The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

I almost forgot about him.

Zeus was originally prepared to punish the mortal directly, sending Typhon's monsters to attack him, but he immediately heard Xue's mutterings: "I was young and reckless before, but this time I must carry the cruelest thorns to apologize to my father Zeus. I will bring all the treasures and heroes of Greece to witness my atonement..."

Zeus was momentarily stunned, and then unleashed his astonishing wisdom.

Wow, is this a plan to bring almost all the heroes of Greece to apologize to him? More importantly, he also saw Odysseus among the heroes, the pawn he had planned to use to embark on the Odyssey.

Why not let their journey become the prelude to the seven days of destruction? Zeus's astonishing wisdom has given him a brand new plan, and he is very interested in the beautiful young man's "apology with thorns on his back".

If we add the trials of the gods and the prelude to the seven days of destruction, this could become a beautiful story of Zeus reaping faith, and like Argonaut bringing back the Golden Fleece, it would become a new heroic epic.

Zeus was quite interested, and even his anger at being fooled vanished. If there really were an ancient Greek version of "bearing thorns to apologize," he would arrange for a goddess to accompany him to a specific island to find thorns that would cause absolute pain.

Thinking about this, Zeus immediately felt incredibly excited.

After making the arrangements, Zeus realized that his purpose in coming to Greece was to become a minotaur and sleep with some unknown queen or princess.

He saw the Spartan king in Troy at that moment.

Then I thought of Helen, the Queen of Sparta, who was then alone in Sparta and was known as the most beautiful woman in Greece.

In an instant, Zeus transformed into the Spartan king and arrived at Helen's chambers, knocking on the door and saying, "Helen, open the door quickly, I am Menelaus..."

……

Zeus is watching you. Be prepared.

A few minutes ago, this message popped up on the panel.

Xue's law immediately entered another state and began a planned performance.

After the wise man informed him that Zeus had left, he breathed a sigh of relief and realized that this matter had truly piqued Zeus's interest, and Zeus would surely arrange for his people to participate in this epic story.

Three days later, the Skybreaker will set sail for Olympus.

Chapter 50 Speech and Struggle at the Royal Palace Banquet

Upon arriving in Troy, all the heroes were immediately treated to a feast by the King of Troy.

In the past, this would likely have resulted in a series of large eagle parties. Greek heroes were quite open about this kind of thing. Many heroes not only woke up feeling weak, but also had sore buttocks...

However, this time they had no such thoughts. Instead, they used every spare moment to hone and improve their martial arts skills. Taking advantage of the time when heroes gathered in Troy, they wanted to take their skills to the next level, after all, compared to the great deeds they were about to accomplish.

The desires we once pursued are utterly insignificant!

Now, just thinking about the great feat they are about to accomplish that will go down in history, who wouldn't be excited enough to raise a flag? In the face of a more lofty ideal, their past desires are like dirt.

It is also because they have the most perfect hero, Sildenas!

Any injury can be perfectly healed, and these heroes have no psychological burden whatsoever in any sparring or dueling.

Of course, some heroes have noticed that Xue's physical problems are getting more and more serious. He used to be like a normal person, but now he looks like an old man who is about to die, and his whole body is extremely weak.

Tonight is once again a banquet for heroes in the palace, where everyone recounts their past achievements and adventures. Now, amidst the clinking of glasses, this heroic spirit has infected almost the entire city of Troy.

Odysseus, who was once the most brilliant protagonist of the late Greek period, is now living a quiet and unremarkable life, and he has even lost interest in wine.

"Do we, this motley crew, really have a chance to accomplish that great task?" he kept thinking to himself.

It wasn't that he was overthinking things; he was completely different from other heroes who came to achieve great things. Odysseus's purpose from beginning to end was to have a wife, children, and a warm bed.

His eldest son had just been born when he saw Ragnarok and the Great Flood that would destroy the world. He thought about it all night before deciding to come to Troy, not for fame or fortune, but simply to kill Zeus.

“You seem to have something on your mind, Odysseus, King of Ithaca,” Hector said, approaching and clinking his cup against Odysseus’s.

These two historical enemies now appear as old friends at the banquet, seemingly looking forward to the future.

"Hector, the great hero of Troy, the hero with divine martial arts and an indestructible javelin..." Compared to Hector, who was already famous at this time, Odysseus was really unknown.

Why did so many heroes arrive in Troy without causing any trouble? These heroes are all known for their unruly and rebellious nature; they don't care about others' feelings. The reason is that Hector, the hero before them, almost single-handedly defeated the entire Greek All-Star team.

Even in this era without the Trojan War, Hector still single-handedly defeated almost all the Greek heroes with his godlike martial skills, so these heroes were all willing to give face to this great hero of Troy.

Tomorrow is the day these heroes will set off for Olympus. In fact, for the past two weeks, each of them has received a hint from Athena, so their true thoughts will remain undetected.

Only they themselves knew that their mission was to "kill a god." Apart from them, any other person or deity who came to investigate only knew that they kept saying the words "great cause."

Therefore, it deceived countless gods who had their eyes on this place, such as Hermes, Zeus's spy, and Ares, the god of war, and so on.

However, as the moment of departure approached, these heroes began to feel nervous, and some even had other inexplicable thoughts arising in their minds...

Will it win?

Even the bravest heroes would feel inexplicably apprehensive when they learned that their opponent was Zeus.

This wasn't out of fear, but rather an instinctive reaction, which led to this final grand feast, a farewell banquet.

Faced with Odysseus's question, Hector, who was now becoming the foremost of the Greek heroes, remained silent.

He just couldn't bring himself to say the words "we will win".

After all, their enemy is that God-King!

However, at this moment, all the heroes turned their gaze toward the palace gate.

Xue Dinglu's figure, completely hidden under a white robe, appeared.

If these heroes from all over Greece were convinced of Hector's abilities, then for Xue's Law, it was nothing short of worship and reverence.

What hero wouldn't be impressed by the nobility of taking all suffering upon himself?

Even though they were heroes sung about in Greece, they didn't think they could achieve that level, which is why they respected and admired such people, were captivated by their figures, and voluntarily joined the Skybreaker to become part of the charge towards Olympus.

On Xue Dinglu's shoulder, a pure white owl landed, and in the next instant, the entire palace was enveloped and bound by divine power.

This is the divine power from the chief goddess Athena, and also a means to isolate oneself from all fate and prying eyes.

All the heroes sat up straight; the real arrangements were about to begin.

"Gentlemen, I am the incarnation of Athena." The pure white owl spoke in human language, and all the heroes present bowed to the owl.

"I know many of you are wondering why you would choose such a 'farce' way to go to Olympus." The owl looked at all the heroes present, some of them fanatical, some thoughtful, and some puzzled.

"Because as long as he is 'under the sky,' Zeus is an absolutely immortal god-king. His immortality transcends the Greek concept. No matter what kind of attack, curse, or pain, it is impossible to kill Zeus. This is the great power of the god-king."

When Athena revealed this information, all the heroes felt a sense of powerlessness.

Is their enemy such a terrifying god-king?

Yes, even Typhon, who was once known as the "Diablo God," was controlled and sealed by Zeus. Could this group of cobbled-together Greek heroes really stand against Zeus?

“But we have a real chance to kill Zeus. We only need to lure Zeus to the underworld by trickery. Before he reaches the gates of that abyss, we will have a chance to kill him with a curse. And now, we have completed all the steps of the curse.”

Athena's words gave them confidence, but apparently, one of the heroes immediately asked, "Wise goddess, how can we lure Zeus to the abyss?"

This is the most crucial issue: they have no idea when Zeus will go to the underworld, let alone whether the Zeus who arrives in the underworld is his true form or just an avatar.

Therefore, what method can be used to ensure that Zeus himself will definitely go to the abyss?

The situation had reached a dead end, and just then, Xue Dinglu, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "I have a plan."

All the heroes looked at Xue Lude, who raised his glass and said, "I will carry thorns to Mount Olympus to apologize, and hidden among the thorns will be a dagger coated with the venom of Hydra."

"When I feign loyalty to Zeus and kiss the back of his hand, I will immediately draw the dagger from the thorns and stab the Father's genitals, destroying his authority that represents 'fertility'!"

“The Father cannot relinquish the authority to procreate, therefore, He needs my head, my death, and only when I am in the underworld will He have to go there in order to reclaim that authority.”

"So, gentlemen, your task is to kill me after I have made my move, cut off my head and offer it to Zeus, then pledge your loyalty to Zeus and take him to the underworld."

"Our final battle will be in the underworld."

Even though Xue was extremely weak and his hand holding the wine glass was trembling, his gaze at that moment moved all the heroes present.

"This plan has only two outcomes: victory or death." He downed his drink in one gulp, threw the glass on the ground, and turned to leave. "If I fail, I'll throw my head into the Aegean Sea."

The owl flew toward Xue Luding's shoulder, and he finally raised his right fist and shouted, "Victory!"

"Victory!" All the heroes drank the strong liquor in unison and smashed their glasses on the ground.

Chapter 51 The New Twelve Trials

The royal banquet ended amidst countless enthusiastic shouts of "Wonderful!" and in the dead of night, an uninvited guest arrived in Greece.

She was a woman with a face as beautiful as a nymph, with pink and blue feathers on her head, pointed ears like an elf, and wearing a wrap garment from ancient Greece that only covered one shoulder, like an elf from a fairy tale.

Such beauties, whenever they appeared in Greece, would attract the attention of local kings and princes, and drive heroes into a frenzy.

"Troy? The place where that benevolent hero appeared?" The girl looked down at Troy, a charming smile playing on her lips, as if she had found her own value.

Her name was Circe, the famous "morphic witch" of ancient Greece, and also the aunt of the witch Medea who betrayed her.

Her father was the sun god, and her mother was one of the sea goddesses. This witch herself was showered with love and affection, and she has been a witch since the early days of ancient Greece.

She witnessed the legend of Perseus killing Medusa, saw the heroic deeds on the Argo, and also saw the tragic old age of her niece Medea.

Therefore, she fell into "fear of marriage" and has been wandering in Greece ever since.

This time, she received divine pronouncements from three gods simultaneously.

The first was Hermes, Zeus's messenger, who told Circe to bring the Greek heroes of the Thunderfury to Olympus and to give the gods a trial.

The second person was her father, the Sun God, who told her that she must protect the heroes on the Sky Thunder, especially the kind hero.

Her mother, the sea goddess, told her that she would meet her destined hero on this journey.

Therefore, she came to Troy to complete the task given to her by her father Zeus and her own father, and also because she was curious about what kind of man she would fall in love with after witnessing her niece Medea's tragic old age.

So let's begin the first trial for the heroes!

As dawn broke, there was a knock on Xue Dinglu's door, which made him very uncomfortable.

In just a few months, his body had become tattered and broken, and the suffering he had collected was nothing compared to what the great sage had once endured.

Even now, with the physique of a demigod and the protection of his Noble Phantasm and blessings, he is still wrapped in bandages, his entire body covered in a white robe, in order to conceal his wounds and illnesses.

Illness and suffering have also numbed his body, leaving him only able to move with difficulty. His body has basically reached its limit, so he will set off for Olympus today.

The oracle module has been installed. In the final stretch, I'll add a few more features for you. After that, I won't be able to provide real-time assistance anymore. Good luck.

The old man's words popped up on the panel.

During this time, he didn't say much, and Xue Dinglu knew that the old man was becoming less and less lucid.

He was already a dead man, and in this ancient Greece, he had already done his best to shield Xue's laws from the gaze of the gods.