Ordinary gods.
Or rather.
They simply weren't qualified to witness what had just happened between Persephone and Apollo—that simple contest in a single thought.
Those qualified to see all this needed to reach at least the level of a main god.
"Hmm..."
Sora sat in his chair, legs crossed, one hand resting on his leg supporting his head, thinking contemplatively: "God-kings and those below god-king level."
"Have a fundamental difference."
"To be precise."
"It would be more appropriate to call it a difference in life essence."
"If we say."
"Gods and humans represent an evolution of life essence, then stepping into god-king level is similarly an enhancement from life essence."
"In a certain sense."
"God-level beings at god-king level are already an entirely new form of life."
"..."
Demeter listened to Sora's thoughtful monologue without saying much. She didn't know who Sora really was or what the situation truly entailed. It was better to say less to avoid mistakes.
No matter what.
She had finally seen her daughter. Even if the current underworld seemed somewhat off, that was no longer important.
Demeter just acted like an elderly mother, not wanting to cause trouble for her child.
"Speaking of which..."
"Divine power at god-king level—one thought destroys a universe, one thought births a universe."
"So..."
"Single universe level?"
"No!"
Sora thought briefly and shook his head: "Theoretically speaking, god-king level has already surpassed simple single universe-level combat power. It should be called exceptional single universe level, but hasn't reached true multiverse level?"
"Hmm..."
Sora rubbed his temples. There were many things to consider.
Don't think that Sora just spent his days eating, drinking, and playing around doing nothing else.
Actually.
Sora's learning progress was astonishing, and his understanding of various knowledge was extremely high.
All of this required personal study to supplement his divine throne, add fuel, and make the divine fire he would ignite in the future burn more vigorously.
"It seems..."
"I'll need to wait for Persephone to return before considering more."
Sora thought briefly, then stopped.
These matters.
Let's leave it at that for now. More consideration later.
Sora just continued quietly watching the battlefield.
In the vast universe.
The phantoms condensed by Persephone and Apollo still gazed at each other.
"..."
Apollo opened one hand, and a thunder staff flickering with overwhelming lightning fell into his grasp.
Thunder.
This was the divine artifact forged by the three Cyclops brothers for Zeus, and relying on this artifact, Zeus was also known as the strongest god-king.
Thunder and Aegis.
With these two artifacts providing enhancement, combining offense and defense, Zeus became the most powerful among the third generation of god-kings.
Similarly.
These two artifacts were also what Zeus left behind for Apollo.
It could be said.
If outsiders looked at it, Zeus was almost ninety-nine percent certainly dead, having left both artifacts to Apollo. Except for taking the divine garment, he took nothing else.
Wasn't this problematic?
Actually.
Anyone with even a little understanding knew that Zeus wouldn't die. He was secretly plotting something.
And Apollo was just a chess piece pushed to the forefront.
Was Apollo himself unaware of this?
Of course he was aware.
Unfortunately.
Apollo had no way to change his fate. At least for now, Apollo could only passively endure everything. He wasn't qualified to change it.
"Thunder."
Persephone opened her elegant hand, and a divine sword similarly appeared in her palm.
At the same time.
Her forehead emitted a flowing light, and a dark purple gem floated before her brow.
Helm of Invisibility.
Sword of Hades.
Fight?
Come on!
Who's afraid of whom!
Isn't it just artifacts of the same level?
I have two here, you only have one. We're both upstart god-kings—who's really stronger than whom? How ridiculous!
Persephone wasn't afraid of going to war with Apollo.
As for the final outcome of battle?
Honestly.
At most they'd end up pulling each other's hair. Wanting to truly determine victory was almost impossible.
Between the two, wanting to truly kill a god-king was nearly impossible.
"Helm of Invisibility."
"Sword of Hades."
Apollo looked deeply at these two artifacts.
He naturally knew about Hades' death, but knowing was one thing. Persephone's birth and transformation into a god-king was too special.
Looking at it now.
Persephone had truly inherited everything that once belonged to Hades.
Subsequently.
Apollo also put away Thunder. He was testing—if Persephone hadn't truly inherited everything, then dealing with Persephone would be relatively easy.
But looking at it now, he needed to plan for the long term.
"Persephone, let the Aegis remain in your hands for now."
"In the future."
"I will personally retrieve this artifact."
Apollo's phantom had already vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
And Persephone didn't care about this.
Empty threats?
Completely meaningless!
Persephone's phantom also similarly dissipated.
In this era, the collision between two god-kings.
After just slight contact, it ended, without a true battle between god-kings occurring.
After all.
Battles between god-kings had too great an impact, and with Persephone possessing two artifacts.
Apollo had no way to truly achieve victory.
Most importantly.
Thunder and Aegis.
These both belonged to Zeus's artifacts. Even Apollo didn't truly possess them—he could only wield them to unleash their full divine power.
In Apollo's view, even if Persephone had stepped into god-king level, she couldn't possibly truly control the Aegis and make it her own artifact.
But ah!
Who could say for certain about these things?
Sometimes, what happens can be very surprising indeed.
Within the Underworld City.
Persephone slowly opened her eyes. She opened her elegant hand, and the Aegis that Demeter held was taken into Persephone's grasp.
Subsequently.
Persephone used divine power to directly seal this Aegis.
Before she could completely master the Aegis, it was better to seal it. Otherwise, this ultimately belonged to Zeus's artifact, and if something unexpected happened, that would be troublesome.
"Hah..."
After handling everything, Persephone also lightly exhaled a breath of stale air.
Sora asked with interest, "Persephone, how do you feel about the collision between god-kings?"
"The collision between god-kings..."
"Hmm..."
Persephone thought briefly, then shook her head: "Collisions between god-kings cannot determine victory or defeat in a short time. Even though I possess two artifacts, facing Apollo, the final result might be my victory, but I still cannot kill Apollo, or even truly defeat him."
"As expected."
Sora nodded with understanding: "This isn't strange at all. After all, battles of the same level, especially the higher the level, cannot be resolved with simple words."
"Let's go."
"Let's discuss the remaining matters after returning to the Pure Land of Bliss."
"Alright."
Sora stood up, and Persephone stepped forward, gently linking arms with her mother goddess, saying, "Mother, let's go back first."
"Good."
Demeter's eyes were full of tenderness as she gently stroked Persephone's golden hair.
At this moment.
Tears glimmered in Demeter's eyes. How long had it been? She couldn't remember anymore! She didn't know how much time had passed since she last personally touched her daughter's golden hair.
The three returned to the Pure Land of Bliss.
Regarding everything that had just happened.
The women busy within the Pure Land of Bliss didn't actually understand what had occurred.
After all.
That level of collision was completely beyond what their standard could touch.
Sora, Persephone, and Demeter.
The three entered the massive living room.
Sora leaned back and sat on the sofa, while Persephone naturally sat beside Sora, pulling her mother to sit on her other side.
Sora didn't care whether Demeter was there or not, still naturally wrapping his arm around Persephone's slender waist. All his movements were so natural.
Demeter watched this scene, seemingly pondering something thoughtfully.
Sora took out a divine subordinate contract and said, "Persephone, explain this matter to Demeter."
"Alright."
Persephone took the divine subordinate contract and began describing to Demeter what exactly had happened and what the current situation was.
A moment later.
"I see."
Demeter nodded with understanding. She looked deeply at Sora, who sat there lighting a dark cigarette, seemingly contemplating something.
Supreme status, representing 666, comparable to or even surpassing the absolute god's Dark God.
That Dimensional Star Map that could truly traverse all heavens and myriad worlds.
And!
Everything that had happened recently. Though it had only been a little over four months, so much had occurred!
Demeter picked up the divine subordinate contract and signed her name almost without hesitation.
Sora sensed his divine subordinates had increased and only then returned to awareness from his contemplation.
"Demeter."
Sora said with interest, "Don't you need to consider it further?"
Demeter asked back gently, "So, Dust, if I don't sign this contract, would you be willing to let me stay in the Pure Land of Bliss?"
"That wouldn't be a problem."
Sora nodded to this: "If you're unwilling, just stay in the Pure Land of Bliss as a mascot. Here, you won't have any room for resistance, but after that, you'll never be able to leave the Pure Land of Bliss."
"In that case."
"I can always accompany my daughter, and there's a more glorious future ahead."
"I have no reason to refuse."
Demeter shook her head gently. She didn't think she would choose to refuse, nor did she think she had any reason to refuse.
"That's good."
Sora was very satisfied with this. No matter what, this was still a main god. Although she was far inferior to exceptional-level main gods like Athena and Ares.
But she was still a main god. His household wasn't exactly destitute, but they were desperately short of people. Having even one was extremely useful.
Sora inquired, "Persephone, at god-king level, you can create and destroy universes. In that case, can you create true worlds?"
"I cannot do that."
Persephone shook her head: "Creating parallel universes is easy, even creating life is easy, but various divine objects and resources can only be born through the nurturing of world power. And true worlds contain world power within them."
"At the very least."
"This is not something I can do. Perhaps, reaching the level of absolute god, one could accomplish this."
Sora nodded with understanding, contemplating something thoughtfully.
If his calculations were correct, below god-king level belonged to levels within the universe. As for reaching god-king level, one had already transcended the universe's limitations.
Truly reaching single universe level.
No!
No!
It shouldn't be called ordinary single universe level. The laws that gods mastered and various artifacts should be called exceptional single level.
"Hmm..."
"Do Primordial Gods correspond to multiverse level?"
"And!"
"The further advanced Absolute Gods have reached omniversal level? This is still uncertain for now."
"However."
"If it can be verified that Absolute Gods can create multiverses, then it can basically be confirmed that they've reached omniversal level."
Sora contemplated many things thoughtfully.
For now.
Most everything was still just speculation, not very certain. Of course, this wasn't strange.
For now.
His own level was still relatively low. Understanding so much was just having an idea and reference point.
"But ah!"
Sora withdrew his chaotic thoughts and changed the subject with interest: "After this incident, unexpectedly, the upcoming Holy War will be interesting. I believe Apollo will definitely participate in this Holy War."
"That's not strange."
Persephone also agreed with this, while Demeter listened quietly and learned that her divine master and her daughter wanted to claim the divine objects and resources that were born on earth every 243 years.
Although.
Sora could traverse all heavens and myriad worlds, theoretically not lacking divine objects and resources, who would complain about having too few divine objects and resources?
Obviously.
If I lack ability, that's my problem, but if I have ability yet actively give up? That would obviously be too embarrassing, right?
Anyway, Sora wasn't that kind of person. Greed and arrogance were also aspects of darkness.
"Speaking of which!"
Sora looked at Persephone and Demeter and began contemplating thoughtfully.
"Hehehe..."
Persephone just looked at Sora's expression and a smile appeared on her face as she teased softly, "Dust, is this really appropriate? Mother just became your divine subordinate."
Sora spread his hands: "Please, I'm the Dark God. Isn't it normal to have thoughts?"
"Besides."
"Having thoughts is having thoughts. What's the point of being secretive about it?"
Demeter naturally understood what this meant.
In summary.
Sora wanted to eat a rice bowl.
Demeter looked at her daughter, who showed no intention of refusing.
Then.
She didn't mind either.
For Demeter, she didn't care about any of this. As a widow, what she valued most was only her daughter. As long as her daughter was happy and she could help her daughter, that was enough.
Her daughter was obviously the most special among all divine subordinates and followers.
But!
What about the future?
In the future.
As Sora's divine subordinates and followers increased, perhaps her daughter wouldn't be the most special one anymore. Because of this, what she needed to do was help her daughter become even more special.
In the Pure Land of Bliss, in the palace complex that Sora had prepared, in the main palace that should have served as a reception hall or living room.
Demeter and Persephone.
This mother-daughter pair worked together to prepare a meal for Sora, a rich dinner that was truly memorable.
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