Chapter 274 Life is death?
boom!
The moment he awakened his domain, an even more terrifying aura rose from Rhodes' body.

at the same time.

The entire dream forest seemed to be growing wildly. Countless barren lands that had been polluted for many years began to grow flowers and plants, showing infinite vitality.

It was as if a green carpet spread out in all directions with Dream City as the center, startling the residents in the woods.

Rhodes stared at this scene in a daze, his heart filled with astonishment.

Isn't it said that the area just awakened is basically only the circle under your feet? How come it covers the entire dream forest as soon as he awakens?

and also.

How could the Moon God's kingdom become his domain?
Just thinking about it.

The scene in front of me suddenly became blurry.

When I stood still again, I had arrived at a familiar yet unfamiliar woodland.

He said it was familiar because he could recognize it as the Dream Forest at a glance.

To say it was unfamiliar was because the scale and appearance of the forest were very different from what he had remembered. It was much smaller, not as lively, and completely dark, as if only dark elements existed.

“Could it be… that this is the newly born Dream Forest?”

Rhodes was shocked.

As if in response to his guess, a burst of triumphant laughter suddenly came from the center of the woods.

"Hahaha...Xiao Meng, did you see that? This is my kingdom of God. Isn't it cool?"

"So handsome, so handsome, you have the nerve to call this shabby place the Kingdom of God. It's not even as good as my Dreamland Sanctuary."

As the voices rang out, two familiar figures approached from a distance. Upon closer inspection, they were the Moon Goddess and Dream Weaver!
He is...

Have we returned to the dream memory of the Weaver again?
Rhodes was surprised and delighted. He had too many doubts in his heart that he wanted to solve, but unfortunately the dream memories left by the Dream Weaver only went up to before the Moon Goddess became a god.

However, this memory came after the Moon Goddess became a god and the Dream Forest was established. It made him hold his breath and concentrate as he approached the two figures.

"what?"

Suddenly, the Dream Weaver stopped walking, his eyes fixed on where he was standing.

Rhodes's expression changed slightly.

He had a feeling that the other party seemed to have seen him!
"what happened?"

Behind the Dream Weaver, the Moon Goddess asked.

"No, I don't know what happened just now, the power of time around here fluctuated." The Weaver shook his head and looked away.

"Time fluctuations? With your mediocre time rules, what can you tell? You must have run around and didn't sleep well last night."

As she spoke, the Moon Goddess walked out from behind her, still as sharp-tongued as before.

however.

This time he was not shrouded in fog.

Rhodes was shocked that the Dream Weaver had discovered him. When he saw his appearance, he was struck by lightning and his mouth opened wide.

Because the "Moon God" standing in front of him looked exactly like him in his previous life!
Apart from the differences in age and expression, they look like they were cast in the same mold.

How could this be?
Is it because the dream automatically replaced my appearance, or is it because the Moon Goddess looks like this?

Unfortunately.

Don't give him any chance to think about it.

With a swish, the scene in front of him spun and suddenly turned into a magnificent holy land filled with elemental power.

Countless souls gathered together, shuttling back and forth between the shining holy mountains, changing their forms.

In the distance, one could see a colorful beam of light rising into the sky, which was very different from the dream forest in Rhodes's impression, or it could be said that it could not be considered a forest at all.

And not far away.

The Moon Goddess was still the same as usual, running around on the back of the Dream Weaver and approaching this side quickly.

But this time, there was a hint of sadness on his face.

"I went to check today and the pollution has become more serious. If it continues like this, it will spread here sooner or later."

"Don't think too much. We still have tens of thousands of years to go. We will find a way."

"hope so."

……

Swish!
The screen changed again.

It turned into a barren gray land.

The Moon Goddess and the Dream Weaver gathered together, covered in wounds, but looking at a black ball in their hands with excitement.

"Haha, I finally got it, the World Tree Seed!"

"As long as we have this thing, there is still hope!"

"Let's go back to the woodland and see if we can grow it."

As they spoke, the two disappeared from the spot, shuttled through the void, and soon returned to the dream forest.

Rhodes followed them from the outside and was amazed to see them happily return to the woodland and start planting the World Tree Seeds.

Because that seed was the one he found in Moon Pond, and it was also the predecessor of Little Tomoyu.

From listening to their conversation, this thing is actually the key to fighting pollution?

With strong doubts, Rhodes continued to look at the busy Moon Goddess and Dream Weaver, watching them trying different methods to stimulate the seeds.

The results are obvious.

They failed.

After trying for a long time, they failed to successfully plant the World Tree Seeds and frowned deeply.

"We failed again. Is it because our method is wrong?" Moon Goddess said in distress.

"Maybe. If it were so easy to grow, it wouldn't be called the World Tree Seed." The Weaver fiddled with the black ball in front of him.

"No, I have to find some seeds of other plants to practice with. Maybe I'll have a way by then."

The same news that Rhodes had learned before.

In order to grow the seeds of the World Tree, the Moon Goddess began to travel to various planes to collect seeds, plant them in the Dream Forest, and work hard to study the planting techniques.

As time went by, there were more and more plants in the Dream Forest, and more and more races lived there, and finally the Dream Forest gradually took on its true appearance.

until a certain day.

A boundless breath of life burst out from the Moon Goddess, and the vitality of the entire Dream Forest was greatly elevated.

"Huh? Have you understood the rules of life?"

The Weaver, who was meditating not far away, opened his eyes and looked extremely surprised.

"Yes, I now also have mastered two powers. Isn't that awesome?" Moon Goddess said proudly.

"Tsk, plant the World Tree seeds first."

The Dream Weaver rolled his eyes and continued to meditate, while the Moon Goddess, who controlled the power of life, continued to study planting techniques with great interest.

However, the World Tree Seeds did not grow, but instead all kinds of strange things began to appear in the forest.

Rhodes even saw with his own eyes that he used the fusion of elemental elves and lizards to create elemental dragons, which was exactly as he had guessed before.

I don’t know how long it took.

In the center of the woods, there appeared a towering tree, a tall elk, and a giant black dragon.

The Moon Goddess was very satisfied as she looked at her masterpiece.

"Not bad, not bad. From now on, the big tree will be called Silas, the little deer will be called Cenarion, and the black dragon... just Xiao Hei."

puff!
Rhodes almost laughed out loud.

Aren’t the differences between these names a bit too big?
Are you sure Xiao Hei is serious?

If he guessed correctly, these three should be the three demigods in the future. He didn't expect that they were born in this way.

No wonder Alpha and the others never mentioned the name of the Dragon God. I guess even the Dragon God himself doesn't want to say his name.

……

then.

The images in front of me flow rapidly.

The Moon God, who has mastered the power of life, is still studying the planting and cultivation of various plants, and has gradually begun to evolve magic with various effects.

For example, the cultivation, harvesting, and ripening that Rhodes was familiar with were all researched during this stage, giving him the feeling of following the Moon Goddess to comprehend the process of the formation of the force of life.

It was finally confirmed.

His profession as a gardener really came from the Moon Goddess!
But even so.

The results he learned remained unchanged.

After trying for an unknown amount of time, the Moon God finally failed. No matter what method he used, the World Tree Seed did not move at all, let alone sprout.

After that, the scene took a sharp turn for the worse.

The plane pollution suddenly accelerated and spread towards the main plane where they were.

The Moon Goddess often went out and was out of the Dream Weaver's sight. No one knew what happened during that time, and the seed was handed over to the Dragon God.

When Rhodes saw the Moon Goddess again, his aura seemed to have changed.

The power of darkness and life disappeared, replaced by a thick aura of death. It looked like the situation was not good. "The Moon Goddess... was polluted?!"

Rhodes was startled by the scene in front of him, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

When he got closer, he saw the Moon Goddess and the Dream Weaver arguing fiercely in the woods, and several other demigods also gathered there.

"I told you not to research that power, how could it turn out like this!"

"We can't help it. We are out of time. I will unite with other divine kingdoms to suppress the death and use divine power to seal off the pollution. We can't let it continue to spread."

"But what if it doesn't work?"

"No, I have found a glimmer of hope, and we must succeed this time!"

The Moon Goddess was determined and prepared to leave after she finished speaking.

Just as he was about to cross the void, the Dream Weaver suddenly called him.

"You'll come back, won't you?"

"...Yeah, I'll be back."

The Moon Goddess hesitated for a moment, finally gave an affirmative answer, and then disappeared into the void, leaving only the Dream Weaver and the three demigods standing blankly in the woods.

Rhodes probably guessed what happened next.

The black soil will spread, the earth will be polluted, and the entire dream forest will become a dead place.

As if in response to his guess, the scene in front of his eyes began to rapidly move away.

Just when he thought he was going to be cut off again like before, the scene changed and he was in the abyss of death.

A series of tall figures stood in the void, led by a tall being with brilliant light, surrounding the abyss of death.

Needless to say, this should be the time when the Sun God and other gods appear and seal the God of Death.

But the strange thing is that Rhodes did not see the Moon God among these gods. Wasn't it said that the God of Death was suppressed and sealed by the Sun and Moon Gods together?
Out of curiosity, Rhodes hurriedly moved closer, and the majestic voice of the Sun God that resounded through the heavens and the earth began to reach his ears.

"Death, you have been corrupted by that power. If you continue like this, you will only destroy the world."

"Do it now, before it completely eats away my sanity."

A familiar voice was heard from within the encirclement.

Rhodes was stunned, and then entered the abyss of death.

When he saw the figure surrounded in the middle, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Moon!"

An exclamation came out uncontrollably.

That's right!

The one who appeared before him at this time was the Moon Goddess!

He was covered in gray mist, and the overwhelming death aura almost permeated the entire abyss of death, which was terrifying.

Where is the slightest bit of the life force that symbolizes the Moon Goddess?
"The Moon God... is death?"

Rhodes stared at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

He had thought of various possibilities, and even speculated that there was an invasion by external forces, but the only thing he had never thought of was that the Moon God was the God of Death!
This news was like a bolt from the blue to him, and he was unable to recover from the shock for a long time.

In other words.

The pollution of the dream forest is actually the Moon God being eroded by death, and her kingdom of God is also decaying along with it? !

Rhodes opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

The moment he saw the Moon Goddess standing in the position of the God of Death, all the doubts in his heart suddenly became clear and shook him violently.

No wonder.

No wonder the Moon Goddess didn't appear when the woodland was polluted.

No wonder even the demigods couldn't resist that power, instantly severing all connections with the guardian race.

Also, why is the Dream Forest connected to the Abyss of Death but not to other divine kingdoms?

did not expect.

The truth behind this is actually like this!

But why.

Will the Moon Goddess comprehend the power of death?
Sudden.

Rhodes thought of what Mother Earth had said when he was in the Giant Kingdom.

Life and death are one.

Because there is life, there is death.

and so.

After the Moon Goddess comprehended the power of life, the power of death naturally evolved!
You must know that every power and authority can only be controlled by one god, and the Moon Goddess is equivalent to the embodiment of death.

The pollution of the plane caused the power of death in the entire world to completely overwhelm the power of life. The Moon Goddess, who was the embodiment of death, eventually lost control of this power and went berserk!
It's clear.

Everything is clear!
The doubts that Rhodes had been holding in his heart for a long time were finally completely resolved at this moment.

When he looked at the Moon Goddess again, his expression became complicated.

The Moon Goddess just stood there quietly, without resistance or rampage, and was sealed into the void of the abyss of death by the power of the gods, falling into a long sleep.

Whoosh whoosh!
A sound broke through the air.

Black threads spread out in all directions with the place where the Moon Goddess was sleeping as the center, connecting countless planes.

One of the paths led to the Dream Forest, which instantly reminded Rhodes of the black moon in the forest.

original.

This is how the black moon was formed!

"Three hundred years. I can only resist this force for three hundred years. The rest is up to you. You must stop them. I have buried my only hope!"

The Moon Goddess' voice sounded, and those black threads began to frantically devour the energy of those planes.

The plane pollution that was originally spreading rapidly was all blocked in those planes, as if forming a circle of void defense, protecting the main plane and the major divine kingdoms.

Wait until everything is settled.

The scene in front of Rhodes gradually dissipated and returned to his body, with the words of the Moon Goddess still echoing in his ears.

……

……

"call--"

After a long silence, Rhodes let out a long sigh. He seemed to have become much more profound, as if he had experienced several lifetimes.

He didn't expect that.

After inheriting the Dreamwood, you will learn so many truths.

It is said that the kingdom of God is the spiritual world of the gods. This may be the memory of the Moon Goddess that remains in one's spirit.

He inherited the forest and also inherited the memory of the Moon Goddess, and learned everything that happened back then.

"Is that the place where the Moon Goddess sleeps?"

Rhodes raised his head and looked towards the location of the black moon.

He always thought that there was some kind of demon from outer space that was devouring the souls of the Dream Forest.

As a result, the Moon Goddess was willing to sacrifice her own kingdom in order to protect the remaining planes in order to resist the spread of pollution.

In other words.

As long as he enters that entrance, he can reach where the Moon Goddess is!

"Want to go in?"

Rhodes hesitated.

After inheriting the Dream Grove, he felt that he could easily approach the entrance and had an urge to go and take a look.

But if you happen to encounter an awakened Moon Goddess, and a Moon Goddess that has been completely corroded by death, that would be too dangerous.

But if he doesn't go, many questions in his mind will remain unanswered.

For example, what is the source of the pollution, how can they get rid of this crisis, and why does the Moon Goddess look so much like him...

Especially after learning the truth, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

Because according to the information in their memory, the Moon Goddess has not left them much time.

Once the Moon Goddess awakens, they will not only have to face the runaway Moon Goddess, but also the plane pollution that even the gods are helpless to deal with.

"Can't sit still and wait for death!"

Finally, Rhodes made a decision.

Some things cannot be solved by avoiding them, they must be faced.

He has been in this world for so long, it's time to see the Moon Goddess who brought him here.

Think about it.

Rhodes stood up and left the Holy Mountain of Elements, hurried back to the altar.

(End of this chapter)