Chapter 34: The Element of Water, the Source of Life 1
In the current Chaos world, the earth has not yet reached its limit, but it far exceeds the area of the abyss and is immensely vast.
Currently, the ocean has just been born. While the area surrounding the earth isn't exaggeratingly large, it still exceeds half of the Earth's surface.
The total area of this vast ocean water even exceeds the abyss at the bottom of the world.
Tartarus speculated that the Ocean God, Pontus, was not very powerful at birth.
One reason is that he was born, not from Chaos, but from the Earth Mother. Secondly, he is not the ocean itself.
Although the ocean is materialized and vast, Pontus is the depression of the earth, the bottom of the ocean.
Naturally, Pontus was not as powerful as the Sky God at birth, so his divine power was at its infancy.
However, this did not affect the fact that Pontus now had complete control over the vast ocean.
Pontus injected a vast amount of ocean water into the Abyss. If this amount fell onto Earth, it could even form vast lakes and seas.
However, compared to the vast ocean surrounding Earth, this amount of water only caused a minor drop in sea level.
Tartarus, while within the ocean, could only sense the ocean water through his divine body and divine consciousness, but could not truly sense the water element.
When he truly devoured the ocean water, merging it with the abyss itself, it transformed into the water element.
This was also the first time Tartarus sensed the water element.
The water element was like an extremely tiny particle of water.
It was only a scattered amount of water, and the perception was not strong enough.
As the vast amount of water element merged with the abyss itself, Tartarus's perception of the water element began to become clearer, and he gained a deeper understanding of water.
"The ocean's waters contain the essence of water, as well as various stable life sources. These sources are beneficial to the bodies of the gods."
Taltaros sensed this carefully.
The essence of water...
Life, vitality, nourishment, nourishment...
Currently, Chaos, apart from the gods, lacked any other life, no plants like flowers and trees, and no living animals.
But the gods possess life, and their very bodies naturally contain life and vitality, requiring growth, nourishment, and strength.
In Tartarus's perception, the essence of water lacked independent life, yet it held a rich vitality.
As the water element merged into the abyss,
He sensed the abyss region fused with the water element, as if nourished and improved by a mysterious energy.
That abyssal region, previously in a state of chaos and turmoil, now calmed down slightly, beginning to shift from instability to stability. The depleted and lifeless areas began to regenerate.
Tartarus was somewhat surprised. "Is this the Essence of Water? It's quite magical. The area infused with the water element has noticeably stronger vitality."
"The vitality emanating from it is also stronger than in other areas. And as I consume more water elements and absorb more of the Essence of Water, the vitality of this area continues to rise, and the vitality is increasing."
He recalled the description of water in the texts of his previous life: water, the source of life!
Tartarus wasn't sure whether the Essence of Water could create life, but he was certain that it could definitely enhance vitality, nurture all things, and nourish life.
"The gods are eternally immortal, and the Essence of Water doesn't seem to benefit my life at this point."
"But if a certain area of the Abyss is rich in vitality, and when the Chaos world grows and develops to the point where all kinds of life emerge, could I also nurture some creatures in the Abyss?"
Tartarus began to ponder this question.
"The completeness of the world depends not only on the expansion of the earth, ocean, and sky, but also on the birth, flourishing, and increasing presence of life."
"Similarly, does the development, growth, and strengthening of the Abyss simply mean the continuous expansion of its area? Not necessarily."
"Originally, the Abyss was large. I had just been born and hadn't yet reached its limit. Without the Origin of Chaos, my own strength was also rapidly increasing, just like Uranus, the God of the Sky, today."
"Then, after breaking through to the early stages of peak divine power, the Abyss' area expanded many times over. My current strength hasn't yet reached the limit of the strength of a comparable entity and is still growing."
"But this kind of natural growth over time is too long and too slow, and..."
Tartarus thought of the Greek mythology he knew in his previous life: Zeus had created a cage in Tartarus to trap the second generation of God Kings.
If Tartarus had grown normally, would he have allowed Zeus to do this if he were powerful enough? 7
It's clear that if Tartarus continues to grow normally as the Abyss, his power won't reach the heights of a future Zeus.
"If I follow the Abyss's true form, following the same growth path as most gods, my strength will be at its limit. First, I might not surpass Zeus, and then I'll never surpass the Chaos World." 3
"So, I can't just grow as the Abyss. I need to make changes. The four elements are now a breakthrough."
After careful consideration, Tartarus began to devour the ocean water with even greater effort.
At the same time, he fell into a semi-sleep.
By becoming close to the element of water, comprehending its laws, and absorbing its essence, all three can increase the completeness of the Water Element God's godhood.
The essence of water is a kind of essence; simply absorb and integrate it.
The deeper aspects of this essence, such as its ability to nourish life and enhance its amplification, belong to the power of the laws of water.
Clearly, integrating with the essence of water will benefit the Abyss.
Therefore, Tartarus actively sought to comprehend more of the power of the Law of Water. This would be useful for his future mastery of the Law of Water, once he achieved the status of Water Element.
Time passed as Tartarus devoured marine plants and comprehended the Law of Water...
Over the past year, Tartarus sensed a shift in the world.
"A new god is about to be born."
Tartarus's devouring form appeared on the land of the Abyss, and at the same time, the Night Goddess, Nyx, appeared beside him.
"Mother Earth Goddess Gaia is about to give birth to another child. Brother Tartarus, do you want to go and see? It could be dangerous," said the Night Goddess, Nyx.
Tartarus said calmly, "No. Even though Gaia has divided the Earth and the Abyss into different camps, there's currently no enmity between the two."
"Ocean God Pontus and I have a good relationship. Perhaps the newly born god will be a polite and sensible new god."
"Yes, the mountains?" said Nyx, the goddess of night. "I feel the earth shaking. It's begun."
"Let's go and see."
Then, darkness enveloped Tartarus, and he soared straight towards the earth above.
At this moment, in the abyss, the divine bodies within two large eggs were still taking shape.
Over the course of a year, Tartarus devoured approximately one-third of the ocean water injected into the abyss. The Water God's godhood reached 15% completeness.
When he first saw the ocean, he comprehended the Law of Water for the first time, which directly increased his completeness by 3%. Unfortunately, he was unable to repeat this realization later.
In comparison, consuming the essence of water to increase completeness was a much slower process.
But it wasn't slow. Enlightenment didn't come instantly, but as long as there was enough ocean water, the consuming process could continue.
At this rate, achieving Water Element God wouldn't take too long.
As they passed the bottom of the ocean, Tartarus called out to Pontus, the god of the sea.
As the three gods clashed on the surface, the figure of Uranus, the god of the sky, appeared.
"Tartarus, how dare you appear again? Aren't you afraid I'll shatter your body?"