Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1524 - 310: The Evil of Danacus

Chapter 1524: Chapter 310: The Evil of Danacus

"Being too clever is not always a good thing, Kyle," Denia could not possibly be unaware of the reason Pannis first posed such a frightening question before elaborately clarifying his own question, but this was merely the art of inquiry. Deities would not truly harbor any dissatisfaction over it, so the goddess merely glanced at Pannis with a smile and patiently answered, "Aside from the Father Deity, nothing is immortal, child. Mortals die, just as deities die. Indeed, we possess lifespans far longer than mortals, so prolonged they seem almost eternal, but if our lives do fade, we die just as mortals do, falling into an everlasting slumber."

"That is to say, deities do not die of natural causes, but they can be killed," Pannis murmured to himself before raising his voice, "I understand now, Lady Denia. You mean to say that even divine souls can experience death, which in this respect is no different from mortals."

"Ah, since you so wish to understand, let me explain a bit more clearly," Denia sighed, speaking helplessly, "Original deities like us are very difficult to kill, and even more difficult to put to sleep, because we represent ourselves. Take me as an example, if I were gravely injured, other deities might already have to rely on sleep to recover their strength, much like mortals often rely on sleep for self-healing. But I don’t need to do that, the earth is my body, unless my opponent could destroy the entire earth, I can always emerge anew from the earth itself without needing any time to prepare. Do you understand now? All original deities are like this."

"Uh, Lady Denia, you..." Pannis’s facial muscles twitched as he touched his nose and offered a bitter smile, "You didn’t need to go into such detail."

"As a deity, one must demonstrate their sincerity in cooperation and show tolerance to the children," Denia said with a smile and profound meaning, "Moreover, whatever the outcome, these divine secrets are something you would eventually learn. I’ve merely advanced the timing of your knowledge."

"Actually, I feel that at this moment, you could perhaps elaborate even more," Pannis said with a sheepish laugh, "Like, make it clearer for us to understand."

"Hehe, let’s return to your original question," Denia naturally ignored Pannis’s request and said softly, "What I mentioned earlier applies only to original deities, other deities are not the same, when they are grievously injured they will fall into slumber, and if the injuries are too severe, they will die within a very short time."

"And what about their divinity?" Pannis pursued further, "With these two outcomes, what difference does it make to their divine power?"

"If the deity is merely asleep, his power still belongs to him, and won’t shift unless someone steals it at that time," Denia explained, "If the deity dies outright, then his divine power will automatically seek out an appropriate target deity for transfer. If there is no suitable target, it will remain unclaimed temporarily, waiting for the right one."

"Let’s take Danacus as an example," Pannis mused. "That is to say, at the end of the First Epoch, Danacus had indeed died, not just fallen into slumber."

"Is that what you wanted to ask?" Denia hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Yes, Danacus had indeed died at that time. A deity, upon death, sees their Divinity crumble, their divine power transferred, and then their Divine Soul, without the protection of Divinity, will dissipate in the world like the souls of some mortals in a short time. That was precisely the case with Danacus."

"Then why was he still able to resurrect?" Pannis pressed on. "More than a hundred years ago, we encountered his resurrected Divine Soul. If his Divine Soul dissipated as you say, then resurrection wouldn’t have been possible. So, there seems to be a contradiction with what you just said—that he had indeed died."

"That’s why it’s called resurrection. If he hadn’t died, it would be called revival," Denia sighed. "His case is a rather special one."

"Because of his Divine Duty?" Pannis seemed to understand something and nodded. "He held the power of death, naturally familiar with the rules of death. Thus, finding some technique to temporarily avoid the fate of a dissipated soul after death doesn’t seem impossible."

"Exactly, you’ve guessed right," Denia recalled. "Back then, Danacus and the Triclops’ Loki had fought for days and nights, causing significant damage to the environment, so much so that after the battle ended, the entire battlefield, including the Holy Sanctuary he projected, sank underground, and his divine authority rapidly transferred. We all thought that his Divine Soul had dissipated with death, but the situation wasn’t as we imagined. It seems he had prepared for his own defeat, immediately transferring his Divine Soul into the statue within his Holy Sanctuary upon death, forcibly avoiding the fate of dissipation. Only he, who possessed the death authority, could complete this process. Any other deity would not have been able to do the same. As for us, heh, since there was no precedent, none of us expected him to preserve his soul in such a way. Centuries ago, when his weak soul awoke at the call of his believers, and the Divine Power of Death, which hung vacantly after the betrayer Morbis’s death, returned to him, it caught all of us by surprise."

"It seems, the relationship between Danacus and everyone else wasn’t very amicable," Pannis said thoughtfully. "If everyone had known he would use this method to preserve his soul, they probably would have delivered a final, fatal blow long ago."

"A deity who liked to strengthen his power through sacrifices, had already touched the bottom line of most deities," Denia stated solemnly. "In our eyes, he can already be categorized as a fallen deity, and the vast Forbidden Land of Living Souls he created disgusted the deities even more. Originally, the Forbidden Land of Living Souls covered only a very small area, but it began to grow larger after his death. By the Goblin Era, it had even expanded to the location you all call Lake of Termination. Yula spent nearly ten thousand years creating countless forests around the barren land, and with the Life Force of forests spanning a million square kilometers, she still couldn’t fully resolve the distortion of the incomplete souls within the Forbidden Land. One can only imagine the magnitude of his sins during the time he held divine authority, how many innocent lives he sacrificed. Such a fallen deity would be scorned by the vast majority of deities. Hence, when Loki led the Triclops to besiege him, no one stood by his side, and many deities provided support to Loki and his forces, both overtly and covertly."

"Just like what we’re doing now?" Pannis nodded. "I see."