"You are too modest, Your Highness Iapetus... Although your reputation is not prominent, everyone who knows you knows how great the deeds you and your descendants have done are. Even if ten thousand years have passed, it will never be erased."
In the luxurious manor, the servants had already left.
The Centaur bowed and saluted the ancient gods.
Unexpectedly, just a whim would make him meet the Titans of the old times. Chiron felt a little unreal for a while.
As for what he said just now, it was not flattery. After all, although the God of Speech has never had a strong power, for the creatures in the world, he and his descendants are indeed the real "Creator Family".
From the Golden Age, he proposed to create life and visit the spirit world, to the Silver Age to help the Earth Mother create life.
The Bronze Age is known to the world, and Prometheus's name is still circulating in the world.
And in the fourth human generation, Iapetus has not fallen behind.
Because Deucalion and Pyrrha, who once threw stones to make people alive, called him grandfather, although they were no longer immortal gods, but the blood connection had never been severed.
From this perspective, the fate of this god of speech and the acquired creatures is really surprisingly close - of course, the bad relationship between him and the king of gods is also the same.
During the first generation of the king of gods, Uranus was the common enemy of their brothers; during the second generation of the king of gods, he disobeyed Kronos's order and participated in the creation of the Silver Generation.
Now that Zeus is in power, his wife, sons and daughters are not left behind.
This strange "fate" is not felt when you don't think about it.
But once they are connected, anyone who sees it will inevitably be silent.
I don't know if this is because [speech] is naturally in conflict with the king, and is naturally compatible with the acquired creatures... But no matter what, Chiron feels that although it is only the first time he has met, Iapetus can still be trusted.
No one thinks that such a god will turn to Zeus, and the worst result is nothing more than rejection.
"...So this is the dilemma I'm facing, respected Titan."
"My student was captured by the God of War, and his life is in danger - although he has committed blasphemy, it was only an unintentional mistake."
"And Achilles has no disrespect for the gods outside of Olympus, especially the sage who stole the fire from the sky, who is also one of the gods he admires."
The centaur spoke sincerely and tried to say something good for Achilles.
However, for Iapetus, these were all in vain.
No one in the world can lie in front of the God of Speech, at least Chiron is far from being able to do this.
Without making a sound, he distinguished what was true, what was exaggerated, and what was a lie.
The demigod named Achilles may really respect some gods, but that definitely does not include himself.
As for Prometheus...probably only "This is a good god."
But despite this, Iapetus did not point this out.
If he didn't want to help, he would never change his mind because of whether a mortal respected him, and vice versa.
As for whether he is willing to help... In fact, in Iapetus's view, the key to this matter is not Achilles, Chiron or himself. Whether
the mortal can survive depends entirely on what Zeus and other primitive gods think.
The plan of the king of gods is becoming clearer and clearer. Even he can see the clues. How can the primitive gods not know?
So in this matter, there is only one last question.
That is, who does not want to see Zeus unify the world, and who chooses to turn a blind eye.
And how will Zeus respond to the possible resistance?
"Alas-"
Iapetus sighed, a little helpless.
If possible, he didn't want to get involved in such things.
However, the hatred of the three sons is a bit high, and Zeus can't tolerate him to continue to be free.
Since there is no way to retreat, he has to take the initiative to attack and feel the situation. See how many people have placed pieces on the chessboard and how many people are watching.
At that time, he doesn't mind doing his old job once, standing on the right side, and being a messenger to lobby the gods for him.
"...Chiron, I'm sorry about the difficulties you've encountered."
"But as you know, I never use my power to become famous among the gods, so I can't help you directly."
"But I've lived for many years after all, and I can indeed provide you with some help in some matters."
Having made the decision, Iapetus no longer hesitated.
If you want to test the results, it's best to do it at the beginning.
So the God of Speech waved his hand, and then a map floated out of the house.
Faintly, a warm and lasting power came from it.
Being illuminated by this power is like being bathed in the spring sun.
"This is..."
"This is a secret passage on Mount Olympus that leads directly to the Temple of the Sun."
"Its builder was the previous generation of the sun god Helios. As for why he built it... I don't know."
To say that he didn't know was naturally a lie, and Iapetus actually knew it very well.
A long time ago, he knew that his wife, the goddess of fame Clymene, and Helios were secretly communicating.
It's just that at that time, the place where they met secretly was often on the sea.
That was the territory of the Ocean Goddesses, and it was also the place that Clymene was most familiar with.
Countless marine creatures could inform her and keep her secret hidden... However, Clymene thought she had hidden it well, but Iapetus had already known it.
It was just that he did nothing, and he had no ability to do anything. Until the end of the Second Age, when the sun came to the east, Helios, who was hiding in the East Sea, was the first to be hit and suffered a perfect torture.
So from that day on, Helios rarely set foot in the ocean again.
Instead, there was this secret passage that only Helios, Clymene and Iapetus knew.
This secret passage was secret enough, so secret that except for the gods who mastered the [Sun] priesthood, even if they were in the Temple of the Sun, they could not detect it at all - of course, the God of Speech did not think that this could be hidden from the God King.
It was just that he went there to test Zeus's attitude, so whether the God King "discovered" or "didn't find", he would get the answer. As for the Centaur Chiron... I think since he decided to save his student, he should have been prepared for failure and death.
"I can give it to you, just as my support for you."
"As long as you follow this secret passage, you may be able to enter and exit Olympus safely. But you should also understand that if your preparations stop here, it is impossible to take a mortal away from the sacred mountain."
"Of course, I understand."
Chiron was shocked and fortunate again. He didn't expect to have such a harvest.
There was actually a secret passage built on Mount Olympus, and Iapetus was one of the few people who knew about it. This is simply unimaginable.
But no matter how the other party knew it, the Centaur solemnly expressed his gratitude to the God of Speech, and then put away the map.
In this way, the biggest problem was solved.
Chiron did not intend to attack the sacred mountain by force, which was impossible.
Even Gaia, the mother of the earth, was defeated because of this, and the arrogant Typhon only succeeded for a short time and then lost his life.
Since we have to outsmart it, how to communicate with Achilles is a very critical thing.
Besides, outsmarting does not mean that force is not needed. In any case, strength is the greatest guarantee.
"It is unlikely to rely on the goddess of the magic net to take action directly. After all, once a being like her sets foot on the sacred mountain, Zeus will definitely feel it no matter where he is, so I can only try to ask Her Majesty Hecate to take over... Well, not only that, she must be sufficiently 'interested' in this matter."
"The step of leaving the sacred mountain still depends on me to complete it. It is impossible for me to do it, but Achilles may not be unable to do it."
After thanking Iapetus again and again and choosing to leave, the Centaur Sage finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The originally impossible task finally saw a glimmer of hope. As for how to rescue his students, that needs to be discussed separately.
Achilles' indestructible body is not that simple, and his fit with the Styx is beyond the imagination of all gods in the world.
Sometimes Chiron even thought that maybe Achilles was just born too late, otherwise he should be the god who controls the river of hatred.
Of course, this speculation was too bizarre, but the Centaur had no doubt about Achilles's ability to deal with the attacks of the gods.
His real flaw was that the sacred mountain had unlocked the power of the gods and Styx's power to connect to the root of the underworld, but he himself was only a demigod.
Therefore, Achilles could not really compete with the gods. This was an insurmountable chasm. Even the most ordinary true gods were not something he could defeat on Mount Olympus.
Unless... he could also control the power of the same level. Only
in this way could he fight his way out of the holy land of the gods and escape his doomed death.
Wow -
while thinking, the void fluctuated, and Chiron was delighted when he saw this.
The next moment, as if thrown out by someone, a sealed stone box passed through the void and landed in front of the Centaur.
There was no strange phenomenon. If it weren't for the vibration of the void when it arrived, I'm afraid everyone would think it was just an ordinary stone.
But only Chiron himself knew what the origin of this thing was and how terrible its power would be once it was released.
"Huh..."
"Thank you, great Crescent Moon Goddess, Lord of the Wilderness."
"Thank you, great angel of singing, Holy Evangeline."
"I will be grateful for your kindness and spread your holy name among the people."
After praying silently three times, Chiron slowly opened his eyes and approached the stone box in front of him.
Another key helper has arrived. In fact, the Centaur gave an unknown answer to whether the goddess of the magic network was willing to help, but Artemis was different.
Chiron believed that this archery goddess would not turn a blind eye to Achilles' experience, and the result was indeed so.
Although she did not take action personally, she visited a being that Chiron himself could never impress, and then borrowed the object in front of her from her hands.
This is a sword unknown to the world, a power, but also a curse.
"As long as you hold it, you will be burned by the sun. This is not a false sun, but the burning of the real celestial supreme."
"Even true gods will be hurt by this terrible curse... Moreover, for them, the burden brought by this incompatible artifact is probably greater than the power it provides."
The magic sword Levatin, Chiron only heard the goddess of the magic network Hecate mention it by accident not long ago.
Regarding this magic sword, Hecate's evaluation is very straightforward: those who can use it don't need it, and those who need it don't use it.
Although even for powerful true gods, a high-level artifact can certainly increase their power, just like the [Thunderbolt Arrow] did to Zeus before he broke through the limits of true gods.
But if the cost of using it is to endure the burning of the real sun, then I am afraid that most of the user's power will be bound by this artifact.
In this case, no matter how powerful Levatin is, it can only be put aside.
"But there are no useless things in the world, only people who don't know how to use them."
"He sneaked into the sacred mountain through the secret passage of the former sun god and escaped from the cage with the remains of the ancient sun god... Ha, it seems that the fate between the sun and the divine court is also not shallow."
Picking up the stone box, Chiron did not dare to open it to check.
The curse of the artifact is no joke, he just put it away and left in a hurry.
He still has a lot of preparations to make next, but the most critical one has been solved.
I just hope Achilles' luck can be better... At least he can hold on until the day he rushes to the sacred mountain.
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On the earth, Chiron is still running around.
However, on the other side, Ares finally returned to Olympus with his captives. He
did not return to his palace, after all, Aphrodite was still waiting for him... Thinking of this, the god of war tightened the covered golden net.
This mortal is still too arrogant, even if he was captured by himself, he would not bow his head.
Ares originally intended to teach him a lesson, but considering that Afu wanted to kill him publicly, he just held back for now and wrapped him in animal skin to isolate the sounds inside and outside. He
would notify Afu first to see what she thought, since the Mother Goddess would back him up anyway.
Since this human has come to the sacred mountain, he can't expect to return alive.
The sun rose in the east, shining on the boundless sea of clouds, and rolling up golden clouds.
The sound of music and the fragrance of flowers occasionally came, surrounding the holy land where the gods lived.
Countless carriages drove across the sky, bringing one after another gods who did not often live in the sacred mountain in the past.
It was like the prelude to a grand banquet... Since the Golden Apple Banquet, this was the first time that so many gods gathered in Olympus.
The goddess of the hearth stood in a corner of the sacred mountain. She looked at the sky with a heavy flow of cars, and her expression was a little worried.
"Hera, I actually have always advised you not to start a war for an illusory title and stir up wars in the world... But after all, this is your own business, and I can't stop you."
"But now just to kill a human, Aphrodite and Ares have invited the gods in such a grand manner."
"Is this behavior really necessary?"
On another mountain not far from the main peak of the sacred mountain, Hestia could see a huge metal pillar standing high.
It was originally designed to punish the enemies of the Gods, but it has never been used since the day it was built.
Those who can be killed often do not need to be killed.
And the enemies that deserve attention are often the immortal gods.
Until today, a mortal will be bound and executed here, and even this matter has attracted so much attention from the gods.
Is this really meaningful? At least Hestia doesn't feel its use.
And the most important thing is that the goddess of beauty and the god of war are fooling around, so why didn't Hera, as the queen of heaven, stop them, but instead was happy to see it happen?
"Because I want them to understand a truth and learn a lesson... Hehe, my dear sister - this is not my problem, but Ares is too outrageous."
Unlike Hestia's worries, Hera was wearing a golden red long dress dragging down the ground, and her tone was also very calm.
She looked at the gods gathered in the distance, calm as if she was not talking about her son.
"Ares came to see me and told me about the problem of that mortal."
"The 'criminal' who is about to be executed is not an ordinary human. He is a demigod who has been baptized by the source of the Styx."
"So Ares doubted that he could not really kill him, so he asked me to be the last insurance."
"He dared not persuade Aphrodite to give up her plan, so he asked me to cover for him... Heh,... He had a good idea. As long as he and this woman can get away with it, why would I not want to?"
He frowned again. As the eldest sister, Hestia has been trying to resolve the conflicts between her brothers and sisters and nephews and nieces for thousands of years.
But obviously, her efforts have never yielded results.
"So Hera, you rejected Ares' request?"
"Of course not, I agreed to it."
"If I didn't agree, how could he and Aphrodite dare to invite all the gods to watch their 'execution meeting'?"
"Although the Queen of Heaven is not the King of Gods, at least this time, I will keep my word - of course, if they can't do anything to this mortal, when I will take action to solve this trouble depends on my mood."
The tone was flat, and there seemed to be a trace of sarcasm at the corners of her mouth.
As for Ares, Hera felt that she had nothing to be disappointed about.
However, they would still be needed to attack Athena, so Hera simply went with the flow.
Let's use this incident to hit them again, so that they can understand whose words are the most useful.
"..."
"Ah..."
Hestia sighed softly, and she didn't know how to deal with the problems of this family.
Although she was respected as the guardian of the house by mortals, she actually had no children herself, so she couldn't give a suitable solution.
"I hope you can have fewer conflicts. We are all family. What problems can't be solved?"
Hera did not respond. Although she respected her sister, she also had her own stand.
If Ares could solve this mortal and break the power of the Styx, then everything would be fine.
After all, although Hera hated Zeus's ruthlessness, she also admitted that Zeus was a very capable god.
But on the one hand, he was unable to solve the problem, and on the other hand, he pretended to obey her orders...
"Humph."
With a cold snort, Hera noticed the movement in the distance.
The mortal captured by Ares had been taken to the high platform.
·······
Hua La La -
Bang!
He twisted his hands hard and pulled the chains on his body.
The sound of metal collision and the vibration of the air came one after another, but at this moment Achilles suddenly found that his strength was not enough to break free from the shackles.
His limbs were locked on the copper pillar and he could not move. Although he could not see the material of the iron chain, the young hero knew that it was definitely not an ordinary thing.
Just like the golden net that once covered him, even gods could hardly break free easily. For humans in the world, this is an even more difficult obstacle to overcome. However,
although he couldn't do it, Achilles, who was brought to this high platform, still didn't stop.
He looked at the eyes around him that looked like a clown, and then responded unceremoniously, as if he was looking back at some garbage.
"Hahahahaha...Ares, are you here to invite me to be your guest?"
"Or do you finally think that you should give up the position of God of War to me under the witness of the gods?"
"If so, I can accept your kindness with reluctance."
Laughing loudly, Achilles' sarcasm was evident in his words.
Since he was ambushed a few days ago, he had known that this day would come.
Achilles knew the power of the gods, and he had also seen the power of real artifacts, so he knew that he couldn't escape under such circumstances.
But this doesn't mean that he will bow his head and admit his mistakes. At least Ares, he doesn't deserve it!
"That's enough, lowly mortal. Your mother Thetis gave you the blood of the gods, but your father's inferiority tainted it, causing you to commit such an unforgivable sin."
"The blood of the gods is not a reason for you to act recklessly. Even the son of the king of gods was punished for provoking the gods and is still serving his sentence in the underworld today."
"And you will pay the price for this." Ares shouted loudly and announced the fate of the criminal in a righteous manner.
However, looking at Achilles who wanted to say something, he waved his hand hurriedly.
A few days ago, he brought the other party to Aphrodite, but the goddess of beauty asked him to prepare a grand enough execution to punish this mortal. Ares
didn't understand why she did this, but Aphrodite thought it was an indispensable "ritual", so the god of war had to agree.
However, despite this, it is better not to argue with the other party. After all,
no matter what, it is a fact that he suffered at the hands of Achilles.
"Come on, execute!"
He pointed his hand, and the next moment, Ares's true power was spread out.
The powerful divine power condensed like substance under his authority, and then entangled on the swords placed aside.
In just a moment, these weapons, which were originally made of extraordinary materials, had the power to cut through celestial bodies and tear apart the earth's strata.
Even before they were danced, the gods could see the thousands of miles of clouds rolling like waves near the sacred mountain.
Aphrodite wanted to be cut into pieces.
Because Achilles had cut off her arm, she wanted him to suffer the same torture.
She was even prepared. After this human died, she would bind his soul to the depths of the underworld, where he would be hacked and chopped by knives and axes during the day and restored to his original state at night.
This would continue day and night, without end, to warn the mortals in the world.
"Yes, Your Highness."
As Ares gave the order, two illusory attendants came out.
They were creatures who once believed in the god of war, but now they came here in the form of spirits under the blessing of Ares's divine power.
The two first saluted the many gods who were watching the ceremony, and then picked up the swords on the side.
"Death, blasphemer."
The boundless sense of power filled their bodies. Looking at the locked Achilles, the two chopped with all their strength.
However, looking at the sword coming, Achilles just laughed, as if he didn't take it seriously at all.
Shua——
dong——!
There was a sound of breaking air, followed by a loud bang.
As if striking a giant bell, the sword flew back.
The two executioners had no time to react, and were hit by the weapons that rebounded. In just a moment, the weapons blessed by divine power smashed them into pieces, and they didn't even scream in the world.
"Hahahahaha...Ares, is this your "punishment"? "
"Sure enough, you can't do anything to me in the world, and you still can't do anything to me on Mount Olympus!"
Wow -
seeing this result, there was an uproar in the field.
And hearing Achilles' laughter, Ares couldn't help but shout loudly: "Shut up, take my bow!"
Although Ares was not good at archery, the archery skills of the god of war were also quite good.
Taking the longbow, Ares drew the bow like a full moon, and then shot an arrow.
The huge wind pressure broke through the air, as if blowing away hundreds of miles of clouds from the middle.
However, the next moment, an arrow that was strong enough to pierce the body of a god fell on Achilles, but it still only made a "clang" sound.
It was completely intact, just like hitting a dead object.
But this time, many gods noticed something wrong.
At the moment when the arrow collided with Achilles, they seemed to see countless fine lines appearing on the other's skin. The
dark runes were looming, as if the god of war was not hitting a human, but a dead soul covered in human skin.
"Ares, is this all you can do?"
"Too light, too light, if this is all you can do, you can't kill me!"
"Damn it!"
Gritting his teeth secretly, the worst result happened.
Ares knew that the power of Styx was not so easy to break.
Strictly speaking, Achilles should be dead now, but he didn't know why he deceived the laws of life and death and still lived in the world as a living person.
But his entire body is more like a carrier of the power of the Styx than flesh and blood.
"Aphrodite, don't worry, I still have a way."
After two consecutive failures, the atmosphere in the field has changed.
Although the goddess of beauty didn't say anything from the beginning, Ares had already seen her suppressed dissatisfaction.
In fact, as early as the first day of climbing the mountain of gods, Ares had secretly tried it, and he couldn't really hurt this human.
So the reason why he didn't strongly stop Aphrodite can only be that he has other reliance.
"Since the knife and axe can't kill you, then use thunder and fire."
"Even if you have great abilities, you are just a piece of meat on the chopping board, just waiting for me to chop it off."
Ares let out a long breath. If there was no other way, Ares didn't want to do this.
After all, stealing thunder from Hera is not something that can be said, and it is inevitable to damage the face of the Queen of Heaven. But
for Aphrodite... if the mother goddess wants to blame him later, he will just listen.
: Divine Fire
The chains clattered, and the execution platform did not stop when Ares made his decision.
It was not known whether they were curious about the immortality of this mortal or had received an invitation in advance.
In short, seeing Achilles who was not afraid of swords, more than one god came down to give it a try. Zephyrus,
the leader of the four wind gods, was not present, but his subordinates and brothers and sisters were not absent.
Under the gaze of Aphrodite, Boreas, the god of the north wind, Notos, the god of the south wind, and Orus, the god of the east wind, summoned strong winds from three directions.
The three winds together raised endless dust and smoke, and the entire sky of Olympus seemed chaotic for a while, and it was difficult to see any color.
As gods with similar power, the divine wind created by the three wind gods together made many onlookers change color.
However, after blowing for half a water clock, when the divine wind stopped, Achilles was still unharmed.
The wind god failed, and the god of the underworld took over.
Ever since the goddess of discord Eris secretly obeyed the order of the Lord of Darkness and followed Zeus's hint to send the golden apple, the underworld gods, knowing that they would no longer be trusted by Hades, came to the sacred mountain.
However, the Olympian gods did not like the underworld gods with obscure priesthood, and they could not integrate into the circle of gods on earth.
Now, in order to show their abilities, they will naturally not be soft.
Moros attached the fate of Achilles to try to make him fall into misfortune.
However, the goddess was soon shocked to find that the mortal in front of her was neither alive nor dead. His fate of "life" was not here, and his fate of "death" could not be influenced.
This does not mean that the influence of fate is invalid for him, but at least Moros's power is not enough to do so.
In desperation, she had to be the first to retreat.
Moros gave up, and the god of destruction Keir and the god of decay Eurynomos followed closely.
The latter tried to use his divine power to corrode Achilles' body and lower his defense, while the former picked up the long sword blessed by the god of war and chopped at the bound hero.
Both Hades used their full strength, but when they hit Achilles, all that was left was a vibration like metal collision.
When the smoke and dust cleared, the young hero was still unscathed, and even looked at the gods in the sky with a sarcastic look on his face.
"Too light, are all gods so weak?"
"If so, I'm afraid it's not just Ares who will give up the priesthood to me, why don't you guys let me sit in your place?"
"Shut up!"
Achilles's arrogant words once again angered the gods, and even some gods who were just watching the show couldn't help but take action.
However, no matter what power, no matter how much divine power fell on Achilles, it could never break the body soaked in the water of the Styx.
The only one who made a contribution was the rainbow goddess Iris. The rainbow light she summoned dazzled the hero's eyes and made it difficult for him to see clearly.
But in the face of the omnipresent light, Achilles just closed his eyes, and Iris had to return empty-handed.
At this moment, although Styx was still flowing in the underworld and had never come to the land, all the gods present were shocked.
Before they took action, they could have ridiculed Ares's incompetence.
But after they really took action, they realized the difficulty of this mortal and the power of the Styx.
All along, compared with mortals on earth, the gods have always had absolute advantages in terms of authority and divine power and divine body.
The so-called "demigods" have never mastered divine power but can still be tainted with the word "god" because they can compete with gods in terms of body.
Therefore, in the past years, the gods have seen humans with strong bodies that are even stronger than gods, and they have even gotten used to it.
But no matter how strong the body is, there will always be a limit.
It was not until today that they realized that there were actually people who could temper their bodies to be as tough as divine weapons, and that they could not be threatened even with all means.
"Oh, that's good." "
We went to great lengths to invite the gods, but if we can't kill this human in the end, it would be a big joke."
"Oh, I've disliked Ares for a long time. What kind of ability does he have? If he is not the son of the Queen of Heaven, how can he be qualified to marry Aphrodite?"
"It's just right. If this mortal is really allowed to survive this time, Ares will probably be ashamed to walk in the world for every day he lives."
"You're overthinking this. The God of War is very thick-skinned... and this won't happen. In any case, they still have the King of Gods and the Queen of Heaven to back them up.
"But if it really comes to that, I'm afraid even Your Majesty will lose face. "
"…"
For a moment, waves of discussions spread among the gods.
Most of them were laughing at Ares, and only a few people really cared about Achilles' life or death.
After all, although humans like him who blasphemed the gods were rare, they did exist.
The son of Zeus was much more excessive than him, but his final end was miserable enough, so the gods naturally would not be too angry.
"…What a bunch of guys who are kicking someone when they are down."
Ares cursed inwardly, listening to the sounds coming from all around, his face did not look good either.
Forget it, it seems that the usual methods are really useless.
Ares secretly looked back, but he obviously saw nothing.
Not to mention that Hera and Hestia are still some distance away from here. Even if they are not, as long as they deliberately conceal it, it will be difficult for them to be detected on Mount Olympus.
"…Enough, Achilles, do you really think I can't do anything to you? "
Take a deep breath, look at the hero who was tied up on the platform, Ares finally spoke.
Without waiting for the other party to respond, as the voice fell, he took a step forward, and then raised his right hand high.
The next moment, the sky above the sacred mountain was filled with clouds, and thunder and fire rolled like long snakes, carrying the power to destroy everything.
It is said that it took nine days and nine nights for a huge rock to fall to the ground from the sacred mountain, and nine layers of clouds can be seen from the
foot of the mountain to the peak. There should be no clouds on the top of the sacred mountain, but under this powerful force, they appeared out of thin air and covered the top of the mountain.
At this moment, Achilles, who was unscrupulous before, seemed to feel a little threatened, and couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Thunder and lightning, the power of heaven to punish living beings, is a power that only the God King and Queen of Heaven can control. I didn't expect it to appear here.
Although Achilles has always trusted his immortality, he can't help but feel a little nervous now.
The teacher once said that if there is anyone in the world who can hurt him, it can only be done by the power related to the original gods.
And the power of the God King is undoubtedly one of them.
"Hahaha... Are you finally afraid?!"
It was difficult to control the stolen thunder. At this moment, Ares felt the changing eyes of the gods.
But no matter what, this is a matter for the future.
Looking at the face of this mortal, you can tell that he is doomed this time.
"Thunder, help me!"
A loud shout seemed to pull the sky down.
After a moment of silence, a purple-red lightning fell from the sky.
The thunder full of destruction instantly hit the center of the stone platform and wrapped Achilles completely.
It seemed like just a breath, and it seemed like a long time had passed. No one knew how much time had passed at this moment. With a few exceptions, almost no one could see what was on the chained Xingtai.
They could only feel a cold and constant power that seemed to flash for a moment, followed by an almost inaudible roar.
"Is this...dead?"
Hestia asked subconsciously on the hilltop before.
"Of course...no."
After a moment of silence, Hera said expressionlessly.
"Then you..."
"Of course I'll just watch."
Hera spoke lightly and then kept silent.
Failure, indeed.
Ares is not her. Even if he can use the stolen thunder with the connection between father and son, he can't really use the power of its authority.
But in the brief collision just now, Hera also saw the reality of the power of the Styx.
This power is indeed powerful, especially the connection with the origin of the underworld makes it have a kind of essence that the gods can't reach.
But this is not the underworld after all, so she can deal with this human without Zeus taking action personally.
As long as she used the authority of the Queen of Heaven to cut off the connection between the sacred mountain and the underworld, she could use the [Thunder Arrow] to gradually wear away the opponent's Styx power... However, Hera did not intend to do so, at least not now.
After all, Ares, this fool, dared to steal the power of his mother goddess for a woman who never took him seriously.
"Bitch, after dealing with Athena, you will be the next one!"
Although she did not say it, Hera's eyes had become dangerous.
Aphrodite... You will not be so proud forever.
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"Is he dead?"
Aphrodite asked the same question on the chair covered with flowers and gems.
However, no one present could give her an answer.
It was not until time passed by minute by minute, when the thunder and lightning lingering in the field finally dissipated, that the gods saw the scene inside.
There were no ashes, no broken limbs, but only Achilles' mocking smile.
"God King..."
"That's it?!"
"Hahahahaha..."
The wanton laughter echoed in the sky. At this moment, the filter of the so-called God King was instantly shattered.
Achilles had always thought that Zeus was so powerful, but he didn't expect it to be just this powerful.
The thunder that could destroy the earth turned out to be powerless against his immortal body!
Crack-
crack-crack-crack--
his arms exerted force, and the chains on his body gradually showed a tendency to break.
Even though these were chains specially prepared to bind gods, they became fragile under the alternation of thunder and lightning and the cold and heat of the Styx.
And watching this scene, Aphrodite, who had been patient for a whole day, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
She stood up suddenly, looking directly at Ares with angry eyes.
Sure enough, this guy couldn't do anything well... Fortunately, she knew this a long time ago!
"Aphrodite, listen to me, I mentioned it to the Mother Goddess--"
"Enough, I don't need her to help me clean up the insults I have suffered!"
After a blunt interruption, Aphrodite turned around and looked directly at Hephaestus who was watching the show on the side.
The God of Craftsman was not embarrassed, but just smiled in return.
"Hephaestus, I agree to your request. But you can start what you promised me now."
"Of course, no problem, but to ensure that everything goes well, I think I may need a little help."
Hephaestus nodded and tapped the armrest.
The suspended golden chair lifted his short stature and landed beside Ares.
"I wonder if you can give me some of the stolen... borrowed thunder power?"
"I have controlled many flames before, but I have never used the thunder and fire of the God King."
"You, when did you..."
Somewhat surprised, more at a loss, Ares had no idea when Aphrodite had an "agreement" with the God of Craftsman.
However, before he could say anything, the goddess of beauty looked at him sideways.
"Give it to him. Since you are useless, I can only find someone else to help."
"I... okay."
Gritting his teeth, Ares nodded and agreed.
"But Aphrodite, you have to tell me what you are going to do, right?"
"It's very simple."
Aphrodite did not speak, but Hephaestus took the initiative to explain.
"You see, you can't catch this mortal, but my golden net can."
"So she naturally wants me to solve the problems you can't solve."
"As for the method... this is not what I thought of, but she took the initiative to ask for it."
"Her Highness Aphrodite believes that since the Styx is an underground river, its power should be restrained by the sun in the sky."
"Since the power of one day cannot wear it down, then use the long-term power of the gods to fight it."
"So she asked me to take action, borrowed the temple of the sun god as a venue, and used the sun fire on the divine chariot to temper the physique of this mortal... Of course, if thunder and fire can be added as a companion, it will be perfect." "
The reason why gods are gods is our authority and eternal life."
"If one day doesn't work, then ten days will do, and if ten days don't work, then a hundred days will do."
"Unless Styx's power far away in the underworld can continue to be consumed like this, one day, this mortal will be refined by me.
"His body will be cast into an artifact, and his soul will be imprisoned in it... From then on, it will remain unchanged for ten thousand years, until the end of eternity. "
Hephaestus was quite interested in this matter even without Aphrodite's reward.
It was a rare opportunity to forge a human puppet using the power of the Styx.
Now that he had a chance to try it, he naturally had no reason to refuse.
After a day of fruitless searching, Achilles was finally bound by a golden net and taken to the palace of the sun god at sunset.
Logically, this should be the temple of Apollo, but long before he replaced Helios to drive the golden chariot to drive the sun, the god who brought light to the world already had his own palace.
After all, Apollo's true ministry is [light] rather than [sun]. Although the two are so compatible, he still prefers to live in his own temple.
So Helios' former temple became empty. Except for the [sun chariot] parked here, there is not even a single person to be seen here.
"That's why His Majesty Apollo happily lent the temple to His Majesty Hephaestus, because he doesn't live here at all."
"No god will allow others to mess around in his temple, unless he doesn't take this place seriously at all."
At the foot of the sacred mountain, next to a river, the nymph fairy wearing a flower crown looked at the arm holding her neck in horror.
As a nymph serving the gods, she had never thought that someone would dare to attack her at the foot of Mount Olympus.
However, now the facts were in front of her. This half-man, half-horse creature was different from others.
He was just like the mortal who was caught on the mountain of gods, and he regarded the majesty of the Olympian gods as nothing.
No, it should be said that they were originally in the same group.
In panic, the nymph finally reacted.
The centaur in front of her seemed to be asking about the whereabouts of the human - so what exactly was he going to do?
"The gods have detained him, and it will start at noon tomorrow."
"Cyclops (a general term for Cyclops) raised his hammer, and the god of craftsmanship started the fire."
"His Highness Hephaestus will use the thunder fire from the sky, the underground fire that wanders underground, and the open fire burning on the stove in the world to forge together and refine the madman who blasphemed the gods."
"No matter what you want to do, you will never succeed."
The sky fire comes from thunder, and the underground fire comes from Hephaestus's priesthood.
As the deity of volcanoes and lava, he controls the fire veins of the earth.
In a sense, Hephaestus's natural talent for casting artifacts may also be related to this.
After all, the first sickle in the world came from the burning and forging deep in the earth long ago.
It seems reasonable to say that there is a connection between the two.
As for the open fire burning on the stove in the world at the end... it was actually the stove fire that Hestia gave to Hephaestus personally after he returned to the mountain of gods.
Her original intention of giving this gift was also very clear. It was originally a gift from the goddess to ease the conflict between Hephaestus and Hera.
But obviously, Hestia's idea fell through again.
"...Heavenly fire, earthly fire and hearth fire, amazing, Hephaestus, worthy of being the world-famous god of craftsmen."
"Even though everyone knows his short stature, no one dares to deny his ability in this area. Even the equally gifted Cyclopes have to admit that they are his servants."
"Servants" may be an exaggeration, but in the eyes of the gods, it is indeed the same, after all, they have never regarded giants as the same kind.
After hearing the threats and warnings of the nymphs, Chiron was not angry, but relieved.
Before, when he captured the other party to interrogate the whereabouts of Achilles, the centaur once thought that he had encountered a diehard, and the other party had been lying to him.
But now he doesn't think so. Perhaps, as the other party said, Achilles is really going to be "refined", and he is now locked up in the Temple of the Sun in advance.
"Okay, you don't have to worry about my business. Go to sleep. When you wake up, everything will be over."
"Of course, I suggest that you don't return to Olympus after you wake up. After all, although I don't blame you for being captured by me, I'm afraid not everyone will think the same way as I do."
Chiron shook his head slightly. Now that he had the answer, he decisively knocked out the nymph in front of him.
One night was enough. I thought that there was no god guarding there at this time, so Achilles should be able to be rescued smoothly.
Well... it should be no problem.
After thinking about it, the centaur immediately activated a rune in his hand.
As a wave of obscure magic network waves dissipated, his figure disappeared as if he had never appeared.
The entrance to the secret passage on the map is here. It is said that before the Typhon Rebellion, this was originally a river governed by a river god.
It's just that a turmoil ruined everything. The original river was polluted. Even if it was redirected, it would have been very different.
Silently diving into the river, the former goddess of the ocean, the goddess of fame, Clymene, may have frequently come and gone here in the name of visiting her brother.
After about two water clocks, the centaur finally found the secret passage.
"Here... it needs the breath of the 'sun' to open it."
Taking off the stone box behind him, Chiron carefully opened it a little, and then closed it in an instant.
In an instant, even under the suppression of some force, the bottom of the river almost boiled directly.
Taking a breath of cold air, Chiron quickly took back the stone box, and then looked at the slowly opening door in front of him.
"This passage should be right, it's this... Is it a little small?"
The corner of his mouth moved slightly, and the centaur was a little embarrassed for a while.
After all the calculations, he forgot that he was twice as tall as an ordinary person...
"Forget it."
Trying to bend down, Chiron tried his best to let his upper body walk into the secret passage in a posture of lying on the 'horse'.
Mount Olympus was the body of the god who was once the ancestor of all mountains, and only divine power can destroy it.
Since it cannot be expanded, then let it be.
Although it is a little difficult, he can also walk up the sacred mountain little by little.
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On Mount Olympus, in the Temple of the Sun.
The former residence of Helios was quiet, with only the [Sun Chariot] emitting endless light.
The shaft, axle, and wheels were like gold, and the spokes on the wheels were like silver. The bridle reserved for restraining livestock was inlaid with crystal gems, making a crisp sound in the wind.
And next to the artifact was Achilles who was tied in a golden net.
Bang——
Using his arms to exert force, Achilles tried to break free again, but he failed again.
The net created by Hephaestus was not indestructible, but it was not something that his current strength could easily shake.
Besides the golden net, the Apollo Chariot was also suppressing Achilles' activities.
This was also the reason why there were no guards here, because ordinary guards could not match the spontaneous power of this artifact, and the real gods were unwilling to condescend here.
"Ares..."
Achilles silently recited this name, and felt that he trusted the gods too much.
The dignified God of War would actually use such a secret method to attack him, which was simply shameless.
Sooner or later, he would also use this golden net to tie the other party in front of the army, so that he could also enjoy the humiliation he had suffered.
Ding——
"Huh?"
Achilles turned his head suddenly with a slight change of expression.
Just now, he seemed to hear a movement coming from underground.
However, this is Olympus, the palace of the Apollo God.
How could there be life underground here? Could it be that the Apollo God was so blind that he couldn't even take care of his own palace?
Ding...
Ding Ding—— The
sound did not stop, but continued to ring.
At a certain moment, with the sound of stone slabs opening and closing, a crack suddenly appeared in the floor of the temple.
In Achilles' shocked eyes, a familiar figure walked out.
"Teacher?!"
"What are you doing?"
"--Keep your voice down!"
Chiron said in a low voice, looking at the embarrassed student in front of him with some regret.
Although his eyes were still bright, his tattered clothes still proved that he had not had a good time recently.
I had told him to be humble and cautious, but he was still so disobedient that he ended up in today's situation.
"Okay, let's talk about your affairs when we get back. You have caused such a big mess, do you really think that no one can do anything to you?"
"Now, listen to me and leave quickly with me."
The centaur spoke in a deep voice without giving Achilles a chance to speak.
Now, with every minute that passes, the danger for the two of them increases by one point, and he can't waste time.
So in just a few words, Chiron told his plan.
"So you found me an extremely powerful artifact that can command the sun and destroy the body of a god. And you came here today just to let me escape from the sacred mountain?"
"What else?"
Chiron asked back, with a look of relief on his face.
"I originally planned to force my way to the place where you were imprisoned, take the opportunity to give you the sword, and then fight my way out of the sacred mountain."
"This is not an easy thing. If we are not careful, we may all stay here. But since there is no one guarding it, we have saved a lot of trouble."
"As long as you cut this golden net now and leave with me, no one will find your trace."
"By the time the gods notice, we will have left the sacred mountain long ago."
Chiron's plan is fine, and Achilles thinks so too.
Because of Hephaestus's plan and the sun chariot, he has a short window of opportunity here.
As long as he wants, he doesn't need to fight or face any gods, he can leave now.
However, at this moment, Achilles remembered the thunder and lightning that returned in vain during the day.
That was the power of the king of gods, the thunder that punished all spirits, but it had no effect on him.
The young hero did not understand the realm of God. In his opinion, since lightning could not hurt him, it meant that the God King was just like that. What
the teacher said might not be true. After all, he himself admitted that he did not understand how powerful the God King was.
"... Teacher, let me see this sword first."
After a moment of silence, Achilles whispered.
Chiron did not think it was strange, but just threw the stone box behind him.
The light of the sun chariot could have prevented everything from approaching Achilles, but the stone box had no reaction to the light.
So looking at the box in front of him, Achilles raised his hand forward.
The lid on the stone box was moved away inch by inch, and the young hero felt an endless heat wave burning on his body.
The body surface, internal organs, flesh and blood, bones.
There was no color, no shape, and it could not be observed or touched.
It was like being in the middle of the sun, being burned by endless light and heat. If it were any other existence, even if it was not dead at this moment, it would have been in unbearable pain.
However, Achilles was an exception. He reached his hand into the stone box as if he had no sense.
This endless power could not hurt him at all, even when he grasped the hilt of the sword.
"Is this... the sun..."
Achilles did not retract his right hand, even though he knew that at this moment, he only needed one sword to cut the golden net, and another sword to overturn the temple.
The artifact from the Nine Realms had a stronger power after carrying the power of Chaos's sun. In the dark, the young hero felt as if he had felt a lot.
In Scandinavian mythology, this sword was once held by a fire giant, which then set off the twilight of the gods and killed the gods of Asgard.
At this moment, if he did not know that the immortality of the gods could not be defied, Achilles even felt that he could really kill the ridiculous god of war and become the new master of war.
"... This is, the sun."
Still without retracting his hand, Achilles looked at the sun chariot on the side.
An invisible connection was generated between the two, or it could be said that with him as the medium, the two artifacts were sensing each other.
At the same time, Achilles felt a desire.
Part of the sword longs for something... and it is inside the Sun Chariot.
It is the sun, it is also the sun, they are all the sun.
They long to be reunited, but the young hero has a hunch.
If this happens, it may not be a good thing.
"Huh..."
He retracted his hand, and the information of the sword flashed in his mind.
The world of fire, the reshaped sword body, a supreme figure riding an eight-legged horse, locked in a quiet place and never seeing the sun... At a certain moment, Achilles suddenly closed the stone box.
This is the memory of the sword, and also its past.
Seeing all this, Achilles just raised his head slightly and looked at his teacher in front of him.
In order to rescue him from the sacred mountain, the teacher must have spent a lot of effort. He has never wanted to provoke the gods... But unfortunately, even so, he still has to disappoint the other party.
Although the other party is for his own good, Achilles has his own ideas.
Even if he sacrifices his life for this, he will not hesitate.
After all, heroes in the world may have different personalities, but there are really few who are afraid of death.
"Teacher, please leave first... I don't plan to leave here, at least not now."
"This sword is very powerful, more powerful than I imagined. It may be able to do many things. I thank you for giving it to me, but I can't just leave like this."
"Get up where you fall..."
"After this failure, I have realized my own shortcomings, but since there are shortcomings, it is even more necessary to make up for them, isn't it?"
"And now, there just happens to be such an opportunity."
Speaking calmly, touching the stone box, Achilles' voice became more and more firm.
"Just like this sword."
"It was once broken, then reforged by fire, and this time, I will be the same."
"The strongest spear, the strongest shield, we will gather together, with hatred for the gods, and overturn this ancient mountain."