In an ancient legend from another world, Hell King Hades' wife, Persephone, was originally the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. However, Hades took a liking to her, and she was abducted into the dark Kingdom of Death.
Later on, Queen Persephone was also the Goddess of Harvest and Spring. The land she resided in was like spring all year round, and harvests were plentiful all year round. It was the only paradise for the pitch-black Hades. Roland named the world of the Hades the Land of Spring because of this story.
However, Zeus was the God King of the time, and Demeter was one of the Twelve Main Gods. Even Hades, who was also one of the Twelve Main Gods, was unable to resist Zeus and Demeter's pressure.
When Hades and Demeter asked Hell King Hades for his daughter, Hades was unable to resist them directly, so he played a trick.
Before handing over Persephone, Hades successfully tricked Persephone into eating four pomegranate seeds from the Netherworld!
Everything in the Netherworld had its own rules. The living couldn't eat the food of the dead. Eating the food of the Hades would be the equivalent of becoming a resident of the Hades. And so, even with the interference of the God King and the other Main Gods, the Goddess of Spring was still required to stay in the Netherworld for four out of twelve months every year.
"Ha, the moral of this story is that you can't eat anything you pick up from the ground, and you definitely can't eat anything that a bad uncle gives you."
I laughed out loud proudly. I was quite delighted that Conservation had fallen into my trap so easily.
But when I thought about it, it was only natural. It would be impossible for Conservation to know that this "aura of death" wasn't actually the aura of death at all.
Death aura was a special product of the Hades. It was a new power that had appeared only seven years ago during the War of the Hades. It was the most valuable nutrient for the undead. The undead called it the Spring of Grace of the Hades.
Death aura contained the dimensional rules of death and the Hades. Devils could use Death aura to transform into devils that guarded the Hades. The undead could obtain limitless power from Death aura, and even immortality. However, of course there would be a price to pay for such an item.
"Conservation, enjoy these delicacies just like Persephone did. Then, stay in the Hades forever just like Persephone did."
In that war, the soldiers of the Evernight Army also drank the "spring water of the Hades". While they gained strength and immortality, they also paid a price and could never leave the hell of the Hades.
However, unlike the warriors who knew and could make their own choices, I wouldn't be so kind as to explain things to Conservation.
Perhaps Conservation was able to see the problem. However, Hades Mist was an unstoppable temptation for undead. This was the same as honey tempting a wild bear. It was an instinctive temptation. Just like how hungry people would find it difficult to resist the temptation of delicious food, or how greedy people would be unable to maintain their rationality in front of large amounts of money, their instinctive desires suppressing their idealistic cautiousness.
Conservation's current weakened state would greatly increase the undead's instinctive desire for the power of Hades.
When there was enough temptation to confuse the mind, even if there was an obvious loophole, the person who was fooled would make a "reasonable" explanation for the deceiver.
"What do you mean? Did you find a Netherworld Empress for your family? Aren't you afraid that she'll rebel and destroy your family? "
"Ha, once she eats enough Hades Mist, how will she be able to leave that area? She'll be at your mercy then. Haha, let's see if she'll be able to remain calm for half a year! Let's see if she'll be able to remain calm even after half a year in an uninhabited area. Women can't be spoiled. "
"Oh, congratulations on tricking yet another woman."
"What are you saying? What do you mean by tricking … wait a moment, Senior, I got carried away just now. That really wasn't what I meant."
Only when I turned around did I notice that Amelia had a "sunny" smile on her face. Only then did I recall that my crisis wasn't over yet. Perhaps it was only just beginning.
"Wait a moment, Senior, I can explain. Don't tighten the vines! My waist, my ribs are all broken! "
…
Deep underground, everyone saw the final goal of this trip. The Mage Tower Spirit that had gone out of control finally appeared before everyone.
"What is this …"
"So disgusting."
The Mage Tower Spirit was a ball of distorted light. The core of the ball was a black hole, with countless faces all around it.
There were adults, children, men, and women. The only thing they all had in common was that they all had pained expressions.
Screams, wails, despair, anger — all sorts of negative emotions could be found on this black ball. All the faces were constantly twisting and crying for help, but no sound could be heard. The only sound that came from the core of the Mage Tower Spirit was one of joy.
"Foolish Naturals, the rise of us' Heavenly Wise Ones' is inevitable. We've been preparing for this day for thousands of years, and the realization of our ideals is right in front of us. How dare you barge into our homeland today? You're courting death! Natural spirits can only become sacrifices and food for us Wise Ones. "
As the Mage Tower Spirit threatened Amelia with evil intentions, the face of a middle-aged woman suddenly shattered and disappeared. Meanwhile, the Mage Tower Spirit seemed to have eaten its fill as it slightly expanded in size.
It reached out with its pitch-black arm, and with a flash of black light, two more souls floated over from somewhere else. They screamed in pain as they were devoured and replaced by the Mage Tower Spirit.
"Er …"
It was evident that the Mage Tower Spirit was currently devouring and digesting souls. A young priest had already vomited them out.
"Haha, foolish and weak natural humans. Remember my name. I am Creator S1, the only king of the new generation of the Wise Ones. "
Seeing the humans' fear and shock, the Creator of Chaos laughed maniacally in delight. He even summoned the soul of a new infant, which he directly swallowed into his stomach.
"Mom …"
The child's cries before his soul shattered echoed throughout the entire Mage Tower. Even the cold-blooded dragon lich had an ugly expression at this moment.
"Don't be impulsive! He's intentionally angering us! "
Indeed, everyone knew that he was doing this on purpose. However, they were unable to contain their anger that came from the bottom of their hearts.
Of everyone present, perhaps only the dragon lich Timlad and the dragon lich knew what Creator S1 had truly done.
"He actually managed to accomplish such a feat. No wonder the Haletdam generation wasn't tolerated by the Gods. Just this technology alone would definitely be punished by the Gods."
Even if undead mages used souls for desecration, those soul shards would still return to the Cycle of Reincarnation. Even demons would devour souls, and as the demons died, the natural cycle would still allow those souls to regain their freedom.
But if natural souls were converted into pure energy to make up for the mechanical souls' lack of self-awareness, such souls would probably never be able to return to the Cycle of Reincarnation.
But while anger was one aspect, reality was another.
Just a single Roland clone was enough to make everyone unable to move forward. The summoned souls were all the most famous and outstanding martial artists of the past. Creator S1 unhesitatingly used up all of the energy reserves in the training grounds to instantly create four of these spirit creatures.
That was because these spirit creatures were independent existences. They didn't need to follow the rule of not being able to kill their master. As long as they could eliminate Timlad here, Creator S1 would be able to obtain the freedom that he had always dreamed of.
Still, Creator S1 felt that this wouldn't be enough. In order to give these spirit creatures the strongest combat strength possible, he summoned countless souls and forcefully sucked them into the spirit creatures.
"He's giving these artificial souls a sense of self! He's giving these martial artists the strongest combat strength possible! "
Even though everyone knew what was happening, there was nothing they could do. They could only watch as Creator S1 did whatever he wanted. But while everyone was anxious, Timlad's delight was the most eye-catching.
Suddenly, the spirit creature that had been given a sense of self spoke up.
"Meat man, perhaps we can discuss a business deal."
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