Chapter 228: The Weapon Even the Primordial Gods Fear—Spear of Victory!
Each swing consumed an immense amount of his magical power.
Each high-speed movement also drained his magical power drastically.
Only by becoming like this—free from the constraints of the flesh—could he increase his speed again and explosively enhance his flexibility.
But the cost of this was that he could only swing a few more times.
He would vanish due to the depletion of his magical power, causing the false body sustained by it to dissipate.
Because, in the battle of Ragnarök, according to the rules, once the physical body is destroyed and the soul is fully exposed, it signifies defeat, and the soul immediately faces death.
Now, several of the thirteen procedures had already been unlocked, and he intended to use his remaining power for one final strike.
It must be said, Zeus was truly formidable. In a pure physical fight without weapons, he couldn't win!
Now, the best he could do was aim for—a draw!
So, had the opponent also realized something and was about to reveal another trump card?
On the Greek mythology side.
"Wh-What's happening now? Why are the two lords' weapons in Father's hands?"
Ares, who was nothing like the steady God of War, couldn't help but shout again.
"Lord Poseidon, that should be your trident, right?"
This time, even Hermes didn't understand, so he directly asked the lord.
The Zeus on the field was holding what seemed to be the genuine trident, not a fake.
"Yes, I never thought it would be necessary to use its original form!"
Poseidon, who replied thus, rarely showed a grave expression.
"Original form?"
Hermes was puzzled and hoped this lord would continue explaining, but the other party ignored him.
However, everyone soon found out, as Zeus began to speak.
"I never thought there would be a second time to wield this again! You should know, originally, my Lightning Sword, Hades' Bident, and Poseidon's Trident were actually one weapon split into three."
As Zeus spoke, he also looked up at the sky, as if reminiscing about something.
"Wh-What?"
"One weapon divided into three?"
"You've got to be kidding me."
Most of the gods who didn't understand were stunned.
These three were also top-tier divine weapons, making it impossible to imagine how powerful they were before being separated.
"I-I've never heard of this."
Ares was completely bewildered and sweating profusely.
As one of the Twelve Olympians, he was surprisingly unaware of so much about his own mythology, even his father's ultimate form.
If this got out, he would be laughed at, mocked for whether he was truly a part of Greek mythology.
"Hey, Poseidon, did you know? Why didn't I know?"
Adamas was very displeased. They were all four brothers, yet only these three had it, and he didn't?
However, his question went unanswered, which infuriated him. He could only listen as Zeus continued to reveal more.
Originally, before being split into three, this divine weapon was the true symbol of the ruler of Greek mythology.
The first wielder of this divine weapon was the first-generation King of the Gods in Greek mythology—Uranus.
With this divine weapon, he was undefeatable, and due to his tyranny, no god could resist him.
As his arrogance grew, Uranus eventually clashed with the Primordial Gods. To overthrow Uranus, the Primordial Gods devised a plan to seize that divine weapon.
So, did the Primordial Gods use this divine weapon to kill Uranus?
No, they couldn't, because this divine weapon could only be wielded by someone recognized as the ruler of the Greek pantheon. Thus, the second-generation King of the Gods, Kronos, was crowned as the new king with the support of the gods and recognized by this divine weapon, allowing him to slay Uranus.
However, before his death, Uranus cursed that every future King of the Gods would be overthrown and killed by the new generation, slain by this very weapon.
Fearing this, Kronos split the divine weapon into three and bestowed them upon his three sons.
So why wasn't the God of Conquest included?
It was simple: the God of Conquest seemed like a very ambitious individual. If he learned of this weapon's existence, he would undoubtedly try to reunite it.
Thus, the God of Conquest was never informed of this matter.
"Tch!"
Upon hearing this, the God of Conquest, Adamas, clicked his tongue in frustration.
But indeed, given his personality at the time, if he had known, he would have tried to seize these three Sacred Gears to make himself the true ruler of Greece.
Watching the scene, Zeus continued narrating the conflict with the second-generation King of the Gods, Kronos.
Under Kronos' rule, things weren't much better than under Uranus.
Moreover, Kronos was merely a puppet, with the true manipulator being the extremely controlling Primordial Gods behind the scenes.
Thus, after numerous pantheons could no longer endure the interference of the Primordial Gods, they raised the banner of rebellion one after another.
And so began the great war between the new gods and the old gods that swept across all cosmic pantheons.
So, the second-generation God King Kronos was defeated by Zeus using the divine weapon?
Not exactly. Instead, he engaged in pure hand-to-hand combat with Zeus and ultimately fell beneath Zeus's fists.
It was during this father-son confrontation that Kronos revealed the truth about the three weapons to Zeus, as Kronos had never been particularly fond of the Primordial Gods to begin with.
Therefore, during the decisive battle of that great war, Zeus indeed utilized the restored Primordial Divine Weapon to inflict considerable damage upon the Primordial Gods.
Nor was it Zeus alone who defeated the Primordial Gods, but rather through the combined efforts of numerous chief gods, with Zeus being one of the primary contributors.
In a sense, it was precisely by wielding this divine weapon that he could lead the gods to victory.
For this divine weapon was named—
"Spear of Victory!"
As if declaring the weapon's name, Zeus raised the spear that had fused into one in his hand, radiating a dazzling light.
That was the radiance symbolizing victory!
That was the hue that would bring absolute triumph to its wielder!