I, with my frail and sickly body, simultaneously traverse hundreds of worlds.

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There is no second possibility.

When Hades walked up to Bai Zhi, he reached out and put his hand on Bai Zhi's shoulder.

Please respect my decision.

A snapping sound.

In Hades' palace, only Hades' divine body remained.

There was no one else there.

The Book of the Sons of the Greek Gods: Chapter 142 Alcides

The regions of Thessaly and Arcadia in Greece.

The vast, boundless mountains and forests are teeming with wild beasts and monsters, and teeming with venomous snakes and poisonous creatures, making it a forbidden zone for humankind.

The cowardly and powerless humans were unaware that Chiron, the Greek sage and leader of heroes, renowned among the gods and immortals, lived on a mountain cliff in Arcadia.

Organizing his disciples' lesson plans, the centaur instructor Chiron had the upper body of a dashing young man and the lower body of a mighty horse.

His long, loose brown hair was tied back into a simple braid in a single ponytail. His well-proportioned muscles covered his upper body, and he wore a light white coat that accentuated his heroic and dashing appearance. However, the wristbands binding his arms and wrists gave Chiron a refined and elegant air.

Chiron possesses a harmonious blend of seemingly incongruous qualities: boldness and refinement.

“Alcides, a special disciple has come to the jungle in the corner of the mountains. Go and meet him. Your connection with him... and Jason may be stronger than you think. You can greet him in whatever way you prefer.”

The Chiron race are centaurs, and their familiarity with astrology is almost instinctive.

He was naturally aware of Jason, the disciple who should have been his student, but instead became a troublemaker throughout Greece.

“Yes, teacher.” Alcides nodded in agreement, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Standing at a height of 2.5 meters, with loose, jet-black hair and strong features, one would be impressed by his upright and honest demeanor at first glance.

Especially his muscles, which were bulging yet not messy, evenly arranged in their proper places, like the highest art of human form.

Alcides, or you can call him by his name.

Hercules.

A famous Greek demigod.

Even now, Hercules, who has not yet completed his apprenticeship, still uses his childhood name, Alcides.

He got up from the cave, ignoring the fearful and curious looks from his fellow disciples, and went straight to the cliff. Looking down at the dense green forest below, he realized how difficult it would be to find someone among them.

But for the sharp-eyed and perceptive Ayumi Yierjiuzaki i Liliu Jiuyishan Woolkades, even the slightest change was enough to detect it.

See, we found it.

Alcides gazed at the deathly stillness that suddenly appeared in the heart of the jungle, where the forest was visibly decaying and decaying, as if death had descended.

Having seized his target, Alcides did not hesitate and leaped off the towering cliff.

......

......

Amidst the lush greenery, the chirping of insects and the calls of birds burst forth with the vitality of a divine era.

Suddenly, somewhere in the jungle, someone died.

Space is dead, time is dead, and vegetation is dead.

Green turned to gray, lushness to barrenness, and the incessant chirping of insects and birds vanished.

Bai Zhi fell from the 'corpse' that had died in the space and crashed onto the barren land.

Clutching my dizzy head, the environment of reality and the underworld intertwined, which for an ordinary person would be like being thrown from the deep sea into space.

If Bai Zhi hadn't left the immortal body in the underworld and returned, she would have suffered for quite some time.

Nestled in a forest of withered trees and fallen leaves, Bai Zhi frowned slightly.

"It's tainted with the aura of death. Try to stay away from others for a while. The price for the living to enter the underworld is truly unbearable. But where is this?"

In the era of Greek mythology, human castles occupied very little of the area, only two or three tenths. The rest of the area consisted of mountains teeming with monsters, ancient jungles, or the domains of the gods.

In short, many people have starved to death because they got lost and didn't have enough supplies, without knowing where they were.

"Fortunately, we have the compass. Let's think about where we want to go. Going to the underworld is not a good idea. We'll definitely be thrown back by Hades. The best time is during Hades and his wife's wedding. We also need to retrieve the lyre. We'll have to explain this to Lord Apollo later. Or should we have the others find the classic musical scores first?"

Bai Zhi pondered where to go. Without bringing Persephone back, Athena would not allow her to complete Hermes's commission. Perhaps she could try a different approach.

"Chiron, the centaur mentor, judging from the difficulty of his mastery, should be no less than facing Hades directly."

Having received the divine blessing of Queen Hera, they had clear criteria for graduating from Chiron's teachings.

While Hala's divine blessing may not be able to break the shackles of the underworld, it is enough that it works on the other Angelica.

Having made her decision, Bai Zhi took out her compass from her bosom and recalled the information about the centaur sage Chiron in her mind.

The more information you have, the faster the compass can pinpoint your location.

Chiron, a great sage in Greek mythology, was the son of Cronus, the father of Zeus, and Philyra, the goddess of islands.

He was proficient in all kinds of knowledge, and due to his calm personality and ingenious teaching methods, countless Greek heroes were educated by him.

Heracles, Achilles, Asclepius, Castor...

Despite the vast differences in their eras, they were all disciples of Chiron.

The value of this heroic army has been affirmed by the gods.

The intelligence echoed in my mind.

The compass needle began to swing, and then... it moved straight up at an angle.

"Huh, this direction?"

Startled, Bai Zhi looked up at the sky in confusion, remembering that the location seemed to be a huge mountain range.

Then, he saw a burly man in mid-air, no more than five meters away from him.

He flashed a hearty smile and greeted them, "Hey, new junior brother, hello. Let's get acquainted. I'm Alcides, one of Chiron's disciples."

Alcides was very amiable, and his huge size belied his open-minded words. Although it was their first meeting, Bai Zhi inexplicably felt that she and he got along very well.

However, the initial meeting ceremony was somewhat unusual.

The inherent barrier of forging - the immortal body.

Her whole body glowed red, and Bai Zhi clenched her fist, meeting the swift fist that was descending from the sky.

The moment fists collided, a violent gust of air was expelled, crushing the surrounding barren land and dead trees.

"Using fists as a gift for a first meeting is too much. If an ordinary person were to suffer such a blow, their soul would have to report to Lord Hades."

Bai Zhi curled the corners of her mouth, her legs sinking into the ground with tremendous force, all the way up to her knees.

"Oh ho ho, Chiron's divination is always so accurate. You really suit my taste."

Alcides grinned, revealing his gums in a menacing arc.

His body was struck by the fists, and he flew backward two or three times before landing heavily on the ground.

The moment their eyes met again.

The distance between Bai Zhi and Alcides became zero.

Their fists had already landed on each other's cheeks...

The Book of the Sons of the Greek Gods: Chapter 143 Pancrass

Lying on the wreckage of wooden stakes that had been blasted into branches.

Bai Zhi rubbed her cheeks, where several clear swelling marks were rapidly healing.

After a few stretches of my back, the misaligned bones gradually returned to their original positions with a creaking sound.

"Impressive, Alcides. I consider myself one of the top humans in terms of strength, but I never expected to meet you today. Your punches are quite powerful; they're good for loosening up my shinbones. My rusty muscles are starting to feel stronger."

Turning her head slightly, Bai Zhi looked at the little giant, Alcides, who had been smashed into the pit. His body was covered with fist marks and whip kick marks, but his expression did not show any pain. Instead, he showed a comfortable expression.

"Haha, among us fellow disciples, we all postponed fighting. We usually practice with Teacher Chiron because he has other fellow disciples to supervise and teach. It's rare to see us have a proper fight. The brawl we just had was really enjoyable."

The two looked at each other and laughed again.

Friendships between men are easy to form.

We fought together, visited kilns together, ate meals together, and even got into a fight together.

"By the way, how did you know my location?" Bai Zhi was very curious. After being teleported away from the Underworld by Hades, he really didn't expect to be sent to Chiron's location.

To be fair, Hades is very concerned about his few followers, in contrast to Poseidon. Also... he is indeed constantly being monitored by the gods, and even Hera's requests are known to the other gods.

It seems this teaching trip is no simple matter either.

No, that's not right.

Bai Zhi subconsciously thought that the gods would interfere with Chiron's teachings, but then she thought about it again.

Hera is clearly paying attention and wants to do something to Bai Zhi in front of the Queen of the Gods. The resulting chaos might even be unavoidable for Zeus. Therefore, Chiron might be one of the few safe places for Bai Zhi.

And then there's Chiron; his identity is far more complex than just a centaur on the surface.

Chiron was born as a centaur because his father, the great god Cronus, transformed into a horse and mated with Philyra.

Because she utterly loathed nursing him, who was a monster, Chiron's mother Philura transformed into a linden tree.

Despite not receiving parental love, Chiron still grew up to be a learned sage.

This is not unrelated to the fact that the mother's name "Firula" means linden tree.

After all, linden blossoms are used as a remedy, and the bark can be used for divination or to make writing boards.

Coincidentally, astrology is a distinctive feature of the centaur race.

Later, when Chiron grew up, he was entrusted by someone in Greece to train "future heroes," partly to avoid being punished by the Greek gods. Unfortunately, his disciple Heracles was poisoned by the Hydra and, unable to bear the pain, chose to become the constellation Centaur, abandoning his physical body.

Otherwise, trying to target Chiron would only be a thankless task. Among his students, besides the great heroes Heracles and Achilles, there were also Asclepius, who later became the god of medicine, and Castor, who ascended to the constellation Gemini.

The key point is that Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, who is also Bai Zhi herself, was one of his students in the original timeline.

For both personal and professional reasons, he would not allow Chiron to suffer the excruciating pain of the Hydra's poison and die this time.

Therefore, Bai Zhi gazed at Alcides, the future Hercules.

The Hydra's deadly poison stemmed from Hercules and Chiron's oversight during their battle, when Hercules and Chiron neglected to consider the potent poison that had contaminated their weapons after killing the Hydra.

"Alcides, do you have a favorite weapon? An inch longer means an inch stronger. In a fight between a weapon and an unarmed person, the latter will always be at a disadvantage."

"You think you can't beat a weapon with your bare hands? That's because you haven't experienced Master Chiron's Pankrasin. That fist, that power—just thinking about it now makes my heart tremble."

When faced with Bai Zhi's fallacies, Alcides scoffed, but he did not intend to mock her.

Before being taught by Chiron, Alcides also believed that being armed was far superior to being unarmed.

Not everyone possesses a physique as strong as metal, despite being only mortal.

"Jason, what do you want to learn from Master Chiron? Combat skills? Medicine and poisons, or the stories of the gods, or the knowledge and key points of governing a country and treating scholars with respect."

Chiron, as a Greek sage, possessed vast and profound knowledge; he was familiar with most subjects.

Having already exchanged names and origins, Alcides wondered what Bai Zhi's choice would be under the 'care' of the gods.

After all, no matter how much Alcides trusted Chiron, he didn't believe that Chiron could defeat the gods in terms of raw power.

"Probably... knowledge of navigation, herbs and battlefield first aid, and the Pankrasin hand-to-hand combat technique."

After a moment's thought, Xia realized that the Argo, under the watchful eyes of the gods, would surely set sail in the future.

The best way to keep nautical knowledge is to keep it in your own hands.

Bai Zhi didn't want to be sailing at sea and suddenly stumble into another mythical realm, only to be met with a huge surprise.

Correcting the flaws, Alcides patted the red marks on his body. As the demigod son of Zeus, Alcides's regenerative ability was not as good as Bai Zhi's, but it was still incomparable to that of an ordinary demigod.

Alcides had lived in Arcadia for several years, and even if he wasn't familiar with the area to the point of knowing every single flower and tree, he could at least tell which path to take to return to Chiron's cave with just a few glances.

Soon, we passed through lush forests and climbed towering mountains, deep in a naturally formed hilly area.

Bai Zhi came across a cave. Outside the cave, several tall and strong men were engaged in arduous training. Sweat seeped from their pores every minute, and their faces were flushed red. They were training very diligently and desperately.