Beginning of Life

Chapter 50 Beginning of Life

Decades had passed since Cronus obtained the [Life Treasure Bottle] from Gaia.

Near the Earth Mother's residence, the gods found a Great Plains. They gathered there, using the essence flowing from the artifact to create various Life forms.

Their materials were random: riverbed silt, fallen leaves, earth, stones, and clouds. The gods shaped them as they wished, then merged them with the divine liquid. If their creations met the basic rules of Life, a species was born.

Then, using it as a template, millions of similar creations would appear.

However, it was easier said than done. The gods, with no experience in creation, tried many structures, but most failed. For them, creating the first one was the biggest challenge.

Finally, after nearly a century of experimentation, eight thousand four hundred new species appeared on the earth.

In the sky, underground, and in the sea, each true god created several species. Although they had no Souls yet, they were living beings from a biological perspective.

"Finally done."

Looking at the strange 'fish' before him, the Lord of the Outer Sea enveloped it with Divine Power to sustain its Life.

For the first time in thousands of years since the Sky Father ascended, he looked tired. Although his Divine Power was still abundant, Okeanos felt overwhelmed.

"Metis, my daughter, let's stop here."

Okeanos shook his head at the young, beautiful goddess beside him, deciding not to continue.

"Alright, Father, this is indeed the limit of our abilities."

Goddess Metis was a little regretful. Although she thought that Life swimming in the sea didn't need limbs, in practice, neither of them knew how to handle this 'fish'.

"Not yet, Okeanos, we have one more species to create."

Cronus, looking at his former elder brother and niece, hadn't changed much.

After all, the God King didn't want to create anything. Over the years, he had mostly given advice to other gods. After all, Divine Mountain was only so big, and he didn't plan to let beings without Divinity enter his Divine Palace.

"These simple Life forms are already so difficult to create. Creating Life in the image of the gods is impossible, even with another five hundred years."

Goddess Tethys of Primordial Water shook her head, losing hope.

"Even if the Earth Mother is willing to help, the [Life Treasure Bottle] is ultimately just her artifact. She doesn't truly possess the Divinity of [Life]. [Plants] have a high affinity with [Earth], but the Earth Mother probably has no way to create living beings similar to the gods."

Only by trying it yourself can you know how difficult it is to create Life.

In the original timeline, the God of Souls, Iapetus, created the Golden Humans and Silver Humans, and some say Gaia created the Golden Humans. But the myths only briefly mention their creation process. No one knows how much effort these two gods put into it.

The Goddess of Primordial Water secretly vowed that when this batch of creations died, she would never create Life herself again. She would leave these complex matters to others.

Cronus frowned, also finding it difficult. He now realized that his previous ideas were too simple.

It seemed that to create the god-like beings he envisioned, he needed professionals.

Thinking of what the Goddess of Law had said about her experiences in the Spirit World, Cronus made a decision.

"Iapetus, my brother, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make another trip."

Turning to look at the God of Speech not far away, the God King smiled kindly, but his tone was unquestionable: "The creation is about to end. It's time to invite Ryan. Besides the matter of bestowing Souls, I also have many things I want to ask about the creation of this last species."

"Your Majesty, I think—"

The God of Speech, once again press-ganged into service, was about to refuse, but in the next moment, including him, the several gods present looked towards the distance.

Space-Time trembled for a moment, and under the gaze of the three Great Divine Power beings, Ryan's figure quietly emerged.

"No need to trouble yourselves, I've already arrived."

Reaching out to smooth out the spatial ripples he had caused, Ryan said with a smile.

"Ryan's control over fate is truly astonishing."

Tethys sighed in admiration. If Ryan didn't rarely move about in the mortal world, she would have long wanted to display the traditional skills of the Okeanos Divine System and introduce a goddess to this most ancient of gods.

Unfortunately, unlike the other gods of Khaos, this ancient god who resided in the Underworld seemed to have little interest in banquets and entertainment. At least in recent years, Tethys had never seen him in any god's Divine Palace.

Of course, if Ryan knew what she was thinking, he could only say that it wasn't that he had no interest in entertainment, but that he had no interest in the current entertainment.

In an era where even music and dance hadn't been invented, did Ryan go to other gods' Divine Palaces just to drink a couple of poorly made cups of wine? "Haha, now that the Lord of the Spirit World has arrived, it seems our final creation is about to be completed."

Although Cronus couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he saw the spatial fluctuations, he still greeted Ryan's arrival with a hearty laugh.

After so many years, Cronus had gradually accepted the facts. He was no longer as resentful as he once was in front of Themis, gnashing his teeth at the mention of Ryan's name.

"Yes, I have come for the creation of Humans."

Nodding, Ryan glanced at the strange-looking 'fish' in front of the Lord of the Outer Sea, revealing an interested expression.

"Is this the Life created by Lord Okeanos? It looks truly peculiar."

Hearing this, the Lord of the Outer Sea's expression became somewhat unnatural. Just as Uranus rejected the Titans, 'ugly rejection' was a completely normal phenomenon for the current gods.

"Ahem, this is indeed the creation of the Lord of the Outer Sea and his daughter, but it's not yet perfect. If Ryan is interested, you can also help to improve it."

"Alright then. Metis of Wisdom, I've heard much about you."

Nodding slightly, Ryan greeted the goddess beside the Lord of the Outer Sea, and Metis returned a smile.

He knew what Cronus meant; the other party wanted to further confirm his attainments in the field of Life.

After all, seeing is believing. But Ryan also had this intention. At least for the first batch of Humans, he was very interested in getting involved personally.

Extending his right hand, emerald light emerged in Ryan's palm. Although he only grasped the Life authority related to Spirituality, this part was originally one with what remained in the Life Treasure Bottle. In terms of attainments in the field of Life, even Gaia was probably inferior to him.

Moreover, for Ryan, creating Life was somewhat like copying homework.

Holding the light of Life in his hand, Ryan gently brushed it over the 'fish'. As the light entered its body, the originally translucent bone spurs disappeared, and the twisted spine was straightened.

The 'arms' used to manipulate water flow became fins, the surface burrs turned into scales, and the body became more in line with fluid dynamics.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the originally Cthulhu-esque 'fish' turned into a normal animal, leaving the three gods of the Okeanos lineage around them dumbfounded.

If that 'fish' hadn't been created by them bit by bit, they wouldn't have felt anything. But precisely because they had some experience, they could truly understand the subtlety of this move.

Seeing this scene, even Cronus on the side was somewhat surprised. He had never believed in the saying 'seven days of creation, creating all living things on the fifth and sixth days'. The God King thought that if Ryan could spend a few days making this 'fish' look better, it would be enough to serve as the leader in creating Life-type gods. But he never expected that he wouldn't even use a minute.

"In haste, this is all I can do."

Seeming to still be not very satisfied with his work, Ryan didn't make any further movements.

He looked at the God King on the side, and said with a smile, "Fate guided me here, precisely for the birth of Humans. Now that everything is ready, we can begin creating Humans, right?"