Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

Above the starry sky, the morning star falls in the west.

When ordinary people describe the height of heaven and earth, they remember that if you fall from the sky, you can reach the ground in nine days and nine nights; if you fall from the ground, you can reach the underworld in nine days and nine nights; if you fall from the underworld, you can reach the abyss in nine days and nine nights. Even at the speed of gods, this far distance Nor is it easy.

But when it was penetrated by the gun barrel, Hypnos began to sink thousands of times. Even the God of Wind and the Goddess of Rainbow, who are famous for their extreme speed, may not be half as fast as him at this moment.

But he didn't pay attention to this. Sleep looked up at the sky. The peak of Sinaia was getting farther and farther away from him and became more and more blurry. At this moment, in the depths of Hypnos's soul, a feeling of weakness suddenly emerged, and then, little bits of light emerged from his divine body.

That's a 'dream'. Sleep and dreams are one and the same. One of them comes from the placenta conceived by the eternal night, and the other comes from the gift given by the spiritual world. However, the gift of the world also ends in the world. Every time Hypnos falls, the power of [Dream] in him is lost. They return to the embrace of the spirit world and become a part of Him.

But that's not what the God of Sleep really cares about. He looked at the figure who knocked him down with his own hands, the familiar 'Father God'. As the priesthood was stripped away, his connection with the spiritual world became closer. At this moment, the world in his eyes seemed to be different.

The figure in black robe gradually blurred in his eyes, but became more 'clear'. Vaguely, Hypnos couldn't tell the difference between him and the sky in the spiritual world. As he continued to fall and fell through the seven-layer space-time barrier, in a daze, the God of Sleep seemed to see another side of the spiritual world.

The sacred mountain that runs through the spiritual world is His spine, and the well of reincarnation is His core. The moon is His eyes, and the mountains and rivers are His flesh and blood fascia.

He is there, at the beginning of everything. He transformed all that He was into the world, and the world was supposed to be one with Him.

"This is this?!"

Suddenly awakened, Hypnos opened his eyes wide. He wanted to take a closer look, but the fantastic sight was long gone. He has left the spiritual world, and the divine authority belonging to [Dream] has left him. The fleeting scene can no longer be seen by anyone because it has lost its deep connection.

In other words, that is a perspective that belongs only to the 'world', and even the eternal gods are not qualified to see it.

"Wait—stop!"

With a sharp shout, powerful divine power erupted from his body, and the God of Sleep wanted to see more clearly. He tried his best to stop his fall, and his struggle caused more blood to flow out from the penetration point in his chest, but everything was in vain.

The short gun shaft passed through his chest and blocked all his resistance. Under its carriage, Hypnos couldn't even stop his falling trajectory.

After a while, he finally realized his powerlessness and gave up resistance. He lay weakly on his back in the void, sinking with the wooden pole. Beside him, there were dots of light floating, and in every light spot, there was a life.

Previously, every time he passed through an interface, the authority of his dreams was stripped away; at the same time, the lives that obeyed his orders in that interface were also expelled and fell with him.

Now, they gathered around the God of Sleep, as if they were defending their king.

"Oh, my king, you are the lowest in all realms. It seems that whether you are willing or not, you will go there with me."

Smiling to himself, Hypnos relaxed his body, and then fell endlessly. He saw the auroras in the starry sky, the floods on the earth, and the undead in the Garden of Truth, and then passed through the interface between the world and the abyss and fell into Tartarus.

The concept of time was erased, the front and back were reversed, and the left and right were shifted accordingly. Only the fate of "must win" remained unchanged. This remaining power just carried him, heading towards the final destination.

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The eastern part of the continent, Olympus.

"boom--"

Huge waves surged into the sky, splashing thousands of layers of snow. At some point, the seawater that was originally stirred up by the Son of Poseidon and stopped outside Mount Olympus continued to spread westward. The huge waves, which were as high as a thousand meters, seemed to be carrying the wrath of the gods and collided with the barrier raised on the sacred mountain.

Olympus, the pure land of the gods that is not limited by the laws of this world, is now swaying slightly in front of the power hidden in the huge waves. As the pillar supporting the eastern sky, when it shakes, the sky seems to tremble as well.

"Zeus, come out to me!"

An angry shout came, and then on top of the waves, a chariot rushed out of the sea. Powerful power surged around, and although the owner of the voice did not step out, his power did not diminish at all.

Under the shouts of the Titan gods, the damaged door of the temple slowly opened on the top of Mount Olympus. Zeus walked out first, his hands surrounded by thunder and lightning. Behind him, all the gods who had participated in the discussion were also listed.

The God King's expression was very solemn. He knew who was coming, and could probably guess why they were coming, but he didn't want to cause trouble now, after all, the Divine Court was empty as never before.

The higher the divine power, the more obvious the gap between levels. Facing the Ocean God Lord, whose divine power level has reached level 20 and is at the pinnacle of powerful divine power, only Zeus himself can fight him.

But as we all know, the original water goddess Tesis is also a powerful water god. Thousands of river gods and lake spirits worship her as their master. No one in Olympus can resist her presence today.

Hades was far away in the underworld, Hestia had just left, Demeter was not good at fighting, and Poseidon made it clear that he would just sit on the sidelines. The Goddess of Law has not returned for many years, and the Sun God and other gods cannot decide the situation at all. Everything tells Zeus how difficult the enemy in front of him is.

Of course, the situation is not at its worst yet. After all, it is easy to decide between gods, but it is difficult to decide the winner. If his adoptive parents insist on taking action, Zeus will have no choice but to avoid the edge for the time being. When Pluto and the Kitchen Goddess notice the movement here and gather the power of the gods, the balance of victory will eventually tilt towards him. But if it really develops to that point, I am afraid that the Divine Court, which cannot be established for more than a hundred years, will completely become a laughing stock.

At that time, it is difficult to say what choice a god like Aphrodite, who is semi-independent of the Divine Court, will make. And it is impossible to say whether an originally honest guy like the Sun God will have other thoughts.

At this moment, the God King once again realized how weak he was at this moment. Without a few brothers and sisters, he could not suppress those old masters, the children of the Heavenly Father.

"Long time no see, my most respected Lord of the Ocean, what kind of wind brings you here?"

Although he knew it was impossible, Zeus still hoped to get a kind answer. However, the next moment, the sound coming from the carriage made him give up his delusion.

"You know very well, Zeus, that you murdered my daughter and the pearl of the sea in a shady way. Today is the day I come to seek justice."

Another voice came from the chariot, and the original water goddess slowly walked out, unscrupulously releasing divine pressure. She is the purest water and the mother of thousands of rivers. Even if she faces the gods alone, her momentum will not fall behind.

On the contrary, when faced with Tesis' questioning, although the God King's expression remained unchanged, the momentum of the other gods around him declined.

Many versions of the matter between Zeus and Metis have long been secretly circulated among the gods. Now that the real owner has come to visit, it seems to be a matter of course. At least in this matter, there are many gods who sympathize with the goddess.

However there are some exceptions. Behind the God King, Queen Hera glanced at Zeus fiercely, but finally stepped forward and stood beside him. After all, she is the biggest beneficiary. If Metis is still there, how will she get the position of Queen of Heaven?

"If this is the purpose of your coming, Your Highness Thesis, although I am also very sad about the disappearance of Metis, this is not the reason for you to blatantly threaten the Divine Court."

The three-color scepter floated beside him, and the [Thunder Arrow] was held in the palm of Zeus. Now that he was sure that the person who came was evil, Zeus became cold-faced.

The current situation is indeed not good, but Oceanus and his wife don't know what just happened, and they don't even know that Poseidon turns a blind eye to it and Hestia is not on the mountain. On the contrary, in order to prevent being seen as a problem, Zeus not only did not give in, but became even tougher.

"I can understand your feelings, but that's all. If you try to provoke a dispute on this basis, then I will stay with you until the end!"

boom--

Seemingly irritated by Zeus's words, the turbulent seawater slapped the mountain of Olins again, leaving a huge impact sound. The breaths of many gods intertwined in the sky, and thunder and lightning gradually covered half of the sky, far away from the water waves. It seemed that a battle between gods was about to break out in the next moment.

However, at this moment, the sky suddenly shone, and this sudden celestial phenomenon interrupted the rising momentum of both parties.

The tense atmosphere was instantly interrupted, and the gods couldn't help but look up at the sky. It was obviously still daytime, but in the starry sky, a star was emitting an extremely dazzling brilliance.

The morning star twinkled and fell into the world. For a moment, the place became quiet. Until the star disappeared from sight and disappeared from the end of sight.

"The majesty of the Divine Court cannot be offended, but I also understand your mood. If you are willing, Your Highness Thesis, I am willing to plant the golden apple branch given by the Earth Mother on the sea. From now on, we will share this treasure. Put an end to this senseless dispute."

In silence, Hera spoke slowly. She knew that Olympus was strong on the outside and weak on the inside at this moment, and this battle was something the God King never wanted to see. And as the person who replaced Metis, she should also stand up.

Opposite her, Tesis, whose momentum had dropped slightly, finally became less intense.

"All the gods know the truth of the matter, but you are my adopted son after all. Zeus, if you agree to an additional condition for me, we can no longer care about this matter."

Secretly he breathed a sigh of relief, but Tesis' expression remained cold. In fact, even if Zeus is bluffing, she is actually no exception.

Oceanus' injury has not healed yet. He stayed in the chariot not to show off, but once he got out, Zeus might see what he was doing. So if it can be solved with words, it will be much better than war after all.

Zeus's fierce reaction just now almost made her not know what to do.

"Huh - that's perfect. If you have anything you want, I will try my best to satisfy you."

Hera also breathed a sigh of relief, swaying her golden crown on her head, smiling and nodding.

"Then I'll tell you straight."

Looking at Zeus, Tesis knew that he was the one who made the decision.

"This great flood was probably caused by the divine order."

"This is Poseidon's personal behavior."

The words were flawless. Zeus obviously did not admit that he meant it, but Tesis didn't care either.

"Whether it's your intention or not, it's all the same. When the flood recedes."

Looking at Zeus, the goddess said lightly:

"We want the faith of mankind in the next era."

boom--

The expressions of the gods suddenly changed, and the auras of both sides collided suddenly. The originally peaceful situation became intense, but Tesis smiled instead.

"The secrets you hide may not be as hidden as you think, and we are not the only Titans alive."

Looking at the sky, the goddess smiled and said:

"Share your faith with us, or make the ocean completely our own domain. Choose one. As long as you can do one, then the past will be in the past. We will forget about this 'accident'."

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Hades, Temple of Hades.

Hypnos's fall did not end in the human world. Even in the center of the Garden of Truth, Hades still saw this strange scene.

It's just that Pluto doesn't care much about this, or in other words, he doesn't care much about many things in the world now.

The human world belongs to the gods, and Hades belongs to you. Although there are two goddess neighbors who are difficult to deal with, they never care about the affairs here, and it is no different from non-existence.

So he looked away from the falling star, and Hades asked the water fairy next to him:

"Mingta, are those undead willing to obey my orders?"

"Some finally agreed, but some were unwilling. If you ask me, Your Majesty, you should have dealt with those guys directly."

First he responded to his monarch's question, and then Mingta said with murderous intent.

Some ants actually dared to bargain in front of the Lord God of the Underworld, and they were simply seeking death.

"Forget it. If Mingta doesn't want to, just let them leave. Even the ones left behind may not be very loyal to me."

Shaking his head, Pluto knew that to truly be loyal to his subordinates, he still had to train them himself.

"Let them take over the human corpses later. That's what Zeus promised me. With them, the prototype of the Kingdom of the Undead will be established, and by then, everything will be on track."

"But speaking of which, I still need a queen."

Somewhat distressed, Hades decided to go to the ground to see if the underworld needed a mistress with a suitable priesthood to rejuvenate it. However, while he was thinking about it, he failed to notice the changing emotions in the eyes of the maid beside him.

In other words, he didn't care if he noticed it. After all, Pluto didn't feel much about things like love, so he naturally wouldn't pay attention to unnecessary things.

"Go, the flood of the world will recede in nine days and nights, and you will be busy by then."

With a gentle wave of his hand, Hades turned and walked back to the palace.

He still had many things to consider about the Kingdom of the Undead, the most basic of which was the form of rule.

Humans need to eat and enjoy, but the undead do not. How to build a reasonable promotion channel and construct a rule accepted by the undead is undoubtedly a top priority.

Only by making the order he established inseparable from the new kingdom and letting the undead spontaneously recognize this set of operating rules can he gain faith in an alternative way. Over the years, Hades has had some clues, but there is still a long way to go before it is completely perfected.

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The morning star fell, leaving a long mark between the sky and the earth. The abyss cannot stop him, or in other words, Tartarus does not stop any life that wants to come in.

Walking through the chaos, Hypnos unexpectedly discovered that the scene in the abyss did not seem to be as empty as he thought.

Matter has begun to be born, and even the simple concept of space has been formed. A multi-level structure similar to the spirit world slowly evolves in the core of this world. This is a scene that deviates from what Sleep God knew in the past.

Even until a certain moment, in the core of the abyss, he saw the true face of the indescribable Mother of Demons. She was about to wake up, maybe in the next second, maybe hundreds of years later, but to God it would all seem extremely short. But to the stars crossing here, these are not important.

Because compared to the fact that there were native living creatures in the abyss, Hypnos was shocked by the extreme ugliness first.

Fortunately, driven by the wooden pole, the God of Sleep's descent did not end. In just a flash, he passed through another time and space barrier. But this time, he seemed to have arrived in a place similar to the material world.

boom--

The stream of light streaked across the sky and hit the earth hard, creating a huge crater. Lying on his back in the center of the pit, Hypnos remained motionless as if dead.

Today's changes in just half a day were so drastic that the God of Sleep almost wanted to take a long slumber. He closed his eyes and rested for a while. After a long time, he regained his energy and opened his eyes again.

"Is this the 'bottom of all realms'? It's not as scary as I thought."

Sitting up, under Hypnos, the wooden pole that originally locked his divine power did not remain on his body. It seemed to have completed its mission and was inserted vertically into the pit. The cave glowed with green light.

The divine blood left when Hypnos was penetrated by it was slowly being absorbed. This wooden pole seemed to be filled with a different kind of vitality, greedily absorbing the surrounding power in this strange place. However, the God of Sleep only glanced at it and paid no more attention to it.

Now, figuring out what's going on here is key.

"Is there a two-wheeled sun? I didn't expect that there is a sun in this place. I just don't know where it is. The world in the abyss is really unbelievable."

I looked up at the sky. I saw a few islands floating in the sky and wandering around. The land was primitive and desolate, with only two suns floating in the sky, one on the left and one on the right. Hypnos flapped his wings lightly and flew into the air.

Now, he felt weaker than ever. Without the authority of [Dream], even the divine power has shown signs of partial collapse. After all, in the past years, he has reached the upper limit allowed by the priesthood, and now part of this upper limit no longer belongs to him, so the original power is equivalent to losing the container.

At this moment, the source of his divine power is leaking out every second. They formed an illusory gray band of light that floated slowly around him.

"Since I can't keep it, I'll give it to you."

Sighing, since it was destined to be impossible to keep these powers, Hypnos did not intend to waste them. He waved his hand, and the passing divine power rushed towards the spiritual beings who came to this strange world with him, and his breath also dropped directly.

Affected by the power of the God of Sleep, those lives were changed. As beings in the spiritual world, they originally had no physical bodies, but now, they began to shape themselves under the influence of divine power. But perhaps due to the influence of the source of power, their appearance is somewhat similar to Hypnos.

"Having lost your own dream realm and being rejected by the spirit world, you can no longer claim to be the lords of the spirit world as you did in the past."

"Oh, that's it. It's time to get to know the world."

The last scene when he fell into the sky was still recalled in Hypnos' mind. He seemed to understand something subconsciously, but he didn't want to believe it. In order not to think about this matter for the time being, the God of Sleep set a goal for himself.

One day, he will set foot on the spiritual world again with his own power, and then explore the reasons for everything.

The wings vibrated. To understand a world, you must first understand its edges, so Hypnos quickly crossed the sky under the illumination of two suns. After about half a day, he finally reached the edge of the world.

Just looking at this so-called 'edge', Hypnos felt that he had gained insight again.

"What is this, a wall?"

The tall black wall is of unknown height. From a distance, due to the special rules of this world, this 'black wall' cannot be seen at all. Only when you get closer can you realize how strange the edge of the world is.

Of course, ordinary life cannot actually get close to this place. As he approached this place, Hypnos felt an increasingly powerful pressure on his body, and an instinctive fear spread in his heart. But the pressure that was enough to deter any mortal creature could not stop him in the end, so the God of Sleep finally came to the front of the 'black wall'.

"It has patterns, but it seems natural."

"It's so hard. Even if my divine power isn't good at destroying it, it's still as strong as a divine weapon. What on earth is this?"

Stretching out his hand and rubbing it a few times, Sleep God was a little confused. He mustered up the strength and struck it, but it went straight to the sides.

This high black wall seems to be not only indestructible, but also capable of dissipating the force of blows on it, making the 'point-breaking' method ineffective against it.

"Is this a creation of nature? How is it possible?"

Unable to understand, Hypnos wandered around the 'wall. He didn't know how far he had walked, but he seemed to see a connection. There, he suddenly discovered that the 'black wall' was actually one piece after another, and this was where the two pieces met.

At this moment, for some reason, a ridiculous thought came to Hypnos' mind. Looking at all this, he always felt that this 'black wall' did not look like a wall, but

"It's scales"

Turning around numbly, Hypnos stared blankly at the sky.

The lowest and most terrifying prison in the world. He thought this place was nothing more than that just now, but now, he finally realized where this place was.

There was no sun anywhere in the sky. Only the giant head of the world-circling snake was looking at the reptile that had 'accidentally entered' purgatory with eyes like the sun and the moon.

I find that sometimes the lack of punctuation seems not to be my fault. I see in the background that there are punctuations, but I don’t know how to send them out and then they are gone. I can’t understand them.