During that period, countless people died or were injured; human life became the cheapest thing.
Until Hades, who had been banished to Hell by the King of Gods, became enraged.
In fact, due to frequent wars, a considerable amount of rebellious spirit has been brewing among humankind.
However, they could not directly rebel against the human heroes on the side of the gods, and could only wait for an opportunity.
Just then, Hades left the underworld and descended to earth.
He took those humans who tried to rebel to the underground and trained them through the most brutal trials.
Humans who fail the trials will eventually die in hell.
Those who pass the trial will be named 'Hellfire General' and gain immense power.
Finally, Hades led several Hellfire generals to the surface.
They defeated four Star Generals and repelled the twelve main gods, successfully overthrowing the Star Empire.
The twelve Olympian gods were driven back to Heaven by the army of Hell, and after declaring that they were utterly disillusioned with humanity, they left the mortal realm.
In fact, the defeat of the twelve Olympian gods was not solely due to Hades.
Humanity's self-rebellion, the involvement of the Goddess of Justice, and the emerging power among humans—the Council of Mages—all contributed to this.
It is said that the Council of Masters was an organization founded by the most brilliant minds among humankind.
No one knows the genius's real name.
Only one title has been passed down – 'Grand Master'.
He dedicated his life to the creation of magic, teaching humanity how to guide and manipulate magical power, and using magic to defeat the gods.
Since then, the profession of mage has flourished rapidly in human society.
Later, the gods departed, leaving only the goddess of justice.
She became the only god that humans could worship.
However, the goddess of justice's obsessive justice was ultimately not accepted by humanity, and she was driven away by the forces led by the archmage.
From then on, there were no more gods in this world.
This era marks the true prosperity and expansion of humankind.
Most people remained in the kingdom created by the gods, retaining the lifestyle of the time of the gods.
Some people who are truly disillusioned with the gods choose to leave voluntarily.
In order to find a suitable place to live, these people came to the place where the original gods descended.
For some reason, this is the only place that the gods have never set foot in.
After all, the struggle between humans and gods has lasted for hundreds of years.
The legend of the evil god Habaka wiping out half of humanity is long forgotten.
In addition, the goddess of nature has been hiding in this area for hundreds of years.
The virus here has already been completely eradicated.
The environment here, through the subtle influence of the balance of elements, has gradually evolved into a sacred and spiritual place.
The mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, overlapping and serene; several rivers originate from the mountains, flowing through dense forests and plains.
Therefore, these humans chose this land and established their own kingdom.
The Karencia Empire
They created a unique nation, the first to call itself an empire.
Even the highest ruler was not called a king, but was instead addressed as 'emperor'.
The emperor was regarded as the absolute ruler of the entire Karencia Empire, with no division of power; imperial authority was supreme.
Because what these people are pursuing is a country that will never be disturbed by the gods.
A country that is completely human-centric and forbids all belief in gods.
They elected their first emperor and honored him as emperor.
This emperor was none other than Saul I, the founding emperor of the Karencia Empire.
Initially, the Karencia Empire was not prosperous.
However, due to its abundant resources and beautiful natural scenery,
Moreover, this land has never experienced a natural disaster.
All natural disasters from the outside world are miraculously kept out once they enter the territory of the Karencia Empire.
This is an excellent, suitable location for human habitation.
Thanks to the emperor's genuine wisdom in governing the country, he handled all aspects of the empire, large and small, very well.
The emperor provided the people with a stable life, and as a result, the people's worship and faith in the emperor grew stronger day by day.
This country prohibits the belief in gods.
However, there has never been a rule prohibiting the worship of humans.
Moreover, worshipping humans does not cause any problems, nor does it affect their daily lives.
Instead, they believed that their emperor would surely bring them a better life.
It was precisely because of these human beliefs that the Karencia Empire underwent a qualitative transformation that truly distinguished it from other nations.
Karencia forbids the worship of gods; the emperor is supreme.
Therefore, the people's entire faith was focused on the emperor.
This is not a problem in itself.
But this is the land where the gods were born, the territory protected by the goddess of nature.
Because of the existence of nature goddesses, faith can truly produce miraculous effects.
However, in this place where the worship of gods is forbidden, the goddess of nature cannot obtain such faith.
Therefore, the power of faith that could not be dispelled eventually attached itself to the emperor.
The emperor thus became the only human being who, despite not being a god, could gain faith.
However, emperors are not immortal gods.
The bodies of gods, imbued with the power of faith, are immortal and indestructible, but emperors are different.
He is essentially still a human emperor, his body filled with a large amount of faith power, which will shorten his lifespan due to physical overload.
No matter how much one values health preservation, once an emperor embraces a religion, he is bound to die young.
This was true of the first emperor, and it was also true of the subsequent emperors.
Every emperor knew they would face a short life.
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