Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 261 - 253 The Secret of the Goddess

"You lost."

Eve looked at the imprisoned Uller and said calmly.

After speaking, she gave a gentle wave of her hand.

Divine Power surged, and several vines burst from the ground, intertwining to form a magnificent Natural Divine Throne.

The throne floated gently, moving behind Eve, who slowly sat upon it.

Then, it gradually rose into the air, quickly reaching the same height as Uller, and stopping only after it was half a head higher than him...

Sitting on the throne, Holy Light surged behind Eve, majestic and overwhelming.

She flicked the hem of her Divine Dress, slightly wrinkled by the residual Divine Power, and looked down with a faint smile at Uller, who was imprisoned by the vines.

Seeing Eve rise and look down at him, Uller’s veins bulged, his eyes turned red, and he grew even angrier inside.

He gave a low growl, struggling continuously.

However... his fully bound Divine Power made it impossible for him to break free.

"Stop struggling. Your Divine Power has been sealed."

Eve’s voice was calm.

Hearing her words, Uller suddenly raised his head, looking at her with eyes like a beast ready to devour.

"I refuse to accept this!"

"What do you refuse to accept?"

Having captured Uller, Eve found herself somewhat intrigued.

"You knew all along I would use the Heart of Withering! You knew it!"

Uller ground his teeth.

"So what if I did?"

Eve’s expression was playful.

"I was careless... I should have realized that someone who gained the elves’ approval so quickly, even changing their beliefs, could be no one but you... And how could you not guard against my Heart of Withering!"

Uller’s expression was complicated, regret written all over his face.

*Knowing you had this Divine Artifact and guarding against it...*

*Come to think of it, it wasn’t that I knew about it from the beginning. I also learned about it through someone else.*

Eve mused internally.

Of course, she wouldn’t say this aloud.

With that, she reached out her hand and placed it on her chest.

A golden glow suddenly surged from her hand, and Eve’s fair arm became translucent, then penetrated through her own chest!

The light flickered, and after a moment, she pulled out a golden bead encircled by chains...

This was Hela’s Soul Storage Orb, the core of Eve’s avatar.

Also, the actual target misled for sealing by the Heart of Withering.

The moment the Soul Storage Orb was removed, the skull mark on Eve’s forehead gradually disappeared. However, her face turned slightly pale, and her form became faintly translucent...

Until a surge of Divine Power from the Vine Throne entered her body, her complexion improved considerably.

"This avatar is as good as ruined."

Looking at the Soul Storage Orb in her hand, feeling the dissipating power within her, Eve sighed regretfully.

Though she had taken out the Soul Storage Orb, Eve could still control this avatar thanks solely to the residual power within the Divine Domain.

Of course, her Divine Power was now growing more abundant, and she had long had the means to forge a new avatar, so she felt only a touch of regret.

Upon seeing the Soul Storage Orb, Uller’s expression changed, becoming even more unsightly:

"Hela gave you such a thing... Looks like you two have indeed joined forces!"

Hearing his words, Eve merely cast him a sidelong glance:

"So what?"

She touched the chains on the bead again, her lips curling up slightly:

"I should thank you. Now, this incomplete True Divine Artifact is mine."

Hearing Eve’s words, for a moment, Uller’s expression turned even more ferocious, practically exploding in fury.

The Heart of Withering!

That was his only True Divine Artifact!

Seeing Uller’s furious look, Eve felt a bit of regret:

"What a pity, really. I genuinely wish I could have your true self share in this anger, but unfortunately... I can only keep you here this time, unable to let your memories return to your main body."

Uller: ...

His expression turned even more unpleasant.

And after teasing him, a light flashed in Eve’s hand, and the chained Soul Storage Orb vanished instantly.

After completing this, she turned her gaze back to Uller.

This time, her expression gradually became solemn:

"I have some questions for you. You’d better answer honestly."

She had some uncertainties she hoped to resolve.

Originally, she had planned to perform a Soul Search directly, but considering that True Gods have much greater control over their own Divine Souls than Demigods, even if Uller’s Divine Power was sealed, he had a way to destroy this avatar’s fragment of Divine Soul, so she had to change her approach.

Of course, Uller merely gave a mocking laugh:

"Do you think I would tell you what I know?"

Hearing his words, Eve simply replied calmly:

"If you want this avatar to be destroyed with the dignity of a True God, answer me honestly... Otherwise, I can let you experience what it means to have a True God’s dignity completely eroded. Surely you wouldn’t want your believers to see your disgraceful side, would you?"

Uller: ...

"You... shameless!"

His eyes widened abruptly, looking at Eve in anger.

A True God of Faith must always appear mysterious and strong before believers; letting them see a True God’s disgrace would definitely affect the faith.

"Tell me... Why did you attack the World Tree a thousand years ago?"

Eve asked softly.

Hearing her words, Uller was taken aback for a moment, then gave a cold laugh:

"That... shouldn’t you know better than anyone?"

Eve fell silent.

"I want to know the true reason you besieged the World Tree."

She said again.

"True reason? What true reason? These things... you know better than we do, so why ask me!"

Uller frowned and then sneered.

Eve: ...

Seeing her lapse into silence, suddenly, Uller’s expression changed, and he too fell silent...

Uller’s eyes flickered slightly, and looking at Eve, his face took on a hint of puzzlement.

Then he examined Eve carefully, and suddenly came to a realization:

"So that’s it! You are Her! But... you are not Her! You have none of Her memories!"

*Did he realize so quickly?*

Eve was slightly startled.

But soon, she understood.

Although she had indeed inherited the World Tree, becoming the new ancient god Eve Yggdrasil, she was indeed different from her predecessor.

Perhaps the believers could not discern her from the previous one and only knew the name change, but for the familiar True Gods who looked closely, the differences could be felt.

Then... Eve saw Uller laugh.

"Heh, since you don’t know, I won’t tell you either."

With that, his expression became somewhat twisted:

"However... a thousand years ago, we could kill you once. Even if you revive in another form, we can kill you a second time!"

"Yggdrasil! No... I should call you Eve Yggdrasil! From the moment you were born, your fate was sealed!"

"You can expect the second siege of the gods! We defeated you once; we can defeat you again! Your era is over!"

With that, he closed his eyes:

"I admit it. This time I lost. You can do as you will with my avatar, but... you won’t get any information from me!"

After hearing Uller’s words, Eve slightly raised an eyebrow.

*What does it mean that fate was sealed? Does it mean being destined against the gods?*

Could it be... as she suspected, that the ability to extract planar essence made the gods wary?

She squinted her eyes and changed the topic:

"Where are the True Divine Artifacts that should have been mine?"

The World Tree held several True Divine Artifacts.

But they were all lost with the predecessor’s fall.

Or rather... they must have been seized by the gods.

As a main True God in that divine war, Uller surely knew some of their whereabouts.

However, upon hearing Eve’s question, Uller remained silent, keeping his eyes closed.

Seeing Uller’s reaction, Eve could only sigh softly.

*It seemed... she underestimated the gods’ wariness of her!*

Even under threat, Uller was unwilling to reveal any information...

If that’s the case, Uller’s avatar was useless.

His end could only be to become her nourishment.

Thinking of this, Eve lost interest in using Uller’s avatar to provoke his believers...

The dignity of a True God should not be defiled.

This kind of thing, if mishandled, could easily incite the wrath of other gods.

Eve, after all, was just speaking.

Although she was destined to be against the gods, she could not openly show it for now.

She sighed, and with a slight gesture, a golden light enveloped Uller once more.

Uller’s avatar suddenly widened his eyes, his gaze growing blank...

Eve knew this meant Uller, realizing what she intended, preemptively destroyed the Divine Soul in this avatar.

Then, countless cracks appeared on him.

With a soft sound, Uller’s avatar shattered.

Silver Divine Power surged wildly but was completely bound by the vines, slowly being absorbed.

Until... it completely vanished.

With that, Uller’s True God Avatar was utterly obliterated...

After completing all of this, Eve turned her gaze to the exaggerated crater on the ground.

"It seems... in future Divine Domain battles, the battlefield must be chosen wisely."

She shook her head and gave a gentle wave of her hand.

Green Divine Power spread across the earth, and suddenly, countless plants burst forth from the ground...

In an instant... the once barren pit transformed into a lush forest.

Yet, it ultimately lacked some of its previous essence.

Having restored the forest, Eve nodded in satisfaction.

She glanced unobtrusively in a certain direction and then, her figure faded, gradually disappearing...

And after Eve vanished, in a certain position within the distant forest, two players suddenly emerged from behind a large tree.

They looked at the place where Eve had disappeared, their expressions filled with excitement.

"Did you record it?"

"I recorded it, yes!"

"What luck! It’s so lucky! I originally thought it was a pity that we were too low-level and couldn’t take the main quest, but I never expected to trigger a hidden storyline here!"

"Hidden storyline? Are you sure?"

"Definitely! The Goddess’s past, enemies, amnesia, and stuff, plus the Goddess’s Divine Artifacts... that’s absolutely a hidden storyline! Not to mention, since the Goddess said her Divine Artifacts were missing, maybe it’s up to us to find them!"

"Looks like the Goddess has far more secrets than we thought..."

The voices of the True God Avatars were loud enough to be faintly heard within a kilometer radius.

So, the two of them understood Eve and Uller’s entire conversation!

"Perhaps... this is the main storyline of ’Elf Kingdom’!"

They chattered excitedly, their expressions joyful.

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Time for bed, time for bed, goodnight everyone. By the way, asking for a monthly ticket!