My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 184: Unsealing the Divine Goddess

In the center of a tranquil cave chamber, a large spherical kaleidoscopic crystal floated above the crystalline altar, illuminated by a radiant golden light that seemed to emanate from a realm beyond. The crystal captured the essence of divine wonder within its translucent form.

As the golden light bathed the crystal, it ignited a dazzling display of colors that danced across its surface. The crystal itself was a sphere of perfect clarity. Within its depths, intricate facets converged to create a labyrinth of reflective surfaces. These facets acted as prisms, catching the golden light and refracting it into a breathtaking spectrum of hues.

Within the heart of the spherical kaleidoscopic crystal, a vision of divine beauty was sealed, a manifestation of ethereal grace and transcendent allure. This luminous apparition seemed to exist beyond the constraints of time and space as if a fragment of the cosmos had been captured and enshrined within the crystal’s intricate facets.

Despite being injured, the Divine Goddess’ beauty of wonder didn’t diminish in the slightest, an embodiment of elegance and strength. Her figure glowed with an inner light, casting a soft radiance that illuminated every corner of the crystal. Her presence exuded an aura of serenity and boundless compassion, drawing the gaze like a beacon of celestial majesty.

Her long hair cascaded like rivers of stardust, flowing in waves of shimmering light that seemed to merge seamlessly with the crystal’s luminous colors.

Her form was adorned with a heavenly angel robe that seemed to blend seamlessly with the hues of the crystal as if the fabric itself was woven from the threads of the universe. Each fold and drape was a testament to the artistry of creation, a masterpiece of divine craftsmanship.

[MP -400K] [SP -40K] [VIT -40K] [HP -4K]

Ely combined her unsealing technique with purification skills proficiently. Several tiny notifications popped out at the corner of her vision every second.

The power consumption was large, and Ely gradually increased the output because the spherical kaleidoscopic crystal was hard to crack.

Despite the beautiful spectral color of the purifying sacred light, the spherical crystal had yet to show any sign under Ely’s unsealing technique. The moment she touched ten times the power consumption of the initial output, the crystal surface began to show some cracks.

[MP -4.01M] [SP -402K] [VIT -401K] [HP -40K]

Ely raised her power output as she was determined to unseal her Goddess Master today. Her unsealing and purification technique squeezed herself every second. Still, her sensory senses seemed to feel nothing despite the huge burden that her body had to bear.

Compared to the Artificial Hell Core, this spherical kaleidoscopic crystal was a hundred times more difficult to deal with. Not to mention, she had to undo the seal and launch the purification to anticipate the evil cloud’s leak.

The purification hadn’t taken effect yet, but she managed to slowly undo the seal. The cracked crystal’s surface gradually crumbled and melted like glass under hot fire.

"Four minutes... I only have four more minutes before I run out of energy. I may suffer a heavy repercussion, but I can do it!" Ely grasped her wrist and proceeded further to unseal her Goddess Master.

When it began to strain her body beyond mortal measure, her body started to crack like a glass. Some subtle traces of blood emerged on her fair skin.

Unfortunately, Ely couldn’t be careless. She felt nothing but passion and hope to return to her mother’s side. She had to bring her mother back today!

"Cough." Ely spat out a mouthful of blood, but she continued to increase her power consumption. Her vision started to blur, and she was dazzled by the dazzling light. However, her focus remained unshakable.

The kaleidoscopic crystal was already eroded under the unsealing technique by more than 20% and was already approaching the evil clouds. She had to make sure those things wouldn’t leak. Her purification light would do its job to prevent it, as she had to focus on unsealing her Goddess Master first.

The moment the extreme power output reached the point of danger, the seven-petal life-saving sakura flower on Ely’s hair started to wither one petal after another.

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"!!!" Sakura, the Sacred Sakura Tree’s spirit, was startled because she suddenly sensed Ely was in danger.

She had no idea what was going on, but today was the day Ely went to perform the monthly sacred ritual ceremony. No harm would befall the shrine priestess, and everyone had to ensure that. However, she could sense that her life-saving sakura flower had already withered by one petal, and another was starting to wither.

The seven-petal sakura flower symbol on her palm had one wither petal going to the second. She wasn’t mistaken. Ely had just received a life-threatening fatal blow, and another one was about to come!

In the five years of her existence, this was the first time the sacred shrine priestess Ely encountered a life-threatening incident. However, it happened in the Sacred Mountain! Not even a God could harm Ely... the current situation was truly dire!

Sakura quickly flew away from the shrine abode to find Ely and notify the others as soon as possible. She travelled the distance from Sacred Mountain’s summit to the mountainfoot in seconds.

There were no threats as far as her sensory field could scan.

All disciples and forest dwellers still guarded the surrounding areas at their respective guard posts. Unfortunately, Ely couldn’t be seen anywhere, indicating that Ely had entered the sacred ground, and a threatening situation occurred inside!

Sakura got terrified when the second petal withered. She immediately flew down to the elder closest to the sacred ground’s entrance to inform him of the sudden crisis. "Rua, ru-rua rua!"

"What’s wrong, little one? Why do you suddenly look panicked? Did something happen?" Yuuki was wondering what this adorable little pink spirit was going to say.

She tried to understand Sakura’s gesture and expression, but it indicated four things: Ely, being trapped, danger, and sacred ground.

"Ely is trapped in a dangerous situation inside the sacred ground?" Yuuki checked her timer, and it hadn’t been three minutes since Ely entered the sacred ground.

As far as she could understand, no harm could touch Ely inside the sacred ground because of their Goddess Master’s presence. However, Sakura’s panic was genuine.

Sakura then showed the seven-petal sakura flower symbol on her palm, and two had withered, heading for the third.

Yuuki was aware that Ely always wore a seven-petal sakura flower hair accessory. It was actually a life-saving treasure that could replace seven lives.

Ely encountered two life-threatening situations, and a third was already happening!

"This is bad! How could this happen? How do we force Ely to get out of the sacred ground?" Yuuki widened her eyes and rushed to fly closer to the sacred ground’s entrance.

Yuuki tried to contact Ely via direct telepathy and telecommunication talisman, but she could not reach the recipient. She then braced herself and entered the cave.

She took a step forward into the seemingly endless darkness. However, she got thrown out by a strong gravitational force right after.

"Ugh!?" Yuuki was shocked as he couldn’t even resist that unknown gravitational force. She attempted forced entry once more and got thrown out despite her resistance.

"Hey! Stop it. What are you trying to do, stupid vixen?" Sylvia caught Yuuki in mid-air questioningly.

"What happened? Why do you suddenly want to barge in?" Evelyn came closer in complete astonishment.

Some disciples gathered near the sacred ground’s entrance because they felt something was wrong with Elder Yuuki’s sudden action.

"Rua, rua!" Sakura flew closer and told everyone about the danger. She showed them the seven-petal sakura flower symbol on her palm, and the four petals had withered.

The surrounding disciples went aghast as they understood the meaning.

Their master was in the sacred ground for the sacred ritual ceremony to respect the Divine and Heaven.

Nothing could harm their master, let alone in the sacred ground. However, that didn’t eliminate the possibility, considering their master killed a Heavenly Demon last month.

The situation was grave, but they didn’t know how to enter the sacred ground or forcefully teleport their master out.

Even so, they did not feel hopeless. They couldn’t do much alone but would become an overwhelming force together. All disciples and elders had to work together to force their way into the sacred ground to save their master.

"All disciples, assembly at my position!" Gabriella summoned her juniors with an emergency tone.

The sudden call shocked all the disciples, but they gathered at the sacred ground’s entrance without asking why.

"What did this little pink spirit just say?" Sylvia pointed at Sakura.

"Ely encounters a grave danger. She has received four fatal incidents on the sacred ground. We need to force her out." Yuuki bit her lower lips and muttered under her breath.

"W- what!?" Evelyn trembled, suppressing a shiver.

"Elders, we need your help to break into the sacred ground.

"Our master encounters an unexpected danger inside. We need to save her immediately!"

"Did big evil ambush our master inside the sacred ground? We have to go there now!"

Gabriella, Rafaela, and Jophiel asked for help from the elders.

They prepared themselves to force their way into the sacred ground. With the help of all the disciples and elders, they might be able to bring their master out safely.

"..." Yuuki tried her best to think of a solution. She tried to enter but was thrown out by an unknown tremendous force. It was as if heaven and earth didn’t want her to enter the sacred ground.

She used her magic eyes to find the sacred ground’s original location. It might be beneath the Sacred Mountain, but sadly, she couldn’t find it. She couldn’t even peer deeper into the ground due to a mysterious disturbance.

Hearing that, all the disciples were shocked and finally understood the sudden emergency call. Their master faced the danger. She was ambushed by an unknown big evil inside the sacred space in the Sacred Mountain!

"???" Sylvia blinked her eyes in astonishment. She put her hand to her chest, then smiled faintly. She stepped forward and stood facing everyone, blocking the cave entrance. "I can’t let you test your luck trying to break in."

"Did you betray us?" Gabriella felt furious, feeling betrayed.