Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality-Chapter 938 - 386: Emerald Ring

Chapter 938: Chapter 386: Emerald Ring

“Destruction…”

With a complex gaze, caressing the Wise Man’s Stone in his hand, Hermes once again recalled that day after many years.

The Lord of Thunder, the King of Kings, the tall and mighty Father God Zeus on Mount Olympus, desperately struggling in despair.

The Sun fell from the Sky, and the Underworld had already become void.

Beneath the Earth was a hollow space, and the Star Cluster was dim and lightless.

That day, the entire world summoned all its strength in an attempt to resist that Destroyer, and at that time, Hermes was just a powerless onlooker.

The only thing he could do was find a thread of survival for himself.

Fortunately, he succeeded, after all, compared to Commerce, Competition, and Livestock, Travel and Exchange were the most fundamental essence of Hermes’ divinity.

Even in his youth, it was through these that he completed a trade with Apollo, much commemorated by later mythologies, and thereby obtained the Power of the God of Commerce.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t completely successful. Because even to this day, Hermes cannot be one hundred percent certain who the Destroyer really was.

Though he had long had guesses and doubts, it wasn’t uncommon for Great Divine Powers to deceive and hide from one another.

In the Fantasy World, Hermes, one of the Twelve Main Gods of Olympus, although also a True God in the Domain of powerful divine force, was not adept at discerning truths, seeing through falsehood.

And for those things that couldn’t be faked, such as the truly genuine Divine Artifacts, Hermes couldn’t find the corresponding one in the Real World.

Such as that dazzlingly green ring, which initiated the start of his Alchemy.

After coming to the real world, the Great Alchemist once sought its whereabouts in various ways, even dubbing his organization of Wizards as the Emerald Ring.

Unfortunately, to this day, he has found no rumors related to it.

These confusions had existed in Hermes’ mind for too long, and previously, he had no qualifications to seek the answer.

But now, with the birth of the Wise Man’s Stone, the Great Alchemist felt that he could reconsider this issue.

Clutching the warm stone, Hermes tried to recall that day of Destruction in his mind.

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He hadn’t seen the true face of that figure; from beginning to end, all he saw was that one hand that descended from beyond The Sky, destroying everything.

The Wise Man’s Stone glowed faintly, its hazy halo illuminating Hermes’ face.

Although in the illusory world, that Destroyer deity didn’t exist.

But since He stepped into this world, and even destroyed it with His own hand, His information was inevitably recorded by the world itself.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths…

To invoke a great one, even if merely by authority and not by strength, the power Hermes needed to exhaust was far beyond a True God’s match.

So little by little, he poured his own strength into the Divine Artifact.

The images in his memory gradually became clear, just waiting to pass a certain critical point, it would resonate with the Law under the effect of the Divine Artifact.

By then, the Great Alchemist could determine the other’s identity through authority, which was also the best solution.

After all, displayed strength can be faked, appearance and aura can be disguised, but a deity’s authority cannot.

At least until the birth of the Wise Man’s Stone, this was the iron rule in Hermes’ understanding.

So time slowly passed, and at a certain moment, the Great Alchemist seemed to have found the right opportunity…

“—No, stop!!”

He blurted out. And then suddenly, at the foot of the mountain, Hermes forcefully terminated his own action at this moment.

The Wise Man’s Stone, which was about to activate, suddenly went dark, the backfiring power fell back onto itself, turning the face of the Great Alchemist deathly pale.

For a mortal to force-stop the use of a Divine Artifact would result in extremely serious consequences for the user.

However, as the forger and true owner of the Divine Artifact, Hermes was exempt from most of it.

Yet, even without sustaining severe injuries, the Great Alchemist’s complexion was still unsightly.

Because just now, at the moment he was about to complete the summoning, a nameless Fear attacked his heart without warning.

Destruction, ruin, Death, and wailing…

The end of a world, the Curse of billions of living beings.

Perhaps because the foundation of the Wise Man’s Stone was Lachesis’s Divine Artifact, and she is still imprisoned within it,

At that moment, Hermes felt as if he had glimpsed a terrifying scene.

This was the ‘memory’ of the world, not the false one, but the one recorded by the Real World he was now in.

His heart pounding violently, Hermes felt his hands go cold.

He never imagined that the Destroyer of the Fantasy World was actually a thorough ‘Destroyer.’

And the objects of his Destruction even included another real world.

Too terrifying, unimaginable.

Though it was just a fleeting glimpse, Hermes was still shocked.

The World-Destroying Demon God stood above the corpse of the world, countless fragments swirling and dancing around Him.

Had it not been for the reflection of the World Law, Hermes felt he would never have known about this.

Is He warning me?

No, the world would not warn me.

It is just that my Divine Artifact’s power comes from the fantasy of the Chaos World, and the fantasy Chaos is closely linked with the reality.

And because the World-Destroying Demon God is not here, my call for his projection inadvertently brought about the reaction from the Law first.

Had I not stopped, perhaps the power of the Wise Man’s Stone would have continued to act, manifesting the reflection of the real from the void.

But then, nobody would know what would happen.

Perhaps nothing would happen, the other party might not even notice my peeking.

Or perhaps something would happen, and the price, I absolutely do not want to bear.

“The Real World… is this still Great Divine Power?”

A flicker of horror in his eyes, if not for that sudden premonition, Hermes felt he might have been gone by now.

He dared to touch upon Great Divine Power briefly, as it was not something he had never seen.

In fact, not long ago, he had used the power of a Lord of Hell to craft his own Divine Artifact.

But an existence that could contend with the Real World… Just thinking about what happened to Zeus in the Fantasy World, Hermes knew he would fare much worse.

Before, he comforted himself by thinking, ‘That was just the Fantasy World,’ perhaps Great Divine Power could exhibit the same strength there in the Real World.

But now, Hermes didn’t think so.

“…So what exactly is His purpose?”

“An invader from outside, the root cause of world Destruction?”

“He sought out the Fantasy World first, perhaps as a rehearsal for the ultimate destruction of Chaos?”

In that fleeting vision, although his current strength was still quite limited, Hermes’s vision allowed him to make a judgment.

That shattered world’s remnants were probably inferior to Chaos, and maybe that’s also why the world remains stable for now.

I’m still safe, though this is all but temporary… Shaking his head vigorously, Hermes tried to dispel the negative emotions from the depths of his heart.

He had run away once before, but this time, he might not have the chance to run again.

Moreover, unlike the last time, considering that the World-Destroying Demon God has been hesitant to make a move, it seems that He harbors considerable fear of Chaos.

“No wonder I’ve searched the world over and couldn’t find a trace of that Alchemy Divine Artifact.”

“Because it doesn’t belong to Chaos, of course, I wouldn’t be able to find it.”

“Heh, I really didn’t expect this… But looking at it this way, perhaps the world favors me enough to let me live.”

“Even when faced with the threat of death, insignificant as I am, I still inherited Its legacy.”

The previous speculation was instantly overturned; the World-Destroying Demon God is likely not a Deity of Chaos, but His enemy.

And now I understand why there is no alchemy inheritance in the world, despite my creation of Alchemy after observing the Divine Artifact.

Not because it originated from an Ancient God who never interacts with the outside world, but because it simply isn’t a creation of Chaos.

Suddenly, an immense pressure hit me.

But the next moment, Hermes suddenly smiled lightly.

“How interesting.”

“To strive to become stronger in preparation for a world-ending enemy, to pass through trials and ordeals with the favor of the world, seizing various opportunities along the way.”

“Then ascending to the divine throne, achieving greatness, ultimately wielding the power of the World in a fierce battle against an external foe, either perishing together/returning from a tragic victory/inflicting heavy damage upon Him, succeeding in stalling for time.”

“Is this my ‘script’? Although I might be overthinking it, if I replace ‘world’ with ‘All Gods,’ and ‘me’ with a human hero, it seems there’s nothing incorrect about it.”

“Fighting tooth and nail, battling for the benefit of the All Gods, and with a bit of luck, achieving a perfect success, even having a chance to ascend to immortality, this is a decent outcome for a mortal.”

“It’s just a pity, you’ve misread me… This isn’t the script I want. Compared to this, I’d rather let the tall ones prop up the falling sky.”

With a slight smile, recalling the issues that had been troubling him just now, Hermes felt suddenly enlightened.

The Lord of Hell, the Serpent of the Central Court, right.

He had been wondering how to let himself grow safely, at least to ascend to a divine position first, instead of becoming an inconsequential pawn in the clash of the great.

But now, doesn’t he have a way?

Find a way to inform that Lord of Hell about this matter, and let it be their headache.

Standing at the pinnacle of Chaos World, they possess more than I do and are even less likely to give up all that they have.

If it can’t resolve the problem alone, it will surely seek more Great Divine Powers to confront this fearsome opponent.

In this way, even the world would be at peace.

“I’m truly magnificent…”

“World peace, such a grand proposition, and I’ve accomplished it.”

“I recall the Goddess of Harmony apparently married a human hero who had contributed greatly to the Divine King, as a reward for his service.”

“I don’t ask for much, just that the noble Mother of the World grants me a reward of the same caliber.”

Silently smirking to himself, Hermes shook his head, chuckling at his own predicament.

From a different perspective, the trouble he faced seemed to be a blessing in disguise.

Holding the Divine Artifact, the Great Alchemist could not help but admire his own cleverness.

“However, this means I can no longer project that fearsome World-Destroyer willy-nilly.”

“So, I’ll settle for something else, let me change my target.”

With a tight grip of his right hand, a hazy halo appeared once more.

Talking about changing targets, at this moment, Hermes once again recalled the day the Fantasy World had shattered.

The Divine King was howling at The Sky, and the hand of destruction covered the heavens.

The entire Fantasy World, they were the most worthy objects of Hermes’ projection.

In past and present, the Great Divine Power has always been something beyond his reach.

Thus, his thoughts slightly stirred, displaying the power of the Wise Man’s Stone without any reservation, Hermes focused his projection on the Divine King… on the alchemy ring shining with jade on the great hand.

The Divine Light flickered, and this time, the indistinct halo quickly reconvened.

Without any special mishaps, right before Hermes’ eyes, a ring like jade quietly floated in mid-air.

Tiny runes were etched on it, as if elucidating some supreme truth of the world.

This wasn’t Hermes’ first glance at this scene, but even having seen it once before, as the ring reappeared before his eyes, he still greedily absorbed everything before him.

A foreign alchemy artifact, unlike the contrived Wise Man’s Stone, was genuinely crafted through pure alchemy skill, not by the accumulation of materials or the deviation of fate.

On it, the caster seemed to be boasting their skill, incising knowledge that pointed directly to the essence one after another.

From their brief encounter in the past, Hermes had received his initial enlightenment.

Building upon this fragmentary knowledge with his own interpretation, he had created the path of alchemy that now existed in Chaos.

However, as he delved into domains that touched upon the divine, Hermes eventually felt somewhat powerless.

Not being able to summon the projection of the Destroyer was no big deal.

The power of Zeus wasn’t particularly attractive to him either.

The strength of the Divine King, from this world, seemed less like divine authority or a Law and more like a status or position.

Hermes was unsure what he could gain from it, but this ring was different.

Seeing it, Hermes saw his own future.

“Do you go by the name Draupnir…”

When the Divine Artifact materialized, the Great Alchemist knew its name.

The substance exchange, ‘Draupnir,’ the ring.

Just hearing it felt in perfect harmony with him, very befitting of his past divine nature of Commerce and Exchange.

Reaching out, Hermes slid the ring onto his index finger and downsized the Wise Man’s Stone, placing it on top of the ring, and thus, a pieced-together ring was born.

Two supreme creations of alchemy joined together, looking quite in sync, their powers even resonating slightly.

For a moment, Hermes couldn’t help but yearn for a true Divine Artifact.

Just a false creation had such an allure… If the real thing were to fall into his hands, not to look too far ahead,

At the very least, to fuse them again, creating a High-Grade Artifact in the alchemy domain should pose no great difficulty.