Four Split Personalities

Even though Yu Chen’s Dawn Divine Favor had been somewhat unstable from the start, the moment she was firmly identified by the system as the possessor of dual divine favors didn’t come until after she arrived in Misha County with Xia Lian.

The reason behind this was not complicated...

First, the Goddess of Darkness, Delia, had set her sights on her long before.

Second, based on the previous point, it was only after Yu Chen left the City of Light, the home turf of the Goddess of Dawn, Paxcine, that the Goddess of Darkness saw her chance.

Third, due to the widespread plague, countless deaths filled Misha County with negative energy. Although this power had no direct connection to the Goddess of Darkness, it shared commonalities with her and was highly incompatible with the orderly power of the Goddess of Dawn.

As a result, taking advantage of the vulnerability, the Goddess of Darkness finally descended upon Yu Chen right under her archrival’s nose, completely transforming her into one of her own Favored, and for the first time in history, into a being with dual divine favors.

However, for a long time after, the powers of dawn and darkness inside the girl maintained a delicate balance, so no one noticed anything amiss.

If Xia Lian had been at her peak, she might have realized sooner that something was wrong with Yu Chen. Unfortunately, ninety percent of her strength had been depleted, and after being backlashed by Divine Power, all she retained was brute force, so she hadn’t detected anything amiss.

Of course, even if she had noticed, it wouldn’t have helped, because as long as Yu Chen continued to use the interfered version of the Condensation Technique, essentially [Dark Absorption], she was guaranteed to become imbalanced. Even Xia Lian wouldn’t be able to prevent Yu Chen from saving those innocent infected...

In short, by the time the battle in Misha County was drawing to a close, just before the Requiem Plan began, the two forces within Yu Chen had already become imbalanced. It was simply because she rarely used Dark Magic that the latter, now dominant, remained inactive.

It was not until she and the Princess’s Guard charged into Sawah City, defending those knights amidst raging flames, that Yu Chen, having mastered a complete set of Dark Magic, dropped her disguise and used both kinds of Divine Arts to their fullest extent. She kept watch with the power of Dawn and countered the enemy with the power of Darkness, and staunchly held on until the main force arrived.

Then, the fully activated Dark Divine Power began to rampage within her, and although Yu Chen herself, under the aegis of the Goddess of Darkness, would not suffer any harm, the conflict of the two powers still plunged her into unconsciousness.

Until now...

"So, the main reason she’s unconscious is because her powers are in chaos, right?"

Motan narrowed his eyes and lightly stroked his chin as he summarized quietly, "So what you’re saying ’just let her be’ means, we’re waiting for the two forces inside Yu Chen to balance out again?"

Xia Lian nodded slightly and shrugged, "Or until the Dark Divine Power completely disappears, although that’s unlikely. After all, Wang Yu is also a Favored of the Goddess of Darkness. Even though this place can suppress Dark Divine Power to some extent, there is a limit. To completely strip a Favored of the corresponding deity’s power, there is no other way but death."

"Okay, I think I get it."

Motan rubbed his forehead with some frustration and turned to ask, "So when do you think she’ll wake up?"

"If I were to make an optimistic estimate..."

Having already calculated it, Xia Lian spoke indifferently, "Half a year."

"Half a year?!"

Motan was shocked. He felt that if Yu Chen really had to wait half a year, it would be better for her to simply delete her account and start over, especially since The Realm of Innocence had only been open for three months so far.

"At least half a year."

Xia Lian added another sentence and then said with apparent nonchalance, "That’s already quite fast. What do you think Divine Power imbalance is? If it weren’t for Wang Yu, who is favored by two deities, anyone else would have exploded on the spot. Do you remember how terrible it was when I was tormented by a tiny bit of the Dark Divine Power? Her condition is at least three times worse than mine. If she can wake up within half a year, it’s already a cause for gratitude."

Motan didn’t seem to take in her words. He just stood there, furrowing his brow, deep in thought about the reasonableness of the situation...

The conclusion was that it was exceedingly unreasonable!

No player would willingly lie on a table like a vegetative person for half a year. Perhaps to the Elf Holy Woman who had lived for several hundred years, this period wasn’t long, but the system wouldn’t really let things develop to that point. Or, even if it normally took half a year, if one could find the right method, the required time could be considerably reduced!

The problem was that he had no clue at the moment, neither from the player’s perspective nor from the current worldview.

"Alright, don’t be too anxious. If the Pope and I can’t manage it, what solution could you possibly come up with?"

Seeing Motan’s constipated expression, Xia Lian comfortingly patted his shoulder, "I’ll get you access to the first few floors of the Great Cathedral any time. During these six months, come keep this girl company when you can, talk to her and such."

Motan nodded unconsciously and then continued to ponder.

"During this time, our Sect will probably promote you a bit and give some rewards. Believe me, you’re about to become famous. Don’t go messing around with other women while Wang Yu is out cold, alright?"