Chapter 128: The Silent Goddess of Love, The Journey to Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love
Among the four First-level Gods shattered upon the Douluo Plane, the Goddess of Love's God Position was undoubtedly the most unique.
The God of Thunder, the God of Ice, and the God of Angels—these three deities had long since completely perished in the vast expanse of time, their divinity dissipated, leaving behind only the empty husks of their broken God Positions and fragments of their laws, quietly awaiting a destined one to rekindle the light of their authority. The Goddess of Love, however, was completely different.
Although this deity, who presided over the laws of emotion, fate, and deep love, was grievously wounded, her divine kingdom destroyed and her divine body annihilated due to her lover's betrayal back then, she did not meet her ultimate end like her three colleagues.
Relying on the subtle, death-transcending nature of the laws of emotion, she miraculously preserved a wisp of her most fundamental divine consciousness. Though it was like a flickering candle in the wind, it tenaciously persisted to this day.
This wisp of divine consciousness, which has endured to the present, has caused the Goddess of Love's God Position to be preserved relatively much more intact compared to the other three. The authority of the laws contained within has not completely dissipated either, still retaining some of the profound power it held in life.
It was precisely because of this that when Lei Chen first set his sights on this special God Position, he had already realized dealing with it would be far more troublesome than the others.
Admittedly, with Lei Chen's current absolute strength at the late-stage of the First-level God realm and as the Plane Master, even if the Goddess of Love were at her peak, she would be no match for him. After all, the gap in realm and authority could not be bridged by a mere remnant of divine consciousness.
The problem, however, was that in this matter, he could not very well resort to force.
Although this wisp of the Goddess of Love's divine consciousness is weak, it is tightly connected to the core of her own God Position and possesses the final authority to "self-destruct."
If Lei Chen were to force the issue, intending to violently strip away or seize control of her God Position, this wisp of consciousness could, at the last moment, trigger the origin of the God Position to explode along with it.
At that time, not only would he fail to obtain a complete God Position, but he would also pointlessly lose an incredibly precious foundation of a First-level God. For Lei Chen, who aspired to gather numerous First-level Gods to advance the plane, this would undoubtedly be an unacceptable, massive loss.
"A melon twisted off by force isn't sweet, especially when that melon is one that explodes at a touch..."
Lei Chen had simulated this scenario several times within the Plane Origin Sea, each time arriving at the same conclusion: with the Goddess of Love, one could not use force; one could only use cunning, or rather, guidance.
And the most ideal outcome he hoped for was for this wisp of the Goddess of Love's divine consciousness to "come to its senses," actively choosing a living being from this plane as its inheritor and legitimately passing on the God Position.
In this way, the Goddess of Love's God Position could be smoothly reforged and integrated into the Douluo Plane, and her divine consciousness might also find a new vessel or home within the inheritance, achieving a win-win situation.
To facilitate this goal, as early as three years ago, after initially stabilizing the plane's situation, Lei Chen made a decision.
At that time, he utilized the authority of the Plane Master to quietly grant the Goddess of Love's wisp of divine consciousness, which was hidden within a spatial interlayer, a "panoramic view" of the Douluo Plane.
This meant that, if the Goddess of Love wished, she could, like a transcendent observer, freely "see" the people and events happening in any corner of the plane and sense the emotional fluctuations of its hundreds of millions of living beings.
From the most fervent love to the most bitter hatred, from selfless devotion to selfish desire... all emotions were beneath her perception.
Lei Chen hoped that through this method, the Goddess of Love could gain a deeper understanding of the living beings in the current Douluo Plane. Perhaps a certain person, a certain bond, could touch her, this deity who presides over the laws of love, making her willing to let go of her obsession and select an inheritor for her God Position.
However, three long years passed.
The Douluo of Douluo underwent dramatic changes: a plane war erupted and ended, the Abyss was destroyed, new gods were born one after another... During this period, the world played out countless tales of joy and sorrow, love and hate.
Yet, that wisp of the Goddess of Love's divine consciousness seemed to have fallen into complete slumber. From beginning to end, it gave no positive response.
She showed no interest in any specific living being, revealed no intention of selecting an inheritor, and did not even transmit a single, clear ripple of divine thought. She simply watched quietly, silent as if she had truly perished completely, with only instinct maintaining the God Position from dissipating.
This near-dead silence left Lei Chen, who had been dedicating a sliver of his attention to this matter, feeling somewhat helpless and... speechless.
"Three years. Even a stubborn stone, having witnessed all the vicissitudes of this mortal world, should have shown some reaction."
Within the Plane Origin Sea, Lei Chen frowned slightly.
The Goddess of Love's silence was like a tiny, insignificant yet impossible to ignore thorn, causing a small but uncertainty-filled obstruction in his otherwise clear blueprint for the plane's advancement.
He had given patience, but patience was not infinite. Especially now, with the God of Thunder and God of Ice restored, and the reforging of the Angel God Throne steadily progressing, the complete lack of progress with the Goddess of Love stood out starkly in contrast.
"I can no longer passively wait like this." Lei Chen's resolve solidified in his heart.
The Goddess of Love's attitude was ambiguous. What were her true thoughts? Was she still immersed in the pain of her past downfall, unwilling to face reality? Was she dissatisfied with all the living beings in the current plane? Or did she have other schemes or unspeakable difficulties? Relying solely on distant observation could no longer provide answers.
He needed to personally "meet" her, to ask her face-to-face and get to the bottom of it. At the very least, he had to understand what this three-year-long silence truly meant.
With his mind made up, Lei Chen hesitated no longer. He stepped out from the Plane Origin Sea, his form coalescing in reality.
In the next moment, the laws of space naturally complied with his will. His figure vanished from the plane's Sea of Origin, traversing tens of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, descending to the west of the Douluo, just outside the capital of the Sun Moon Empire—Bright Capital.
He did not directly enter that magnificent capital city built of metal and Soul Tool Technology. Instead, he appeared in a secluded valley several dozen miles from Bright Capital.
It was currently afternoon, yet the valley seemed exceptionally tranquil. Sunlight filtered through sparse clouds, casting dappled light and shadow within. The valley was lush with plants and trees, a stream babbled, and birdsong was crisp. On the surface, it seemed no different from any ordinary wilderness.
However, if someone with keen perception were to come here, they would faintly sense that the flow of heaven and earth energy in this place carried a trace of an indescribably strange rhythm. The structure of space also seemed more subtle than elsewhere, as if concealing some kind of power that transcended the mundane.
Lei Chen hovered above a shimmering lake within the valley, his gaze calmly sweeping his surroundings. His eyes finally settled on the center of the valley, an area that appeared ordinary but was in fact the core of the valley's laws.
This was precisely that strange place, imbued with the residual power of the Goddess of Love, which in the original timeline had triggered numerous entanglements and trials of fate and love—the Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love.
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