Chapter 195: Poseidon, You’re Taking A Beating Today!
Prometheus, any god need only glance at him to know he is a confident, optimistic, clever, sharp, and wisdom-filled intelligent god.
And this Epimetheus clearly looks somewhat dull and slow-witted, with a hint of naivety and rashness in his expression, obviously the type who isn’t so clever.
Zeus entrusted the immensely important duty of create life to Prometheus, which all the gods could understand, after all, everyone knew of Prometheus’s reputation for wisdom.
But entrusting it simultaneously to this obscure—no, the notoriously “stupid” Epimetheus—the gods truly couldn’t quite comprehend.
Menoetius had clearly just committed an act of great treason!
No matter how one looked at it, it shouldn’t warrant granting such great honor to both his younger brothers at the same time.
After racking their brains, the gods could only conclude that this was the bounty the God King bestowed upon Prometheus, the supreme kindness His Majesty the God King granted to these brothers.
The God King truly judged matters on their merits without implicating his gods in anger! He truly valued the gods around him!
Zeus’s profoundly deep bright golden eyes, filled with deep meaning, looked toward the two kneeling gods, and he slowly said: “Rise, all of you. Go and travel well, then begin to create life. Create whatever the universe lacks. Let the universe truly and thoroughly prosper.”
The “foresight” and “hindsight” “two brothers” loudly expressed their thanks before slowly rising.
Prometheus still stood among the underlings to Zeus’s right hand side; while Epimetheus once again silently blended into the gods.
The “creation” authority of the old God King Cronus was now temporarily vacant; after the Heavenly Dao Order establishment, God King Zeus became the highest controller of this authority.
Although the “creation” law still had its true main god, that main god was currently in an “AFK” state, so in reality, everything was up to Zeus.
Moreover, under the brand-new Heavenly Dao Order, the “creation” law had already gathered the authorities of many great gods; if used properly, it could unleash radiance even more brilliant and varied than in the old God King’s hands.
Additionally, Zeus also needed to truly reclaim these laws of the Origin of the Universe.
Zeus once again surveyed the gods inside the hall, lightly tapping the ground with the Thunder Scepter in his palm, producing a crisp sound, and divine wine and ambrosia floated down like rain, one portion per divine hand.
The gods all raised their hands carefully to receive them, cheering in unison: “Gratitude for Your Majesty’s bounty! Your Majesty boundless kindness!”
Zeus smiled and slowly said: “Gods, remember your duties well and strictly abide by the order of sacred justice. Go, all of you, go! Let this universe thoroughly flourish!”
“Paradise shall forever open its gates to all meritorious spirits!”
“As you command, eternal immortal God King His Majesty!” the gods loudly affirmed.
Afterward, the numerous subordinate gods and nymphs who had come to pay homage bowed and took their leave one after another.
Soon, within this magnificent Divine Palace, only the many great gods of Olympus and their respective subordinate gods remained.
They naturally would not leave until all the gods had departed; they could not leave together with these mortal world gods.
And after the gods had retreated, Zeus’s originally gentle eyes instantly turned cold and sharp!
He cast his gaze toward the exceptionally low-key Poseidon!
Without a word, he directly raised the Thunder Scepter high in his hand; a gigantic golden lightning bolt containing the God King’s endless divine power and rage, like a spear of heavenly punishment, directly struck the uneasy Poseidon harshly down from his divine seat!
“Ah—” Poseidon let out a scream, and then the screams could not stop.
Because immediately after, millions of thunderbolts rose and fell one after another, striking relentlessly like a gale storm onto his divine body!
Thunderbolts capable of tearing the Sky Dome mercilessly shattered his fully extended, majestic divine body into pieces!
Poseidon, who had just been secretly grateful for escaping unscathed as the Grand Ceremony of the Gods concluded successfully, had no time for any reaction before being hit by this sudden violent lightning, screaming incessantly!
Of course, even if he reacted, it would be useless. This beating was unavoidable for him.
Even though his divine body had already been beaten to pieces, Zeus on the throne showed no intention of stopping.
Even fiercer thunder dragons and electric pythons roared out one after another; they bit, crashed, and lashed at Poseidon’s already broken divine body, blasting him all the way down from the magnificent Divine Palace at the Summit of Olympus!
Poseidon, at speed surpassing light, was whipped by even fiercer thunderbolts, tumbling as he fell, until he crashed onto the vast Earth like a meteor!
The entire Earth trembled violently three times because of it! His rolling broken divine body reshaped countless mountains and rivers!
But this was not over!
Even more ferocious thunderbolts continued mercilessly pursuing and striking the already dying Poseidon!
Until his shattered divine body smashed an endless bottomless abyss into the boundless Earth, powerlessly falling into the netherworld, beaten all the way into the cold Styx Underworld River.
Only then did the cold-faced God King finally withdraw the thunder still flickering with electric light.
Poseidon, sunk at the bottom of the cold Underworld River, had his divine body collapsed, divinity dimmed, just like a thoroughly ravaged and broken rag doll.
Zeus coldly said: “For ten thousand years, let Poseidon soak properly in the sacred waters of the Styx River. His stupid head needs the cold river water to sober up well.”
All the gods were startled by this sudden change, but the great gods present quickly reacted.
Poseidon must have committed a crime!
Most likely related to the Menoetius matter.
This Sea King was probably involved too!
Inside the Divine Palace, the residual might of the thunder had not fully dispersed, and the destructive divine power aura still lingered in every corner.
Oceanus and Pontus now had complete clarity in their hearts, with no doubts remaining.
Although His Majesty the God King had not said it explicitly, just seeing His Majesty the God King’s thunderous rage and referencing prior events, Poseidon’s miserable state must be inextricably linked to Menoetius!
It was even Poseidon who instigated it!
Otherwise, it was incomprehensible how His Majesty the God King, with his generous and loving nature, would strike so heavily at his own brother.
Everything made sense now!
How could that fool Menoetius know about Amalthea, and think to use Amalthea to coerce His Majesty?!
‘Damnable Poseidon!’
In an instant, both great gods harbored grudges against Poseidon.
The Mother Goddess of All Things Gaia also secretly gritted her silver teeth: a pair of incorrigible fools!
Her slender delicate jade hand clenched tightly under her sleeve robe, cursing inwardly: These two bastards, even if they sought their own death, they implicated her long-term arrangement, ruined in a single morning!
This matter, I remember it!
The sacred loving Mother Goddess Rhea, seeing Poseidon beaten violently into the netherworld, so miserable and wretched, unable to emerge for ten thousand years, felt both helpless and heartbroken as his mother.
But the wise and insightful her knew the reason just by thinking briefly; apart from a deep sigh, she ultimately said nothing.
Among her many children, Poseidon was the one who gave her the least peace of mind.
Though her three daughters often worried her as their mother regarding their emotional destinations, their temperaments reassured her, and their relationships with each other remained always close and intimate.
After all, there were too many external enemies.
Among her three sons, Zeus was the child she was most deeply proud of and trusted, the unquestionable core of the entire family.
And though Hades was silent and reticent, he was steady and prudent, always reliable and proper in his actions, a god worthy of trust and entrustment.
But only this son Poseidon truly gave her not a moment’s peace.
Just like his Origin of “sea” and “quake,” his temperament was impetuous, unpredictable, and prone to outbursts.
Even more headache-inducing was his inherited arrogance from Cronus in restraining the Mother Goddess of All Things; he was innately proud and arrogant, unwilling to submit to any god, always disobedient to Zeus.
Even though he knew he was inferior to Zeus, he still refused to submit.
This stubbornness had always given her, as his mother, endless headaches.
Of course, he was not entirely without merit. His rare praiseworthy qualities were that fearless, act-immediately courage, and his unparalleled super execution force.
Moreover, he knew to maintain closeness with his closest kin, always holding great respect for her as his mother goddess.
Though he truly loved to make trouble and was often disobedient.
Now watching her sons clash, Mother Goddess Rhea could only sigh deeply.
But she also clearly knew that Zeus’s action already qualified as extremely tolerant.
Looking across all the gods of the entire universe, no matter who it was, committing such a grave offense and violating the God King’s absolute taboo.
The only outcome now would be to accompany Menoetius in the eternal void of Tartarus.
Only a scant few gods like Poseidon, connected by bloodline to the God King, merely received a severe beating and a period of confinement.
Zeus’s handling was already extreme favoritism and protection toward this foolish younger brother.
After dealing with Poseidon, Zeus’s majestic and majestic face still bore a layer of frost; he offered no explanation for the shock and guesses of the gods inside the hall.
Instead, he directly turned his golden eyes containing thunder toward the first seat to the right of the throne, that great Mother Goddess of All Things.
When Gaia’s divinity depths inexplicably trembled from Zeus’s sudden gaze sweeping over her, as if stripped bare and seen through completely.
However, her elegant, noble, and peerlessly beautiful face still forcibly maintained composure.
