"What a pity there's no suppressive object!"
Adam couldn't help but exclaim as he saw the God Sealing Formation beginning to collapse.
If there was something like the Power Stone used to seal Ego last time, serving as the formation's core, then even Hades, King of the Underworld, wouldn't have been able to break through his seal so easily.
It was just that there was no other way; treasures like the Power Stone, which were condensed from the fundamental laws of the Universe, would be no different from ordinary stones once they left their own Universe.
Otherwise, Ego wouldn't need to be sealed right now; he could have temporarily used it.
However, it wasn't a big problem, because after this delay, he had already seen Athena leading Galleon, Shaka, and other Gold Saints out of Aries Palace.
"Sanctuary Barrier!"
Seeing Hades's soul struggling within Shun, Athena raised her staff, and her warm and bright Cosmo immediately spread throughout the entire Sanctuary.
Due to the influence of Athena's Barrier, Hades's struggles immediately diminished greatly.
"Shun, how are you, Shun?"
Ikki and the other four, Seiya included, surrounded Shun, their faces filled with worry.
"I've only temporarily suppressed Hades's soul; to save him, we must force Hades's soul out of his body, otherwise, if Hades completely occupies Shun's body, Shun will be beyond saving."
Adam explained while looking at Athena, or rather, Ms. Saori Kido, who was gracefully approaching.
Athena was different from Hades and Poseidon.
During each Holy War, Hades would search for the purest body on Earth to inhabit, gradually awakening his power, but his consciousness always remained his own.
The original body's consciousness was always in a sealed state.
Poseidon's true body was destroyed in the age of myths and then sealed by Athena in Athena's Jar for thousands of years; he would awaken each time within the Bloodline of the specific Solon family of ship kings.
The awakened consciousness was also Poseidon's consciousness.
However, Athena's true body had always resided on Mount Olympus, the dwelling place of the gods in the upper realm; every few centuries, before the Holy War began, she would enter the human World through reincarnation.
The person reincarnated each time was not fixed, and their personality and abilities also differed; even after awakening, it was primarily based on the human body's own consciousness and personality, with Athena merely assisting.
This is why there was a need for the Pope's assistance; for example, Saori Kido was completely unaware of how to activate Athena's Cloth.
Also, because it was primarily based on the human host, each incarnation of Athena also had many different aspects.
The Athena from the strongest mythical era was resourceful and had incredible combat power; she hardly needed any assistance from the Pope or the Saints, and could single-handedly suppress the Underworld, truly embodying the title of Goddess of War to its fullest.
Then, the previous generation's Athena, Sasha, had an incredibly fortunate start, appearing with a luxurious lineup of fifteen Gold Saints, all in their prime, and the strongest generation of Saints, with the largest number of Saints.
The overall combat power of the Saints was also the highest in history, and she even had the reincarnated Pegasus Saint assisting her.
As a result, although the Holy War was eventually won, only two Gold Saints, Dohko and Shion, survived, with all other Saints perishing in battle.
Looking at this generation's Saori Kido, she truly had a hellish start; she encountered Saga's rebellion right after birth when she had no means of resistance and was almost killed by her own Gold Saint.
Later, she could only rely on the Bronze Saints to turn the tide, eventually returning to the Sanctuary, but this also led to half of the Gold Saints falling during the Holy War, and a large number of Silver and Bronze Saints dying in the rebellion.
Finally, she had no choice but to venture into the Underworld for a desperate struggle, but fortunately, the The Five Bronze Saints were powerful enough, and she was the only Athena to completely defeat Hades's true body and end the Holy War.
She could be called the Athena with the strongest support.
Speaking of this World, Adam carefully recalled some related introductions from his previous life and found that the Water was much deeper than he had imagined.
The World of Saints also seemed to have a concept of the Multiverse, with many parallel Universes and Worlds; the strongest seemed to be Chronos, the God of Time, who managed the Multiverse.
Below him was the Emperor of the Celestial Realm, an omniscient and omnipotent god, Zeus, King of the Olympian gods, but he seemed to have disappeared long ago, leaving the Celestial Realm to his eldest son, Apollo, the Sun God.
How powerful was this Apollo? Legend has it that his power surpassed the combined power of all main gods, including Athena, Hades, and Poseidon, and he could even demote main gods to mortals.
Therefore, the gods of this World should not be underestimated.
There were also legends that outside the Multiverse of this World was a void, a place where time, space, and all laws were frozen; even if a god entered, their soul would be imprisoned and unable to return.
This made him wonder if the outside of the various Worlds he was currently entering was also such a void.
If he could pass through this void, would he be able to find all sorts of Worlds himself without needing the panel as an intermediary?
Of course, this would have to wait until his strength surpassed the Multiverse to consider.
"Shun, you are my Saint, and I believe you can drive Hades out of your body!"
Athena came before Shun, cut her palm with the Staff of Nike, and then pressed her divine blood to Shun's glabella.
The blood of gods all had powerful effects, or rather, the blood of powerful beings would all have powerful effects; even Adam's own blood now was extraordinary.
If his blood were given to an ordinary person, it would be no different from a miraculous elixir, prolonging life and strengthening the body, which would be normal.
Indeed, as Athena's blood touched Shun's glabella, the Cosmo that had originally disappeared within Shun suddenly ignited, and his hair quickly changed from Yuhi to green.
"Ah, Athena, you junior, I won't let you off just like that!"
Hades's soul let out a scream, and then his Cosmo violently erupted, breaking free from Adam's God-Slaying Formation and flying out of Shun's body.
"In that case, you shall come with me to Elysium!"
Having emerged from Shun's body, Hades, although he had lost his temporary physical form, also no longer needed to awaken his power step by step; his erupting Cosmo even surpassed its initial awakening, surging towards Athena.
Seeing this, Athena's expression immediately turned to one of panic; at this moment, she was not strong enough to contend with Hades's soul.
"Athena!"
The Gold Saints also changed their expressions drastically, all erupting their Cosmo to prevent Hades from abducting Athena.
"I've been waiting for you."
Adam, however, was different from everyone else, his face showing a look of anticipation.
He quickly took out a Vibranium rice cooker covered in talismans, deftly opened it, and then began to channel his power towards Hades's soul.
"Evil Containment Wave!"
A terrifying aura erupted, directly forming a vortex that enveloped Hades's soul, then forcefully pulled him towards the rice cooker.