There was silence in the temple for a moment.

Koeus's words were blunt, but Asmodeus could understand his concerns.

Just as the other party said, there is really nothing that can be related to Kronos now, unless he really tells the whole story of how he got to where he is today.

However, this was impossible, and there was no need for him to do so.

No matter whether the other party believes in his identity or not, as long as he can bring what Koos wants, there is no difference between the two.

The God of the Lightless Celestial Bodies wanted to contact Kronos only because he was the old king of gods, a Titan god who was not tolerated by Zeus and who had once cooperated with him.

But on the other hand, as a great being from the bottomless abyss, the devil king who rules over the nine hells, his identity can also dispel the other party's doubts.

"It doesn't matter whether it is or not. What matters is that I am indeed not a primitive god, nor an outer god like the Mother Tree."

"And in this world, I am the only one who will come to you at this time and answer your questions."

Asmodeus spoke calmly without saying much.

He only gently revealed a little of his essence, which was the proof of the immortal spirit of Chaos, a great god.

Invisibly, the laws of the material world reacted slightly, as if confirming what he said.

Standing in the shadows, the manifestation of the will of the God of the Lightless Celestial Body saw this scene without reservation, and he also understood what the Lord of the Nine Hells wanted to express.

There is no other reason. Among the gods of Chaos, there is no great one except the original god.

Compared to the special case of Kronos who was most likely promoted with the power of the God-King, if the person in front of him was not him, it might be a good thing.

After all, Koos is not the God King, and he has never had the possibility of inheriting the throne... After a moment of silence, he slowly walked out of the shadows.

The God of the Lightless Celestial Bodies, whose body looked like it had been chopped by a knife or an axe, emerged. He looked at Asmodeus in front of him and paid due respect to the great man.

"Greetings, your highness, whether you are Kronos or not."

"As you can see, I have been looking forward to this for a long time..."

"But before that, there is one more thing I want to know."

The voice was low, with a somewhat heavy echo, just like the rumble of an ancient celestial body moving in the starry sky, and the vibrating air trembled slightly.

The plan made thousands of years ago has finally borne fruit, and Koos should be happy about it.

However, at this moment, not only did he not do so, but he asked politely.

"I've known this for thousands of years."

"If you want to achieve true greatness, the most important thing is to have your own complete and independent symbol."

"However, the laws of this world will never give this opportunity. Since the First Era, no gods in this world have succeeded."

"Except for those who were born before the Mother Goddess, or the monarchs of all generations who held the authority of the God King, no one has ever been able to break this restriction. Your Excellency's appearance may be an exception outside of this world, and it is an opportunity that only exists in the abyss outside the world."

"I am extremely happy about this possibility...but what I want to know is, what do I have to pay for this opportunity? And in the process, what does Your Excellency need me to do?"

"My experience in the First Era taught me that all gifts from fate have already been secretly marked with a price."

"Although I want to become a great god, if the price is to become like my father and the real 'Cronus'... then giving up can sometimes be a kind of success."

Koos was not blinded by the immediate interests. He knew that since the man in front of him saw through his intentions, it might be true as he said. He had certain information that could allow him to take that step.

But correspondingly, the God of Lightless Celestial Bodies also knew very well that becoming a great divine power might just be the beginning, especially the fate of the previous two generations of God Kings, which made him very sure of his judgment.

Uranus, the god of heaven, has made great contributions to the world.

Although this achievement was the result of fate, because of Ryan's prophecy, he actually fell into eternal sleep before his "destiny" was exhausted.

The second generation of God King was even more bizarre. For an entire era, he had never displayed power above that of a true God.

But at the end of everything, he suddenly took action and ended the Titan War with unmatched force, but inexplicably gave up his power and left the entire earth.

Others may never remember it, but even though he has lived in seclusion in the starry sky for thousands of years, Koos has never forgotten to peek into the human world.

He still clearly remembered that when all the gods were suppressed by the second generation of the God King and were powerless to take care of him, the Earth Mother angrily asked Kronos, "Who are you?"

No one knew what the God of the Lightless Celestial Body was thinking at that time, but from that day on, he completely gave up everything in the human world.

In a sense, the reason why he built such a temple on earth was not so much to attract Kronos, but actually had another purpose.

That is, if the other person can still walk freely in the world, can you tell him what happened in the beginning that allowed him to reach greatness in one step, but then seemed to be replaced by someone, and disappeared without a trace after a moment of glory?

Such an outcome is too horrible and too unknown.

If it weren't for the things that happened afterwards, such as the birth of Typhon, the fight between Zeus and the great one in the abyss, the appearance of the Mother Tree and the powerlessness of the primordial gods before Him... I'm afraid that until today, Koeus would not dare to have any rash thoughts.

After all, if you can't get promoted, the best you can do is live in seclusion from the world.

But if several eras of hard work were just to serve as a tool for others, or even to the point of losing one’s freedom, that would be truly terrifying.

"……I see."

"So, you and Theia have been so cautious since this era because you were frightened by the end of Kronos?"

I was startled when I heard this, as if a big mystery was suddenly solved.

In fact, as an eyewitness to the incident, Asmodeus himself had forgotten how horrifying it seemed to outsiders.

Gaia was a suspect, and Erebus knew immediately who it was.

Zeus and Oceanus participated in the battle. On that day, they were struggling under the supreme power of the second generation of gods and had no time to pay attention to other trivial matters.

As for the gods who did not participate in the war, most of them did not have the powerful divine power and top-level authority like Coeus and Theia. Even the aftermath of the great divine power would make them have no idea what happened there.

For a moment, some kind of speculation almost came to the minds of a few onlookers.

Kronos, the proud king of gods, may not want to show his strength earlier, nor does he want to continue to rule the world, but his promotion actually came from some terrible changes.

This change may be man-made, or it may be destiny - as for the latter, it will depend on the fate of Zeus to be confirmed.

"This is a rumor."

"There is no ability in this world to silently control a god, or even replace him."

“There was none in the past, there is none now, and there will be none in the future.”

"Even if it is the master of spirituality, it is impossible to exercise the authority and power of the God King without permission. This is something that the laws of the world will never allow."

"Your worries are really unnecessary... Of course, since you don't believe it, let's just talk about the facts."

There was a moment of silence, during which Asmodeus tried to explain.

However, when he raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Koos, he gave people an attitude of "You can talk, I will listen, whether you believe it or not is another matter."

Shaking his head helplessly, the Lord of the Nine Hells really found it difficult to explain such a thing.

If he was not one of the leaders of this matter, it would be difficult for him not to have similar associations.

"Let's get back to the point, Koos."

"Regarding the cohesion of symbols, ignoring the obstruction of the will of this world, with your current authority, there are only two paths you can try to take."

"Either lean towards [darkness] or lean towards [celestial bodies]."

"But the latter must involve the sun and the moon, and the moon has long been in the possession of the spirit world, while the sun is being fought over by many parties."

"Each of them is an enemy you cannot defeat, and each one is more powerful than the last."

"In contrast, although Darkness also has an original god, it is only ruled by one person, so you only have one enemy."

He opened his mouth slowly, and invisibly, the power of Asmodeus had already enveloped this place.

Although this outward force is not strong, its essence is enough to block the perception and prying of outsiders.

"So theoretically speaking, if you can defeat or even suppress Erebus and seize his power, then perhaps you will be able to successfully replace him."

"Of course, you and I both know that."

"The gods of Chaos do not have the possibility of devouring or robbing each other, and it is even more impossible for you to defeat a primeval god. Even if you do all this, the laws of this world will not easily allow you to be promoted."

"The invisible fate may show its power here... but soon, you may really get a chance."

“Even if it’s fleeting and may not be completely successful.”

"But an opportunity is an opportunity. Having it or not having it are two completely different possibilities."

The voice is calm and there is no fear of causing fear in the other party.

Because Asmodeus had already seen that Coeus was a bit like a man who valued his life for the sake of small gains and forgot his life for the sake of great things.

So even though he was extremely fearful in his heart, he still quietly built a temple on earth, trying to gamble on some means that Kronos might have left behind.

In comparison, the Mother of Light is lying down completely and has no intention of taking any action at all, at least that's the case for now.

After all, strictly speaking, the relationship between me and the other party is really average. If I make an arbitrary judgment, it may be biased.

"…So what do you want to say?"

"Let me defeat a primordial god, or do you intend to help me defeat a primordial god, then suppress the riot of the laws of the world and help me devour his power?"

Still not getting too excited, Koos asked calmly.

"If you could do this, you would have dominated the world long ago... Or would the great Lord of Darkness suddenly commit suicide in front of me, deal with the impact of the world's laws, and wait for me to divide his power?"

He told a joke with a serious face, but perhaps because he had been away from the secular world for too long, the God of Dark Celestial Bodies himself did not find the joke funny.

However, just as he was about to listen to the true thoughts of the person in front of him, unexpectedly, Koos saw the other party slowly nodded.

"That's right. Although I don't know how he plans to achieve this, and how he, as a primordial god, can escape the restrictions of the law, since he intends to learn from my former self, he will definitely do this."

"And this is your chance for promotion, and it's also the reason why I came to you today."

There was no joking in the voice, although Asmodeus knew that his words looked funny.

A primitive god committed suicide on his own initiative. Let’s not talk about why he was so depressed. The fact itself was an impossible thing to do.

Looking at the entire Chaos, ordinary gods are immortal, let alone the several primitive gods who are closer to the root than the great ones who are promoted later.

Even until now, feeling the dark power constantly pouring into his control, the Lord of the Nine Hells still couldn't figure out how the other party would destroy himself.

He simply didn't have the answer, but on some matters, he didn't have to get to the bottom of it.

After all, the methods of the primitive gods are always diverse. They not only have trump cards within the world, they even have certain legacies from outside the world.

But in this matter, Asmodeus had an absolute advantage.

That is, since the other party chose to cooperate with him secretly, and even paid such a huge price in exchange for a layer of hell, after ruling out the possibility that Erebus was crazy, the only result could only be this.

He has a way to kill himself, and he also has a way to circumvent the constraints of the law.

As for Asmodeus, there was only one thing he needed to consider.

"Koos, you know what?"

"If we divide the realm of great divine power into levels, with Gaia at its weakest point being its lowest point, then Erebus would have already stood at the top of the first half, and might even have truly surpassed half of the level."

"The reason why his power hasn't really surged yet is that he has used some method to suppress his excess power and 'tilt' some of it out - but for some reasons that I can only guess at, Chaos' preference for the Darkness realm is too terrifying."

"Because of this preference, even though he chose to 'pour', his power continued to grow, and even the speed of growth increased day by day."

Asmodeus was very clear that the power that the Dark Lord instilled in him did not come from himself, but was the part that was constantly filled in for him in the world cycle that was directly transferred to the Nine Hells.

Only after actually coming into contact with it did he clearly know how huge, vast and endless this power is.

This is the gift and curse of the world, but only the original gods who are closely connected to Him are qualified to bear it.

If not for this, it wouldn't be his turn to bewitch people here.

If Koos could get even 10% of it, perhaps he could achieve a qualitative change and gain even greater power.