Zeus's grace is higher than the sky

Page 76

"You went to so much trouble to organize the Holy Grail War and promote the emergence of 'Reunification', presumably just to come and see me."

For Hippie, as long as the Pinocchio family is not completely destroyed, it will grow again after a period of time, and instead expand the family's influence in the universe. This drama that Zeus specially staged for her has greatly helped her.

As for those nobles who actually died in this war, their power and wealth will naturally be taken over by someone, and a large number of them are even new believers of "Tongxie".

As for accidentally injuring innocent people, that's just a joke. In this universe, only the rich or the noble can go to the Pinocchio Theater to watch the Harmony Festival up close.

As we all know, without some means, how can one survive in this cannibalistic universe? Even if there are those who have fought their way up with real strength, although they cannot get involved in the war between gods, they are more than capable of protecting themselves and will not die in the aftermath.

"I want to ask something."

"Tell me about it."

"Tongxie" admired her new incarnation, and after her descent was over, Kiara Sesshōin would represent her will and spread the belief in "Tongxie" throughout the universe.

The four Harmonious Envoys are Aylinev of All Lives, the "Infinite Husband", Dominic of All Wishes, the "Chorus of All Voices", Konstantinina of All Singing, the "Theatre of All Sounds", and Beatrice of All Music, the "Blissful Ball". Among them, Dominic of All Wishes, the lost Choir, was in charge of the aspect of Hippie's [Faith].

"Before that, could you explain to me what happened to Kiara Seshouin? How did she become your incarnation?"

Zeus's eyes became sharp and pierced Hippie who was descending on Kiara Sesshōin at this time.

"You mean this child?"

"This is a new child, meant to replace the avatar Dominicus you destroyed. It's also a brand new attempt of mine. I intend to use her as a template to create a brand new avatar (Harmony Envoy)."

"Oh, is it so?"

If it was Kiara Sesshōin in the ordinary world line, Zeus would certainly not care, but even though Kiara Sesshōin in front of him had her body temporarily taken over by "Hippie", Zeus could still receive pure faith and longing from her, and this faith and longing became weaker and weaker with the pressure of "harmony", but also more resilient.

As the "Great Father God", Zeus would not watch his "child" being made into an incarnation like this, even if it was an enviable "divine grace" in the eyes of outsiders in a sense.

"Get off her!"

"Sesshōin Kiara" placed her hand on Zeus's face.

"Don't be so serious. It's not good to destroy our hard-earned 'harmony'. Although you helped me completely crush the 'order' revival plan, you still ruined my Pinot Grigio. Consider this girl as my reward. Let her join me and become a part of the family."

Zeus broke his usual giggle and reached out to grab the hand of "Sesshōin Kiara" that was stroking his cheek.

"I repeat, get away from her!"

A huge thunder mixed with the power of reproduction burst out from Zeus's hand and rushed straight to the face of "Kiara Sesshōin".

Chapter 161: Shipe

Just as the thunder was about to touch the forehead of "Sesshoin Kiara", a sound of music came from the side, and Zeus' thunder slowly melted and decomposed under the music, as if it had never existed.

Zeus's face darkened.

"Don't worry. I can see you like this girl very much. If I hadn't blocked the attack just now, you would have deviated from your trajectory at the last moment. In that case..."

"Sesshōin Kiara" suddenly faced Zeus, staring directly into his eyes.

"Come and become one with me, join the family of Harmony, so that she can be my incarnation without being separated from you."

The mark of "harmony" in Sesshōin Kiara's eyes shone brightly, drawing light into Zeus' pupils.

Zeus suddenly found himself unable to move, his mind being affected by "Kira Sesshōin".

"Little tricks!"

Zeus just shouted loudly, and thunder surged around him, and the mental control from "Kiara Sesshōin" was instantly dispelled.

"It seems you don't want to join me."

"Kiara Sesshōin" regretfully withdrew her hand that was stroking Zeus and turned to admire her perfect new incarnation.

"Since you don't plan to join me, how can you bring this girl back? After all, she's in my hands now. The worst-case scenario for me is that she's destroyed between the two of us. I don't think you'd accept that."

"No, there is a way!"

"Kiara Sesshōin" was very surprised to hear that Zeus still had a way, and her gaze returned to Zeus.

"Oh, there is another way. Tell me about it."

"Let's have a fight."

After listening to "Kira Seshoin", I lost all interest.

"Still want to fight? That's no different from what I said. In the end, this girl will definitely die at our hands. She's much more valuable than the Pinocchio, who is now just a ruin."

"Isn't Tongxie supposed to promote equality for all and a world of unity? Now they're saying Pinocchio isn't important."

"As a member of a family, you naturally have to sacrifice for the greater family, right?"

Even though they were both star gods, Zeus only felt a chill down his spine. Unlike those scumbags he had seen in his past life who said "everyone is equal" and "I am for everyone, everyone is for me" but did dirty things in private, the "Tongxie" in front of him believed this from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, with this idea in mind, he resolutely gave up his belief in Pinocchio without any selfish motives, and would not compromise at all because of Zeus's threat of force. His overly broad and empty love turned into the coldest and most heartless.

"As expected of a life at the forefront of destiny, it truly defies common sense."

But this was exactly what Zeus wanted. If Hippie were like those scumbags, it would be difficult to deal with. Unlike those scumbags, although Hippie and they were both willing to sacrifice others for "value", the biggest difference was that the maximum price the scumbags could pay would never exceed their own lives. Hippie was capable of making greater sacrifices for greater values, and there was no upper limit!

This naturally includes Shipe himself!

As long as the price is worth enough, Shipe can put himself on the table and make himself part of the sacrifice.

"No! Not here."

Zeus's eyes were fiery and determined as he stared directly at "Sesshouin Kiara".

"It's in the spiritual world. If you lose, I will merge with you. If you win, you will become my vassal. Sesshōin Kiara will naturally return to my hands."

After hearing what Zeus said, "Kiara Sesshōin" showed extremely rare huge emotional fluctuations, and even the space around the Asdena star field rippled because of her.

"That's good, very good."

Although they are all Star Gods, different Star Gods excel in different areas. The Hunting Star God [Lan] is better at shooting arrows of revenge, the Intellectual Star God [Boshizun] is better at calculating and peeking into the future, and the Preservation Star God [Krippo] is better at building high walls of protection... and the Harmonious Star God [Xipe], the unified will formed by the combination of life forms from multiple harmonious celestial worlds, is a leader in the spiritual field, the first-level note of the family, and can lead the spirit of the entire family to play a chorus from the sky.

"Then come on!"

Zeus stood up and grabbed Kiara Sesshōin's chin with his right hand, then kissed her hard.

When he opened his eyes again, Zeus was already in a universe filled with musical notes.

"Welcome, Lord Zeus, this is my spiritual world."

In the deepest silence of the universe, the harmonious star goddess Hippie reveals herself.

Three faces, each oriented towards a different void, each with a soft, feminine outline. One features a smile, overflowing with pure joy; one has a compassionate gaze, as if carrying the sighs of all creation; and the third is serene, like the vast universe itself. Together, these three faces form a symphony of His consciousness.

Countless flowing fragments pieced together His body. Through these fragments, one could see a rainbow-like halo and tiny starlight pulsating and circulating within, as if the energy of the entire universe were flowing harmoniously within His body.

Nearly transparent silver-white hair fell from His head and extended to His feet, with tiny nebulae and flickering star trails frozen in between the hair.

Above her head floated a ring of brilliant stars, emitting a soft and sacred light. Around her neck was a necklace symbolizing the essence of harmony, and around her slender wrist was a rainbow-colored ribbon condensed from the brilliance of countless civilizations.

Barefoot, He floats lightly above the void, with no support beneath His feet, only circles of light composed of pure music that spread out like water waves, silently proclaiming His will.

When He moves, invisible musical runes appear and disappear around Him, and the background seems to echo with the resonating chorus of billions of lives.

At the same time, family members or "harmonious" travelers at all levels in various parts of the universe all felt a sinking sensation in their heads.

"Then let's begin this torrent of music!"

Chapter 162 Change

Zeus's divine consciousness turned into an endless thunderstorm, expanding wantonly in this spiritual world. The lightning infused with the power of reproduction was freed by Zeus. Unlike usual, it did not burn through the obstacles it encountered, but it was like having a "mouth" that swallowed everything, turning all the obstacles it encountered in the spiritual world into food and wrapping them in the lightning, allowing the thunderstorm to continue to expand. In the blink of an eye, most of the spiritual world had been covered by the thunderstorm.

"The power of reproduction is truly extraordinary. If they join us, the speed at which the universe moves towards harmony and unity will be greatly accelerated."

Although the thunderstorm covered most of his spiritual world, Shipe was not panicked at all. He placed his hands on his chest, and the face representing the kind smile in the three phases began to sing a harmonious melody.

The musical notes transformed into entities and entered the thunderstorm, but were swallowed up by the thunderstorm in an instant. The new food greatly increased the speed at which the thunderstorm eroded this spiritual world.

"Is that all? Your music can't even get close to me, let alone influence my mind and make me 'one' with you."

When the song ended, this spiritual world, except for Hippie's body, had turned into Zeus' thunderstorm.

Seeing victory was imminent, Zeus became doubly cautious and nervous, not daring to relax even a little.

The opponent is the only one who has been recorded to have completely devoured another star god, so it is impossible for him to win so easily.

At the moment when the thunderstorm touched Shipe, although Shipe did not open his mouth, a note was heard in this spiritual universe.

Then, notes appeared one after another, playing a harmonious melody. With the lightning that just came into contact with Hippea as the medium, Zeus' thunderstorm was controlled by Hippea in an instant.

Hippea caressed the thunderstorm that "rebelled" from Zeus as if it were her own child.

The thunderstorm began to erode Zeus' inner spirit in reverse along his divine thoughts.

"not good!"

Zeus immediately severed his divine consciousness and the thunderstorm. The betrayal of the derivative of his divine consciousness caught Zeus off guard. The mental damage caused by the thunderstorm and the sudden severing of his divine consciousness caused Zeus to suffer heavy losses, and drops of golden blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

"It's really unexpected." Zeus reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He could actually let "myself" betray him.

Divine consciousness, at its core, is a spiritual power far superior to that of ordinary humans. Its hallmark is the ability to influence the real world through thought and will. Once released, this consciousness manifests as specific physical objects based on the individual's characteristics. For some, it manifests as fire, for others as strong winds, and for Zeus, it manifests as a thunderstorm. These derivatives are like human hands and feet—no, they even transcend them. While hands and feet require nerves to transmit signals, will can respond to a single thought, transforming into any form.

Hippie's move was tantamount to letting Zeus's "hand" hit Zeus. In order to prevent his own "hand" from affecting himself later, Zeus had no choice but to cut off the divine consciousness that was still left in the outside world.

"Breeding" is good at eroding the outside world and converting it into power to strengthen the race, with its focus on "erosion", while "Harmony" is better at "transformation". The former incarnation of Shippey, [Infinite Husband], who represented anger and violence, was able to transform enemies into family members with one blow, and it was this power he used.

"Are you deliberately waiting for my thunderstorm to devour this world and grow stronger, and then 'incite rebellion'? You really know all about 'breeding'!"

Hippie said nothing but continued to look at Zeus with a smile.

During the war to eliminate the first generation of breeding star god insect emperor Taiziyuros, Hipe devoured Taiyi to ascend to the throne. It is very likely that she spied on or even obtained some core secrets of breeding along the way. Now the breeding power that Zeus used to fight against her is probably no different from being naked to her.

However, if Zeus did not use the power of reproduction, it would be like cutting off an arm. Moreover, the other side had a "traitor" created by Zeus himself. Fighting against Hippea was already stressful enough. If he did not use the power of reproduction, he would have to deal with an extra pair of his former "hands and feet". Even Zeus was powerless.

Although Zeus has become invincible thanks to the [Star Cup], reaching the level of [Star God] is no longer something that can be defeated by simple "strength".

Or perhaps, strength alone is not enough; one must be able to devour and deny the "destiny" it represents, or one must give up pursuing one's own destiny in order to achieve true victory.

The former representative of "wisdom", Boshizun, denied "mystery" by calculating the mysteries of the changes in the universe and defeated the myth representing "mystery"; the star gods surrounded the insect king Taiziyuros and forced him to give up the fate of "breeding", so Kripa, who represented "preservation", dropped a giant hammer and Taiziyuros died on the spot.

However, both of these methods are impossible for Zeus. His destiny and Hippie's are not diametrically opposed, and there is no way to force Hippie to give up practicing her destiny. The only way is to expand and change his own destiny to cover and devour "Harmony" just like she defeated Taiyi, who represented "Order", and thus win.

It is extremely difficult to change one's destiny. Even a slight deviation may lead to an accident and cause one to fall from the altar. However, it is now a fantasy to stick to "breeding" to defeat Shipe.

Hipe character card

Character Sheet: Xipe

Real name: Shipe

Class: Harmonizer

Attributes: Order·Good → Neutral·God (after Harmony Awakening)

Gender: Asexual (group consciousness) / Manifestation: Female

Region: Starry Universe, Pinocchio (Harmony Core)

Source: Collapse: Star Dome Railway / Legend of the Star God / Harmonious Fate

Basic Attributes:

- Rarity: ????? (5 stars)

- ATK: 10200 (Lv90)

- HP: 17200 (Lv90)