Chapter 374

Zeus seized Qutuos's neck, performed an upper throw, a three-hit aerial combo, then unleashed thunderous power to attack Qutuos.

Qutuye showed no weakness, using his Golden Fleece Armguard to defend and reflect all of Zeus's long-range attacks.

Then he drew his gauntlets, after heavy and light strikes pummeling Zeus's face, he delivered a knee strike that knocked the old father away.

Then he brandished the Blade of Exile, pulling his old father back again and delivering a fierce blow to the opposite face.

At that moment, on the platform where father and son fought, from a distance it looked like a 2D image, filled with the feel of a fighting game.

Zeus's divine power is indeed strong, but Qutuos is by no means weaker than his old father; indeed, if they fought elsewhere, Zeus would surely lose to Qutuos 100% of the time.

Even on the mountaintop temple bolstered by Olympian divine power, Zeus could only manage a draw with his son.

Qutuos relentlessly struck his old father with knee strikes, elbow strikes, and throws, using them one after another.

Zeus's close-combat ability is not bad either, but compared to his cheap son it is still considerably lacking; in fact Zeus truly excels at launching lightning from a distance to attack.

But when fighting Qutuos, you obviously can't use long-range attacks on this bald head, Zeus's thunderous power.

It will be instantly reflected back by Qutuos using the Golden Fleece rebound skill, and its power is even greater than the thunderous attack he originally emitted.

This is the characteristic of the Golden Fleece; if this divine artifact is used by someone else, it is merely a decent arm guard. But to continually reflect ranged attacks like Qutuosi...

Then one must accurately judge the enemy's attack and carry out an appropriate counterstrike.

This requires extremely rich and superb combat experience, which the Spartans happen to possess, so the Golden Fleece arm guard in Qutuosi's hands can unleash unimaginable power.

This rebound ability just happens to counter Zeus, forcing him to come down and engage Qutuosi in melee; after losing the Olympian Holy Sword, Zeus simply cannot match Qutuosi.

Even if the Olympian Holy Fire hasn't been extinguished, Zeus is cursed by Qutuosi, unable to find his bearings, and is soon hammered into the wall, spitting blood and collapsing aside.

"Qutuosi, you can't do this; you cannot extinguish the Olympian Holy Fire, which is the symbol of the Olympian gods. If it is extinguished, there will be no Olympian gods in this world, and our era of rule will end." Zeus coughed up a large amount of blood and spoke to Qutuosi.

"My goal is to end your rule. Face reality, Father!" Qutuosi roared.

"You don't understand, Qutuosi; you are my son, and part of your power also comes from the Olympian Holy Fire."

"If you extinguish the Holy Fire, it's tantamount to abandoning your own divine power; you could have been immortal." At this point Zeus didn't bother with anything else and directly tried to deceive his son.

Regardless of whether they believe it, taking advantage of this pause while the two cease fighting, Zeus needs to quickly recover his divine power; after recently battling the Titan giant god consecutively and then fighting a great battle with his adopted son, Zeus's consumption is still considerable.

Zeus still believes that as long as he recovers his divine power, he can deal with this son.

"I don't care about you; death is what matters most, Zeus." Qutuosi said.

While they were talking, the Olympian Holy Fire had been completely absorbed; the blazing holy fire dissipated, revealing the Pandora's Box inside.

At this moment Helios's body swelled dramatically, flashing a multicolored light; after absorbing this Olympian-level divine holy fire and the sun god's divinity, it was obvious he was about to evolve.

Taking advantage of the opening while Qutuosi went to open Pandora's Box, Luode also acted, sealing Helios into his personal space, allowing him to illuminate the planet while completing his ultimate evolution.

That Olympian Holy Fire is a good thing! After the Olympian Holy Fire was absorbed, Zeus felt his divine power decline; on this Mount Olympus, he is no longer invincible.

Meanwhile, Qutuosi opened Pandora's Box once again, hoping to gain the power to kill his father.

"Why, why! There's nothing inside? Yatianna, get out here, you bastard! Why? Why is there nothing in here?" Qutuosi shouted furiously.

After opening the box, it was empty inside; after all that effort, could it have been all for nothing? The box contains nothing.

"Hahaha! You idiot Qutuosi, it seems the power inside Pandora's Box is destined not to be yours; you won't obtain that power." Zeus wiped the blood from his mouth, stood up, and spoke.

Just this short while has already allowed the god-king to recover somewhat; now he still needs some time for his divine power to further recover.

Thus he ignored Qutuosi, instead flashing upward to the top of the temple, the highest temple on Mount Olympus.

Qutuosi let out a furious roar, waving the Blade of Exile, destroying everything around him; even the Pandora's Box before him was hacked countless times.

After venting his frustration, Qutuosi without hesitation climbed to the summit of Mount Olympus; even without Pandora's Box, he could still kill Zeus, and the recent clash filled him with confidence.

The ultimate showdown between father and son unfolded in the temple at the peak of Mount Olympus; at this moment, there was not a single living god left anywhere on Mount Olympus.

One god after another died and fell; the sky lost its sun, the spirits of the underworld lost their bonds, plunging the entire world into chaos.

In the ultimate showdown with Zeus, Qutuosi drew the Olympian Holy Sword and directly unleashed his Spartan Wrath, his whole body burning with a crimson flame like steam.

The Olympian Holy Sword also added a hint of blue aura to him, making this war god's divine power even stronger and more violent.

With the Olympian Holy Sword's aid, Qutuosi now held the upper hand, frantically hacking at his old father Zeus.

Just as father and son were locked in an inseparable battle, a huge Titan crawled up from below Mount Olympus—the last Titan giant god in the world, the surviving mother of the Titan giant gods, Gaia.

Although her arm had previously been cut off by Qutuosi, after only a short while Gaia's arm grew out a claw like a withered tree.

"Qutuosi, you destroyed my world; I will kill you and your father—die!" Gaia furiously seized the massive temple and hurled it toward her own mouth.

Zeus and Qutuosi father and son entered Gaia's body together. Watching from Mount Olympus, Luode found this a bit speechless: "Come on! Your son already suffered from this trick before, and even twice; are you going to fall for it again?"

"Really, no memory at all; you Titans deserve to fall." Luode said somewhat helplessly.

And sure enough, as Luode had thought, after a moment Gaia let out an earth-shattering wail.

Inside her body a great battle erupted, with Qutuosi and Zeus directly fighting within her.

This battle, Luode's entire village did not participate in; he watched helplessly as the earth mother finally shattered into countless rocks, trees, and clods of earth that fell beneath Mount Olympus.

This Titan giant before us, rather than being Gaia's true form, is better described as an incarnation she condensed to walk among mortals.

Because Gaia's essence is this very land; the whole earth is her true body, so this old grandmother, though appearing defeated and dead, was merely driven back—only an incarnation was repelled.

Luode could not even carry away her body; after Gaia's body completely collapsed, father and son again fell onto the summit of Mount Olympus, by which time the entire mountain had already been destroyed.

Zeus's chest bore a massive wound, inflicted just now by Qutuosi with the Olympian Holy Sword; at this moment the god-king Zeus lay on the ground, blood flowing all over his body.

He seemed already dead; seeing this, Qutuosi stood up, took a deep breath, and prepared to turn and leave.

But at that moment a huge soul suddenly burst from Zeus's body, unleashing a thunderbolt that instantly blasted Qutuosi away, then seized him by the throat and lifted him up.

"You think it's over just like that? You think you've won?" The Qutuosi choked by the neck instantly fell into despair, not knowing why; at this moment Zeus's power surpassed his imagination, to the point that he had no strength to retaliate.

Seeing this, Luode knew he had to intervene; the current Qutuosi had never seen Pandora.

Therefore he also hadn't been informed by Pandora about the power of hope; even Yatianna had been dealt with by him in advance.

Without hesitation, Luode instantly appeared behind Zeus, directly using his special ability to begin absorbing the god-king's soul power.

"Who... who are you? How... how did you appear on Mount Olympus?" Zeus's soul was instantly shocked, incredulously staring at the man before him.

"What a pity! Great God-King, face defeat; we in the East have an old saying: 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.'" Luode grinned, his power surging, completely compressing and then absorbing Zeus's soul.

If you stay inside your own body, I still can't do anything to you, but the moment you reveal your soul form, you've played right into my hands.

After dealing with Zeus's massive soul, Qutuosi also collapsed to the ground, coughing loudly as he looked toward Luode.

"It's you! Why are you helping me?"

"Heh, helping you! Don't get the wrong idea, Qutuosi!" Luode said nothing and threw a straight punch that slammed into Qutuosi's face, blasting him away.

Now is a good opportunity to take your life while you're sick.

Qutuosi performed a backflip in midair, stabilized his stance, then drew his Exile Blade, intending to attack Luode—but at that moment.

The Vengeful Whip, forged for him by Hephaestus, suddenly began to disobey, popping out on its own and pressing down on his weapon, making his Exile Blade unusable.

Moreover, it wasn't just the Vengeful Whip that rebelled; when Qutuosi tried to launch a counterattack, the gauntlets he had taken from Heracles suddenly appeared in his hands, then bound his hands and pressed them to the ground.

Luode chuckled, stepped forward, and unleashed a barrage of punches on that bald head, then released several of his other Homies weapons.

The Destroyer's Greatsword, and Hades' Giant Wolf Tooth Club.

After the Wolf Tooth Club appeared, a heavy strike smashed into Qutuosi's head, forcing the war god to his knees, his head feeling dazed, and the Evil Energy Flame turned into a chain that instantly bound Qutuosi.

The Evil Energy Sword then slashed into Qutuosi's feet, pinning the war god's legs to the ground.

In just an instant, Qutuosi suffered a heavy blow.

"You despicable wretch." At this point, Qutuye, known for his ferocious nature, after suffering a series of sneak attacks, also spat at Luode in anger.

This guy is utterly shameless, showing up to collect heads right after my battle with Zeus ended, then repeatedly ambushing me in various ways, even controlling my weapons through some unknown means.

But Luode won't give Qutuosi any chance.

Finally, the Olympus Holy Sword pierced through his back and chest, impaling Qutuosi; the sword's final attack caused a pale blue light to erupt from his body, shooting skyward before bursting and flying toward the heavens.

Luode naturally knows what power this is—the Power of Hope—which enabled Qutuosi to slaughter the entire Olympian pantheon and remain undefeated, and this power played a significant role.

The Power of Hope is a force summoned by Yatianna during the Titan War; it is the wellspring of hope on this land, and upon obtaining this power.

It amounts to gaining the Seeker's Power: if you strongly desire and hope for something in your heart, it will become reality, granting you limitless power.

This power is extremely strong, even comparable to the Infinite Gem power of the ancient Greek world—but Luode has no interest in it.

Because this power only works in this world, cannot be captured, and moreover, using it is not that simple.

So Luode's goal is simple: first, release the Power of Hope from Qutuosi's body to prevent this baldy from turning the tables.

Luode swung both hands, unleashing Hades' Hook Claw, which directly tore out most of Qutuosi's soul; this Hades' Hook Claw is really handy.

Combined with his Soul Fruit ability, capturing souls becomes much easier, completely without needing to obey the Soul Fruit's various rules. (End of Chapter)