Chapter 65 Discovering the Lie
Taren's appearance caught all the Gods off guard.
It was known that this mysterious God of Destiny had not shown his face for ten years.
Cronus was initially very wary of him, but later, when he heard The Three Fates say that Taren would not participate in the God-King's struggle, he gradually relaxed.
Now, not only had this fellow reappeared, but he had also appeared right in front of him!
Watching Zeus lead Poseidon and other Gods, roaring as they charged towards the Titan Gods behind him, Cronus finally realized something was wrong.
Isn't this the plan Prometheus spoke of?
Find someone to hold back the strongest one in the opposing camp, then have your own strongest crush the other Gods, thereby tipping the scales of victory.
It was just that they hadn't found anyone to hold back Zeus at the time, but Zeus had found someone to hold him back.
Prometheus had not lied; he had indeed seen a corner of the future, and Zeus had indeed not come forward to entangle him, going to do other things, but it was active, not passive!
Cronus's face instantly became unprecedentedly grim; he realized the situation had become very bad, and all of this was because of the person in front of him.
Taren still had his unchanging attire, and even his expression and the smile at the corner of his mouth hadn't changed in the slightest. Cronuslooked at him, his eyes filled with undisguised hatred.
But Taren seemed not to notice Cronus's gaze, which wished he could devour him alive, and smiled as he greeted him: "His Majesty the King of Gods, long time no see."
Cronus narrowed his eyes, his heart even more vigilant, and tightly clutched his scythe.
After so many years, he still didn't know Taren's true strength, and with his cautious and suspicious nature, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
He didn't make a move, and Taren, of course, wouldn't either. As the two faced each other, the battle on the other side had already fully begun.
Zeus charged towards the Titan Gods with an irresistible force. The Gods, who had already witnessed Zeus's power, were immediately shocked and quickly used their power of law to resist.
But Zeus's power was too great; he could even fight Cronus, who possessed the might of a God-King, to a standstill. Now, facing these ancient Titan Gods, he completely displayed an overwhelming posture.
Moreover, at some point, a divine staff appeared in his hand, with lightning flashing upon it. The terrifying power of lightning caught the Gods off guard; they didn't even have the ability to withstand a single blow.
Not to mention that Zeus also had the help of other Gods behind him.
Poseidon let out a fierce roar, the earth cracked inch by inch, and endless ocean water, under his control, roared and surged towards the Gods.
The momentum was so great that the Gods only then realized that Poseidon had a trident in his hand, which had appeared at some unknown time. Whenever he wielded that trident, the ocean would boil, as if roaring along with him.
Not only that, in the endless gloom, an invisible figure quietly circled behind the Titan Gods. When he attacked, the Gods didn't even know what was happening.
When Zeus led Poseidon and Hades to rescue the Cyclopes, they obtained three artifacts.
These were the Staff of Thunder, which could control lightning, the Trident of the Sea God, which could manipulate the ocean, and the Helm of Invisibility, which could hide one's form.
With these three artifacts, Poseidon and Hades, who were already not weak, instantly gained the power to fight the ancient Titan Gods head-on, and Zeus—he was even fearless of Cronus's God-King's might!
The unusual ferocity of these three Gods was quickly noticed by God-King Cronus.
His gaze fell upon the Staff of Thunder in Zeus's hand and the trident in Poseidon's hand. Feeling the familiar fluctuations on those weapons, the God-King's expression instantly became extremely complex.
He felt the same aura on those two weapons as on the scythe in his hand.
This indicated that those two weapons and his scythe had the same origin; they were all artifacts capable of destroying heaven and earth, and currently, only those three could forge such artifacts in this world.
"The Cyclopes—"
Cronus quickly understood what had happened. He almost gritted his teeth as he uttered those four words.
Cronus knew the abilities of the Cyclopes better than anyone, after all, if he hadn't had the scythe in his hand, he wouldn't have been able to deal with the mighty The former God King Uranus back then.
And now, the scene of history was repeating itself; these three giants had once again forged invincible artifacts, and this time, the God-King to be defeated was he, Cronus.
It seemed that after all the twists and turns, nothing had changed, only the positions of the characters had been swapped.
"No, I will never be defeated like Uranus! Destiny favors me!"
Cronus let out an angry and unwilling growl, but before he could come up with a countermeasure, with a roar from Zeus, surging lightning struck the ground, and huge cracks suddenly appeared in the earth.
From the endless abyss, three figures, several times larger than mountains, were climbing out. They were hideous, with a hundred arms and fifty heads, and as soon as they saw the light of day, they let out deafening roars.
Those were—the Hecatoncheires!
"Zeus! How dare you release these giants?!" Cronus's eyes were bloodshot, and he finally could no longer remain calm.
Not only him, but the other Titan Gods also felt a terrifying threat.
It should be known that these three Hecatoncheires were imprisoned by Uranus because they were too powerful, even stronger than the Twelve Titans!
When Cronus became God-King, Gaia wanted to ask him to release these giants, but Cronus refused, precisely because these giants were too powerful and would threaten his position as God-King.
So he never expected that Zeus would be so audacious as to release these terrifying monsters!
"Stop him!" Cronus could no longer remain calm. He roared, "Don't let him release the Hecatoncheires!"
The other Titan also realized the gravity of the situation, clearly knowing that if the Hecatoncheires were released, they would have no chance at all.
Thus, for a time, all the Titan went all out. They briefly broke free from the entanglement of Olympian Gods and frantically rushed towards Zeus, trying to stop him from releasing more giants.
Even Cronus, for a moment, disregarded Taren, using the God-King's world-creating might to furiously attack Zeus.
Wave after wave of power of law surged, converging into a vast and terrifying force, rushing towards Zeus.
This was a full-force attack combining six ancient Titan Gods and one God-King. Under this terrifying power, the earth cracked at a visible speed, and magma and seawater spewing from the cracks intertwined into a boiling vortex.
This attack was so terrifying that merely its aftershocks caused the entire world to crumble!
And at this moment, Zeus had no chance to dodge; he was still helping the Hecatoncheires open the exit of the abyss!
He could only choose to open it now, because the giants' emergence was too conspicuous to hide. If they were released earlier, Cronus and the others would have been prepared.
Just as Zeus was preparing to endure it with his powerful divine body, a figure appeared.
Taren appeared before Zeus, facing the combined attack of seven great Gods, including a God-King. Taren's expression remained unchanged; he merely smiled and raised his hand.
In an instant, the power of law erupted, and countless threads of destiny emerged from everyone, finally converging into a vast torrent that appeared before Taren, causing the entire world to resonate and tremble.
He borrowed the power of this world, used everyone's destiny, and withstood this blow head-on.
It was as if this terrifying attack was distributed among every living being in this world, including the attacking Titan Gods themselves.
This move was so earth-shattering and terrifying that these Titan Godswere even stunned on the spot, motionless for a moment.
And in their daze, Zeus let out another earth-shattering roar, swinging the Staff of Thunder in his hand with force. Under the impact of terrifying lightning power, the sealed abyss gate was finally completely opened.
The massive Hecatoncheires finally crawled out. They let out excited roars, their hundred arms flailing, and charged towards the Titan Godsin the sky. As their massive forms moved, they almost blotted out the sun.
At such a moment, even the dullest God knew it was time to fight for their lives; the situation was as bad as it could get!
The six ancient Titan Gods finally no longer hesitated and began a desperate struggle, seeking a final turning point.
And God-King Cronus, at this moment, was filled with shock and rage. More than Zeus releasing the Hecatoncheires, what he found even more unbelievable was that Taren was so powerful!
At this moment, his heart completely sank, but he also clearly knew that he had no choice but to fight for his life; there was no more time for him to prepare.
He could only grit his teeth, tightly grasp the scythe in his hand, and charge towards Taren in front of him, even preparing himself for defeat in his heart.
This was a truly desperate struggle, giving it his all, abandoning everything.
But what he never expected was that the powerful attack he imagined did not come.
Taren merely defended passively, and even under his frantic attacks, he seemed to be struggling to parry.
Cronus was very surprised. In his perception, although Taren also possessed divine power as strong as a Titan, he was still no match for his God-King's might, yet he managed to avoid his attacks every time.
Cronus sensed carefully and quickly discovered something. He stared with disbelief, blurting out, "You're not that powerful at all; your power all comes from theft?!"
Taren smiled at him: "Oh, you found out."
"Too bad, you found out too late."
Cronus was so cautious, so cautious that for tens of thousands of years, despite being extremely wary, he never truly made a move, and even when testing, he only struck once and retreated.
As a result, he never discovered that the mysterious Taren in his mind was actually far less powerful than he imagined.
But as Taren said, he found out too late