Saint Seiya, but Athena who disobeys?

Chapter 136: Hades Aaron VS Goddess Sasha

Aiacos roared as he drew his bow, pushing beyond the limits of his power. The light bursting forth from his soul transformed into new strength. The winged ship that had been cruising in the sky instantly disintegrated, blooming behind him as enormous wings.

At this moment, Aiacos is truly like Garuda, the mythical eagle that roams the heavens. The most powerful arrow of the Galactic Demon Eye Flame Burial must be fueled by souls to form the light that kills the Pegasus!

Even the little demons in the blood waterfall were drawn to the light, clenching their fists and shouting from the bottom of their hearts, "Go for it, big brother piloting the spaceship!"

To his left and right, the ethereal figures of the Lone Star Baioret and the Retreating Star Gurell appeared, the two looking at each other, then transforming into a single black eye that stared at the God-Slaying Pegasus before them.

"Realize the mercy of Hades, Pegasus!"

Faced with the twilight-colored demonic energy, Seiya, after his initial shock, revealed a heartfelt joy and emotion.

To feel moved by an opponent who intends to kill you with all their might—how could anyone be so foolish? But for Saint Seiya, this is the most common thing; respecting your opponent is respecting yourself. Never before has an enemy warrior so sincerely offered their life simply because of his will to defeat them.

"Very good, Aiacos! I'm going to unleash my full power now!"

Pegasus's face showed the joy that a warrior would naturally display. The Specter before him was burning his soul to demonstrate his resolve; how could he, as his opponent, not take him seriously?

Utter astonishment filled all who witnessed it. What he displayed after burning through his cosmos was a power beyond his own will; blood could be seen seeping from Aiacos's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and a look of pain appeared on his face. But even more than these, the light in his hand drew the attention of everyone in the world.

Three terrifying demonic eyes materialized before him, their horrifying forms making the previous Galaxy Demonic Eye Flame Burial seem like child's play. A technique to slay the Pegasus, obtained at the cost of his soul—

In other words, this is the power of self-sacrifice, completely disregarding one's own life and safety, a true one-hit kill.

Lightning bolts writhed around Seiya like countless snakes, and Seiya, who had already undoubtedly given his all, unleashed even greater power to confront Aiacos—

"Life is but a fleeting moment; now, the Milky Way has become a purgatory," Aiacos declared.

The true Galactic Demon Eye Flame Burial, this strike that burns away the very soul.

"That's enough—!" Seiya had pushed the Orion Cloth to its limit.

The ultimate fighting techniques of the Specters are now shining brightly here!

Two immense energies collided, creating a raging storm in space. The impact was so vast that it spread outwards from the "first trench" of the battlefield, reaching even the entire underworld.

At this moment, all the fighters on which level were engaged in battle were well aware that the conflict between the two warriors had reached its peak.

“Aiacos’s cosmos has disappeared…” Radamanthys of the Second Prison rarely showed a dejected expression. “Am I the only one left among the three giants now?”

After that soul-burning strike, regardless of victory or defeat, Aiacos's life would come to an end. And this Galactic Demon Eye Burial, a legendary fighting technique capable of burying the galaxy, finally tore through the corona before him, transmitting Aiacos's will to Seiya.

"Did we win...?" Aiacos stared intently at the direction of the light, but he could no longer see it.

His physical vision and spirit were completely consumed. Even if he could see, he would only feel regret, for Seiya's figure remained in the light, the Orion Cloth completely shattered, and even a solar flare could not completely defend against the attack. Yet, Seiya's eyes were filled with admiration for the injuries he had suffered.

"You can be proud now, King of the Sky."

Aiacos could no longer hear Seiya's praise; his body had turned to ashes and scattered across the sky where he had soared. Only his wings slowly descended, finally landing in the arms of a black figure.

“Aiacos, you did a great job,” the black winged warrior, Skyfire, gently pulled his wings into his arms. “Now, I’ll take the baton!”

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In the Sanctuary, Sasha, holding a golden scepter and sitting on her throne, suddenly opened her eyes.

Purple lightning shattered the barrier, bringing a dark, raging tide to the sanctuary that had maintained peace for two hundred years.

Without any pause, the figure that descended along with the purple lightning traversed the twelve zodiac signs and landed before Sasha in front of the throne.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment, with only the dark, ghostly energy and the goddess's faint glow flowing between them. And there was that unfamiliar black hair dancing in the wind. He was so slender and light, wearing a familiar gold-trimmed robe, standing before the massive marble pillar, his graceful figure seeming as if he were about to be carried away by the wind.

Behind him, a dark current engulfed the sacred domain like a tide.

“Brother…!” Sasha looked at the man with flowing black hair in front of her and still called out this title.

The man slowly raised his head, the coldness on his face melting away with that sound, revealing a beautiful smile that seemed otherworldly. Deep within his eyes, it was as if purple pentagrams were spinning.

Aaron, or rather, Hades Aaron.

The siblings in this life meet again as promised, but the past has changed.

The biting chill made Sasha instantly realize that this was not a moment for the siblings to reunite. The moment she saw Aaron, all the guarding Saints instinctively formed a defensive line in front of her. Aaron stood there, as beautiful as a traditional Chinese ink painting, yet his eyes radiated pure killing intent.

He didn't even lift a finger; his divine cosmos forced all the Saints to their knees, unable to stand, while Hypnos and Pandora stood on either side of him.

This is the darkest hour for the Specters, and it is the same for the Sanctuary.

"It's been over two hundred years, Athena." Aaron uttered his first words, a denial of their previous relationship. "I am no longer your brother. Let this entanglement of grudges that has lasted since the age of mythology finally come to an end today!"

Hypnos, the god of sleep, sneered and waved his sleeve, revealing the power of the twin gods, a will even more magnificent than that of his brother Thanatos, the god of death, that covered the real world.

The once azure sky was now covered by the dark colors of the starry sky, and the sacred realm that had brought the Saints such comfort was instantly transformed into a demonic realm of another world.

—Exiled to another land!

Chapter 137: Gods vs. Gods, Warriors vs. Warriors

The Twin Gods descend into the realm of dreams and fantasies. This technique can turn all fantasies and fantasies into reality. Now, wielded by Hypnos, it is hundreds of times more powerful than Thanatos, the god of death.

The complete exile to another realm has thoroughly isolated this sacred domain from the outside world, transforming it into a demonic realm that no longer exists in the present world.

"Even if you summon Pegasus now, he can't come to save you. Now, let this Holy War end completely." Hades Aaron coldly gazed at his sister in this life. "Sasha, just consider it a dream. We will meet again in Elysium."

"—Law, barrier, seal."

A slightly familiar voice sounded ahead to Hypnos, the god of sleep.

As if time were turning, the pale yellow talisman floated before them once more. Accompanied by lightning activating the power of the talisman written with Athena's blood, the previously shattered barrier was reactivated in his hands, and the mirror-shaped azure barrier once again covered this sacred domain from within.

"Hmm? What are you doing, human?" Hypnos, the god of sleep, looked at the old man before him. He wasn't unaware of the other's actions. It was just adding another layer of barrier, but what was the point?

“Only in this way can we truly seal off the inside and outside.” The Pope’s advisor, Jamir clan chief, and Silver Saint of the Altar, Hakurei, looked at the god he had hated for over two hundred years and actually smiled. “Since Sage has defeated Death, then as his good-for-nothing brother, I can only barely be a match for Hypnos.”

Hypnos, the god of sleep, instantly darkened his expression. "Nonsense!"

Pandora did not possess the arrogance of the Twin Gods who were above all things, or rather, her human side made her wary of her surroundings. She vaguely sensed that this place might be a trap.

But where is the trap? Does this Silver Saint really think he can challenge Hypnos, or is Pegasus already lying in ambush all around? Pandora didn't want to think about it anymore. No matter how many schemes and tricks this inherently evil Athena was hiding, as long as she was killed, all her plans would fail.

But just as she brandished her trident and charged toward Athena, two figures blocked her way.

—The Holy Sword, draw its blade!

Capricorn Elster chanted the four words to activate his battle switch as he slowly walked towards Pandora. Scorpio Cardia remained silent, but his sharp, dangerous grin pierced the witch before him.

Aaron watched as his right-hand men were stopped one by one. His expression was neither happy nor angry. Instead, he stared at the goddess Sasha in front of him. "Using the remnants of the previous generation of Saints to deal with Hypnos, and Capricorn and Scorpio to stop Pandora, then who can stop me from killing you?"

His face was smiling, but his gaze cautiously scanned his surroundings, especially any area where the air currents swirled. He was confident that no one could conceal themselves in this state of flux. But he still heard footsteps and followed his curious gaze.

The person walking towards her was none other than Sasha, whom she was about to kill. Her steps were heavy yet resolute, and the lingering attachment and pain in her eyes were now replaced by fighting spirit.

"You need no one, because your opponent is me—Athena, the goddess of war! From beginning to end, what they needed to protect was not me, but this land where countless people live, which we both protect! So it is only natural that you will fail, Hades!"

A magnificent golden domain expanded outward the moment the scepter hit the ground, and Sasha unleashed a terrifying cosmos comparable to Aaron's at that moment.

"You think you can defeat me, Sasha!" Aaron drew Hades' sword from the void.

"Don't be so arrogant, Aaron! From the moment you stepped into the Sanctuary, your fate was sealed. Your Specters will be defeated by my Saints, and your ambition to turn the earth black will be extinguished! Even if I die here, my Pegasus will still deliver a god-slaying punch to you!"

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In the sky of the Seventh Hell, the Specter of Speed, Celestial Explosion, donned new wings and transformed into the Bennu bird soaring through the sky.

Seiya took out a piece of Wrigley's Gum, which he had brought from the previous world, from his pocket and put it in his mouth. He floated in the sky, watching the Bennu bird burn completely from the inside out.

"Heavenly Radiant Flame, I will be the one to inherit the wings of Aiacos, and I will also have to defeat you here!" Radiant Flame declared.

After the battle with Aiacos ended, the real battle had just begun. Seiya watched as streaks of purple meteors appeared on the horizon. Hanuman, the Heavenly Star of Craftsmanship; Biark, the Specter of the Heavenly Spirit Star; Fedor, the Heavenly Wound Star; Cheshire, the Earthly Beast Star; and the vast army of demons from the Underworld all appeared before him like a raging tide.

If we disregard the Earthly Star, the Buddha Atavako, from the first layer to the current seventh layer, almost all 108 Specters have made their appearances.

The group with the largest numbers and the strongest pressure naturally consisted of the Pegasus, which Pandora had ordered to be restrained.

"I will use all the power entrusted to me to do what I should do!" Huihuo gazed at the figure in the sky.

A fleeting smile appeared in Seiya's eyes... Then his right arm, which was almost charred, suddenly tensed up, and debris fell like snowflakes, while a terrifying fighting flame far surpassing the previous one erupted from his fist.

The brand-new Saint Cloth, the God Cloth Veleslana, was fully equipped here.

"Pegasus Saint, my name is Seiya, the Pegasus who slew gods in the age of mythology. If you are not afraid of my fists, then bring it on!"

Seiya declared defiantly, raising his fist above his head, and the white horse that carried the sun transformed once more into the Corona Saint Robe, falling into his embrace.

"Since you Specters so sincerely desire this, then I must respond. Immortal Sun, grant me a dazzling steed—!"

The correct Word of Power is the key to unlocking the sun. Without any pleasantries, the moment the name is uttered, Seiya's strongest wide-range attack technique—Pegasus Corona Fist—is unleashed in its most powerful form at that moment.

The corona, arriving at the battlefield at the speed of light, swept across the entire hell. If one were to zoom out to a godlike perspective, one could even see time slow down. An orange-red sun expanded within hell, and in the blink of an eye, the temperature of this hell rose to hundreds of thousands of degrees. One could see the expanding border destroying everything. The weak demons didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the battle, and they turned to ashes and vanished amidst their wails.

Without any constraints, and not even on the ground, Seiya can unleash his full power in this underworld.

Chapter 138: Specters, Submitting to Death

The demons and ghosts were reduced to ashes before they could even breathe, while the Specters burned their own cosmos in resistance. But under this extreme wave of destruction, everything would be dissolved; how long could their resistance last?

They then realized a devastating truth: Pegasus truly did not need to dodge. Because he was of an insurmountable magnitude to them, his declaration to them was itself a final judgment from the gods: death or surrender, there was no third option.

Tianqiaoxing Dicao hesitated for a moment before entering battle mode. He didn't try to escape, because the Pegasus before him clearly wouldn't let them go, and wouldn't stop until all the Specters and even Hades' castle were completely destroyed. At this moment, a tremor from his soul forced him to unleash his strongest fighting technique.

The demonic star cluster of Cancer spun in his palm; only this corpse-like energy, linked to the abyss, could potentially harm Pegasus. The power from the depths of his soul, under his will, transformed into a beam of abyssal light piercing the heavens.

—The accumulated corpse energy brings forth the divine spirit!

This accumulated corpse energy passed through the flames of the sun without any hindrance and struck the Saint Seiya in the sky without any deviation.

Like a dark spot on the sun's corona, joy appeared on everyone's faces at this moment. But the next instant, Tianqiaoxingdicao's face turned deathly pale, as the divine authority from a higher dimension was now reversing the body that had once been transformed by the God of Death.

"Didn't your teacher, Hakurei, tell you that Sekishiki is a targeted combat technique? Using this technique haphazardly is less effective than spitting on me." Seiya coldly stared at Hakurei's student. "Specters, submit to death."

The solar flare burst forth with light, transforming all the Specters' attacks into scorching rays that shot towards them.

But facing the scorching flames of the great sun, three layers of wings unfolded on the other side.

“That hateful sun… I am now absolutely certain that my battle with you is not a coincidence, but an inevitable result of fate!” The Heavenly Storm Starfire met the heat and transformed into a streak of black light.

As his wings unfurled, an almost identical divine power of the sun rose from this point, exceeding a temperature of nearly 20 million degrees Celsius, and approached the Pegasus corona.

—Combat Technique: Triple Corona Gale!!!

If Seiya is the sun, then Kaga is the sun bird at this moment. The corona, representing two different mythologies but the same concept, collides at this moment, and what makes all the Specters' blood boil is that Kaga's corona bird arrives before Pegasus, who has slain the gods.

"I see. Although you are a divine bird that has transformed into the sun, you actually hate the sun terribly." Only when their fists collided could Seiya truly understand the true nature of the Specter before him. "That's why you were able to pass through the corona and arrive before me."

It was this hatred that allowed him to wield the power of the corona; and it was this obsession that gave his fighting techniques a special attack against the sun.

"No, Pegasus! Lord Hades's belief is my only beacon in this endless hell!"

The two cannot tolerate each other's existence and are silently glaring at each other.

The golden corona and the twilight aurora instantly expanded, and the swirling atmosphere screamed, informing the two Saints around them that they had been fully liberated.

This is the legendary skill. Wielded by mythical warriors who have traversed countless cycles of reincarnation and galloped across battlefields, it roars as it slays enemies and pierces through the demonic illusions of existence. They are all those who wield the sun, they are all fighters belonging to different factions, and—they are all enemies to be defeated.

Huihu could feel the cosmos from Aiacos still propelling him forward. Visible black-purple arcs of electricity burrowed into Huihu's spine along the wings of the eagle. The cosmos belonging to Aiacos was impacting his limbs and bones without reservation. At this moment, it was as if a familiar spirit had descended from the sky and was tightly embracing the trembling man.

"Pegasus, so in order to defeat you, I need to unleash a strike with absolute destructive power!"

No one knows what images flashed through his mind; only he knows. He always remembered those things, but he didn't want to recall them. The pain he felt for his deceased brother was his first clear memory of this world.

Defeat him! Defeat the nightmare in your heart!

Four layers of wings unfolded behind Huihuo, and these superimposed corona gales, carrying his longing for his deceased brother and his obsession with defeating powerful enemies, transformed into an even more terrifying sun.

—Solar Black Flame and Coronary Storm!

The near 40 million degree Celsius temperature melted away along with his own Surplice at that moment, which was all he could achieve.

The new Coronafield, centered on radiant fire, covered the original battlefield, fueled by longing and fighting spirit, delivering a strike far exceeding its limits. The elemental torrents within the field converged into a coronafield tornado driven by the radiant fire, crackling with blinding arcs of electricity, directly bombarding Seiya. Even his Cloth melted, becoming a destructive torrent of pure energy by the time it reached Seiya.

Can we win? We will win! This power is so great that even a god could defeat it! All the Specters who are still conscious are watching this sacred scene. Perhaps after a thousand reincarnations, they will recall this scene in their dreams.