Chapter 359: "Lilith"
Poor Shien had no idea that the Beastmen Race Saintess before him was, at her core, such a whimpering little creature.
Otherwise, he might very well have thrown a punch and killed this little whimperer outright.
Now, through this little whimperer's account, Shien finally learned what that temple was.
According to Iris, what was enshrined in that temple was neither the Goddess of Life nor any Goddess among the present-day God Race, but a—
"An evil god?"
Shien froze.
"Yes." Iris took a pitiful sip of soup. As she ate, she said with obvious reluctance, "You should know that every Goddess in the God Race has her own duties, each governing one or more attributes, right?"
Shien nodded.
Everyone knew that.
"Basically, aside from the omnipotent Supreme God, every member of the God Race has their own duties and domains."
"They may not all be powerful, but within the fields covered by their duties and domains, they are unquestionably unrivaled."
"Take the Three Great Goddesses at the pinnacle of the God Race, for example. They respectively govern fate, nature, and life."
That was how Iris explained it.
"The Goddess of Fate, Lidath, governs fate and possesses the authority to manipulate it. Countless races, whether of the God Race or the Human Race, have received her guidance. She is, in every sense, the God of Fate."
"The Goddess of Nature, Nadula, governs nature and possesses the authority to create it. Whether forests or seas, they were all created by this Goddess. Thus, she is the God of Nature."
"As for the Goddess of Life, Anima, she governs life itself. She is the mother of countless lives and possesses the authority to create life. The many races of the Human Realm, including humans and Beastfolk, were born through this