The meaning of Original White seemed difficult to grasp.
But if rephrased…
Imagine this. You're just a grunt, and you run up to an emperor, demanding a one-on-one duel.
Then, the emperor's soldiers swarm you and beat you senseless. Can you say they lack martial ethics?
Whether it was Diablo or Testarossa, neither of them ever saw themselves as separate from Rin.
They always regarded themselves as extensions of Rin's power, weapons in his hand.
You, Zeus, can't even defeat Rin's summoned dependents.
And you talk about glory with them?
First, defeat Rin's dependents. Be capable of standing before him. Then talk about glory!
"Nonsense!!!"
Zeus didn't need to look to know who That great one Testarossa referred to.
It was precisely the Son of Man who had been standing alongside the two Heretic Gods earlier.
From Zeus's perspective, when he looked at Rin, he didn't feel anything particularly remarkable.
At most, it was a bit commendable that this human could remain calm in the face of divine power.
But that was all.
"You come from outside this realm, stealing others' Greek mythology, and now you've fallen so far as to bow down to a mere Son of Man."
Zeus roared in fury. "I despise you. You are utterly unworthy of being called gods!"
As he spoke, a majestic voice resonated through this world.
Terrifying spiritual power seemed to tear apart both Hell and Heaven.
"Oh, Uranus, God of the Sky, witness my impatience!"
"I am the son of Cronus, the thunder-wielder, the cloud-gatherer, the furious lord."
"Come, Boreas, God of the North Wind, hasten from the Northern Icefield. Notus, God of the South Wind, bring your storms and rush forth. Zephyrus, God of the West Wind, and Eurus, God of the East Wind, do not fall behind!"
"Accept the judgment of my Keraunos!"
This was Zeus's true Authority, the supreme thunder representing judgment, arbitration, and destruction.
"Is this Authority?"
The sealed space shattered under the lightning's force. The sky itself cracked open. Blinding light and thunder roared like the whip of a judge, mercilessly lashing the mortal world.
Then came a second bolt. A third. Dozens. Hundreds.
Golden, blue, white, black—
All kinds of violent thunder, each carrying distinct laws, enveloped Testarossa's dragon body.
In that instant, her scales shattered, and blood splattered.
The judgment lightning of the God-King of Greek mythology could not be completely withstood even by the body of Satan, the most ancient dragon-serpent.
"Ugh~"
However, though it was the colossal Red Dragon falling from the sky, the one groaning in pain was the thunderous giant god wielding the lightning.
"A very powerful Authority."
Looking at the ruined Hell and the shattered heavenly palace, Diablo sincerely praised Zeus's power.
The opponent was indeed strong, and the Authority in his hand was comparable to an Upper Ultimate.
Even Ultimate Skills at the level of the seven deadly sins would be overwhelmed by this kind of raw divine punishment.
In other words, just with this divine buff alone, Zeus as a Heretic God possessed combat power equivalent to an Upper Awakened Demon Lord.
However, what he absolutely should not have done was throw thunder at her before understanding the nature of Testarossa's power.
"Pride, beware of arrogance – heavy punishment!"
"Envy, beware of jealousy – eyes sewn shut punishment!"
"Wrath, beware of rage – black smoke punishment!"
"Sloth, beware of laziness – running punishment!"
"Greed, beware of avarice – prostrate punishment!"
"Gluttony, beware of indulgence – hunger punishment!"
"Lust, beware of desire – fire punishment!"
From her seven heads, the seven Red Dragons chanted incantations, one by one.
Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, lust—these were the so-called seven deadly sins.
And with each incantation Testarossa recited, Zeus's divine power weakened a little more.
Not only that, but his body grew unbearably heavy, his eyes began to go blind, his nose and mouth were sealed, and he coughed violently.
His stamina drained away, and a terrifying hunger, like sharp blades, pierced his divine body, shredding his internal organs.
But this was not all.
Because the most critical judgment against Zeus, and the most devastating Authority, had yet to fall.
If one were to ask, what is Zeus most known for in Greek mythology?
It would undoubtedly be his promiscuity.
The core of Greek mythology was reproduction and evolution.
From the first generation of God-Kings to the second and third, they all bore the duty of expanding the divine race.
That was also why Uranus, God of the Sky, lost his position after being castrated.
A male god without the power to procreate no longer had the qualifications to rule Greek mythology.
"You carry many Original Sins, Lord God-King of Greece."
After inheriting the divinities of Satan and Lilith, Testarossa had gained numerous Authorities.
Among them was the power to judge humans, spirits, and gods through the lens of the seven deadly sins.
If Zeus's thunder was a brutal, mindless force of justice,
Then the seven deadly sins would dissect, torment, and punish the soul piece by piece, starting from the core of human nature.
"Ah!!!"
In the next instant, Zeus let out a heartbreaking scream.
Flames. Inescapable karmic fire.
From each myth related to Zeus, the karmic fire of lust ignited from his heart and soul.
"Die!!!"
Zeus, tormented to the brink of collapse by the karmic fire of lust, unleashed all the power in his body.
At this moment, Zeus was like a rampaging beast. The power he displayed was no weaker than Testarossa or Diablo.
He was not just the King of Gods. He was a warrior and a reformer.
No matter how unflattering his portrayal in Greek mythology, Zeus had once been a hero of steel, a symbol of male dominance over matriarchal divinity.
In a state of complete rage and chaos, Zeus revealed his most primal, formidable side.
"Bang!!"
Seeing Zeus charging forward, Diablo did not hesitate at all and stepped in to clash with him.
The two were indeed superior to Zeus in pure stats.
But allowing a berserk Zeus to fight Testarossa, even if she could win, would still result in considerable damage.
That would clearly be a disadvantage in the following battles against other Heretic Gods.
So Diablo made a decisive move, directly stopping the rampaging Zeus on his own.
(To be continued.)
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