You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 451 Stripping the Goddess of Light of Her Divine Power!
In August of the 472nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, deep within the headquarters of the Crimson Heart Society, the Goddess of Light's eyes, seemingly containing the light of dawn, gazed upon the rule diagram before her, constructed from countless shimmering runes.

This diagram is the core culmination of the Bright Rules Conference, meticulously organized by the Red Heart Society.

At this moment, they finally opened their arms to this old woman who had been with the Red Heart Society for so long.

She greedily absorbed the fundamental mysteries contained within, this knowledge like sweet rain, rapidly merging and complementing her fragmented understanding of authority accumulated over many years.

Born in the spirit realm, she was once the goddess of light, wielding the power of light and possessing unparalleled understanding and knowledge of the path of light.

However, those who wish to transform into True Gods of Rules are consistently blocked by even higher powers of rules.

The insights provided by the Red Heart Society were like the final piece of a puzzle, finally allowing her to glimpse a clear path to the true god of rules.

Thus, within this absolute domain protected by the power of a pure heart, she resolutely ignited the flame of divinity, embarking on a path to godhood that was destined to be extraordinary yet fraught with peril.

Her promotion here was a reluctant choice made out of necessity.

Throughout the universe, countless eyes covet her ancient divine position of light, seeking to seize or even devour her when she is weak; it's like a thorn in my side.

Only the behemoth that is the Red Heart Society, with its global reach and the legacy left by Wang Meng, can provide her with a temporary, seemingly indestructible sanctuary.

More importantly, her identity as Wang Meng's widow was her most perfect passport and talisman, allowing her to delve into the core knowledge of the Red Heart Society and absorb the nourishment she needed.

She knew perfectly well that as a demigod, without the support of the Red Heart Society, she would find herself unable to move an inch and could be torn apart by lurking hunters at any moment.

But the temptation to become a god overwhelmed everything!

Once she condenses her divine essence, tempers her divine body, ignites the eternal divine fire, and becomes a true Goddess of Light and Law, then where in the vast universe can she not go?

As for the Red Heart Society?

She will repay all the humiliation she suffered!

[And that damned founder of the Red Heart Society! I meet all the criteria, and I even have a very close relationship with Wang Meng, one of the Red Heart Society's most valuable members, so why don't I get preferential treatment?]

Furthermore, Wang Meng's military achievements are truly remarkable. As someone close to him, the Red Heart Society should allocate divine resources to him so that he can regain his divine status!

But all of that became irrelevant the moment she rekindled the divine fire.

[As long as we have sufficient strength, everything we suffered before will be quelled.]

She will become one of those truly transcendent beings, possessing absolute freedom, no longer needing to depend on others.

[The Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God, both top-tier demon gods who rose to power under the wing of the Red Heart Society, were the best role models before her.]

[If they could safely reach the summit, why couldn't she?]

Therefore, after careful consideration, she decided to choose the core of the Red Heart Society headquarters as the place where her future survival depended on her advancement, firmly believing that this would be the safest course of action.

[Or rather, the Red Heart Society headquarters, as the stronghold of the true god of rules, was her last resort to regain her divine position.]

To her surprise, the Red Heart Society immediately made corresponding arrangements after noticing her advancement.

In the previous timeline, the Goddess of Light launched a fierce attack on the Crimson Heart Society.

It can be said that without the assistance of the Goddess of Light, the Goddess of Darkness would never have had the opportunity to destroy the Crimson Heart Society.

Therefore, the Goddess of Light is also one of the murderers who destroyed the Red Heart Society!

In this situation, someone with a pure heart would want to kill them as soon as possible; why would they bother to protect or help them?

[Wang Meng's decision not to kill the Goddess of Light before his death, but to leave her alive at the Red Heart Society headquarters, was also purposeful.]

【look! 】

Now that our goal has been achieved, hasn't it?

The divine body, divine essence, and divine fire of a God of Light, coupled with the knowledge and understanding of the rules of light gained after extracting his soul, will be of immense help to the demigods of the Red Heart Society.

With the guidance of the Goddess of Light in the previous work, the Red Heart Society will definitely give birth to a true God of Light who governs all things in the near future.

In October of the 474th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, at the critical moment when the Goddess of Light's divine essence was about to solidify, her divine body was about to take shape, and her divine fire was about to ignite, five terrifying wills, capable of shaking the very rules of the universe, descended simultaneously.

[Lin Xue, Zhou Mo, and the old principal—the core pillars of the Red Heart Society—now held no trace of their former gentleness and tolerance in their deep eyes, only a cold, judgmental gaze.]

What terrified her even more was that the Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God, who had once ascended to higher realms here and whom she regarded as role models, were also among them. Their power, like cold chains, precisely pierced into her boiling torrent of divine power.

[How could she, a mere new god who had not yet fully transformed, possibly withstand the combined power of these five true gods who had comprehended the ultimate rules?]

All struggles seem futile at this moment.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no protracted tug-of-war, only a suffocating, absolutely precise crushing.

Her divine body, the instant it solidified, was immobilized by an invisible, immense force, like an insect frozen in amber.

The radiant divine essence that was about to take shape was forcibly torn from its origin; the intense pain surpassed that of the physical body and reached the very soul.

The divine fire, newly ignited and symbolizing eternity and immortality, was mercilessly extinguished like a candle flickering in the wind. Her source of power—the vast divine strength and the pure essence of the rules of light—was forcibly extracted and stripped from her body, as if she were being brutally dismembered.

The entire process was incredibly fast, so fast that even the gods witnessing the ceremony couldn't fully react; so fast that the ecstatic joy on her face, born of impending success, hadn't completely faded before it was replaced by boundless fear and despair.

[The instant the suppression was completed, all the demigods of light from the Red Heart Society, who had already received instructions and were waiting outside, instantly surrounded the massive sealing array that imprisoned the Goddess of Light, like the most thirsty seekers of knowledge.]

They ignored the goddess's agonizingly contorted face within the array, ignored her agonizing cries of a soul on the verge of collapse; their eyes were fixed only on the pure, luminous rules of light that, due to the stripping away of the array, permeated the surrounding area and became so dense they were almost liquefied.

This is the origin of rules at the true god level, the most supreme teaching material for enlightenment in the world.

Under the deliberate guidance of the Red Heart Society, these forces of law flowed like a gentle stream, surrounding each demigod.

The demigods of light greedily absorbed, analyzed, and resonated with the goddess, using her divine body and power as fuel to ignite their own path to godhood.

Under this exploitative and utterly reckless catalysis, the demigods' comprehension of the rules of light skyrocketed at a visible rate, progressing by leaps and bounds.

【Why!??】

[The Goddess of Light, stripped of her power and left only with her consciousness struggling in excruciating pain and confinement, unleashed a silent yet deafening roar from the depths of her soul.]

It was an extreme confusion and anger stemming from a collapse of faith and a shattering of cognition.

She couldn't understand!

[That organization that constantly proclaimed its commitment to protection, inclusiveness, and the supremacy of ideals; that organization she thought would uphold its principles and continue to protect her, the widow of a hero.]

How could they have dealt her the fatal blow at the moment when she needed protection the most and was at her most vulnerable?

She admitted that she had never truly identified with the Red Heart Society's ideals; she merely wanted to use the Red Heart Society's protection to advance her career, and once successful, she would immediately flee, completely breaking free of its constraints.

This is definitely free stuff!

[But she considered herself a master actress, having portrayed for centuries a recluse who cherished her ideals and remained low-key and forbearing, never revealing a single flaw.]

[Wang Meng, that damned bastard, even though he gave her a warning before he died.]

But so many years have passed; isn't her unwavering commitment enough to prove her loyalty?

More importantly, she was Wang Meng's only publicly acknowledged confidante!

Even if the higher-ups of the Red Heart Society have many grievances against her personally, shouldn't they treat her with some preferential treatment, at least protecting her for a period of time, out of respect for Wang Meng as the founder?

This is her greatest asset!

But reality slapped her in the face!

The Red Heart Society acted without hesitation, suppressing, depriving, and exploiting her like a lamb to the slaughter!

In her view, this cold-blooded betrayal completely stunned her, her soul consumed by an overwhelming sense of absurdity and boundless fear.

However, a god is still a god; even now, fallen to the mortal realm and facing a life-or-death crisis, his reaction speed remains extremely fast.

In an instant, she mobilized all her power, revealing herself as the widow of a hero, the wife of Wang Meng, the first fallen true god in the history of the Red Heart Society.

At the same time, she spread the divine power of the Law of Light throughout the entire Red Heart Society.

Having been with the Red Heart Society for so many years, she knew it was a place that upheld law and order.

The power of public opinion is terrifying.

She wanted to expose all her grievances, her resentment, and how she, as a family member of a hero and the widow of a true god, was suppressed by the higher-ups of the Red Heart Society.

She wanted to use the power of public opinion to try and save herself one last chance.

[As it turns out, the power of divine strength is indeed very strong.]

Even though the Goddess of Light was under suppression, she still projected all her affairs before all members of the Red Heart Society.

This incident, once released, sparked a massive public outcry.

However, public opinion did not develop in the direction that the Goddess of Light had hoped for.

[Because all members of the Red Heart Society firmly believe one thing: the great founder of the Red Heart Society would never target innocent people in this way.]

If someone is being targeted, suppressed, or even subjected to repression, there must be some unknown secret behind it.

[Trying to mislead everyone with incomplete or misleading information?]

【How can it be? 】

Do you really think the anti-fraud courses in the Chixin Education system were a waste of time?

(End of this chapter)