Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 341 News from afar

"Father, please let me kill this mortal who has insulted the gods."

The Hunting Queen Artemis looked anxious and called out to the sky.

She was one of the few children favored by the father of man and the father of gods; among the gods, perhaps only Athena's favor could surpass that of her.

Normally, Artemis could get whatever she wanted simply by begging. But even with her most beloved child, this goddess would not allow it.

Dark clouds filled the sky, thunder roared, and another bolt of lightning struck.

"Boom!!!"

In an instant, thunder roared and the world turned white.

This is a declaration; the God-King has expressed his inclination.

Artemis was pale. She couldn't understand why the Father God favored that lowly, daring mortal more than herself.

In comparison, Apollo was more calm and rational.

He sighed, grabbed the angry goddess of the hunt, and then spoke earnestly to Hercules.

"Mortal, in the name of the God of Prophecy, I must tell you frankly that it is truly tragic that today's grudges have not been settled, for you will die because of them in the future."

His voice was clear and pleasant, and his words were cold, but without any threatening intent.

Hercules snorted coldly.

"Great God, if you want to threaten me, you can have a fair fight instead of making threats."

Hercules scoffed at this, believing it to be Apollo making empty threats, but not everyone thought so.

Unbeknownst to him, the snake on his shoulder inexplicably became serious. And in the heavens above, the god stroked his beard, deep in thought.

Apollo had no interest in arguing with a mortal.

Ordinary people have limited knowledge and can only see things within a hundred meters, but cannot see landslides thousands of miles away; they can only see present happiness, but cannot see past or future fortune or misfortune.

He is the god of prophecy, a born knower of destiny like the serpent goddess Mona, and his words are the truth. Just now, he realized the far-reaching consequences of this grudge, but he did not intend to say more.

“Pathetic mortal. My sister, let’s go. There’s no need to get angry with this mortal.”

Without offering further explanation, the two great gods, pulling along the indignant goddess of the hunt, transformed into rainbow light and vanished from the ground.

Hercules watched the spot where the two great gods had disappeared with suspicion for a long time. Only after confirming that the two gods had truly left did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He had defeated many monsters and giant beasts, but this was the first time he had faced a god.

"It is no easy thing to contend with the gods."

Touching his slightly sore arm, the great hero grimaced. The battle with the Hunting Queen hadn't been easy; the great hero, who always considered himself incredibly strong, still found his arm numb from the impact.

After a short rest and cleaning, they lit a fire and offered the golden deer as a sacrifice, the great hero thanking Zeus for his help.

"My father in heaven, please let poor Oedipus be freed from that cruel fate."

The great hero did not forget his purpose; he prayed to Zeus in the heavens, hoping that Zeus could at least prevent Oedipus from suffering such a miserable fate.

The heavenly king heard the great hero's prayer, and with a slight thought, he decided to change the fate of that poor king.

With one outstretched hand, even the invisible fate is reversed under the will of this great deity.

Though heaven and earth are vast and the universe is wide, is there anyone more sublime and great than himself, the God-King, who can even trample fate underfoot?
The God-King was extremely arrogant.

"Haha, little bug, if you really can, why not change your own destiny?"

A deep, majestic voice reached Zeus's ears.

Beneath the heavens, beneath the earth, beneath the underworld, that colossal and magnificent being beneath everything stirred, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

The God King's expression changed, and he instinctively gripped the lightning in his hand tightly, almost preparing for battle.

But the world-devouring god did not make any further moves; it merely turned over occasionally.

It sneered, sneered at the arrogance of this god-king.

If you really can, why not reverse your fate as well?

The God-King surveyed the earth, the restless nature of the great serpent clearly visible. As time passed, the serpent waited, waiting for its chance.

Zeus's face was grim as he spoke softly.

"You won't be able to act so arrogantly for long."

……

The great hero was unaware of these things.

After offering sacrifices to the gods, he embarked on his journey home. He had already spent a year chasing after the golden deer.

On his way home, he came to a place called Libya and decided to rest.

Then he heard that there was a demigod in the area, a man named Antaeus who was said to be a descendant of Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and that as long as he stood on the earth, he would have the power of the earth.

His skin was impervious to blades and bullets, and he possessed immense strength, yet his personality was eccentric and cruel.

He often wandered the wilderness, and whenever he encountered a passerby, he would force them to wrestle. Once the passerby was thrown to the ground, he would laugh and tear them in two.

People say that he is a demigod protected by Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and that no mortal can defeat him.

The great hero heard about this person and became very curious, so he wanted to go and meet this demigod.

But when Heracles arrived in the wilderness, before he could even go to Antaeus, the demigod Antaeus had already approached him.

“Hercules, I know you.”

In the wilderness, the strong man's lips curled into a cruel and terrifying smile. Then he pulled a head from the ground; it was a shriveled head, proof that its owner had been dead for a long time. The head's face was contorted in a grimace, as if it were unwilling to accept its fate.

Antaeus patted the head and laughed loudly.

“Someone told me that I was very powerful, and they even said that I would be defeated or even killed by you. I didn’t believe it, so I tore his spine apart and left his head here to watch how I killed you.”

If those reincarnators were there, they would recognize him as one of their companions, Greedy Wolf.

The martial artist who roamed the infinite worlds as a warrior, leaving behind numerous legends, ultimately died here, without even having the right to know him.

As he spoke, the demigod Antaeus charged toward the great hero.

The great hero dared not be careless. During their tentative exchange, he sensed a powerful force. That force was like a mountain, its towering peaks reaching into the clouds, yet now it collapsed and pressed down upon him.

Amidst the surging of his blood and qi, the great hero managed to withstand that force.

“My mother is Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and my father is Poseidon, the god of the earth! Mortal, how dare you disobey the descendant of a god!”

Antaeus roared, his pupils gleaming with golden light.

When Poseidon, the god of the sea, caused an earthquake, and when the earth cracked open, Antaeus was born.

He inherited the power of Poseidon, the god of the earth, and Gaia, the goddess of the earth. His power is the power of the earth beneath his feet. Unless one has the strength to support the sky and the earth, who can beat him in wrestling?

Before he died, the stranger tried to use his skill to lift him off the ground, but he underestimated just how powerful a demigod whose parents were both gods could be.

He is the son of the earth!
So, without any mercy, he pulled out the stranger's spine, leaving him limp on the ground like a worm, dying there.

And now, he would do the same as before, extracting the Greek man's spine and using his skull to sacrifice to his father, Poseidon.

Unexpectedly, the man opposite him resisted the overwhelming force and pushed Antaeus backward.

Hercules laughed as well.

"Poseidon? He had so many wicked sons."

Poseidon was promiscuous and cruel, showing no regard for the dissipation of his divine power, and fathered children indiscriminately. Since Poseidon didn't want to manage them, Heracles would take over and discipline this wicked son.

So the great hero punched Antaeus to the ground.

The great hero's strength could lift the sky and split the earth, but even the incredibly strong and invulnerable Antaeus could not be killed by him.

Even though the great hero repeatedly defeated this demigod, making him roar in fury like a raging lion, he still couldn't kill him.

Invulnerable to swords and spears?

Let's try a different approach then.

So the great hero forcibly lifted Antaeus from the ground, his broad arms tightening the grip.

Antaeus didn't understand at first, but he soon realized the danger.

Having been separated from the earth, Antaeus's strength was rapidly dissipating, and he soon found himself in a panic, unable to breathe.

"no no……"

Amidst desperate cries, this demigod, who had been powerful and invincible for many years, was strangled to death by the great hero.

After killing the demigod, the great hero quickly returned to his hometown. There, he heard news that surprised him.

Ancaius is dead.

Ancaius, who had once adventured alongside him on the ship and was revered as the core of his being, was dead.

In the adventures of the Golden Fleece, Ancaius, along with many heroes, traveled to a faraway land, defeated the dragon, and seized the Golden Fleece.

He then heard that there was a ferocious boar in Calydon, a monster released by Artemis to wreak havoc on humankind, and he volunteered to go and kill it. Many heroes participated in the hunt for the boar of Calydon, but few survived, and even Ancaius was eventually killed by the boar.

Hercules was very impressed with Ancaius.

Since birth, few could truly compare to him, and Ancaius was one of them. But even the mighty Ancaius couldn't defeat the Calydon Boar, demonstrating its formidable ferocity.

So Hercules decided to kill the Calydon boar himself.

But before he arrived, he heard that the Caludon boar had already been killed.

What surprised people most was that the person who killed the giant boar was not a man, but a beautiful huntress named Atalanta.

People say that Atalanta's power may already be no less than that of Hercules.

Atalanta?
The great hero was somewhat unconvinced. He believed that if he were to go, he would certainly be able to destroy the giant boar. Since everyone said that Atalanta was very powerful, he would do what Atalanta could not accomplish.

The great hero continued his twelve great deeds, while somewhere in a Greek city-state, the Reincarnation Squad was having a conversation.

"Greedy Wolf is dead."

The captain of the reincarnators, known as Lao Jiu, sighed.

Tanlang was incredibly powerful; he still remembered Tanlang's impressive display of strength when he directly challenged the divine generals in the world of Heavenly Book and Legends. Even the mighty Heavenly Generals were ultimately defeated by Tanlang.

Even the formidable Greedy Wolf ultimately died. According to magical communication, he perished at the hands of the Son of Earth.

The woman named White Mist wept.

They had been companions for a long time. They had originally planned that A-Jiu, the swordsman, and the other heroes would travel together to seize the Golden Fleece, while Bai Wu and Tan Lang would explore the world and seek opportunities.

As a result, Tanlang was separated from her and eventually died unexpectedly at the hands of Antaeus.

The four-person team had been together for over a hundred years, but now only three remain.

Even the most hard-hearted person couldn't help but be moved after spending so many years with his companion. After pouring a bowl of wine for Tanlang, Ajiu spoke up.

"In that case, we can't defeat that great hero. To kill him, we must find a way to use Hydra's venom."

The three looked at each other, and a plan quickly formed.