He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

【what? 】

The Hall of Heroes let out a bewildered gasp.

Before it could react, Xie Bai had already taken half a step out.

【Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!!! I didn't say you can't! Please wait a moment, just a moment!】

Upon hearing this, Xie Bai slowed his pace slightly.

Seeing that she had slowed down, Valhalla quickly opened its doors.

"Rumble—"

Once the door was fully opened, a pale yellow crystal emitting a faint glow floated in front of Xie Bai.

[Civilizational Deity]

It embodies all the power and authority of civilization, possessing unimaginable depth. If there were forces related to time and space, perhaps one could glimpse the eras and cycles of history within it.

"civilization…"

Xie Bai held the divine essence, which was only the size of his two palms, and looked hesitantly at the magnificent Hall of Heroes before him.

"Were you once a true god who ruled over civilization?"

Yes, you could say that.

"I see..."

Xie Bai, abandoning his civilized divine status, examined the pale yellow crystal with great interest.

I wonder how it would turn out if we gave this to Atoris.

Atoris's power of conquest symbolizes control and mobilization, and can also symbolize conquest at the national level.

After conquering and unifying all nations, a unified civilization is formed.

Civilization needs governance and inheritance. Perhaps handing this divine status over to Atoris can alleviate the malevolence within her.

"Snap"

Xie Bai caught the Civilization Godhead, put it back in his backpack, and then looked towards the Hall of Heroes.

"So what's wrong with you now?"

Uh... that's a long story. Wait a minute, let me check if the surrounding area is safe.

The Hall of Heroes fell silent for a moment.

Half a minute later, it floated up again.

"Alright, so that old hag is still alive. But you're in the void here, so you should be fine, right?"

As he spoke, Valhalla coughed solemnly, as if clearing its throat.

[Um, you should know the End, right?]

Xie Bai's eye twitched almost imperceptibly.

In the end, how could she not recognize him?

The "insects" of the Kingdom of Destiny, the "skeletons" of the Southern Continent, and the burial site in the Golden Timeline are all related to the end times.

Even so, she only knew him a little and wasn't very familiar with him.

What she was most familiar with was knowing that this thing possessed the power to erase concepts.

Secondly, there was Xie Ling's advice back in the Golden Timeline, reminding her that it was best not to touch this thing.

As for the origin of this thing...

Xie Bai shook his head.

She had never heard of it before, but now it seemed that some of it could be pried out of the air above Valhalla.

Seeing Xie Bai's completely clueless expression, the Hall of Heroes was somewhat taken aback, but quickly realized what was going on.

It's okay, I can give a brief explanation.

As he spoke, Valhalla began to tell Xie Bai the story in a storyteller's tone.

Thirty million years ago, the gods, at the cost of the collapse of High Court and the disruption of the timeline, successfully caused that being in the void to fall... uh, I'm not talking about you here.

Valhalla rearranged its language.

Just when everyone thought it was all over, a black tide descended from the sky without warning, engulfing almost all the true gods.

Many true gods had their personalities erased by this black tide, losing their complete concept of true godhood, and were subsequently banished into the void by the Lord of the High Court, including myself.

Later I learned that the black tide originated from something called the End...

The voice from Valhalla suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

After a moment of silence, it spoke again.

That should be enough, right? Saying any more and things might really get messed up.

Xie Bai nodded.

"Okay, I think I understand now."

In short, after the gods finally managed to defeat the void, an even more terrifying big boss appeared and wiped out all the true gods in one fell swoop.

Later, she managed to defeat this big boss in some unknown way, which led to the situation she sees now.

However, judging from the way the other party just acted, this big boss probably hasn't been truly defeated; he's just temporarily hiding.

Xie Bai glanced at the Hall of Heroes.

"So, you were just trying to curry favor with me to get me to help you deal with that final battle, weren't you?"

Hearing Xie Bai's question, the Hall of Heroes replied somewhat awkwardly.

Uh...that's roughly the idea.

Xie Bai closed his eyes and covered his face with a helpless expression.

"So you were simply terrified by another, more powerful enemy, and that's why you're seeking help from the Void?"

For a moment, an eerie silence fell over the scene.

After a moment, Xie Bai finally came to his senses and accepted this somewhat awkward fact.

"Okay, I guess I'll have to deal with this thing eventually anyway."

She raised her eyes and surveyed the Hall of Heroes before her.

"As for you, what can you do for me? You can't just leave me with absolutely no help, can you?"

[Huh? Isn't that divine essence enough?]

"Then I'll have to let you go. What? You want to sacrifice your life in exchange for my selfless devotion?"

【…】

Valhalla seemed to fall silent for a moment.

After a long while, it spoke somewhat awkwardly.

As a god of a past civilization who recorded the ages, I possessed a considerable number of heroic spirits residing within me, which should be of use to you. However, since my death, I have lacked the power to summon these spirits.

"The power of death?"

Xie Bai looked down at the funeral rites in his hand.

According to previously obtained information, after the God of Death fell, his divine essence was split from the void and recreated as the Death Knight Thanatos.

As for the other half of divinity...

Valhalla seemed to read her mind and immediately offered an explanation.

[Your artifact does indeed possess a certain power of death, capable of preventing the resurrection of those who have been killed. It was likely crafted using the divine essence of death.]

However, mere death is not enough to summon these heroic spirits across the divide between life and death. It would be wonderful if the power of life could be replenished.

Upon hearing Valhalla's explanation, Xie Bai said thoughtfully.

"You mean my divine weapon alone isn't enough?"

【Um. 】

"What if we add this?"

[Add what... um?!]

Xie Bai stretched out his left hand and took out a jade-green longsword from a certain space.

Ode to the Return of Spring

As the life force of the Ode to Returning Spring dissipated, the Hall of Heroes was momentarily stunned.

Wait, what did you pull out? I don't remember this artifact being...

Before it could finish speaking, Xie Bai, holding the Funeral Ritual in one hand and the Ode to Returning Spring in the other, asked it earnestly.

"If I add this to this, will it summon your... what-you-called Heroic Spirit?"

"Well... uh, that's certainly possible. Would you like to see it now?"

"Well..."

Xie Bai put the Spring Song back into his backpack.

"If I have the chance in the future, I'll come back and have some fun."

As she spoke, she turned around and casually asked.

"From what you just said, it seems there are quite a few true gods who have been banished into the void?"

That's true, but most true gods didn't survive the void's erosion; their consciousness might be somewhat deranged, and they probably wouldn't be as easy to communicate with as I am.

"comminicate?"

Xie Bai turned his head to the side, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"Perfect timing, the one thing I have plenty of is communication."

She carried the funeral rites and walked toward the two little ones who were still looking at Valhalla.

"Let's go. While we're harvesting those timelines, let's also keep an eye out for those wild deities."

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