Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 540 Substitution
"what is that?"

He whispered to himself, it would have been fine if he hadn't noticed it before. But when Dionysus followed Amon's reminder and caught the faintly visible red dot, a feeling of oppression surged into his heart without knowing when.

Standing here, separated by a long distance, that unknown thing seems so small.

But considering the distance between the two sides, the unknown existence might actually be as big as the stars.

The red light flickered like a blinking eye, and after each flicker, the unknown celestial body seemed to span billions of miles of star fields.

At an extremely fast speed, it rushed all the way in the direction where the two were. However, after observing for a while, Dionysus came up with a completely different answer.

"No, it's not actually coming towards us. Or rather... our location is just 'passing by' for it at best."

"The distance in space is so great that it appears to be rushing towards us."

"But it was actually just attracted by something. The place it really wanted to go was where the Hall of Valor was, not the edge of the astral realm where we were."

He spoke in a deep voice, correcting Amon's statement. According to the trajectory of the red dot's movement, they were indeed not heading in the direction directly ahead.

However, when he came to this conclusion, Dionysus's expression became even more solemn.

He was attracted by something, the red stars moving in the sky, giving him such a strong sense of uneasiness... When all these conditions came together and he searched through his own memory, Dionysus could only get one result.

"It is this... It was attracted by the demonic aura of Hercules and the [Fallen Corona] in the Zodiac Great Barrier."

"They are in the same place, so they can be sensed by each other... Amon, I'm afraid we are really in trouble."

"what is it?"

Amon asked, raising his eyebrows.

"It is also the son of Typhon, but was born after his death."

"If the Hydra and the Giant Lion inherited the power of the demon king, then they inherited the power of the other side of it."

"Mother Earth Gaia and the indescribable being that infects all living things, their combined power gave birth to a formidable enemy that even the God King has to face. However, their powers are not one and the same."

"Those who were close to the original gods eventually became monsters, just like the giants and the father of all monsters that the Earth Mother gave birth to. They carry powers that are equal to those of the gods, but are completely different."

"The remaining part turned into evil things in the world. They seemed to have inherited the brutal will of their ancestors, corroding living beings day and night."

"Since the day Typhon fell, these two powers have officially separated. There is no telling how many powerful beings have come into the world because of its fall."

"And this is one of the most important ones, the [Ancient Evil·Star of Death]."

Dionysus looked unhappy. He never expected that he would encounter the ancient evil creature on the first day of stepping into the starry sky. What made him even more headache was that he knew without thinking that he was no match for the other party.

Not only himself, even Hercules might not be able to defeat him.

After all, unlike those monsters that possess unique powers and can be called "mechanical monsters", you can use tricks to defeat them. Once you crack their unique "mechanisms", you may not be unable to win even if you lack strength.

But facing the ancient evil, these methods are useless.

As one of the heirs of Typhon's legacy after his death, not to mention their special abilities, their power alone is also a real strong among the true gods. In addition to their different unique abilities, few of the main gods of Olympus can suppress them.

"Damn..."

His face looked grim. According to the records of the Divine Court, ever since the death of Typhon, those powerful and immortal ancient evil creatures scattered as soon as they were born.

Just like this one who was born on the shell of an ancient star, it is hidden in the depths of the starry sky and will not appear for thousands of years.

Some people speculate that it is accumulating strength and constantly corrupting more stars in the depths of the astral world. Others speculate that although it was born from the power of the outer gods, it is no longer willing to be a servant of others.

Dionysus didn't know which guess was correct, or perhaps neither of them was correct, but it was true that the Star of Death rarely appeared in the world.

So much so that he had never thought that it would suddenly appear today, and judging from the opponent's speed, there was no way they could avoid it.

If we fight, we will definitely lose. If we die, it will certainly not be that serious.

In order to prevent his non-divine offspring from dying during the journey with Hercules, Zeus left a life-saving means on Dionysus' body early on.

As a god without a divine position, since he dared to leave Olympus, Dionysus naturally had something to rely on. However, no matter how many cards he had, he could not fight against the Death Star in a victorious state.

Only I might be able to survive, but what about the other two?
No matter what the reason was, if Hercules just went out for a trip and came back to find that all his teammates were dead except for himself who had just arrived a few days ago, then no matter how he explained it, he would probably never be able to gain his trust again.

"...Amon, go back first, back to the Star Shuttle."

Dionysus acted decisively, assessed the current situation, and said resolutely.

"Go back, what about you?"

"Of course I will stay... Don't worry, I have my own ways."

"Don't forget how I got here. If I really get into danger, I'll be fine."

He responded casually. Although he had some good feelings towards this enthusiastic young man, Dionysus didn't think that he could help him in this matter.

Ancient evil creatures...even the weaker ones among them, can often rely on their terrible pollution and immortal life to fight against weaker divine powers.

As for those powerful beings, they only need to look at the sealed [Fallen Corona] to know the clues.

So now it seems that he can only find a way to stop the [Star of Death] from approaching by himself.

The worst possible outcome is not to let both of these guys die here.

"That's fine. I can't die anyway."

“If Father God’s methods don’t work, the most I can do is to exhaust my divine power and fall into eternal sleep. I will be rescued by then, and it won’t even take too long.” Seeing that Amon did not argue but obediently returned to the Star Shuttle, Dionysus felt relieved but also a little disappointed.

Faced with a life-and-death crisis, this enthusiastic young man chose to protect himself...but this was exactly what he wanted.

After this experience, I think he can erase his identity as a latecomer and completely integrate into this team.

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Since the creation of the world, the starry sky has undergone many changes.

Before the First Era arrived and when the sky and the earth were just created, Chaos had no concept of the starry sky.

Above the earth is the sky, and below the sky is the earth. Only the friction between the body of Father Sky and Mother Earth brought up some "dust", which floated in the sky and became the prototype of the oldest stars.

Later, until the twelve Titans were born and Uranus ascended to the throne of the King of Gods, the First Era truly arrived. The underworld under the earth finally became a reality under the interweaving of the powers of several primordial gods, and the starry sky was no longer an insignificant abstraction, but was also formed under the surge of the domains of the two primordial gods of darkness and the dissipation of the power of the Father.

But at that time, there were still no real stars in the sky as in later generations.

Under the boundless darkness, ancient celestial bodies containing some residual power from the beginning of creation float among the stars, and there are also countless lightless celestial bodies that came into the world with Koos, arranged in the vast starry sky.

Just as the innate maxims on the oracle tablets were not controlled by Mnemosyne's [innate writings], Coeus could not extend his authority to celestial bodies that were older than himself.

And it was on these celestial bodies that were born at the beginning of all things, influenced by the power of the mother tree in Typhon, and under the corruption of the flesh and blood of the King of Monsters, the [Ancient Evil·Star of Death] was born.

It is naturally a part of the starry sky. This land, which is already on the edge of reality, naturally does not reject the evil thing born in its body.

Even relying on this special identity, the Star of Death has failed several times in the attempts to seal the gods.

These records were no secret among the gods of Mount Olympus. Although no one wanted to talk about the demon ancestor that had once brought them great shame, these materials had never been lost, even out of fear of its power.

Therefore, Dionysus was very familiar with this, and could even recite it by heart.

“【Death Star】【Flesh and Blood Corridor】…”

"After Typhon's death, these two are the most powerful among the ancient evils that exist in the form of flesh and blood."

"It was just that the latter wandered around the earth, instinctively craving to devour the blood filled with divine essence. The gods tried to repel him several times but failed. In the end, he was dismembered and suppressed by the Queen of Heaven holding the [Thunder Arrow] and the goddess of wisdom Athena who was still active in the world at that time."

"The former has been wandering in the starry sky. Because the starry sky is vast and boundless, few people are willing to cause this trouble..."

"But now, it is probably driven by instinct and is heading straight for the remains of those dead demons."

Excluding all possibilities, this is the only target with a high probability.

But Dionysus also knew that the King of Demons would never be resurrected, not even by someone with its power, for it had died forever in the past.

Even if there really is someone in the future who gathers all the power scattered in the world after Typhon's death, he still cannot be compared with the one in the past, whether in power or other areas. This is what Zeus said himself.

Dionysus didn't know why he was so confident. After all, few people in Chaos knew that Zeus himself was the greatest heir to Typhon's legacy, but he believed that the King of Gods had not lied to him.

Therefore, the action of [Death Star] this time is just drawing water with a bamboo basket, and it is doomed to be meaningless regardless of success or failure.

Of course, for an ancient evil creature without the common sense of ordinary people, it should not care about this. It will only follow the drive of instinct instead of rational planning.

"…Typhon…"

"...Just a little bit of flesh and blood, corrupting an ancient star, can give birth to a monster that terrifies the gods..."

"...Even if it's just the remaining power, I can create ten evil creatures that I can't even compare to..."

"...The King of All Monsters, who can rival the God King... Is this the existence that can fight against the Father God and even gain the upper hand at one point..."

Muttering softly, under the watchful gaze of Dionysus who was on high alert, in just a few moments, the red dot that was originally far away at the end of the sky had turned into a huge star that occupied his entire field of vision and whose shape was difficult to guess.

Looking around, on the surface of this ancient star, there is no filthy flesh and tentacles, or sticky fascia as imagined.

The bloody earth was covered with holes left by meteorite impacts, and there were occasional abnormal ups and downs under the moist soil.

On the front of the planet, a huge rift runs down the middle, almost splitting the entire planet in two.

It is like a pupil standing upright, observing the many lives in the star world.

An indescribable mysterious voice sang a moving song in the void, swaying Dionysus's mind.

The other party was not coming for him. In the chaotic consciousness of [Star of Death], both the energy and the breath that attracted it only existed in [Hall of Valor].

Logically speaking, the three of them, including himself, would be easily ignored by the other party instead of suffering any harm.

But Dionysus knew that things were not that simple.

Because no matter what, his essence is a god, and the Star Shuttle is imbued with the aura of a natural closeness to the stars.

"Fortunately, compared to what really attracts it, I am just a small corner, so its real attention is not on me."

"And there is no other possible way to deal with it..."

The power that was pressing down like heaven and earth was becoming more and more terrifying, but just as Dionysus had guessed, the huge celestial body did not care about the ant on the side of the road, but rushed along the predetermined orbit towards the distant starry battlefield.

Just near where the few people were, the huge celestial body shook slightly, as if it had discovered their presence.

Then, under the gaze of Dionysus, the surface of the blood-colored star cracked, and a piece of debris peeled off at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast, falling on the trajectory after it left.

Like the mother tree that is the source of their power, evil creatures often have the ability to create offspring through division.

Even though the big meal was just ahead, [Death Star] did not forget to take a bite of this dessert.

(End of this chapter)