"You've all likely uncovered some details about the strange events in Athens. What are your thoughts?"
At the summit of Olympus Divine Mountain, Zeus, the God King, convened a council of the gods. All the Major God and deities, except for Athena, the goddess of wisdom and victory, were summoned to discuss the miraculous changes that had occurred in Athens twelve years prior.
Twelve years ago, Athens was shrouded in a mysterious force. They sent people to investigate many times, and even went out themselves, but they gained very little and even had difficulty entering Athens.
Athena, the ruler of Athens, also severed ties with the Olympian Pantheon and did not respond to God King 'Zeus repeated summons.
This made all the gods in the Olympian Pantheon somewhat uneasy, especially after they discovered that the flow of time in Athens had been accelerated by a hundred times. Even the Major God couldn't sit still.
It must be understood that we are now in Age Without Dao. Although time is one of the four cornerstones of the world, without the support of the Great Dao rules, the consumption and difficulty required to mobilize the power of time are quite terrifying.
Not to mention that it increased the flow of time by a hundredfold, something even Zeus, the strongest Olympian Pantheon, could not achieve.
This made them realize that Athena had likely obtained some kind of extraordinary opportunity, most likely the inheritance of the power of an Ancestral God.
At other times, it wouldn't matter, but now they are in the preparation stage for the upcoming war of the gods, which makes them have to think more.
"What's there to say? Just storm Athens and capture Athena!"
Ares, sneered, his contemptuous expression clearly showing that he didn't take Athena seriously.
Ares, the Ares of war, certainly had the right to disregard Athena. Although Athena held the divine authority of victory and could intervene in just wars, she was no match for Ares, the true god of war.
It is important to know that Ares is not only the god of war, but also the god of battle. Both his personal strength and the forces under his command are extremely powerful. Even in the current Olympian Pantheon, he can be ranked among the top five, second only to the three brothers Zeus.
"Since Ares is so confident, then we'll trouble our God of War to capture Athena and bring her to us for interrogation!"
Poseidon, the Sea God, chuckled sinisterly, pleased to have Ares lead the charge.
They had all secretly gone to investigate Athens before, and although they only wandered around the outskirts, they had vaguely sensed a potentially deadly crisis.
Clearly, there was a great danger in Athens that could threaten their lives, which is why they did not act rashly despite knowing that there was a great opportunity in Athens.
After all, they only wanted to obtain the great opportunities within, but they did not want to suffer too many losses, or even lose their lives.
It would be perfect to have Ares, that cruel and arrogant fellow, lead the way to test the waters.
Ares glared at Poseidon, whose tone Yin and Yang. He had always disliked this uncle. Then he turned his gaze to his father, Zeus, the God King, who sat in the main seat.
Zeus was the God King the gods, and if he wanted to fight against Athens, he had to get his father's permission, since Athena was nominally his daughter.
Furthermore, we are currently in the preparation stage for the God War, and if things go wrong, the final God War could start ahead of schedule. There are just too many factors to consider.
" Ares, go and make the trip. Remember, stop short of a fight. Now is not the time to start the final war of the gods."
Zeus glanced indifferently at his younger brother Poseidon, pondered for a moment, and agreed to Ares fight.
"Yes, Father God!"
With a ferocious grin, Ares rose to accept the order, strode out of the temple, and prepared to lead his army to attack Athens.
" Hades, during this time you need to pay more attention to Hell, don't let those vermin take advantage of any loopholes."
Poseidon, keep an eye on things over there in Heaven.
Apollo, you're in charge of monitoring the Divine Palace area...
After Ares left, Zeus decisively ordered the Major God present to guard against other pantheons taking advantage of the situation.
After all, all the pantheons nowadays want to obtain the Scepter of Creation and Pandora's Box through the final war of the gods. All the pantheons are rivals, mortal enemies, and sworn enemies.
If given the opportunity to severely damage or even destroy other pantheons, they certainly wouldn't pass up the chance to take them.
Therefore, when the Olympian Pantheon was conquering Athens, they had to be prepared for defenses on the border to prevent other pantheons from taking advantage of the situation.
After all, this is war, a war where every move affects the whole situation. There are just too many things to consider, and the slightest mistake could lead to utter ruin. They cannot afford to be careless.
" Asura, you're cheating again, using Father's Sword Dao power!"
In the Athens Sanctuary, Deathmask, covered in wounds, looked at the smug Asura with resentment. He was clearly the older brother, born a hundred years earlier than this guy, so how did this younger brother manage to catch up with him?
If he had been caught up by sheer strength, that would have been one thing, but this guy was actually weaker than him. The reason he was able to defeat him repeatedly was mainly because he had inherited his father's Sword Dao.
Did they not know that their father was an even more powerful figure than their mother?
Therefore, they were very envious of their father's most powerful Sword Dao inheritance. Unfortunately, among the thirteen brothers and sisters, only Asura and Milo comprehended the Sword Dao inheritance passed down by their father, which greatly increased their strength. They later surpassed their older brothers.
Not only was Deathmask, who had been defeated in the battle, unhappy, but Saga and the others watching from the sidelines also looked displeased.
My younger brother's cheat code is just too overpowered; relying on the Sword Dao passed down from our father, he has become the strongest among them.
"The little ones are quite energetic!"
Inside the temple, Wang Hao leaned against the window, watching the battle in the sky, a look of satisfaction on his face.
These thirteen children are the result of his and Athena's efforts over the past twelve hundred years.
Although the 108 constellations he initially established all originated from the same source and were essentially the same, they were also divided into different levels, with the Twelve Zodiac Constellations, as the core, naturally being the strongest.
It's just that it's a bit too powerful, making it impossible for the corresponding twelve Gold Cloth to be recognized as masters by others, not even someone as strong as Kratos.
Left with no other choice, Wang Hao could only try to create suitable masters for the twelve Gold Cloth, and the solution he came up with was to create miniatures with Athena.
However, the process of creating this little person was a bit complicated. Although it was a fusion of his and Athena's bloodlines, it was conceived and formed from the spiritual essence of the twelve Gold Cloth.
This is equivalent to saying that the thirteen little guys are the manifestations of the twelve Gold Cloth. As the Gold Cloth that Wang Hao Cloth devoted the most effort and resources to, their essence is extremely high, reaching the ultimate level of Innate Supreme Treasure. That is, they are equivalent to the top-level Major God Artifact in the Divine Dao Great World. With the blessing of the Twelve Zodiac Constellations, they have even faintly touched the level of Ancestor Divine Artifact, that is, Chaos Spirit Treasure.
Such a powerful foundation naturally gave birth to extraordinary forms, allowing these thirteen little ones to possess the cultivation of the Peak Heavenly Dao Realm from birth.
Of course, although this cultivation mainly relies on the essence of the Gold Cloth, we are currently in Age Without Dao, and this cultivation is only effective in the Athens Sanctuary, since its source of power is the Twelve Zodiac Constellations constellations.
Once they leave the Athens Sanctuary, their cultivation level will plummet to the Heaven Realm Peak.
Of course, they cannot leave the Sanctuary. Once they leave the Athens Sanctuary, they will be summoned back by the Twelve Zodiac Constellations constellations, so there is no risk of their cultivation level plummeting and them being targeted and killed.
This also meant that the Twelve Gold Saints could only serve as the last line of defense for the Athens Sanctuary, and could not leave the Sanctuary to conquer other Major God Divine Kingdom or pantheons.
But it doesn't matter, because in Wang Hao and Athena's plan, they are fighting a defensive war, using the Athens Sanctuary as their base to fight against all enemies.
Everyone knows that offensive battles are the hardest to fight, while defensive battles are the easiest to fight, as they can minimize losses.
As long as logistical supplies remain uninterrupted, we can maintain absolute control.
Wang Hao and Athena, who had been planning for a long time, had naturally made all the necessary preparations long ago, so they no longer needed to worry about logistics.
In addition to the massive logistical supplies they had prepared in advance, they could also replenish their own consumption by plundering the resources left behind by the defeated side, thus achieving the goal of sustaining the war through war.
"That kid Asura truly deserves to be called Sword Dao genius!"
Bai Suzhen brought a cup of tea and snacks to the window, gently fed her husband a piece of pastry, and commented on the battle in the sky.
To be honest, although Asura was the youngest of the thirteen children, she had already grasped her husband's Sword Dao.
Even if you've only grasped the basics, it's still quite impressive.
After all, her husband's Sword Dao was a genuine Great Dao Realm level, which in this world's terms would be the Ancestral God level, and the top-tier Ancestral God level at that.
Having grasped such a powerful Sword Dao, he instantly became the strongest among the thirteen children, at least in terms of attack power, no one could surpass him.
"That child is simply suited to practicing Sword Dao!"
Wang Hao chuckled, quite pleased that Asura was able to comprehend the Sword Dao he had left behind on his own.
Of course, this was mainly due to the assistance provided by Asura's true form Capricorn Gold Cloth.
Although he copied the Cloth, he didn't mindlessly copy the entire Saint anime. According to the Saint anime's setting, Saint don't have weapons. Even the weapons of the Twelve Gold Saints are sealed by Libra and cannot be used unless absolutely necessary.
Therefore, he had already designed and forged the corresponding weapons for the twelve Gold Cloth, which were absolutely powerful. In the Saint anime, Capricorn is set to wield a holy sword, Wang Hao put a lot of effort into this aspect, even using his own supreme Sword Intent to awaken it.
Having a sacred sword as its core naturally endows Asura with extremely strong Sword Dao talent. In addition, since the sacred sword was awakened by Wang Hao using his own supreme Sword Intent, it naturally fits very well with the Sword Dao inheritance left by Wang Hao.
What's your take on Milo's situation?
Athena swayed her graceful waist as she slowly walked over, glancing at Deathmask, who was being brutally beaten by Asura in the sky, and rolled her Byakugan at her Human King.