Chapter 501 Three-headed Dog and Contract

Swish——

The left hand reached out subconsciously, but only caught a ball of air.

In just a moment, the [Trident of Poseidon] fell into the seabed in front of the God of Sleep, and then disappeared in an instant.

This artifact, originally created by the divine power of [Tsunami], merged with it the moment it touched the sea surface, and then moved away from this extremely dangerous place.

Even if Hypnos's true power far exceeded it, he could only roughly identify the direction in which the other party escaped.

However, no one could fish out the artifact that Poseidon deliberately hid in the sea, unless Chaos could give birth to the Supreme who truly controls the ocean and water.

Moreover, at this moment, a great warning sign had already struck the heart of the God of Sleep.

The living God King is coming, and if he dares to delay any longer, he may not be able to leave.

Even now, he felt the silent pressure.

With a backhand press, Hypnos sent Poseidon's "existence" directly into the space-time gap torn by the Atrium Serpent, and then turned and left.

This gap leads directly to the Nine Hells, and is a channel maintained by the power of the interface.

As long as Poseidon enters here, his mission will be completed.

As for why he didn't go in...

That's naturally because he couldn't get in at all.

"Tartarus..."

Flying into the sea, he came to a crack in the ground that led directly to the door of the underworld at the fastest speed.

Whether it is land or seabed, there are many cracks like this.

And no matter where you go down, the place you finally arrive at is either the underground world or the gate of the underworld.

Returning to hell through the underworld is the only way for Hypnos to go back.

The reason is also very simple. As a lord who controls the power of a layer of the interface of hell, the god of sleep will be instinctively rejected by the abyss.

Just like the interface of the twins will not target the sea god, nor will it target this earthly god who is essentially like a "sacrifice", it does not mean that He will allow Hypnos to come and go at will.

So if the god of sleep wants to travel between hell and the human world, he can either go through the portal of the underworld or hold a grand and magnificent sacrificial ceremony in the human world to shield the induction of the will of the abyss.

Or have enough power to ignore Tartarus' instinct.

But for Hypnos at this moment, he obviously has only one choice.

That is to go through the proper portal and pass through the gate of the underworld.

"Hiss..."

It seems that a long time has passed, but in fact, it has only been a moment since Poseidon took action.

The artifact turned into divine light and escaped in the sea water, and the young god also left the human world.

On the vast sea, there was only a shadow bathed in moonlight.

There was no entity, just a manifestation of power.

The black shadow was winding, circling from the southeast of the earth all the way to the northwest.

Far away under the pillar of heaven in the far west, the giant god who supported the sky lowered his head slightly, and actually saw and heard the flashing shadow and roar.

Wow——

The void shook, and the next moment, the clear sky was covered with dark clouds, as if the sky was angry.

Across half of the continent, carrying a sky full of silver snakes, Zeus came to this restless ocean.

The remaining power and will of Poseidon should have caused storms and heavy rains here, and there would be no rest from then on.

But when the two supreme beings set foot here one after another, even the unruly sea water would stop.

"It's you again... Where is Poseidon, what did you do to him?"

"Who gave you the courage to murder my brother, the main god of Olympus!"

The thunder and lightning shook endlessly, making a deafening roar.

The God King, who came a step late, overlooked the sea in the sky, and his aura firmly locked the ancient snake whose head and tail were hard to know.

He did not make a move, because Zeus had already seen it.

What appeared in front of him at this moment was not the opponent's true body, but only a part of its split power.

The split of this power will inevitably weaken its owner for a period of time, but on the contrary, even if he destroys it, it will not affect the opponent's original body at all.

"Hiss..."

"Brother... Lord God?"

"Hehehe... I thought you would thank me, Zeus."

"After all, without Poseidon, the sea has no nominal master."

"And if you don't want to submit to the Lord of the Ocean, the children of the ancient sea god can only give up their previous free attitude and choose to join your court."

"In this case, maybe I am actually under your instructions."

"After all, for the God King, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests..."

The low laughter and the sound of snakes resounded through the sea, and Zeus's face was visibly ugly.

Yes, this was his first reaction after realizing that Poseidon might be suppressed and taken away.

But now, this idea was said by the other party first.

"Enough!"

"The evil god from Tartarus, the remnant of the beginning of creation - your existence is a sin!"

Stepping forward, Zeus gave up his original idea.

He originally wanted to test the other party's news, but now it seems that this ancient snake from the abyss is not an easy existence to deal with.

So he made up a story about his origin, and the God King summoned his thunder.

Since there is no need to communicate, he will use the other party's existence to prove his own strength.

"Now, in the name of the King of Gods."

"Monster... I grant you death."

With cold eyes, Zeus's eyes swept across the sea.

His plan was revealed, but so what.

If Poseidon was not here, then what he promised to him would be meaningless.

As for the rest... whether it is Nereus, Oceanus, or Tesis of the original water.

Look, look at my power.

Then, give me your final choice.

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The body walked through the ground, and the wings behind its back vibrated.

Since leaving the sea, the young spirit has been heading downwards, not daring to look back at all.

Hypnos didn't know if the God King had noticed him, but he was by no means the most important target.

So during this gap, he should still have a lot of time to go back.

brush--

The bottom of the dim trench could not be seen, but as Hypnos flew, at a certain moment, the surrounding seawater suddenly disappeared.

If one looks back at this moment, one can only see an upward tunnel instead of separated sea water.

This weird space-time phenomenon exists in every passage connecting the portals of the underworld, and their end points are often the same.

"It's much faster than I expected..."

Without stopping, Hypnos nodded secretly.

This special space phenomenon often leads to the situation where traveling to the underworld from the same entrance may not take the same time twice.

But this time, he was obviously lucky.

So he continued downward until the ground beneath his feet gradually turned gray.

In the surrounding space, laws that are completely different from those in the human world began to appear.

Not far away, the gate of the underworld stood there, and even Hypnos could vaguely hear the sound of the Acheron River.

However, at this moment, the God of Sleep stopped.

Because at the end of his gaze, outside the black gate that stretched across the gray earth, the giant beast that had been sent into a deep sleep by the sound of his flute had woken up at some point.

Six scarlet eyes looked at this place, with bloodthirsty and greedy eyes flashing with fire.

Cerberus, the three-headed demon dog, the descendant of Typhon, the king of demons, and the gatekeeper of the underworld.

After Typhon's Rebellion, it was subjugated by a god of the underworld and came here to serve.

Its three heads take turns to rest, watching over the day, night, dawn and dusk.

Under its protection, no one can pass through the portal of the underworld without authorization.

The reason why the God of Sleep was able to come from hell to the world through here before was only because of his unique divine power.

A beautiful flute tune lulled the demon, who was comparable to ordinary gods, into a deep sleep, and then left the underworld safely.

But for some reason, Cerberus is awake now... Hypnos asked himself, although the power of gods in the underworld has been reduced to a certain extent, it is far less powerful than the human world.

Here, the effect of one's own divine power should not be so short-lived.

Even if it had been three days and three nights, the three-headed dog should not have woken up.

"Don't be too surprised, it really shouldn't wake up.

"It was just its slumber that alarmed me... so I woke it up."

A calm voice came from behind the three-headed dog, and a figure slowly walked out from behind the demon as tall as a mountain.

It was a goddess dressed in black, without any gorgeous accessories, and even her face looked so ordinary among the gods.

But with just one glance, Hypnos felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Looking at the world, if it does not touch the realm of great divine power, there may be gods that can defeat him head-on, but there are almost no gods that cannot be discovered by him at such a distance.

In the underworld, only Hades can do it when he mobilizes the power of the underworld itself. Once he leaves here, he cannot do this either.

As for Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, she is still too weak.

However, at this moment, in the goddess in front of him, Hypnos also felt the authority of the underworld... Excluding the familiar Angel of the Dark Moon, the identity of the visitor was not obvious.

"Lord of Oaths, Source of Hatred, Styx..."

He never expected to see the other party here, and Hypnos never expected that the one who surrendered the three-headed dog was not the Lord of the Underworld, but the almost non-existent Styx goddess...or maybe it They are indeed subordinates of Hades, but are these two great gods of the underworld already standing together?

But if that's the case, then why does the other party stand in front of her? What does she want from herself?

"This...god comes from the abyss, or as you say, from [hell]."

"I'm waiting for you here today. Actually, I have something I want to ask you."

Stroking the three-headed dog's hair, the tall demon bowed his head in obedience.

With a calm expression, Styx raised his hand slightly, and then took out something from the void that left the God of Sleep speechless.

"This is it."

"I want to know, where did this thing... come from?"

"..."

With serious eyes, the goddess and the god of sleep looked at each other, but Hypnos really didn't know what he could say.

It was just a piece of paper...but when it appeared in the hands of the Oath Goddess, the meaning was completely different.

"It's it..."

He sighed and looked at the paper. Of course Hypnos knew its origin.

It comes from the fifth level of hell, the giant tree in the center of the [Atrium].

It is rooted in the middle point of hell, with roots extending to three interfaces.

And if you swear a solemn oath to its trunk, no matter who it is, you can pay a price to exchange it for lasting power.

In addition, its leaves also have similar abilities.

If they are made into special paper, they can constrain the signer to fulfill his promise.

So the devils in hell call it [Devil's Contract], which is also the biggest reason why the Lord of the Courtyard is considered by the devils to be superior to other lords of hell.

It's not just power, because power only brings fear.

It's because more and more devils who travel to the human world and try to create "performance" realize its importance and that as the only thing that can restrain the cunning devils, they are so in awe of the big snake entrenched in the courtyard, not just afraid of its power.

This is not a secret, but something that many devils know... So at this moment, when it appeared in the hands of another Lord of Oath, Hypnos could only remain silent.

Just repeat it truthfully, I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Not surprisingly, Styx should have followed similar authority to find someone who uses the Devil's Contract, and then learned about its inside story.

Then she stopped me at this moment, not just to listen to me repeat it again.

His eyes flickered, there were obstacles in front and pursuers behind... Hypnos didn't know when the God King would come back, and Styx was not alone.

He seemed to be stuck in a dead end, and he had to fall into one side's pocket.

However, the more this happened, the calmer the heart of the born evil god became.

Yes, that's it... What's wrong with taking life as a bet?

"I'm sorry, ma'am, I don't want to answer your question."

"Don't know, or don't want to say?"

"Of course I don't know and don't want to say."

With a smile on his lips, Hypnos obviously didn't say the question asked by the other party, but what she really wanted, and the same was true for Styx.

As the sleep god flatly refused, the three-headed dog that was originally quiet beside the goddess of the Styx suddenly raised its head, and three bloody mouths opened one after another.

In terms of head-on battle, the sleep god is definitely not the opponent of the goddess of the Styx, especially since this is the other party's home court, and he can't delay too long.

But at this moment, Hypnos was not afraid.

The underworld was the opponent's home court, but he still had a trick up his sleeve.

It was just a gamble. If they won, everyone would be happy.

If they lost, what would happen?

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Hua La La...

The human world, the East China Sea.

Not long ago, not long after Poseidon fell into a deep sleep.

The fleet, which had obviously experienced war, was flying the flag of Pylos and led by Prince Antilochus, and was moving forward on the sea.