Hidden in his dreams, Hypnos had been waiting for a long time.

Until now, he was a little surprised that his trip went well. No one questioned him, and no one stopped him, for it was not like Olympus, where the Nymphs roamed the palace as attendants. Crossing the sixth spiritual realm, the god of sleep came to the peak of Mount Sinaia in this way.

When he entered the temple of Loperth, the empty temple was empty, and even the drinks on the table were still warm. Not far from the main seat, the eggs of some unknown creature were stored there, but Hypnos only glanced at it and didn't pay any attention to it.

After that, he had time to see, and now, it was still the most important thing to get down to business.

"It's really careless, but also, in their own palace, who will always be cautious?"

Walking past the long table, Hypnos noticed that at some point, there was a flame of various colors to the left of the throne.

It shifts between different colors, jumps, takes root in the void, fuels space and illuminates everything around it. The god of sleep had never seen such fire before, it was not the product of authority, but a special curiosity like a golden apple.

This is extremely rare in the world of Kaos, but in this palace, it is just a common lighting tool.

"After all, it's an old guy who has lived for a long time, and he always has something special in his hands."

Whispering to himself, Hypnos tried to make himself appear as calm as possible. As he spoke, he sensed every nook and cranny of the temple. After a while, he walked around the table, and the sleeping god finally didn't find anything wrong.

"Delusion"

Frowning, the young god always felt that since he stepped into this palace, he had always had an inexplicable sense of being watched, but no matter how he looked at it, there were no other beings here.

After a little hesitation, he finally let go of the strange feeling and hid his body in his dreams. Time is running out to allow him to do anything superfluous. What's more, he didn't dare to make a big move in this palace, lest his sneak attack lose its effect.

Next, it's time to wait.

"Boom——?"

When the figure of the sleeping god disappeared, behind a dragon egg, the young white dragon poked its head out and looked in amazement at the place where Hypnos had disappeared.

Just now, Bai had been silently watching the sleeping god, watching him observe the layout in the temple. She was a little curious about this person's purpose, but she didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the other party would disappear in a flash.

I searched left and right, but still didn't find anything. Feelings of loss welled up in his heart, but the next moment, the young dragon awakened his instinct as if he had no teacher.

She opened her own 'eyes' to her heart, and then saw clearly where Hypnos was.

It was an undetectable point of light, and the god of sleep had shrunk his dream into a fine speck of dust, and if he hadn't seen him disappear with his own eyes, even if he could see the existence of the dream, he would probably not have been able to detect the hiding of the god of sleep.

In it, Hypnos had taken out the purple flute. This accompanying artifact had obviously also gained a lot of benefits in the process of perfecting the third-layer spirit realm, and the aura circulating above it had deepened and deepened.

"Is this a dream?"

A crisp voice sounded in his heart, and Shiro stared at the tiny dream world. There are no big or small, no rules, everything depends on the heart of life.

"In the future, will the dream be mine?"

As Ryan walked into the temple, a voice rang in his heart. Looking at the excited young dragon, Ryan responded to her in the same way.

"The third level of the spiritual realm is the world of dreams. From now on, it's your home. ”

······

Gray feathers fell from the void, intoxicating all spirits. The melodious sound of the flute sounded in the middle of the day, but it did not arouse anyone's vigilance in the slightest.

Hiding in his dreams, in front of Hypnos, Ryan was almost unaware of the power of sleep. The process was so smooth that he didn't even notice it from beginning to end.

"I really didn't expect it to go so smoothly. But it seems to be normal. ”

"Maybe I'm thinking too much, everything should have gone so smoothly."

Putting down the flute, in the dream, a smile gradually appeared on the corner of Hypnos's mouth.

Although in the case of the sneak attack, the sleeping god asked himself that there was no one in this world who could not be affected by his authority, but when he did succeed, he was still a little excited about it.

He was not arrogant, in fact, Hypnos still had some knowledge of his own strength, but it was this perception that fueled his confidence. Not only did the current god of sleep infuse a little chaos when he was born, but he also deeply understood the nature of his authority in the process of building the dream spirit realm, all of which made him even more powerful than the myths of later generations. Since he was originally able to plot against Zeus, who was close to the peak, with the assistance of the Queen of Heaven, now he will only do better.

It could even be said that if Hypnos was facing any other god, then he was perfectly correct in his judgment.

Crushing a round bead in his hand, following the invisible connection, the spiritual beings who had long been scattered immediately received instructions. I don't know how long it will take for the other spirit gods to return to the spirit world, so Hypnos simply strikes first, causing these spirit world beings to cause chaos everywhere.

Let them focus their attention on these places, so that he will have enough time to take over the authority of the spirit world. After doing this last thing, the Sleeping God turned to look at Ryan, who was sleeping deeply on the throne.

I don't know why, he always feels that the current scene is a little unreal. Maybe the victory came too suddenly, which made him subconsciously a little less confident.

"Not anymore."

Taking a deep breath, Hypnos stepped forward slowly.

"Gods are like that, aren't they?"

Reaching out, he reached for Ryan's chest. He didn't know what the symbol of authority in the spirit world looked like before, but he guessed that it was probably a pen, after all, the artifact that suppressed the core of the spirit world was a book. And as Hypnos thought, the next moment, he really held an illusory quill.

It is a gray hue with dull silver streaks carved into it, and most importantly, it is a symbol of spiritual authority.

"Now, I am king."

Whispering to himself, his right hand clenched subconsciously. At this moment, Hypnos felt that he had 'seen' an incomparably majestic existence, and even his consciousness was a little blurred.

I don't know how long it had been, but when he regained consciousness, the god of sleep felt as if he had established some kind of connection with the spirit world. A powerful sense of power filled the sleeping god's heart, and at this moment, he felt that he could do anything.

"Is this the Lord of the Spirit Realm?"

As soon as his mind moved, the worlds were shaken, and with the power of this heart, Hypnos could no longer suppress his laughter.

It's such a wonderful feeling!

"Hahaha"

It was a long time before Hypnos regained his composure. Feeling this authority, he looked beyond the spirit realm, and with such power, how could he stop there?

The next step is to let the whole world sink into an eternal dream.

That's what he thinks, and that's what he does. So Hypnos recruited his men and decided to use the authority he had just gained to canonize them as gods.

It's also a little strange to say, why didn't the previous Lord of the Spirit Realm canonize the gods, so that he defeated him so easily?

Shaking his head, Hypnos felt that he didn't need to think about these little things. He stood alone at the top of the spiritual realm, quietly waiting for the worship of hundreds of millions of living beings.

······

When the god of sleep crushed the orb, at the same time, in the first four layers of the spirit realm, a small chaos began to erupt.

When Hypnos' final order was given, the spirit beings who had only recently gone to the Dream Realm to meet him had received the news. Although none of them disobeyed the orders of the god of sleep, they made a different choice.

Some obey orders, some assign incarnations and subordinates to carry them out, and some use various ways to do things perfunctorily. But in any case, the spiritual world today is no longer as peaceful as it used to be.

One natural passage after another connecting different levels was temporarily destroyed, and many spiritual beings fell in the battle. No one knew what the cause of everything was, but at the first time, all of this was perceived by the spirit gods of the present world.

Or rather, the three goddesses who were born with the reincarnation sensed the movement of the fourth spiritual realm, and they immediately informed their companions who had come to inform them.

"It's your arrangement."

The questioning sentence, the affirmative tone, although I don't know how the other party connected with the life in the spirit world, but Lyanna didn't believe that it was a coincidence.

Across from her, Asmodeus smiled and looked polite.

"Maybe, so that's the end of it. In fact, there is no need for us to continue this senseless fight, and I promise you that after today, I will not personally meddle in the affairs of the soul. ”

As the Lord of the First Realm, it is not a glorious thing to come and snatch souls from others in person, that is, there has been a secret communication in this matter, otherwise the Lord of the Nine Prisons may not really do it.

But that's all there is to it, and after that, it's about the lords and the gods of the spirit world that he canonized. After all, with this first 'investment', the inner circulation of hell is enough to officially get on the right track.

“.”

Listening to the words of the Lord of Hell, Lyanna was slightly silent. The first three layers of the spirit realm don't matter, no matter how big a mess those spirit realm beings make, it is impossible to hurt the spirit realm itself, then their fight actually doesn't need to care at all, but the spirit realm is different.

The Well of Samsara is surrounded by the souls of an entire world, and it is much more important than a small Aurora Plain. When measured, it is obvious which is more important.

However, this is the last time, and Lyanna has secretly decided that from now on, she will advise Ryan to disconnect the fourth level of the spirit world from the rest of the plane.

Reincarnation does not need to welcome even the entry and exit of native beings in the spiritual realm. From now on, only angels who follow the waters of the River of Oblivion, or who have some spiritual authority, will be able to step into this realm.

In a few words, the original sabre-rattling form changed subtly, and the atmosphere on the ruins of the human city changed again, but this time, the pressure was given to Hestia on the side.

Not only because she couldn't watch all human souls being taken away by others, but also because she saw the unknown strange being turn her head and set her eyes on her.

Even that gaze made her feel a little inexplicably familiar.

······

Spiritual realm.

'Tens of thousands of years' have passed, and since seizing the power of the spirit world, Hypnos has begun his plan to enter the dream world.

He first secretly introduced some weak gods into the dream, and then immersed their main consciousness in the false dream, and the real body was used by him. He devoured Olympus through a human war called 'Troy', and then annexed the Underworld in turn, encompassing the starry sky, and even the primordial gods were no match for him.

He ruled the heavens and the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, but he did not accept the throne of the god-king of this world, and became the master of both the material and spiritual worlds. For the god of sleep felt that the spirit realm should be higher than this world, not equal to Him.

Eventually, when Hypnos stood at the apex of Kaos, he looked at the world itself.

"All beings have dreams, so I, let the spiritual world become the 'dream' of the world."

Let the laws of the world fall asleep, fall into the dream that he weaves, and then take his place, for a while, the god of sleep is amazed by his own thoughts. Already having everything, he did not hesitate to carry out this idea, and then used his consciousness to merge with the world.

At this moment, a sense of detachment and realism came to his heart, and Hypnos, who was in charge of everything, felt that he was perfect like never before.

This feeling

"How does it feel?"

In his drunkenness, Hypnos heard a familiar voice ask him.

"It's good, I feel real like never before."

said subconsciously, but in the next moment, the consciousness of the sleeping god suddenly woke up. He is already the lord of the world, who can speak in his ear?

"Who is you?"

He asked, but no one responded to him. Hypnos began to reminisce, following the familiar feeling. Finally, at the beginning of it all, he remembered where the familiarity came from.

That's Ryan's voice. Memories of the past gradually came flooding back to him, and Hypnos remembered it, but then even greater confusion came over him. God is immortal, he has taken the authority of the spirit world, and he should still be alive, but what is his fate, and why does he seem to completely ignore his existence?

There are others. At this moment, the god of sleep seemed to 'understand' something, and when he 'woke up', the world was shattered.

Everything between heaven and earth was gone, the rule he had established, the gods he had canonized, and when Hypnos came to his senses, he suddenly found himself standing in the middle of the temple of Loperth, while Ryan sat in his chair, quietly watching him.

"Am I not good enough for you?"

Sitting in his seat, Ryan asked softly.

"I have given thee life to come into the world; I have given you the strength to be stronger than you were destined to be; I have also given you the right to become the master of the third spiritual realm. ”

"Now, tell me, what drove you to do all this, just because of an innate influence?"

“.”

After being silent for a long time, there were countless doubts flashing in Hypnos's heart at this time, such as why he was obviously the god who ruled the dream realm, but he was easily influenced by the other party and fell into his own dream, but now even if he was explained, it was meaningless.

If he fails to win at all times, his defeat is inevitable. But listening to Ryan's words, Hypnos felt a fire burning in his chest.

It's like this every time, we are all children of the spirit world, what the world gave me, and what does it have to do with you!

"Dreams are the activity of spirituality in sleep, the bridge between spirituality and life, and I am also the divine born of the spiritual world, the supreme of immortality. Before the birth of the existence of serving reincarnation, only me and you in the entire spiritual world had natural divine power, so why should you be higher than me! ”

His voice grew higher, and at this moment, he was not speaking to Ryan, but more like he was speaking to the spirit world. The divine power surged, and the voice of Hypnos went down the sacred mountain, looking at Ryan on the high seat, he said word by word:

"The Children of Fire will not worship the Children of Earth, I didn't lose to you, it's just that the spirit world didn't choose me."

The emotions of the evil gods are inherently weak, but they are not completely devoid of positive emotions, but this emotion is left by Hypnos to the spirit world itself. In his view, Ryan is to the spirit world what Gaia is to the present world, they are the symbol of 'earth', the first holiness of the world, but they should not be rulers, but auxiliaries.

But unlike him, he was supposed to be the king of the spirit realm, and then lead the spirit realm to encroach on the world in turn, just as he did in his dreams. As soon as a thought arises, there are all kinds of things today.

In particular, the existence of the immortal essence boosted Hypnos's self-confidence. It's not like he hadn't heard of the idea that Ryan was the embodiment of the spirit world in the past years, but the god of sleep didn't take it to heart at all. Because until the opening of reincarnation, among the gods of the entire spiritual world, only he and Ryan have held power since birth, and even Lyanna has never had this kind of innate authority.

Hypnos didn't know what fate was, and he wouldn't have known that there was no Lyanna in the original history, but there was him, so Kaos only gave him the privilege of the innate god given by the world. All he knew was that he and Ryan were the same.

"I see. But unfortunately, the spirit world lives with me. ”

Standing up from his seat, Ryan couldn't tell how angry he was. And in front of him, the god of sleep scoffed at his words.

His figure rushed straight towards Ryan, but looking at this scene, Ryan instead looked at the door of the main hall.

Even at this moment, Hypnos was not carried away by emotion. He seemed to want to fight hard, but in fact he didn't make a senseless resistance, but wanted to escape from here and plan for a follow-up. But obviously, he won't have that chance.

Looking at the back of the sleeping god who disappeared in an instant, Ryan raised his hand slightly, and a verdant wooden pole appeared in his hand. The 'must-hit' power that originally belonged to it had been transferred to the other two sections, but it still had a little bit of introduction left.

Now, this point is triggered. When it is thrown, it is destined to hit.

"The spirit world is born with me, He is, I am, and we are all part of the Lane being. You have refused to obey me, and although you have not turned your back on the Father who made you, you have rebelled against His 'Spirit' of authority in the world. ”

The voice echoed through the interface of the seventh layer, looking at Hypnos in the distance, Ryan calmly gave him the final verdict.

"In that case, I will expel you from the spirit realm. Thou art the highest heaven, and now I have degraded thee to the bottom of the worlds. ”

As the words fell, the wooden pole came out of his hand, and it turned into a bright light that struck the sleeping god's back.

The next moment, under the guidance of the fate of 'Bound Hit', it took the gods in front of it and headed towards its destined trajectory.

"After thirteen million years, this is my punishment for you."

Standing in the temple, Ryan looked at the sleeping god who was wrapped in light and fell from the sky, as calm as ever. At the same time, when Hypnos descended from the mountains, the outside sky changed with it.

In the sky of Kaos, there are not only physical stars, but also disembodied illusory stars, which together form a vast starry sky. However, on this day, a star suddenly shone brightly.

It was meant to be a symbol of God, illuminating the way in the dreams of all beings, but it is no longer there.

Under the gaze of all beings in the world, the stars fell from the sky and entered the world with immeasurable speed.

Ask for opinions, when I write about Hell, do you think I should use Kronos's original name?

(End of chapter)