It was at this very moment: Seiya's joint technique on Pandora, and Alone's giant ark displaying a pattern of destruction.
Dazzling light burst forth from the Cloth. For all beings in the Underworld, no matter which layer of Hell they were in, at this moment, they all seemed to see the sun. Two suns, one in the east and one in the west.
Asmita of Virgo's Tenbu Horin ascended, and this also signaled to the Saints battling in the distance declaring the completion of the Sapindus Fruit's refinement, that the mission was accomplished.
It was known that one could cross light-years of distance, traverse multiple layers of Hell, and arrive at the Elysium.
In the Temple of Hypnos, a Demigod Elf with white, gauze-like ears brought coffee to the blonde man.
The other Twin God, Hypnos himself, who possessed a face identical to Thanatos, only his hair and eyes shimmered with golden light.
Compared to the renowned God of Death Thanatos, his terror was known to very few. But for a small number of those informed, Hypnos, the God of Sleep, might even be a more terrifying entity than Hades.
Even though his brother and the Hades whom he nominally followed were fighting a battle to the death with Tenma, he still calmly evaluated his afternoon tea, and even at the moment he saw his younger brother's face injured by a Saint, he instead showed a...
"Thanatos, compared to arrogance, it is insufficient self-awareness that is the original sin of a god." He gently caressed the head of little Cupid, yet spoke mercilessly, "If you do not realize this point, then let an unerasable scar of disgrace be branded upon your endless divine life."
His brother, the God of Death Thanatos, was unaware of this admonishment.
But the shame was already palpable; that two lowly humans could entangle him to this extent was already a great disgrace.
"Unforgivable, humans!" As the God of Death declared, this layer of the Underworld, under the influence of his power, was once again rendered into a Divine Passage with no up or down, no front or back.
The charms written with Athena's blood were used up. At this moment, Pope Sage and Manigoldo of Cancer were completely fallen into a state of hopelessness.
"Hehe, this truly is a desperate situation, isn't it?" Manigoldo of Cancer wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Desperate?"
"Don't speak of despair so lightly. Until the very end, we cannot determine whose despair this truly is." Sage said, casting his gaze towards the distant battlefield where fierce combat was also ongoing.
Pandora, Alone, and Tenma were fighting intensely with fiery intensity, literally fiery. This light and heat, even from over seventy kilometers away, still made one feel…
"At the very least, we can't leave these problems to the next generation. Let us old folks handle the matters of our generation!"
Sage felt a wailing signal emanating from his body. As a human, as a Saint, he was already the successor to the master of all disciples, the Pope of Sanctuary.
But this Divine Passage was a special attack targeting one's very life essence; those without the qualification would become like dust, without any weight or substance.
From the fingertips of the God of Death Thanatos, purple light once again spread.
But facing certain death, Sage showed no fear, even revealing a smile that seemed to say, 'it should have been this way long ago.'
"Manigoldo, do you remember the combat technique I taught you last?" Sage said.
It had to be a warrior with the resolve to die to perfectly unleash the Secret God Technique.
"'Mere humans,' who dare to strike at a god! This sin shall be repaid by your bodies, and by tens of millions of years of torment for your souls!"
A pure energy attack, a terrifying divine decree surpassing ultimate heavenly might, descended from the fingertips of the God of Death. The purple light erased all vitality from everything it covered. Yet, barely a moment slower, a blue light also enveloped the body of the God of Death Thanatos.
It was still an attack that held no threat, no damage whatsoever.
Just as the God of Death Thanatos was about to mockingly laugh and utterly annihilate the Saints on the brink of death before him, an unseen force paralyzed his body, even forcing him to bear the backlash of his own unfinished terrifying divine decree.
Such injuries meant nothing to the God of Death, but what truly astonished him was that his own power, his own God Cloth, was disintegrating.
No, it wasn't disintegrating; rather, the God of Death's God Cloth was actively disarming itself. Just as the God of Death Thanatos was about to rebuke it, he found that two overlapping voices were sounding from his own mouth.
It was his soul! His own soul had separated from his host body under the effect of that combat technique!
"I heard your true physical body is in the Elysium. So, this current body is merely a temporary shell. As I expected, it's exactly as I imagined. Long ago, I wondered, if one could expel the soul from this body, would something quite amusing happen?"
Pope Sage revealed the hearty smile he possessed two hundred years ago, when he was still the Saint of Cancer.
This accumulated two hundred years of grievance and hatred, propelled by that very hatred, was a combat technique specifically targeting the current state of affairs.
"Sekishiki Meikai Ha!!!"
The Praesepe Cluster of Cancer is known as Sekishiki in China, the entrance for souls to ascend to heaven. The Gold Saint of Cancer opened a spatial passage connecting to the entrance of Hell. It was clear that this technique had no impact force, and would not cause any pain, nor inflict any physical harm.
But for the God of Death Thanatos in his current state, there was no technique more disgusting than this combat technique!
He could clearly feel his divine soul being pulled and torn between himself and the host body. But relying on his power as a god-level being, even such a combat technique, specifically designed to counter him, he could still ascend against the current, trying to return to his body.
"Hehe! You beastly thing! Actually, we longed for death since we were very young, but even more than longing for demise, being able to deliver the final blow to you here simply makes me ecstatic!"
A second wave of blue-white ripples, Sekishiki Meikai Ha, arose from Manigoldo's mocking laughter.
With a loud boom, Manigoldo of Cancer's figure also completely lost its ability to stand, flying towards the depths of the distant dark vortex. Meanwhile, the God of Death Thanatos's soul was expelled from his body. In just an instant, this generation's God of Death's host body was completely destroyed.
The soul of the God of Death Thanatos howled towards the sky, yet found no outlet for his rage.
But there was still a chance! As long as he could find another physical body capable of bearing his divine soul, he could still make a comeback.
And at this moment, this layer of the Underworld, scorched by the Sun's Flames, was left with only two choices— the Divine Tenma, and the Pope of Sanctuary.
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