Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

Spring is gradually fading, the sun is high, and in the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.

However, this year's human tribe is very different from previous years. The epidemic spreads, and the climate is becoming more unpredictable. It is obviously summer, but the nights are often abnormally cold.

People can only huddle by the fire and draw some warmth from the flames. In this situation, more people fall ill in bed.

At the same time, some rumors began to spread among the crowd. On some nights, accompanied by cold air currents, some people claimed to see the appearance of their deceased friends on the deserted streets.

They died in the mouths of wild beasts or died in pain in the past, but now, they are wandering in the town at night just like they did in their lifetime.

However, unlike when they were alive, these people who should have died were illusory and looked confused. Before familiar people approached, they often disappeared in a trance.

At first, people thought it was an illusion, but later, many people saw the same scene. People began to recall what the Creator had said: He created the bodies of mortals, but their souls came from a place called the 'spiritual world', and when they die, their souls will return there.

At the moment, these illusory figures undoubtedly fit the description of 'souls'. Even the world after death has undergone such changes, which has brought more shadows to the human tribes that have already suffered from the epidemic.

However, all the pain is mortal, and the gods will not empathize with them. Even on the majestic Olympus, the Queen of Heaven recently held a banquet for the most beautiful goddess Aphrodite.

Of course, the Queen of Heaven herself has never admitted that she is the 'most beautiful'.

The three Graces, daughters of the God King and Eurynome, are valued by the Goddess of Beauty because of their compatibility in their priesthood. Aphrodite asked the God King for this and decided to make them her subordinates.

Thalia and Euphrosyne agreed readily. Gods with weak positions like them did not resist becoming subordinates of powerful gods, and Aphrodite's style of doing things was also in line with their wishes. Only the youngest sister Aglaia refused.

She hoped to stay by the side of the Queen of Heaven and take care of some daily chores for Hera. Although it was a bit unexpected, considering the upcoming child, the Queen of Heaven agreed to Aglaia's request.

Therefore, the gods celebrated this. They presented gifts one after another, hoping to win the goddess' smile. Even Poseidon, the sea king who also came, ignored the face of the sea queen Amphitrite, and showed great courtesy in front of the goddess of beauty, while showing off his plans.

He ordered his eldest son with the sea queen, the demigod Triton, to take charge of his artifact. He will use the trident to stir up waves and bring death to mankind at the order of Poseidon.

The struggle of mortals, the prayers or hatred to gods before death, this is the gift he brought to the goddess of beauty. Aphrodite was not very interested in this, but more gods were very interested in it. Therefore, she was not reluctant to give the Sea King a charming smile.

Seeing this smile, Poseidon was shaken, and the God King was also distracted for a moment. Many male gods were jealous of Poseidon because of this, and even almost ignored the gap in power and status between the two sides. Only the Queen of Heaven was secretly angry.

Although this was a banquet she held for Aphrodite, it was only out of the Queen of Heaven's duty. From the perspective of a goddess, she couldn't stand the style of the goddess of beauty at all.

'She should be restrained. '

With an unchanged expression, Hera glanced at the God King who pretended to be indifferent.

'Marriage is the best way. I am considering this for the gods. If she continues like this, it will only cause discord among the gods of Olympus. '

Thinking so, but looking around, it seems that no god present is qualified to marry the powerful goddess born from the blood of Uranus.

So Hera had to suppress her emotions for the time being and showed a decent smile.

After the gifts were delivered, the banquet continued. However, after a while, a god stood up in the middle. The gods around him looked at him and then stopped paying attention.

That was the sun god driving the golden chariot. The dawn of the mortal world was approaching. The other gods did not care about the passage of time, but he had to leave the banquet temporarily to complete his mission.

"Helios."

At this moment, noticing this scene, the god king at the top suddenly called him.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what you want me to do."

Helios paused, bowed slightly, and asked softly.

"A small matter, my friend."

"It's almost time. The 'banquet' prepared by Poseidon is about to be staged. We should also consider the future."

With a smile on his face, Zeus took out a golden order under the eyes of the gods.

"When your carriage passes Aurora, give this to them. It will tell mortals why they lost the grace of God and why they encountered disasters. It was not because of themselves, but because of Prometheus's usurpation and the recklessness of those who came after."

"I understand."

After taking the golden order, Helios turned and left.

Putting the blame of mankind on the two gods seems to be clearing their names, but the gods don't care much.

Whether the priests are guilty or not, they are going to die anyway, so there is no need to let the sin fall on the dead. In contrast, the two gods who created humans are still alive.

Humans in the next era will understand history like this-because of the two gods who created humans, humans were born, and then they went to extinction in despair. This is the real history.

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Human world.

Panic and sadness permeated the crowd. Two months ago, mortals with diseases began to die one after another.

This disaster, which was very different from natural disasters and wild beasts, frightened humans even more. After all, compared with what they could see, what they could not see made them more helpless.

Fear came from the unknown. In order to appease people's hearts, the priests had to hold three grand sacrificial ceremonies in succession to give a "reasonable" explanation for the disaster.

They did not expect to get any response. Since the departure of the Creator, the connection between humans and gods seemed to be severed. They just planned to appease the people in the name of God as always, and then pray that this terrible epidemic would end quickly.

Today was the third sacrifice. In the center of Aurora City, the high priest Momon stood outside the tall temple, watching silently. At this time, the ceremony had begun, but he did not go to preside over it in person. Instead, he found a younger generation who had never drunk the blood of the devil and was somewhat in awe of the gods.

His reasons were very good. After all, he was old and there would always be a day when he would need a younger generation to take over, so people easily accepted his explanation.

As the sun rose to the zenith, the ceremony gradually came to an end, and the guards who maintained order also relaxed. They all thought that, like the past two times, the priests who offered sacrifices to the gods would soon come out of the temple and say something to comfort people.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

‘Swish——’

The purified animal fat was poured into the stone platform, and a strong flame burned in front of the temple. However, at this moment, a golden light fell from the sky and fell directly into the temple.

The top of the temple was pierced, but no one cared at the moment. In an instant, the scene was silent, and then it quickly became noisy.

"What is that?"

"Has God descended?"

"That golden light comes from the sun. The priests didn't lie. God really responded to us!"

"Is the disaster going to end?"

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In the past, many people actually questioned the ability of priests to communicate with God after the Creator left, but now, all doubts have disappeared.

The gods have responded, and perhaps the end of the disaster is just around the corner.

"High priest, this-"

"Don't be impatient."

Unlike the crowd watching, the people surrounding Momon were a little flustered when they saw this scene.

They thought this was another punishment for their behavior, but Momon was not one of them. He stopped the call of the people around him. He actually expected this scene.

Mortals are not taken seriously by the gods. The results of the first two sacrifices are proof that they don't want to pay attention to humans at all. The mysterious man told him that the gods would distort history before destroying them, and the most "real" history is the one recorded by humans themselves. He was probably referring to the current scene. Perhaps this so-called oracle did not bring salvation, but destruction.

"Let's listen to the oracle first and see what instructions the gods will give at this time."

Looking at the calm high priest, the people around him were also infected by him and quieted down. This scene fell into the eyes of ordinary people, that is, the high priest had long known that the gods would respond, but ordinary priests did not know.

This deepened their trust. After all, it was natural that the high priest was more powerful. So soon, the solemnity and silence returned to the field, and people waited quietly for the result.

Time passed by minute by minute, until the sun was slanting, and the door of the temple finally opened again.

The chief priest who was ordered to preside over the priest before supported the door and walked out of the temple. For some reason, his steps seemed a little staggering.

"What did the oracle say?"

Looking at the chief priest who walked out from behind the door, Mo Meng spoke first.

"High priest, I"

Taking a deep breath, the chief priest was not as happy as people imagined. His hands were trembling a little, and in his palms, he tightly grasped a token that looked like it was cast in gold and engraved with intricate patterns.

There was no ripple in his heart, but his face sank. Momon walked forward and took the token from the speechless chief priest.

The other party did not stop him, and even when the token left his hand, he seemed to have lost his support and fell directly to the ground.

Momon did not react to this scene, because when the token was in his hand, the content of the oracle was transmitted to his heart. Silently digesting this information, Momon soon knew why the other party had not left the temple for a long time and why he was acting like this now.

For those who don't know the inside story, this is indeed unacceptable. But for those who know the inside story, Momon only sees the ruthlessness of the gods. But this is normal, he himself is not a good person.

At some point, the sun began to be covered by clouds in the originally clear sky. Holding the golden order, Momon slowly turned around, and the eyes of the crowd were all focused on him.

The joy of receiving the oracle just now was gone. Now, looking at the chief priest falling to the ground, they all knew that the result might not be a good thing.

Perhaps the gods were unwilling to save them, and this golden order was a refusal.

"Everyone, the gods have sent down the oracle, and I will read it on your behalf."

Facing the eyes of the crowd, Mo Meng looked heavy, but calm.

At this moment, he was like a devout believer, gladly accepting all the punishments from the gods. So he put the golden order on his chest and read the contents of the oracle aloud.

"In the past, the creator Prometheus committed a great sin in the court of God, and he confessed to it. The king of Gods judged him and took back the blessing on mankind as punishment."

"Now, the king of Gods gave the first woman Pandora to another person who participated in the creation of humans, Epimetheus, and gave him an additional gift from Hades, the god of the underworld. Hades told him: This gift contains the suffering and disasters of the world, you must not open it. But in the end, they were released."

"So." Someone asked uneasily: "High priest, the epidemic we have encountered recently all originated from Pandora, from that "woman"? "

"Yes."

Looking heavier, Momon nodded slightly.

"Then did the gods send down the oracle to help us solve these disasters?" someone else asked.

"No. The God King keeps his word. When the gifts of Hades are opened in the world, it means that he allows them to exist, which is irreversible."

"As for the last content of the oracle"

Raising the golden token, Momon said:

"The God King rules the sky and the earth, the Sea King rules the sea and storms, and the Pluto dominates the underground mines and the underworld."

"Because of humans, the Pluto was able to spread his majesty on the earth, which made the Sea King deeply dissatisfied, so he will clear this mistake today."

"Clear the mistake, you mean"

"Yes."

Looking at the human in front of him, Momon said calmly:

"We are this mistake."

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The vast and boundless sea is as calm as ever. This is the sea area close to the Sea King's palace, surrounded by some divine power.

Since Poseidon asked for this place from the ancient sea god, no natural disasters have occurred here. After all, he is the master of [Storm] and [Tsunami]. Even though the latter has been cast into a divine weapon by the Cyclops, it does not affect its owner's use.

However, on this day, a large number of black shadows gathered under the peaceful sea surface. On the sea surface, the waves also lifted up a figure.

He has a human body and a fish tail, is very young, and looks three points like Poseidon. That is the demigod Triton, the eldest son of the Sea King and Amphitrite.

At this moment, he is holding a blue trident. Invisible power flows on the trident, and the depth and anger of the ocean seem to be revealed on this artifact.

"What a powerful artifact of power, is this the feeling of a true god?"

"I was so weak in the past. In front of the real gods, I was just an existence that could be easily killed."

With an intoxicated look, this was the first time Triton experienced this power to shake the sea.

In the third era, more and more mortals were born, and gods began to often give birth to descendants who were not eternal. He was one of them.

As the eldest son of the Sea King, Triton had noble blood but no matching strength. Even though most gods treated him with courtesy for the sake of his father, he still felt that they were all laughing at him, laughing at his weakness and laughing at him being able to be killed like an ordinary thing.

This made him desire power and hate ordinary things even more.

"What a pity, I can only have this artifact for a while."

Somewhat regretful, intoxicated by this "boundless" sense of power, Triton could not help but gently wave the trident in his hand.

The next moment, wherever he could see, huge waves a hundred meters high rose out of thin air, and everything was so easy and carefree. With the artifact in hand, Triton even felt that his senses were infinitely extended, and this vast sea seemed to have become a part of his body. As long as he moved his mind, it would surge with it.

This is the feeling of the true gods mobilizing authority. They don't need to know how to do it, as long as they "think", the things corresponding to the authority will respond to them. This is also the reason why the power of gods is only one in a hundred on the sea. Otherwise, as a divine artifact cast with Poseidon's [Tsunami] priesthood as raw material, it is enough to shake the thousands of miles of sea.

This is also the preciousness of the artifacts. In the hands of the strong, they can make them stronger, but in the hands of the weak, they also have basic power. [Trident of the Sea King] Although it is still a long way from the [High Artifact] because the sea area controlled by Poseidon is too rare, it is enough for Triton to have the divine power of the true god level.

"Hahaha, come--"

With a loud laugh, Triton raised the trident high. The water on the sea immediately obeyed his call and rolled up waves of tides.

And in the waves, those dark shadows that were originally lurking under the sea surface also surfaced. Some of them are the sons of the original sea god Pontus and the descendants of the father of sea monsters; some are lives that have been stained with the blood of sea gods in several wars of gods. They have stronger power because of the blood of gods, and they also instinctively obey the descendants of gods with powerful blood.

Low intelligence, bravery, and ferociousness, these monsters in the eyes of mortals were inspired by the sea king and now succumbed to his weapons.

Triton stroked the trident and enjoyed the feeling of being in command. The only regret was that the sea monster did not have much wisdom.

But this was enough. Holding the artifact, Triton pointed it forward and said with high spirits:

"Follow the waves and kill all living things you see-"

"--No, wait."

Suddenly remembering his father's instructions, Triton curled his lips, but still stopped himself and replied.

There are still two who cannot be killed, and the God King has other arrangements for them. Triton has no objection to this, after all, they are all descendants of gods, different from those humble mortals.

"Then I will say it again - except for the two descendants of gods named Pyrrha and Deucalion, kill all living things you see."

Grinning, Triton imitated his father's tone and said with "murderous intent":

"Don't leave any."

As soon as the voice fell, under the power of the artifact, the surging waves rushed to the ground; with roars, the sea monsters followed forward.

On the earth, without the blessing of divine power, the simple sea water may not be able to drown all mortals, but with these monsters, it is different.

Triton believes that he will complete this mission well. Even at this moment, he is already considering how to procrastinate for a while.

"I can't do it too quickly to destroy mankind."

Behind many sea monsters, sitting on the "throne" formed by the sea water, Triton thought secretly.

"If they are all killed at once, the artifact will not belong to me when the mission is over."

"It's hard to get such an opportunity, I have to enjoy it more."

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At the same time, in the spirit world, Ryan was explaining the world to Bai.

He was talking about the third level of the spirit world. Ryan told the young dragon that as a dragon in charge of the spiritual realm, it would be very suitable for her to move there in the future.

The dream spirit world is part of the spirit world, and on the other hand, it is intertwined with the minds and dreams of all living beings in the world. Bai can see all kinds of things in the world there and understand the love, hatred and hatred between living beings.

If she is interested, she can also travel through the dreams of living beings, come into contact with them in reality, and experience the feeling of mortal life.

"Why don't you continue?"

Suddenly, the young dragon, who was listening with relish, raised his head and looked at Ryan not far away.

There, Ryan stopped talking at some point and stood up from his seat.

"Well, I have to deal with something."

Smiling in response, Ryan turned and warned:

"You stay here alone for a while. But remember, if someone comes here besides me, ignore him, he won't find you."

"I know."

A crisp and tender voice sounded in Ryan's mind, and the young dragon immediately lay on a dragon egg and closed his eyes in boredom. Ryan smiled at this, and then took the black robe on the chair.

What was promised must be done, mankind is about to be destroyed, and now, he should go to the human world.

I just don't know, this time, what direction will the bronze human end go?