Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Chapter 552: Spring Water and Illusion

[Hvergelmir], the boiling soup, the inexhaustible spring, Zeus had certainly heard of this name.

It is the original water of the Nine Realms. Twelve great rivers called Elivargal flow out of it, and Ymir, the first giant of the foreign land, was born.

Although the Asgard realm is high and mighty and does not look down upon the underworld filled with cold and fog like Niflheim, they have recorded some things related to it.

For example, there is a main root system in the Yggdrasil that Zeus saw in the illusion, and there are also residents who are called "Nibelungen" by the outside world.

It seems that this is probably why the name of this abyss came from this...

"Yes, I have heard of it."

With a slight flash in his eyes, Zeus felt that he had guessed why the Dragon Mother chose this level.

Obviously, he has documents from Asgard, but the Lord of Darkness should also have similar sources of information - such as Svartalfheim, which seems to be a country with dark attributes.

"So that's why you came here for this spring."

"A spring of water that contains both extreme poison and extreme cold...it really complements your power."

The holy spring in the foreign land was indeed precious, but now that he knew the truth, Zeus didn't care so much about it.

To the Mother of Dragons, the Well of Hvergelmir might be an extremely precious treasure, but to him, this thing could no longer increase his strength.

If he could get it, that would be the best, but if he didn't, there was no need to be too sad. Among the three great springs in the foreign land recorded in Asgard, only the Mimir Spring, which symbolized wisdom, could make him feel excited.

Although it was only a glimpse in an illusion, Zeus still remembers it to this day.

If I could have a glimpse of water of wisdom always by my side, then perhaps I would be able to make up for the shortcomings left after Metis left.

"It seems you have no doubts. Come on, choose one between the poison and the cold current, and I will take care of the remaining one."

The dragon's wings vibrated in the cold wind. Seeing that Zeus finally had no objection, the Dragon Mother spoke immediately.

As she personally stepped into [Nibelungen], the attraction of Hvergelmir's Spring to her was no longer hindered.

Although the Dragon Mother could not confirm whether this attraction was simply caused by the complementation of power, she was sure that this exotic spring could definitely make up for her own strength.

"Okay, since you let me choose first... then I'll choose the cold current."

"The smell of corruption in the poisonous swamp is really uncomfortable, but I think the Dragon Queen probably won't care."

He nodded slightly and made his choice casually. Grabbing the illusory map, Zeus immediately flew up.

Needless to say, he now only wanted to quickly make this cunning mother dragon the lord and then leave this level of interface.

Behind him, the Dragon Mother didn't care about the God King's attitude. Seeing this, she just flew in the opposite direction, heading straight for the poisonous spring in the ice and snow.

As Zeus said, she really didn't care about the corruption of the poisonous swamp as long as it could bring her tangible benefits.

Soon, the cold wind blew away, and with the departure of the two outsiders, this snow-capped mountain that had never been set foot by outsiders once again returned to its former tranquility.

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Riding lightning and thunder high in the sky, Zeus's figure flashed among the silver snakes.

Different from many interfaces he passed along the way, what surprised the God King was that there seemed to be no lord in [Nibelungen].

Crossing the boundary between the glacier and the poisonous swamp, thunder surrounded Zeus. This flesh and blood incarnation created by a special method can be said to be a pure thunder god, and those parts related to the kingship are not imposed on him.

After speeding along for an unknown amount of time, at one point, Zeus finally found the glacier standing on the earth.

The cold wind is so biting that it penetrates directly into the soul.

Standing on the top of the iceberg, the God King easily found a spring that seemed to go straight down from the top of the iceberg, running straight through the entire iceberg.

Gurgling spring water flows out from it, and the surrounding time and space seem to be frozen.

This was a coldness that was enough to freeze the body of a god. Even the divine power incarnated by Zeus could sense a hint of chill at this moment.

As expected, what the mother dragon said was to follow this spring all the way down and eventually reach the core of the interface...

Upon closer inspection, in Zeus's impression, there has never been such a natural divine spring on the land of Chaos.

Those famous springs actually have other origins - for example, the Fountain of Youth created by the golden cup of the goddess of youth, its power actually comes from the artifact, not from anything special about the spring itself.

wow...

The God King scooped up a handful of spring water, stared at it for a while, and then drank it in one gulp.

The bone-chilling coldness went straight from his body to his brain, causing Zeus to shiver subconsciously.

However, after a moment, when the warmth was restored, the God King couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

"The Holy Spring of Creation... the inexhaustible soup... in the legends of foreign lands, it gave birth to the Founding Titan and nurtured the spring water that supports the sacred trees of the Nine Realms. Is it only this good in the end?"

"Unfortunately, even though its power is still divided into two, it is really unworthy of its name... Compared with the water of wisdom in the illusion, there is simply no point in comparing the two."

He shook his head slightly, and thus completely let go of the last trace of greed in his heart.

When he first came to this interface, Zeus thought he was mistaken.

After all, in his perception, this so-called creation hot spring was really weak. Even the interface that carried it seemed so insignificant.

The God King originally thought that this might be a divine object that wanted to hide itself and was unwilling to be used by outsiders, but now it seems that he might have been overthinking it.

That’s right, in a world-destroying catastrophe, the Fountain of Wisdom might have been destroyed, and the equally famous Fountain of Urd might not have a good ending either.

As for the Well of Hvergelmir... the reason why it has survived until now may be due to the influence of its status as the hot spring of creation.

But even so, it has lost almost all of its power and has ended up in its current state.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the case."

"The water from this spring is equally cold and poisonous, but according to Asgard's records, it was supposed to flow into twelve great rivers, and only one of them was poisonous."

"So either the poisonous river in the catastrophe of the world destruction defied common sense and became stronger instead of weaker, or the power of ten of the eleven glaciers dried up one after another, leaving only the last bit that remained."

"And the most important thing is that the vitality that was enough to give birth to the Ancient God should have already disappeared, or it may have been completely absorbed long ago..."

"In that case, I don't need to do anything else."

The King of Gods sighed for a moment. In the face of the destruction of the entire world, nothing can be safe and sound.

With a slight sigh, Zeus did not linger any longer and took a step forward, finally stepping into the holy spring before him.

The blazing lightning pushed aside the cold spring water, and the God-King dived down along the passage.

The light from the outside world faded away little by little, and with every passing moment, Zeus got closer to the core of this interface.

Gradually, a pale blue light rose from all around, and the icy cold seemed to have solidified.

The surrounding environment seems real and illusory, as if you are traveling in a dream world.

But the God King was obviously not confused by this, he just kept moving forward.

I don’t know how much time has passed, nor how deep I have dived. The space underground is so closed and solidified that it is difficult to detect changes in time and space.

At a certain moment, Zeus clearly felt that the coldness around him had risen a little again, and he seemed to have reached the end.

He cheered up and focused his attention, but at this moment, the God King's brows jumped.

"……Um?"

"This is……"

There was nothing wrong with the surrounding environment; the problem lay with Zeus himself.

A memory from the past suddenly emerged from the depths of my mind. That scene... seemed to have come from that foreign God-King.

The Well of Hvergelmir, the soup of creation that originally belonged to the Nine Realms, seemed to resonate with that memory.

If Zeus once saw the old shadow of Odin left in Asgard, then at this moment, it seemed that more originally fragmented, scattered and unsystematic memories were gathered together under the guidance of the breath of the sacred spring.

They spontaneously formed one fragment after another, with the old time hovering above them.

Sensing these memory fragments, it was like watching a piece of ancient history. Zeus's face became a little gloomy as he stayed where he was.

The king of gods from a foreign land... the beginning of the great ceremony of royal power... if it weren't for today's changes, Zeus would have forgotten about him long ago.

After all, no matter who the other party is, and how glorious his past was in his world, with the destruction of the Nine Realms, all of this has become history and buried in the chapters of the past.

So what if he is a god-king from another world? No matter whether he has set foot in the realm of great divine power during his lifetime, a dead person is not enough for Zeus to take seriously.

But when this memory surfaced in his mind, Zeus couldn't help but recall that thrilling experience.

I was almost replaced by the other party.

If Chaos' fate had not favored his own children, if he himself had not been fighting with foreign gods, he might not have achieved the final victory that day.

So now, in this memory, are there any taboos left by the other party?

“…Heh, what does it matter if there is one or not?”

"I am not who I once was, and he is not who he was in Asgard."

"There is no source of laws left from another world to help you here. Even if you use the same trick ten thousand times, you will not succeed... Come on, let me see what you, the God King of another world, have left in your memory that I have not noticed until now."

"The Well of Hvergelmir... Niflheim... The Land of Mists... Odin, have you ever done anything here?"

"Don't worry."

"I'll come to see you soon."

His expression remained unchanged, Zeus' mind moved slightly, and he actively put a wisp of his spirit into the emerging memory fragments.

Strictly speaking, he didn't think the other party would have any backup plans at this moment. After all, without the help of alien laws, no matter how sophisticated the means were, they would be meaningless.

In comparison, Zeus would rather know whether this memory records the reason for the destruction of the foreign land.

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Cross the glacier, cross the river, and enter the deep pool filled with poisonous miasma.

Just as the God King stepped into the cold spring on the iceberg, on the other side of the abyss, the Five-Colored Dragon Mother finally found the corresponding poisonous spring.

However, unlike what ordinary people imagine, there is no scene of everything being forbidden around this poisonous spring. On the contrary, this area is full of colorful plants.

Standing in the middle of the swamp, the Dragon Mother looked at the bottomless pool not far away.

The clear water of the lake was translucent, with a shimmering sheen. Mist was rising all around, vaguely reflecting the radiance in all directions.

If one does not have a keen eye, one would not be able to see that this is a poison that is strong enough to corrode flesh and blood, and would instead think that this is a pool that can cleanse the body.

Tread...  

wow...

Just like Zeus on the other side, she scooped up a handful of water from the pond and drank it all in one gulp.

The originally harmless water suddenly changed the moment it came into contact with the breath of life. The bone-corrosive poison erupted in the Dragon Mother's body, as if to extinguish her life and turn it into a pool of pus.

His expression remained unchanged, only colorful lights flashed in his eyes.

Among the five colors of white, black, blue, green and red, originally only the black was lit and the red was half lit, but as the pool water entered the stomach, the green light and shadow flashed for a moment.

The breath fluctuated slightly, and then returned to normal.

The Dragon Mother closed her eyes and felt that more space had opened up deep in her blood.

"Phew...very good."

"The upper limit has been opened a little bit - no, it should be said that the path of my bloodline has been widened by me."

"Each kind of dragon will become an independent bloodline, and eventually support my bloodline throne, the throne belonging to the dragon race."

"The Fountain of Hvergelmir... Although it is not as powerful as I imagined, it should be enough."

It is a bit strange that the hot spring of creation is only at this level. It does not seem to be stronger than the power left by the outer gods, or a mass of flesh and blood of the great divine power.

But it doesn't matter. The Dragon Mother didn't expect a spring to open the way to great divine power for her. As long as each of the five-colored dragon veins has the potential to reach powerful divine power, it will be enough.

After the fusion with the Spring of Hvergelmir, the future white dragon veins and green dragon veins will almost certainly have this potential, and this is an indisputable result.

"...But after personally touching it, I can be sure that the attraction I felt before did not seem to be the power of this spring water itself..."

"…Forget it, let's go down and take a look first."

With a leap, the Dragon Mother dived straight into the water beside the deep pool.

No matter what it is, first gather the spring water and turn it into your own strength.

Once you become the Abyss Lord of this level, you will know everything that is unknown.