Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

Spring is gradually passing, the scorching 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. As the disease spreads, the climate becomes increasingly unpredictable. Even though it is summer, the nights are often unusually cold.

People can only huddle by the fire and draw some warmth from the flames. In this case, more people are sick in bed.

At the same time, some rumors began to spread among the crowd. On certain nights, accompanied by cold air currents, some people claim to have seen the faces of their departed friends on deserted streets.

In the past, they either died from the mouths of wild beasts or died of illness, but now, they are all wandering around the towns at night as they were before they were alive.

However, unlike when they were alive, these people who were supposed to be dead had illusory figures and dazed expressions. They often disappeared in a daze before familiar people could approach them.

At first, people thought it was an illusion, but later, many people saw the same scene. People began to recall what the Creator once said: He created the mortal body, but the soul came from a place called the 'spiritual world'. When they die, the soul will return there.

At the moment, these illusory figures undoubtedly fit the description of ‘souls’. Even the world after death has seen such changes, which can't help but bring more shadows to the human tribes that are already suffering from epidemics.

However, all pain belongs to mortals, and gods will not feel the same. Even on the majestic Olympus, the Queen of Heaven recently held a banquet for the most beautiful goddess Aphrodite.

Of course, the Queen herself has never admitted this point of being the most beautiful.

The daughters of the God King and Eurynome, the three goddesses Meihui are valued by the God of Beauty because of their compatibility with the priesthood. Aphrodite asked the God King for this and decided to make them her gods.

Thalia and Euphrosyne readily agreed. Gods with weak clerical responsibilities like them did not resist becoming powerful gods. Besides, Aphrodite's acting style was also in line with their wishes. Only The youngest sister Aglaia refused.

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

So the gods are celebrating it. They gave gifts one after another, hoping to make the goddess smile. Even Poseidon, the King of the Sea, who also arrived, ignored the look on Queen Amphitrite's face, showed great courtesy to the God of Beauty, and stated his plan in a ostentatious manner.

He ordered himself and the demigod Trin, the eldest son of the Queen of the Sea, to be in charge of his artifact. At the command of Poseidon, he will use his trident to raise waves and bring death to mankind.

The struggle of mortal things, the prayer or hatred towards God before death, these are the gifts he brings to the God of Beauty. Aphrodite was not very interested in this, but more gods were very interested in it. Therefore, she did not hesitate to give Poseidon a charming smile.

Seeing this smile, Poseidon's heart 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 parties. Only the Queen was secretly angry.

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

'She should be restrained. ’

Her expression remained unchanged, Hera glanced at the God King who was pretending to be nonchalant.

'Marriage is the best way. I am doing this for the sake of the gods. Letting her continue like this will only cause discord among the gods of Olympus. ’

I thought so, but looking around, it seemed that no god present was qualified to marry the powerful goddess born from the blood of Uranus.

So Hera had no choice but to hold back her emotions for the time being and show a decent smile.

After the gifts were given, the party continued. But after a while, a god stood up in the middle. The gods around him glanced at him, and then clearly stopped paying attention.

That was the sun god driving a 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, after noticing this scene, the superior God King suddenly called out to him.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what to order."

After a pause, Helios bowed slightly and asked softly.

"A small thing, my friend."

"The time is almost here. The 'feast' prepared by Poseidon is about to take place. It's time for us to think about the future."

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

"When your carriage passes by Aurora, give this to them. It will tell mortals why they lost the gift of God and why they ushered in disaster, not because of themselves, but because of Prometheus Transgression, and the reckless behavior of late-awakened people.”

"I see."

After receiving the golden order, Helios turned and left.

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

Regardless of whether those priests were guilty or not, they were already dying anyway, so there was no need to let the sin fall on the dead. In contrast, the two gods who created man are still alive.

Human beings in the next era will understand history this way - because of the two gods who created human beings, human beings were born and then perished in despair. This is real history.

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world.

An atmosphere of panic and sadness filled the crowd. Since two months ago, mortals infected with the disease began to die one after another.

This disaster, which is very different from natural disasters and wild beasts, scares humans even more. After all, compared to what they can see, what they cannot see makes them more at a loss.

Fear originated 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 didn't expect to get any response. Since the Creator left, the connection between humans and gods seemed to be severed. They just intend to use the name of God to appease the people as always, and then pray that this terrible epidemic will end soon.

Today is the third time to worship the gods. In the center of Aurora City, High Priest Momon stood outside the tall temple, watching silently. At this time, the ceremony had already begun, but he did not go to preside over it in person. Instead, he found a junior who had never drank the blood of the devil and still had some respect for the gods.

His reasons are also very good. After all, he is old and there will always be a day when he needs a younger generation to take over, so people easily accept his explanation.

As the sun reached its peak, the ceremony gradually came to an end, and the guards who maintained order relaxed. They all thought that, just like the past two times, soon the priest who worshiped the god would come out of the temple and say some comforting words.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

'brush--'

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 penetrated, but no one cared at the moment. For a moment, there was silence, and then it quickly became noisy again.

"what is that?"

"Has God come?"

"That golden light came from the sun. The priests did not lie. God really responded to us!"

"Is the disaster coming to an end?"

"."

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

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

"High Priest, this-"

"Don't rush."

Unlike the crowd of people watching, the people surrounding Momen became a little panicked when they saw this scene.

They thought this was another punishment for their actions, but Momun was not among them. He spoke to stop the calls of the people around him. He actually expected this scene.

Mortals are not valued by 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 that the most 'authentic' history was recorded by humans themselves. He was probably referring to the current scene. Perhaps this so-called oracle did not bring salvation, but destruction.

"Listen to the oracle first and see what instructions the gods will give at this time."

Looking at the calm expression of the high priest, the people around him were also affected by it and became quiet one after another. In the eyes of ordinary people, this scene means that the high priest has long known that the gods will respond, but ordinary priests do not know.

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

Time passed minute by minute until the sun tilted and the temple door finally opened again.

The officiant, who was previously appointed to preside over the priesthood, held the door and walked out of the temple. I don't know why, but his steps seem to be staggering.

"What did the oracle say?"

Looking at the officiant who walked out from behind the door, Mo Mengdang spoke first.

"High Priest, I"

Taking a deep breath, the officiant was not as happy as one might imagine. His hands were shaking a little, and in his palm, he held tightly a token that looked like it was made of gold, with complicated patterns engraved on it.

There was no emotion in his heart, but his expression darkened. Momen stepped forward and took the token from the speechless officiant.

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

Momen did not react to this scene, because when the token was obtained, the content of the oracle was transmitted into his heart. Silently digesting this information, Momeng soon understood the reason why the other party had not left the temple for so long and was acting like this now.

For those who don't know what's going on, this is really hard to accept. But to those in the know, Momun only sees the ruthlessness of the gods. But this is normal, and he himself is not a good person.

At some point, the sun began to be obscured by clouds in the originally clear sky. Holding the golden order in his hand, Mo Meng slowly turned around, and the crowd's eyes were focused on him.

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

Maybe God is unwilling to save them, and this golden command means rejection.

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

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

At this moment, he was like a devout believer, happily accepting all the punishments sent down by the gods. So he put the golden order on his chest and read the contents of the oracle loudly.

"In the past, the creator Prometheus committed a great crime in the divine court, and he confessed to it. The divine king judged him and, as punishment, withdrew his blessings to mankind."

"Now, the God King gave the first woman Pandora to another person who participated in the creation of mankind, the late Epimetheus, and gave him an additional gift from Hades. Hades told him: This The gift contained human suffering and disaster, and you were not allowed to open it. But in the end, they were released."

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

"Yes."

His expression became more and more serious, and Mo Meng nodded slightly.

"Then the gods sent oracles to help us solve these disasters?" Someone else asked.

"No. The King of Gods keeps his word. When Pluto's gifts are opened in the human world, it means that he has allowed their existence, which is irreversible."

"As for the final content of the oracle"

Raising the golden token, Momen said:

"The God-King rules the sky and the earth, the Poseidon rules the seas and storms, and Hades rules the underground mines and the underworld."

"Because of human beings, Pluto was able to spread his majesty on the earth, which made Poseidon deeply dissatisfied. Therefore, he will eliminate this mistake today."

"Clear error, you are referring to"

"That's right."

Looking at the humans in front of him, Mo Meng calmly spoke:

"This is our mistake."

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The vast and boundless sea is as calm as ever. This is the sea area close to the Poseidon Palace, with some divine power surrounding it.

When Poseidon took over this place from the ancient sea gods, no natural disasters ever happened here. After all, he was the master of [storms] and [tsunamis]. Even if the latter has been cast into a divine weapon by the Cyclops, it does not affect its owner's use.

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

He has a human body and a fish tail, is very young, and looks a lot like Poseidon. He is the eldest son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the demigod Triton.

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

"It's such a powerful artifact. Is this what a true god feels like?"

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

With an expression of ecstasy, this was the first time Triton experienced the power of shaking the sea.

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

As the eldest son of the Poseidon, Triton had noble blood, but did not have the matching strength. Even though most of the gods treated him with courtesy for his father's sake, he still felt that they were all laughing at him, laughing at his weakness and mocking him as being able to be killed like a mortal.

This made him crave power and hate mortal things even more.

"It's such a pity that I can only have this artifact for a while."

Somewhat regretfully, intoxicated by this 'boundless' sense of power, Triton couldn't help but wave the trident in his hand.

The next moment, wherever he could see, huge waves hundreds of meters high were rising out of thin air. Everything was so relaxed and freehand. With the artifact in hand, Triton even felt that his senses were being extended infinitely. This vast sea seemed to have become a part of his body, and he could surge with it as long as his mind moved.

This is the feeling of the true God mobilizing authority. They don’t need to know how to do it. They just need to ‘think’ and the things corresponding to the authority will respond to them. This is also the reason why the power of gods is not unique in the sea. Otherwise, as an artifact made from the priesthood of Poseidon [Tsunami], it is enough to shake thousands of miles of sea territory.

This is also the preciousness of artifacts. In the hands of the strong, they can make them stronger, but in the hands of the weak, they also have basic power. [Poseidon's Trident] Although the sea area controlled by Poseidon is too sparse, so that it is still far away from the [Higher Artifact], it is enough to give Triton the power of a true god.

"Hahaha, come on -"

With a laugh, Triton raised his trident high. The water on the sea immediately obeyed his call and rolled up one wave after another.

And in the waves, the dark shadows that were originally lurking under the sea surface also surfaced one after another. Some of them are the sons of the original sea god Pontos and the descendants of the father of sea monsters; some are lives contaminated by the blood of the sea gods in several divine battles. They have stronger power because of the divine blood, and they instinctively obey those with strong bloodline. The descendants of the gods.

Idiot, brave, ferocious, these monsters in the eyes of mortals were inspired by the Emperor of the Sea, and now they have succumbed to his weapons.

After stroking the trident, Triton enjoyed the feeling of scolding Fang Qiu. His only regret was that the sea monster was not very intelligent.

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

"Follow the waves and kill all the living creatures you see——"

"—No, wait."

Suddenly remembering his father's advice, Triton curled his lips, but still held back his words.

There are still two people who cannot be killed. The God King has other plans for them. Triton didn't have any objections to this. After all, they were all descendants of gods, different from those humble mortals.

"Then I'll say it again - except for the two gods named Pyrrha and Deucalion, kill all living creatures you see."

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

"Don't leave any of them behind."

As soon as the words fell, under the power of the artifact, huge waves surged towards the ground; with roars, the sea monsters also moved forward.

On the earth, without the blessing of divine power, simple seawater 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 was already thinking about how to linger a little longer.

"I can't destroy humanity too quickly."

Sitting on the 'throne' formed by the sea water behind many sea monsters, Triton thought secretly.

"If they are all killed at once, the artifact will no longer belong to me when the mission is over."

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

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At the same time, in the spiritual world, Ryan was explaining various things about the world to Bai.

He was talking about the third spiritual world, and Ryan told the young dragon that as a dragon in charge of the spiritual realm, it would be a good place for her activities in the future.

On the one hand, the dream world is part of the spiritual world, and on the other hand, it is intertwined with the hearts and dreams of all living beings in the world. There, Bai can see all kinds of things in the world and understand the love and hatred between living beings.

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

"Why don't you continue?"

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

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

"Well I have to take care of something."

Responding with a smile, Ryan then warned:

"You stay here alone for a while. But remember, if someone other than me comes here, don't pay attention to him, he won't find you."

"I see."

A crisp and childish voice sounded in Ryan's heart, and the young dragon immediately lay down on a dragon egg and closed his eyes in boredom. Ryan smiled when he saw this, and then casually took the black robe hanging on the chair.

He must do what he promised. Humanity is about to be destroyed. Now, it's time for him to take a trip to the human world.

I just don’t know, what direction will the fate of the Bronze Humans go this time?