Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

wow——

In the city of Auroa, he watched helplessly as the 'residents' he had killed before suddenly filled the streets again, hammering and repairing the damaged houses.

The old man who was killed first even had time to apologize to the young hero, saying that he had not meant to deceive.

Obviously, for all the lives in this city, the physical body is just a carrier, and it is meaningless even if they die thousands of times.

If their 'souls' controlled by Ender's 'threads' cannot be erased, then they are another kind of undead.

Looking at this scene, Hercules felt that his knowledge was indeed far from enough. He could not even do anything to an evil god who did not even have much reputation.

The seemingly powerful force is like a force that hits the reflection on the water and cannot harm the moon in the sky at all.

Although Hercules did not know, it was not his fault. Instead, it was because the change of ownership of the authority of "life" in the world once led to the spirituality being higher than matter in this area, so that powerful spirits could interfere with matter, but powerful matter could hardly interfere with spirits in turn.

But he could only guess that there were definitely more people in the world with similar methods than Ander, and he would have to face these people sooner or later.

Especially his target, the spirit world.

According to legend, this place is the source of spirituality in the world, and is home to life that is completely different from the material world.

So when Hercules left Auroa, he couldn't help but ask Ander about his doubts.

"Sir Ander, since we are traveling together from now on, I have a question for you."

Walking aimlessly in the woods, Hercules talked as he adjusted to the lion-skin coat that completely belonged to him.

"You want to ask me how you would deal with an enemy like me if you encounter one again, right?"

Click, click…

Hercules' shoulder moved, and the next moment, a doll suddenly emerged from it.

It is almost the same as a living person, but there are slight differences, giving people an inexplicable sense of weirdness.

However, under the influence of the contract, Hercules did not feel afraid at all.

"Yes."

Nodding, the young hero didn't deny it.

"Now that we have signed the contract, we are companions to each other."

"You said you're not good at fighting, so if I encounter a similar situation in the future, how should I deal with it?"

"Well, this... Actually, for God, this is not a big problem."

As if thinking for a while, the villain slowly said: "Pure strength is useless. If you want to deal with an existence like me, if you can't master similar methods to me, then you need something that contains the power of authority."

“And with the true God, every person is born with authority.”

"So you're saying - the artifact?"

Hercules understood immediately what the other party said.

Gods are born with it, but everything can be used with the help of the power of divine tools.

But in response to his answer, Ander first nodded, then shook his head.

"Artifacts are indeed useful, but they have to be divided into different types."

"Ordinary divine weapons may allow you to kill the souls residing in my puppets, but if your target is me, then it will probably be of little use."

"After all, the human world cannot contain divine power, and my true self is not here at all. What you see now is just my sustenance before I truly become a god, and also a creation that once carried the godhood of [Drama]."

"It can therefore bear my power, just like the incarnations of gods bear them, but its destruction will not really cause me serious damage. Only some special powers, such as [Death], can allow you to follow the spiritual thread I dropped all the way to harm my body, or follow the incarnations of gods to seriously injure their original bodies."

"In addition, there are powers like [Judgment] and [Power]. The latter is the most suitable divine power for you. It can not only enhance your strength, but also allow you to harm things that you could not harm before."

"Of course, as everyone knows, the divine right of [Power] belongs to the Titan god, Atlas, the Sky-Supporter."

"So even though it's suitable for you, I'm afraid it's not meant for you."

"Is that so?"

"I understand."

"【Power】...【Death】..."

"Authority, this is the most precious wealth of the gods."

Thoughtfully, the young hero silently wrote down these things.

It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.

Now he has thousands of books with him and is traveling thousands of miles.

Although he still has many shortcomings now, Hercules believes that there will always be a day when he will make up for his shortcomings.

After all, this is his first trial... Well, of course, including the one arranged by Ander, there are two, one from Olympus and the other from an evil god.

I don't know if his subsequent 'trials' will turn out like this.

In addition to what God gave him, he would create another one himself.

"what?"

Just as he was about to ask something else, Hercules suddenly heard a light exclamation.

The little man on his shoulder seemed to have sensed something, and then he started moving with a clacking sound and crawled into one of his pockets.

I have to say, I don’t know whether the material of this little man is special or Ender is really powerful.

When it got into the pocket, even Hercules, who witnessed it with his own eyes, felt that it instantly lost its breath of life and became no different from a dead object.

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Someone is coming over soon."

"Oh, I almost forgot, you are the treasure in his eyes... Remember to make up a reason, you should understand this."

The second half of the sentence rang directly in his mind, and before he could reply, the next moment, Hercules felt a strong wind blowing from afar.

This wind contained a power that he was familiar with, it was the breath of God. Soon, the figure of the God of West Wind appeared in front of Hercules.

"Hoo-Hercules, I finally found it... cough cough."

The wings vibrated, stirring up gusts of air.

It wasn't until he saw a familiar figure that Zeferos finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Swallowing back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, the God of West Wind looked at the missing person in front of him.

Compared with before, the momentum seems to be a little stronger.

And on his body, a simply tanned lion skin was draped over his shoulders.

With just one glance, Zeferos recognized its former identity.

The giant lion of Nomissa, the demon that even the incarnation of God was helpless against, has now become a ghost under the command of Hercules.

Seeing this scene, although he did not see it with his own eyes, the God of West Wind still roughly guessed the truth of the matter.

This nameless forest was probably the place where the laws were distorted when great divine powers fought each other in the old times. It was because of this that he was trapped here and couldn't leave.

After all, compared to the true gods, the power of the ancient gods of creation has a strong enough legacy. It is easy to permanently change the rules of a place, which is one of the reasons why the world rejects and suppresses them.

As for why the real world itself is obviously more powerful than them, but cannot repair these defects... This is not a secret, but a common sense among the gods.

Just like at the beginning of the Second Era, the world had to wait for the Goddess of Justice to complete the great task of "legislation" before it could gradually eliminate the remnants of chaos under the worldly order.

If the world itself had such intelligence, it would no longer be called "worldly will", but would have directly walked the world in the form of personality.

Let's get back to the point. No matter how this place was formed, the result is that this abnormal law phenomenon is likely to be used by the evil gods behind the monsters here, making it a shield to block the gods.

But what the other party never expected was that the one coming this time was such a powerful demigod.

Even if it is an anomaly in the rules, the reaction when facing the target will be different.

So compared to himself, Hercules was not affected at all. He directly found the target and killed the demons here.

With the death of the demon, the changes in the forest naturally dissipated. So much so that I couldn't find him after searching for so long before, but now I can easily find his figure.

Hmm... that's probably it.

Although he was still curious about the specific process, as a god, Zephyrus did not want to show his ignorance, especially in front of Hercules.

Even though they had only been together for a short time, he was very clear about the potential of this young man. Hercules was willing to obey orders, so he could command him.

But if one day he was unwilling to do so, then even the God of the West Wind might not be able to do anything to him... So in front of the young hero, Zephyros just coughed twice, and then acted as if everything was under his control.

"Hercules, it seems that you have completed the task I assigned to you very well."

"The evil demon has died in your hands. The people in the north will no longer be harmed by it. You have done a good job."

"……This is what I should do."

There was a pause before the young hero shook his head.

"Well, no matter what, you have done your part for the people of the North. From today on, your name will be known among the people."

"Although this is a good deed you did to atone for your sins, the Olympian gods will not take credit for your work."

Nodding with satisfaction and looking at the reaction of the young man in front of him, Zeferos felt that his guess was correct.

He had no idea what had just happened, nor did he know that this was actually a dangerous place where even true gods would fall into.

He only knew that he completed the task, and he immediately appeared in front of him.

"As you can see, Hercules, you have completed the second task I gave you, and you have done it successfully. But young hero, you cannot stop now."

"There are evil demons everywhere in this world, and there are also many beings who are unwilling to obey the gods. What you are doing now is just a tiny bit insignificant."

"If you want to atone for your crime of kinslaying, you need to keep moving forward."

Although there were some errors in the first two tasks, the results were always satisfactory.

So according to his previous arrangements, Zephyros proposed the third trial.

"Go south, across the mountains and rivers, to the south full of miasma and swamps."

"There you will find Hydra, the descendant of the King of Monsters, a monster far more formidable than the Lion of Nomissa."

"For the past thousand years, it has devoured fields, ravaged people and animals, and destroyed cities; its poisonous gas has killed thousands of people, and wherever it passes, the fields have turned into swamps."

"It is the Hydra, a demon with infinite life. It inherited the blood of Typhon and also devoured the blood of the goddess of life that fell into the human world."

"Your third mission is to destroy it and turn this evil demon into an insignificant embellishment in your legendary life."

Invisible air currents rolled up the branches, leaves and petals on the ground, forming a picture scroll in mid-air.

Hercules immediately saw the monster that the gods had mentioned, the nine-headed Hydra.

He had heard of the other party's name. It was a demon that wreaked havoc in the water system in the southern part of the continent.

It has arguably the most powerful poison in the world, capable of causing excruciating pain even to immortal gods.

The gods are afraid of it because of this, but this is not a reason for Hydra to act recklessly.

Its real power lies in its immortal life.

Hydra has nine heads, eight of which can be chopped off, but only the core one is immortal.

And as long as that one is still there, the other eight can continue to regenerate under the powerful body of the demon.

The God of War once tried to attack, but the gods on earth were no match for him.

Without divine power to rely on, he could do nothing about this powerful monster.

"Hydra demon? I will kill it."

His eyes moved slightly, the south of the continent... Hercules remembered that Silver Moon City should be in the southeast of the continent.

I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to go there and take a look… I think my new acquaintance Ander will be able to find a way.

"Well, Hercules, I have witnessed your courage, and the gods will be watching you."

Smiling in approval, Zeferos thought for a moment.

Although it was not his fault that he suddenly couldn't find anyone before, it was entirely because the enemy was too cunning and the location of this place was not good, but he had to learn from his mistakes.

In case something similar happens again in the future, he still needs to be prepared in advance.

So the god of the west wind took out a feather from his body and gave it the blessing of wind.

"To help you complete your mission, and to reward you for your courage."

"Hercules, I give it to you, so that the invisible winds will favor you and obey your call."

"The journey is long, I think it can help you."

"I am on Mount Olympus, awaiting your success."

Of course, returning to Olympus was fake, but watching Hercules accept his gift, Zephyrus felt that this time it should be safe.

With the mark he left behind, no matter where the other party runs, he can lock the other party's position based on this connection and prevent the same thing from happening again this time.