“When you see this, you will probably be very surprised. Ah, so this is the kind of person I am? You must have this doubt.”

“Yes, I am indeed this kind of person. Or rather, you used to be this kind of person.”

“In the eyes of most people, the witch Isabella Siloli is a white-clad witch who resides in the forest. She is quiet and beautiful, possessing wisdom and gentleness. Anyone who sees her will have good luck.”

“Where there is light, there is darkness. In the place where the forest witch resides, there is also another black-clad witch.”

“As the lifelong enemy of the forest witch, the blindfolded black-clad witch is synonymous with ugliness, cruelty, and fear. Every time she appears, she turns people into animals, and those targeted by the witch will live in fear for the rest of their lives.”

“Of course, the black-clad witch is also me.”

“Yes, the beautiful forest witch is me, and the ugly black-clad witch is also me. I am Isabella Siloli.”

“If there is no ugly contrast, what is beauty?”

“It is because fear and unease exist that peace and tranquility are invaluable.”

“With the existence of the black-clad witch as the antagonist, the forest witch is loved and cherished by everyone. Even the gods in the sky are the same. I am just a poor imitation of the divine.”

This page of the diary ends here.

Lu Yao finally confirmed it. The forest witch, later known as the forest god, is actually a native of this world, not a foreign god like the players.

He turned to the next page.

“I live in a country called the Rose Kingdom. Here, there is vast land, and the edge of the world is an endless ocean that even the bravest sailors cannot reach.”

“In the sea, there are giant sea monsters and various strange creatures. I once had a brief exchange with a wise man from the sea, who called himself a member of an ancient tribe called the ‘Seabed Wanderers.’ They believe in the underwater tower they built and are an interesting group of people.”

“The people who live on the land, that is, us, believe in the deity ‘The Dam Builder.’”

“He is silent and diligent, a native deity of this world. It is said that the entire land was built bit by bit from the ocean by ‘The Dam Builder,’ giving all life on the land a foundation of existence.”

“‘The Dam Builder’ does not interfere with the kingdom nor bring disasters. He is like a silent and powerful father, always silently overlooking from the sky, constantly building the land.”

“Everyone respects this great and introverted deity.”

“Later, the ‘God of Darkness’ invaded this world and had a divine war with ‘The Dam Builder.’ Soon after, ‘The Dam Builder’ fell, and most of the land sank into the sea. The light of the whole world was taken away by the ‘God of Darkness.’”

“The world fell into darkness, and only by offering faith could we regain light and fire.”

“Those were difficult days.”

“The dark creatures lurked in the darkness, allowed to act freely. Only those who offered faith could receive the protection of the deity and have the power to ignite fire.”

“There were no longer kings and commoners, slaves and merchants, nobles and farmers… Everyone lived in constant fear in the never-ending night.”

“Until one day, the fire of faith from the dark temple suddenly flew out and returned to everyone. The brave thief of fire was quickly captured, truly a mysterious person.”

Seeing this, Lu Yao couldn’t help but laugh.

He didn’t expect that the witch and the snowman had some kind of connection.

“I found the underground altar and temple ruins of ‘The Dam Builder.’ Inside, I passed the trial left by the deity with the title ‘The Dam Builder’ and inherited the divinity.”

“When you wake up, there should still be a temple around you. That is a precious legacy I left behind, prepared for you in the future. I went to great lengths for you to come here.”

“The so-called divinity is the qualification of a deity. Without divinity, no matter how powerful a hero or apostle is, they cannot cross that final step and enter the realm of deities.”

“I hadn’t even had time to be happy about obtaining divinity when I was captured by the ‘God of Darkness’ and thrown into the abyss.”

“After entering the abyss, I realized that not only me, but all transcendent beings were captured by it. We were forcibly conscripted as soldiers of the deity.”

“The bottommost layer of the abyss, the ninth layer, is connected to a mysterious region.”

“We call it the ‘Tenth Layer.’”

“The ‘Tenth Layer’ is a special boundary, shrouded in perpetual fog.”

“According to the trapped deities, even the insects of the ‘Tenth Layer’ can easily devour a god…”

“There are also some weaker monsters from the ‘Tenth Layer’ that occasionally invade the ninth layer. They instinctively hunt and feed on other creatures in the abyss. That layer is basically filled with deities. When they kill monsters, they obtain some spoils, including a large amount of faith fire and some rare treasures…”

“Once trapped in the abyss, there is no escape. Entering the ‘Tenth Layer’ is a dead end. Only by waiting for the call of the ‘God of Darkness’ can one obtain temporary freedom.”

“In any case, if you enter the abyss, never approach the ‘Tenth Layer’ easily.”

…

Lu Yao took a sip of hot tea and organized his thoughts.

So the ‘Black Abyss’ has a total of ten layers.

The tenth layer is basically nightmare difficulty, and the deities there are the hunted.

The temple is indeed not a standard equipment for ordinary players. It was specially prepared by the forest god for Isabella.

Of course, it now belongs to him.

He opened the last page of the diary.

…

“Hello, my body. Coming to this cottage, you should be able to feel a sense of familiarity and connection, right?”

“Because you used to be a part of me.”

A deity is composed of divinity, godhood, and divine body.”

“Divinity is the qualification of a deity, and it is the foundation for igniting the fire of faith.”

“Godhood is the fire of faith. The amount of faith determines the strength of godhood, representing how much change and miracles one can bring to the world.””The Divine Body is the body of a god.”

“The body is the shell, faith, and power. The shell can be strong or weak, but it is indispensable.”

“I knew I had no way out, so I stripped you off in advance to preserve the basic integrity of the Divine Body to the greatest extent.”

“But to reduce trouble, I erased the things of the Forest Witch in your body. In this way, you can walk around as an old Apostle.”

“Seeing this, you should have thought of it too, right? After all, I am so smart.”

“Yes, I dismembered myself into three parts: Godhood, Divinity, and Divine Body. Using myself as the material, I am conducting a great experiment that has never been successful.”

“When a god falls, Godhood, Divinity, and Divine Body will separate from each other. So before the fall, I completely disassembled myself, actively preserved them separately, is there a day when they can be recombined and restored to a complete god?”

“I hid the Godhood under the sea, stored the Divinity in the Golden Prairie, and buried you, the Divine Body, deep in the forest. A certain distance must be maintained, otherwise, you will attract each other too early.”

“The will and memory of a god cannot be preserved, so I left this diary to let you know what experiences the past me and you have had.”

“I ascended from this world into the high-dimensional space. In the higher-dimensional space, I have seen many incredible scenes…”

“In that vast water world, I also benefited a lot. But I still prefer here, prefer this forest. So I set the whole plan here.”

“I know the chances of doing this are small. But let me make a bold attempt for now.”

“If it can’t succeed, don’t worry about it.”

“Failure is always a part of life, isn’t it?”

“Finally, good luck to you, and good luck to me.”

……

After reading this last intact diary, Lu Yao felt a mix of emotions.

As a bystander, he really wanted to see if this method of disassembly and reassembly could resurrect a main god.

But as a stakeholder, sorry.

The failed Forest God is a good old god.

The old era has passed.

Let us newcomers take over.