Origin!
The origin of the Underworld King!
This is what Hades has pursued for countless ages. For him, this origin is the most crucial. By reclaiming his origin, he gains the qualification for further advancement, the true qualification.
Many believe that the unity of Heaven, Earth, Sea, and Underworld makes one strong enough. In reality, this is not the case! These four elements are independent, completely separate entities.
As the natural Underworld King, Hades possessing the Underworld King's origin is expected. This origin allows him to truly transform and elevate further.
As for absorbing Poseidon's sea or Zeus's sky? That is meaningless. The four elements are not truly compatible; doing so would lead to his collapse.
Otherwise!
With Hades' divine power, he could easily defeat and absorb Zeus and Poseidon, but he doesn't do this because it is pointless.
The most crucial point is that even his father, the Titan God-King, despite understanding the Ultimate Power, chose not to follow this path.
It's obvious! He created four avatars representing the laws of Heaven, Earth, Sea, and Underworld. The reason? He didn't want the origins of these four God-Kings to contaminate him.
This is the core reason. When Hades reclaimed his origin, radiant light merged with him, causing a profound transformation.
Divine power flowed into him, and under the endless darkness, all the laws Hades mastered began to organize and merge into one.
The Law of the Underworld King!
This law is a convergence of all laws, the most fundamental one. Every God-King embodies many laws from their inception.
Unless you strip away all the laws you possess, you need exceptional talent and aptitude to elevate all these laws.
For gods, there is no primary law to master; you must cultivate all the laws you possess. Why was Hades' entry into the Chief Titan God shocking to all gods?
It was because Hades elevated all the laws he mastered to the level of the Chief Titan God. This is the core principle.
Poseidon and Zeus are in the same situation. Only when they integrate their laws into a single one, reclaiming their origins and unifying their laws into the Underworld King, Sky Emperor, and Sea Emperor laws, will they reach their peak power.
At that point, the difficulty of cultivating this unified law will be greatly reduced, and this single law will represent all the laws they master, perfectly combining them.
This is the fearsome aspect of God-Kings. They possess infinite potential, and Hades' laws are now rapidly organizing.
The laws are converging into one, forming the true Law of the Underworld King. After a long while, when Hades slowly opened his eyes, everything seemed different.
"God-King," Hades murmured, "just one step away, and I can become a God-King. At that point, I will truly be able to face my father."
Hades stopped pondering and returned to the Elysium, quietly comprehending the Law of the Underworld King. Everything had to be expedited.
As he, Poseidon, and Zeus reclaimed their origins, the twelve Titan Gods would not sit idly by. They would also take corresponding actions, and if not handled well, it would be truly troublesome.
Hades needed to quickly adapt to everything, considering and handling many upcoming matters.
As Hades returned to the Elysium, changes in the Underworld had just begun. The Underworld was truly undergoing a transformation.
Or rather, the Underworld was now the true Underworld. Different sensations gradually converged in the Underworld, causing drastic changes. This is the true Underworld.
With Hades reclaiming the origin of the Underworld, it can now operate properly. This is the responsibility of the Underworld King.
This is why he didn't want to take Poseidon's and Zeus's origins, and why his father, the Titan God-King, didn't want to either.
As a God-King, possessing multiple origins also means having multiple responsibilities, which would tie you more closely to the mythological world.
At that level, what happens? You can never escape the mythological world, preventing you from becoming an Absolute God.
This is the true essence! For gods, every step of progress is for transformation. Without transformation, it is meaningless.
Hades must reclaim his origin; otherwise, his destined fate in the original story is unavoidable.
For God-Kings like Cronus and Abel who have choices, they would never make such foolish decisions. It's normal; which god doesn't want to advance further?
Now, with Hades truly transforming into the Underworld King, the Underworld is beginning to fulfill its duties. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for Hades.
In fact, the Underworld is one of the four realms—Heaven, Earth, Sea, and Underworld. This is the core principle and what Hades has been maintaining and working towards.
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