Beneath the mountain and sea Continent lies the Dao Realm of Earth and Life.
Boom boom boom!
The energy of heaven and earth surges endlessly, mobilized by Elaris, the Goddess of Earth, transforming into a variety of attacks that bombard the seals set by the gods of the Divine Court.
Unfortunately, Elaris's body is permeated with tiny chains of laws. A seal, created by the God of Stars, harnessing the power of hundreds of laws of heaven and earth, has sealed nearly 90% of her divine power.
Elaris's current strength is only comparable to that of a sixth-level divine being. Even with the power boost of the Dao Realm, she cannot break the seals outside, nor can she breach the seal within.
Furthermore, with the divine consciousness of the God of Order guarding her from beyond the Dao Realm, Elaris stands no chance of breaking the seal.
"Elaris, I hope fifty thousand years will be enough for you to calm down!"
"The mountain and sea Continent cannot withstand the ravages of a true god-level divine war!"
After trying every method to break the seal, Elaris, filled with anger and sorrow, journeys to a valley teeming with life, birdsong, and the fragrance of flowers.
This was the birthplace of Elaris and the Goddess of Life, Irene, and it held all their fondest memories.
Gazing at the familiar surroundings, every flower, every blade of grass, every stone, every tree, Elaris felt a deep sorrow at the thought of the deity so dear to her departing.
"Sister..." Reminiscent of her, Elaris's mournful call echoed through the valley.
The entire Dao Realm trembled with her grief, and a heavy, drizzling rain fell from the sky, as if the world itself mourned with her.
"No! My sister is the Goddess of Life, wielding the power of life. She is the being with the highest attainments in the Law of Life in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and protected by immense merit. How could she fall so easily?"
"Even if I were to fall, it wouldn't be her turn!"
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Elaris , a thought emerging from nowhere, as if a guiding hand were guiding her thoughts.
"Even if my sister truly perished, she can be brought back to life!"
"There must be a way to revive Irene!"
Elaris recalled her past on the Titan world, when she had witnessed the death tribe give birth to new members—another way of continuing life.
"Yes! My sister left behind a drop of divine blood and a crystal. She must have a backup plan within them. Her soul and true spirit must not have completely vanished!"
Recalling the last trace of her sister found in the Boundary Sea, Elaris suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. She quickly produced a drop of divine blood, resembling emerald jade, and a nearly perfect polyhedron crystal.
Elaris's divine consciousness enveloped the divine blood and crystal, exploring them bit by bit, searching for any remaining fragments of her sister's soul.
"If my sister truly leaves behind a wisp of soul, a hint of true spirit, I can completely resurrect her by following the method of the death tribe's birth!"
Of course, members born from the death tribe only have a fraction of their memories from their previous lives.
What Elaris wanted was for Irene to be resurrected intact, retaining all her consciousness and memories, not simply resurrect a corpse!
But unfortunately, there wasn't even a trace of soul fluctuation in the divine blood and crystal Existence.
the Goddess of Life's soul seemed truly and completely obliterated by the Dao Alliance and other innate gods!
"No! Absolutely impossible!" Elaris was nearly driven mad. She had only one thought: to bring her sister back to life.
"My sister always said that the Heavenly Dao leaves a glimmer of hope for living beings. We are children of heaven and earth, naturally blessed by the Heavenly Dao. And you, with your merits and virtues, have even more hope!"
"Your true spirit must not have completely dissipated; it must still remain somewhere in the Mountain and Sea Realm!"
"If I can summon back what remains of your true spirit, I can bring her back to life!"
Elaris recalled the method the Goddess of Death used to create the Death Clan: it could absorb soul fragments within a certain range.
If she could comprehend this method, refine and optimize it, and expand its scope to encompass the entire Mountain and Sea Realm...
But right now, she couldn't leave the Dao Realm and seize the secret method for creating the Death Clan from the Goddess of Death.
And even if Elaris could leave the Dao Realm, she wouldn't necessarily be able to successfully seize it.
If she wanted to comprehend this secret method, she could only begin by targeting the Death Clan.
Elaris pondered for a moment, then sent a message outside the Innate Dao Realm: "mountain deity, go and capture some members of the Death Clan."
Elaris had many innate deities following her. Although her own deity was sealed within the Dao Realm, other innate deities of the Earth Lineage could act for her.
"As for the Goddess of Death, I will personally slay her someday!"
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Heaven Beyond Heaven.
Tian Dao was already fishing for sentient beings by the River of Time, but this time, his fishing rod reached a giant whale, guiding it in the direction he desired.
As he gazed at the surging waves of the River of Time, he seemed to see Elaris experimenting with various methods within the Innate Dao Realm.
Tian Dao smiled: "It seems the Path of Reincarnation will soon appear within the Mountain and Sea Realm!"
Just like the establishment of the Divine Court, the opening of Reincarnation is a major trend within the Mountain and Sea Realm, unchangeable!
As early as the innate divine spirits were conceived, Tian Dao had already chosen the Earth Goddess as the perfect candidate to initiate the cycle of reincarnation.
This was based on the myths and legends of his previous life.
Initially, the Earth Goddess, just as Tian Dao had planned, moved towards the initiation of reincarnation. Born alongside the God of Life, she witnessed the birth of the dead race and saw another way for life to continue.
But this was all she achieved. Elaris, the Earth Goddess, did not delve deeply into reincarnation.
Her focus remained on her fundamental principles of the earth.
Therefore, to propel her towards the initiation of reincarnation, Tian Dao, acting according to circumstances, orchestrated the death of the Goddess of Life through the Dao Alliance. Her death would serve as a catalyst for the Earth Goddess to initiate the cycle of reincarnation.
Perhaps the Goddess of Life had made immense contributions to the Mountain and Sea Realm, and Tian Dao had bestowed upon her immense merit.
But before the fundamental initiative of initiating the cycle of reincarnation, the Goddess of Life was merely a minor pawn.
In the Mountain and Sea Realm, there are no eternal protagonists, only temporary ones. No one is immortal, and no one is indispensable.
All gods and creatures are merely pawns in Tian Dao's hands, exerting their full value to develop the Mountain and Sea Realm.
"The Way of Reincarnation." Tian Dao stood up and looked at an ocean suspended in another world beyond the Heavens.
That is the Sea of Souls, where the soul power of the creatures of the Mountain and Sea Realm is transported after their death.
"The time has come for the Deity of Souls to appear"
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