Now, with the [Blasphemer] all wiped out and the angel Hilda, who guarded the deepest parts, defeated and rescued, the invading abyssal army in this world is left with only a few remaining abyssal worms.

Including Sigrid and several other legendary White Feathers, they are now fulfilling their original mission – to exterminate those abyssal worms also considered legendary.

Counting Leila and Rene, the numbers are just enough for each person to deal with one. Of course, considering the abyssal creatures’ ability to not stay dead, an ordinary legend would definitely be at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight. So Violet gave them some small help – activating the Radiant Halo.

In this way, it’s roughly a fair match.

Violet herself isn’t idling either, she has very important matters to attend to.

Shortly after the fall of the magic island, Sethlin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stirred.

She woke up.

In other words, this abyssal magic island is indeed driven by a shard of the Goddess of Earth as its core. With its fall, the scattered divine power was spontaneously absorbed by the nearby strongest or most abundant of its kind – Sethlin.

Due to this substantial replenishment of divine shards, along with the memories absorbed from the Wordless Book, many things finally came back to Sethlin.

Right off the bat, she provided some quite explosive news.

【So, what you’re saying is that the current disturbance caused by this Sethlin is not an awareness split from the divine shard, but the actual Goddess of Earth? Ultimately, what does ‘the actual Goddess of Earth’ mean…?】

Sethlin’s voice sounded much clearer and stronger than before. Although her tone and voice were identical to the Seth in the illusion, in some way, Violet could clearly distinguish the difference between the two, whether it was from the tone or attitude.

If one had to use adjectives to describe it, the latter was frivolous with a hint of indifference, while Sethlin was gentler and more accommodating.

I have to say, this deity woke up at just the right time. Miss Priestess was just worrying about what to do next, although she had some guesses, she couldn’t just randomly touch things based on intuition.

【Don’t worry, listen to me slowly… I never thought I would forget so many things, it feels like a lifetime ago… Based on your description, it’s probably that She has awakened and broken free from the seal.】

【In fact, the divine power contained within us fragments does not have an absolute distinction between life and death. The power of the Goddess of Earth Seth contains two kinds of authority simultaneously and can transform between them at any time. ‘Withering and Life’ are one entity.】

【Violet.】

【Hmm?】

【Do you remember the first fragment we encountered, called the Southern Calamity?】

【Of course, what about her?】

Sethlin was silent for a moment. Whenever she was about to reveal something significant, there would be a similar reaction, and this time was probably no exception.

【In fact, the Goddess of Earth has two in total.】

【What?】

Because Sethlin’s statement was too broad, although feeling surprised, Violet didn’t know how to react. However, the former didn’t make Miss Priestess wait too long and promptly explained.

【I mentioned before, what is truly eternal is the divine essence representing the authority of life and withering of the Goddess of Earth, while consciousness is a derivative afterward. In fact, my initial statement was incorrect. These scattered consciousnesses of divine essence fragments are not ‘Seth,’ but rather beings born naturally over the long years after the divine essence split, inheriting some memories and powers. They are newborns born naturally over time.】

【Oh, now that you mention it, it kind of makes sense.】

No wonder that guy in the illusion was so adamant about constructing the temple from his memories and calling himself a god, then stubbornly doing things that diminished his value.

This is probably the result of later generations deriving from an unattainable mentality.

After all, although that consciousness inherited some of Seth’s memories and powers, it was born sealed tightly, and its true power differed greatly from the “predecessor” in its memories.

Sethlin continued to explain.

【The essence of the Goddess of Earth, in fact, is the initial consciousness born from the divine essence, gradually acquiring its own body and values, forming a special existence surpassing ordinary beings, as are most of the first-generation deities.】

【Originally, there was indeed only one Goddess of Earth, one of the order-oriented main gods who integrated both authorities, but gradually, for some reason, the world’s malice began to target Seth.】

【The world’s… malice?】

Almost identical to the description on the inscription in the Chamber on Omo Island, Violet had also pondered over what this so-called “malice of the world” exactly meant, but had always been clueless.

【Yes, it’s the malice of the world, or rather, rejection. The world is rejecting us gods, and to this day, I’m still unclear about the reasons, even the original Seth herself didn’t figure out its origin.】

【This rejection manifests differently in different individuals, some overtly, others subtly influencing, but its fundamental purpose is clear, to exclude all gods who ascend to the ranks of divinity from the world.】

【And for the Goddess of Earth Seth, the manifestation of this rejection is that her consciousness gradually split along with her authority, giving rise to one Seth symbolizing the authority of life and another symbolizing the authority of withering.】

【Both of these are the Goddess of Earth, but in a sense, they are no longer the original Seth. The consciousness born from the divine essence will be influenced by the authority it represents. Initially, there wasn’t much conflict between life and death. Even during the split for a long time, the two seemed identical, but…】

【Stop! Wait a moment!】

Miss Priestess suddenly raised a question that she was extremely concerned about.

【What form did this split take, exactly? Did it directly split into two gods, or was it more like a situation where there’s a constant switch between dual personalities?】

Sethlin’s voice became somewhat bitter. If one could see her expression now, it would surely be an especially helpless look.

【It’s neither. The existence of gods represents laws and phenomena, far more complex than ordinary beings. Take an example: just like the two secondary moons in this world, there’s waxing and waning. As the world’s rejection intensified, the divine body of the Goddess of Earth also began to undergo periodic changes.】

【Initially, Seth noticed occasional instances where all the divine power in her body was forcibly transformed into a single attribute of either life or withering, but it wasn’t severe. Most of the time, she remained the unified Goddess of Earth.】

【But as time passed, the periods of being the singular goddess of life or withering grew longer, while the state of fusion gradually shortened until, several hundred years later, it finally ceased altogether.】

【During this time, Seth tried many methods to try to halt or slow down this worsening change, but they were only palliative measures, akin to treating symptoms without addressing the root cause. This change was like the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death in mortals, seemingly an inevitable process.】