Chapter 234: The Greek Mythology Netherworld Judge

Everyone turned to look.

They saw that, at some point, a new being had appeared before Lucifer and the other gods.

It was tall, humanoid in form, but with a bull's head; its breath exhaled and inhaled in swirling mist, its muscles and sinews coiled like dragon cables, as if it possessed endless strength and boundless power, capable of lifting towering mountains with ease.

At this moment.

The bull-headed being bowed his hands toward the ancient Eastern gate, and only after it closed did he slowly straighten up; he did not look at the gods, but turned and walked away directly.

"This… could it be one of the Netherworld's Ox-Head and Horse-Face—the Ox-Head?!"

Someone shouted in shock.

Not just this person—many others held the same belief: a bull-headed being appearing suddenly from an Eastern gate, bowing to that Eastern gate, could only be connected to the East; and in Chinese mythology, the only figure with a bull's head was precisely the legendary Netherworld soul-retriever, Ox-Head.

Yet soon, netizens rebutted.

"That's not Ox-Head. Pay attention—look at the clothing he's wearing. That's Greek attire. He's not China's Ox-Head—he's the Minotaur of Greek mythology."

The netizens paused, then gasped.

"Minotaur? The Greek Minotaur? Oh my god, there's something fishy!!"

"Fishy +1"

"Definitely fishy!"

While netizens from various countries were exclaiming, Japanese netizens exploded.

"What the hell!!! Ox-Head? Minotaur? Could it be…?"

"My god, so Anubis the Egyptian death god has nothing to do with Ox-Head and Horse-Face? The Minotaur is? Damn, how did I forget the Minotaur—he's also a bull-headed humanoid!"

Earlier, when Master Konghai, Yajiaoqian, and other supernatural beings tied to China appeared, some Japanese netizens had made bold guesses.

They speculated that Chinese mythology figures were connected to those of other cultures, citing Ox-Head and Horse-Face and the death god Anubis as examples—all three had animal heads and human bodies, all were deities of the underworld.

Instantly, Japanese internet forums erupted.

Information about those earlier netizen speculations spread to every country, and soon countless netizens from around the world flooded into Japanese forums.

An Egyptian netizen, upon learning of the Japanese speculation linking Ox-Head and Horse-Face to Anubis, dropped his mouse in shock:

"Oh my god, it really might be true! I can't take it—I suddenly feel like I'm a fake Egyptian for never noticing how similar Anubis is to Ox-Head and Horse-Face!"

"Same existential crisis +1"

Many Egyptian netizens silently clicked "1."

"Actually, I don't think we can yet conclude whether Anubis is connected to Ox-Head and Horse-Face—Anubis himself is right here," replied a Greek netizen calmly, then added: "Forget Anubis for now—I think the real question is, what's the relationship between Ox-Head and the Minotaur?"

This comment immediately received unanimous upvotes from Greek netizens.

"Yes, I'm also curious—why is Ox-Head connected to the Minotaur? Just because they both have bull heads?"

As Greeks, the Minotaur was their own mythological being—how could they not be curious? At that moment, a netizen suddenly typed excitedly:

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Guess what I found!! An earth-shattering secret!! I found the Bull-Man! I found the Bull-Man!"

All netizens: "…"

"Bro, did you just get internet access in your village? You're only now talking about Bull-Man? That's obvious—we're already discussing Ox-Head and the Minotaur!" replied a netizen, half-laughing, half-exasperated.

"No, I'm not talking about *that* Bull-Man—I mean 'Bull-Man,' with quotation marks," replied the netizen named "Attempt to Self-Isolate Until Death."

Then he continued typing.

"Forget that 'Bull-Man' for now—I know the relationship between Ox-Head and the Minotaur: Ox-Head is the Minotaur's father, and damn it, I feel like all the Greek gods know this!!"

At these words, all netizens froze.

Attempt to Self-Isolate Until Death: "The Minotaur was born to Pasiphaë, wife of King Minos of Crete—but Minos was not the Minotaur's biological father.

Legend says Pasiphaë gave birth to the Minotaur after mating with a bull."

As this netizen spoke, everyone suddenly understood, crying internally: Oh my god!

They finally grasped why this netizen claimed to have discovered the "Bull-Man."

His wife slept with another man and bore a child—what else could Minos be but a "Bull-Man"? And worse—his wife slept with a bull! Minos was a "True Bull-Man"!

At this moment, netizens translated the revelation.

"Mated with a bull?? My god! Could it be… that bull was… China's Ox-Head?"

"Definitely Ox-Head—otherwise how else could a bull-headed humanoid like the Minotaur be born? This is genetic inheritance!"

While people were still debating, before the uproar could fully build, a netizen asked "Attempt to Self-Isolate Until Death":

"Why do you think the Greek gods know about this? Did you find something else?"

Instantly, all netizens focused.

Attempt to Self-Isolate Until Death: "Yes—my discovery is Minos's identity."

"Minos's identity? You mean his status as Zeus and Europa's son? So what?" replied a Greek mythologist.

"No—I mean Minos's identity after death."

"After death? Oh—you mean he became a judge of the Netherworld… Oh my god!! Netherworld Judge!!"

Not just the Greek mythologist shouted in shock—countless other netizens screamed along.

They understood—all at once, it clicked.

Why did the Greek gods know the Minotaur was Ox-Head's offspring? Zeus appointing his own son as Netherworld Judge was ironclad proof!

Everyone knows Zeus had countless sons—enough to form an entire army—so why did he choose Minos, of all his sons, to be Netherworld Judge? Precisely because his son was the offspring of Ox-Head.

Countless people were stunned, jaws dropping to the floor.

Concrete evidence!

Absolutely concrete evidence!

Anyone who now dared claim the Minotaur had no connection to China's Ox-Head would surely be slapped into orbit.

No connection? The Minotaur has a bull's head and human body, his "Bull-Man" father is a Netherworld Judge, his biological father is a bull—his mother bore him with a bull—and China's Ox-Head also has a bull's head and human body, and is also a Netherworld deity—how could this possibly be unrelated?

The next moment.

The internet in Japan, and even the networks of every country, exploded.

The bull-headed Minos shot to the top of every country's trending searches, while forums, message boards, and chat groups in every country were all spamming this one image.

An image of the Greek god Minos wearing a green hat, with a pair of bull horns growing out of the green hat.

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