“What did you do to Beatrice… to Lilith?” Shien couldn’t help but ask. “Did you seal her again?”
Shien couldn’t help but worry about this.
If that were truly the case, then all his efforts would have been in vain.
“Don’t worry.” Airi seemed to see through Shien’s thoughts and explained readily, “That’s just temporary isolation, just like what you did in this city called Cosmos.”
Shien had used a barrier to isolate Cosmos from the outside world, turning it into an independent area.
Airi and Anima had simply done the same thing.
Of course, what these two did wasn’t on the same level as the barrier Shien had cast.
After all, it was a joint effort by two of the Six Demon Lords and the Three Goddesses. The intricacies involved were beyond Shien’s current understanding.
But hearing that it was only temporary, Shien was somewhat relieved.
As for the other half of his worries, it was still too early to let them go.
“Right now, Goddess Lilith should still be struggling.”
Anima’s smile vanished as she said these words.
“Struggling?”
Shien’s attention was immediately drawn.
“That’s right.” Anima nodded. “The rational half has returned to the main body, but the evil god’s instincts, as the ruler of darkness and chaos, won’t easily allow her to possess rationality. Therefore, in order to regain her body and power, and become a true goddess, the rational half must struggle against her instincts of darkness and chaos.”
If this struggle was successful, Beatrice would regain everything and completely control her body and power.
And if she failed…
“…It will be very dangerous, right?”
Shien asked in a low voice after a moment of silence.
Anima didn’t answer, but simply nodded.
The atmosphere immediately became oppressive.
Everyone was silent, looking at the sphere of light in mid-air, not knowing what to say.
Shien was the same.
“That fool.” Shien said helplessly. “She could have waited a little longer.”
If she had waited a little longer, Shien could have found a way to weaken Lilith’s power further, giving Beatrice a better chance of success.
“This outcome is already quite good.” Anima said, “Originally, it was almost impossible for the rational half to return to the main body. Now there’s at least a glimmer of hope, unlike before, when there was no hope at all.”
“That’s true.” Airi also said indifferently, “The evil god’s power isn’t something that can be easily weakened. Otherwise, the Divine Race could have done so and helped the other half return when Lilith rampaged on the land last time, right?”
“Yes.” Anima sighed. “No matter how badly injured, Lilith wouldn’t care, nor would she be affected. I can guarantee that.”
Otherwise, Lilith, sealed within the crystal, wouldn’t have been covered in wounds as Shien had seen.
Those wounds were inflicted by the Divine Race in their attempts to stop her rampage.
But they had no effect, leaving the Divine Race completely helpless. In the end, they could only combine the power of the Three Goddesses to seal her.
This time, there was a turning point.
“Because of the Holy Sword’s power, this time, Lilith isn’t just injured, her power has also been suppressed and weakened. That’s why there’s a chance, right?”
Leisha voiced her thoughts.
“If her power hadn’t been weakened by the Holy Sword, even if the rational half could return, it would be difficult for her to regain control of her body, right?”
Lasha said with an impassive face.
“That’s right.” Anima said softly. “The rational half is now constantly trying to fight against the weakened power of the evil god. Judging from the situation, it doesn’t seem hopeless.”
“But the chances aren’t high either, right?” Airi glanced at Anima. “Otherwise, that other half wouldn’t have entrusted the [True Mark] to this boy.”
Airi’s words made Leisha and Lasha fall silent, and Elise was shocked.
“Beatrice entrusted the [True Mark] to Mr. Shien…!?”
Elise was shocked, even stunned.
“[True Mark]?”
Shien frowned, as if realizing something, and rolled up his sleeve.
The rune mark left by Beatrice before she returned to her main body was still there.
“What is this?”
Shien couldn’t help but ask.
It was Anima who answered Shien’s question.
“That’s the foundation of our Divine Race, a core of existence.”
Anima turned her head, her closed eyes seemingly looking at Shien.
“We, the Divine Race, were born from Goddess Omniis and are the only race that can achieve immortality.”
This was something that had been mentioned before.
The number of goddesses in the Divine Race was limited and fixed.
Even if they died, they would reincarnate after a period of time and be resurrected.
“Unless our Supreme God dies, our Divine Race will never disappear.”
Anima said.
“The reason we can achieve this is because even if our bodies and souls are destroyed, our ‘core of existence’ will remain, and eventually, a new body and soul will be reconstructed around it.”
These words made Shien’s heart skip a beat.
If that were the case, then wouldn’t that mean…
“The other half entrusted to you is her core of existence—the [True Mark].”
Anima’s voice slowly reached Shien’s ears.
“If it’s destroyed, she will completely disappear, unable to reincarnate or be resurrected.”