My Goddess is Good at Pretending

As the divine horn of the Heavenly Realm echoed, the sky trembled as the abyssal calamities emerged from the endless void, bringing forth corrupted god-tier monsters, fallen celestial beasts, and the primordial darkness that once devoured the ancient heavens.

With the Lord of Heaven's divine blessing and the God Emperor's power, the heavens united as one force, ready to rewrite fate and annihilate the abyssal calamity.

72 heavenly agents formed a grand annihilation magic circle formation as they would unleash their combined ultimate destructive technique as the opening attack.

As He-Dao hovered in the middle of the grand annihilation formation, he brandished his heavenly sword forward. "For Heavens! For the World! For our Eternal Oath!"

As the annihilation of divine light clashed with the newly emerged abyssal creatures, eliminating hundreds of thousands of corrupted monsters, the Nirvana Great War that would determine the fate of all realms had finally begun.

Elysia remained in the spot as she couldn't stray far from the Nirvana Seal, the core of the Nirvana Barrier.

Countless blue veins emerged and invaded her body through her right hand, connecting herself as the new core to the barrier that sealed the Corrupted Nirvana Realm. "Guh!"

"It may be painful, but you have taken control." Elena cast healing magic to ease Elysia's pain.

"I'm fine. This is nothing. We can't let the Nirvana Barrier collapse before we put the flow of the war under control." Elysia flinched, but she hid her painful expression well.

As countless translucent spiritual veins emerged on her back to sync her body with the Nirvana Barrier, the blue veins that invaded her body slowly disappeared.

"You took over the Nirvana Barrier, but it can't last long. The defense has been breached..." Lady Nirvana stared into the distance.

The Nirvana Barrier slowly crumbled even though Elysia had taken over the barrier as the new core. It was probably too much for Elysia to bear. Hundreds of spatial rifts, cracks, and crevices had appeared at once.

She sacrificed her entire body, soul, and spirit to form the Nirvana Barrier. It was created using her true essence at her 18th Rank peak condition. Regardless, Elysia was still a newly ascended Goddess, and the Nirvana Barrier was beyond what Elysia could handle.

"Heehee... don't underestimate me, Lady Nirvana." Elysia closed her eyes and moved her hands.

Countless threads of light emerged from the Nirvana Barrier, patching up the hundreds of holes that had formed in the other zones so the Heavenly Palace's original plan would not be ruined because they had to force the monsters from the other side to focus on the massive hole that He-Dao opened.

Thousands of abyssal monsters had already escaped, and many divine warriors blocked them, engaging in battle at once. Those below the 14th Rank would remain in the Heavenly Realm to vanquish the monsters that escaped the nets, and the first batch army crossed the realm to fight the enemies in the Corrupted Nirvana Realm.

"Impressive." Lady Nirvana was impressed by Elysia's mastery over the heavenly laws. It had only been a few seconds since Elysia took over Nirvana Barrier, but it was as if Elysia had already taken full control without needing her help.

"We're only allowed to enter the battle on the second day, huh..." Sylvia crossed her arms as she stared at the spiraling portal, the only allowed entrance to the Corrupted Nirvana Realm.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean we can't unleash some support attacks from the entrance. Master will assist them from there as well." Vanessa made a victory hand sign.

"Hum." Yuuki nodded because that was true.

"Should we get going now? They've already set up divine protection for us on the other side." Lifa pointed to the portal.

"Sisters, I'll be in your care. I'll leave the innermost line of protection to you." Elysia looked at her Goddess sisters confidently.

After receiving a response from her Goddess sisters, Elysia crossed the realm as she had to position herself in the most suitable place to support the frontline attackers and ensure they could retreat on time.

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In the vast, boundless heavenly battlefield where the Heavenly Realm and Corrupted Nirvana Realm collided, Elysia stood high above the sky at the highest altitude where the two realms were divided. She was protected by the nine strongest heavenly agents and her trusted Goddess sisters.

Her divine petals fell to the battlefield occasionally, dancing in the air to empower the countless heavenly warriors on the frontline.

Casualties were inevitable whether it was an offensive battle in the Corrupted Nirvana Realm or a defensive battle in the Heavenly Realm.

Elysia patched up old holes only to find new ones elsewhere in the Nirvana Barrier. Her focus was divided on many things at once, but fortunately, because she took over the entire Nirvana Barrier, she could keep an eye on both sides in all directions with ease.

Everything was still going according to plan as everyone was well-prepared to fight the Nirvana Abyssal Demons, the corruption, and the heavenly curse. However, what concerned her the most was the battle between the God Emperors that occurred right at the beginning of the war.

The Lord of Heaven versus the Sovereign of Abyss had taken place in the heart of the Corrupted Nirvana Realm. He fought the final boss all by himself, but he was assisted by many God Kings and Immortal Lords so none could intervene in the battle of sovereign.

At the very center of the battlefield, where the Void and Divinity clashed, He-Dao as the Lord of Heaven, the Supreme God Emperor, descended with divine authority to personally confront the Sovereign of Abyss, the primordial calamity that once devoured the ancient heavens and engulfed the Nirvana Realm.

"You never ever expected that we'll be offensive rather than defensive. I have long awaited this moment. Today, your existence shall be erased from the annals of history." He-Dao grinned widely after the first clash with his old friend.

"Graa!" The Sovereign of Abyssal, an entity feared by countless gods and immortals, let out a terrifying roar that shook the Corrupted Nirvana Realm. "Foolish ants... Heavens have fallen before me once, and today, I shall plunge it into eternal ruin once again! Not just Nirvana, I shall devour everything, even you, Heavenly Dao!"

"You overestimate yourself, Helfheim. You have greatly weakened. What makes you worthy to face me with such arrogance?" He-Dao brandished his heavenly sword.

The dimension got twisted to trap the one he swore to destroy in the sealed space. It would be a fight between the two of them, and only one of them would emerge alive.

With the formation of a massive chaotic domain that could obliterate anything that came near, all the heavenly agents, God Kings, and Immortal Lords slowly retreated closer to the Nirvana Barrier, hunting down the mini-bosses and eliminating all the monsters that got in their way.

"With no variables to fear, they should be able to gain an upper hand on the first day." Elena looked at the battle centers in several areas.

Despite being significantly outnumbered, the heavenly armies gained an absolute advantage with the disappearance of fear and the effects of the enemy's corruption and curse.

"My lord..." Yuna clasped her hands in prayer. She put her faith in her lord as she knew he would emerge victorious.

Although she felt somewhat dissatisfied that she couldn't fight alongside her lord and her fellow comrades, she couldn't even do anything because the key to victory lay with Elysia. She, as a part of the strongest nine heavenly agents, was stationed to protect Elysia at all costs, even with their lives.

None was allowed to touch the supreme key figure because once Elysia was injured let alone fell, the entire situation would collapse and it would only take time until it became a losing battle with enormous casualties.

Despite having the power of miracles and supreme divinity, Elysia's defense was far below average. It would only need one hit from an ancient god-tier monster, and the consequences were not something anyone could bear.

'She is badmouthing us?' Ai squinted her gaze as she stared skeptically at the surrounding heavenly agents. She felt surrounded rather than protected.

'The heavenly demons and many demonic paths are making their moves to backstab us as expected.' Elysia spread her divine sense on the Heavenly Realm's sky as she detected many malicious entities entering the Heavenly Realm.

The Nirvana Barrier covered the entire Heavenly Realm's sky, so none could escape her eyes even though those villains tried to sneak attack the heavenly army's defensive formations from behind.

"This is way earlier than expected." Elena shared Elysia's vision, shocked to find that the number of malicious forces could not be underestimated, especially because the one leading those villains was two Immortal Kings.

"I have informed the Fate Goddess on the other side. She should be capable of handling the armies to repel those demons." Fortuna gave an ok hand gesture so Elysia didn't need to worry.

"Alright. Thank you." Elysia gazed upon the battlefield. It had only been less than two hours, and many were quickly exhausted by the Corrupted Nirvana's debuffs.

Seeing the heavenly armies get pushed back, it was time for them to retreat before the curse and corruption affected them severely. With that being said, it was not easy to retreat mid-battle, and therefore, it was time for her to make her move to help their safe retreat.

"Hold the heavenly talisman and close your eyes. We shall open the path." Elysia sent her voice transmission to the heavenly warriors on the frontline.

After saying that, she raised her divine staff, unleashing the intense bright divine sun to blind the enemies and inflicting severe debuffs that harmed the evil-type entities exposed to the light from the sky.

"Retreat and regroup!" Yuna conveyed her command to all troops.

And, with that, the first batch warriors below 15th Rank immediately retreated to leave the Corrupted Nirvana Realm as they had to recuperate as soon as possible, leaving the strongest combatants to hold their ground on the frontline for a while longer before the second batch would switch with them.

"What kind of power is that? It's just divine light, but the monsters are melting..."

"That's the supreme one. We have her on our back."

"Retreat ASAP! It's time for the next army batch to take over."

"Kuh, this is so energy-consuming. We're fighting monsters and curses altogether!"

"Stop complaining. If it's not anti-curse items, you're done for."

The army's first batch retreated to the Heavenly Realm, and soon, the second batch, consisting of tens of thousands of divine warriors who were no less than the first batch entered the Corrupted Nirvana Realm.

"Just as one could expect. They won't die just to be killed once or twice. We need to eliminate their sources or kill them in their final form." The Shadow Monarch glanced back at the forefront battlefield.

Many of the corrupted monsters he had just slain slowly got revived in a more grotesque and powerful form. It was challenging to fight those monsters, especially because of their overwhelming number. But it was also what made his blood boil, excited for more battle.

But, he had to retreat for now because he was there to have the taste during the opening of the war. Those monsters were still in their second phase, and he would wait for them to enter their strongest form to wipe them out.