Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

"Neither of you will leave today! You will both die here!" he roared, waving his ten fingers again.

"Star Puppet Strings"

As the power of his cosmos condensed at his fingertips, it instantly transformed into invisible threads that drifted out with the wind, silently sweeping towards Shion and Dohko.

Tong Hu was injured and in poor condition. In addition, Minos's puppet strings were very well concealed, and before he could even react, he was caught in the puppet strings again.

Damn it!

Noticing the abnormality in his body, Tong Hu was both angry and anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He could only gather his cosmos power to resist the control of the puppet strings.

Shion was in much better condition, but he still fell victim to the highly concealed puppet strings.

"Die, you pathetic Gold Saint!"

Minos once again flicked his ten fingers, manipulating the puppet strings to tighten, preparing to strangle the two of them.

But at that moment, a crisp cracking sound came from Shion's body.

Click click click!

Minos looked closely and saw that Shion's body seemed to be covered with a layer of crystal, which was being crushed and falling off piece by piece as he forcefully tightened the puppet strings.

“This is…” Minos was puzzled.

"This is the 'Crystal Robe'! It's a way I cover my body with the 'Crystal Wall' to block the opponent's attacks!" As the crystal fell off, Shion also broke free from the puppet strings binding him.

After discovering that he could not effectively identify Minos's puppet strings, he secretly placed a 'crystal robe' on himself to prevent such a situation from occurring.

Immediately afterwards, he manipulated the still-lingering nebula to envelop Tong Hu and launched a dense, indiscriminate attack on Tong Hu's surroundings.

Rumble!

As endless starlight burst forth, the puppet strings that had bound Tong Hu were all severed.

Chapter 171 A desperate battle

"Come on!"

Shion urged again.

Knowing he couldn't be of much help, Tong Hu didn't hesitate and immediately fled.

However, the low-ranking Specters he had just knocked away surrounded him again.

"Want to leave? Then leave your life behind first!"

The Specters attacked in unison and immediately intercepted Dohko.

Damn it!

Upon seeing this, Shion cursed under his breath and prepared to help again.

However, Minos had no intention of giving him a chance.

"So what if you've blocked my puppet strings? There's still a huge gap between our strengths. Neither of you can escape!" Tian Guixing roared, condensing his cosmic power onto his wings.

"Giant Winged Wind"

He flapped his wings again, and a storm immediately arose from his own center.

Unlike before, Minos did not hold back this time. With his full strength, the storm exuded a terrifying pressure.

"What a terrifying guy!"

Shion felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this.

"Crystal Wall"

He immediately gathered the power of his cosmos and quickly set up a spherical barrier centered on Minos, enveloping Minos and his still-unspreading storm inside.

"Go to hell!"

When the power reached its peak, Minos roared and released control of the storm, causing it to rapidly expand and spread in all directions.

The spreading storm crashed into the invisible crystal wall.

Bang bang bang!

The storm struck it, immediately producing a series of dull thuds.

"A barrier? It's just a waste of effort!" Minos was taken aback for a moment, but didn't pay much attention to it.

Because he believed that Aries' barrier could not stop his storm.

Immediately afterwards, as the storm repeatedly struck, a series of cracking sounds came from the invisible barrier.

As the one who set up the Crystal Wall, Shion could clearly see cracks appearing on his Crystal Wall.

"not good!"

He sensed something was wrong and quickly retreated.

boom!

With a deafening roar, the crystal wall shattered as the storm crashed through it, and a fierce gust of wind rapidly spread outwards, instantly engulfing the entire battlefield.

Even though he had retreated in advance, Shion still couldn't avoid it and was directly swept into the storm.

Not far away, Dohko, who was engaged in a fierce battle with many low-ranking Specters, was even less likely to escape and was swept into the storm along with those Specters.

"what--"

Screams rang out as numerous low-ranking Specters were crushed and killed in mid-air by the storm.

Shion and Dohko were stronger and were not directly crushed, but they still managed to hold on and barely withstand the crushing storm.

They didn't know how much time had passed when they suddenly felt a lightness on their bodies and then fell heavily to the ground.

"It's still alive? What a tenacious life!" Minos exclaimed in amazement.

He could clearly see that both of their holy armors were mostly torn and they were covered in blood.

Especially since Dohko, who was already injured, had completely lost his upper body armor, revealing his scarred half-body.

It's truly amazing that they're still alive after all this.

Shion helped Dohko to his feet, then glanced meaningfully at the corpse on the ground and said seriously, "Compared to this, don't you think you've been too cruel?"

"They even killed their own people!"

Without the constraints of those low-ranking Specters, it was a good thing for the two of them, but Minos's cruelty was truly terrifying.

Hearing the question, Minos remained unperturbed and calmly replied, "With the protection of Lord Hades, we will never truly die!"

"Even if we die temporarily, we can wake up again!"

"In comparison, I think trading their lives for your serious injuries is a worthwhile deal!"

Both of them were severely injured by his attack, making it even more difficult for them to escape now.

Especially Tong Hu, who was already panting heavily and needed Shion's support to stand up.

Such a Gold Saint poses almost no threat to him.

The only target he could still take seriously was Shion.

However, Shion's 'Crystal Robe' somewhat restrained his Star Puppet Strings, which gave him a headache.

At the same time, to prevent the enemy from overhearing, Dohko silently used his telekinesis to send a message to Shion: "Now, you and I are both seriously injured. It would be difficult for either of us to hold off this Heavenly Noble Star alone, and we are not enough to create an opportunity for the other to escape!"

"So what do you mean?" Shion asked silently, sending a secret message.

"Let's fight him!"

Remembering his comrades who had just died tragically, Tong Hu gritted his teeth and continued, "I will do everything in my power to create an opportunity for you."

"Whether you can take him down depends on you!"

"No, your injuries are too severe. Let me create this opportunity for a decisive blow!" Shion immediately objected.

Tong Hu was too badly injured; if he desperately tried to create an opportunity for battle, he would certainly not survive.

"No!"

Tong Hu immediately rejected the idea, replying seriously, "I am too badly injured. Even if I fight desperately, I am not confident that I can deliver a fatal blow to him."

"Moreover, no matter who creates this opportunity, in my current state, it is not enough to return to the Holy Land smoothly."

"Rather than that, let me fight with all my might, exhausting my last bit of strength to pave the way for your victory!"

As he spoke, a look of determination appeared on his face.

"But……"

"That's settled then, Shion! I'm entrusting Lord Sasha and Pegasus to you!"

Before Shion could say anything more, Dohko had already pushed away his comrade who was helping him up.

However, without support, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground again.

However, he gritted his teeth and managed to steady himself, finally regaining his footing.

Seeing that he was staring at him with a fierce fighting spirit, Minos mocked without any attempt to hide his sarcasm: "What, you think you can fight me when you can't even stand up straight?"

"You're really overestimating yourself, Libra!"

As he spoke, he flapped his wings forcefully, instantly creating a powerful gust of wind.

Tong Hu was already weak, and even this casual blow was too much for him. He involuntarily took several steps back and almost fell to the ground.

"I advise you not to struggle anymore, Libra! I can give you a quick death because you are a Gold Saint!" Minos mocked again.

Having regained his footing, Tong Hu stared at Tian Guixing and said with difficulty, "You'll know once you try!"

As he spoke, he sacrificed his soul and life, burning his cosmos with all his might. His originally weak aura rapidly expanded and rose, finally returning to the level that a Gold Saint should have.

Sensing the change in him, Minos stopped smiling and nodded, saying, "This time, it's finally getting interesting!"

However, he did not let his guard down; instead, he secretly accumulated power in his wings.

Chapter 172 A Hard-Fought Victory

"It's not just about being interesting!"