"Enough." A majestic, angry rebuke fell like a thunderbolt, tearing through the night.
Then, a brilliant pillar of light crashed down, and the world trembled.
The light pillar dispersed, and figures radiating powerful divine presences descended upon the sacred mountain.
The leading god was Apollo, the Sun God.
But at this moment, his eyes, which should have been full of art and radiance, burned with a different kind of golden thunder.
His aura was vast as the starry sky, hot as the blazing sun, and simultaneously carried a domineering quality that demanded submission from all things.
Behind him, the Olympian major gods lined up in order:
Hera, the Queen of the Gods... Demeter, the Goddess of Agriculture... Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty... Hephaestus, the God of Fire... Hestia, the Goddess of the Hearth... Hermes, the Messenger God.
Behind these six major gods were a vast number of secondary gods, tertiary gods, and a large number of Heavenly Warriors clad in silver armor, filling the sky like heavenly soldiers and generals.
The divine power was vast and mighty. The entire Sanctuary was shrouded in a suffocating heavy pressure.
'Apollo's' gaze fell on Saori. "Athena, my daughter, I have spared you many times already. Why did you have to speak those things that should not have been said?"
Saori sighed softly. "You have finally admitted your identity. It seems you are no longer worried that they will resist you."
"It is not them I am wary of, but you and Hades." Zeus admitted frankly. "If you two were to join forces, it would still cause me some trouble."
Setsuna took over the conversation. "You misjudged the situation and missed the best opportunity. Hades was a coward who actually did not dare to resist you. But..."
"As the new God of Death, I not only have the courage, but a great deal of it!"
Zeus's gaze shifted over, and he said in a deep voice:
"As a mortal, you are indeed very strong, even unbelievably so. But you are not a god after all. Your existence is merely a meteor adorning the greatness of the gods."
"Heh, truly the arrogance of the gods." Setsuna chuckled lightly, looking at Saori. "Athena, you deal with Zeus. I will handle the other major gods."
Saori did not ask whether Setsuna could do it. She simply nodded with a determined gaze.
"Father..." Saori's voice was ethereal, echoing between heaven and earth. "Let us continue the unfinished battle from the Mythological Era."
Artemis knelt half-submerged in the pool water. Her mind was in turmoil, and for a moment, she did not know how to conduct herself, let alone participate in the battle.
Setsuna, meanwhile, stepped forward alone to meet the six major gods radiating overwhelming divine power.
As for the numerous secondary gods, tertiary gods, and Heavenly Warriors on Heaven's side...
Without any need for Setsuna to give the order, the Specter legion, formed from over a hundred Gold heroic souls from the Hall of Heroes, actively charged toward the opposite 'soldiers'.
The secondary combat forces of the Underworld and Heaven were the first to erupt into an intense divine war over this ancient Sanctuary.
As for the battlefield of the major gods...
Hephaestus, the God of Fire, looked at Setsuna, who was walking alone toward the six of them, and a look of disdainful sneer appeared on his face.
"Hmph! Just a mere mortal ant who has stolen the authority of the gods..." He mocked in a deep, rumbling voice, a giant divine hammer, burning with divine fire and capable of forging stars, appearing out of thin air in his hand.
"Presuming to stand against six major gods? How foolish!"
With that, he swung his divine hammer, striking down toward Setsuna's head with unparalleled, terrifying divine power.
The divine fire was immense, scorching and melting space itself.
Hephaestus was full of confidence. His strength might not rank among the top of the twelve major gods, but his power was certainly among the top three.
After all, he was facing six major gods, so Setsuna dared not be careless. He went all out from the beginning, transforming into Super Earthling mode.
An endless stream of power surged from within him...
Setsuna swung his fist to meet the attack. His slender fist formed a sharp contrast with the giant divine hammer.
But the result was that Hephaestus's divine hammer was directly blown apart by this punch.
"How is this possible?" Hephaestus screamed in terror. He had never encountered such a thing.
Setsuna's fist, undiminished in force, landed on Hephaestus.
Hephaestus's expression changed dramatically. He felt as if an entire universe were exploding inside his body.
"Pfft!" He vomited a large spray of divine blood, his entire body flying backward faster than the speed of light.
Hermes teleported in front of Hephaestus's path, doing his utmost to stop him, but he himself also vomited a large spray of divine blood.
At this point, the way all the major gods looked at Setsuna changed.
In a single encounter, he had severely wounded Hephaestus, the God of Fire known for his power, with brute force. Even Hermes, who had stopped Hephaestus, was also injured.
What kind of monster was this?
At least in terms of power, this was no longer the level of a strong major god like Hades, but clearly the level of a King of Gods like Zeus!
Setsuna slowly withdrew his hand, as if he had merely done something trivial.
Inside his body, the nascent embryonic universe was constantly breathing energy, nourishing his body and soul every moment, making his power nearly infinite and growing every second.
And these six Olympian major gods before him, in Setsuna's perception, their strength was clearly a level weaker than Hades in his prime.
The six major gods now also felt fear. None of them was a match for the opponent one-on-one.
"Attack together!" Hera was the first to snap out of her shock, her voice shrill. "Don't give him a chance to defeat us one by one!"
She waved her scepter. The authority symbolizing marriage and childbirth transformed into countless golden chains, reaching out from the void and winding around Setsuna.
Demeter pressed her hands to the earth. The ground instantly sprouted countless golden wheat stalks and thorns imbued with divinity.
The wheat stalks emitted an eerie aura that drained life, while the thorns entangled and pierced, combining with Hera's chains to form an inescapable net.
Aphrodite let out a charming laugh. Her divine power turned into an intangible tide of desire and charm.
Hestia clasped her hands together. Her divine power spread out from her, forming a huge protective and empowering domain that enveloped the other five major gods.
Hermes's figure turned into countless silver afterimages, his speed surpassing visual capture.
Hephaestus forced himself to endure his injuries, charging at the front as a warrior.
Facing the complex 'mechanisms' coordinated by the six major gods, Setsuna simply used overwhelming force to break through their techniques.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Setsuna's fist surpassed any extreme speed in heaven and earth, and his power was as violent as the Big Bang.
Hera's chains were directly shattered. Demeter's wheat stalks instantly withered. Aphrodite was dazed by the backlash. Hestia's domain melted away in an instant. All of Hermes's afterimages were simultaneously struck. Hephaestus's spine was broken.
The six major gods, even acting together, not only failed to injure Setsuna but were all injured within just a few rounds, their divine power rapidly depleting.
"Why hasn't Father dealt with Athena yet?" Hermes was anxious. He could now only place his hopes on Father.