Chapter 14: Chaos World Structure, Mother Earth Goddess Gaia 1
With the birth of the sky, Tartarus also realized that the structure of Chaos' world was not a universe and countless planets.
It was a world structure similar to the "flat Earth" theory he knew in his previous life, but with slight differences.
The earth was flat, with a hemispherical sky above, covering half of Chaos' world, and the abyss at its lowest point.
Since the birth of darkness and night, the earth had no direct connection with the world barrier.
The earth was surrounded by endless night.
Now, the sky, replacing half of Chaos' world barrier, inverted like a hemisphere.
Its area far exceeded the earth, covering not only the earth but also the surrounding night.
Its body was the largest among the gods.
The vast, empty sky emanated the strongest divine power.
This instilled fear and dread in Erebus, the God of Darkness, who hadn't engaged directly, and a sense of unstoppable crisis in Nyx, the Goddess of Night.
Tartarus, facing the divine might of the sky, naturally felt even more intensely than the two gods.
However, this wasn't a matter of escaping from the devoured clone.
This was the abyss of Hell, whose power rivaled that of Uranus, the God of the Sky.
The abyss's area was smaller than the sky's, but the divine might it emanated was no less powerful than that of the sky's.
Divine might is the pressure emanating from the divine consciousness of a god, invisible and intangible.
But both divine might were so powerful that the collision seemed to materialize, instantly dispelling the darkness and night surrounding the earth.
Instantly, a vacuum zone, devoid of night, appeared around the earth.
The roar of the massive collision was deafening, and at that moment, the earth seemed to be overturned, its surface collapsing.
"Is brother Tartarus the most powerful? Or is the newly born Sky God, Uranus, stronger?" Nyx, the goddess of night, wondered, looking at Tartarus with anticipation.
"The abyss won't dispel darkness. Tartarus is better to me. But if the Sky God defeats the Abyss God, will darkness ever be driven away from between earth and sky? If so, my strength will be diminished."
Hidden within the darkness, Erebus, the God of Darkness, carefully sensed the clash of the two gods' divine power, deliberating which to aid.
Boom!
The continued collision of the divine power of the sky and the abyss further disturbed the slightly tilted earth, causing it to shake violently.
"Stop!"
At this moment, a slightly weak, yet gentle female voice rang out.
Gaia, the God of Earth, appeared.
Gaia was no longer the immature young woman she had been. She had matured, her figure swelled considerably. Her slightly curly golden hair, paired with a low-cut, corseted white dress, exuded the aura of a noble and beautiful woman.
Now, Gaia, who had given birth to the Sky God, was no longer the Earth God; she should be called the Earth Mother.
With Gaia's appearance, the Divine Might of Earth erupted and spread from the surrounding land, slicing through the surroundings like a circular blade.
The Divine Might of the Abyss and the Divine Might of the Sky, previously locked in a fierce confrontation, were simultaneously blocked by the Divine Might of Earth as the invisible blade sliced through them.
Tartarus sensed that the Earth Mother, Gaia, had fallen below the peak of divine power, but was still in the middle peak, far surpassing both him and the Sky God.
After the Divine Might of Earth had sliced through her, she was left alone to counter both the Divine Might of the Abyss, which surged upwards, and the Divine Might of the Sky, which plummeted downwards.
Furthermore, it pushed both divine powers towards the abyss below and the sky above, respectively.
"His strength has been greatly reduced, but he's still far superior to us. It seems the loss this time wasn't too great." Tartarus was slightly surprised.
He hadn't expected that after giving birth to such a powerful sky god, Gaia could still possess such formidable power.
"My apologies, sister. I was impulsive just now and shouldn't have bullied my nephew Uranus, after all, he was just born." Tartarus looked at Gaia and said, "Congratulations, beautiful sister, on giving birth to such a powerful god."
As he spoke, the abyssal divine power that had erupted dissipated instantly.
"The outcome isn't decided yet, Tartarus. The next time I descend into the abyss, I hope you'll remain as calm as you are now." Uranus, the sky god, looked at Tartarus, his words filled with pride.
"Your presence is the best of all. I welcome you." Tartarus maintained his smile.
Aside from their original bodies, the strength of gods varies. The stronger their stage, the greater the difference in power between each stage.
Tartarus, at a powerful late stage of divine power, could easily defeat the combined strength of the two powerful mid-stage gods of darkness and night.
Gaia, similarly, could easily defeat all three of them.
But fighting in their original bodies presents a different story.
Just like Tartarus, if he were to deify the Abyss and enter darkness to battle the Dark God, he would likely be defeated.
Similarly, if Gaia were to enter the Abyss today, it's uncertain whether she could defeat Tartarus.
Tartarus truly longs for the arrival of Uranus, the Sky God.
Suppressing the Sky God must be a wonderful feeling.
"Hmph! The sky will cover the Abyss, and it won't be long before that happens," said Uranus, the Sky God, in a deep voice. 5
At this time, Gaia, the Earth Goddess, said gently, "Uranus, don't treat Tartarus like this. He's your uncle, and he was doing this for your own good."
"He's an ungrateful god, Sister Gaia. You need to teach your child a lesson," said Nyx, the Night Goddess, with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"When he was born, he not only received much of your essence and divine power, but he also stole mine and Erebus's essence and divine power."
"The Chaos Source is deeply harmful to us gods. Tartarus intercepted him just now to save him. Now, instead of being grateful to Tartarus, he blames him. This is not what a god should do."
Uranus, the Sky God, who had been staring at Tartarus, frowned slightly and looked at Gaia, the Earth Goddess.
Gaia looked apologetic and spoke gently, "My son, when I created you, I was unable to suppress the Chaos Element, causing a large amount of Chaos Element to escape the earth and soar into the sky."
"The Chaos Element destroys the true form of any god, even our own. It is the greatest harm to us gods."
"Once these Chaos Element fly into the sky, they will harm your true form. Tartarus intercepted the Chaos Element just now to save you. You should thank him."
As she spoke, a tiny speck of dust appeared at Gaia's fingertips. Encapsulated by her divine power, it was a trace of Chaos Element.
The Chaos Element gave Uranus, the god of the sky, a sense of danger.
At the same time, he also sensed some Chaos Element scattered throughout the sky, destroying the sky itself. He currently used a portion of his divine power to suppress these Chaos Element.
Uranus's obvious hostility toward Tartarus receded.
Then, he pointed at Tartarus and said, "Then why do I sense within him the origin and divine power that should belong to the sky? This isn't the origin of chaos."