Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 121 Tartarus (two in one)

Time goes back to a while ago.

The collision on the earth has just begun, Mother Earth has not yet arrived, the sacred mountain is still intact, and the sky and earth have not yet shaken.

But in the underworld, Ryan's incarnation carried the things prepared in advance and stepped out of the spiritual world together with the essence left by Cronus.

In fact, as early as half a day ago, when the burning flames of [Death of the God King] burned down the part of Cronus that belonged to the 'royal power', the change of the era had already begun. As for the remaining parts of the former God-King after the burning, it has little to do with the changes in the era. It is just a personal matter of Cronus as the God of Time and Space.

Using the past to fight the present, using the God-King to fight the God-King, this is the value of [Death of the God-King], not just a picture of an artifact. If Ryan just wanted a few artifact-level paintings, he could actually create several at will. However, only this masterpiece, which was also born at the turn of the era, has the same special symbol after recording special content. '.

With its assistance, the power of the God King was stripped away and transferred to Ryan's body. However, even if the law has been deceived as much as possible, it is still difficult for this power to remain in the outside body for too long.

Of course, Ryan doesn't need it to exist for too long. This time is enough for him to finish what he wants to do. Testing the rules of the present world, increasing the restrictions on the power of the gods in the next era, and granting the spiritual world 'legal' rights open to the present world. These things that are difficult to do as the master of the spiritual world can be done. He accomplished it easily in the name of the God-King.

In comparison, things like endorsing the Demonic Network's roots in this world can only be regarded as side effects. After all, even without the authority of the God King, there is a high probability that the rules of this world will not reject the Magic Network.

Sorting out energy and sorting out chaos is exactly what this world prefers. If it weren't for the fact that the source of the magic network came from the spiritual world, and in the past thousands of years, it had gradually become confused with the power of the spiritual world, I am afraid that Hecate would still be rewarded by the law like Themis in the past. .

Of course, she probably doesn't have this chance now.

Apart from that, aside from business matters, Ryan actually wanted to take this opportunity to experience the fun of suppressing the gods with force. Otherwise, he could have done all this secretly instead of fighting against the gods on his own like now.

In fact, everyone who uses their brains has always had the idea of ​​using force to solve all problems deep in their hearts.

As his thoughts turned over and over again, Ryan never stopped for a moment. The ontology has the things of the body, and the incarnation also has the tasks of the incarnation. In one step, he found Cronus in a familiar place.

The boundary between the underworld and the abyss, the gateway between the present world and the outside world. The chaotic rules are revealed here, upside down, left and right, everything seems incomprehensible.

This is the most terrifying interface in the outer realms, the collection left over from the beginning of creation, the source of all chaos, the bottomless abyss, Tartarus.

Ryan had just witnessed Zeus and his two brothers coming in and out of here not long ago, and Cronus actually knew something about it. After all, as an eternal prison, even if it has not been used so far, the God King will inevitably want to know about it.

In particular, the curse of Heavenly Father before his death also foreshadowed what should have been his destined ending.

"Your future new home looks pretty good."

Ryan made a casual joke, but he didn't object to the chaotic rules here.

Unlike the gods in this world, chaos and order coexist in the spiritual world. Although Lane himself prefers the latter, he also accepts the former.

Therefore, the spiritual world becomes more and more chaotic from the outside to the inside, but the sacred mountain of Sinaia at the core is the support that anchors everything.

"If it were before, I definitely wouldn't be able to accept it. After all, my divine body and priesthood are incompatible with this place."

"But now, with only the innate immortal essence left, I no longer feel disgusted with this place."

Comparing his feelings before and now, Cronus had to admit that the influence of this world on the gods has never ceased. Even if they don't realize it themselves, the priesthood is actually changing their minds subtly.

However, after stripping away everything that this world had given him, this influence was also isolated. If Chaos is a whole, then the present world is only the most important part of him, not all of it. So standing here now, the former God King doesn't have any unnecessary feeling of rejection.

From the creation of the world to the present, the will of Chaos in the true sense has only been manifested in three places. The first time was the warning that affected the world when the spiritual world was opened, the second time was the birth of the immortal essence of the gods, and the last time is suspected to have occurred at the beginning of creation before the original gods were born.

In addition, be it the visions of gods, the authority of god-kings, or even the priesthood and body of gods, they are all products that follow the order of this world.

Outside of this world, like in Ryan's spiritual world, although the multi-faceted crystal that symbolizes authority is also called a priesthood, it is not strictly a structure, so sometimes it is also called a godhead by its creator.

"Let's go, don't waste time. The turn of the era, just for a while."

Smiling, Ryan walked into the boundary between the abyss and the underworld first.

"Since you think you don't have enough time, can't you stay up there for a while longer?"

He said so, but Cronus followed closely behind. Although he also wanted his rebellious son to receive more severe beatings, he knew very well that the battle between gods on the earth at the moment was only superficial.

Hidden behind it is what kind of sanctions will be incurred after half a great person expresses his power in this world.

The Earth Mother itself is a part of the real world, and she rarely shows her power directly, so she is just cut with a dull knife. But whether other beings will cause a more direct reaction if they do this is the focus of this test.

Now, with the cover of the God-King's authority that has not yet dissipated, all the consequences of the 'test' can be paid for by the God-King's authority. The faster it subsides, the more intense the reaction in this world is.

And when this power completely disappears, Ryan's body must leave. After all, there is no existence in Chaos today that can compete with the world itself.

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There was a distortion of time and space, and the next moment, Ryan and Cronus arrived in this weird world one after another.

After crossing this 'portal', the connection with the underworld is cut off. Even if the two of them retreated the same way they came, they would not be able to go back to where they came from.

Now, Ryan can still rely on the connection between the incarnation and the spirit world to find the right path, just like Zeus relies on the weak power of the god king to travel back and forth to the prison of the giants. But once you get deeper into it, it's uncertain whether this connection can be maintained.

However, the connection may be broken, but the synchronization of thoughts will not. Even Tartarus cannot stop the spiritual master from exercising his authority.

"Let's go further in. The power on the outside is too weak. If we really choose this place for transformation, I'm afraid it won't be over for thousands of years."

After observing the environment, Ryan spoke.

"The power here is a little thinner, but in Tartarus, how do you distinguish between 'inside' and 'outside'?"

He was a little confused, after all Cronus had actually been here before, so he asked directly.

There may be a gap between his and Ryan's original bodies, but they are not inferior to one incarnation. What he couldn't detect, the other party shouldn't be able to detect either.

"Do you still remember the source of chaos that I took away when Themis legislated?"

Stretching out his hand, a snake-shaped mist appeared in his palm. Cronus recognized it at a glance. It was the manifestation of the source of chaos.

"I have some understanding of chaos. One of my preparations for this trip is to take some of the roots that turned into this incarnation. Therefore, it is indeed difficult for me to detect the subtle changes in the abyss, but if it is a large-scale I can still tell the difference between strength and weakness."

After figuring out the direction, Ryan took the lead in leading the way.

"Follow me. Once the distance is widened, I'm not sure I can find you again. By then, you can only rely on luck."

There was no sound, but the former God King followed Ryan as he was told. Now that only his immortal essence is left, once he leaves Ryan's surroundings, he cannot even affect the surrounding environment.

Strictly speaking, his current state is only one step away from eternal sleep. Just because of the previous agreement, the spiritual power has been keeping him awake.

In the abyss, the two people moved forward slowly. Either they advance in a curve, or they walk sideways, or they circle in circles. There is no logic in their behavior. But as time passed, even if there was only a little essence left, Cronus could still feel that the aura around him was getting thicker.

However, as the two of them went deeper, at a certain moment, Ryan suddenly stopped.

"what happened?"

Although judging from the surrounding aura, this place is already very deep into Tartarus's body, Cronus is certain that this place is still far from the center.

"Nothing, I just found something strange."

Frowning slightly, Ryan stretched out his hand and made a slight move amid the chaos around him.

The next moment, the space fluctuated, and a strangely changing rune appeared in his hand. On the surface, this rune is somewhat similar to the one Ryan once left in Delphi. They both have a sense of ever-changing, uncertain reality. But if you distinguish carefully, you can realize the huge difference between the two.

The path left behind by Ryan is not only much higher in nature and closer to the source of ‘words’, but it is also more similar to the gap between order and disorder. By observing it, you can gain a lot of conceptual knowledge in itself. Even from a witchcraft perspective, this rune representing the Lord of the Spirit World can be used as an object of meditation.

But the one in his hand now was different. Perhaps because it was born in the abyss, Ryan felt that the only meaning of its existence was that it was meaningless.

Of course, if 'name' can be considered a meaning, then it does. Just because there is no other life or object in Tartarus at all, the only value of 'naming' has been deprived of it.

"Words? Are there such things in the abyss?"

Seeing this, Cronus couldn't help but be surprised. There are innate divine scripts in the world, there are original spiritual scripts created by Ryan, there are hydrologic scripts created by Metis, and there are ordinary scripts taught to humans that do not contain extraordinary power, but that only requires someone to use them.

There were gods first, and then there were innate divine texts. First there was the Lord of the spiritual world and spiritual life, and then there was the original spiritual text. There were many ocean goddesses before hydrology came into being. And if there were no human beings, there would be no ordinary writing.

But there was nothing in the abyss, no sign of any life. The only ones that ever existed were three giants who were prisoners. Cronus really couldn't imagine the significance of the birth of words here.

It couldn't be that the abyss showed it to him, but Tartarus was the only non-personalized primitive god, and he didn't have the ability to 'see' at all.

"Who knows. The abyss is one of the few places I know nothing about."

"I won't be surprised by what happens here. This is why I use the word 'adventure' to describe this trip. After all, I am even prepared for the sudden activation of the abyss."

After studying the text in his hand for a while, Ryan called in a few more for comparison. But in the end, he still couldn't see anything.

"Keep moving forward, hoping to find the answer inside. This trip to the abyss is really rewarding."

Putting them aside, Ryan didn't want to dwell on it anymore. At the core of the abyss, it is possible to get results.

Even if it is not there, Cronus will be able to tell himself the answer when he completes the transformation, if he has not been confused by the power of chaos at that time.

"it is good."

Nodding, Cronus was also very interested in this matter.

After all, Ryan's foundation lies in the spiritual world, and he only pays attention to the abyss for the purpose of exploration and prevention. But for the former God King, every unknown point here needs to be understood clearly, so as not to inadvertently cause greater trouble in the future.

Throwing away the words in their hands, the two continued to set off. As it continues to deepen, the surrounding void becomes darker and darker, and sometimes even appears chaotic. Wisps of chaotic source power were wandering around. Ryan tried to contact them, but finally gave up.

It is difficult to use these residual sources of power that are freely escaping in the hinterland of the abyss. They are the residue from the beginning of creation and the debris after the collapse of the chaotic void. If you take them out and digest them with the entire spirit world, you can indeed do it, but it doesn't mean much.

On the one hand, it is difficult to collect, and on the other hand, it is too time-consuming. Ryan can probably tell that even if it takes ten thousand years, the power gained from it will be very little.

Even Chaos himself, who was even larger than the spirit world, chose to expel them into Tartarus' body and let it wear away bit by bit over the long years. Ryan had time to spend his energy on them. body, it would be more valuable to think more about how to enhance the internal circulation in the spiritual world.

Continuing to go deeper, the surrounding chaotic colors and airflow mixed with traces of source power become more and more dense. Under such circumstances, Ryan had to release his power to resist the surrounding environment.

At a certain moment, when the two of them once again avoided a wave of airflow, Ryan stopped again.

Standing here, he could already see the core of the abyss. Ryan's expression was a little surprised and enlightened. All his previous doubts had been answered, but now he also didn't know whether to be disappointed or surprised.

"what happened again?"

He had been impatient for a long time, but was interrupted again. Cronus also appeared a little impatient, but he still calmed down.

"Um"

After hesitating for a moment, Ryan organized his words. He was also thinking about how to deal with it, but in the end, he slowly spoke.

"Although this is an abyss, I can still perceive a certain range with the help of the source of chaos that makes up this incarnation. I have already said this before."

"Yeah, so we're almost there and you've seen the core of Tartarus?"

Cronus asked as his expression relaxed.

"Yes, but now I have good news and bad news to tell you, which one do you want to listen to first."

The tone was a little regretful, but Ryan didn't intend to deceive the other party. After all, without Cronus, he himself would not have been able to obtain this benefit, unless he gave up everything, accepted the transformation of the abyss, and became his dependent.

But this is impossible. Even if Cronus gets it, he can still get some of it. After all, this is not part of the previous agreement, and the other party also needs his help.

"bad news?"

On the side, Cronus's expression froze, and he obviously misunderstood something. He has abandoned everything now. Just like Ryan's previous evaluation of him, the former God King bet everything on the gambling table, waiting for the moment of comeback. At this moment, he never wanted to hear any bad news.

".Let's talk about the bad news first."

Taking a deep breath, the former God King spoke.

No matter what, he had no room for regret. No matter what the outcome was, he had no choice but to accept it.

"The bad news is that our previous plans may not be realized."

"I originally thought that there was no life in the abyss. As long as you can come here and accept the assimilation of the abyss as a god who has lost all the gifts of the world, then you can become the first god here. You are to the abyss what the original god is to the world.”

"But now there is an outsider taking your place. Without the concept of 'first', even if you continue to execute, your gains will be greatly reduced."

After observing more carefully, Ryan's expression became even more regretful. It's a pity that what he comes in now is just an incarnation, but no one knows what is in the abyss, so it is reasonable to fail to prepare in advance.

As for waiting for the main body to come in and investigate later, there is no point in that. The opportunity was fleeting, and now it seemed that he had no choice but to be a dividend-paying shareholder.

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"What about the good news?"

After a long silence, Cronus thought that Ryan was feeling sorry for himself. He tried hard to accept this result, after all, his luck never seemed to be very good.

Now, it's just another blow. However, even if he loses the concept of "number one", he can still become the Demon God of the Abyss, but the result is really far from what he expected.

However, in front of him, Ryan gave an answer beyond his expectation.

"The good news I'm talking about is-"

Shaking his head slightly, Ryan looked at the former God King beside him. I have to say that maybe as time has come, the other party will get an advantage this time.

Of course, along with Cheap, there is also a powerful enough enemy.

"I opened up the spiritual world, you know that, right?"

"Yes, so what?"

"So, have you ever thought about creating a world that may be smaller and weaker, but can grow and grow without being affected by the current world?"

　I was afraid of explaining too many words before, but after reading the last chapter, although many people understood it, there were also many people who didn't. That means I didn't explain enough. After all, the novel is for most people. I might as well write more details in the next few chapters. In fact, as an author, I am not very averse to writing explanations, and many authors are eager to write more. If you still don’t understand, a book friend’s comment at the end of the previous chapter made it clearer. I pinned it so you can read it. Finally, don’t think too much about the collapse of the sacred mountain. How can this mountain compare with Zhoushan? It is not the one in the protagonist’s spiritual world. If it collapses, it will have an impact, but it will not be too big. It is just to add some legends to future generations and to rationalize the myth. Little foreshadowing. I feel like one of the troubles in writing mythology is that I have to find explanations for a lot of contradictions.

　　

　

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