Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

Those were the souls Thanatos had once harvested, imprisoned by him in Tartarus, the deepest part of Hell, where those souls were made to fight and wander among themselves in endless torment, eventually turning into these twisted spirits that only knew how to kill, a level lower than ordinary undead.

“Unfortunately, I am also skilled in using the power of death! Respected God of Death!” Bai Li smiled confidently and immediately opened his left hand, from which a ball of pale white flame rose up.

"Accumulated Corpse Qi - Ghostly Azure Flame"

Seeing the first twisted killing spirit approaching, Bai Li decisively threw the flame in his palm.

Bang!

The moment the twisted spirit of slaughter came into contact with the flames, it was like boiling oil meeting a spark, instantly igniting a raging fire.

The spirit of slaughter immediately let out a series of painful screams and flew around haphazardly in the field.

As it flew erratically, constantly crashing into other killing spirits, the ghostly flames on its body immediately clung to the other killing spirits.

And so, the word spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, until the countless spirits of slaughter were enveloped by a pale white flame, turning into a pale sea of ​​fire.

"What??"

Thanatos was somewhat surprised.

Before he could decide whether to rescue the killing spirits, those pure spirits had already turned into nothingness in the flames of Ghost Azure Flame.

You deserve to die!

Seeing that all his pets had been killed, Thanatos was furious and prepared to launch another attack.

However, Bai Li, who had been preparing a counterattack for a long time, moved even faster.

“Now, it’s my turn, Thanatos—”

He ignited his cosmos and once again swung the holy sword, sweeping it across the battlefield.

Having already witnessed the power of that holy sword, Tianxiongxing Aiacos did not act rashly, but quietly stood at the edge of the battlefield to watch the battle.

Tian Gu Xing Bai'er was eager to try his luck and wanted to fight Bai Li again.

However, with Thanatos, the god of death, present, she hasn't had a chance to make a move yet.

They have to let this Grim Reaper have his fun before they can finish theirs.

Otherwise, given his temper, if he rashly interfered and disturbed the other party's interest, he might just crush them to death.

There was no time to unleash any more combat techniques, so Thanatos immediately condensed his cosmos into his palm and then transformed it into a protective shield to meet the attack.

clang!

The golden sword shadow fell, but was blocked by Death with one hand. At the point of impact, golden electric currents splashed out, causing ripples to spread through the sealed space around them.

"It's just a mere sacred artifact. You're too arrogant, mortal!"

After completely dissipating the sword shadow's striking momentum, Death snorted coldly and seized the enormous sword shadow.

Cracks immediately appeared on the sword shadow as the five fingers tightened further.

boom!

Once the cracks covered the sword, the entire sword shadow shattered instantly, turning into points of light and dissipating.

At the same time, Bai Li also clearly heard a slight sound coming from the holy sword in his hand.

He quickly looked down and saw a small crack on the sword.

Clearly, Death's forceful crushing of the sword shadow had already caused some damage to the Holy Sword itself.

"Stop struggling! Just accept your death!"

Death snorted coldly, gathered his cosmos in his hand once more, and continued, "Don't think I'm afraid of an old codger like you wielding a holy relic; I wouldn't fear even if Athena herself came to me!"

"Because this place was originally prepared as her final resting place!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Li's pupils constricted.

Clearly, the myth of death suggests that the rift in the underworld here is a trap, a trap to lure the goddess Athena.

Death has arranged everything and is just waiting for Athena to come to him in person.

"No, I can't die here like this!"

"I must send the message back!"

Bai Li suddenly had a new goal.

After realizing that escape was hopeless, he originally thought of using his combat power as much as possible to make a final contribution to the Holy Land. If he could kill Tianxiong Star or Tiangu Star, that would be even better.

But now, he has an even more important goal: to send the message back from here.

Otherwise, once his death is discovered, the Sanctuary will definitely send people to continue the investigation, and even Lord Sasha might personally intervene.

But Death has already laid a trap here, and if everyone rushes in without knowing the truth, the consequences are unpredictable.

He then tried to contact his brother Sage, who was far away in the Sanctuary, using his telekinesis.

Because he hadn't worn his Saint Cloth for a long time, he couldn't use the special connection between the Saint Cloths to locate himself. Fortunately, he and Sage were twin brothers and had a special telepathic connection, which allowed him to quickly locate himself.

"not good!"

Just as Bai Li was trying, he was horrified to discover that not only could his accumulated corpse energy not leave this place, but even his mental power seemed to be trapped here, unable to be transmitted to the outside at all.

This also means that the space here has been completely sealed off by death, and is now completely isolated from the outside world.

Chapter 248 Death Blocks the Way (Part 2)

As deities, they perceive nature far better than humans.

Noticing the slight fluctuations emanating from Bai Li, Thanatos immediately guessed what was going on and sneered, "No need to waste your energy!"

"Even if Athena herself came, it would be extremely difficult for her to break through the blockade here."

"Besides, you're only holding a sacred relic bestowed upon you by her!"

"Just accept death's embrace!"

As he spoke, he opened his right hand forward, launching a new offensive.

"Black Hole Abyss"

The energy ball in his palm collapsed rapidly inward, forming a pitch-black vortex that generated an extremely powerful attraction, constantly pulling in everything around it, like a miniature black hole, from which even light could not escape being swallowed.

Even though Aiacos and the others were far away from the battlefield, they still felt that powerful attraction, which was forcibly drawing them in.

They quickly used their inner strength to grip the ground, barely managing to steady themselves.

Bai Li, who was within the black hole's absorption range, was in an even worse situation.

The black hole's powerful gravitational pull meant that no matter how hard it tried to use its inner universe to hold onto the ground, it was to no avail.

Because the powerful attraction caused his footing to collapse, leaving him with no place to stand, and he was sucked in along with the sand and soil.

"We absolutely cannot let ourselves be sucked in!"

Although he didn't know what was behind that black hole, Bai Li's intuition told him that it was definitely not a good place.

He might not even be able to reach the other side of the black hole, as he would be torn apart and die instantly by the powerful gravitational pull within.

"Since we can't avoid it, let's confront it head-on!"

He then held the sword in one hand, concentrated his inner power in his left hand, and pushed off the rock next to him, accelerating as he flew towards the black hole.

"Accumulated Corpse Qi - Soul Burial Break"

Seeing that he was about to fall into the black hole, he clenched his left fist and swung it forcefully upwards.

boom!

With a loud bang, under the erosion of 'Soul Burial Break', the entire black hole exploded instantly, bursting out a blinding white light, which directly blasted Bai Li back.

As for Thanatos, the god of death, he withstood the impact of the explosion thanks to his powerful strength, but he still suffered minor lacerations on his hands.

"You actually managed to hurt me?"

Thanatos was stunned for a moment when he saw the wound on his hand.

In his view, even with a sacred artifact, no one could possibly be a match for Bai Li, that old geezer.

However, after several moves, he not only failed to defeat his opponent, but was also injured by him. Even though the injury was negligible, it was still a great humiliation for him.

You see, his real rival was a goddess like Athena! Not some old geezer with only a seventh sense!

"Human, you have angered me!"

Thanatos roared furiously, raising his hands high above his head and rapidly gathering his cosmic power between them, releasing an extremely terrifying aura.

Before our eyes, a huge purplish-black energy ball with a diameter of over ten meters materialized, and its terrifying fluctuations caused the surrounding space to distort and vibrate.

"Terrifying Fate"

This time, the enraged Grim Reaper held nothing back, unleashing his strongest attack and hurling the enormous energy ball overhead.

"not good!"

Sensing the terrifying aura contained in this attack, Bai Li, who had just regained his footing, immediately changed his expression.

Although he had just cracked Death's 'Black Hole Abyss', Death's own powerful strength forced him to expend a lot of energy, leaving him somewhat exhausted.

For the time being, the same tactics could not be used again.

More importantly, because he had been seriously injured by Violet and had fought fiercely with Death, the old man's injuries had worsened and become more severe.

By this time, he was panting heavily.

As the terrifying purplish-black energy ball drew closer, Bai Li gritted his teeth and then drew his sword to meet it.

"cut!"

He mustered all his strength and unleashed another golden sword shadow.

boom!

The sword shadows collided with the energy sphere, and the two gods clashed indirectly, unleashing an even greater explosive shock than before.

"Wow--"

Faced with this terrifying impact, Bai Li coughed up blood and was blasted away once again, further aggravating his injuries.

Not only that, the cracks in the holy sword in his hand widened further, and Athena's divine power was greatly depleted.