So, the Demon God Olivia really is dead...
Even though it was mostly expected, it’s still somewhat lamentable to have it confirmed. The old dragon turtle in the Black River would probably feel quite distraught if it knew about this.
Violet had gathered some information about this Demon God from Miss Sethlin, who used to be the Goddess of Earth. However, since the Goddess of Earth and the Demon God belonged to different divine factions, Sethlin’s understanding of the Demon God was not particularly detailed.
The Demon God Olivia, one of the main deities of the neutral faction, not only possessed almost unparalleled strength among the gods but was also said to have a relatively amicable personality. It was known to have close relationships with many other deities from the same faction, and even some from minor external factions.
As for the title “Demon God,” it didn’t actually refer to demons, monsters, or creatures of evil. Instead, it represented the concept of “demonic power.”
The Demon God wielded an almost infinite amount of demonic power, surpassing any other deity in existence, and could manipulate its growth, decline, and various subtle changes with ease. Even other main deities would hesitate to engage in direct confrontation with the Demon God Olivia.
It was precisely because of the existence of “demonic power” in the world that beings without access to such powers could mimic it, creating various phenomena that defied common sense—what we call magic.
This demonstrates the immense power represented by this divine concept.
The reason why many creatures worship the Demon God is because many of them, at their inception, were just ordinary beings incapable of wielding demonic power. It was the blessings bestowed by the Demon God that gave these creatures their unique powers today.
While the old dragon turtle Nasserian’s statement in the Black River about the Demon God being the “master of all demons” might have been somewhat exaggerated, it’s undeniable that the Demon God is indeed the supreme belief of most creatures in the world.
Even in the distant Southern Kingdom of Azure Sky, it seems that there exists a considerable number of winged creatures under the reign of the Sky King, who worship the Demon God Olivia.
As for more information, Sethlin couldn’t provide much valuable insight. After all, it’s quite normal for gods from different factions to have little interaction if they don’t have personal relationships. They only gather together in the event of some major catastrophe or conflict.
Just like in the battle to seal the Goddess of Earth back then, only deities from the Gods of Order faction participated.
In truth, Violet was genuinely curious. If the main gods were beings like the dragon girl, at least reaching level 100, what terrifying force could cause so many gods, including the main ones, to fall?
If she encountered it, would she be able to handle it?
Therefore, the priestess’s first question to Tiyelu was,
“Um... do you know how exactly the Demon God fell back then?”
After hesitating for a moment, the little butterfly fluttered its wings lightly, and a wisp of white smoke rose. When it dispersed, the demons like South Blade standing nearby had all vanished, leaving only Violet and the dragon girl, who were equally helpless to deal with the situation.
“Don’t stare, it’s just a spatial shift. Little South Blade and the others aren’t suitable to hear certain secrets... As for the reason for the Demon God’s fall, I’m not quite sure myself. It was just one day when the Demon God suddenly appeared in the Illusionary Realm, entrusted me with managing the sacred grounds, and then hastily left with a group of main combatants.”
“You’re right, the essence of the sacred grounds is indeed a fragment of the Demon God’s former realm. Before departing, it was cut off and preserved in a special way, granting me authority...”
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Tiyelu’s tone became somewhat somber, devoid of the previous lightness and cheerfulness.
“Not long after, the divine seat collapsed, and the source of demonic power became uncontrollable, turning the Illusionary Realm into a disaster area. That’s when I knew, the Demon God probably fell. Entrusting me with the sacred grounds in advance, it seems like the outcome had already been anticipated...”
With a somewhat irritated flutter of her butterfly wings, the little butterfly redirected her drooping antennae towards Violet.
“Alright, that’s all I know about the circumstances surrounding the fall of Her Majesty. Any more questions? Hurry up, just mentioning this matter makes me feel restless...”
“Um...”
What Tiyelu said was definitely not the whole story.
The Demon God couldn’t have just arbitrarily separated a portion of the divine realm, turning it into a sacred ground and entrusting it to her care. Tiyelu also didn’t provide detailed explanations about the specific effects and functions of the sacred ground. The “uncontrollable source of demonic power” and the “Illusionary Realm” she mentioned also piqued Violet’s interest slightly.
But bringing up these matters in detail probably couldn’t be explained in just a sentence or two. Since Tiyelu mentioned them but didn’t elaborate, it indicated that she had her own reasons for skipping over them.
Currently, they only had a cooperative or transactional relationship, so they couldn’t expect Tiyelu to divulge every secret like Sethlin did. Since the little butterfly deliberately avoided those topics, Violet didn’t intend to push it further.
There were more pressing pieces of information that needed to be gleaned from Tiyelu.
“So, what’s the deal with the Moon Shadow Royal Clan offspring you’ve been so desperate to find?”
“What do you mean, ‘what’s the deal’? Ah... fine, I get what you’re asking. You’ve also heard the rumors from humans, about some celestial omen, and suddenly the Moon Shadow Clan becomes a mythical species, right?”
The little butterfly suddenly let out a crisp laugh, tinged with a thick disdain.
“In truth, it’s not even a Moon Shadow Clan offspring, or more accurately, it’s nurtured by the Moon Shadow Clan, a new ‘source of demonic power’ that just happens to look like a Moon Shadow Warwolf on the outside. Humans have no clue, yet they’ve gone and captured her.”
“Why do you think we’re in such a hurry? The current source of demonic power, especially in its juvenile state, is extremely unstable. Without special nurturing and care, it can wither and die over time. In severe cases, it can end up like those demon crystals whose internal demonic energy flow has been disturbed...”
After a momentary pause, Tiyelu deliberately exaggeratedly flapped her small wings and, with a somewhat adorable tone, emitted a crisp, high-pitched cry representing destruction.
“Boom!!!”
“?”
Well... that’s a bit exaggerated.
Even Violet hadn’t imagined that the so-called mythical offspring would turn out to be something like this. But upon careful consideration, what Tiyelu said seemed very reasonable. Many things that were previously not well understood now seemed to make sense.
Violet had just experienced firsthand the power of riotous demon crystals exploding. Even a large quantity of low-level, first-tier crystals could cause such immense destructive force. It was hard to imagine what would happen if the “source of demonic power” mistaken for a mythical offspring were to detonate...
Thinking about this, the priestess had some doubts and opened her mouth again.
“So, you’re desperately searching for that thing to protect humans from disaster? If so, why not just tell the truth to the Demon Suppression City? Why the secrecy?”
“Pah, who wants to protect those despicable humans... It’s just that if the source of demonic power is damaged or explodes in the Demon Suppression City, it would be quite troublesome for the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains. We just want to prevent disasters as much as possible. As for telling the humans the truth...”
The silver butterfly twitched the antennae on her head. Even though her expression couldn’t be seen, Violet could sense the mockery in Tiyelu’s tone.
“Leaving aside the existence of the source of demonic power, it’s one of our important secrets. Even if we were to speak the truth, do you think those deceitful, arrogant humans who always look down on us monsters and oppress us everywhere... would believe it?”
“........”
The answer was unquestionable.
Violet didn’t need anyone else to tell her the answer. Based on the experiences and observations of the priestess in the Demon Suppression City, she could come to a conclusion without hesitation.
If this had happened elsewhere or had been handled by someone like Lilya personally, there might have been room for a turnaround.
But the source of demonic power was in the Demon Suppression City, especially in this place, where the biases against monsters had reached disgusting levels among the higher-ups.
They would probably only see it as a lie fabricated by despicable monsters to reclaim their important offspring.
It was truly... a helpless yet incredibly real... truth.