In a place like this, was Seth’s soul fragment completely released from its seals?
To be honest, the amount of information was overwhelming, making it difficult for Violet not to make external associations.
For instance, how did the other party manage to undo the seals? Moreover, compared to Epunia’s description, was the “Calamity” here stronger than it was thirty years ago?
As a result, she entertained a rather incredible hypothesis.
【Seth, have you heard the term “Southern Calamity Illusionary Cloud”?】
【What is that?】
“......?”
No? Perhaps it’s after she was split and sealed...
Forget it.
Thinking too much about it now is meaningless. Violet decided to understand the truth through practical action.
【The place you mentioned, in which direction is it?】
【Hmm... It’s everywhere, but if I have to say the strongest, it should be directly below, though I’m not too sure about the specifics. Sorry, my perception of the outside world is too vague in this form.】
That’s enough. It seems like she has to make a trip underground no matter what.
Violet temporarily put the stone statue in her pocket. During the time she communicated with Seth mentally, she had already figured out a way to dig the tunnel.
Anyway, she has already used 10th-tier magic, so there’s no need to hide anything anymore.
Thus, the lush 【Kabbalah Tree of Life】 once again grew out from the priestess’s palm and, in front of Edwina and others, magically transformed into a pair of cute, yellow mini-gloves resembling the paws of a feline.
Violet expressionlessly put them on, then waved, signaling her teammates to come over. After everyone who was unclear about the situation took their positions, both claws pressed onto the ground.
Swoosh.
“Wow!!”
The claws touched the ground and, in an unscientific manner, instantly disappeared, opening up a neatly circular cavity with a diameter of three meters and a depth of several meters.
Thus, amidst the astonished exclamations of Miss Edwina, who was usually the loudest, the six people simultaneously plummeted downward.
Violet did nothing but put her hands, adorned with the cat paw gloves, on the ground after firmly planting her feet. Immediately, the foothold below would vanish into thin air, taking them further down.
Although, at a certain depth, the soil had already turned into a hard layer of rock, even enriched with magical ores, it still couldn’t withstand the power of these seemingly ordinary cat paw gloves.
Repeatedly, hundreds of times, until finally, beneath the shattered rocks, there was no longer a harder ground. The air and surroundings abruptly changed, and Violet and the others fell directly into a spacious chamber.
The ceiling and floor of the chamber were only a dozen meters apart. Although caught off guard, everyone quickly adjusted their posture, landing steadily on the ground. Only a certain unfortunate Holy Knight, due to the weight of her armor and cross-shaped shield, made a “thud” as she fell.
“Ouch, ouch, my butt... huh? Where is this?”
Although the entrance was loud and the fall was harsh, Miss Edwina dusted herself off as if nothing happened and quickly got up, curiously surveying the surroundings like everyone else.
Several hundred meters underground in the Forest of Calamity, there was actually such a artificially carved chamber.
Violet retracted the equipment transformed from the 【Kabbalah Tree of Life】 and, while observing the surroundings, quietly communicated with Sif inside the stone statue.
【How is it? Do you feel closer to your soul fragment?】
【Hmm... The resonance is very, very strong. It should be very close to this body. Be careful, Violet, remember what I just said.】
【Got it.】
Here is a place similar to some kind of ritual ground.
A ritual ground in this world is a place where people worship ancestors, heroes, or deities. Generally, the style varies based on its purpose.
This ritual ground covers an area of over five hundred square meters, and it is quite an impressive feat to have such construction at least a kilometer underground.
Over twenty specially crafted sturdy stone pillars, arranged in an orderly manner, surround the ritual ground, supporting the ceiling. The overall style is solemn and dignified, but the hole through which Violet and the others descended looks a bit abrupt.
On the stone pillars and the surrounding walls, numerous exquisite murals are engraved. Although Violet only took a quick glance, the occasional appearance of gigantic monsters and the strange postures of those who fought them suggest that these murals depict some kind of myth or story.
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There is no one in the ritual ground, except for a three-meter-tall statue on the central altar. This statue, also carved from some kind of stone, appears to be the protagonist depicted in those murals.
Her hair is very long, almost dragging on the ground. She wears a unique and magnificent long dress that splits into countless thread-like hemlines, covering her legs and ankles, spreading around her like the roots of a large tree, merging with her excessively long hair behind her.
She wears a flower crown made of a hundred flowers, her eyes closed, arms open, and it seems as if countless seeds representing the future of new life are scattered from her palms. The rich “divinity” emanates from the statue. Even without anyone’s explanation, any witness can immediately understand.
This is a divine statue.
But this is by no means the posture of any deity Violet has read about in myths.
Undoubtedly, this is a forgotten, lost deity left behind by history and time.
【Seth, can you recognize the identity of this statue?】
Violet reconstructs the scene before her eyes using her immense soul power, achieving an effect close to sharing vision with the entity. Although she doesn’t know how to skillfully use the power represented by sp, this simple operation is still achievable.
Seth claimed to have lost many memories, even forgetting who she was, but undoubtedly, this was not the entire truth. At least, she still knew that it was Minerva, the Goddess of the Sky and Freedom who sealed Seth.
Combining her previous words, Violet had some speculations about the true identity of this statue.
After a long silence, an echo came from the stone statue, shimmering with a verdant light.
【Violet, looking at this, I seem to recall something... This posture... Yes, this is Seth’s true appearance—Goddess of the Earth, Seth, the truth forgotten by this body.】
Indeed...
From the first time they made contact, when Seth casually mentioned the term “divine soul,” Violet had already faintly sensed it. Also, Seth’s attitude towards Minerva, the Goddess of Sky and Freedom, resembled the tone used for addressing equals.
Seth’s true identity was that of a deity.
She was the Goddess of the Earth, torn apart and sealed by other deities, a deceased god not recorded in later generations.
Although Violet was very interested in the past between these deities and the reasons why Seth fought with Minerva, leading to her current state, the remnant soul before her eyes was obviously unable to provide answers.
Even Seth’s own identity was only remembered after “seeing” this former divine form.
Therefore, what Seth mentioned earlier, the other fragment of the divine soul that had partially broken free from the seal, must be within the statue of the Earth Mother Goddess before her.
The statue was also a seal, and because a part of it had been released, it emitted this divine aura.
The immense earth pulse energy that she felt before also emanated from this statue.
Just as Violet was contemplating how to deal with this and its possible connection with the “Southern Disaster,” the statue of the Goddess of the Earth on the altar suddenly opened its eyes!
A mist filled the air, like the pure and splendid light of gray gems, suddenly enveloping the entire ritual ground.
Violet instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes, but she was astonished to find that her surroundings, including her companions, including Xiao Guang, had once again vanished without a trace.
The girl narrowed her eyes slightly.
This was... an illusion space created by the Illusionary Cloud.
The second time.