836: Intermediary transactions can be risky and potentially dangerous...

Casually taking the star core fragment that recorded what might or might not be all the memories of the Fountain Goddess Aretusa, Yang Dian immediately turned his gaze toward Zeus and the others.

Their faces were very dark.

Even without capturing their scattered Divine Thoughts, one could tell they wanted to tear Aretusa apart.

Thinking this, Yang Dian raised four fingers again:

"Except for Aretusa, I only want the memories of 30 people."

"As for the rest, let them fall into eternal slumber along with the land beneath your feet."

Hercules, the God of Strength, holding a giant hammer that might have been used for forging or tamping the ground, stepped forward, furious and ferocious:

"We are gods, not humans!"

"Heh," Yang Dian waved his hand:

"In your current state, you're not even as good as the ordinary people of our Huaxia."

After saying this, he didn't wait for the other gods to answer, directly immersing a portion of his Divine Thought into the star core fragment in his palm.

She was a god of Greece, after all.

Although she was just an inconspicuous minor god, she might well know the method to enter and exit the barrier.

'If I could know the method to enter and exit the barrier...'

With a hint of anticipation, Yang Dian began to read the information inside the star core fragment.

Aretusa - a natural deity born from the springs of ancient Greece, possessing only weak Divine Power, which was equivalent to the Fourth Order.

At her peak, she could destroy a planet with a diameter of about 30,000 kilometers with a single casual strike, which was not considered strong among the Fourth Order.

She was one of the Nymphs, a servant of the hunting goddess Artemis, and one of Zeus's insignificant playthings...

Although her strength was weak and her divine position was not powerful, as Zeus's plaything, Aretusa still knew many secrets of the Greek pantheon.

For example, the reason why Artemis wished to Zeus at the age of three that she wanted eternal virginity was simply because she knew Zeus was indiscriminate, and if she hadn't obtained the promise in advance...

But did Artemis really think that by obtaining Zeus's promise in advance and having him agree to her wish at the age of three, she could have eternal virginity?

Heh.

While browsing Aretusa's memories, Yang Dian looked at Zeus.

One could only say that Zeus really knew how to play.

Men, women, donkeys, mares, eagles, oxen...

There was nothing Zeus couldn't play with.

To think that Zeus would keep his promise was truly naive.

With a thought, he wiped away the yellow pigment that occupied 99.9999% of Aretusa's memories, and then Yang Dian finally found what he wanted.

The method to purify faith, the path to obtain divine positions, the key points to condense a Godhead, as well as the various divine arts she mastered, and the methods to bestow power upon subordinates and cultivate divine practitioners...

Unfortunately.

Looking through all of Aretusa's memories, Yang Dian did not obtain information about the barrier, nor did he know why these gods in the west had fallen into slumber.

However, he gained some understanding of the origin of Earth and the strength of Zeus and the others.

Earth is the name modern people gave to this azure planet beneath their feet.

In ancient times, this was the birthplace of the divine civilization, so it was called Source Star.

Countless years ago, Earth spanned who knows how many light-years, and it was a supreme great world.

Gods held their divine thrones high, drawing on the earth with a wave of their hands, enslaving all living beings.

Zeus, just as he had guessed, was a main god of the pantheon above the level of powerful Divine Power, possessing Seventh Order strength.

Besides Zeus, gods like Odin from Norse mythology, Brahma from Hindu mythology, the Slavic war god Svetovid, and Ra from Egyptian mythology possessed the same strength as him.

What? The supreme god of the Japanese pantheon, Amaterasu?

Amaterasu's strength was Sixth Order, and she was one of the weaker ones in the Sixth Order, not even comparable to Odin's son, Thor the God of Thunder. She was inherently inferior, just a small fry in the ancient times, who could only survive in a corner of the Source Star.

'Unfortunately, Aretusa's memories contained no information about the creator gods above the Seventh Order main gods.'

'Nor were there any memories of why the main gods fell into slumber.'

'She was more like a tool used by Zeus to vent his desires.'

Casually throwing the star core fragment containing all the memories of the Fountain Goddess Aretusa to Old Daoist Qingfeng on the side, ignoring the Old Daoist's strange expression after receiving the star core fragment, Yang Dian turned his head to look at the Fountain Goddess, who was quietly waiting on the side, seemingly having truly given up resistance:

"You are quite clever, handing over all your memories exactly as they were."

Aretusa showed a self-deprecating expression:

"I have never felt that my memories were very precious."

"If I could escape Zeus's control, I would erase those memories immediately."

Yang Dian was noncommittal and turned to look at Zeus and the other gods.

Perhaps those gods had their own thoughts; to prevent a second Aretusa from appearing, Zeus, Brahma, and other main gods of the pantheons had silently blocked all the other gods.

Even if other gods had the idea of surrendering, it seemed they could not break through the defenses of Zeus and the others.

'So, I can only follow the plan and slowly roast the gods?'

In his thoughts, Yang Dian felt a light that made people feel warm, peaceful, and full of vitality rise from not far away.

Turning his head to look, wasn't there a figure with the head of a hawk, a human body, wings on its back, wearing golden armor, a golden disk on its head, holding a scepter, and stepping on a golden boat, emerging from the light and appearing not far from him?

The moment he saw that figure, a piece of information naturally surfaced in Yang Dian's heart.

"The main god of Egypt, Ra?"

Looking down at Zeus and the other gods inside the barrier, Yang Dian immediately cast his gaze back onto Ra:

"You are much stronger than Zeus and the others."

"As masters of pantheons, they don't even have the courage to stand before me."

Ra, who had revealed his figure, twitched his eyebrows a few times.

Although after endless years of slumber, the strength he possessed now was not even one-hundred-millionth of what it once was.

But his insight and such were still there.

So how could he not know that the space around him had been sealed by Yang Dian.

Carefully feeling the power that had sealed the space, a trace of pain and realization appeared in Ra's eyes.

'As expected.'

'He was able to grow to this level in such a short time because he obtained the Legacy of those existences...'

The thoughts in his mind flashed and vanished; Ra, holding his golden scepter, bowed slightly to Yang Dian to show respect:

"Inheritor of the myth, I am willing to trade with you."

"I swear by my authority, using all my memories as a bargaining chip, to exchange for a star from an Alien Planet system from you."

"In addition, with my authority as witness, within ten million years, I will not actively disclose any information about you, nor will I seek revenge."

"Otherwise, may my authority be shattered, and may I become a mortal forever."

Yang Dian quickly captured the keywords.

'Inheritor of the myth?'

'Legacy?'

'What kind of Legacy?'

'Is it talent, or something else?'

Various thoughts flashed through Yang Dian's mind, and then he waited for Zeus's roar.

"Ra!"

"How dare you betray our master!"

"When our master awakens from slumber, you will sink into purgatory and be burned by the fires of purgatory for eternity!!!"

Glancing at Zeus's exasperated appearance, Yang Dian looked at Ra for a moment, then curled his lips into a smile.

'Stellar Ancestor, it seems to be a star as well.'

"I agree to your transaction request."

"However, before that, you need to give me the method to pass through the barrier first, to show your sincerity..."