The Greece Antagonist

"The Great Sacrifice! You shall ascend during this celebration!"

"Yes!"

Luo En happily nodded, spread his arms, and welcomed the dazzling stardust pouring from the Sanctuary.

"Listen to the hymn of praise to the gods!"

Meanwhile, in the City of Athens, countless residents gathered to drink merrily, celebrating the joy and the feast bestowed by the God of Wine.

Hearing the shouts and cheers in her ears, Fedra, a wild woman of the Dionysian Sect, blushed with excitement under the firelight. She clashed the loud, lively cymbals and lit the torches for the night dance, inviting all the people of the city to join in the unrestrained revelry of their nature.

"I call upon Dionysus, the roaring god, with a cry of 'aha',

Of dual nature, Revive from Death, the future king Bacchus,

Mysterious and wild, one with horns, of two forms,

Evergreen ivy-clad, pure, and majestic, the joyful god, with a cry of 'aha'!

You feast on offerings, adorned with grapes, clothed in leaves, celebrating every second year,

Immortal ruler, ever-living spirit, oh,

Hear me speak, kind god, gentle and perfect!

Come down to me with your joyful followers!"

Countless people sang and danced along in chorus.

The same happened in Thebes, Sparta, Corinth, and other city-states. Many followers of the Dionysian Sect shared wine and food along the streets, inviting everyone to celebrate this joyful day together.

All the singing and chanting converged thoughts and blessings toward the sky, flowing together to War God Mountain.

And there, on that spacious plaza, the Nine Muses, The Three Graces, and the Goddess of Memory, as well as gods and demigods, drank wine heartily, praised in unison, and carried out the final tuning and concert.

"I call upon the first-born, of dual gender, traversing the heavens, Great God,

He who emerged from the egg, his golden wings so radiant,

You roar like a Bull, the origin of the Elysian Divine Tribe and mortals,

Unforgettable sowing, endless worldly revelry, Phanes the Primordial One..." Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

The Golden Divine Liquid, crystallized by faith, poured into the starry sky of the Sanctuary, collectively forging the stairway for a deity's coronation.

Meanwhile, within the heart's world.

Lush green grapevines crazily grew at Luo En's feet; clusters of purple grapes burst open, filling the air with an intoxicating wine fragrance.

In a trance, Hecate saw surrounding that figure were heads of various animals: Goat, Great Whale, Bull, Wild Boar, White Horse, Eagle...

He had horns on his head, his hands were twisted with grapevines, and the shape of his feet resembled the hind legs of a goat, reminiscent of Pan's cloven hooves.

If Hecate had read the uncut version of the "Twenty-Four Sacred Words" and the "Divine Chronicle" from a certain secret sect, she would have been amazed to find—all these details matched with the mythic narratives in the Secret Tome.

That is—Phanes the Primordial One!

And Phanes was the deity who formally replaced Nyx of the three aspects to become the new sovereign, the divine spirit of the Orphic sect.

The next moment, the [Great Whale] flicked its tail, setting off new giant waves and storms; the [Goat] raced, as swift as lightning; the [Bull] stamped its hooves, and the earth thundered and trembled; the [Wild Boar] unleashed a ferocious roar, charging with its tusks bared; the [Eagle] soared with its wings, whipping up the howl of thunderbolts and storms... Twelve divine essences, twelve incarnations, refined by a cluster of furnace flames, merged with each other, constructing a perfect ring behind him, like a radiant crown!

The towering figure beneath the stars, standing at the top of the glowing staircase, slowly opened his eyes, the divine light in his pupils electric, reflecting the endless Star River and eternal joy.

His magnetic voice, accompanied by the faint chorus of countless people, echoed within the world of the heart, poetic and commanding, majestic and timeless.

"—Hecate, I have ascended to godhood!"