Online Game: I Started with Max Charisma and Caught the Goddess's Eye

Upon seeing this, a look of joy appeared in Luca's eyes.

The magical energy in his hands surged more violently.

An endless stream of sin burst forth and was extracted from the divine rank.

It was quickly injected into the Frost Divine Rank.

The cracks on the ice-blue Divine Rank started to heal at a visible speed.

Within it, Sophia's consciousness was completely enveloped by divine power.

Her aura, which had originally been as fragile as a flickering candle in the wind, was rapidly recovering.

As time passed, the frosty divine power on the ice-blue Divine Rank grew stronger.

The barrier surrounding the room began to shake.

Crack! A faint sound echoed.

Cracks appeared on the Sinful Divine Rank, and the sinful divine power within it began to weaken rapidly.

No one knew how much time had passed, but the extensive use of magical power caused beads of sweat to appear on Luca's forehead.

In the Frost Divine Rank.

Sophia's long eyelashes suddenly fluttered.

Then, under Luca's watchful gaze, she slowly opened her eyes.

Her ice-blue eyes, resembling crystal, held the confused look of a newborn, as if she didn't understand why she was there.

However, upon seeing Luca, she quickly regained her senses.

"Luca…" Sophia's voice was still weak, but it made Luca feel an overwhelming joy rising from deep within him, as though a tidal wave of emotions was drowning his heart.

"Your divine soul is still unstable, don't move for now. I'm using the Sinful Divine Rank to help you recover." Realizing that this wasn't the time to rejoice, he quickly calmed himself.

Sophia had many questions she wanted to ask, but hearing his words, she suppressed her curiosity for the moment.

Crack, crack!

At the same time, more and more cracks appeared on the Sinful Divine Rank.

Even the light on the Primordial Crystal began to dim.

The power required to restore Sophia's divine soul was far greater than Luca had anticipated.

However, he had already expected this. After all, Sophia's true rank should be on the same level as Zenobia's. A full recovery would definitely not be easy.

Fortunately, before the Sinful Divine Rank and Primordial Crystal could shatter, the cracks on the Frost Divine Rank were finally healed.

Although the divine power within her was still not at its peak as it had been during Sophia's prime, it was enough to stabilize her divine soul. She no longer faced the constant risk of dissipating like before.

The surging magical and divine energy in the room gradually subsided.

Whoosh... Luca let out a long breath, his face pale from exhaustion.

However, despite his weakened state, a smile that he couldn't hide appeared on his face.

A flash of ice-blue light flickered through the room.

Then, a figure with an aura of cold elegance and stunning beauty appeared in the room. At this moment, Sophia was still wearing the same white dress, her long blue hair cascading like satin, breathtakingly beautiful.

Looking at the senior he hadn't seen in so long, Luca had so much he wanted to say, but in the end, he only let out one simple sentence: "It's good that you're alright."

Looking at the man in front of her, Sophia was a little dazed. She had originally thought she was doomed, never imagining that there would be a day when they would meet again.

This gave her a dream-like feeling.

"I didn't expect to see you again, Luca... junior." Sophia's lips moved slightly, and a smile appeared on her cold and beautiful face, a smile so enchanting that it left Luca momentarily stunned.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Sophia's beauty was the most striking he had ever seen in any woman.

After such a long time, when they met again, there was no awkwardness or tender affection between them. Sophia looked around the room and voiced the question that had been on her mind.

"Where are we now? This doesn't seem like the Clinton Empire."

The furnishings and decorations in the room, as well as the strange metallic boxes, gave Sophia a sense of unfamiliarity. She immediately noticed that something was off.

"This is another world." Luca didn't hide anything. Such matters couldn't be concealed, and it wouldn't hurt to let Sophia know their current situation as soon as possible.

"Another world?" Sophia raised an eyebrow at this, slightly surprised, not understanding what Luca meant by another world.

Seeing this, Luca explained everything that had happened after Sophia fell into a deep sleep, including the Eternal Game and its connection to the real world.

When she heard that the Eternal World was just a game world, Luca was surprised to find that Sophia wasn't as shocked as he had expected.

"When I was merging with Zenobia, I saw part of her memories," she said. In those memories, not only were there secrets about the War of the Gods, but also much about the Ancient Gods.

One of the key pieces of information was about the Eternal World and the real world.

For instance, the reason the Ancient Gods had gone to such great lengths to connect several worlds was to carry out a plan that spanned millions of years.

This plan concerned the life and death of all the Ancient Gods, which was why they were willing to resort to any means, even if it meant planning for thousands of years and bringing down the entire Divine Court.

Unfortunately, even Zenobia did not know what the plan actually was.

The entire Divine Court might have only one person who knew the complete story—the King of Divine Court from that time. But that God King had long since fallen, and the secret was forever buried in the ruins of the Divine Court, with no chance of ever seeing the light of day again.

After Sophia finished speaking, Luca snapped back to his senses, feeling a sense of regret in his heart. If they could understand what the Ancient Gods were truly after, even if they couldn't stop them, at least they could prepare in advance.

Now, the enemy is hidden, and they are exposed, which puts them at a significant disadvantage.

Sophia suddenly seemed to remember something. "After the War of the Gods and the fall of the Divine Court, not all the gods perished. Some gods, not belonging to the Divine Court, managed to survive."

"These gods have existed for even longer, and they are incredibly powerful. For example, the Goddess of Night, Nyx. If we can find them, we might gain some information."

Gods not belonging to the Divine Court? Luca's mind stirred. He hadn't known about this before—there were gods outside of the Divine Court, and they hadn't been involved in the War of the Gods.

This made him think of something.

The Crimson King of the All-Beings Empire, Ogg Stuart, was rumored to be a descendant of Nyx. If Nyx really was still alive, perhaps they could obtain some clues from him. However, he wasn't sure if Ogg was still alive. Marcel and his father, the Dragon King, were no pushovers...

Although Sophia's divine soul had recovered, she didn't have a true divine body. Staying outside for too long wouldn't be beneficial, so after chatting with Luca for a while, she returned to the Frost Divine Rank.

"Divine body..." Looking at the Frost Divine Rank in his hands, which was emitting a soft blue glow, Luca furrowed his brow slightly.

Although the Frost Divine Rank protected Sophia's divine soul, it was also an invisible prison. As long as her divine body wasn't remade, she could never truly escape the Frost Divine Rank.

So, helping Sophia reconstruct her divine body was also a problem.

Luca sighed. He didn't have a good solution right now, so he could only take things one step at a time. At least Sophia's consciousness had awakened, which was the most crucial first step.

He comforted himself for a moment before putting the Frost Divine Rank away.

Just as Luca was about to rest, an idea suddenly popped into his head. His eyes lit up.

He looked out the window at the towering mountain in the darkness, his gaze shifting with a flash of thought. Speaking of which, could the artificial monster technology of Zenith Technology Company and the artificial human technology of the Via Empire be used to create a divine body?

The thought, once it appeared, began to take root in Luca's mind as if it had been planted long ago.

It seemed that he would need to make another trip to Dragon Gate Mountain tomorrow.

...

The next morning, Luca was abruptly woken up by the constant ringing of his phone.

Opening his phone, he saw a series of missed calls from Drumph, Quagmire, and the others.

"Hello, what's going on?" he answered groggily, dialing back.

Drumph's heavy voice came through the phone. "Get over here right now, something's happened."

Hearing his words, Luca instantly woke up. Thinking back to the sirens that had been blaring all night long, he already had a sinking feeling about what might have occurred.

Without saying much more, Luca immediately hung up the phone, got dressed, and went downstairs.

Quagmire and the others were already waiting downstairs. All of their faces were serious.

When they saw him approach, Drumph spoke up. "Dragon Gate Mountain was robbed last night, and now the entire Imperial Capital is under martial law. The people from Zenith have given orders to the families, telling them to do everything they can to find the thief."

Luca's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He thought to himself, It's just a stolen Primordial Crystal. Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it? However, his expression remained unchanged.

"No wonder there was so much commotion last night. What are the officials saying?" He furrowed his brow and asked calmly.

As though he was completely unaware of the situation.

Drumph and the others didn't suspect Luca in relation to last night's events.

After all, it was Dragon Gate Mountain, Zenith's base. Why would Luca go there without any reason?

"They're still just observing for now, but all the entrances and exits to Imperial Capital are sealed," Drumph replied. "The higher-ups suspect that someone might be trying to provoke a conflict between us and Zenith at this time."

It wasn't hard to see why they thought this. The Global Federation had only just been established, and now someone had broken into Dragon Gate Mountain and stolen something from Zenith. It looked like someone was trying to stir up trouble.

Quagmire rubbed his forehead in frustration. "This has escalated quite a bit, and all the major powers are taking it very seriously. It seems like we won't be able to leave anytime soon."

"Those big families still want us to help look for the thief. It's really disgusting," Donlow scoffed.

Fuzzsir also sneered. "To go and curry favor with a bunch of aliens—these soulless bastards. They have no integrity. At least I have some pride."

"Exactly. No integrity at all," Luca nodded in agreement.