Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 207 I am not Uranus

Upon hearing this, the former God-King gave a bitter smile: "If we don't comply with your demands, will you erase our spirituality? And then, will you re-imbue us with spirituality?"

"Just like our former Father God, until a completely new spiritual consciousness is born that obeys your will?"

Zeus's expression remained calm: "I will not erase the spirit of any living being; I will only bestow it upon them. I have never intended to act like the gods of the past."

Cronus did not believe a single word Zeus said.

He couldn't believe that a god, possessing such absolute power, would not use it!

This is the authority that He has longed for most throughout countless years!

He decided to throw caution to the wind and sneered, "Fine! Then let me tell you! No matter what you do, even if you try to annihilate my spirit, I will never submit to you! I will never relinquish my authority!"

"Now I have said my piece. Come! Annihilate my spirit! Ha! I'll see how many times you must bestow your power before you obtain a consciousness that will completely obey you!"

Zeus shook his head slightly with a hint of disdain and sighed, "My father, when will you finally understand that the power of the gods is not just for destruction?"

"As the 'Creator,' why are you completely unable to understand the true meaning of 'Creation'?"

Just then, Coeus suddenly smiled wryly and said, "Your Excellency Zeus, it was Phoebe and I who underestimated your magnanimity and benevolence. We are willing to offer up our authority, and we will accept whatever you choose to do with us."

“We have only one last request: our children, Leto and Asteria, are entrusted to you if possible.”

Zeus did not respond to this, but instead raised his right hand towards Cronus once again.

Cronus's already grim face was instantly filled with boundless fear, and he clenched his teeth, staring intently at Zeus.

However, in the next instant, His spiritual consciousness was completely halted, and He lost all ability to think.

Immediately afterwards, Zeus easily separated His divine laws from His absolutely solid, immortal and indestructible divine body!
Then, with a relaxed and carefree attitude, he clearly separated the brilliant, powerful, and vast spiritual consciousness of this ancient god-king, which was second only to his own, from the original essence of His laws!

One is one, two is two, it couldn't be clearer.

In addition, He also took away most of the power of this ancient god-king.

The three primordial titans standing to the side were filled with boundless fear and shock, but there was nothing they could do.

Because they clearly know that all living beings in the universe, regardless of their nature, are no different in the eyes of Zeus now.

Zeus accepted without hesitation the supreme "creation" authority and most of the power of this ancient god-king.

As for the authority of the former god-king to "grow" and "harvest," they will temporarily accept it.

Then, He casually waved His hand, and the spiritual consciousness of this ancient god-king was once again united with His "purified" divine body. Zeus also took the opportunity to release the lightning chains that bound His divinity and divine body.

This former god-king is still extremely powerful.

However, He was now merely a "material god," and His remaining power was insufficient to escape Tartarus, rendering the chains of thunder unnecessary.

He no longer has any laws.

All of His spirituality and consciousness are now contained within this powerful divine body, which can be considered one of the top five in the universe.

If this divine body is completely destroyed, His divine consciousness will be exposed, and His divine consciousness can truly be annihilated. In that case, He will truly die.

Zeus had not yet regained Cronus's senses; He was too lazy to listen to the old king of the gods' rants filled with anger and resentment.

He slowly turned his gaze to Coeus and his wife, who were once incomparably wise gods. Now, they could only smile bitterly, their eyes devoid of any will to resist, having completely resigned themselves to their fate.

However, Zeus did not change the established process because of their cooperation.

Just as with Cronus, they first halted their thoughts, and then, with unparalleled authority to "divide," precisely separated and peeled away their innate source of law from the depths of their divinity.

Zeus readily accepted the source of these two Titans of pure intellect, which symbolize intelligence, exploration, insight, and thought, and the authority that represents radiance, brilliance, purity, and brightness.

Finally, Zeus's gaze fell upon Iapetus. Though the divinity of this weaver of death was fading with age, he still maintained an admirable composure.

Meeting Zeus's gaze, He slowly spoke: "Great son of Cronus, I have a question I wish to ask you, and I hope you can answer it for me."

Zeus was about to act when he heard this, so he stopped. He nodded and said with a hint of respect, "Your Excellency Iapetus, please speak."

Iapetus gazed at Him with an inquisitive look and asked doubtfully, “You possess the absolute authority and power to completely eliminate us ‘hidden dangers,’ including my foolish son, who, given his sins, perhaps doesn’t even deserve to be banished to Tartarus.”

"Although we are powerless before you, and you are indeed the invincible king of the universe, I believe that you are not an arrogant god."

"Since you can solve all the hidden dangers once and for all, why do you still keep us around?"

“I admit that Tartarus may be a more terrible punishment than the complete annihilation of consciousness, but I also don’t think that someone as magnanimous as you would deliberately torture us in this way.”

"So why did you go to such lengths to do this?"

Zeus nodded slightly, acknowledging Iapetus's rational words.

He said softly, “Honorable Iapetus, you are right. From the most rational point of view, what I should do now is to completely annihilate your spirituality.”

"In this way, all problems will be solved, and even the smallest hidden dangers will disappear. For me, the new God-King, this is undoubtedly the most advantageous choice and decision."

"but,"

Zeus's tone became incredibly calm and serious as he articulated a supreme rule that He had set for Himself and that He had to abide by: "Even if I am absolutely invincible, absolutely supreme, the supreme god-king with absolute power and authority, perhaps I will regret it, and I will have regrets."

"For me, I can probably control and change whatever happens in this universe. But there is one thing that even I am helpless to change."

"That is—the spiritual self, which is unique."

“I can easily erase a ‘self’ and easily bestow a new ‘spirituality’, but the spirituality that is bestowed again has become a completely new ‘self’.”

“Even if I could give Him all the memories He once had, and even His original personality, I could completely replicate and bestow them upon Him if I so wish.”

"But we all know that it is not, it is not."

"This is the only thing that is absolutely irreversible."

Zeus and Iapetus locked eyes, their gazes intensely earnest: "There are many things we may still be able to salvage; our thoughts now may change in the future; and the mistakes we have made can be corrected in the future. But utter annihilation is something that can never be undone."

"Since I have other ways to solve the problem, I will never choose this most irreversible method, no matter how simple or convenient it may seem."

"I will not easily open even the smallest, invisible gap in this dam that symbolizes 'irreversible' decisions."

"Because I don't know if, once I get used to using the simplest method—annihilating the spirituality of living beings—to solve all problems, will I still be willing to use those better, but slightly more complex, methods?"

"Sins should be punished, but there are many ways to punish them. In the endless river of time, no matter what mistakes have been made, there will always be a day when one's sins can be washed away."

"When time is stretched out long enough, what does a small mistake made in the short span of life matter? What does a momentary struggle or thought matter?"

"However, if one makes a decision on a momentary whim, one may simply and thoroughly reduce a 'self' to nothingness."

"So, if I regret it a long, long time from now, how can I make up for it then?"

"And, am I absolutely certain that I will never make a mistake? No, I will make mistakes. Even if no living being questions my decisions, I know it myself."

"I also possess vibrant emotions and desires, and sometimes, due to momentary impulses, I let my emotions control me. Many things, even if I make mistakes, can still be redeemed. But only complete annihilation is something that even I cannot prevent."

"Then how could I indulge myself like this? In that case, I decided that I would never use this simplest, yet most dangerous, method from the very beginning."

"Because I don't want to regret it, and I don't want to have any regrets."

(End of this chapter)