Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Becoming a god has never been a concrete concept.

Or to be more precise, the word "Shen" in Dengshen itself has no unique interpretation.

From a narrow perspective, the so-called deification is just the process of mortals becoming gods.

No matter what means or methods are used, it can be called ascending to deity.

However, from a broad perspective, the true meaning of ascension to the gods is not this; what it really refers to is the transformation itself.

To transform from a mortal into a deity is called 'ascension to the gods', and to transform from a true god or an incomplete original god into a truly complete great divine power is also 'ascension to the gods'.

Some may even take other paths and become favored by the Outer Gods, or even demons like Typhon.

And to follow this path to the end and become the Creator who is on par with the world, the almighty supreme being, can also be called "ascending to deity".

Therefore, whether it is Erebus who attempts to open up the world, or Ryan who tries to separate humanity and divinity, what they are pursuing is naturally not the narrow version.

After all, they are gods, so why bother climbing the road?

Of course, no matter how you understand it, for the gods themselves, since they cannot find anyone to learn from and have no precedents to follow, the process of mortals becoming gods has value.

However, in the past, the Lord of Darkness was limited by the real world. Even though his degree of personification was far less than that of Gaia, he still could not be on par with darkness itself.

Therefore, at this point, he focused more on how to break free from the constraints rather than the illusory future.

So Erebus has never paid much attention to certain things.

But unlike him, for Ryan who controls the spiritual world, he is the one who really needs to consider this issue.

"'In harmony with the Tao' but not 'transforming the Tao', the wise men of later generations have also pondered this question..."

"Oh, in fact, if I only stop at the realm of great divine power, I don't need to consider this issue at all."

After walking out of the underground secret room, Ryan closed the door.

and the Divine, dividing the two.

There was only one reason that really made Ryan do this, and that was how to truly integrate himself with the source power so that his rationality would no longer be eroded by this source power.

But in fact, it is just as he said.

If it was simply for the coexistence of reason and power, Ryan, who possessed the spiritual world, would not need to consider these issues at all.

So what if rationality cannot bear the source of power? This does not affect his ability to exert his own strength.

Only with the end of the trip to Hermainu did Ryan once again confirm the result.

That is the truly great power, which can never be controlled by humans.

Chaos did not manifest in human form. Even if he could separate the worldly and otherworldly sides of himself, he still couldn't do it.

The Nine Realms were divided into nine parts, and the giant on the Golden Gallon Chasm was unaware.

Hermeneus was the weakest and the one who divided himself most strictly.

But even though He divided Himself into eight parts, He still only appeared in the world briefly in the most ancient creation era with a human body and an animal head.

As for Amon... Although Ryan had never seen him, even if he had, the result would be no different.

If it weren't for Ra's actions, if Hermeneus hadn't died.

Even if another 100,000 years passed, Amon would never be able to break free from the restrictions of the Eight Primordial Gods and walk the mortal world as an independent life.

From this we can see that no matter where you are, the stronger the power, the more difficult it is to maintain sanity.

And as the world is like this, so is God.

Even in different worlds, wise gods have made more attempts without prior agreement.

The gods of Chaos benefited from the divine office bestowed by the world, while the primitive gods circumvented this problem by using personified gods.

The only price is that they are restricted by the world and can never fully realize their own powers.

The gods of the nine realms took a different approach; they separated the spirit from the flesh.

Gods can die and their souls can fall into the underworld.

From then on, the dead god no longer possesses the power he had when he was alive, thus separating authority from himself.

In addition, the same is true of the gods of Hermeneus.

They circumvented this problem with the existence of 'Ka' and 'Ba', using the spiritual part to bear the pressure instead of themselves.

And in the end, even though the way of opening up the interface is better than these three, the peak of great divine power is still an abyss that is difficult to cross.

Therefore, it is imperative to separate humanity. Even though the exploration of the road is still difficult, Ryan did not choose to give up.

However, many things cannot be solved by just spending time... It was not until the incident with Hermeneus was resolved and the systems of the three worlds were combined that everything began to fall into place.

If he could see another true mortal god appear, Ryan would dare to say that his path had finally gotten rid of the darkness and saw some light.

"From heaven to earth, and from earth to heaven."

"Strictly speaking, I have actually completed it, but it is only incomplete."

"And this process has been going on since I came into this world."

Looking back, the structure in my mind becomes clearer.

Becoming a god from a mortal is the first time, giving up the ultimate of mortals, falling from "heaven" to "earth", and then from mortals to the beginning of becoming a god, ascending from "earth" to heaven.

Even the moment of opening up the interface was the second time, when he gave up everything he had as a god and turned them all into nutrients for creation.

When the spiritual world is opened up, isn’t it just another reincarnation?

However, unlike the second time, when he got that drop of the original liquid of creation, looking back, Ryan realized why he had always had such a subconscious interest in the path of mortals becoming gods.

Because his spiritual instinct had long told him that his first reincarnation was incomplete.

He never reached the pinnacle of being a mortal, nor did he ascend to godhood, but instead accomplished everything through a reincarnation that he himself didn't even remember.

If the Great Spirit is the pinnacle, then this doesn't matter.

But if he wants to continue, this is a difficulty he absolutely cannot avoid.

crunch--

Pushing open the door, Ryan walked out of the room slowly.

The sky brightens and another day has arrived.

“So far, so good.”

"As for Erebus...if we wait until the remains of Hermeneus are completely integrated into Chaos, he will still remain in his current form."

"Then Gaia or Tartarus's today may be his tomorrow."

The soldiers in the city began to change shifts, but most of them were full of hope for the future.

However, Ryan knew that most of them were probably destined to die in this war and become insignificant cannon fodder.

After looking for a while, he turned around because he had other things to do today.

As for the troops outside the city... wait a moment.

As for how to deal with it, let’s see what answer Iapetus gave him.

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Wow—at dawn, the God of Speech flew out from the fortress in the Aigario Mountains.

Now that he understood the true inside story of the war, Iapetus finally calmed down.

The battle between the primitive gods may have a winner and a loser, but there will probably be no real result.

After all, apart from Uranus, even Gaia only lost some face.

"Two choices, start with those mortals, or go find some old friends."

"Um……"

After pondering for a moment, the God of Speech made a decisive choice.

Compared with the latter, the former is easier.

After being in contact with mortals for a long time, Iapetus has gained a lot of unique experience.

As for how he should solve it...

His figure flashed and he changed his clothes.

At this moment, he no longer looked like a nobleman, but rather a learned sage.

"Force is the lowest form of dealing with these mortals."

"Now, it's my turn to perform."

Waiting silently on the mountain cliffs outside the fortress, Iapetus witnessed another tentative siege.

With the support of the power of the earth, Athens' defense was very solid.

However, the God of Speech could see that this was only because none of the heroes on the coalition side had an ending.

This obviously cannot last long. After all, whether for the sake of God or for their own reputation, those heroes of human kings will take action sooner or later, and may even attack with the assistance of gods.

So he waited patiently until the evening approached, Iapetus searched the coalition camp for a while, and finally chose a side to follow.

"..."

"……His Majesty."

In the evening, in the camp of the coalition forces.

Although they are nominally an alliance, there have been conflicts between the countries on the continent.

Although some issues can be temporarily put aside under God's will, in some places, the countries are still clearly divided.

Sitting in the tent, Priam frowned.

He carefully checked the casualty figures in front of him and didn't even notice the guard's voice for a moment.

"……His Majesty……"

"……His Majesty?"

"Ok?"

Raising his head slightly, Priam was awakened from his reverie and looked at his guards.

Another meaningless day with no progress except the loss of hundreds of lives.

But even so, the king refused his son Hector's request to fight in broad daylight.

There is no other reason, if I must say, it is that they cannot be the first to go up.

After all, Athens was not an ordinary small country. Even powerful heroes could be defeated in front of them.

Without the help of gods and absolute advantage, if an accident happened, Priam would never tolerate it.

"……What's up?"

The king asked in a low voice, knowing that his guards would not come to him at this time unless they were unsure of something.

As expected, after listening to the guard's story, the king was speechless for a moment.

"You mean to say that there is a scholar from Athens who wants to come and see you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Kneeling on one knee, the guard nodded in response.

"Oh, this is interesting."

Although it was unclear what the visitor wanted to do, the king was still interested.

At this time, an Athenian dared to come here.

If there wasn't a good reason, Priam wouldn't mind using him to boost morale.

"Go and fetch Hector first, and then bring the Athenian to me."

After thinking for a moment, the king made a decision.

We have to meet, but safety also has to be ensured.

Only with Hector present could he feel at ease.

So a moment later, when Iapetus walked into the tent.

Almost immediately, he saw the tall and mighty hero wearing bronze armor.

"What a warrior!"

Praise loudly, but the person being praised remains unmoved.

Instead, in the center of the tent, the voice of King Priam could be heard clearly.

"Hector is certainly a warrior. As my eldest son, he is destined to conquer Athens and establish unparalleled achievements."

"So, Athenians, are you surrendering to me on behalf of your king? If so, I accept your surrender."

Without further ado, Priam's momentum grew.

In the dim tent, Hector's weapon flashed coldly.

However, facing the king's cold tone, the God of Speech just laughed three times and answered loudly:

"Hahaha... I thought the king of Troy was a smart man, but I didn't expect him to say such a thing."

"Now it seems that I have come to the wrong place."

"Huh? What do you mean!"

Priam stood up from the table with a bad look in his eyes.

Noticing his father's anger, Hector also took a step forward.

"What do you mean? It's very simple."

Iapetus smiled and said, "Your Majesty Priam, I came to see you just to save you."

"But I am a little disappointed to see that His Majesty is still unaware of his imminent death."