"How should I address you, Goddess who governs the Shadow Moon?"
Following the black-robed girl through the Gate, Themis didn't rush to survey her surroundings, but instead inquired about the name of the unfamiliar God.
In the currently narrow 'God circle' of Khaos, the sudden appearance of an unseen God inevitably piqued her curiosity.
"The Lord named me Lyanna."
The girl's voice was very gentle, but upon entering the ears, it gave a feeling full of majesty. Themis knew that this was the influence of the [Shadow Moon] Divinity.
In the current Underworld, apart from the recently emerged Oath Goddess Styx, there were only a few descendants of the Twin Gods of the Night who occasionally appeared in the world.
But Styx had only just been born, and the six children of the Lord of Darkness, who governed Doom, Destruction, Decay, Sorrow, Deception, and Lust, were not powerful either. Implicitly, the Shadow Moon was the master of the Underworld.
Even in later generations, the original Shadow Moon and the Crossroads Goddess became Underworld Vice-Regents, possessing authority second only to Hades. From this, it could be seen that the position of [Shadow Moon] in the Underworld was by no means ordinary.
Therefore, under the influence of the Divinity, Lyanna's voice naturally carried a hint of a King, just like the Lord of the Outer Sea who now governs the Sea.
Hearing this, Themis nodded, but after taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped again. Hearing the lack of movement behind her, Lyanna in front turned around, using her eyes to ask why the Goddess of Justice had stopped.
"I'm very sorry, but Lyanna, Your Highness, may I ask what this is?"
Just now, she was preoccupied with asking Lyanna's name, and as a result, when Themis observed her surroundings, she was surprised to find that she had come to a special place.
Everything around seemed no different from the outer Underworld, and if it hadn't suddenly turned into a black and white world, Themis would have even thought that she had never moved.
Looking around, a kind of umbrella-shaped transparent creature floated in the surrounding air. They 'floated', with many tentacles floating out from under the umbrella, seemingly drawing something from the environment.
Themis could feel that it might be the power called 'Spirituality'.
Although she had never seen it before, the Goddess was very sure that the strange-shaped thing in front of her was indeed a Life, a Life different from the Gods.
They had no Divinity on them, and simple Time could leave traces on them, even obliterating their existence. But without a doubt, this wonderful Life that she saw for the first time also possessed thoughts, although still very shallow.
This was what made it most difficult for her to understand. At this moment in Khaos, there were no non-God intelligent Lifeforms, not even primitive intelligence.
"This is a kind of 'Wandering Soul Jellyfish', the weakest 'Wandering Soul Jellyfish'." Lyanna smiled slightly, explaining aloud.
"In the first Spirit World, in the [Phantom Spirit World], they are at the bottom of the food chain, but they are also very easy to propagate, look—"
Following the direction of Lyanna's finger, Themis noticed that not far away, there was a larger transparent creature, which was splitting from the middle.
The process of splitting was very slow, lasting about ten minutes, and when the last bit of adhesion broke, the transparent creature completely split into two.
Immediately afterwards, from the severed wounds on the left and right halves, a large number of transparent Silk Threads drilled out of the body, forming the missing other half of the body. The size of the two 'halves' became smaller, but as Time passed, they each grew out the missing parts, turning into two smaller complete Lifes.
"The Lord said, this is 'Mitosis'." Lyanna introduced in a serious manner: "This is a primitive and efficient way of Propagation. If the Spirituality concentration is sufficient, they can double in half a day."
".Mitosis?"
The brand-new term refreshed Themis's worldview. As the Lord of Justice and Law, she had always been taciturn, with a stern face, unmoved by external things. But today, she was really a little surprised by her experiences.
"It's Mitosis." Lyanna corrected: "Didn't you see the Spirituality Silk Threads that emerged when they derived their bodies?"
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The Goddess of Justice was silent, she didn't know what to say.
"Let's go." Seeing that Themis 'had no' questions, Lyanna waved her hand, and another Gate appeared in front of her.
Themis could clearly feel that the power they called 'Spirituality' was extremely dense behind the Gate of Light, more than ten times denser than the 'First Spirit World' they were currently in.
"This is the Gate to the Second Spirit World, the [Communication Spirit World], also known as the [True Spirit World]. Originally, only a few places in each Spirit World are interconnected, but the barriers between the first three Spirit Worlds were deliberately set to be easier to break through. Plus, you are an invited guest, so we're taking the fast lane directly."
Following Lyanna across the Gate of Light once more, Themis was about to express her understanding. The next moment, she was once again stunned by the scene before her.
In the First Spirit World, although everything was 'black and white', and although she had encountered the peculiar 'Wandering Soul Jellyfish' and 'Mitosis' upon entering, these were still within Themis's realm of understanding.
It was nothing more than a special creation. She had heard that the God of Spirituality had borrowed the [Life Treasure Bottle] from the Earth Mother, so it was not strange for new life to be born outside of plants.
But what appeared before Themis at this moment was a scene she had never seen before.
Two silver-white Crescent Moons hung in the Sky, and many winged Lifeforms were flying and chasing each other in the Sky. The Earth was covered with all kinds of strange Plants exuding Spiritual aura, and at least ten kinds of new Lifeforms with fur or scales were walking on the Surface.
Not far away, about a thousand meters away, a small lake stood there. Many scaled Lifeforms swam in it, and at the bottom of the lake, there was also a strange Lifeform that constantly opened and closed, but with a bright pearl in the middle.
"...Are these all Ryan's creations?"
Looking at everything before her, the Goddess of Justice asked in disbelief.
Before, when the Earth Mother created Plants, she already thought it was an epoch-making feat. But today, seeing these special Lifeforms, she suddenly felt the desolation of the Khaos Earth.
"Yes. The Lord used seven days to create the world, and these are all Spirit World Lifeforms created by the Lord on the fifth and sixth days."
Very satisfied with the 'outsider God's' shock at the greatness of the Creator, Lyanna explained with a smile.
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After a moment of silence, Themis then spoke, "Can I get closer to see them?"
"Of course, but—"
With a light wave of her right hand, Lyanna summoned a Gate of Light for the third time. This time, Themis did not feel any aura from behind the Gate.
"It seems you plan to stay here a little longer, then we can't go up one level at a time."
"I'll wait for you here. In a while, we'll go directly to the Seventh Spirit World, the Lord's Palace."
"At that time, you can state your purpose for coming here to the Lord."
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Only then did she remember that she had actually come to borrow the Divine Decree Stone Tablet, but Themis hesitated for a moment and still walked towards the group of Spirit World Lifeforms.
She was very interested in these strange, non-God Lifeforms with their own thoughts.
Lyanna's name is actually adapted from Diana, from Latin, translated as "Sacred Moon Goddess". However, Princess Diana is more famous, so to prevent confusion, it was changed to Lyanna.
The same goes for Esther, which in Hebrew means star.
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