I Am Hades, Lord of the Underworld!

Erebus.

Nyx.

The joy of these two Ancient Gods seemed to spread across the entire mythical world.

Of course! Ordinary gods wouldn't be able to sense this. To be precise, even Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus couldn't feel it.

This isn't surprising.

After all, these are Ancient Gods. Unlike Kronos, they are true Ancient Gods, and such beings are beyond the reach of a God-King.

If we were to say that Kronos had many limitations, and that he could defeat Uranus in a direct confrontation, he could still prevail against Erebus and Nyx at his peak.

But the problem is!

There are countless ways to weaken Kronos—slaying the twelve Titan Gods, stripping him of his authority, and so on. These methods could all weaken Kronos.

But for true Ancient Gods like Uranus, Erebus, and Nyx? It's impossible!

The power of every Ancient God is fixed; they can't be weakened and can only grow stronger.

The biggest issue, however, is that they are fixed in place. This is true in every mythical world: the stronger the god, the more they are bound. You can't truly rise beyond your limits; you're shackled by the constraints of the mythical world.

This is why Ancient Gods choose to invest.

Ordinary gods?

They can't advance further, limited by their talents and potential. The limitations on a God-King are less severe than those on an Ancient God, but stronger than those on ordinary gods. However, the potential to advance exists!

That's right!

Ancient Gods can only choose a God-King. When a God-King ascends, they can take the Ancient God out of the mythical world, offering a chance for further progress, even though they will still face limitations.

It's quite ironic!

For countless gods, what they pursue is merely an opportunity, but in their original world, they don't even have that.

This is why Erebus and Nyx are so joyful.

"..."

Every god of the underworld, or rather the children of Erebus and Nyx, could feel the joy of their Father and Mother.

At this moment, they were all a bit stunned. Was this really happening? Were their parents this joyful? Wasn't this risky behavior going to get them targeted?

However!

At this time, they didn't dwell on it much. They were all focused on their vigilance.

This devout follower, advancing with every step in painful devotion, seemed to be in great difficulty. But in reality, from start to finish, every god of the underworld, including Erebus and Nyx, these two Ancient Gods, were ensuring perfect protection.

Problems? Not a chance! No one would allow such a perfect believer to encounter any issues. If something happened to this believer, it would be a disgrace to any god involved.

Hades would never allow that to happen.

Buzz~~~

Buzz~~~

Threads of divine power emanated from the Palace of Hades, spreading and covering the entire Far North. The Far North of the surface world was completely enveloped by these threads of divine power, and no other gods could cross the line.

Furthermore, from within the realm of darkness, the laws of darkness and night extended outward as well. Erebus and Nyx, the Ancient God couple, were personally overseeing things.

Although the rules of the mythical world restrict Ancient Gods from acting freely, much like how the primordial world restricts saints, as long as they don't act directly, there's no issue with temporarily sealing off the Far North, right?

The mythical world wouldn't intervene, because, at its core, it's just a program—a program that follows a predetermined path.

As long as the outcome is certain, any unexpected events along the way?

Well!

The mythical world wouldn't care, and that's the situation now. With this dual-layered defense, no god, not even an Ancient God, could make a move.

Black Sea!

"Erebus."

"Nyx."

"Your preparations seem quite thorough."

"But!"

"They are ultimately meaningless."

Pontus's shadow flickered as he spoke calmly, "Whether gods or humans, they are nothing more than mistakes of this world. In this mythical world, they should not exist. What should exist is only..."

Pontus withdrew his flickering shadow, not bothering with the rest. To him, everything was meaningless.

Even though Pontus helped Poseidon, he never really cared about any of it. In fact, he had his own ideas, and those ideas were nothing short of insane.

"..."

Uranus slowly opened his eyes. He had long since stopped caring about anything.

For Uranus, after being overthrown by his own son and losing that particular part of himself, he had lost interest in everything.

But!

At this moment.

Uranus was drawn by the commotion in the surface world and opened his eyes to watch. He observed the actions of Hades, Erebus, Nyx, and others.

"Hehehe~~~"

Uranus chuckled to himself, "This is interesting! Is this the grandson of mine who defeated Kronos? The so-called Child of Prophecy. Hmm? Wait! The curse didn't fall on him?"

Uranus suddenly showed a puzzled expression.

He had cursed his son, Kronos, that he would be overthrown by his own children.

This was the curse of an Ancient God. If Kronos were defeated, the curse would pass down.

But the problem is!

Hades, who was the main force in the battle, should have inherited the curse!

However!

Hades didn't. This puzzled Uranus greatly. After careful observation, he discovered that the curse had instead fallen on Zeus.

Hades and Poseidon had perfectly dodged it.

In fact!

This reflects a problem with Hades and Poseidon.

Hades has no children. In the predetermined destiny, he has no offspring. Of course, Hades could have children if he wished, but he simply isn't interested.

As for Poseidon? His children are all monsters.

In the end!

The one who ended up cursed was none other than Zeus.

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