bookrandom Chapter 287 72 Sacred Mountains, World Tree
Chapter 287 72 Sacred Mountains, World Tree
Chapter 287 Seventy-Two Divine Mountains, World Tree
"Really? I probably can't beat them."
Upon hearing Nix's question, Li Jie chuckled and prepared to skip the topic.
Nyx didn't press the matter; she simply lowered her head, smiled faintly, and continued flying forward.
More than ten minutes later, Nyx finally stopped walking.
Seeing this, Li Jie flew to her side and asked softly.
"Is this where it is?"
"Yes, please wait a moment."
After speaking, Nyx raised his hand, and with a light tap of his fingertips, a dense power of the laws of night instantly surged through this space.
Before long, a spacetime vortex outlined by the night slowly emerged.
"Okay, let's go."
After informing Li Jie, Nyx took the lead and walked into the spacetime vortex.
As Li Jie entered the vortex of night under Nyx's guidance, the pure darkness obscured his vision.
Is it very far?
In this situation, Li Jie couldn't tell the distance either, just as he was about to ask.
Nyx took his hand.
"We've arrived, brother of Thanatos, get ready... we're about to leave..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the darkness in front of Li Jie gradually melted away, and a blinding light struck, making him unable to look directly at it.
He squinted, waiting for his retina to fully adjust to the surrounding environment before opening his eyes with peace of mind, taking in the three most powerful divine realms in the world.
Olympus!
As the bright light faded, Li Jie suddenly found himself on a calm sea.
Within this divine realm... there is also a sea?
As if sensing Li Jie's question, Nyx explained softly.
"What we are standing on now is the Aegean Sea from the Olympian myth."
"I couldn't bear to part with such a beautiful view, so I just moved it over here."
Upon hearing this, Li Jie's lips twitched slightly.
Nyx truly lived up to her reputation as the creator goddess in Greek mythology; the very niche phrase "moving an entire sea" sounded like an insignificant thing coming from her mouth.
A gentle sea breeze blows, and the clouds and mist gradually disperse.
As the first rays of sunlight fall from the sky, the seventy-two peaks of Olympus emerge from the clouds.
Looking around, Li Jie saw that the mountains were all composed of lapis lazuli-like rock layers.
The cliff face, with a vertical drop of nearly three thousand meters, is covered with frost that never melts.
Following Li Jie's gaze, Nyx spoke up to explain.
"That's the center of Olympus, the realm of the gods. It's still early, so we can only get a little closer."
"Because I took the divine body from the prison of sin, the defenses of the entire Olympus are now much tighter. If we go there rashly, we may fall into the trap that Zeus and his men have set up in advance."
"Then how long do we have to wait?"
Hearing this, Li Jie asked in a low voice.
"When night falls... then, this divine realm will be my domain..."
After saying that, Nyx waved to Li Jie and flew away into the distance, hiding in the void.
Li Jie, being quite astute, summoned the Immortal-Slaying Sword.
With the ability to conceal his presence, unless it's a bugged Heimdall, even a god of the highest realm might not be able to find him.
"The 'Forest of Oracles' is just ahead. Let's rest here for a while."
After landing, Nyx and Li Jie remained hidden and continued deeper into the jungle.
The deeper he went, the more dazzling and bizarre the sights became, leaving Li Jie somewhat overwhelmed.
Crystal prisms hang between the branches of the thousand-year-old fir, recklessly refracting the sun's brilliance.
As you climb the steps, the stone steps of the path in front of the mountain are all made of basalt and mother-of-pearl.
However, what puzzled Li Jie was that with each step he took, he heard an ancient buzzing sound in his ears.
Just as he was about to ask a question, a thought came from his mind.
"Don't speak. The buzzing you hear is Gaia's heartbeat. He is still asleep."
Gaia?
Upon hearing this, Li Jie seemed to remember something and paused for a moment.
"That's right... just as you think."
Nyx sighed slightly and continued speaking.
"Because Gaia forcibly used [Shiva's Wrath] to erase Cangnan, his primordial power suffered a fatal wound. Although thirteen years have passed, he still hasn't awakened. Perhaps this is retribution..."
Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Li Jie's eyes.
So it was you, you bastard.
You've ruined Cangnan and you still have the nerve to sleep!
"Calm down, now is not the time. When it's time to leave, I will create an opportunity for you. Whether you can seize it or not is up to you."
In fact, Nyx only learned the truth about Cangnan's disappearance later. After all, she had already gone insane and was admitted to the Gods' Mental Hospital before the start of the Gods' War thirteen years ago.
She was now genuinely afraid that Li Jie might act impulsively and ruin their original plan.
Upon hearing this, Li Jie took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his anger.
Yes, Gaia was the one who carried out the plan, and behind him was Zeus, the king of the gods, who orchestrated it all.
Killing one Gaia wouldn't be difficult, but if they acted now, their plan would be unable to continue.
"I understand," Li Jie replied in his mind.
"Don't worry, Aunt Nyx, I'll suppress these negative emotions until the very last moment."
“Brother of Danadus, you must believe me, I am on your side. My hatred for them is no less than yours…”
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Finally, Li Jie and Nix stopped in a dense forest near the Seventy-Two Sacred Mountains.
As he sat cross-legged and gazed into the distance.
About two kilometers away, a golden palace was shrouded in purple thunderclouds.
"That is Zeus's palace, the Thunder Palace."
"We need to find that black box, which is hidden inside."
"So, are we just going to wait here now?"
“That’s right. When night falls, I will bring out that black box. Whether you can open it or not, I will not return it this time.”
Are all those gods on the sacred mountain now?
"They should all be in the 'Garden of the Gods' at the summit right now. When I came back last time, it seemed like the World Tree had some problems. If I'm not mistaken, they should be working hard to repair the World Tree's primordial power."
"The World Tree? Is it that important?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jie curiously asked in his mind.
"This is very important to those second and third generation gods..."
"Because... the World Tree is the source of their power..."
As Nyx's voice faded, a crazy idea suddenly popped into Li Jie's mind.
If I destroy this tree...
What will happen?
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