Sora and Persephone crossed the boundaries of the sea.
In an instant!
The two seemed to arrive in another sea entirely.
The Sea Realm!
This was the true Sea Realm.
The ocean was merely its external manifestation.
Here was the true Sea Realm ruled by Poseidon, and in the depths of the Sea Realm was connected the Black Sea of that God of the Black Sea, Pontus.
"So this is the Sea Realm..."
Sora surveyed his surroundings, watching the fish that showed no fear as they swam past him.
Even more so.
There were various monsters, divine beasts, sea creatures and others that only appeared in mythology...
Sora whispered softly: "Except for being surrounded by seawater, here you can hardly see any difference from the land."
"Sunrise and sunset."
"Everything."
Persephone explained softly: "These all exist in the Sea Realm. After all! The Sea Realm is also a world. Heaven, the Underworld, the Sea Realm, the Earth - these are all separate worlds that evolved into this form through the changes of the ages."
Sora shook his head and said: "Forget it, I don't really feel like sightseeing right now."
"Persephone."
"Let's go."
"First let's find Prometheus."
"As for the Sea Realm..."
Sora rubbed his chin and said: "The scenery is quite nice. Later, I can create a Sea Realm in Elysium."
"Good."
Persephone smiled and nodded, following the location her mother had mentioned.
The two headed toward the distance.
To be honest.
Sora had always had thoughts about renovating Elysium.
Undeniably.
Elysium was very beautiful and particularly like a place where gods would live.
Unfortunately!
Sora wasn't very interested in this. On the contrary, Sora preferred the atmosphere of human life.
It was just a pity.
During this period, these past nine months, he had either been researching world conquest or running around outside, or else partying.
One could only say.
It was truly decadent!
But thinking carefully, as the God of Darkness, decadence seemed to be a natural thing.
Mm!
Let it be like this then. Future matters could be researched slowly later, after the first phase ended.
As for renovating Elysium?
Hmm~~~
After the first phase ended, it would definitely need renovation.
"Sora, what are you thinking about?"
Persephone looked at the thoughtful Sora and asked gently.
Sora gathered his scattered thoughts and said with emotion: "I was just thinking that Elysium is beautiful and all, but! It's a bit too unreal, feeling just like a divine realm. I prefer the atmosphere of human life. I'm planning to renovate Elysium a bit after the first phase ends."
"Hehehe~~~"
Persephone laughed lightly and said: "I've been prepared for this idea for a long time."
Sora glanced at Persephone and shook his head.
Undeniably!
This unopened Queen of the Underworld was truly deeply lovable.
Gentle and moving.
Amazingly capable.
And very understanding.
Sora really quite liked Persephone, especially with Demeter there too.
Hiss!!!
It had to be said.
Just thinking about that lazy beautiful mature woman, Sora couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Too good at playing!
Demeter really meant what she said and did what she wanted. The degree to which she could let loose.
Honestly.
You could write however many tally marks you wanted without problem - calling it excessively outrageous wouldn't be going too far.
Sora really quite liked this mother-daughter pair.
Sora and Persephone chatted while heading toward the deeper parts of the Sea Realm.
Soon.
Before a vortex, the two stopped.
Sora's figure vanished without a trace in an instant. For now, everything would be left to Persephone.
This game!
It was better for him to play it slowly.
"Persephone..."
From within the vortex came a slightly weak but magnetic male voice. He slowly spoke: "You found me? I'm actually curious why you would seek me out?"
Persephone was different from when she faced Sora with gentle tenderness.
At this moment.
Persephone's aspect as a God King was displayed without reservation - graceful and noble, yet filled with endless pride, that lofty attitude of a God King was shown completely.
Persephone's voice was gentle yet indifferent as she said: "Prometheus, as the God of Wisdom, can't you guess why I've come?"
"The Fire of Humanity?"
Prometheus thought briefly, then said strangely: "That shouldn't be right. The Fire of Humanity is in my hands, and aside from me, no one else should know about it."
A clever person!
Sora quietly listened to the conversation and had to admit.
Prometheus was a clever person.
He knew that with Persephone's arrival, he had hope of getting out.
So...
If he wanted to get out, he needed to offer sufficient payment.
And!
A divine object like the Fire of Humanity was obviously the first payment Prometheus offered.
"The Fire of Humanity..."
Sora narrowed his eyes and thought silently: "A flame born from human civilization. If I could get my hands on it and modify it later..."
"Human Order Collapse?"
"Hiss~~~"
Sora couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. If his idea could succeed, it would bring tremendous benefits.
However.
Sora only thought briefly before withdrawing his thoughts. This kind of good thing could be studied properly.
The Fire of Humanity.
This kind of good thing couldn't be born casually.
Sora wasn't joking about this.
The Fire of Humanity could only truly be born when humanity possessed unlimited progress and created countless heroic and glorious human epics.
In other words.
In an ordinary world, it would be impossible to give birth to the Fire of Humanity.
Only when facing gods with human strength, under such difficult circumstances, when human civilization developed, could the Fire of Humanity be born.
Setting aside other things like Human Order Collapse.
For Sora, getting the Fire of Humanity and devouring it with darkness.
Then!
The Dark Cloths wouldn't need to grow through the trial of time, but would be directly born.
Even more so.
The Dark Cloths would become more terrifying, directly bound to the dark multiverse that Sora controlled.
As long as there was still human inheritance in the dark multiverse, as long as humans still existed.
Then!
Each Dark Cloth would possess infinite evolutionary potential.
Of course.
Although Sora really wanted it, he had no intention of speaking up.
"Prometheus."
"Worthy of being the God of Wisdom."
"Undeniably."
"The price you offer is indeed quite astonishing."
"However."
"Prometheus, to release you, just this price alone is not enough. This is a new era."
"In this new era, only Apollo and I serve as chess players, laying out strategies on this chessboard."
"And your emergence, with your wisdom and abilities, would likely disrupt this chess game."
"So then..."
"What else can you offer?"
From beginning to end, Persephone maintained a lofty attitude, as if she hadn't come here to actively trade with Prometheus.
But rather as if Prometheus was begging her, and she had only come here because of that.
"..."
Prometheus didn't answer immediately.
The order of precedence?
This wasn't important. He wanted to get out, and moreover, facing a God King was fundamentally meaningless.
Using wisdom to overthrow a God King?
That was just a joke.
What had Metis and Prometheus accomplished in the end?
That was self-evident, but the final result was only one - Zeus had merely acted slightly and completely shattered all their efforts.
Gods!
The strong prey on the weak - this was the foundation of everything.
After a moment.
Prometheus quietly spoke again: "Divine Code. I have the Divine Code of the Titan pantheon. This Divine Code, I can give to you."
"Divine Code..."
A trace of surprise flashed through Persephone's eyes.
Divine Code!
How to put this thing...
Simply put.
If you used a storybook as an analogy, when you became the owner of the Snow White storybook, you could perfectly control that storybook.
And the Titan pantheon's Divine Code that Prometheus possessed had the same effect.
Mastering this Divine Code meant truly controlling the entire Titan pantheon.
Of course.
Sora wasn't interested in controlling the Titan pantheon. What he needed was the Divine Code itself. For Sora, the firewood needed to ignite divine fire was far too much.
And Divine Codes were among the most precious and best fuel for burning.
"Not enough."
Persephone said quietly: "Prometheus, I'm well aware that even you cannot truly master the Titan pantheon's Divine Code. This is the Divine Code of a Titan pantheon from some parallel universe, isn't it!"
Although she used a questioning tone, Persephone's words were very serious and calm.
Prometheus said: "That's right, this is indeed the Divine Code of a Titan pantheon from some parallel universe. In that case..."
"Prometheus, bring them all out. I know very well what you possess. This Titan pantheon's Divine Code is just one part - you have much more."
"Otherwise."
"You wouldn't think you had the qualifications to resist Zeus."
"The process doesn't matter, but the result is that you've already failed."
"Now."
"This Divine Code can allow you to truly escape your seal and become free."
Persephone's voice was very indifferent and very calm.
"Fine!"
Prometheus agreed without hesitation.
"Primordial Divine Code, Titan Divine Code, Olympian Divine Code - these are all in my hands."
"I once obtained the Divine Codes of a Greek pantheon from a parallel universe."
"However."
"The Primordial Gods of that parallel universe were just projections, very weak, unable to affect this world. This Divine Code can bring benefits, but they won't be that great."
Prometheus didn't hide anything and said everything as if stating facts.
"Acceptable."
Persephone said quietly: "Besides this, all the civilization systems you once cultivated in humanity must be handed over to me."
"Fine."
Prometheus knew the other party's purpose was exactly this, but it didn't matter anymore. As long as he could escape the seal, everything else was irrelevant.
Persephone quietly raised her hand and simply pointed into the void.
Ripple~~~
Like water waves rapidly spreading outward in all directions.
In an instant.
The vortex had dissipated, and a man with jet-black long hair, refined features, but appearing very weak, walked out from within.
"Persephone."
Prometheus quietly looked at the goddess before him.
Prometheus had naturally seen Persephone before, but he had never expected that she could become a God King.
Abel, Athena, Ares, Apollo.
These were the only four beings in the Fourth Divine Generation capable of becoming God Kings.
Actually!
In the Primordial God era, as the first generation of gods, Uranus served as God King, representing that in that divine generation, only one God King could be born.
Of course.
Since Uranus was a Primordial God, and the other Primordial Gods were also very special, the Primordial God era wasn't counted among them.
In the Titan era, as the second generation of gods, besides Cronus, Hyperion, the strongest male, also had the qualifications to become God King.
In fact.
Hyperion had also become a God King, but he was loyal to Cronus.
The third generation of gods didn't need much explanation - Hades, Poseidon, Zeus.
The once magnificent War of the Three God Kings had already proven everything.
And for the fourth generation of gods, those qualified were these four. Persephone was not among them.
However!
Prometheus suppressed all his confusion. He raised his hand, revealing an extremely thick tome that was at least over fifty centimeters thick.
He explained: "This tome records all the systems I promoted, developed, and evolved for the advancement of human civilization - mystical systems, scientific systems, everything is encompassed within."
Prometheus then took out another tome. This one was pure gold throughout, emanating infinite divine power the moment it was brought out.
Persephone once again extended her delicate hand, her slender jade fingers pointing into the void, and everything returned to tranquility.
"The Divine Code of a Greek pantheon from a parallel universe."
"What a pity."
"This tome is only the Divine Code of the Greek pantheon, it doesn't contain the power of Chaos, nor does it include all transformations."
"Otherwise."
"It could transform into the Divine Code of Greek mythology."
Prometheus also felt it was regrettable. The Divine Code of the Greek pantheon wasn't complete. Only a Divine Code encompassing all of Greek mythology would be the most complete.
But this already involved the Chaos God, which wasn't something Prometheus could get his hands on.
Persephone waved her hand, already putting away the two tomes, and said quietly: "The Fire of Humanity."
"Very well."
Prometheus hooked with one hand, his complexion instantly becoming even paler. From his heart, he extracted a crimson flame. This flame burned fiercely, and within its flickering light, one could seemingly see the developmental history of countless human civilizations.
Persephone collected the Fire of Humanity and said quietly: "Prometheus, our transaction is complete."
Persephone turned around and left directly.
And!
"Cough cough cough~~~"
Prometheus coughed weakly, murmuring: "Persephone, how exactly did you manage it? Possessing the Fire of Humanity, possessing the Divine Code of the Greek pantheon, possessing these two divine objects, I even have the civilization systems developed countless times by human civilization."
"But even so, I was unable to truly step into the God King realm."
"So how exactly did you do it?"
"How exactly was your divine rank supplemented?"
Prometheus, as the God of Wisdom, was at this moment filled with bewilderment.
He couldn't understand, he truly couldn't understand.
How exactly had Persephone completed her divine rank?
Without God King divine rank, one could never step into the God King realm.
But!
Persephone had done it, which meant there was only one possibility - she had completed her divine rank, elevated her divine rank. But Prometheus couldn't understand how, when his own numerous efforts had failed to achieve this, Persephone had managed it.
"Forget it!"
Prometheus shook his head, not thinking about it anymore.
No matter how.
He was already free. As the God of Wisdom, he had some grasp of the current situation and naturally knew what he should do and what he could do.
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