Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Although outsiders, including the Lord of Darkness Erebus, were not aware, all deities thought the owner of the Spirit Realm still resided at the pinnacle of the seven-layered worlds, secretly making their plans or quietly observing the changes in the world.

However, the Goddess of Starlight was well aware that at this moment Laine was not in the Spirit Realm, and he would not return here for a considerable amount of time in the future.

Laine had finished setting up Chaos, at least in relation to the deities—that much was certain. There might be other matters, but clearly the angels lacked understanding of them.

As he had predicted, after the catastrophe of Typhon, the rigor of the world's laws would probably intensify even further. Therefore, as Laine had said before leaving, any troubles that arose afterward would have to be resolved by the angels themselves.

After all, they coexisted with the Spirit Realm and were immortal beings. Whatever happened, it was merely a loss of some benefits.

"But I will manage it well."

Clasping her fists softly, Aster was determined not to let Laine leave only for her to hand over the starry sky on her heels... With this thought, she involuntarily glanced into the depths of the Spirit Realm.

The black mist that devoured light and heat was still swirling unpredictably. Without Laine's command, without the creator's deterrence, even Liana had no way to control the Sun Eater lurking in the depths of the Spirit Realm.

Just as Laine had named it, Eclipse, a type of Ancient Evil Being, no one could truly control it. In fact, just as Laine had judged the evil beings, he never determined their power based on their origin, but targeted their tendencies towards Order and Chaos, and the degree of their thinking and rationality.

Therefore even if Eclipse had come into being when the Mother Tree was still drifting through the remnants of the Nine Realms, considering its primordial chaotic mentality, Laine still classified it as an Ancient Evil Being at that time.

"...If it would obey—no, even that probably wouldn't matter to today's Sun anymore... Never mind, as long as I can borrow some of its power, it'll be fine."

Shaking her head slightly, Aster stepped out of the Spirit Realm and headed in the direction from where Athena was approaching.

The Sun had changed; the Sun Eater had no inhibitory effect on the power of the Mother Tree, relying on it alone couldn't resolve the predicament with the current supreme celestial body.

And although she already had an idea, her power was far from sufficient to accomplish it.

Fortunately, there was now Athena. With the proliferation of intelligent life on earth, her divine power had grown exponentially faster than Metis ever did. It was in her hands that the upper limit of the Godhood of Wisdom truly manifested.

Among the Olympian Gods now, Hestia's Godhood was somewhat weaker than originally, and Demeter was already at the bottom of the domain of powerful divine forces; Hades opted out of the terrestrial disputes, and Poseidon would not count for much before he gained sufficient command over the seas.

Aphrodite, who held love and beauty, was nearly ornamental.

Although her mighty Divine Authority could even slightly affect the current Zeus at its full power, with the loss of the original trajectory's Little God of Love, her power was consequently greatly diminished; the Goddess of Life didn't have her body nearby, Apollo's origin was injured, and Ares was not worth mentioning—in fact, Athena was already the second most powerful Principal God of Olympus at this moment.

Unsurprisingly, the strength of her power would inevitably enhance her status. Perhaps not long after this calamity, the Mortal Realm's kingdom of Athens would become yet another jewel in the crown of the Goddess.

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In the heart of the Sun, watching another streak of light flash by, Helios' expression shifted subtly.

He recognized the newcomer—it was the Goddess of Starlight from the Spirit Realm, also known as the Weaver of Stars, his old adversary—though it was only he who considered her an adversary.

Since the Second Era, the starry sky had many rulers, including Hyperion, Cronus, two deities of daylight and the Sun occupying some Zodiacal star domains could be counted among them, as well as the reclusive Ancient Titan God, the Lord of Lightless celestial bodies Coeus, and the Goddess of Luminous, Phoebe.

The Goddess of Starlight was certainly one of them; she and some other True Gods of the Spirit Realm ruled the Zodiacal Star Domain, and Helios' sister Selene could also be considered a 'minor prince'. After all, despite her seeming weakness, she did inherit quite a bit of the legacy left by their parents.

The Gods of Stars who once served the mother of light, Theia, would rather pay homage to Selene than to visit Helios, leading to an awkward situation. Spanning two eras, Helios never had command over even a fragment of the star domain that followed his orders, not even the region where the Sun traveled, theoretically belonged to others.

"Hah, if it were Zeus, then I would accept it, his power is indeed strong now, but you still want to target me? Do you think I'm still the Helios of old?" Stay connected with empire

With a sneer, Helios thought of doing something but then stopped himself.

Now, every moment, countless powers of the Mother Tree seeped into the tranquil world below through the Sun's rays penetrating all. Every fraction of power he released now would become a foothold for Helios' intervention in the external world after being sealed by Zeus.

Just as the Mother Tree used him and those evil entities as a medium to affect the present world, those lives affected by the "Corrupted Corona" would likewise become his medium. At such a time, it was only sensible to release power as quickly as possible; there was no need for him to be concerned—