Chapter 144 : The situation suddenly changes and the world of death descends!
The eyes of Hades's statue suddenly erupted with a sinister green light, his voice filled with an almost insane determination and cold calculation.
"Blasphemer... usurping authority... excellent! He is no ordinary human; he is a destroyer of order, a thief of the gods' authority! He stole Zeus's lightning, dabbled in Apollo's power of light—this is blasphemy and subversion against the Olympian Gods!"
He paused, his tone growing even more sinister.
"That fool Poseidon, he thinks signing an alliance will keep him out of it? He will soon realize that the existence of this blasphemer is a provocation to the entire Olympus pantheon!"
"Pandora!"
Hades suddenly called out her name.
Pandora, pale and still shaken, immediately prostrated herself on the ground, her voice trembling.
"I am here, my lord!"
"Deliver my divine oracle: the Underworld is temporarily sealed; strictly guard the Eight Hells, Three Valleys, Ten Trenches, and Four Circles."
Hades's voice was cold and majestic.
"I will focus all my efforts on stabilizing Thanatos's injuries and recuperating. Without my command, no one is to launch an attack on the Sanctuary on their own!"
"Yes, Lord Hades!"
Hades's voice paused for a moment, carrying a sense of desperation.
"Hypnos, go to Mount Olympus. You must be discreet, avoiding the surveillance of the Saints and the Sea World!"
The statue's eerie green light flickered erratically.
"You are to expose the true face of Li Yu, the blasphemer, to the Olympian Gods, and reveal his crime of stealing the authority of the Sky Father and the God of Light! He is an enemy of all gods and must suffer the divine punishment of the entire Heaven! This Holy War is no longer just a dispute between the Underworld and Athena!"
"Yes!"
Hypnos bowed his head, responding with trepidation.
Since Zeus's disappearance, the Olympian Gods had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs.
Now, Hades wanting to drag them back into the war was undoubtedly a huge gamble.
Above the Underworld, thick, impenetrable clouds of death surged violently, as if brewing an ultimate storm.
Li Yu's existence had completely changed the nature of the Holy War and given Hades an excellent reason.
To re-tie the powerful Olympian Gods to his chariot and jointly eliminate this blasphemer who threatened divine authority.
"Athena, Li Yu, you brought this upon yourselves!"
Li Yu descended, and many Saints gathered around him. Li Yu said calmly,
"Hades is about to unleash the Eternal Eclipse. Return to the Sanctuary as soon as possible to inform Athena, recuperate, and prepare for the final battle..."
The Eternal Eclipse!
Everyone was instantly startled. Sanctuary texts recorded that during past Holy Wars, Hades would use the Nine Stars Alignment to unleash the Eternal Eclipse. If he could not be sealed again, the entire earth would plunge into eternal darkness, and all life would wither.
It seems an inevitable battle in the Underworld still awaited!
Saga stepped forward, looking at Li Yu with a complex expression.
"What about you? Li Yu, aren't you returning to the Sanctuary?"
From Li Yu's tone, he seemed to have other plans.
Li Yu nodded faintly.
"Before the final Holy War begins, I need to go to the Tartarus Abyss to deal with potential threats from the Olympian Gods."
"The Olympian Gods?!"
Saga's pupils suddenly constricted, his face filled with shock.
"How would they get involved?"
Li Yu did not explain further; he clearly remembered the original trajectory of fate.
Even if Seiya eventually killed Hades, it would still incur the displeasure of Apollo, the God of Light.
Under the combined pressure of the Olympian Gods, Athena would be forced to relinquish her divine power, and the Saints would be stripped of their strength, completely becoming mortals.
He could never accept such an outcome.
The ancient Titans sealed by the Olympian Gods in the Tartarus Abyss were precisely the allies he could use.
If the Olympian Gods truly intervened personally, he wouldn't mind igniting another epoch-making divine war to completely shatter the old divine order!
"I will return before the Holy War begins!"
Li Yu said no more. His body erupted with golden light, transforming into a streak of light that shot through the air and vanished.
He quickly arrived at the entrance to the Tartarus Abyss. The space here was chaotic, capable of isolating Athena's divine perception.
Li Yu silently thought,
"Enter the Reincarnation Space."
His figure slowly faded like mist, eventually disappearing completely from the Saint Seiya World... Bleach World.
A full hundred years had passed since Li Yu last descended with the Ophiuchus Cloth.
The small village where Ad grew up had now developed into the world's economic and cultural center, named "Seireitei" by the people, meaning "Central Divine Court for Purifying Souls."
Ad, by virtue of his achievements in creating Shinigami and Hollows, became known as the Ancestor by all.
He also had a son and a daughter, named Lei Yu and Zhi Tong. The two children inherited his Quincy Power, becoming the ancestors of future Quincies.
At this moment, Ad, whose face had matured into middle age, stood alone under the night sky of Seireitei.
His unique eyes, as profound as the cosmic void, with pupils interwoven into a cross shape, reflected countless fragmented glimpses of the future.
He could clearly see the rampage of Hollows, the despair of humanity, and the grim faces of Shinigami as they swung their swords.
The three intertwined like a death knot, constantly colliding and repelling in the long river of fate, unable to achieve peaceful coexistence.
This heavy burden cast a shadow over the gaunt face of this Son of Destiny, chosen by the world.
"Master... you said that your world had suns and stars, where all things coexisted in harmony..."
He whispered, his voice almost inaudible.
"But why is my world filled with endless strife? Hollows, Shinigami, Quincy Power—they are like fire and water... Master, tell me, what should I do?"
His innate powers of stasis and progression seemed helpless before this grand world problem.
Although the former Kaositer had been completely purified, the newly born Hollows now had thoughts, struggles, and demands.
How many times had those dying Hollows roared at him?
"Aren't we also creatures you created? Why must we be eliminated by Shinigami?!"
Just as Ad was lost in his confusion, his body suddenly trembled violently!
His four eyes, capable of peering into the future, suddenly erupted with an unprecedented brilliance.
The blurry trajectory of the future was instantly pierced and illuminated by a golden light!
An incredibly clear figure, imbued with immense pressure, forcefully froze in his vision.
That familiar white figure, carrying a power that intertwined destruction and vitality, was descending upon this place with unstoppable momentum!
"Master!"
Ad cried out, his voice trembling with excitement.
That familiar, immense aura, imbued with coldness and divinity, he would never mistake it, even after the passage of long years.
It was Master Li Yu! Master had personally descended!
Ad turned and ran back to Seireitei, his long, black, waterfall-like hair fluttering in the night wind.
His voice, carrying an undeniable command, spread throughout Seireitei via his spiritual pressure.
"Everyone! Follow me to welcome Master's descent!"
The command exploded like thunder. Tsunayashiro Kyogen, Shiba Enjo, Kuchiki Kyo, Shihouin Yoru Hana—these four children from back then, now the Shinigami Ancestors.
And powerful Shinigami like Hyosube Ichibei instantly sensed the almost boiling excitement and unprecedented reverence in Ad's tone.
"Ad's Master?" Tsunayashiro Kyogen's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, then ancient memories surged, and his gaze turned to shock.
"Could it be... that legendary existence?"
"It's him! It must be him returned!"
Shiba Enjo clutched his Zanpakuto.
"Only that existence could make the Ancestor so flustered!"
Large numbers of Shinigami poured out from every corner of Seireitei. They lined up on both sides of the street, their eyes burning as they looked towards Li Yu's statue.
Awaiting the descent of the legendary Master of the Ancestor!