Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 582: Throwing
In the nameless valley, the great hero and the Sphinx stood facing each other.

The second question has been asked. Just give any answer and you will win the game.

However, Hercules could not be so careless, he had to find the flaw in the other party's words.

As for forcing an explanation...it's like what Sphinx said in the question.

Whether dividing the past and the future from the perspective of time, or dividing the subject and the object from the perspective of independence, it only seems to be interpretable, but in fact there is no such convincing answer.

This may be inevitable, after all, humans themselves cannot understand what omniscience and omnipotence are. How can we give a reasonable explanation for something that we ourselves cannot understand?

There was a moment of silence in the field, with only the sound of the wind still blowing.

At this moment, the hero was even considering solving the problem in another way.

Yes, another way to solve the problem, rather than thinking about the problem from another angle... In fact, Hercules is not a reckless man.

He dared to start this question-and-answer session about wisdom without any precautions, naturally because he was well prepared.

With his own strength alone, neither the indestructible lion skin nor the poisonous fangs could stop the realm of the Sphinx Order.

But there was something he obtained shortly after the trial began, which could help him offset the erasure of the rules.

That was the power Ender gave it... the power gained from the ruins of the ancient human city from the Bronze Age.

On that day, the flood flowed from east to west, covering the earth for seven days and nights, just like the hand of destruction sweeping across the earth, bringing disaster to mortals.

But on the same day, there was a group of people who had their "death" erased and regarded the flood as nothing.

During this period of history, Ander recreated the miracles of the past and turned into a talisman.

He called it "false immortality", and the great hero had confirmed it before coming. Since the one in the valley right now is the sphinx and not Typhon, the ancestor of all monsters, even though its rules are powerful, it may not be able to break through the protection of this "immortality".

'Should we go against the rules and kill this demon? Strictly speaking, it hasn't done anything damnable.'

"Even today, I came here on my own..."

Hercules remained silent and hesitated.

But in front of him, the Sphinx was obviously unaware of this.

"Why, you still don't answer?"

"Give up... Humans cannot understand things beyond their own cognition, and the same goes for God."

"True omniscience and omnipotence are a false proposition... This is something that even a wise man like me cannot answer."

Laughing, the Sphinx shook his head slightly.

It didn't think that this human could give a reasonable explanation, and the question-and-answer session was over.

However, in front of it, the great hero frowned slightly.

He felt as if he had sensed something, but it wasn't so clear.

"Sphinx...did you just tell me that omniscience and omnipotence are false propositions?"

"Is not it?"

The sphinx asked casually, moving the stones on the ground.

"…Perhaps, this is indeed a false proposition."

Nodding slowly, Hercules raised his head slightly.

Compared to the tall monsters, humans are still too small.

"But whether it is a false proposition or not is not important, Sphinx, I already have the answer."

"But before that, I want to talk about my doubts about your question."

"This is your right," Sphinx said calmly, "You can start at any time."

"Well.

"In that case... then, son of Typhon, please listen to me."

The desire to use the spell was temporarily suppressed, and looking at the sphinx, the great hero asked his own question.

"When I heard you tell this story before, I felt that something was wrong. But it was not until just now that I understood the root cause of it."

"Just like the question and answer between you and me, under the cover of your order and rules, our status is equal; just like the scales used by the goddess of justice to measure all things, at both ends of it, what must be placed must be of equal value."

“Asking the examinees to be blind and then asking them to distinguish colors is an unfair question and answer, which order will not allow; putting sand and gold on the two ends of a scale and forcing them to balance is an act of injustice.”

"Then, in the final analysis, the same is true of the non-believers in your story."

"Human cognition has its limits... even the gods do. They call what they know logic, and what they don't know outside of logic."

"So asking people to draw a circle is logical, and both humans and gods believe that it can be done; asking people to draw a square is also logical, and neither humans nor gods will question its authenticity."

"But if you ask people to draw a 'square circle' from the stars in the sky to the bottomless abyss, no one thinks it can work, and no god thinks it is possible, because it is beyond their cognition and violates logic in their eyes."

"But does a square circle really not exist? I can't answer that."

"But I know that an insect with a lifespan of only one morning will not believe in the night, and a creature with a lifespan of only one spring cannot understand autumn and winter. This is the limitation of life's wisdom, and it is something that is naturally difficult to break."

The voice was calm, and in the process of answering the questions, the great hero felt as if the barriers in his heart were also being broken down.

The secrets between heaven and earth are endless. Is there anything in this world that is "absolute"?
If there is, it is probably the fact that there is no absolute.

“An unbeliever uses his own logic to understand God. The God he understands is the God within his logic, not the real God. The questions he raises are questions beyond his logic, not questions that are truly unattainable.”

“Whether God is truly omniscient and omnipotent is unknown; whether a truly omniscient and omnipotent being can create a stone that He cannot lift is also unknown. But the unbeliever tries to make the God within his own logic do things beyond his own logic, which is truly impossible to accomplish, and his question is unreasonable.”

"If he wants to ask questions, he can only do so: use his own logic to understand God, and then use the things that his own logic can understand to ask God whether he can do it, so as to verify God's omniscience; or he admits that God is beyond his own logic, and only in this way can he use questions beyond his logic to verify God's omnipotence."

"The inside and the outside are equal, the two are the same, this is a valuable question... As for his previous question, it is meaningless in itself."

That being said, these explanations are not strictly relevant to the answer itself.

But both the Sphinx and Hercules knew that this passage was not meant to answer the question.

As the Sphinx said before, the victory or defeat of a problem lies outside the problem. When things outside the problem are solved, the problem itself is no longer important.

So facing the Sphinx's gaze, the great hero slowly gave the final answer.

"My answer to your question is 'yes'."

"Because since the question itself is meaningless, my answer no longer needs to consider the reasons for right or wrong."

"And since the reason is no longer important... then my answer is only out of my respect for the gods themselves."

hum...

When the word "yes" came out, the familiar law fluctuations appeared again.

The rules themselves don’t care about the questions in or out of the question, they only care about answering the question. Almost at the same time, knowing that the omniscience and omnipotence of the rules cannot be verified, they judged that Hercules won another game, and he won the second victory.

"I win, Master Sphinx."

"Let's get straight to the third game..."

The field shook slightly, and the turmoil caused by two consecutive failures made it no longer stable.

But the hero obviously didn't care about this, he was just waiting for the next question.

Silently, except for Oedipus in the past, this human in front of him was the first person to solve two problems in a row... Just looking into Hercules' eyes, the Sphinx suddenly said:
"There is no need for a third match, young human. I surrender."

"Ok?"

His expression changed slightly, and upon hearing this, the great hero's first reaction was not joy, but vigilance.

There is no need for a third game... He doesn't think the big demon in front of him is willing to die.

Oedipus once committed suicide here after answering two questions. Perhaps there is still his blood left under the valley.

"Relax, human. I'm serious."

"Actually, it was also to save my own life."

Shrugging, the Sphinx ignored Hercules's alarm.

"You know, as I said before."

"If you don't answer any of the questions correctly, you will definitely die. After all, you didn't sacrifice yourself on the scale in front of the valley, so even if I didn't want to kill you, the rules would immediately wipe you out... But young human, you should have guessed that it also applies in reverse."

"If I fail all three questions, I will die even if you don't want to kill me."

"I don't want to die, and I don't want to gamble my eternal life against you, betting that you can't answer the third question. So I'll just give up and give you everything the winner has."

"There's nothing wrong with this. Accept my surrender and you'll win. Everything that has been accumulated in this realm for thousands of years will belong to you."

"Likewise, I can swear to you, to the Styx, and to all the gods in heaven and on earth that I have not lied to you."

"When you accept my surrender, you can't take my life, but you can take everything else that's left, and you don't have to face the risk of failure."

"This is a very good deal. After all, you have no reason to kill me, right?"

"After you win, the goddess of law will also win the bet with me, and I will spread justice with her from now on... Hero of the world, do you accept my proposal?"

do you accept?
That doesn't sound unacceptable.

Just as the Sphinx said, Hercules asked himself whether he had any grudge against the Sphinx and had no intention of killing it.

Although the first two questions were very tricky, it was ultimately because I went there in person.

In a sense, answering the Sphinx's question is equivalent to taking its life with a knife.

When facing someone who comes to take your life, no matter how cruel you are, it is not excessive.

"So... do you want to accept it?"

No need to face such annoying questions anymore, just nod and you will win.

The other party's oath was true. At least the artifact of the Goddess of Law was hanging above the Sphinx's head. If it broke its promise, it would definitely not be easy.

However, under the expectant gaze of the Sphinx, the great hero just pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head.

He rejected the offer and insisted on answering the last difficult question.

"Come on, Sphinx."

"I am never afraid of a challenge, whether it is physical or mental."

"What doesn't defeat me only makes me stronger...Come on, tell me, what is your third question?"

"..."

"I……"

The Sphinx opened its mouth to speak, looking at Hercules' determined eyes, wanting to say something, but in the end it said nothing.

Because at this moment, the third buzzing sounded in the ears of the great hero.

The rules determined that the Sphinx's surrender was successful, and Hercules also won the third question.

"?"

He was slightly stunned and didn't react at first.

But in just a moment, the hero realized the secret.

The Sphinx was right, it had not deceived him.

As long as it surrenders, Hercules will naturally win.

Everything in this area will belong to him, but there is one thing it does not mention.

The premise for admitting defeat is that the problem has already begun and the hero has decided to challenge the third problem.

Anyone who wins in front of the Sphinx can end the challenge at any time and leave with his victory, and Hercules is no exception.

For every question before, the Sphinx repeatedly confirmed whether he wanted to answer it, except for the last time when it did not ask.

Because as long as the hero agrees to 'surrender' and gives up the challenge, the third question itself will not exist, and the so-called victory or defeat will naturally be meaningless.

"So you're going to die?"

Hercules asked with some regret.

The Sphinx did not lie, and its oaths were true, so it should be unable to stop the killing of the rules.

Even at this moment, with the final victory, the great hero has begun to sense the power of this field, and this power is converging towards the Sphinx.

If it was any other great demon, Hercules was not sure whether it would die, but the Sphinx was different.

The domain is the vast majority of its power...when this part tries to obliterate it, it is powerless to resist.

"…Death…Who knows?"

"I have already told you the truth."

"Since you're so insistent on answering the third question, just treat it as an extra puzzle game... As for my power, it's yours now."

Speaking lightly, facing this sudden death, the Sphinx shrugged again and lay back on the ground.

On its body, bits of golden light emanated.

(End of this chapter)