Zeus listened to Hera's passionate praise, raised his hand and waved, indicating Hera need not continue.
He said seriously and solemnly: "The sacred order was jointly decided by all gods. Since it has been decided, all gods must obey—I cannot be an exception."
Zeus led by example, emphasizing the sacred inviolability of order. He said very openly: "Only those recognized by the gods can be God King, so the God King must be elected by the gods!"
"Now, I propose this first topic: Who shall be God King? Let the gods elect."
The gods looked at each other again, the hall falling silent for a moment.
They truly didn't understand what Zeus was up to—was he sincerely letting them elect, or was this some form of ceremonial modesty?
If they really elected another god, could he truly sit securely on this God King's throne?
The divine hall was completely silent as all gods' thoughts raced rapidly.
Only Ocean goddess Styx, without the slightest hesitation, suddenly stood up and declared loudly: "Goddess Hera is right!"
Her words echoed through the hall, her gaze firmly fixed on Zeus, her voice resounding and clear: "Illustrious Zeus! Besides you, who else is qualified to sit on this God King's throne?!"
White-armed Hera's words were passionate and powerful: "Your achievements are incomparably great, your power incomparably mighty, you are incomparably wise and incomparably merciful—who else can compare with you?"
"Among all gods, who is not wholeheartedly convinced by you? Who could possibly be more suitable, more deserving of the God King's position than you?"
"And your heart is so broad! Since you firmly uphold your sacred order, then I can only follow your will and comply with your destiny as Master of Sky!"
Styx raised her arms high, declaring with the most sublime respect, word by word:
"I, daughter of Oceanus, Styx, hereby propose: son of Kronos, son of sacred Rhea, illustrious and great Thunder Master, supreme and most honored great god representing all future and hope—Zeus—as master of the universe, god of gods, king of all gods!"
Styx's husband Pallas and all their children immediately jumped up, shouting loudly: "Agreed! Support!"
Metis and Hera's clear melodious voices rang out simultaneously: "Agreed!"
Hestia and Demeter, though the two sisters reacted half a beat slower, also hurriedly shouted their agreement, afraid of falling behind.
Mother Goddess Rhea unhesitatingly and firmly shouted agreement.
Lady Night Nyx, Justice Themis, and Civilization Mnemosyne likewise expressed agreement without hesitation.
Oceanus now felt he had completely lost his mind—he was still thinking when there was nothing to consider about this matter!
He should have been first to stand up, nominate Zeus and firmly support him!
Fortunately, it was his eldest daughter who first proposed it—this wasn't too bad.
For a moment, voices of agreement rose one after another in the hall, competing to be first.
Even Gaia lightly nodded, expressing agreement.
Poseidon, unwillingly and reluctantly, quietly expressed agreement in a small voice.
Though deep down he very much wanted to nominate himself, at this divine assembly, he ultimately had some sense and didn't jump out to embarrass himself.
Zeus looked around once, very certain that not one disagreed, none abstained either, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Gods, are there nominations for other gods?" Zeus's voice rang out again, giving a final inquiry, granting the gods a final opportunity to express their will.
I, Zeus, am most fair and just!
Poseidon was now screaming in his heart: 'Me! Me me me!'
But actually he didn't dare say a word.
He wasn't stupid to that degree.
The divine hall was completely silent. Seeing this, Zeus's lips curved in a confident arc.
Final decision: "Since the gods recognize this, then I shall be the new God King."
"I promise the gods that I will never monopolize the universe's glory. I will use supreme wisdom and power to build the most prosperous world, lead the gods toward the most beautiful future, and let all things and beings share in prosperity and joy!"
As Zeus's words fell, the entire world instantly surged with wind and clouds, thunder responding to the new God King's birth.
Bright lightning like golden dragons wound through and split the darkness, illuminating every corner of the universe. The rumbling of thunder and lightning echoed throughout the world.
This was no longer an omen of destruction, but clear and joyful praise—sacred and majestic praise rumbling and reverberating throughout the universe, echoing long.
Still Styx was first to rise.
The instant Zeus finished speaking, she was first to spring up from her seat!
She quickly strode to the hall's center, facing Zeus's direction, unhesitatingly dropping to one knee—loyalty and decisiveness leading the way!
She straightforwardly lowered her noble and beautiful head, hair cascading down like a waterfall, her voice clear and passionate, carrying absolute submission to the supreme being as she declared loudly: "Daughter of Oceanus, Styx, pays respects to God King Zeus! Offering eternal loyalty to great His Majesty the God King!"
Styx's action lit the fuse. The gods in the hall rose one after another. Except for the three great mother goddesses—Gaia, Nyx, and Rhea—all other deities, no matter how powerful their laws or ancient their authority, solemnly came to the hall's center.
One after another infinitely magnificent giant gods, their forms easily capable of obscuring stars, now all knelt on one knee, lowering their noble heads toward Zeus, issuing deafening shouts of respect: "We pay respects to His Majesty the God King!"
The gods' shouted praise gathered into a vast torrent, shaking the entire world. Carried by ethereal tides, it spread throughout the universe, making the most sacred announcement to the entire cosmos!
Even Mother of All Things Gaia stood up and bowed her head slightly, showing respect for the new God King.
Night's Master, Goddess Nyx, with incomparable solemnity and dignity, bowed deeply to Zeus in respectful salute—this was night submitting to sky.
Loving Mother Goddess Rhea rose and stood to one side of the hall, likewise bowing respectfully, her eyes carrying incomparable pride in her beloved son.
Under the gods' divine power control, countless miraculous phenomena appeared throughout the universe. Various sacred and wondrous sights rose one after another. Even Mother Goddess Gaia cooperated somewhat, making the world burst with unprecedented vitality.
Stars throughout the sky burst with endless brilliant radiance, illuminating the entire universe with not a trace of darkness remaining. The universe displayed myriad rainbow lights, colorful and gorgeous.
Above the sky, colored clouds filled the heavens, magnificently beautiful, with bright lightning serpents dancing joyfully among the clouds. Upon the earth, vegetation grew wildly at visible speed, myriad flowers bloomed instantly in competition, fragrant and full of vigorous life.
In all four directions and ten quarters, the six unions and eight wildernesses, endless star seas, celestial star rivers, universal myriad realms, billions of heavenly domains—whether gods, fairies, monsters, magical beasts, or spirits—all beings with divine nature, no matter where they currently were or what they were doing, all felt the God King's supreme divine might.
They all bowed down, praising Zeus's name. Sounds of heartfelt awe gathered into vast waves, echoing throughout the universe!
The praise continued long without rest, announcing the birth of the new universal master, king of gods.
From this day forward, the universe had a new master, the gods had a new sovereign king!
He was the eternal god above gods, king of all gods, master of the universe, lord of thunder, supreme sky father, master of sky, eternal heavenly lord, creator of sacred order, guardian of righteous order, supreme great god, most honored and noble great god—Zeus!!!
Zeus slowly rose, his magnificent form now radiating incomparable majesty. His lips held a trace of gentle smile, his golden eyes full of recognition for the gods' loyalty.
He raised both hands horizontally, saying majestically: "Gods, please rise."
"I don't need gods' kneeling to show respect and loyalty to me. You are all my close friends and comrades-in-arms, partners who jointly created the new era. From this day forward, gods need not casually kneel to me—only revering order in your hearts' depths and fulfilling duties is sufficient."
"We follow your will and thank you for your generosity!"
All gods thanked him in unison. Following Zeus's gesture, the gods finally stood up one after another, taking their seats at their divine positions in order. The hall once again resumed its solemn and orderly atmosphere.
After Zeus sat on the main seat, his gaze swept the gods again, his voice carrying the solemnity of promise fulfillment, echoing through the hall: "I once promised the gods that all friends who helped me would receive the glory and authority they deserved, sharing in the new era's prosperity."
"Now I will fulfill my promise."
Hearing this, the gods couldn't help but breathe sighs of relief in their hearts—finally no more complications, finally time to divide the cake.
Zeus surveyed the gods: "Every god has their share—no one will lack, much less be shortchanged."
He first directed his gaze to Mother Goddess Rhea, his eyes full of affection and respect, his voice warm and emotional: "My beloved, respected Mother Goddess Rhea—you gave me existence in this world, you protected me in my youth and weakness, you supported me throughout the long war to achieve every victory. Your dedication and love are unmatched by any god."
Zeus's voice was solemn and earnest: "I declare that henceforth, 'God Queen' shall be sacred great Mother Goddess Rhea's sole title. She is the only eternal God Queen, enjoying all honors of the world! All gods must respect great God Queen with the same respect they show me!"
"Mother Goddess Rhea will continue controlling all 'vitality,' 'flow,' 'circulation,' and 'movement' authority in the universe."
"Moreover, my loving mother goddess—from this day forward, she will be the guardian deity of all beings in the universe, protecting life's generational continuation, bringing peace and happiness to all beings."
Zeus's gaze swept the gods, inquiring majestically: "Do the gods object?"
Even the most unclear-headed deity present couldn't possibly have any objection to this matter.
All expressed support—forget opposition, not even one abstention.
Zeus then turned his gaze to Mother of All Things Gaia, nodding slightly in respect, his eyes full of reverence: "Respected Mother of All Things, you are the world's origin and foundation, the universe's first creator. I forever revere you. Your authority exists eternally, needs no elaboration from me, and no god can question it."
His tone was sincere, full of gratitude: "Your care and help for me, especially your protection during my youth, I will never forget. Here I solemnly promise you—earth will forever be your authority. All beings on earth, even all gods in the universe, including myself, will forever respect great you!"
Hearing this, Gaia showed a satisfied beautiful smile and nodded lightly.
The resentment in her heart toward Zeus had mostly dissipated by now.
'This boy Zeus truly performs impeccably in other matters.'
The gods naturally had no objections to this either—another unanimously passed decision.
The consecutive unanimous decisions step by step consolidated Zeus's authority as God King.
Zeus then directed his gaze to Night's Master, Goddess Nyx, saying slowly: "In my youth, I couldn't be separated from Night Goddess's protection—she provided me concealment and safety. In the war to overthrow the old God King, Night Goddess's contributions were especially great. Without her, there would be no victory for us. Lady Night's achievements are unquestionable and beyond words."
"Lady Night's illustrious achievements and noble character deserve eternal respect from the gods."
"She is one of the universe's basic laws, the universe's source. Therefore, the universe's glory should rightfully include Lady Night's indispensable share."
Hearing this, the hall again fell into brief silence as hearts turned with thousands of thoughts.
The night god lineage ultimately wasn't as close as their sky god lineage. Such a great god, once deeply involved in the world's operation, would inevitably take away a huge portion of authority.
Then whose authority would be divided away became a big question.
Zeus naturally perceived the gods' thoughts. He knew their concerns and had long prepared for this.
The current world was still far from perfect, with huge profit increases possible. There was no need to rob Peter to pay Paul—the gods' concerns were unnecessary.
He continued unhurriedly: "I, king of all gods, master of the universe, Zeus, hereby declare: From this day forward, the world's passage of time will be equally divided in half."
"One half is the bright and brilliant daytime, the other half is the profound and tranquil night."
"Hyperion's children, radiant Aether and Hemera, shall be the world's daytime, controlling the world's radiance and brightness; while noble Lady Nyx shall serve as the world's night, bringing rest and tranquility to all things."
Zeus surveyed the gods, declaring loudly: "Gods, are there objections?"
Indeed, in the old universe, not only was there no sun-moon rotation, but within the world there wasn't even true night—only unclear chaos of light and dark, plus faint glows from gods or special beings.
Poor Lady Night could only occasionally descend to the world, briefly manifesting her authority.
Previously, her desire to gain deserved honor within the world was a completely impossible luxury.
The sky god lineage would unhesitatingly drive her out!
At this moment, all gods were dumbstruck by Zeus's incredibly shocking bestowal, filled with envy.
The authority given was simply too much!
Truly worthy of being the goddess who supported the God King earliest—the returns she now received made all gods envious to tears!
When Hyperion heard the first half of Zeus's words, his heart went half cold. When he heard the second half, he relaxed again.
Good, good, good—given enough, how much is much?
Moreover, this was just the beginning—more to come.
If the adopted Aether and Hemera received such great authority, then when it came to biological children Helios and Selene, surely even more!
Beautiful and charming Nyx was now wildly joyful in her heart. Immense joy nearly drowned her—her entire divine nature was intoxicated in tremendous surprise!
She never imagined Zeus would be so generous!
The authority given was incredibly vast!
Far exceeding her initial expectations! Something she previously didn't dare even dream of!
She had originally thought Zeus's promise to newly open the underworld realm, possessing part of the underworld's authority and sharing it with Hades, would already be satisfying.
But she never expected such an unexpected surprise!
This was too much!
It was the kind of vast authority she had never dared imagine, never even dreamed of coveting!
Night Goddess's heart was now incredibly sweet, as if honey flowed through her divine nature.
She had decided she must properly satisfy Zeus!
She now wished she could throw her entire being into Zeus's embrace, using the most passionate manner to express her joy and excitement.
It truly wasn't in vain that she had risked everything!
Zeus was completely different from his father god!
The only slight regret was that eldest son Aether and eldest daughter Hemera still couldn't return to her embrace, still belonging to Hyperion.
However, though Night's Master incomparably yearned for her children to return to her embrace, she also knew this was already very good—she couldn't be greedier.
Moreover, there was an even bigger "gift package" waiting for her soon.
Besides, she could slowly work on Zeus later—her children were his children too!
Such good children—she didn't believe Zeus wouldn't want them!
No wonder Goddess Nyx was so happy—her previous circumstances had been truly miserable.
As one of the universe's basic laws, she had always been oppressed and marginalized by the sky god lineage, unable to receive deserved respect and status—truly a fringe god.
The previous situation was like all gods gathering together to enjoy a sumptuous feast while she could only watch longingly from the table's side, struggling even to get a sip of soup.
Even so, she couldn't show her inner dissatisfaction—truly stifling.
What Zeus had previously promised her was to give her a small separate meal.
But now he had directly given her half the table!
Compared to her previous situation of only watching, this was more than worlds apart—completely opposite!
Lady Night rose and bowed deeply in respect, her abundant figure carrying incomparable submission and gratitude: "Generous Zeus! Great God King! Night thanks you for your bestowal. Your gifts I will remember for eternity!"
"Night promises you eternal loyalty, forever following your sacred order, never betraying! Night's children are your children!"
Zeus nodded, looking at the silent gods in the hall.
At this time, several goddesses in the hall, with their keen intuition, sensed something obviously wrong.
(End of Chapter)
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