Being called by name by this suspected Goddess-like existence made Rain feel as if her very soul was screaming in excitement.
There was also a strange, inexplicable heat surging within her.
“I am willing!”
Lu Ming could feel that a great deal more divine power had gathered within him, most of it coming from Rain, far surpassing what he had just expended.
It was only natural, after all—he had even used the Authority of Pleasure.
With a loud thud, Lyle Captain dropped to his knees, his expression utterly sincere.
“Great…Goddess, praise be to You.”
“The City of Lai, shrouded in Your divine radiance, faces an existential crisis!”
“This humble believer begs You to save Your people from the false paradise!”
Lu Ming could barely keep the expression on his hidden face from cracking.
Very good, the disguise seems to be working splendidly.
“All of this is free faith power for the taking!”
Even without Lyle’s plea, Lu Ming would have intervened regardless.
He let out a gentle laugh.
“The Prophecy of the Gods’ Glory will once again shine upon the world.”
After that, Lu Ming slowly ascended to the sky.
Moments later, a green light illuminated the entire City of Lai.
All the Smiling Angels were enveloped in it, though it was mostly for show.
His divine power was nowhere near enough to truly pull off such a feat.
Just now, when he had used the Authority of Fertility to make that split-off Smiling Angel give birth until death,
Lu Ming had realized: he only needed to take care of the original body.
Extending his divine sense to cover the City of Lai,
he quickly located the original.
***
Without wasting words, Lu Ming knew his divine power was close to depletion.
He unleashed the Great Fertility Art directly.
The Smiling Angel’s belly swelled high, cracks spreading across its body, and the eternally smiling face froze.
With a thunderous bang,
it exploded, but did not die completely.
Its fragments kept gathering, about to re-form at any moment.
So Lu Ming immediately hit every last fragment of the Smiling Angel with the Great Fertility Art again.
Watching the powdery remains all over the ground, making sure they didn’t come together again,
Lu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“That was close… My divine power is spent. I nearly overplayed my role…”
***
The next moment,
everyone pulled into the Smiling Angel’s illusion returned to normal, albeit a little dazed.
Their memories stopped at the moment they saw the Smiling Angel.
But they were keenly aware that they had just experienced something bizarre.
After all, in their world, such things were not uncommon.
It wouldn’t even be strange to die in a dream one day.
Soon after,
the residents of the City of Lai instinctively looked up at Lu Ming in the sky, as if prompted by some unseen force.
Behind Lu Ming slowly appeared a scene akin to a celestial paradise.
A tranquil forest, a courtyard by a clear spring.
Exotic flowers and plants, and a gigantic tree radiating a sacred aura, as if it spanned heaven and earth—utterly majestic.
Music praising the God of Life played without end.
Lu Ming adjusted his posture, facing the people with an even more graceful bearing.
He was only a step away from writing “I am the Goddess of Life” across his face.
“It is… it is the great Goddess of Life who saved us!”
“Gods really exist! There is hope for this despairing world!”
“O great Goddess of Life, praise be to You! You have given me a second life. You are truly my mother!”
“I hereby establish the Church of Life! As a Child of Life, all you need to join is v me 50… Mom, why are you hitting me!?”
“Praise the Goddess!”
For a moment, the City of Lai was abuzz, vibrant and flourishing.
It no longer seemed like a place just teetering on the edge of extinction.
“Praise the people!”
Lu Ming responded kindly.
Afterwards, he could feel endless waves of faith flooding into him, transforming into divine power that filled him to the brim.
“This overflowing feeling… It’s almost unbearably blissful…”
***
A strange, out-of-place smile appeared on Lu Ming’s face.
Fortunately, no one could see it; if they could, the noble image of the Goddess of Life would shatter instantly.
He was ecstatic.
Just tonight, he had gained over a million believers.
Among them, there were over a hundred thousand devout followers.
And the number was still rising.
He dared not imagine what would happen if this continued a few more times.
Apparently, this parallel Blue Star had a total population of seven or eight billion.
Even more than in the other world.
And here, there were no other gods—no one to kill him, no gods to steal his faith.
If all became his believers…
Unimaginable! Truly unimaginable!
Lu Ming quickly composed himself.
Then, he vanished from the sky.
But he didn’t leave outright—he returned to that small alley.
The few people still dazed there were immediately thrilled to see Lu Ming reappear.
“Great Goddess of Life, in the name of life, praise be to You! x4”
Rain was the most excited and sincere among them.
She was almost turning into a zealot.
Moreover, Lu Ming sensed that there seemed to be a hint of unspoken desire in the way Rain looked at him.
But there was no malice.
He reached out a finger and tapped Rain’s forehead.
Following “Ymir’s” memories, he bestowed Divine Revelation upon her, along with a few small bits of knowledge.
“Rain, you are my agent, my messenger. If necessary, you may call upon me.”
Though he might not necessarily respond.
As he spoke, Lu Ming’s Divine Realm appeared behind him, and he walked gracefully into it.
Seeing the Goddess of Life depart,
the excitement in everyone’s hearts gradually calmed, and they turned their attention to Rain.
After all, she was now the Goddess of Life’s personally appointed agent!
From now on, her status was at least equal to that of a nation’s president.
Yes, she was our teammate!
“Rain, was that the legendary Divine Revelation?”
“Ah? Yes.”
After Rain opened her eyes,
the group was shocked to see her eyes had turned green-gold, and her aura had completely changed.
They couldn’t help but act more reserved around her.
“But, in all the world’s mythologies, I don’t think there’s any goddess matching her description.”
“Well, you know that’s just mythology. Anyway, from now on, I only believe in Her Highness the Goddess!”
“I hope those profit-driven merchants hurry up and make Goddess merch. I want a life-size… body pillow of Her Highness!!”
“That’s a dangerous thought. Careful, or you’ll be struck down!”
Lyle ignored the two teammates bantering.
He looked at Rain, pondering the words spoken by the Goddess of Life.
“The Prophecy of the Gods’ Glory will once again shine upon the world?”
Could it be that, besides the great Goddess of Life, the other gods had all fallen?
Is that why these bizarre creations were appearing?
***
Off to the side, Rain gazed longingly in the direction where Lu Ming had disappeared, her thoughts unknown
***
Unknown location.
Two figures in black robes repeatedly played back the footage of Lu Ming’s appearance and departure.
“The Goddess of Life, huh…Truly an incomprehensible existence.”
“‘Gods’—it’s not as if I haven’t contained them before. I still prefer to call them humanoid containment objects.”
“Messiah, all unknowns deserve reverence. You, and so does She.”
“So, let’s assign her Sequence 002, ‘Goddess of Life’.”
“Heh, that’s just like you!”
***
Another world.
Returning to the ruined temple, Lu Ming immediately entered the statue.
He sat beside the spring, soaking his feet and grinning radiantly.
“With the faith of over a million followers, I’ve instantly been propelled to demigod level!”