From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 450 Brigitte's Trial

This decision left many outsiders speechless.

For example, the three foreign gods had rather strange expressions.

"Is this truly a selection of a king, or some powerful deity choosing its followers?"

"Is this kind of selection, which requires immense restraint and composure, really not a divine choice but merely a royal selection?"

"The king chosen in this selection may even be designated as the seed of a chief god within the pantheon!"

It's no wonder they said that. This special selection was just too shocking for them. The selection method that was so strict that even every god would find it unbelievable was just an ordinary thing here!

They dared not imagine how heartbroken the gods of their own world would feel if they saw some of the contestants being "eliminated"!

The god of war and the god of brutality would grieve for the easy death of the first trial participant, and some of the later trial participants would also collude with a certain evil god they recognized!
“If your pantheon has evil gods, wouldn’t they come here specifically to collect these kinds of souls?” Fisher suddenly asked.

Merlin replied confidently, "Of course not. This trial is entirely controlled by the Dana gods, and the druids are assisting. How could it be..."

Then his expression changed: "No... some of their souls are missing..."

This abrupt change caused Merlin to vanish in a flash, but before leaving, he still left a message for the three gods: "It should be the Fur giants... They have returned from the Land of Fallen once again. Don't worry, this is the land protected by the gods, they can't come here, but their souls will indeed be missing as a result!"

Upon hearing this, the three deities were not surprised at all. As gods, they understood the rules of a pantheon all too well.

If there is a god with a bright side, there must be a god with a dark side; if there is a righteous god, there must be an evil god. Otherwise, who would control those hidden powers and abilities?
"But giants...that sounds familiar...I remember the enemies of the Aesir were also giants?" Hal said curiously. "Are their giants all evil gods?"

“Perhaps, like our hell or abyss, it’s just a name? Their evil gods, or gods, might be giants?” Fisher revealed the secret in one sentence.

They continued to watch, still filled with envy at the choices humanity made.

……

"Hmm, what did I forget? We already have the righteous gods, so if there weren't any evil gods, this world would seem too unreal!" Bai Yang said casually. The matter of the giant race was, of course, a spur-of-the-moment idea he came up with after hearing these people's words, but it also just happened to fill in some gaps in the settings.

Besides, what they said makes a lot of sense. As a creator, one can't have kind and righteous souls as resources while evil ones aren't, right?

An evil soul, if placed in the right place, can still be a resource.

In America, these evil souls become demons or cultists, and these places naturally become the initial force of heretics and the resources for the development of those evil deep-sea giants.

In this situation, their malice, brutality, and rampant arrogance are no longer shortcomings, but rather undeniable strengths.

These terrifying souls may become the common enemy of the Celts, the Norse, and the Greeks in the future, and they will also be the source of Poplar's continued exploitation of willpower for a long time to come.

"There are enemies, there is fighting; there is fighting, there is growth. They are mutually reinforcing!"

Bai Yang is certainly not a philanthropist, and the future he has chosen is definitely not a peaceful and prosperous one, but rather a very exciting confrontation between two extremes!
Extraordinary power will gradually spread to everyone in this struggle, and that is the best choice.

Moreover, humans will have different choices: they can join the ranks of righteous gods and become ordinary citizens or extraordinary beings, or they can join the ranks of evil gods and become beings driven by desire and power.

"Only by indulging in unrestrained desires can one generate even more violent willpower!" Bai Yang was very clear-headed, and he also clearly had more things he wanted to do. "And these forces, when accumulated, can also shape a world, similar to hell, the underworld, the ghost realm, or a series of death worlds!"

"These powers can also become the power we use to strike at the continent of Dylan or other similar universes in the future—if they are invaded by evil gods, and our righteous gods send people to help, wouldn't that be considered divine justice?"

Upon hearing Bai Yang's question, Alvin's face darkened. "I guess so? If they really can't hold on, we'll go help them, and they'll be grateful!"

Although both knew it was still just a fantasy, as their development continued to accelerate, this power would eventually become a reality. The extreme abundance of matter and energy, and the explosive population growth brought about by the new world, all made this foreseeable.

We will save you from this predicament, and as for how you got here, that's none of your business!

The two stopped discussing future plans, because the allure of immortality from the Druids ultimately caused many to waver.

Many people know that they may not be able to draw the sword, but immortality is definitely a fact!

They went on to find the druids, exchanged their share of the elixir of immortality for the druids, and in doing so, lost the right to go forward again.

There were quite a few of these people, making up half of the people present, more than 70 people!
After exchanging their jade fruits for the elixir of immortality, some people kept the fruit in their hands, while others couldn't wait to drink it.

"Ah..." The person who drank it made a sound that was almost pleasant, which made everyone turn their heads.

Their bodies seemed to be expanding and contracting, eventually returning to their original form, but now tinged with a fluorescent glow.

That almost divinely bestowed light made them seem less like mortals and more like gods!

Just by drinking the elixir of immortality, are they already practically gods? Some people turned their attention to those holding the elixir, and now they drank it without hesitation.

In this situation, some of the people who were still holding the emerald green fruit ran away to exchange it with the druid for the elixir of immortality.

The throne may not be his, and even if it were, King Arthur wouldn't be immortal. So why not use this opportunity to obtain the elixir of immortality?

People are selfish, so they don't see anything wrong with it.

Only some observers outside noticed the problem: "They all thought this was the end of the selection process, but they didn't know that this was still just an illusion... They had no chance of choosing the elixir of immortality; this was just a trial!"

"The trial means that everything could be a hoax! They've been tricked!"

But that's all he said. Any rational person knows that in such an environment, how many people can maintain that pitiful "rationality"?

There was no such thing; they were all caught up in the situation, so they all thought it was over—in that sense, Cú Chulainn, who died a violent death back then, also seemed to have met a similar end.

Even a hero as powerful as Cú Chulainn was trapped in the illusion, severely injured, and ultimately died.

"It seems you have made your choice!" Just as the last person drank the elixir of immortality, the druid suddenly transformed into a special goddess who was almost "exquisitely beautiful" in everyone's eyes!

She was a goddess of natural grace and captivating beauty, almost breathtakingly beautiful, as if beauty itself emanated from her!

"Your Majesty Brigitte, shall we announce the results of this trial of the scales of the heart?" Merlin's figure appeared at the right moment, also revealing the goddess's name and origin!
Brigitte, the hearth goddess of the Dana race, appeared in the world's civilizations at the same time her name was known.

A goddess, whose existence is almost entirely undocumented except for the fact that she is indeed a deity, is slowly appearing before everyone, her fingertips waving with certain special elemental divine light: "The elixir of immortality, how does it taste?"

Upon hearing this question, everyone was suddenly stunned. Then, to everyone's astonishment, those who had drunk the elixir of immortality clutched their own throats tightly!
Their bodies were being solidified, their lives were being erased. It wasn't an elixir of immortality at all, but a terrifying poison!

“Even the Silver Hand cannot live forever, so why do you think you can be as evergreen as the Tree of Life? Those who cowardly fear the years should be abandoned by them!” Brigitte’s voice rang out.

The next second, accompanied by the terrified cries of all those who had drunk the elixir of immortality, the mist before their eyes dissipated, and these people had transformed into small oak trees, taking root in the land of this continent.

As for their souls, they vanished in the same place, just like those trial participants who died from the shattering of the acorns.

They did indeed achieve immortality, becoming one with the Tree of Life, but it wasn't quite the same kind of immortality they had imagined...

This almost cruel trial left all the viewers feeling extremely uneasy!
The final trial participants number less than 40... This is the end of the trial, and also the cruelty of the royal selection trial!
(End of this chapter)