Temple of the Deep Underworld, the Fourth Circle, Judecca.
As the ghostly light flickered, Hypnos and Coeus appeared within the temple.
“Lord Hades, I have brought him!”
Hypnos knelt respectfully before Hades, knowing that nothing happening in the Underworld could escape Hades’s notice.
And since Hades had not interfered with Hypnos bringing people in, it meant that Hades had agreed to meet with Coeus!
“Step aside!”
“Yes!”
Hypnos nodded, then stood to the right.
Coeus seriously observed the Underworld gods on both sides.
At this moment, the leading Twin Gods stood to the side.
The rest of the Underworld gods obediently formed two lines, standing straight and imposing!
They were all in Underworld Cloths, radiating an impressive authority!
From their arrangement, it was clear that the Twin Gods were Hades’s most valuable right-hand allies!
In this story, the God of Sleep Hypnos offered counsel, the God of Death Thanatos wielded his blade in martial arts, along with a host of worthy deities.
At present, Hades’s Underworld team was truly full of talent!
Of course, if it were only these people, Coeus would not have cared.
What truly frightened him was Hades, seated on the main throne of the temple.
One glance made Coeus shudder.
Hades’s terrifying divine power even gave Coeus the illusion of meeting Cronus!
“You…
are Hades?”
“How dare you, Coeus, address him by name!”
Thanatos frowned and warned Coeus.
Coeus was completely stunned by this.
According to his understanding, Hades was nothing more than a newborn divine child.
How had he suddenly grown into a twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy just a few months after escaping!
You should understand that the cycles of growth and pregnancy for gods are completely different from those of humans.
For gods, perhaps only a few hundred years might help a divine child grow a little!
From a newborn infant to full adulthood, some gods might take tens of thousands of years!
And when a god reaches a certain age, time can no longer leave marks on them.
Under normal circumstances, gods possessed eternal and indestructible life; they remained eternal and never aged.
If not for certain specific deities, gods could achieve immortality without external influence!
For Hades, who had grown directly from an infant into an adolescent, in Coeus’s view, this was clearly abnormal.
“Boom…!”
Hades’s eyes suddenly flashed with red light, and for an instant, a terrifying pressure instantly bore down on Coeus.
The terrifying gravity pressed him to the ground, and even the floor sank deeply, collapsing into a massive pit!
At this moment, Coeus spat out a mouthful of blood, his body creaking.
His Divine Armament began to crack again and again, bones breaking one after another, and he continued to let out cries of agony!
“Is this Lord Hades’s power?”
“What terrifying divine power—even someone like Coeus is helpless!”
…
The faces of the Underworld gods on both sides were full of shock.
The power that Hades casually displayed was simply too overwhelming, making these lesser Underworld gods worship him madly!
Soon, Hades withdrew the gravity.
Although he wanted to kill all the Titan gods, Hades knew that now was not the time to act.
Although it would be easy to eliminate Coeus here, the chain reaction afterward would be more harmful than beneficial to the Underworld led by Hades!
He fully understood that no matter how much Cronus feared Nyx, if he allowed Coeus to die here for the sake of himself and the authority of the Titan gods, Cronus would surely start a war against the Underworld!
If war broke out, Nyx’s false deterrent would collapse without hesitation.
And without a doubt, Cronus would certainly fight Hades to the death.
That was definitely not what Hades wanted to see!
“Coeus, I truly want to kill you.
You should know this with all your heart!
However, since my Mother Goddess Nyx has entrusted the Underworld to me as the King of the Underworld, I cannot act impulsively…
Next time, be more careful with your words.
Although killing you outright is not good, if you were crippled, that would not be a problem!”
“I understand, Lord Hades.
I was rude!”
Coeus stood up in terror, then wiped the blood from his mouth.
From the moment he first saw Hades, he had felt that something was wrong.
But he had never expected Hades to call Nyx his “Mother Goddess”—which exceeded his expectations.
Although it was unclear how Hades had come to know Nyx as his mother, it showed just how much Nyx valued Hades—which increasingly made Coeus realize that something was amiss!
Moreover, Hades’s divine power was terrifying.
Just as Hades did not want to go to war with the Titan gods now, Coeus also did not want a war between the Titans and the Underworld!
Hades already possessed the power of a Chief God.
If the two mythological legions went to war, it would most likely be a battle between gods and suffering mortals!
Indeed, before two Chief Gods—Hades and Cronus—the remaining eleven Titan gods and the Underworld gods were almost no different from ordinary people!
The outcome of a divine battle at this level would most likely be that the lords of both sides would fight to the death, and all their subordinates would be caught in the disaster!
In fact, the entire universe might be completely destroyed in a battle between two Chief Gods!
You should know that whether it was Cronus or Hades now, neither was an ordinary Chief God!
“Then tell me your purpose!”
“Yes!” Originally, I came by the King’s order to visit Lady Nyx, but now that the Underworld is under Lord Hades’s jurisdiction, I will tell you the same result!
My King hopes to reconcile with you, my Lord!”
Coeus said, although originally he had wanted to understand Nyx’s attitude.
But since Hades was now in charge, such questions were clearly inappropriate!
In that case, it was better to first stabilize Hades, and after returning, discuss countermeasures with Cronus!
“Reconciliation?” Ridiculous, Coeus.
Do you think I still have a chance to reconcile with Cronus?”
Hades sneered.
Although he wanted to hold Cronus off first, the situation was clearly only a phase of negotiations.
Since these were negotiations, he had to take control of the discourse.
Regardless of the final outcome, those who held the voice would definitely have the advantage!
“Indeed, there is an irreconcilable conflict between you and us.
But, as you said, you are now the Lord of the Underworld—do not act impulsively!
And my King is the same.
As the God-King ruling the entire universe, if he were to easily go to war with you, the outcome would be one that neither you nor my Lord would want to see!
Thus, war means mutual destruction, while peace benefits both sides—would that not be even better!”