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Kratos's soul was instantly pulled out of his body. Hades's Soul Claw possessed extremely powerful abilities, capable of even pulling out the soul of an entire Titan.

Hades wanted to try and see if he could kill Kratos. He was somewhat incredulous about his fate and wanted to test his skills against the newly crowned God of War, Kratos.

He wanted to see just how strong his opponent really was. Although he defeated Poseidon, he only managed to do so with Gaia's help.

As for defeating Ares, the god of war, it was only accomplished with the full help of the gods. At that time, Ares had already rebelled against Olympus, so many of the chief gods lent Kratos their assistance.

Therefore, even if the opponent possessed the power of the Olympians and the strength of the Titans, Hades did not believe that he could not defeat him.

Hades didn't even consider minor gods like the Furies, the Fates, or his subordinate Thanatos the God of Death. Only beings of the highest god level could represent true power, and there were precedents of demigod heroes defeating gods.

If Kratos had killed the gods purely as a mortal, Hades would have thought highly of him.

But Harris knew that Kratos was the son of Zeus and, strictly speaking, a demigod hero.

However, Hades showed no mercy in his fight against Kratos, immediately unleashing a deadly attack that ripped half of Kratos's soul out.

However, Kratos actually managed to pull his soul back with his brute force, and then wielded his Blade of Exile to begin the final battle with Hades.

Kratos's overall divine power may seem inferior to Hades', but the difference immediately became apparent when the two actually fought. Kratos's combat experience far exceeded Hades's expectations.

When Hades used his power as the god of the underworld to completely suppress Kratos, the bald man surprisingly took out the Sword of Olympus, which unleashed a power that even the god-king could not withstand.

"Ah!" Kratos unleashed the Spartan Wrath. When he first unleashed his rage, he believed that this power was a gift from the gods, hence the name "Wrath of the Gods."

The second time he fell from his position as God of War, accepted the power of the Titans, and gained the abilities of Prometheus, this rage was known as the Wrath of the Titans.

The third time, after obtaining the Sword of Olympus, Kratos truly realized that this rage, this fury, was something he was born with in his blood.

This is his own true power. Once in this state, Kratos's injuries will heal quickly, his stamina will recover rapidly, and he will gain an indestructible body, increasing his combat power exponentially.

Moreover, wielding the Olympian sword made his enraged state even more formidable.

After Kratos drew the Olympian sword and unleashed the Spartan Wrath, Hades, who had initially held the upper hand, immediately fell into a disadvantageous position and was thoroughly defeated by Kratos.

Kratos kicked Hades hard in the knee, sending him crashing to his knees.

Then he leaped onto Hades' chest and tore the flesh from Hades' chest with his banishing blade.

"Ahhh! You wretched Spartans, I'll show you what I'm capable of!" Hades roared, unleashing the full power of the god of the underworld within him. Shadows enveloped the entire Hades Temple, and countless chains and tentacles reached out.

Kratos attempted to summon back his lost flesh and blood using his divine power, but he wouldn't let Hades have his way.

He took out the Holy Sword of Olympus and, right in front of Hades, chopped his flesh into pieces, making it irreparable.

Then, they did the same thing again, tearing a large chunk of flesh from Hades' abdomen. These two severe blows enraged Hades.

Hades swung his claws, carving out the River Styx in Hades' palace, where countless wronged souls and vengeful ghosts began to howl.

Kratos's Blade of Exile and Hades's Hook Claw crossed, and the two began to test their strength against each other, then each swung their other weapon to attack.

Hades was surprised to find that, in terms of sheer strength, he was no match for this Spartan. The Spartan's strength was extraordinary; Hades had pulled him into the River Styx several times, but the Spartan was always able to climb back up.

Hades, however, was not so lucky. His Blade of Exile, after being enchanted by Athena, clearly had the attribute of amplifying the damage to these Olympian gods.

Kratos's weapon struck with such force that Hades suffered greatly, and coupled with his previous severe injuries, Hades was completely thrown into a panic.

Kratos seized the opportunity and used his Exile Blades to hoist Hades, the god of the underworld, directly to the ceiling.

Then he smashed Hades' head open, even knocking off his helmet, and then seized Hades' weapon, the Soul Reaper's Claw.

Hades, the god of the underworld, once again transformed into his colossal form, a giant tens of meters tall, his lower body exposed in the River Styx, only his upper body visible as he frantically attacked Kratos.

But this last resistance was in vain. Hades was completely beaten by Kratos, who even tried to use Hades' weapon to pull out his soul.

At that critical moment, a blue-white arrow, exuding a chilling aura, suddenly shot towards Kratos.

Kratos, who was trying to seize Hades' soul, had no choice but to stop and use the Golden Fleece to deflect the arrow.

Turning his head, he saw a tall, beautiful woman with pointed ears standing to the side. The bow and arrow in her hand looked familiar. Wasn't this the one he had used before?

Sylvanas had no intention of wasting words with Kratos and immediately fired three arrows.

Kratos snorted! The Golden Fleece made a sound and then emitted a dazzling light, directly reflecting Sylvanas's attack back.

The rebound was even more powerful than the arrow Sylvanas had fired, catching Sylvanas completely off guard and sending the queen flying.

The Spartan Ghost showed no mercy, leaping up and swinging his Blade of Exile at Sylvanas's head.

Sylvanas was instantly terrified; the bald man's ferocity far exceeded her expectations.

With her superb and agile movements, Sylvanas narrowly dodged several of Kratos's attacks.

But then Kratos flung out his Blade of Exile, which entangled the arrow. With a sudden burst of strength, Kratos disarmed Sylvanas, who couldn't even hold onto her own bow and arrow, and Kratos took the weapon from her.

Then the Queen was knocked to the ground by a single punch from Baldy.

It hurts so much! She felt pain all over her body. She had never been punched so hard or with such exaggerated force before.

In just a few rounds of fighting, with just one simple punch, he lost his fighting ability.

"Witch! This is my weapon, why is it in your hands?" Kratos asked.

Kratos had entrusted the bow and arrow to Gaia, where his wife and daughters were. Kratos was now worried about their safety.

Upon hearing this, Sylvanas, who was lying on the ground, widened her eyes instantly and glared angrily at Kratos.

"What did you just call me? You called me a witch?"

You bald bastard, where do I look like a witch? Are you blind?

"Answer my question, or I'll kill you, witch!" Kratos roared, his voice so powerful that blood trickled from Sylvanas's ears.

Damn it, this guy is not even in my league.

She felt no different from ordinary soldiers, and if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to ask her questions, Sylvanas felt she would have already been killed.

Just then, a spatial fluctuation appeared, and Hades, who had been beaten unconscious, and Sylvanas, who was lying on the ground, suddenly disappeared, leaving only a bewildered bald man standing there.

"Zeus! This is another of your schemes, isn't it?"

"You won't stop me, I'm going to kill you!"

Kratos roared, put away his spoils—the Gauntlet of Hades—and leaped into the River Styx. With this, he would no longer need to judge the dead in the River Styx.

In their private space, Rhodes looked at Hades, who was beaten beyond recognition, and shook his head helplessly. This guy had been beaten pretty badly!

His skull was shattered, half of his head was stabbed by Kratos with the Exile Blade, and the flesh on his chest and abdomen was cut off by Kratos. He even almost lost his soul.

"Oh my god, Rhodes, I feel like I was almost killed just now." Sylvanas lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily, and said with a look of lingering fear.

"Hahaha! You asked for this. You just said you wanted to experience the advanced combat power of this world, so I sent you out to fight him," Rhodes said.

Upon hearing this, Sylvanas rolled her eyes. She did not want to become a burden to Rhodes, so she offered to help him fight. But what kind of monster was the opponent she had arranged for her?

I'd be lucky to last two rounds against him. In terms of strength, explosiveness, speed, combat experience, and ferocity, I'm no match for him at all.

"I don't care, you have to get justice for me. You heard it too, he just called me a witch," Sylvanas said.

When a woman is bullied and she can't beat the bully, she'll think of another way: to get her man to fight back for her.

"Hahaha! Don't be in such a hurry! I'll teach this arrogant Spartan a lesson, for all eternity," Rhodes said with a laugh.

"That's more like it! But now I understand why you wanted to recruit that bald guy before."

His combat prowess is indeed formidable; he is practically a born warrior.

"It's a pity his personality is too unruly; he'll never be controlled by anyone." Sylvanas slowly sat up, rubbing her aching arms as she spoke.

"I will make him serve me; I will make him one of my six avatars," Rhodes said.

"What do you plan to do with this Hades?" Sylvanas asked.

Although this so-called Hades possessed god-level power, Sylvanas felt that his combat strength was really not that great, and he was suppressed and beaten by that bald man in various ways.

If it weren't for his own sneak attack with two arrows and Rhodes's rescue, Hades would have died at the hands of his opponent.

"Let him rest for a while! I doubt he'll wake up anytime soon," Rhodes said.

Although he wasn't killed by having his soul stolen like in the original story, Hades is still quite seriously injured.

"What are you going to do with my weapon? I barely even got a chance to use it before that bald guy snatched it away again," Sylvanas asked.

"Don't worry, I have a plan. Rest assured! Soon you will get even better weapons," Rhodes said.

After traveling for some time, Kratos arrived at the territory of Hephaestus, the god of fire.

"Your presence here signifies the downfall of Hades, the god of the underworld."

"He was indeed defeated by me, but that bastard Zeus intervened and rescued him," Kratos said.

Upon hearing this, Hephaestus rolled his eyes. "He was rescued by Zeus? I think he was rescued by Lord Rhodes!"

But Lord Rhodes is truly a prophet! Now it's time to see how he performs.

The two then had a very friendly conversation. Vulcan intentionally or unintentionally revealed the matter of the Olympian sacred fire and told Kratos that if he entered the Olympian sacred fire, he would be immediately burned to ashes.

"Is there any way to extinguish the Olympian flame?" Kratos asked.

"Oh! You've come to the right person. I happen to know a way. Do you know Typhon, the Lord of Monsters?"

Kratos nodded and said, "I know. I saw him not long ago and took an arrow from his eye."

"That makes things much easier to explain. Typhon, the Lord of Monsters, once gave birth to an extremely peculiar life form, which looked like a ball of fire and a sun."

He possesses a very special ability: he can devour all kinds of flames. All you need to do is find him and make him devour the sacred fire of Olympus,” Hephaestus said.

"Where can we find him?" Kratos asked.

"If you can find the sacred flame of Olympus, then I will tell you where it is," said the god of fire.

"Vulcan, why are you helping me?" Kratos asked.

"Because I have been expelled from Olympus, and Zeus even took away my beloved daughter Pandora. You should have seen that girl, right?" Hephaestus said.

Kratos nodded upon hearing this. He had indeed seen the statue when he retrieved the Sword of Olympus in the Underworld, and had even almost mistaken it for his daughter.

"First, I'll tell you the story of Pandora's Box. Here's how it is: I tricked Zeus, but when you opened Pandora's Box, my lie was exposed."

"Zeus, in a fit of rage, beat me severely and took my beloved daughter Pandora away. Now I only want revenge against the Olympian gods," Hephaestus said.

"I'll go find the Olympic flame right now." Kratos believed part of what Vulcan said, but not entirely. He needed to confirm with the other Olympian gods.

However, one of the stories about Vulcan is quite similar to that of Athena: entering the sacred fire of Olympus means certain death.

"Wait a minute, Spartan. I've noticed you have two bows and arrows, one with fire attribute and the other with ice attribute."

"And they each possess the power of the Olympians, as well as the power of the Titans," said Hephaestus, the god of fire.

"That's right! One is the Apollo Bow that I just obtained in the Underworld, and the other is the bow and arrow I took from Tifen's eye."

"I can help you upgrade these two weapons, combining the two bows into one, making them a more powerful weapon," said Hephaestus, the god of fire.

After a moment's thought, Kratos nodded and took out a white bow and arrow, along with a golden bow and arrow, and handed them to Hephaestus, the god of fire.

He was familiar with the forging techniques of the Vulcan, and it would be ideal if the other party were willing to forge a weapon for him.

Vulcan quickly began his work, using the metal Rhodes had given him and some leftover scraps to reforge the two artifact-level bows.

After combining the two bows into one, Hephaestus took out a portion of the soul energy that Rhodes had previously given him.

Then, this soul energy was infused into the bow and arrow, making it a weapon with its own will.

This bow can now unleash not only the sun god's scorching rockets, but also the power of the ice titans.

After the forging was completed, Vulcan gave the bow and arrow to Kratos.

After acquiring the new weapon, Kratos drew the bowstring and tried it out. The bow was indeed much easier to use, and its power had become much stronger. It also combined the characteristics of two bows and possessed both ice and fire power.

Kratos nodded to Vulcan and then turned and left.

After Kratos left, a spatial fluctuation appeared next to Vulcan, and Rhodes' figure appeared.

"As you instructed, Lord Rhodes, I have fused the two divine-grade bows and arrows together and have temporarily entrusted them to that Spartan," the Vulcan said.

"Good job, very well done. Now let's continue watching this Spartan's performance," Rhodes said.

Alright, I've tampered with your second weapon too. Next, you'll get a gauntlet and a Vengeful Whip, which I'll also modify.

After emerging from the underworld, Kratos returned to the battlefield on Mount Olympus once again.

A giant with a missing arm appeared before Kratos. (End of Chapter)