Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

"Speaking of that stele... I almost forgot about it."

Looking at the ritual pattern that he didn't know where it could be used, Ryan suddenly recalled the broken stele that he had thrown into the depths of his collection for a long time.

In Odin's treasure house, he successively obtained the [Gold Ring], the sword [Levadin], the [Original] of the [Rune], a poison made from the poisonous spring of Niflheim and its antidote, and the resentment of the original giant Ymir.

Some of these things have been used, and some have not been used yet, but in any case, Ryan knows more or less what they are used for. Only the broken stele that was obtained together is different. From the time he obtained it, he didn't understand what it was used for. Even in his observation, it was a very ordinary thing.

Ryan even tried to destroy it, but he stopped decisively after only wearing off a corner. Because he suddenly discovered that this stone tablet was not what he thought, a "self-concealing divine object". Even if it was not unusual, it had the characteristics of being indestructible.

On the contrary, all its characteristics proved that this was an ordinary stone - at most a stone of some age. But this was not something from the world of Chaos, so Ryan could not accurately judge the years it had experienced.

If such a thing had not appeared in Odin's treasure house and was collected by the god king of another world with other treasures, I am afraid that no god would have looked at it more. But there is no if, so even if it was not clear what it was for at the time, Ryan still kept it well.

In fact, Ryan actually attached great importance to the god king of another world in his heart. Because the journey to the Nine Realms clearly showed that the world did not seem to be as described in Scandinavian mythology, but was quite different.

If the world of Chaos took a completely different fate because of his existence, then the changes in the Nine Realms were undoubtedly closely related to Odin, who foresaw the end of all things. So when Ryan saw Odin again in Athena's memory, he felt it was natural.

This one-eyed king riding the eight-legged horse Sleipnir must have some unknown secrets, and this stele may be related to it - or it may not be related, but it must be something valuable.

But now, Ryan, who remembered it again, found that he should find it out. Because unlike before, he now has new tools.

"Well... I remember it was there."

Recalling it, Ryan found the stele that had never been taken out since it was stored in a remote palace on the Sinai Mountain.

Because he didn't know what was special about it, Ryan couldn't be sure whether Chaos's law would affect it before, so in that remote palace, he artificially constructed a law environment similar to the Nine Realms.

So with a wave of time and space fluctuations, the broken stele appeared in front of Ryan. But like every time before, he couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Without making any more futile attempts, Ryan raised his hand and clenched it, and the water droplet manifested by the power of creation fell directly into his palm. The time and space divinity that constitutes the most fundamental part of the spiritual world trembled slightly, as if it was resonating with the power of this source.

It is its existence that allows this "water drop" to be used, instead of being unable to touch it at all as it exists in two dimensions. However, Ryan does not intend to do anything with it now. He just maintains this contact and then looks at the ordinary stone tablet again.

There seemed to be some words on the broken stele, but now they are blurred and difficult to recognize. Previous observations often stopped here, and it did not show any strangeness, but this time from a higher perspective, Ryan felt that he seemed to have seen something.

"Is this... a mark?"

It was a broken mark like the stone tablet-or coordinates, marks, or something else.

This is undoubtedly a directional thing, and the location it points to is not presented in the form of time and space coordinates. It is difficult for Ryan to describe this way of expression, in short, it is indeed a guide.

And it seems to exist in the same place as this stone, but the latter seems to be just a carrier of the former. It is indeed just an ordinary stone tablet, and it becomes important only because of this mark that fell on it for some reason.

"So what is this mark, who left it, or is it naturally generated? And Odin, why does he have such a thing?"

With his eyes narrowed, Ryan felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when looking at this strange mark. He seemed to have some connection with this thing, but he had no impression at all.

"Interesting, if only the world-level power can detect the trace, then how did Odin detect it. He also said that he didn't actually see the mark, but just like me before, he knew it was important, but he didn't know why it was important."

The guess flashed through his mind, and then was instantly erased.

Perhaps when the Nine Realms were still there, this mark was not as silent as it is now. There is no evidence for these speculations. And Odin is dead after all, no one knows what he really thinks. So Ryan didn't think about it anymore. He just endured the pressure caused by contacting the "water drop" while thinking about what he should do.

The broken mark left in the treasure house of the Nine Realms does not seem to point to a certain place in the world of Chaos - of course, it is hard to say. Maybe the location it points to is one of the nine kingdoms, and it has now become a part of Chaos.

But no matter what, this is something worth exploring, but Ryan has no time to run around recently.

He will stay here until the positive and negative energy interface is completely stabilized, and then find the location of the world of Hemenu when Typhon comes to the world. Before that, he does not plan to make any big moves.

And this mark is still incomplete, and no one can guarantee that it will point to the right place. So looking at this broken mark, Ryan finally just injected a trace of spiritual power into it, and then let it float into the void under the guidance of the mark under the protection of the power of time and space.

He did not expect this power to play any role, it was just a temporary exploration. After completing this step, Ryan also released the connection with the "water drop" and sent the stone tablet back to the palace.

This matter is just a small episode, and it does not need to devote too much energy before there are concrete results.

"But speaking of it, I don't know what Gaia is doing now."

"Later generations said that the Earth Mother had sex with Tartarus in anger and gave birth to Typhon, the king of all monsters, in a cave in the Cilicia region. But judging from the current movement, the abyss does not seem to have suddenly released power to the outside world..."

There was some doubt, so until the first battle of Hell was over, the changes he was waiting for had not appeared, which was somewhat beyond Ryan's expectations.

He thought that when Gaia left Olympus in anger, she would soon give birth to a child with the abyss. This would occupy Tartarus' energy to a certain extent, and then the power he sent to hell with the god of sleep would come into play.

Yes, before Mephisto made his suggestion, Ryan certainly couldn't have thought of no countermeasures at all.

This was his prepared backhand, and Ryan originally planned to rely on it to kill a demon at a critical moment. However, when there were other options, this attack naturally merged with the attack of the atrium serpent, and almost directly wrote off all the first-generation demons.

"Well... maybe there is an error in my understanding of later myths. Maybe the content of the myth is just a representation of the meaning, and Gaia and Tartarus's behavior of giving birth to children actually has another explanation?"

"And it seems that no one stipulates that Gaia must give birth to children immediately after leaving Olympus... According to the timeline of the myth, it seems normal to delay it for a few hundred years."

Without thinking it through, Ryan finally put it aside.

The main body of the fate of the world is still unbreakable. In any case, this important part may deviate, but there will never be too drastic deviation. So Typhon will not disappear inexplicably, it is just a matter of time.

As for whether it is possible that the object of Gaia's child has been replaced by another great being... It cannot be said that it is completely impossible, but at least there is no sign at present. Moreover, the order of the birth of the Chaos gods has been disrupted. If Ryan is still so sure that Typhon must be born within the specified time, it is unreasonable.

However, in any case, he still paid more attention to the Lightless Realm and the blocked Niflheim. Although Ryan also knew that if Erebus, who was in charge of the [Secret], really wanted to do something, he could not actually detect it at the first time, and if the mother tree really had the ability to directly break through the blockade imposed on Him by Chaos, then he would not be able to observe the other party's traces.

The great power is not like the gods of Olympus. He can more or less notice the other party's movements with just one look. Even Gaia, she can block others from spying on her - but compared to the other people, she can't hide her existence.

Coming back to his senses from thinking, the few things on hand were finally dealt with, and Ryan also relaxed slightly.

Looking at the dark tones of the fifth layer of the spirit world, Ryan called softly.

"Lyanna."

This loyal angel had something to find him before, but it was not about the spirit world, but about the Silver Moon City in the mortal world.

Since the flood ended and fulfilled the agreement with Prometheus, Ryan basically didn't pay attention to the affairs of Silver Moon City. It was completely handed over to a few interested angels to take care of it. Even through the consciousness in the [Book of All Laws], he was more concerned about the development of witchcraft and the birth of various new knowledge.

But this time is different, because according to Lyanna, the mortal who had met Ryan once in the flood is finally coming to the end of his life.

He was one of the few believers who was considered "pious" by the angels, so they originally intended to give him a higher honor - but he refused eternal life in the mortal world and planned to return to the embrace of the spiritual world.

So a problem was placed in front of several angels: such a pious human being, who also made contributions to spreading the Lord's holy deeds, should be rewarded. But in the entire spiritual world, it seems that there was no way to deal with these devout believers in the past.

The Goddess of Law raised the Kingdom of God in the fifth spiritual world to accommodate the souls of her believers after death, but Ryan never built a similar place. The golden humans entered the [Seven Hills Heaven], and the silver humans entered the [Nine Hells]. What is the fate of this remnant of the Bronze Age?

The angels did not make a rash decision, and it was finally handed over to Ryan. His judgment on this human will serve as a yardstick to measure the fate of those devout believers in the future.

"Yes, it seems to be called this name."

Looking at the outside world, the magnificent and huge city that does not look like a creation of this era at all, Ryan noticed the residents gathered in front of the Great Temple.

They are bidding farewell to the "prophet" who has led them for hundreds of years in their own way, and witnessing his return to the kingdom of the Lord.

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Human world, southeast of the continent.

The temperature has risen before the heavy snow has faded.

However, for the people living in this semi-magical city, they actually don't feel much about the changes in the outside climate.

There is no hunger and cold in the cold winter, so naturally there will be no great expectations for spring. Moreover, in this special city, spring has never been far away.

But today is different. According to the news that has been announced long ago, the great prophet who obviously did not have the blood of the water elves but still lived for hundreds of years has finally come to the end of his years. This city will usher in great changes, because after his death, no one knows what direction the future of Silver Moon City will go.

Nuo, praised as a "saint" by the Lord's messenger, is the only mortal who can communicate directly with those winged angels, and is also a ruler recognized by the residents of Silver Moon City. But when he died, no one could find a person who could take his place, no matter in terms of merit or ability, which also made people have a lot of speculation.

Of course, that was before and after, at least now most people are immersed in sadness.

They gathered in front of the temple spontaneously, waiting for him to return to the Lord's kingdom.