Several minutes ago.
Greek Divine Realm, in the center of the ancient Athenian Acropolis, within the Parthenon.
The Goddess of Victory, no, she should now be called the tripartite ancient earth goddess Athena, was standing at the top of her temple.
"In the name of the ancient earth goddess Athena, I summon my lord to descend here!"
According to their agreement, the silver-haired goddess called out thus, to let her lord lock onto the coordinates here.
Willing to accept defeat, plus Ryuga's purpose was originally her long-cherished wish, Athena naturally had no reason to go back on her word.
Through the connection of their master-servant contract, she quickly contacted Ryuga and helped him lock onto the specific location of the divine realm.
However, before she could send out her location coordinates, a thunder-like voice suddenly rang out from behind her.
"My daughter Athena! Whom are you summoning?"
Hearing this supremely dignified voice, Athena's heart sank as she immediately turned around.
Descending from the sky behind her was Zeus, the God King wreathed in thunder.
This God King, whose image in mythology wasn't particularly good, was definitely not as lustful as portrayed in myth. On the contrary, after usurping Metis's wisdom, he not only secured his position as God King but once transcended the prophecy issued by the Fates, avoiding the fate of being replaced.
Looking at all mythologies, there were very few who could achieve Zeus's level of accomplishment.
Regarding contacting Ryuga, Athena had tried her best to conceal it, yet still hadn't escaped this one's observation.
"Just curious about the God Slayer who once defeated me. This isn't something that needs reporting, is it?"
Athena answered with a natural expression.
Which god in the divine realm hadn't gone to the real world as a Heretic God for some fun?
Therefore, explaining her behavior as being triggered by the God Slayer connection was a completely flawless reason.
Of course, there was no unbreakable defense in the world.
No matter how perfect the excuse, it ultimately couldn't withstand a simple question.
"If you were truly summoning a God Slayer, then I indeed shouldn't interfere."
"However, the 'lord' you mentioned just now... what exactly is that about?"
Saying this, Zeus's pupils began to flash with thunder.
"..."
Not expecting even such a quiet statement to be heard, Athena was momentarily speechless.
"Also, can you explain your current divine core?"
Zeus spoke in an icy tone.
"Tripartite ancient earth goddess... heh, a divine core prototype familiar to the point of disgust. Don't tell me you plan to abandon your identity as an Olympian main god and become a rebel who defies the God King again!"
As the God King, he ultimately had exceptional insight. Even though Athena tried her best to conceal it, he could still see many problems.
Hearing Zeus point this out, Athena no longer pretended. She coldly replied.
"So what? Having lost the earth goddess's wisdom, can you still maintain your position as God King?"
Extremely rarely, as a divine realm god, she chose to actively rebel against mythology.
If described in contemporary terms, she was undoubtedly a true Heretic God.
"Earth goddess's wisdom? Heh! You're still indulging in delusions! Did the prophecy of the three Fates give you courage?"
Zeus directly scoffed at Athena's words.
According to the mythological prophecy, the child born of Metis would be able to replace Zeus and become the new God King.
From a mythological perspective, this prophecy was itself a version of Zeus's mythology and had considerable credibility.
However, to deal with this prophecy, in mythology, Zeus directly devoured Metis and gained her power.
In the divine realm, the earth goddess lineage represented by Athena was completely suppressed and became a vassal of the Steel Hero God.
Now, Athena actively recalling her ancient divine core could completely be said to be openly rebelling.
"I need no help from the three Fates. I can reclaim the earth goddess's glory and wash away past humiliation on my own!"
As expected, Athena assumed a confrontational stance.
Seeing her appearance, Zeus shook his head slightly and didn't rush to attack.
"I can give you one last chance. Abandon the Gorgoneion and accept your identity as an Olympian main god, and I can still treat you as my daughter!"
"No need!"
Athena naturally refused to compromise in the slightest.
"The era of showing off on the earth goddess's corpse is over. I have recovered as the tripartite god. God King Zeus, accept the earth goddess's judgment!"
She pointed her spear at the sky god before her, her attitude clear.
After recovering her ancient earth goddess form, her strength had been considerably enhanced, no less than an ordinary God King.
Even if her enemy was Zeus, Athena felt she might not lack a chance of victory.
She was the Goddess of Victory!
"Foolish choice!"
Looking at the confident Athena before him, Zeus shook his head, his gaze indescribably disappointed.
"Even now, you still think you have half a chance of victory?"
With his words falling, lightning thick as water barrels immediately struck down, forming a brief thunderstorm.
The intense thunderstorm simultaneously enveloped both deities. Zeus bathed in the lightning, his entire aura beginning to rapidly rise.
Lightning, like fire, could temper and enhance the power of Steel Hero Gods.
The thunderstorm's power far exceeded Athena's expectations. Even divine defensive power couldn't resist it, and even though Athena used the Aegis shield, she had trouble supporting herself momentarily.
"This scale of power, could it be?"
Using her temple's faith support, Athena quickly guessed the reason. She turned to look toward Mount Olympus, only to find this sacred mountain had quietly disappeared at some point.
Before her, noticing her movement, God King Zeus revealed a sinister smile.
"What are you looking for, Mount Olympus?"
"No need to look. I am Olympus!"
With these words, the phantom of Mount Olympus appeared behind Zeus, and the Olympian gods had somehow appeared on the battlefield, completely surrounding the rebellious Athena.
Facing the gods' siege, Athena's gaze remained locked on Zeus.
The gods' siege was certainly terrifying, but she vaguely had the intuition that the Zeus before her was far more terrifying than all the other gods combined.
To be continued...
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