Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Inside the hall, two goddesses of beauty faced each other, and the power of the King of Gods poured out in all directions.

However, for a moment, even though he called for a halt and used his aura to intimidate the scene, Zeus still didn't know how to start.

The changes just now happened too suddenly. The handover of the golden apple and Aphrodite's rash action only happened in a split second. He needed some time to think clearly about the events that took place.

It was clearly just a planned conspiracy, so how did the golden apple suddenly fall into Keto's hands?

The key is the choice of that mortal... Everything was going well just now, but in the blink of an eye, the situation changed drastically, all because of the other party's sudden decision. Zeus glanced at Andrea's position, and as expected, the other party had already retreated to the corner.

So, did I fall into someone else's scheme? Did Athena see through my thoughts, or was there someone else behind this?

If there was the influence of other people, then how did he know what to do? After all, apart from himself, only the Goddess of Discord and the Goddess of Life knew about this. Was it one of them who betrayed him?

And most importantly, why did the person who planned all this do this? What purpose did he want to achieve?

Countless doubts arose in his heart, and Zeus even suspected Hera for a moment. In fact, this was what Ryan originally planned to do.

You know, although Andrea is a priest of Athena, she still has the power from the Queen of Heaven, which firmly locks her holy power. Where was she first robbed? Of course, it was on the sea.

As a result, the situation became chaotic, and Zeus could not judge who was behind all this, because the whole thing originated from Hera's motive. The conflict between her and Aphrodite was long-standing, and now it seems that Keto has the power to conflict with the goddess of beauty, so it is completely reasonable for the queen of heaven to secretly contact the ancient sea god after discovering Zeus's plan.

But at this moment, all of this was overturned, because Ryan's original misleading was that Keto needed to return to Hell directly after getting the golden apple. In this way, the whole thing turned into a third party intervening in the whole plan, and even Hera was kept in the dark. The Nine Hells seemed to be the biggest winner.

At that time, internally, Zeus would have to face the Queen of Heaven who pretended to obey his plan but actually went against it and destroyed his plan. Even if she explained herself, it was still unclear whether the King of Gods would believe her. Externally, he would have to be wary of the Hell clan who suddenly showed signs of a great existence. After all, although the devils had planned to take souls from the human world before, Olympus had always regarded them as evil gods and did not think that was a problem.

At the same time, internal and external troubles broke out, which would almost certainly cause great trouble to Zeus. Although Keto aroused internal conflicts among some gods, this was only limited to suspicion and would not evolve into a war. It would only distract Zeus' energy.

If nothing unexpected happens, as long as Andrea can get away smoothly and the core witness disappears without a trace, Ryan's goal will be achieved. Whatever Zeus originally wanted to do, it will definitely be greatly delayed.

But now everything is going in a different direction.

Keto did not leave, she even confronted Aphrodite openly. Obviously, under the instruction of the Lord of the Nine Hells, she had no intention of controlling the conflict to a suitable level, but intended to directly enter the game and completely explode it.

Asmodeus wanted the gods to conflict with each other, war to break out in the world, to weaken faith, and to shake the royal power... He did not want to maintain the stability of the world, he just wanted to muddy the waters, not expose his own power for the time being, and then create opportunities to join in this drama on earth.

Unfortunately, an accident happened again. Even Asmodeus, who was looking at the world through Keto's eyes, did not expect that someone among the gods present could recognize part of his origins from a single look, and the reason why the other party could do this was actually because of himself.

"...It's you, that look... No, as expected, your presence there at that time was not a coincidence, Keto, what is your relationship with Purgatory?!"

With a low shout, Hestia uttered a word that was very unfamiliar to most gods, and Zeus was shocked.

Almost at the same time, he remembered what his elder sister had said.

Purgatory... A mysterious existence that Hestia once encountered at the site of human history during the destruction of the Bronze Age.

The Bronze Age soul disappeared, and the powerful goddess of the hearth was no match for the other party. And it seems that Keto was also there that time, right?

"Purgatory, or [Hell]..."

His eyes gradually became cold and stern. Since that time, the existence of that mysterious man has always been a thorn in Zeus' heart, and it has once again aroused the sense of crisis in his heart. Later, he decisively broke into the Asgard domain and got the opportunity to go further.

It was just his guess that Hestia had met an ancient god at the peak of his power, but his origins were unclear. So as Hestia's strength grew and there was no news of the other party for a long time, Zeus finally put the matter aside.

But is there any follow-up to this matter?

"Keto, let's not talk about your relationship with Aphrodite. Shouldn't you explain what you did when the bronze humans perished?"

In the temple, the situation changed again.

Flames ignited around the goddess of fire, and Zeus looked at Keto.

It would have been fine if he had forgotten it before, but now that he has discovered it, he also wants to know who the person who fought with Hestia is and where he is hiding?

As the God-King who ruled the world, he could accept that there were places that had not yet been incorporated into his rule, but he could not accept that there were places in the world that he did not know about.

"Huh——This seems to be a bit troublesome."

Taking a deep breath, Keto had not expected to encounter such a situation.

She was actually recognized by someone, and although she could deny it, the gods might not provide any evidence.

Now she only has two choices. The first is to directly use the power of Asmodeus to return to Hell. Then the mission calculation of the Lord of the Nine Hells will be declared a failure, and the mission of another monarch will be completed... The other is to stay. After all, Olympus does not prohibit the gods from having contact with other gods, and when the Bronze Age collapsed, the gods had not yet prohibited the gods from reaping the souls of mortals.

But in this case, he could no longer use the golden apple to provoke the relationship between the gods, and the mission would still be a failure... So he quickly glanced at the gods present, and Keto's eyes became sharp.

If it was just her, she would have to choose one of these two options, but now, she was not going to choose either one.

With the golden apple, the old things were not so important. Looking at Artemis wearing a crescent crown in the distance, Keto took something out of his hand.

"Your Majesty, no matter what happened in the Bronze Age, I am afraid I did not violate the rules of the Divine Court at that time. I remember that it was not until after the Typhon Calamity that you assisted the gods in establishing the Divine Kingdom, and then human souls were forbidden to compete with each other."

"Why, is it possible that your Queen is very unhappy to see me get the golden apple, and now she wants you to come forward and solve my problem?"

He pushed back unceremoniously, and Hera stood up suddenly.

She was already angry and dissatisfied with Keto's acquisition of the golden apple. Who knew that the other party would dare to provoke her?

"Keto, do I still need Zeus to stand up for me? If you dare to leave this temple with the golden apple, I will make you pay the price in the future!"

"Really? But I don't believe it."

With a sneer, Keto threw the object in his hand towards Artemis.

"Respected Lord of the Wilderness, do you believe it?"

"...Of course I don't believe it!"

After hesitating for a moment, Artemis' eyes lit up.

She had come here to watch the fun today, so why not make it a little more lively? Besides, the thing Ketu had entrusted to her happened to match her priesthood of [Wilderness].

If it is beneficial and in line with your own ideas, why not do it?

"Artemis, you are so outrageous!"

Hera laughed out of anger, feeling that anyone could act recklessly in front of her, but the Crescent Moon Goddess didn't care at all.

Although she disliked Zeus and Leto, it did not mean that she liked Hera. On the contrary, the Queen of Heaven was also an object of her dislike.

For a moment, Keto's problems seemed to be briefly concealed by the golden apple, but most gods really didn't care much about the existence of hell.

There have always been many gods and forces in this world that are not under the control of the Divine Court, so it is not surprising that there is suddenly one more.

However, the God King did care, and in this world, only strength can determine the size of the sound. So the next moment, Zeus's momentum suddenly rose, covering the sea area.

"That's enough. You are noble gods. This is not the place for you to quarrel. Keto, I am not accusing you of a crime, but as the king of the gods, I hope you can tell me where the gods Hestia met that day came from."

Staring into Keto's eyes, feeling the faint sense of familiarity, Zeus spoke word by word.

"What place in heaven and on earth is unknown to me, the King of Gods?"

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Beyond the sea of ​​Pontonoris, there is an uninhabited sea.

Erebus has been waiting here for a while since leaving the Ringing River.

While Zeus was still there, he was not in a hurry to go there. The Lord of Darkness just watched the auras rising and falling there, secretly calculating whether Zeus' plan was being carried out smoothly.

Using the golden apple to stir up trouble seemed like a clever way to do it, but Erebus felt that the more sophisticated a scheme looked, the more likely it was to go wrong.

As expected, at a certain moment, when Zeus' power exploded, problems did arise.

Because in that palace, another aura of weak power but no less noble was also spreading.

It was separated from the power of the God King as soon as it came into contact, but the impact it brought was real. And with Erebus's experience, he immediately discovered the other party's origin.

Hell, just as the goddess of life once stayed in the divine court for a period of time as a subordinate of the Lord of Darkness, the Lord of the Nine Hells was undoubtedly also using this opportunity to announce Keto's identity.

"Hmm...Zeus probably doesn't know yet, but that's actually his father Kronos...Haha, this will help me convince Pontus. He would rather sleep than get involved in worldly affairs. If there is no external force, I really can't do anything to him."

Silently calculating, Erebus felt that this accident was quite appropriate. And since Hell had joined the game, he would try to pull the Abyss over.

Tartarus has no consciousness, but the Lord of Darkness is actually very familiar with this state. Because as a primitive god whose degree of personification is far less than that of Gaia, Erebus will maintain this state of being one with the original body for a considerable period of his life, almost "coexisting with the Tao".

This is a manifestation of the degree of personification, and one of the reasons why he wants to open up the interface. But that is all later. If there is enough time, Erebus may be able to use the help of the native creatures of the abyss to stimulate the will of the abyss in some way, so that He can temporarily descend with a powerful enough force.

Of course, he had no idea what would happen to the native life forms of the abyss after doing this. No one knew what the chaotic Tartarus would do.

But Erebus didn't care about this. The only thing he was worried about was whether there was any qualified life in the abyss that could complete this task?

"It would be best if there is... If we can add the will of the abyss at that time, the stimulation to the laws of the world will be further increased."

"Tsk, before I knew it, the number of great beings in my plan for the end of the era is approaching double digits. This is truly an unprecedented event... I wonder if the framework of the world will be shattered on that day, and will the earth be divided into four parts?"

There is still a long time until that day, but Erebus is already looking forward to it.

What happens in the current world has nothing to do with him. The world will not be destroyed anyway.

Compared to the world itself, these little wounds are nothing.