In the divine hall, the Mother Goddess of Earth still sat beneath the painting, gazing up at it.
This time, her eyes were fixed firmly on the raised ox hoof.
Judging by the stride of the hoof, its next step should land in the muddy patch marked by the colorful shepherd boy's footprints. When that happened, the shepherd boy's footprints would inevitably be destroyed, replaced by a new ox-hoof print.
At that moment, a maid entered.
"Mother Goddess, Jiang Feng forced the Lord of Six Harmonies to retreat without a fight."
The Mother Goddess of Earth nodded. "That was within my expectations."
"However, his true opponent was never the Lord of Six Harmonies."
The maid nodded. "The Evil God is showing signs of awakening. Once he awakens, he will certainly move against Jiang Feng, this threat."
"After all, Jiang Feng has already obtained the Book of Divine Path and set his sights on the dominion of the Divine Path."
"Just as the Evil God did when he obtained the Book of Divine Path!"
The Mother Goddess withdrew her gaze from the painting and slowly rose. "So, you are questioning why I gave the Book of Divine Path to the Evil God in the first place?"
At once, the maid dropped to her knees. "This servant would never dare! Never!"
"It's just... I truly cannot understand why you bestowed the Book of Divine Path upon the Evil God back then, allowing him to defeat the God of Mercy."
The Mother Goddess smiled faintly. "The God of Mercy's vision was too narrow. In the end, he was unfit for great use."
Sweat beaded upon the maid's brow. Steeling herself, she continued, "Then... what about the Evil God?"
"He... hadn't he already acted according to your wishes...?"
The Mother Goddess turned and looked