Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Chapter 395: Chapter 104 Memories in the Depths of Wisdom_4

He nodded slightly, as if praising the girl's intelligence. Laine continued speaking of his purpose, even though the other party may not truly understand it at the moment.

"Before this, I had tried other methods to probe the underlying reasons, such as interfering with the years, peering into history... Unfortunately, none of these attempts were successful."

"The world-level changes have obscured the truth behind everything. In front of that kind of power, even Great Divine Power seems insignificant. Luckily, besides Zeus himself, there was another witness at the time."

Laine looked toward Athena, and the Goddess of Wisdom understood his implication. But her impression of memories from before her birth was nothing but a blur.

"Then I must disappoint you... In truth, I don't remember what happened then."

"It's okay, you may not remember now... but you can remember."

Laine extended his hand, and the void trembled slightly. The next moment, a scroll from an ancient era once again appeared in this world.

On its edge, a line of mysterious text flowed and changed, but Athena understood its meaning the instant she saw it.

[Recognize the world, then recognize yourself.]

"A Divine Artifact?"

Quick to judge, Athena realized this was a Divine Artifact on the same level as her Spear of Victory and Shield of Aegis, yet the disparity in power between them was clearly not insignificant.

"Yes, it is part of another Divine Artifact, the immutable past, the carrier of memory, the origin of all things. Perhaps even you cannot remember what happened before you were born, but with its help, you can see the scenes you have once experienced."

Placing the parted Genesis Artifact on the desk and gently pushing it forward, Laine smiled faintly, then turned away.

"I'm lending it to you, as for how to use it... I think you'll figure it out, won't you?"

As he had arrived, so did he leave without any trace. It was as if his presence had never graced this abandoned palace, with only the scroll remaining on the desk.

After a moment of silence, looking at the artifact that could certainly be called 'of unknown origin,' Athena still picked up the scroll but did not immediately open it.

She needed to find a more suitable place... and this one was clearly not appropriate.

...

The light and shadow shifted, and the next moment, Laine arrived outside Mount Olympus.

The trembling of the earth had not stopped, and the sky shook from time to time. The struggle between Zeus and Gaia was still ongoing, or rather, if not for the increasingly strong law suppressing them, they might fight for another hundred years without a clear victor emerging.

Strictly speaking, having just completed half a ritual and sorely lacking in faith, Zeus was actually no match for Mother Earth; at best, he could only remain undefeated atop Mount Olympus. However, Gaia's own actions had tipped the scales of victory in his favor.

The memories from Athena would take a while to be known, so Laine simply stood by, first trying to analyze the composition of Zeus's power in his own way. Under his gaze, which spanned reality and the source sea, a corner of the Divine King's current state was revealed, a power similar yet different from that once wielded by Uranus.

Two fulcrums, twelve supports... At this moment, comparing with the myths of later generations, Laine also roughly understood something.

Perhaps the original Zeus had also used a similar method to cross into the Great Realm, only he took a longer time, a more protracted one, and didn't have someone as suitable as the current one.

Perhaps in the original trajectory, Zeus had defeated Cronus in the Titan war, but his and the other Titans' struggles did not easily come to an end. He did not capture the other Titans at once, nor did he fear the hidden beings. Somehow, even after ascending to the throne, the gods of the old era still frequently rebelled, causing trouble for the new Divine Court.

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In this process, the children of Zeus gradually came into the world, and he slowly uncovered the mysteries of faith, tentatively establishing the Twelve Principal Gods to strengthen his power. However, compared to the present one, the mythological version was evidently lacking.

The most obvious distinction was that the current Zeus and Hera were not counted among the Principal Gods; they stood alone above them, holding higher 'status,' with Zeus as 'king' far surpassing Hera.

Such a ritual was bound to be more stable and more powerful. Whether this deeper emulation of divine right kingship would have any negative effects, Laine did not know.

At the very least, one immediate observation was that the Divine King's connection with the laws was now closer... This was to a certain extent a good thing but would not be so perpetually.

"So it all comes down to Metis. Zeus himself could not possibly have suddenly invented such a ritual, even if that was within his grasp in the future... Metis, Asgard, I wonder what our 'Divine King Majesty' has done, and what he paid for it?"

Even though he had not received an answer yet, with the information this complete, Laine could infer some clues. Particularly the subtle changes in the law's origin, which added the concept of 'accepting sacrifices' to the 'interface.'

However, no matter concerning the world is minor. A definitive judgment would have to wait until the memory is recreated. That wouldn't take too long, and Laine could afford to wait. As for what to do while waiting...

He stretched out his hand, anticipating some 'unexpected' changes, and looked at the gods who were shocked by the Divine King's might.

The next moment, power surged, directed at these ignorant 'onlookers,' Laine made his move boldly.