After being peaceful for a thousand years, it has become active since four years ago?

Upon hearing this, Eve was slightly taken aback, and her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat...

This... why does it sound like it has something to do with me, or rather, with the World Tree?

Could it be such a coincidence?

No, maybe not, what if it is related to the Segis World? After all, the Segis World is the Origin Plane, and it’s likely that there’s some mysterious connection with the Land of Origin...

Eve’s thoughts were swirling, while the Dwarf and the God of Forging continued to relay the information they knew:

"As for what the Abyss truly is, some True Gods believe it is an invasion of extraterritorial forces, while others think it is some apocalyptic cycle mechanism of the Segis Universe... in short, opinions vary greatly."

"But no matter what, one thing is certain, the Abyss is our common enemy among the True Gods."

"The Abyss pollutes everything, destroys everything. If we don’t stop its devouring of the planes, the entire universe will be in danger. Even if we can’t completely eradicate it, we must periodically deplete it to prevent it from growing too large..."

Eve was silent for a moment, then lightly nodded:

"I understand."

Seeing Eve’s slightly furrowed brow, Dolfert added:

"However, Your Majesty Eve, there’s no need to worry too much. Although the power of the Abyss is increasing, it is not insurmountable."

"Look at Hela from the Netherworld, hasn’t she successfully rescued several planes from falling into the Abyss and integrated them into the Netherworld?"

"Moreover, as long as we’re not inside the Abyss, demons are no match for us True Gods. Our Divine Power naturally has a powerful destructive and suppressive effect on them!"

"Though many True Gods have fallen over this thousand years, the Abyss has suffered even greater losses, especially during several god-demon wars!"

Seeing Dolfert’s serious demeanor, Eve couldn’t help but have mixed feelings.

She knew he thought she was worried about the Abyss.

Although there were worries, actually, more than that, Eve suddenly felt a bit guilty, wondering if the rise of the Abyss was related to the World Tree.

After all... the timing was too coincidental.

"Your Majesty Eve, do you have any other questions?"

Looking at the silent Goddess of Life, Dolfert continued to ask.

This time, Eve shook her head:

"No more questions."

"In that case, I shall return to the Heavenly Realm, and I will contact you again once the Heart of Decay is repaired."

Dolfert said.

"Thank you for the trouble."

Eve said with a smile.

...

After exchanging a few more words with the Dwarf and the Forging God Dolfert, the two disbanded their Divine Power incarnations and left the Pantheon.

And after the departure, Eve lingered in the Pantheon for a while longer before returning to her own Divine Country.

Returning to the Supreme Temple of the World Tree Divine Country, Eve sat on her divine throne.

While enjoying the pastries and fruits prepared by the Elemental Elves, she began to review the gains from this journey.

"The secrets of the Segis Universe might be related to the Abyss. If I can uncover the secret of the Abyss, perhaps I will understand everything."

Murmuring to herself, Eve took out the Titan’s Book given by Dolfert.

Looking at the half piece of parchment, her heart moved slightly, and she infused her Divine Power into it.

As Eve acted, the Titan’s Book suddenly emitted dazzling brilliance, and a vast map of a continent appeared in midair.

Around the continent, there was boundless ocean, and on the continent, there were undulating mountains, lush forests, vast plains, and winding rivers...

This is the Segis Continent.

And on the continent, multiple light points were marked.

Undoubtedly, these are the Titan Ruins mentioned by the Dwarf and the Forging God Dolfert.

These Titan Ruins are widely distributed, some are in the Fertile Plain, some in the polar icefield, some in the Death Desert, some in the Southern Mountains...

Eve even saw two light points within the Elf Forest.

However, most of the light points were already dimmed. According to the usage method Dolfert told her before his departure, the dimmed ones meant the seals were completely broken, meaning the relics inside had already been emptied out.

Memorizing a few coordinates of the relatively bright light points, Eve put away the Titan’s Book, and picked up that bottle of golden Divine Blood.

"Divine Blood of the King of Gods, Niou..."

Eve whispered to herself, then gently opened the crystal bottle, taking out a drop.

Afterward, she utilized the power of [Analysis] on it.

In an instant, Eve felt a tremor in her Divine Soul, various wonderful powers of the laws appeared in her consciousness, but they appeared quickly and disappeared just as fast, dissolving completely before Eve could comprehend them.

However, Eve found that she seemed to have deepened her understanding of the "Elf" divine position.

The laws of the Divine Positions of Life and Nature were almost perfect for Eve, partly due to frequent use, and partly because of the assistance from the two True Divine Artifacts, the Life Scepter and the Nature Crown.

However, the "Elf" divine position was still somewhat lacking.

The divine positions related to species are somewhat special; to completely perfect them, one must elevate a species to its peak...

Perhaps not needing to become the dominator of the continent, but at least achieving perfection in all aspects, becoming a mature civilization.

Of course, for someone like Eve who directly inherits the divine position, the divine position itself is already perfect; what Eve needs to do is merely to fully grasp it.

And the process of mastering it is actually the process of developing and managing the species and its civilization.

Either through a long time digesting the laws of the divine position, or by quickly bringing the species back to its peak once more...

And now, although the Elf Clan has "stood" up, as a mature civilization, there are still many shortcomings.

"This is indeed a method for me to rapidly master the Elf divine position!"

"Once the Elf divine position is completely mastered, I will gain access to all the civilization achievements created since the Elf Clan’s inception, whether in art and creation, history and culture, or magic and faith..."

"This will also greatly help in developing the current Elf Forest since the knowledge of the Elf Clan in the World Tree’s legacy is ultimately incomplete, and many legacies of the Elf Clan itself have been lost over a millennium."

Eve thought satisfactorily.

"However, I shouldn’t completely use up this bottle of Divine Blood, just exchanging it for Divine Power would be a waste, like using it as a large Divine Power battery pack."

"Using it as a battery pack is only the last resort; unless it’s the last moment, it’d best not to use it."

"I should utilize its maximum potential, and since it can help True Gods deepen their understanding of the divine positions, maybe... I can rely on it to support a Sub-god."

"Speaking of which, the Black Dragon Godhood has been with me for too long as well, it can’t just sit idle forever..."

Eve thought as she glanced in the direction of Sandstorm City.

And a certain Black Dragon Lord, who had just returned to its base after the celebrations and was feasting on a cartload of roasted meat, suddenly shivered coldly.

"Which guy wants to steal Mairrel’s treasure again? Haven’t they deducted enough favorability?!"

It murmured.

"This gluttonous creature."

Watching through the faith network, seeing through the perspective of that certain Black Dragon, Eve chuckled and shook her head lightly.

With more players and more power, the Little Black Dragon hasn’t joined as many battles.

Being served sumptuous food daily, it has grown plump, making Black Dragon Mairrel increasingly fat.

Moreover, being in its growth period, often shedding dragon scales, this creature barters them for food with the players, getting addicted to trading them every day.

Within a few years, the Black Dragon’s figure has indeed grown bigger, but so has its waistband...

Eve looked at Mairrel a few moments with a strange expression.

"Prepare for the next open test opportunities."

She closed the perspective, connected to the Blue Star Network, and started adding new game announcements on the official "Elf Kingdom" website...

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End of Volume Five