Above the starry sky, the morning star sets in the west.

Mortals describe the height of heaven and earth, remember falling from the sky, and can reach the earth in nine days and nine nights; Descending from the earth, you can reach the underworld in nine days and nine nights; Descending from the underworld, nine days and nine nights can reach the abyss, even at the speed of the gods, this long distance is by no means idle.

But when it was pierced by the barrel of a gun, Hypnos began to sink ten thousand times, even the god of wind and the goddess of rainbows, who were famous for their extreme speed, were probably not half as good as him at this moment.

But he didn't care about that. The god of sleep looked up at the sky, and the summit of Sinaia grew farther and farther away from him, and more and more blurred. At this moment, in the depths of Hypnos's soul, a sense of weakness suddenly emerged, and with it, a little bit of light crumbs emerged from his divine body.

That's a dream. Sleep and dreaming are one and the same, one from the placenta conceived by the eternal night, and the other from the gift given by the spirit world. However, the world's giving also stops at the world, and every time Hypnos falls a point, the power of his [dream] escapes a point. They returned to the spiritual realm and became a part of Him.

But that's not what the god of sleep really cares about. He looked at the figure who knocked him down with his own hands, the familiar 'Father', and with the stripping of the priesthood, his connection with the spiritual world also became closer. At this moment, the world seemed to be different in his eyes.

The black-robed figure faded into his eyes, but it became more 'clear'. Vaguely, Hypnos couldn't tell the difference between him and this spiritual sky. As he continued to fall, falling through the seven-layer space-time barrier, in a trance, the god of sleep seemed to see another side of the spirit world.

The sacred mountain that runs through the spiritual realm is His spine, and the Well of Samsara is the core of His heart. The moon is His eyes, and the mountains and rivers are His flesh and blood.

He was there, at the beginning of everything. He made everything He was the world, and the world was supposed to be one with Him.

"What is this?!"

Suddenly startled, Hypnos's eyes widened. He wanted to look more closely, but the fantastic sight was long gone. He had left the spirit realm, and the divine power that belonged to the [Dream] had left him, and the scene that had passed by in a flash could no longer be seen by anyone because it had lost that deep connection.

In other words, it is a perspective that belongs to the 'world', and even the eternal gods are not qualified to see it.

"Wait—stop!"

With a loud shout, powerful divine power erupted on his body, and the god of sleep wanted to see more clearly. He tried desperately to stop the fall, struggling to cause more blood to flow from the piercing of his chest, but it was all in vain.

The short barrel of the gun passed through his chest, locking up all his resistance, and with it carried it, Hypnos could not even stop his own fall.

After a while, he finally realized his powerlessness, and the god of sleep gave up resisting. He lay weakly on his back in the void, sinking with the wooden pole, and beside him, there were still dots of light floating, and in each point of light, there was a life.

Before, every time he passed through a layer of interface, the authority of his dream was stripped of a point; At the same time, the beings who obeyed his orders in that layer of interface were also expelled and fell with him.

Now they gathered around the god of sleep, as if defending their own king.

"Oh, king, the lowest of the worlds, it seems that you will go there with me, whether you want it or not."

Laughing at himself, Hypnos relaxed his body and fell endlessly. He saw the aurora of the starry sky, the flood of the earth, the undead in the field of truth, and then passed through the interface between the present world and the abyss, and fell into Tartarus.

The concept of time has been erased, and the front and back have been reversed, and the left and right have shifted accordingly, and only the fate of 'must be hit' remains unchanged. This remnant of power enveloped him in this way, towards his final destination.

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Eastern continent, Olympus.

"Boom-"

The waves were monstrous, splashing thousands of layers of floating snow. At some point, the water, which had been provoked by the son of the sea god and stopped outside Mount Olympus, continued to spread westward. The thousand-meter-high waves collided with the barrier rising from Mount Kinabalu as if carrying the wrath of the gods.

Olympus, the Pure Land of the Gods, unconstrained by the laws of this world, now also shook slightly in front of the power hidden in the great waves. And as the pillar of heaven that supports the eastern sky, when it shakes, even the sky seems to tremble with it.

"Zeus, come out to me!"

A shout of rage was heard, and then above the waves, a chariot rushed out of the sea. Powerful power rolled around him, and although the owner of the voice did not come out of it, his power did not diminish in the slightest.

And under the shout of the Titan gods, the broken gate of the temple slowly opened on the top of Mount Olympus. Zeus walked out of it first, thunder and lightning in his hands, and behind him, all the gods who had participated in the deliberations were also listed.

The God King's expression was very solemn. He knew who they were, and he could probably guess why they came, but he didn't want to make waves now, after all, the current Divine Court was more empty than ever.

The higher the divine power, the more obvious the gap between the levels, facing the god lord of the ocean who has reached level 20 and is at the peak of the powerful divine power, only Zeus himself can fight with him.

But as we all know, the original goddess of water, Tessis, is also a powerful water god, and thousands of river gods and lake spirits worship her as the master, and no one in Olympus today can resist her existence.

Hades was far away in the underworld, Hestia had just left, Demeter was not good at fighting, and Poseidon made it clear that he was watching from the wall. The goddess of law has not returned for many years, and the sun god and other gods have not been able to decide the situation at all, and everything is telling Zeus how tricky the enemy in front of him is.

Of course, the situation is not the worst, after all, it is easy to decide between the gods, but it is difficult to decide the winner. If his adoptive parents insist on making a move, Zeus will have to avoid the edge for the time being. When Hades and the goddess of the hearth fire perceive the movement and gather the power of the gods, the scales of victory will eventually tip in his favor. It's just that if it really develops to that point, I'm afraid that the Divine Court, which has not been established for a hundred years, will completely become a laughing stock.

At that time, it would be difficult to say what choice a god like Aphrodite, who was semi-independent of the divine court, would make. And it's uncertain whether an originally honest guy like the sun god will have other thoughts.

At this moment, the God King once again realized how weak he was at the moment. Without a few brothers and sisters, he could not suppress the old masters, the heirs of the Heavenly Father.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, my most respected lord of the ocean, what wind blew you here?"

His heart was spinning, and despite knowing that it was impossible, Zeus hoped for a kind answer. However, the next moment, the sound of piercing through the frame made him give up his delusions.

"You know very well, Zeus, that you murdered my daughter and the pearl of the sea in a dishonorable way, and today is the day when I come to seek justice."

Another voice came from the chariot, and the goddess of raw water walked out slowly, unleashing the oppression of divine power unscrupulously. She is the purest water, the mother of thousands of rivers, even if one person faces the gods, her momentum still does not fall behind.

On the contrary, in the face of Tessis's questioning, although the expression of the god king remained unchanged, but beside him, the momentum of the other gods slipped somewhat.

The matter of Zeus and Metis has long been secretly circulated among the gods in many versions, and now that the Lord has come to the door, it seems to be a matter of course. At least in this matter, there are not a few gods who sympathize with the goddess.

However, there are some exceptions. Behind the god-king, Hera, the queen of heaven, gave Zeus a fierce look, but finally stepped forward to stand at his side. After all, she is the biggest beneficiary, if Metis is still there, how can the position of queen of heaven get her turn?

"If that's what you're here for, Your Highness Tessis, while I'm saddened by the disappearance of Metis, that's not a reason for you to openly threaten the Divine Court."

The three-color scepter was suspended at his side, and the [Thunder Arrow] was held in Zeus's palm, and since it was determined that the comer was not good, Zeus also lowered his face.

The current situation is indeed not good, but the couple of ocean gods do not know what has just happened, and they will not know that Poseidon has turned a blind eye to this, and Hestia is not in the sacred mountain. On the contrary, in order not to be seen as a problem, Zeus not only did not back down, but became more and more tough.

"I can understand your feelings, but that's all. If you try to stir up a dispute on this ground, then I will be with you to the end! ”

Boom –

As if enraged by Zeus's words, the raging sea crashed again against the mountains of Mount Örings, leaving a loud crashing sound. The breath of many gods was intertwined in the sky, and the thunder and lightning gradually covered half of the sky, far away from the water waves, and it seemed that the next moment, a divine war was about to break out.

However, at this moment, the sky suddenly lit up, and this sudden celestial phenomenon interrupted the rising momentum of both sides.

The tense atmosphere was interrupted in an instant, and the gods couldn't help but look up at the sky. It was still daytime, but in the starry sky, a star released an incomparably dazzling brilliance.

The morning star twinkled, falling to the world, and for a while, the field was quiet. Until the star disappeared from sight, beyond the end of sight.

The majesty of the Divine Court is not to be offended, but I also understand your feelings. If you wish, Your Highness Tessis, I would like to plant the golden apple branch given by Mother Earth on the sea, and we will share this treasure from now on, so as to settle this senseless dispute. ”

In silence, Hera spoke slowly. She knew that at this moment, Olympus was strong and strong, and this battle was something that the God King would never want to see. And as the one who replaced Metis, she should also stand up.

And opposite her, Tessis's tone, which had dropped slightly, was finally no longer so intense.

"The gods know what happened, but you are my adopted son after all. Zeus, if you promise me one more condition, we can stop worrying about it. ”

Secretly relieved, Tessis's expression was still cold. In fact, don't look at Zeus as bluffing, she is no exception.

Okeanos has not yet recovered from his injuries, and he stayed in the chariot not to put on a show, but once he walked, he was afraid that Zeus would see the truth. So if it can be solved in words, it is much better than war after all.

Zeus's fierce reaction just now almost made her not know what to do.

"Whew—that's great, if there's anything you want, I'll do my best to make it happen."

Also relieved, Hera swayed with a golden crown on her head and nodded with a smile.

"Then I'll be blunt."

Looking at Zeus, Tessis knew that he was the one who made the decision.

"This great flood was set off by the Divine Court."

"This is the personal act of the Sea Emperor."

Zeus obviously didn't admit that he meant it, but Tessis didn't care.

"Whether you mean it or not, it's the same. When the flood waters reced."

Looking at Zeus, the goddess said lightly:

"We want the faith of humanity in the next era."

Boom –

The gods suddenly changed color, and the breaths of the two sides collided violently. The situation that had been relaxed became intense, but Tessis smiled instead.

"The secrets you hide may not be as hidden as you think, and there are not only two of us who have survived the Titan gods."

Looking down at the sky, the goddess smiled and said:

"Share your faith with us, or make the ocean our domain entirely ours, take your pick. As long as you can do one, then the past will be over. We are not to blame for this 'accident'. ”

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Hades, the temple of Hades.

Hypnos's fall did not stop at the world, even in the center of the Truth Garden, Hades still saw this strange scene.

It's just that the Hades don't care much about this, or rather, he doesn't care much about many things in the world now.

The earth belongs to the gods, and Hades is its own. Although there are still two goddess neighbors who are not easy to deal with, they never ask about the things here, and that is no different from not existing.

So his gaze was withdrawn from the falling star, and Hades asked the Mizusawa fairy beside him:

"Minta, are the undead willing to obey my orders?"

"Some eventually agreed, but others didn't. If you want me to say, Your Majesty, you should have dealt with those guys directly. ”

First responded to his sovereign's question, Mingta immediately said with murderous intent.

Some ants actually dared to bargain in front of the main god of the underworld, which was simply self-defeating.

"Forget it, if Minta doesn't want to, let them go. Even those who are left behind may not be very loyal to me. ”

Shaking his head, the Hades knew that to be truly loyal to his subordinates, he still had to cultivate them personally.

"Let them then take over the human corpses, as Zeus promised me. With them, the rudiments of the kingdom of the dead can be established, and when the time comes, everything will be on the right track. ”

"Speaking of which, though, I still need a queen of the underworld."

Somewhat distressed, Hades decided to go to the surface to see if the underworld needed a suitable mistress to revitalize. But while thinking about it, he didn't notice the change of emotion in the eyes of the maid next to him.

Or he wouldn't care if he noticed it, after all, Hades didn't have any feelings for things like love, so naturally he wouldn't pay attention to some meaningless things.

"Go, the great waters of the world will recede in nine days and nights, and then you will be busy."

With a slight wave of his hand, Hades turned and walked back to the palace.

He still has a lot to think about the realm of the dead, the most basic of which is the form of rule.

Humans need to eat and enjoy, but the dead don't. How to build a reasonable promotion channel and construct a rule that is accepted by the undead is undoubtedly a top priority.

Only by making the order he established inextricate from the new kingdom, and letting the undead spontaneously approve of this set of operating rules, can he gain faith in an alternative way. Over the years, Hades has had some clues, but there is still a long way to go before it is completely perfected.

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The morning star fell, streaking between heaven and earth. The abyss could not stop him, or rather, Tartarus would not stop any life that wanted to come in.

Navigating through the chaos, Hypnos unexpectedly discovers that the abyss does not seem to be as empty as he thought.

Matter has begun to be born, and even superficial notions of space have taken shape. The multi-level structures of the spirit realm slowly evolve in the core of this outer world, which is a departure from what the sleeping god had known in the past.

Even at a certain moment, at the heart of the abyss, he saw the true face of the indescribable Demon Mother. She was going to wake up, maybe the next second, maybe hundreds of years later, but it was so short for God. But for the stars that streak through here, none of that matters.

Because compared to the existence of native living creatures in the abyss, Hypnos was first shocked by the extreme ugliness.

Fortunately, the fall of the sleeping god did not end with the help of the wooden pole. In just a flash, he passed through another layer of space-time barrier. This time, though, he seems to have come to a place similar to the material world.

Boom –

The streamer streaked across the sky and slammed into the earth, knocking out a huge crater. Lying on his back in the center of the pit, Hypnos remained motionless as if he were dead.

Today's change in just half a day is too violent, so intense that the sleeping gods want to sleep for a long time. He closed his eyes and rested for a while, and after a long time, he regained a little energy, and then he opened his eyes again.

"Is this the 'bottom of the worlds', it's not as scary as I thought."

Sitting up, under Hypnos, the wooden pole that had locked up his divine power did not remain in his body, it seemed to have completed its mission, and it was stuck vertically in the hole, glowing green.

The divine blood left behind by Hypnos as it pierced was slowly absorbed, and the wooden pole seemed to glow with an alternative life, greedily absorbing the power around it in this strange place. But the sleeping god just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention.

Now, figuring out what's going on here is key.

"Two rounds of the sun, I didn't expect that there is also a sun in this place, but I don't know where this is, the world in the abyss, it's unbelievable."

Looking up at the sky, a few islands floated high in the sky and wandered around, the land was a primitive desolation, only two suns, one left and one right, suspended in the air. Hypnos flapped his wings and flew into the air.

Now, he felt weaker than ever. Without the authority of [Dream], even the divine power has already shown signs of partial collapse. After all, in the past years, he had reached the upper limit allowed by the priesthood, and now that part of this upper limit no longer belonged to him, the original power was equivalent to losing the container.

At this moment, the origin of his divine power is leaking out every minute. They formed an illusory gray band of light that floated slowly around him.

"Since I can't keep it, I'll give it to you."

Sighing, since he was destined to not be able to leave these powers, Hypnos did not intend to waste them. He waved his hand, and these passing divine power origins surged towards the spiritual beings who had come to this strange world with him, and his aura also fell directly.

Under the influence of the god of sleep, those lives were transformed. As spiritual beings, they originally had no physical bodies, but now, they began to shape themselves under the influence of divine power. It's just that perhaps due to the influence of the source of power, their appearance is somewhat similar to that of Hypnos.

"Having lost your own dream realm and being ostracized by the spirit world, you can no longer call yourself the lord of the spirit world as you used to."

"Oh, so be it. It's time to get to know the world. ”

The last scene of the fall was still in Hypnos's mind, and he subconsciously seemed to understand something, but he didn't want to believe it. In order not to think about it for a while, the god of sleep set a goal for himself.

One day, he will re-enter the spirit realm under his own power, and then find out why.

The wings shake, and to understand a world, you must first understand its edge, so Hypnos flew across the sky under the light of two rounds of the sun. After about half a day, he finally came to the edge of the world.

Just looking at this so-called 'edge', Hypnos felt like he had gained insight again.

"What is this, a wall?"

The tall black wall does not know its height, and when viewed from a distance, due to the special rules of this realm, this 'black wall' cannot be seen at all, and only when you get close can you realize that the edge of the world is so strange.

Of course, ordinary life is not even close to here. As he approached here, Hypnos felt an increasing pressure pressing down on him, and an instinctive sense of fear spread through his heart. It's just that the pressure that is enough to deter any mortal thing can't stop him after all, so the god of sleep still came to the 'black wall' after all.

"There is a pattern, but it seems to be natural."

"It's so hard, even if my divine power is not good at destroying, it's not inferior to an artifact, what is this?"

Stretching out his hand and rubbing it a few times, the sleeping god was a little puzzled. He mustered up his strength and thrashed at it, but it slashed straight to the sides.

This high black wall seems to be not only impregnable, but also able to unload the force that hits it, making the 'point breaking surface' method ineffective against it.

"Is this a creation of nature, how is it possible?"

Incomprehensibly, Hypnos wandered around the 'city walls. I don't know how far he went, but he seemed to see a connection. There, he suddenly discovered that the 'black walls' were actually one piece at a time, and this was the place where the two pieces matched.

At this moment, for some reason, a wave of absurd thoughts came to Hypnos's mind. Looking at all this, he always felt that this 'black wall' was not like a wall, but

"It's scales"

Mu Ran turned around, and Hypnos stared blankly at the sky.

The lowest and most terrible prison of all worlds. He had thought it was all about it, but now he realized where it was.

In the sky, where has there been any sun. Only the giant head of the serpent of the world was staring at the reptile that had strayed into purgatory with eyes like the sun and the moon.

I found that sometimes the lack of punctuation doesn't seem to be my pot, I see that there is punctuation in the background, and I don't know how to send it out, it's gone, and I can't understand it.

(End of chapter)