Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

In La's eyes, this chessboard is also a destiny board, and even more so a ritual, a ritual woven with all the existence on both sides of the Source Sea at this moment.

It encompasses everything, but it was not generated suddenly. The current change is only the result of quantitative change reaching qualitative change. In fact, it has already begun to be constructed, and as the de facto king of the gods in this world, Ra witnessed with his own eyes how this simple yet terrifying ritual was accomplished.

Even he himself was half forced and half voluntarily became one of the creators of the entire ritual.

Of course, La did not intend to mention this to other gods. To them, all this was a conspiracy of foreign gods.

"Your Majesty, what's going on? Since you have successfully sent down the oracle, can we also reconnect with the human world? Can we leave here?"

Looking somewhat panicked, Geb, the earth god of Hermeneu, whispered to Ra, "How should we expel this foreign invader? Please give us some advice."

Although he tried his best to hide it, the panic in Gabe's voice was still obvious.

Beside him, the goddess Nut also nodded in agreement - she was a goddess, and was married to the god of earth.

It must be said that although the earth gods in most later myths often have maternal attributes, the world of Hemenu is an exception.

Here, the male god rules over the earth, while the goddess symbolizes the sky. The sky and the earth are not the original gods, but are considered to be the children of the atmosphere and the lakes... In their eyes, the earth does not have the motherhood that gives birth to all things, but the sky has similar characteristics.

This may be related to the yellow sands around the Nile River Basin. All life here depends on the climate, the Nile River and the oases. Therefore, their unique beliefs and characteristics of gods also correspond to the climate here.

"Gab, don't worry. I wasn't sure before, but now I have some idea. This ceremony... do you remember what I said when we first came here a few years ago?"

The voice was calm, and looking at the 'chessboard' that was faintly inviting and incomplete, a strange color flashed in La's eyes.

It is not complete yet, and something is missing. For example, in a game of chess, there always needs to be an opponent.

"I remember you said... this is a danger, but also an opportunity."

Emotions are contagious. Seeing La so calm, Gabe's nervousness was relieved a little.

And after hearing Ra's response, not only him, but the other gods present also remembered the scene a few years ago.

It was an ordinary day, but it became extraordinary because of Ra's will.

The sun in the sky shines brightly, and the power of the sun spreads across the sky. Ra, who has finally made up his mind, is about to use his power to wipe out the sinners on the earth, but the sudden impact of the foreign land forces him to stop.

So La turned to Shu to convey his will. He ordered the gods to exercise their power on earth, creating destruction and killing all mortals with foreign blood, in order to gain insight into the secrets behind it.

However, what all the gods did not expect was that this plan could not be carried out.

As the collision between the two worlds escalated suddenly, before the gods had time to do anything, the instincts of the Hemenu world became active first.

Faced with a crisis that threatened his survival, he began to draw together all his strength to fight the invasion. As gods holding corresponding powers, the Egyptian gods were almost simultaneously pulled into this intersecting and colliding sea of ​​sources and cut off from the outside world.

And it was on that day that they met face to face with the foreign gods who had also followed the rioting world power of the alien land and rushed into the Source Sea.

At that moment, most of the gods of Hermeneu were almost in despair.

Except for Ra, almost none of the gods who had just fallen here could adapt to the environment here, and even their own safety was a problem.

They cannot exert their power, and the world cannot provide them with protection. If the foreign gods that follow take action together, they will probably all perish and become "food" for the foreign land.

However, to their surprise, the god from the outside world not only did not take advantage of the opportunity to attack, but instead temporarily curbed the boiling of the source sea, allowing several gods who were accidentally contaminated by the source power to escape danger.

Of course, no one will let down their guard because of this, not even the few gods who will benefit from it.

In short, from that day on, the two sides have been confronting each other across the clear black and gold line, but no actual conflict has occurred.

During this time, the gods of Hemenu also tried to communicate with each other, but they were only greeted with silence. Except for the brief attack when he just arrived, he was like a shadow covering everything, just standing there quietly.

The Outer Gods seemed to have been waiting for something, and no one among the gods could see the secret, except for Ra who seemed to have noticed some clues at that time.

So he told the gods that this was a danger, but perhaps also an opportunity.

"Yes, that's what I said. But I wasn't completely sure at the time, but now it seems that everything is indeed true."

"Gabe, you know, even though we are here to confront Him, have you ever thought about what we can gain even if we win?"

As she spoke softly, golden flames seemed to dance in her eyes.

Without waiting for the Earth God Geb's reply, he continued, "Nothing will happen."

"This is not the outside world. This is the heart of Hemenu and the source of all power in the world. Worlds collide with each other here in the most essential form. Except for us as gods, everything will be assimilated by the world and become nothingness."

"Whether it's us or the Outer Gods, no matter which side defeats the opponent, we won't actually gain any results."

"The power and strength of the other side will be devoured and digested by our world, and become a boost to the attack on the other world. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this... If the outcome of this war is still uncertain, then it's actually the best way to help our world win."

The voice was calm but with a hint of strangeness. Unlike the time when he plundered part of Apollo's origin outside the world, Ra was sure that if the gods of Hermeneu were killed by the enemy here, their origin and everything would only be absorbed by the other side's world, and that outer god would probably get nothing.

Even if he underestimated his strength, the other party actually had the ability to snatch food from the world's mouth. But facing such a competitor, how much could he gain?

The same is true for our side. If time could go back, and that foreign sun god was injured by Ra here, then he would not be able to gain anything either. Everything would be taken away by the world itself and become a part of it to resist foreign invasions.

This sounds reasonable, after all, the gods were born from the world, including their authority. At this critical moment of life and death, fighting for the world is reasonable... But as Ra said, all this is based on the premise that this war can still be won.

And how much chance of victory does this war between worlds have... If it were a few years ago, the gods would probably have firmly believed in this outcome. But now, even Ra began to waver.

In the past, they had only seen the might of Hermeneus, so they thought that such power was unmatched. But now, this concept has quietly changed.

“So, this ceremony…”

As if he understood something, the eyes of the Earth God Geb flickered. He finally understood why La said that this was both a danger and an opportunity.

And beside him, the other gods are also different.

Some had already guessed it, but now La's words completely proved it, while others suddenly realized, as if they finally understood something.

But no matter what, the originally panicked atmosphere changed. Facing the turmoil in the Origin Sea, the attitudes of the gods began to change drastically.

"Yes, Gabe, the ritual is just what you think it is."

With a slight nod, a golden light began to surge on La's body.

"It is not a one-way ritual, nor is it a tool used to defeat ourselves. It is a two-way process that we need to accomplish together."

"The essence of its existence is an exchange, a gamble of equal value. Although I don't know why the other party's world will recognize this strange rule, the rules themselves will not lie."

"Everyone is a chess player, but everything about him becomes a chess piece, a gamble on the chessboard. If you lose, you lose everything, but if you win, the opponent must also split off an equal amount of power, and this power will be absorbed by the winner."

Absorbing the power of other gods is an extremely rare thing in the world of Chaos, but it is completely commonplace for the gods of Hermeneus.

No one questioned this, and no one thought that the other party would regret it after failure. Because at this moment, it was the power of the two worlds that served as the "chessboard" to maintain the operation of this rule.

This is a ritual that cannot be terminated once it is completed, until one side is completely defeated... However, at this juncture, Thoth, the symbol of wisdom and words, suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, perhaps this ceremony is indeed as you described, but I still have some questions."

"If you want to abandon the two worlds' instinctive absorption of power, hold the 'trophy' in your own hands, and then form such a ritual, then the prerequisite for everything is to make the world itself recognize this rule."

"For our world, we are already at a disadvantage, so it is normal for us to allow such a fairer gamble. But the other world... "He" is clearly in an advantageous position, so why should he give us a chance to turn the disadvantage around, and why should he give this Outer God the right to seize power openly?"

"And the most important thing is that the outcome is decided by the life and death of some humans. What is so special about them?"

Thoth didn't understand, and Ra didn't really understand either.

It's impossible that the other world also wants to kill those mortals with foreign blood... But with this explanation, everything seems to make sense.

But whether this is the case or not, it has nothing to do with Ra, because preventing alien forces from reaching the mortal world has actually nothing to do with Ra itself. It is the instinct of the world to prevent the other party from invading its body.

So no matter whether those beings with sinful blood are the objects that the foreign land wants to protect or the objects that they want to be killed, La intends to kill them anyway. This is also the only way to win this gamble.

"No matter what, they are going to die. Now, if you are willing to come up, come with me."

Feeling the increasingly strong attraction of the black and gold 'chessboard', La took a step forward, and his figure magnified thousands of times.

The size of the source sea is not just an appearance, strength is the criterion for measuring everything. The next moment, a big sun seemed to rise up, and on top of it sat a huge and incomparable giant god.

"You want my power, and I want yours too... It's just that we can lose many times, but there is only one of you."

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world.

Just when Ladangxian chose to accept this or that chess game and sat down opposite the chessboard, in the outside world, high in the sky where mortals cannot see.

The Origin Sea is the core of the world, and everything that happens here will be reflected in the outside world... So the next moment, nine figures that seemed to penetrate the starry sky and the sea emerged above the world.

As soon as their shadows were born, they were reconnected with their respective authorities, and then continued to expand and grow stronger.

Finally, the supreme god Ra sat on the celestial sun, while the other eight pillar gods were on both sides.

Shu, the god of wind and air, the embodiment of order, and the symbol of drought, dryness, and depletion.

Tefnut, the goddess of rain and moisture, is the embodiment of disorder and a symbol of the corruption of all things. The lion god Sekhmet is her incarnation.

Nut, goddess of the sky and mother of the stars, the sun rises and sets in the sky, so she is also seen as the cycle of life and death.

Geb, god of the earth, earthquakes are his laughter and the echo of all things is his breathing.

Osiris, the god of plants, fertility, agriculture and the underworld, is also the priest of judgment and death. Anubis is his incarnation and is also mistakenly believed by mortals to be his offspring.

Set, the god of war, desert and storm, whose bones are made of metal underground, is the most powerful among the gods.

Nephthys, guardian and protector of the dead, patron of fertility and home.

And the last one, who filled the gap left by Isis, is Thoth, the one who represents wisdom, writing, and books, and the one who is most valued by Ra.

The nine gods were like nine pillars, supporting the heaven and earth of the Hemenu world in an instant. A huge chessboard appeared in the sky, and opposite them, it seemed empty.

“Haha, as expected…”

Sitting in the highest and most central position, a golden mask appeared on La's face at some point, and the corners of his mouth under the mask were slightly raised.

It’s not that the other party isn’t there, but in this place where strength is the measure of size, the other party’s presence is far more massive than they imagined.

Great sounds are silent, great elephants are invisible, so it seems as if they have no opponents... According to this logic, even if all nine of them defeat each other, they cannot achieve real victory.

But since Ra dared to agree, there must be a reason. For a gambling game to take shape, both parties must be equal. But he never told the gods that he actually had a part in this huge chessboard, and he was both forced and willing to participate in its construction.

Then the question is, as the sun god, what is the relationship between him and this ritual? Can the nine simple gods really be equal to the outer gods?

And most importantly, after reincarnation, he became even stronger. Where did he become stronger?

"Of course it's a lot, because I'm more than just 'pull'."

"I am Amon-Ra-Atum."

As his mind was shaken, his sight continued to rise. When the earth became small, the stars were like embellishments, and everything in Hemenu became like dust.

At the innermost of the four barriers of the world, further out from the [Original Water], Ryan's divinity looked ahead calmly.

The nine pillars of gods were not as big as his hand, and the world was at his feet. But opposite to Him, another Ra was standing there.

Atum, the original god of Hemenu, the father of all things; Amon, the title of one of the eight gods, the embodiment of infinite space.

When they come together, Amon-Ra-Atum is naturally more than just a name.