"Wyvern Roar!!"
"Roar—!!"
Rhadamanthys let out a dragon roar from his mouth filled with a terrifying Cosmos, releasing and spreading shockwaves in an unbelievable wave-like form.
Amidst this terrifying dragon roar, the monkeys desperately covered their ears in pain, but it was all in vain. The bodies of the monkey divine beasts could not withstand Rhadamanthys's dragon roar and exploded, dying instantly.
"Indra's Heavenly Baptism!!" A terrifying phantom of the Garuda appeared behind Aiacos, and a terrifying Cosmos erupted.
With a wave of his arm, a massive pillar of fire rose from the ground beneath the monkey troop, and countless dazzling fire feathers scattered from the sky, instantly wiping out more than half of the monkey divine beasts.
"Gigantic Flap!!" Minos flapped the massive Griffin wings on his back, creating a powerful storm that wiped out most of the remaining monkey divine beasts.
"Titan's Nova!!" Huang, not wanting to be left behind, emitted a golden Cosmos from his body and stomped his left foot heavily on the ground.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—!!
Countless cracks emitting golden light appeared on the ground beneath the monkey troop, and then the ground exploded like a carpet being flipped, sending the monkeys flying from the earth like golden meteors.
"Ha!!" Seeing his divine beasts being wiped out by the Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld, The Monkey King, riding on the black pig, gnashed his teeth in rage and once again pinched his fingers to chant a spell:
"I am The Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave on Flower Fruit Mountain in the Aolai Kingdom of the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, 'The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven', The Monkey King! My children, show once again our grand feat of rebelling against Heaven!"
"The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven! The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven! The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven! The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven!"
At that moment, the massive pit created by Huang's Titan's Nova where the monkey troop had been instantly returned to its original state, and a new monkey army appeared. They shouted The Monkey King's title, "The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven," and raised flags with "The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven" and "Sun" written on them.
Their aura was even stronger than the previous monkey divine beasts. Clad in armor and wielding weapons, they were led by Marshals Ma and Liu and Generals Beng and Ba under The Monkey King's command—it was the very Monkey Soldier Army that The Monkey King had personally led during his time at Flower Fruit Mountain.
"A bunch of monkeys dare to be so insolent before us!" Rhadamanthys's expression remained unchanged as he spoke with an arrogant tone, and then he was the first to charge forward.
Afterward, Aiacos, Minos, and Huang also charged forward. With the Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld as the vanguard, all the Specters followed suit.
Hades swung his sword and said to Hypnos and Thanatos behind him, "Leave The Monkey King to me. You two return to the Underworld first; the monkey soldiers below can be handled by the Specters."
"Yes, Lord Hades." Hypnos and Thanatos bowed to Hades. As they finished speaking, a Path of the Gods appeared behind them, and they vanished into it to return to the Underworld.
"Hades! Give me your life!!" The Monkey King, riding the black pig, stepped forward and swung his Golden Cudgel at Hades.
Clang—!!
Hades raised the Hades Sword to defend, and countless sparks flew out. With a forceful swing, Hades knocked The Monkey King back.
Roar—!!!
The dragon behind The Monkey King roared and fired a massive water bullet at Hades, who dispersed it with a wave of his hand.
Hades looked at the Hades Sword in his hand and spoke calmly:
"Let's test this out."
As Hades finished speaking, he turned the arm guard of his underworld armor into a whetstone and sharpened the edge of the Hades Sword. The sharpened edge became even more lethal, emitting a cold white light.
"Nine Lives." Hades's figure blurred, vanishing from before The Monkey King. The Monkey King used his Fiery Golden Eyes to search for a trace, but found nothing.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Nine sounds of cutting through the air rang out. Three slashes appeared on each of the bodies of The Monkey King, the black pig that Zhu Bajie had transformed into, and the dragon that Deep Sand God had transformed into, instantly slicing them into countless fragments.
Hades appeared behind The Monkey King.
"Just now... what... happened..." The Monkey King uttered his final words in confusion before returning to mythology along with his two junior brothers.
Hades picked up the Hades Sword and looked at his reflection on the blade, saying, "This move is surprisingly quite good."
Nine Lives is the Noble Phantasm of the greatest hero of greek mythology, Heracles. However, rather than calling it a weapon-based Noble Phantasm, it is more like a school of martial arts. The hero Heracles's Noble Phantasm, 'Nine Lives,' is a versatile Noble Phantasm that can change its form according to the target. One could call it'Style: Nine Lives.'
Among the Noble Phantasms Heracles possesses, it is the one he trusts most. In the past, it was the Noble Phantasm he used to exterminate the immortal nine-headed serpent Hydra, taking the form of a bow and arrow. It is effective against Phantasmal Species, capable of firing nine dragon-shaped homing lasers simultaneously. After exterminating the Hydra, he could perform techniques mimicking this Noble Phantasm's ability even with other weapons. Its essence is 'a nine-hit combo released at such high speed that all attacks seem to overlap.' Even when performed with a sword, spear, or axe, the performance of this technique is no different, boasting the power of a Noble Phantasm level.
As for why Hades could perform this technique, he had derived the detailed explanation of the move through his own deduction ability and then learned it using his Omniscient and Omnipotent Power. This was his first time using it.
It was unexpectedly easy to handle. Then, just like the previous times, all of The Monkey King's Authorities merged into his body—not just The Monkey King's, but also the Authorities of Zhu Bajie and Deep Sand God.
This was the time Hades had harvested the most Authorities.
Meanwhile, the battle between the Specters and the monkey soldiers reached its end. Countless monkey soldiers fell, and Marshals Ma and Liu and Generals Beng and Ba were defeated at the feet of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld.
The Flower Fruit Mountain Monkey Soldier Army also automatically vanished on the spot following The Monkey King's return to mythology.
"I didn't expect that monkey to actually be killed by you all." Just as the Specters finished off the Flower Fruit Mountain Monkey Soldier Army, a beautiful voice like a lark's came from nearby.
"A heretic god of the Underworld bringing two powerful subordinate gods and an army of armed warriors from the Underworld... it's quite a luxurious and terrifying lineup." At this time, another more composed male voice came from a different direction.
Hades looked toward the voices. One was a peerless beauty who appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen, wearing a white hanfu with silk-like black hair tied into three braids. The other had his figure completely wrapped up, wearing an insect helmet with three pairs of emerald eyes, and dressed in dark clothing and a cape.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Hades narrowed his eyes and said, "The only two God Slayers in the world whose whereabouts are known: the King of Martial Arts from China, Luo Hao, and the Pluto from the USA, John Pluto Smith."
While speaking, he deliberately emphasized the title 'Pluto' when referring to John.
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