Ye Qiyan pressed forward, holding the Pure Cleansing Stone steadily.

Its soft light caused the illusory figure to let out agonized wails.

It tried to flee, but the Decisive Demon in the water held it down with a single hand.

What was surprising, though, was that this specter wasn't directly destroyed by the Pure Cleansing Stone.

Even as the pale streams of light gradually dissipated, the figure's voice grew quieter, yet its form slowly stabilized.

"Not a pure Evil Presence? It only had its evil nature purified by the Pure Cleansing Stone. That's certainly unusual, but..."

[Goddess of Beauty·Venus (Level 0)]

[With the destruction of the race from which she was born, her power has faded to the extreme. The only remnants left are echoes, waiting to pass her voice outward, so that past sorrows may be heard by others.]

"Goddess of Beauty, huh..."

"...&……¥%@?"

The illusory figure seemed to regain its senses. It opened its mouth and let out completely incomprehensible words.

"Can't understand. Do you speak human language or not?"

"...Human? You... are... human?"

Ye Qiyan raised an eyebrow, studying the other with keen interest.

"So you can speak human language after all. Let's go up first. Let's move, Decisive. Send us back, and don't crush it either."

He stood in Decisive's outstretched hand.

The golden liquid and the illusory figure of Goddess of Beauty Venus coexisted. After Decisive grabbed Venus, it also brought the liquid up with it.

Back on land.

Eve and Lisette immediately walked over.

They had heard the commotion from below, especially the heat Decisive had generated, which had directly evaporated a quarter of the lake.

If Ye Qiyan hadn't stopped it in time, the entire lake would have been boiled dry.

Lisette brought a chair for Ye Qiyan.

Eve sat by his leg, watching Venus's phantom warily.

"Goddess of Beauty Venus. I didn't expect the first True God to fall into my hands would actually be a name I've heard in previous worlds."

Ye Qiyan studied the phantom gripped in Decisive's hand with keen interest.

But then, he withdrew that smile.

His expression returned to calm seriousness.

[Defiance × Bewitchment]

Two Demon Cards crossed behind him.

The black Inverted Cross phantom manifested in Ye Qiyan's left eye.

Gazing at the silent phantom before him, his vision seemed to pierce through the lace blindfold the figure wore, meeting its eyes directly.

"Tell me, why are you here, and how did you end up like this? As a True God of the Wasteland, such a miserable fate is truly rare."

"Tell me everything you know. Maybe, I can help you with something~"

The Demon's Whisper echoed in Venus's ears.

She opened her mouth, and her eyes slowly opened beneath the blindfold.

"You... are human..."

"So what if I'm human?"

"No... I'm sorry... I just always felt... that you all are very similar to the race I was born from, very special... I, also like your form very much..."

Goddess of Beauty Venus gazed at Ye Qiyan.

The two card sequences [Anchor] and [Judge] seemed to sense something and appeared beside him as well.

Under the radiance of the Blasphemy Cards, Goddess of Beauty Venus lowered her head as if her eyes were stung, yet she seemed unwilling to let go of that light, wanting to gaze at it a little longer even if it hurt.

Ye Qiyan frowned slightly and had his two Blasphemy Cards withdraw their light, waiting for her to continue.

"Gold... the same color as them... the Golden Tribe... my most beloved... children...

I was born as a deity from the beauty and art of the Golden Tribe.

Goddess of Beauty, Venus."

Her voice gradually became ethereal, as if recalling many beautiful things from the past. Even the corners of her mouth couldn't help but lift into a smile.

The Golden Tribe.

Them again.

This was already the umpteenth time Ye Qiyan had heard of or obtained something related to this race.

This time, it was even more absurd. He had even encountered a deity born from within the Golden Tribe.

But this didn't make sense.

The Golden Tribe was a race destroyed by the [Gods].

Then why would a deity be born within their race?

"I was born from the faith of my children, a symbol of beauty and art. I am not the True God you just mentioned. I am simply myself. Beauty, Art, Venus... these are the names they gave me.

But neither am I one of those false divine monsters.

I am simply a god, nothing more."

Her speech grew increasingly fluent, and her condition seemed to be improving.

Ye Qiyan rubbed the surface of the Anchor card.

The Ring of Evil behind him also began to rotate slowly.

A god born from faith?

This seemed to be yet another new type of deity, one recognized by the System.

"But..."

Goddess of Beauty Venus's tone suddenly shifted.

The state she had somewhat recovered began to darken once more.

"I'm weak, too weak... I couldn't stop my beloved children from dying. I couldn't even defeat those divine monsters. I... am a useless god. Aside from watching them die, I could do nothing. Beauty and art... they were completely useless..."

The forest rustled.

An intense sorrow made the surrounding space extremely unstable.

Pale evil forces once again emerged from Venus's body.

The Pure Cleansing Stone shone its light once more, dispersing the evil.

Only then did Goddess of Beauty Venus recover, looking at Ye Qiyan with apologetic eyes.

"I'm sorry. I've said a lot of useless things... The race I loved has had all its traces erased. As a deity born from their faith, my power has faded to the extreme.

But I couldn't accept it... I couldn't accept them being forgotten, denied, having every trace of them erased.

So... I used everything I had. My body, soul, will, divinity, and the only fruit I could create as a god, to trade for a chance to escape from those divine monsters and hide.

I have been waiting. Waiting until my will fell asleep, waiting through countless ages, waiting until now...

Human, I..."

Tears streamed down the face of Goddess of Beauty Venus.

Drip—

Her tears fell to the ground.

The pale ground shed its surface color, revealing the beautiful gold beneath.

"Can I ask you... for a favor?"

"Let's hear it."

"Help me... remember. Remember... the Golden Tribe. Just remember, that's all... There's no need for revenge. Those monsters are very strong... I only hope that in this era, the name of the Golden Tribe can be known by the world. That's all, that's enough..."

Goddess of Beauty Venus.

The Witness of the End for the Golden Tribe.

She was weak.

Not just weak in terms of power, but also weak in spirit.

Yet, such a weak deity was willing to use everything she had, sleeping all the way to the present era, just so the name of the Golden Tribe could reappear in the Wasteland.

Does this have any meaning?

Perhaps not.

But this was the only thing Venus could think of, the only thing she could do.

She had done everything within her power.

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