When Zeus devoured the Herrscher, the opponent showed no resistance at all, completely like a cold, robotic machine. Without a next command, it wouldn't move on its own. So, who was operating her to eliminate humanity? Was it the will of this planet? If it truly was the will of this planet, then why did it still allow humanity to barely survive, instead of wiping them out completely?
Reality cannot be compared to a game; Zeus had always believed this principle. In games, no matter how much health they lost, they wouldn't die, but in this world, they would definitely die.
"It's not without gain."
No longer dwelling on such nitpicking thoughts, Zeus looked at her divinity with satisfaction. It had recovered a tiny bit. It seemed Zeus had found her direction, but not having a body was still a major problem.
"A long road ahead!"
Zeus looked at the Devouring Heaven Magic Skill in her earring and sighed helplessly. She now needed to quickly condense a body and cultivate immortal arts. Although a Western God King cultivating Eastern immortal arts was a bit unconventional, don't forget that Zeus was an Easterner in her previous life. Forget about awkwardness; being able to fight was the hard truth.
"First, I need to find the source to see how this Honkai formed, then I can think about other things!"
With this plan, Zeus began to move slowly and leisurely towards the huge energy source in her perception. There were no humans left in the entire world now, and it would take tens of thousands of years for a new civilization to appear again. However, when humanity developed again, Honkai would surge forth once more. This was the setting of this world, but Zeus still felt it was a bit strange. It seemed to have some connection with Alaya and Gaia, both conceptual deities who didn't see eye to eye.
After an unknown period of travel, Zeus finally arrived at a chaotic, barren land. On this land was a giant deep pit. Looking down, no light could be seen at all; it was pitch black. But it was this place that, in Zeus's perception, contained Honkai energy even more concentrated than that on a Herrscher.
Zeus was not in a hurry to explore. She first sat cross-legged by the pit and began to fully absorb Honkai energy to repair her divinity. Under Zeus's full repair, the divinity's devouring speed became faster and faster. The surrounding Honkai energy, like a vortex, enveloped Zeus and was devoured and absorbed by her divinity.
As a soul body, there was no need to worry about other things. Zeus sat in meditation like an old monk, absorbing and repairing. After an unknown amount of time, Zeus only stopped when she felt the progress of her divinity's repair slowing down. Looking at her slightly 'fatter' divinity, Zeus nodded in satisfaction. But when she looked around, she realized that the large hole that had been there had now become a sea cave, which made Zeus feel the passage of time.
"It has become a sea. What time is it now?"
Slowly walking to the shore, Zeus looked at the starry sky and asked curiously.
Walking up a hillside, Zeus began to wait for the sunrise. Although night didn't affect her much, she still didn't particularly like to move around in the dark. After waiting for about four hours, watching the beautiful sun slowly rise from the east, Zeus began to organize the energy within her body. Her demand for Honkai energy had now become greater. The small amount of Honkai energy in the air was no longer very effective for recovery. For Zeus now, she needed enormous energy, and the 'Herrschers' best fit this condition.
"It seems I still need to fight monsters to level up, but not having a body is really a headache."
Just as Zeus was sighing, a cute girl suddenly walked out of the woods behind her. This scene startled Zeus. Hadn't humanity disappeared? What was going on? But looking at the girl, dressed in ancient clothes and wearing beautiful jewelry, walking towards her, Zeus confirmed that this was not a hallucination.
"If there is a God, please help us! Oh God! Your humble servant Xuanyuan prays again, please save the people!"
The girl couldn't see Zeus. She walked up the hillside, knelt down to the sky, and with a voice as clear as a nightingale, pleaded bitterly to the unknown deity. However, Zeus, standing nearby, heard the name and was beyond words.
But judging by her tone, it shouldn't be the first time she had come here to pray to God. Looking at the girl… uh, no! Xuanyuan, kneeling on the ground and praying earnestly for the people in her village, Zeus could only sigh at the sheer coincidence.
"Maiden, you are fated with my Buddha, quickly sign a contract with me and become a magical girl."
"Bah! Wrong line. Maiden, do you desire power?"
Thinking of the xuanyuan sword she had thrown into her earring space, Zeus's eyes darted around as a good idea came to her. So, she appeared directly in front of the maiden and spoke to her.
"Eh! Are you an immortal?"
Upon hearing the voice, Xuanyuan, the maiden, looked up and saw Zeus floating in mid-air. The maiden asked Zeus in surprise.
"Uh, calling me an immortal isn't wrong, but I am a god. However, don't mind the details for now. Do you desire power, maiden?"
Ignoring Xuanyuan's question, Zeus asked the maiden again.
"I desire the power to protect people."
Xuanyuan listened to Zeus's words, was silent for a moment, then raised her head firmly and looked sincerely into Zeus's eyes as she spoke to Zeus.
"Then, the contract is hereby established."
When Xuanyuan agreed, Zeus showed a foxy smile, which made Xuanyuan feel a sense of unease. Had she just sold herself out?
With that thought, Xuanyuan fainted.
While Zeus was struggling to implement her plan, on the other side, Gaia had been standing blankly in the large crater formed by Zeus's self-destruction for almost three days. For these three days, she stood there like a statue.
On that day, many people (gods) felt the immense power of the explosion. Hades, who was in the Underworld, was the first to experience it; her Underworld even vibrated. But she didn't pay attention to it because her wife and child were missing. She was now mobilizing the entire power of the Underworld to search for Zeus and had no time to deal with matters on the surface. She assumed that 'idiot' had clashed with Gaia and was simply annihilated. If she knew Zeus had self-destructed, she wouldn't be so anxious. She would have just shattered her divinity and gone with Zeus.
Other people, due to Gaia, this great god, being there, dared not even glance over, let alone investigate. Only Athena came to pay her respects to Gaia and was gently sent away.
"Something's not right, no matter how I think about it, something's not right, not right."
Standing in the pit like a female ghost, Gaia kept muttering nervously to herself.
"Zeus, I don't believe you're dead, I don't believe it."
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