Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton

“It’s fine that she got away. You could’ve obliterated her instead of trapping her here. If you destroyed her, she might take hundreds of years to resurrect. But now that she’s trapped here, can I ever be at peace?” Negris raged, “Wait, how were you even able to use it?”

Ange cocked his head, “Just Soul Energy. Slap.”

“Is it that simple? Pour in soul energy and smack her in?” Negris asked, surprised.

As he tried to channel his soul energy into the Bronze Book, he was soon taken aback, “Why isn’t there a reaction?”

Ange replied, “Weak soul.”

Pfft… Comparing soul power with the Undead God, who could possibly compete?

The Goddess of Redemption, upon being let go by Negris, no longer acted agitated. As for the Red Star Heroic Spirit, he had long retreated to some obscure corner.

“Is this a sealing space? How did you manage to do it? Can I still leave here?” The Goddess of Redemption, without any shred of politeness, manifested a lounge chair, tea table, and juice. She lay down, eyes closed, in utter comfort as she asked.

Her Divine Realm could similarly manifest a lot of stuff, giving her a sense of familiarity.

“Erm, this is the Bronze Book…” Negris began to explain.

But before he could finish, the Goddess of Redemption cut him off, “I know, the Bronze Book. You’re the God of Knowledge.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Conversing with these old deities was indeed nice, sparing one from lengthy explanations.

“So, can you let me out?” The Goddess of Redemption continued her line of questioning.

Ange shook his head.

Negris seemed to have come to terms with the situation. He elaborated, “We originally had no grudges against you. In our previous encounters, you were the one who suffered. If you managed to escape, that’s fine. But now, we occupy this space. Yet, you can freely enter and exit. What if the next time you sneak in, we aren’t here?”

“Thankfully I came back to plant trees, otherwise, you would have stolen it back. Accept your fate. We’re not letting you out,” he said grimly.

The Goddess of Redemption gritted her teeth, expressing her desperation, “As long as you promise to let me go, I can teach you how to change the Divine Mark Certification and control methods. Otherwise, even if you seal me, another God of Light might resurrect and still have free access here.”

“All the Gods of Light are dead,” Negris dismissed casually.

“Are you sure about that?” The Goddess of Redemption challenged.

“…I can’t be sure.” Negris hesitated. Who could really be sure? The God of Balance, the God of Redemption, they’d encountered both. Who could guarantee there wouldn’t be a third God of Light resurrecting?

After a quiet exchange with Ange, he turned back and said, “Alright, you teach us, and we let you go.”

“Swear it, make a Soul Oath. Once I teach you how to change the Divine Mark Certification and control methods, you’ll let me go. He has to swear it, not you.” The Goddess of Redemption pointed at Ange, realizing that this Bronze Dragon’s words were not reliable.

Ange tilted his head, kindling a Fire of Soul Oath.

A Soul Oath can be used to pledge loyalty to a stronger being or to form various agreements. It’s bound by the soul, and any living being with a soul cannot disobey. Its binding force is even stronger than a divine oath.

A Soul Oath can bind a Divine Spirit, but a divine oath relies on a god for enforcement.

The Goddess of Redemption verified the oath, and only then did she feel assured to transmit the method of ‘changing the Divine Mark Certification and controlling the Heavens.’

Having read through the entire method, Negris cursed, “Kvada, you cheat! You need the control key to change the Divine Mark Certification, and the Staff of Heaven to control it. You’ve concealed vital information, you deceitful being! Are you a demon?!”

The Goddess of Redemption brandished her Fire of Oath with pride, “The oath merely states that you would ‘let me go’ after teaching you ‘how to change the Divine Mark Certification and control the Heavens.’ Whether you can do it or not isn’t covered by the oath.”

Negris kicked her in rage, booting her out of the Bronze Book.

Angry, right? Just be angry. Hm, go ahead and be annoyed, you have to let me go anyway.

The Goddess of Redemption shot Ange a glance, just in time to see him pull out two familiar objects, one of them being the Staff of Heaven. Ange brandished the staff, then gave her a kick, sending her through the just-opened portal.