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Chapter 804 - 389: Goddess of Forge and Flame (Part 3)
"Are we diving? Using our Water Attribute Equipment? Li Ang anticipated this!" Zoe hurriedly said."Of course not," Li Ang ruffled her hair, "that would scald you to death. I wouldn’t make such a prediction."
The Salamanders crawled over a statue of a Divine Spirit, and Li Ang recognized this deity’s form; it was the Horned Goddess of the Horned Race, the one he had seen the most along the way.
"Hold on a moment." Li Ang instructed the Fire Feathered Lizards to stop.
"What’s wrong?" Zoe immediately asked.
"Look at this statue."
This toppled statue was the largest depiction of the Horned Goddess seen so far. Its decorations were the most elaborate, and even with a layer of volcanic ash, the splendor of the ornaments on its horn was still undisguised.
Li Ang seemed intrigued by her and flew to the base, searching for the plaque.
The young girls gathered around, and ALulu was the first to find the information Li Ang needed.
The Paladin Maiden read out the praise poem in a childish voice.
"With the fire of the furnace, we praise you—the Goddess of Forge and Flame with the Horned Crown, Hestia! Your divine hooves are like the heavenly hammer that breaks the sky, the sparks they strike are the birth of the stars. Your breath stirs the fire within the forge, a fiery womb where all things are born. The edge of your great horn is the tool that carved civilization, and the knuckle that comforts the home oven. May the Lupus People always bask in your radiance, and we shall forever spread your grace."
ALulu raised her head: "She is a Goddess much loved by the Lupus People, presiding over both the Forging Furnace and Household Stove, all related to fire."
Island Gods are not uncommon in Nebis. No, they should be considered very common, so much that even an island with little lingering faith might have an ancient nameless statue found in some remote corner despite converting to the widespread Wotam Sect.
According to Thousand Tower City scholars, some Island Gods’ prototypes are the "King of the Island," referring to the Super Demons on the Sky Island.
These Super Demons might still exist deep in the islands, or they might have migrated away at some point, or been eliminated by other unspeakable forces.
"Do you mean that the Goddess of Forge and Flame ’Hestia’ is the Molten Mountain Star Soul?" Andasu asked.
"Precisely. Since we’ve already faced the pinnacle of madness on the ruins of civilization, there’s no need to delicately extract insights from folklore and mythology like a scholar; we can make bold judgments."
Li Ang stroked the warm rock base: "Based on the Lupus People’s respect for her, the Molten Mountain Star Soul was not frenzied to begin with. It’s certain that some unknown force drove her to frenzy."
"Removing that thing should heal her, right?" Zoe hurriedly said.
"Regardless of whether it can or not, this must be done," Li Ang said.
Combining Star Soul to strengthen Zoe’s power was originally the "mainline mission" of the Star Flower Travel Corps; whether healing or opposing, the "thorn" within the Molten Mountain Star Soul must be extracted.
"Now the question is how to find it."
The inquiry returned to the discussions they had when coming in this direction.
"Those deep lava caves leading underground might contain a passage to its Star Palace."
Li Ang shook his head: "But that’s too troublesome. I brought you here because the force that just helped us emerged from here..."
"Ah!" ALulu’s shout interrupted Li Ang’s words.
Xiaoniu pointed to the side, and everyone immediately looked over. On an adequately preserved domed building, stood a figure of flame.
It swayed and flickered as if it were a flame about to dissipate, yet it gave the feeling of watching this way.
Everyone directed the Salamanders towards the fire figure’s direction, but saw it point in one direction before disappearing.