Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates

Zeus grabbed Kratos by the neck, delivered a throwing uppercut, followed by a triple aerial attack, and then unleashed a thunderous strike on Kratos.

Kratos, however, showed no weakness and used his Golden Fleece bracers to defend himself, deflecting all of Zeus's ranged attacks.

Then he took out his boxing gloves and punched Zeus in the face with both heavy and light blows before sending his father flying with a knee strike.

Then, with a swing of his Blade of Exile, he pulled his elderly father back and pounded him in the face.

From a distance, the platform where the father and son were fighting looked like a 2D scene, full of the feel of a fighting game.

Zeus's divine power was indeed very strong, but Kratos was in no way inferior to his father. In fact, if the battle were fought elsewhere, Zeus would 100% lose to Kratos.

Even atop a mountain temple blessed by the power of the Olympians, Zeus could only fight his son to a draw.

Kratos relentlessly pounded his father, unleashing a barrage of knee strikes, elbow strikes, and throws.

Zeus's close-combat skills were not bad, but they were still far inferior to those of his adopted son. In fact, Zeus's real strength lay in launching lightning attacks from a distance.

But when fighting Kratos, you obviously can't attack this bald guy from a distance using the thunderous power of Zeus.

Kratos would immediately deflect the attack back with the Golden Fleece, and the force of the deflection would be even greater than Kratos's original lightning attack.

This is the characteristic of the Golden Fleece. For most people, it's just a decent arm guard. But to use it like Kratos, constantly deflecting ranged attacks...

Therefore, one must accurately judge the enemy's attack and launch an appropriate counterattack.

This requires a wealth of superb combat experience, which is exactly what the Spartans possess. Therefore, in Kratos's hands, the Golden Fleece bracers can unleash unimaginable power.

This ability to deflect attacks was precisely what countered Zeus, forcing him to descend and engage Kratos in hand-to-hand combat. Without the Sword of Olympus, Zeus was no match for Kratos.

Even before the sacred flame of Olympus was extinguished, Zeus was so bewildered by Kratos's curse that he was quickly hammered into a wall, collapsing to the side, spitting blood.

"Kratos, you cannot do this! You cannot extinguish the sacred fire of Olympus! It is the symbol of the Olympian gods. If it is extinguished, there will be no more Olympian gods in this world, and our era of rule will end!" Zeus coughed up a lot of blood and spoke to Kratos.

"My goal is to end your reign. Face reality, Father!" Kratos roared.

"You don't understand Kratos. You are my son, and part of your power comes from the sacred fire of Olympus."

"If you extinguish the sacred fire, it is tantamount to giving up your own divine power. You could have lived forever." Zeus, disregarding all that at this point, directly attempted to deceive his son.

Regardless of whether the other party believed it or not, Zeus needed to quickly recover his divine power during this time when the two stopped fighting. He had just fought the Titans and then had a great battle with his adopted son, so Zeus was still very exhausted.

Zeus still believed that he could handle his son as long as he regained his divine power.

"I don't care about you, death is the most important thing, Zeus," Kratos said.

While the two were talking, the Olympian flame had been completely absorbed. The blazing flame dissipated, revealing Pandora's Box inside.

Helios's body was now extremely swollen, shining with a colorful light. After absorbing the sacred fire of Olympus, a god of divine power, and the divine essence of the sun god, it was clear that he was about to evolve.

While Kratos was away opening Pandora's Box, Rhodes took advantage of the moment to bring Helios into his private space, allowing him to illuminate the planet while completing his ultimate evolution.

The Olympian flame is a wonderful thing!

After the sacred fire of Olympus was absorbed, Zeus felt his divine power diminish, and he was no longer invincible on Mount Olympus.

Meanwhile, Kratos has once again opened Pandora's box, hoping to gain the power to kill his own father.

"Why, why! There's nothing in there! Athena, get out here! Why? Why is there nothing in there?" Kratos roared furiously.

After opening the magic box, it was completely empty. Had all that effort been for nothing? There was absolutely nothing inside.

"Hahaha! You idiot Kratos, it seems the power in Pandora's Box is destined not to belong to you. You will not obtain that power." Zeus wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up and said.

In just a short while, the God-King had recovered. Now, he still needs some time to further restore his divine power.

So he ignored Kratos and leaped to the top of the temple, the highest point on Mount Olympus.

Kratos roared in fury, swinging his Blade of Exile and destroying everything around him, even slashing Pandora's Box countless times.

After venting his frustrations, Kratos climbed to the top of Mount Olympus without hesitation. Even without Pandora's Box, he could still defeat Zeus. The recent battle had given Kratos a lot of confidence.

The ultimate showdown between father and son unfolded in the temple atop Mount Olympus, by which time there was no longer a single living god on or around Mount Olympus.

One after another, gods died in battle and fell from grace. The sky lost its sun, and the spirits of the underworld were freed from their restraints, plunging the entire world into chaos.

In the ultimate showdown with Zeus, Kratos drew the Olympian sword and unleashed his Spartan wrath, his entire body engulfed in crimson flames that resembled steam.

The Olympus sword also imbued him with a hint of blue flame, making the god of war's divine power even stronger and more ferocious.

With the power of the Olympian sword, Kratos now had the upper hand, frantically hacking at his father Zeus.

Just as the father and son were locked in a fierce battle, a colossal Titan emerged from beneath Mount Olympus. This was Gaia, the last surviving Titan and the mother of the Titans.

Although his arm had been severed by Kratos, in just a short while, Gaia's arm grew back a claw that looked like a withered tree.

"Kratos, you destroyed my world! I will kill you and your son! Die!" Gaia, enraged, grabbed the massive temple and shoved it into his mouth.

Zeus and Kratos, father and son, entered Gaia's body together.

Rhodes, who was watching the battle from Mount Olympus, was speechless at what he saw. "Please! Your son has already suffered from this move twice before. Are you going to fall for it again?"

"You never learn your lesson. You Titans deserve to perish," Rhodes said with a hint of helplessness.

Just as Rhodes had predicted, a moment later, Gaia let out a blood-curdling scream.

A fierce battle was raging inside her body, with Kratos and Zeus fighting directly within her.

No one from Rhodes participated in the battle; they watched helplessly as Mother Earth shattered into countless rocks, trees, and clods of earth that fell beneath Mount Olympus.

The Titan before us is less Gaia's true form and more an avatar she manifested and walked among humans.

Because Gaia is essentially this earth, and the entire earth is her true form, this old grandmother, though seemingly defeated and killed, was actually only having an avatar repelled.

Rhodes couldn't take her body with him after Gaia's body completely collapsed. The father and son fell back onto the summit of Mount Olympus, by which time the entire mountain had been destroyed.

Zeus had a huge wound on his chest, which Kratos had just stabbed with the sword of Olympus. At this moment, the god-king Zeus was lying on the ground, covered in blood.

He looked as if he was already dead. Upon seeing this, Kratos stood up, took a deep breath, and prepared to turn and leave.

But at that moment, an enormous soul suddenly emerged from Zeus's body, unleashing a bolt of lightning that instantly sent Kratos flying, then grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.

"You think this is the end? You think you're all set!" Kratos, his neck gripped, instantly fell into despair. For some reason, Zeus was more powerful than he had ever imagined, leaving him powerless to fight back.

Seeing this, Rhodes knew it was time for him to make a move; Kratos had never seen Pandora before.

So Pandora didn't inform her. She even dealt with Athena beforehand, regarding the Power of Hope.

Without any hesitation, Rhodes instantly appeared behind Zeus and immediately used his special ability to absorb the soul power of this god-king.

"Who are you? How did you end up on Mount Olympus?" Zeus's soul was instantly terrified, staring incredulously at the man before him.

"What a pity! Your Majesty, face defeat. There's an old saying in the East: 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.'" Rhodes grinned. The power in his hand suddenly increased, completely compressing and absorbing Zeus's soul.

If you stayed in your own body, I wouldn't be able to do anything about you, but since you've revealed your soul form, it's exactly what I wanted.

After dealing with Zeus's enormous soul, Kratos also fell to the ground, coughing loudly as he looked at Rhodes.

"It's you! Why are you helping me?"

"Hehe, I'll help you! Don't misunderstand Kratos!" Without saying a word, Rhodes punched Kratos in the face, sending him flying.

Now is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of your illness and kill you.

Kratos performed a backflip in mid-air to regain his balance, then drew his Exile Blade and prepared to attack Rhodes, but at that moment...

The weapon forged for him by the Vulcan, the Vengeful Whip, suddenly became disobedient, emerging on its own to suppress his weapon and render his Exile Blade unusable.

Moreover, it wasn't just the Vengeful Whip that launched the rebellion. Just as Kratos was about to retaliate, the gauntlets he had stolen from Hercules suddenly appeared in his hands, binding his hands and pinning them to the ground.

Rhodes smiled, stepped forward, and began to smash the bald man's head with a series of blows, unleashing his other Homies.

The Destroyer's Greatsword and Hades' Giant Mace.

After the spiked club appeared, it struck Kratos's head with a heavy blow, causing the God of War to kneel on the ground, his head spinning. The fel flames then transformed into a chain, instantly binding Kratos.

The fel greatsword struck Kratos's feet, pinning the god of war's legs to the ground.

In just a moment, Kratos suffered a major blow.

"You despicable bastard." Kratos, known for his fierce personality, spat at Rhodes in anger after being ambushed a series of times.

This guy is utterly shameless. He came out to collect kills right after I finished fighting Zeus, and then used various methods to ambush me, even controlling my weapon in some unknown way.

However, Rhodes will not give Kratos any chance.

Finally, the Olympus sword pierced through Kratos's chest from behind, directly through him. The final strike of the Olympus sword caused a burst of pale blue light to erupt from Kratos's body, shooting into the sky before exploding and flying upwards.

Rhode knew what power this was; it was the power of hope. This power played a significant role in Kratos's ability to annihilate the entire Olympian pantheon and achieve victory in every battle.

The Power of Hope, summoned by Athena during the Titan War, is the source of hope for this land. After obtaining this power...

It's like receiving the power of the Thinker; whatever you strongly desire and hope for in your heart will become a reality. It will bring you boundless power.

This power was incredibly strong, even comparable to the power of the Infinity Stones in the ancient Greek world. But Rhode had no interest in it.

This power can only take effect in this world, and it is impossible to capture. More importantly, using this power is not so simple.

So Rhodes's goal was simple: to release the power of hope from Kratos's body to prevent the bald man from killing him instead.

Rhodes swung Hades' Claws with both hands, pulling out most of Kratos' soul. Hades' Claws were truly useful.

With the power of his Soul-Soul Fruit, stealing souls became even easier, completely eliminating the need to abide by its various rules. (End of Chapter)