Chapter 112 - 89: Three Brothers

Chapter 112: Chapter 89: Three Brothers

With confusion and anger, Cronus left.

Without attempting to detain him, seated in the Temple of Lops, Laine did not pay attention to the departing avatar of the Divine King. He was just staring at the entrance to the Abyss he had previously conjured, somewhat lost in thought.

Gaining everything from the other party is easily said. But in reality, without the preparatory steps taken over these ten thousand years, even if Cronus had willingly cooperated, it would have been impossible for him to achieve this.

Moreover, the most crucial element was how to make the other party willing to cooperate. When there was no other choice, the Divine King was indeed willing to gamble, provided he could see a hope for the future.

But if every direction was a dead-end, what he would do was something even Laine wasn’t very clear about.

“However, he will agree,”

“If it were not for successfully opening the Spirit Realm back then, this would have been the fallback plan I prepared for myself. Nowadays I have no need for it, with all that I have now, there’s also no need to start over from scratch.”

“Besides, conjectures are just conjectures, just like when I wasn’t certain that I could create the Spirit Realm, in the end, whether it can be successful or not, it’s all up to you.”

Upon reviewing the situation once more, it became fairly clear, yet there were still a few uncertainties.

What kind of feedback the present world will give to Laine’s actions, and whether the Primordial Gods will intervene.

To be on the safe side, he still made the worst-case scenario plans.

“Liana.”

After a long while, coming back to his senses, Laine leaned back in his chair and called out softly.

“I am here, Your Highness.”

The ever-loyal response. Wings tucked behind her, the figure of the Goddess of the Nether Moon quietly appeared.

Looking at his most loyal subordinate, Laine felt a bit of a headache. Liana was good in every way, but she interacted with too few creatures, having an air of viewing all beings in the outside world as mere ants.

“There’s no need to keep an eye on Hypnos anymore. The main body of the third layer of the Spirit Realm has nearly perfected itself and can independently absorb dreams to expand. That is enough. As for the rest, let it be for now.”

“And you, Liana, actually, when you’re not busy, you could visit other places to see, take in the sights of the outside world. It’s not so good to always stay in the Spirit Realm.”

Perhaps at the dawn of creation, the Earth and the Abyss were on equal footing, or even the latter might have been slightly stronger. But now, the Earth was merely a part of Order, and its status had been divided by the Sky and the Ocean, while the Abyss seemed to be the main body of Chaos.

If he were to rank the Great Divine Power, then the Earth would be just taking one or two steps across the threshold, the Twin Gods of the Dark Night a bit further, but the Abyss was close to the pinnacle of the Great Divine Power.

“Fortunately, It has no wisdom,” Hades accidentally used a term of reverence for the world, “otherwise no deity would dare approach this place.”

“Of course, Hades, It couldn’t possibly possess wisdom. Just look at our esteemed grandmother. I guess, if the Abyss had been like her, its fate would hardly be any better than hers.”

The future Sea Emperor wholeheartedly agreed. Although it was a bargain, and he had reaped benefits from it, he was still reluctant to search for a few Giants in such a place.

However, unlike the others, Poseidon’s reluctance stemmed more from the idea that ‘everyone looks down on them, so I should too’. As for his personal opinion, he didn’t find the Giants particularly unsightly.

His perception of beauty was always wide-ranging; even Zeus had to concede to him in the quest to ‘discover beauty’.

“Regardless, we have to go in. Zeus, sense where those creatures are?”

Unwilling to linger, the unique laws of this place made Poseidon uncomfortable, so he turned to his brother and urged him.

“Alright, I’ll do my best.”

Nodding, Zeus also had no wish to remain here any longer. He then channeled that unique authority within him and began to delicately sense the surroundings.

Speaking of which, Zeus’s ability to rescue the Giants trapped in the Abyss was thanks to ‘guidance’ from Heavenly Father Uranus.

Although his deity still hung in the sky without any sign of awakening, the curse he had left was still in place. As the first Divine King recognized by the world, his curse that Cronus would be overthrown by his children could, in a sense, be seen as a recognition of Cronus’s offspring.

The ‘heir to the throne’ recognized by the first Divine King—if it wasn’t for the fact that Uranus was no longer the Divine King when he issued the curse—Zeus might have directly obtained a powerful Divine Authority.

But now, this power was reduced to a mere precursor; it could guide Zeus to the beings within the Abyss and allow him to not be affected by his father’s authority, but until Cronus was defeated, it would be of no further use.

“Found them, follow me.”

After a considerable period, Zeus vaguely discerned a direction. He signaled to his elder brothers and then led the way in the disordered void ahead.

“Then let’s go.”

Exchanging a glance with Hades, the future Sea Emperor also stepped forward. No matter how unwilling he was in his heart, since they had taken the Golden Apple from Mother Earth, they had no choice but to proceed.

The things of Gaia could not be taken without consequence, and at least the three of them did not possess the ability to do so.