What Hassu was referring to was an area between Zeus's and Poseidon's domains, shrouded in hazy black mist. Amid the roiling fog, one could vaguely make out a mountain covered in black rock, barren of all vegetation, with a cluster of obsidian palaces rising atop it.
The Old Hunter channeled his magic and dispelled the dense fog used for the demonstration, revealing the detailed map beneath.
Hao Ren had already vaguely guessed what this place was. Among the Olympian gods, there were not many major gods with these characteristics.
"This is the temple district of Hades, the God of Death." As expected, Hassu's answer was exactly what they had anticipated. "In human myths and legends, Hades governs the underworld and is the God of Death. He usually doesn't live on Mount Olympus, but instead resides year-round with Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, in the land of the dead, Tartarus. In fact, the truth is more or less the same."
Hao Ren and Lily pricked up their ears in unison, listening intently to these secrets of the Age of Gods. To them, these secrets were no longer merely entertaining stories. They were facts laid out before them, directly affecting whether their plan to find Vivian would succeed.
Meanwhile, Hassu continued explaining the relationship between the underworld and Mount Olympus:
"...The so-called underworld was actually an additional space opened up by the 'gods' of Olympus through spatial magic. We all know that a 'divine realm' like Mount Olympus is actually a fragment of another world that entered this world along with the Others back then. You definitely know this history better than I do, Hao Ren. These fragments of other worlds were the most precious possessions of every race of Others. They could live in these alternate spaces more easily and grow