Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 263 His Majesty's Old Friend, Athena's Secret Words!

Temple of Isis.

In the pitch-black night, an owl emerged from the distant horizon, circling and landing on the roof of the temple. It then silently watched the people below performing a sacrifice. These people were praying for divine blessings. As the great goddess who governed the power of life, she was also the ancient Egyptian goddess of magic, worshipped by many.

I don’t know how long it took.

As the people who were offering sacrifices left, the owl flew into the temple and landed lightly on the shoulder of the leading statue.

At this moment, the priests of the temple silently withdrew.

An invisible, hazy light appeared, and a gentle figure emerged from the mysterious goddess statue. She turned to look at the owl on the statue's shoulder and whispered, "What should I call you?"

"Athena? Minerva? Or Sulis?"

The owl landed, but did not transform into human form. Instead, it moved in animal form, indicating that it was not the real owl, but merely an inconspicuous incarnation.

Even Athena would not risk entering the territory of other gods.

The owl spoke in human language, slowly saying, "Sullivan."

"I am neither Athena nor Minerva."

This means that her personality originates from the Celtic faith of Sulis, which is the core, while Athena and Minerva are only parts of it.

Athena turned to the dark side.

The projection of the great goddess before her already understood everything. She sighed and said, "I thought you would have arrived earlier, after all, we are old friends."

They are indeed old friends.

After the fall of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, the worship of Isis spread to Greece, and its image gradually merged with Greek culture.

The worship of Isis was introduced to Rome in the 1st century BC and spread widely during the Roman Empire. In Roman religion, Isis is often associated with goddesses such as Aphrodite, Diana, Minerva, and Demeter.

In Egyptian mythology, she is the goddess of cosmic energy and savior. In Roman times, she was regarded as the goddess of fertility and reproduction, and also had functions such as navigating and granting the ability to speak. She was revered as a guardian of the sea and could help devout believers find refuge.

After the collapse of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, most of the deities were relocated to other places, but the worship of the goddess Isis did not disappear; in fact, it flourished for a period of time and was integrated into the Roman Empire's system.

This is how gods change their appearance.

When ancient Greece gradually declined, the Greek gods simply transformed into Roman gods. After the Roman Empire conquered Egypt, most of the Egyptian gods' beliefs were severed by the ancient Greek gods, but the worship of Isis was preserved.

The owl gazed at the goddess Isis before it and said slowly, "I have been searching for someone."

Hear what the other person is saying.

The goddess Isis looked quite surprised and hesitated before asking, "That His Majesty? He has arrived?"

Although the man considered himself half-human and half-god, in the eyes of many gods, he was already one of them, only he hadn't torn off the last fig leaf.

There has never been a mortal capable of manipulating even a trace of the laws of the world; he merely considers himself a mortal.

You actually dared to address me as Your Majesty.

For some reason, the owl's expression became subtly ambiguous; the man certainly had a rather wicked sense of humor.

The goddess Isis certainly knew Duncan, but in that era, she was no longer a core deity.

Like Sylvanas, she has gradually faded from the world.

The earliest Egyptian gods to enter this world were basically the first ancient Egyptian beliefs to be destroyed. After the monotheistic religion killed Amun, the chief god of Thebes, his remains became one of the seventy-two demon gods. The three Theban gods entered this world and began to fight against the ancient primitive gods.

At that time, the goddess Isis was still living well in the Roman Empire, and her faith was supported, so she was the last ancient Egyptian deity to enter this world.

By the time she arrived, a new pantheon had been born, with the gods of ancient Egypt and the native deities merging together. However, due to her extremely special status, she still became one of the important goddesses of the Gold Coast, though she no longer had much real-world influence.

As for the ancient Greek gods, they only entered the Dark Ages once, but were driven out by the native gods.

After all, their base of operations was the Root World, and their biggest rival was the monotheistic religion.

During the Dark Ages, many of the native gods of this world died. The remaining native gods merged with otherworldly gods, forming many new pantheon factions. Among them, the Wrathful Gods were fusions. Some of them were native gods who defeated and devoured otherworldly gods, while others were native gods who possessed certain concepts and laws of native gods.

Kord, the god of strength, is an alien god, but he did not originate from the Root World. Instead, he devoured the barbarian god of that time.

Over nearly a thousand years, the otherworldly gods have evolved into the native gods of this world.

The owl nodded slowly and said calmly, "Yes."

"His Majesty has also arrived."

Upon hearing this, the great goddess Isis slowly nodded and said, "No wonder you took the initiative to show yourself."

Without powerful help, even a corrupted Athena has to play it safe and develop slowly.

I just don't know if the person who came here was the real Emperor.

If it were the true form, it would indeed be very troublesome, and even the gods would feel a sense of apprehension.

The goddess Isis slowly turned around, slightly surprised, and said, "I didn't expect you to come to me first. I thought you would go to the east first to see your old rival."

The goddess Sulis asked in a deep voice, "You mean Mithra?"

This is also a very ancient deity.

His camp is extremely wavering and ambiguous. In ancient times, he was a deity of primitive religions and even spread to India. Later, he was integrated into the Zoroastrianism of the ancient Persian Empire, and then, after their decline, he spread into the Roman Empire.

Subsequently, a Hellenistic sect emerged, namely Mithraism, a mystical religion and a peculiar blend of Eastern and Western cultures.

It was probably around the 3rd century AD.

The Mithraic sect enjoyed widespread faith and support from the military, and at its peak, it even competed extensively with monotheistic religions for followers. The connection between Christmas and Mithra is most peculiar, as this festival was originally the birthday of the god Mithra during the Roman Empire.

This is also an extremely powerful deity who once fought against monotheistic religions.

Mithras, though a deity from another civilization, fared much better than Isis. Even during Duncan's rise to power, some soldiers still worshipped Mithras.

If it weren't for Duncan's rise to prominence and his role in elevating the ancient Greek and Roman pantheon, it's highly likely that only Mithras would have survived to the end.

Also.

The ancient city of Rome was known as the City of Seven Hills, which in the Root World reflects the Seven Hills of Paradise, the stronghold of monotheism.

Duncan's legitimacy is beyond question.

The goddess Isis nodded slowly and said, "He is now the core deity of the Far East."

The owl incarnation remained silent.

Compared to Mithras, she preferred to cooperate with the goddess Isis in front of her, since Mithras later became a monotheistic religion.

This opponent is extremely difficult to deal with.

The goddess Isis said softly, "You want me to help you?"

The owl incarnation shook its head and said, "No."

"You should be the one to help yourself."

No wonder she has the face of the goddess of wisdom; she is indeed very good at sophistry.

The goddess Isis smiled enigmatically and said, "You want me to stand up and overthrow my own son, Horus?"

Athena smiled without saying a word.

After a moment, she said softly, "We are both gods, are offspring really that important?"

"Besides."

"If I remember correctly, Horus was the offspring you conceived using your carved genitals, wasn't he?"

In ancient Egyptian mythology, after Isis's husband died, her genitals were eaten by a fish. She then carved a fake one and gave birth to Horus. If this happened to a mortal, it would simply be an accidental pregnancy after using a toy, but when it happened to a god, it became much more meaningful.

The goddess Isis remained silent. Indeed, for the gods, the emotions of some mortals are different. When the ancient Egyptian pantheon collapsed, she too was transferred to the Roman Empire's belief system.

The owl continued, "The gods of Egypt today have merged with the native gods of this world."

"It's hard to say whether they are still the Egyptian gods of the past."

"Besides."

Don't you think there's something wrong with the origins of the Egyptian gods?

The goddess Isis remained silent, and after a long period of contemplation, she softly asked, "You mean the god Aman?"

Athena shook her head and asked, "Is it Oman? Or Amon?"

"Or perhaps it's a deity from an unknown world?"

"We only know that He governs the laws and power of the 'Sun'!"

Oman God.

He devoured the god Amun worshipped by the kingdoms of the Euphrates River Valley, and then conquered the gods of ancient Egypt and the native gods, forming the Gold Coast pantheon as we know it today.

To put it more bluntly, they were defeated and subdued before they merged with the native gods.

Horus was merely a secular ruler chosen by Oman.

Royal power?

In the eyes of truly powerful gods, royal power is nothing more than a significant domain law.

Athena's face murmured softly, and she said slowly, "You should save your son. He is now nothing more than a puppet of the god Aman, indulging in illusory power."

"Moreover, everything here is repeating the mistakes of ancient Egypt."

True and supreme power lies in the hands of the sun god Aman; royal power is bestowed by the power of the sun.

If it were just Horus, the raging gods would have attacked eight hundred years ago!
What does it mean to suppress the present generation?

In the Dark Ages, the god Aman was a powerful deity who suppressed and crushed the world during that era.

All of Amun-Ra's fused faces fell in His hands.

This was probably the most powerful sun god Athena had ever seen; He had even permanently altered the world's climate, transforming the Gold Coast into a subtropical region. Isis gazed at the owl before her, hesitating, and murmured, "Neither you nor I are a match for the god Aman."

"He is too powerful."

"He is the only being I have ever seen who truly governs the laws of the sun. In some worlds, He is even the embodiment of the sun."

The owl said slowly, "Not yet."

"do not forget."

“Mithra was also a sun god.”

"However, His mastery of the laws of the sun truly surpasses that of any god I have ever seen, even surpassing Apollo."

Isis said quietly, "You dare to come looking for me?"

"Just because His Majesty has come? You seem to trust Him too much."

In the Root World, that emperor was indeed very strong, even strong enough to threaten monotheism, but this place is different; this is the Age of Mythology.

Athena, her face darkened, smiled without speaking. She said softly, "You have greatly underestimated Him."

"Among the many prophecies."

"He even instigated a war in Heaven!"

"Even here, given the opportunity, He can bring about a chance to change everything."

Athena did not believe that the Omani gods could be stronger than the monotheistic God.

Isis shook her head and said, "You must have other tricks up your sleeve, Sulis, no, Athena. If you want to cooperate with me, at least show some sincerity."

They alone are not enough, far from enough.

The raging gods are uncontrollable!

No one can control the raging gods; even using their power would only lead to chaos.

Athena remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "This is just the beginning."

"Now that He has come..."

"Other beings will also arrive one day."

The goddess Isis showed a hint of shock, even a touch of horror, and said in a deep voice, "The Celtic gods? No! They alone are not enough, and His Majesty is merely the ruler of a branch of the faith in Avalon."

"You mean Odin? The Norse gods?"

Athena's expression offered no answer, which was the best possible outcome. As for the worst outcome, the goddess Isis before her had already guessed it.

A hint of fear appeared on her face as she said, "Monotheism?!"

"He is also the guardian of monotheism and is hailed as an angel walking among mortals."

This is the content that was later mythologized.

Duncan's descendants have a variety of opinions. Some disdainful descendants want to replace him with their own idols, while others want to deify him. The French branch, in particular, believes that Duncan possesses the most orthodox angelic blood and is a monotheistic angel walking on earth.

As for his suppression of monotheism, he both suppressed and supported it. In short, he was a very complex figure. Many church saints supported him and regarded him as a saint of monotheism, believing that he had corrected the doctrines and guided believers to get closer to God.

How future generations deify him is beyond Duncan's control.

It's important to know that no matter how much they deny it, his image is engraved on the walls of the Vatican Cathedral, even alongside other angels, and he was crowned Pope Patrick I at the time.

In the eyes of the corrupted Athena, Duncan's most important ability is the power to flip a table!
Whenever he activates his ultimate ability, Odin's avatar may appear.

In fact, the Norse pantheon was already considered in the conspiracy between the corrupted Athena and Duncan. At that time, Duncan even proposed a very bold idea: to merge some of the raging gods to form a unique divine kingdom, the Garden of Joseph, the Kingdom of Heroes.

Based on Asgard, and adapting to the changing times of the gods, Odin's golden palace was merged with the kingdoms of the raging gods to form a mythical kingdom within the World Tree system.

The barbarians can completely integrate with the Norse faith, and the compatibility is quite high.

Odin is also nearing his end in the Root world.

Since the Nordic faith could not compete with monotheism, it could only try to establish branch bases and create new sources of faith in the planes of its origin.

Tyr's appearance was a sign.

The Norse pantheon may withdraw from the original world on a large scale in the future, only adhering to the core beliefs of the Norse region, and then the gods will move to other planes to develop.

The goddess Isis suddenly fell silent, as if she were thinking about something.

She said softly, "About a thousand years ago, shortly after Attila the Scourge of God died, all the spirits entered this world and became the core belief of the nomadic people of the steppes."

"They merged into the heavens that the various peoples of the grasslands believed in."

"Now that they have guided the nomads of the grasslands back, it is highly likely that they will fight the gods again!"

Different eras have different protagonists.

Without a doubt, nomads were extremely powerful during the Middle Ages. Only during this period could the all-spirited fight against the gods; in other eras, the belief in all-spiritedness would gradually fade away.

Athena nodded and said, "I know. But they are still a long way off."

The goddess Isis shook her head and said with a wry smile, "No."

"They are very close."

"In this world, all spirits are called ancient souls. They have come into contact with the elven gods of the Central Continent and have inherited a portion of the elven civilization."

“Those nomads are stronger than you think.”

Athena's expression gradually turned serious, and she said in a deep voice, "The Elven Gods, are they going to use the nomads to test the strength of humanity?"

She truly deserves to be called the goddess of wisdom.

The great goddess Isis nodded gently and said, "If we cannot withstand the invasion, it will probably take a hundred or two hundred years before the Central Continent Elves begin a large-scale invasion."

"They believe they are the protagonists of this era."

"Destiny is in the hands of the elves!"

The Third Age belonged to the Elves, and even the human pantheon might not be a match for them.

All of this has touched upon the blind spots of Athena's knowledge. After all, she has only been in this world for a short time and cannot see that far away. On the other hand, the goddess Isis has been here for thousands of years and has long since learned about the situation in the distant East through the Golden Desert.

Then we'll have to go all out!

With a darkened expression, Athena whispered, "Then there is only one way: to establish a unified pantheon for humanity!"

How should the human race's cake be cut appropriately?
It's no use saying anything.

It is also impossible to sit down and negotiate to resolve the issue.

The gods will eventually have to fight!
The raging gods have already started cutting the cake. Although there are many gods among humans, there are many factions. Without a proper fight, who knows how much cake they should get?

Even gods can die.

The Investiture of the Gods in the Third Era is taking shape. Who will be the chief god of the Thunder Department, who will be a subordinate god of the Thunder Department, or even who will be integrated into the divine kingdom system to become a divine messenger, or who will perish and vanish into nothingness? It all depends on the gods who control concepts such as thunder, storms, and lightning. In the end, who will have the last laugh?

Lady Raging Waves had already sat down and eaten a piece of cake, while Athena's darkened appearance was secretly devouring everything in the Storm Islands.

There are too many divine rules to be clearly defined in this world.

The sun, storms, war, power, the sea, death, life, nature, and so on—these broad concepts can be shared among everyone, and everyone can have a piece of the action. But for slightly lesser concepts, there's simply not enough room for all the gods on the table.

Just like human faith, there can only be one true god of war!

As long as the final victor has not been determined, the open and covert struggles among the gods are not over.

Looking at the ambitious Sulis's face, Isis felt that she was not like Athena. Athena was not this wicked.

The secret conversation between the two deities ended silently.

the next day.

The temple of Isis's sect seemed to have changed, and Medis, who had already crossed the Nepalt River, suddenly stopped. His army did not continue to advance to the battlefield, but instead gathered the armies of the nearby city-states and stationed them on the upper reaches of the river, hundreds of kilometers away from the Golden City.

There were some subtle changes in the unseen world; it seemed that some of the gods of the Gold Coast had taken a neutral stance.

at the same time.

Duncan's army finally encountered some formidable opponents: the sons of Horus, the four gods responsible for guarding the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines.

Strictly speaking, they are also children of gods, but they have a higher starting point and are born as powerful demigods.

under night.

Four figures, like the four demon generals, blocked the vast barbarian army on the opposite bank of the Nepalt River.

Prames also appeared inside the enemy camp.

The entire Golden Army has gathered here.

Compared to the poorly equipped barbarian army, the army assembled in the Golden City was far more luxuriously equipped. Prames's guards even used gold paint to make their armor shine. Under the sun, those golden guards looked like a powerful army that had stepped out of mythology.

"I really want to rob them of a wave!"

The barbarians were whispering, restless. They looked at their own simple, primitive leather heavy armor and half-body armor, their eyes filled with longing as they gazed across the river. The barbarian warriors' equipment was standard orcish in style; they didn't have full-body armor, just heavy half-body armor, and even spiked shoulder armor, making it easy to smash and kill enemies.

All the barbarians only had their breastplates made of solid pieces; the rest of their armor was pieced together. The poorer tribes all wore bearskin armor.

They are tough and thick-skinned, relying entirely on their armored skin and strong physique.

Steal his mother's!

If we win, what's yours is mine.

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(End of this chapter)