God King and Earth Mother

Since the end of the Divine Mountain banquet, five hundred years have swiftly passed under the shimmering Sun.

Unlike the tranquility on the earth, the aftermath of Ryan's battle with the Sun God continues to unfold in the starry sky.

Returning to the stars, Hyperion fulfilled his oath to the Styx River. He handed over the Sun to his eldest son, Helios, who, despite being nearly a thousand years old, remained at the Weak Divine Power level.

Thus, for the first time in thousands of years, the Sun, which had been stationary in the Sky, began to move along its orbit. However, to the surprise of many Gods, the Sun's movement did not go as smoothly as they had imagined.

Perhaps it was because his Divine Power was too weak, or perhaps it was due to the non-cooperation of the other master of the Sun. Under Hyperion's cold gaze, Helios could not freely operate the Sun without his father's assistance.

His power was too weak, so much so that even moving the Sun a short distance exhausted him. Therefore, he asked the God King for help, but Cronus could not think of any solution.

Hyperion did not break his promise; he did not interfere with Helios. He simply merged into the Sun, becoming one with it.

This action increased the 'weight' of the celestial body. If Helios were a God with Intermediate Divine Power or higher, he could still control the Sun freely. However, due to his father's suppression in the past, his power was among the weakest of the True Gods.

The God King was disappointed. He had many plans, such as secretly supporting Helios to continue to control the Sun after five hundred years. He knew the latter would agree. But he never expected that Helios would be unable to fulfill his Divinity.

As a result, Cronus's plan to win without a fight was shattered. He had to prepare to intervene in the starry sky with more direct means.

But what happened next disappointed Cronus again. About two hundred years after the Sun changed hands, endless Light illuminated the earth, and the Mother of Light finally entered the realm of Great Divine Power. Seeing this, Cronus could only lament that Time was not on his side, and then temporarily put aside his idea.

In this situation, when the five-hundred-year deadline passed, Hyperion brutally imprisoned his eldest son on the Sun's surface and then took over the Sun again. This time, he learned to be clever. Although sunrise and sunset were not his authority, he still actively operated the celestial body to complete this action. With his Divine Power, although moving the Sun every day was a bit troublesome, it was not a difficult task.

However, as a result, the conflict between the Sun God father and son was completely exposed.

In such an environment, five hundred years later, the Gods gathered on the East Sea Coast, at the nameless retreat of the Earth Mother.

Here, they would create the first Life on earth.

"Are you still not giving up?"

Near a stream close to the East Sea, the Earth Mother held the emerald green Treasure Bottle of Life in her hands.

The Gods were waiting in the distance. Only a few Titan Gods had come to visit the Earth Mother here.

Many years had passed since the God King was replaced. As the world's source power rose, the earth grew larger, and the Earth Mother also benefited greatly.

Although the damage she had suffered had not fully recovered, at a glance, she was no longer the old and frail figure, but a plump woman of about fifty or sixty years old.

Cronus and Themis had already come once before, and the Earth Mother thought they had given up. But she did not expect that not only had they come again this time, but they had also brought more than half of Khaos's True Gods.

"Mother God, our previous attempts to create living beings failed because we lacked Souls. But now, the Lord of the Spirit World has agreed to lend a hand."

Facing the Earth Mother's questioning, Cronus said in a low voice.

If possible, he actually did not want to explain. Among the Gods present, he was probably the only one who guessed the truth of the Earth Mother's anger a thousand years ago.

Perhaps the original Treasure Bottle of Life could create complete Life, like Plants. Although they do not have specific consciousness, they are not completely without it, but that kind of consciousness is very hazy and vague.

But now, thinking of his Space-Time Origin, Cronus was prepared for the Earth Mother to be angry.

"Ryan?!"

Unsurprisingly, hearing this familiar name, Gaia's face suddenly changed. The surrounding earth shook accordingly, as if responding to the Earth Mother's anger, but immediately, not knowing what she was thinking, she endured it again.

"Since you already have his help, why are you still looking for me?"

Although she didn't show it, the Earth Mother's expression visibly cooled.

"With souls, you can create life using Divine Power. Why borrow the Life Treasure Bottle?"

Faced with the Earth Mother's accusation, Cronus's expression remained unchanged. He was actually a little surprised, having thought that hearing Ryan's name would elicit a more intense reaction from the Earth Mother.

But that was none of his concern. As a Primordial God, even the most miserable one, the Earth Mother often knew information that ordinary people didn't. Perhaps she had learned something from the Mother of Night, which was why she hadn't bothered Ryan.

Thinking of this, Cronus couldn't help but admire his own wit once again.

How could a fool like Hyperion compare to him?

"Mother Goddess, the Gods do not only intend to create a few lives; we plan to spread living beings across the land. Without authority related to Life, this is difficult to accomplish."

"Moreover, we also plan to create a special species modeled after the Gods."

Slightly raising her head, Gaia, though still angry, was intrigued by Cronus's words.

A species created in the image of the Gods was indeed interesting.

"If you wish, we can begin creation nearby." Seeing that the Earth Mother was intrigued, Cronus continued, "You can also come and see our progress in your spare time. After all, in the field of creating life, you have much more experience than we do."

After pondering for a while, the Earth Mother was finally moved by Cronus.

Not only because of that special species, but also because it was the common idea of many Gods. After the era of Uranus, Gaia had vaguely realized the importance of power and authority.

The Earth was not good at fighting. Rather than displaying martial force, it was better to use other methods to demonstrate her status.

"Take it, after all, you are already a God King, aren't you?"

Taking out the Life Treasure Bottle, the Earth Mother still took a jab at Cronus. The God King didn't take offense, but accepted this high-level Divine Artifact of the Life domain.

He knew that the Earth Mother still held a grudge against him for not releasing the Cyclops and the Hundred-Armed Giants, but Cronus still didn't plan to release them.

In fact, from the very beginning, Cronus had done it on purpose. He knew that his refusal would not cause too much hostility from the Earth Mother, but it was enough to make this only Primordial God walking in the present world leave the Divine Mountain, thereby expressing her dissatisfaction.

But Gaia's departure was exactly what Cronus wanted. If his brothers had all left, but the Earth Mother remained, and he didn't have enough power, then he really didn't know who Mount Othrys should belong to.

If he couldn't even fully control the place where he lived, then this God King would be too ridiculous.

Now that Time had passed, Cronus had firmly secured his throne, but he still didn't want Gaia to return to the Divine Mountain.

Rhea, as his God Queen, had always stood with him. After the last secret assistance to Hyperion failed, the God of Meteorology also chose to completely side with Cronus. The current Mount Othrys did not need a Primordial God who did not obey the God King's orders.

"And the world's urging..."

"Strengthening authority can indeed delay it, but as the God King of Khaos, bearing Gods is ultimately an unavoidable responsibility."

With a somewhat cold look in his eyes, Cronus didn't know what the Earth Mother would think of his plans in the future, but he didn't want to know either.

Whoever threatened his position as God King was his enemy.

Children were like that, brothers were like that, and the Earth Mother would be no exception.

I've been thinking about whether to change the name of the book recently. The editor also asked me before, asking me to think of a serious name with four or five characters. What do you think is better?