Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

"So you are saying that the real name of this thing should be [Artificial Magic Network]."

"And after this path failed, your appearance became their new hope?"

Underground in the abandoned city, in an extremely vast space.

Compared with before, the spirit of the God of Stars, who was bound by a large pale silver net on the altar, was obviously much more stable.

Apparently, Astraios seemed to be much more communicative after his almost crazy outburst.

The vague influence between long life and priesthood is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it makes it difficult for most gods to change their personalities for thousands of years. On the other hand, it also makes their wills rock-hard in a different way.

Even hundreds of years of imprisonment are not enough to turn a true god into a madman.

Of course, no matter what, Astraios was still affected to some extent, so taking advantage of this opportunity, Zeferos naturally hurriedly asked.

He still had too many unanswered questions about what happened here.

Even if it was for himself, he couldn't just leave without knowing anything.

"……Yes."

"Zeferos, you were once a member of Mount Odis, so you should have heard about Hecate's affairs."

Not only mentally, but as time passed, Astraios seemed to have recovered from the damage caused by forcibly impacting the barrier.

The recovery power of the god is so powerful. Although the body is still shriveled, the voice of the God of the Stars has become much more stable.

"I know."

"It is said that at that time, His Highness Hecate was once considered to be a being without a priesthood."

"Until the end of the era, she weaved the magic web and became a true god with moderate divine power."

"Later, with the help of the power of the magic network, countless faiths gathered together."

"To this day, no one knows her true level."

Nodding, Zeferos was naturally aware of Hecate's existence.

Looking at the silver grid in front of Astraeus, the God of West Wind also understood what the other party meant.

"You mean..."

"Yes!"

"These tiny bugs, humble ants... they should be grateful to the gods for being able to live in this world, but they are as despicable as they are, but they still want to become gods!"

"The Goddess of the Magic Network kindly taught them the secrets of witchcraft, and the gods also used the power of the Magic Network to bestow divine magic on humans."

"They should be grateful for this, but after learning about Her Highness Hecate's past from somewhere, these humans had blasphemous thoughts and a desire for eternity and immortality."

There was clearly suppressed anger in his voice, but Astraios no longer frantically attacked the barrier in front of him.

He did this before, on the one hand, because his spirit had been oppressed for a long time and he harmed himself without seeing any hope.

On the other hand, I also hope that the power I have recovered can be consumed in this way.

Although this behavior is often accompanied by severe pain, the God of the Stars does not care. As long as it can cause trouble for these humans, there is nothing he won't do.

But now that he has seen hope, Astraios is naturally no longer so crazy.

"They got the information and then started verifying it."

"Weaving the magic web, shaping the elements, and creating the wizard's legacy, Her Highness Hecate has indeed ascended to the throne of God."

"And after confirming the truth of all this, these humans began their exploration across eternity."

"They studied the Weave and tried to create similar creations."

"They try to advance the progress of wizards and constantly create new witchcraft."

"Of course, they all failed. After all, humans are so inferior, how can they understand the greatness of gods."

"Although Your Highness Hecate was born without authority, that may just be hidden. Her immortal nature cannot lie to others."

"In comparison, no matter how hard those lower beings try, they are just whims."

With an expression of approval, Zeferos agreed with Astraeus' statement.

But in his heart, Fengshen was not sure about what the other party said.

It is impossible for these humans to copy the path of the Goddess of the Demonic Network, and Zeferos has no objection to this.

But that might be because the magic network already exists, or it might be that they lack some conditions.

As for whether only gods can gain authority by doing such things... no one can be sure except Hecate herself.

Of course, Fengshen will not argue with others over this matter.

He just pointed at the grid on Astraeus's body and then asked.

"So this is what they made, something similar to the Magic Network, but different?"

"Not a resemblance, but a parody."

"Compared with the magic network covering the world, it is a joke."

He sneered in a low voice, even though he was trapped here by it, Astraios did not hesitate to ridicule it.

"I don't know what the real Ley Line looks like, but it's nothing like this."

"It cannot gather elements or adjust rules. The only function it can be called is to draw power from the outside world to maintain itself."

"Once the source of power disappears, it will collapse instantly. And if the infusion of power exceeds a limit, it will also be destroyed because it cannot bear it."

"This is what mortals call achievement... Hehe, it is ridiculous to think of ascending to the throne of God with such a creation."

"You're right, it's ridiculous."

Feng Shen spoke again to express his agreement, and then Feng Shen was secretly vigilant in his heart.

Listening to Astraios' explanation, Zeferos's sense of this [artificial magic net] is a 'powerful cage'.

Now, he probably understood why the other party couldn't come out.

Because every bit of divine power restored by the God of Stars either repaired his body instinctively, or was forcibly extracted by this man-made magic network.

The Demonic Network itself is extremely powerful, and the Demonic Network goddess is also a powerful being.

This so-called 'artificial magic net' may be a joke in front of the real magic net, but it is extremely useful against gods in Astraeus's state.

The divine power of the innate god is being restored every moment, so once this 'artificial magic net' is born, it will not collapse due to loss of energy.

The current state of the God of Stars is destined to use most of his power to repair himself, and the remaining part will never be able to break it.

So the cycle repeats, using the prisoner's own power to imprison himself, which is simply a genius idea...

Vaguely, Cheferos felt that there might be more to it than that.

After all, it is just a matter of consuming divine power, and this so-called 'artificial magic net' may not necessarily be used.

The God of West Wind believed that even if it was just an inferior imitation, it would not be easy for humans to build it.

Then the problem comes, the elements are bound by the magic network and can be turned into power driven by humans.

So Astraeus's divine power flows into it, and the mortals in Silvermoon City are indifferent to it?

This is absolutely impossible, or in other words, the divine power of the God of Stars may also be what they want to collect.

The old way to reach the gods was confirmed to be unsuccessful, so it was used to achieve the new one...

The divine power possessed by the gods may also be part of their research content.

"I understand, the realm of gods is not something that mortals can dream about, so later they set their sights on you, a living god."

Filled with indignation, Zeferos asked again.

"Then this time, these mortals should have returned in vain."

"After all, the power and immortality of gods come from nature. No matter how they explore, they will never achieve anything."

"..."

This time, Astraeus was silent for a moment.

Then he forced a smile, as if to express his affirmation.

"...Yes, Cheferros, just as you thought."

"They think they can succeed, but how is that possible?"

"They extracted my blood and oil, pried open my bones, and squeezed out the marrow inside..."

"But this is meaningless. The body of a god is both material and spiritual. Divinity and will flow in every inch of flesh and blood."

"And these humble mortals can only marvel at the greatness of the gods. They can't even understand how the characteristics of matter and spirit can coexist on an object."

"Then, they arranged a primitive blood sacrifice for me and tried to use the tentacles of the 'artificial magic net' to sense why the gods could accept the sacrifice."

"They think that by understanding this process, they can analyze the root of the birth of divine power, and then use their own way to sublimate their own magic, or give birth to new 'divine power'."

"But they failed. They simply couldn't understand the nobility of God."

“The divine power of a god is either innate or comes from the transformation of authority and essence.”

"However, these ridiculous beings cannot understand the existence of divine authority at all, and naturally they are even less able to observe the mechanism of its operation."

"Of course, they can only praise the greatness of the gods and then despair of their own lowliness."

"..."

Reason told Zeferos that the specific process was probably not like this.

But the result should be correct. Those humans have not yet made breakthrough progress.

But thinking about Astraeus' silence just now, the God of West Wind still asked tentatively.

"You are right, they cannot understand the existence of God...but after all, it has been so long, is it possible that they have gained something?"

"..."

There was silence again for a while, before Astraeus spoke reluctantly.

He didn't want to continue talking, but if he thought about it carefully, when the gods destroyed these humans in the future, his experience would probably be exposed to others.

"Yes, they do."

With an expressionless face, the God of Stars said calmly.

"They forced me to mate with those lower beings and then give birth to offspring."

"The purpose of these blood sacrifices was this, because they gradually discovered that in my current state, without the stimulation of blood sacrifices, it would be difficult to leave a true descendant of the gods."

"ah?"

Subconsciously taking a step back, Cheferos was shocked when he heard this.

At this moment, the God of West Wind felt his hair standing on end.

Although everything was terrible before, he thought it was actually bearable.

But now, when Zeferos heard this, it really made his heart feel cold.

For His Majesty the Sea Emperor, the God of West Wind still respects him.

But in some aspects, he felt that the God King was more reliable.

"This... So are they trying to cultivate powerful war weapons that they can control?"

Unknowingly, I may have had many more brothers and sisters.

Regarding this, Cheferos still needs to ask clearly.

"No, they're not interested."

"Of course, maybe they made some on the side, but that was never the main purpose."

"In fact, they initially just wanted to explore the changes in the descendants of gods during the embryonic development process - the so-called embryo is a life that has not yet been born. They want to know the mechanism of the role of the blood of gods in this process, as well as the secrets of the longevity of some non-god descendants."

"Hundred-armed giants, cyclops, sea monsters, demons, and even evil things..."

"There are too many immortals in this world who are not gods. Even among them, there is a centaur who enjoys a long life in a non-god body."

"When these humans realized that they could not ascend to heaven in one step and directly obtain the secret of becoming a god, they began to pursue eternal life first."

"And the specialness of the descendants of gods is the object of their research."

"And as far as I know, even among these humans who call themselves wizards, the descendants of gods of the same level have a lifespan far longer than ordinary people - hehe, this is the embodiment of the dignity of the gods.

"No matter how hard mortals struggle, they cannot reach the nobility of the gods. "

As if he had finally found a place to be proud of, Astraeus could not help but curse.

However, hearing this, Zephyros' heart moved.

"Yes, even if they are descendants of gods, they are not something that ordinary mortals can achieve... But then again, among these humans who trapped you, are there any descendants of gods?"

"No."

Asterius said with certainty.

"Although they desire the eternity and power of God, they are also concerned about the power of God."

"Based on their daily communication, there seems to be a powerful wizard who is a descendant of gods here, but she is not in their group. In addition, there are several people who have close relations with gods. "

"Obviously, although the descendants of gods are not gods, as long as they have the noble blood of gods, they will not be in the same boat with those ants. "

Ignoring the later drama of the God of Stars, Zephyros secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that no descendants of gods were involved.

Well... this is good.

Without thinking too much, the God of West Wind continued to ask:

"So Astraeus, did they succeed in the end?"

"... I don't know."

Unlike every affirmative answer before, this time, the answer of the God of Stars became uncertain.

With a shriveled face gradually twisted, Astraeus said with difficulty.

"I don't know if they succeeded... but I hope not."

"You can't understand what these blaspheming gods - no, blaspheming life have done."

"Even the most sinful existence would not commit such a sin. These crazy humans... In order to understand the origin of the birth of the descendants of the blood of the gods, they did not hesitate to dig open the bodies of those embryos. "

"I don't know what they did, and whether they succeeded, but they seem to have found something from it. "

"According to ancient texts, tracing back to the original myths, these humans called it [Life Residue], implying the remains of [Life Source Liquid] in the Earth Mother's Aquarius."

"The ancient gods used it to create all living beings... and these humans used it to continue their sinful lives."

"......! "

Shocked beyond words, Zephyros was speechless after hearing this.

[Life Source Fluid]... It has long been integrated into everything in the world, driving the power of the ancient god's artifact day after day.

This power is almost impossible to extract, but if it is stimulated by the blood of the gods, it is indeed possible to make it undergo some changes under the influence of divine power.

The power derived from the original [Life] authority allows the descendants of gods to have a stronger life essence.

As long as the gap between gods and humans is not broken, even if they are both demigods, the descendants of gods will have a longer lifespan than mortals.

Although I don't know the specific technology, it undoubtedly sounds very logical.

But if I really take this opportunity to extract this power...

Zephyros didn't know what to say, he could only remain silent.

But for some reason, at this moment, the God of West Wind thought of the Supreme on Mount Olympus.

I don't know if the roles are reversed, if I lose that eternal life and power...

What will the unrestrained God King who overlooks the gods do?

"...I know. "

After a long while, the Wind God spoke.

At this moment, he could only express his only sympathy to the god in front of him who was connected by blood.