NOVPUBElysia shared her discoveries with everyone, warning the leaders of each faction regarding the emergence of the corrupted tombs and ruins.
All Emperors received a task to seal or destroy the source of evil corruption, and Timus got another task related to this.
"Huhu, that’s no problem for me. But, you need to do me a favor for the price worth this extra work." Timus rubbed his flippers like a crafty merchant. Even though Elysia asked him to do good things for the greater good, that didn’t mean he would do voluntary tasks.
"Hum, you are a God of Trade for a reason. I hope this satisfies you." Elysia handed over a small storage pouch filled with resources that could greatly assist Timus in regaining his divine power. Her group received many good things from the secret warehouse in Timus’ great dungeon, and she only shared them with the owner.
"It’s more I like it!" Timus was elated. Sealing something dormant and destroying the unawakened was easier than facing the fully awakened great evil like the Polluted Sea God.
With the World Alliance at his beck and call, and also the Elysium Goddesses as his backer, nothing could go wrong for sure.
"!!!" Sorush, Aether, and Oceanid stared at Timus with envious gazes.
"Heh." Timus smirked. He knew he could make a super nice deal with Elysia.
Yet, Elysia would not show favoritism. She gave similar investment deposits to the other three former Gods to help them in their cultivation to guard the world.
"Look at that arrogant bastard. We also received the tasks." Aether snorted sarcastically at Timus.
"Well, it can’t be helped. The world is vast, and we need to look after each other to prevent the Ruvoid’s re-awakening." Timus rubbed his head. He wasn’t the only one who received Elysia’s favor.
"..." Alexander and the other Emperors happened to witness those Gods received the good thing, and they felt somewhat envious.
Goddess Elysia also asked them to do things for the world’s sake, but they received none from her. They even dispatched their full force for the world boss raid, and the price they needed to pay to eliminate the Polluted Sea God was not cheap. Even though their gain was greater than the loss, they still felt jealous. Sadly, they did not dare to ask more like a reward or something because they would never dare to offend the Goddesses.
"We also have something prepared for you." Elysia felt amused and spilled a hint. Her family had planned to the World Alliance’s experts.
"Ho-ho-ho, with the disappearance of the Polluted Sea God, the world will receive its deserved peace for a while. We’ll gladly receive your blessings so we can protect the world for the better." Alexander laughed loudly. He did feel a bit jealous, but he knew the Goddesses wouldn’t let the good people go empty-handed.
"Why don’t we hold a triumphant party on the World Alliance’s sacred island?" Kazuma, the Dragon King, expressed a brilliant idea. It had been a while since they were blessed by the presence of the divine beings, and he didn’t wish to miss the opportunity, considering that Elysia had several unique calamity dragons as her pets.
Since the good idea was put forward, everyone agreed to hold a party on the World Alliance’s sacred island.
It was also only a few thousand miles north of their current location. Thus, they waited for nothing more. The entire combined fleet flew toward the sacred island.
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On the way, Elysia and her Goddess sisters held a secret meeting to take care of matters related to Delora.
Lifa already gave her consent. She honored Elysia’s decision to punish Delora with a new leaf, memory wipe, and transform the sinner into a water purifier that would work non-stop.
"You’ll die because I demand it. You live because I allow it. Elysia is forgiving, but don’t let me catch you as an evil thing in the future." Lifa poked the confused soul essence.
She couldn’t even count how many trees, sea creatures, marine life, and other vegetation were affected by the water pollution that Delora caused.
Death was too cheap, but the world would need someone to repair the damage and restore nature. Delora would do that job for a lifetime.
"Sorry, mommy. But we can’t afford to use our power to purify the entire world as we need to prepare for the Quadtria’s Nirvana Abyssal Demon." Elysia put her fingers together.
"Anything for you, dear. Yes, we shouldn’t do everything for them. As the divine beings above myriads of creatures, we should delegate the task to someone else." Lifa was still reasonable, but she melted at Elysia’s cute expression. Elysia called her mommy, and it brought her joy.
"Uhm, then what should we do with her? Oceanid and Dory won’t be happy with this arrangement." Rhea glanced at Delora’s dried corpse.
"Nah, ignore that lecher. His downfall is something easy to predict, and this might do something good for him. Also, they didn’t need to know about this." Nell rolled her eyes.
"Delora was a good mermaid before the corrupted energy ruined her mind. This punishment is reasonable for greater benefit compared to Lifa’s cruel plans." Elena crossed her arms and nodded in agreement.
"Alright. Let’s get it done quickly. We need to turn her into a purification angel." Elysia took out several divine-grade medical tools.
"This... this reminds me of Zera. Is it possible for Delora to develop her own mind and ascend in the future?" Nell raised her hand.
"That’s possible, but Fortuna has sealed Delora’s fate and destiny for good cause and effect. Broadly speaking, she put a ’slave seal’ on Delora’s soul to prevent the unexpected." Rhea raised her finger and explained a little.
"Hey, why does it sound like I’m the bad guy? Elena asked me for this..." Fortuna couldn’t help but complain as she felt wronged.
"..." Zera was awakened because her name was mentioned.
She did receive a similar ’slave seal’ after Elysium Goddesses helped her to awaken as a new living entity separated from the Ruvoid God’s influence five years ago. After serving Elysia in her new life, she forgot about such a thing. But when she checked her soul, the ’slave seal’ had disappeared somehow.
So, she obeyed Elysia’s every command of her own accord, without any coercion or restraint. Even though she could harm Elysia and other Goddesses, she never did it. In fact, there was no intention to do so, except when her intrusive thoughts from her other personalities flared up to influence her mind.
"..." Zera unconsciously smiled when she realized the essence of her feelings. After that, she fell asleep again. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"..." Ai stared at Zera from behind like a devil in the dark. She was not just meditating but also observing Zera.
Truth be told, Zera was the only one in the family’s inner circle with no soul bond with Elysia. With no restraint and leash, Zera could be considered a time bomb with great risks. She believed Elysia had a reason to keep Zera for granted, but she had to keep a close eye on Zera.
A few minutes later, a small slime-like mermaid was successfully created with the Polluted Sea God’s body as the vessel and Delora’s soul essence as the soul. Elysia named Delora’s new life as Water Djinn.
"Water Djiin, we bestow you a task to purify the polluted water and corrupted land from evil energy. Sea restoration and the Aquatic Continent’s reparation is your responsibility. The surviving aquatic creatures will slowly return to rebuild their civilization." Elysia bestowed a farewell gift to the Water Djiin before sending it to the distant ocean.
Water Djinn got dropped into a random ocean with minor contamination levels. She only had one command in mind, and she began to carry out her task and duty to purify.
A few moments later, the fleet arrived at the World Alliance’s sacred island. It was an uninhabited island protected by a grand magic formation.
A colosseum-like building stood firmly in the heart of the island. Elysia recalled the past when every leader was still pretty hostile towards each other, but they had to put down their ego and hostility on this neutral island.
"We have mastered the greater purification skill, teacher. What are we doing here?" He-Dao returned with Yuna by his side, but he felt confused about what was happening below.
They stopped at a particular uninhabited island in the middle of the ocean, and people started building tents and temporary shelters with magnificent facilities. It was as if they were preparing a grand party for a whole night.
"Yup, it’s like what you think." Elysia checked Xentia’s latest report. Many cities and villages were attacked by the corrupted sea monsters, and the locals handled the monster’s stampedes quite well. After all, the Emperors left behind several necessary preparations before the world boss raid.
"A triumphant feast, huh... They are sure lively. Or, they just want to please you." He-Dao nodded in understanding.
"Well, they realize that we won’t stay for long. So, they just want to take advantage of the situation and opportunity." Elysia shook her head and turned around. She went to join her family members and disciples at the beach.
