottle, through Purgatory, and through the black hole.

Finally, it pierced the cursed shadow's body and met the divine being beneath the Door of Truth face to face.

"Now."

The power on the bottle activated. It was the source power of Knowledge Authority, connected to Asai, the God of Knowledge and Truth.

A surge of light burst forth, illuminating everything.

At this moment, Xiao's gaze also reached the strange space within the Gluttony Stomach, where he saw the flask inscribed with mysterious symbols.

The Evil God of Original Sin had confirmed his opponent's method. The problem had indeed occurred at this step.

In the Abyss, Xiao's main body smiled faintly and said a phrase.

"Oh, so that's where it was."

In the sky

The God of Knowledge and Truth had already made his move. He had waited for the God of Original Sin for so long, all for this very moment.

"Truth Seal."

The words had barely been spoken.

Before their eyes, the stopper on the flask above Purgatory was pulled out. A terrifying suction emanated from the flask, drawing everything into it.

Under this light, the consciousness of all corrupted beings in Purgatory was frozen.

The terrifying suction swept over everything, compressing it all into a mass of information.

Then, the Flaming Star was sealed into the bottle as well.

The massive Flaming Star twisted and folded until it finally fit into the small bottle.

Next, the cursed shadow followed, and the Door of Original Sin was drawn in after it.

The cursed shadow was covered by the light. Xiao's consciousness, projected into this body, immediately felt as if it had stopped. The thoughts operating through this body seemed to have a pause button pressed, unable to function.

Consciousness could not unfold within the bottle. Wisdom could not think within the bottle.

For intelligent beings, falling into the bottle was like being trapped in a moment where time stood still.

Whoosh!

A hurricane born from the bottle's mouth connected heaven and earth, swallowing the massive black shadow and devouring it into the flask.

Inside the small bottle, the cursed shadow and Purgatory's Flaming Star, two colossal entities, were sealed one after another.

This was the true Truth Seal.

A seal using a bottle as its vessel.

One could see that when Asai, the God of Knowledge and Truth, created this divine technique, he had imitated the bottle that even the Little Person in the Bottle could not escape.

The cursed shadow was sealed in an instant, but at that moment, the God of Original Sin opened his eyes in the Abyss.

He gazed down from the Abyss toward the mortal world.

Having lost the one presiding over the ritual, the Door of Original Sin had lost its core and support for descending to the mortal world.

Suddenly, it lost control.

The Door of Original Sin tried to retreat from the present world back to the Abyss, but how could the God of Knowledge and Truth allow the God of Original Sin to reclaim it?

The Door of Truth in the sky expanded its domain, sealing all surrounding space and preventing the Door of Original Sin from opening a path to leave.

The flask's small opening whipped up a storm that pierced heaven and earth.

The Door of Original Sin was at the very center of that storm.

Woooo!

The wind changed from its initial howling to a roar that resonated throughout the entire world.

The enormous Door of Original Sin was pulled down bit by bit, drawn into the flask.

The lower half of the door began to twist like a rope into a tangled mass.

The God of Original Sin Xiao looked toward Asai before the Door of Truth. "Do you think I am the Little Person in the Bottle you created?"

It appeared that Xiao had fallen into a complete disadvantage. The Door of Original Sin was of vital importance to him, and losing it would mean losing most of his power and means.

But Xiao did not seem panicked.

Beings like them were not only skilled at seeing through the arrangements of others but were even more adept at keeping their own trump cards.

Xiao had faced desperate situations multiple times and had made mistakes before.

After all, no one could predict every change. Neither Asai, who controlled the Door of Truth, nor Xiao, who wielded the Door of Original Sin, could foresee every twist and turn.

But even when facing death, they both had hidden strategies and contingency plans.

It was just like two hundred and fifty million years ago, when he had managed to escape from a hopeless situation at the close of an epoch.

At this moment, Xiao's gaze shifted toward the depths of Shepherd's River, where a strange being lay prostrate on the riverbed, catching his attention.

"Feathered Serpent."

Xiao still had a trump card.

The Evil God of Original Sin gazed at the peculiar life form he had once brought into existence. The Feathered Serpent had always been under his watchful eye.

It was only that the moment to fully utilize it had not yet arrived.

And now, that moment was here.

Shepherd's River divided Mooneclipse City in two. One side was now completely covered by black mud, while the other was hidden within a thick mist.

In one of the buildings, many patients who had been sent there were being treated.

A Seal Puppet made of clay had been leading doctors to treat the injured Snake People, but at this moment, it, like everyone else, watched with worry, fear, and shock at everything happening on the other side of the river.

On the other side, not a single living person could be seen. Everyone who had once been there had been sacrificed and turned into demons, who had now been drawn into the Abyss.

The one responsible for their sacrifice and corruption had also had his consciousness completely dissipated.

However, the confrontation between Sukob and Suero did not mark the conclusion.

What followed was the descent of the God of Knowledge and Truth and the Evil God of Original Sin. Two deities with deep-seated hatred were now colliding head-on.

This time, the situation had escalated into what could only be described as a full-scale War of the Divine Beings.

The Feathered Serpent's clay puppet stood by the window, watching the cursed shadow in the distance.

That figure emanating a cold aura and that indifferent tone made the Feathered Serpent tremble.

"It's Him!"

"He has descended to the mortal world again."

The Feathered Serpent instinctively wanted to flee.

But it was even more afraid that fleeing would draw the other party's attention.

It remained in place, trembling with fear, watching the black shadow controlled by the Evil God of Original Sin confront the God of Knowledge and Truth.

The God of Knowledge and Truth, Asai, seemed to hold the upper hand. He had planted a seal inside the cursed shadow in advance, which had now erupted completely.

He intended to seal the Door of Original Sin, which was under the control of the Evil God of Original Sin. This included the cursed shadow and the plundered Purgatory, all to be sealed together.

"The God of Knowledge and Truth is going to win."

Wild joy appeared on the face of the clay puppet, but just as this joy emerged, it suddenly felt something was wrong.

In the distance, something strange seemed to have occurred with its main body.

On the clay puppet's face, the wild joy instantly transformed into horror.

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang in its ears, one it had not heard in a long time but was etched into the deepest part of its memory.

It awakened the deepest fear in its heart.

It was a cold, emotionless voice, speaking in a tone so flat it was almost mechanical.

"Feathered Serpent."

The other party was not addressing it directly but simply stating its name.

It was as if someone were glancing at objects on their desk, casually picking one and calling out its name without much thought.

The expression on the clay puppet changed from horror to instant despair.

"It is the Evil God of Original Sin."

"He is watching me."

"He has always known I was here."

After saying these words, the clay puppet instantly collapsed.

In the distant Shepherd's River, the calm surface of the water suddenly erupted. Massive waves surged upward, breaking the stillness and sending ripples cascading outward.

The Feathered Serpent's main body, which had been sleeping at the river bottom, soared into the air and rushed toward the sky.

In the sky, the Door of Original Sin, having lost its vessel and control, was now drawn toward the Feathered Serpent, their forces pulling them together in an inevitable collision.

The Door of Original Sin, which had been about to be sealed, found a new anchor in the mortal world. It transformed into a beam of light that broke free from the hurricane formed by the seal.

That massive mythological door, carrying the power of gluttony, merged into the Feathered Serpent's body.

It merged into the body that Xiao had once prepared for himself.

A powerful force surged into the Feathered Serpent's body, while its consciousness was suppressed by another consciousness that transcended mortals, gradually falling into darkness.

Hiss!

The Feathered Serpent could only communicate through the mind. To ordinary people, its words were just hissing sounds.

It struggled violently, writhing in the sky.

In the end, it could only cry out in despair through its mental waves, a soundless scream that echoed its helplessness.

"No!"

"Evil God, I refuse to be manipulated by You!"

But after these words, its voice could no longer be heard.

The enormous Feathered Serpent opened its eyes again. Those eyes no longer held any warmth, only the cold gaze of one looking down from on high upon the mortal world.

It was not arrogance.

It was a coldness that viewed everything in the mortal world as dust, with eyes that regarded all life as consumable fuel.

Xiao used the Feathered Serpent's body to contain the Door of Original Sin and the power of gluttony. His power rose as if without limit.

In the blink of an eye, the Feathered Serpent's body grew to an unimaginable size, its form stretching across the heavens and dominating the horizon.

Its body spanned the ocean of clouds, soaring through the sky.

Its massive head was above Mooneclipse City, while its tail extended to the distant horizon. Its enormous wings spread out, blocking the sun.

Seeing Xiao break free from the seal once more, Asai's expression immediately grew serious.

His body, which had been leaning on his staff, began to straighten.

His first action was to reach out and retrieve his flask.

The enormous Feathered Serpent hung across the sky, facing the Door of Truth. The moment he had broken free, Xiao had wanted to break the bottle from the outside, but Asai's reaction was too quick and gave him no opportunity.

The Feathered Serpent in the sky rippled with the light of consciousness as Xiao's voice spread forth.

"Asai!" His voice was mocking. "Still clinging to this bottle design? Are you trying to create another Little Person in the Bottle?"

"But I am not the Little Person in the Bottle."

"And I will absolutely never become yours."

Asai held the flask that sealed the cursed shadow and Purgatory, looking at the enormous Feathered Serpent.

His plan had succeeded.

But only halfway.

He had failed to make Xiao reclaim Purgatory, but the Door of Original Sin he most wanted to seal had ultimately escaped the bottle.

Between Xiao and Asai, their schemes were constantly broken by each other.

At this moment, it felt as though everything had come full circle.

The two had reverted to a direct confrontation, a pure competition to see whose power was stronger.

Boom!

Asai did not speak.

He directly used the Door of Truth behind him to press down, crushing it onto the Feathered Serpent's body.

The Feathered Serpent was nearly crushed, but light flashed on its body, and like an immortal being, it recovered.

Then, the massive creature coiled upward, wrapping itself around the Door of Truth as if it intended to entangle and crush it completely.

Hiss!

It opened its giant maw. Suero's power of gluttony appeared within its body as well, devouring and absorbing the power of the Door of Truth.

The Door of Truth also extended countless chains, entangling the giant Feathered Serpent.

On the other side, Asai, the God of Knowledge and Truth, was deep in thought, searching for a way to turn the tide. The descent of the Door of Original Sin was a rare opportunity that he could not afford to let slip away.

Finding such an opportunity again would likely be very difficult.

And the Xiao of the future might grow even more powerful.

"There is still a backup plan."

Asai continued his battle with the Feathered Serpent under Xiao's control. His eyes shifted downward, scanning the mortal world below.

His gaze eventually fixed on the Contract Guild of Mooneclipse City. It lingered for a moment before settling on Long, Sukob's student.

Long, who was arranging for everyone to evacuate and organizing the wounded, suddenly heard a divine summons.

"My servant, Long," Asai's voice resonated with authority. "Retrieve the contract signed with the Feathered Serpent, and see that it is fulfilled."

The Feathered Serpent had once signed a contract with Apostle Sukob. As long as it helped Sukob save those afflicted with the Plague Blood Curse, he would teach it the secret of the Art of God's Grace.

And now, the Feathered Serpent had completed its task. It was time to honor the contract.

Long had been busy nonstop, only occasionally looking with worry at the Feathered Serpent in the sky, concerned for his friend's safety and the safety of the city.

"God Asai," Long declared with determination, "Your divine oracle will be fulfilled!"

At that moment, hearing the oracle, he quickly started running toward the administrative hall along the street.

Long carried the contract and ran all the way. He had to retrieve the Royal Court's legal code from the administrative hall.

At this very moment, the Evil God of Original Sin, Xiao, and the God of Knowledge and Truth, Asai, were battling so fiercely that they could no longer hold back.

"Quickly!"

"Faster!"

No one desired more than these mortals for this terrifying War of the Divine Beings to end.

Naturally, they wished for the God of Knowledge and Truth to emerge victorious, not the Evil God of Original Sin.

Long was exceptionally anxious. He used divine techniques to propel himself into the administrative hall and found the treasured legal code.

Long gripped the Royal Court legal code and summoned the Spirit of Legal Code in the center of the city.

He adeptly invoked the Contract Lawyer's ability, channeling the power of the written contract to establish a connection between the God of Knowledge and Truth and the Feathered Serpent.

"Contract fulfilled."

The massive Spirit of Legal Code, like Long, spoke the same words.

"Contract fulfilled."

In an instant, an invisible force traveled through the mental channel, guided by the contract, and connected with the consciousness that had been suppressed within the Feathered Serpent's body.

Long looked at the sky expectantly, longing for his actions to be effective.

He said with hope in his voice.

"Feathered Serpent!"

"Resist the Evil God's control."

"Trust in the deity. The God of Knowledge and Truth will prevail!"

The moment the contract was fulfilled, Asai became aware of it.

The Door of Truth connected directly to the Feathered Serpent's consciousness through the contract, intending to use its will to disintegrate Xiao's power from within.

This was the wonder of a Wisdom Demigod's power, or perhaps it could be called its strangeness.

This power, originating from consciousness and thought, far exceeded ordinary imagination.

They might be far inferior to Life Demigods in terms of direct power, but they had various strange methods that emerged endlessly.

Perhaps the war would be decided before a true battle could even begin.

Fierce battles often ended in the invisible realm, capable of controlling everything from thousands of miles away.

This was a dark world.

The Feathered Serpent could not feel its own body and did not know what was happening outside. Its whole being had fallen into panic and unease.

Suddenly, a ray of light shone in.

A voice accompanied the light as it entered.

"Feathered Serpent."

The Feathered Serpent was extremely excited and chased toward that ray of light.

At a time like this, that single ray of light was a beacon of hope.

"Who are you?"

The other party answered, "The God of Knowledge and Truth."

Asai, the God of Knowledge and Truth, did not waste words and directly stated what he needed.

"According to Sukob's contract, you completed the contract, and he will tell you the secret of being an apostle."

"Now you have another choice. You can choose to become my apostle."

"I will protect you from the Evil God's harassment."

The Feathered Serpent asked another question. "Can I turn back into a Snake Person?"

Asai's voice paused. "Apostles can be reborn. You can turn back into a Snake Person."

"But you might also die."

"The God of Original Sin is not a simple deity. He is very difficult to deal with."

However, the moment Asai told it that it could become a Snake Person again, the Feathered Serpent replied immediately.

"I am willing."

It shouted loudly, "As long as You can let me become a Snake Person again, I will do anything!"

When one falls under an Evil God's control, death is no longer frightening.

At this moment, the Feathered Serpent would rather die than become the Evil God's plaything. It would rather die than pass up the slim chance of becoming a Snake Person again.

Through the light, the God of Knowledge and Truth, Asai, transmitted an invisible force.

"Art of God's Grace."

"Activate."

The one who had signed the contract with it was Sukob, but the one fulfilling it now was the God of Knowledge and Truth.

The Feathered Serpent felt the stone inside its body suddenly begin to change.

What was once a singular power was now evolving into a more comprehensive force.

"So this stone really is related to the God's Grace Stone."

The Feathered Serpent suddenly remembered its previous speculation.

When it first obtained the Art of God's Grace, it had wondered whether the stone in its head had similarities to a God's Grace Stone, and whether some kind of connection existed between them.

In the midst of the fierce battle, Xiao immediately felt the changes within his body.

"Mm?"

Xiao felt the Feathered Serpent Stone in the creature's mind transforming, becoming a true God's Grace Stone.

But the source of this power unexpectedly revealed the aura of Knowledge Authority.

A force was passing through some kind of mental channel, affecting the true Feathered Serpent's power and consciousness.

The mysteries of the mind belonged to Wisdom and Consciousness Authority. Currently, no demigods mastered this aspect of authority. Both Xiao and Asai only knew some methods of application.

"Art of God's Grace? How can it have the aura of Knowledge Authority?"

Xiao understood in an instant.

"You want to become Asai's apostle?"

"Heh!"

"Asai, you really do have many tricks up your sleeve."

This involuntarily made Xiao think of Anhofus.

Asai said he was not Anhofus, but many aspects of him bore Anhofus's shadow.

Xiao saw the God's Grace Stone in the Feathered Serpent's head changing rapidly. He immediately began to block this change, once again suppressing the constantly awakening will of the Feathered Serpent.

At this moment, Xiao and Asai were locked not only in a fierce external battle but also in a relentless struggle for control over the Feathered Serpent's body from within the depths of its mind.

One battlefield was visible, the other hidden.

But the hidden battlefield was even more terrifying than the visible one.

Xiao divided his attention.

"What is this mental channel about?"

"Through what method was this connection established?"

"Does this Asai guy have ambushes and backup plans here as well?"

Xiao did not know that this was not Asai's backup plan, but rather a contingency deduced by the Door of Truth on the spot.

Although Xiao did not have the Door of Truth, at this moment he could only judge the situation based on his own experience and the knowledge he controlled.

"Asai established a connection with the Feathered Serpent through a mental channel, helping it become his apostle."

"Once the Feathered Serpent becomes Asai's apostle, he will directly possess control of this body."

Xiao's thoughts turned.

"However, I control it through the connection between the Spirituality Origin and the physical body. This is the backdoor I built when I created the Feathered Serpent."

"So whether or not it has wisdom has no meaning or impact on me."

"This is just a body I created through spirituality."

In an instant, he grasped the key point.

At this moment, the Feathered Serpent's God's Grace Stone was on the verge of taking shape.

During this time, the Feathered Serpent had not yet pledged itself as an apostle to the God of Knowledge and Truth.

However, Asai had already extended his power through the channel in the contract, and the Feathered Serpent showed almost no resistance.

As the God of Knowledge and Truth neared success in transforming the Feathered Serpent into his apostle, Xiao acted decisively.

The Feathered Serpent suddenly crashed into the Door of Truth, as if seeking its own death.

Its head suddenly broke apart.

Then, from the break, a terrifying gash was torn open.

An invisible force directly extracted the Feathered Serpent's God's Grace Stone from the gash and threw it out.

He had expelled the Feathered Serpent's God's Grace Stone, along with its consciousness.

After all, the God of Knowledge and Truth, Asai, controlled Knowledge Authority. He was familiar with some methods of applying Spirituality Authority, but he had not mastered it completely as Xiao once had.

When he saw Xiao's action, he was stunned for a moment. According to the Door of Truth's deduction, Xiao relied on the Feathered Serpent's consciousness to control this body.

And now, he had directly expelled the creature's consciousness and God's Grace Stone.

But he could still control the Feathered Serpent's body and remain in the mortal world.

"What is going on?"

The God of Knowledge and Truth immediately began deducing the situation, but the Door of Truth gave a swift response.

"Involves Spirituality Mythological Authority. Insufficient information."

Xiao looked at Asai and said, "Asai, I am the one who once controlled spirituality. When it comes to the secrets of spirituality and the body, you cannot compare to me."

"Moreover, the chess pieces I laid down would never follow your manipulation."

"Do you think I am still in slumber, a stone for you to scheme against at will?"

Xiao had once arranged Asai's reincarnation, manipulating his fate when he was at his weakest.

Later, while Xiao was still in slumber, Asai had interfered with his final reincarnated body. This was before Xiao's descent.

Asai's actions caused Xiao to lose Spirituality Authority and transform into the mythical artifact known as the Abyss Lord.

The Feathered Serpent's God's Grace Stone fell from the sky like a meteor.

On the earth below, Long soared through the air and carefully caught the God's Grace Stone in his hands.

He cradled the stone, sensing the Feathered Serpent's conscious waves.

"Feathered Serpent!"

"Good, good, you're still alive."

Long was very happy.

He grasped the Feathered Serpent's God's Grace Stone and immediately sealed it.

Intelligent beings with apostles possessed mythical organs and had survival capabilities that far surpassed ordinary people.

But even so, they could not exist separated from their bodies for long.

The Witch Spirit possessed a unique ability that allowed him to seal the stone temporarily. Once the great battle concluded, either the deity or Sukob could find a way to revive it.

Although the Feathered Serpent had suffered a great loss by losing its body, it had now completely escaped Xiao's control and regained its freedom.

This was perhaps a new opportunity.

In the sky above, the Door of Truth and the giant Feathered Serpent continued their battle, and the intensity of their clash only grew fiercer.

Now, both Xiao and Asai had exhausted their methods.

Various backup plans, arrangements, and schemes had all failed to overcome the other.

But even at this point, neither had any intention of retreating.

There was a tendency to fight it out here, in this place where Mooneclipse City stood, and produce a result.

Asai did not want to give up this opportunity to severely wound Xiao. He believed that missing this chance would make Xiao even harder to deal with in the future.

Xiao, on the other hand, wanted to reclaim Purgatory. If Asai gained control over it, Purgatory could become a significant threat to him.

Neither was willing to give up.

It was not just about interests. The grudges and hatred that had spanned hundreds of millions of years erupted in this instant.

Below the Door of Truth, Asai looked at Xiao with a gaze that was both stubborn and persistent. In that moment, the shadow of Anhofus seemed to loom over him more strongly than ever.

"It will not end like this, Xiao!"

"I will return to you the pain you once gave me. What you inflicted on my mother, I will repay a thousand, ten thousand times over."

Asai gripped his staff, his gaze as gloomy as if it concealed a violent storm.

"Part of the reason I came to this epoch, part of the reason I awakened again, is to watch you fall into pain and darkness."

Hearing Asai say this, Xiao controlled the Feathered Serpent's head to look at him.

"Asai, I waited for hundreds of millions of years. I endured the loneliness of endless cycles of reincarnation."

"My servant Barrow's clan reincarnated generation after generation, all for me to become a true deity in this epoch."

"And yet all of this was destroyed by you in an instant."

Asai let out a light laugh, raising his head.

Proud and contemptuous.

"Someone like you deserves such an end."

"No, an end like that is too merciful for you."

Xiao's voice echoed, "Then come. We shall see who has the last laugh."

The giant Feathered Serpent roared once and descended from the sea of clouds.

It dragged the Door of Truth down from the sky, smashing it onto the earth.

The mythological domain expanded.

The power of gluttony transformed into a black curtain.

The entire earth was torn apart as earthquakes spread into the distance.

Boom!

In the distance, the Feathered Serpent opened its mouth, unleashing a beam of light that swept across the city walls.

The earth was plowed over. Entire sections of buildings were destroyed.

Everyone watched in shock at the destroyed walls and buildings, watching that mythological war that seemed so far away on the horizon.

It seemed unreachable, but that was only the distance in mortal eyes.

With just a lift of their hands, the other party could destroy them.

To the mortals watching, it felt as though the entire world was on the verge of falling apart.

This time, the situation had spiraled completely out of control. No one could predict the outcome of the War of the Divine Beings, not even the God of Original Sin or the God of Knowledge and Truth.

Seeing that only half of Mooneclipse City remained, it was clear that even this portion could not be preserved. The devastation would likely extend to countless surrounding cities and villages.

At this moment, the Earth Witch, who had hurried from the Mountain of Life's Origin, finally reached the outskirts of Mooneclipse City.

Last time, she had relied on the power of the Ruhe Great God to travel beneath the earth, but this time she had received news herself and came from Fort Pence.

When she received the news, Sukob had mentioned that something terrible might occur, and that it was connected to the Abyss.

But upon her arrival, she witnessed two deities locked in a fierce battle within the mortal world.

This witch, who guarded Life's Divine Mountain and Pence Holy City, stood on a hill, watching the two deities fighting in the distance.

Forests were set ablaze. Herds of wild beasts fled.

The earth was overturned. Mountain peaks were toppled.

"Sukob, is this what you meant by something terrible happening?"

This was a mythological war. Using the phrase "something terrible" was truly too much of an understatement.

The Earth Witch watched this scene with her mouth slightly open, her expression complex.

She also judged in an instant, based on their powers, who the two deities were.

"The God of Knowledge and Truth!"

"The Evil God of Original Sin!"

Last time, the Earth Witch had still been able to act and turn the tide.

But this time, she was not facing the Abyss King. Instead, she stood before two mythological beings.

She could only watch from afar, powerless.

The Earth Witch's gaze flickered as she looked into the distance.

Gradually, her expression changed from complex to one of disbelief.

"How can they do this?"

"Can deities just do as they please in the mortal world?"

On the hill, she finally made her decision.

The Earth Witch closed her eyes.

A powerful life rhythm emanated from her body, transmitting in all directions.

All things grew. The earth returned to spring.

The surrounding plants grew wildly. The originally barren hill transformed into a green land and forest, completely enveloping the Earth Witch.

She also emitted a tone like an aria, as if singing a hymn of praise.

"Servant of the supreme Life Sovereign, great Ruhe Great God Burrowing Demon Worm, god who bears the earth and shelters life."

"Your humble servant requests your response."

"..."