Saint Seiya, but Athena who disobeys?

The powers include the ability to command witches, the ability to gain power from dragons, serpents, or earth goddesses after slaying them, the ability to seal dragons, serpents, and earth goddesses to a certain extent, the ability to summon the pegasus Pegasus, and the power of steel with strong defense and the ability to transform into blades. Finally, there are three powers that are currently unknown but have already been demonstrated in battle: the ability to transform into divine speed as sunlight, the power of archery aided by the blessing of the sun wheel, and the power to temporarily seal abilities related to Veleslana.

Of course, many of the abilities mentioned above are simply different manifestations of a power. Soon, Erica thought of another crucial question.

"Now that this disobedient god has slain the sea dragon Tiamat and regained all his power, why hasn't He appeared before our king? Isn't Seiya the one He most wants to behead?"

“Because He knows His own limitations,” Kiyoshuin Ena suddenly said. “He knows that even so, the chances of defeating our king are not high, so He needs an even more decisive trump card.”

Chapter 72: Shoot him down, sharpshooter!

Legend has it that a dragon-serpent beast dwells by the water's edge, requiring the offering of a young girl. A hero appears at this moment, defeats the monster, and marries the rescued girl. We have also confirmed that in Japan, in this far-off eastern corner of the world, there is a story remarkably similar to that of Perseus Andromeda; the most famous example there is the legend of the Yamata no Orochi (Eight-Headed Serpent).

The god Susanoo defeated the Yamata no Orochi and married Kushinada-hime. He then obtained the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi from the tail of the slain serpent. Here, Susanoo obtained the sword from the serpent's body.

This structure bears a striking resemblance to the formulas familiar to European witches. For example, Siegfried, who became immortal after slaying the dragon Fafnir, or Sir Lancelot, who received the protection of the lake spirits and obtained the spirit sword. In other words—this is the hidden symbiotic relationship between the Steel Heroes and the dragons of the Earth Mother.

At this moment, most of the secrets surrounding Perseus, the god, have been revealed to them, which is equivalent to a disadvantage in battle.

The biggest variable lies in the mystery surrounding the origin of Perseus's powerful solar authority. Logically, such a core power, usually controlled by the chief god in various mythologies, should not have been so quietly concealed.

However, at this moment——

On this land, all the witches and priestesses belonging to the Dragon-Snake lineage were struck as if by lightning!

An indescribable feeling gripped them. It was a buzzing sound, imperceptible to human eardrums, yet it exerted an irresistible pull on a specific being. An invisible, immense gravitational pull, originating from the northwest, suddenly descended!

In mere seconds, the wills of the witches in this sea and on land seemed to be drawn by invisible threads, all submitting to the command of a certain Steel God. And in that very instant, the sky was suddenly torn apart by a blinding light!

Seiya looked up, his vision enveloped in light.

Immediately afterwards, a destructive bolt of lightning shot out from the other end of this country, carrying a violent momentum that could crush everything, and mercilessly ravaged this space!

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Ten minutes ago, in the secluded world of Fusang, at Eientei.

"Thank you so much for your protection, Mother Earth Goddess of our people."

She was clearly not an Asian woman from Japan; she was a beautiful white girl with elegant, golden curls that accentuated her strikingly beautiful face. She was like a classic doll created by a rare doll maker who had staked his entire career on it. If that description made it acceptable, her perfect childhood beauty, combined with the alluring allure of her black dress, suited her perfectly.

But Athena was looking at the goddess Guinevere before her, the demon queen who had adopted the Pegasus for three years.

“No need for formalities.” Athena’s voice was cold. “Even without my ‘secret’ protection, the powerful war god beside you is no less powerful than Perseus.”

“Uncle cannot easily intervene,” Guinevere’s lips curved into her usual alluring smile. “Besides, we still need to look after that ignorant Fly King. Your secret authority has been a great help.”

Several progenitor gods, degenerated from the ancient Earth Mother, still exist in the world. At least three are known: Guinevere, the Witch Queen worshipped by all witches; Princess Liulitong, who lives in seclusion in Fusang; and Asheira, the Fly King who rules over the sorcerers of North America. Furthermore, several other women of dubious identity, suspected to be progenitor gods, may lurk deep within the Netherworld. And they have all become targets on Perseus's hunting list.

Leaving aside those hidden in the shadows, the gods who are active in the open each have their own important tasks. If they are targeted by Perseus, the "Steel God" who is naturally their nemesis, their situation will be extremely dangerous.

“Even without my intervention, given your friendship with Pegasus, he would surely lend a helping hand if you pleaded with him,” Athena said slowly.

“It’s different.” Guinevere touched her lips, her smile deepening. “Because there’s still the Fly Lord Ashera. Seiya may be innocent and kind, but if he saw Ashera… I’m afraid his first reaction would be to blast her to pieces with his ‘Pegasus Meteor Fist’, right?”

Athena frowned slightly. She truly disliked the ancestor of the gods before her; he always exuded an aura of overly shrewd calculation, reminding her of Hera, the Queen of the Gods. Guinevere's adoption of Seiya likely concealed some unspeakable purpose.

"Perhaps," Athena said coldly, "but that's none of your business. Right now, all you need to do is fulfill your promise."

"Secrets beyond the domain, and information related to Seiya? Of course." Guinevere maintained that alluring smile. "You don't need to be so wary of me. I have no ill intentions towards that child. What I'm anticipating... is simply an inevitable 'inevitability' that will eventually come."

As the goddess of wisdom, Athena detested such deliberately obscure riddles. However, in the next instant, almost simultaneously, she and Guinevere both abruptly turned their gazes in the same direction—

At the other end of Fusang lies the Yuyue Dragon Palace.

The hero god who slays the dragon and serpent is now holding high the authority that he seized from the heavens!

"This is the mighty God Artido, the strongest among all creations! Offer this wine as a sacrifice!" With the activation of the secret ritual, the light and heat of the sky seemed to be instantly drawn away, all converging into the hands of the hero! The spear forged from "steel" was now wrapped in boiling lightning, transforming into the ultimate vessel of light and heat!

It is no longer merely a weapon. Its existence is too dazzling, domineeringly devouring all surrounding light, leaving only this dazzling brilliance that tears the universe apart!

The supreme authority is condensed here; this is the miracle of the sun!

"—Shoot him, sharpshooter!"

At this moment, whether Onmyoji or ordinary mortals, everyone involuntarily looked up at the sky. A dazzling golden arc cleaved the heavens! It was a falling sun, a surging thunderbolt, and a spear of light that would decide fate!

It pierced the sky with a speed beyond comprehension, precisely locking onto the young man sitting in the imperial palace nearly a thousand kilometers away!

The Imperial Palace was once again affected and destroyed.

The instant the sharpshooter approached—

The explosion reverberated throughout the Imperial Palace, and the golden light rising from the ground was accompanied by a thunderous roar.

A dazzling light flashed, and countless tiny bolts of lightning streaked across the center of the arena. It was less like the sun and more like a vast divine power sweeping across all directions.

But this should have been a fatal blow, scattering in mid-air before it even made contact!

As the lightning approached the Imperial Palace in an instant, the radiance rising from the ground collided with it in the air, ultimately passing through the obstruction in its original form as divine steel and embedding itself next to Saint Seiya's seat.

Chapter 73: Gods, Challenge the Saints!

Om-!

The spear trembled violently, emitting a resentful hum.

Time seemed to freeze. The rapidly changing battle was breathtaking. When everyone realized that the divine spear was coming, they only saw that the spear, which was full of destructive light and heat, was already firmly grasped in the palm of Saint Seiya's hand!

"The Great Power of the Sun! Are you alright?" Kiyoshuin Ena immediately composed herself and came to Seiya's side.

"It seems the other side is also impatient." Seiya lowered his head, looking at the divine steel he was gripping tightly.

Seiya's hand was split open, and blood was seeping out. However, the corners of his mouth were stretched into an almost wild, excited arc.

"Excellent! This is what a rebellious god should look like!" The boy laughed loudly. Immediately afterward, he stomped his foot, his body drawing a perfect arc, and an overwhelming amount of light and heat surged from his body, frantically pouring into the divine spear that had not yet exhausted its power!

The buzzing sound suddenly rose, turning into a piercing shriek that tore through the air! With the same terrifying power to tear through space and reverse cause and effect, the divine spear was returned to Seiya in the direction it came from!

There's no need to focus on the outcome now, because the Saint Seiya's fighting spirit has been ignited.

"The gods who refuse to obey are all a bunch of guys with a strong desire to perform." Erica pursed her lips, and couldn't help but think of the Eastern God of War and the God King Baal. Only this knight who had experienced the war of gods could understand that this was Perseus's invitation to Seiya to fight.

While they were still wondering where Perseus might be hiding, this guy made no attempt to conceal his presence. They were all wrong; this ancient hero-god who slew the dragon and serpent had no intention of hiding. On the contrary, he activated his power the moment he fully recovered.

Seiya, on the other hand, had already transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky.

"Come, I am here." Perseus in the Imperial Dragon Palace drew his bow towards the distance.

In perfect condition, with divine power at its peak, Perseus was completely different from the man he had been a few days earlier. He also had a strange feeling about Pegasus; as lightning shot from his palm, an arrow of light flew toward Saint Seiya at incredible speed.

The speed at which electricity travels through the air—the speed of lightning—is slower than the speed of light, but it is still fast enough to catch an ordinary arrow.

But the speed of the arrow exceeds the limits of human capability.

With a slight thought, Seiya's Radiant Cloth instantly covered his entire body. He didn't even need to dodge; with just the Pegasus Laser that shot from his fingertips, he accurately deflected the incoming light arrow!

However, this was merely the prelude! Perseus drew his bow to its fullest extent—

call out!call out!call out!

Like a rainbow piercing the sun, a streak of light tore through the sky and struck the agile figure in the air with pinpoint accuracy!

A deafening whistling sound erupted from the clouds! Streams of light shrieked mournfully in the air, weaving into a devastating rain of light that swept across the sky, dazzling yet deadly!

But on the other side of his field of vision, an even more violent meteor shower was hurtling towards him.

With a deafening roar that shook the earth, Perseus was forced to retreat from his original position. He wore a half-smile, looking up at the radiant Saint above him. He was still wearing the armor adorned with the divine essence of Veleslana, as if their roles had been reversed at this moment.

He who stands on the earth is the warrior who challenges the gods, while Saint Seiya is the god who bestows punishment upon the gods.

How could Perseus not be excited by such a sense of oppression? He was so excited that his penis was almost erect!

"It was you who summoned me here. Now you're not going to run away again, are you?" Seiya turned his head, looking at the disobedient god before him with a mocking expression.

“Of course not, I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time.” Perseus revealed a smoky, ancient smile similar to that of Vereslana. “I should have made full preparations before engaging you in this fateful battle, but time waits for no one.”

Seiya was slightly surprised, but quickly connected the dots to Tiamat, the sea dragon He had killed not long ago. The one whose prey had been taken was none other than the old wolf king, Marquis Voban. How would he react to a disobedient god who had stolen his prey?

After the initial shock and anger, one would naturally be overjoyed and eager to engage in a fierce battle with the other party.

“You could easily bring him here and let him deplete my power. Wouldn’t that give you a better chance of victory?” Seiya crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow.

"Then that would violate the bond we have forged. I can use some schemes to weaken your power, but allowing a third party to intervene in my battle between Perseus and Pegasus, even if I win, would be a great disgrace to me!" As the last words fell, a deafening sound of tearing through the air swept across Nakanoshima, the highest peak of the archipelago, in the form of a shockwave.

The power plundered from Tiamat restored Perseus to his full potential, and with divine speed and the addition of divine steel, he acquired the ultimate weapon capable of destroying everything in its path. This is the source of Perseus's confidence in once again slaying Pegasus.

Thunder clashed with flames! Fists struck arrows! Collapsing rocks and rubble were ejected in all directions with the deafening roar, like a volcanic eruption!

Perseus's figure slammed into the side peak of Mount Yulong behind him like a cannonball! He had just managed to stabilize himself in mid-air when a meteor that tore through the sky struck his chest and abdomen! The Saint stomped down, and immense power erupted from his ankle, enough to shatter mountains!

"A steel god who once reigned on this land only survived for ten seconds in my hands. Challenge yourself, Perseus." Seiya tilted his head, looking at the Hero God who was so close to him. "Challenge yourself to survive longer than the second hand completes a full rotation in my hands."

My inner universe ignites—Pegasus Comet Kick!!!

Although his words were full of sarcasm, Seiya genuinely respected Perseus. And the way a Saint expresses respect is to unleash their full power, utterly crushing all possibilities of their opponent and plunging them into the abyss!

"I am radiant, I am invincible, created by Athena. Fear my name, for I am the one who breaks all barriers; neither the powerful nor the unjust can defeat me—"

There is indeed an unbreakable thread of fate between Perseus and Pegasus. Just as He could lock onto Seiya in the royal palace from a thousand miles away, Seiya, at this moment, could also follow that mysterious connection and unleash a vast and violent "rain of light" upon the flying Hero God!

Each strike was enough to shatter mountains and split the earth! Such devastating bombardment, relentlessly concentrated on a single point! Even with the power of steel, Perseus's divine body was filled with the agonizing cries of his internal organs, frantically sending signals of pain to his brain.

Could they survive? Of course not.

Seiya had no intention of probing his opponent's trump card. His punches were fast, ruthless, and decisive! The relentless torrent of light completely suppressed Perseus's ability to resist, until the final blow—utterly tearing that indomitable divine body apart!

Chapter 74: I'm about to launch an awesome attack

To those on the ground, all they could vaguely see were two ball lightning bolts chasing and colliding violently in the sky. Only Perseus himself truly felt the fatal damage brought by each strike.

As the originator of a certain type of mythology, Perseus is indeed a remarkably powerful heroic god. From the perspective of mythological origins, Perseus is a targeted deity with special attack and defense against Pegasus, someone who should be easily defeated. But ironically, the one who is easily defeated is himself.

He possessed the divine speed of lightning, but Pegasus was even faster light.

He possessed steel capable of slaying dragons and serpents, while his opponent was armed with an invincible divine armor.

One possesses the authority to summon the sun, and the other holds a similar power over sunlight.

Each one was similar to himself, but each one was slightly stronger. It was like Hanuman facing the Monkey King, Chenxiang encountering Yang Jian after leaving the mountain, and Changzhou meeting Nantong. How could he possibly win? How could he not be defeated? Yet, under these circumstances, Perseus still gritted his teeth.

Because he was Perseus, the one who rode the Pegasus, that was the reason for his victory!

As the flame of life flickered to an end, Perseus, his mouth brimming with golden-red divine blood, uttered his final, invincible incantation:

"My fathers! O radiance of the East! Grant me strength—to create miracles in your name! Come, in this world, answer the oath of the Serpent Slayer!"

The power of the words resounded! The divine light behind Perseus suddenly surged! The light was like the sun illuminating the heavens and the earth, gentle yet carrying an irresistible power! Seiya's God Cloth, touched by the light, began to disintegrate inch by inch!

However, the next moment—

boom! ! !

The kick, undiminished in speed, slammed into Perseus's head like a hammer of light! Even with the resilience of divine steel, his head still cracked open! In the instant he was sent flying like a broken doll, the new Cloth—the Pegasus Cloth—was divinely imbued in a fraction of a second, covering Seiya's entire body once more!

Without stopping, Seiya transformed into a beam of light that tore through space once more, chasing after Perseus who was tumbling on the ground!

—Pegasus Spinning Meteor Kick!!!

This blow blasted Perseus deep into the earth! Even the toughness of steel seemed incredibly fragile at this moment!

"Do you think the same trick will work on me a second time?"

Perseus felt the agonizing pain tearing through his body; his life was hanging by a thread. Before him, the god-slaying Pegasus was delivering a victory speech, raising the gleaming blade of light he had conjured.

He was trying to emulate what happened to him in the myth, cutting off his own head with a sword.

Perseus coughed up blood, smiling even as he faced death. But in that final second before his demise, this was the perfect opportunity for him to achieve victory!

"O Earth, the symbol of my being! Mother of all things! Bind me and my offspring to this earth! Earth, my being! Mother! Strive to keep mother and offspring together on the earth!" Perseus uttered the ancient words of the Earth Mother Goddess in his final moments.

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“I see…” Guinevere felt a force trying to control her will, and frowned slightly, but easily broke free with her own status. “This is the real trump card He used to hunt Pegasus.”