They were likely under the spiritual control of the Sun God Helios.

Seeing the somewhat dazed expressions of the demigods, Charlotte made this judgment in her heart.

This was also obvious; myths were each prouder than the last, and if their minds hadn't been controlled, they wouldn't have submitted to a "Heavenly Descent" myth within just three years.

Moreover, this deity was an absolute enemy to the Mireya Old Gods, a fact that could not be ignored.

However, even so, this did not erase the adversarial relationship between the Mireya Old Gods and Charlotte.

After all, when the "Sun God" Helios crossed back to this era with Charlotte, the Old Gods and Free City State were already enemies.

Of course, the Free City State Alliance had now achieved a resounding victory, and devouring more mythical power was no longer effective for Charlotte.

From this perspective, there seemed to be no need to be completely ruthless.

But how to handle these Old Gods was also very important.

Charlotte estimated that it wouldn't be long before she would return to the era of the afterlife. She was unsure what state "Lilith" would continue to exist in after she left, or whether she would simply fall into "slumber." Considering that only she could suppress these demigods in the Free City State Alliance, it was best not to leave future troubles.

With this in mind, Charlotte looked at these demigods:

"I offer you three choices."

"First, fall as myths, and enter a slumber from which there is no telling when you might return."

"Second, voluntarily allow me to strip you of your Divine Fire and become mortals. You may gain freedom once a successor to the Divine Fire appears."

"Third, accept the Blood Power, and swear by your divine soul to pledge allegiance to the Bloodline, never to betray."

The first option was the most straightforward and violent method, and it had been Charlotte's typical practice over the past three and a half years.

She was not yet able to erase the existence of myths, so at most, she could slay them and absorb a wave of divine power along the way.

However, even without erasing their existence, it was uncertain when these fallen Old Gods might return.

They were merely demigods, without a divine position or stable church, meaning their chance of returning after falling was very low, not much different from complete "death."

The second option was essentially a plea for survival.

The price was to give up the identity of a myth. To the "immortal" myth, this was not much different from death in a certain sense.

The only hope was perhaps that since they were myths, even if stripped of their divine power, they still had more potential than ordinary mortals to become deities again.

As for the third option, it was trading freedom for life and power.

Charlotte didn't know in what form "Lilith" would continue to exist in this era after she returned to the future, so she specifically emphasized allegiance to the "Bloodline" rather than herself.

Of course, accepting the Blood Power inherently meant these demigods would become her vassals.

Listening to Charlotte's words, the remaining Old Gods exchanged glances.

After a moment of silence, they each expressed submission to Charlotte:

"We... are willing to become your vassals."

Charlotte wasn't particularly surprised by this outcome.

Even under spiritual control, at the myth level, one would have to be willing to bow first, or else Helios couldn't have turned so many myths into puppets in just three years.

In other words, these surviving demigods were spineless to begin with.

However, Charlotte hadn't seen these demigods' names in the history of the Bloodline, so even if they became vassals, their ultimate fate was likely destruction.

No...

Wait a moment.

Perhaps... their fate wasn't necessarily destruction.

Charlotte's thoughts whirled as she looked at these submissive Old Gods, then continued:

"Becoming my vassals means you must abandon everything from your past. By accepting the Blood Power, you will continue to exist as Princes of the Bloodline."

"Of course, until you prove your loyalty, all you possess is the identity and power of a Prince."

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, the Old Gods were immediately agitated.

But facing Charlotte, who had two True Gods as protectors, they eventually all bowed in agreement.

Having made their choice, Charlotte turned to the two True Gods beside her.

Artemis's gaze was always on the depths of the mountains, where the glory of the "Sun God" Helios rose, while Oceanus's attention was almost entirely on the former.

Noticing Charlotte's gaze, Artemis said:

"You handle them as you will; I sensed some intriguing auras and need to investigate later."

"Hahaha, we're just here to help."

Oceanus laughed as well.

Clearly, the two True Gods were not concerned about the fate of these Old Gods; their minds were elsewhere.

Charlotte took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and then maneuvered the Blood Holy Scripture to separate some True Ancestor's Blood from her Divine Fire and bloodline.

Unlike the Origin Blood given to the third generation Bloodline, these True Ancestor bloods do not contain much energy; their main purpose is to convert these Old Gods' "identity" and leave a contingency on them.

This process... can hardly be called a "First Embrace," as what Charlotte did was merely using the power of the Blood Holy Scripture to "transform" these surrendered Old Gods' identities.

After three and a half years of growth, the strength of Charlotte's bloodline power has changed significantly.

With two Transcendent protectors, her "transformation" went smoothly and quickly, and the aura of the Old Gods who accepted the "True Ancestor blood" changed.

Their gazes were either complex or bleak, and eventually, they all knelt before Charlotte:

"Blood Prince... Greetings, True Ancestor Your Majesty."

Charlotte nodded slightly, accepting the allegiance of these demigods.

As she expected, perhaps... these surrendered and transformed "bloodline" demigods were the first batch of princes among those demigods known to her in another time and space used by the Bloodline.

If history follows its established path, they will become the key force in the rise of the Bloodline during the peak of the Mythical Era, following the Blood True Ancestor to ultimately ascend to the pinnacle of the world.

However, their end is also predetermined by history; according to historical development, they will one day be either deprived of power or resealed by the "Blood True Ancestor."

Charlotte still cannot ascertain the reason for that future; perhaps they ultimately betray or other circumstances arise, but at least now, this is the best choice for the current Bloodline.

And the contingency she left within the divine fires of these demigods by using the "True Ancestor blood" is enough to allow her to completely control the life and death of these demigods.

After subduing these demigods, Charlotte along with Artemis and Oceanus descended from the sky.

They landed in the Core Divine Palace of the Sun Divine Palace, which was also once the center of the Old Gods Alliance.

This is the largest palace among the mountains.

Even after experiencing a world-shattering God War, it remains well-preserved.

The entire divine palace is devoid of people, with only a floor covered in corpses.

There are priests, and also extraordinary beings dressed as guards.

Charlotte noticed that there were no visible wounds on them, as if they had all suddenly died collectively. Furthermore, she couldn't even sense any traces of these souls ever existing.

Her heart stirred slightly, realizing that these people were likely long ago turned into "puppets" by the "Sun God" Helios, and upon Helios's "disappearance," they also "died."

After entering the divine palace, Artemis's pace quickened.

She ignored the others and headed straight to the deepest part of the palace.

Charlotte's gaze also fell on the innermost section of the palace.

While in high heaven, her perception was not so strong, but after entering the palace, she felt a chaotic, vast, obscure, and deathly aura emanating from its depth.

Obviously, Artemis had sensed this aura early on.

The three mythological beings crossed the divine palace, arriving at the source of the aura.

What met their eyes was a tremendous altar, and surrounding the altar were several ring crosses.

Upon seeing that ring cross, Charlotte was utterly stunned because she was extremely familiar with it; in the future era, this symbol was precisely the emblem of the Creator God Lord Haral.

On the crosses, Charlotte saw "crystals" bound by chains.

Those "crystals" were beautiful yet dim, and the chaotic, vast, obscure, and deathly aura Charlotte felt was exactly coming from them.

Upon seeing these "crystals," both Artemis and Oceanus's expressions simultaneously changed.

"These are... divine positions!"

The Sea King widened his eyes.

Divine positions?

Charlotte's gaze also instantly became sharp.

Divine positions are possessed only by True Gods.

In certain terms, divine positions also signify the very existence of True Gods.

Yet, these divine positions, though exuding strong auras, are simultaneously filled with a sense of death and bleakness.

This could only mean one thing — that the myths associated with these divine positions have already fallen.

Additionally, Charlotte sensed some familiar aura emanating from these divine positions.

That was the aura of primordial power.

"Wait... this divine power aura, is it the divine position of Lord of the Sky Uranos?"

"And this... these two auras... are they the divine positions of the Earth God and the God of Fertility!"

"This is the God of War and Wisdom..."

"This is the God of Four Seasons and Springs..."

As each divine position's owner's identity was recognized, Oceanus widened his eyes.

He looked at these stripped divine positions incredulously, then with disbelief and a face full of anger, he turned towards the "weak," "pitiful," and "helpless" surrendered demigods that followed the three mythological beings inside:

"Is this... your doing? You wretches, did you actually murder your own Main Gods whom you protected?!"

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