Chapter 421

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After confirming their future intentions, Izay and Lady Red Lake began discussing the details of leaving the illusion.

The main concern was about Aluko’s condition.

Five hundred years ago, due to being cursed by the Holy Sword, this tiny Star Deity fell into a long slumber.

However, this was only temporary.

For a Star Deity, the curse of the Holy Sword wasn’t fatal; at most, it was a form of alternate sealing.

It sealed all vitality in her body, preventing it from functioning.

Now, Aluko’s spirit remains intact.

As long as the spirit is returned to the body and the Holy Sword’s curse is removed, Aluko will awaken.

As for Lady Red Lake…

Her physical body was destroyed five hundred years ago. Now, she exists merely as a spirit and must rely on others to manifest.

Thus, the next goal became clear.

Izay just needed to help Aluko find her original body.

“My master’s body was hidden underground in this city by those foolish humans. We don’t know exactly where. Underground are the beasts’ nests, and the body of the First Beast seems to be down there too.”

Before setting out, Lady Red Lake gave Izay a heads-up.

“The body of the First Beast… ” Hearing this, Izay pondered for a moment, “How powerful is this First Beast itself?”

“…Extremely powerful, especially its mental power. As the first awakened beast, it absorbed too much of the residual power left by the Star Deities within humans, making it comparable to us Earth Deities.”

Here, “comparable” refers to the Earth Deities’ prime.

In Izay’s personal perception, even at their peak, Earth Deities still have a significant gap compared to what the system defines as “Demigods,” and they cannot be equated.

Earth Deities’ combat strength is roughly at the nation-annihilating level.

Human Hero William, during his battle with the Earth Deity Black Candle Lord, used an all-or-nothing grand magic called the “Nation-Destroying Forbidden Spell” to gauge the Earth Deities’ strength.

A “Demigod” rank… While not capable of destroying the entire lower realm with a single strike like true deities,

they can easily cleanse the surface of a planet with ease.

In Izay’s view, the Earth Deities’ combat strength should be on par with the Cyclops Black Dragon from the Tierra World.

If converted into Ability Values, that would be Level 10 Supreme!

Meaning, the First Beast possessed mental strength comparable to Level 10 Supreme…

If it weren’t for his passive immunity to mental attacks, Izay wouldn’t dare come here and risk his life.

“Just having immense mental power is manageable; I have ways to deal with it. What about its physical strength? I mean… in terms of raw power.”

“This… I can assure you, the physical strength of the First Beast is far inferior to its mental power.”

In response to Izay’s inquiry, Lady Red Lake provided a reassuring reply.

Actually, Empty Fish and the First Beast only met once, five hundred years ago.

But just that one meeting made Lady Red Lake remember the First Beast’s characteristics well.

— A severe divergence between spirit and flesh.

Its physical strength is at least two levels below its mental power, showing a serious imbalance.

After explaining this information clearly to Izay, Lady Red Lake swung her tail and patted his shoulder.

“Izay, you really don’t need to worry about fighting the First Beast in the illusion… For some unknown reason, it has been maintaining the operation of this vast illusion. Just keeping the illusion going consumes most of its power.”

“And I can sense the great magical power within you. Battling it will definitely not be a problem.”

After hearing this, Izay didn’t know how to react.

Originally, he asked about the First Beast’s strength to better plan his escape.

He didn’t expect Lady Red Lake to suggest he charge straight in!?

And judging by her tone, if he were to directly confront it, he might actually have a decent chance of winning!?

(Ah… This…)

Blinking blankly, Izay started to feel tempted.

Being another entity that absorbed the power of the Star Deities, the First Beast would undoubtedly provide considerable energy feedback to the “Life Catalogue.”

Moreover, it would also be an opponent worthy enough to help him achieve the “Great Feat” ability value.

Even though he was in another world, Izay’s Divine Favor still functioned normally, regardless of the distance from the higher deity.

This was because the power of Divine Favor was directly imprinted onto Izay’s soul by the system. The strength gained through Divine Favor would be completely under his control, unaffected by any external factors.

Even if Loki were sent back to the heavens someday, it wouldn’t affect him.

With these two substantial rewards combined, it was already enough motivation for Izay to take the risk.

Having thought this through, Izay nodded at Lady Red Lake.

“If that’s the case, then I’ll try confronting the First Beast.”

“You’ve made your decision, huh? Truly worthy of being chosen by my master! Such courage is indeed precious!”

“Don’t go spouting nonsense. Isn’t it you who incited me to fight!?”

“Uh… Hehe, well… Ahahaha~”

With a bit of mutual joking around, they wrapped up their discussion.

Aluko waited quietly beside them throughout their conversation.

The little one knew they were discussing how to bring her out, so she stayed silent the whole time.

Compared to before, after inheriting the memories of generations of Golden Elves, Aluko had become much more understanding.

……

Soon, Izay, Aluko, and Lady Red Lake walked out of the church together.

“Young man, are you leaving already?”

The priest who had previously ignored Izay and kept talking to thin air about the Star Deities finally noticed him again.

Still, the priest didn’t notice the human and fish beside him.

“Yes, old priest, thank you for your explanation, but I suddenly remembered something urgent. Maybe we’ll meet again next time.”

Izay lightly smiled and casually brushed off the priest’s farewell.

He didn’t place much importance on his words or actions.

Perhaps saying this might seem cruel, but since the person was already dead, no matter how much one cared, it was useless.

Just forget about it.

Leaving the church, Izay and Aluko headed straight to the center of the small town.

In the central area, the three found a building that looked like a research institute. Through a hidden underground passage inside, they successfully entered the ground.

The hidden underground passage wasn’t complicated, just a narrow single-file path, with glowing crystals on both sides illuminating the way.

During their advance, Izay already held Que Xie tightly in his hand, and the Jade Shield, essential for exploration, was cast around his body.

All the beast groups they encountered were annihilated effortlessly by Izay, and the trio quickly progressed through the underground passage.

Until they reached an open cavern, a wall blocked their way ahead.

No, the object before them wasn’t a real wall.

It was a massive dark blue ice block.

Almost the entire space was enclosed within the ice, and inside the ice, it wasn’t empty…..