Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

The expression chilled as the power of the Spirit Realm was summoned, and the mighty force that reached the pinnacle of divine power burst forth.

“Arrogant fool.”

As the being who managed the Spirit Realm in Laine’s absence, Liana, besides her own godhood, could almost be considered the greatest territorial god in the world. Even if her own power was not strong enough, with the empowerment of the Spirit Realm, there was no existence below the great ones that could defeat her in the Underworld.

At this moment, the Moonlight, turned deep purple, shone down upon the Underworld, only to be firmly blocked by a pale grey force. The collision, seemingly gentle, caused a violent tremor to spread from the center to both above and below.

“Wait, Princess Liana, I was just inquiring. If you’re not interested, there’s no need to resort to arms.”

The expression abruptly changed; just upon contact, Hades realized something was amiss. He could recognize the aura of the Nether Moon, which shouldn’t have been so powerful.

Moreover, the reaction of the other party was also beyond his expectation. There were many goddesses who refused the advances of male gods, but none had ever responded with direct force.

“An inquiry or premeditated plans, neither are important now.”

“Let me teach you a lesson, and you will naturally learn what you shouldn’t do.”

With a light snort, Liana calmed down slightly. Pushing aside her initial shock and anger, she realized the other party was just probing, but that didn’t mean she would simply laugh it off.

Laine had occasionally mentioned that to make the other party cooperate obediently and avoid any funny business, showing one’s strength was the best method.

If that was the case, then it was time for a fight. After all, she never took much liking to the false deities of the outside world. Laine had said before that it didn’t matter what she did, which allowed Liana to act without reservations.

Having made her decision, in the next moment, a silver mirror appeared in Liana’s hands. As the pale purple light bathed the earth, with the assistance of the Divine Artifact, the Goddess of the Nether Moon’s hand bypassed Hades’s power, reaching directly for his back.

In the eyes of Hades, at the center of the Fields of Truth, another tremendous roar echoed in all directions. The newly built Divine Palace of Hades crumbled to dust in Liana’s hands, leaving only a vast pit in its place.

“Good, very good. It seems Princess Liana wishes to gauge my level. In that case, allow me to witness your power.”

No longer harboring any hope for luck and angered by the destruction of his palace, Hades felt the wrath. With half the authority of the Underworld bolstering him, as the embodiment of the Underworld went all out, a sensation entirely different from when he was above ground emerged in the heart of Hades.

Eyes narrowed, the grey aura shone grandly. Thus, in the next moment, at the center point of the Underworld, a third rumbling spread to all corners, drawing the attention of all deities.

…

Atop Mount Olympus.

The wedding festivities of Zeus had not yet ended; to celebrate this significant day, which likely wouldn’t come a second time, the Divine King planned to commemorate it over three years.

Of course, he also had an ulterior motive for testing. With Metis’s ‘disappearance,’ he wedded his sister, and though the gods of Olympus kept silent, it didn’t mean the gods of the ocean felt the same.

Since Oceanus had been seriously injured and returned to the outer seas, Zeus had not seen him for nearly a century.

Because of faith, the other party would sooner or later come searching, and the Divine King didn’t believe he could conceal things forever. Yet, he was not planning to concede for this, so before that, it was best if he could understand the current state of his foster father.

Regardless of everything, he would never allow this Ancient Titan God, whose divine power had already reached the pinnacle, to regain faith. Zeus didn’t know how to attain greatness, nor if faith could cross that threshold, but when facing the unknown, the best strategy was not to give the other party a chance.

With that thought, the Divine King raised his cup—

“—Cling.”

“Hmm, what happened?”

A sudden tremor caused all the goblets at the banquet to fall over. Zeus furrowed his brow, and the other gods also showed their puzzlement. How could Olympus, supporting half of the sky, suddenly shake for no reason?

“Is it from underground, are deities clashing there?”

Cling—

Another thunderous roar, even more intense than the last one, allowed Zeus to locate the source of the disturbance. It came from beneath the earth, definitely caused by the deeds of a deity; he could clearly see, the tremor was quickly suppressed by the forces of the material world the further it was from Olympus.

Undoubtedly, only a tremor caused by divine power would be like this. When it reached above ground, Olympus, unrestrained, experienced the most significant impact.

“Where’s Hades?”

Immediately, Zeus asked Iris, the Goddess of Rainbows who was not far away; he suddenly remembered that he hadn’t seen his brother, though Zeus did not admit to himself that he had forgotten this matter altogether.

“Your Majesty, ever since Lord Hades went to the Underworld, the gods of the mortal world hardly… seldom invite him to their banquets; we thought this time you also—”

She didn’t finish, but Zeus already understood her implication. Obviously, like him, because Hades had departed from the gods’ circle and went to the ‘barren land,’ he was directly forgotten by the others.

If that was the case, then this disturbance was probably related to him. After all, having witnessed Gaia take action, Zeus was well aware that if it were two Primordial Gods clashing there, Olympus would be affected more than just a couple of shakes.

“The Underworld, huh…”

Pondering for a moment, Zeus stood up from his throne and scanned those around him.

“My fellows.”

As the Divine King rose, the scene quieted down. The gods were astonished by the shake of the Mount of the Gods, the perceptive ones had already determined the cause, but everyone intended to listen to Zeus’s thoughts.

“There’s no need for alarm. The recent disturbance likely came from the Underworld. It must be my brother making some significant move.”

With a smile, recounting the entirety of the underworld, the only two that could possibly challenge Hades were the River of Vows, Styx, seen only twice, and the Goddess of the Nether Moon, glimpsed once in wonder.

Zeus vaguely remembered that the goddess he saw in the Spirit Realm was the embodiment of the Nether Moon. Now, he just hoped that the one clashing with Hades was not the River of Vows.