The Vial of Life was close at hand, but Moanda didn't have any thoughts about it right now. If it wasn't long ago, as an oak nymph, she wouldn't have been able to perceive the horror of the person in front of her, but now, she could sense the terrifying power contained in this figure.

Probably not wanting to alarm Gaia, so in Moanda's 'eyes', the visitor just stopped outside the barrier set up by the Earth Mother for the golden apple tree. But she could also 'see' that some hidden force had enveloped the orchard, cutting off the connection between the inside and the outside.

Next to Moanda's consciousness, the hazy thought that had just gained wisdom shrunk into a small ball, as if frightened by this terrifying existence. However, in the face of such a situation, the elf only panicked for a moment, and then asked calmly:

"Are you the one who led me this step?"

"I thought it was the god-king of Olympus, but now it seems to be someone else."

Yes, for this moment, Mo Anda actually expected it, that mysterious ancient snake could not appear out of thin air, it must have its own purpose. Either it is actually the enemy of Mother Earth and wants to use her presence against Gaia, or it has other plans, and it will inevitably appear in front of her when it is all over.

Now it seems that it should be the latter, of course, the possibility of the former cannot be ruled out Mo Anda guessed like this, but under her 'gaze', the figure in front of him just shook his head.

"You think too much, Elf, maybe your existence is not as important as you think, and today's events have nothing to do with me. This feeling of a cycle of life and death is the hand of Ryan, who is probably responding to Gaia's hand and foot when he created the man, and you are just a lucky person who happened to run into it. ”

Holding the emerald green vase in his hand, Erebos did not take the credit. There is no point in making this kind of lie that is easy to be exposed, anyway, since the elf in front of him can betray the Earth Mother, it doesn't look like a character who knows how to repay it.

However, looking at the new golden apple tree in front of him, the Lord of Darkness solved one of his doubts. The most fundamental reason why Gaia defended the orchard strictly, but put the [Vial of Life] in the oracle openly, is that when she fell into a deep sleep, this artifact that accompanied her also fell silent, and it was meaningless for others to take it.

But now it is different, when the [Vial of Life] changes its owner, it also wakes up from its silence, although this subtle change is not noticeable to ordinary people, but Erebos, who has been waiting for Gaia to wake up, is not among them.

However, when he hurried to Delphi, the Lord of Darkness did not meet his sister. He thought it was a sign that Gaia had woken up, but what he didn't expect was that Mother Earth hadn't woken up, but the golden apple tree had woken up.

At this moment, Erebos had a deeper understanding of the world. Maybe seven of his discoveries today are due to his own attention during this time, but maybe there are also three points of fate. The world itself hopes that more intelligent life can be born, even if the Lord of Darkness who has not opened up the interface does not know why, but this undoubtedly proves from the side that living beings have a special meaning for the world.

This couldn't help but make him pay more attention to the three points. The Lord of Darkness has a vague idea of how to erase the traces of the past before opening up the interface, but it is not something that can be done now, but it needs an appropriate time. Judging from the current situation in the world, this time may not come in a moment, so before that, Erebos chose to do what he had to do in advance.

Creating life is one of them, so that when the time comes, he can catch up with the others in one step—at least not slower than the junior hiding in the abyss.

Now, answer my question. If I didn't come, where were you going to go? ”

Asked again, Erebos' tone was a little more serious. Although his voice was not high, Moanda could still hear it.

"I'm going to go to Mount Olympus to meet the God-King, he's been here before, and that's when I got this rare opportunity."

Without concealment, Moanda chose to tell the truth.

"Before, I always thought that he was the one who directed all this, and that he had imprisoned the god of weather in the abyss, just like the giants of the past. So I'm going to see if he has what it takes to fight Mother Earth. If there is, then I am willing to stay on the sacred mountain and serve the god-king like the other gods. ”

"Heh, then you probably think highly of him. Gaia was weak, and her authority wasn't good at fighting, but it wasn't something he could handle. ”

Sneered, although Erebos had also had the idea of 'making friends' with Zeus at the beginning of the epoch, but only if he could at least show the strength and abilities that Kronos once had. But at least judging from the performance of the new king in the past hundred years, the Lord of Darkness did not see that he had this potential at all.

Of course, perhaps it was still too short, and it took a long time for Kronos to change his situation. So in this regard, Erebos chose to wait and see.

"Come with me, since you are now the owner of the [Vial of Life], then I am indeed useful."

With a faint opening, Erebos calmly announced his decision.

"As it happens, you're the 'elves,' and so are they—albeit dead. Even if there is a gap between the worlds, there should be some similarities. ”

"But why should I leave here with you, and what guarantee do you have that I won't be held accountable by Mother Earth?"

Even though he understood the gap between the two sides, in the face of the dark lord's request, Moanda still asked the question. Staying here will face Gaia who wakes up, but the other party doesn't look like a good person, if you leave the danger and only enter another danger, then what's the point of all this?

"Guaranteed. Hehe, Styx is dispensable to me, and I don't have anything else to believe me. However, everything else in this world can be faked, only interests will not. ”

Unhurriedly, in response to Moanda's questioning, the Lord of Darkness just put some special information into the [Life Vase] in front of her. It wasn't a man-made message, it was more like a 'memory' engraved in the interface, and when it was done, Erebos opened his hand and motioned for the other party to take it.

After a little hesitation, Moanda still took over the artifact, which symbolized material life. Life and plants are so compatible, or plants are the intersection of nature and life. When the artifact sank into the trunk of the golden apple tree, and was nourished by the essence of life in it, Moanda felt that his already powerful power was even more extraordinary.

Like the Sun and the Light, these interrelated authorities can easily have the effect of one plus one being greater than the sum of its parts. However, under the stronger strength, Mo Anda was more clearly aware of the unfathomable power under the thin body of the person in front of him.

Dispelling some caution, the elf began to read the messages sent by the other party. After a while, Mo Anda was a little stunned, she knew what the other party was going to let her do.

"You're right, anything can be faked, only interests won't."

Realizing his own value, the elf finally let down his guard. As long as the other party still needs her, then at least she will not face the worst outcome. In contrast, what Gaia would do when she sensed her betrayal, Moanda could not have predicted.

Because in her opinion, Mother Earth could do anything, even if that result was harmful to both of them.

"Very well, then come with me. I'll cover up your departure and lead it to the other side. ”

Nodding, Erebos reached out and tapped.

The supreme power has covered this space, and everything that happened today has become part of the Secret. However, a perfect cover-up would make Gaia suspect him in the first place, so he left a little extra clue.

This doesn't clear his suspicions, as long as she comes back to her senses afterwards, Mother Earth can still figure out who did all this, after all, what she has to do in the future can't be hidden from others. In fact, Erebos was just going to let Gaia exert his residual heat a little more, because according to his understanding, his sister probably wouldn't think so much when she woke up, but would act first and think later.

When the time comes, he can also follow to see if the junior of Olympus is really so weak after two generations of god kings, or if he has some other hole cards.

While thinking, under the gaze of Erebos, a figure in the middle of the trunk of the golden apple tree gradually turned from virtual to real. With an emerald green skirt and a gentle face, judging from her appearance alone, she is actually three points similar to Gaia, who was full of origin and still young.

Just as the Nymph born of a plant still walks the world in a god-like form despite having a body, Moanda reshapes her body and steps on the ground once more.

Turning back to look at the tall golden apple tree, the elf lifted the emerald green vase, and with a suction force, the tree disappeared in place, leaving only a huge hole in the ground.

Gaia left a barrier to separate the inside and outside, and any act of moving the fruit tree will touch the power of Mother Earth, but the Vial of Life is different. This artifact can perfectly disguise its aura and render Gaia's power useless, as they were originally born of oneness.

Putting away her old body on the ground, and taking her former oak body with her, Moanda hesitated, and then she took the body of Vader and a few friends with whom she had a good relationship, and as for the rest, it had nothing to do with her. If they were clever enough to perceive what was happening in the orchard, they should run as far as they could, or at least not stay on the ground, or when the mother woke up, the elves would not think that Gaia, in a fit of rage, would be able to tell whether the nymphs were innocent or not.

"I'm ready."

Stepping out of the barrier, sure enough, the power of Mother Earth did not react to the artifact that originally belonged to her. On the other side of Moanda, Erebos nodded as well, reaching out to open a passage to the underworld.

But before leaving, as if remembering something, a black glow appeared on the dark lord's body. He glanced into the depths of the void, and then the black glow vanished in a slight flicker, as if he had traveled to some extremely deep place in the plane.

After the last thing was done, Erebos departed, and the golden apple orchard was quiet again, except for the large crater in the center of the illusion.

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It was dark, and time seemed to be blurred. When Moanda saw the light again, the surrounding environment had changed dramatically.

A lilac moon hung in the sky, and an invisible force followed the moonlight on the gray earth. Rivers of fire flowing with lava separated the different regions, and the blazing heat reminded Moanda of the sun in the sky.

Unbeknownst to the elves, of course, it was indeed part of the sun.

In addition to the River of Fire and the Stygian Moon, on the ground not far away, Moanda also saw some beings that were neither alive nor dead. They roam aimlessly, exuding a negativity around them, which makes the elves feel a sense of repulsion from the bottom of their hearts. She hated the feeling of being out of place with life, so she reached out and her divine power surged, mercilessly shattering the soul fire burning in their heads.

The first time he used his divine power to fight the enemy, although the object was only some mortal things, it still made Mo Anda's mood a lot happier.

"Okay, don't waste any more time on this stuff. Unless you can pluck the Stygian Moon and block its moonlight, or permanently alter the environment of the Underworld so that the energy that pervades it dissipates, you are just doing useless work. ”

Stepping out of the darkness, Erebos glanced faintly at the undead life that had turned into powder.

Although he also found it annoying to these things that had no wisdom and did not know fear, under the light of the dark moon, there was no end to their birth.

Compared to the undead who are transformed from the corpses of life on earth, these naturally born undead are almost endless. The concentration of the underworld aura in an area and the intensity of the moonlight of the Stygian Moon often determine the number of these low-level undead.

When there are more of them, they will 'starve to death', and when they are smaller, they will gradually increase, and for a long enough time, their total number will always remain in a state of dynamic equilibrium.

"These things don't matter, now, get to work."

Erebos beckoned lightly, and from the other side of the boundary between the underworld and the lightless realm, a lot of things flew out of the realm that seemed to swallow everything. Some of them are tall and handsome, but their bodies contain dark powers; Some were stout, but their skin was as pale as corpses, and their hair and beards were black.

And, of course, the most special one, a giant egg encased in flesh glowing with a dark red glow. On that piece of flesh, Moanda felt an extremely terrifying feeling.

She even had the feeling that the mass of flesh was 'looking' at her. Although this was only an extremely faint premonition, it made the elf subconsciously take half a step back.

"You shouldn't have any experience, but it doesn't matter, these are ready-made models. It shouldn't be difficult for you to use your birthright as an alternative god. ”

His gaze lingered on the giant egg for a moment, and then left, and the Lord of Darkness said calmly:

"But the place where they will live in the future is not the underworld, after all, with your current ability, I'm afraid you can't change the nature of life and make them adapt to the environment here. Luckily, their original home has also come along, between the earth and the underworld, so you'll only need to make a few minor adjustments, and I think you should be able to do it. ”

"I see, but this egg. What are you trying me to do? ”

Nodding his head and creating life according to the model, this is indeed not difficult for Moanda to do. As long as she became familiar with the power of the Vial of Life, it would be just a repetitive task.

But this seemingly dangerous egg, not only is it 'alive' in its own right, and it doesn't require her to do anything superfluous, but also the wriggling flesh and blood make Moanda just want to stay away from the other party.

“…… You don't need to care about this egg, use the power of [life] in the artifact to suppress another 'life' in that flesh and blood, this is what you need to do. ”

The corners of his eyes jumped slightly, and after a moment of silence, Erebos said slowly.

It wasn't until he returned to Kaos that the Lord of Darkness finally realized that he had underestimated the terrible tree. In fact, the interface seemed to suppress his and Ryan's power at the time, but the pressure on the giant tree was far greater than that of the two of them.

The remnants of the destruction of a world, coupled with the main body of the divine tree that once supported the Nine Realms mixed into one, its essence and power far exceeded Erebos's original prediction, so much so that even in his own realm, he still could not completely erase the power that remained on his left hand like an appendage.

Either it takes a longer time to wear down this power with some kind of 'immortal' quality, or it can be solved in other ways. Fortunately, this is Kaos after all, if there is an artifact on the life side, with the help of the absoluteness of divine power, Erebos can still solve this trouble.

"I will, then, is this where I will live in the future?"

Nodding again, if it was just to suppress that flesh and blood with an artifact, it shouldn't be that difficult, so Mo Anda didn't hesitate much.

She looked around, although the [Life Vase] could contain her body, but since the golden apple tree was no longer a seed, it naturally could no longer stay in it for long. Now, she needed a place to replant the sacred tree.

And the underworld is probably the most unsuitable place to grow plants other than the abyss.

"Just there, Svatalfheim, the dark land of the other world, after these lives are created by you in the future, let them multiply there, and you can also turn this vast underground world into your territory."

Opening a passage at will, the realm of the underworld can theoretically only be accessed through the only portal, which is also the place through which the Stygian River flows, but this is obviously not a restriction for Erebos.

"Especially the undead, don't let them occupy the underground for that so-called Hades. This inherently dark place continues to be the best of 'no owner'. ”

Listening to the words of the Lord of Darkness, Moanda looked across the passage. She didn't really like the environment there, but she didn't have a choice. The earth was Gaia's essence, and she couldn't have planted the golden apple tree on the ground anyway.

And this underground space may not be a good place for her to go. Although Moanda and Golden Apple's original consciousness shared this body, she shared wisdom with the other party, and the other shared body and strength with her, but there was actually a gap between the two sides.

Just as that consciousness still needs to learn and grow, for Moanda, this divine power shared by both sides is still biased towards the other party after all.

However, seeing this previously undiscovered underworld, Moanda came up with a way to change the situation. Gaia had created all the plants in the world, but that didn't include this lifeless underworld, so if she could create new plants here as well, it would not only help her become familiar with the powers, but also allow her to create something unique to the plants in the world.

"I see, I don't like the undead either."

The creation of new plants will have to wait until she understands the environment of the underworld. Putting away the corpses of the life on the ground, Moanda carefully lifted the giant egg again, and then walked into the passage opened by the Lord of Darkness. For better or worse, it was her new home for a long time to come.

The elf's form disappeared into the passage, and looking at her back, Erebos closed the makeshift portal. He is in a very good mood now, creating life is still secondary, and the things that have given him a headache for a long time can finally be solved, which really makes him feel that his previous little effort is still very meaningful.

Elements are not unique to him, and it doesn't matter if he takes more or less.

"But speaking of which, the magic net is indeed a very interesting thing."

Shaking his head slightly, Erebos turned and returned to the Lightless Realm.

He is not Gaia, he can't walk in the world for thousands of years like the other party, not to mention that if he doesn't have something to do, he really doesn't want to go out and walk around often.

After today, the next time he comes out, it will probably be time for his good sister to wake up. The position of the spectator on Mount Olympus cannot be missing his share.

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Spiritual Realm, Fifth Layer.

"Hum—"

In the chaotic and disorderly interface, everything has no fixed form, only black fog constantly wanders between the illusory stars.

But more than ever, a small interface of positive energy and faith has taken root here. Half of it is 'embedded' in the fifth level of the spirit realm, and even the chaotic time and space around it are anchored a lot, and the other half of it extends to the outside world, and there is some connection with the starry sky on the level of time and space.

If you look closely, you can see glowing humanoid beings flying in and out of it, and they seem to be building this home in their own way.

[Seven Hills Heaven], although it has only just been built into a two-layer prototype by the reincarnated Celestials, and it is limited by the lack of faith power and cannot continue, but it does already exist, and can even provide a little blessing similar to that of the regional gods. Now, of course, this blessing is scattered, as there is no nominal ruler for this future heavenly mountain.

However, the buzzing sound that echoed in the interface had nothing to do with it, and the real source of this sound was four different colored light clusters suspended in the void.

The four light clusters were suspended in the fifth level of the spirit realm, infinitely small on the outside and infinitely large on the inside. There seems to be some mysterious connection between them, which makes them opposing and yet unified. As time passed, the interior of the light cluster gradually began to evolve, but as soon as this change occurred, the yellow light cluster flickered first.

"Hum—"

"Bang ——!"

It didn't last long, and despite the power of the interface trying to maintain stability, the yellow light still exploded, and the other three became unstable with it. Seeing this scene, Ryan had no choice but to wave his hand and wipe out the remaining three.

It's not the first time this has happened, but the result is the same every time.

"Sure enough, it still won't work for the time being. The bottom of this world is uneven, like life and death, and they will never be able to reach a balance without my efforts. ”

Another failure, but this time, Ryan couldn't learn much more from it.

Some things cannot be done, not because they have not done enough, but because the objective conditions simply do not allow it, and in this case, he has no solution to this.

"Let's try it, compared to the existence of [reincarnation], maybe it can be more stable."

Opening his palm, the black light that had just entered the spirit realm fell into his palm, and Ryan continued to look at the chaotic time and space in front of him.

If you want to find order in chaos, you need the presence of an anchor, and depending on the degree of chaos, the need for anchor strength is also different.

The third level of spiritual realm is the most chaotic, so dreams and minds do it. The fourth level of the spiritual realm is still excessive, but using the [Well of Reincarnation] to anchor it is completely overkill. It was the turn of the fifth level of the spirit realm, and in the face of this turbulent and chaotic time and space, Ryan had no choice but to find another way.

The chaos of the interface is suppressed by the interface. The kingdom that Termis built was one choice, and what he built with his own hands was another.

(End of chapter)