Chapter 677 - 675: Secrets

In the background story of "Star Fall," the relationships among the Twelve Main Gods are not harmonious. Each god has different interactions due to various conflicts and interests.

As the subordinate Sea God Ethel, due to his powerful auxiliary abilities, he does not face overt hostility. However, most other Main Gods treat him as a ’useful tool,’ and the God of Life and Death uses him the most.

There are no detailed records of what Ethel has specifically done. It’s only said that the two cooperated many times. Rose, combining the records from the Holy Court with what she knew about the Twelve Main Gods, deduced that Ethel and Haroldias might not be as harmonious as they appear, and casually tested Ethel.

Unexpectedly, there was an intriguing outcome.

Rose immediately assumed a proper stance and began to eavesdrop.

"I know what you want to understand. You might have discovered Haroldias now, or Haroldias is trying to awaken. You want to understand why he once had a conflict with Zeus."

"Remember what I told you before, Zeus plundered everything from the Pantheon—divine format, bodies, power... all within his targeting range. Unfortunately, the God of Life and Death, Haroldias, was the first Main God he plundered. At that time, we were still asleep, and Haroldias resisted tenaciously. Zeus feared he would awaken us, so he made a deal with Haroldias."

"However, Haroldias didn’t trust Zeus. After the agreement, somehow, he found your First Apostle Faruga and had him awaken us, which led to the subsequent divine war."

"Wait." Rose frowned: "Haroldias found Faruga? Faruga collaborated with you?"

"Hmph, of course not. His method of awakening was to try and kill us, failing which he informed us about Haroldias." Ethel snorted.

"Alright, point taken." Rose nodded and then asked with interest: "But, did he really not succeed?"

An unnatural look flashed across Ethel’s face momentarily.

This fleeting unusual expression was caught by Rose, who understood instantly.

It seems that Faruga might have succeeded once.

What was called cooperation should have been Haroldias telling Faruga the location of the Pantheon’s slumber, then Faruga went there quietly to attempt a strike, failing which he conveyed Haroldias’s words.

Ethel continued: "After we all awakened, Haroldias’s divine body had already been buried by Zeus beneath the Elf Forest, funneling in large amounts of contamination."

Rose nodded: "So, after the calamity, you all fell into slumber, and then Zeus tried to extract each one of you, making you part of his plan. But he got backstabbed by Haroldias, so you banded together; it doesn’t sound too complex."

"It wasn’t complex. It’s just that after the divine war, we no longer divulge our slumber locations to others."

"So, after the divine war, what agreement did you reach with Zeus?"

Ethel remained silent, just staring at Rose with a trace of sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"Seems you also agree with that agreement, refuse to talk about it." Rose was not bothered and continued to ask: "Apart from Haroldias, were there other Main Gods or divine beings attacked by Zeus?"

"Before Haroldias, many gods and divine followers had already fallen into Zeus’s hands. They were all transformed into parts of the sea surrounding the Starfall Continent, restraining the Demonic Qi overseas." Ethel stated coolly.

"I see, were there other Main Gods in trouble?"

"Yes, the Moon God and the Ice God. The Moon God trusted Zeus and was backstabbed by him, the Ice God..."

Ethel paused, shook his head, not explicitly stating what happened to the Ice God.

Rose raised her fist: "You only talk halfway, do you want to taste my fist?"

However, Ethel acted as if a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, seemingly saying: "Bring it on."

Seeing this, Rose was direct and unceremonious, proceeding with his usual tasks on the spot.

After a long time, he dragged Ethel like a dead dog.

"Really not saying?"

Ethel: "..."

"Alright, since you won’t talk about the Ice God, how about the Moon God?"

"I don’t know; the Moon God is from Zeus’s faction, not familiar with me. Just know she has become part of Zeus’s plan, but where exactly, I don’t know. If you find the Goddess of Destiny, you might know."

"Alright, where is the Goddess of Destiny?"

"I don’t know."

"You rascal."

"However, the three goddesses usually operate together post-divine war to avoid being easily picked off by Zeus. If you find the Wisdom Goddess or the Wind and Nature Goddess, you can find out where the Goddess of Destiny is."

They’re together, so just find one to know where the Goddess of Destiny is, right?

Rose directly threw Ethel onto the wall of the Divine Hall under construction, smashing a big hole.

...

Having understood some things from Ethel, Rose turned his attention back to Phil.

At this point, Phil had reached the end here.

There stood a massive altar.

Half of the altar lay in the Death Element Area, and the other half in the Life Element Area.

At the center of the altar, at the junction of life and death, floated a small tree.

This tree was half-withered, half-lush, floating up and down in mid-air.

Phil climbed onto the altar, catching sight of the thing in the center at first glance.

Her eyes lit up.

"Could this be the Divine Relic?"

The girl’s expression slowly grew excited.

Rose could feel her heartbeat racing.

Although this journey to seek the Divine Relic seemed very smooth.

However, without Hilia and Rose, Phil would probably have faced immense difficulty in the first stage, condensing the key.

She lacked the capability to swiftly clear demons, likely having to rely on the Elf Race’s army to resolve demons, then secretly condense the ’key.’

The second stage would be hell-level, opening the Gate of Space right under the Elf Royal Court’s nose was clearly beyond Phil’s ability.

Even though she had helped the Elf Race before, it’s unlikely the Elf Royal Court would agree.

Even Hilia relied on her identity as ’Hil’ rather than the former Holy Court Saintess identity who saved countless elves.

If Hilia had used her Saintess identity then, they might have been captured and used as hostages to exchange for items with the Holy Court.

At worst, it would be managed like with the Blue Dragon Empire, being managed for two days and then sent away.

But with the relationship between the Elf Race and the Holy Court, the former was more probable.

Had the Elf Race not been weaker than the Holy Court, they might have killed on the spot once discovered.

Phil knew her smooth arrival was inseparable from Hilia’s help, without Hilia, she couldn’t have made it here.

"Upon acquiring the relic, let’s see if it suits Hilia’s use. The Holy Master won’t refuse to let Hilia use it," Phil thought.

With this in mind, she was about to step forward, but then she suddenly remembered there was a dangerous deity next to her.

Her excitement quickly cooled down.

The girl cautiously looked to the side, only to suddenly freeze.

"Where is Master Rose?"

At this moment, Rose was not beside Phil.

He was secretly scheming, preparing to ’invite’ Haroldias to the Endless Abyss for a visit after Phil and another person awakened him.