The Evil God Summoned by the Saintess

"The deep sea contains 80% of the pollution, while the pollution content on the Starfall Continent is just a fraction."

Inside the Sealed Land, Rose and Ethel sat at the stone table in front of the Divine Hall.

Rose permitted Ethel to rest, instructing him to inform her about the situation in the deep sea.

There’s probably no one more knowledgeable about the deep sea than Ethel.

"Zeus opened the Abyss Gate, unleashing tons of demons, causing the high-tier mages on the Starfall Continent to nearly all perish. The demons, born out of chaos, comparable to the gods themselves, also posed great problems for the pantheon."

"When all your subordinates fell silent, the other holy ranks, demigods, and even the gods, perished under the calamity, only then did Zeus expel all the pollution to the deep sea."

"Why he did so, I don’t know. I’m not sure what Zeus is planning exactly; I only know that everything he did was to deal with you."

"Deal with me?" Rose was surprised.

Ethel nodded: "Yes, to deal with you, even with the Twelve Main Gods together, unable to kill you in your unresisting state, they were forced to seal you in the Endless Abyss. Zeus is pondering how to kill you, and everything that followed might be his arrangement, but why he does this, even his wife doesn’t know, let alone me."

"Alright then." Rose shook her head.

She appeared casual, but she also grew cautious inside.

Plundering everyone’s faith, placing all the pollution on the Starfall Continent, and after causing severe disasters, not returning the pollution but throwing it into the deep sea.

Even the demons from the Abyss were thrown into the deep sea.

All these things made Rose feel some pressure.

"The good news now is, I’m in the dark while he is in the light, he doesn’t know I can influence the Starfall Continent and his layout through the Little Saintess."

"Whatever he intends to do mustn’t succeed. Before I unseal, maximizing the dismantlement of his setup is to my benefit."

Rose pondered for a moment, having come up with a plan of action.

...

Meanwhile.

At the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

Rose hid the golden apple inside a magic puppet, controlled by Hilia to return, retrieving it into the storage space of the puppet.

With the Abyss Gate unable to absorb pollution and gradually disappearing, the entire Golden Apple Stone Forest appeared in front of everyone.

When Melina, Hilia, and the three returned, all the Law Enforcement Knight Order members and pollution research scholars cheered.

No one understood better than the scholars the dangers of pollution in the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

Some scholars even wept, just like Shuoen before.

Shuoen was also deeply moved, stepping in front of the scholars to begin issuing orders.

With the crisis in the Golden Apple Stone Forest resolved, there was naturally no need to continue the research here.

He planned to take everyone back to Letes City first, then wait for arrangements from the Holy Master.

Whether to study the deep sea conveniently or return to researching elsewhere, he could do.

The deep sea was too dangerous, and he didn’t want these students of his to take the risk.

He was a bit tired.

Before leaving, Hilia said to him, "Really, there’s no need to disband, the chaotic magic power inside the Golden Apple Stone Forest hasn’t disappeared, only the pollution has, researching chaotic magic power is also a form of research."

Shuoen smiled slightly, "We’ll see later, I prefer to study something a bit more hazardous."

The chaotic magic power in the Golden Apple Stone Forest had existed for a long time and wouldn’t erupt no matter what, already becoming a marvel of the place.

That chaotic magic power, like water, would only settle in the low-lying Golden Apple Stone Forest.

Without the trigger of pollution, as long as no one meditates to absorb the magic power inside, the previous issues wouldn’t arise.

Hilia didn’t say much more, following Melina to the Law Enforcement Knight Order’s side, she discreetly left while Blake was giving a speech.

She came to the edge of the Golden Apple Stone Forest, looking into it.

Without the obstruction of gray mist, one could vaguely see the central fortress from a height.

Here, small mountains rose straight up, and in some places lakes had formed, waiting for green trees to grow again, this place would become a spectacular scene.

"The Golden Apple Stone Forest without pollution is truly beautiful." Hilia exclaimed, using her wrist device to capture this scene forever.

Then, she quickly returned to her room, summoned the magic puppet, and retrieved the golden apple from its chest, observing it curiously.

The golden apple, true to its name, was entirely golden, emitting a golden glow, with a texture as warm as jade, and with a faint sense of rich energy flowing inside.

Rose’s phantom appeared beside her.

Curiously, Hilia asked, "Master Rose, how do we handle the golden apple? Do we just eat it?"

Rose replied casually, "If you’re not afraid of bursting, then eat it directly."

The girl made a funny face.

"The golden apple is rather special; you can’t eat it directly because of your level. It requires many herbs to dilute its energy. After using it, you must plant the seeds in the core, or else you’ll face misfortune."

Hilia wondered, "Can the seeds grow into a new golden apple?"

"Of course, but don’t bet on it; the golden apple seeds, once planted in the ground, integrate into the entire world’s ecological cycle, randomly blossoming somewhere and not bearing fruit."

"Ah?"

"Or rather, it won’t bear fruit with authority unless you plant it next to the Star Spirit Tree, nurturing it with divine power for about 10 years until it blossoms, only then can a new golden apple form, otherwise, the resulting fruit would just be regular high-tier material."

"That complicated?" Hilia was stunned.

"High-level spiritual objects are like that." Rose smiled slightly, "There are things even more troublesome than the golden apple, those are the items that even gods covet, the golden apple is at most an ordinary luxury item for gods, pretty to look at, not much effect."

"Gods can’t obtain the ’cycle’ authority of the golden apple?"

"Of course not, only a complete golden apple has authority, consuming it turns it into a high-level spiritual object, carrying it around has more effect than consuming it."

"Then I won’t eat it." Hilia looked at the golden golden apple, decidedly.

Rose smiled slightly, "You can, just as long as you’re not afraid of attracting high-tier demons to snatch it, or even a god to rob you, it’s up to you."

He paused and added, "The ’god’ attracted is most likely an ’Evil God’ not on the pantheon’s list."

"Then I’ll eat it." Hilia once again decided without hesitation.

Rose smiled slightly, pulling out a list of materials he had long prepared.

"These are the materials prepared to dilute the golden apple’s effects, totaling about 300 types."

Hilia widened her eyes, her heart skipped a beat, "How, how many?"

"300 types."

"Uh, maybe we should just return the golden apple to the Golden Apple Stone Forest..."

"Too late!"

"..."

Doomed!