Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

Darkness.

It was as if he had fallen into the depths of the cold void, his thoughts were frozen, and he was surrounded by cold touches. Only in the depths of the soul, some equally extraordinary power radiates heat and dispels the coldness.

The strange and bizarre illusions flashed by in an instant, and then returned to nothingness, but the 'cold' feeling became more and more intense. Ryan knew very well that that was probably the remaining influence of the world.

The power originating from the nine realms has been wiped out in the past and future. What really affects this memory is actually the power belonging to Chaos. It instinctively prevents the prying eyes of other beings, but does not take the initiative to make any more obvious reactions, so although its existence makes Ryan feel conceptually 'cold', that's all.

So the shuttle continued, and the concept of time became blurred. It seemed like a day, and it seemed like a second. At a certain moment, Ryan seemed to see a ray of color in his eyes...

歘——

Time and space flowed, time jumped, as if a barrier was broken, and he entered the illusory world... When Ryan woke up again, he suddenly discovered that he was not staying on Mount Olympus or on Mount Olympus as he imagined. Integrate into Asgard in the world of Chaos.

These two places were the most likely places for Zeus to obtain that strange ritual. Even Ryan was prepared to see Odin there... But at this moment, the surrounding environment was a bit strange, and he was standing in one place. Above the slightly damaged city wall.

A big battle seemed to have just ended, and a chilling atmosphere was floating around. Not far away, there were many mortals walking around. Some of them were wounded and moaning in pain, while others were wearing armor and on guard, patrolling the surrounding areas.

Nearby, there were hundreds of people who looked like slaves. They were carrying heavy stones and seemed to be building the damaged wall.

This is just nearby. Farther away, within the city walls and outside the city walls, densely packed people gathered around, and their flags were different. And where Ryan is now, it happens to be a gap in the city wall.

"--who are you!"

"Hands up!"

A sharp shout broke the silence here. In an instant, Ryan's presence attracted the attention of everyone nearby.

Obviously, no matter how he appeared here, after just experiencing a war, the sudden appearance of a stranger directly aroused people's nervousness.

More than two dozen soldiers raised their weapons, looking nervously and with murderous eyes in Ryan's direction, as if they were ready to take action if they disagreed. Further away, I noticed the movement here, and more soldiers were coming.

As for the one who just spoke, it was a being who looked like the captain of this group of soldiers. He was shouting to Ryan, but on the opposite side of him, when the surprise gradually faded away, although Ryan heard the warnings of the soldiers, it was obvious that he had no intention of following them.

He just took a deeper look at the environment of the place he was in for the first time, then stared at the sky and the earth, and finally felt his own power.

Laws that are very similar to the real world, some kind of power that tries to imprison oneself, and... it seems real, but in fact it feels a bit 'empty'.

However, Ryan is certain that even if it were replaced by other primitive gods, it would be impossible to feel this kind of 'illusion'.

Because although this world looks a bit fake, the nature of the power that makes up this ‘fakeness’ is high enough. Although quantity is equally scarce, the higher the position, the more useless quantity becomes in the face of quality. The flesh-and-blood mother tree only possesses some higher-level 'characteristics', which makes it impossible for Erebus to do anything about it. Although Ryan doesn't know the whole story, he obviously knows the true creation-level power. More profound.

As for where this little to no power comes from, you don't need to think about it. It is probably the power of the world that remains in the memory.

For this level, there is no difference between information, matter, and energy. Even if it only exists in the form of memory, its power is real.

"Well... at least I can be sure that Zeus's changes and rituals are indeed related to the world itself. The power lingering in the memory does not come from Zeus being the destined king of gods, but from the content of this memory. It touches on the world itself.”

"As for the current situation... this is not a parallel time and space. There is no such thing in the world of Chaos. It is not even a time traveling through the past and the future... This kind of funny thing will not happen to me. If the future can be real' If it reaches ', then this world will be completely 'dead', which proves that it has lost all unknowns and possibilities, and has no meaning of existence."

"This feeling is a bit like a 'possibility' of destiny. It was briefly 'realized' by the power of the creation level, although it is still difficult to conceal its 'falseness'... And this world, let's call it It seemed like it was trying to limit my power the moment I came in, although it was useless."

"Finally, as the world is currently structured, this is Chaos - but there is no trace of the spiritual world."

Almost instantly, Ryan made the above judgment. This shouldn't be time travel or time travel. He still remembers the purpose of this trip - he is here to explore the secret memories of Zeus. So no matter how it changes, this memory should still be here.

But judging from the current situation, something seems to have happened to this illusory memory. It has changed under the influence of the power of the world - and possibly some subjective will. It is no longer an arbitrary memory. The existence of people observing has become a 'cage' for outsiders.

Yes, a cage. If one excludes his tiny but real high-level nature, Ryan is almost certain that even he will be trapped in this memory and will be difficult to escape for a long time.

And this is probably the meaning of the existence of this illusory world.

"Is it Zeus? It seems a little bit different, but we can't completely deny the possibility of him..."

"But no matter what, this is indeed a big surprise."

Shaking his head slightly, he had to say that this was the second time Ryan was surprised when it came to Zeus and his ritual.

But this is not surprising. After all, Zeus himself may not be very powerful, but as long as he is still the recognized king of gods in this world, it is normal for something to happen.

Of course, in the final analysis, the reason why Ryan ignored this was because no matter who did it, the other party's plans were obviously in vain.

If this is a cage, then since he is not actually restricted, he has already taken the absolute initiative in this unexpected game.

What's more... Ryan wants to know, since that weak world power constitutes this false interface, if he destroys the world, where will this power go?

It will never return to the world itself... After all, as mentioned before, since it exists in this memory in the form of 'information', it should naturally change with the ownership of this memory.

If consciousness existed in Chaos, it would certainly not be that simple. But just like every time in the past, He had no reason or thinking.

"Come on, take down this foreigner!"

A loud shout suddenly sounded, and Ryan's thoughts were brought back to reality. Around him, perhaps because they had confirmed that they did not recognize the outsider, the soldiers in the city began to move forward with knives.

Their captain rushed towards Ryan first, with determination and murderous intent in his eyes, while the rest of them surrounded him from both sides. At least as a soldier, their actions were quite qualified.

But obviously, this is just a way to deal with the same mortals. Even those beings whose divine blood has gradually become thinner can rely on absolute power to defeat this small team of dozens of people.

Of course, these soldiers actually want to delay time, because this is their city after all. However, as their target, Ryan has no intention of continuing to play with them, so——

"——Stop it."

As soon as the words fell, invisible fluctuations spread, and the next moment, the surrounding soldiers stood frozen on the spot. It was as if the world had stopped and they couldn't move their bodies.

Among them, there is only one exception, and that is the captain at the head. But it wasn't that he had the power to resist Ryan, it was just that he was let go.

"Tell me, soldier, where this is."

Ryan asked calmly with a calm voice.

Show irresistible strength and ask what you want to know, and you should be able to get the answer easily. But in front of Ryan, the soldier was not afraid.

"Evil outsider, do you think you can make me surrender? No matter which god you are, you should not interfere in this war!"

"There is no point even pretending not to know. Everything you do is seen by the gods... You will definitely be punished for this. This is an unavoidable result - because the great Zeus wishes this!"

"..."

"……Yeah?"

After a moment of silence, Ryan nodded to express his recognition of the other party's belief, then stretched out his right hand and tapped his forehead.

The next moment, the soul of the leader of this group of soldiers was extracted.

Mortals are not gods. They cannot really protect their secrets in front of Ryan. The reason why he chose to ask before was just out of habit. So when he gave up this habit, a memory that he couldn't tell whether it was real or false soon appeared in his mind.

"……I see."

After learning the results and observing this unfamiliar environment again, Ryan finally understood where his previous sense of familiarity came from.

The city wall beneath your feet contains divine power, capable of resisting and weakening the damage done to it by demigods and gods—a creation that no mortal can ever forge. In the endless camps outside the city, countless troops gathered among them.

One after another, containing divine power, manifested its presence in the camp, and the same aura rose in the city. The power of these breath masters is extraordinary, and they can even defeat the gods who come to the world to a certain extent.

And this city will become famous in later generations. Because it is the end of the myth of Chaos, a symbol of the end of the age of gods and demigods, one party in the Ten Years' War, and the legendary city of Troy. But now, this war may have just begun.

Because just like what the soldier just said, Zeus just made a decision on Mount Olympus to prohibit the gods from intervening in human disputes. Judging from this, the real climax of this war should not have come yet.

"Too bad, that's not true."

With a sigh, Ryan felt a little regretful. If this was the real world, he really wanted to stay here for a while and personally witness this epic event that should have happened in the future. Even Hercules, who passed the twelve trials, already existed at this time.

But there are no ifs in reality. What is false is false and cannot be true no matter what. Ryan has not forgotten that he just entered a memory. Even if it is affected by the power of creation, a memory or a destiny is not enough to evolve a real world. Everything that happens here probably has no reference value in this world.

What's more, the false world in which this memory evolved seems to be the 'original destiny'. To be more precise, it is a world without Ryan.

"In that case...go tell your gods and pray to 'Great Zeus'."

"Go and tell him that someone has disobeyed his orders... and will soon witness his divine power on Mount Olympus."

With a gentle wave of his hand, the soldiers who had been imprisoned around him collapsed to the ground. Without looking at them again, Ryan turned around and said in a calm voice.

"I will, and the King of Gods will also see what you have done, and then punish you as he promised!"

He raised his head high and someone shouted back. Just like many people in this era, not everyone knows how to fear an unknown god, from kings to commoners.

And Ryan has no intention of arguing with him. After all, when this illusory world disappears, everything will be shattered.

Now, before starting to destroy this world, there are two other questions that really make him curious. One is whether there is a replica of the original god in this false world - although there is a high probability that there is not, he still wants to go and take a look. As for another question, how is Athena who came in with him now?

Unlike him, this false world seemed to be a replica of the 'destiny without Ryan', so he appeared directly at the most critical place of this fate, on the wall of Troy, but Athena was different. On Mount Olympus in this world, there is an ‘Athena’.

"No rush, go to the underworld first to see if the Eternal Night and the Lightless Realm exist. No matter what the result is, then take action to destroy it."

"Then hit Olympus and see what kind of tricks Zeus is up to - if it really has anything to do with him."

After making his decision, Ryan took one last look at this mortal city. At this moment, the previous regrets have gradually faded away.

With his existence, everything would not be destined to happen like this. In the real world, this period of history will only be more magnificent.

"It won't be long."

In the distance, someone seemed to be approaching quickly, but Ryan had no intention of waiting for him.

What’s the point of witnessing in a false world? Let’s wait until reality to see the true performance of the protagonists in these eras.

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Early morning, Mount Olympus.

The transformation of time and space, the alternation of reality and reality, seems to have gone through a long time. Like Ryan, but she didn't notice the cold feeling brought by the power of the world. At a certain moment, when everything was over, Athena finally regained her consciousness and slowly opened her eyes.

Then the next moment, she suddenly found that she was in the palace of Shenting, surrounded by some gods that she was familiar with or unfamiliar with. They have changed somewhat from the image in Athena's impression, but they are still generally recognizable. At this moment, they were separated on the left and right, surrounding Zeus.

For the first time, Athena even thought that she had been caught spying on her memory, but then she felt something was wrong. Because no one around her was looking at her. They were all looking at Zeus who was standing at the top, even the original 'self'.

This King of Gods is also a little different from what Athena remembered. He is more powerful, more casual and unquestionable. At this moment, Zeus was unabashedly releasing his aura. He seemed to be lecturing the gods, and every god present had to listen attentively.

"Listen, all gods and goddesses - I hereby declare my command."

"From today on, if I find any god who dares to disobey my orders and go to the battlefield on earth to help the armies of those city-states, then when he returns to Olympus, my thunder will make him lose face. .”

"Or, I will pick him up and throw him into the bottom of Tartarus, and the distance between him and Hades will be as high as the sky and the earth."

"In this way, maybe you will understand that no one dares to disobey my orders."

Looking around at the gods, the God King said loudly:

"Come, gods of Olympus, I know you are not happy with this. Among the warring humans, you have your favorites... but this is my will. If you want to go against mine, Authority, you might as well give it a try.”

"Let me lower a golden rope from the sky, and you stand on the other side of the rope. Even if you exhaust all your strength, you cannot shake the supreme king."

"And with just a little force, I can lift you all together, including the earth and the endless ocean!"