Chapter 250: The Essence of the Divine

Once again meeting the gaze of “Miss Xiao Kong” or the God Fox, the now calmer Priestess voluntarily released her hold on the other party, stepping back slightly, leaving behind a faint fragrance akin to the God Girl’s beauty.

“It is… the [Divine Spark], right? Or rather, the embodiment of laws and rules, a [concept] markedly different from ordinary life.”

“Yes, it seems you have grasped it well enough.”

Xiao Kong nodded.

“Do you remember asking what powers I possess as a deity? Back then, I assured you that my power does not pertain to [Space], and I wasn’t lying.”

“[Void] is part of the [Space] law, representing the violent and active aspects, like passage, connection, and tearing, while the other half is named [Trace], representing the calm aspects, such as sealing, stagnation, and isolation.”

“[Void] and [Trace] are the two sides of [Space], the two halves of the [Nine-Tails], and only when both exist can they truly encompass the entire conceptual [Space], the original [God Fox].”

“That is the relationship between [Trace] and me.”

“Another split…?”

At this point, Vilyric was beginning to piece together the general situation.

She recalled Xi Fu Lin mentioning in casual talk that there had once been a central god of [Space] in the neutral camp of the gods, but this deity seldom appeared in the Original Land and was elusive; even the Earth Mother Goddess knew little about it, and it had inexplicably vanished tens of thousands of years ago.

This matter always intrigued Vilyric because the Life Goddess had explicitly stated that the functionality of her [Backpack] was very similar to that of the Space God, while the Lingyin Merchant Association’s [Oracle] believed this ability was a privilege bestowed by the God Fox to the Spiritual Fox Priestess. Was it merely a coincidence?

Especially after coming to the Ancient Spirit Realm, interacting with [Trace] and Xiao Kong, and witnessing the latter’s masterful control over space, her suspicions grew fiercer, which was also why she had repeatedly probed Miss Cat Daughter earlier.

It now seemed that an intricate connection truly existed between them.

“So the [Nine-Tails]… is the God Fox [Void Trace] the real god of [Space]? Did the disappearance of the god of [Space] occur because it split into you and [Trace]?”

“The Space God… before meeting her, indeed, a few deities from outside worlds would call me that. Though I did not affirm it, I also never deliberately countered it, but Xi felt that title was unfitting, which is why I changed my appearance and roamed the world under the name of [God Fox]. However, back then, our powers had not yet disbanded.”

Xiao Kong smiled slightly, correcting a few of the Priestess’s misconceptions, and added,

“I was quite surprised when you first mentioned this old title; only beings that had lived for tens of thousands of years could have come across such a name, so who informed you?”

The Priestess had no intention of hiding the truth and felt there was no need to do so.

“The Earth Mother Goddess Xi Fu, do you know her?”

“The Earth Mother Goddess, so it’s that fellow… I do have some impression of her. If I’m not mistaken, she should be a native deity of the Original Land, one of the first gods born after creation, evolved from the authentic laws of the world, and is one of the leaders of the gods in the Original Land, having classified all known deities into three factions: Order, Neutral, and Chaos.”

“Deities like me and the Ancestor Dragon, who were born from other worlds and showed no inclination for aggression, seem to have been considered part of the Neutral faction by her. However, we didn’t communicate much, as it is quite difficult for deities to traverse worlds physically. Aside from those troublemakers called evil gods, most tend to obediently stay within their realms, avoiding conflicts.”

“I see…”

This explanation indeed matched Xi Fu Lin’s previous descriptions. Although the Original Land was the strongest world during the age of gods, possessing overwhelming advantages, there also existed gods from other worlds, like the four Demon Lords and the God Fox and Ancestor Dragon of the Ancient Spirit Realm.

However, with the outbreak of divine calamities, the gods of the Original Land suffered the heaviest losses, closing the gap with other worlds and leading to the current situation.

Having confirmed the true nature and essence of the so-called god of [Space], Vilyric refused to get caught up in trivial matters and promptly redirected the topic to the next important point.

“If the [Space] law is indeed the true power of the God Fox, then why has it split into [Void] and [Trace]? Did your divine spark also split?”

Miss Nine-Tails tilted her head with interest, catching the key part of the black-haired girl’s words.

“Also? Have you previously encountered a similar situation?”

“Yes, it actually pertains to the Earth Mother Goddess I just mentioned. She…”

After some time, Vilyric succinctly explained how the Earth Mother Goddess’s grasp of the [Life and Decay] law led to internal conflicts, gradually morphing into two distinct consciousnesses, ultimately culminating in a series of disasters, her being killed and sealed by the Order side deities, and then resurrected over a thousand years later, finally splitting into two separate deities of Life and Decay.

“Well… the division of contradictory divine sparks? That sounds rather fresh.”

The God Fox casually sat down with her legs crossed, resting her chin on one hand, and her nine tails swayed gently, her expression contemplative.

“Initially, I only heard rumors that gods maintaining the internal order of the world had erupted in a civil war, leading to the demise of the Earth Mother Goddess, thus plunging the Original Land into chaos. Who knew there was such a backstory?”

The God Girl wiggled her fingers.

“First, we need to clarify that my situation is not the same as Xi’s; her divine spark represents two utterly opposing powers of [Life and Decay]. While they can transform into one another, which is one of the core reasons she’s powerful, contradiction is still contradiction. Life and Decay should not coexist within the same entity, so the external forces likely incited the split.”

“Deities are not so easily influenced by external factors. In my view, Xi herself is responsible for at least seventy percent of this issue. As far as I know, no other deity has experienced such a situation. Take myself for instance; [Space] is a complete and unified concept that, while divisible into different types, fundamentally stems from the same law.”

As she spoke, she suddenly had a cheeky grin.

“So, perhaps the primordial source of creation was simply slacking off during the distribution of laws~”

“Eh…”

After joking about the possibly non-existent primordial light, Xiao Kong returned to a serious demeanor.

“Back to the main point, from a certain perspective, the God Fox [Void Trace] did indeed experience a split, dividing into the current [Void] and [Trace] that each represent a portion of the powers. However, there’s a significant difference from the example you provided.”

She didn’t immediately elaborate further but suddenly mentioned a cryptic term.

“The Genesis Plan, do you recall it?”

“?”

The black-haired girl’s head was instantly filled with question marks, but before she could speak, the God Girl nodded knowingly, looking somewhat exasperated.

“You don’t remember… that makes sense. Vilyric, could you tell me how you met and got to know [Trace]? Can you provide the details?”

“…”

This request from Xiao Kong was rather pointed.

To explain everything in detail would inevitably delve deep into the specifics of the game [Illusory World], and by extension, all the circumstances under which the Priestess had crossed over as a player, which would indisputably expose her greatest secret to the other party, something that even Little Dragon Daughter was not entirely aware of.

As she looked at the girl’s familiar yet foreign face, what surfaced in Vilyric’s mind was the question asked by Xiao Kong in the chaotic mysterious domain long ago.

“Vilyric, what are you to me, and why should I disclose such an important secret to you?”

Indeed, did she possess that awareness to reciprocate the same absolute trust towards the girl before her? And how should she face her expectations in terms of identity and attitude?

It was… time to make a decision.

   

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