Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 123 From this day forward, I am the Father of all spirits!
When Zeus created the underworld, he cleverly introduced ocean currents into it.

From this point on, all the world's matter transformed by the ocean currents will begin in the underground underworld, simultaneously strengthening both the underworld and the earth itself.

Then the world grows and expands outward, pushing the ocean to expand further; the ocean then pushes the ocean currents outward, and the ocean currents continue to open up chaos, transforming its matter into energy that nourishes the world, thus creating a perfect closed loop.

The nature of the world's growth has been completely altered.

Zeus did not limit the ocean currents to only originate from underground to expand the world; there was another way, which was for pure water to evaporate and rise into the sky, turning into endless water vapor and clouds.

Under Zeus's supreme authority to command wind and rain, the earth was nourished and sweet rain fell, thus continuing to strengthen the world and allowing life to spread.

However, this also meant that the power of ocean currents to directly expand the world was simultaneously controlled by Zeus and Hades.

However, this may not necessarily be a bad thing, as the power of the ocean current couple was greatly amplified with Zeus's support.

They became even more deeply bound to Zeus and Hades, and their authority expanded to the entire Three Realms and Three Domains, penetrating into the deeper structure of the world.

However, Zeus was ultimately somewhat in the wrong for acting without prior consultation. He would later offer Oceanus further compensation for this.

Furthermore, the connection between the ocean currents and the mother goddess Gaia has been severed; they are no longer interdependent and directly connected as before.

The Mother of All Things lost another powerful arm and support, but her authority over the earth did not appear to have suffered any loss.

On the contrary, the newly formed Netherworld underground acted as a solid support, firmly holding her up.

In the planning of the Three Realms and Three Domains, the earth is undoubtedly the core and foundation. In addition, with the cyclical growth of the entire universe as a trinity, the laws of the earth have become stronger and more stable in principle.

However, she has also become completely sandwiched in the middle.

It was firmly sandwiched between the sky and the underworld.

If she were to cooperate with the God-King from now on, that would be one thing, but she would still be the Mother of All Things, the Mother of All Gods, with an unparalleled and revered status, and her power would naturally grow stronger and stronger.

However, if she suddenly felt like throwing a tantrum and challenging the authority of the God-King, then she would have to carefully consider her situation.

This can be considered a trade-off, and whether the gains outweigh the losses or vice versa is a matter of opinion.

Until the underground space is as vast as the above-ground space, the Netherworld will be completely stable, and its internal laws will continue to circulate endlessly.

Tartarus's power was completely suppressed, and he retreated step by step, his threat reduced to a minimum.

The pure waters of the ocean permeate the darkness, where life and the power of cycles emerge endlessly from the abyss.

Finally, after completing this magnificent creation, the invincible king of the gods Zeus truly stopped the mighty thunder, and the thick dark clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, revealing a clear and vast heaven.

This was the first and last change made after Uranus, the Father, established the structure of the universe.

The world's structure was now completely perfect, with no more chaos or imbalance.

As the gods gazed upon the newly expanded world structure and felt the perfect and magnificent rhythm of the world, they all remained silent in the face of Zeus's unimaginable creative power.

Besides extreme shock, I felt a deep sense of awe.

Amidst the thunderous roar of lightning, the world was completely transformed and reborn.

A blinding flash of lightning, and Zeus's majestic figure instantly returned from the abyss to the main temple of Olympus, once again sitting on the throne of the god-king.

Looking at this transformed world, He nodded in satisfaction and said in a loud and majestic voice, "Gods, the world is now truly perfect and flawless. From now on, all things and spirits, inside and out, throughout the universe, can thrive and prosper. The world will be free from worry!"

The beautiful Hera, her bright eyes gazing at Zeus with undisguised admiration and love, her exquisite face radiating endless beauty, was beyond description in any words.

She couldn't help but suddenly stand up, raising her arms and shouting, "Zeus! Zeus! Zeus!"

All the gods joined in the chanting, their voices of praise resounding through the heavens and shaking the entire world!

Zeus raised his hand and gestured for the gods to stop their praises. His high-pitched and majestic voice once again resounded throughout the hall: "I am the embodiment of the sky, therefore the sky is my supreme authority; I am the king of the gods, the ruler of the universe, therefore the heavens and the earth, the six directions and eight wastelands, the three realms and three domains are all my domains, and all living beings are under my rule."

His gaze swept over the gods with lightning speed, and he asked again in an unquestionable tone, "Gods, does anyone have any objections?" Seeing that none of the gods raised any objections and that all the gods expressed their unwavering support, Zeus nodded in satisfaction.

He raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, inviting the gods to sit down. He looked at Hades, then surveyed the gods, and said with majesty, "My dear brother, Hades has made a crucial contribution in this great undertaking."

"Now, I bestow upon Him the newly created Netherworld. From this day forward, He shall be the King of the Underworld, the Ruler of the Netherworld."

Zeus looked around at the gods and asked, "Gods, does anyone have any objections?"

The gods, once again, unanimously supported Zeus's decision without any objection, fully demonstrating their complete approval of it.

Zeus's expression was extremely solemn, his golden eyes deep and profound. He solemnly said, "Gods, we are eternal and immortal deities, possessing endless life."

"But in the universe, there are far more mortal beings; they are born from dust and return to dust."

“The Father Uranus endowed all existence in the universe with spirituality, and the Great Mother Gaia gave all existence a vessel for spirituality.”

"When spirituality grows stronger through the tempering of time and develops independent self-awareness, those fortunate beings, blessed by the loving Mother Goddess or the gods, have a physical body to live in, enabling them to walk in the world and experience all things."

Zeus's voice carried a hint of pity: "They exist by means of matter, but as time relentlessly flows by, their bodies will eventually decay and turn to dust, and their spirits will eventually face the fate of annihilation of self-awareness due to the loss of their vessel."

"In this cruel process, the bodies that decay first return to their material origin, but their spirits lose the protection of matter. Their self-awareness can only wander helplessly in the world, suffering endless pain and torment of illusion, until finally and completely annihilated."

"And those unfortunate spiritual beings, they cannot even have the protection of a physical body. Fragile spiritual beings can only suffer the torment of illusion and endure the painful loneliness."

"This is too cruel for them! They have been struggling in pain, and we, as the merciful rulers and maintainers of order of the universe, should not let these mortal beings suffer such pain any longer."

The gods looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never thought of such things; the disappearance of those mundane things was insignificant.

Their lives are short and fragile, their self-awareness insignificant, their bodies frail, no different from sand in the wind.

The spiritual origin does not easily perish; it is only the fragile self-awareness it carries that disappears.

The spirit will eventually give birth to new consciousness, which has no real impact on the grand operation of the universe.

However, for individual living beings, in their brief existence, all that remains is unbearable pain and torment.

Zeus turned his gaze to the gods, his voice high-pitched and filled with sacred solemnity, announcing a momentous gift:
"In the name of Zeus, King of the Gods and Ruler of the Universe, I declare: From this day forward, all spiritual beings in the universe, having acquired self-awareness, will possess a 'soul' to protect their fragile spirituality under the combined blessings of myself, Rhea, Gaia, the Mother of All Things, Nyx, the Ruler of Night, and Oceanus, the Great Ocean Current!"

"May this act protect them from having only their fragile spirituality left, drifting helplessly and painfully through the universe, enduring suffering they cannot bear!"

Zeus's voice reached its climax at this moment, resounding throughout the universe like thunder, giving the most benevolent eternal declaration: "From this day forward, in the name of King of the Gods and Ruler of the Universe, I solemnly bestow upon all things and spirits of the universe that all mortal spiritual beings, after the end of their physical bodies, will enter the Underworld, where they will live as spiritual souls, and obtain rest and tranquility!"

"From this day forward, I shall be the supreme protector of all living beings in the universe."

"I am the giver of all souls, the redeemer of all living beings, the great father of all spirits!"

But that wasn't all. Zeus solemnly declared, "From this day forward, those souls that possess a purely material body, or a body of other elements, are 'living.' They have the right to live on the earth and in the universe."

"Those who have lost their physical bodies and only retain their souls are 'dead.' They will go to the underworld to live, where they will find peace and order."

"All living beings that have died must pass through the passage opened by Gaia, the mother of all things, and under the guidance and protection of the Lady of Night, enter the underworld to be ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld."

"The underworld is their resting place and the final destination of their souls!"

"Until the soul's self-awareness completely ends, pure spirituality returns from the ocean currents of the underworld to the origin of the world, endlessly cycling and regenerating, ensuring the world's immortality and the perpetuation of all spirits!"

The gods were deeply moved by the new God-King's unparalleled kindness and generosity towards all living beings in the world, going to such great lengths to create additional bodies for fragile and insignificant spirits.

In this way, even a weak and shallow spirituality without a pure material entity can slowly grow stronger under the protection of the soul, becoming a soul living in the universe, instead of being unable to do anything and eventually dissipating in pain and confusion.

However, this has no impact on the gods. On the contrary, the world will develop faster, there will be more living beings, and the universe will become more prosperous, which is also a great thing for the gods.

(End of this chapter)