The Warrior of Love

Without much thinking, Jiang Liu turned around and swung his iron fist, just like he did before when he knocked away the flames.

"Ryuu-o-Kongo!"

The invisible domineering aura extended out like a cannonball-like hammer, accurately hitting the flaming meteor at a height of 100 meters.

"Ugh!"

Not a meteor!

Although it looks very loud, it is basically just a gust of air, and its main body is surprisingly small.

I saw a petite figure being hit by the Ryuying domineering power, falling with a faster and more violent momentum, and hitting the side of the mountain wall hard.

boom--

There was a thunderous explosion, and the solid rock wall was shattered into pieces. The slender figure that seemed to be a little girl was deeply imprinted in it...

"Ah this..."

Jiang Liu blinked, looked at his fist, and suddenly felt a little at a loss.

Liliana's dynamic vision was not as abnormal as Jiang Liu's, but at least she could see that it was not a flaming meteor... Anyone who was not blind could see the huge difference in size.

"Why did that person just now...look like a human?"

The fairy girl looked at Jiang Liu: "Qing, could it be..."

"You saw it wrong."

Jiang Liu put away his fist as if nothing had happened and looked at Liliana seriously.

"She bumped into it herself."

"Oh……"

Liliana nodded obediently, agreeing with this statement - what else could she say?

Chapter 527: The Triune God of Earth!

There was a sharp pain all over my body, as if I had been hit head-on by an asteroid...

"Well!"

The little girl with short silver hair struggled to open her eyes. She had no time to check the damage to her body. She immediately looked around to see if there was any danger nearby. She did not forget that she was still in a battle before she fell unconscious.

What came into view was not the ferocious and terrifying monster, nor the half-snake earth goddess, but a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl who also had silver hair but tied it into a ponytail.

"You are……"

"She's awake, Jiang Liuqing, she's awake!"

As the girl cried out in surprise, Athena realized that there was a third person at the scene. She turned her gaze and the moment the other person's figure came into her sight, she felt the remaining cursed power in her body suddenly boil up!

That is the stress response that occurs when encountering a natural enemy... Yes, this person possesses the godhood of "Steel" and is the enemy of the Mother Goddess of Earth!

But apart from this, he somehow made Athena feel familiar.

"Hercules... No, you are not the disobedient god. Are you the devil who usurped the power of Hercules? If so, it's too similar... Have you descended from heaven to become a human?"

As expected of Athena, the symbol of "wisdom", the silver-haired girl could tell at a glance that Jiang Liu was not the same person as the Hercules in the myth. However, compared to the "fake" God Slayer, the man in front of her had a steel status that seemed to have surpassed Hercules himself...

All she could think of was "descending from heaven to become a human being", that is, the existence of gods reincarnated as humans.

However, such things are often some anecdotes recorded in mythology. Those "heroes" who descended from heaven as humans are strictly speaking also gods, such as Rama and Krishna.

As for the real world... although it has happened, most of them were reincarnations of the Earth Mother Goddess.

For various reasons, the Earth Mother Goddess will occasionally reincarnate as a human. Although she will lose her memories, she still has powers beyond those of mortals. When necessary, she can even risk her life to release the power of the Earth Mother Goddess, and become an existence comparable to gods.

The world generally refers to this kind of existence as "God Ancestors". They are the ancestors of the descendants of the Earth Mother Goddesses such as "Witches" and "Witches". Even in modern times, there are still a few God Ancestors in the world.

But this is the Earth Mother Goddess. They are the ones who are humiliated, persecuted, and expelled. Many reincarnations are accidents after the fall of the Earth Mother Goddess. But "Steel" as the winner and plunderer... It's okay in mythology, but it's really unheard of in reality!

"My name is Yuanshan Jiangliu, but there is nothing wrong with calling me Hercules. According to your understanding of the gods of disobedience... I am what is called the Demon King, the usurper who killed the gods."

Jiang Liu was too lazy to explain to everyone and asked directly: "I have introduced myself, don't you want to say your name? Goddess."

Athena suppressed her doubts, stood up, and looked around carefully. Her gaze lingered for a moment on the deep hole in the left side of the mountain wall.

"Were you the ones who saved me?"

"Yes."

Jiang Liu said seriously, "You fell from the sky and crashed into the mountain. We spent a lot of effort to dig you out. Even for this, your attitude should be better, and don't have that expression that keeps people at a distance."

Liliana turned her head silently and glanced around as if on guard.

Athena seemed unaware of her cold expression.

"Really? I never thought that I would one day be helped by a God Slayer. Thank you."

After saying this, the silver-haired girl covered her barren chest with her hands, frowning slightly and revealing a distressed expression.

"Really... the injury is much more serious than I thought. This is really troublesome."

Jiang Liu nodded expressionlessly: "You're welcome, it's just a small favor."

"Ok?"

The girl tilted her head, a strange feeling flashed through her mind, but she didn't have the energy to pursue it now.

"I am the queen of the sky and the underworld, the goddess of wisdom and darkness - Athena. Godslayer Yuanshan Jiangliu, I remember your name.

According to common sense, when you and I meet, there will be a fight. Although I am not in good condition now, I will not complain about it... If you want to start a war with me, just come on.

As the goddess of war, I will never be afraid of a challenge!"

——Although she said so, looking at her petite body that seemed to fall down with a single blow, it didn’t look like she could continue fighting.

Even a guy like Jiang Liu, who never knew what it meant to be gentle and considerate to women, couldn't help but frown when he saw it.

Theoretically, killing the God of Disobedience would enhance one's own strength, which would be beneficial to Jiang Liu in every way.

(In fact, the conditions for the God Slayer to seize power are very strict. Except for the first time he killed a god during his mortal period, he could not obtain power by sneak attacking a god who was extremely weak and seriously injured. It must be a relatively fair situation in order for Pandora to be satisfied... and then usurp the power.

Jiang Liu is a novice and hasn't figured out the mechanism yet.)

But he was asked to attack a young girl who had no previous conflicts, was seriously injured, and looked like an elementary school student...

"It would be better if you were older—in every way."

"what?"

"Nothing, don't mind."

Jiang Liu spread his hands: "If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have waited for you to wake up. Goddess Athena... In mythology, Hercules was helped by you many times, so it can be considered a kind of fate.

My target this time is not you, but another one. If I am not mistaken, you were defeated by the goddess who controlled the volcanic eruption, right?"

Thinking of Echidna, Athena nodded silently.

Jiang Liu's tone became serious: "I believe in the vision of the goddess of wisdom. Since we have fought a life-and-death battle, we will definitely not gain nothing. Can you tell me her real name?

Also, why did she go to so much trouble to make the volcano erupt? What good would it do her? Please tell me all the information you know, as a token of your gratitude for saving you. "

"Real name?" Athena shook her head.

"You don't want to say it?" Jiang Liu's expression suddenly turned unfriendly.

"No, but even if you knew it, it would be meaningless. You just want to know who she corresponds to, and then judge her strengths and weaknesses and ability characteristics based on the myths, and perhaps her fatal weaknesses... However, her nature is very different from the records in the myths, and you can't use the myths as intelligence to make inferences."

After Athena finished speaking, she paused, looked into Jiang Liu's eyes, and said a name.

"In mythology, her name is Echidna, the mother of demons."

"Echidna, it turned out to be her." Jiang Liu nodded first, then wondered, "But she should be the one who gave birth to many monsters. Even if she caused a natural disaster, it was a beast tide, right?"

"Echidna... Could it be that!"

Liliana, who was listening, exclaimed as if she had thought of something. Athena glanced at her but didn't say anything.

"Lily?"

"Ah, sorry... I suddenly remembered a myth."

Seeing that the Goddess of Wisdom did not continue to explain, the fairy swordsman spoke to Jiang Liu.

"Do you know Echidna's spouse?"

"Typhon...oh, I see."

Jiang Liu suddenly realized, and then his expression became a little subtle.

Mythology says that Typhon, the father of demons, was suppressed under a volcano - it turned out to be Mount Etna!

It is no wonder that he had not realized it before. After all, when he read mythological stories, he would not study each place name one by one, and he was not as good as professionals in many details.

"That is to say, this time I am not facing a single God of Disobedience, but a couple?" Jiang Liu shook his head subconsciously, "It's quite challenging."

"No, it's actually a god."

Athena suddenly denied Jiang Liu's words: "Typhon and Echidna are the same god! She and he are masculine and feminine, destruction and creation, male and female... They are two opposite sides, but they can also inherit and merge into one.

Echidna is the original goddess of the earth who is in charge of "fertility" and "life". In mythology, she has similar abilities and experiences to the goddess Gaia. She gave birth to many offspring who opposed the Olympian gods but was suppressed.

Typhon is the son of Gaia but also echoes the primordial fire. He symbolizes the "power of the earth" and is the embodiment of geological disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. He is the oldest earth god - Urya of the Mountains!

In other words, Echidna and Typhon were composite godheads that were separated from the godheads of Gaia, the mother of life, and Urya, the lord of the mountains, respectively, and then degraded together! "

Chapter 528: Actually, Athena is also a mother...

Typhon, the father of demons, is the son of Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and Tartarus, the god of the abyss, in the myths that have been passed down to this day. He was given the mission by Gaia to challenge the gods and flatten Mount Olympus.

He has a tall body that can touch the sky, as well as hundreds of dragon heads (or heads of various animals), snake hair, wings... He is like a collection of various monsters.

His divine power was enough to intimidate the gods, so much so that they turned into various animals and fled in all directions. After managing to steal Zeus's thunder, he even stepped on the king of gods for a time - but he was defeated in the end.

The thing he is most famous for is that he challenged the gods and then lost. The second most famous thing is that he and Echidna, the mother of demons, gave birth to countless monsters, each of which is famous in mythology.

But if you think he is a pure "monster" because of this, you are totally wrong.

He and his consort Echidna are actually the personification of the event in which the Earth Goddess "Gaia" was overthrown and ruled by the male gods.

After Zeus overthrew the rule of his father Cronus, Gaia was dissatisfied with Zeus's rise to power, so she gave birth to Typhon to challenge the gods. As a result, Typhon was suppressed under Mount Etna.

After this, Gaia gave birth to a powerful race of giants called the Gigantes, who once again headed for Mount Olympus. However, the great hero Hercules helped the gods shoot and kill all the giants, and all the giants were expelled.

At this point, Gaia's authority was completely lost and she was no longer able to threaten Zeus' rule.

——These are not actually two battles, but two manifestations of the same battle.

In many classics, Typhon is called "Gigante", and it is also the prototype of many giant images. The anecdotes about it wanting to invade Hera and being suppressed by a volcano came from two giants respectively.

In other words, Typhon is actually the representative of the giants, and the two battles before and after are the final counterattacks of Gaia, the mother goddess of the old times.

From a certain perspective, the gods' victory over the Titans (giants) is a metaphor for order overcoming chaos, the creation of heaven and earth, and the enlightenment of all things.

The emergence of Typhon represents the violent natural forces' counterattack against order. Its disturbance of the sun, moon, and stars, as well as its threat to merge heaven and earth, all support this view.

On the other hand, Typhon itself symbolizes the most primitive force of the planet - geological activity.

"Wherever he passed, the earth collapsed, poison spread across the mountains, and he roared, with sounds like thunder, wolves howling, lions howling, cows mooing, snakes hissing, leopards roaring, and all kinds of other sounds mixed together." In addition, the records of him having thousands of wild beast heads clearly imply the catastrophic scenes of the earth shaking and beasts fleeing when volcanoes erupt and earthquakes occur.

However, after the changes of the times and continuous inheritance, the god whose essence is geological disasters (plate movement) has become a symbol of the "black storm", but he is still the personification of natural forces.

The source of Typhon's inner being is actually his brother, Urya, the primordial god of the mountains.

Or the part of Gaia's divinity that symbolizes anger and destruction.

As for his spouse Echidna, her nature is easier to understand. She also gave birth to many demons, also supported Typhon (the giant) in challenging the gods, and also had her offspring slaughtered by Zeus, Hercules and other gods of steel - Echidna is basically the demonized image of Gaia!

Or it could be said that it is the aspect of Gaia's divinity that symbolizes "gestation".

Typhon and Echidna, the combination of the two is the existence after the fall of Gaia, the goddess of the earth. Their defeat symbolizes that Gaia was overthrown by the male god.

It is worth mentioning that the most representative gods of steel in this process are Zeus and his son Hercules.

Hercules not only participated in the Battle of Olympus, but also killed the Hydra, the three-headed dog of Hell, the two-headed dog, the Nemean Lion, the hundred-headed Ladon, the banshee harpy, the Caucasian condor (the one Zeus used to punish Prometheus) in the adventure of the Twelve Trials...all of them were Echidna's children!

It can be said that basically half of her offspring were born by Hercules!

Plus, according to some legends, she had a child with Hercules... No wonder she regarded Jiang Liu as her enemy.

In short, Typhon (Uriah) and Echidna are both disobedient gods who were differentiated from the divinity of Gaia, the goddess of creation, and were subsequently demonized and corrupted.