In the God Realm's Goddess Residential Area, an extremely handsome young man turned on the television.
He wore a white casual top, with white trousers to match, bare feet on the floor, short black hair, and deep black eyes, like a holy angel. However, today he was a little bored.
"Ladies and gentlemen, amid the anticipation of the masses, the Goddess of Flame has led her hero team to defeat the Poison Demon King, successfully saving the people of the Rosen World. Let's cheer with all our hearts!"
"Roar!"
"Roar, roar!"
"Goddess of Flame, you're the best!"
Amid the rising and falling cheers, a woman with long flaming hair and a deep crimson robe walked out of the teleportation portal. She was already exhausted, but still forced herself to stay energetic and wave to the audience below.
"Beep"~
Channel changed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Goddess of War and her hero are about to enter the Water Blue World. According to intelligence sent back from the front lines, the Great Demon King Hages, who has invaded the Water Blue World, is an S-rank demon king. Let us wish the goddess and the hero a safe journey!"
"Beep"~
The screen went dark.
The young man sighed, took a sip of the iced cola beside him, and slumped sideways against the armrest of the sofa like a corpse.
His name was Matthew, the max-level big shot of 《Goddess Invincible OL》.
Right when he'd been slaughtering everything in sight and sweeping through all opposition, he blinked, and found himself transported into a game world.
The power that had brought him here told him that as long as he defeated the Lord of the Demon Realm, he could be sent back.
And so Matthew became the God Realm's one and only male god.
The God Realm had never had a male god before, but Matthew was simply too strong. Even using only 1% of his power, taking down the two goddesses who'd just appeared on the television would have been as easy as playing a game.
He liked peace and quiet.
Every single one of his neighbors was a goddess on the "quiet" tier.
He liked playing games.
The gaming console created by Mother Goddess Hera contained games from all across the Myriad Realms, synced in real time.
The television was the same way—unless the goddesses were out fighting too frequently lately, he could watch any new anime he wanted.
The comic books in Matthew's study room were so numerous that updates always came faster than he could read them.
There were also comics filled edge to edge with Holy Light, variety shows, movies, TV dramas—whatever he liked, this little cabin had it all.
"I fell for that old woman's tricks again!"
Stretching lazily, Matthew pulled on his boots and turned to teleport himself to the Divine Tree Space.
Legend had it that the God Realm grew atop a single Divine Tree, and Mother Goddess Hera dwelled within it, the strongest guardian deity of the God Realm.
A fireplace, a recliner, and an elegant old lady rocking back and forth as she knitted a sweater.
That's right—she was the legendary Mother Goddess Hera.
Though Her Majesty Hera's hair had turned entirely white, her features remained delicate and refined.
Moreover, Her Majesty Hera had kept her figure remarkably well. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the title of the God Realm's number one beauty had been no joke.
"Old woman, hand over the money!"
Matthew showed no courtesy here, and his hand stretched out for money with practiced ease. "Human Realm No. 148 is launching a new game tomorrow. First recharge of 8888 gets a free Dragon Slaying Holy Sword, limited to 100 pieces. I've got beef with the players in that realm—one of those 100 swords has to be mine."
"Huā lā lā lā," came the jingle of gold coins, as Mother Goddess Hera pulled out a bag of gold coins and handed it to him, smiling kindly.
"Your stay in the God Realm has just been extended by another 8888 years."
Matthew nodded. "That's already over 500,000 years extra. I'm not leaving until I pay you back, that's only fair, right? Oh, and a few of my website memberships are about to expire—don't forget to top those up for me."
With that, Matthew turned to leave.
"Ares （Goddess of War） is no match for Hages," Old Lady Hera said.
"She's a goddess, she can't die," Matthew said.
"As long as the Demon Race doesn't withdraw from the Water Blue World, the people there will keep suffering. You're a kind—"
"Stop right there. Bye!"
……
Back at the Male God's Cabin, Matthew immediately exchanged the gold coins he'd "borrowed" from Mother Goddess Hera into the universal currency of Human Realm No. 148.
The exchange rate was 1:1.
The exchange rate between gold coins and the currency of the Myriad Realms was always 1:1.
This was exactly how Hera kept Matthew around.
Honestly, if he really wanted to leave, no one could stop him—killing a demon god would take him mere minutes as well.
The key point was, Matthew didn't want to leave.
In the God Realm, there were goddesses above and divine citizens below. As the wielder of second-tier authority, Matthew, a male... god, was revered by all.
Among the goddess lineup, those without authority made up the largest share of third-tier deities, and every one of them treated Lord Matthew with the utmost respect.
The God Realm had food, drink, and wages—and if that wasn't enough, he could just go ask Hera for more.
Anything he wanted to watch or play, Matthew could get without ever leaving home.
Whenever Hera asked him for a favor, she always gave a gift first before asking him to work.
This time, a photo album had appeared on the coffee table in the living room, titled 《War Goddess Ares Photo Selection》.
"Old woman, pulling this trick again..."
The Goddess of War kept her upper body wrapped up tight all day long—practically to the point of vanishing—and every day she was either carrying a bottle of liquor or a battle axe taller than herself. When she drank too much, she chopped down trees; her record was 38 hours of continuous chopping.
What could possibly be worth looking at with a woman like that?
And yet, the moment he opened the first page of the photo album, a beam of Holy Light shot straight into the sky.
Matthew had thought Ares was plain and unremarkable, but in reality, she was hardly inferior to the mountain-peak goddesses.
Wrapped up tight, so very tight.
Matthew nodded. "Makes sense. Ares loves fighting the most—if she didn't bind herself up, it'd throw off her balance."
Ares's swimsuit photo—a beam of Holy Light shot straight into the sky.
The qipao photo—shot straight into the sky.
The black and white maid outfit photo—Holy Light upon Holy Light.
An hour later, the critique was finally complete.
Matthew placed the new book right at the top center of the bookshelf, labeled G27.
Next up was the recharge.
Compared to the Mortal Realm and the Different World, time in the God Realm flowed remarkably slowly.
"Snap"~
With a snap of his fingers, Matthew activated his 【Time Acceleration】 skill.
In an instant, it was the second day, and the game had launched.
With superhuman reflexes, Matthew became the very first player of the new game, the first player to recharge, and the first player to raise the Dragon Slaying Holy Sword.
Immediately after, the flow of time shifted again, returning to match Human Realm No. 148.
【Dragon Slaying Holy Sword】
Attack Power +999
Defense Power +666
Critical Hit Rate +55.5%
Special Skill: Ignore Defense.
"Heh heh heh, you little brats of 148, your king has returned!"
Meanwhile, in the Water Blue World, where time flowed ten times faster than in Human Realm No. 148, ten days had already passed since the goddess's descent.
Because Demon King Hages had learned in advance of the arrival time of War Goddess Ares and the hero, he had planned an ambush, catching the woman and the goddess completely off guard.
"Lord Ares, I'm sorry."
In a forest on the distant outskirts, the sword-wielding hero Gangze lay face-down on the ground, saying sorrowfully.
Before him stood War Goddess Ares, the very same one whose photo selection Matthew had just been looking at.
A chest binder paired with a leather jacket, light blue leather shorts, and a pair of tall high boots—Ares's long golden hair drifted as if stirred by a wind that wasn't there.
Gulping down half a bottle of liquor, Ares said, "It's fine, hero."
Unlike her rough and bold movements, outside of battle, Ares's voice was soft and gentle.
"I'm an A+ rank goddess, and you're an A+ rank hero, the kind that comes along only once a century. It was never going to be smooth sailing for the two of us to challenge S-rank Great Demon King Hages."
"Keep your spirits up—thousands upon thousands of people in the Water Blue World are suffering under the Demon Race's torture!"
With those words, Ares's sky-blue eyes flickered faintly, and the radiance of her 【Will of the God of War】 washed over the hero's body.
【Will of the God of War】: Boosts morale, increases Defense Power, and grants a chance for bonus experience gain.
In an instant, the hero Gangze's fighting spirit soared, his whole body brimming with strength.
Only, the effect of the Will of the God of War seemed to be quite a bit stronger than the rumors had suggested.
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