CHAPTER 355: CHAPTER 303: THE FERVOR OF THE HARVEST GODDESS_2

The answer is self-evident,

In this world, only good food and deep affection cannot be betrayed, let alone such profound emotion.

"Harvest Goddess, if only you had the looks of a ’Hidden Practitioner,’ or at least weren’t so twisted in appearance, you wouldn’t be treated so heartlessly by game characters. Remember, this world values appearances." Muttering softly, Yang Qizhou shifted his gaze to his phone.

...

"What a pervert? Stay far away from her in the future, or better yet, destroy her."

"You murmured to yourself, goosebumps rising all over your body."

"Of course, you haven’t forgotten the proper business for seeking out the ’Harvest Goddess’ this time. First, you glanced around cautiously and, to be safe, lowly asked whether the ’Tree Ancient God’ could observe the activity here."

"For this ruler of ’Asgard,’ you have always harbored a sense of dread in your heart."

"Bathed in the radiance, the figure shook her head gently, her voice unusually docile, as if she were even enjoying the situation somewhat. She responded... ’Great Dominator, there’s no need to worry. The ’Tree Ancient God’ is aware of the pollution left by the ’Desolate Mother’ in the vicinity and is highly apprehensive about it. He wouldn’t easily cast his gaze here.’"

"This tone?"

"Could the Harvest Goddess have unlocked a new dimension?"

"You muttered inwardly, relieved by the reassurance that the ’Tree Ancient God’ wouldn’t lay eyes on this place, yet your scalp tingled from the transformation of the ’Harvest Goddess.’"

"Your expression didn’t falter, and you continued to ask... about everything related to the ’Star Color Ancient God’ and the movements behind them. Tell me everything you know."

"The intangible scourge entwined with the ’Harvest Goddess,’ repressive power derived from the ’Mother’s Crown,’ forced her into submission. However, not only did she show no resistance, but she seemed to relish it."

"She said... ’The Star Color Ancient God’? Ha, that being has long since fallen. Their authority has been seized by the ’Deceiving Apostle,’ and all their believers have been thoroughly deceived."

"You were already aware of this and showed no change in expression."

"The ’Harvest Goddess’ continued... But recently, that individual has been stirring up quite a few schemes. It looks like they’re trying to orchestrate a god-making ritual. Yet it’s strange—by logic, all symbols of ’deception’ already have owners. There are no spare stars for the ’Deceiving Apostle’ to claim. How could they ascend to godhood again? Creating additional ’symbols’? Heh, even Pillar-Level Old Gods couldn’t achieve that. Killing some ’demons’ to create a vacancy for such symbols? That’s possible. But the consequence would undoubtedly incur the wrath of the ’Deception Lord.’"

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All the stars that symbolize ’deception’ already have owners?

Gazing at this text, Yang Qizhou subconsciously thought of the ’Demon Lord.’

Back when he first concluded his exploration of the ’Land of Prayer Light,’ he had spent significant resources on Old Sacrifices, intending to elevate all shepherded gods—except for the ’God of Victory’—to the pinnacle of their ’Star Spirit’ stature. The ’Hidden Light’ and the ’Iron Blood God’ were successfully elevated, but the ’Demon Lord’ alone did not succeed.

Yang Qizhou still remembered how, in the Star Realm, the stars symbolizing the ’Abyss’ lit up one by one, forming an endless constellation, all fully illuminated.

Presumably, the stars symbolizing ’deception’ were in the same situation.

And so, the game continued.

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"It turns out all the stars symbolizing ’deception’ already have owners."

"You asked in a low voice... Could there be a god who wields ’deception’ authority outside of the ’Endless Abyss,’ captured by the ’Deceiving Apostle’ who intends to rob them of their authority, stature, power, and divine throne?"

"The ’Harvest Goddess’ obediently replied... The probability of that is low, as the ’Deception Lord’ is a Pillar-Level god in the domain of ’deception.’ Unless aided by another Pillar-Level god, any god occupying a ’deception’ symbol would find it extremely difficult to escape his notice."

"Could there be such a rationale?"

"The symbols of Hidden and War haven’t been tied to a Pillar-Level god yet, but the ’Demon Lord’? Hasn’t it already been exposed to the gaze of the ’Abyss Master’?"

"You continued to ask... What has the ’Deceiving Apostle’ been up to recently?"

"What schemes? Heh..."

"The ’Harvest Goddess’ chuckled dismissively, but her gaze soon burned intensely, and the figure bathed in radiance trembled in your direction... She is in ’Asgard,’ setting up a ritual array of exceptionally high rank, commanding hundreds of believers in a grand ceremony that even other ’Gods’ would deem monumental. Evidently, this has to have the silent approval of the ’Tree Ancient God.’ Who knows what the ’subordinate deity’ of this so-called ’King of Nature’ is really plotting."

"After that, the ’Harvest Goddess,’ sparing no details, revealed to you everything she knew about the ’Deceiving Apostle’s’ schemes."

"Naturally, during this process, she gradually and secretly tried to close the distance between the two of you."

"Talking is fine, but don’t lean so close... You grumbled internally, tuning your intent into the ’Mother’s Crown,’ ignoring the wistful gaze of the ’Harvest Goddess,’ and forcibly commanded her to stop any further attempted gestures."

"It was at that precise moment you recalled something else."

"You looked to the sky first. Above, the Holy Emblems of the ’Nine Ancient Gods’ hung suspended, like nine nebulous clouds, including the one symbolizing the ’Iron Blood Ancient God.’"

"Yet you remembered it clearly—the ’Iron Blood Ancient God’ had already fallen. Both the impersonating ’Demon Lord’ and even the original ’Demon God Lord’ had perished, ensnared and destroyed by the corrosive forces of ’Doomsday Land,’ amidst a commotion in ’Asgard’ itself."

"So, who now dares to claim to be the bearer of the ’Iron Blood Sacred Emblem’?"

"You cautiously posed this question."

"You didn’t expect any hopeful answers, considering that the ’Endless Abyss’ and the ’Desolate Land’ belong to opposing Old God factions. Nevertheless, to your surprise, the ’Harvest Goddess’ indeed possessed insider knowledge and was more than willing to unravel your doubts."

"It’s an incarnation, whose true form is an ancient and terrifying Sin Demon, suspected to be the Vice Monarch of the Endless Abyss’ demon hierarchy, second only to the ’Abyss Master’—the ’Sin King God.’"

"He once approached me, seeking to form an alliance between the ’Abyss Master’ and the ’Desolate Mother,’ though the latter never responded."

"Oh, by the way..."

"The incarnation of the ’Sin King God’ hinted that a high-ranking demon from the ’Endless Abyss’ fell, possibly tied to the Doomsday Land, one of the ’Four Indescribable Lands.’ His very presence here partially involved investigating the truth behind that event."

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A high-ranking demon? The Doomsday Land?

Could it be that ’Demon God Lord’?

Isn’t this exactly the kind of cunning, despicable setup that such a deceptive ’game character’ would orchestrate? Yang Qizhou smirked.

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"The incarnation of the ’Sin King God’?"

"Here because a high-ranked ’demon’ had fallen?"

"You couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt, recalling the time in the ’Doomsday Town’ when the ’Demon God Lord’ projected himself from the Endless Abyss but ended up corrupted by the Doomsday Land, his body engulfed in sulfuric flames, dying amidst shrill screams."

"Even in the ’Endless Abyss,’ there are only so many Demon God Lord-tier beings. No wonder the ’Abyss Master’’s reaction was so intense."

"Not wanting the ’Harvest Goddess’ to catch onto your thoughts, you hastily shifted the topic—this was, after all, one of the primary reasons you sought out this Ancient God tainted by the ’Desolate Mother.’

"You spoke gravely... Tell me how, if necessary, to draw out the power of the ’Desolate Mother.’

"The shadowy figure bathed in radiant light was momentarily stunned before trembling violently, as though hearing the most tantalizing thing. Her voice was laced with fervor and madness... Let me bear a child... As long as I carry a child, I can draw upon the power of the ’Desolate Mother.’"

"Her fiery response sent shivers down your spine."