Saint Seiya, but Athena who disobeys?

"Hmph!" Luo Hao grunted, her sinister smile widening! She stomped her feet hard on the ground, unmoving as a mountain, forcefully channeling the terrifying power into the earth beneath her feet! The ground within a hundred meters collapsed with a deafening roar! Before the dust had settled, she had already pounced again like a ghost, her jade palm, imbued with the power to shatter mountains, striking down at his chest with even greater ferocity!

In close combat alone, she fears no opponent!

At that very moment, a violent torrent of elements rose from beneath their feet, even piercing the sky.

The laughter could be heard throughout Tochigi Prefecture, like rain after a long drought, like a hero who had stolen a kingdom and regained control of the land—a heartfelt laugh that seemed to reach the heavens and the sea.

His figure, illuminated by the sun, moon, and stars at that moment, remains frozen in legend even after millions of years.

"Take a stick from my old grandson!"

Chapter 149: I Want to Become an Immortal, and Be Happy as the Heavens

The earth began to tremble, and a deep, rumbling roar exploded from the depths of the earth, echoing across the surrounding fields. Hills and fields as far as the eye could see churned and bulged wildly like boiling water! Thousands upon thousands of dragon vein energies, like awakened giant pythons, carrying immense earth elemental power, surged violently into the core of the billowing dust!

"drink--!"

A clear whistle, yet it sounded like a thunderclap that seemed to split the heavens and the earth!

At this moment, boundless divine power erupted from the body amidst the smoke and dust!

Rumble——! ! !

The invisible shockwaves transformed into a destructive torrent, sweeping away everything in their path.

Countless towers and palaces were destroyed by this shockwave, reduced to ruins. But the remaining aftershocks did not stop there, continuing to advance in all directions.

A breeze blows from the mountains, carrying a refreshing coolness and the faint sound of singing: "Watching chess, the axe handle rots; chopping wood, the sound of hammering echoes; strolling slowly by the valley's edge, selling firewood and wine, laughing wildly and indulging in self-satisfaction. On the high autumn path, I rest my head on a pine root under the moon, and wake up at dawn. Recognizing the old forest, I climb cliffs and cross ridges, wielding an axe to cut withered vines. I gather a load, sing as I go to the market, and exchange it for three liters of rice. There is no more strife, the price is fair; I know no scheming or calculation, no honor or disgrace, I live a tranquil life. Where we meet, they are either immortals or Taoists, sitting quietly and discussing the Yellow Court Classic."

The monkey felt the wind blow through his body, sweeping away the suffocating feeling of years of confinement. When he looked at the blue sky and the sea, he felt as if he were the little monkey leaping about in the mountains again.

The most rebellious steel, the steel that challenges supreme authority, the truly rebellious steel, awakens first in the hands of this monkey!

Its outward symbol is the earth-shaking divine weapon—the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel)!

This iron pillar, which once stirred up the Heavenly Palace and caused countless magnificent palaces to collapse, is now held in the hands of the Monkey King who has broken free of his restraints! With five hundred years of pent-up arrogance and rage, it smashes down without hesitation towards the figures still locked in battle below—Luo Hao and Seiya!

The seemingly slender iron rod suddenly expanded the moment it fell! It transformed into a colossal pillar, tens of meters in diameter, reaching to the heavens and the earth! With a terrifying force capable of crushing mountains and rivers, it crashed down!

The earth shook violently! Smoke and dust billowed into the sky like a tsunami!

However, this powerful strike, capable of shattering mountains and splitting seas, missed its mark! Luo Hao and Seiya separated at the last second.

"Finally awakened, Monkey King?"

Looking at the monkey sitting cross-legged on the cloud, Luo Hao resolutely asked a question.

"Indeed, indeed! My fellow countryman, god-slayer!" The disobedient god laughed loudly, casually slinging his golden cudgel over his shoulder, one finger pointing straight to the heavens. "I am not that bound ape god-king. I am Heaven itself, the being equal to Heaven—"

At this moment, he is like the He Shi Bi jade, cleansed of all dust, revealing his brilliance and divine power, his value immeasurable!

"I am the Monkey King, transformed from a magical stone from Flower Fruit Mountain! I possess great supernatural powers and can transform into countless forms! I have been to the Heavenly Court to steal peaches of immortality, elixir of immortality, drink imperial wine, and wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace! I have also descended to the Netherworld to display my supernatural powers, fight the Ghost King, erase myself from the Book of Death, and act fiercely!"

"My surname is Sun, my given name is Wukong. I call myself—the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven·Sun Wukong!

This is the Steel God who broke free from the restrictions of the Secret Ritual of the Horse Keeper, reclaimed his true name, and announced his return!

Meanwhile, the area surrounding Nikko Mountain—

Those who had not completely evacuated, or even those who deliberately stayed behind to watch the spectacle, began to experience strange changes in their bodies!

Regardless of age or gender, whether local residents or foreign tourists, their bodies twisted and shrank, covered with thick fur... In the blink of an eye, they all transformed into the appearance of monkeys! Around Nikko Toshogu Shrine, tens of thousands of monkeys instantly appeared, each with a lively light in its eyes and a powerful magical energy surging around it!

The power radiating from the true name obtained after breaking free from the seal transformed Sunlight Mountain into Flower Fruit Mountain, a place where monkeys gathered.

This could also be a small form of revenge for Sun Wukong's five hundred years of suppression.

——Under the Sunlight Mountain.

Lu Yinghua and Qingqiuyuan Ena looked at each other across the distance, the atmosphere heavy.

“Tsk, although I absolutely hate getting involved with a beauty of your caliber,” Lu Yinghua clicked his tongue, his eyes sharp as swords, “if my master knew that she was up there fighting her nemesis while I was here leisurely watching a monkey show… my fate would be worse than death.”

"So?" Kiyoshuin Ena asked calmly as she slowly picked up the last long sword in her arms—the weapon that was connected to her soul and symbolized half of her body.

An ancient katana radiating a terrifying aura.

"This thing... could it be a divine artifact? It's terrifying." Lu Yinghua keenly sensed the terrifying magical power fluctuations contained within the blade, and his eyelids twitched. "There's no other way, I can only trouble you... to spar with me for a couple of moves."

Before the words were finished, a clear and melodious phoenix cry resounded through the sky!

A magnificent phoenix phantom, burning with crimson flames and carrying the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, did not pounce on Lu Yinghua, but crashed into a huge stone monkey below!

This is not Lu Yinghua's method.

It was Luo Hao! In a brief moment of confrontation with Seiya, she casually unleashed the Twelve Divine Palms of the Flying Phoenix! The true power of the Phoenix!

"What superb martial arts! It makes my hands itch to fight!" Sun Wukong clapped his hands and laughed from above the clouds, scratching his ears and cheeks excitedly.

The monkey floated in the night sky on golden clouds. He looked down upon the world below. His eyes were very strange. His eyeballs were red, as if they had been irritated by smoke, but his pupils were golden, like gold being smelted and flowing in a furnace.

The third revived supernatural power—the Fiery Eyes of Truth—captures the flow of light and the circulation of energy. No matter how profound the supernatural power, it has nowhere to hide in its eyes. Under these Fiery Eyes of Truth, it saw the figure that crossed mountains and rivers.

It can see through illusions and capture the trajectory of light and the flow of qi! No matter how profound your supernatural powers are, you cannot hide from these divine eyes! At this moment, the fiery eyes pierced through layers of space and clearly captured a figure that was tearing through the sky and rushing towards you at high speed!

"sun?"

boom--!

At that moment, residents of most of Honshu felt an unusual light!

It was as if the sun had risen early from the east!

However, the true sunset had long since sunk into the western sea, and the sky should have been filled with countless stars. At this moment, however, a brilliant, dawn-like light burst forth on the eastern horizon!

Pegasus's wings tore through the clouds, gilding it with a sacred golden corona!

Combat Technique - Corona Gale!

This wasn't a gift from victory, but rather Seiya's extraordinary understanding and fighting instincts allowed him to replicate this combat technique after personally experiencing it. After all, the Heavenly Explosion Starfire combat technique was perfectly suited to his own powers.

Chapter 150: The Outcome of the Melee

The sun's radiance distorts the atmosphere, releasing a white halo from the dawn.

The sun, a planet, exploded in the atmosphere, creating a flash.

The white flames, like flashes of light, stretched out toward the newly reborn Monkey King.

The dawn's light spread in all directions, just as the Flame Spear was about to devour him—

The monkey was still scratching its head, but when the light struck, golden light burst forth from the ground, and a cloud of mist spread across the battlefield.

The second revived supernatural power—the Somersault Cloud Escape Technique—allowed the monkey to disappear completely from sight with a series of leaps and bounds.

But then Luo Hao moved. Having reached the state of Nirvana, she possessed a visionary mind, no less insightful than the Sword King Tony, allowing her to anticipate her enemy's moves and lock onto Sun Wukong's figure.

"My hair stands on end in anger, I lean on the railing as the rain subsides. I raise my eyes, look up to the sky and roar, my heart filled with fierce passion. Thirty years of fame and glory are but dust and dirt, eight thousand miles of road are but clouds and moon."

Luo Hao chanted an incantation, instantly imbuing the martial skill she was about to unleash with a magical spell. Seeing her nation's archenemy finally free, her emotions were far more turbulent than Seiya's. Her inner energy surged like a mighty river, her figure leaping with lightning speed, and her slender hand struck out!

Divine Mountain Flying Phoenix Palm – Phoenix Facing the Sun!

This was originally just the lowest level palm technique she learned when she first joined the sect, but with daily practice, even basic sword techniques can be transformed into the Nine Swords of Solitude, let alone a martial artist like her whose talent is unparalleled throughout history! The Sword King Tony's talent is already unprecedented, but he can only be compared to him in the way of swordsmanship.

The Flying Phoenix Palm, which evolved from a low-level technique, transformed into a giant illusory phoenix the moment it was unleashed, and charged towards the monkey. However, from within the clouds, only the monkey's light laughter could be heard.

Sun Wukong, however, easily escaped from the danger of having his throat torn apart by his agility and leaps.

However, Luo Hao approached silently like a phantom and then launched a smooth, continuous attack.

"The sword is drawn, and the herb forest grows! The winds and clouds rise, and the lion kings vie for supremacy! Undeterred, we walk the endless path of heroes, striving to become the ultimate martial artist, close to the supreme."

Singing like a ballad, Luo Hao unleashed a variety of offensive tactics.

At this moment, Seiya had somewhat figured out the Holy Leader's methods. In terms of the sheer number of powers, this second Godslayer was even inferior to him, but each power had been developed into multiple effects, and its power far exceeded the normal specifications.

But what truly amazes people is the supernatural power she possesses, such as the ability to move with incredible speed, the art of transformation, and martial arts secrets, all of which have effects comparable to authority.

She brought the power of words to its extreme. Although Seiya couldn't understand the connection between these poems and martial arts, the power of her moves increased exponentially as she continued to recite the poems.

She wasn't just boasting about being invincible in close combat; at this moment, she was even able to suppress Sun Wukong.

She aimed her palm strikes at the upper and middle sections. Her soft palms were like hammers capable of crushing flesh and bone together.

A piercing strike aimed at vital points with the shortest possible distance. The slender fingers are like a harbinger of disaster.

The slender, white hand blades, as if struck by a Green Dragon Crescent Blade, relentlessly swung towards the head, neck, and shoulders.

The incoming elbow strikes were like sharp, swift swords. Grabbing Sun Wukong's hands and feet with grappling techniques was like being bitten by a dragon. Moreover, these attacks were continuous, like witnessing the majestic flow of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.

However, when that elbow strike landed on Sun Wukong's chest, it didn't produce a manly sound, nor did it send blood and flesh flying everywhere; instead, it was the clear, resounding clang of axes and halberds.

The fourth power, or the power of steel, was further revived, and Sun Wukong regained control of his indestructible body.

Almost simultaneously, they both looked up at the sky.

Meteors carrying pale blue shockwaves covered their vision, leaving them with no way to avoid them!

Seiya made his move, but this time his target wasn't Goku, but all of them.

In the cedar forest to the east of the sun, at a height higher than the tallest tree, Riku Yinghua and Seijuin Ena flew about, overlooking the deep green cedar forest, and the two engaged in a battle of offense and defense.

The person who flew higher was indeed Lu Ying, standing about one meter above Lili Yana.

Those who can fly high have an advantage; this is the principle of aerial warfare. Lu Yinghua nimbly turned around, performed a forward roll, and then used the momentum to execute a spinning kick in mid-air, his heel landing directly overhead! Purely from a martial arts perspective, Lu Yinghua could rank among the top five in the world.

However, the phantom that emerged from behind Kiyoshuin Ena blocked this fatal blow for her.

As the two fell to the ground, Lu Yinghua launched another fierce attack—the Flying Phoenix Twelve Divine Palms, the strongest martial art the boy had learned from his master.

But in the next instant, the illusory figure behind Kiyoakiin Ena solidified into an eight-armed demon. Lu Yinghua, with incredible skill, swiftly veered off course while moving at high speed; had he been even a fraction slower, his limbs would have been brutally slashed and shattered.

The Kusanagi Sword was once Susanoo's divine weapon, and it also manifested as one of his subordinate gods.

But after He was killed by Seiya, some of His divine power returned to this nearly broken divine weapon. Seiya, too lazy to study this half-crippled weapon, bestowed it back upon Kiyoshuin Ena.

But unexpectedly, combined with her physique, this divine artifact was actually restored.

However, behind the seemingly fierce battle, both sides were locked in a stalemate.

Even though Lu Yinghua had the upper hand in martial arts and physical ability, Kiyoshuin Ena made up for the gap with the Ama no Kusanagi.

Whether a battle ends in an instant or drags on is a matter of chance; this time it was the latter. Then, a halo of sunlight flew in from the eastern sky, followed by the appearance of two magnificent golden Vajras—both witnessed this extraordinary sight.

"...I really don't want a competition between people of such a high level to take place near me."

"...Yeah, I thought we played pretty well, but compared to others, we were completely inferior."

Lu Yinghua and Qingqiuyuan Ena, who had lost interest, simultaneously withdrew their auras and the Ame-no-Murakumo sword.

"For me, as long as I can beat them enough to give my master an excuse, that's enough. What about you, priestess?"

"Me too, my Master, Seiya is a benevolent ruler."

But at that moment, Lu Yinghua suddenly asked a question that could potentially reignite the war.

"Then who do you think will win: my master, the King of Japan whom you serve, or the Great Sage Equal to Heaven?"

Kiyoshuuin was about to speak without thinking, but the next second the light on the horizon had already given the answer.

Feeling the energy spreading out, Lu Yinghua also felt incredible.

"It seems... the battle is over?"