A life of leisure can easily lead to decadence, but Wang Xiaoming did not succumb!
Although Wang Xiaoming yearned for a leisurely life of happiness with his wives by his side, the vast world still awaited his exploration.
After all, he wasn't invincible yet.
While the 'DanMachi' world appeared harmonious on the surface, it was only because Hestia, the goddess, was innocent and simple, disliking involvement in such matters.
Moreover, since she never took sides, no one would proactively seek trouble with her.
However, that was only within the divine realm; on the mortal plane, the gods' conflicts manifested as gacha-style nurturing and mutual strife.
Although the most powerful Uranus stood above the gods, suppressing them from above, these gods below still harbored various hidden agendas.
For instance, there were Zeus and Hera, who had been expelled.
Wang Xiaoming didn't know about Hera, but he would definitely view Zeus with suspicion.
Zeus and Hera were originally the rulers of Orario, or rather, the former dual monarchs of Orario.
During their reign, Orario's environment was harsh.
Although they had many high-level adventurers, the overall state of Orario was far more chaotic than under the rule of Loki and Freya.
There was the Dark Faction, and various clandestine adventurer duels.
Adventurers were merely expendable pawns in the gods' games.
Although Zeus was gone, Bell had returned.
While Bell was a heroic figure in the original storyline, Wang Xiaoming couldn't help but feel that Bell was a hero who had been deliberately orchestrated.
Wang Xiaoming had no objections to Bell; he was a good person, or rather, a Mother Teresa-type character, a hero of destiny.
Everything he did seemed pre-planned, carrying the will of the Zeus Familia, returning to Orario, and becoming a hero!
In the 'DanMachi' world, heroes weren't necessarily a good thing; they were characters tested by the gods.
In essence, it meant a god had taken a liking to you, found you interesting, and then gave you trials.
If you passed one, you would face another, one after another.
In the early stages, Wang Xiaoming was worried that some foolish god might take a fancy to him.
Fortunately, no one did.
After gaining a certain level of power, Wang Xiaoming immediately began to curry favor with the Loki Familia, entrusting those lurking in the shadows.
The best approach was to find someone they wouldn't dare provoke as a backer.
After befriending the Loki Familia, Wang Xiaoming no longer had to worry about the Familia's development.
He used this time to develop rapidly.
Only after becoming a Yonko did the Hestia Familia truly stand up.
On the surface, he was an LV6, but in reality, he had already surpassed LV10.
However, compared to the gods, Wang Xiaoming didn't feel he could win for sure.
He might be immortal thanks to Tom's body, but winning was uncertain.
Who knew if Tom's body might be sealed away?
Sealing techniques were often the most broken things; enemies you couldn't defeat could be sealed, enemies you couldn't kill could be sealed.
Besides the potential sealing crisis, the gods in this world weren't easy to kill either.
Because of this world's setting, the gods were immortal.
No matter how many god wars they fought, they all lived well, all billions of years old.
Even Wang Xiaoming's beloved Hestia was billions of years old!
That's right, I'm reporting my wife for grooming me!
Even if they died on the surface, they would immediately respawn in the celestial realm and start anew.
Therefore, although Wang Xiaoming's combat power was strong now, he wasn't satisfied.
The gods in this world were very powerful, and their immense divine power made them terrifying when they flipped the table.
For example, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, whose divine arrows could kill all living beings on the earth, and Uranus, who suppressed the dungeon, was even more so.
Wang Xiaoming needed even greater power.
Besides getting stronger, Wang Xiaoming also wanted to explore more worlds, possessing the ability to traverse worlds, especially worlds he was familiar with.
Not playing around everywhere would be such a waste!
Therefore!
After spending some time in the Familia, living with his wives, Wang Xiaoming once again stepped onto the path to another world.
One afternoon, inside the underground laboratory, Wang Xiaoming extended his right hand towards the air in front of him, and a window appeared before him.
[Special Achievement: Mythical Descent]
[You have gained the attention of multiple gods. You are a darling of the gods. As a darling of the gods, you are qualified to access the world of myth.]
[The special instance has been opened. Now you can freely enter and exit the Mythical Descent special instance. This instance does not provide completion rewards, but you can obtain special rewards within the instance.]
[Warning: This instance is extremely difficult. Please pay attention to improving your own level and abilities.]
This was a new instance.
The instance provided by Takemikazuchi had ended, and what remained was naturally the world provided by Hephaestus, the god of the forge.
Wang Xiaoming had no clue what kind of world Hephaestus could provide.
Just like the previous time, the world given by Takemikazuchi was actually Naruto.
Who knew which world Hephaestus would provide?
However, one thing was certain: this world would definitely have some connection to Hephaestus.
Wang Xiaoming blindly guessed that this world should either be related to Greek mythology, or the equipment or skills inside would be named after Greek mythological gods.
Those were the two most likely possibilities.
This time, Wang Xiaoming didn't bring his wives or his pet girls, but instead brought Meli as his assistant.
It was normal for King Arthur to have a Merlin, wasn't it?
"Meli, are you ready?"
"Wang, I am ready."
Wang Xiaoming softly inquired towards Meli behind him, and Meli replied to Wang Xiaoming's question expressionlessly.
As a bio-artificial intelligence, although Wang Xiaoming had taught her many things, her emotions still didn't fluctuate much, and she was still in the learning and evolution stage.
"Since you're ready, then I'll open the door."
Wang Xiaoming clicked on the instance, opening the door to another world.
A cyan-colored portal appeared out of thin air.
"The other side of this door is the other world. I don't know what kind of world it will be on the other side. Maybe the other side is ancient, and your network capabilities may be useless, but it is also possible that the other side is a modern society, in which case your network capabilities can be used."
"I understand, Wang!"
"Then, let's go! To the new world!"
Taking Meli, Wang Xiaoming stepped into the door of the new world!
562. A World Where Humans and Demons Dance
Modern society!
The first thing Wang Xiaoming saw upon landing was a car driving past the alleyway not far from him.
The surrounding buildings were also modern buildings, and the layout of the buildings should be European.
Very typical European-style architecture, and the specific architectural style should be close to the Mediterranean region.
"Meli."
Wang Xiaoming immediately called out to Meli.
Meli closed her eyes and slightly raised the staff in her left hand.
"Wang, it is already connecting."
"Mm."
Since it was a modern society, then Meli's functionality could be directly maximized!
Wherever there was internet, she could directly forcibly connect to the signal and then intrude into the entire network.
Soon, Meli opened her eyes.
"Wang, the signal has been received. Our location fully conforms to the characteristics of the planet called Earth that you provided. This city is Rome, the capital of one of the countries called Italy."
"Rome? That's right, the architecture close to the Mediterranean style is Rome, no problem."
Confirming their location, Wang Xiaoming nodded in satisfaction.
"What about the others? Are there any things related to mythology in this world?"
"Yes!"
Meli nodded seriously.
"There isn't much information about mythology on the internet, but I found some clues."
"Tell me about it."
"The things related to mythology in this world are not too different from the mythological stories you taught me, but there are some surprises.
Those mythological characters have hidden themselves, but after hiding themselves, they don't seem to intend to hide their identities.
Their names on the internet and in communication are still their original names."
"Gods who have integrated into modern society?"
Wang Xiaoming was curious about which world this was.
"Tell me, who are they?"
"Including but not limited to Biblical mythology, Norse mythology, Greek mythology, and even Indian mythology."
Meli told Wang Xiaoming the information she had obtained, and Wang Xiaoming was stunned.
What's going on? What the hell?
Wang Xiaoming originally thought it was only related to Greek mythology, but upon hearing this, his scalp tingled. Greek mythology and Norse mythology, those two were expected. Having Greek mythology was a given, after all, it was a world created by Hephaestus, it would be strange if there were no Greek mythology involved.
Having Norse mythology wasn't a problem either. Anyway, they were all gods destined to die, so whatever. Norse mythology's performance has always been weak, always getting beaten up.
But what about Biblical mythology and Hindu mythology?
Is the Biblical mythology the one I know? That monotheistic mythological system? That's a bit much, isn't it? And that's a mythology of a single god, directly denying all other divine systems. Can that thing coexist peacefully with other divine systems?
I don't believe it!
How the Biblical system started is clear to everyone: constantly belittling and absorbing the mythological systems of the European Mediterranean region to perfect its own settings, excluding all other divine systems. You don't believe in the Bible? Then you're a heretic!
Even if you believe in the Bible, as long as your thoughts are slightly different from theirs, you're a heretic!
Good grief, labeling people is always accurate, without any ambiguity. Plus, they have enough money and power in their hands, leading to other divine systems being crazily belittled or even directly destroyed.
But now, this truly existing Biblical divine system is actually existing alongside other divine systems?
Norse mythology is one thing, after all, it's in Scandinavia, far from the Mediterranean. But are you serious about Greek mythology? That's in Greece, within the Mediterranean region! This is the stronghold of Christianity, how can it allow your Greek mythology to exist?
And then there's Hindu mythology, good grief, that's also a good one. Biblical mythology boasts a lot, but even more impressive is Hindu mythology. The Trinities' buffs are more terrifying than each other. If this kind of mythology exists in the world, wouldn't other mythological systems be directly beaten to death?
"I need to confirm, are all these mythological systems all in this one world?"
Wang Xiaoming once again requested confirmation. This kind of thing must be confirmed. Are these mythologies really existing, and the powerful kind, or are they just carrying a name, and actually just ordinary people fighting with fists?
"Wang, they are truly existing. I even found footage of their experimental battles in some files on the internet, saved on a cloud drive by someone with ulterior motives."
"Can you show it?"
"Yes!"
Melie slightly tilted the staff in her hand forward, and a ray of light emerged from the development, shining on the wall next to it, forming a simple projection. Hmm, it's a portable projector!
On the screen that was projected, Wang Xiaoming saw a group of people fighting each other with swords. Among them, several people had very powerful swords. Those swords emitted a golden light. When a sword slashed, it would directly cut off the opponent's weapon, and even shatter the opponent's person directly.
It looked very brutal.
"What is this?"
"The file name is 'Holy Sword Wielder Experiment', it's an experiment organized by the Church."
Holy Sword Wielder?
This term seems familiar, but I can't quite remember it.
"These are difficult to judge anything from, is there anything else?"
Wang Xiaoming asked Melie to bring out more things.
"There are also some files in the Church."
Melie started the projection again.
Some files were projected, and Wang Xiaoming immediately looked over. After reading these files, Wang Xiaoming finally understood which world this was.
The content of the files was simple, writing about the current world situation.
The Holy Sword within the Church was lost yesterday. The Church is conducting an internal investigation. Some people suspect it's related to demons, because the development of demons has been somewhat inflated in recent years, using demon pawns to reincarnate many artifact holders into demons, so that the number of demons has increased significantly. Therefore, the Church is considering whether to conduct an investigation targeting the demon side.
"Holy Sword, Demon Pawns?"
If the previous Holy Sword didn't make Wang Xiaoming understand which world this was, then the current Demon Pawns completely made Wang Xiaoming know which world this was.
"I didn't expect it to be this world, oh no, it should be this world without a doubt."
Hephaestus is the God of Forging, she can forge artifacts, and in this world, there is something called artifacts, which were created by the God of the Bible, possessing all kinds of magical abilities. The people who possess artifacts are watched by the various mythologies.
And the story of this world revolves around these artifacts.
Here, is a world where humans and demons dance together, here is High School DxD!
563. As the King of Knights, one must naturally form the Knights of the Round Table
High School DxD!
This story's main theme is the struggle between various divine systems.
In this world, the most powerful divine system is the Biblical divine system. The God of the Bible, the number one expert in this world, created the power system of artifacts with one hand. Hephaestus, as the God of Forging, opening this world, there's nothing wrong with that.
Because although the main theme of this world is the struggle between various divine systems, the actual focus is within the Biblical divine system, the war between the three major forces of Angels, Fallen Angels, and Demons. And this war between the three major forces gradually transformed from the three parties relying on their own power to fight, into a stage performed by the characters with artifacts.
Oh, what about the God of the Bible? She died because of excessive fighting.
As the number one expert in this world, she killed herself by continuously fighting. This led to the original Biblical divine system, which was powerful because of the strongest God of the Bible, suddenly becoming a T1 divine system, falling from the original T0 level.
Of course, although it is T1, it is still powerful, after all, the Biblical divine system has a lot of people. Fallen Angels are almost the weakest side, because the strongest Governor is only a twelve-winged Fallen Angel, and the other Fallen Angels basically don't reach 12 wings.
In the Heavenly Realm, there are the four Seraphim Angels led by Michael, and the four Great Demon Kings in the Underworld, all of whom are twelve-winged level, or rather, Demon King level, and even two of the Demon Kings are Transcendents, meaning Demon Kings who surpass Demon Kings, who can be ranked among the top few in the world.
Therefore, although the Biblical divine system lost the strongest God of the Bible, the overall power is still strong, but the division is very serious, and there are always small frictions internally. However, the casualties were too heavy during the original three-way war, so now everyone is enduring as much as possible, trying not to take action.
As time goes by, among the three parties, the Demons have recovered and developed the fastest. They have researched Demon Pieces, which can transform other species into Demons to quickly increase the number of the Demon race. Moreover, the seventy-two pure-blooded Demon families in the Demon race are also constantly marrying to increase the Demon population.
The Fallen Angels are not doing so well. The source of Fallen Angels is the fall of Angels. With fewer Angels falling, the growth of the number of Fallen Angels is much slower.
The worst is the Angels. The transformation of Angels requires the God of the Bible to personally take action. People with a pure spirit among humans can be selected and transformed into Angels by the God of the Bible. But now the God of the Bible is gone, so the number of Angels is basically locked. Before a new transformation method is researched, the number of Angels will decrease over time.
Of course, the advantage that Angels and Fallen Angels have over Demons is that both Angels and Fallen Angels possess the power of light. This power of light is restrained against Demons, so although they don't have as many people as Demons, and their high-end combat power is not as good as Demons, they can still hold on.
Of course, it is also related to the fact that the current four Great Demon Kings of the Demons are all pacifists. The new Demon Kings advocate peaceful development. After all, it's already the 21st century, it's meaningless to keep fighting and killing. Developing oneself is the only hard truth.
Then, during the development, they encountered the male lead, this year's artifact Red Dragon Emperor's host. This pervert successfully joined the Demon camp, and then became the strongest in the Demon race in the future, and then had a harem!
Wang Xiaoming's evaluation of this male lead is only one word: Admire!
You need to know that in that era, there were not many male leads who dared to openly have a harem. Most male leads adhered to the principle of being 'yasashi' (kind), passively opening a harem, but they were all impotent. But this male lead is different, he is very direct, I just like big ones!
