“Hypnos, do you intend to challenge the great God-King?”
Hyperion took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing his killing intent, but his gaze toward Hypnos remained hostile.
The King of their gods—Cronus—was the God-King who ruled the four divine realms: Heaven, Earth, the Underworld, and the Sea, governing the entire universe.
Even if Hypnos and their Titan gods were not of the same pantheon, they still had to submit to Cronus!
On this matter, Hypnos was also filled with wariness.
But looking at Hades and remembering the instructions of his Mother Goddess—the Night Goddess Nyx—he could not help but speculate.
He composed himself and stared back at Hyperion.
“Cronus is your king; that has nothing to do with us, the gods of the Underworld!”
“Hypnos, do you know what you’re saying?”
Hypnos’s words reignited the killing intent that Hyperion had just suppressed.
He fully understood what Hypnos meant, but even that mysterious and inscrutable Nyx did not matter.
Even if Hyperion was a dog, he was still Cronus’s dog!
Whoever Cronus ordered him to bite, Hyperion would bare his teeth—without hesitation!
Now Hypnos dared to claim that the King of the Underworld was not Cronus.
This was, without a doubt, the greatest disrespect to the Titan gods who ruled the universe!
In response, Hypnos slowly approached Hades, then took out the silver five-pointed star necklace that Nyx had given him, and placed it around Hades’s neck!
“Although we, the gods of the Underworld, have always lived peacefully in the Underworld, that does not mean we are indifferent to worldly affairs!
Now that the King of the Underworld has descended, this lord shall become the master of all of us, the gods of the Underworld.
Your Titan God-King naturally has no authority over us!”
“Hypnos!”
Hyperion’s roar echoed across the sky and earth, but Hypnos’s eyes were full of resolve and without hesitation.
With a light wave of his hand, he opened a Divine Passage and carried Hades inside.
And as the name implied, this Divine Passage was a hyperspatial passage reserved only for gods.
Any non-divine being that entered it would be completely torn apart and devoured by the super-dimension, dying without a trace!
Apart from repelling non-divine objects, the Divine Passage could also distort the dimension of space-time.
Whether outside the universe, in parallel universes, or trillions of light-years away—anyone passing through it could instantly reach their destination.
Hypnos used this to break through the barrier sealed by Hyperion, which was naturally not difficult.
This passage was connected to the Underworld by Hypnos; merely passing through it, Hades felt as though he was returning home.
Although the darkness was boundless, it made him feel an incredible warmth!
Moreover, after entering the Underworld, Hades felt his Microcosm significantly strengthened.
He possessed the authority of the Underworld, and being in the divine realm he controlled, his power naturally received a substantial boost!
“If I had known, I should have come here directly!”
Hades muttered to himself, while Hypnos set him down and knelt before him.
“Great King, please tell me your name!”
“Hades—Hades, King of the Underworld!”
“I understand!
So, Lord Hades, do you wish to remain in the Underworld, or shall I take you to the temple of the King of the Underworld to meet my Mother Goddess, the Night Goddess—Lady Nyx?”
Hypnos asked, and Hades also grew thoughtful.
In fact, from the moment Hypnos appeared, he had already guessed that Nyx was most likely involved somehow.
Although the mysterious Goddess of Night was rarely mentioned in the Saint Seiya series, she held a very revered status in Greek mythology.
In the Orphic Theogony, Nyx was the primordial source, equal to the Super God Chronos!
Although there were few descriptions and little life story in mythology, no matter what deity it was, all revered Nyx.
Not to mention Cronus—even Zeus, the third-generation God-King of Greek mythology and Lord of Olympus, held Nyx in high regard to some extent!
From Hades’s perspective, Hypnos had dared to challenge the Titan god’s dominion in front of Hyperion, clearly because he had Nyx’s backing.
If not for Nyx, this Second-Class God might not even have been able to defeat Hyperion—who was also a Second-Class God!
“Hypnos, does Nyx wish to see me?”
“Well, I am not entirely sure either!
However, Lady Nyx said that Lord Hades would find her!”
“I see.
In that case, let us go and find her!” Some things are better discussed in person!
— Hades said.
In his view, Nyx must have had a reason for saying so.
Compared to Cronus, Nyx was undoubtedly more dangerous, but Hades did not think she would make a move against him.
If she truly wanted to make a move, she would not have sent Hypnos to approach him!
“No—don’t even think about going anywhere.
I will stay here and ensure that both of you perish!”
Just as Hypnos was about to nod in agreement, Hyperion also chased after them.
Being the Sun God, the dazzling light he radiated at this moment could not fully illuminate the Underworld, but it did bathe a large portion of its territory in sunlight.
Countless wandering spirits and undead were illuminated by his light, instantly letting out piercing screams.
It was like ice cream scorched by blazing flames, melting in an instant—it would not be an exaggeration to say they turned to ash!
“Hyperion!”
Hypnos’s face also showed anger, and Hades frowned slightly as he looked at him.
For no other reason—compared to Hyperion in his Divine Armament, Hypnos was only wearing a black robe.
If you are not wearing a battle armor, how is that any different from being naked?
“Hypnos, do you not have a battle armor?” Hades asked, and Hypnos shook his head helplessly.
“Forgive me, Lord Hades.
We, the gods of the Underworld, currently have our Mother Goddess—Lady Nyx!
But Lady Nyx is not interested in universal dominion or the authority of laws, so she has not given us battle armors!”
“I see!”
Hades pondered for a moment, not doubting Hypnos’s explanation.
Because in his memory, the battle armors worn by the Twin Gods in the Saint Seiya series were actually the Cloths of the Underworld.
And the Underworld Cloths were naturally the proof of Hades’s warriors—so Nyx could not have given them!
It was obvious that if Hypnos wanted to wear the Underworld Cloth of the God of Sleep, he would have to wait until Hades created the Underworld and became the true King of the Underworld!
As for Nyx, she herself possessed a battle armor.
Although Nyx was not as simple as an ordinary Primordial God, every Primordial God had a corresponding battle armor—the Great Secret Treasure!
This was the prototype for all future generations—a divine battle armor that protected the divine body of the divine realm itself.
The surface of the Great Secret Treasure shone with luster and surpassed the craftsmanship of the Divine Armaments among the Titan gods.
Even attacks reaching the divine domain would only be reflected—essentially a part of the ancient god’s body.
Even the head, which was not covered by a helmet, was protected by the defensive field of the Great Secret Treasure.
And the defensive field of the Great Secret Treasure could even isolate time and space; even if the universe was destroyed, the divine body beneath the battle armor could not be harmed.
One could say that under normal circumstances, the power of a Primordial God of the same realm far surpassed that of later deities.
Their power—the Primordial Force—was itself stronger than the divine Microcosm; their battle armors—the Great Secret Treasures—were said to surpass all other battle armors of subsequent generations.
Even the Olympian gods under Zeus wore divine armors slightly inferior to the Great Secret Treasures!
Without a certain pattern of fate, it would be practically impossible for future gods to defeat the Primordial Gods!