Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

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He subconsciously reached out his left hand, but only caught a ball of air.

In just a moment, the [Trident of Poseidon] fell into the seabed right in front of the God of Sleep, and then disappeared without a trace in an instant.

This divine weapon, originally created by the divine power of "Tsunami", merged with the sea surface the moment it touched it, and then moved away from this extremely dangerous place.

Even though Hypnos' true power far exceeded it, he could only roughly identify the direction in which the other party escaped.

However, no one can retrieve the artifact that Poseidon deliberately hides from the sea, unless Chaos can give birth to a supreme being who truly controls the ocean and water.

What's more, at this moment, a great warning sign has already struck the heart of the God of Sleep.

The present God-King is coming soon. If he dares to delay any further, he might not be able to leave.

Even now, he felt the silent pressure.

With a push of his palm, Hypnos sent Poseidon's "existence" directly into the space-time gap torn open by the Atrium Serpent, then turned and left.

This gap leads directly to the Nine Hells and is a channel maintained by the force of the interface.

As long as Poseidon enters here, his mission will be accomplished.

As for why he didn't go in...

That's because he couldn't get in at all.

"Tartarus..."

He flew into the sea and reached a crack in the ground that led directly to the portal to the underworld as quickly as possible.

There are many cracks like this, both on land and under the sea.

No matter where you travel downwards from, the place you eventually arrive at is either the underground world or the gate to the underworld.

Returning to Hell via the underworld is the only way for Hypnos to go back.

The reason is very simple. As a lord who controls the power of a layer of hell interface, the God of Sleep will be instinctively rejected by the abyss.

Just like the interface of the Gemini twins will not target the god of the sea, nor will it target this earthly deity who is essentially a 'sacrifice', it does not mean that He will allow Hypnos to come and go as he pleases.

Therefore, if the god of sleep wants to travel back and forth between hell and the human world, he must either go through the portal of the underworld or hold a sufficiently grand sacrificial ceremony in the human world to block the perception of the will of the abyss.

Or powerful enough to ignore Tartarus's instincts.

But for Hypnos at this moment, he obviously only had one choice.

That is to go through the proper portal and pass through the gate of Hades.

"hiss……"

It seemed like a long time had passed, but in fact, it only took a moment from the moment Poseidon took action.

The divine weapon turned into divine light and escaped into the sea, and the young god also left the world.

On the vast ocean, there was only a shadow bathed in moonlight.

There is no entity, just a manifestation of power.

The dark shadow meandered, circling from the southeast of the earth all the way to the northwest.

Far away under the pillar of heaven in the extreme west, the giant god that supported the sky lowered his head slightly, and actually saw and heard the fleeting shadow and roar.

wow——

The void shook, and the next moment, the clear sky was covered with dark clouds, as if the sky was angry.

Across half the continent, carrying a sky full of silver snakes, Zeus arrived at this restless ocean.

The remaining power and will of Poseidon should have caused storms and heavy rains here, all year round.

But when the two supreme ones set foot here one after another, even the most unruly sea water would calm down.

"You again... Where's Poseidon, what did you do to him?"

"Who gave you the courage to murder my brother and the main god of Olympus?"

Thunder and lightning continued to vibrate, making a deafening roar.

The God King, who arrived a step late, looked down at the sea from the sky, and his aura firmly locked onto the ancient snake whose head and tail were difficult to determine.

He didn't take action because Zeus had already seen through it.

What appeared before his eyes at this moment was not the opponent's real body, but only a part of its split power.

The division of this power will inevitably weaken its owner for a period of time, but on the other hand, even if one destroys it, it will not affect the opponent's original body at all.

"hiss……"

"Brother...Lord God?"

"Hehehe... I thought you would thank me, Zeus."

"After all, without Poseidon, the sea would have no nominal master."

"And if they do not want to submit to the Lord of the Ocean, the children of the Ancient Sea God will have no choice but to give up their previous independent attitude and choose to join your court."

"In that case, maybe I was actually instructed by you."

"After all, for the God King, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests..."

A low laugh accompanied by the sound of snakes resounded across the sea, and Zeus's expression became visibly ugly.

Yes, that was his first reaction after realizing that there was a possibility that Poseidon might be suppressed and taken away.

But now, this idea was expressed by the other party first.

"enough!"

"The evil god from Tartarus, the remnant from the beginning of creation - your existence is a sin!"

Taking a step forward, Zeus gave up his original idea.

He originally wanted to test the other party's information, but now it seems that this ancient snake from the abyss is not an easy creature to deal with.

So he made up a story about the origin, and the God King summoned his own thunder.

Since there is no need for communication, use the other party's existence to prove your own strength.

"Now, in the name of the King of the Gods."

"Monster... I grant you death."

With cold eyes, Zeus glanced across the sea.

My plan has been revealed, but so what?

If Poseidon is not here, then what I promised him is meaningless.

As for the rest...whether it is Nereus, Oceanus, or Thesis of the original water.

Look at my power.

Then, give me your final choice.

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The figure moved underground, with wings vibrating behind it.

Since leaving the sea, the young god has been heading downwards, not daring to look back.

Hypnos didn't know whether the King of Gods noticed him, but he was definitely not the most important target.

So during this period, he should have plenty of time to go back.

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The bottom of the dim trench could not be seen, but as Hypnos flew, at a certain moment, the surrounding sea water suddenly disappeared.

If anyone looked back at this time, they would only see an upward passage, not the separated sea water.

This strange space-time phenomenon exists in every passage leading to the portal to the underworld, and their end points are often the same.

"It's much faster than I expected..."

Without stopping, Hypnos nodded secretly.

This special spatial phenomenon often results in the situation where the time taken to travel to the underworld twice from the same entrance may not be the same.

And this time, he was obviously lucky.

So I continued to go down until the ground under my feet gradually turned gray.

In the surrounding space, rules that were very different from those in the human world began to appear.

Not far away, the gate to the underworld stood there, and Hypnos could even vaguely hear the sound of the Acheron River.

However, at this moment, the god of sleep stopped.

Because just at the end of his sight, outside the black gate that stretched across the gray earth, the giant beast that had been sent into a deep sleep by his flute music had awakened at some point.

Six scarlet eyes looked towards this place, flames flashing in their bloodthirsty and greedy eyes.

Cerperus, the three-headed demon dog, is the offspring of Typhon, the king of demons, and the gatekeeper of the underworld.

After the Typhon Rebellion, it was subdued by a god from the underworld and came here to serve.

Its three heads take turns resting, watching over day and night, as well as dawn and dusk.

Under its protection, no one can pass through the portal to the underworld without permission.

The reason why the God of Sleep was able to come to the human world from hell through here was only because of his unique divine power.

A beautiful flute sound put the great demon, who was comparable to an ordinary god, into a deep sleep, and then he left the underworld peacefully.

But for some reason, Kerperos has awakened now... Hypnos asked himself, although the underworld has also reduced the power of the gods to a certain extent, it is far less powerful than the human world.

Here, the effect of my divine power should not be so short-lived.

Even if three days and three nights had passed, the three-headed dog should not have woken up.

"Don't be too surprised, it really shouldn't wake up.

"It's just that its deep sleep disturbed me...so I woke it up."

A calm voice came from behind the three-headed dog, and behind the monster as tall as a mountain, a figure slowly walked out.

She was a goddess dressed in black, without any bright ornaments, and even her face looked so ordinary among the gods.

But just one glance and Hypnos felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Looking at the world, outside the realm of great divine power, there may be gods who can defeat him head-on, but there are almost no gods who can escape his discovery at such a distance.

In the underworld, only Hades can do this when he mobilizes the power of the underworld itself. Once he leaves here, he will not be able to do this either.

As for Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, her own strength is still too weak.

However, at this moment, Hypnos also felt the authority of the underworld from the goddess in front of him... Excluding the familiar Angel of the Underworld, the identity of the visitor was obvious.

"Lord of Oaths, Source of Hatred, Styx..."

He never expected to see each other here, and Hypnos didn't expect that the one who subdued the three-headed dog was not the ruler of the underworld, but this goddess of the Styx who had almost no sense of existence... Or maybe it was indeed a subordinate of Hades, but these two great gods of the underworld had actually stood together?

But if that's the case, then why would the other party stand in front of me, and what does she want from me?

"This... is a god from the abyss, or in your words, from Hell."

"I'm waiting for you here today because I have something to ask you."

Stroking the three-headed dog's hair, the tall demon lowered his head obediently.

With a calm expression, Styx raised his hand slightly, then took out something from the void that left the god of sleep speechless.

"That's it."

"I want to know, where did this thing come from?"

"..."

The goddess and the god of sleep looked at each other seriously, but Hypnos really didn't know what to say.

It was just a piece of paper...but when it appeared in the hands of the Goddess of Oath, it meant something very different.

"It's it..."

With a long sigh, Hypnos looked at the paper, of course he knew its origin.

It comes from the fifth layer of hell, the giant tree in the center of the [atrium].

It is rooted in the midpoint of Hell, with roots extending to three planes.

Anyone who swears a solemn oath to its trunk can, by paying a price, gain lasting power.

In addition, its leaves also have similar abilities.

By making them into special paper, they can bind the signer to fulfill his promise.

Therefore, the devils of hell called it the [Devil's Contract], which is also the biggest reason why the Lord of the Atrium is considered by the devils to be superior to other lords of hell.

Not just power, because power only brings fear.

It is because more and more demons who travel to and from the human world and try to create "performance" have realized its importance, and as the only thing that can restrain the cunning demons, they are so in awe of the giant snake entrenched in the courtyard, not just afraid of its power.

This is not a secret, but something that many demons know... So at this moment, when it appeared in the hands of another Lord of Oaths, Hypnos could only remain silent.

Is it just a matter of repeating it truthfully? I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Not surprisingly, Styx should have followed similar authority to find a being that used the devil's contract, and then learned its inside story.

The reason why she stopped me at this moment was definitely not just because she wanted to hear me repeat it again.

His eyes flickered. There were obstacles in front of him and pursuers behind him... Hypnos didn't know when the God-King would come back, and Styx was not alone.

He seemed to be stuck in a dead end, always falling into one side's pocket.

However, the more this happened, the calmer the evil god became.

That's right... What's wrong with betting your life?

"I'm sorry, ma'am, but I don't want to answer your question."

"Is it because I don't know, or because I don't want to tell you?"

"Of course I don't know and I don't want to say."

With a smile on his face, Hypnos obviously wasn't talking about the question the other party asked, but what she really wanted, and the same was true for Styx.

As the god of sleep flatly refused, the three-headed dog that had been quietly beside the goddess of the Styx suddenly raised its head, and its three bloody mouths opened one after another.

In terms of head-on combat, the God of Sleep is no match for the Goddess of the Styx, especially since this is the opponent's home court and he cannot waste too much time.

But at this moment, Hypnos was not afraid.

The underworld is the opponent's home ground, but he still has a trick up his sleeve.

It's just a gamble. If you win, everyone is happy.

What if I lose the bet?

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Wow…

The human world, the East China Sea.

Not long ago, when Poseidon fell into a deep sleep.

Flying the flag of Pylos and led by Prince Antilochus, a fleet that had clearly experienced war was moving forward on the sea.