(Greek Mythology) The Abyss of the Underworld
Chapter 73
"I don't take medicine, and I can't take medicine." The formless and intangible Law calmly replied.
"Law, what exactly happened with Uranus back then?" After the joke, Tartarus became serious and asked earnestly.
Back then, Tartarus hadn't thought much about it. Even though he vaguely felt something was amiss later, he wasn't familiar with Uranus and had no interest in delving deeper. But after hearing the Law's words today, Tartarus felt his intuition might be correct.
"…A novice is always prone to accidents." The Law paused for a moment before concluding with this statement.
Although he knew the Law had no emotions, Tartarus felt that this sentence carried a particularly heavy tone.
Don't ask why the Law is a novice. The world has a day of birth, and of course, a day of destruction. At that time, everything will be annihilated along with it. The only ones who will survive are the Creators, because their existence is not dependent on the world, so they will not perish with the world's annihilation.
In the endless cycle of reincarnation, the only thing that could cause the creator god's demise is creation itself. However, aside from the first time a creator god is inexperienced and naive, no creator god would be foolish enough to kill themselves—Chaos, for example, created many times.
But laws are different. Laws are born to regulate and maintain the world. Without a world, laws have no reason to exist. Therefore, when a world is destroyed, the laws perish with it. And in the next cycle, new laws will naturally be born. So, laws are indeed novices.
"Novices? Laws, do you know there's something called borrowing?" Tartarus couldn't help but interject before the laws could finish their explanation.
The world has reincarnated so many times. Although each cycle is different, the general world setting and background remain the same, even in different cycles. Tartarus implied that the laws could certainly borrow some.
"I have."
"I don't believe you." Tartarus's reply was quite blunt.
"Then Uranus became a dictator, hindering the world's development. Of course, I couldn't let him continue as the king of the gods." The truly composed Emperor of Law continued his narration unaffected by Tartarus's constant interruptions.
"And Uranus in his later years..." Tartarus felt he had discovered something extraordinary.
"I did it," Law readily admitted.
Tartarus now wanted to light a row of candles for Uranus; this man was more wronged than Dou E.
Uranus was truly tragically wronged. Law had indeed learned from past experiences, ensuring that while Uranus was excellent, he didn't have any major personality problems. Specifically, the twelve diadems, who should have been imprisoned within Gaia along with the Cyclopes and the Hundred-Armed Titans, were spared this calamity.
However, the laws of nature made a mistake inadvertently allowing Uranus to become too powerful, even surpassing Gaia, one of the first gods, in combat strength. While Gaia, as a creation deity, was not naturally adept at combat and was a goddess, Uranus's own divine status as the king of gods further amplified this advantage, making his rise to power still astonishing.
The other first gods either lived in seclusion or were inherently unruly. Gaia couldn't control Uranus, and coupled with her own numerous problems, this led to Uranus's later tyrannical rule, hindering the world's development.
Then, the laws of nature intervened, amplifying Uranus's inner darkness, twisting his personality, and gradually making him more brutal, ultimately leading to the same fate as in mythology.
Therefore, Uranus was not inherently tyrannical, plundering, suspicious, and distrustful as Gaia had described to Tartarus. This was simply the result of the laws manipulating things to render Uranus useless.
As for Cronus, his problems stemmed purely from the mishandling of the Uranus incident, a legacy of history. The new god-king chosen by the laws lacked mental fortitude and intelligence, and was ultimately driven to madness by the curse, becoming a tyrant.
And the world's development… well, it was even worse than Uranus's autocratic rule.
Then… great, time to prepare for another god-king.
Indeed, novices are creatures that sound unreliable, and they truly are. Even this novice, the laws, are no exception. Look at what the laws have done! After learning the whole story, Tartarus sighed sincerely.
The historical developments of Greek mythology, with their numerous cycles, had been passed down as myths and legends to his original world. With so many lessons to learn from, how could the laws still manage to mess things up like this? Tartarus felt that even if the laws were indeed novices, it was absolutely intolerable; they deserved to be hated so much.
"Why did you have to cripple Uranus?" Tartarus asked, puzzled. Uranus was far superior to Cronus.
Uranus had one crucial advantage over the other two god-kings: he was incredibly sensible and knew how to act with discretion. If he knew he was hindering the world's progress, even if he craved power, he would decisively relinquish it to avoid incurring the wrath of the laws. He understood the relative importance of power and his own well-being, and he never dared to dream of having both.
"You haven't been reading too many novels," Tartarus couldn't help but retort.
The way the laws operated always reminded him of the novels he'd read in his past life—the ruthless world consciousnesses, the cruel laws, especially the Heavenly Dao in the Eastern cultivation system. In normal cultivation novels, countless people were cleaved into dust by the Heavenly Dao during their tribulations; in the prehistoric era novels, the Heavenly Dao even engaged in genocide—they were all incredibly brutal and utterly unreasonable.
Anyway, whether it's the Law, the Heavenly Dao, or the World Consciousness, they're all just different names for the same thing.
"..." The Law didn't answer.
Tartaros had a bad feeling. Could the Law really have been referring to a novel?
"Law, which novel did you read that led you to be kidnapped?" Tartarus joked, hoping it was just a joke.
"..." The Law played dead.
"The Law?" Had he really guessed right?
"...Many." The Law paused for a moment before answering.
The bad feeling came true. Tartarus felt there were too many things to complain about; he now had a long-lost feeling of his worldview shattering.
Cultivators defy the heavens to fight for a chance at survival. Their innate stances clash, so the Heavenly Dao should naturally take drastic measures. Why are you imitating them? Gods were born for the world, and maintaining the world is the duty of all gods. Even if someone doesn't do a good job, can't you just communicate properly? You actually attacked the gods! Law, are you sick?
Okay, actually, Tartarus thinks the Law is quite cute in a way. Its methods are somehow learned from novels! Hahaha, I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter.
#Law, you're so adorable, does your world know?#
#On the importance of choosing a beginner's guide, please support the orthodox literature "The Law Cultivation Manual"# Chapter 73