Underworld, Hell.
This is the destination in ancient Greek mythology for souls after death. It forms the world of Greek mythology alongside the mortal realm and the divine realm.
Darkness, profundity, terror. This is the impression people have of the underworld.
After all, as long as one is a somewhat normal person, they probably would not like death. Therefore, naturally, no one would like the underworld. The gods are actually the same in this regard.
And in fact, the underworld, perpetually shrouded by the God of Darkness Erebus, is indeed not as beautiful as the mortal realm.
In the underworld, only a few kinds of plants bloom: the black poplar, the fruitless date palm, and the asphodel flowers covering the paths of the underworld.
This is also the reason why the Goddess of Agriculture Demeter so strongly opposed her daughter marrying Hades.
Because she felt that her cute and beautiful daughter should bask in the sun's favor, radiating her beauty and receiving praise from all things in the world.
Rather than entering the underworld and walking in darkness day after day, ignored by all.
From this, it is evident how great the expectations the gods hold for Jason's tributes.
Even goddesses like Queen Hera and Moon Goddess Artemis, who are adored by the world, accepted the tributes Jason offered without hesitation and followed him into the dark, bottomless underworld.
Led by Jason, dressed in white and wearing a mask, transformed into the white-clad Heracles, and the messenger of the gods Hermes.
The chariot of Hades, carrying the Olympian gods, passed through endless darkness and arrived before the gates of hell.
The two dozing hounds looked at the leading Jason.
They closed their eyes, lowered their heads, and adopted a posture of "I am asleep, do as you please," which could not help but make one feel slightly amused.
Passing through the gates of hell, the chariot stepping through the skies of the underworld then carried the gods across the surging River Styx and the path of no return.
All the way until they reached their destination, the palace of Underworld King Hades.
For the choice of wedding venue, Jason had considered it for a long time and ultimately decided to use what was on hand.
The palace of Underworld King Hades, as the temple of the Underworld King, was already extremely grand. There should be no better place in the entire underworld.
Thus, after the chariot stopped and the gods disembarked one by one, the gods naturally raised their heads, their gazes scrutinizing the surroundings.
In their hearts, they had already made preparations.
In their view, the pitch-black underworld shrouded in darkness, even if decorated by Jason, should still be an unappealing place.
But the instant they raised their heads and took in the scene before them, they realized they were wrong!
The imagined profundity and darkness did not appear before their eyes.
The flames Jason had obtained from Sun God Helios adorned the entire palace of Underworld King Hades at this moment.
And after Jason's deliberate arrangement, he had spaced the flames well, making the light not too intense but illuminating everything.
Although it was not as exaggerated as daylight, compared to the surrounding underworld environment, the visual impact naturally drew the gods' gazes.
At the same time...
"Hm, what is this?"
Moon Goddess Artemis reached out and caught something drifting leisurely down before her eyes.
It was a vibrant rose petal.
The gods thus snapped back to attention one after another. Then they discovered that the ground beneath their feet was covered in vivid red, a path leading to the wedding hall appearing before them.
This was not a red carpet but a road paved by the rain of roses falling from above the Hades temple.
That was right. At this moment, this area was romantically experiencing a rain of roses.
Realizing this, the gods subconsciously looked up at the sky. Then, aside from Queen Hera, everyone's gazes instantly gathered on Artemis.
This scene was so similar to that day when Jason offered Moon Goddess Artemis the tribute named romance!
At this moment...
"Welcome, everyone."
Underworld King Hades walked over. He was not wearing the suit made by Athena but his usual clothes.
Because the bride's side must be seen first by the groom as a man, and conversely, the same holds for women.
Facing the emerging Hades, the gods could not help but suppress their desire to question Jason. Moreover, everyone had already sensed it.
They had sensed the divine power of Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite.
Then Underworld King Hades took over Jason's task and led the Olympians into the temple.
Inside the temple, it was now decorated and adorned with various colors of roses everywhere. The roses were not just one color.
And the matching of colors was also an art.
The reason the gods were initially stunned was not because they had never seen grand spectacles, but because of the effect Jason had deliberately arranged, with the colors standing out.
The dim underworld, and this palace emitting light, naturally attracted their gazes.
And the vibrant roses falling from the sky, flowers that fundamentally did not appear in the underworld, especially the bright red ones, created an even more vivid contrast with the surrounding darkness.
All these reasons made the gods, after disembarking, stand in a daze for quite a while.
At this moment, walking on the road paved with red roses, the entire temple illuminated by the torches of the sun god made this palace of the Underworld King lose any trace of gloom or dampness.
If not for seeing Underworld King Hades walking ahead, Zeus and the others would almost suspect whether they were still in the underworld.
And not only that, the instant they walked in, they were once again stunned by the decorations around the palace.
Various exquisite glass creations were forged by Jason's commissioned God of Craftsmen Hephaestus. They were adorned with flowers, the flames of Sun God Helios, and the eternal fire of the underworld.
The eternal fire of the underworld, although still a ghostly flame that could hardly be used for illumination, precisely because of this, its ghostly hue, under the illumination of the bright flames of the sun god, combined with the decorations of divine artifacts, instead presented a special beauty.
Compared to the gods' astonishment, Hephaestus naturally remained much calmer at this moment.
Thus, the gods followed Underworld King Hades and Jason onward, passing through the corridor, all the way to the doors of the main hall.
And by this time, the gods had gradually adapted.
Especially the male gods, who were gradually losing interest.
Only the goddesses were extremely excited by this. However, such a situation did not last for more than a few minutes.
Because...
"Welcome, great divinities."
A standard smile.
The welcoming nymph maidens standing before the hall doors, following Jason's instructions, showed elegant smiles as they greeted the arriving gods.
And in this instant, including Apollo, their gazes were fixed on these welcoming nymphs and could not move away.
Let alone Zeus and Sea Emperor Poseidon. As for the reason, it was very simple. It was not because these nymphs were particularly beautiful.
It was solely because of their current attire.
It was the qipao...
The bright red qipao instantly seized the sight of all the male gods present. These clothes were not made by Athena but were products made by some mortals after Jason consulted Athena.
Because they were not for the Underworld King and Underworld Queen to wear, there was no need for Athena to handle it.
"Such beautiful clothes."
And then, not only were the male gods completely drawn to the qipao, even Artemis and the other goddesses were no exception.
Witnessing the gods' reactions, Jason nodded inwardly.
He knew he had succeeded. Because the tribute offered to Underworld King Hades, Underworld Queen Persephone, and Goddess of Agriculture Demeter not only needed to satisfy them but also had to stun gods like Zeus.
The reason was simple. The Greek gods were all extremely face-conscious. If they were not stunned, how could Demeter and the others truly be satisfied from the bottom of their hearts?
At this moment, Zeus and the others suddenly whispered to each other. Then Zeus leaned close to Jason's ear.
"Hey, little Jason, these clothes... did you make them?"
Jason's heart skipped a beat. He quietly glanced at Hera and saw she had not turned her head, realizing it was a telepathic message. He then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, this is a garment I made together with the great Goddess of Wisdom Athena. Its name is qipao. May I ask if there is something the matter, great God King Zeus?"
"No, no, it is just... do you have any extras?" Zeus also glanced at Hera and said softly, "I plan to take some back to collect..."
"And me!" Sea Emperor Poseidon leaned over.
"I want one too!" God of Light Apollo also leaned over.
Jason responded with a smile. As expected of you all!
Then, before Jason could reply, the doors suddenly opened.
Immediately, a woman in a qipao walked out.
She was more radiant than the nymphs beside her, more captivating.
She was a goddess, but at the same time, she was not a goddess.
That devilish charm, paired with the striking qipao, was like a bowl of poison, instantly attracting the gazes of Zeus and the others.
Making their eyes glaze over.
But at the same time, Jason's expression turned ashen.
Because She was precisely the Ancestor of All Demons, Typhon!
Typhon noticed Jason's gaze and winked at him. Then she surveyed the gods who had arrived here.
She showed a standard smile, just like the welcoming nymphs beside her, bowed slightly, and made a welcoming gesture.
Underworld King Hades looked at Typhon in puzzlement. Although he felt somewhat strange that he had no impression of her, today he had no extra time to think too much.
He thus began ushering these gods, who were completely captivated by the 'beautiful scenery' before them, into the main hall.
As Zeus, Poseidon, and the others reluctantly shifted their gazes from Typhon and the others and stepped into the main hall.
They instantly felt their vision assaulted by yet another extremely severe impact!
Jason had considered creating something like lights.
But ultimately, due to time constraints, he did not. Instead, he had Hephaestus create glass-like containers that could hold the flames of Sun God Helios, and the containers Hephaestus made could also amplify the light effect.
Now these containers were placed throughout the hall like lights.
Thus, the brightly lit temple delivered another mental shock to the gods who had never seen such a spectacle.
Not to mention the nymph maidens busy inside at this moment, greeting the gods attending the wedding.
In the next second, they once again drew the gazes of the vast majority of the gods.
That black-and-white maid outfit, along with the stockings on those slender legs, compared to the effect of the previous qipao, naturally offered an entirely different flavor.
Especially since they were nymphs, only slightly inferior to goddesses, and many in appearance were not inferior to goddesses at all.
Thus, the impact created... one can imagine!
This time, Zeus and the others were truly and utterly dumbfounded.
Clearly, everything here had completely exceeded their expectations. Everything presented before their eyes had already made their vision lost within it.
Hades, seeing their state, paid it no mind. He came to Jason's side, who had been continuously looking back at the qipao-wearing Typhon with worry in his eyes, and anxiously asked, "Can we now, child? God King Zeus and the others have all arrived. Only the humans are left.
Now you can let me go receive Persephone, right!"
Jason withdrew his gaze and looked at the anxious Hades before him, unable to help but feel amused.
Although he was worried in his heart about whether Typhon would cause trouble, the current situation left no time for Jason to do anything. Thus, he could only temporarily suppress his concerns.
"Brother-in-law Hades, please stay calm. It is not yet time for Sister Persephone to arrive. Rest assured, brother-in-law Hades. If I said I would offer you a tribute that satisfies you, I absolutely will not disappoint you!"
Disappoint?
Hades was slightly stunned. Then he surveyed everything before him, along with the stupefied gods. Finally, he turned his gaze back to Jason.
A hint of strangeness appeared in his eyes.
Disappoint? Disappoint what!
On the contrary, precisely because he had witnessed all this before his eyes, his heart was filled with even greater anticipation. That was why he was becoming increasingly impatient now!
Hades now could not wait to share everything before his eyes with Persephone.
At the same time, he wanted to see what Persephone, in the world's most beautiful garment called a wedding dress as Jason described, would look like!
"Brother-in-law Hades, let us first continue receiving the great divinities. As the host of this wedding, you cannot lose face. It has been so hard to get to this point. You also want to gain Godmother Demeter's recognition, right?"
Hearing Jason's words, Hades thought for a moment and finally nodded.
Seeing Hades so obedient, Jason also breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, looking at everything before him, he could not help but think to himself: Once the guests have all arrived, this wedding should indeed proceed to the next step...