——Phanes the Primordial One, the first cause of the universe's birth, called "the One" by Neoplatonism, sotis for emphasis also called "Taiyi", was spreading these myths across the city-states of Greece, assuming the identity of the bard Hor.
After ticulous planning for over a century, travelling nearly every city-state and human settlent, and accumulating variables, he finally transford during the Day of Ascension to Godhood, creating a divinity more attuned to the God of Chance than Hecate herself, successfully turning the tables and seizing most of her chance-based divinity.
Thus, his own great-grandmaster wasn't unjustly defeated, dood only to honestly generate Gold Coins.
But as Hecate herself said, Zeus, endowed with divine fate as the Divine King, and The Three Fates, who govern the inevitable laws of all things, even in her pri, had to be dealt with carefully. Even if Luo En had successfully added his own great-grandmaster's package, possessing the qualification to beco the God of Chance, it's still not certain he could shake the current two ultimate bosses of the Age of Greek Gods.
So, having used the tiger to drive out the wolf, he still had to continue driving out the tiger after the wolf.
Luo En's deep eyes sincerely looked towards his forr life ntor, his tone incredibly earnest as he extended an olive branch.
"So, great-grandmaster, would you care to gamble with once more? After success, I'll only take Zeus's position as Divine King, and you can have The Three Fates' authority,"
"You aren't deceiving ?" Hecate expressed her skepticism.
"Of course not!" Luo En fervently assured, then woefully looked at his great-grandmaster, "Originally, our goals aligned, we both were thorns in the side of those two, had you not insisted on fighting among ourselves, we'd still be allies."
Hecate couldn't help feeling embarrassed and after pondering again for a mont, she clenched her teeth decisively.
"Done!"
Hearing that definitive response, Luo En's face revealed a satisfied smile.
Being both split from Nyx, and sharing a common origin with The Three Fates, Hecate was naturally very familiar with their habits, authority, and so on.
Using her as the forged blade was the key to piercing through that barrier of fate!
As for what would happen after achieving success, there was one thing Luo En hadn't ntioned.
In the sacred texts of the Dionysian Sect, the position of God of Chance actually surpasses that of God of Inevitability. And in the true world hidden by the gods, chance also encompasses inevitability.
Even if Hecate could successfully incorporate The Three Fates' divinity in the future, she would only beco the second in command under him.
Thinking of a reversal? That wouldn't be so easy.
Luo En sneered to himself, then gathered his thoughts and steered the conversation back on track.
"Tell , what is special about The Three Fates?"
"Being tied up like this is quite tiring, why don't you untie first?"
Hecate's eyes shifted, pitifully raising her hands.
Luo En smiled briefly, then raised his hand high.
"Snap!"
The clear sound echoed in the dark cave, as one side of Hecate's buttocks, not yet subsided, bulged high.
This made it symtrical, a joy for those with OCD.
Looking at his own handiwork, Luo En nodded in satisfaction, his smile beaming at his sowhat dishonest great-grandmaster.
"What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Hecate glumly lowered her head, having no choice but to honestly divulge so of the inside information she knew.
"Their divine authority is very strong, embodints of the primordial order of the divine world, with almost no possibility of a direct defeat."
"Stronger than Zeus?"
"Zeus is rely a spokesperson for fate, protected by it, not yet so powerful as to transcend everything, otherwise, he wouldn't fear the curse of the Titans so desperately, scattering seeds everywhere."
"Indeed."
Luo En nodded in agreent, then pursued further.
"Anything else? They must have a weakness."
"Indeed, their weakness is that they are too focused on [Order], to say they are deities is more like they are machines maintaining the world's operation, they are quite rigid in dealing with many issues, easily misled and deceived."
"What if they encounter contradicting problems?"
"They will prioritize the stability of the world and the operation of its rules."
Listening to Hecate's answer, Luo En stroked his chin with his hand, his eyes shimring with enlightennt in the darkness.
He roughly knew how to deal with The Three Fates using the cards in his hand.
Maybe, there would even be a great harvest!
Luo En glanced at Hecate, who was tied to the stone pillar, his lips curling into a delighted arc.
—Well, bigger than this.
After mocking himself in his mind, Luo En continued to inquire.
"What about Zeus? If more than half of the Chief Gods in Olympus joined hands, could they defeat him?"
"Absolutely not!"
Hecate shook her head, answering without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Luo En frowned and added solemnly.
"What about by surprise?"
"Absolutely not!"
Hecate's response remained the sa, and then she solemnly spoke, utterly shattering all of Luo En's vain hopes.
"Let tell you honestly, not to ntion half, even if all eleven Chief Gods of Olympus were to join hands with the Underworld King's family for a surprise attack, it would still be absolutely impossible to defeat Zeus!"
At this result, Luo En looked incredulous, full of doubt inside.
"Why? His strength shouldn't be strong enough to suppress all the other Chief Gods of Olympus, right?"
"It's not because of strength, but because of Fate!"
Hecate answered indifferently, then looked at her still-confused disciple and sighed helplessly.
"It seems that you really don't understand the terrifying nature of 'Fate.' Simply put, even if you were fully prepared and had every advantage, the likelihood of success might be 99.99%, but Fate would allow him to seize that 0.01% possibility in adversity and turn defeat into victory!"
Moreover, even if you had a foolproof strategy, various unforeseen events would arise during the actual execution, creating nurous flaws, thus leading to failure, giving that Divine King the chance to turn the tables!"
Luo En, listening to Hecate's explanation, murmured.
"This is simply unreasonable..."
Hecate nodded her head, her expression saying it was to be expected.
"Exactly, so are born gods, so die before they are born, so live in riches and joy, so suffer from illness. Fate is just that unreasonable. And that Divine King who is favored by 'Fate' will always thrive, transforming misfortune into luck! Wanting to defeat him squarely is like fighting against the will of the whole World, almost an impossible task.
That's why I've always avoided direct conflicts with Zeus and The Three Fates."
Luo En, unwilling to accept this, pressed on grimly.
"Is there really no way at all?"
Hecate thought seriously for a mont, then answered with a frown.
"If you just want to defeat Zeus, there is a way."
"What is it?"
"Cut off his connection with The Three Fates, and gradually strip away the 'Fate' from him, other than that, there is no other way."
Just as Luo En was about to ask more questions, the Sanctuary above them shook violently, the stars wobbled, and one Floating Island after another began to crack, the entire space becoming turbulent.
Seeing the world closely related to Athena begin to change, a ominous thought suddenly flashed in Luo En's mind.
Sothing happened!
Hecate also realized it at the sa ti, her heart sinking, her voice hoarse as she spoke.
"Could it be, you've taken action?"
Luo En stiffly nodded, then without waiting to explain in detail to Hecate, imdiately turned stone into a sarcophagus, sinking the immobile ntor into the ground, and then leaped up, transforming into a dark Eagle, flapping his wings to leave the Sanctuary, descending upon the plaza of the Great Temple on War God Mountain.
At this mont, the sky was filled with strange occurrences: clouds densely packed, water shimring; the sun and moon appearing together, light shining for thousands of miles; flowers falling, flas spurting... Streams of imposing light interweaved, staining the World with vibrant colors.
But no matter how they clashed or tore at each other, they couldn't completely suppress the raging silver thunderbolts that filled the sky!
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