My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 258: Amidst the Sea of Stars

I was just a child who was thrown away and almost died in the forest before being rescued by my master, and I was given the name Lucius by her. Humanity was my enemy. Even though I was born from one of their kind, I never classified myself as one.

The Creator Goddess removed the power of magic from that world. She punished humanity with divine punishment, but that did not reduce my hatred for humanity after what they had done to the witches.

I, along with the remaining witches and wizards, were taken to the other world. My focus was currently only on my master’s revival plan. I could think nothing but to revive my master.

The Creator Goddess couldn’t just revive the dead, especially for those who have been dead for more than a few days. Several requirements must be met to revive the spirit of the dead, also known as the soul essence in this world, back to life by forming a new body.

While witches and wizards roamed the world in search of the materials to fulfill those requirements, their leader, the Witch Queen, called them back to participate in the incomparable opportunity offered by their Creator Goddess.

Thus, everyone flew back and gathered at a designated spot before the Witch Queen picked them up using teleportation.

And they were there, inside the divine artifact pagoda. Everyone present were peerless experts and geniuses under the auspices of the Creator Goddess.

Unfortunately, most people received bronze tickets, and less than 30% of all participants were lucky enough to get silver tickets on this occasion.

The golden one was only for the best of the best. Only less than 2% were eligible for the hard difficulty qualification.

Nevertheless, everyone would still receive the incomparable opportunity to practice and seek enlightenment in this divine pagoda.

The spirit girl in the hall greeted and explained the procedures the participants would go through. Everyone immediately queued for their turn to receive the blessings.

"You are so lucky. There are many 5th Rank geniuses out there. Nevertheless, you are the few who were chosen to enter the Silver Enlightenment Chamber." Medea emerged from her apprentice’s ring.

"I am a genius among geniuses, thanks to you, master. But... what kind of magic is this, master?" Lucius stroked his beard, but he forgot his beard was no longer there. He just shaved it because his master asked him to.

"This pagoda is a God-tier artifact, and our Creator Goddess holds the authority over the creation magic. Quickly queue up and get your turn to get your set of immortal techniques." Medea tried to push her apprentice into the queue line, but she couldn’t touch him as she was still a spiritual entity.

They didn’t have time to enjoy the magical beauty of this silver chamber now. Since she couldn’t get a ticket, then she would rely on her apprentice. She was also curious and wished to take part in the divine enlightenment.

After choosing the best immortal technique set, participants went to the Cultivation Spot to comprehend their new techniques. Since everyone had no immortal roots, this blessing was extraordinarily priceless for them. By having one set, they could shake up the world with just their presence.

The moment they entered into meditation to comprehend the technique sent directly to their brains, their consciousness was immediately sent to an empty space in the middle of the sea of stars.

"Huh? Where are we? Master, you are here too." Lucius looked around in amazement and surprise.

"This seems to be a separate dimension. Look, there is an entrance with a board that says the Mind Simulation... Oh! That’s to test your battle power in the battle simulation. Then, we are in the cultivation mind dimension. Meditate and comprehend your new techniques. I’ll guard you." Medea dropped her fist onto her open palm.

Simultaneously, Lucius went into deep meditation.

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"Hm? That could happen too, huh..." Jophiel muttered softly as she looked at several ’ghosts’ that appeared from the rings belonging to those mages.

"They are the dead witches who wish to be revived, and our Goddess Master gave them several conditions they need to fulfil." Rafaela explained a little in case some of her juniors didn’t know.

Jophiel just nodded in reply. She then thought about it... if she died, she would become her master’s ghost, and her Goddess Master could revive her. Everything was wonderful!

"Second sister. Let’s meditate next to me. I got a wonderful set of immortal techniques. I can’t wait to show it to our master in three days." Jophiel chuckled cheerfully and took her seat at the Cultivation Spot.

"..." Azrael stared at the ceiling as he wondered what was on the top floor. He then shrugged his shoulders and went to meditate.

When all the training participants on the first and second floors went to meditate after getting a set of immortal techniques, those who participated in the hard difficulty training also received the best immortal techniques for them.

The difference was the techniques were gifted directly by Elysia. All the techniques available in the Enlightenment Pagoda came from Lifa and Nell’s libraries, Zi Xuan’s collection, and the gifts from the Divine World.

The chosen ones who could attend this event were those with loyalty or faith above 70%. So, Elysia and her Goddess sisters were not worried the participants would misuse these techniques.

Most importantly, all the techniques available on the first and second floors could only be classified as common-tier to top-tier by the Divine World’s standards.

The Super-tier ones or above were all in Elysia’s hands. She would not pass them down to anyone, only those she deemed ready to receive her divine blessing.

Elysia looked at the eighteen people in front of her. They still knelt after she blessed them with a set of Mythical-tier divine techniques that she rated as the best for them.

Yuuki, Evelyn, and Sylvia already had several immortal techniques due to their God-tier inheritance. Yet, they also wanted to be blessed with a new set of techniques from their master.

’Ely, I won’t say anything about Elysium members because their faith and loyalty are clear. Kirara and Alicia are pretty good because of their blind faith. However, what about those three? Even though they are people from Ella, I mean Elysion Chruch, we’ve just met them.’ Elena stated her dilemma via telepathy.

’Hmm, they are the Deity-level Holy Knight and two Demi-God Saints and a Saintess. Their faith is above 95%, and the appraisal tube states they are decent people ready to take it. They will not betray us.’ Elysia reassured Elena as she believed in her judgment.

<| 10th Rank | Holy Knight | Myra | Female (1,328) |>

<| Faith: 97% |>

<| Talent: 5 Stars | Ultra Rare |>

<| 9th Rank | Holy Saint | Daemyx Daerralis | Male (1,281) |>

<| Faith: 95% |>

<| Talent: 5 Stars | Ultra Rare |>

<| 9th Rank | Holy Saintess | Bhaenera Raeliar | Female (1,134) |>

<| Faith: 96% |>

<| Talent: 5 Stars | Ultra Rare |>

Elysia checked the three chosen ones from the Elysion Church of the Chthonic World once again.

’Faith above 95% is safe to trust. But, I was surprised that most Elysion Church officials listened to Ella’s words.’

’Yup, that’s our Ella. She is still in the 8th Rank, and she has many subordinates above her level. I’m glad she didn’t go crazy because of her angel bloodline. It’s a good thing her Goddess turned to Ely, or I don’t know how I would have handled it.’

’Are you going to retire from being a Human Goddess?’

’Yeah, I need to retire like you too. We need to support Ely, protect this little family group, and explore the vast universe and beyond. That would be amazing and exciting.’

Lifa and Nell chatted briefly. They were the Goddesses worshipped by many people on their respective continents in Vrelenia. Yet, they had retired and wanted to enjoy their new life with Elysia’s family.

"!~" Zi Xuan felt incredibly excited as she couldn’t wait for the outer space experience.

At that time, she did not receive the divine technique because she already had several sets. However, she would receive something else instead, and she looked forward to it. She also hoped to seek enlightenment, insight, and guidance from the Supreme Goddess.

"Raise your head, and comprehend your Mythical Divine Techniques. My blessing be with you. With great power comes great responsibility. We expect great things from you." Elysia raised her hand, announcing the completion of the blessing.

All participants responded by expressing their gratitude and aspirations. After that, Elysia asked them to meditate.

*Snap*

Elysia snapped her fingers. The empty golden hall’s scenery suddenly changed to outer space. Not the artificial mind dimension belonging to the Enlightenment Pagoda or a realistic illusion, but the real outer space between the Quadtria Planet and the twin red moons. They arrived near ES Nirvana, orbiting the planet’s outer atmosphere.

"!!!" The participants were taken aback because of the sudden change of scenery. The gravitational force suddenly changed, and they were suddenly in outer space amidst the sea of stars!

The sun was bright and clear in the distance, as were the twin red moons and the planet Quadtria.

They usually looked up at the sky, wondering about their place in the sea of stars, but they now looked down, worrying about their place in the dirt. They couldn’t even see a city with their naked eyes, let alone the presence of a person.

For someone’s presence in the big, wide world... their existence was so small, inferior to ants.

"Welcome to outer space. We shall hold our training here." Elysia spread her hands, presenting the new environment to everyone.

After that, she set up a domain-like barrier and activated the divine formation array for their meditation.