"It's impossible. The Epoch Bell contains the power of destruction. If she died, her soul would disappear as well," the Moon God said.
"Unbelievable." I frowned, my expression icy.
At that moment, violence filled my heart. I wanted nothing more than to slaughter the entire Atlantis Civilization. Yet I knew that I simply didn't have the ability.
"How will you help me?" I asked.
"How do you know I'll help you?" the Moon God asked.
"If you weren't planning to help me, there'd be no need to waste your breath. You could just kill me," I said.
"You're very clever." The Moon God glanced at me, her voice filled with emotion. "I read her memories, and I saw yours as well. Do you know what she went through?"
"I don't know much," I said.
"The people of Atlantis captured her, but she didn't want to leave. To prevent her from killing herself, the Epoch Bell disappeared along with her. We were forced to agree to one of her conditions."
"That was to make another copy of her body. You've seen that person too."
"It was created using the most advanced technology of my people. Apart from lacking the Epoch Bell inside its body, its appearance was nearly identical. It even possessed some of her memories."
"Yet you saw through it at a glance."
I nodded, my heart aching. That copy was probably what Liu Ling'er had left behind, so that I would stop looking for her.
"She came here and stayed with me the entire time. As the only female among the Artificial Gods, I got along very well with her."
"At first, I found everything about her strange because her behavior was far too unusual. She never considered herself at all."
"But later, she gradually made me understand that