Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

Caught off guard by this sudden attack, Thanatos, the god of death, had no choice but to raise his right hand once more, preparing to take the blow head-on.

Swish!

The golden greatsword fell, its indestructible sharpness instantly slicing through the Grim Reaper's armor and piercing into his palm.

"what--"

Thanatos, the god of death, couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

Chapter 346 The Pomegranate of the Underworld

This was the first time since the start of the war that Death had truly suffered a major blow.

El Cid was greatly encouraged and immediately added more force, wanting to cut off Death's right hand in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Death is Death after all. It is one of the top gods below the main god, far superior to the dream god they defeated in the dream world.

The golden sword energy slowed down as it was cushioned by the armor and flesh, and after cutting through the Grim Reaper's hand bones all the way to the wrist, it completely lost its penetrating power.

In the end, it still fell short by one point.

"Damn it!"

The pain enraged Death, who was already short-tempered, and he immediately raised his left hand, releasing an energy ball that repelled El Cid.

However, the Saint Seiya's offensive has not stopped.

Taking advantage of the moment when Death was distracted, the three Gold Saints, led by Shion, decisively launched an attack.

"Athena's Exclamation"

"Athena's Exclamation"

"Athena's Exclamation"

The three roared in unison, and the energy balls gathered in their palms simultaneously shot out beams of light, which converged in front of them, transforming into a dazzling golden light that shot towards Death with an aura capable of destroying everything.

Wherever the light passed, space shattered, and void turbulence invaded, but it was instantly crushed under the golden light, unable to stir up any waves at all.

boom!

Before Death could react, he was struck by a dazzling golden light.

Compared to El Cid's sword aura, the 'Athena Exclamation' unleashed by Shion and the other two together was far more destructive.

Caught completely off guard, Death let out another cry of pain.

"what--"

His battle armor was torn apart, blood was spitting from his mouth, and he was forced back by the golden light.

boom!

With a loud crash, Death slammed heavily into the barrier of the divine rune array behind him, finally halting his retreat.

Just then, a graceful figure appeared next to the God-Slaying Demon Jar.

The goddess of harvest has arrived.

"Athena, you're really useless. You actually got tricked by Death and sealed in this little jar!" Persephone covered her mouth and chuckled, then stretched out a hand.

Just then, Sasha, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up and weakly said, "Be careful... there's a trap..."

"What??"

Persephone paused for a moment, and his hands stopped moving.

However, it's too late.

The surface of the God-Slaying Demon Jar emitted a jet-black light and carried an extremely oppressive aura.

Hades???

Persephone was horrified when he recognized the source of the aura.

She hurriedly retreated, trying to avoid the dark light, but it was too late; she was engulfed by the black light.

When the black light dissipated, everyone saw that next to the God-Slaying Demon Jar, there was a jet-black sword with its hilt spread out to the sides like a pair of wings.

Moreover, strange green vines grew out from the very center of the sword hilt, tightly binding the goddess of harvest.

To everyone's astonishment, the goddess of harvest seemed to be trapped, and no matter how she struggled, she could not break free from the vines binding her.

"Thanatos, how dare you use such a thing to ambush me!!!" Persephone was both shocked and furious.

Clearly, Nathos the God of Death must have anticipated her arrival, which is why he set up such a highly targeted trap.

Because the sword before her was none other than Hades's divine weapon, the Sword of the Underworld, and the vines growing from the Sword of the Underworld were no ordinary vines, but the 'Pomegranate of the Underworld' that had once bound her to the Underworld.

The Pomegranate of the Underworld, also known as the 'Fruit of Death,' represents the laws of death and rebirth in the underworld and is the source of Hades' power.

Years ago, she was tricked by Hades into eating the Pomegranate of the Underworld, and from then on, she was corrupted and bound by the laws of death in the Underworld, and in the end, she had no choice but to stay in the Underworld.

Now, she has finally escaped the underworld, but unexpectedly, she has been tricked by Thanatos, the god of death, who has bound her with the pomegranate of the underworld.

Under normal circumstances, as the goddess of harvest and in charge of plant growth, something like the pomegranate should not be able to trap her.

Unfortunately, she was trapped in the underworld for countless years, and she herself was severely eroded and assimilated by the underworld pomegranate.

Although she managed to break free from the shackles of the Netherworld Pomegranate with the help of the craftsman god Hephaestus, it was only a temporary solution, and the Netherworld Pomegranate's assimilation of her still remained.

Now, when she encountered the Netherworld Pomegranate again, her body was as if it were paralyzed and poisoned, almost powerless to resist. She could only watch helplessly as the Netherworld Pomegranate's vines rapidly wrapped around her body and once again tried to invade her body.

"Do not--"

Thinking of the desolate years she spent trapped in the underworld, Persephone had no desire to go back and desperately resisted the invasion of the underworld pomegranate.

At this point, Shion and his two companions had reached their limit and could no longer maintain the output of 'Athena Exclamation', so they had to stop.

The golden light dissipated, and the figure of Thanatos, the god of death, reappeared.

However, having been repeatedly injured by the Saints, he had no interest in paying attention to the Goddess of Harvest; his attention was entirely focused on the Saints.

"None of you will leave here alive!!!" he roared, his inner power burning fiercely.

At this moment, extreme anger pushed his inner universe to its peak, and an extremely terrifying wave erupted from his body, continuously bombarding the divine rune array.

Boom boom boom!

The rune array was ultimately just a temporary array. Faced with Thanatos's outburst, it quickly exhausted the power of the runes and spontaneously combusted, turning into ashes. The rune array was then violently broken.

"Ahhh-"

Sage and the others were also unable to withstand it, and were directly blasted away by the indiscriminate burst of energy, and were even seriously injured.

Seeing this, the Goddess of Harvest immediately warned, "You are no match for him. Do not entangle with him. Quickly help me cut off these vines of the Netherworld Pomegranate on my body!"

"Otherwise, it will be too late!"

This is not the underworld. Here, the Netherworld Pomegranate is like a rootless duckweed. Although it has a great restraining effect on her, it is just a few tenacious vines to others.

Even if they are just a group of weak Saints, they are qualified to cut them down.

But if the Pomegranate were to truly invade her body, using her divine form as soil to take root again, then it would be beyond the capabilities of these Saints.

Upon hearing this and seeing that the Goddess of Harvest had been tricked by the Grim Reaper, the Saints, who had already given up hope, felt a glimmer of hope again.

"You few go and help Lady Harvest escape, El Cid and I will hold off Death!"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Pope Sage immediately got up from the ground. He endured the excruciating pain and once again ignited his cosmos, accelerating towards death.

Chapter 347 Twins Block the Way

Pope Sage did not hesitate either, and followed closely behind.

The Grim Reaper's attacks were too sharp; aside from his 'Soul Burial Break' which could be cleverly countered, the Saints simply couldn't withstand them with their strength.

To hold off Death and create time and opportunity for everyone, he and El Cid must join forces.

"You think you can challenge the gods? You're simply overestimating yourselves!" The enraged Grim Reaper showed no mercy and immediately conjured a giant ball of lightning above his head.

"Divine Oracle - Heavenly Punishment"

In an instant, endless purple lightning bolts shot out from the lightning ball, launching an indiscriminate attack on everyone.

Compared to before, this move by Death in his enraged state is clearly more terrifying.

Seeing the sky filled with flashing lightning snakes, Pegasus and the others felt breathless.

"Accumulated Corpse Qi - Soul Burial Break"

Just then, Sage leaped up and swung his pale fist at the sky full of lightning snakes.

boom!

With a loud bang, the sky full of lightning snakes was corrupted by the pale light, and then transformed into an even more powerful explosive shock that swept back towards Death.

"You bastard, how dare you deceive the gods!"

Death grew increasingly furious at this, but there was nothing it could do to reverse the situation; it could only choose to resist.

El Cid seized the opportunity to close in and launch a further offensive.

For a time, the two attacked and defended, and actually managed to entangle Death.

Meanwhile, Pegasus and the others arrived at the side of the bound goddess of harvest.

They tried to tear the vines off by hand, but found that the vines were exceptionally tough and difficult to destroy.

"Don't waste any more time, and don't worry about accidentally hurting me. Just use the combined attack technique you just used! Cut these vines as quickly as possible!" Persephone urged anxiously.

Upon hearing this, the Saint Seiya warriors exchanged glances and decisively retreated to create distance.

Led by Aries Shion, along with Taurus Hasgard and Pisces Yaphica, they quickly formed a triad battle formation, preparing to unleash Athena's Exclamation once again.

"Watch out... Aspros... is here too..."

Just then, the weakened Sasha gave everyone a warning.

"what?"

Everyone was taken aback. After regaining their senses, Pegasus and Leo Regulus decisively took on the responsibility of vigilance and defense.

As their cosmic power rapidly condensed, a golden sphere of light appeared in the hands of Shion and the other two, emanating an extremely powerful aura.