165: It's time to end

Ares only watched for a second before deciding to ignore it; after all, they truly couldn't intervene in that battle.

Whether it was the incredibly powerful Minotaur or the bald monk, both were overwhelmingly crushing the two main gods, leaving them unable to even raise their heads, and the other gods couldn't approach the residual shockwaves of their battle.

The only one at a disadvantage was the child fighting Poseidon. Although this child's strength didn't seem to be as great as Poseidon's, and he never counterattacked, the two wheels beneath his feet were astonishingly fast, almost as if he were toying with his enemy, flying back and forth. Poseidon, not being skilled in speed, found it difficult to defeat this child quickly.

Just now, when Apollo brought a few gods to help, but was repelled by the shockwaves generated from their collisions, they knew that this group of people simply couldn't get involved.

Instead of staying to watch the battle, it would be better to follow Ares and go deal with that easy target.

Tang Ku's battle with Ares instantly turned into a mutually destructive situation. Shi Jingmo, who was fighting Hades, also sensed this. His heart involuntarily panicked, and in the moment he slightly frowned, the longsword in Hades's hand had already swept past his ear.

Shi Jingmo retreated sharply, touched the edge of his left ear with his hand, then brought it before his eyes to see a trace of blood on his fingertip, which made him frown slightly.

"I find your fighting style very familiar!"

Hades looked at Shi Jingmo, suddenly stopped his attack, and said, "By the way, why did you suddenly get distracted? Is it because you saw your companion get injured?"

Shi Jingmo looked at him and said indifferently, "It's none of your business. My Master's Buddha Dharma and power are not something you can fathom. As for why you find my fighting style familiar... Haha, I'll show you this, and you'll know!"

Whoosh!

A pendant on his chest suddenly burst forth with golden light, and in the blink of an eye, a golden saint cloth appeared on his body.

Shi Jingmo knew that against a formidable enemy like Hades, if he didn't use his Saint Cloth, he would have no chance of winning. In fact, during the previous battle, it seemed as if he had completely suppressed Hades, but he himself knew that Hades had not even used one-tenth of his power, and he had merely gained an initial advantage.

With the Saint Cloth on, Hades's pupils suddenly contracted, then he couldn't help but sneer, "So that's it. Athena's subordinates have already pledged allegiance to this god from another world? Haha, Golden Saints are indeed unreliable!"

"It doesn't matter whether it's allegiance or not. What I pursue is Buddha Dharma and also justice. And you, who are not just, are my enemies, that's all!"

Shi Jingmo's Aura, with the Saint Cloth on, began to rise steadily. This was the first time he had worn the golden saint cloth since following Tang Ku, but he hadn't expected that under the constant nourishment of Buddha Dharma, his power, with the Saint Cloth on, would instantly increase to an astonishing level, actually rivaling Hades, who was a god.

"Haha, very good..." Hades actually smiled. "Whether what you consider justice is truly justice still depends on strength..."

A faint purple light slowly emanated from his body, and then with a flash of light, a black Netherworld Cloth appeared on Hades's body.

Those who have watched Saint Seiya should generally know that the Netherworld Cloth is a battle armor unique to Netherworld warriors, distinct from the Saint Cloth. Although most Netherworld Cloths seem to be of subpar quality, the battle armors on Hades and the three Hades's Specters are not so simple.

"Those who dare to challenge gods, their courage is admirable, but..."

Hades sneered, "But, isn't it most exciting to obliterate such courage?"

Shi Jingmo didn't speak. Instead, he gathered the energy of his Cosmos in his right fist, fusing Buddha Dharma with it, and punched towards Hades.

"Subduing Demons!"

The vast power of the Cosmos suddenly erupted and rushed towards Hades. However, Hades's right hand suddenly opened, and that energy merely flashed before being absorbed into his palm. Shi Jingmo's pupils contracted; the Move of Subduing Demons was instantly turned back on himself.

Fortunately, his Virgo Saint Cloth was no longer the same as in the past. Under the nourishment of Buddha Dharma, its defensive power was more than ten times what it had been before. That terrifying attack power was completely neutralized by the Saint Cloth, but the impact force, accompanied by a strange bell-like sound, invaded his body.

"No... this isn't Cosmos energy, this is the power of a curse..."

Shi Jingmo retreated rapidly, muttering to himself. A Heart Sutra, as he recited it, actually transformed into countless buddhist teachings characters floating around his body, then flew into his forehead. And this curse power, upon encountering Buddha Dharma, instantly melted away like ice and snow, disappearing without a trace.

"Tsk tsk tsk... To actually have a way to neutralize the curse of the King of the Netherworld, it seems you are truly no ordinary Saint Seiya!"

Hades clicked his tongue repeatedly. Suddenly, he swung the longsword in his hand, a flash of light passed over the blade, followed by an endless Sword Qi that scattered, forming crescent-shaped energy blades that almost covered Shi Jingmo's entire body.

Shi Jingmo let out a muffled grunt, clapped his hands together, and a walnut-sized orb of light suddenly appeared in his palms. Then the orb of light burst open, covering his entire body.

Countless light blades cut into the light around him, then flashed past the light behind him, flying to the rear.

"Oh, you've altered the structure of space? Interesting!"

Hades was completely unfazed.

"This is called the Four Gates of the Buddha. The gate of life enters, the gate of death exits, and energy circulation is the same; it will be consumed within these two gates, so I will not be injured!"

As if afraid Hades wouldn't understand, Shi Jingmo suddenly clasped his hands together and said indifferently, "Donor, you are the King of the Netherworld, so why are you willing to be someone else's lackey?"

"What do you understand!"

Hades, however, still said indifferently, "The power of that Lord is beyond my comprehension. Although I am a god, in front of him, I can barely even raise my head to breathe. Therefore, he is a being beyond gods, a creature of another Rank... Haha, never mind, if I told you, you probably wouldn't understand. Otherwise, you wouldn't have defected... Hmm, never mind, it's time to end this... I have already determined that you are definitely not my opponent. Seeing that you were once a subordinate of a god, I will leave you a complete corpse..."

As he spoke, Hades's eyes had already turned a faint gray, followed by an endless darkness filling his entire eye sockets, looking like two black whirlpools.

Then, that faint oppressive Aura suddenly enveloped Shi Jingmo. Black, tide-like energy surged, transforming into countless black steel needles, piercing directly into his mind.

This was one of Hades's strongest Moves, the Ultimate Eye! It was a powerful Move with both strong attack power and mental attack. Let alone ordinary people, even gods of a lower Rank would have their Souls completely torn apart if hit by this Move.

As Shi Jingmo's body was engulfed by darkness, a faint voice emanated from within the darkness.

"Indeed, it's time to end this!"