173: Fist to Fist

Hades did not know what Shi Jingmo's 'art of war' was, and in fact, even if he knew, he couldn't speak now.

Shi Jingmo's learning was not as simple as just Tai Chi from Tang Ku.

In fact, Tang Ku had basically taught Shi Jingmo all the martial arts Moves he had practiced, and Shi Jingmo's talent in martial arts was truly exceptional; mastering everything he learned was no longer his limit. He perfected everything he learned and could quickly apply it in real combat; he was an absolute Genius.

Therefore, the moment Shi Jingmo seized the opportunity, Hades was basically destined for failure.

Although not comparable to Hades, Shi Jingmo's physical strength was definitely up to Divine-Grade standards. A normal punch, without any surprises, could generate an explosive force of three to five tons.

Coupled with successive attacks from Bajiquan, Baguazhang, Piguaquan, Tongbeiquan, and even Taekwondo, Karate, and Muay Thai—any of the more powerful Moves among them were used in rotation. Although the opponent's Saint Cloth had strong defense, not all parts of the Saint Cloth were covered; otherwise, it wouldn't be a Saint Cloth, but a tightly sealed coffin.

So, after this round of attacks, all exposed joint areas, including Hades's face, suffered. Terrifying, mountain-like force crushed through the joints all over his body, making him thump and boom, and from the moment he started getting beaten, the intense pain in his body never stopped.

In just that instant, dozens, even hundreds of punches had already crushed through his various joints.

His body was like a rag doll, being beaten by Shi Jingmo in mid-air for a long time, and the sword in his hand had long since fallen to the ground due to severe twitching in his fingers.

"I am truly grateful to you for bringing me into this world, because a world that can directly project pain onto the Soul is heaven to me... So, just enjoy this pain to your heart's content..."

Shi Jingmo's fists rained down like raindrops, leaving Hades utterly speechless. What is called 'being trapped in one's own cocoon' probably refers to him.

He had initially thought that by pulling them into an equal world, he could stand invincible with his Divine-Grade physical strength, but he never expected the opponent's attack techniques to have reached a level that he found inconceivable.

"If this continues, my Soul might be utterly shattered by him..."

With a flash of thought, he finally gave up the idea of staying there. With a flash of light, both of them returned to the real world simultaneously.

In the Dead Silence Wasteland, only if he entered could he bring others in. By the same token, if he came out, he had to bring the person he took to that world back with him. This was a Law that naturally existed when he created that world.

Suddenly opening his eyes, Hades recoiled with lingering fear, only to see Shi Jingmo, clad in a golden saint cloth, looking at him with a mocking gaze.

"A God? Nothing more than this!"

The injuries on both their bodies disappeared without a trace upon returning to the real world, but that pain was still etched onto their Souls.

However, Hades no longer had a chance to counterattack. Shi Jingmo's attack had already silently descended upon him.

"Hmm?"

"What's going on? Why can't I mobilize my Divine Power? I've clearly returned to reality..."

Hades instantly came to his senses, looking at Shi Jingmo opposite him and asking, "When did this happen?"

Shi Jingmo merely smiled faintly: "The moment you pulled me into your Dead Silence Wasteland."

"You deliberately provoked me to make me return to reality?"

Hades said in a deep voice.

"Yes! Isn't that obvious?" Shi Jingmo raised his right hand and said, "The Saint Seiya's fists are said to be light-speed, but only a limited number of people have fists that can approach light speed. Coincidentally, although my fists cannot reach light speed, after Cultivating in this world and with the blessing of Buddha Dharma, they can basically reach one-tenth of the speed of light... Hmm, although as a God, your power is very strong, if you take this punch, even a God's body will instantly collapse, even with the protection of your Netherworld Cloth, it's the same!"

"Does this Move... have a name?"

Hades asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, this is Imageless Space, it's my world, just like you just pulled me into your world!"

Shi Jingmo chuckled, "I remember, the Goddess once said that many Gods have their own combat Domain, capable of unleashing their greatest power to the extreme. You can consider this Imageless Space my Domain!"

"Impossible, there is no Divine Power flowing within you. You are not yet a God, so a Domain cannot exist!" Hades stated emphatically.

"Impossible?" Shi Jingmo chuckled, "I finally understand. You Gods, whenever something exceeds your comprehension, you dismiss it as impossible, unaware that in this world, in this Universe, there are too many things even Gods don't understand. Didn't you also say that your Lord is an existence you cannot comprehend?"

Hades calmed down and said in a deep voice, "I admit I misjudged... Alright, you are a worthy opponent, capable of contending with a God, so I can't hold back either. Although my Divine Power is Sealed by your so-called Domain, there is only one kind of power in this world that cannot be controlled or Sealed, and that is power belonging to the same Domain. Look, this is my Hades's Domain... Interminable Death Domain!"

Buzz!

An invisible dark fluctuation suddenly descended, completely enveloping the space where the two were located. Immediately after, powerful cosmic rays, absolute super-low temperatures below absolute zero, absolute super-high temperatures exceeding a supernova explosion, and countless terrifying forces capable of completely annihilating all life appeared around them. If this had happened just a moment ago, Shi Jingmo would have been reduced to dust.

But now, due to the existence of Imageless Space, powers belonging to the same Domain cannot affect the user of another Domain. In this situation, the two Domains can only oppose each other, without any offensive capability.

However, this leveled the playing field between the two again, and Hades was finally able to use his Divine Power. This time, he didn't use his longsword, but instead punched towards Shi Jingmo. Endless darkness propelled the force of this punch, aiming directly for Shi Jingmo's face. This punch was as fast as a meteor, as powerful as a meteor; even a God would be severely injured if hit. Shi Jingmo was not slow either; the Heavenly Dance Treasure Wheel suddenly expanded, and countless illusory Buddhas instantly descended, actually slowing Hades's Dark Meteor Punch for a few seconds, and then...

The Buddhist Zen sound "Hum" echoed as Shi Jingmo's fist met the Dark Meteor...