God-King!
In the eyes of many gods, this is the ultimate limit of a lifetime. Even if they spend their whole lives striving, they may never reach this realm.
Mephistopheles, Hypnos, Thanatos, all of them struggled and fought to reach the level of a God-King. Mephistopheles, in particular, had a very special status, being the last orphan of the mythological world.
The Twin Gods, being the most favored offspring of the Ancient God couple, also lacked the qualifications to become God-Kings.
Not only them.
Even among the Twelve Titans, apart from the Titan God-King, the other eleven had never reached the realm of the God-King. Although their existence separated them from other Major Gods, creating a class called Titan Major Gods.
This only proves that they are not God-Kings, which is the power pursued by countless gods. These innumerable gods spend their entire lives and are willing to give everything just to reach the level of a God-King.
Like every Ancient God, they strive to become stronger. Even if the road seems hopeless, success is the best outcome for them.
This is the instinct to become stronger, almost ingrained in their bones. Every god absolutely wants to become stronger, no matter the time.
And!
Hades also understands this point well. He has fought hard, expending countless efforts to become stronger.
Although.
For a God-King who has regained their essence, naturally growing to the God-King level is no problem at all. However! This feeling is like having the same rank.
Both are God-Kings, but one is level 1 and the other is level 99, reaching the pinnacle of a God-King. Is there any comparison between the two?
Clearly!
A little thought reveals the problem. Simply put, there is no comparison. Hades' foundation is too strong.
Laws, divine kingdom, faith.
With these three working together, the benefits Hades gains are terrifying. In a short time, when Hades effortlessly stepped into the level of God-King he should have reached long ago.
In an instant!
A stream of divine power coursed through his body, and Hades could feel his very essence transforming. This was no joke, but a true transformation in every sense, a fundamental change.
Laws!
Divine Kingdom!
Faith!
Everything was rapidly transforming and churning. And Hades was not a low-level God-King. For this level of God-King.
If anyone is the weakest, it would be Apollo from the original story. He inherited the God-King position from Zeus, but to put it bluntly, Apollo was the weakest of all God-Kings, almost pitifully so.
If others are level 1, Apollo would be 0.1, pathetically weak. But now Hades? His foundation is too solid, even after breaking through to God-King, he continued to grow at a visible speed.
In a short time!
Hades had perfectly stepped into the God-King realm. When he slowly opened his eyes again, his level had probably reached the upper tier, about level 70 or higher.
"..."
Hades slowly opened his eyes, his gaze carrying endless calm. Streams of different divine powers churned, seemingly proving Hades' strength and terror.
"This feeling..." Hades murmured softly, "Seeing the world from this perspective is entirely new and different."
Hades could clearly feel that the world he saw had changed dramatically. He could easily, even casually, see the essence of the entire world.
And this feeling was astonishing, but Hades was deeply immersed in it. Is this the difference of a God-King? At the God-King level, there are no secrets.
Especially...
"The will of the gods." Hades murmured, "It has slightly changed, not becoming Ultimate Power, but forming..."
"This is?"
Hades' words carried a hint of astonishment. The will of the gods is the power held by all gods, a weaker version of Ultimate Power.
In the Greek pantheon, only eight Ancient Gods and the Titan God-King Kronos truly mastered Ultimate Power. At most, there are nine in total.
Simply put, this number has already reached the limit that the mythological world can accommodate. If there were more, it would not be an enhancement but a huge burden to the mythological world.
If it truly reached that point, it would become a troublesome situation. Hades pondered for a moment, sensing carefully.
Yet he could not understand more. His will of the gods seemed to form a prototype, but was it a prototype of Ultimate Power?
Hades was not particularly clear. Theoretically, his current situation is very special, and he did not fully understand.
"It seems." Hades murmured, "I still need to talk to the Ancient God couple."
Hades thought this but was not in a hurry. He opened his hand, releasing the laws as the King of the Underworld. He knew that the underworld had begun to operate gradually.
And!
With Hades' laws, soul-harvesting reapers, soul-judging judges, and soul-guiding envoys quickly formed. This was not much, but with their formation, the underworld was supplemented and perfected.
It began to operate.
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