Chapter 35: Oblivion

In any case, Zeus had promised to be the guardian of the oath, and if possible, he still didn't want Hades to have a grudge against Styx, which would make him a little embarrassed.

After all, from the bottom of his heart, the God-King didn't want to have a grudge with the Lord of Oaths for the sake of Hades.

As for the Stygian Moon, that's easy to say. Zeus could have stood on the sidelines on the pretext of 'selling the face of the ancient gods of creation', and waited for Hades and his neighbors to become enemies, without compromising his authority at all.

It just so happens that Poseidon has his adoptive father as an opponent in the sea, and it would be great if there was also a counterweight to Hades in the underworld.

"Boom-"

As he thought about it, Mount Olympus shook for the third time, and Zeus knew he should do something. So under the gaze of the gods, the god-king continued:

"In the past, I have made a promise that everything in the underworld belongs to the king of the sea, just as everything on the ocean belongs to the god of the sea, and even as a god king, I will not interfere in their own affairs, so Hades has the right to do everything he wants underground."

"However, his actions have disturbed the peace of the gods after all, so I think we need someone to check it out and understand the cause and effect."

Zeus looked around, but the gods were silent, and they didn't want to get involved.

Just by listening to the movement, you know that this is definitely a battle between two powerful divine powers. Hades himself has a level 18 or 9 divine power, and he will only be stronger under the authority of mobilizing half of the underworld, and the gods who fight with him are probably not far behind.

This directly eliminated almost all the gods present, so when it was impossible for the God King to go in person, they couldn't help but set their eyes on the Sea Emperor and the guardian goddess Hestia who came to the banquet.

Poseidon turned a blind eye to the eyes of the gods, he would not run errands for Zeus, only Hestia stood up.

Zeus's future heirs had not yet been born, and the goddess of fire and guardian was the only powerful force he could command. As she had done every time, Hestia spoke gently.

"Just let me go, I'll ask you about the situation."

"Then it's hard for you."

Nodding, Zeus also knew that this was the best outcome. Then, under the eyes of the gods, Hestia turned into a red light and went straight to the ground.

In the vicinity of Olympus, there is a gap that leads directly to the underworld, and as long as you pass through it, you can go directly to the gate of the underworld.

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Whoa—

At the edge of the underworld, where the powers of the two ancient gods meet, the waters of Akron, the river of pain, are churning and stirring.

Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx, sat on the wooden boat that lived with him, looking at the dazzling purple moon in the distance and the gray light that gushed out from the earth but kept sinking, and felt some emotion in his heart.

This was the second time he had seen this kind of power-shaking the realm, and the last time was at the turn of the ages, when he saw the darkness spreading from the lightless realm.

However, last time, perhaps the level of strength was too high, and Charon simply failed to understand where the two sides of the fight were and how they collided, but this time it was different.

For the first time, the power of the Stygian Moon was unleashed unscrupulously in the Underworld, causing the entire Underworld to expand for a short time. In the desolate land, the magic of the riot swept in all directions, the waters of the rivers of fire tumbled and flowed out of orbit, and the rivers of Styx and the rivers of pain would probably not be much different if they were not ruled by gods.

However, vaguely, with the collision of the powers of the two main gods of the underworld, at the end of the line of sight, Charon seemed to sense something strange.

This feeling made the Styx ferryman feel a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was.

"This is the underworld, although it is desolate enough, there is never a shortage of powerful gods."

Sticking the oars into the river, the raging Akron barely managed to settle down a little. Charon suppressed the restless River Styx, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

The gods of the earth at least have a vast starry sky and sea, which can separate the gods of different camps by distance, but the underworld is different.

Whether you like it or not, Stix is at the gates of the underworld, and the passage will surely pass through her. The 'sky' below ground is far less high than above the ground, and the moon is almost far away from the dust.

"It's a good thing, my neighbor has never had a sense of existence, otherwise it would be a bit difficult to do."

Glancing at the endless winding Styx not far away, this is conceptually 'circumnavigating the underworld for seven weeks', but in fact traversing the underworld while going deep into the river of oaths of Tartarus, Charon is still very happy.

Fortunately, the eldest daughter of the Ocean God has always ignored the world, otherwise she would also have the qualifications to compete for the dominance of the underworld. If the authority of Hades is divided into ten, then Hades occupies two layers, Hades and Hades Moon each occupy three layers, and Styx occupies the remaining two layers.

If Styx, the original and most powerful river of the Styx, had asked to rule all the rivers of the underworld, Charon really didn't know whether he should choose her or Hades.

Although the Immortal King seemed to be stronger

Brush –

While he was pondering, a sudden fluctuation in the portal of Hades caught Charon's attention, which was a sign that someone had entered Hades. Under his gaze, a red light flashed, and then stopped on the banks of the River of Pain.

The light gradually dissipated, and the gentle guardian goddess appeared. She hovered by the river, looked at the gray and purple colliding underworld core in the distance, and then noticed the old man in the river of pain.

Now it is clear that Hades is fighting against the rumored goddess of the Stygian, an ancient god who lives in the spirit realm. But before going in the past, the goddess decided to find out what was going on here.

"Excuse me, are you the river god here?"

His tone was calm, looking at the old-looking ferryman in front of him, Hestia did not look at anyone because of the difference in strength, on the contrary, he was very polite.

It was her first time in Akron and the first time she had seen the Styx crosser. The strength of the other party is not strong, but this river of Styx seems to be linked with the power of the underworld, giving birth to a special power.

This power itself is not strong, but it shares part of the essence of the underworld. It can make all things settle, and make the existence that comes into contact with it consume the obsession in pain. Neither the gods nor all things can avoid this power, and only in the ferryman's wooden boat can it be avoided.

Of course, this power will definitely not affect her personally. After all, the underworld is not a spirit realm, and even if the River of Pain shares part of the essence of the underworld, it does not yet possess the symbol of greatness in itself.

"As you can see, Your Highness Hestia, I am Charon, the ferryman of the River of Pain, and now in the service of His Majesty Hades, guarding the gateway to the earth and to the earth for him."

Standing up from the wooden boat, Charon bowed.

"I don't know what you command?"

"The battle of the underworld has affected the earth, and I have come to inquire about the cause by order of the God King."

"How much do you know about this strife?"

She had planned to rush directly to the center of the underworld, but Hestia felt that just before and after she stepped through the gates of the underworld, the breath of the warring parties suddenly calmed down.

At the same time, a strange feeling drifted through the underworld.

"I only know that His Majesty Hades wanted to meet with the Goddess of the Moon and the Goddess of Oaths a long time ago, but it has been fruitless."

"As for what happened today, I don't know anything, Your Highness."

Shaking his head, Charon's old face showed no trace of the harshness in his treatment of mortal things, only respect and obedience.

Because of the influence of the priesthood, he was actually very keen to inflict pain on others. But if it was facing the eldest sister of the God King, he still knew what to do.

"Is that so, then I'll go over and see for myself, thank you."

With a slight bow, the guardian goddess felt that it was probably her younger brother who wanted to completely unify the power of the underworld, but as a result, she had a conflict with her neighbor.

No longer waiting, Hestia prepared to leave. But the next moment, the aura that was still strange from before suddenly became rich. The whole underworld seemed to rejoice, and for a moment, even she was affected by the unknown force.

The goddess stood still. At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten how she was here, the purpose of this trip to the underworld, and even how to control her power.

As a result, the divine power fluctuated in an otherwise normal way, but fortunately, it was only a moment, and Hestia quickly got rid of this effect, but it still made her wake up instantly.

"That's—"

With a serious expression, this special power was enough to make Hestia feel jealous. It is limited in strength on its own, but like the Akron River in front of us, it seems to share the essence of a certain existence.

Therefore, it also possesses a certain very high personality that makes it difficult for the goddess to be exempt.

"Your Highness, it seems that a new Styx is being born."

Perhaps because he was a member of the River Styx, Charon was no more affected than the goddess with great divine powers. He remembered why he felt familiar with this strange aura, because he had been in a similar situation when he was born.

It's just different. As one of the Styx, the ferryman clearly felt that the new Styx, like Styx, did not seem to be influenced only by the underworld.

On the other side of it, a vast and majestic world, just like Tartarus, is connected to Hades by the power of the new Styx.

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"What is this?"

Compared to the two gods on the edge of the underworld, in the sky above the Truth Pastoral at this moment, Lyanna and Hades were also a little surprised.

The Immortal's body was a little embarrassed, but he didn't have any serious injuries. Previously, although she had the upper hand, Lyanna quickly found out after a brief exchange that she didn't seem to be able to do anything with the other party at the moment.

This is not because the power of the spirit world is not strong enough, and it can't even compare to half of the authority of the underworld, but because she has hit a 'bottleneck'. Although there is still a lot of power that can be borrowed, Lyanna can no longer carry it.

The power of the interface is added, so that Lyanna, who currently has less than eighteenth level divine power, stands at the peak of powerful divine power, and the next step is greatness. But the goddess of the Stygian Moon is not the master of the world after all, she can't touch the great realm before her own divine power reaches the extreme, that is the power she can't carry for the time being.

In this case, Lyanna and Hades are like two students who already have excellent grades and get extra points. Even though one has 500 points and the other has only 50 points, facing a paper with a perfect score of 100 is enough for two 'good students' to get a perfect score.

But fortunately, she still has an artifact. If it is said that in the realm of divine power, Hades and Lyanna, who are blessed by half of the laws of the underworld, are equal to each other, but in the realm of artifacts, the [Hades's Stealth Helmet] is not worth mentioning at all.

However, as the fight continued, the unexpected happened. When the power of the spirit world collides with the authority of Hades through the medium of Lyanna, a strange change gradually occurs. In the fourth level of the spirit realm, the artifact that was used to wash away the memories of living beings suddenly spontaneously disintegrated and turned into a special spring.

Originally, it was just carrying the [memory], but now, it has gained additional power.

"New Styx!"

With a heavy face, as the rightful master of the underworld, Hades instantly understood what was happening.

The birth of the River Styx required inducements, and when the authority of the World Oath was decentralized, Styx was born; Akron, born because the underworld has a master, the river of fire was sketched by his own hands, and this scene in front of him is obviously a certain force in the spirit world that resonates with the underworld, and the fourth river of the underworld is about to be born.

This would have been a good thing, just like in the first two eras, the birth of the god of nature also meant the perfection of the laws of this world, and the increase in the number of Styx could also increase the power of the underworld, but at this moment, Hades was not happy at all.

Because the Immortal felt that, unlike the rivers of fire and pain, this new Styx, like Styx, did not seem to be governed much by the laws of the underworld.

"Your Majesty."

When the signs of the birth of the River Styx were made, the battle between the two main gods also stopped. Lyanna watched with some confusion as the change took place, while the Immortal was thinking about how to end the inexplicable battle.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the frightened Mizusawa fairy finally suppressed her fear and came to the side of the Hades.

"Your Majesty, your shrine just-"

"I can see that this is not the place for you to be."

The corners of his eyes jumped, and his tone was a little stiff. It's just a palace, Hades doesn't care, it can be used as a place to live, which represents his face.

But the problem is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has no way to deal with the goddess of the moon now, and he can't even fight back reciprocally—the other party's residence is probably in the spirit world. And now Minta has said it again, which makes Hades really a little impatient.

This Nymph may not have a second heart for him, but she's not a smart fellow.

"Whew-"

"That's it, Your Highness Lyanna, I've seen your power, but you should also know that in the underworld, I have some power."

Slowly speaking, Hades looked at the beautiful goddess in front of him. Judging from the appearance, the other party and the well-known Hera are not too reckless, but the style is not the same.

"I won't mention the previous things in the future, my Divine Palace destroyed by you should be regarded as an apology to you. This senseless battle should not continue. ”

The expression remained unchanged, and Lyanna had to admit that this false god from the outside world did have some strength. Maybe it can be suppressed with the power of the artifact, but in the underworld, it is difficult for Hades to be truly suppressed.

Among the original eighteen spirit angels, their attitudes towards outside beings can be roughly divided into three categories. Ignore the faction, believing that their existence has nothing to do with themselves; The destroyers, who believe that those who do not believe in the Creator should be destroyed; There are also redeemers, who believe that the creatures of the outside world are simply going astray and need to be enlightened by the greatness of the Lord.

Lyanna is actually somewhere in between, believing that everything can be indoctrinated, but these false gods have a hard time doing so. However, she is not as extreme as the second type, so she has not yet reached the point where she has to do it.

"You call this the 'Pastoral of Truth'?"

The voice was cold, and looking at this place that called itself 'truth', a thought vaguely came to Lyanna's mind.

If the prestige of the Lord can be proclaimed, then a god who may not be killed seems to be so important.

"Yes, this is the name I got for the core of the underworld, I wonder what's wrong?"

His expression became vigilant, and after the previous incident, Hades had vaguely realized that perhaps this goddess born in the spirit world might not be quite the same as many of the concepts of the gods in the world.

Without replying, looking at the great gray plain, Lyanna smiled. Hades was a little surprised for a moment, it was the first time he saw the smile of the goddess of the Stygian, but the next moment, he realized that something was wrong.

In front of him, Lyanna's finger flicked, and an illusory river flowed out of the void.

Perhaps it was a match of fate, as soon as it appeared, it was immediately accepted by the underworld. The aura that made all things forget the past emanated, and it rose from the side of the [Well of Reincarnation] at one end, and extended infinitely at the other end, rushing towards the gray earth.

"What are you going to do?"

Divine power surged, and Hades was about to block it as soon as possible, but he once again reluctantly found that the authority of the underworld did not exclude the other party. Under the protection of the power of the silver mirror space, the illusory river crossed the former site of the Hades Divine Palace in the Truth Pastoral in front of him, dividing the core of this underworld in two.

Even the river was extending, cutting off some of the tributaries of the River of Fire and reaching for the gateway to the underworld. Eventually, it stopped at the back of the River of Pain.

Hades then noticed that there seemed to be a familiar figure there.

"From now on, this will be Errene's 'River of Oblivion', and she will be able to make it easier."

"From here, mortal souls will flow into the spiritual realm, and then be washed away along the way, and eventually reincarnate. And where the river flows, all things can witness all this, and thus make clear the greatness of the spiritual realm. ”

I am very satisfied with my arrangement, the river that originates from the fourth layer of the spirit realm, is located in the middle of the seventh layer of the spirit realm, and naturally should also pass through the axis of the underworld.

Turning her head to look at Hades, Lyanna was in a much better mood. She remembered Kronos, who had visited Ryan several times, and since everything was right for the Lord, it was only natural that the Moon Goddess should learn from it.

That's probably what the Lord wants me to learn by letting me deal with this alone. ’

I was a little happy in my heart, and my tone was much more relaxed. Lyanna looked at the Hades in front of her and said in a flat voice:

"The angels of the spirit world owe only allegiance to the Lord who created everything, and this is the first and last time I will tell you."

"In addition, guard the banks of the River of Oblivion, and don't let your soul be stolen by other beings, otherwise the spirit world will receive less souls, and the power in the light of the moon will drop by a few points."

"Are you still willing to keep our previous agreement?"

Ignoring his sister who was far away at the gateway to Hades, Hades was a little surprised by Lyanna's words.

He also thought that with the conflict between them, the previous agreement between the two sides was no longer counted.

"I hate you, just because of my personal likes and dislikes. But it has nothing to do with the agreement you just made. ”

Lyanna has been most influenced by two people since her birth, one is Ryan and the other is Themis, and most of her perception of the outside world comes from both. Needless to say, the latter has always been true to his word, except for playing some word games when he was still weak.

Therefore, as Lyanna said, as long as Hades did not break her promise first, then she would not mind using the power of authority to give the underworld more light belonging to the Stygian Moon.

(End of chapter)