Wizard: Adventures in Two Worlds-Chapter 575 - 29: The Truth

’Joe’ sensed something amiss and hurriedly left after a few brief remarks, leaving Carl alone with a face ashen.

It was already an achievement of emotional control that he didn’t explode on the spot.

Of course,

there was also the reason of uncertainty.

The reason why his anger was so great was not just because the Three Elders nearly dragged him down after dying.

There was also...

the Evil God’s Will!

At the moment the Three Elders were killed, a strange aura silently seeped into his body.

Cold, slippery, deep, terrifying...

In an instant,

Carl seemed to see the frozen universe and piercing time, his consciousness almost sinking on the spot.

Even though the Three Elders were now dead and gone, that aura still lingered, and despite secretly applying several means, he couldn’t dispel it; if not for the Divine Domain Fragment within his Spiritual Inner Sea, even his consciousness would have been invaded.

By then,

Carl would also turn into a puppet like the Three Elders!

Though the situation now wasn’t as dire, it was certain that Carl had been targeted by the Outer Realm Evil God.

Once the Moon Goddess’s resolution completely collapsed, that ’Evil God’ could immediately appear by his side.

Damn it!

"Divine Envoy."

Hume’s cautious voice emerged:

"The ice layer below is cracked."

"Hmm."

Carl took a deep breath, suppressing the anxiety and worry in his heart, and looked down at the ice layer below.

He then said:

"You all stay here, I’ll be right back."

"Yes."

The two responded affirmatively.

Carl transformed into a line of fire, rushing towards the ice layer below, disappearing into the ice after several flashes.

......

"Boom!"

A frozen stone gate was heavily slammed open by a great force, scattered stones rolling back and forth in the empty hall.

Carl stepped through the dust into the hall, looking at the statue standing in the center.

"This is the place."

Besides the statue, the place also housed various essential materials for the Sanctuary Base and various collected materials for future generations.

In comparison to the Second Elder’s base, the quantity of Divine Fire and Divine Gifts was minimal.

This was understandable.

Everyone in this base had been frozen to death, without anyone to command, naturally, not much could be gathered.

Divine Grace Coin, Curios, Dharma Seal, Martial Arts Inheritance...

Carl opened the Void Bag, putting all the items into it, finally standing before the statue.

"According to Duke Joe, the reason the Three Elders Yev betrayed the Sanctuary and backstabbed the Bishop to escape here was due to differing beliefs."

"Compared to Yev’s obsession with reviving the Moon Goddess, the ’Bishop’ leader of the Sanctuary was not so keen on it."

"Moreover, discovering the ’Bishop’s’ blasphemous actions led Yev to the act of ’betrayal.’

Rubbing his chin, Carl pondered with thoughtful eyes:

"But what is the secret of the Divines that Joe spoke about?"

As the most loyal follower of the Moon Goddess, Second Elder Yev’s faith crumbled, turning to the Outer Realm Evil God.

Because he discovered this secret.

Even,

the reason why the Bishop ceased his obsession with reviving the Moon Goddess and even committed blasphemous acts was related to it.

Joe did not know what this secret was, and Yev, though he abandoned his faith, still guarded this secret.

He only knew it was related to the statue before him.

The statue in the center of the hall was about ten meters tall, in the likeness of the Moon Goddess’s incarnation when she walked in the Mortal World.

Most divines do not have concrete ’appearances,’ and sculptures are often represented by certain ’analogues.’

For example, the Thunder God,

is sculpted as Thunderclap rather than a human figure.

Even sculpting human figures, in ancient times, was considered a form of ’blasphemy.’

"Hmm..."

"Divinity?"

Carl turned his head, looking towards the statue’s chest.

Truth be told.

Whether it was the artisan’s intent or for another purpose, this statue’s figure was exaggeratedly exquisite.

The female features were depicted vividly.

And the area over the heart was quite inappropriate, most devout believers would not focus too much on this anomaly.

Yet Carl, due to the Divine Domain Fragment inside his sea of consciousness, was especially sensitive to divinity.

Immediately sensing something amiss.

Thinking for a while, he flicked his fingers lightly.

"Crack!"

A streak of light struck the statue’s chest, and with a crisp sound, the goddess statue scattered into countless fragments.

The fragments did not fall but revolved in mid-air, gradually piecing together into another form following certain patterns.

"This is..."

Carl’s face showed astonishment.

The sculpture in the scene shrank to about six meters, still of the Moon Goddess, but she leaned into the arms of a man.

"War God!"

"So it was..."

Carl might not know other divines, but he was more than familiar with the War God, since the Divine Domain Fragment in his Spiritual Inner Sea came from this divine.

"The Moon Goddess and the War God were actually a pair of loving spouses!"

"But wait!"

Carl furrowed his brows:

"The Moon Goddess and the War God both belong to the Ancient Gods, and according to verses left by the divines, the ancient gods had some special relationships with each other, like siblings, forbidden to fall in love."

"Hmm..."

"No wonder the statue was made so covertly."

He shook his head gently, just about to turn and leave when the statue before him suddenly burst, turning into a stream of light entering his body.

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On his way back, Carl pondered with closed eyes.

"So it was!"

Who knows how long had passed.

Carl opened his eyes, with emotion in his voice:

"The Moon Goddess and the War God were lovers, the War God’s downfall was due to the Fate Goddess’s prophecy, leading to the gods’ onslaught, ultimately killed by the ’Divine King.’

"And the Moon Goddess, for the sake of her lover’s revenge, backstabbed the ’Divine King,’ becoming the new Main God."

"Unfortunately, she herself fell to an assassination, dying from a Godslayer Spear made by mortals!"

"In her dying moments, the Moon Goddess used her Main God power to create a barrier enveloping this world, blocking the Outer Domain divines."

Thus,

The previously puzzling parts now had answers.

Why despite being besieged by the gods, the War God still left a piece of the Divine Domain Fragment, leading to Carl’s opportunity.

Naturally, it was the Moon Goddess’s secret doing.

Only someone of the Moon Goddess’s power, second only to the ’Divine King’ and the ’War God,’ could achieve this.

Likewise.

Why for hundreds and thousands of years no one had received the Moon Goddess’s blessing, except for Carl.

It wasn’t only because the Moon Goddess had fallen, and the divine power remaining was sustaining the barrier’s operation.

It was also because Carl possessed the ’War God’s’ Divine Domain Fragment, granting him preferences as the heir.

Some sort of favoritism.

"In this light, it seems natural for me to inherit the Sanctuary."

Rubbing his chin, Carl mused:

"The Moon Goddess indeed went to great lengths for her lover, she surely knew the heir possessing the War God’s Divine Domain Fragment would come to this world, even leaving behind the Path to Godhood, such that in the absence of other divines here, only I can spread the faith, naturally becoming this world’s sole divine."

"Even...

"the next Main God!"

That’s right!

The message stored within the statue was left by the Moon Goddess for him, including the Path to Godhood.

Directly to the Seventh Tier Main God’s Magic Door!

"What a pity!"

Carl gently shook his head:

"Relying on faith to ascend, a divine would also be bound by faith, even if I became a Seventh Tier Main God, I could never leave this world."

The Moon Goddess evidently intended for him to become this world’s protector, which was also not Carl’s desire.

If he had never seen other worlds and his perspective was only on this one, the chosen one might not refuse.

But having seen the vast Star Realm, having the Wizard’s path as an option, how could he bind himself to one world?