Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 171 Banishing the Gods

Mammon chuckled involuntarily, then took out a scroll and handed it to Agreed, saying, "This is the location of the Soul Sea. You're welcome to go anytime you wish."

Agreed asked in surprise, "How dare you? Don't you know what I'm going to do?"

Mammon said nonchalantly, "I know, and I'm very happy to welcome you to the Soul Sea. It's changed; it's become a stagnant pool. None of the other six can do anything to each other. The hierarchy is solidified, and it's almost dead. But I'm curious: when will the legend of the supreme demon that has been circulating among us for so many years finally become a reality? And what kind of great power will that legendary demon, which gathers the power of the entire Soul Sea, possess!"

At this point, Mammon stared frantically at Agreed, shouting excitedly, "Until I saw you! I suddenly understood that perhaps those who can become supreme demons aren't necessarily just demons! You are so beautiful, your soul growing at a speed even more terrifying than a demon's. Yes, you are the answer I've been looking for, you are the supreme... Demon King!! Hahahaha, come, devour us! I want to see your future! You've stirred up my long-dormant greed! Let me see just how far you can go!!!"

As Mammon's demonic nature gradually emerged with his heightened emotions, his ravenous and terrifying appearance revealing the brutal nature of a demon. Mammon belatedly tried to calm himself down, realizing that he had almost been turned into a monster controlled by greed due to his inability to control his lust.

Mammon gradually calmed down, then stomped his foot and opened a portal to Hell beneath his feet. Mammon then slowly sank back into Hell, and as he fell, he shouted to Agreed with a grin, "I'll be waiting for you to come to Hell, my demon!" With that, Mammon sank completely underground and returned to Hell.

Agred murmured, gazing at the spot where he had disappeared, "So you're a madman like me. But that's not so bad. Most of my friends are a bit abnormal. Madmen always seem to be inexplicably drawn to each other."

In the days that followed, Agreed continued to live his life as usual, while also handling state affairs. However, three years after he emerged from seclusion, when the Styx detected a total of 721 high-energy life forms in the universe, Agreed put aside all his political affairs, because he knew that the enemy was coming.

This time is different from the last. The gods of the World Tree have basically come out in full force, and most of the gods who have descended into this universe are avatars with a small piece of godhood, just like Baldr did before. So this time, Agred will be facing hundreds or even thousands of godhood avatars, which is not even in the same league as the last battle with Baldr.

Argreed donned his robes early and arrived at the astral plane, a light-year away from the planet. He stood there silently awaiting the arrival of the gods. In less than half a minute, the avatars of the gods arrived near Argreed and stopped their bodies, which moved at speeds far exceeding the speed of light, standing in the distance and gazing at Argreed from afar.

Agreed greeted them via telepathic communication: "What a grand entrance you all have! I truly wonder what charm I possess that has commanded you to descend with your divine powers and travel from so far across universes to launch this attack? Let me see... Wow! The Vanir, the Aesir, the Giants, the Elementals... Good heavens, my usual sworn enemies have actually joined forces against me! I am truly flattered!"

Odin, now with only one eye remaining, roared, "Stop your wailing, you filthy and terrifying undead monster! You have violated the laws of nature and blasphemed the existence of the Creator! Today, we will judge you in the name of justice and nature, and restore peace to this multiverse."

Agreed shook his head. What kind of bullshit declaration of justice is this? Will they die if they don't wear masks? Today, I'm going to trample this so-called justice and this so-called god under my feet!

Seeing that further words were futile, the gods immediately took action. The surging divine power, enough to destroy this universe, instantly converged into a terrifying divine dragon that rushed towards Agreed. Agreed dared not delay and immediately activated the fourteenth-tier magic 'Descent of the Styx' that he had prepared long ago.

Agreed slowly uttered a mantra that sounded like self-praise, roughly translated as follows: 'Life and death are an endless cycle; I cannot bring life, but I can bring death. Absolutely fair death, absolutely fair destruction. I bring new life and peace to this world; I bring this life an eternal…end!'

As the incantation was rapidly recited, the space of the universe seemed to be torn apart in an instant, collapsing and being destroyed like a mirror. The space in front of Agred also collapsed instantly, and chaotic evil energy leaked out from the cracks. The divine dragon was instantly swallowed by the energy that emerged from the cracks.

Seeing this, Odin shouted in a panic, "Retreat! It's the River Styx! This monster has dragged the River Styx into the Prime Material Plane!"

But his warning was too late. The crack surged out like a floodgate, engulfing the gods. The strange anti-life energy was so powerful that even divine power could not withstand it. Under the scouring of the River Styx, the gods' bodies began to crumble.

At this moment, Zeus suddenly shouted, "Quick! Detonate your divine power and preserve your divine status!!"

The command was instantly approved by all the gods, who unleashed their divine power. The immense power temporarily repelled the energy of the Styx River, and the divine avatars that were left with only their divine essences escaped the Styx River's control. After all, the Styx River was only half the power of the universe, and the gods managed to escape despite their desperate resistance.

However, Agred wouldn't let them leave so easily. He unleashed the fourteenth-order forbidden magic, 'Hand of Plunder,' instantly taking control of all the divine fragments. The divine power cores within were being continuously devoured and absorbed by Agred. So many divine fragments could even make Agred a god!

Seeing this, the God of War Tyr immediately activated his small piece of divine spark to self-destruct, and the core of his divine power transformed into pure energy that blasted into Agreed's body. Seeing this, the other gods also gritted their teeth and followed Tyr's example, fighting Agreed to the death. Agreed panicked instantly, after all, his current body could not withstand this level of attack.

Argreed immediately released the thirteenth-tier magic 'Stagnation Dark Domain', and an extremely dark space appeared in front of Argreed. The Dark Domain is a static space that is difficult to break through, created by the extreme folding and compression of space, resulting in changes in curvature. Here, the movement speed of anything will be infinitely slowed down, but in fact, it is only because the length of the space here is folded to a state of near infinity, so that even divine power that violates the rules will become extremely slow in this infinitely compressed space.

The killing move that could have hit Agreed in a millisecond was slowed down by the Dark Domain to the point that it would take at least half an hour to reach him. The other gods who had not yet self-destructed immediately scattered and fled upon seeing this. Just as Agreed was about to absorb all the gods in front of him, he suddenly sensed that all the other gods had rushed into the River Styx.

Agreed instantly understood what they were up to. He immediately urged the Styx to quickly gather its energy together to protect his core. Then, the divine beings that had entered the Styx simultaneously exploded with earth-shattering power, shattering the Styx and causing intense energy fluctuations to ravage the entire river.

The impact of the attack on the Styx was catastrophic. During this period, no newborns were born in the entire universe. Those newborns who were about to give birth became soulless stillborns and rotten flesh because they were not nourished by the Styx's soul. During this time, life in the entire universe experienced a reproductive break due to the damage to the Styx. It was not until a long time later that the Styx gradually recovered and the continuation of life in the universe returned to balance.