"Don't be impulsive. We can't keep them. Let's wait until Athena gets her cloth," Shion said.
Without the protection of her cloth, Athena's power cannot fully awaken, making the battle against the Three Gods extremely dangerous.
Therefore, Dohko and Shion both felt that now was not the right time for a decisive battle.
Moreover, once the opponents flew out of the Sanctuary, the suppression of the Sanctuary Barrier would be gone.
"Then let me give it a try!"
At this moment, Adam realized he had less than two minutes of stay time remaining. Instantly, all Eight Gates opened within him, concentrating all his power. Then, a World-destroying Mouth Cannon blasted towards the Three Gods, who were just about to leave.
Due to various recent power-ups and the blessing of new powers, the destructive force of this Mouth Cannon, when converted into combat power, had already approached 300 million, surpassing Goku's 150 million when he transformed into Super Saiyan 1.
In truth, Adam wasn't particularly concerned about whether he could seal Hades or kill Hades and the Twin Gods.
His goal was to show Athena and the Gold Saints his value so that many things would be easier to discuss later.
If he did kill them, the Holy War would end early, and he would be the greatest hero. Then, learning everyone's ultimate moves and getting a gold cloth wouldn't be too much to ask, would it?
If he didn't kill them, then he would be even more needed in the subsequent Holy War, and naturally, he wouldn't lack benefits.
However, it was undeniable that he himself also wanted to gauge the strength of Hades and the Twin Gods, so he would have a good idea of the power level of this World.
"What?!"
Feeling the attack from behind, Hades's soul, Hypnos, and Shinigami—the Three Gods—were both furious and shocked.
They were furious that the Sanctuary actually dared to stop them from leaving at this moment, and shocked that someone in the Sanctuary, besides Athena, could unleash an attack that had already surpassed the power of mortals.
Humans spitting at the sky would only end up hitting themselves in the face.
Such was the vast difference between gods and humans.
Without the blessing and assistance of Athena's power, all the Saints combined would be utterly unable to harm them.
However, the attack unleashed by that giant ape had now broken through the insurmountable limit between humans and gods. Even without Athena's power blessing, this attack posed a potentially fatal threat to them.
Without hesitation, the five-pointed star arrays on the foreheads of Hypnos and Shinigami activated, constructing a defense in front of them with their primordial power. Hades also erupted his Cosmo with his soul body, reinforcing another layer of defense on the inside.
"Boom!"
The 300 million combat power Mouth Cannon of the giant ape met the triple divine shield, and a terrifying explosion, like the Big Bang, resounded throughout the entire Heaven and Earth.
Even the Sanctuary, blessed by Athena's power, trembled in this explosion.
Below, not only all the Saints but even Athena herself widened her eyes.
At this moment, her Cosmo was unprecedentedly powerful, clearly, the powerful surge of energy stimulated the soul of Athena within her.
"This is… power that is already close to a Main God."
"Pfft!"
After the loud bang, Hades and the Twin Gods were not killed, but the Twin Gods simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly having suffered serious injuries due to the backlash of power.
"How dare you damage my divine body!"
Shinigami's gaze towards Adam immediately filled with intense fury and killing intent.
His true body had accompanied Hades in Elysium since the Age of Myths. This was the first time it had appeared, and yet it was injured by a mortal. This was something he could absolutely not forgive.
"Go!"
However, in the next moment, he was forcibly pulled by Hypnos and flew out of the Sanctuary, and Hades clearly acquiesced to Hypnos's retreat at this time.
Athena now had a trump card comparable to the power of a Main God. He was currently only a soul, and many of his powers could not be fully utilized. If he didn't leave now, it would truly be dangerous.
Those Gold Saints were already stirring, seeing them injured.
However, before leaving, Hades still left a harsh remark.
"Athena, next, I will not only descend in my true body to initiate this Holy War, but I will also activate the Great Eclipse, so that humanity will never see the Sun again, turning this place into a dead Planet!"
"Don't chase. My time is running out," Adam said.
Adam, seeing the effect of his full-power attack, had a rough idea in his mind. He immediately returned to human form and said to Dohko and Shion.
If he still had time, then pursuing now, he might actually be able to keep the Twin Gods. Even if not, he could at least destroy their true bodies, greatly reducing their strength.
But now he had less than a minute. If he chased and fought a few times, he would disappear. At that time, even if Dohko and the others were strong enough to destroy the Twin Gods' true bodies, it would probably require the sacrifice of many Gold Saints.
His Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique could resurrect Saints, but the prerequisite was that their souls must not be obstructed upon return.
The souls of Shion and others were already in front of him, so they could naturally be easily resurrected.
But if they were killed when he wasn't present, their souls would be imprisoned by Hades in the Eighth Prison. If Hades didn't release the souls, he couldn't resurrect them even with the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
Over countless trillions of years, hundreds of billions of Saints, due to fighting for Athena, had their souls imprisoned by Hades in the Eighth Prison, never to be reborn.
This might also be one of the main reasons Athena wanted to enter the Underworld to completely kill Hades and destroy the Underworld.
Otherwise, if the Holy War continued like this, those Saints who fought for Athena would not find peace even after death.
In this World, Reincarnation Rebirth was not created by Hades but inherently existed. Before the Underworld existed, all living beings, after death, would be reborn through the wheel of reincarnation onto various Planets in the Universe.
As for what they would be reborn as, that would be determined by their karma and merits.
Hades created the Underworld based on the wheel of reincarnation as its center, and only then did the so-called Four Circles and Eight Prisons exist to punish those deceased souls.
If a soul was pure, after death, it would be rewarded by Hades by entering Elysium.
If a soul had committed sins in life, then it would accept a series of rules set by Hades, undergoing judgment and various punishments and torments, before being sent to Reincarnation.
For example, if in the past, a person killed someone in life, then according to his karma, after death, he would enter the wheel of reincarnation to wash away his memories and be reborn as a pig.
If a person was a great benevolent person in life, according to his merits, after death, he would enter the wheel of reincarnation, be reborn as a human, and be born into a wealthy family, living a happy life.
However, after Hades established the Underworld, if a person killed someone in life, he would undergo corresponding punishment and torment in Hell after judgment. Once Hades deemed his sins sufficiently atoned for, he would then be sent to the wheel of reincarnation to be reborn as a pig.
If a person was a great benevolent person in life, he would be directly sent to Elysium to live.
If one offended Hades, such as those Saints who helped Athena fight Hades, no matter how much merit they had, after death, they would be cast into the most terrifying Eighth Prison, never to be reborn.