"Yes, I agree with this predecessor’s hypothesis. I have also entered many ancient ruin dungeons and discovered numerous inconsistencies in the number of gods mentioned. Moreover......"

  When Hulim read this comment, her eyes widened in shock.

  "Moreover, in a small ancient ruin dungeon, I found traces that may have been left by Vesus, the God of Mystery and Wisdom, during his time on the mortal realm!"

  "From these traces, I infer that Vesus was a person of the Mogalia Era!"

  "......In subsequent years of excavation, I found more evidence."

  "Not only was Vesus from the Mogalia Era, but he was also closely related to the Mogalia Civilization’s rise to such heights. Most importantly—"

  "I suspect that the sudden destruction of the Mogalia Civilization is also closely linked to Vesus. It is even possible that Vesus became a new god precisely because of that destruction......"

  "Based on this, I speculate that while higher-ranked magic may exist, there must be another way to become a god."

  The destruction of the Mogalia Civilization was closely linked to Vesus......

  The content of the comment was nothing short of earth-shattering.

  Even Hulim felt her worldview was severely shaken.

  "No...... Although this comment implies that Vesus was responsible for Mogalia’s destruction, it does not explicitly state it. There may be underlying circumstances. It is impossible to deduce the full picture of what happened back then based solely on fragmented traces left in ruins......"

  However, regardless of the comment’s controversy, if what it claimed was true, Vesus’s example would undoubtedly confirm the earlier hypothesis that mortals could become gods.

  Hulim continued reading.

  Numerous subsequent comments refuted the claim questioning Vesus.

  This was understandable.

  Among the six gods, Mother Earth Goddess Terra was the creator deity worshipped by all races, always holding the top position.

  As for the other five gods, their popularity varied among different groups:

  Humans favored Taita, the God of Order; Elves leaned toward Helim, the Goddess of Life; Dwarves revered Soto, the God of War; Orcs worshipped Michester, the God of Hunting; and finally, Vesus, the God of Mystery and Wisdom, was especially revered by scholars worldwide.

  Most of those who had reached this underground ruin were followers of Vesus, so they naturally resented remarks questioning him.

  Scholars argued without resorting to vulgarity, preferring to refute each other with evidence.

  One particularly meticulous scholar later commented that, to counter the earlier claim, he had spent over two hundred years specifically investigating ancient Mogalia ruins.

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  And he had indeed found evidence......

  According to his account, Vesus had indeed ascended to godhood during the destruction of the Mogalia Civilization—but his ascension had nothing to do with the civilization’s fall. He would have become a god even if the civilization had survived.

  To support this, he cited the example of Helim, the Goddess of Life. Based on his discoveries, Helim’s birth was closely tied to Yggdrasil, and she was likely a member of the Ancient Elf race.

  Her ascension did not come at the cost of any civilization; on the contrary, she had even founded a powerful Ancient Elf Empire.

  Thus, this scholar argued that Vesus’s existence was not the cause of Mogalia’s destruction—in fact, it was precisely because of him that Mogalia had grown so powerful.

  Mogalia’s destruction had another cause.

  Vesus had even tried to stop that cause but ultimately failed. However, his efforts were not in vain—he had preserved many sparks of civilization, allowing subsequent eras after Mogalia to flourish quickly......

  In addition to this scholar, many others later provided evidence, and their content became increasingly shocking.

  This cross-temporal debate would likely never have a conclusion, as those who came first would never see the remarks of those who followed.

  Nevertheless, their arguments revealed a clearer picture of the gods hidden in mystery.

  "This is truly a complicated history......"

  Hulim couldn’t help but sigh.

  She had never imagined that by observing a debate spanning the ages, she would inadvertently learn about Himmler’s past.

  All gods except Mother Earth Goddess Terra were mentioned more or less in the subsequent discussions.

  Among them, information about Taita, the God of Order, was the most vague—even his true race remained unknown. Scholars believed that Taita was one of the oldest beings in the Himmler world, contemporary with Semiris, the Fairy Queen.

  His ascension had brought order to a world that had long been in chaos, allowing it to embark on a path of development.

  Helim, the Goddess of Life, was confirmed to be a member of the Ancient Elves—the earliest intelligent humanoid race in the world.

  They had appeared as early as the Chaotic Era, and after Taita ended that era, they developed the first civilized era.

  Several subsequent eras were confirmed to belong exclusively to the Ancient Elves.

  Helim had emerged during the peak of the Ancient Elf race.

  After the fall of the Ancient Elves, the Ancient Dwarves stepped onto the world stage,

  founding their own civilized era.

  It was during this period that Soto, confirmed to be an Ancient Dwarf, became the God of War. Almost simultaneously, the Ancient Dwarves established their most prosperous Ancient Dwarf Dynasty.

  While the era dominated by the Ancient Dwarves was not as long as that of the Ancient Elves, it spanned several ages.

  Later, however, the suddenly rising Ancient Orc race—known not as Orcs at the time, but as the Solk people—ended the Ancient Dwarves’ rule.

  The Solk people were vastly different from the modern Orc race. They had no distinct subgroups, sharing a single appearance: large furry ears and fluffy long tails. All varieties of Orcs in later generations were differentiated mutations based on this original form.

  The Solk people were initially thought to be close relatives of humans, as their lifespans and life cycles were identical. However, later evidence proved no such connection existed. Like humans, Elves, and Dwarves, the Solk people were an intelligent species that had appeared as early as the Chaotic Era.

  It was confirmed that Michester, the God of Hunting among the six gods, was a Solk person—and his appearance matched the description of the Solk people perfectly......

  After rising to prominence, the Solk people also established a powerful era.

  However, this era was like a shooting star—appearing briefly and fading quickly.

  The main reason seemed to be related to internal alienation among the Solk people. They began to differentiate into Orc subgroups with distinct physical characteristics, leading to internal division. The powerful civilization they had once built thus dissipated.

  After the Solk people,

  the dominant force of each era was no longer a single fixed race.

  With the Ancient Elves and Ancient Dwarves already consigned to history, the cycle of eras seemed to enter a new phase.

  The modern pattern of four coexisting races—Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and Orcs—was formally established.

  Each race later became the protagonist of an era. Among them, the most powerful Mogalia Civilization was created by humans, and Vesus, the God of Mystery and Wisdom, was also human.

  This pattern has persisted to this day......