Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

"...Mr. Amon, thank you again for your cooperation."

In the void outside the world, it was still in the original position.

Three flickering crystal cores were suspended in front of Hermes, reflecting his not-so-good face.

Some time had passed since Amon's "birth". Hermes, who found that the experiment was successful, immediately returned to the tower, retrieved the things and came back here.

A single success may be just luck, and he planned to repeat his experiment again.

However, as Hermes worried, even if he tried again and again in the same way, Amon's birth seemed to be unrepeatable.

As before, the trace of soul he released was no longer assimilated by the will of the long-sleeping star god in the crystal stone, and turned into an independent incarnation closely connected with the other party.

Because every time it came to this step, that trace of soul would directly self-destruct in the process of the star god's instinctive assimilation.

Obviously, it could not withstand this kind of power from the ancient star god, at least not with just this trace of soul.

So in order to figure out how his only achievement was successful, Hermes had to ask Amon to continue to cooperate with him in the experiment.

He thought it would take a lot of effort, but to Hermes' surprise, this new consciousness that thought it was a "resurrected star god" seemed to be very grateful for his help in "awakening itself" and accepted all the attempts he asked for.

Therefore, Hermes gave up the method of using coercive means. On the contrary, he also met some of the requirements of this Lord Amon.

For example, in the intervals between experiments, he explained some of Chaos' history to him, or explained what his experiments were for.

After all, although the other party looked like a star god, he was actually just a soul assimilated by the consciousness of the star god.

If he really understood these, Hermes would feel strange.

"...As I said just now, the earth is now ruled by Zeus, the king of gods on Mount Olympus."

"He is ambitious to rule everything, and the people you once served have either been labeled as criminals of the last era and imprisoned in the abyss, or have been sealed or have been secluded from the world."

"I don't know whether you were loyal to the ancient sun god or the previous god king, but the results are no different."

"There is no place for you in the starry sky now, and you can also get confirmation from others about these things."

With a slight sigh, Hermes could only accept the status quo.

It seems that his success is indeed impossible to replicate, so the only successful person becomes more precious.

So while describing the situation in the world, Hermes exaggerated the threats from the outside world.

The best way to make the sheep in the sheepfold obey his orders is to satisfy its desires.

But desires will expand, and no one can always satisfy them, so this is not advisable.

As for the second-best way, it is to tell the sheep that there are countless wolves in the outside world.

Even if the desire cannot be satisfied, fear can drive them to be quiet.

Anyway, Hermes does not intend to let the other party leave in a short time.

So whether there are "wolves" in the outside world is naturally up to him.

"So that's the case... I'm really unfortunate."

Like a young man who has not experienced much of the world, Amon easily believed Hermes' words.

As an old antique from the old times, there is nothing he can do about being abandoned by the times.

"Hehe, although the situation is unstable, there is no need to worry too much."

"In fact, I still have some connections with the Star God lineage, so I have been trying to wake you up."

"It's a pity that my ability is limited. So far, I have only revived you. If there are dozens more people, even if they are not accepted by the gods, you don't need to worry about it."

Shaking his head slightly, Hermes felt that he should go back.

Maybe Amon was indeed an accident, or maybe it was just because the other party was the first person he held a ceremony with in the void.

Many times, the first one is always treated with some preferential treatment.

But since the follow-up didn't work, there was no need to waste time.

I simply have a backup plan, such as blood sacrifice.

The finished products made in this way must probably be restricted by strict seals and contracts.

At least before all are successful, he still needs them to obey orders.

Referring to the many natural spirits in the north of the continent who are addicted to blood sacrifice, Hermes will not relax his vigilance...

"So are we going back?"

"Yes."

Smiling and nodding, Hermes treated his work with courtesy.

"Welcome to the new era. Although you can't remember the past, I believe you will always remember it."

...

On the banks of the Huanshi River, two figures passed through the illusory light gate.

Without staying for long, Hermes took the "awakened" "Star God" back to the direction of the tower.

The experiment here is over, and next he will see how his students are doing.

The materials for blood sacrifice are not easy to find, but it is different on the battlefield.

The figure hurried away, and soon, the sea at the edge of the world fell into calm again.

Only in the depths of the ocean, countless undercurrents surged continuously, demonstrating the authority of the Lord of the Ocean.

"..."

"... Star God... Immortality... Blood Sacrifice... Chaos..."

I don’t know how long it took, but at a certain moment, a strange-looking sea snake accidentally approached this area under the turbulence of the ocean current.

However, the next moment, it suddenly froze there, and then began to dry up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After a while, a transparent seven-segmented insect with bright starlight all over its body emerged from it.

A bit of blood still lingered on its body, and then disappeared at an extremely fast speed.

After a while, it seemed that the power from the sea serpent had finally been digested, and the seven-segmented silverfish seemed to have opened its 'eyes'.

"...Is this a blood sacrifice from another world? This transformation between spirituality and material life also exists in Hermione. Mortals believe that the heart is the bridge between the body and the soul."

"But in this world, the 'life' instinct belonging to the body can nourish the 'life' belonging to the soul... Oh, there is something wrong here, and it should be related to the main god who controls [life] in this world."

No specific process is required, and no detailed knowledge is required.

Amon only knew that there was a 'blood sacrifice' in Chaos, and he understood how this kind of sacrifice was performed through his own observation of the rules.

After all, this is not something complicated in the first place. Any spiritual being can accept a blood sacrifice, as long as you can withstand the negative emotions that are hundreds of times more active in the process.

This is why the gods do not completely ban blood sacrifices, but prohibit human sacrifices.

Because the more intelligent a being is, the more terrifying the negative emotions he generates during the blood sacrifice process - and of course, the richer the things he can draw from it.

However, orthodox gods do not need to accumulate power in this way, so "human sacrifice" often becomes synonymous with evil gods.

"The Star God...originally just wanted him to help me come in and get a suitable identity."

"With my current power, I can't control the gods at all, but I didn't expect that there are existences like the Star Gods in this world. Although they are weak, they are immortal."

Silverfish exuding starlight wandered in the sea water, and several sea beasts were easily sucked dry by it.

The seven-segmented crystal insect body shone even more, and hazy starlight shrouded the left and right.

But feeling the changes in himself, Silverfish was not satisfied.

It is not difficult for him to replace foreign objects. Even if the star god has the protection of some kind of power, he can disguise his aura and parasitize the other party's body.

Although for Amon, this is already a good start. After all, even though that star god doesn't have even a shred of divine power, he is still a god.

But now that he had a good start, he couldn't help but want more follow-ups.

Especially when Amon discovered that this being named Hermes actually had not just one Star God, but many more.

"Tsk, as far as I can see, I won the bet before.

"This is not a trap set by this world for me, and of course I can't be sure."

"I simply didn't put all my hopes in one place. Since you let me in, you can't catch me again..."

It is not difficult for Amon to split his own consciousness, but the separated part cannot have the complete and transcendent personality of the original body.

However, the characteristics that transcend the limitations of great divine power make his thinking dispersed and unified. As long as he wants, no matter how far away the distance is, the characteristics originating from the void can keep his consciousness unified.

No matter which incarnation, it can become the 'original body' at any time.

So Amon left with Hermes in a swaggering manner, not worrying about falling into a trap, leaving only a clone for himself.

Once an accident occurs, this clone will be his new body, and as time goes by, there will only be more such clones in the future.

Of course, not every clone can replace a god. 'Replacing' the laws that deceive the world is quite difficult even for Amon's character.

Especially now that he has no personality, but no divine power at all.

"Well...then the next step is to give yourself some strength."

"I'm trying to see if I can deceive the alchemist. If I can't, just deceive his students. As for me..."

Starlight flashed, and a regular icosahedron appeared in front of the seven-segmented silverfish.

"The King of the Sea, King of Gods, King of Hades, and other gods."

"Which side should we go to first? How about rolling a dice and seeing who gets unlucky first."

The corner of his mouth curled up slightly. In theory, Haiyang was the easiest to deal with and the least likely to make mistakes, but Amon didn't care about this.

For him, since there is no danger to his life, it will naturally come as exciting as he wants.

In the worst case, if someone finds him and beats him to death, there's nothing wrong with that.

So the next moment, as the starlight flashed again, an image of a god appeared on each side of the 2tetrahedron, which was all what Amon heard from the mouth of Hermes.

With a slight movement in his heart, the twenty-tetrahedron fell down and headed towards the sea.

Whichever side touches the water first, Amon will choose which one.

No matter how easy or difficult it is, he will never go back on his word.

"Pah——"

"Hmm...it turned out to be her?"

The twenty-tetrahedron fell to the sea and broke into a handful of stardust.

Already knowing the result, the seven-segmented silverfish shook its head and then plunged into the sea.

Amon did not intend to stay in this inaccessible place for long. As for his incarnation appearing in the form of an insect, it was not for any other reason. This was purely influenced by the Egyptians.

They regarded the scarab as the sun, so Amon planned to use silverfish to represent the stars.

Anyway, he is now an imposter star god, and there is nothing wrong with that.

A new world, a new life.

I hope the people and gods of this world can bring him more happiness.

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"Hmm?"

North of the continent, on Mount Nisa.

In the center of the endless mountains is the mountain that was almost destroyed by Typhon.

The tinker of fate lives there, and is worried about the upcoming war.

They want to drag it back on track as much as possible, at least partially on track, but it is difficult to do so with their abilities.

After all, no one among the gods likes the goddess of fate, and the direction of this war is not something that a certain god can interfere with.