Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Chapter 564 - 171: History from the Winner’s Perspective_2

In this situation, the weaknesses of the Olympian Gods were undoubtedly exposed.

Facing those rampant beasts on Earth, without the aid of authority and divine power, the gods were almost unable to withstand a single blow, with only a few deities able to engage with them. This led to the gods, tasked with suppressing those monsters, having to return to the Mount of the Gods and seek help from His Majesty, the Divine King.

But what they did not realize was that Zeus actually had no solution to this either. For, compared to constraining the gods, the Law held even greater disdain for the unrestrained actions of those with great divine power.

And so, as the anointed Divine King of the present age, for the first time in history, Zeus sensed the inclination of the Will of the Law—It mandated that the Divine King prevent any Primordial Deity and Outer God from rampaging on Earth, but at the same time, the Divine King himself had to abide by this rule.

As the King of All Gods, Zeus was naturally the upholder and exemplar of the present order. Therefore, regarding the gods’ pleas for help, the Divine King gave no indication of assistance.

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Atop Mount Olympus, within the temporarily constructed palace.

At the moment, the Nymphs who had fled for refuge returned to the Mountain. They cleaned up the corpses of their kin and the shattered debris, then danced in the great hall to accompany the Graces.

The disaster had ended, or at least it had ended for the gods, who were eager to celebrate. Everything was so wonderful, the deities were magnificent, victory was inevitable, the Divine King was invincible, and no being could overturn the rule of Olympus.

However, before they could fully commence the celebration, they needed to summarize the disaster that had affected the world.

Every event required a conclusion... for instance, how the invincible Divine King came to be thrashed by Typhon and how he turned the tables. Even if the Divine King’s deeds would be lauded in the Mortal Realm in the future, there ought to be an explanation.

"...In any case, the affairs of the mortal world should be left for them to resolve themselves, and the evil creatures stripped of power comparable to that of the deities may not be unbeatable after all,"

"With Typhon gone, they are nothing to be feared,"

"Under my command, Fate’s agent devised the toxic divine fruit, easily fooling that foolish monster into consuming it; Zephyrus reclaimed for me the Divine Artifact Thunder, an unstoppable blade, ensuring I wasn’t left weaponless in the face of the enemy."

"Stripped of preparation, bereft of cowardly ambushes, when we stood on an equal footing, that ludicrous monster naturally couldn’t be my match. No matter how fiercely it struggled, it couldn’t escape death in the end. This is the conclusion of the entire incident."

The measured voice echoed in the great hall, the Divine King with a stern face. There were gods in the middle who had posed questions, and the Divine King had gently answered each one.

In response to Zeus’s narration, although the gods didn’t entirely believe it, most did not intend to question it, for the Divine King’s power in overcoming Typhon was witnessed by all. As for the previous defeat, that was naturally entirely Gaia’s fault.

Gaia challenged the Divine Court, slandered the Divine King, and pinned the deeds of another Primordial God on Zeus, but the great Divine King didn’t hold a grudge, feeling sympathy for the tormented Mother Earth. He hoped she would come forth and resolve the conflict between them through communication.

However, Gaia ultimately betrayed the trust of the Divine King, conspiring with Outer Gods and causing chaos in the world. She even arranged conspiracies and ambushed the Divine King. She briefly succeeded not because she was so powerful, but because of the kindness and mercy of the Divine King.

And her eventual failure was not surprising, for the King of All Gods had once defeated her before, and there was no question of this fact.

So whispers of discourse arose among the gods.

Among those present, only Zephyrus knew some truth of the matter, but he was clearly not going to speak out; among the deities not present, perhaps a handful of reclusive Titans had grasped some of the causes and effects, but they had long ceased to participate in the struggles of the world.

Gaia herself was certainly aware, but no one would believe the word of a loser, especially one who had already committed various follies as Mother Earth, not to mention the gods, who were scared by Typhon like lost dogs, wouldn’t have a good impression of her, even the ones who had originally sympathized with her had long since changed their minds.

In any case, you’ve disrupted the peace shared by all gods, and that is an indelible sin. Thus, all truth fell under the veil in the Divine King’s account, and history from then on had its conclusion sealed.

The conniving, despicable Typhon; the ungrateful, clueless Gaia; the inscrutable Outer Gods lurking in the shadows, as well as the King of All Gods who had foreseen the ’Outsider’ but was too kind and merciful to respond appropriately, and of course, the loyal subordinates of the Divine King, and the gods who ’temporarily retreated, plotting rebellion.’ Everything was laid out clearly; this was the true essence of events.

No objections were raised, for after all, everyone was part of the Divine Court. And history, is always written by the victors.