Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Mimir's Skull beside him. Ryan knew what it meant.

It was nothing more than a way to show his value so that Ryan could not leave him behind, but Ryan had no intention of giving up on him.

On the one hand, Mimir is not only the only living creature Ryan has encountered, but on the other hand, the knowledge contained in this brain is of extraordinary value.

The fact that the rune technology and magic of another world are so valued by the Asa Protoss proves that they are also powerful enough to threaten the gods. As for the so-called opening of the treasure house, Ryan didn't need his help.

The treasure house self-destructed and fell into the void. This was naturally a difficult problem to solve in Asgard, but Ryan had no intention of 'opening the treasure chest' in Asa's domain.

As long as you take this 'treasure house' back to the spirit world, you can destroy it in any way you want. It would be a big joke if a treasure house that lost its owner could penetrate the seven-layer space-time barrier of the spiritual world and let the treasure fall outside.

However, looking at the 'treasure house' in front of him, Ryan still felt a little 'admired' for His Majesty the God King's 'secrecy measures'.

"So, which god does this statue represent?"

Under Mimir's guidance, Ryan figured out that Odin's so-called secret 'treasure house' was actually in the belly of a goddess statue.

I don’t know what the god-king of Asgard had in mind for putting his treasures in such a place.

However, the effect was indeed very successful. Without Mimir as his ‘own person’, Ryan would never have imagined that there would be a treasure trove here.

"She is Gullweg, the goddess of the Warner Protoss. I have told you about her existence before. Odin was deeply impressed by her powerful magic that can easily reverse life and death."

"He left portraits and sculptures of the goddess in many places because he hoped that he could change the outcome of Ragnarok just like Gullweg reversed her own life and death. But now it seems that he not only failed, And it makes this disaster even more horrific.”

There was no hiding it, Mimir said everything about it.

"Sounds interesting."

Nodding, Ryan paid a little attention to the goddess who was proficient in magic. I don't know if any traces of her will be found in the future, or if the other party is really dead.

"But we should leave now."

After unfurling his long sleeves, Ryan put away the statue. Not a short while had passed, and he had gained enough here. Ordinary gods might be interested in some corners, but it's not enough for Ryan to stay longer.

After tearing open the space and stepping outside the Golden Palace, Ryan looked at the direction.

The reason why he didn't do this when he came in was because the remaining power of this ancient palace interfered with his perception, making him unable to accurately locate the coordinates of the inner space under the suppression of the interface. But there was no need for such trouble when he came out.

"Are you going to the Fountain of Urd?"

Looking at Ryan's movements, Mimir couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, in this broken world, there must be something left there. Or do you have any suggestions?"

"No, but if you can go to other countries, I suggest you go to Jotunheim. It is the hometown of the Frost Giants, and there is also the Fountain of Wisdom and another root of Yggdrasil. .”

"If I had the chance, I would."

Said casually, Ryan's figure flashed and flew towards the distance.

As a giant who once guarded the Fountain of Wisdom, Mimir must know it better. In fact, that was one of the three options Ryan prepared at the beginning.

As for the last option, it is the Kingdom of Mist, Niflheim, one of the two original kingdoms among the nine kingdoms, which is far opposite to the Kingdom of Fire.

There, the third root of the World Tree grows, and the poisonous dragon Nidhogg eats the roots of Yggdrasil day and night, eventually leading to the arrival of Ragnarok.

Therefore, the beings living in Niflheim had another name in later generations. It's just that their names have been misunderstood in many cases, and even in some records of later generations, they were changed from describing life to describing space.

Their name is - 'Nibelungen'.

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"Every world has its own miracles, what a brilliant civilization."

As he got closer to the roots of Yectrasil, Ryan gradually became aware of the power of this sacred tree that supported the nine realms.

Even if it is withered and dilapidated, the original strong vitality has disappeared, and all the sacred breath has been transformed into death, it still does not damage the power of this sacred tree.

While it was still 'alive', Yggdrasil definitely reached great realms in terms of power. It's just like the Zhoushan Mountain that holds up the sky in later Eastern mythology. Although it has enough power, it does not have the consciousness of integration.

So the latter was knocked down by the Witch God, and the former was eaten by the poisonous dragon and died. Their value in mythology seems to be just to describe the magnitude of the disaster - one brought floods and mending the sky, and the other brought the end of the gods.

"Every world. Haha, this strange Sir, speaking of which, I don't know your name yet?"

Floating next to Ryan, Mimir said with a smile.

"You can call me Ryan. As for my origin, you will know later."

While talking, he did not stop. The roots of the World Tree extending from the void had already occupied everything in front of him.

Rather than saying this is a tree root, it is better to say it is a 'wooden wall'. Just looking up, the part that should be connected to the main body has been disconnected.

Ryan was somewhat regretful about this. The heart of the tree that supports the Nine Realms Tree is such a precious treasure. It is not known which layer of the interface the main body of Yuctra Sil fell to, or whether it fell directly into the real void with the collapse of the Nine Realms. From 'something' to 'nothing' again.

"What about the Fountain of Urd, where is it?"

His eyes swept across the ground, but unfortunately, Ryan could not see anything related to the word "spring" from here, let alone the sacred spring water containing "vitality" and "purification".

But fortunately, there is a 'local' with him. Mimir must have been here before turning into a head.

"A little further north, in fact, although the three taproots of Yuctra Hill are 'watered' by the three springs, they do not directly draw the spring water itself. They coexist to a certain extent."

Looking at Ryan, Mimir does have some level of professional knowledge:

"The only exception is the oldest spring in the Kingdom of Mist. It was born at the beginning of creation, so it is unique."

"As for the remaining two eyes, as the tree withers, the power of the spring will also wither. I don't know if Urd's spring is still sacred. I can only lead you to its past location."

"that's enough."

Nodding, then under the guidance of Mimir's Skull, Ryan flew in a northerly direction.

Yggdrasil's main root is extremely huge, and the 'tiny' roots extending from it are also dense and numerous. They are as small as the trunks of ordinary trees, and as large as several houses.

Walking through the dense roots, Ryan quickly found his destination.

But just like Mimir said before, this place is no longer holy.

The Fountain of Urd, which was once the sacred place where the gods gathered. In Scandinavian mythology, its guardians are the three goddesses who control destiny, Uld, Beldanti and Skodi, symbolizing the past, present and future respectively.

They also hold the divine power of part of the law. From this point of view, it has to be said that although the civilizations are different, in some places, the two worlds are surprisingly similar.

It seems that law and destiny are always interdependent.

But that's all in the past. Today, the originally clear spring water has dried up, and there are only exposed stones and withered shrubs on the dilapidated surface.

The Flora Garden by the spring was once a vibrant tree-lined path and delicate and gorgeous flowers. Now it has been tortured beyond recognition by time and desolation. The Fountain of Urd is no longer the radiant place, and the three goddesses who accepted the prayers of living beings have also lost their traces.

"It seems you are right, there is no spring water here anymore."

Sighing, but due to the existence of [Reincarnation], Ryan discovered an existence between reality and reality in the dry spring.

He stretched out his hand and an invisible 'seed' fell into his hand. This was the only trace left of this sacred spring. If another 10,000 to 20,000 years pass, maybe it will completely lose the foundation of its existence and let this sanctuary become history. But now, it still has the possibility of recovery.

Find another thing for it to coexist with, nurture it with the power of the spiritual world, and maybe it can be born with spring water again.

"Next, it's the roots."

Turning around, looking up at the tall withered roots, the black sword appeared in Ryan's right hand. The breath of death frightened Mimir, who was reminded of the goddess Hela who was driven to the land of the dead by Odin.

The half-human, half-skeleton goddess is not only terrifying in appearance, but her character is far from kind. Now that Ryan has shown such power, the giant can't help but worry.

After all, this doesn't seem to match Ryan's easy-to-talk attitude before.

"You want to cut it open?"

"Of course, if there is still a little bit of life left in it, it can only be in the core, and I have to cut it open to find it. If not, it would not be a bad idea to just cut it up and take it away."

The World Tree is not an extraordinary thing, and it cannot be destroyed at will. It took the poisonous dragon Nidhogg an epoch to chew down its roots. Even if the one in front of him was withered, it was not easy to cut through it.

But the power of death is really useful in a place like this. Holding the black sword in both hands, Ryan slashed hard, and with an arc of light, the huge 'wooden wall' was separated from the middle, revealing the fibers inside.

Unfortunately, compared to the huge root system, this damage is nothing. The wood here still has no vitality at all.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, he grasped the black sword again and slashed at the giant tree again and again. The tree roots gradually revealed their inner parts, but in the end, Ryan could not find the part he wanted until he cut to the core.

He thought that there would be something in the core part, such as the juice containing the origin, or something else, but the result was that when Ryan cut the roots as big as a mountain into eight pieces, they were no different.

"Why is this so? Could it be that the roots of Yectrasil are not as good as the Fountain of Urd and the unknown flame?"

The huge tree chopped down by Ryan fell to the ground, accompanied by a huge sound, stirring up countless dust, but he only felt puzzled.

One of the three main roots of the World Tree was originally rooted in a holy spring known for its vitality. Why couldn't I feel a trace of the divine tree's original vitality until it was completely cut down?

Is it really because the World Tree is so closely connected to the laws of the nine kingdoms that it lost all power as the world collapsed?

"Sir Ryan, look over there."

"Um?"

Suddenly, Mimir's voice sounded. Ryan looked for fame and left. Where he pointed, on top of a broken root, there was a 'stick' that didn't look like a natural thing.

It looks ordinary, like an ordinary thing. But looking at it, Ryan immediately became serious.

An obvious man-made object appeared in the roots of the original world tree. Even if it was placed in front of you, you couldn't detect anything extraordinary. This was enough to prove that it was extraordinary.

"what is that?"

There were some guesses in his mind, but Ryan still asked the 'locals' who knew about it first.

"That is Kungunir, also known as Gungnir, the weapon of God King Odin, a divine spear made from the branches of the world. When it is complete, it has the authority to 'hit' and 'penetrate', as long as it is If you throw it, it will pass through the enemy's body. And whoever swears by it, the oath will be fulfilled."

With an expression of nostalgia and disbelief, Mimir slowly told the origin of this artifact.

Nodding, as if listening carefully, but in fact, Ryan even knew more than what he said.

It is precisely because of the existence of this divine spear in Scandinavian mythology that later generations of Nordic humans had the tradition of throwing spears at each other before two armies fought. And because it is said that when Odin throws his spear, it looks like a meteor streaking across the sky, so people have a legend about making wishes on the shooting star.

This legend has even spread to every corner of the world. Even in the East, where cultures are very different, a large number of people are looking forward to the appearance of meteors.

But at this moment, in front of Ryan and Mimir, this artifact that God King Odin always defeated has broken.

It lost its tip, leaving only the barrel. It seems to still have some vitality, because as expected, it sucked away the vitality left in the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil.

Perhaps its owner had thrown the broken divine spear from a very far away place and inserted it deep into its roots, hoping to use the divine tree to repair the weapon that nurtured him and retrieve it later. But now judging from the results, he never came back.

".Let's go to the next country."

After a moment of silence, Ryan picked up the broken artifact and looked at it for a while, then put away everything in front of him and said to Mimir beside him.

Looking at this broken gun, although it had been purified after absorbing the vitality of the World Tree, Ryan was still keenly aware of the remaining power on it.

Or rather, residual emotions. Ryan felt that his guess must have come true.

"The hatred for all things? It seems to be much more terrifying than the evil things I shaped with my own hands."

Although the ancient evil thing [Sun Eater] created by Ryan is also irrational, it hates only one object, and that is celestial bodies that release light and heat. But this cut-off gun is different, because it hates everything.

Perhaps, this is the legacy of a being similar to Iclippus, but much more powerful and evil. The disappearing tip of the divine gun Gungnir is most likely related to this.

"The destruction of a world haha."

God knows what was born under this symbol.

It's not clear whether it was fear or expectation, Ryan took the Mimir's Skull and was about to leave directly.

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At the same time, when Ryan completed his general exploration of Asgard, in the world of Chaos, in the abyss, the giant snake surrounding the atrium also opened its eyes.

Ryan's main consciousness is no longer there, but he has always kept a part of his mind on this special incarnation, so matters related to the spiritual world and the world have recently been fed back to him.

Ryan's incarnation doesn't care much about things that aren't too urgent. Strictly speaking, his and Ryan's main consciousnesses are actually one, but they are more inclined to reflect the 'evil' side of their personalities. Therefore, in many things, he hopes that they will develop in some interesting directions.

He shouldn't have woken up now, but at the moment, the impetuous behavior of a certain god king in this world still woke him up.

The power he had given him told him that the first woman in the world of Khaos was about to be born.

"It's so impatient. Before I can judge the 'sinner', I'm already preparing to pave the way for the next era. Maybe you sensed something?"

The snake's body was slightly raised, causing the entire interface to shake.

The small fragments outside the boundary have been pulled into Khaos. They are small enough and should be transformed the fastest. Perhaps within a few hundred years, no matter what the fate of these fragment interfaces is, there should be a conclusion.

As the God King, it is only natural that Zeus is aware of this.

"A node."

A low and loud voice echoed in the atrium, and with a thought in Ryan's mind, Lyanna in the spirit world received the message.

She will be sent to Olympus to bring a gift to the new woman. After all, no matter what, she was born from the well water of the [Well of Origin], the predecessor of the [Well of Reincarnation].

"Go ahead and put its reflection in it as my gift to humanity, if they can truly receive it."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Although she didn't see anyone, Lyanna was already used to it. She took what Ryan ordered and left the spiritual world.

While in the Nine Hells, Ryan looked across the world and watched what was happening on the earth. After experiencing it personally, he also gained a deeper understanding of this period of history.

Pandora's Box, a legendary symbol of disaster, contains both good and bad things. But before the birth of this box, was everything in the world peaceful and harmonious, with no disputes or disasters?

Of course not, the magic box is just a symbol. It symbolizes that the gods finally understand some of the mysteries of faith, so each of them puts something into the magic box, a curse or a blessing, to represent the greatness of the gods and the 'good and evil, good and bad, all of God'.

As for the 'hope' that was locked in the box at the end, it was actually destined not to fly out. After all, how could a fake come true?

"In such a world controlled by fate, isn't the real hope to escape from fate?"

The snake body returned to its original position again, and the World Snake no longer paid attention to these 'little things'. If the integration of the Nine Realms once again distorts Chaos' destined destiny, then let him add another fire.

Some people say that "immortal fire" is a term for fantasy immortals, but it is not the case. Just like the previous evil-killing sword, it actually has this translation originally. Just like Asgard is also translated as fairy palace, nymphs are called fairies, and even Harry Potter has the term "Gubla fairy fire". The so-called "fairy fire" here is actually taken from here. It means a permanent flame shaped by magic. The author can't go wrong in this place. In addition, although Nordic mythology is less well-known than Greek mythology, thanks to Marvel and Dragons, although those are all modified versions of mythology, everyone should be a little familiar with the main characters such as Odin, Nidhogg, Loki, and Thor. Impression.