I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 204

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Chapter 204. Causality
The Abyss Deep Realm. The smallest domain within the vast and infinite Abyss, yet the most formidable—it had been turned upside down.
To be honest, the Deep Realm was the region with the least change and conflict among all the most powerful Divine Realms gathered there.
The Divine Seats checked and competed with one another, yet rarely invaded each other’s territories unless it was a grave matter. This meant that while conflicts might occur within a single Divine Realm, battles between Divine Realms were virtually nonexistent.
This was precisely why special cases involving numerous Divine Realms—such as Lucifer or Sun Wukong—became all the more renowned.
Yet now an incident had unfolded involving numerous Divine Realms. And not some minor Divine Realm created by a lesser deity, but Divine Realms that wielded formidable influence and power among the Divine Realms themselves.
Most notably: Olympus, the Dark Magic Realm, Heliopolis, and others.
What was somewhat unexpected was that the mad deities of the Demon Realm—those most connected to such matters and always showing tremendous interest—had not participated.
In any case, most of the deities involved in this incident were bewildered by the unforeseen outcome and trembled with dread.
A Concept Divine Seat had descended upon the Abyss. He stood opposed to them. That fact alone had frozen the Divine Realms.
By nature, Concept Divine Seats remained in their own spaces and rarely paid attention to those beneath them.
Even when Lucifer died, the serpent who cherished him most did not move to the end—for that very reason. There was no reason to endure inconvenience and trouble merely to protect a single favorite plaything.
The fact that Concept Divine Seats stood one step removed from the System’s constraints did not mean they were completely liberated. Once those already belonging to the second dimension involved themselves forcefully in the first dimension, matters became exceedingly complex and troublesome.
Or rather, strictly speaking, there was no problem with doing anything in the first dimension. Especially something as simple as revealing one’s form carried no sanctions—merely a light warning at most. This was why several Concept Divine Seats could contact Shin Ju-ha without issue.
But anything beyond that became problematic. The System’s message bombardment and meaningless restrictions would assault them like terrorism, relentlessly, 365 days a year, not a single second of respite.
One could sense the System’s firm resolve: unable to constrain them, it would obstruct them instead.
Thus, Concept Divine Seats rarely involved themselves in the first dimension. Moreover, having transcended and undergone metamorphosis, their very way of thinking differed from first-dimensional beings, making them feel such involvement held no value.
There existed exceedingly rare exceptions, like Solomon, who had cast off his original body’s power and returned to the first dimension—but such cases were best left as exceptions.
In summary, the appearance of a Concept Divine Seat in the first dimension, and the prospect of that Concept Divine Seat wielding force against the Divine Realms, was something beyond imagination.
【Gaaahhh!】
Zeus clutched his throat, gasping in agony as he bolted upright from his seat, exhaling ragged breaths while his body trembled.
Rage and terror—his frame surrendered to the trembling born of these two intertwined emotions as he glared at his own neck reflected in the lake’s waters.
Handprints were seared there with perfect clarity. As if they were a brand from the heavens themselves, never to be erased, the mark would not fade. No matter what he attempted.
Even when he summoned Olympus’s greatest healers and they used their abilities, even when he burned his own neck, the mark resurrected with each restoration.
No Divine Seat had been slain, yet there were those who had chosen death for themselves.
A handful of lesser Divine Seats, worn down by the Concept Divine Seat’s mark and the terror of eventual death, chose to end themselves and escape through reincarnation.
They resolved to abandon all the power they had accumulated merely to evade that fear.
【Damn it all!】
There was no way. To erase this mark, Zeus himself would need to become an existence equal to or greater than Shin Ju-ha. In other words, he would need to become a Concept Divine Seat.
Of course, that was impossible. Had it been so simple, he would never have opposed Shin Ju-ha, the supreme Divine King capable of temporarily becoming a Concept Divine Seat. He would not have coveted his grandfather Uranus’s power—the power of the heavens.
Yes, Zeus was at an impasse. He possessed power enough to earn the title of one of the Divine Realms’ greatest champions, yet he could advance no further.
He had witnessed it. What overwhelming and incomprehensible power truly was. His body trembled. It was not exhilaration. It was overwhelming terror.
It was not terror directed at Shin Ju-ha. If the emotion Zeus harbored toward Shin Ju-ha was fear mixed with rage, this was something else entirely—pure, absolute, overwhelming terror.
【I must grow stronger. Strong enough to never lose to anyone. Strong enough never to endure such damnable humiliation again!】
It had been merely an avatar. Not even the true body—merely an avatar. He had been beaten until death’s door simply for irritating the avatar’s nerves.
It was humiliating. Yet he had begged pathetically for his life. He could think of nothing but the need to survive.
Such was the difference. To survive against that monkey who had introduced himself as the thirty-third avatar of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, pride, greatness, nobility—none of it mattered.
His fists clenched tightly. In accordance with his emotions, terrifying golden lightning flickered across his entire body.
【I must grow stronger!】
Even if I must cross the line! No matter what I must do! By any means necessary!
So I could make those who insulted and despaired me feel this accursed emotion in equal measure!
It was in that very moment.
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The world froze. The heavens began to open. All things held their breath. My body trembled.
It was that same abyss I had felt mere days ago. An overwhelming pressure emanated from a greatness so vast that resistance seemed impossible, enveloping my entire being.
Zeus’s face paled in an instant as he slowly lifted his gaze toward the sky. Believing it to be Shin Ju-ha’s attack, he did not forget to gather every ounce of his power to resist that oppressive force.
But the figure that revealed itself was not Shin Ju-ha. No, it could not possibly be Shin Ju-ha.
If he possessed the ability to become a Concept Divine Seat so easily, it would make no sense. Rather, wouldn’t it be beneficial? Without being confined to two dimensions, he could enjoy existence in one dimension and wield the power of a Concept Divine Seat without restraint.
Well, calling it confinement was ambiguous at best. In any case, losing one constraint would make for a far more certain method.
【What is this? What is happening to me!】
Instinctive vigilance only intensified, reaching its peak when the opponent revealed their identity.
〚Kneel in reverence!〛
〚Concept Divine Seat: The Great Mother of the Vast Earth reveals herself!〛
The moment I read that title, immense killing intent and murderous aura erupted from Zeus’s body.
Gaia!
Still magnificent and radiant, yet the one who had been the catalyst for Olympus’s fall in its most glorious age—the slayer of Uranus, the great Creator who was Olympus’s origin and progenitor.
She was Zeus’s grandmother and the enemy of his grandfather.
【How dare you! Do you set foot in this place!】
Rage eclipsed fear. Gaia was formidable. Magnificent. Vast. Yet he possessed confidence that he would not fall easily.
Gaia was a different kind of Concept Divine Seat than Shin Ju-ha. Where Shin Ju-ha was an Irregular approaching omniscience and incomprehensibility, Gaia was merely a Concept Divine Seat specialized in support.
Even so, she would surely be stronger than himself, who had not achieved transcendence, but the difference would not be so great.
【Answer me! Do you dare seek this place out!】
Astrappe, Zeus’s divine weapon, materialized in his hand and flew toward the heavens. To this warning-like greeting, Gaia responded readily.
【By the permission of causality, I can now breathe the air of the first dimension after so long. Is it not natural for a mother to come witness her children growing upon my land?】
Zeus, who had been seething with rage, froze at those detestable words.
A verdant hand was already caressing his throat.
A chill ran through him. He had thought the difference was minimal. As one specialized in offense, he believed there would be little difference in raw power between himself and Gaia, who specialized in support.
Yet without even perceiving it, he had surrendered his throat. As his body stiffened and the scent of death wafted through him, the hand gently and warmly traced the mark branded upon his neck before vanishing.
【What is this?】
Hastily checking the lake beneath his feet, he saw that the mark branded on his throat had disappeared. She had healed him.
【I wondered why the universe granted me such absurd causality, but it seems it was a revelation to aid my grandson.】
【Speak no nonsense! You conspired with my father to slay my grandfather and seize his power!】
【Hohoho! That was only natural. Could you yourself resist such temptation? If a path to becoming a Concept Divine Seat were laid before you, could you truly refrain from slaying those you love?】
At Gaia’s words, Zeus’s body went rigid. If there were a path to becoming a Concept Divine Seat… if he could escape further humiliation… could he truly resist as Gaia suggested?
【From the moment you hesitate, you and I share the same thoughts, my beloved grandson.】
Gaia’s words were cunning, insidious, and seductive.
【Since causality has granted me so much, I must now reclaim my dear husband’s power, which I could not possess before.】
【That power!】
【Hush, grandson. I sense your dear husband’s power from that mark upon your neck. I wondered why the universe granted me such causality, but it is a new conceptual force that appeared briefly and then vanished not long ago.】
Gaia’s presence and power began to expand. There was naturally no restraint from the System. This was the price. The price the universe had permitted.
Recklessly summoning the future that was the Concept Divine Seat, paying the price for causality’s disruption. The colossal obstacle that would emerge upon Shin Ju-ha’s brilliant and magnificent path was none other than Gaia, the Concept Divine Seat herself.
【My grandson. Will you not take my hand? I promise you the strength to advance toward a new world. It would be most fitting for my grandson to possess his grandfather’s power.】
Zeus gazed upon the verdant light that materialized before him with trembling eyes. If he grasped that hand, he could achieve two things.
Revenge against Shin Ju-ha, who had dared to inflict defeat, humiliation, and insult upon the King of Gods himself! And the power of Uranus, which he had so desperately yearned to obtain!
It was an irresistibly powerful temptation.
In the end, Zeus made his choice. He took the hand of his enemy.
‘No, calling her an enemy feels somewhat off.’
It wasn’t something he had suffered himself, and after all, wasn’t it true that his very existence owed to her?
She was the one who had given birth to Cronus, the father he had castrated and imprisoned in Tartarus.
‘Just for a moment. I’m only holding her hand for a moment.’
Olympus could soar brilliantly. If he reclaimed his grandfather’s power and, having transcended into a Concept Divine Seat, distributed the remaining strength among his siblings?
Dreaming of a brilliant rosy future, Zeus grasped Gaia’s hand, and
alongside Gaia’s gentle, melodious laughter, her overwhelming power began to settle within Zeus.

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