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Chapter 63 - Awakening

When Lin Xiang learned the secrets of the World Tree, she finally understood why the law was willing to withdraw the power that protected the world just to assist in Shadow's birth.One of the functions of the World Tree is to provide a disguise for the world. Had it not been for the specific coordinates that Lin Xiang obtained from Vivian's memories, she probably wouldn't have been able to find this world smoothly.Vivian, unwilling to lose her divinity and become a slave to the world's law, thus refused to integrate into this world suitable for the development of faith.It is unknown what price Odin paid for this, but soon after, the Feathered Serpent God stood up and announced Shadow's origins, expressing support for Shadow to become the new king of this continent.The European gods and African gods also declared after the Feathered Serpent God that Shadow had the qualifications to become a god-king. The Eastern gods had no objections either. The new gods, who were at odds with the old gods, were ignored even when they spoke. After repeating the ritual of Odin hanging on the World Tree for seven days and seven nights, the divinity within Shadow was activated, and the light and earth divinity from his parents revealed their might.This god-king, recognized by the old gods, took the eternal spear Gungnir from Odin's hands and recreated the glory of the Norse pantheon.The contradictions between the new gods and the old gods were intensified by Shadow's succession to the throne of god-king. However, Lin Xiang, one of the instigators, had already withdrawn from the situation and no longer intervened actively.Through the link of divinity, Lin Xiang began to call for the arrival of her true self.Tyche, far away in the Greek world, awakened from her slumber. After receiving the call from her avatar, she burned her divinity to open a portal.Lin Xiang handed over a dusty oak seed. The moment their hands touched, all the information to be conveyed had already been exchanged.Opening a portal across such a vast distance was no small burden even for Tyche, who was already a primordial god. The abundant divine power only lasted for less than the blink of an eye before it was more than half consumed, and the burning divinity was an irreparable loss!Before she had time to say a word, the portal closed.Tyche, who had been digesting the memories and divinity of the creator god through her slumber, awakened once again. The silent Island of the Invisible emerged from the mist, radiating brilliance.The gods on Mount Olympus looked up at the god-king and main gods at the head of the table. It was no secret that Gaia had left, and the loss of the natural god职 had led the law to turn its hopes towards Zeus's eldest daughter - Artemis.With the awakening of Tyche, who had taken over Gaia's primordial divine power, Zeus's position as god-king became as solid as a rock, unshakable.The god of disaster, Cennas, could not wait to stand up, mounted the celestial horse brought by the rainbow goddess, and flew to the Island of the Invisible.Tyche was at that time receiving Astraea. The goddess of the starry night had come to her friend's side the moment she sensed Tyche's awakening. The running goddess turned into a meteor and landed on the Island of the Invisible, bringing blessings for her friend's awakening."Tyche, my dear friend. I haven't seen you for so long that I almost forgot your face."The goddess of the starry night sat down without any hesitation. The tree nymphs offered wine and food to this regular visitor, serving the main god to enjoy the lamb."You woke up just in time. There is something on Mount Olympus that needs you to step in and solve," Astraea's desire to share gossip was almost overflowing from her face.Tyche leisurely tasted the sliced mutton, her mind still on the memories fed back by Lin Xiang, "What needs me to solve? Zeus is already a qualified god-king. I shouldn't step in at this time and damage his dignity.""It's still because of the humans created by Prometheus," Astraea blurted out the whole story, "The lifespan of the first generation of humans has come to an end, and Prometheus has already created the second generation of humans.""They are completely different from the first generation of humans. The humans created with silver are very timid. They are afraid of the dark and fear everything unfamiliar, like children who never grow up."Tyche finally drew her attention out of the memory and asked curiously, "It doesn't sound like I need to step in to solve it for Zeus. What's so difficult for him?""They are not like the gold humans who rarely have offspring. The existence of Aphrodite and Hera has made the power of procreation unprecedentedly strong. They are increasing in number, and their noisy voices disturb the peace of the divine mountain."Astraea implied, "Prometheus has protected them too well. These immature humans act recklessly and, taking advantage of the gods' inattention, actually came to the divine mountain and destroyed the gods' temples.""The gods are very angry. They have repeatedly asked Prometheus to drive them away, but the prophet has refused. After enduring it to the limit, the matter has been brought before the main gods."Tyche, who had just awakened from her slumber, was still a bit confused and immediately realized where the problem lay.The primordial gods, who needed emotional power, hoped that there would be more and more humans and naturally did not want these "egg-laying" chickens to be harvested all at once. However, the gods no longer wanted to endure these human "infants" who were as big as giants.The silver humans have no reverence for the gods, and the gods are very angry about this. Why should a thankless group be allowed to live at the foot of the divine mountain?"Do not worry, they will perish in time," Tyche did not take it too seriously, "Then let Prometheus create a new batch of humans.""The problem is right here," the goddess of the starry night finally spoke out the key to the conflict."Prometheus refuses to create humans again. He is too indulgent towards these creations!"Astraea could not understand the behavior of the prophet, "I do not understand the reason for his insistence, but he has already angered Zeus several times for this."Tyche finally realized the problem. As the creator of two generations of humans, the naive faith of humans pointed to Prometheus, and this faith affected his judgment!It seems that Prometheus has been bound to humans by faith. While accepting faith, he also took on the responsibility of protecting them. No one understands the power of faith better than Tyche.The maids brought the carriage for the main god. As soon as Tyche left, she met Cennas and the rainbow goddesses who were in a hurry. It had been a while since they last met. Cennas had become more steady, but he still showed his playful nature in front of Tyche.The two groups mixed together and headed towards Mount Olympus.The silver humans at the foot of the divine mountain were curious about the gods flying across the sky. They shouted to their companions to look up together and occasionally let out frightened shouts. Some silver humans who saw the gods for the first time couldn't help but scream, crying and running back to the cave.Tyche was speechless as she looked at these noisy and howling humans. The silver humans did not receive guidance and teaching from the gods. Under the unlimited indulgence of Prometheus, they acted willfully and lawlessly, almost turning the divine mountain into a mess!

The main gods on the divine mountain were already seated upright, waiting for the arrival of the new earth goddess.The oceans, the skies, the earth, and the underworld—Tyche's power covered every aspect. Even though she was not the mother of the god-king, no one would dare to be disrespectful to this great goddess.Zeus and Leto also rose to welcome the awakened Tyche. Surrounded by the gods, Tyche took her seat at her own main god position. To celebrate her mother's awakening, Zeus specially held a banquet for her.Tyche detested meaningless social activities, and both of her sons were well aware of this. However, during Tyche's slumber, several new gods had joined the divine mountain, and they undoubtedly needed to pay their respects to this main god and primordial deity.Apollo and Artemis had come of age and, under their mother's guidance, approached Tyche.Handsome Apollo had the same golden hair as his father, and his smile brought joy to others. Tyche had once granted him the divine inspiration, and the wise Apollo derived the power of thought and painting from it, securing his position as a main god.Artemis, associated with forests and new buds, was favored by the law and became the successor of the natural divine office. The integration of the animal and forest divine offices successfully formed the rudiment of the natural divine office. Once the power of nature was perfected, Artemis would be able to break through the medium divine power rank and become the first to reach the great divine power among the fourth generation of gods.Tyche was pleased with this development. Zeus's children had both reached the critical point of medium divine power. In addition to the help of their elders, their own efforts were also an indispensable part.The twins thanked Tyche for her help and, encouraged and praised by her, retreated back to their positions.The new gods were not worth Tyche's excessive attention. They went through the formalities of meeting and then each left.Tyche scanned the area and did not see Prometheus, who was currently in the eye of the storm. She quietly asked Zeus about the whereabouts of the seer."He has been spending a lot of time with Pontus lately and should be in the sea realm now."The star gods in the sky had a clear view of everything on the earth. As their main god, Zeus naturally knew Prometheus's movements.Tyche then shifted her gaze to the seabed and indeed spotted Prometheus and Pontus.Both the night and the abyss had their territories in the underworld. For Tyche's sake, they would not criticize Zeus's expulsion of the silver humans. After all, these humans would fall into their hands after death to be exploited for their remaining value. It was not a loss to transfer them from one hand to another.It seemed that only the primordial god of love, Eros, would covet the emotions of these humans. Thinking of this, Tyche called out to Cennas.The god of disaster was overjoyed by his mother's awakening. In Cennas's view, Tyche's appearance meant that the current predicament would be easily resolved, and he could go back to doing what he wanted to do.The servants who served Cennas were all sons of the river god. Seeing that their main god was lost in thought and ignored Tyche's call, these alert hunters quickly reminded the daydreaming god of disaster before Tyche's gaze became dangerous.Tyche glared at Cennas but still gave him face in front of the gods. She shouted in a voice that deafened and enlightened, "My son who brings surprises to all beings, quickly take the king's decree and drive away those noisy humans!"No one had expected Tyche's attitude to be so resolute. Several gods exchanged worried glances, fearing that Prometheus would continue to resist and ignite Tyche's anger. As a primordial god, Tyche did not need to care about any god's opinion, and her dignity could not be offended.Tyche's command echoed across the land. Prometheus, far in the deep sea, suddenly looked up. He couldn't wait to say goodbye to Pontus and immediately headed for the divine mountain.Cennas and Zeus, the two brothers, drove the silver humans gathered at the foot of the divine mountain with fierce winds and rain. The king of gods occasionally struck their hiding caves with thunderbolts, causing them to panic and run around blindly.Prometheus couldn't stop them in time and pleaded with the king of gods to forgive his creations. No matter how emotionally Prometheus requested forgiveness, the two brothers turned a deaf ear and continued to drive away these crying humans.The seer had no choice but to get up and go to the pantheon to ask Tyche to revoke the order."Seer, the love of a kind father has blinded your mind! You created them but did not teach them well, indulged them in defiling the gods' temples, and turned a blind eye to the trouble they caused!"Perhaps even Prometheus himself didn't realize that faith had already influenced his subconscious without his knowledge. In the past, the wise Prometheus had countless ways to gain the gods' forgiveness, instead of standing on the opposite side of the gods like now, without reason.Prometheus was speechless for a moment and kept pleading with Tyche for mercy.Tyche's cold and hard face showed no emotion, "You must understand that they cannot live forever under your protection. Look, the older ones among them are already over 100 years old, yet they are not as sensible as the children of the golden humans!""Your indulgence is the rope that strangles them! Prometheus, let them go and explore on their own. There will always come a day when children have to leave their parents' arms."Prometheus understood this truth, but the bond of faith prevented him from letting go. The seer put aside his dignity and continued to beg Tyche to show mercy to the silver humans.The gods, who originally had many complaints about the silver humans, were all surprised and did not understand why these weak humans could make Prometheus care so much.Tyche knew that continuing to entangle with Prometheus would be of no use and did not want to waste any more words. The goddess slammed her scepter on the ground with a heavy thud! The earth trembled under its master's command, and the fleeing silver humans were terrified. Their legs gave way, and they sat on the ground and cried.The gods were silent, and the pantheon was quiet."Do not waste any more time. Do what you should do. Teach them to understand this world, teach them how to survive, and bring them the spark of wisdom."Tyche calmly looked at Prometheus, got up, and walked down from the throne, "The law of nature is real and cruel. During the time you have wasted, the silver humans have encountered several dangers.""Until you regain your senses, I will not see you again." With that, a portal opened under Prometheus's feet, and the dazed god was thrown off the divine mountain."Gods, share your power with these humans." Tyche called on the gods to bring good qualities to the newly born silver humans, "These naive beings should have been an essential part of strengthening the world, but the seer has failed in his duty. To prevent them from becoming a burden, the law needs you to enlighten their minds and teach them to respect the world!""Everything you do will bring you unexpected rewards."Tyche did not mind sharing the secrets of faith with the gods. As a primordial god, Tyche had already broken free from the shackles of faith. It was time to put these gods, who were not much better than the silver humans, in chains!

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