Berserk Form

"The Seven Great Refuges (Divine Court) jointly declare: effective immediately, Gods and humans must not enter into unions. This directive is hereby issued for all to know."

On the third day, this announcement appeared.

It had to be said that Zeus and those other old fellows really moved fast.

A few days later.

Inside the refuge behind Mount Olympus, in a high-tech conference room.

Several researchers in white lab coats were typing intently on their computers.

Zeus sat beside Jiang Yang, listening carefully to every word he said.

"The Forbidden Domain means walking the path of invincibility, cultivating an invincible heart, and defeating every enemy with an invincible conviction... reaching that mysterious realm, profound beyond profound, where all external things cease to exist, and your mind is focused solely on battle."

Jiang Yang talked until his mouth was dry, finally describing everything he had felt.

Zeus's brows were tightly furrowed. Seeing that Jiang Yang had finished, he could not help asking in confusion.

"That's it? Nothing else?"

"Huh? That's it. Nothing else, really. You've asked me countless times over the past few days."

Jiang Yang did not know whether to laugh or cry. He really had said everything he could think of.

Beside them, a middle-aged man with glasses who looked like a scholar set down his computer and spoke to Zeus.

"God King, King Jiang is right about the general approach, but his experiences cannot be replicated. For a Forbidden Domain like this, one must display qualities like his from the very beginning."

"What do you mean?"

Zeus's brows furrowed even more.

"In other words, without an undefeated history like King Jiang's from the start, a Forbidden Domain like this will not emerge later, either. Someone like him is an exception. There can only be one in an era."

"So I'll never be able to beat this guy?"

"Uh, not necessarily. We have deduced that, in terms of increasing energy levels, the emperor-rank third step should be enough."

"Fuck, that's ridiculous. The emperor-rank third step? I only broke through to the second step a few hundred years ago. How long will it take to reach the third?"

Zeus was utterly speechless.

"But we haven't come away empty-handed. Based on King Jiang's approach, we have invented a state that can also greatly increase combat power."

Zeus's eyes lit up at this, and he hurriedly asked.

"What method?"

"We call it Berserk Form! I'll send the method to your inbox right now."

"Thank you for your hard work, Medis."

"You're too kind, God King. Strengthening the Divine Clan is what we ought to do."

"Hahahaha. All right, once I've learned this method, I'll have a proper fight with Jiang Yang."

Zeus stood up in high spirits and declared loudly.

"All right, I'll be waiting."

Jiang Yang smiled at that.

Night.

Inside a temple in Olympus.

Jiang Yang was teaching Filiya to read and write the Divine Clan's script.

It had to be said that Filiya was something of a little genius even among the Golden Humans, having awakened supernatural power at such a young age.

By the Divine Clan's standards, she was probably around D-rank.

He had taken her away from the tribe because seeing her had reminded him of Ania as a child, of the despair in her eyes up on that raised platform.

But he would ultimately have to send a Golden Human who so closely resembled the Divine Clan to the Norse Refuge. They desperately needed people of her kind there.

Still, to help her live a little more comfortably there in the future, he had decided to teach her to write the Divine Clan's script.

Under the light, the little girl of about six studied with great diligence and earnestness, determined not to disappoint the god's expectations.

Just then, a series of light footsteps approached, and a gentle knock sounded at the temple door.

Jiang Yang turned toward the door with a helpless smile.

"Artemis, you're here again."