Chapter 275: Athena: Isn't it just chocolate that tastes like shit? I

The six God Kings eventually retreated, after both Athena and Zeus had expressed their will.

After Zeus appeared, the Sea Emperor Poseidon, the God of Light Apollo, and the Moon Goddess Artemis also revealed their presence.

Poseidon and Apollo looked at Zeus with some confusion, not understanding why Zeus would choose to side with Athena.

A youth with wavy hair resembling seaweed, a burly build, dark skin, and distinct facial features stepped forward, walked in front of Zeus, and questioned Zeus with a frown.

"Zeus, we need an explanation!"

Zeus smiled, ignored Poseidon's questioning, and changed the subject instead.

"You will understand once you see Athena."

"Hmph."

Poseidon let out an annoyed cold snort; he had already been very unhappy about Zeus becoming the Greek God King, especially after Zeus became the Father God and bound his Spirit Status to Human History.

This half-dead, hands-off state had long caused Zeus to lose his prestige within the Greek God Group.

Seeing this, Zeus did not mind, simply smiling as he led Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis toward the Temple of Wisdom.

After the three Divine Spirits reached the front of the temple, Artemis took the initiative to walk forward.

After all, the Temple of Wisdom was Athena's private territory; how could the temple of a Virgin Goddess allow outsiders to enter at will?

The tall stone doors of the temple, which had been tightly shut, opened automatically upon seeing this.

Artemis did not hesitate and immediately stepped into the temple.

Passing through the long corridor, the silver-haired goddess walked to the center of the temple and saw Athena beneath a massive statue of a goddess.

At this moment, Athena was closing her eyes, stabilizing her Spirit Status, but the hymns circling around her body also exposed Athena's state.

【O, noble Queen of the Trinity!】

【You are the embodiment of wisdom, you are the compassion of the earth, you are the incarnation of war, you are the plunderer of the sky.】

【You are the supreme and highest God King!】

Hearing such singing, Artemis judged Athena's current state at a glance.

Seeing this, Artemis walked up and asked with a frown.

"Athena, whose scheme have you fallen into? Or..."

Is this something you planned yourself, and it went wrong?

Artemis did not ask the latter part; in her view, if it were truly Athena's plan, it would be impossible for it to go wrong.

But Athena's current Spirit Status was truly too unstable.

She could clearly see that Athena's Spirit Status was currently undergoing a transition and elevation, ascending toward the direction of the Fourth Generation God King.

Yet Athena was suppressing this Spirit Status transition.

After all, the current state of the Greek God Group was not good at all; the Greek God Group occupied too much faith and had long since become a thorn in the side of countless other god groups.

If not for the fact that the Greek God Group was currently lying low in the lower levels, and that there was a Cross Religion in the upper levels attracting fire, their situation would be even worse.

But the Cross Religion at least had a Two-digit entity like the Holy Son, whereas the Greek God Group was in an awkward position.

Although Zeus was powerful as the Father God, the power of the Father God clearly could not be used at will.

Although the gods were wary, they were not that wary; at least in terms of deterrence, he was not as strong as the Holy Son.

Moreover, apart from Buddhism, the Cross Religion had the most Three-digit entities, and Three-digit entities were not afraid of being besieged by those god groups.

And once Athena's state was exposed, there would inevitably be countless existences coming to cause trouble.

Facing Artemis's inquiry, Athena shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

"An incomplete Four-in-One God King Spirit Status? This is indeed somewhat fitting for you."

Artemis looked at Athena suspiciously; was this not Athena's scheme?

Was this not an assault launched by Athena on the position of God King?

Of course, she had no objections to Athena becoming the next generation God King.

"Yes, the pity is that the Little Garden Central is still shifting, and the transforming Spirit Status cannot be fully manifested."

Athena replied calmly, though she was also somewhat lost in her heart: who exactly would present her with such a great gift?

Yes, a great gift, even if this gift was difficult to cash in.

But in the eyes of the current Athena, this Spirit Status was very helpful to her; although it might not necessarily help her become a Two-digit entity, it could at least allow her to take a big step forward.

However, for some reason, she felt an ill-intentioned aura from this Spirit Status.

This Spirit Status always gave her a very strange feeling.

It was like chocolate that tasted like shit, making one uncomfortable.

It makes one increasingly curious.

However, it was clearly not the time to investigate this now, but rather to first deal with the problem of those God Kings coming to settle accounts with her.

Thinking of this, Athena reached out her hand, and several silvery-white light spots emerged, appearing in Athena's hand.

"By the way, Artemis, help me deliver these Divine Positions to Heavenly Lord Hestia of Heaven, and ask her to come forward to mediate on my behalf."

When it came to diplomatic issues, leaving it to the well-connected Hestia was the most appropriate choice.

This head of the Greek Main Gods had a gentle personality and had inherited the vast majority of Gaia's connections, perfectly meeting Athena's current needs.

At the very least, the vast majority of God Kings were willing to give Hestia some face.

Otherwise, if she were to come forward herself, the final result would be war! War! War!

Do you understand what a true Greek War God is?

"I understand."

Artemis sighed, put away the Divine Positions, and then urged Athena.

"Take care of yourself."

Athena nodded slightly and watched Artemis leave.

Afterwards, the previously calm Athena's face was filled with heavy gravity, a sense of gravity far more profound than when she had first learned of another Athena who was much stronger than herself.

"How strange, who exactly is plotting against me?"

Athena was truly bewildered; her level of bewilderment was no less than that of the God Kings who had gathered to settle accounts with her, or rather, she was the most bewildered one of all.

For no good reason, who would give her a Spirit Status with such high compatibility for nothing?

It was not the Triple Great Spirit Status of Hermes; as the god of thieves and commerce, it was fundamentally impossible for Hermes to walk the path of the Triple Great Hermes of Alchemy, Mysticism, and Divination.

Being able to break through to the Three-digit realm by relying on this would already be a huge bargain.

If it were not for the other Athena, she could have completely relied on this Spirit Status to become a Two-digit.

Her wisdom told her that as long as she was willing, she could directly complete over seventy-five percent of this Spirit Status.

Athena thought for a long time, yet she simply could not understand who exactly wanted to harm her? Or was it purely intended as a gift? Or perhaps it was just to disgust her.

But to be honest, Athena had a fair amount of self-awareness regarding her connections in Little Garden.

Not to mention how many friends she had? Artemis and Hestia were already the beings she had the best relationships with.

But she did not have any enemies who were too hostile toward her either? Even if there were, they had long since been sent back to Human History (loading for resurrection).

As for other enemies, most were just purely conflicts of interest, but not to the extent of performing acts that would aid the enemy.

Unless, someone knew of her difficulty in being unable to become a Two-digit?

But that should be even less likely; the matter of the other Athena, a multiverse far more powerful than Little Garden, was known only to a very small number of Two-digits.

Ordinary Two-digits might not even be aware of it.

If others really knew, they probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Telling her was originally just to warn her.

Athena frowned deeply.

One God Group after another, one enemy after another, were ruled out by her.

Finally, after excluding all candidates, Athena noticed one person.

A lucky person with great ability, great potential, and who had inherited the legacy of the Chinese God Group—Su Nian.

Could it be him? Athena thought, filled with doubt.

If it were Su Nian, she would actually feel relieved, although there was no lack of the thought that Su Nian might want to disgust her a little.

Su Nian was also one of the very few who knew of the existence of that multiverse with super-god existences.

Moreover, his relationship with Algol was very good, or rather, abnormally good.

Thinking about it this way, the suspicion toward Su Nian was even higher.

But just to disgust her, he would present her with such a great gift?

Was it worth it? It couldn't be that Su Nian was as brain-dead as Algol, could it?

Even if she could not become a Two-digit, this Spirit Status still held immense value for her.

But soon, this option was also rejected by Athena.

"The time is too short..."

Athena sat on a cushion and sighed.

Su Nian had only been in Little Garden for a few months; in such a short time, to want to create such a massive change in Mythology.

Unless he had observed a world where Mythology existed, and that world also held the possibility of her becoming the Fourth Generation God King.

But a world where Mythology exists is already difficult to observe, let alone one that contains a Trinity Athena.

If that were truly the case, then it could only be said that she, Athena, had hit the jackpot.

"Forget it, let's put him on the suspect list for now."

After all, besides Su Nian, she really could not find another suspect.

"It's a pity that the Trinity Spirit Status hasn't manifested yet, otherwise I could have obtained more information."

When she said this, Athena felt a slight sense of foreboding.

The next moment, the speed of the Spirit Status transition accelerated sharply; she felt the resonance of the Spirit Status and sensed the existence of the other Athena.

She closed her eyes and fell into a semi-dreaming, semi-awake state of enlightenment.

She stood up and looked around, seeing a marble church with a history of about a few hundred years.

And her current location was a park next to the church, not far from a fountain and a forest.

"Was I discovered after all?"

A childish voice rang out; Athena turned suddenly and looked behind her, seeing a petite figure in the forest shrouded by night.

That figure wore a cat-eared knitted hat, was dressed in a modern sailor-suit style outfit, and had vertical pupils like a Snake.

A faint sigh echoed, and the petite figure turned into fly ash, starting to be blown away bit by bit from the feet up.

Suddenly, Athena opened her eyes, crouched on the ground with a grave expression, her brain unable to think for a brief moment.

Her face was pale, the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, and her mouth opened and closed slightly.

Finally, she said with a complex tone.

"Athena, Medusa, Metis, the Trinity Earth Mother..."

Athena was silent for a long time, and finally said with a twisted expression.

"Why does it have to be Medusa?"

At this moment, Athena even wanted to vomit, but she forcibly held it back.

As for the previous sentiment about who had sent her a great gift, Athena now just wanted to take back her previous words.

What kind of great gift was this!! This was clearly meant to disgust her!

It was like chocolate that tasted like shit or shit that tasted like chocolate.

It made one feel nauseous and sick to the stomach.

"But is it really necessary to give up?"

Athena was still somewhat reluctant; giving up just like this was simply too much of a waste, as the path to becoming a Two-digit was not easy to find in the first place.

Now that such a grand path to the heavens was laid out before her, asking her to just give it up was nearly impossible!

This was an open conspiracy, an unsolvable open conspiracy!

Athena gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind.

"Isn't it just becoming the same existence as my departed mother and the person I hate the most?"

"Isn't it just chocolate that tastes like shit?"

"This lady will endure it!!"

Never mind whether it's disgusting or not, let's grab this opportunity first!

Athena suppressed her loathing for Algol and accepted the Spirit Status transition brought about by the Trinity Athena.

Of course, before this step, Athena still had a way out; after all, although the Mythology transition would affect her Divine Position and Spirit Status, it was just like returning a Divine Position.

Athena could refuse this change; the speed at which the Mythology transition affected her Spirit Status was still a bit slow, not as immediate as affecting her Divine Position.

But the next moment, after accepting the unfinished Trinity Spirit Status, Athena accepted it.

And then, "Blegh"!!

Athena could not bear her own nausea and completely vomited a rainbow.

"Algol, this lady is going to kill you!!!!"

Athena looked with a livid face at the three characters 'Yadaina' on her face, as well as the ingredients Algol had added to the possibility of Medusa.

If she accepted this possibility, she would have to accept the trend of her appearance evolving toward Algol.

Although Algol's appearance is indeed considered top-tier in Little Garden.

But the moment Athena thought about having to live her life with Algol's face in the future.

That would be even more painful than killing her.

At this moment, it was as if she could hear Algol's mocking laughter.

"Ugly woman, Little Algol thinks you look simply too ugly and too disgusting, so Little Algol has decided to help you become a little prettier."

"Don't thank Little Algol!"

Then Athena couldn't help but retch again.

Hmm, now the suspicion can be removed; this was definitely done by Su Nian and Algol!

(End of chapter)