Who is not a warrior these days?

Chapter 556 Wang Li: I've finally found a wild, fresh, and genuine Athena!
"Crack—Bang!"

A crisp and resolute shattering sound, seemingly resounding through all dimensions and penetrating all possible futures, echoed in the other dimension like the tolling of the final judgment bell!

That ultimate creation, which symbolized the forced fusion and distorted concept of "Twelve Machine Gods Super Combination - Omnipotent Great Zeus," was completely dismantled by Wang Li with absolute power from the most fundamental level of "existence"!
It's not just about the separation of physical structures, but also the complete end and erasure of its concept as a "fused god"!

An incomparably dazzling light, like billions of stars exploding simultaneously, burst forth from the core of the dismantled structure, instantly engulfing this corner of the other-dimensional space.

Within the light, one could almost hear countless chains of rules breaking, divine veins collapsing, and the mournful cry of a will that had stubbornly persisted for thousands of years shattering completely and turning into nothingness.

As the blinding light, capable of obliterating all senses, slowly receded like a tide...

The giant phantom that had been struggling and twisting, filled with resentment and anger, had completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.

Even the slightest trace of their former "merger" was erased, as if wiped clean from the canvas of reality by an eraser with the highest authority.

Instead, there were twelve core orbs of light, each of different colors and sizes, radiating distinct divine brilliance and unique mechanical aesthetics.

Like liberated prisoners, they finally broke free from the heavy and painful invisible shackles, floating in the void with a slightly bewildered yet incredibly peaceful expression.

The energy channels and informational bonds that were once forcibly linked and filled with distortion and repression between them have been completely severed and smoothed out, returning them to their most essential state of independence and freedom.

Although each core bears the shocking damage and cracks left by the previous battle that exceeded all standards, the consciousness of its respective main god within it has fallen into a deep, self-protective dormancy due to the backlash from the fusion and the severe damage to the soul level.

But the light they emitted at this moment was countless times clearer, purer, and more dazzling than in that suffocating, "omnipotent" chaotic combined state!
However, among the twelve reborn core groups, the group that originally belonged to Zeus, serving as the foundation and absolute leader of the fusion, is in a completely different, even drastically changed, situation.

Unlike other cores, it did not radiate a relatively stable and pure brilliance of its own authority after being freed from its constraints.

On the contrary, after being violently dismantled by Wang Li, who forcibly stripped it of all the additional authority that underpinned its existence, especially the "God-King" status and the ideal of "eternal order" that supported its existence...

At its core, deepest level, the flame of will that once burned fiercely, filled with supreme majesty and unwavering conviction, was suddenly stripped of its last fuel, flickering violently and chaotically, as if in a death throes...

"Oh... forget it."

A faint, almost imperceptible sigh, like a candle finally going out in the wind, rang out clearly in Wang Li's extraordinary perception.

Immediately, the core of the Heavenly Father God, representing the authority of the sky and thunder, began to dim and collapse rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Its incredibly precise internal mechanical structure is no longer stable, emitting a faint, teeth-grinding crackling sound, and even its edges are beginning to show signs of crumbling like weathered sand!
The once dazzling and domineering lightning became intermittent and dim, like a light bulb running out of power.

The core itself seems to have been hollowed out of all its internal support and meaning, becoming empty and void, leaving only a desolate and lifeless emptiness.

The complete collapse of beliefs, the utter shattering of ideals, and the fundamental negation of the meaning of existence...

The spiritual trauma caused by all of this is far more devastating than any physical destruction.

The core of Zeus's mechanics, precisely because of the destruction of its ideal state, is moving from the most basic level of logic towards complete self-annihilation and collapse.

Wang Li calmly "watched" this core that was rapidly heading towards self-destruction.

He could clearly feel the cold despair within, where even anger and pain had vanished, leaving only absolute nothingness and the consciousness of ending.

That's the final scene after a program completely crashes and the logic chain breaks completely.

"Tsk... It can't handle this much and needs to self-format?"

Wang Li stroked her chin, her tone unreadable, whether it was regret or teasing, or perhaps both.

To be fair, just as Wang Li just said.

The FGO Mecha God version of Zeus, the Father of Gods, his actions, stripped of external influences, are simply a reflection of his true nature.

Compared to the Zeus figures in other myths who were completely inhuman, this one was the epitome of conscience, a true exemplar among god-kings.

In the timeline of the Type-Moon multiverse and the pan-human main storyline, where all the gods of the various pantheons are slumbering in the inner sea of ​​the star, He still has the audacity to take a desperate gamble and risk everything to create an eternal greenhouse for humanity, hoping to block all crises from entering.

Regardless of what He did, just based on this idea, it wouldn't be unreasonable for Zeus in other versions of mythology to kowtow to Him.

Unfortunately, compared to other Zeus such as the divine Zeus, the esoteric Zeus, the fate Zeus, the one and only Zeus, the philosophical Zeus, the supreme Zeus, or even the Saint Seiya Zeus, this machine god version of Zeus is really too weak...

His power was truly insufficient to support the eternal blueprint He envisioned.

and……

"Your mental fortitude is really too weak. You're supposed to be a Heavenly Father God-King, ruling the interstellar cities for thousands of years. I just said a few honest words from the bottom of my heart, and you're already collapsing? You even want to see the core of the Machine God collapse for you to see?"

Of course, he couldn't just stand by and watch this extremely high-quality core of the Heavenly Father God, which contained the essence and authority of the sky and thunder, completely dissipate into nothingness.

This is, after all, a top-tier "mythical material," containing immense energy and precious laws of authority. To simply decompose it like this is utterly a waste.

"Hmm... how about we find you a reason to 'exist,' or rather... a simple and stable enough 'form' to anchor this ball of data and energy that's about to fall apart?"

Wang Li's thoughts, like an invisible and intangible yet omnipotent universe, deftly bypassed the absolute void and dead zone of consciousness, directly connecting to the vast database at the core of Zeus that had not yet completely collapsed.

In an instant, a vast stream of data, as boundless as a sea of ​​stars and as complex as a galaxy, surged into Wang Li's senses.

That was a vast database that the Olympian Mech God race had traversed countless star systems and passed down for countless millennia, containing countless records on mech design, energy core applications, and even mythological lineage.

Even based on the Greek mythology of the multiverse of the Type-Moon universe, there are various bizarre and fantastical "mythological forms" blueprints and concept designs!

Wang Li's will rapidly traversed, filtered, and evaluated within this universe of data. Those magnificent, solemn, and bizarre forms of mechanical gods originating from various mythological versions of stories were all swept aside by Wang Li, discarded like worn-out shoes.

After all, no matter how powerful these Mech God forms are, could they possibly be stronger than the Twelve Mech God Super Combination Omnipotent Zeus form that Wang Li just tore apart with one hand?
Whether someone is strong or not is all the same to Wang. Since that's the case, he might as well find the most useful one!
Suddenly, a blueprint of Zeus's form, which lay quietly in some remote corner of the database and was casually constructed based on Greek mythology from a parallel world, and which had almost never been formally considered for practical use, caught Wang Li's attention.

It was a magnificent, majestic bull, full of primal power and beauty, with smooth lines throughout, as if it were a beautiful and strong bull forged from living gold and liquid lightning.

In this mythological account, it is referred to as... the Golden Bull.

Named after the zodiac constellation, it symbolizes power, stability, and... well, in many versions of Greek mythology, it also symbolizes the less-than-human side of Zeus, the king of the gods.

"Taurus, huh... that's quite fitting."

A smile that was becoming increasingly playful and mischievous crept onto Wang Li's lips.

It's it!
With a thought, Wang Li's vast and boundless microcosmic power surged once more.

But this time, Wang Li's universe is no longer about violent destruction and cold-blooded dismantling, but about building and defining with vitality and creativity!
Wang Li's Alaya microcosm, which had just touched the threshold of the eighth sense and possessed a creative quality of "creating something from nothing," was like countless invisible and precise hands of supreme craftsmen, beginning to forcefully intervene in Zeus's rapidly collapsing core!

"Om-"

A gentle yet undeniably authoritative force swept by.

The process of Zeus's mechanical core disintegrating like sand was instantly and forcibly stopped and solidified, and then began to reverse in an incredible way!

The hollow, dim, and soon-to-dissipate core was forcibly bound together by this powerful force.

At the same time, the blueprint for the "Taurus" form in the Zeus database was instantly extracted, analyzed, and optimized.

Transformed into countless mysterious runes and energies shimmering with the light of fundamental rules, they formed a network, like a supreme master craftsman using the void as an anvil and the laws as a hammer, beginning to layer upon layer cover and reshape that core!
The power of thunder was carefully guided.

The authority of the sky is compressed and contained, deeply embedded in the foundation of its existence.

At this moment, all the power and all the fragments of authority of the Great Father God were forcibly restrained by Wang Li and solidified within this simple and stable framework!
Under Wang Li's absolute will, the core emitted a final, extremely faint tremor, seemingly stemming from instinctive resentment.

But in an instant, this ripple of resistance was quickly "covered," "formatted," and "defined," just like a pebble thrown into the ocean!
In just a few breaths, the core of the Father God, which was on the verge of complete collapse and symbolized the supreme divine authority of Olympus, had disappeared.

Instead, there was a giant golden bull, extremely robust in size, with muscles bulging like a granite hill, and fur that was a deep dark gold color. Against the backdrop of the void, it seemed to glow, with countless tiny blue lightning bolts flowing and wandering within it like living spirits!
It stood silently in the void, its four hooves seemingly rooted to the space itself, stable and heavy, containing a powerful force that seemed capable of crushing mountains.

Wang Li looked the freshly made "Golden Bull" up and down, its divine light restrained yet its power overwhelming. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became, and she couldn't help but nod.

"Great cow!"

Wang Li patted the golden ox's horns and exclaimed in sincere admiration, "Well-proportioned frame, solid muscles, gentle lightning, clear eyes... It looks like it can do a lot of work, and is a good hand at plowing and pulling a plow!"

"My family's agritainment business has just opened up a few terraced fields on the back mountain, and we are in dire need of a good laborer like you who can plow the fields, pull the plow, and bring in thunder and rain!"

Taurus seemed to understand the plan for its future "career," or perhaps it simply received Wang Li's unquestionable will.

Taurus lowered its massive, heavy head and let out a deep, resonant sound from the depths of its throat, full of energy and carrying a faint hint of thunder:
"Moo-!"

Wang Li shifted her gaze from the promising "ox" that had recently joined her family's "farmhouse inn".

Instead, it turned its attention to the twelve cores of the Machine God that were still quietly suspended, like precious gems in the Milky Way.

His gaze swept over each of the twelve cores radiating divine light.

Finally, as if drawn by a magnet, his gaze fixed precisely and firmly on one of the clusters—

It was a core that radiated a clear and pure silvery-white light, as if it could cleanse the soul.

The light was not particularly intense or dazzling, but it carried a sense of rationality and wisdom that saw through the illusions of the world and discerned the logic of all things.

Although its overall structure is also covered with a fine, spiderweb-like crack left by previous battles.

But it seems that these damages only scratch the surface and have not shaken its most fundamental aspects, the logical circuits and wisdom built on absolute rationality.

This is Athena, the Olympian goddess of wisdom, war strategy, art, and craftsmanship!

Wang Li slowly, almost silently, drifted towards the silvery-white core.

He stroked his chin, which was made of pure will, as if admiring a beautiful work of art, circling the core for a long time, carefully "examining" the core of the machine god from various angles.

Then, Wang Li cleared her throat and, facing the core of the machine god, put on what she considered to be her most "amiable," "harmless," and genuinely positive smile, brimming with sincerity and goodwill:
"Hehehe... So you're Athena! Oh my, I've finally found you! To tell you the truth, I'm actually your Saint Seiya!"

It's not easy.

Family members, who knows!
I, Wang Li, am a Gold Saint who constantly sheds sweat and blood for love and justice in countless dungeon worlds, traversing countless time and space, and experiencing countless battles.

Nowadays!

Just today!

I've finally found a wild, fresh, and genuine Athena!

(End of this chapter)