Goddess of the Crescent

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Goddess of the Crescent (新月女神)
Alias(es)	New Moon Goddess; Xi Yue; Vera 142 191
Species/Race	Celestial Realm Goddess
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Seven Moon Goddesses; Crescent Holy See; Crescent Kingdom
Occupation/Role	Patron deity of the Crescent Kingdom; deity of the Crescent Holy See; wielder of Crescent Moon energy
Status	Active; High-God 385
First Appearance	Divine gaze: 41; manifested projection: 76

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Middle-God	185	Was nearing a breakthrough to the High rank, though still far below the Dark Moon Goddess's Innate God-comparable strength. 185
High-God	385	Advanced alongside two other Moon Goddesses after the Third Moon became their domain. 385

Background

The Goddess of the Crescent is one of the Seven Moon Goddesses and the divine patron of the Crescent Kingdom. Her faith is administered through the Crescent Holy See, whose Temple bears a suspended crescent-moon symbol. Her Saintess, Dorothy, also serves as the kingdom's queen. 30 40

She first takes notice of Su Mo when he prays in her temple and endures the power she grants him up to the False God Rank—an unprecedented feat for a first communion. Believing his soul to be exceptionally pure, she later appoints him as her first Saint Son and makes an exception to permit him to marry Dorothy after ten years. She does not realize that her chosen Saint Son is actually a Demon God. 41 78 79

During the Spike Demon God's assault on the Crescent Royal Capital, she intervenes to protect the Holy See and later sends more power to Su Mo, helping turn the battle. The divine energy he absorbs initiates the transformation of his Succubus bloodline into a Divine Succubus bloodline. 59 70

After Su Mo helps destabilize the Horton Kingdom and its allies, she commits to recovering the five provinces and twenty cities they seized from the Crescent Kingdom. Her confidence rests on Su Mo's ability to wield her False God Rank power for long periods. 111 142

She increasingly supports Su Mo with unaligned Divine Power: first one hundred drops, then a promised monthly supply, and later five thousand drops painstakingly separated from her Crescent Moon energy. 152 180 She also mediates between the estranged Moon Goddesses and helps organize their support for the Dark Moon Goddess's challenge for the Third Moon. 172 185

After the Dark Moon Goddess takes the Third Moon, the Goddess of the Crescent and her sisters assist Su Mo in establishing the Eternal Empire and its Holy See. She later hosts him in her Divine Kingdom, where she gives him a five-hundred-year-old Crescent Moon Fruit and openly discusses her hopes for the Crescent Kingdom and Dorothy's future. 234 257

Appearance

When manifested through a projection, the Goddess of the Crescent appears as a faintly glowing woman reclining upon a descending crescent moon. Her exact facial features are concealed beneath a veil of radiance. 76

• Her eyes are described as moon-bright, gentle, and non-blinding. 76
• She naturally emits a sacred aura that compels ordinary mortals toward worship. 76
• Her Divine Kingdom contains a crescent-shaped central island, white clouds, flowering plants, and angels who cultivate moon-energy-bearing flora. 257

Personality

Initially, the Goddess of the Crescent struggles to speak naturally with Su Mo because his composure is unlike that of any ordinary believer, demigod, or Saint Son she has encountered. His refusal to prostrate himself does not feel disrespectful to her, which leaves her curious and unsettled. 76 77

She is notably pure-minded and comparatively unskilled at governing a realm, yet she is neither naïve nor easily deceived. When necessary, she acts efficiently and decisively, as shown by her resolve to reclaim the Crescent Kingdom's lost territory and support the Dark Moon Goddess despite the sisters' long-standing discord. 111 185 257

Her growing attachment to Su Mo changes her conduct from that of a distant deity toward that of a trusted partner. She consults him rather than simply issuing orders, supplies him with Divine Power, and becomes jealous when he grows close to the Dark Moon Goddess. 152 204 256

Abilities & Skills

Divine Blessings

The Goddess of the Crescent can bestow blessings on devout followers through grand Holy See ceremonies. Such blessings can help mages break through bottlenecks, improve constitutions, cure illnesses, and extend lifespans. 22

• Only a god's most devout believers are normally qualified to receive a full blessing. 22
• Her public blessing ceremony scatters divinely empowered flower petals across Temple Square, granting lesser benefits to all who receive them. 51 52
• She can lend power to Saint Sons and Saintesses who can communicate with her; Dorothy can temporarily reach Demigod strength through this method. 70 192
• Su Mo uniquely endured her bestowed power through the False God Rank for an extended period. 41 142

Divine Projection and Intervention

She can send a projection of her will through the Crescent Temple, manifested from a descending crescent moon. Such appearances are rare because frequent manifestations before mortals would weaken a god's mystique and harm Faith collection. 76

• She descended to defend her followers and repelled the Spike Demon God's attack with a pillar of light. 59
• She dispatched a female angel in white armor to guard the Blessing Ceremony during the demon threat. 54
• Her temple's Divine Marks possess self-repairing properties, and she can activate its stored energy to hasten restoration. 76

Crescent Moon Energy

She gathers the energy present during the moon's crescent phase and has plants in her Divine Kingdom absorb and cultivate it. This energy can be refined into fruits or integrated into her Divine Power. 183 257

• Her refined Divine Power becomes distinctive New Moon Divine Power, which is highly effective offensively. 183
• Divine Power already integrated with Crescent Moon energy can be used by others in attacks but cannot readily be converted into their own strength. 179
• A five-hundred-year-old Crescent Moon Fruit from her Divine Kingdom contains substantial stored energy. 257

Law of the Crescent Moon

She possesses the energy foundation for the Law of the Crescent Moon, one branch of the broader Law of the Moon. 264

• The Seven Moon Goddesses each control a distinct lunar-phase energy that may eventually lead them to become Law experts. 253 264
• Her Crescent Moon energy differs from the Dark Moon, Dawn Moon, and other lunar energies wielded by her sisters. 183 264

Relationships

• Su Mo — Her first and exceptional Saint Son. She grants him unusual authority, repeatedly provides Divine Power and resources, and increasingly treats him as an equal rather than a subordinate. 78 152 204
• Dorothy / Queen of the Crescent Kingdom — Her Saintess and principal mortal representative. The Goddess supports Dorothy's effort to reclaim the kingdom's lost lands and permits her eventual marriage to Su Mo. 30 78 111
• Dark Moon Goddess — One of her sisters. Despite the Dark Moon Goddess's past use of Abyssal Power, she works to reconcile the Moon Goddesses and secure aid for Dark Moon's challenge for the Third Moon. 172 185
• Dawn Moon Goddess — A trusted sister who addresses her as Vera. Dawn Moon's interest in Su Mo leads the Goddess of the Crescent to recognize more fully how extraordinary her Saint Son is. 142 145
• Saint Moon Goddess — A sister whose capable governance the Goddess of the Crescent openly admires. She negotiates with Saint Moon on Su Mo's behalf when Saint Moon seeks to expand into the Zijing Kingdom. 168 169
• The other Moon Goddesses — Fellow members of the Seven Moon Goddesses. Together, they support Su Mo's rise and later offer him a Holy See for the Eternal Empire. 199 234

Notable Quotes

“You will be my first Saint Son, and also the most outstanding one.” 78

“I have Mo now, and Mo has driven a wedge between them. He can't defeat me!” 111

“Mo, you’ll help me, won’t you?” 111

Trivia

• She is called the Goddess of the Crescent because she draws upon energy produced during the moon's crescent phase. 183
• Unlike gods who distance themselves entirely from mortal administration, she personally concerns herself with the Crescent Kingdom's recovery and security, even while admitting Dorothy is better at governance. 111 257
• Her relationship with Su Mo began with an awkward hand-holding agreement that she accepted despite never having been touched by a man before. 79