I Am Hades, Lord of the Underworld!

"However," Hades murmured softly, "According to my original plan, at that moment, besides targeting the Underworld and the last world chain, he also seemed to be the most suitable beast of wind..."

Hades had many thoughts.

Indeed, while the Titan War was said to be over, for Hades, it was merely a temporary solution to the immediate crisis.

But the destined fate of eventual doom—was that truly over?

No.

Hades still had many matters to handle.

Once again, Hades controlled the World Tree, beginning to absorb all the resources and materials he had plundered. These were not divine artifacts or treasures, and they held no value for the Underworld Gods or the Underworld Warriors.

In fact, many gods would see these things as mere decorations, practically useless. However, for Hades, it was an entirely different matter. The World Tree would devour them, and although the effects might be minimal, even a 0.00001% improvement was still an improvement, wasn't it? Any enhancement of the World Tree, no matter how small, was a significant gain.

"The cultivation of the laws has reached a bottleneck. It's like the limitations of human nature. When one's microcosm has been cultivated to the extreme, either one comprehends the will of the gods, grasps the Ninth Sense, or realizes the Omega."

"Otherwise, it's impossible to advance further."

Hades's voice was light and indifferent as he allowed the World Tree to consume the resources, while also deep in thought.

"And now," Hades quietly pondered, "my cultivation of the laws has reached its limit. Unless I absorb the Ultimate Power, further progress through mere cultivation alone is almost impossible."

At this moment, Hades was like a practitioner whose cultivation method had reached its peak.

The current situation was akin to a cultivation technique that only allowed one to reach the tribulation stage, but lacked the method for ascension. What could be done then? It was an unsolvable issue, and Hades now faced two options.

The first was to absorb the Ultimate Power directly, finding a new method to ascend and continue progressing.

The second was to carve out his own path, a daunting challenge indeed.

In a short time, as Hades contemplated, all the resources had been absorbed. Hades then began organizing all the faith energy he had brought back from the Underworld.

This faith energy needed to be processed and integrated into a whole, eventually becoming the source of energy for the Temple of the Underworld.

Hades was multitasking, continuing to consider: "The cultivation of the laws has temporarily reached its limit, and while faith energy can nurture divine artifacts, this process could take millions, even billions of years."

"In the short term, it's not something to rely on."

"Lastly, there's the nurturing of the divine kingdom."

Hades contemplated many things, and in this brief time, a brilliant crystal had appeared. As it floated before him, Hades raised his hand, integrating the five temples of the Underworld into a single entity.

In theory, this was indeed difficult, but before killing Koios, Hades had almost completely absorbed his essence. With his memories and methods, making modifications was not only feasible but also allowed Hades to enhance them further.

Hades continued to ponder: "The sky and the earth, the Pillar of Heaven—these steps have already succeeded. Next, it's about nurturing the four divine beasts of earth, water, fire, and wind. Besides the captured Earth Beast and the Wind Beast, I have some ideas."

"As for water and fire, more time is needed to consider and plan."

"Three paths."

"It seems..."

"All have reached their limits..."

Hades's divine thoughts spread far and wide, running countless simulations and calculations in a short time, contemplating the road ahead.

But!

From the current perspective, all three paths had reached their limits, and it seemed nearly impossible to achieve significant progress in the short term.

Unless!

Hades could find a complete mythical world to absorb, allowing the World Tree to gain immense enhancements.

"It's done."

Hades withdrew his scattered thoughts, focusing on the fully integrated Temple of the Underworld before him. He then continued with his modifications.

He fused the crystal formed from faith energy into the temple as the source of its power. At the same time, he infused it with the Underworld barriers and formations he had meticulously prepared in advance.

Numerous Underworld barriers, formations, and seals were placed within the temple.

Originally, the Temple of the Underworld, when activated, could resist attacks from gods of the God-King level. Now, with the infusion of numerous seals, formations, and barriers, even a God-King entering it would find their power reduced by more than half. If a Titan below the level of a Chief God were to enter, they would be weakened by 90%.

If a human without divine power entered? They would be weakened by 99%.

Following this, Hades integrated the "Sad Song of Hades" into the temple. Once activated by the temple's immense faith energy, it could unleash a full-scale attack capable of challenging a God-King.

It could release a total of 30 attacks, and if a God-King were caught off guard, it might be their undoing.

In a short time, Hades had completed all the preparations and sent the Temple of the Underworld away, calmly instructing: "Ker, find a suitable place in the mortal world to establish the Temple of the Underworld."

"Yes, Lord Hades!"

Ker, along with the other three sisters of fate, immediately combined to form the Goddess of Fate: Moirai.

She began plucking the strings of fate, seeking the most appropriate location in the mortal world to place the Temple of the Underworld.

After handling all these matters, Hades softly muttered, "Let's see if this step can succeed. I'm not entirely sure."

Hades raised his hand, and 365 stars appeared—these were the most important stars, including the sun and moon, that he had plundered from the mythical world.

Hades wanted to test whether he could use them to replenish the Star Realm of the Underworld.

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