Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 168 Plundering the Soul

Unlike the current world, in a world dominated by chaos, time is always blurred.

Maybe it’s fast, maybe it’s slow, it’s hard to say for certain. Even after the birth of 'order in chaos', the change can at most be slowed down and 'anchored', but cannot be completely erased.

So thousands of years have passed since the giant snake surrounding the atrium began to sleep and his 'spirit' walked in the world in human form.

There is no life in the atrium because its owner does not allow it, and there are no beings qualified to set foot here, so this is the only interface in the Nine Hells where there is no devil.

In the sky of the interface, islands are floating there. Most of it is vacant and maintains its original appearance. There is only one in the center, where there is a simple wooden house, which does not seem to be consistent with the title of 'the center of a world'.

Right here, Ryan's incarnation was sitting on the back of the chair, his eyes looking through the barrier of the interface at the increasingly vital demon outside.

The Mother of Demons has not yet been born, because the existence of the Nine Hells has blocked some of the nutrients that should have been given to her. But the chaotic abyss didn't care about this. He had already made his creations perform their duties in advance.

Therefore, the location that I don't know can be seen as the 'abdomen' gradually swelled up, and part of the power flowed there. Of course, Ryan couldn't actually recognize Moya's body structure. He could barely tell that it was the abdomen of the Mother of Demons based on the location of the bulge.

The premise is that if Moya really uses his abdomen to conceive an heir.

"How many demon gods will be born in the first batch? Are there twelve like the Titans?"

The voice came from the side. At some point, Asmodeus had arrived at the stone table in the wooden house.

The barrier of the interface was also unable to block his gaze. Looking at his destined enemy in the future, the Lord of Nine Hells asked calmly.

His intuition told him that the moment Moya woke up, that was when the first batch of Abyss Demon Gods were born.

"No, only about six."

"The world is one, so there is nothing wrong with having twelve of them. But Tartarus is just the core of the world, and the six are more in line with his personality. In fact, I still doubt that, except for Moya, who was formerly a Titan, he was Does the conceived demon still have the essence of immortality?"

"Of course, all this is my guess. It might not be a bad thing if there are more. After all, there is only so much power. He can create six powerful first-generation demon gods, but it is difficult to create twelve. If it is done by force , may make Him himself weak."

After raising a glass and drinking, Ryan was not surprised by Asmodeus's arrival. After all, he had already noticed it. In fact, just as he cannot enter other six-layer interfaces without the other party's permission, the other party cannot enter or exit his interface at will.

The biggest connection between the two parties is that the roots of the Nine Hells are still one. Just as the present world collapsed, the outside world will also collapse. There can be strengths and weaknesses between the two sides, but one cannot completely lose one.

Of course, Ryan didn't think he would reach this point. Although he himself would be restrained by the will of Tartarus when fighting against the abyss, Asmodeus, now reborn, is more cautious than he was before. and wisdom. Perhaps for some people, the position of the God King is indeed just a shackles.

"Six. Then I hope Cleos can complete the transformation before they are born."

"When the time comes, I will abide by the agreement and seal the first level of hell to him. Sitting in a favorable location and facing six demon gods suppressed by the power of the interface, he should be able to do it——"

In the end, Asmodeus also had some doubts.

After all, the transformed Titan God is no better than before. The [Weather] priesthood granted to Cleos in this world is of no use here, and will also affect his transformation into a devil. So after some bargaining, the God of Weather, who was banished to the abyss with nowhere to go, finally gave up his identity as a living god.

In fact, given the choice, Cleos would rather have his boss with a ruthless worldly will than a thoughtful Lord of the Nine Hells. So even if there was no way out, he still made Asmodeus make enough guarantees.

After that, the three parties reached a consensus. Ryan used the [Well of Reincarnation] to wash away the part of Cleos in this world, so that he would not have to bear the priesthood. Like Mnemosyne, the predecessor of Moya, the Mother of Demons, it took millions of years under distorted time to complete the transformation. .

The Lord of the Nine Hells was responsible for giving him new life and made an oath to the River Styx in the name of the Lord of the Interface. As long as Cleos swore to be loyal to him forever, Asmodeus would never ignore his interests. And assigned the first level of hell to him to rule.

As for the stripped [Weather] priesthood, 70% of the source power was transformed and injected into the first level of hell, making this layer of interface become an existence second only to the ninth layer.

The remaining three floors were taken away as handling fees, which was why the Lord of Nine Hells was suspicious.

After all, in this case, the newly born Cleos only has about level 15 divine power. Even if he can go further with the blessing of the power of the hell interface, whether he can beat six with one is still open to question.

"There will be no problem. Soon, my third level of hell will also have a lord."

"The two of them combined are enough to stop each other. Not to mention the god that Tartarus gave birth to. It's hard for me to imagine that they can always be united."

Responding casually, Ryan couldn't help but think of that restless guy.

Except for the atrium, Ryan does not intend to keep the other two levels of hell in his hands.

Canonize them to save time and effort.

Maybe some beings are born not suitable to stay in too comfortable places. Ryan believes that here, the other party may really be able to show their strengths.

"Speaking of which, I'm more interested in the River Styx than those demon gods."

"As early as the last era, I noticed that Styx's body penetrated into Tartarus. But I really didn't expect that the power of his oath could actually take effect here, and even the effect was stronger. .”

On the side, Asmodeus had a different view. He doesn't care why River of Oath is so special, as long as it's easy to use.

"The 'oath' that takes effect in the chaos is indeed interesting, but it can also be considered a good thing. After all, without her, Cleos may not believe my promise."

Somewhat unconcerned, after all, this goddess has never had any sense of existence, Asmodeus turned to ask:

"I heard that she gave birth to three children alone, released the explosive side of her personality, and asked them to serve my traitorous son on her behalf?"

"There is such a thing. Some people say that she gave birth to a Titan god. But as far as I can see, there are no other traces of divinity in the bodies of those gods."

The violent Bea, the brute Kratos, and their two sisters. There are true gods and demigods, but they only have the blood aura of Styx.

"If there is a chance in the future, I would rather let them serve me."

"The Goddess of Oaths, her power matches that of the Nine Hells."

With some regret, Asmodeus was silent for a while. Finally, he stretched out his hand and drew a circle in front of him.

On one side of the circle is the atrium; on the other side, tens of thousands of devils are gathering together to worship at an altar.

It's a pity that these evil beings don't seem to be pious even to the Lord of the Nine Hells.

"Faith. The golden human seems to have had this power, but it's a pity that I didn't pay attention to this in the past. After all, compared to the power of the God King, my time and space divine power at that time was still too insignificant."

Sighing, Asmodeus felt somewhat regretful.

If he had discovered the secret earlier, perhaps he could have touched greatness on his own. But the current results don't seem to be bad.

After losing the dark power that twisted their minds, the reborn souls of the silver humans were free. Now, their "evil" is more due to the environment and past memories here than to the result of forcible modification.

This gave them enough faith, and even because the individual power seemed to be more powerful than a single human being, the Lord of Nine Hells discovered this fact earlier than Zeus.

But he also has to face two problems: First of all, the devils are really not pious, so the faith that can be obtained from them can directly cut off the "devout worship" part, which is equivalent to directly losing more than half.

But this is acceptable. After all, as the master of hell and one of the creators of the devil, as long as they are still alive here, they will definitely provide faith to Asmodeus, but the other problem is difficult to solve.

Because reincarnation has not been connected to the Nine Hells, and Tartarus does not welcome the intervention of the spiritual world, there are only so many souls here. The faith brought by a mere few hundred thousand intelligent beings is considerable for a being with moderate divine power, but for Asmodeus, the effect is really limited.

"The Nine Hells also have a part of you, why are you unwilling to invest your soul here?"

Asking questions knowingly, the Lord of Nine Hells spoke.

"Because on the one hand, the spiritual world is my foundation, and on the other hand, the souls in this world will eventually return to the spiritual world. If the gods of Olympus dare to intercept a large number of water, then I can directly cut off their source, but The devils from the Nine Hells don’t do that.”

Shaking his head slightly, Ryan once again rejected Asmodeus's request for a soul. It is almost impossible for a devil to die naturally as long as it lasts. This is an innate and extraordinary thing born in an external environment. But the price is that their ability to reproduce is almost non-existent.

"Unless they die in the outside world, even if they die due to fighting with each other, their souls will only be used by you as material to breed new devils until they are completely consumed. How can I be willing to do something that can only get in and not get out?" "You're right."

As if he had anticipated Ryan's rejection, the Lord of Nine Hells said slowly.

"In that case, then I will find a way myself, as long as you don't stop it yourself."

"No problem," Ryan nodded and looked at his old friend aside: "But aren't you already doing it?"

Under spiritual authority, there is no barrier between this special incarnation and the true body. The figure who had taken advantage of the underworld before and finally rushed to the earth has always been in his perception.

"I remember his name was Mephistopheles, right? He was one of the former leaders of the Silver Humanity."

"Yes, a very capable guy. In order to select the outstanding talents among these silver humans, I gave them the same starting point. Only the best can stand in front of me, and he is one of them."

"The remaining few relied on force to some extent, but he never used force once, so I sent him out and promised him that within a thousand years in the outside world, the answers he could bring me would be more satisfying to me. The more satisfied I am, the higher the reward I will give him.”

Pour yourself a cup of tea and drink it in one gulp. The Lord of Nine Hells felt that maybe this drink was no less good than wine.

"He told me that the people who understand humans best are humans themselves. Although he is from the Silver Generation and is not the same person as the Bronze Humans, I reluctantly believed his explanation."

"Let me see what kind of answer he can give me, and whether he can win half of the interface from me as he claims."

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"You are not a god."

The fright from the first meeting subsided, and anger gradually filled Keto's heart.

Although the farther away from Mount Olympus, the weaker the divine power that can be used, but after calming down, Ceto still found out the details of what was in front of him.

But the result surprised her. Although the other party also has divinity, that divinity does not seem to come from authority. This kind of power gave her the feeling of being a regional god.

But she was sure that she had never seen this kind of regional god - not the river god, the lake god, not the star god and the mountain god, but an aura that she had never been exposed to before, and it was much more powerful than the former, but it seemed that the other party was faintly present. Rejected by this world.

This feeling is a bit like the situation when Ceto once crossed the edge of the sea and came outside the jurisdiction of the world after the long river that surrounded the world.

It was a feeling of being out of place. Although it was not strictly suppressed, it seemed that many of the powers in this world were not easy to use there.

"Of course, ma'am, I'm not a god. I wasn't in the past, I'm not now, and I don't plan to be in the future."

He turned around and smiled politely, but when he saw Mephisto's smile, Ceto felt that Mephistopheles was laughing at him.

He is not God, but he deceived himself with a few words. Does this make the other party very proud?

"So are you teasing me, teasing the children of Uranus, the great lord of the sky and king of gods!"

The remaining divine power surged up and crushed Mephistopheles ahead. But the next moment, this special 'regional god' blocked this temptation.

The black mist lingered around him and dissipated slightly, but it did not completely collapse. The opponent was not able to block it easily, which proved that he was not very strong either. But it's not that difficult, which proves that the other party does have the power of a true god - even if it is only at the level of divine power level 1.

"Although I was born not long ago, madam, the King of the Nine Hells told me about the past of this world before I left."

Turning around, Mephistopheles stopped. He planned to convince the goddess in front of him before continuing on his way.

In the past, he had talked with his old friends that if he was given a chance, he might not be able to convince the gods. Now, it's his turn to prove himself.

"As far as I know, as early as the last era, the King of All Gods has changed. And the god Uranus has never had a child like you."

"If I'm not wrong, you and the lady next to you should - ahem."

Seeing the other person's expression as if he wanted to take action, Mephistopheles raised his hand, indicating that he could change the topic.

"Well, in short, on this day when the God King married the God Queen, not only did you not go to Olympus, but you left alone. I am afraid it has something to do with a certain god who is coming. I guess I am right."

"Why, can't it be that I have conflicts with other gods on the sacred mountain, or have something to do?"

Ceto was sure that except for himself and the God King, no one could detect the birth of Aphrodite from half a continent away. So how did the guy in front of him know what he was thinking as soon as they met?

"The former is unlikely," Mephistopheles shook his head slightly and said calmly: "After all, the gods invited by the King of Gods must have been notified in advance. If you had a grudge against a certain god before, you would not come at all."

"If you have just made a grudge - with all due respect, madam, you may not be able to grudge others on the day when the God King marries his wife, and then ruin the God King's banquet and leave unharmed."

"So the only possibility is that there is someone who was not supposed to come, but was invited temporarily, and she probably has a bad relationship with you, and you are very afraid of her."

"As for the latter," Mephistopheles blinked and said with a smile: "If you really have something to do with me, how could you follow me here after being tested by me before?"

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I don't know when, the anger in my heart has faded away. Although it seemed that he had been fooled by the other party's casual words before, Keto now felt more curious and expectant.

Since the other party sees things so clearly, then if he dares to call me here, there should be a way to help him.

"So who is behind you, the 'Lord of the Nine Hells'?"

"Among the most powerful gods in the world, I seem to have never heard of this existence."

The circle of gods in Chaos is not big to begin with, so it is theoretically impossible for an unheard-of god to suddenly appear. And Ceto doesn't think that powerful divine power can turn a non-god into a god.

As for the original gods, although the name 'Nine Hells' reminded her of Tartarus, all the gods knew that there was no wisdom in the abyss.

"Haha, I will tell you slowly about the greatness of the Lord of Nine Hells later. But now there is one thing. If you are willing, you can do it with me."

While thinking, Mephistopheles made an invitation gesture.

"Bronze Humans, you've heard of them, right?"

"Yes, it's a mortal thing that the God King attaches great importance to recently."

Nodding, Ketuo didn't know why the other party mentioned this.

"Then come with me, and I will show you why the God King pays so much attention to them, humans, and what kind of secrets they contain."

Although he was dissatisfied with the other party's practice of leaving half of what he said, Keto today is no longer what he was thousands of years ago.

Now, her wild side has been suppressed a lot, and she has become more like a god.

And I have to say that what the mysterious man named Mephistopheles said was indeed very tempting. Who doesn’t want to know the secret of the God King?

"You better not lie to me."

"I'll keep an eye on you!"

With a cold threat, Ketuo knew without looking that the other party didn't take it to heart at all.

So soon, the two and three people took to the air again and flew quickly towards the east.

(End of this chapter)