Chapter 40 The Domain of Life

'Alas, there's nothing I can do. I'm just too weak and can only borrow a bit of that little god's power. Of course, I'm very grateful for his contribution." Kreis shook his head, his expression calm, as if he were unaware of the enormity of the transgression he had committed. 'It's a pity that in endless ages, he was the only god to come through. Otherwise, my power wouldn't be recovering so slowly." He sighed, looking somewhat regretful. '…" Is he possibly a madman? Herbert and Pargus exchanged glances, astonished at how casually the other spoke of god-slaying. It's important to note that even Zeus, the king of gods who possesses the authority to judge them, would not dare to easily cause a god's fall. For even though the king's power could prevent the backlash of god-slaying, the fall of a god would inadvertently affect the perfection of the world's laws. Being despised by the laws would lead to dire consequences. Let alone ordinary gods, the backlash from god-slaying is simply too great. However, Kreis seemed unaffected by the act of slaying a god; this ancient Titan god appeared to have employed some method to evade the punishment of the laws. 'Speaking of which, in the memories of the little god I devoured, you were once merely a third-tier god presiding over youth. But now, it seems you have ascended to become a powerful main god, the god of life, with the vitality and vigor of life—what a coveted power!" Kreis gazed at the golden-haired, purple-eyed goddess, feeling the vast life force within her, and an uncontrollable greed flashed in his eyes. How I want… to devour her! 'Your divine growth is also quite beautiful, Your Highness." Herbert, wary of this god's potential tricks, could only subtly engage in pleasantries for the time being. 'Prince Kreis, as a god of life, why do you seek to collect such dense death energy?" Herbert stared at the golden staff inserted into the River of Death, continuously absorbing the death energy, unable to comprehend what a life god could possibly want with such dense death energy. Is he trying to transform into a god of the underworld? 'Are you curious, Your Highness? I can tell you, as long as you lend me something," Kreis said, stroking the divine power atop the staff, watching the death energy flow into it, a satisfied expression on his face. 'What do you want?" 'Your life divine power." The green-haired god turned his head, his light green eyes gleaming with greed as he stared intently at the golden-haired goddess. The originally warm and friendly demeanor had vanished, replaced by a gloomy and sinister aura. A frost god sword, flickering with black and white shadows, swept toward him. Pargus's eyes gleamed with ferocity as he flapped his crow-golden wings, swiftly appearing beside Kreis. The deathly power brought by plague and pale horror surged with a chilling and domineering destructive force, aimed at the enemy. A divine battle was about to erupt. 'How rude." A cold smile crept across Kreis's lips as green divine light flickered. Pure life divine power transformed into a shield, instantly enveloping him. 'Clang!" 'Boom!" The explosive sound of metal striking stone echoed as the collision of two opposing divine powers created shockwaves that swept outward, causing the surrounding earth and stone to crumble into dust. 'Whoosh!" From behind Kreis, countless emerald vines surged skyward within a radius of thousands of meters, forming a wave of plants that blocked out the sun, spiraling outward to attack Pargus. A beautifully crafted jade bow appeared in Herbert's hands. The goddess quickly sprouted wings, darting to a safe position. She drew the jade bow into a crescent shape, purifying and freezing divine power surged into the bow like a tide. The jade bow glimmered with divine light, its sharp and unyielding momentum bursting forth as silver-white arrows shot out, aimed directly at Kreis's divine body. When a god of the main level shot an arrow, the immense power within it caused Kreis's expression to change. With no other choice, he had to abandon the pursuit of Pargus with the vines. The emerald vines surged back, transforming into a green wall that blocked in front of him. The silver arrow struck the wall made of vines, and the purifying and icy divine power exploded. The purifying power negated the divine energy within, and absolute zero froze the vines, causing them to shatter and scatter. However, green divine light surged again, and countless vines sprouted anew. These seemingly fragile vines managed to block Herbert's arrow. 'Facing two main gods at the same time is indeed a bit troublesome for me. Awaken, my child!" Kreis's majestic and authoritative voice erupted from his mouth as he slowly raised the golden staff in his hand. The hexagonal gem shone brightly, and a torrent of green photons surged forth, transforming into a green river of light that flowed into the ground before him. It was beautiful, but Herbert had no mood to appreciate it; a sense of foreboding surged within her. The ground trembled, and the entire Sphetor Canyon shook violently. In the blink of an eye, a massive hand burst forth from the earth, followed by another, then a third. Giants nearly a thousand meters tall, each with a hundred arms, emerged from the ground, their enormous eyes filled with ferocity and bloodlust. The hundred massive arms reached out toward Herbert and Pargus in the air, stirring up a true whirlwind. 'It's the Hecatoncheires!" Herbert hurriedly flapped her wings, dodging the swinging arms of the Hecatoncheires. Although surprised, she was not caught off guard. Long ago, during the Titan era, the Mother of Gods, Gaia, and Uranus had given birth to three Hecatoncheires, monstrous beings with fifty heads and a hundred arms. They possessed the ferocious strength to move mountains and fill seas, but due to their violent nature and hideous appearance, they were not recognized as gods and were ultimately imprisoned in Tartarus. These giants were also known as the Hecatoncheires, meaning 'the monsters with a hundred hands." The Mother of Gods, Gaia, was Kreis's mother, and with the life domain inherited from her, it was not surprising that he could create such monsters. However, it might be due to his insufficient divine power that the Hecatoncheires he created had a hundred arms but lacked the legendary fifty heads. The terror of the Hecatoncheires lay in their countless ferocious powers within those hundred arms. The immense strength they possessed could easily overwhelm even a divine body; a single strike could leave an ordinary second-tier god severely injured or worse. Moreover, their skin was blessed by the earth, making them natural magic immune beings. Coupled with fifty heads, they fought on the battlefield with a reaction speed fifty times that of an ordinary person. They had also appeared in the past Titan War, their terrifying destructive power making it difficult even for the Titan giants to resist. If not for their extremely limited numbers, who knows who would be sitting on the thrones atop the divine mountain now? Herbert could sense the bloodline of Kreis within this giant's body. However, although the Hecatoncheires were ferocious, they were also intelligent. This giant was powerful yet devoid of consciousness, acting almost like a puppet. A flash of inspiration struck Herbert: bloodline secret arts! Having wielded the authority of life for countless years, Kreis naturally mastered numerous secret arts related to life. She found it strange that, despite having committed god-slaying, he showed no signs of backlash from the laws. It turned out that he had transferred the curse onto the Hecatoncheires he had birthed through his own bloodline, sacrificing the giant's divine soul to avoid the backlash. What a terrifying combination of wisdom and power! Herbert's wariness of Kreis grew even stronger. At this point, the situation had escalated to one of mutual destruction, leaving no room for her to hold back. She exchanged a glance with Pargus, and the two gods, as one entity, shared a mental connection. Pargus flapped his wings, the Ring of Annihilation hovering above his head. The frost sword in his hand was enveloped in a layer of purplish-red flames, the celestial fire of destruction blazing fiercely. 'By the light of Pargus, the brilliance of the Underworld, shine upon this canyon!" With Pargus's words, a purplish-red shadow of the Underworld sun suddenly appeared in the dark canyon. The light of the Underworld sun poured down, and Pargus's momentum surged. He flapped his raven-golden wings violently, resembling a stream of dark gold as he charged toward the raging Hecatoncheires. With the Hecatoncheires entrusted to Pargus, Herbert turned her gaze toward the male god who maintained a faint smile, her magnificent purple eyes filled with battle intent. A splendid and radiant staff of life appeared in her hand. 'Domain of Life!" Golden-green photons surged forth like a tide, and the deathly aura that permeated the Sphetor Canyon was infused with vibrant life. Plants broke through the soil, rapidly sprouting, branching out, and blooming. Flowers and green grass adorned the surroundings, creating a dreamlike spectacle, while towering trees shot up from the ground one after another. The golden-green photons danced like fairies around Herbert, and the divine essence within her radiated with brilliance, her momentum continuously rising. In this domain, her divine power approached the peak of a main god. 'Domain of Life? What a remarkably gifted little one." Kreis sensed the divine realm released by this newly ascended goddess of life, feeling both astonished and regretful. He was astonished by her understanding of the laws of life and her terrifying talent, but regretted that such a genius was about to fall today. Under the surge of divine power, the plants began to grow wildly, coalescing into a massive green hand imbued with the might of life, reaching out toward Kreis, who held the staff.