Yet faced with such an excellent opportunity of the universe seemingly facing destruction, Tartarus didn't dare take advantage of the chaos at all.
Tartarus remained incomparably calm under ultimate instinctive fear.
He didn't even dare approach the world that had become Zeus's thunder domain.
That had already become an absolute forbidden zone that even chaotic void couldn't violate.
The gods cowered and trembled in fear, their divine nature wailing in trembling, all beings in the universe weeping blood and crying in grief, howling and mourning for the universe's end.
All gods throughout the universe, whether participating in battle or not, trembled with rigid divine forms under this Great Thunder that shrouded everything. Fear from their divine nature's depths made many gods unable to control their screaming.
The divine war's battlefield instantly stopped due to this suddenly appearing thunder.
Countless great gods stared dumbly at this truly world-destroying terrible scene, their divine thinking frozen solid.
The moment thunder appeared, Zeus's divine form also suddenly transformed into the supreme sacred, most majestic thunder divine body.
His entire divine being became the most dazzling scorching light, illuminating the entire world, becoming the only light source between heaven and earth.
The God King's divine pupils were blinded by the intense light that appeared in an instant, flashing completely white, temporarily blind. The God King's sharp gaze became completely useless before absolute brightness.
Zeus raised his arm. This simple action alone drove the firmament's rotation, gathering violent storms and thunder that swept the entire world!
As his great hand bearing supreme authority swung down, the first lightning bolt shot forth!
That wasn't ordinary serpentine meandering, but a dazzling, straight, pure white flawless light column that tore through darkness, streaming straight down from the horizon's end, carrying heat capable of melting everything and breath that could incinerate all things, roaring as it bombarded forth.
It cleaved through void, leaving an eternal golden crack in space. Wherever it passed, space was instantly torn like fragile paper, everything completely incinerated into nothingness—nothing could block it!
God King Kronos had no time to react at this moment, not even time to be shocked. In truly lightning speed, that first thunder had already ruthlessly bombarded his divine form!
Following closely were the second, third bolts—
Countless lightning bolts burst forth eagerly, no longer individual light beams but weaving into a golden, constantly expanding energy giant net that completely enveloped the God King, leaving him severely wounded with nowhere to escape!
After thunderclaps fell, what followed was endless thunder's roar!
That wasn't a single rumble, but a chorus of myriad thunder sounds, deeper than a million male lions' roars, more shocking than a million volcanoes erupting simultaneously!
Each thunderclap was enough to shatter ordinary beings' fragile spirituality, tear the earth's sinews, collapse majestic mountain ranges, make seawater surge and explode, even making the underground endless darkness echo!
Thunder sounds roared throughout the universe—the most terrible intimidation against any who dared defy supreme law!
The Thunder Lord had already grasped Kronos's divine form. Endless thunder became the most indestructible chains, binding him tightly. Thunder power penetrated every particle of his divine body, never to dissipate eternally.
The terrible damage had already made the God King lose all perception. His divine form and divine nature were completely paralyzed in this scorching violent thunder. His divine consciousness instantly became chaotic, briefly falling into complete stagnation.
The God King was too strong—pure void might not contain him, but after adding Zeus's thunder "cage," he truly had no hope left.
Even if some god wanted to secretly release him, it would be impossible to break Zeus's personally set thunder prison!
Even though the God King had fallen into incomparably dangerous straits, the gods still couldn't recover from thunder's shock—they could still only stand there dumbly.
But Zeus didn't only act against the God King—he simultaneously attacked the other three Titans!
Endless thunder swept over each of their divine forms, making all their movements stagnate. In thunderclap roars, the gods' divine bodies were ruthlessly ravaged.
That initial thunderclap was also the signal for action to begin.
The instant they heard the thunderous roar, the three Hundred-Handed Giants who had long been lying in ambush in darkness suddenly leaped out from underground. They had been hidden under Lady Night and Hades's authority all along.
Appearing instantly now, their almost heaven-reaching massive forms shocked all gods who had never seen them before.
The oppressive feeling from these absolutely massive giants made even the gods suffocate.
Even the death weaver, the perceiver and thinker, and bright intelligence goddess now all felt endless shock under successive sudden changes, not even knowing what to do!
Their wisdom and power seemed so pale and useless at this moment!
They were awakened from stupor by thunder's bombardment, suffering severe wounds in just one instant.
And this was only minor power—the vast majority of the sky-filling thunder's force was still fully applied to the God King.
If Rhea and the others acted now, they could instantly cause even more terrible severe wounds to them, even briefly making them lose combat ability!
But Rhea had no time for that now.
The great God Queen, that goddess of the world's vitality, circulation, and movement, now fully wielded her authority. The severely wounded God King and three Titans found all their movements instantly subjected to even greater restrictions. At this moment, they almost completely lost all ability to resist.
The three Hundred-Handed Giants—Briareus clasped his palms together, violent motion bringing storms. His giant palms became a prison. Enduring thunder's terrible damage and the deep fear in his heart's depths, he firmly grasped Kronos who was being jointly controlled by Zeus and Rhea.
Kottos and Gyes respectively grasped Coeus and Phoebe.
Only Iapetus, the death weaver, recycler—he could still muster courage, desperately breaking free from restraints, struggling with incomparable difficulty, using all his strength to attack Zeus.
He had no time to think much—he only wanted to rescue the God King first!
Only by rescuing the God King would they have a thread of hope!
But this was merely delusion.
Poseidon, Hestia and the others easily blocked the now vulnerable him.
Zeus knew only Iapetus would die for the God King and absolutely wouldn't flee.
So the three Hundred-Handed Giants grabbed Kronos and the others!
Because once Coeus and Phoebe reacted, they would definitely flee immediately. Zeus absolutely wouldn't give them any chance—this battle must resolve everything!
Kronos had sown evil causes in the past, now finally reaping bitter fruit.
The God King feared the giants' power, yet ultimately was defeated by the giants' power.
Even though Kronos and the others instinctively struggled desperately, everything was too late.
Hades in the rear stirred up endless darkness. Thunder brought sky-filling storm clouds. Lady Night had quietly arrived.
Darkness and night simultaneously shrouded Kronos and the Coeus couple firmly grasped by the Hundred-Handed Giants, bringing them boundless despair.
Zeus didn't delay a single instant. He resolutely hurled thunder, unceremoniously cleaving open the boundless earth, exposing the endless darkness at the world's bottom.
The three Hundred-Handed Giants forcefully grasped the three Titans, leaping together into endless darkness. Hades and Lady Night used darkness-formed chains to wrap around them, dragging and pulling them, unhesitatingly yanking them to darkness's edge.
Zeus continuously hurled thunder, along with the giants and three Titans, casting them all into Tartarus.
"No!!!"
Iapetus let out a miserable wail, despair and unwillingness echoing through heaven and earth.
But he had no chance to say anything else.
Zeus had no time to pull the giants back. In a lightning flash teleport, he had already arrived before Iapetus. Accompanied by a fierce smile at his lips, likewise, endless thunder shrouded the death weaver.
Before Zeus going all out, Iapetus had absolutely no power to fight back. Even struggling desperately, before Zeus's thunder god body, everything was futile. His resistance was merely a mayfly shaking a tree.
Bright thunder wove lightning giant spheres for him, completely wrapping his entire divine form, making him completely lose mobility. In just one instant, even his divine thinking had solidified.
Zeus dragged Iapetus, unhesitatingly casting him also into Tartarus, giving him no chance to think further, leaving him absolutely no room for resistance.
Only now did Zeus reach out to grasp the dark chains, once again hauling up the three Hundred-Handed Giants.
Zeus gave Nyx a look. Nyx instantly understood and according to plan, grasping the four anchor points connected to the world, disappeared.
The overall situation was decided.
The Hundred-Handed Giants entering Tartarus for the third time felt incomparably anxious. Tartarus's fear still shrouded them—they were truly afraid Zeus would conveniently resolve them too.
When Zeus explained the plan, their hearts had been terrified beyond measure, both fearing the damage thunder would bring, but most afraid of the endless torment in that void—that was truly suffering worse than death.
But ultimately having no choice, they had gritted their teeth and agreed to this plan.
They were betting Kronos's son was different from Kronos!
They had won their bet.
This series of events, though taking time to tell, actually occurred in just one instant.
Atlas and Menoetius were severely wounded by this series of blows. They couldn't even react. By the time they did react, the tide had turned!
Everything was finished.
Second-generation God King Kronos's era had completely ended.
The war was about to end.
The universe's future was completely determined.
Knowing they had no retreat, the two brothers frantically launched attacks against the gods. They would rather fight to the death, even if just venting, absolutely not begging for mercy. They would fight to the last moment with Titans' dignity.
Only this final death struggle was easily blocked by several gods.
At this time, Zeus brought the six giants to Mount Othrys, which had completely become ruins.
The former order center of the entire universe now had only broken walls and ruins remaining.
The storm clouds and thunder shrouding the entire universe began slowly dissipating. Even though the entire universe was in chaos, foundations cracked, stars dimmed—
Without thunder's shrouding, there was no longer a sense of complete destruction. Instead was newborn silence.
Looking at the two second-generation Titans fighting desperately to the end, Zeus didn't even have interest in personally acting.
Everything had already ended.
The new order would begin from now.
The entire universe's master had changed.
Next came the eternal Zeus era!
Everything, everything—your true master has returned!
Only now did Mother Goddess Gaia, who had been silently watching the battle, react as if awakening from a dream.
After the great battle began, like Kronos, she had been dismissive of this battle that seemed no different from the past.
However, the suddenly appearing thunder completely shocked her!
Zeus's thunder was formidable beyond what even she had ever seen, might beyond even her imagination!
She didn't even have time to recover from that terrible thunder before falling into the paralyzing pain thunder brought. Even she felt completely weak.
She had no idea what had happened—completely bewildered.
Seeing the Hundred-Handed Giants jump out, she didn't even have time to feel joy at seeing her children escape, much less do anything, before personally witnessing her other four children being ruthlessly cast into that endlessly tormenting Tartarus with the help of the three children who had just escaped.
Everything happening in lightning speed left her no time to make any reaction before the dust settled.
She wanted to overthrow the God King, yes, but she only wanted the God King to abdicate, not for her children to endure endless torment.
Her determination to oppose Kronos was largely to liberate those six giants suffering endless torment in void, letting them regain freedom.
But now, the giants were released, while her other four children were cast into Tartarus!
This wasn't the result she wanted at all!
It could even be said to run counter to her original intention!
She couldn't help roaring in her heart: "When you Zeus told me about releasing six children, you never said you'd send my other children in!"
Zeus's newly displayed might also filled her with heartfelt panic.
That thunder bolt that cleaved the earth made even her, the Mother of All Things, feel paralyzed and weak, letting her truly experience pain, even feeling her essence shaken!
The shocked and angry great Mother Goddess flew angrily skyward with her massive divine form, breaking through remaining storm clouds to reach Zeus's side.
Carrying irrepressible fury, she questioned Zeus: "Zeus! What have you done?!"
"You actually! Actually cast Kronos and the others into Tartarus!"
"You've already won the war! You've already won! You're the universe's master now—release them!"
Zeus looked at Gaia with a bitter smile. Beside his ears, Atlas and Menoetius's miserable angry roars still echoed continuously in the sky baptized by thunder.
His tone was gentle yet helpless, but incomparably firm and resolute: "Respected Mother Goddess, please trust me—this likewise isn't what I wanted to see. The pain of helplessness and choice is also deeply buried in my heart."
"But what else could I do?"
Zeus's voice was slightly weary as he sighed deeply: "You understand the God King. With his brutal and stubborn character, as long as he has any power to fight back, he'll definitely make the entire world unable to have peace."
"He'll cause endless trouble. Even if it causes the universe's destruction, he won't give up."
"The God King is so formidable—no god can truly claim to completely defeat him. He's the law incarnation of the world's foundation. I had no choice but to use this method I least wanted to use."
Zeus continued persuading gently: "Dear Mother Goddess, now the war has ended and should completely end. The world should also restore tranquility and peace."
"We should now look toward a more beautiful future, better order, and a world destined to be more colorful and happy in the future. For all this, we must make some necessary sacrifices."
Angry Gaia completely didn't want to hear these words. These words also couldn't enter the heart of a mother who had lost her children.
Her anger burned like flames, her loud voice filled with irrepressible rage: "Enough! Zeus! How can you speak such heartless words!"
"You've already won! Unquestionable victory!"
"You also possess incomparable power—your power is enough to suppress everything!"
"All gods respect and trust you. You'll be the new God King. I'll also support you equally—this is my promise as Mother of All Things."
"Now, release Kronos and the others. I'll watch over them. If they make any moves, I'll personally act."
"But now, you must release them!"
Zeus's expression slowly became indifferent, his handsome face taking on unyielding majesty as he slowly said: "Respected Mother Goddess, I have no intention of defying your will, much less offending you. You are the Mother of All Things—I hold you in respect."
As his words fell, a thunderclap rang through the universe from thin air!
"But if you could truly control them, things wouldn't have reached this point."
"Facts have proven you can't control them. As long as they're released, war will continue and be more brutal than ever, endless until the entire universe is completely destroyed."
Zeus softened his tone somewhat: "Dear Mother Goddess, you've already gained six released children, so you're destined to temporarily lose some."
"But I promise you, this is only temporary. When there's opportunity in the future, I'll release them."
"When the new order is completely stable, when void has worn away their ambitions and resentment, when their extreme divine nature is purified, I'll release them."
Faced with these seemingly soft yet actually hard and unyielding words, plus that thunderclap's blatant threat, Gaia's shock and anger intensified, immediately wanting to turn hostile!
However, at this moment the six giants stepped forward to embrace Mother Goddess Gaia. The children's intimacy and attachment made the Mother of All Things' rage pause.
The six majestic giants, though their divine forms were extremely massive, now seemed like children who had suffered endless grievances, seeing their beloved mother once again.
They wept, saying with crying voices: "Dear Mother Goddess, you don't know how much we missed you. In endless torment, only you were our sole faith, our only pillar to persist."
"Finally being able to see you again, feeling your warm embrace—this is our greatest happiness. Mother Goddess, we missed you so much!"
(End of Chapter)
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