Seeing this, Natasha pulled her behind her and apologized warily, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Hortis, my sister did not mean to offend you. Please forgive her."
Yelena muttered discontentedly behind her back, "What... I didn't say anything wrong..."
"They're both Deity, but the Lord is decisive and efficient... the Deity of this world are all so mystical and long-winded..."
Hortis's remnant soul looked at the two sisters and smiled kindly, "My two friends from another world... thank you for saving Bridget."
Natasha's pupils suddenly contracted. "You know our origins?!"
Hortis's remnant soul looked up, its deep gaze seemingly piercing through the temple's ceiling and traversing endless time and space...
In the Mechanoid Profound Realm, Li Ze suddenly looked up into the deep space, his gaze meeting that of the remnant soul of Hortis at the Dimensional Rift.
A hint of amusement appeared on his face. "Interesting, someone has actually stepped out of the script..."
Then, Li Ze nodded in a friendly manner and looked away.
On the other side, Hortis's remnant soul also withdrew its gaze, and the golden light emanating from its soul gradually dissipated, revealing a dragon-headed, human-bodied soul.
Bridget's eyes widened suddenly, her small mouth agape in astonishment. "Your Majesty... you... you..."
The remnant of Hortis's spirit looked at her lovingly and said with a smile, " Bridget, my child~"
Natasha and Yelena, upon seeing this, gaped open and exclaimed in unison, "Holy crap?!?!"
Yelena excitedly tugged at her sister's sleeve. "Sis, I know this plot inside and out!"
Natasha replied speechlessly, "I know it too..."
Next, the two sisters witnessed a melodramatic scene: father and daughters reunited and burst into tears.
Even more dramatic, the remnant soul of Hortis later revealed that the one who betrayed him was Bridget's biological mother.
Before becoming Deity, Hortis was the Dragon King of the Radiant Dragon. Bridget's mother was originally his wife, the Dragon Queen of the Radiant Dragon, Serafina.
However, in a battle against the Fallen Deity Descendant long ago, Serafina was corrupted by the Fallen Divine Power.
Afterwards, Hortis exhausted the radiant power within her, but still could not dispel the Fallen Divine Power within her.
Afterwards, Serafina was affected by the Fallen Divine Power, and her personality changed drastically. In the end, she led a group of Radiant Dragon who were also affected by the Fallen Divine Power away from the Dragon Archipelago and established a force called the Darkborn Dragon Court on the edge of the void.
Later, Hortis became a god.
He immediately sought out Serafina, intending to use his divine Divine Power to purify the Fallen Divine Power within her.
But by this time, the Darkborn Dragon Empress had completely merged with the Fallen Divine Power.
Hortis's purification attempt not only failed, but also severely damaged Serafina.
The couple had a complete falling out.
Afterwards, the Sunset God, who was at odds with Hortis, found the Darkborn Dragon Empress and allied with her.
Faced with his former beloved wife, Hortis could not bring himself to kill her. In the end, he could only risk injury to seal Serafina and her Darkborn Dragon Court away.
Later, Hortis and Serafina's daughter grew up.
For reasons unknown, Hortis sealed her memories, renamed her Bridget, and appointed her as the High Priestess of the Radiant Divine Court.
After many years, Hortis, as was his custom, went to the sealed Darkborn Dragon Court to visit his wife.
His adversary, the Sunset God, somehow learned of this and ambushed the sealed Darkborn Dragon Court.
They launched a surprise attack just as Hortis opened the sealed passage.
Meanwhile, Serafina seized the opportunity to break free of the sealed passage and used her weapon— the Corrupted Bone Blade— to backstab Hortis.
Hortis was seriously injured on the spot!
He then forcibly detonated the seal outside the Darkborn Dragon Court. The explosion severely injured the Sunset God and the Darkborn Dragon Empress who had ambushed him, and he took the opportunity to escape back to the Temple of Brilliance.
But to Hortis's surprise, the Corrupted Bone Blade that pierced his heart had been coated with Corrupted Divine Fluid beforehand.
This divine liquid was specially formulated by a mysterious force for gods and Divine Power, and even the incredibly powerful Purifying Power of Hortis's Radiant Divine Power could not do anything about it.
Ultimately, Hortis succumbed to his injuries.
Bridget was stunned after hearing his account.
She felt like her mind was a little foggy right now.
First, the god he believed in disappeared, then a large group of his colleagues were attacked and killed, and when he sought help from the Lizardmen, he was imprisoned instead...
After suffering great torment, he finally escaped with the help of others and went to great lengths to reach the Temple of Brilliance, only to find that his own god had died.
Just as he was about to avenge the god, the god's remnant soul appeared, and he then discovered that this god was actually his own biological father...
However, it was later revealed that the murderer of her father was her own biological mother...
How am I supposed to get revenge now?!
Yelena clung tightly to her sister's clothes, her face flushed as she ate the melon.
"Stimulate!!!"
"It's great, I love watching it, and I want to watch it again!"
Natasha's forehead creased with anger. She turned around and chopped Yelena on the forehead with a swift chop. "Shut up!"
When she came to her senses, Bridget looked extremely conflicted.
"Your Majesty... Father, what should I do?"
The remnant spirit of Hortis lovingly patted her little head and said with a smile, "More than revenge, I wish for your safety, my child~"
"Next, there's one more crucial thing you need to do!"
Bridget blinked and asked, "What is it?"
"Become a god!" With that, Hortis's remnant soul turned to look at the corpse seated on the golden throne. "Inherit the divine position of the Radiant Beast God!"
"Huh?!" Bridget was stunned. "Inherit...inherit the divine throne?!!!"
The remnant soul of Hortis nodded and extended its golden, illusory arm, beckoning towards his corpse.
'Buzz!'
The golden armor on the corpse suddenly disintegrated and came off.
Then it transformed into a golden light and entered Bridget's body.
"I..." Bridget had just opened her mouth when a dazzling golden light burst forth from her entire body.
In the blink of an eye, her body was enveloped in a magnificent golden armor.
Then, Hortis's corpse suddenly emitted a golden light.
As a crystal-clear, rhomboid gemstone emerged, the corpse instantly decayed and disintegrated into a handful of fine golden sand.
The next second, the rhombus-shaped gem, as if an old horse knew the way, shot towards Bridget like lightning.
Upon contact with the golden armor, ripples, like water, appeared on its surface.
The rhombus-shaped gemstone instantly passed through the water ripples and disappeared into Bridget's body.
Immediately afterwards, Bridget suddenly raised her head and let out a high-pitched shout.
"Ah!!!"
A powerful aura emanated from her body, and golden energy suddenly spread outwards from her center.
'Boom!'
The Temple of Brilliance trembled violently, and the entire Divine Realm shook.
At that moment, a seal deep within Bridget's mind cracked open...
The next second, her helmet disappeared, revealing her long, flowing hair.
Bridget murmured sadly, "So... it was all my fault!"
A single, glistening tear slid down her jade-like cheek.