Olympus, King of Mountains.
Nearly ten thousand years ago, before the last epoch had ended,
to escape the conflict between the Titan Gods and the New Gods, and also because he was weary of the battles between the gods,
the Ancient Sun God, Urea, offered his ancient divine body, falling into eternal slumber and transforming into this mountain that pierced the nine layers of clouds.
From that day on, two generations of God Kings, one in the east and one in the west, stood at the peaks of their respective divine mountains, gazing at each other.
On the earth, the gods belonging to both sides fought in a bloodbath.
Mountains and rivers were torn apart, and living beings fell like wheat.
However, in contrast, Olympus always remained unscathed.
It was as if Urea's wish had been granted; he had finally avoided the bloody battles between these gods… until the arrival of this epoch.
Gaia, Typhon, Blood Sun, Blazing Sun… one after another, these beings shook its mountain body, and even the palaces on the divine mountain were rebuilt several times.
Urea ultimately could not escape these, even though he had been sleeping for ages.
Fortunately, sleeping in his exclusive 'Dream of the Ancient God,' the god who had abandoned everything did not suffer any pain.
On the contrary, he lived very comfortably in his slumber.
There, he was the center of the world, the origin of all things, eternally enjoying stability and tranquility, and using his existence to stabilize countless dreams that came and went.
It was precisely for this reason that the White Dragon, through Eros's Dream, secretly observed the conversation in the Well of Reincarnation.
Liana naturally knew about this, but she had no intention of destroying Olympus anyway.
After all, although this divine mountain was Zeus's base, he might be the one who most hoped for this divine mountain to be felled by the Spirit Realm.
And without this eastern pillar of the Sky, Atlas would certainly be unable to complete the heavy task of supporting the Sky.
Ultimately, this responsibility would be placed upon the Spirit Realm… and the God King could then use the opportunity to attract more powerful forces, becoming his spearhead against the Spirit Realm in the future.
"But you won't get your way… Perhaps this divine mountain will eventually collapse, but it won't collapse by my hand."
"And today, I only need to fulfill my due responsibility."
Whispering in her heart, Liana stepped forward, her figure already arriving in the mortal world.
Surging divine power swirled around her, yet the Law of order could not harm her, a true god acting as an Authority.
At the end of her sight, the divine mountain was distantly visible.
And as she unreservedly announced her arrival, the gods on Olympusseemed to notice her presence.
However, Liana did not care, because today, her only opponent could be the avatar the God King left here.
Sneak attack?
No, and there was no point.
Because the reason she personally took action was not to dismantle a Queen of the Gods's palace, or to cooperate with mortal believers.
From ancient times until now, there have only been people who offer faith to their master; how could there be angels who serve the ideas of mortals?
A palace of Hera, it was enough to leave it to the three gods who preside over spring, summer, and autumn.
As for the rest… she would handle it herself.
"Your Highness, Liana?"
Above the divine mountain, a flash of fire flew out.
Stopping not far from the Nether Moon's shadow, Hestia looked at this rare guest in surprise.
The most trusted subordinate of the Lord of the Spirit Realm, was she here for Ares's matter… Not knowing that Zeus was also there at the moment, the Goddess of the Hearth revealed a gentle smile.
In fact, she had long wanted to meet Liana.
Ever since Achilles caused a ruckus on the divine mountain, Hestiaalways felt that the development of a series of events was somewhat abnormal.
And to understand the reason behind this, directly conversing with a Spirit Realm god was the simplest method.
It was just that the gods of the Spirit Realm lived in seclusion, and she had never had the chance to converse with them before… Taking a step forward, the Goddess of the Hearth wanted to say something.
However, at this moment, a hand rested on her shoulder.
"Who—Zeus?"
"It's me."
Speaking calmly, the God King's avatar walked out from behind her.
"My respected sister, let me handle the welcoming of the Goddess of the Dark Moon, what do you think?"
"I…"
"No need."
Speaking faintly, behind Liana, the shadow of the Nether Moon seemed to become even more real.
"A false welcome has no need to exist… Today, I have come for only one thing."
"For what? For something my Queen of the Gods has never done?"
His expression remained calm; being in the mortal world and under the royal authority of order, there was no synchronization difference between the God King's main body and his avatar.
So he naturally knew what was happening there.
Yes, Zeus admitted that Hera's matter was unclear, after all, only a few gods in Olympus had not done anything in secret.
But he dared to be sure that Hera had absolutely no connection with those witches.
"Your Highness Liana, I heard that the ancient Titan God, Themis, Your Highness of Justice and Law, has a deep relationship with the Spirit Realm… I presume you also trust her justice."
"If you are here for this, why not let her judge this matter?"
"I believe the Goddess of Law will make the most impartial judgment…"
"No need."
Interrupting again, Liana's gaze passed through Zeus's avatar and looked towards that magnificent divine mountain.
From a mortal's perspective, or even from the perspective of most gods, they could only see that one mountain.
Only a very few beings could see that hidden interface… and countless faiths and souls.
"King of Olympus… Mortal matters should naturally be handled by mortals."
"If they do well, they should be rewarded; if they do not, they should be punished."
"And I am only responsible for handling matters of the gods."
"What Hera does is none of my concern."
"But the theft you have maintained for a thousand years, it's time to pay the price."
Hera wasn't on the divine mountain at all; she had left long ago due to her daughter's disappearance.
So Liana's true target was never an empty temple, but 'Asgard'.
Since the God King's hostility towards the Spirit Realm was obvious, a War was destined to unfold in the future.
Then what reason did she have to sit idly by while the other party stole, allowing billions of souls to become the source of divine power for the Olympus God System?
"You—"
Click—
Without giving Zeus's avatar time to react, as his astonished expression froze on his face, behind Liana, a two-colored ancient well was reflected in the Sky of Chaos.
The three Fate Goddesses fully activated her power, but what truly allowed the Well of Reincarnation to display its power was the Authority that Ryan had given to the Goddess of the Dark Moon.
Only a Great Divine Power could truly unleash the full power of a Codex of Creation… And in the past of Chaos, no complete Codex of Creation had ever truly displayed its might on the earth.
White elephant for birth, black swamp for Death.
At this moment, without time to say anything, the God King's avatar used all his strength to resist the pouring two-colored ocean.
"—You dare!"
"These are the believers of Olympus!"
Boom—!
Her light purple long dress fluttered, Liana ignored the God King's avatar's anger.
At this moment in Olympus, the Sky seemed to have torn open a crack.
Like a heavenly river pouring down, the water of the Well of Reincarnation surged forth.
Even if Zeus's avatar mobilized the interface power of Asgard, and even if the gods on the divine mountain resisted with all their might,
countless souls still returned to the embrace of reincarnation and to the divine kingdom of their Creator, amidst the rotation of the cycle's symbol.
"Goddess of the Dark Moon!"
With a grim expression, Zeus never expected that the other party's target would be Asgard.
Looking at the souls flowing away, although Zeus did not need faith, he still knew what this meant.
In the past, he and the churches of the gods had always told mortals—do not fear Death, for you will gain eternal life in the realm of the god you believe in after you die.
But if he could not stop the outflow of believer souls today, then this millennium-long covenant between gods and humans would cease from now on.
Although this would not cause serious damage to Zeus himself, from the perspective of royal authority, the loss of the gods was the power he lost!
"No, I still have my main body!"
He suddenly turned his head, looking towards the southeast of the earth.
Although the Well of Reincarnation and the power of the Spirit Realm could naturally attract souls, the existence of the God King's avatar and Asgard was not meaningless.
Without a long enough time, the Spirit Realm could not hope to take all the souls, and his main body would arrive soon…
"Hmm?"
His expression changed slightly, a hint of confusion flashed in Zeus's avatar's eyes.
Where is my main body? Where did he go?
Within the scope of royal authority of order, the synchronization between avatar and main body was not a problem for him—so since he could no longer perceive the location of his main body, was he still in the mortal world?
"Huh?"
Erebus, who had been silently observing the changes in the mortal world since Ares's eastward advance, and was anticipating Ryan's reaction, also let out a surprised sound.
That's right, where was such a big Zeus? Didn't he just display his power, forcibly tearing space, trying to return directly to the divine mountain? Where did he run off to?
"…"
Silently, also somewhat surprised.
Standing in the Sky outside Olympus, Liana also didn't understand why Zeus hadn't appeared here yet.
The Autumn Goddess Eirene had successfully destroyed Hera's temple, and at the same time, some other temples that could perceive the power of evil objects were also stripped of their concealment by the three goddesses, exposing them to the sunlight.
What was puzzling, however, was that Zeus, who should have rushed back long ago, was still delayed, and it was unknown what had happened.
It wasn't until most of the souls within Asgard were absorbed by the Well of Reincarnation that Liana's expression shifted slightly, and she finally sensed a force forcibly tearing space.
Clearly, Zeus had finally arrived.
It was just that compared to the beginning, he was still too late…
Click—
With a wave of her hand, a brass-colored book fell into Liana's palm from the void.
In a direct confrontation, she was no match for Zeus; this was an undeniable fact.
However, since she dared to come, she had naturally made corresponding preparations.
The Codex of Creation, the supreme Authority of Law and order.
Ryan had once used it to punish the Ancient Sun God who violated the rules of the sun's operation, and today, Liana had originally intended to use it to counter the God King who had forcibly detained the souls of the Spirit Realm.
To fight order with order, to fight the rule of the present world's rejection of external forces with the order of the cycle of all spirits.
Everything was well thought out, but Liana had not expected Zeus to be late… The chains on the Codex of Creation naturally unlocked with a 'clatter', and the ancient artifact revealed its true form before the Goddess of the Dark Moon.
"The Spirit Realm is the origin of the world's souls, and reincarnation is the transit point for the souls of all things."
"Spirituality has its regulations, and the birth and Death of all spirits have their fixed order."
Liana gently pressed her palm on the pages of the Codex of Creation, making her final judgment.
"Violators are guilty."
"The guilty shall be punished."
Buzz—
Invisibly, as another Codex of Creation displayed its power, the Spirit Realm's power here became even more active and powerful.
What truly limited Liana from unleashing the power of the Spirit Realm was never how much she had, but how much she could use.
And with the blessing of the Codex of Creation, using order as a fulcrum, the power she could display in the mortal world instantly increased by more than several tenths.
…
At the same time, on an unnamed hill several thousand miles from Cononia City.
Her expression was somewhat curious, but she clearly felt that the backlash of fate on her body had lessened a little.
Playing with the beautiful mirror Ryan had just obtained through a sacrifice, Clotho was in a very good mood.
"How amazing, this can really repair the damage to fate!"
"Of course, as an old saying goes in the mortal world, internal stability is a prerequisite for external resistance."
"As a Goddess of Fate, what's the use of just thinking about finding the source of the disturbance to fate?"
"Even if you find it, eliminate it, and it no longer interferes with fate, will fate return to its normal course?"
"No."
Shaking her head slightly, Clotho recalled what Atropos had said.
"Sister told me that actually God King Zeus is not someone who is content with fate; it was like this during the Typhon rebellion."
"He shouldn't have risked his own Death, although gods are immortal, playing with fate won't have a good outcome… But he is the God King after all, so we still have to stand on his side…"
"That's not right."
Looking at the Goddess of Fate who had just rendered a great service, Ryan smiled and retorted:
"Think about it yourself, since Zeus is the God King, shouldn't he set a good example for the gods?"
"…I guess so."
After a moment of thought, Clotho felt this was fine.
"Then think again, if you want to solve a complex, long-standing problem, shouldn't you start with the easier ones first, solving the troubles that can be solved?"
"…I guess so too."
Nodding again, Clotho agreed.
"Then ask yourself, compared to the mastermind who stirred up the fate of the entire world, is the God King, who needs to follow the order of the present world, easier to deal with, or harder to deal with?"
"Naturally, the God King is easier to deal with, and he should also follow the guidance of fate!"
Nodding affirmatively, Clotho felt she had found a good way to alleviate the poison of fate.
Yes, the great demon king who destroyed fate refused to listen to her because he was originally a great demon king, but you are the God King of Chaos!
In such matters, shouldn't you be on my side?
"So was I guiding him onto the right track just now?"
Feeling that she had seen the essence of the matter, Clotho couldn't help but turn her head and ask.
"Of course, you are helping him get on the right track, helping him remove things that don't belong to him."
Nodding in approval, after all, that's just how it is.
To be honest, if the successive God Kings of Chaos had not resisted fate, and had been willing to follow fate's original trajectory… then even with his grasp of the future and the Authority of Spirituality, Ryan probably wouldn't have gotten to where he is today.