Cecilia left the Holy Demon Barrier and returned to the human world.
She went back to the Holy Sanctuary.
That day, the entire Sanctuary welcomed her return.
The Pope came to greet her personally.
The high-ranking members stood respectfully on both sides.
Whether they had truly cared for her, been indifferent to her, or even secretly disparaged her, everyone now bowed toward her.
Humble, yet fearful.
Now, Cecilia’s status was higher than all of them.
“Welcome back, Miss Cecilia.”
The Pope smiled at her.
“Now, I suppose I should address you as ‘Goddess,’ Miss Cecilia?”
“To receive a gift from the Divine Shadow—that has never happened in all of human history.”
He marveled.
“Recognized by the divine, your future… is truly boundless.”
“You will surpass everyone in the Holy Sanctuary, including me.”
“Including… His Holiness the Pope?”
Someone gasped at that moment.
Perhaps that was the highest praise the Pope, or even the entire Sanctuary, could give.
The Pope’s words held deep meaning.
If it had been anyone else hearing such praise, they would likely have been overjoyed on the spot.
But Cecilia only smiled calmly at the Pope.
“Your Holiness flatters me.”
She said nothing more.
Soon after, the Pope left.
“Lady Cecilia, do you have time now?”
“Lady Cecilia, about what happened earlier…”
The high-ranking members immediately gathered around her, addressing her as “Lady.”
Praising, chatting, or confessing.
But Cecilia refused them all.
“Please step aside.”
She spoke, her gaze sweeping over the figures before her.
“I’m tired. I need peace.”
The Sanctuary’s high-ranking members fell silent.
Watching Cecilia turn and leave, they made way.
The young girl walked out of the great hall.
She cast a longer glance at the members of the Liat Family.
Gellenson was no longer the head of the Liat Family.
But sensing Cecilia’s gaze, the current Liat Family head suddenly felt a chill and fear that pierced deep into his soul.
It seemed what happened before would not end so easily.
As she distanced herself from the crowd, Cecilia spotted a solitary figure.
It was… Rumina.
Rumina kept her head down, silent, standing at the edge, as if deliberately avoiding Cecilia.
Rumina noticed Cecilia looking at her.
But in the end, she never dared to lift her head.
Some time passed.
Cecilia received an invitation.
As the representative of the Holy Sanctuary, she was to give the final confirmation on a piece of history.
The history of… the Demon King Era.
This history was compiled from historical records provided by all major powers, integrated and edited by the World Alliance.
After final confirmation by all major powers, it would be set as official history and made public to the entire human world.
Actually, this history should have been released long ago.
But the appearance of the new Demon King had completely disrupted everything.
Delaying the announcement until now.
They had delayed far too long.
Now, they had to finalize it and give everyone an answer.
“Lady Goddess!”
“Lady Valkyrie!”
When Cecilia and the others entered the hall as representatives of the Holy Sanctuary, many were already present.
They were the leaders and high-ranking members of the top powers.
Upon seeing Cecilia and Rumina, they greeted them.
“This is the final draft of the Demon King Era history. Please review it, esteemed ones.”
Once all the important figures had arrived, the host spoke.
The crystal before them lit up.
Lines of text appeared before their eyes.
The text praised human courage, the radiance of humanity, and the fearlessness of the major powers in fighting the demons.
Everyone browsed through it.
Some were satisfied, as the draft fully highlighted their faction’s glorious achievements.
Some frowned slightly, feeling the draft was mostly fine but didn’t highlight their family enough.
Some had red-rimmed eyes.
Some were smiling.
And upon seeing a certain name in the draft, some fell silent.
It was a history worthy of song and tears.
An epic.
A hymn to humanity.
Everyone read quietly.
But then…
“Why?”
Cecilia’s voice rang out in the hall.
“Why is Lady Lu Mo’s name not in the history of the Demon King Era?”
She spoke.
With confusion, with doubt, with… a hint of anger.
At the mention of Lu Mo’s name, the host’s face turned deathly pale.
The representatives of the major powers wore varied expressions.
If anyone else had brought up Lu Mo’s name, they would have been rebuked and silenced.
But now, it was no ordinary person.
It was Cecilia, recognized by the Divine Shadow.
“Lady Lu Mo once protected the Holy Demon Barrier, killed many demon dukes, and ultimately slew the Demon King.”
“She… ended the era of demon invasions.”
Cecilia spoke.
“Even traitors, despicable people, and the filthy get their names in history.”
“So why doesn’t Lady Lu Mo even deserve to appear in it?”
Her gaze swept over everyone present.
She did not flinch.
She did not evade.
And then, not a single leader or high-ranking member dared to face her.
Finally, one human high-ranking member stood up and spoke reluctantly:
“Lady Goddess, we do not deny that Lady Lu Mo made great contributions to the human world.”
“But… that name simply cannot appear in history.”
“I need an explanation.”
Cecilia said.
“Lady Lu Mo is not only a hero, but also…”
“…the new Demon King.”
As he said those words, the human high-ranking member was already prepared to be beaten by Cecilia.
But in the end, she did not strike him.
Seeing that he was still alive, the high-ranking member sighed in relief and continued:
“A hero becoming the Demon King—if such a thing were written in history, it would overturn the world’s common sense and cause unprecedented panic across the entire world.”
“Therefore, we had no choice but to…”
“But you could have written only about her killing the Demon King, and not about what happened afterward, couldn’t you?”
Cecilia looked at him and asked again.
The human high-ranking member was momentarily at a loss.
Soon, another person stood up to speak for him:
“If we only write that the youngest Heavenly Realm master and hero who killed the Demon King then vanished without a trace, wouldn’t that confuse people even more?”
“They might start searching for Lady Lu Mo’s whereabouts after that.”
“Although we have handled the matter of the new Demon King with extreme caution, classifying it as top secret.”
“But no wall is soundproof. Many have witnessed the Black Day, the descent of the starry sky, and other phenomena.”
“I fear that if they search long enough, they will uncover part of the truth on their own.”
“And by then…”
“The consequences would be even worse.”
“At that time, not only would the world panic, but the authority and status of the major powers would also be shaken.”
With that, the man bowed to Cecilia.
“Please, Lady Goddess… understand!”
“Yes.”
“This matter really has too much impact.”
“For the stability of human society, we had no choice.”
Voices rose one after another.
Almost all were on the side of the human high-ranking members.
Cecilia was silent.
Listening to the clamor.
She grew angrier.
Lady Lu Mo was never the new Demon King!
She never had the intention of destroying the human world!
Rather, the ones sitting here…
Constantly denying history, rewriting history.
All to cover up their own mistakes and ugliness at the time.
And they only tampered with the true history, fabricating lies.
They never respected history.
Cecilia felt deeply aggrieved.
Why?
Why did Lady Lu Mo give everything, only to have her very existence erased by these people?
She wanted to express her anger.
She wanted to cause a scene here.
To tear this hypocritical history to shreds.
But…
Would Lady Lu Mo want her to do that?
Cecilia was silent for a long time. Then, she suddenly spoke again.
“I understand.”
“Lady Goddess, your understanding is truly…”
“Since you believe such a thing would cause turmoil, why not go a step further?”
Cecilia swiped the floating light curtain on the crystal and pointed to a section of text.
“Please also erase everything I did.”
“Especially this record: ‘Cecilia was recognized by the Divine Shadow and destroyed the Demon King’s remnant soul at the Holy Demon Barrier.’”
“What?!”
Not only the Holy Sanctuary representatives, but also the representatives of the major powers were stunned.
“Lady Goddess, please reconsider!”
“This is an unparalleled glory that will make your name eternal!”
“The Divine Shadow recognized you; you are the first in history.”
The Holy Sanctuary representative immediately urged.
“Yes, Lady Goddess…”
“Your status is extremely special. This history should not be erased.”
“Moreover, the history records that you destroyed the Demon King’s remnant soul. The public will not connect it to the new Demon King or Lu Mo…”
The major power representatives also began to persuade Cecilia.
The Goddess.
Such a status was too special.
It should be recorded in history.
Amid the cacophony, Cecilia slowly stood up and swept her gaze across the crowd once more.
She did not emit any divine majesty, but everyone fell silent at once.
“I don’t care.”
Cecilia said.
“And I don’t value it.”
“Since you erased everything about Lady Lu Mo, then erase everything about me as well.”
“To be in such a false history only insults me.”
“Otherwise, the Holy Sanctuary will not approve this final draft.”
With that, she no longer wished to stay in the hall and turned to leave.
No one dared to speak or block her.
Only after the great hall doors closed again did the meeting room remain dead silent.
Cecilia walked down the steps step by step.
And then, a figure finally emerged from the hall and chased after her.
“Lady Cecilia… please wait! Lady Cecilia!”
It was the Valkyrie, Rumina.
“Lady Cecilia, please reconsider…”
Rumina wanted to persuade Cecilia to go back.
Some matters could still be discussed in the meeting room.
But Cecilia cut her off.
“Do you know?”
Cecilia spoke coldly without turning around.
“I hate you all.”
Rumina jolted.
She truly felt a kind of anger from Cecilia.
An intangible divine power flowed within her, radiating a terrifying aura.
If she wished, she could level the surrounding halls in an instant.
Her power now would not be mistaken for demonic energy.
But rather…
The wrath of a god.
“You drove her to the brink.”
Cecilia continued.
Rumina did not answer.
She closed her eyes, her expression pained.
She could not refute that.
And she…
Had always been running from this matter.
“But she doesn’t hate you.”
Cecilia spoke again.
“She also told me not to hate this world.”
Rumina suddenly felt that Cecilia’s divine aura was rapidly fading.
She instantly transformed from an angry god back into the young girl she once was.
But now with more maturity and determination.
“You can curse her, deny her, attack her, treat her as the enemy of the entire world.”
“But she doesn’t care.”
“So I don’t care either.”
“You erased her trace in history, then you might as well erase mine too.”
“That is your false history, a carefully fabricated story.”
“I disdain to be in it.”
“And I will carry the true history—my story with her—and keep moving forward.”
“To see for her this world she once protected from the Demon King.”
“Then… use my power to turn this imperfect world into the one she and I desired.”
With that, the young girl walked forward without looking back.
Lonely, resolute, yet carrying a resilience that no force in the world could crush.
Carrying a sanctity that made even Rumina feel ashamed.
She stepped into the light.
And Rumina stood on the shadow-cast steps, watching Cecilia’s retreating figure.
Silent for a long, long time.