How were the sky and earth created?
Gaia and Uranus—this is almost every god's idea. To each deity, the sky was created by Uranus, the god of the sky, and the earth was created by Gaia, the goddess of the earth.
But what is the truth?
It's not as they think.
The sky and earth were formed by a serpent!
This is an extremely special divine beast. It came into existence at the moment the sky and earth were born, even earlier than Gaia. The serpent created the heavens and the earth and then died.
After the creation of heaven and earth, Gaia was born from the earth. Gaia existed as a Creator God and subsequently created one ancient god after another. This is the true history.
However!
As time passed, the stories of Gaia and Uranus echoed in everyone's ears. Eventually, everything was forgotten by many gods, and the serpent of heaven and earth was abandoned and completely forgotten by other gods.
If it weren't for Rhea possessing the law of time and unmatched summoning skills, she probably wouldn't have known about the serpent of heaven and earth. And in the final round of the Time War Formation, it is the serpent of heaven and earth.
"Roar!"
The serpent of heaven and earth had no rationality and let out a beast-like roar, charging frantically at Hades. The serpent's divine power and laws were at the level of a God-King.
Even without any rationality, the serpent's divine power and laws were terrifying. Facing such a monster, one could die without knowing how they died.
This is the terrifying aspect of the serpent of heaven and earth. However, Hades faced it with ease, casually manipulating the laws and wielding divine power. He couldn't defeat the serpent but could easily hold it off.
Wisdom! This is the most important. Without any wisdom, no matter how strong, it's just a beast.
Such a beast? It's not taken seriously at all. Hades could easily restrain the serpent of heaven and earth. Even if he couldn't kill it easily, over time, he could gradually slay the serpent.
"Hades," Rhea said gently, "It's useless. The serpent of heaven and earth represents the sky and the earth. As long as the sky and earth exist, the serpent will be immortal."
As expected.
In the continuous attrition, Hades gradually killed the serpent. After reclaiming his essence, he was just a step away from the God-King level. Moreover, facing the irrational serpent of heaven and earth...
However!
Unlike previously resurrected monsters, the serpent of heaven and earth revived almost instantly. Accompanied by a terrifying roar, the laws of the sky and earth seemed to grow even stronger.
This time.
Hades became serious. The serpent of heaven and earth, after being slain, revived with even greater divine power? This is no joke. If...
Hades watched the serpent carefully, while Rhea smiled and said, "Hades, give up. The serpent of heaven and earth is immortal. Under the sky and earth, each death only makes it stronger."
"Moreover..." Rhea paused and continued, "As for the serpent's limit, I don't know. The reason is simple. The serpent has never appeared before."
Although Rhea created the Time War Formation, she wasn't sure what the ultimate state of the serpent of heaven and earth would be. Unfortunately, she didn't know because the serpent is too special, an extraordinarily unique divine beast that shouldn't exist.
Normally!
In a typical mythological world, the serpent of heaven and earth would be in Gaia's position, a Creator God level existence. However, due to Chaos's inaction, the serpent died after creating the heavens and the earth.
Chaos then created Gaia, leading to the Greek pantheon in the mythological world. The whole situation is very complex and multifaceted.
The matter is intricate and complicated. The serpent's existence is too unique. Hades was contemplating killing the serpent of heaven and earth.
Not suitable!
He could no longer simply kill the serpent. Unless he entered the God-King level with the dark emblem. However, even as a God-King, slaying the serpent only leads to more problems. The serpent's uniqueness is immense. Sealing it? Even sealing it would be difficult.
"Hades," Rhea spoke again, "Give up. You have no chance of winning. Even if you kill the serpent, the Time War will just restart."
Hades quietly said, "Mother, the Time War Formation has an end. But if we cannot truly solve everything, the Time War will keep cycling endlessly."
"Indeed!" Rhea nodded with a smile.
This is the most terrifying part of the Time War. No one has ever reached the final round of the Time War Formation. No one has seen the serpent of heaven and earth. These are unimportant. What matters is one thing.
If the serpent is not dealt with, even if killed, its limit is unknown. Killing it would only lead to more cycles in the Time War Formation. This is an almost perfect loop.
In such cycles, any deity would eventually be consumed. Even Hades, with seemingly endless divine power, would face significant problems.
However...
Hades watched the serpent's frenzy, pondering. He looked at the serpent, thinking if...
Hmm?!
Maybe?
Perhaps?
Hades looked at the serpent, then opened his hand. The dark star instantly transformed into chains, gradually binding the serpent. If it can't be killed, then tie it up, take it away, and seal it?
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