Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

"What are they doing?"

Helios's complexion altered slightly as he suddenly discovered that his connection with the outside world had weakened.

No, that description wasn't accurate. It would be more precise to say that the power he released could reach beyond the Zodiacal Star Domain was diminished.

In the immense and infinite celestial expanse, something seemed to shift within the twelve zodiacal domains, those ethereal stars that had hidden themselves away during Typhon's calamity were once again emerging amongst the stars, following their past trajectories slowly revolving. Only this time, their orbits seemed interrelated, which regulated and ordered their movements.

The twelve Gods of Stars each took up their positions, effortlessly unifying the strength of the star domains already within their grasp. Like twelve fulcrums, at this moment, the light originating from the supreme stars was being attracted bit by bit and then torn asunder.

The portion belonging to the [Sun] was divided into thirteen parts, one part fell into a location within Helios's perception akin to a black hole, while the other twelve descended into the twelve star domains.

The power belonging to the Mother Tree was similarly torn apart but wasn't absorbed by the star domains and instead scattered across the starry sky, then was suppressed by the strength of the star domains.

The light was fragmented, and Helios could feel that this colossal orrery of stars seemed to be siphoning his strength. However, it too didn't dare to touch the contamination of the Mother Tree, so it directly separated and dealt with the elements.

Separating the Sun's part and the Mother Tree, using his own strength to fight against himself. As the orrery turned, with nearly every passing second, the light shining from the stars into the outer world was dimming.

"What kind of trick is this, do you think you can restrain me with this?"
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With a cold expression, Helios jolted the Sun. The light that he released instantly transformed, turning from ethereal radiance into tangible malevolent beings, which then charged towards the gradually rotating barrier.

A mere few Gods of Stars, perhaps these malevolent creatures are not your match, but the cosmos is so vast, you will certainly not be able to kill them all. As long as they can breach the barrier, the outcome won't be any different!

So, in that moment, because the Sun's glow was lost, the heavens dimmed. On the contrary, the Zodiacal Star Domain that had just absorbed a portion of the sunlight seemed to glimmer resplendently.

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The Mortal Realm, Northern Sea.

"Hmm?"

Standing on the isle like a colossal gravestone, Zeus was preparing to inscribe the text upon it.

To seal the remnant power of Typhon… he hadn't yet decided how to do it. But as for dealing with subsequent matters, he had already been quietly scheming in his heart.

This island couldn't be laid to waste, he would expand this place, moving more islands to join together above. In the future, he would guide humanity here—then they would see inscribed upon it, the stele describing how the Divine King had vanquished the world-ending demon.

It would be named Sicily by mortals, where they would build temples, extolling the unparalleled might of the Divine King, and then despise the despicable sneak attack, but after all, which could not stand against the might of the Divine King.

They would recount this tale to the generations to come, and this, would be the only tale of Typhon that remained in the Mortal Realm. At this moment, the Divine King was mulling over his choice of words, as this concerned some of his own secrets; hence, he did not intend for anyone else to write this 'official history' for him.

However, just when he was about to make his move, the sky suddenly darkened. The sun that previously radiated red light abruptly lost its brilliance, as if it disappeared into the Sea of Stars. Zeus suddenly looked up and quickly understood the underlying principle.

"A barrier, Athena still has such methods?"

"No, those are the Gods of Stars from the Spirit Realm. Ha, during Typhon's catastrophe, not one of the Primordial Gods showed up, but in the end, it was still I who dealt with it."

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With a cold laugh, observing the changes in the starry sky, Zeus always felt a hint of familiarity, yet it wasn't quite the same.

Nevertheless, it proved very effective. In truth, Zeus had only intended to have Athena delay the situation temporarily, never really expecting her to resolve the major changes affecting the Sun. He thought he would have to deal with it himself, sealing the Sun... that was no simple task.

But now, it seemed she had done very well.

This massive ritual apparatus appeared to employ the targeting power of a certain existence against the Sun's energy, separating the celestial body's original power, then absorbing and transforming it with twelve star domains.

Subsequently, the transformed power could, in turn, be used to suppress those parts belonging to the Outer Gods, effectively using the Sun's own power to combat itself. Even throughout this process, the power dissipated in the struggle could expand and strengthen the area of the Zodiacal Star Domain, a case of killing several birds with one stone.

"It's just that now she might have a bit of trouble. The one that specifically absorbs the Sun's power must be the Sun Eater, which has appeared more than once in the Second Era. It can absorb the light of the Sun but is unable to remotely separate the powers that have turned into evil beings."

Zeus smiled at the irony, for a solution immediately came to mind.

If possible, he quite hoped Athena could resolve this issue directly; after all, if this barrier worked, he could spare the power he'd otherwise have to use to suppress the Sun. Therefore, without hesitation, Zeus took out a sphere of light from within himself.

A dazzling hall, from which seemed to echo the sounds of battle cries and clashing arms, known as the Hall of Valor, also called Valhalla.

It was originally a place where Odin, the Divine King of the Nine Realms, trained warriors, with female warriors called Valkyries sent to the Mortal Realm to select brave warriors who died in battle, bringing their souls back to serve. Prepared by Odin for the Twilight of the Gods, this special palace also had a certain symbolism of war.

Zeus learned some things from it, but he couldn't grasp the further content no matter what. He didn't lack guards with some battle power, but not overwhelmingly strong.

The Divine King had originally planned to bestow the Hall of Valor as a reward to Ares and Aphrodite, to extend the God of War's Divine Authority and to have the Valkyries trained there serve as guards for the Goddess of Beauty, creating an intersection of Beauty and War. But now, it seemed they would have to serve a different purpose.

There weren't enough deities to combat the evil entities formed from temporary flashes of light. With the help of the Hall of Valor, this significant trouble could potentially be stopped right in the starry sky.

As for Ares...

"Hmph."

With a snort, Zeus, just like in the original myths, didn't really like Ares, neither did Hera.

The latter had no choice; this was her only offspring with Zeus who had a strong Divine Office. But for the Divine King himself, there were other options.

"So, where did Apollo go?"

If his previous absence was attributed to cowardice, although incongruent with Apollo's usual behavior, Zeus could understand. But the calamity of Typhon has ended, so where was he now?

Besides, there was another problem to solve... If the Sun were gone, or at least if its light was blocked out, how would the people on Earth obtain light in the future?

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PS: (Under 200 words)

The exchange between Athena and Aster (nonsense) is not written. If anyone wants to read it, I can also write a reverse chapter, but I guess no one will want to read that emmm. Also, the future that Nuo saw is not here; in Primordial Wilderness novels, there's often a saying 'the sage's heart is the sky's heart'; the future he saw is further ahead.

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