Chapter 681: Concession

This divine king battle in the Xuanhuang World was utterly one-sided. In just twelve minutes, Nyx's soul was shattered by Li Mochen's 'All-Heaven Thunderfire Star Core Sword Formation'.

However, the Night Goddess's final struggles could only be described as hysterical. Her scattered soul fragments fought against the gods led by Li Mochen in every place where light could not shine.

Nyx persisted in this manner for a full hour and twenty minutes, with seventy-nine minutes of the battle occurring underground—a region where the power of Prometheus and others was somewhat suppressed.

Yet with three divine kings, six deputy divine kings, and pseudo-divine kings joining forces, aided by a vast prohibitive formation, no matter how Nyx resisted, she could not secure any chance of survival.

Though she was of the divine king rank, Nyx's overall combat strength was considerably inferior to Li Mochen's, and she was by no means capable of single-handedly confronting the combined might of Zeus and Odin. Naturally, she also lacked the ability to turn the tide in the Xuanhuang Small World. Moreover, in the trap Li Mochen had meticulously prepared for her, her divine power could only exert about eighty percent of its full potential, further diminishing her chances of victory.

Nyx could only hide her darkness and void within the gaps of every grain of sand and every stone. But Ishtar fought and contended with her in all darkness and void, opposing her head-on; Li Mochen, using the threads of fate and causality, discerned the location of every fragment of her soul without omission.

He wove Nyx's deathly end and directed Fenrir's 'toxin', Prometheus's 'flame', and Aion's 'thunder' toward every point of darkness that Nyx embodied.

Then, precisely after one hour and twenty minutes, Nyx's life, under Li Mochen's guidance, finally reached its terminus.

"Junior brother, you wove her script; it was like a puppet show, and she could only dance under your manipulation. Fate and causality—truly terrifying abilities."

Afterward, Zhuanxu sighed and then asked Li Mochen, "Junior brother, you changed the content of your wish at the last moment. That means the one who came here was not the complete Nyx, correct?"

"No, as you saw, brother, even the 'Mask of Nothingness' she brought was merely a projection of the artifact. This Night Goddess was far more cautious than I imagined and left numerous contingencies."

Li Mochen's expression was quite helpless. The tenacity and immortality of the divine king rank had already been impressed upon him when he dealt with the Goddess of Liberty earlier. After the main body of the Goddess of Liberty fell, even the combined efforts of several divine kings could not capture or kill all her avatars.

And this Night Goddess was no exception. Her state of life and death could be glimpsed from the mythological artifacts she carried.

Nyx possessed two top-tier mythological armaments: one was the 'Mask of Nothingness', a pseudo-truth-level artifact; the other was the 'Hand of Eternal Night', close to pseudo-truth level.

She had brought the latter, but the 'Mask of Nothingness' was merely a projection of the Night Goddess's divine power, similar to an avatar, possessing about seventy percent of the original's capabilities. Its destruction would only severely damage the origin of the 'Mask of Nothingness', unlike the 'Hand of Eternal Night', which, with Nyx's 'death', fell into another's hands.

At this moment, Ishtar was playing with the artifact, her eyes filled with boundless joy.

Though this 'Hand of Eternal Night' had not reached the pseudo-truth level, its power was close to that rank.

Pseudo-truth-level 'Darkness', pseudo-truth-level 'Nothingness', pseudo-truth-level 'Erasure', ultimate-level 'Space', ultimate-level 'Time Sequence', ultimate-level 'Absorption', and ultimate-level 'Defense'—these divine authority abilities were all extremely powerful and greatly beneficial to Ishtar.

But aside from the 'Hand of Eternal Night', they gained nothing else. Whether or not she had learned from the Goddess of Liberty's lesson, Nyx this time carried none of her main savings or wealth on her person, aside from some items and medicines that might be needed in battle.

This deeply disappointed Li Mochen. Had he known, he would have wished beforehand for Nyx to bring all her savings with her. Of course, he could only think about it; he was unsure if the wish could be fulfilled or how much merit it would cost.

Fortunately, Li Mochen had other arrangements for Nyx. The contingencies he left on those werewolves by reversing time were precisely prepared for Nyx in this state.

"I see."

Zhuanxu nodded slightly. "But since the timeline hasn't changed and there's no backlash, the problem is not significant. This is indeed the Night Goddess's true body. It is estimated that within a hundred years, she will hardly be a threat. If luck holds, there should still be an opportunity to eliminate her completely."

No matter how many contingencies the Night Goddess had arranged, with her main body fallen, she could not fully recover in a short time. In fact, for a considerable period, she would be in an extremely weakened state, possibly even forced into slumber.

The key was the primordial spirit. No matter how powerful a divine king, after suffering such severe damage to the primordial spirit, it would be difficult to maintain self-awareness. Even Zhuanxu was no exception.

They possessed powerful bodies, vast divine power, immense faith, and truth-level divine authority, but all these required soul power to mobilize. If the primordial spirit weakened to a certain extent, these would instead become burdens.

And Nyx's current state was a hundred times worse than that of the Goddess of Liberty back then. In this sealed and isolated world, not a trace of Nyx's main soul could escape.

However, the 'immortality' of divine kings also lay in the primordial spirit. The soul imprints they had engraved deepest into the world's origin were difficult to erase, and as long as these soul imprints remained, their primordial spirits had a chance to recover.

The rules of the world's origin were such that the shallower the imprint, the easier it was to dissipate, while deep within the origin, though difficult, once successfully engraved, their dissipation and erasure would take at least tens of thousands of years.

Thus, the Golden Immortals of the Eastern world were said to share the lifespan of heaven and earth and shine with the sun and moon.

"Brother, you are too optimistic. I don't expect a hundred years; as long as she cannot participate in the conflicts of the Bright World within three to five years, I will be satisfied. Don't forget, there is also Slaanesh—"

As soon as he uttered this word, Li Mochen saw Zhuanxu's expression change drastically. He raised an eyebrow. "I noticed earlier that your wariness of Slaanesh seems extraordinary. Care to elaborate?"

"It's not just Slaanesh, but all five Chaos Gods, including Him."

Zhuanxu frowned, his expression complex. "Three worlds where I had mirror projections were destroyed by the five Chaos Gods. One of them was Slaanesh's doing. Have you ever seen a world where all living beings die in extreme ecstasy?"

He sighed and then changed the subject. "We'll discuss the details when you return to the normal time node. For now, let's clean up the aftermath—"

He then slightly cupped his hands toward the outer realm. "I'll trouble you, Daoist friend."

In an instant, the entire Xuanhuang Small World they were in was 'replaced'. Everything inside returned to normal: the city was bustling with noise and traffic; the countryside had curling smoke from chimneys and the sounds of chickens and dogs.

All the damage they had inflicted on this world completely disappeared, as if the traces of battle had never existed.

Li Mochen glanced at the scene below, then followed Zhuanxu's gaze toward the void beyond the realm. "I've been wanting to ask: is the one outside the legendary Zhenyuan Daxian?"

Zhuanxu burst into laughter. "The 'Sleeve Universe' is not exclusive to Zhenyuan Daxian. This question puts me in a difficult position; I cannot answer you. I suspect that person also does not wish to reveal their identity. Besides, it's not important, is it?"

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After Li Mochen led the group back to their original time node, Apollo and the Sloth Demon King Belial took their leave. Apollo did not say much to Li Mochen; the two merely exchanged glances, and everything was understood without words.

Everyone present, including Prometheus, looked unusual. Before this, they had never imagined that the sun god of the Olympian pantheon had already joined the camp of the Destiny Alliance.

But upon further reflection, they were not surprised. After all, his sister, the nature goddess Artemis, was already a member of the Destiny Pantheon.

Apollo's position in Mount Olympus was likely not ideal. As the sun god, Apollo was undoubtedly a strong contender for the 'divine king' position, and given Zeus's nature, it would be strange if he did not constantly restrict and hinder him.

Apollo was not Ares; he was far more clear-headed and wise, and thus did not earn Zeus's true trust.

From the fact that this sun god revealed pseudo-truth-level 'Sun' and truth-level 'Light' this time, it was clear that Apollo had been restraining himself and hiding his power within the Olympian pantheon.

"He will help us this time, Your Majesty?"

After helping to cover Apollo's departure, Ishtar asked Li Mochen, "Since he was willing to appear openly before us, he must have made up his mind?"

"He has made up his mind, but the precondition for joining the Destiny Pantheon is Zeus's defeat. The terms are similar to Artemis's: he will not attack his own kin, so don't expect him to provide assistance in the upcoming war."

Li Mochen spread his hands. "As for this time, Nyx had a grudge against the siblings anyway, and he also wanted to further secure the sun god's place in the Destiny Pantheon."

Ishtar sneered coldly. "Then he's quite clever, knowing that one should not accept rewards without merit. Taking his position early is wise. Otherwise, Mithras would be overjoyed at your recruitment."

"Mithras is out of the question."

Prometheus shook his head. "I believe Apollo is the most suitable sun god, or light god, for our pantheon. He is the Lord of Dawn; Apollo's sunlight is warm and does not harm."

Fenrir seemed to see through his thoughts and let out a snicker. "Boring scheming! You disappoint me, Lord Prometheus."

"Lord Fenrir! From my standpoint, I do hope the Destiny Pantheon has as many Titan gods as possible. But I swear by my divine status that what I just said was absolutely impartial."

Prometheus smiled bitterly. "Mithras is too harsh, even surpassing Ahura. Can you imagine? In the past, in India and the Middle East, he monopolized faith without any subordinate gods, not even angels. So when Zoroastrianism rose, he fought Ahura alone. If he joins our pantheon, he will surely become a huge隐患."

"Mithras is indeed hard to get along with, and Ahura's control over him is very tight. As for Apollo, though his belt is a bit loose, he is still quite qualified as a sun god."

After giving her impartial judgment, Ishtar tore open the void. "Then I'll take my leave, everyone. I'm afraid if I delay too long, things might change. Your Majesty, you must act quickly as well."

Ishtar had to go to the Night Goddess's divine kingdom to take over the 'legacy' Nyx left behind.

Li Mochen judged that although Nyx had not completely fallen, she had likely lost self-awareness; otherwise, the turbulence in the river of time would not have been so slight.

On one hand, Zhuanxu's authority of 'Suppression' and 'Decree' prevented Nyx's main body from transmitting information to the outside; on the other hand, Nyx's own state greatly affected the river of time. If she could maintain even a shred of self-awareness and leak the news of her main body's death, it would cause massive changes in the 'past' of these two days.

Of course, it was also possible that Nyx deliberately did so to avoid revealing her whereabouts. Her situation was not much better than that of the Goddess of Liberty back then; it was even worse. Nyx might not dare to risk being hunted and killed by enemies by tampering with the timeline to retaliate against Li Mochen.

After all, it was only a 'past' of two days, and Nyx's fall was already a foregone conclusion. No matter how the 'past' changed, it would hardly affect the overall trend. Li Mochen's truth-level 'Time Sequence' could likely withstand it, which was precisely his confidence.

Ishtar's task now was to go to Nyx's Night Divine Kingdom, seize Nyx's faith, and even replace her identity before the major pantheons could react.

As a fellow night goddess with similar power, and Ishtar's original body being a demon lord adept at erosion and contamination, even if she could not seize everything Nyx left in the Night Divine Kingdom, she could obtain most of the legacy.

The ideal scenario, of course, would be to temporarily replace Nyx without anyone noticing. But the possibility was extremely slim; Li Mochen held no expectations.

After Ishtar left, Fenrir again asked Prometheus:

"I am now increasingly looking forward to the divine war in Alaska. Lord Prometheus, can't you make an accurate prophecy?"

After Nyx's main body died, everyone involved in this battle was in high spirits. Fenrir was the most excited; even after returning from the past, his battle intent remained at its peak.

He thought this might be his best chance to take revenge on the Aesir pantheon and Odin. With Nyx's temporary fall, their chances of victory had increased by at least thirty percent.

"You're putting me in a difficult position, Lord Fenrir."

Prometheus fell into deep thought. "But judging by the current situation, I estimate the decisive battle will occur in three to five months."

"I think so too. Lord Ishtar needs time, and so do Your Majesty's archangels. If the battle comes too early, it would be disadvantageous for us. But if it's too late, variables may arise."

Bismarck, who had been waiting there, also agreed. "If after four months they still cannot force us into a decisive battle in Alaska, we can take the initiative to confront them. The battlefield doesn't have to be in Alaska."

"It would be best at that time."

The figure of the Supreme Dragon God Aion had already disappeared into the twenty-eighth floor of the Destiny Manor's magic tower, but his voice still reached everyone clearly.

"If it's four months later, I am confident I can hold Thor alone."

This battle with Nyx gave Aion many new insights, and he also realized his own shortcomings. The power of his thunder fluctuated greatly, due to his unstable realm.

"You make me even more expectant, Lord Aion!"

Fenrir raised an eyebrow. "What I most desire now is to drink the blood and flesh of Odin and his brothers and offspring!"

"Fenrir, you will have your chance, I promise."

Li Mochen smiled. "As Prime Minister Bismarck said, I set the decisive battle in four to five months. So during this time, please be sure to prepare for war and do your utmost to increase our chances of victory."

His expression was equally relaxed. Nyx's death meant he had partially seized the initiative in the war.

The pressure and threat from Gaia and her daughter would also be greatly reduced. Li Mochen already felt the qualification for 'God Above Gods' beckoning to him. If he could thwart the gods this time, he would be only one step away from fully mastering the origin.

His planned course was first to fully control the world's origin and then firmly guard it.

Because before becoming 'God Above Gods', he had to first raise his physical divine status to twenty and make further progress on the path of fate.

Li Mochen was already working hard. In the months before the Alaska War, the time he spent traversing the river of time was negligible. Since everything happened in the past, it took less than a second.

During this nearly half-year period, aside from recuperating his body and nurturing his vitality, Li Mochen devoted himself to tempering his flesh and studying the divine authority of 'Fate'.

Unfortunately, even with the 'Divine Spirit Purple Gold Pagoda' as a reference and the 'Wish Spell' to accelerate progress, Li Mochen's steps on this path remained arduous. Based on his current rate of progress, it would take at least twenty or thirty years to advance further.

Of course, to outsiders, this speed was already extremely exaggerated. Take Zeus and Odin—these god-kings were also extraordinarily talented, but which of them didn't take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to gradually reach this level?

Yet Li Mochen had only used twenty or thirty years. Before the age of forty, he was already on par with these ancient god-kings.

And the truth-level 'Fate' was, in terms of rank, superior to 'Thunder' and 'War,' with difficulty several levels higher. His ability to reach truth-level in twenty years was enough to make the vast majority of gods across the myriad heavens burn with envy.

However, for Li Mochen to become the 'Supreme God' of the Bright World, his divine authority over 'Fate' could not merely be at the truth level. He had to reach a certain height to qualify for molding a divine persona above divine persona twenty.

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After the gods took their leave, Li Mochen also flashed to the fortieth floor of the magic tower, sat down cross-legged, and connected his divine consciousness to the World Source.

At this moment, his share here was still only sixteen percent, having increased only slightly.

This was mainly because Li Mochen's opponents were all vigilant and on guard against him. Especially after the great battle between Li Mochen, Odin, and Zeus in the Dark World, he became the target of everyone's opposition. For a time, he was nearly driven out of the Source by the coalition led by the Lord of Radiance. Earlier, when the Goddess of Liberty fell, he hadn't managed to gain any benefits; her shares were all divided among the gods.

However, Li Mochen had a considerable advantage in the mortal world. The method he used was the same as when the gods forced Gaia out of the Source. The Church of Fate had forged three thousand Source Spikes, embedded inside the churches and within the ley lines of countries like Huaxia and Japan.

Thus, Li Mochen's share in the Source increased instead of decreasing.

In fact, given the land area controlled by the Alliance of Destiny and the number of ley lines they held, Li Mochen's share of the Source should have been around thirty-six percent. But due to the joint suppression by many god-kings, he could only expand and encroach through piecemeal methods, making very slow progress.

However, this time, Li Mochen expected to leapfrog to become the largest shareholder in the Source, raising his share to twenty-seven percent, surpassing the Lord of Radiance's current twenty-three percent.

This was because no one had yet noticed the fall of Nyx's main body two days ago in the 'past.' Li Mochen only needed to exert a little force in the Source to take over Nyx's portion.

This was also very important for the Divine System of Destiny. On one hand, it would greatly increase Li Mochen's own power; on the other, it would enhance the spell power of his subordinates. That was why Ishtar had specifically reminded him before leaving.

Eroding Nyx's share in the Source was simple; the difficulty lay in doing it silently, deceiving the Lord of Radiance and Gaia. Li Mochen spent four days fully mastering Nyx's eleven percent share of the Source.

After that, Li Mochen took out a green olive emitting a fragrant aroma from the void.

This item was obtained from Ishtar, said to be the first olive since the creation of the Bright World, one of her bargaining chips for the 'Hand of Eternal Night.'

After all, that was a mythic armament of great power and high potential; Ishtar couldn't take it without cost, and Nyx's fall was the result of the gods' joint efforts.

Ishtar had brought out thirty-seven top-tier mythic treasures and materials at the time, but even so, they were far from matching the value of the 'Hand of Eternal Night.' So she also owed some debts and favors.

This olive was one of those thirty-seven top-tier mythic treasures, said to have an effect on strengthening the body equivalent to three Wish Stones.

However, the gods present at the time were not interested in this item; their physical strength had already reached extremely high levels, and the olive's effect on them was negligible. Even Heracles, who still needed to train his body, couldn't use it. This ancient god of strength also had a vast treasury and savings. Heracles had no fewer than twenty mythic treasures similar to this olive; he had ways to temper his body to the main god level; what he lacked was time.

Only Li Mochen could still use it. His physical divine persona was currently only at sixteen, and he was striving to break through to seventeen. This olive could help him refine his physique.

As Li Mochen squeezed the olive with his right hand, a large amount of oil was extracted. He used his will to guide the olive oil to evenly cover his body. Then he activated his divine power, causing pale white flames to burn all over his body.

Following that, boundless star power was channeled down from the dome of the magic tower, concentrating on him.

By now, Li Mochen had long possessed a pure body, free of any impurities. So the star power and divine fire simply integrated the beneficial substances from the oil into his skin and body, increasing his physical strength.

This first olive since creation would likely increase his strength by about three percent, his body's resistance to blows by seven percent, and his skin's defensive capability by twelve percent.

It seemed small, but the tempering of the body was a gradual accumulation, grains of sand forming a tower, drops of water forming a river, until a qualitative change occurred.

And Li Mochen had obtained three kinds of treasures similar to this olive from Ishtar. Besides that, he had personally collected no fewer than twenty mythic treasures, six of which were comparable to this olive, while the rest were slightly inferior.

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The news of Nyx's fall eventually spread on the thirty-seventh day after Li Mochen and the others returned.

Ishtar was extremely cautious in her attempt to replace the Night Goddess. She used almost all her power to cover up everything related to Nyx. Ishtar first transformed herself into the night, enveloping every corner of the 'Eternal Night Divine Kingdom' to deceive the petitioners, and then, in Nyx's stead, granted divine spells to the numerous priests of the Night Goddess, ensuring the church system functioned as usual. She even provided some support to the Night's children fighting in America, to blind certain people.

But Ishtar was eventually detected by one of Nyx's red-robed high priests. This high priest initially showed no signs, enduring for over twenty days until Ishtar let her guard down and began to erode and replace the Night Goddess's core faith. Then, this person, together with more than twenty colleagues, suddenly exposed Ishtar's theft of Nyx's faith.

This completely ruined Ishtar's attempt to deceive the major divine systems, but it had only minimal impact on her plan to seize the faith. Over more than a month, she had already initially mastered the 'Eternal Night Divine Kingdom' and the Night Church.

At this time, the numerous propaganda machines controlled by the Divine System of Destiny also began to exert their power. They first suppressed the voice of that red-robed high priest in almost all media and the internet, labeling him and Nyx's many devout followers as apostates.

Then, in the textbooks, newspapers, movies, television, and all information channels accessible to the public in the Alliance of Destiny countries, the existence of 'Nyx' was erased and replaced with the name 'Ishtar.'

A total of over forty authoritative archaeologists confidently declared on archaeological programs that the ancient goddess 'Ishtar' was not only the Babylonian goddess of Venus and the sky but also the Greek Night Goddess, as well as the goddess of inevitable fate—Ananke, the goddess of natural law—Adrasteia, and the goddess of causal fate—Heimarmene.

Some radical scholars even argued that the previous Night Goddess, Nyx, was actually a foreign evil god who had come to the Bright World decades ago, usurping the authority and divine throne that belonged to Ishtar.

But now, the ancient goddess Ishtar had awakened and begun her path of restoration. They called on all followers of the Night Goddess to abandon their faith in the false god and convert to the true Night Goddess.

Thanks to the attention from all sides, ultimately, 6.5 billion of Nyx's 7 billion believers in the Bright World fell into Ishtar's hands. And the church's armed forces and power that Nyx had painstakingly built, including the nine legions of 'Eternal Night Warriors,' were mostly controlled by Ishtar.

Of course, whether it was the believers or the church's forces, Ishtar's control was very weak. Especially the 'petitioners' and 'Eternal Night Warriors'—if Nyx were to awaken, she could easily take them back from Ishtar with a little effort.

But they were betting that Nyx could not awaken, and even if she did, she would not have enough strength to oppose Ishtar.

And according to Li Mochen's estimate, within three to five years at most, it would be very difficult for Nyx to reclaim her assets from Ishtar. He was even looking forward to her awakening; it would be the perfect opportunity to kill Nyx completely.

The turmoil within the Night Goddess Church was soon suppressed by the Alliance of Destiny. But at this time, inside Mount Olympus, there was a desolate silence. Only occasionally, thunder flashed and faded in the sky.

Zeus was not in his temple. He stood on an altar at the highest point of the mountain, behind a stone railing, staring blankly into the distance, observing everything in the Bright World.

"I still can't believe that Nyx is dead?"

Hera, standing not far away, was also bewildered: "Although she hasn't completely fallen, her current state is no different from death. I don't understand, I can't comprehend, how did that Lord of Fate manage it?"

"Time!"

Zeus's eyes were cold: "My dear Hera, although I also cannot understand, I can make an accurate deduction. I think he has mastered the ability to reverse time, to kill in past time periods. I think that's why Nyx didn't take precautions; she was always cautious. Under normal circumstances, all the god-kings of this world combined couldn't force her into a dead end."

"Reverse time?"

Hera's pupils contracted: "But that ability is too unfair, Zeus! I think if he can kill Nyx, he can also kill any one of us."

"No! It's not that exaggerated. There must be limitations. Before acting, he must cut off Nyx's connection to the outside world. Hera, you should have heard of the 'butterfly effect' that mortals talk about?"

Sensing Hera's puzzled gaze, Zeus shook his head: "In short, small changes lead to huge chain reactions. He must ensure that killing Nyx does not cause any changes in the timeline. Otherwise, the river of time will become chaotic. He cannot change the past; if he does, the past will kill him. His enemy is the entire myriad heavens, like an ant challenging a giant—no, a giant a hundred billion times larger. Besides, based on my understanding of time, he probably cannot kill in the distant past. For beings like you and me, he can only go back at most three days."

Hera still frowned: "Even so, this ability is very dangerous. I think he has been patient until now to avoid alerting Nyx, but now—"

"More than dangerous? If used properly, his ability could even kill us in the future from the past."

Zeus fell into thought: "From today, all Olympian gods should avoid going out as much as possible. If they must, they must ensure contact with the mountain every ten minutes, no, three minutes. I will order Hephaestus to find a way to forge a communication tool that can send out a distress signal even when isolated."

"This method is useful, but it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause."

Hera's face was ashen: "We can guard against it for a while, but not forever. We cannot maintain such vigilance all the time."

"Of course, I wish I could go back four thousand years to warn myself to be wary of his time travel, but I can't."

Zeus said calmly: "So that Lord of Fate must die! And the sooner the better. My dear Hera, I need you to convey to Mother Gaia that I can partially agree to her conditions. I will persuade Odin and the Lord of Radiance to each cede five percent of their Source shares to her. And allow her and her subordinate gods to build temples and establish faiths on the lands we control. All her followers will enjoy the same freedom and rights as everyone else."

Hera was not surprised; she guessed Zeus was at the point of making concessions.

"But this is far from meeting her demands, Zeus. You know what Mother Goddess truly wants."

"I know, but I cannot give it to her, Hera."

Zeus sneered: "The reason I am willing to make concessions now is that I still have ambitions for the Source of this world. But if my hopes are dashed and my ambitions disappear, then I might as well leave this Bright World completely. The myriad heavens are vast; we are not without other choices. Hera, you can convey my next words to her completely. That Lord of Fate is not only broad-minded and generous but also has a very good reputation. I think if he can make deals with Isis and Mother Gaia, then I and Olympus can do the same. Instead of hoping that Mother Gaia will help me after becoming the God Above Gods, I would rather trust this Lord of Fate. What do you think, Hera?"

At this point, Hera's face had turned somewhat pale, and a hint of darkness appeared in her eyes.