Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 927 - 928: The Truth?

Fifteen years ago, in the Central Cathedral Library of Anvika-Asumos.

On that National Day evening, Tania Velin, who had just been promoted to the Church’s First Valiant, was summoned by Kael Rod and arrived at the secret library of the Central Cathedral. The person waiting for her there was none other than Kael, the Pope.

"Follow me."

The moment he saw Tania, Kael didn’t say much and directly turned around, instructing Tania to keep up with his pace.

Tania, who had intended to salute, was stunned at first, but she quickly came to her senses and caught up with Kael.

Under Kael’s guidance, Tania quickly passed through several layers of barriers and stepped into an unknown teleportation formation.

As the blue light of the teleportation formation dissipated, Tania was surprised to find that she and Kael had arrived in a simple and classical hall filled with a sense of history. Although it was a hall, it felt more like an ancient library. Various ancient books were scattered everywhere, and all kinds of magic scrolls were piled up like mountains. The walls were even carved with some inexplicable paintings.

"Lord Kael, what is this place?"

"This place? It’s a museum that records the history of ancient times. Although it’s a bit dilapidated, it’s one of the most confidential places in our Asumos Church. In the current Church, you are the only person besides me who has set foot here."

"It’s my honor."

Without a word, Tania knelt on one knee to show her gratitude to Kael. After expressing her gratitude, Tania asked with some confusion, "A confidential place. Then, Your Holiness, why did you bring me here?"

"Because you have been chosen by the Goddess. The Goddess believes that you need to understand the history that has been buried."

"The Goddess?!!"

Upon hearing these two words, Tania was overjoyed. As a zealous believer of the Church at that time, like many valiant apostles, she had an extraordinary fanaticism towards the Goddess. Being chosen by the Goddess was undoubtedly a cause for ecstasy.

After a moment of indescribable excitement, Tania frowned in puzzlement, "Your Holiness, what do you mean by the buried history?"

"Literally, it refers to the history of the Ancita continent that is currently unknown to people."

As he spoke, Kael Rod pushed open a door right in front of Tania. The ancient air mixed with dust instantly rushed towards her, making Tania feel an indescribable heaviness.

"Your Holiness, what is this place?"

"A room where historical forbidden books are stored. The Goddess has allowed you to read the books inside."

"M-Me?"

For a moment, Tania felt overwhelmed by the honor. Although she didn’t understand why she, a mere Earth Apostle, was suddenly chosen by the Goddess and asked to read books, Tania eventually stepped into the room under Kael’s encouraging gaze and took a dusty ancient book from the shelf.

On this day, Tania’s worldview underwent a drastic change.

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The truth about the Great War a thousand years ago recorded in the Underground Palace of the Red Leaf Royal Family, the truth about the Demon Goddess being sealed underground in Anvika, all of these were recorded in the library. However, what shocked Tania the most was the calamity that occurred every thousand years on the Ancita continent.

Ancita continent existed in an independent space equivalent to a plane, surrounded by spatial turbulence. People inside could not leave, and people outside could not enter. However, every thousand years or so, cracks would appear in the spatial turbulence enveloping the Ancita continent. At that time, people from the outside world would take the opportunity to break into the Ancita continent.

These intruders were called otherworlders. Their purpose in coming to the Ancita continent was to collect a kind of soul particle, which could help them greatly enhance their strength. Unfortunately, in addition to the naturally formed soul particles in the world, each resident of the Ancita continent also had them in their bodies.

Therefore, every time these otherworlders came, they would slaughter countless innocent people, bringing immeasurable disasters to the entire continent.

The Demon Goddess and the Goddess from three thousand years ago were actually also otherworlders. They were the most powerful and terrifying otherworlders recorded in history.

Although their purpose in coming to the Ancita continent was not to obtain soul particles, they brought the conflicts from the outside world to the Ancita continent, which led to the terrifying catastrophe a thousand years ago. It also left the Abyssal disaster permanently on the Ancita continent.

The Goddess was an outsider? Even a part of the otherworlders who slaughtered the residents of the Ancita continent?!

Realizing this, Tania’s entire consciousness fell into an unprecedented state of shock.

Although it was hard to believe, the world she grew up in seemed to have been turned into a "trial space" by otherworlders where they could quickly enhance their strength?! The civilians killed by the otherworlders were merely "experience packs" in the eyes of those bastards?!

Moreover, the reason why the Goddess became the object of worship for the people was not only because she defeated the Demon Goddess who could have destroyed the continent but also because she controlled the "World Core" to expel other otherworlders and sealed the passage between the outside world and the Ancita continent.

Protecting the Ancita continent was undoubtedly a great merit for the vast majority of people.

However, after learning about this history, Tania didn’t have the slightest bit of gratitude towards the Goddess.

Because Tania realized that even now, the Goddess still regarded this world as a so-called "trial space" and treated the billions of Ancita continent residents as "experience packs" to cultivate her chosen ones. These chosen ones, the Children of Destiny, the Girls of Destiny, were nothing more than otherworlders in disguise.

Her world had always been a tool used by outsiders to enhance their strength. She, the people she cherished, and the countless residents of the continent were nothing more than pawns on their script. Their fates were always controlled by the other party.

Although the Tania of that year didn’t understand why the Goddess revealed this buried history to her, there was no doubt that after learning these truths, Tania lost her faith in the Church and the Goddess.

Indeed, the Goddess had saved the continent three thousand years ago, but she didn’t save the continent for the sake of the residents! It was to monopolize the Ancita continent and turn it into her exclusive "trial space" for cultivating her own forces!

Knowing this, Tania could no longer obediently follow the prophecy like Kael and continue to cultivate the chosen ones.

She wanted to seize the entire world from the Goddess’s hands and let the residents of the Ancita continent regain control of their own destiny, no longer being experience packs that those otherworlders could consume at will.

However, achieving this goal was as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

Because the power possessed by the Goddess was not something that a mere First Valiant like her could match. Even if the entire continent united, it was impossible to challenge the Goddess... Not to mention, Ancita continent had always been divided and unable to unite.

Therefore, after leaving the secret library of the Central Cathedral, Tania once fell into despair and entered a state of being lost and confused.

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However, the situation was very different now. The goal of seizing the Ancita continent from the Goddess’s hands had already become a possibility.

Zuoben, who had returned to the Prime Minister’s residence, or rather Tania who was disguised as Zuoben, slowly walked to the inner courtyard of the mansion after dismissing one servant after another. She arrived in front of the most concealed door.

In the past, she lacked the power to confront the Goddess and naturally couldn’t expel the Goddess and seize the World’s Core from her hands.

But now it was different.

"I already have my own goddess."

Slowly pushing open the heavily magically encrypted door, Tania couldn’t wait to see her own deity.

However, the moment the barrier was lifted and the door opened, Tania froze on the spot.

Because the entire room was empty, and the figure that should have been sitting on the bed in a daze had mysteriously disappeared!

After being stunned for a few seconds and blinking in confusion, Tania covered her head in a somewhat desperate manner, "Ahhhhhh!!!! Where did that idiot run off to again?!?!?!"