Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

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The chains rattled, and just when Ares made his decision, the execution platform did not stop.

I don't know whether he was curious about this mortal's immortality or had received an invitation in advance.

In short, seeing that Achilles was not afraid of swords, more than one god came out to give it a try.

Zephyrus, the leader of the four wind gods, was not present, but his subordinates and brothers and sisters were not absent.

Under the gaze of Aphrodite, Boreas, the god of the north wind, Notos, the god of the south wind, and Euros, the god of the east wind, summoned strong winds that blew from three directions.

The three divine winds came together to stir up endless dust and smoke. The entire sky of Olympus seemed chaotic for a moment, and it was difficult to see any color.

As gods with similar powers, the divine wind created by the three wind gods together made many onlookers shudder.

However, after blowing for half a water clock, when the divine wind stopped, Achilles was still unharmed.

The God of Wind failed, so the God of Hades took over.

Ever since the goddess of discord Eris secretly obeyed the orders of the Lord of Darkness and followed Zeus's hint to send the golden apple, the gods of the underworld, knowing that they would never be trusted by Hades again, came to the sacred mountain.

It’s just that the Olympian gods don’t like the underworld gods with obscure priesthood, and they can’t integrate into the circle of gods on earth.

Now, in order to demonstrate their abilities, they will naturally not show mercy.

Moros brought doom upon Achilles, trying to bring him misfortune.

However, the goddess was soon shocked to find that the mortal in front of her was neither alive nor dead. His fate of "life" was not here, and his fate of "death" could not be influenced.

This does not mean that the influence of fate is ineffective on him, but at least Moroes' power is not enough to do so.

Helplessly, she had to be the first to retreat.

Moros gave up, and Keir, the god of destruction, and Eurynomos, the god of decay, followed closely behind.

The latter tried to use his divine power to corrode Achilles' body and lower his defenses, while the former picked up the long sword blessed by the god of war and slashed at the bound hero.

Both Hades tried their best, but when they struck Achilles, all that was left was a vibration like the collision of metal.

When the smoke and dust cleared, the young hero was still unharmed, and even looked at the gods in the sky with a sarcastic expression.

"It's too light. Are all gods so weak?"

"If that's the case, I'm afraid that Ares is not the only one who will give up the priesthood to me. How about you guys let me sit in your seats as well?"

"shut up!"

Achilles' wild words once again angered the gods, and even some gods who were just there to watch the show couldn't help but take action.

However, no matter what force, no matter how much divine power fell on Achilles, it was still unable to break the body soaked in the water of the Styx.

The only one who made some contribution was the rainbow goddess Iris. The rainbow light she summoned dazzled the hero's eyes, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

But facing the omnipresent light, Achilles simply closed his eyes, forcing Iris to return empty-handed.

At this moment, even though Styx was still flowing in the underworld and had never come to the land, all the gods present were shocked.

Before taking action, they could have mocked Ares' incompetence.

But after they actually took action, they realized how difficult this mortal was and how powerful the Styx was.

For a long time, compared with ordinary things on earth, gods have had absolute advantages in terms of authority, divine power and divine body.

The reason why the so-called "demigods" have never mastered divine authority and power but can still be tainted with the word "god" is simply because they can rival the gods in terms of physical body.

Therefore, in the past years, the gods have seen humans with strong bodies that are even stronger than gods, and they have long been accustomed to it.

But no matter how strong the body is, there will always be a limit.

It was not until today that they suddenly realized that there were actually people who could temper their bodies to be as tough as divine weapons, and they could not be threatened even with all means.

"Oh, that's good now."

"After all the effort to invite the gods, it would be a joke if we can't kill this human in the end."

"Oh, I've disliked Ares for a long time. What ability does he have? If he is not the son of the Queen of Heaven, what qualifications does he have to marry Aphrodite?"

"It's just right. If this mortal is allowed to survive this time, Ares will probably be ashamed to walk in this world for every day he lives."

"You're overthinking this. The God of War is very thick-skinned... and it's not that bad. In any case, they still have the God King and the Queen of Heaven to back them up.

"But if it really comes to that, I'm afraid even Your Majesty will be ashamed."

"..."

For a moment, waves of discussions spread among the gods.

Most of them were laughing at Ares' joke, and only a few people really cared about Achilles' life or death.

After all, although humans like him who blaspheme the gods are rare, they do exist.

The son of Zeus was much more excessive than him at the beginning, but his final end was miserable enough, so the gods naturally would not be too angry.

"...What a bunch of people who are taking advantage of others' misfortunes."

Cursing inwardly and listening to the sounds coming from all around, Ares's face didn't look very good.

Forget it, it seems that the usual methods are really useless.

Ares glanced back furtively, but he apparently saw nothing.

Not to mention that Hera and Hestia are some distance away from here. Even if they are not there, as long as they deliberately conceal their whereabouts, it will be difficult for them to be detected on Mount Olympus.

"...That's enough, Achilles. Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"

Taking a deep breath and looking at the hero tied to the platform, Ares finally spoke.

Without waiting for the other party to respond, as soon as the words fell, he took a step forward and raised his right hand high.

The next moment, the sky above the sacred mountain was covered with clouds, and streaks of lightning and fire rolled like long snakes, carrying the power to destroy everything.

It is said that a huge rock was thrown from the sacred mountain and it took nine days and nine nights to fall to the ground. Nine layers of clouds can be seen from the foot of the mountain to the peak.

There should be no clouds on the peak of the sacred mountain, but under this powerful force, clouds appeared out of thin air and covered the top of the mountain.

At this moment, Achilles, who had been so unscrupulous before, seemed to feel a little threatened and couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Thunder and lightning, the authority of God to punish living beings, is a power that legend has it can only wield by the God King and Queen of Heaven. I didn't expect it to appear here.

Although Achilles has always believed in his immortality, he can't help but feel a little nervous now.

The teacher once said that if there was anyone in the world who could hurt him, it would only be a force related to the primordial spirits.

And the power of the God-King is undoubtedly one of them.

"Hahahaha...are you finally afraid?!"

Ares was struggling to control the stolen thunder. At this moment, he felt the changing eyes of the gods.

But anyway, that's all for the future.

Looking at the expression of this mortal, one can tell that he is doomed this time.

"Thunder, help me!"

A loud shout seemed to pull the sky down.

After a moment of silence, a purple-red lightning fell from the sky.

The thunder filled with destructive power instantly struck the center of the stone platform, completely enveloping Achilles.

It seemed like just a breath, but it also seemed like a long time had passed. No one knew how much time had passed at this moment.

With a few exceptions, almost no one could see what the chained Xingtai looked like.

They could only feel a cold and constant force that seemed to flash for a moment, followed by an almost inaudible roar.

"Is this...death?"

On the hill above, Hestia asked subconsciously.

"Of course... no."

After a moment of silence, Hera said expressionlessly.

"then you……"

"Of course I watched."

Hera spoke lightly and then kept silent.

Failure, indeed.

Ares is not her, and even if he can use the stolen thunder through the relationship between father and son, he cannot truly use the power of its authority.

However, in the brief collision just now, Hera also saw the true and false power of the Styx.

This power is indeed strong, especially the connection with the origin of the underworld, which makes it possess a certain essence that is difficult for the gods to reach.

But this is not the underworld after all, so she can deal with this human without Zeus taking action personally.

As long as she uses the Queen of Heaven's authority to cut off the connection between the sacred mountain and the underworld, she can use the [Thunder Arrow] to gradually wear away the opponent's Styx power... However, Hera does not intend to do so, at least not now.

After all, Ares, this fool, dared to steal the power of his mother goddess for a woman who never took him seriously.

"Bitch, once we deal with Athena, you'll be next!"

It wasn't said, but Hera's eyes had turned dangerous.

Aphrodite...you won't be so proud forever.

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"do you died?"

Aphrodite asked the same question while sitting on a chair covered with flowers and gems.

However, no one present could give her an answer.

As time passed by, and the thunder and lightning that had been lingering in the field finally dissipated, the gods saw the scene inside.

There were no ashes or broken limbs, only Achilles' mocking smile.

"God King..."

"That's it?!"

"Hahahahaha..."

The wanton laughter echoed in the sky. At this moment, the previous filter of the so-called God-King was instantly shattered.

Achilles always thought that Zeus was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be just this powerful.

It turns out that the thunder that was said to be able to destroy the earth was unable to do anything to his immortal body!

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He exerted force with his arms, and the chains on his body gradually showed signs of breaking.

Even though this was a chain specially prepared to bind the gods, it became fragile under the alternating lightning and cold and heat of the Styx.

Seeing this scene, Aphrodite, who had been patient for a whole day, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

She stood up suddenly and looked in Ares' direction with angry eyes.

As expected, this guy can't do anything right... Fortunately, she already knew this!

"Afu, listen to me, I also mentioned this to the Mother Goddess..."

"That's enough. I don't need her to clean up the insults I've suffered!"

After the abrupt interruption, Aphrodite turned around and looked directly at Hephaestus who was watching the show on the side.

The God of Craftsmanship did not feel embarrassed, but just smiled in response.

"Hephaestus, I agree to your request. But you can start now as you promised me."

"Of course, no problem, but to ensure everything goes well, I think it might require a little help."

Nodding in agreement, Hephaestus tapped the armrest.

The suspended golden chair lifted up his small body and landed next to Ares.

"I wonder if you could give me some of this stolen...borrowed thunder power?"

"I have controlled many kinds of flames, but I have never used the God King's lightning and fire."

"You, when did you..."

Ares was somewhat surprised, but more of a loss, as he had no idea when Aphrodite had made the "agreement" with the god of craftsmanship.

However, before he could say anything, the goddess of beauty glanced at him.

"Give it to him. Since you are useless, I can only find someone else to help."

"I...okay."

After gritting his teeth, Ares nodded and agreed.

"But Afu, you have to tell me what you are going to do, right?"

"It's very simple."

Aphrodite said nothing, but Hephaestus took the initiative to explain.

"You see, you can't catch this mortal, my golden net has caught him."

"So she naturally wanted me to solve the problem that you couldn't solve."

"As for the method... this was not something I thought of, but something she asked for."

"Her Highness Aphrodite believes that since the Styx is an underground river, its power should be restrained by the sun in the sky."

"Since the power of one day cannot destroy it, then use the long-lasting power of the gods to fight it."

"So she asked me to help, borrowing the temple of the Sun God as the venue, and using the sun fire from the divine chariot to temper the mortal's body... Of course, if lightning and fire could be added to accompany it, it would be perfect."

“The reason why God is God is because of our authority and eternal life.”

"If one day doesn't work, then ten days will do. If ten days doesn't work, then a hundred days will do."

“Unless Styx’s power in the underworld can continue to be consumed like this, one day this mortal will be refined by me.

"His body will be cast into an artifact, and his soul will be imprisoned within it... It will remain unchanged for ten thousand years, until the end of eternity."

Hephaestus was quite interested in this matter even without Aphrodite's reward.

It is a rare opportunity to forge a human puppet using the power of the Styx.

Now that he had the opportunity to try it, he naturally had no reason to refuse.