In an instant, Toosaka Rin's hair turned bright gold. Then, a dark crown was pinned on her head, and a crimson cape, the Servant's spirit garment symbolizing the Queen of the Underworld, was put on.
"...So that's how it is. I'm beginning to understand."
When the descent was completed, a gentle will appeared in Rin's body, and the power of the underworld, which symbolizes corruption and death, became something she controlled. This was the power that Ishtar had failed to obtain, and it was the half-body of the goddess of heaven. At the same time, it also became the fatal weakness of Ishtar, who lacked the power of the underworld.
Ereshkigal, who received the call and understood Toosaka Rin's thoughts, immediately gave her the power.
【...】
"Hey, leave it to me."
Toosaka Rin sighed in her heart that Ereshkigal, the opposite of Ishtar, was such a gentle god. At the same time, her body moved quickly, directing the power of authority at the light body that was faintly disintegrating, no, the god inside the light body.
It seemed as if her body was naturally adapted to Ereshkigal's power, and even when she was operating the power, she did not feel the slightest bit of sluggishness or unfamiliarity.
"Enlil! Nergal! The seven gates of the underworld! - Witness this, this is the cage of death with no exit, the supreme power of the mistress of the underworld that even the gods obey!"
A dark, desolate landscape enveloped the light body.
For the first time since the end of the Age of Gods, the gates of Hades were fully opened to the people of the world.
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The land is like a fragile floating boat.
The North American continent is now torn into two halves, with the western continent gradually sinking under the influence of the light body, shock waves crisscrossing, and all objects on the surface are severely damaged due to their fragile nature.
What is even more terrifying is that the drop in ground level has brought floods to coastal areas caused by large-scale ocean currents. Land subsidence makes this disaster almost impossible to prevent.
The despair for the people is that this sudden disaster leaves them with almost no time to react. Even if they are lucky enough to retain consciousness under the impact of the flood, it is nothing more than torture.
This is reminiscent of the biblical flood.
God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am about to destroy them along with the earth." (Genesis 6:12-13)
The power of the church on this continent is extremely strong, so there is no shortage of devout believers who recite scriptures, but the water is merciless.
The violent flood submerged the earth and fiercely washed away all things. From the perspective of nature, everything was no different from straw dogs, and no special treatment was allowed.
But some people stopped here, watching the flood raging like spectators.
"Is that the so-called Catholic doctrine that those Westerners are talking about? It's packaged quite well, and you can't tell it's something from outer space."
That person, no, that girl had a bun on her head, wore a short red cheongsam, had a petite figure, and was one of the ten officials of the Mountain Court, Tiannv Ba.
"Humph, you have the leisure to come here and watch a play?"
Wuzhiqi's indignant voice was heard nearby.
"Hey, I'm very busy," Tiannv Ba shook her finger, "Do you know how much effort I've put into catching you these days? Fortunately, you connected to the 'privileged realm', so I was able to catch you, otherwise I would have been busy."
After all, it was a big deal for Wuzhiqi, who was suppressed by Dayu, to escape. It was natural to dispatch the immortals of the Ten Officials. As the current Ten Officials, Tiannu Ba could track Wuzhiqi as soon as he tried to connect to the privileged domain of the thought key pattern, even if Wuzhiqi was only interrupted during the connection.
"You said so, right - Yinglong~?"
A lively voice called out, and then the clouds between heaven and earth shook, and it was as if a turbulent undercurrent like the sea surface appeared in the void, and pale golden scales appeared.
Just a small piece of it is larger than a residential house.
The vast space shattered, and a huge dragon body emerged from it. The sky immediately became pitch black, and the dragon's body, which covered everything, formed an invisible mountain of pressure, causing the air to tremble and creak. At the same time, its wings spread out, blowing thousands of miles of clouds. The water vapor between heaven and earth was visibly abundant, and the flood below also seemed extremely well-behaved.
The appearance of Yinglong made Wuzhiqi immediately obedient. This was the powerful man who she defeated and captured when he was against Dayu.
The Records of Strange Things states: "A water snake turns into a Jiao after 500 years, a Jiao turns into a dragon after 1,000 years, a dragon turns into a Horned Dragon after 500 years, and turns into a Yinglong after 1,000 years."
The Ruan Ji Collection states: "If you stretch your body, the eight dimensions will not be able to move freely; if you restrain your body, you will be able to move freely without any gaps." The Siku Quanshu also states: "The heaven and earth are broken and the primordial energy is lost... Yinglong soars up to support the sky, and hangs down clouds to straighten its wings to clear the air."
In simple terms, Yinglong is the ultimate form of dragon evolution, with the ability to make anything big or small and to open up the world. If Typhon is the first dragon in Western mythology, then Yinglong is the first dragon in Chinese mythology, the strongest dragon species, and a heavyweight character among the ten officials.
At the same time, Yinglong can be regarded as the "old comrade-in-arms" of the goddess Ba. In the great battle between Huangdi and Chiyou, the two made great achievements. Although Yinglong and the goddess Ba are now both stranded in the human world as members of the Mountain Court, they are completely different from Wuzhiqi, the "guilty body" who disrupted Dayu's flood control.
"Ba...what did you call me for just now?"
Yinglong's voice is like rolling thunder, and ordinary people just feel it is a thunderclap of heaven and earth.
"Ah~" Tiannuba seemed unable to cope with this hard-of-hearing old dragon, "Nothing, nothing. Have you found the Western magician named... Kizz?"
"No. I was a step too late. The other party had already escaped into the other world inside the 'Hidden Divine Principle'."
Yinglong said in a muffled voice that the original goal was to find Wuzhiqi, and they did not anticipate Kitz's pursuit. In addition, they were not good at this kind of investigation work, and the "mobile singularity" like the Wandering Sea could escape into completely different times and places at any time. It was simply unrealistic to search for him without any clues.
"Forget it," Tiannu Ba kicked Wuzhiqi beside her, "It's not a complete loss. But then again, can you think of a way to deal with this flood dragon? If we let it go, there will be no end to the suffering of all living beings, which is against the harmony of nature."
"Hmm? This is easy."
With the stroke of a dragon's tail that was tens of kilometers long, the raging flood was instantly pulled and changed its course, flowing horizontally to other places.
Chapter 460: The Great Flood of Heaven and Earth, the Golden Hoop Sacred Spear Decides the Outcome
The flood of riots was removed in an instant.
Facing this situation, Yinglong sighed, "It can solve the urgent problem temporarily, but it is not a long-term solution."
"Ha, that's true," Tiannv Ba squatted down, her short cheongsam fitting the curves of her body. She exhaled, and the hot breath spread in all directions with the air. A large amount of flood water was continuously evaporated, and the water level was visibly falling.
However, their actions only alleviated the critical water situation in one or two states. As for the super floods and continental subsidence in half of the western continent, the actual effect was better than nothing.
"——Such a situation makes it easy to think of the past."
Yinglong's sturdy body stretched out and quickly spread out in the sky towards the four fields. The rolling water vapor turned into clouds. The dense clouds gathered rich magic and power, which controlled and drove the water on the ground as if controlled and driven by an invisible hand. The huge flood water of nearly a thousand miles was rolled back.
It and the goddess Ba originally have opposing or dual powers. Legend has it that the two were stranded in the human world at the end of the mythological war. Yinglong lived in the south, so there was a lot of rain in the south, and Ba lived in the north, so there was a lot of drought in the north. The two came to deal with this disaster, one drove away the water, and the other further dried up the earth, which can be considered a professional match.
"Are you talking about the time when you followed Emperor Yu to control the flood?"
The goddess Ba sat on the ground, swinging her legs and smooth feet.
"No. This flood is not that flood."
Yinglong's voice was like thunder. This overwhelming force of water brought back its ancient memories.
This is not the first time in human history that a flood of this magnitude has occurred. We have encountered two major floods, which are recorded in myths from all over the world: in Chinese mythology, the water god Gonggong angrily hit Mount Buzhou, which collapsed, causing a flood to fall from the sky, and finally Nuwa came to the world to repair the sky; in Greek legend, Atlantis sank due to a flood; in Sumerian mythology, Enlil's flood wiped out mankind, and Jusuddra/Nabistim was the only survivor; in Norse mythology, the blood of Ymir overflowed into a sea of blood...
This was the first great flood, and it was also the time when the giant white god Sefalu wreaked havoc on the Age of Gods.
Then came the second great flood, which was the time when Dayu's flood control incident occurred in China, Noah's Ark incident in the Bible legend, and the great flood incident at the end of the Fourth Age in South American Aztec mythology.
"Alas... the great earthquakes and floods are all caused by the anger of the Great Mother." The experienced Yinglong revealed the nature of the disasters, "It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the return of the Queen Wa."
From a mythological perspective, Nuwa, the Chinese mother goddess of the first age of gods, is indeed a conceptual differentiation of the complete Great Mother Goddess (if she exists).
After the two immortals captured Wuzhiqi, they began to control the flood along the way.
"Hey, come to think of it, the Holy Grail War also seems to have attracted that monkey?" Sitting on the back of Yinglong, the goddess Ba immediately thought that Sun Wukong was also transformed from the Heaven-Repairing Stone of Queen Wa. "Oh, look, look, just as I was talking, the monkey jumped out——"
In the distance, a golden light flashed.
The immortals in the mountain court were very familiar with it, it was the escape light of the somersault cloud.
"Hmm?" Yinglong slowly shifted his gaze.
"Oh no, that's over there! Wow, Old Dragon, are you seeing poorly because of your age?"
".......Don't step on my back, Ba." Yinglong muttered, and it seemed to move its body that covered the sky slowly. Although its body (size) had the characteristic of 'size as desired', the output, that is, the guidance of the water, would definitely increase with the size of the body.
"It looks familiar - the stone monkey is holding a replica of Emperor Yu's Dinghai Shenzhen... Wait a minute, is this stone monkey going to make trouble again..."
As he spoke, a beam of golden light that penetrated the sky and the earth lit up from the ground. The true form of the golden light was the divine iron, the golden hoop stick, and its magnificent power soared into the sky.
"Ahahaha, don't worry about it, Old Dragon. The Dinghai Sacred Iron has the power to [Anchor the Universe]. This monkey is doing this with good intentions!"
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Not long ago, when Toosaka Rin obtained the divinity of Ereshkigal and opened the mouth of the underworld to restrict the Great Mother Goddess, Gray, Flat, and Katniss also received new help.
"Hey, hey, here I am, Old Sun—"
The earthquake caused by the Great Mother Goddess has destroyed a large amount of land, and the shock waves are raging everywhere. However, Sun Wukong released his treasure, the Golden Cudgel. This Dinghai Shenzhen from Dayu is a world-anchoring needle similar to the Holy Spear Rongomyniad. It has the ability to stabilize space and is most suitable for suppressing this shaken and broken world.
"boom--"
The golden hoop, wrapped with a strong and divine aura, pierced tightly into the earth, like a solid golden tower that continued to rise and extend. When Sun Wukong chanted "long, long, long", the Dinghai Shenzhen began to rapidly increase in size, becoming thousands of times larger in a dozen seconds, and became a huge columnar object standing above the earth, with its upper end reaching into the high-altitude clouds.
"Rumble, rumble—"
The shaking of the earth has weakened a lot, but it still continues.
In the distance, the Great Mother Goddess' light body, which had lost its stable form, continued to radiate violent star breath, causing serious damage to the earth and fueling the arrogance of the great earthquake. The burning flow of light and heat continued to flatten the mountains and evaporate the water. Countless powerful light cannons completely destroyed all terrain at a speed and mass visible to the naked eye.
"Oh, this place is really dangerous. If I am not mistaken about this supernatural power, I am afraid that even the Queen Nuwa is no more powerful than this - huh? They..."
After using his weapon as a means to suppress the earthquake, Sun Wukong, with his bare hands, continued to dodge the incoming star energy. Then, he noticed Grayfrat and the others. They seemed to have a countermeasure.
——"Use the Ring of Usurpation against the Great Mother!?"
"That's right!" The genius boy Flatt seemed to have an idea at this time, "I used this to successfully seal Typhon's power before. Although the energy is insufficient now... it is complete in terms of its characteristics against the Great Mother Goddess! As a representative of dragons and snakes, Typhon can be regarded as the earth, which is consistent with the Great Mother Goddess as the source of the Earth Mother Goddess. As long as there are some new divine powers to supplement it, it can be activated again to deal with the Great Mother Goddess... No!"
At this point, Flatt was a bit stuck again. The Ring of Usurpation could deal with the Great Mother Goddess and seal some of her powers, but its activation required the replenishment of divine power. If he wanted a large amount of power replenishment, he had to turn to the Great Mother Goddess... Was this a vicious circle?
"Hey, Flatt," Katniss said, "As long as it's God's power, it can be used, right? In that case, can mine be used as well?"
"Hey, this..."
Flatt's answer was not very straightforward. The meaning of Katniss's question was self-evident, which made it difficult for him to accept it for a while.
Moreover, Flat felt that Poseidon's power as the god of the sea alone was not enough to shake the power of the Great Mother Goddess.
"Be decisive! Don't be so timid like a woman," Katniss swung a huge wave to the side, causing the incoming light stream to collide with the sea water, followed by a series of explosions and evaporations, "In one word, success or failure!? - And listen carefully, I saw you guys handle this thing with my own eyes, this divine tool is not some third-rate stuff, if it can give that damn Mother Goddess a hard blow, I will be so happy! If you fail, I will do it myself, and I will bite off a piece of the enemy's flesh even if I have to sacrifice the divine core of this sea bastard!"
That being said, Katniss had tried it just now, and the blind attacks of ordinary gods were completely ineffective against the Great Mother Goddess of Supreme Deity. The situation was just like a mother beating her child, with no ability to fight back. To put it simply, it was almost suicide.
"..."
Grey looked at Katniss and Flatt in silence. She was surprised by Katniss's passion.
The towering Dinghai Shenzhen reached deep into the ground, but the earth still shook.
This made Gray frown again. She had already learned from Qin Xuan that the golden cudgel had the ability to stabilize space, but if that was not enough to stop the changes in the earth, she would have to join in.
"...Hurry up."
She was ready to release the Holy Lance. Before leaving, she briefly said to Flatt, the meaning was self-evident - there was no time to dwell on it. Although he was a god, he was essentially a god-level servant. If you think from a colder perspective, servants were consumables with limited time to act in reality.
"——Hehe, how about taking me along with you guys, the one you guys are talking about?"
Sun Wukong jumped over with a smile. Then he looked up again, "That girl is here too?"
"boom--"
A shadow of hundreds of kilometers flew over - to be more precise, the body of the Bull of Heaven was brought over by Fu Hua. It was like a huge mountain range that smashed a deep pit on the ground, and at the same time blocked a large number of starlight cannons for several people.
"How about taking one with me? This golden bull should still have some so-called 'divinity' left. If used properly, it could be a good material."
Fu Hua, wearing flaming wings, followed closely behind.
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"Holy Spear, pull out the anchor."
In the distance, Gray skillfully released the Holy Spear.
Through her long training on the Holy Spear, she was familiar with all its uses. Even if Qin Xuan did not ask for it, she was familiar with all the research on the nature of the Holy Spear.
The surface world is a floating fabric for the planet.
The Holy Lance, as an anchor point, is the 'needle' that weaves these threads together, and the same is true for the Golden Cudgel.
"Open, open, open... the inner door."
The surface of the Holy Lance peeled off, and scattered and drooped like lines/branches cast by light, while the inside revealed a slowly rising aurora.
A crystal ring was born in Gray's hand. The ring was exquisitely crafted, with the sky and countless stars reflected on the crystal surface, and the gem was slowly rotating in the center. All of this eventually merged with the aurora of the Holy Lance.
Gray took a deep breath, grasped the dreamy aurora, and stabbed it into the earth like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea.
"——The Tower of Dreams that became the foundation stone at the end (Rhongomyniad Mythos)!"
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