Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 196 This isn't right! (5K chapters, bonus chapter for monthly votes, please vote at the beginning of the month~)

Zeus gazed at her and said slowly in a calm yet subtly authoritative tone, "My revered mother goddess, you are the most benevolent and loving mother goddess, and I deeply admire and respect you for this."

“But,” His tone suddenly shifted, becoming sharp, “you should perhaps educate your children better.”

“Excessive pampering often only harms them.”

“You should teach your children to understand things clearly and to follow the rules and principles of doing God’s work. This is the only right way for Him to live a long and better life.”

Gaia's thin lips were pressed into a tight line, and she remained silent.

Endless shame and indignation surged wildly within her divine body like magma from the depths of the earth.

Although she knew that everything Zeus said was true, who was she?
She is the mighty Mother of all things, one of the creators of this universe!

Now, he is being lectured like this by his own grandchildren in this very hall of gods, in front of all the gods!

This made her want to get up immediately and leave.

However, reason ultimately prevailed over impulse.

She felt the immense pressure emanating from Zeus, a pressure that was integrated with the entire cosmic order. In the end, she slowly and humiliatingly lowered her noble and beautiful head, silently accepting Zeus's lesson.

Faced with Zeus's obvious bad mood, the great mother goddess of all things once again chose to endure it.

In front of so many gods, one cannot openly defy the majesty of the King of Gods, can one?
Zeus's gaze passed over her and landed on the group of giants of various shapes behind her. His voice suddenly turned cold: "Today, out of respect for the supreme dignity of the Mother Goddess of All Things, I will not punish you for your disrespectful behavior at the ceremony."

"But from this day forward, none of you shall set foot on Mount Olympus without my personal decree! Otherwise, you shall be severely punished!"

Even though he had just been terrified by Zeus's earth-shattering thunderous power, upon hearing of this humiliating punishment of banishment, Polyphelon, as one of the leaders of the giants, relied on the fact that his mother was right in front of him, and his innate arrogance overcame his fear, so he took a big step forward.

His face was full of dissatisfaction, and he roared loudly, "I refuse to accept this!"

“Your Majesty, the Supreme God-King, didn’t you proclaim your order to be a ‘divine and just order’? We have not violated any of the laws you personally established, so why are you treating us like this!”

"As the beloved children of the great Mother Goddess, why can't we enter Olympus, the center of this universe?"

"shut up!"

Before Zeus could speak, Gaia had already given a stern reprimand.

Foolish children, aren't you ashamed enough? You always do things that make you lose face!

Gaia glared at Borferion, her eyes burning with suppressed rage. She sternly rebuked him, "The King of Gods' command is the highest rule. Get out of here and don't utter another word!"

On his throne, Zeus didn't even bother to glance at this foolish giant.

He merely looked at Gaia, whose face was cold and expressionless, with amusement, and it was unclear who was behind the anger in her eyes.

Zeus spoke in a soft, almost whispered voice, saying gently, "Honorable Mother Goddess, once again it has been proven that you should indeed give them a proper and serious re-education."

Immediately, His voice regained its divine kingly majesty, and His indifferent words resounded throughout the hall: "All giants, listen carefully, listen attentively to the absolute decree of me, the supreme divine king."

"From this moment on, if any one of you dares to question my will, then this universe will no longer need the Giant Spirit race."

As soon as Zeus finished speaking, Styx, the goddess of oaths, who was sitting on her divine throne, gritted her teeth and a resolute look flashed in her eyes.

She immediately stood up and took decisive action!

The endless, boundless Styx River surged forth from the void, its pitch-black waters carrying the absolute power of the oath and the chilling aura of the underworld, transforming into a mighty torrent that swept towards the one hundred and fifty giant spirits behind the Mother Goddess of All Things!

The giants instinctively tried to muster their divine power to resist, but to their horror they discovered that within this magnificent temple, they could not even move a single finger.

An invisible and powerful divine force had already bound them tightly. Clearly, other great gods had also made their move, and there were probably quite a few of them.

Gaia, the mother goddess of all things, trembled and instinctively tried to stop it.

However, Zeus's indifferent gaze was already fixed on her, his gaze seemingly transforming into tangible chains of lightning that tightly enveloped her.

An extremely terrifying sign of danger was continuously exploding in the deepest part of her divine origin!
She didn't dare to move an inch.

She could only watch helplessly as the dark, heavy waters of the River Styx carried her 150 children, washing them away from the temple in the most brutal way, like trash.

The Netherwater transformed into a roaring black dragon, carrying them as it tumbled and roared from the summit of Mount Olympus all the way to the earth.

Judging from the speed of the torrent and the power it contains, it will definitely not be able to reach the bottom for several days.

Zeus gently waved to Styx, gesturing for her to sit down.

Then, He gave Gaia, whose face was ashen, a faint, gentle smile: "Sometimes, experiencing setbacks is not such a bad thing."

"After all, experience and lessons are valuable resources for the growth of deities, aren't they?"

After Zeus finished speaking, without waiting for Gaia to react, he immediately stood up and announced to the entire hall, "Meeting adjourned."

His voice was still echoing within the magnificent temple when his imposing figure transformed into a dazzling golden bolt of lightning, vanishing from the council hall in an instant.

Gaia was left alone on the spot, her beautiful face turning pale and then flushed in a spectacular display.

The gods inside the hall looked at each other, all remaining silent.

Apart from a few primordial Titans and six giants, the rest of the Olympian gods tacitly rose quickly, transformed into streaks of light, and left the awkward, silent, and oppressive hall.

The holy mother goddess Rhea sighed helplessly in her heart. She stepped forward and gently comforted her mother goddess Gaia with her kindest and warmest smile.

She really didn't want to see her respected Mother Goddess and her most beloved child fall into an uncontrollable situation because of a bunch of rude fools; it would be too much of a loss.

The other primordial Titans and giants also stepped forward to persuade Gaia, saying that the giants were far too rude.

Not only did they disrespect all the gods present, but they even dared to disrespect His Majesty the God-King. They deserved to be punished in this way.

If we don't teach them a lesson now, they will make a terrible mistake sooner or later, and then it will be too late to regret it.

The fact that His Majesty the God-King has only given a minor punishment is already a great blessing.

Gaia's gaze slowly swept over the great gods who had come to offer their consolation. When she saw that even Oceanus, who had just been severely punished by Zeus, was trying his best to speak up for Zeus, the last trace of anger surging in her heart was instantly extinguished.

All that remained was an endless, absolute sense of powerlessness.

Zeus has completely and utterly taken control of the entire universe and the hearts of the gods.

Whether it is reward or punishment, it is entirely based on His will.

Of all the gods, not one dared to rebel.

They wouldn't even have the thought of resistance; instead, they would take it all for granted.

His power, his authority, and even his supreme position in the hearts of the gods are far beyond what Cronus of old could ever have imagined.

Moreover, given Gaia's fundamental connection to the universe, her intuition told her this with remarkable clarity.

Zeus was not as powerful as he appeared on the surface.

Even though He has demonstrated absolute invincibility, beneath His calm surface, He hides a vast amount of true power.
Gaia was absolutely certain of this.

Putting aside everything else, Dione, the mother of Zeus's first child, a goddess whose very existence would never allow her to be low-key even if she wanted to, possessed unimaginable power.

Even though she deliberately concealed herself among the gods during this grand pantheon, Gaia's emerald eyes, which could see the origin of all things, still caught her presence immediately.

That primordial spiritual radiance, which ordinary deities could neither see nor understand, was so clear and so dazzling in Gaia's eyes.

Its radiance was so intense that it almost burned the eyes of this mother goddess of all things.

What a dazzling and magnificent spiritual radiance it was! Vast, boundless, clear, profound, brilliant, radiant, glorious, and pure, filled with infinite possibilities and the unknown! It possessed the supreme and infinite charm that deeply captivated all spiritual life!
In that instant, Gaia even thought that it was her hated and feared companion—the first generation of god-king, the spiritual ruler Uranus—who had descended once more!

So familiar!

Such brilliance was born from her embrace!

She forcibly suppressed the divine tremor, repeatedly confirming and sensing that the goddess named Dione was completely different from Uranus in terms of her aura, personality, and divine essence. She was an absolutely pure Yin goddess, and only then did she manage to maintain her composure.

However, she also had some suspicions about this, and a terrifying possibility had quietly emerged in her mind.

After all, Dione and Zeus's first child was Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.

So, what profound connection exists between "love and beauty," which can be described as the supreme authority, and "love and desire," which nurtures all living things?

No matter how unwilling or resentful she was, Gaia had to sadly admit that Zeus's strength and unfathomable nature were far beyond her comprehension, and she could no longer confront him head-on.

Before that, she certainly had the ability to completely overturn the chessboard, perish together with the entire universe, and turn into nothingness.

But the moment she saw Dione, she knew that even if they were to perish together, they might not succeed.

Gaia was extremely desperate about this.

This third-generation god-king far surpasses the first and second-generation god-kings.

He is a truly invincible god-king who is perfect in terms of strength, strategy, temperament, and even contingency planning.

In every aspect.

This is why Gaia chose to endure such humiliation and anger.

Because she had no way to deal with Zeus.

We can't just risk everything and resort to a suicidal move because of a little face-saving dispute, can we?

That would be too extreme.

And it may not even be successful.

After all, Zeus was not deliberately and without reason humiliating her.

The God-King is merely defending His divine authority as the supreme ruler.

The Great Mother Goddess always comforts herself.

Faced with Rhea and the children's sincere words of comfort, the Mother Goddess of All Things finally managed to force a smile onto her flawless and dignified face.

She chatted gently with the children for a while, and the matter was temporarily put aside.

As for Zeus, he had already quietly (crossed out) openly arrived in the underworld.

The moment the ceremony ended, the goddess of night gave Him a very serious look that was full of warning and urging.

Immediately afterwards, within His private network of divine thoughts, like a meteor shower in the night, dozens of messages bombarded His consciousness, urging Him to go to the Netherworld immediately!

She had already rushed back to the Underworld to wait for Zeus, which is why she didn't stay to comfort her "best friend" Gaia.

There's no way around it; no best friend is as important as your lover.

Zeus sensed the several flashing red notification dots and hundreds of unread messages on his private divine channel, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He hesitated for a long time, and seeing the Goddess of Night's "deadly barrage" of divine messages starting a new round of bombardment, he finally decided to go to the Underworld first.

If he doesn't go now, Nyx, whose emotions have long been suppressed to the limit, might really go crazy.

Moreover, there are indeed important matters that need to be dealt with, so let's take care of them at the same time.

Zeus, who had transformed from his majestic middle-aged god-king form back into his handsome youthful appearance, boldly (actually, secretly) entered the underworld.

The moment He stepped into this eternally tranquil realm, the goddess of night, who was always on guard against Zeus's presence, appeared before Him.

However, the goddess Nyx standing before Him at this moment was completely different from the one who had sent the message earlier. Instead, she appeared gentle and obedient, as if she were two completely different goddesses.

Upon returning to the underworld, the goddess Nyx immediately changed into a glamorous and alluring outfit, waiting for Zeus.

She was truly determined; if Zeus didn't come today, she would recklessly rush up Mount Olympus.

At worst, we can have another big fight with those little bastards on Olympus!
However, Zeus did not disappoint her; he arrived immediately, which made her very satisfied and happy.

In her lover's heart, she was indeed the most important person!

The Great Mother Goddess always finds a way to comfort herself.

Zeus was now completely bewitched by the goddess of night before him, and he cried out in his heart that he could not take it anymore!
Even the golden eyes are about to reveal hearts!
The goddess of the night before us has shed the magnificent black robes she wore at the Pantheon, and instead donned a garment with a distinctly classical Greek flair and an astonishingly high level of artistry.

It was a black lace semi-transparent tulle dress woven from the essence of night.

The upper part of the tulle skirt features a daring and unrestrained off-shoulder Y-shaped design.

The night was cut into the most exquisite shape, making the goddess's fair skin, as white as moonlight and smooth as jade, appear even more majestic and beautiful. The depth and curves within were enough to dazzle any god.

This ingenious design relies entirely on divine power; otherwise, from a mortal perspective, it would be impossible for it to stay afloat.

Following that breathtaking curve downwards, there is an exquisite black gold belt that cinches a slender waist that is so delicate it could be grasped with one hand.

To say that her waist is so slender it could be grasped in one hand would be an exaggeration. That delicate and supple waist looks like it could be broken like a flower branch by a strong gust of wind.

Below her waist, her full, rounded curves were enough to make even the gods' mouths water, like flower branches in the night, hanging with the most ripe and juicy peaches.

Moreover, the slit in the skirt is something I wonder which goddess she learned it from; the artistic element is at least forty or fifty stories high!

With Zeus's all-seeing eyes, he could see at a glance that the goddess of night was dressed in nothing but a thin, gossamer-like dress.

The shape and size of the "slightest points" are clearly visible!

In this hazy, half-hidden atmosphere, as she moved with graceful steps, the infinitely enchanting scenery was enough to overwhelm Zeus with its beauty, provided that her every gesture was slightly larger.

Once the primordial Great Mother Goddess decides to seduce her beloved Great Father God, the allure she exudes is unmatched by any young, naive goddess.

The ingenuity behind this outfit doesn't stop there.

The slit in the tulle skirt was high, but the hem was also extremely long.

Trailing gracefully on the thin mist of the night, her exquisitely long legs, longer than life itself and more plump and lustrous than the flesh of a freshly peeled lychee, appeared and disappeared with the opening and closing of her skirt as she walked, like the bright moonlight swimming in a dark river.

The goddess of the night's skin already possessed an extreme, cold white hue, and now, she deliberately summoned the blue, cold flames of the underworld, which swirled around her like elves.

Her delicate, plump, snow-white skin, illuminated by the cold fire, seemed to glow faintly, exuding both elegance and sanctity, as well as an alluring and seductive charm.

What is particularly striking are her delicate and lustrous jade-like feet.

The feet have symmetrical and beautiful lines, so delicate that they are untouched by any dust. The toenails are a glossy black, and the ten toes are round like shells.

At first glance, it resembles the finest black pearl, creating a striking visual contrast against the cool, luminous white skin.

What shocked Zeus even more was that he saw that on those perfect jade feet, there was a pair of extremely avant-garde black gold strappy high-heeled sandals!
The delicate straps wrapped around her snow-white ankles, and each light tap of her slender heels, only half a hand's width high, seemed to resonate with the heartbeat of Zeus.

As those jade-like feet appeared and disappeared beneath her skirt, Zeus was immediately subjected to a dozen or so spells of enchantment.

'This isn't right!' Zeus was greatly shocked. 'How could you know how to dress like this? It's far too avant-garde! This isn't from this era!'

(End of this chapter)