171: Dead Wasteland

“So… you were prepared all along? You even considered what the other group would do?”

Apollo looked at the monk before him, his mouth twitching slightly.

Tang Ku brushed the dust off his body and smiled faintly, “Details determine everything. Otherwise, how would I dare to confidently hand over the imperial court to two women who aren’t particularly powerful?”

“Enough chatter…” A god, holding something like an oak barrel, said to Tang Ku, “Sinner, accept your judgment. Brother Apollo, let’s Move…”

The lid of the oak barrel suddenly burst open, and then a crimson liquid, like surging waves, engulfed Tang Ku.

Tang Ku smelled the strong scent of wine at his nose and couldn’t help but frown slightly: “Oh, Dionysus, the God of Wine? Haha, this attack method is quite rare… Well then, I’ll play with you for a bit. Anyway, it’s not that simple for them to decide a winner over there!”

Tang Ku’s battle against the Greek gods had officially begun. Just as their fight was about to erupt, a black light once again fiercely enveloped Shi Jingmo, attempting to destroy both his body and Soul.

Shi Jingmo, in the darkness, said helplessly, “Hades, the King of the Underworld, you are a true god! Has your Cultivation decreased after Transmigration to this world? You should know that this level of darkness poses no threat to me at all!”

Hades frowned slightly. He also knew that when he and his two brothers led the gods to Transmigration through the endless Universe to this place, their strength had been greatly weakened… or rather, it was completely suppressed by the power of this Universe. Their Divine Power was simply negligible here.

If it weren’t for the Chaos Power bestowed upon them by their master, they wouldn’t even be able to maintain the divinity of their own bodies.

But what he couldn’t understand was why this fellow, clearly one of the Saint Seiya brought by them, had his power increase instead of decrease, reaching a level where he could contend with a god like him.

“This… is unscientific…”

The thought flashed through his mind, and Hades suddenly swung the long sword in his hand again. A huge Sword Qi rushed into the darkness, heading straight for Shi Jingmo’s neck.

Shi Jingmo suddenly closed his eyes, and then the Sword Qi passed through his body again, reaching behind him, even scattering the clouds in the sky.

However, it was this moment of Divided Soul that allowed Hades’s mental penetration to invade Shi Jingmo’s brain.

“Buzz!”

Shi Jingmo felt a sharp pain in his glabella, and then found himself in a desolate desert.

“An illusion? Hmm… no, that’s not right…”

The wind and sand blew, leaving three small scratches on his face.

“I understand… This is another form of Transmigration, where my Soul is pulled out and thrown into another dimension…”

Shi Jingmo was already a Grandmaster-level expert in understanding illusions, even Hades couldn’t compare to him, so he saw through the situation before him at a glance.

“Hehe, you guessed correctly. This is the Dead Silence Wasteland, which can directly harm the Soul. It’s a new power I comprehended after Transmigration to this world!”

Hades’s figure appeared directly opposite him, holding a long sword. He slowly walked up to Shi Jingmo, smiling slightly, “Here, even a god like me will lose their Divine Power. The only power that can be exerted is physical strikes like punches and kicks, because there is no energy whatsoever here!”

Shi Jingmo nodded, and suddenly felt his Saint Cloth become heavy. The power he had Cultivated for a long time seemed to no longer exist here.

Hades on the opposite side would not give him a chance to breathe, and he raised his sword and slashed at him.

As one of the three titans, Hades’s physical strength was no less than Zeus and Poseidon, so this sword strike was delivered with full force. Shi Jingmo raised his arm to block, and with a tearing sound, the long sword and arm erupted in intense sparks, and then Shi Jingmo’s entire body flew out.

“…Oh, after the Soul is materialized, everything on my body is brought into this world?”

After rolling two circles, Shi Jingmo flipped over and stood up. His arm trembled slightly, but he still didn’t panic.

“That’s right, everything here is real. If you get hurt, your body will also get hurt, and so will I… I think a duel here is a fairer way!”

Hades raised his sword again, “You only need to defeat me to get out… Hmm, but let me remind you, although I no longer have Divine Power, my physical strength can still unleash a Sword Qi at three times the speed of sound…”

Swish!

The long sword vibrated slightly, and an invisible Sword Qi flew almost grazing Shi Jingmo’s shoulder. A thin gully appeared on the ground, but Shi Jingmo could feel that the gully was bottomless.

“What terrifying physical strength…”

Swish swish swish swish…

Countless invisible Sword Qi constantly moved around Shi Jingmo. Shi Jingmo frowned slightly, barely keeping up with the opponent’s attack speed, and coupled with the defensive capabilities of the golden saint cloth, he narrowly dodged through rounds of attacks.

“His physical quality and strength are stronger than mine, but his speed is not as fast as mine… Hmm, his Moves are too simple and direct, almost instantly predictable… Also, he doesn’t know what level of pure physical strength I can achieve… Hmm, it’s almost time to end this!”

Shi Jingmo suddenly leaped up, a Sword Qi swept past his head, and then Shi Jingmo’s Saint Cloth disappeared before his eyes, transforming into the Virgo Saint Cloth statue, standing on the ground nearby.

Hades frowned slightly at this sight, but he wouldn’t give up this rare opportunity. After all, the opponent had voluntarily given up his defense, so it seemed he was going to use his speed advantage to counter him…

“Clever, but in some ways, also foolish!”

Hades roared, his foot crushing the ground, and his body instantly appeared beside Shi Jingmo in mid-air like a sniper rifle bullet, slashing at his head with a sword.

However, Shi Jingmo was unhurried. He extended his right index finger and gently tapped the side of the sword blade, then used the force of Hades’s swing to quickly retreat more than ten meters away.

Hades was slightly startled. Shi Jingmo’s Move was effortless, and his speed was surprisingly not at all inferior, simply and easily dodging his attack.

“…Why? His physical strength is clearly not as good as mine!”

Shi Jingmo, with his hands clasped together, stood calmly opposite him and said softly, “Benefactor, if you don’t make a Move, then Poor Monk will attack!”