Behind Hades, a Grim Reaper wearing a richly decorated robe and a clown mask stood out.
"Red Dragon Emperor! What do you think this place is!"
"Arrogant and rude fellow, you must atone with death!"
The moment his words fell, a vast aura comparable to that of a God rose from Pluto's body. Holding a scythe, his figure flickered and appeared before Tatsuma, attempting to cut off the other party's head.
However, just then, Est appeared before Tatsuma and reached out to grab the scythe. Surging white light appeared in her palm, and cracks spread across the scythe.
"This is impossible!"
As if seeing something unbelievable, Pluto's voice was filled with shock.
But before he could say anything more, a bang sounded in his ear.
The Death scythe shattered, and the white light in Est's palm turned into a beam of light, shooting straight forward.
Boom!
A deafening roar sounded, and after the white light engulfed Pluto, it continued forward all the way.
On the golden wall, the mural representing Hades was blasted apart, and a corner of the temple completely collapsed.
[Est successfully defeated Pluto, congratulations on obtaining the Red trait: Life Harvest.]
[Life Harvest (Red): After launching an attack and dealing damage to the target, a portion of their lifespan can be harvested.]
"Well done."
Listening to the prompt sound in his ear, Tatsuma got up and stroked Est's head.
Est squinted her eyes, a happy smile appearing on her usually expressionless face.
However, compared to Est, the group of Grim Reapers led by Hades on the other side were heavy-hearted.
As an Ultimate-Class Grim Reaper, Hades' right-hand man, Pluto's strength was no less than that of an ordinary God, and he was a top-ranked expert within the entire Realm of the Dead.
But such a strong person was instantly defeated by Est without even touching Tatsuma?
Hades stared at Est for a few seconds, then looked towards the black-haired girl behind Tatsuma.
Although Ophis appeared very inconspicuous and even hid her aura according to Yahweh's teachings, as the controller of the Realm of the Dead and someone who had been paying attention to the world situation, Hades naturally knew the other party's identity.
"Bringing the Infinite Dragon God to cause trouble in the Underworld, are you preparing to declare war on the Greek Gods, Red Dragon Emperor?"
"What if I am?" Tatsuma sneered, completely unconcerned.
The radiance of white light surged, and Est transformed into her weapon form, appearing in his palm.
The two entered a state of resonance, and the effect of the Holy Demon Sword was activated simultaneously.
In an instant, the aura on Tatsuma's body further increased, causing the entire realm to begin shaking.
"Hades, I'll give you one last chance. Kneel and apologize, offer a gift of apology, and I can be merciful and spare you."
"Those words apply to you too." Hades let out a cold snort, not backing down.
As a God, he had his own pride. Even if he fought until the last moment, he would never kneel and beg for mercy.
Black mist permeated from Hades' body, and his aura rapidly soared.
The Realm of the Dead was the area managing the souls of the deceased, a Divine Realm built and developed by Hades step by step.
Under normal circumstances, Gods would not use the power of their Divine Realm to fight.
After all, once defeated, it would not only harm their own foundation but also affect the entire Divine Realm. However, Tatsuma was too overbearing this time. In a sense, Hades had been pushed to a desperate situation.
In order to defeat Tatsuma, he activated his authority, connecting himself with the entire Realm of the Dead.
In just a few seconds, the aura on Hades' body expanded to a terrifying degree.
"Come on, Red Dragon Emperor! Let me show you the true power of the God of the Realm of the Dead!"
The black mist permeating the sacrificial altar descended, surging towards Tatsuma from all directions.
This black mist was one of Hades' trump cards, gathering a large amount of Death God Power. Once stuck by the mist, at best one would lose thousands of years of lifespan, and at worst, their soul would scatter, leaving no trace.
However, this kind of attack was naturally useless against Tatsuma.
True Darkness + Source of Darkness + Primordial Power.
Three Gold-tier Dark attribute traits were activated, and pitch-black Primordial Water surged forth.
After engulfing the death mist, the Primordial Water turned into a monstrous wave, smashing towards Hades.
"Damn monster!"
Hades did not directly resist this attack. His figure merged into the darkness and reappeared behind Tatsuma the next moment.
Death mist emerged again, and at the same time, a huge scythe appeared in his hand.
A scythe, symbolizing death, was fully activated, and a life-reaping blow pierced through Tatsuma.
Did I succeed?
Hades' eyes flickered with red light, somewhat surprised by this situation.
But in the next instant, he realized something was wrong.
He saw that Tatsuma, who had been struck by the Scythe of Death, showed no change in his aura.
On the contrary, the moment the scythe sliced through his body, he raised his hand to grab it, then leisurely turned around.
"Is this your full power?"
Clang!
A crisp clashing sound rang out, and a cold light streaked across the air, severing Hades's right arm at the shoulder.
Tatsuma exerted slight force with his hand, snatched the scythe, and threw it into his storage space.
"If your full power is only this much, then this battle should end."
Time energy surged from Hades's wound, causing him to enter a brief time-stop state.
Tatsuma's figure flickered, appearing before Hades, grabbing his head and pushing it down.
Bang!
The ground of the temple began to shake violently, and cracks appeared like a spider web.
The time-stop state was lifted, and intense pain came from all over his body, causing Hades to let out a muffled groan.
After that, Tatsuma activated Almighty, forcefully severing his connection with the Realm of the Dead, and his aura rapidly declined.
"Hades-sama!"
"Go to hell, you monster!"
"Everyone, attack together!"
Seeing Hades defeated, the surrounding Grim Reapers who had been waiting for their chance immediately rushed forward.
Tatsuma remained silent, merely raising his sword and swinging it. The white light symbolizing destruction fell again, swallowing the Grim Reapers in the blink of an eye.
[Congratulations, you successfully defeated Jakar and obtained the blue trait: Death Scythe.]
[Congratulations, you successfully defeated Ralph and obtained the green trait: Scythe Mastery.]
[Congratulations, you successfully defeated Frazer and obtained the purple trait: Death Roar.]
A series of prompts sounded, and Tatsuma looked at the God of the Dead struggling to get up in front of him.
"Hades, engrave this moment in your heart, then tuck your tail between your legs and disappear from my sight."
"If there's a next time, the fate of those Grim Reapers will be your end."
Boom!
Crimson lightning struck down with a roar, and the Rainbow level Destruction Rule completely erupted.
Coupled with the Hero trait's effect of doubling damage to non-human creatures, Hades instantly lost consciousness.
[Congratulations, you successfully defeated Hades and obtained the gold trait: Death God Power.]
[Death God Power (Gold): Divine power with the death attribute, multiple uses can be gained after deep development.]
A gold energy-type trait, not bad.
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