Half an hourter, Luo En walked out of the cer feeling refreshed and invigorated, stretchingzily with pleasure filling his heart.


    Frankly, he had wanted to do this for a long time.


    Previously, there was no opportunity, but today Hestia hade to him of her own ord, and he certainly couldn''t let this entertaining opportunity pass by without taking advantage.


    And it had to be said, the Titans'' physical condition really was excellent; despite being beaten for so long, only a few red marks remained.


    Later, even if Hestia woke up and sensed something amiss, he could simply me it on the aftereffects of a hangover.


    Perfect!


    As Luo En thought of a good excuse, he closed the cer door contentedly, carved a protective spell, and left the Goddess of the Hearth, who had no idea how many days she''d sleep, right where she was, while he strode out the door towards the outside of the city.


    ~~


    In a secluded valley of the Cretan mountains.


    Luo En looked around at the chaotic past battlefield, with the two recent skirmishes still seemingly vivid as though they urred just yesterday.


    Of course, the first round with the demigod huntress Orion was just a warm-up, it was Poseidon, the God of the Sea, who personally took to the field in the second round that truly made him experience the terror of a Chief God''s authority.


    That iparable sense of oppression almost made one lose the will to fight back.


    Moreover, this was just a glimpse of a Chief God''s authority; how much more powerful would Zeus, whom even Poseidon admitted inferiority, be?


    Luo En thought about it and shook his head somewhat helplessly.


    Forget it, it''s too far off. You have to eat meals one bite at a time, take the journey one step at a time; if you stretch too far, snap, it''s easy to pull something.


    Now was not the time to think about this.


    Continue your adventure at mvl


    After calming hisplex thoughts, Luo En lightly stretched his body, stepped off the riverbank, and entered theke before him.


    Surprisingly, the moment his falling body touched the water''s surface, it, contrary to all reason, stabilized as if standing on firm ground.


    And it was not just limited to standing.


    Luo En opened his eyes on the water''s surface and began to move his limbs, trying to jump and run. Not only did he move as if onnd, but he could also distinctly perceive movements from all directions with each ripple spreading under his feet.


    At the same time, the fatigue umted in his body disappeared, and his magic power was rapidly replenished.


    Luo En clenched his fist and swung it forward, unleashing a tidal wave of ether that roared forward like an angry sea, instantly grinding a few waist-high bluestones on the shore to dust.


    Sure enough, things exploded by Poseidon were effective!


    Afterpleting his experiment, Luo En couldn''t praise Poseidon enough for traveling thousands of miles from the Sea of Okeanos to Crete Ind to explode gold coins for him.


    ——The Blessing of the Sea, that was the reward he had won from the grand bet he''d recently taken.


    That is, a blessing born of Poseidon''s golden blood, epassing healing, recovery, perception, and ability to walk on water among other benefits.


    Overall, a very practical thing.


    Especially near water, hisbat abilities and survival skills would both markedly rise a notch.


    Indeed, high riskes with high reward.


    To catch up with the gods as soon as possible, he had to rely on exploding those old beings for more gold coins.


    While Luo En expressed a full dose of malice towards those rtives, he continued to be familiar with thetest, amazingly acquired ocean blessing.


    Although he aimed to be a God of Wine who brought joy and delight to life and broke through the bounds of fate and order, this did not prevent him from absorbing other divine powers as auxiliary.


    For instance, the original God of Wine possessed the water authority to turn water into wine, the Agriculture God''s authority to spur nt growth, the God of Stove''s authority for drink brewing, and the literary authority topose and perform farce...


    So, there was no need to regard other divinities as a flood and beasts that would pollute his essence.


    On the contrary, as long as they brought practical benefits and interesting effects, he, the all-embracing jovial god, would wee them all.


    But that being said, the skillbination of "The Blessing of the Sea" and "Infinite Martial Refinement" felt strangely familiar, didn''t it?


    Suddenly, Luo En lowered his head to look at the shimmeringke''s surface, at his own reflection walking on water, and at the branch he had casually picked up, the corners of his lips twitching involuntarily.


    Wasn''t this just a replica of a certain knight from the Celtic myths, surnamed Lan, who sat at the Round Table?


    Even the passive talent, "Friend of Women," he had learned by a factor of ten...


    So, what was next? Should he, like that knight of theke, pledge allegiance to a king, then elope with the queen and truly graduate?


    Or, should this opportunity be left to that great Divine King, letting him taste being the butt of the joke?


    Wait, wouldn''t that mean he''d be seducing Hera, the queen of heaven?


    Tsk, getting the goddess who was originally fated to kill him to be almost dead because of him—if it could be done, that might indeed be a fun jest.


    Luo En mused to himself, amusing himself during the monotonous training, his whole being radiating irreverence towards the gods and mockery towards the inexorable.


    Ever since the night Hestia pulled him out onto the balcony to witness the myriad states of the mortal world, this foreigner from another time and space no longer advanced at the behest of "chance" or "inevitability"; he had fully integrated into this world, actively embarking on the path he chose for himself.


    After a session of serious practice, a rxed Luo En leisurely sat on the riverbank on a pile of stones and pulled out a y jar from his Magic Circle Diagram, preparing to digest another one of today''s gains.


    Upon opening the jar, a rich and familiar aroma of barley mixed with the refreshing scent of peppermint oil wafted into his nostrils.


    ——Hygieian Porridge.


    ——But it wasn''t from his witch mentor Circe; rather, it was an original boon personally concocted by the Agriculture Goddess Demeter.


    And this was what he got from rolling the Dice of Chance with that silver badge after he had tricked Hestia earlier this morning.


    Legend has it that while Demeter was searching everywhere for her daughter Persephone, she came to Eleusis one day in the guise of a begging old woman. The four daughters of King Celeus received her, asking where she came from.


    Demeter fabricated a set of lies, iming she was a noblewoman kidnapped by pirates and had escaped their clutches when they were not paying attention. She pleaded with them to provide her with a job as a servant in domestic chores as a means of livelihood. As it happened, Queen Metanira had just given birth to a young son, Demophoon, and needed a nursemaid to look after him, so she was led into the King''s household.


    The heartbroken Demeter agreed to take on the task of looking after the little prince, whom she adored greatly, and decided to raise him as a god.


    For this purpose, the goddess who had descended to earth nourished the prince with a barley porridge she mixed with her own hands during the day, lovingly cradling him in her arms; at night, she ced the prince in the stove to bake, aiming to burn away the mortal part of him.


    But in the end, this secret ritual of metamorphosis into a god was disrupted by the queen, who entered by chance, and the goddess Demeter was forced to reveal her true form and leave, reluctantly.


    The people of Eleusis, upon learning the truth, regretted it deeply, but it was toote to turn back.


    All they could do was to follow the snippets of information left by Demeter and inherit the iplete rituals, hoping to find in them a chance to transcend mortal flesh and transform into gods.


    Thus, the famous Eleusinian Mysteries in ult studies came into existence.


    The divine food, the Hygieian Porridge, was also passed down.


    But the effects of the human replicas,pared to the original version personally mixed by Demeter, were significantlycking.


    Otherwise, there would have been records of people from Eleusis bing gods a long time ago.


    Luo En reviewed the origins of the object in his hands in his mind as he brought the earthenware jar to his mouth and decisively tipped his head back to swallow this god-given sustenance.


    Although this food could not make one be a god in one go, without a doubt, ording to past records, it could at least enhance the consumer''s constitution, vitality, divinity, and furthermore induce Immortality.


    So, drinking it was definitely beneficial!


    Moreover, under the affliction of that Enchantress teacher, he had drunk Hygieian Porridge, if not a thousand bowls, then eight hundred bowls, and was all too familiar with this concoction.


    Gulp~


    A series of swallowing movementster, Luo En drained the jar of Hygieian Porridge and let out a satisfied belch.


    Indeed, it was the familiar form, the familiar taste!


    Now, it was time to digest.


    Following his dopey teacher''s past instructions, Luo En closed his eyes, letting his thoughts disperse, gradually emptying his mind and spirit, trying to absorb the divinity contained within the god-given food inside him.


    However, after a full two hours, he opened his eyes in frustration.


    The method didn''t seem quite right.


    After all this effort, he had digested and absorbed less than one percent.


    That shouldn''t be - where had he gone wrong?


    As doubt surged in his heart, Luo En furrowed his brow in thought for a moment, then a bold guess sprouted in his mind.


    Could it be that he hadn''t released himself fully enough?


    —I never turned anyone into a beast, they were beasts to begin with.


    Remembering Circe''s chant, which seemed like a jest yet profound, Luo En finally made up his mind to fully let go of his spirit, and while continuously chanting in his mind, he deliberately underwent self-hypnosis,


    —I am a leopard, a ferocious beast racing through the forest, with strong limbs and sharp ws...


    Gradually, a mist arose from within Luo En''s body, enveloping his figure.


    Then, amidst the sounds of bones stretching and soft rustling, a beast''s paw covered with ck fur reached out from the mist, with remnants of torn cloth seeming to hang between the ws.


    "Roar!"


    With a low growl, a sleek ck panther burst out of the surging mist, jumped to thekeshore, and looked at its reflection in the water while sensing its rapidly digested Hygieian Porridge, a human-like expression of satisfaction on its face.


    That was the sensation!


    Demeter was an Agriculture Goddess who controlled the growth of all things and revered raw, primal wildness and nature.


    Therefore, reconciling one''s human side with their inherent animal nature and aligning with it was the key to fully absorbing the divinity of this divine nourishment.


    At that moment, with his hunch confirmed, Luo En put aside human vanity andpletely immersed himself in the role, setting off on all fours like a true panther, running and hunting through the forest;


    Soon, he was no longer satisfied with his current form and transformed into a golden stag, leaping through the valley;


    Afterward, the evermore proficient Luo En sessively turned intomon animals such as a grey wolf, a yellow marten, and a fox, fully expressing his wildness, all to thoroughly absorb the inherent natural divinity of the Hygieian Porridge.


    Complete!


    Atst, when the digestion was announcedplete, Luo En''s body transformed into a snow-white rabbit, hopping towards the pond in front to wash off the dirt and defilement umted from running.


    "Ssh~"


    "Smack~"


    However, the rabbit that was aiming for the pond hit against a soft yet resilient wall with a clear sshing sound.


    Meanwhile, before the little rabbit that almost got knocked out could regain its senses, a fair and slender hand with an irresistible force picked it up by its long ears and brought it in front of a moon-like elegant face with a wild beauty of the forest.


    "Hmm? Little fellow, did you want to bathe with me?"


    The crisp and melodious voice had curious eyes blinking, followed by a slight smile.


    "Alright, you have my permission!"


    Saying this, the mysterious girl with golden hair and silver eyes gently hugged the little rabbit that had identally entered her pond, then, like a mermaid, arched back into the water, creating a breathtaking scene under the sunset.


    At this moment, the little rabbit, nestled between two majestic mountains, curled up on the soft nd," kept its pose rigid and unmoving.