Devouring World Dragon.

Chapter 323 Youthful Spirit

"Alcides, what nonsense are you talking about?"

The beautiful young woman frowned and answered.

The young man was not surprised, for he had already anticipated the goddess's answer.

In her eyes, she was just an adopted son who had grown up in the blink of an eye, but to ordinary people, he had already lived out a significant portion of his life.

I know you won't agree.

The young man grinned, his smile relaxed.

"But I think I'm leaving soon, I'm going to find my own path and future. At least before I go, I want you to know my thoughts."

The goddess remained kneeling quietly, still in a prayerful posture. Her pale, lifeless eyes gazed at him, silently listening to the innermost thoughts of her adopted son.

Under the goddess's gaze, the young man, who had never known fear, felt his breathing quicken for the first time. He felt his heart pounding so fast it felt like it was about to burst out of his chest.

He instinctively clutched his chest, panting, then raised his head and said with unusual determination.

I love you, and I want to marry you.

"I know that I cannot marry you right now. You are a noble goddess, while I am a mortal man of fleeting life."

"But I have made up my mind. I will accomplish the greatest feat in the world, I will achieve incredible things, I will make the whole world know my name, and then I will come back to you."

The youthful arrogance and self-confidence made the young man speak with conviction.

The goddess listened quietly to the young man's words and simply shook her head.

"It's impossible between us."

Her voice was quiet, as if she were soothing a disobedient child.

"But the one who likes you is me, not you."

A sly smile appeared on the young man's face.

"Mona, what does it matter whether you agree or not? I'm the one who wants to marry you, not the other way around."

"May the immortal gods of heaven bear witness for me, and may the ever-flowing River Styx bear witness for me, and may the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rivers, and mountains bear witness for me."

"When that day comes, I will cross the boundary between life and death, lead my army through the barriers of the underworld, defeat all those who try to stop me, and then take you away."

"No one can stop me, not even God... No, not only God."

As the young man spoke, he suddenly shook his head, then confidently raised his head.

"Even your great father, Typhon, the god who devours the world, cannot, for I am Alcides, the man destined to become the greatest hero in the world."

The young man's voice resounded all around.

Moreover, under the influence of some wondrous force, without the youth's awareness, the gods in the sky opened their eyes, the earth trembled, and even the eternally flowing River Styx rippled.

Heaven, earth, sea, and darkness heard the young man's vow and witnessed it.

The goddess sensed these changes more clearly than the youth.

This means that when the young man said this, he was serious, without any falsehood or lies; he truly made this decision.

The goddess did not refute him further, because nothing she said would matter to the young man at that moment. His unwavering determination and conviction, which shook heaven and earth, could not be swayed by words.

These words finally caught the attention of another being.

"Rumble..."

The earth was shaking. Everything beneath our feet was trembling violently.

The young man staggered, nearly falling. But when he managed to steady himself and looked up, he saw a scene he would never forget…

In the underworld, there is no sun or moon, only a hazy sky, but at this moment, the young man felt as if he could see the sun...

A huge, transparent, and terrifying sun hung high in the sky.

Its enormous eyes were like the sky opening its eyes.

At that moment, the terrifying sun, which sent chills down one's spine, was watching him.

But it wasn't the sun; it was a giant snake that had been sleeping that opened its eyes, and the tremor was caused by the movement of opening its eyes.

"Even I can't stop you? You tiny lump of flesh, yet you're more arrogant than any god I've ever seen."

A deep, resonant voice rang out.

The young man realized that the voice belonged to Typhon, the god who devoured the world, whom he had long heard of but never seen.

No, it shouldn't be said that I've never seen it, because the God of Devouring the World has always slumbered beside this abyss, and the city of Nano is built atop the head of the Serpent Father. Outside Nano, the rolling mountains are the scales of the Serpent Father.

The young man had seen its body before, but had never seen the true face of the father of snakes.

And now, he has finally seen it.

Even though he had always been proud of his own strength and deeply confident, the young man still felt his own insignificance when facing this ancient god who fought against the gods and was the father of all demons.

I can't win, I simply can't win. At least right now, I have absolutely no chance of winning.

However, the young man suddenly burst into laughter.

"Yes, I can't beat you right now, that's a fact, but I will beat you in the future."

Despite feeling a rare sense of despair and fear, the young man still looked directly at the sun.

"I know, I've known since I was very young. I've always been the one on whom great hopes are placed. My father, the King of the Gods, always hoped that I would one day defeat you. Although none of you said it, I still know."

Facing the sun, the young man shouted loudly.

"I will defeat you, Devourer of Worlds! I will surely defeat you someday! For you stand in my way, the future great Alcides!"

The young man's voice provoked a response from the sun.

The sun moved slightly, though it remained high above, indifferent and unfeeling, but the young man still understood that look in its eyes.

Contempt.

The sun high above mocked the ignorance and arrogance of mortals.

"You tiny lump of flesh, I can wipe you out in the blink of an eye."

Facing the sun, the young man instead sneered.

"Of course, you could erase me from my current state in the blink of an eye. But... you're afraid, aren't you?"

"You're afraid of my potential, aren't you? Because you know that one day I'll become powerful enough to defeat you, so you want to eliminate me before I grow up, is that it?"

"Then let's do it this way. Go and eliminate your future great enemy now, or he will surely defeat you and make you regret it."

The young man raised his head and shouted loudly at the rising sun.

With each word he spoke, the sun grew increasingly malevolent, until finally it was almost chilling.

"Little thing, your existence is just a little game for me when I'm in my eternal slumber. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

A cold, terrifying voice resounded in the young man's ears, making him dizzy and causing blood to seep from his ears.

"Then go ahead and do it!"

Despite being like a small boat in a storm, his youthful nature and impetuousness still led him to retort.

These words clearly angered the sun, whose terrifyingly cold gaze felt almost tangible, making the young man feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Their lives hung by a thread.

At this moment, whether one lives or dies depends entirely on the will of the master of that sun.

The gray sky of the underworld seemed to quiet down, and even the dark clouds and will-o'-the-wisps dared not offend the majesty of the sun at this moment.

The goddess standing to the side looked reluctant and wanted to say something, but stopped herself.

Just when the young man thought he was really going to die there, a ray of light suddenly descended from the sun and pierced his heart.

Strangely, although the ray pierced the young man's heart, no light came out, as if the ray had remained inside the young man's heart.

Not only that, the wound on his heart also healed quickly, and apart from a few traces of blood on his chest, everything was as if it had never happened.

"Short-lived insect, you actually think you can defeat me?"

"Fine, I'll give you my blood. You'll grow at an unimaginable speed until you can't improve any further. Then, I'll crush your unfounded confidence..."

Along with the sound, the young man felt a gust of wind rise beneath him, lifting him up.

When the young man felt himself finally being thrown to the ground, he opened his eyes and saw a sky he had never seen before above him.

Blue sky and white clouds, a bright and warm sun. Beneath me lies a green meadow.

This boy, born in the underworld, finally came to the mortal world for the first time in his life.

……

And beside the abyss.

"Father, I don't understand, why did you give him your blood? Now that he has received your blood, that means..."

The snake woman asked.

Others might not understand, but Mona knew perfectly well that, to the serpent, all life that received its blood was its offspring.

A snake does not oppose its own offspring, because the offspring are its tools.

But why would Alcides, or Hercules, the son of Zeus, a demigod, destined to be an enemy of serpents, receive the blood of a serpent?

In response to Mona's confusion, the giant snake simply replied.

"If he can be used by Zeus, why can't he be used by me?"

"Give him the greatest test. If he can overcome all difficulties and face me head-on, then he is my son. If he dies along the way, then so be it."

"In the past, Cain refused to submit to me and was destroyed by me. If he also refuses to submit to me, then destroy him as well."

In response to the giant serpent's answer, the serpent woman simply bowed her head and agreed.

On the other hand, she had a vague feeling that her father was still very angry about Cain's betrayal, which he had once greatly admired.

Alcides, will you become Cain, or something else?

The snake woman thought silently.

(End of this chapter)