I let the genie out of the bottle

This place was once the largest temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, possessing unparalleled splendor. However, after a long history, only remnants of the past remain.

Even so, one can still see the grandeur of this place in the past.

Upon reaching the temple, the marble steps were dilapidated, but the carved patterns on the steps could still be faintly discerned.

This temple, and the city it symbolizes called Athens, is the birthplace of Western architectural culture, and even civilization.

The only pity is that when the goddess who was once worshipped in this dilapidated temple came here, she seemed to have no interest in him at all. Her beautiful eyes were obviously absent-minded, and her gaze would fall on Lu Ye's face from time to time.

Upon further reflection, the name of this temple, "Parthenon," itself means "virgin."

Hmm, would the builders of this temple really want to crawl out from underground and fight me to the death?

Lu Ye glanced at Athena, who stood beside him with a slightly mocking look, and thought to himself with a rather wicked sense of humor.

"I forgot to bring my snake with me before I came out." While the three of them were all lost in their own thoughts, the silver-haired goddess tilted her head slightly, looked at the temple ruins in front of her, and suddenly spoke.

At this moment, she was completely different from her previous absent-minded demeanor.

She lightly bit her lip, her gaze lingering on the ruins, seemingly lamenting the dilapidated state of the building and feeling deep regret for its loss.

"A serpent? The Gorgon Stone?" Liliana was slightly taken aback when she heard Athena suddenly speak, and asked subconsciously.

After all, they had spent quite some time together, and Liliana no longer felt the same awe she had initially felt towards this petite goddess.

Perhaps part of the reason is that extremely deceptive body shape.

Of course, more importantly, Lu Ye recovered the vast majority of the mysterious power in this world and then gave a small portion of it to Liliana so that she could more easily help him handle things.

This small portion of power was already enough for her to contend with, or even surpass, former god-slayers or disobedient gods.

The goddess of wisdom frowned slightly and nodded gently, but her gaze kept lingering on the dilapidated temple in front of her, indicating that she was in a very bad mood.

When she noticed Liliana's gaze on her face, she immediately put on a nonchalant expression.

Of course, Liliana "cleverly" noticed this change in expression.

Before her own temple, the Earth Mother, once a unified triune, wished to return to her complete form, rather than her current weakened state. However, the Gorgon Stone, the medium used to restore her complete form, was not with her at this moment.

And because she was feeling sentimental at the moment, she did not want to leave.

This is the conclusion Liliana reached.

"I see, the Gorgon Stone should be kept at the hotel, right?"

The silver-haired knight princess stood up straight with a nimble movement and nodded slightly to Athena.

Her dashing figure caused both men and women watching from afar to light up their eyes and secretly admire her.

“Then, Athena, I will fetch it for you.” The knight girl said with a bright smile, then greeted Lu Ye and hurried towards the hotel.

"That's how you trick my cute little knight away." Watching Liliana's departing figure and her swaying silver ponytail, Lu Ye glanced at Athena beside him and said with a smile.

"No, although this child may seem a bit slow, he is actually very intelligent."

Chapter Three: I Want to See You Cry

"I think she realized just now that I was intentionally trying to get her away."

Athena spoke slowly with a calm smile on her face.

clever?

This is true.

Although Liliana's behavior has always given people the impression of being silly and cute, she was actually a well-known genius.

Therefore, it's impossible for them to be stupid.

Lu Ye was quite aware of this.

However, her own knight girl often, or rather, at unnecessary times, tends to give up thinking.

However, it must be said that knowing when to give up thinking is actually a true form of wisdom.

This kind of personality, which is sometimes clever and sometimes silly, is actually quite likable.

She will be completely unaware when you want to hide something, and she will handle everything perfectly when you need her cleverness.

She'll blush when you suddenly tease her, but she'll also be meticulous when dealing with serious matters.

This kind of girl is so much better than that self-righteous type.

Tell me, who wouldn't like a girl like that?

Therefore, if she actually knew that Athena wanted to send her away so that she could be alone with Lu Ye for a while, then Lu Ye would not be surprised at all.

"Alright, please bring your thoughts back to the present." Noticing that Lu Ye's eyes flickered slightly, as if he were somewhat sentimental, Athena smiled and spoke, her gentle voice interrupting Lu Ye's thoughts.

Whether it was a misperception or not, although her voice was gentle and she had a smile on her face, Lu Ye felt that he could hear a trace of displeasure and frustration in the words of this young goddess.

"While a loyal and intelligent knight is certainly worthy of attention, if she continues to draw all your attention until she is out of sight, then as a goddess, I would feel a deep sense of loss."

As she spoke, the goddess of wisdom smiled slightly, completely oblivious to the disappointment in her words.

Seeing that Lu Ye's gaze had shifted to her, the goddess slightly puffed out her flat chest, her silver hair shimmering with light, and a smug smile on her youthful yet delicate face.

"After all, I am the mistress of the underworld, the queen of the gods. If I suddenly find myself utterly defeated in terms of charm, even a goddess would secretly shed tears."

As the goddess spoke, she raised an index finger and pressed it against her flower-like pink lips, her words filled with laughter.

"If it were Athena, you were secretly shedding tears..." Upon hearing this, Lu Ye subconsciously thought about it and said, "It seems a bit hard to imagine. How about I take a look?"

The goddess Athena lost her smile.

"Even though it was a joke, it still stung my heart. You really are something else."

His cheeks puffed out slightly, seemingly from displeasure, and his eyes, gleaming with a hint of anger, stared into the night.

"You flatter me, you flatter me." Lu Ye nodded gently, but ultimately didn't say "I'm not joking."

Such a petite goddess, if she were to suddenly burst into tears, she would likely face the disdainful looks of those around her.

Thinking this, he had already quietly reached out with one hand and pinched the goddess's cheek, occasionally pulling it into a funny shape, making her feel her cheek twitching slightly.

Fortunately, no one around her knew her. Otherwise, she felt that her lifelong reputation might have been ruined.

No, this is the temple where they worship themselves.

Realizing this, Athena suddenly felt a subtle sensation.

Just as she felt her shame slowly rising and about to explode, the hand that had been making funny faces on her face suddenly let go and casually withdrew.

“It’s not something to be praised for toying with a lady’s cheeks,” Athena said, raising her hand to rub her face.

Lu Ye's strength was actually not great, so she naturally didn't feel any pain or numbness.

But inexplicably, she felt as if her face was no longer her own.

"As a powerful goddess symbolizing victory and war, does she really need to present herself as a lady?" Lu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the disobedient goddess who could only helplessly endure his oppression with a smile, and teased her.

"Anyway, you really are a terrible guy." Athena raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, crossed her arms, and hummed.

“I think you can find a lame excuse to get Liliana away, it can’t be just to argue with me, right?” Lu Ye said, putting both hands under the young goddess’s armpits and lifting her up.

"Ha—" With a gasp, the petite silver-haired goddess found herself placed on Lu Ye's shoulder, half-forced to sit on her shoulder.

The key point is that neither Athena nor Lu Ye took any measures to disperse the onlookers, which means that her embarrassing situation was seen by everyone.

"Let go, you bastard! Be careful or someone will think you're a pervert and kidnap you!" After struggling for a bit and realizing she couldn't break free, Athena felt extremely ashamed and quickly threatened in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"No, look around, it seems like no one is paying much attention." Feeling the loli goddess's soft little bottom rubbing against his shoulder, Lu Ye reached out and grabbed her leg to prevent her from falling.

To outsiders, this probably looks like a father and daughter having a falling out.

As for Liliana, who just left, she must have been playing the role of a mother.

After all, silver hair, though slightly different in color, is still beautiful and eye-catching, and is quite rare.

Realizing her struggles were futile, Athena gave a token wriggle a couple of times before giving up with a helpless expression, obediently sitting on Lu Ye's shoulder, remaining silent and sullen.

"Tell me, what was the purpose of sending my knight away so that we could talk alone?"

Feeling the soft and elastic touch on his shoulder, Lu Ye felt quite happy and asked in a relaxed tone.

"You are indeed... much more casual about your attitude now."

Athena sighed, her face showing helplessness.

However, this has already solved many problems without asking them.

As expected of me.

Athena thought to herself with a bittersweet smile.

Chapter Four: Foot Play Years

“Indeed, it’s probably because I feel much more relaxed.” Lu Ye’s face was as gentle as ever, and his tone was casual. “There are many things that I used to have to worry about, but now there’s no need to care about them anymore.”

Compared to this world, Lu Ye has not left for even a moment.

However, as the goddess of wisdom, Athena had already noticed something unusual about Lu Ye from some subtle details.

Of course, the bigger reason she was able to discover it was that Lu Ye didn't have any intention of hiding it.

Otherwise, even if she wanted to investigate, even if she were highly intelligent, and even if Lu Ye's concealment skills were clumsy, she would never have been able to detect anything strange about Lu Ye.

Even when Lu Ye helps her analyze things step by step, her thinking will subconsciously go in the wrong direction.

"It really does feel a bit frustrating."

As Athena spoke, she sat on Lu Ye's shoulders, swinging her two small feet in sandals, and pressed down on the hem of her white dress with one hand.

Lu Ye's strength was once only comparable to hers, but he grew rapidly in a very short time, and eventually ended the Earth Mother Goddess's long-cherished wish with overwhelming power, breaking the final steel and becoming the Last King.

However, even at that time, she could still look up to Lu Ye's power to some extent.

Since Lu Ye returned after traversing hundreds of parallel universes, his power has completely surpassed her vision, leaving her far behind on the path of seeking the Dao.

At this moment, Lu Ye had clearly made another breakthrough, and she could hardly imagine what level he had reached.

"Looking back, it's hard not to laugh at the arrogance of us who considered ourselves gods."

Athena sighed softly and shook her head slightly.

Then, a smile appeared on her face, a smile that was both relieved and carefree. Her silver hair shone with a captivating radiance under the sunlight.

She had experienced feelings of isolation before, but after spending time with Lu Ye, she realized that her past stubbornness and arrogance were insignificant. If she couldn't accept reality, she would only drown in her past obsessions and prejudices.

Since she is named after wisdom, this goddess, though she has her own principles, is by no means pedantic.

"That's not quite right." Lu Ye's footsteps always followed a certain rhythm, and even if you used the world's most precise atomic clock to check, the time it took to take one step would not change in the slightest.

It's important to understand that this site is called a site precisely because it is a remnant of destruction.

Given this, the road will certainly not be smooth. After all, according to Western conservation principles, the preference for preserving historical sites in their original state is rather than restoring them.

In this situation, it is simply unbelievable to expect to take each step in exactly the same amount of time simply by relying on physical strength.

Furthermore, the distance he took with each step was exactly the same.

Even Athena didn't notice this; she simply thought Lu Ye's steps were extremely rhythmic.

Only Mozlis, who was still inside the bottle, could perceive this.

At this moment, Lu Ye was just like a super civilization in a science fiction novel he had once read.

The black stone tablet left by that civilization, even when examined at the atomic level, has a length-width-height ratio of 1:4:9. If we expand it to four dimensions, then the ratio becomes 16.

And Lu Ye's steps were the same.

He appears quiet and unassuming, yet he subtly reveals his power. The stronger and more perceptive a person is, the more they can sense his unfathomable depth.

"In this world, on this earth, whether it is a god-slayer or a god who does not obey, they are indeed the most outstanding beings. Even the final king is actually only at this level, it is just an accumulation of quantity."

As Lu Ye spoke, he stretched out one hand, palm open, and an invisible force gathered on it.

Then, he smiled casually and waved it away.

All of this happened silently. Neither Athena nor any of the rest of the world could have imagined that a force powerful enough to completely reduce the entire Earth to elementary particles had just gathered and then dissipated.

"Those who defy the gods or kill gods certainly have the right to be arrogant. After all, that's just how this world is. As for me, I can only be described as an unpleasant accident in this world."

"I find your presence quite pleasant."