Everyone’s future is, of course, not fixed.
Space can be divided, but time is elusive.
However, once someone believes in the arrival of a certain future and makes unremitting efforts towards it, the possibility of that future’s birth becomes far greater than other futures.
This is true even for humans, let alone gods. That’s why Adele was able to pierce the heart of the Lord of Heaven with a spear forged from light.
“The one who truly belongs in hell...”
“Is you.” Adele didn’t relax her grip, looking down at the Lord of Heaven, Yawei, who was nailed to the sun, and said each word slowly. And above her, the authority of the world, the “Tear of God,” slowly fell.
It originated from the Creation God’s first cry at birth, the first teardrop, the materialized light, the materialized darkness, yin and yang. The Creation God entrusted most of “Its” power to it, because this world needed it to maintain stability and give birth to rules, but never expected that it would bring disaster. Yawei endured endless years, just to obtain it, to rival the Creation God, to destroy the Human Race and the world that It loved, and even tried to possess the Creation God by relying on this “Tear of God.”
But Yawei wouldn’t have thought that the Creation God actually chose to be buried along with Its world. The indelible soul was divided into three parts. Yawei desperately tried to keep them, but only kept the one representing “Balance.” That’s why, from Shirley’s earliest memories, she was in Yawei’s care and was Yawei’s “daughter.”
And the remaining two parts, experiencing the operation of the rules of the highest world that gave birth to the Creation God and countless evil gods, became the later Jing Yan and Adele. After Shirley buried herself, the crazed Yawei brought down the punishment of heavenly fire, almost destroying the world.
Then, in order to find the remaining two soul fragments of the Creation God, She abandoned the authority of the world, which she had painstakingly planned for countless years, and left this small world sealed by the Creation God for the vast and boundless other side of the sea of stars.
Her life could be described as “stubborn” and “morbid.” As long as She could have the Creation God, no price was too high. Was that the only and deep love of creation for the creator? Perhaps it once was.
But later, this love gradually changed, finally turning into poison. In the end, everything Yawei longed for would become farther and farther away from Her. The Creation God was originally three souls in one, completely able to replace Adele’s original mind and be reborn in the old form, but It didn’t do so, instead giving all of Its power to Adele.
Not by itself, but with Adele’s own weak mind as the dominant one, to have that final battle with Yawei. The girl proved with her actions that even the weakest human could defeat God with her own will.
The future they wanted to achieve, and this world, their home, wouldn’t be God’s playthings, to be arbitrarily destroyed. Yawei’s heart and soul were pierced by Adele’s spear of light, and She could only watch as the Tear of God, the authority of the world, slowly fell into Adele’s palm.
Even though She could constantly regenerate in the material realm, difficult to destroy, once the soul perished, what was the point of leaving behind a mere physical vessel? The Tear of God merged into Adele’s body. Under the endless light, the girl finally made this supreme power of the Creation God whole.
She felt incredibly powerful, able to manipulate the sun and moon, alter rules with a wave of her hand. The Lord of Heaven, Yawei, the once most powerful enemy, who repeatedly put her in desperate situations, now seemed like an ant Adele could easily crush.
Just a slightly larger ant with a stronger life force. Of course, with the difference between Adele and Yawei, even though victory was achieved, she wouldn’t contemptuously regard Yawei as an ant. On the contrary, her eyes were filled with pity for Yawei’s sad and long life.
And the last mercy she could offer as a god was to convey the message left by the Creation God. “Yawei, “It” never regretted creating you,” Adele relayed the message. “Even though you greatly disappointed “It”.”
Hearing Adele’s words, two lines of bloody tears slowly flowed from Yawei’s empty and lifeless eyes. At this moment, Adele felt that Yawei’s unwilling soul had completely given up resistance, letting the golden spear forged from the primordial light in the girl’s hand continuously burn Her soul, which had already fallen into the dark abyss.
A black sun appeared in the sky beside the original sun. Everyone on the planet who hadn’t been severely affected saw it, watching it burn from the bottom, wisps of ash rising and almost covering the sky, then gradually becoming transparent under the sunlight, as if it had never existed.
Finally, the black sun symbolizing Yawei’s soul completely disappeared. And at the position where the tip of Adele’s spear pointed, only an ink-black teardrop remained. “...”
The Creation God awakened the dawn of life with Its first cry. Then Yawei used Her last teardrop to end that twisted causality, the blood debt of countless eras. Just an end, it couldn’t be called repayment. In fact, no one could repay the tragedies of those past eras anymore.
All the Human Race could do was to inherit the unyielding will of their ancient ancestors, continuously forge ahead and explore the sea of stars.
Adele hesitated, and finally accepted the ink-black Tear of Creation. In the distant future, when all this was allowed to be revealed to the public, this teardrop would be evidence of the past.
It would be displayed in humanity’s most important museum, letting all visitors understand the principle of learning from history. At the edge of the world barrier, Adele turned away from the broken boundary of the barrier and the now-controlled space-time turbulence, and looked back at the blue planet, not as a god looking at Her creation, but as a human looking at her homeland, the place where she and her loved ones lived.
With this glance from the girl as a milestone, it declared the end of the divine war, the end of the age of gods, and the official arrival of the Starry Sea era.
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Although the Lord of Heaven, Yawei, had been destroyed, Adele, as the new God, couldn’t rest yet. The first thing she had to do was to rescue the powerful individuals who were still trapped in the space-time turbulence. They had all paid a heavy price to buy time for Adele’s arrival.
Adele repaired the space-time turbulence, filling the area of the world barrier that had been destroyed by the Lord of Heaven. The outcomes of the strongest were lamentable. The last ancient dragon sacrificed his life, burning the last of his mythical bloodline. The countless ancient souls carried by the Philosopher King, with their obsessions gone, turned into light particles and dissipated from her crumbling body. She cast a final glance at Adele, full of relief and eager anticipation for her successor.
Of the twelve Legendary Mages of the magic world, only three remained. Headmistress Winona, as the youngest Legendary Mage, even though she wanted to fight desperately, was protected by the older mages and thus survived. At this moment, the woman knelt in the void, tears streaming down her face.
Adele knew this wasn’t the right time to disturb Headmistress Winona and sighed, giving up on approaching her. The Black Emperor and True Ancestor Lislotte were alive, but the former’s demigod status was shattered, her power greatly weakened, her imperial ambitions in ruins. Lislotte, as the last elf, the final imprint of the World Tree in the Fairy Forest within her was also shattered, riddled with scars.
But as long as she survived, all this loss... wasn’t so bad. The other Vampire True Ancestors were tenacious and didn’t fall. But the fallen angels, led by Lucifer, almost all fought with the determination to die, to make a final reckoning with their former creator, Yawei, therefore none survived. It was truly tragic.
Finally, there was the Hell Queen, Jormungandr. She was also seriously injured, but seemed much clearer-headed, finally realizing that Adele wasn’t the Creation God she loved. But she still smiled with a sense of fulfillment, dragging her broken body and turning around, using her last strength to open a space gate to hell. Then, she walked alone towards hell, her final and only destination.
Even though she knew that the Creation God wouldn’t blame her for breaking free from the prison of hell and living again in this new world, Hell Queen Jormungandr still had her guilt and obsession. If it wasn’t for her jealousy being instigated by Yawei, if she hadn’t started that war under the banner of “divine injustice,” would everything that followed have been different?
So, she would atone, atone for a sin that had no end. What’s more, hell was already the only place in this world where Jormungandr could still feel the aura of the former Creation God. She would find true peace there, until the end of her soul’s light.
The strong humans also suffered heavy casualties. Adele used teleportation magic to send them back to the planet to receive treatment from hospitals and healing ability users. Besides this, Adele also had to calm the countless disasters caused by the Lord of Heaven, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and typhoons, using the power of the Creation God.
Only after all this was over could she have the chance to return to her beloved little nest! Even a god needed a vacation! It’s worth mentioning that during this time Adele was working hard, the girls she loved deeply were not idle, it’s just that with their abilities, they couldn’t participate in this world-destroying divine war.
But the girls did their best to save the people in disaster.
Dorothy, Edith, Hermione, Sharon, Kaiser, Wofoo, and others led the younger generation of vampires to become a force to be reckoned with.
Those with strength contributed strength, and those with money naturally contributed money.
The monetary system wouldn’t collapse so easily in a short time.
Celeste and Tang Linlang spent money like water without any hesitation to support and maintain stability.
Seraph, First Snow, and Xiao Ai guarded Adele while she slept, never leaving her side. However, when Jing Yan appeared, these three were all trapped by her power. So, it wasn’t that they didn’t want to protect Adele, but that they were simply powerless.
Fortunately, Adele lived up to expectations and became the savior of this world. Less than a second after she returned to her home, three crying figures quickly surrounded her.
Seraph and First Snow could already teleport, and Xiao Ai, purely out of her desire to save “Mom,” also comprehended the profound meaning of space and learned space magic. The little one’s magical talent... was terrifyingly powerful, or rather, it was the power that emotions could unleash that was amazing.
But it was fine for Xiao Ai and First Snow, these two little girls who had yet to grow up, to cry. But why were you also... Seraph? But it was okay. Even Seraph could be spoiled and vulnerable in front of her~
Adele’s gentle eyes conveyed this message, flowing into Seraph’s heart. The next moment, Seraph couldn’t help herself and deeply kissed Adele in front of Xiao Ai.
“Ugh...” It was just a lowly fallen angel, yet dared to be so presumptuous, kissing a god! Damn it... but so soft, so fragrant.
Adele, after all, was a god on the path of lewdness, and she couldn’t help but be lost in it. First Snow was eager to try after seeing this, and Xiao Ai was also full of longing. At this moment, she made up her mind. She would find a chance to confess to “Mom” later! She didn’t want to be a daughter anymore! The relationship between the two was a bit complicated and hard to explain, but there was definitely no blood relationship in the legal sense.
Anyway, she wanted to be Adele’s woman!! She would never back down from this!
Adele’s lips were sealed by Seraph’s, unable to speak, and not daring to speak either. She could... actually hear Xiao Ai’s thoughts now, very clearly!! Therefore, Xiao Ai’s thoughts had no secrets in Adele’s mind at present.
But was this how Xiao Ai... thought of her? Adele was a little surprised, but after carefully recalling her past experiences with Xiao Ai, the girl discovered many small details that seemed to confirm it, so she wasn’t so surprised anymore.
In short, no matter what, Adele would properly respond to Xiao Ai’s feelings!
Then, she actively cut off the connection between them that could eavesdrop on Xiao Ai’s thoughts. For now, she would pretend to know nothing, because only then would Xiao Ai’s courageous confession have meaning~
Whether she became a witch or a god, Adele would always be that gentle girl~
The days of restoring order to the world were hard and busy. Adele didn’t choose to use the power of God to directly restore the appearance of the entire world. In fact, even if she wanted to do so, she was stopped by True Ancestor Lislotte, Headmistress Winona, and others representing the Human Race.
Just as Adele felt and thought at the moment of Yawei’s fall, the age of gods was over. Next, it was the dawn of humanity! Disasters had never destroyed humanity, but made them rebuild a better and more prosperous home again and again. From the ancient era to the mythical era, and then to the present modern era, the Human Race had proven this again and again.
More importantly, praying to God and receiving rewards was something that benefited one temporarily, but caused endless harm in the long run. If humans formed path dependence, giving up on their own efforts to achieve results, Adele, the god who was good at spoiling people, might also have a big headache.
So her choice of “divine seclusion” in the new era was the wisest decision. However, that being said, Adele would still conduct so-called “private visits in micro-clothing” from time to time to correct what she considered to be wrong in society. Such as extraordinary individuals with abilities harming ordinary people, officials abusing their power for personal gain, and capitalists exploiting workers.
Although Celeste and Tang Linlang were now also capitalists, under Adele’s influence, the benefits given to the employees of their companies were astounding! This was the so-called “profit sharing.” After all, for them, money had already completely become a number. Making a little more profit wasn’t very meaningful, and making a little less didn’t matter either.
But what Celeste and Tang Linlang didn’t expect was that the more they did so, the stronger the employees’ enthusiasm for work and the higher their work efficiency. Under the implementation of the eight-hour workday, weekends off, and occasional three-day weekends policy, everyone fully exerted their subjective initiative and enthusiasm in their respective positions.
As a result, the company’s profits didn’t fall but rose instead. Every year, when the financial reports were released, the dazzling data would shock other capitalists, and they would continuously send people to conduct field investigations, wanting to understand why Celeste and Tang Linlang’s companies were getting better and better, bigger and stronger.
But the result was that they would always come excitedly and leave dejectedly. No matter what, they couldn’t imagine that the method of giving most of the profits to employees, especially when employees only worked for such a short time, could actually increase the company’s efficiency.
So, no one dared to learn the model of these two so far. Even if they learned, it was often done half-heartedly and hypocritically. However, even though Celeste and Tang Linlang handed in an extremely satisfying answer, Adele would still severely “punish” them when she should! She would make them “beg for mercy”! Celeste and Tang Linlang got a taste of it and wished that they could even hand over the companies to their employees, so that Adele could “punish” them forever!
But Adele also had to be fair. She also took meticulous care of the other girls, and also provided them with help in their ideals and careers.
Time flies. Unknowingly, half a year had passed. The impact of the divine war had become negligible, and everything in this world was back on track. After bidding farewell to the scorching summer and the harvest-filled golden autumn, Adele and the girls welcomed winter, which wasn’t yet covered in snow.
On the day of Start of Winter, Adele, thinking it wasn’t festive enough, waved her hand. The entire Eastern Capital was instantly covered with snow falling from nowhere. Ordinary people were delighted by this wondrous sight, not questioning the cause. The high-ranking officials of the Human Race, upon seeing this, could only smile wryly. It seemed the God couldn’t help being willful. But it was good that it snowed. “Auspicious snow heralds a good year.”
This year was indeed a year of abundance for the Human Race. Adele smiled, satisfied, watching the snow transform the city into a beautiful silver-white landscape. Just then, Celeste’s gentle voice came from the kitchen. “Adele~ It’s time for dumplings.”
“And everyone, come out and eat dumplings!” The kitchen door opened.
Adele took a deep breath of the aroma and her cherry-colored eyes lit up. “Smells so good! Coming!”
“I’m going to eat the first one!” Celeste, of course, couldn’t refuse Adele’s request. Neither could the other girls, not even Xiao Ai, who deserved the most pampering.
Speaking of Xiao Ai, it was worth mentioning that one night not long after Adele returned from the divine war, Xiao Ai climbed onto Adele’s bed with her pillow and confessed and... declared her love to her most beloved “Mom” under the covers!
Only then did Adele know that Xiao Ai had often secretly sneaked into her bed before... cuddling and kissing. She hadn’t done anything excessive, just... one party being asleep, and the other taking advantage, it was a little...
But Adele forgave Xiao Ai in the end! And she pretended to be very embarrassed, when in reality she had already been prepared, accepting Xiao Ai’s confession, and she was willing to treat her as a girl, to be intimate with her.
The condition was that Xiao Ai must start studying hard from today and get into the most famous magic academy in the magic world! The name of that magic academy was written in ancient encrypted characters that no one could understand so far, so it could only be transliterated as “Romanesque.” It was also the academy where Teacher Victoria had studied.
But Adele, because she had part of Shirley’s memories, could clearly decipher this ciphertext, thus understanding that the most powerful magic academy in this world was actually... the legendary Witch Society! So the requirement Adele set for Xiao Ai was that she had to study magic hard and join the Witch Society!
Obviously, even after accepting Xiao Ai’s confession, Adele still had the mentality of a parent toward her, wanting her daughter to succeed and study hard, to get into a good university. It had to be said, this god... was really down-to-earth!
Hearing Celeste’s call, everyone emerged from the living room, rooms, study, game room, etc. Dumplings are better than good food, and Adele is better than fun! They had finally reunited. The main event after dumplings was what everyone was looking forward to.
And it was also what Xiao Ai was looking forward to! Because moments later, a hurried doorbell rang at the door of Adele’s new home.
“Is it takeout, meow!?” First Snow meowed expectantly.
Xiao Ai’s lips curled slightly, and she snapped her slender fingers. Under the effect of magic, the door opened. What appeared at the door was an owl holding an envelope, tilting its head. Although it didn’t open its beak, it could still speak.
“Xiao Ai! Xiao Ai!”
“Xiao Ai!”
Adele blinked curiously. “Eh, is this a letter for you, Xiao Ai?”
“Sent by a friend from the magic summer camp?” Adele asked curiously, not just because magic owls were common postmen in the magic world, but also because before this, in order for Xiao Ai to better learn magic, Adele had sent her to the magic summer camp, which gathered countless magic geniuses, for closed training.
Xiao Ai entered at the youngest age, but with the best results, she impressed all the magic geniuses. It could be said that she surpassed all the geniuses of this generation. The so-called number one of the younger generation in novels was like this. So it was normal for Adele to think that it was a letter sent to her by a peer Xiao Ai met at the magic summer camp.
But Xiao Ai shook her head, mysteriously letting Adele open the envelope herself. Adele became even more curious. She hadn’t even had time to eat a hot dumpling before taking the envelope from the owl’s beak.
After opening it, a letter with the logo of the “Romanesque” Magic Academy appeared inside. There was no need to mention the nonsense on the letter. The key was the last sentence. —Romanesque is honored to welcome Xiao Ai’s enrollment next spring!
Wait a minute! When did this happen! Why didn’t she, a dignified god, even notice?? Xiao Ai had just gotten into university without saying anything!? You have to know that the girl’s current physique could also be said to be that # Nоvеlight # of an elementary school student!
Just how strong was this girl’s magic talent that she could be appreciated by all the big shots at Romanesque when she attended the magic summer camp, plus Xiao Ai’s request, and she was specially recruited to skip grades and enter the school! Xiao Ai wasn’t in a hurry to be proud facing Adele’s surprise. Instead, she licked her lips and said coquettishly impatiently.
“Mom...”
“You can’t go back on your word~”
“Those who don’t keep their promises will be the bottom!”
“Eh!?” Adele blushed.
“K-Keep... what promise?” The girl was still pretending to be confused!
But Xiao Ai didn’t mind and smiled frankly, “Of course~”
“It’s the promise that after I’m admitted to Romanesque Magic Academy, we can cuddle!”
“Mom...”
“You can’t escape!!”
Dorothy couldn’t help but smile when she saw this funny scene. “Tonight~ will be interesting.”
First Snow expressed her agreement and made happy “Meow meow meow meow!!” sounds.
In fact, even First Snow hadn’t just been lazy and cute, relying on her little kitty (Cat-Bird) identity during this half year. She founded a religion called “Holy Water Cat Cult.”
From then on, all her disciples, meow meow meow meow! Adele’s mood was... speechless.
She really shouldn’t have made such an exaggerated claim! Now, the boomerang had come back! But in order to be a parent who kept her promises and educated her children by example, Adele swallowed.
“Guh...”
“I-I know!”
“Now, all of you, eat your dumplings obediently!”
“As for the evening, we’ll see what happens then!”
