Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

"Roar——"

There was no communication, only confrontation.

Outside Hera's garden, the hundred-headed dragon roared furiously at the sky.

Black storm clouds rose from the sea, and the shackles that once bound it were undone.

Inside the garden, the sweet smiles of the sea nymphs and Nymphs turned to terror in an instant.

They were the servants ordered by Hera to guard the garden and gather the holy fruit, respected by all gods for the sake of the Heavenly Empress.

But in this moment, the sky was overshadowed by a massive figure, and the demon subdued by Zeus here broke free from its cage.

The gods might care about Hera, but Ladon did not care about deities.

If it were to free itself, these few would undoubtedly die!

Boom——!

No one cared about their fear, a bronze club shattered the storm and struck Ladon's dragon head.

In an instant, the black scales cracked inch by inch, and its tough bones made a grinding sound.

Panged with pain, other than Zeus, this was the first existence in the Mortal Realm to truly harm it.

But Heracles' attack only fueled its ferocity, the remaining ninety-nine dragon heads roared to the sky, and Ladon's mouth spewed endless black fire.

The sight of the small figure in the sky with all those 'ornaments' made the great demon rage uncontrollably.

"Roar——Human!"

"You killed them?"

Its anger turned into tangible flames, joy and sorrow intertwined in Ladon's heart.

It inherited Typhon's fury, grieving for its kin's death; yet as Typhon's progeny, it also felt joy in their death.

Because now that they were dead…

"If I devour you, I will become the new Demon King!"

No, not just the Demon Lord, but the Hundred-headed Dragon King!

It would surely awaken all demons of the Four Seas, and eventually, slaughter all deities on Earth, tracing the ridges of Mount Olympus!

Whoosh——

With its wings spread wide, unbound by the power of Zeus, Ladon soared.

It was a dragon, not a guard dog.

Now that the entire Four Seas were its domain, it could unleash even greater strength here.

Boom——

Blocking the flames with a lion skin, dispersing the black clouds with a bronze club.

Seeing the fully revealed fierce hundred-headed dragon, Heracles's heart was calm.

Even in a few short exchanges, he had already determined that Ladon was no match for him; with the Sky Titan's help, he now had divine power surpassing it.

"So from now on, you are merely a whetstone for me."

Spinning the club in a dazzling display, the weight of the sky caused space to slightly collapse.

Stepping forward, the great hero didn't speak, only shattered the heads of the hundred-headed dragon, one after another.

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The sun rose and set, the moon set and rose again.

Unlike previous battles, this time, the clash between Heracles and the demon did not shake the earth, yet it was enough to churn the sea.

Sunrise and sunset, moonset and moonrise.

Ladon's combat strength was truly exceptional. It was Typhon's offspring with the greatest raw power, even more so after breaking free from the law's suppression.

One head was crushed, another grew back shortly after.

A broken neck would result in a fallen head turning into a new gigantic dragon, continuing the fight in the Four Seas.

Thus, the ocean trembled, the currents redirected.

Under the impact of 'sky,' the influence of 'sea,' and the upheaval of 'earth,' came hail, hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes.

Whether above or beneath the sea, disasters occurred at every moment.

No one felt surprised; this seemed like the inevitable result of the Heavenly Pillar shaking the sea.

But they all failed to notice, the forces hidden under these natural disasters, constantly pushing forward.

...

In the East Sea, within the old Divine Palace of the Primordial Sea God.

The turmoil outside seemed unable to affect it, the tides from all directions naturally stilled here.

For this was the beginning of water, the source of the sea.

The concavity of the earth was its original form, even though...