For the Gods, there’s only ever a mischosen name, never a wrongly called title.
The title [Unknown and Forgotten Beldam] inherently outlines Bahe Ru’s abilities and Divine Position.
Bahe Ru possesses the ability to make people forget their memories, a forgetting that reaches the core, from which even the Gods are not exempt.
At the start, Hephaestus temporarily lost his memory as a God because of this ability.
If he hadn’t retrieved his past memories at the last moment, Hephaestus might have already become food for those phantoms, rather than being here conversing with Yao Xin.
"So, never approach Bahe Ru’s Divine Remains again."
"Because even if you are an Ascender, you cannot resist the influence of a True God."
In fact, this is also one of Hephaestus’s important reasons for wanting the Ancient God behind Yao Xin to come forward—only a God can contest a God.
"Approaching... means forgetting?"
Mumbling thoughtfully, the intent in Yao Xin’s eyes surfaced once more.
"Wait, what are you planning to do?"
Seeing the eager glint in Yao Xin’s eyes, Hephaestus suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
It was the gaze of helplessness from other Gods in his Divine Pantheon whenever he was causing or about to cause trouble.
"I want to see if it’s really calling me."
Since entering this world, Yao Xin felt an inexplicable call.
Instinctual warnings and Hua She’s cautions made Yao Xin aware of the dangerous nature of this call.
This might be a sign of the already deceased Goddess probing into the heart of this Ascender, Yao Xin.
"That’s the lingering thought left by a God; being able to hear it means it has set its sights on you!"
"You’re different from me, if you lose your memories, you can never regain them!"
Seeing this, Hephaestus urgently emphasized.
"Leave while you’re not yet the ’host’ of that lingering thought, quickly call the God behind you!"
With an indifferent smile, Yao Xin ignored Hephaestus’s advice and once again approached Bahe Ru’s Divine Remains.
"Just memory loss? It might be worth trying."
By the time Hephaestus reacted, Yao Xin had already reached out to touch Bahe Ru’s Divine Remains.
Instantly, apparent changes occurred in Yao Xin’s Primordial Spirit.
Hideous fangs began to emerge...
Sharp horns broke through the scalp...
The limbs manifested into a structure akin to beastly claws and teeth...
"Crazy! Absolutely crazy!"
Never imagined an Ascender would dare to face the will of a God directly, Hephaestus was filled with disbelief.
Then, everything played out exactly as Hephaestus had envisioned.
The hideously altered Yao Xin quickly lost memory, lost reason, becoming one of the phantoms dwelling in Bahe Ru’s Divine Remains.
She no longer remembered who she was or where she came from.
The altered Yao Xin merely roared and howled like a beast, then instinctively charged into the Divine Remains.
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At the same time, in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Yao Xin, opening the Celestial Eye at her brow, fell into a daze and completely lost perception of her Primordial Spirit.
"What’s wrong?"
Immediately noticing the anomaly in Yao Xin, the Hua She beneath her whispered a query.
"Hmm, indeed encountered a bit of trouble."
"The Divine Power left by that Goddess is much stronger than I imagined, my Primordial Spirit was assimilated in less than two seconds."
After a brief pause in her tone, Yao Xin continued.
"But I didn’t come away empty-handed either, I seem to have ’seen’ something."
Before Hua She could inquire further, another Primordial Spirit walked out from Yao Xin’s Celestial Eye, appearing calm and composed.
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For the Immortals, the Divine Soul is not an invaluable thing.
When Yao Xin’s Primordial Spirit was assimilated by Bahe Ru, it was only equivalent to having ’died’ once.
In just a moment, the lost Primordial Spirit was reborn in Yao Xin’s Celestial Eye, a process so simple it was like being stabbed in the heart.
Immortals are not afraid of such wounds, much less death from them.
"Coming again? Even if you’re not afraid of death, you don’t need to die like this."
Quickly grasping Yao Xin’s intentions, Hua She couldn’t help but widen his eyes and scold.
"Death? My Primordial Spirit hasn’t died."
Blinking her eyes, Yao Xin continued with a calm expression.
"It just continues to exist in another way..."
"And now I’m very curious about the situation on her side."
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"That lunatic!"
"Are all Ascenders returning from the Ancient God World this insane?"
In Li Hao’s silent gaze, Hephaestus’s curses clearly reached his ears.
Although wanting to refute Hephaestus’s stereotype.
Thinking of those peculiar Immortals from his own world, Li Hao felt lacking in confidence.
In some sense, Yao Xin could already be considered among the more rule-abiding, polite Immortals.
If it were any other Immortal, they might do something even more exaggerated and outrageous than Yao Xin.
"I’m not crazy, I’m just not afraid of death."
At this moment, Yao Xin’s figure reappeared before the shocked Hephaestus.
"You... you... you..."
Pointing at the reappearing Yao Xin, Hephaestus’s eyes nearly popped out.
What exactly is going on?
Why does an Ascender have two Divine Souls?
"This is impossible!"
"Even the Indian Gods known for the ’Incarnation Technique’ can’t simultaneously possess two identical Divine Souls!"
To this, Yao Xin merely gave a faint smile, then turned and headed towards Bahe Ru’s Divine Remains.
Following this, as if revisiting the previous scene, Yao Xin’s Primordial Spirit once more began to show signs of alteration.
Body alteration, memory loss, then entering deeper into Bahe Ru’s Divine Remains...
By the time Hephaestus reacted, the second Yao Xin had already disappeared from His sight.
"Could there be a third?"
With a touch of disbelief, the third Yao Xin indeed appeared once more before Hephaestus.
Then came the fourth, fifth, sixth...
From shock to numbness, Hephaestus lost count of how many of Yao Xin’s "death-trips" he had witnessed.
The only certainty was that Yao Xin’s endurance was gradually increasing, and the signs of alteration were weakening.
Eventually, Yao Xin showed little sign of alteration as she walked straight into the enormous mountain formed by the Divine Remains.
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