Multiverse Skill System

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Death and Sleep are also gods, but they play a very small role in a clash of power at the level of the main gods.

"If you disagree, we will seal you away until the war to plunder the origin ends."

Zeus's eyes flashed with lightning, and he seemed ready to attack at the slightest provocation. He wouldn't give Hades any face. As the king of the gods, he knew that Hades hadn't been very busy with him. Zeus didn't mind reminding Hades of how he came to be the king of the gods.

"You are all despicable."

Hades was furious! He was filled with rage and wanted to tear off all pretense of civility, but he managed to hold back.

"I agreed."

Hades' expression was very unpleasant when he said those words.

Chapter 843, Terrifying Control

Hades eventually compromised, but it's unknown how effective this compromise will be. If given the chance to be discovered, he certainly wouldn't mind breaking the rules.

While warriors are important in the battle for the origin, the decisive role is played by the main gods. If the main gods are not strong enough, everything else is in vain.

Ever since Hades was forced to promise not to allow his warriors to resurrect infinitely during the plundering war, he has been exuding a black and ominous aura. A sense of oppression shrouded the entire venue. The main god was fine, but the feeling of the main god's protectors was not pleasant, as if they were being pressed down by a mountain.

Perhaps to appease Hades, the gods did not help their guards resist. As long as Hades did not go too far, it was acceptable for their guards to suffer a little.

Even Athena didn't deliberately help Saga and Aiolos. Hades's oppressive aura was indeed uncomfortable, but if it could be overcome, it would also have some benefits. From another perspective, this could also be considered a rare training opportunity.

This level of pressure was beyond what Iori Yagami could handle. Yi Shuihan helped him a little, but didn't completely shield him, intending to let Iori Yagami train as well.

Aphrodite was somewhat surprised to see that Yi Shuihan was completely unaffected by Hades' aura, and became curious about Yi Shuihan's strength. However, without using her cosmos to probe, she couldn't discern Yi Shuihan's strength. She found it strange that Yi Shuihan didn't seem to have any cosmos reaction.

If Yi Shuihan knew Aphrodite's question, he could answer very clearly that he really didn't have a small universe.

"Hey, why is he looking at me like that?"

Yi Shuihan, who was exchanging glances with Aphrodite, suddenly felt that he was being watched. Following his intuition, he saw Hades looking at him with a dark and suspicious expression.

Yi Shuihan himself felt baffled, not knowing why he was being targeted. He thought it was Hades's attention that the situation between him and Aphrodite had attracted it, but that was clearly not the case. Hades didn't even glance at Aphrodite.

"Could it be..."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Saga struggling to hold on, and a flash of inspiration struck him. He finally understood why. All the guards were trembling under Hades's imposing aura, but he didn't react at all. Such an obvious difference was like a light in the dark, which was very conspicuous. No wonder it attracted Hades's attention.

"Athena, he's not your Saint Seiya, is he?"

Hades's questioning voice immediately silenced the entire venue. The other gods looked over in surprise, and Yi Shuihan became the focus of attention.

Aphrodite watched this scene with amusement, secretly anticipating Athena's response and Yi Shuihan's reaction.

"What do you say?"

Athena did not deny it, but instead asked a question in return.

“I said he wasn’t. He wasn’t even wearing his Saint Cloth, yet he remained unmoved under my pressure. There’s something wrong with his strength. Your Saints are definitely not that strong.”

Hades, as a long-time rival of Athena, has a thorough understanding of the Saints, so this judgment is not without basis.

"Whether I'm a Saint or not is none of your business!"

Raising an eyebrow, Yi Shuihan spoke.

This immediately drew the hatred to Hades. Hades didn't say anything, but the Grim Reaper beside him made a move.

Pointing at Yi Shuihan, a wave of energy shot out from Thanatos's index finger, aimed directly at Yi Shuihan. This move seemed effortless, but its power was astonishing, enough to obliterate Su Wei, the Gold Saint. As for Saga, who was next to Yi Shuihan, he would almost certainly die if he took this hit.

"How dare you be disrespectful to Lord Hades! In the name of Death, I grant you eternal death."

Thanatos's actions were not unexpected by the other gods. They considered it normal. For a human who was not even a god to dare speak to Hades, the king of the underworld, killing him was a lenient punishment. For Hades, who ruled the underworld, death was not the end; the world after death was far more terrifying.

"Don't you have any manners? Why are you suddenly firing energy beams at someone? If you want to play a shooting game with me, just say so. You started without even asking my opinion."

The energy wave, powerful enough to kill even a Gold Saint, was caught in Yi Shuihan's hand and compressed into the size of a tourist marble. Yi Shuihan tossed it up and down, making the gods somewhat alarmed. The ability Yi Shuihan displayed was something even they could not do.

The power of the microcosm is very destructive, but it has obvious flaws in terms of control, far inferior to the control of energy in Taoist cultivation.

"Who wants to play shooting games with you? Die, you lowly human."

Thanatos was furious that the ant he thought he could kill so easily was still alive and spouting nonsensical nonsense. He felt like all the gods were looking at him with contempt.

With his palm facing Yi Shuihan, he fired energy bullets like a machine gun, aiming to blast Yi Shuihan into dust.

Yi Shuihan simply smiled and made the same move, achieving the same effect. He actually created an explosion zone between the two, just like the shooting game he mentioned at the beginning, completely canceling out the energy bullet of Thanatos with an equal amount.

"As expected, I knew he was no ordinary person."

Aphrodite's eyes lit up at this move.

"enough!"

Hades gave a soft shout, and Thanatos reluctantly stopped his attack.

"Athena, are you going to protect him?"

Hades still didn't consider Yi Shuihan to be on the same level. In his view, Danados was just not showing his true strength. If he were to go all out, Yi Shuihan would definitely not be a match for him.

Athena did not answer, but looked at Yi Shuihan with a strange smile on her face.

Yi Shuihan took a deep breath, then stepped forward and addressed Hades.

"I'm standing right here, come and hit me if you dare!"

Take life and death lightly, and fight if you're not convinced. Since Hades has made his stance clear, Yi Shuihan can't back down.

These words immediately caused an uproar. The other gods stared in disbelief at Yi Shuihan, this mortal who dared to provoke Hades. They felt that Yi Shuihan was too bold and his ability to court death was too great.

"Hades, it seems your reputation isn't quite as great as it seems!"

Poseidon, the Sea God, said in a strange tone that he and Hades were not on good terms, and he was pleased to see the current situation.

Chapter 844, The Door Reappears

"Kid, I think you're good. You've got guts. How about it, want to hang out with me?"

Poseidon said to Yi Shuihan that he did have some admiration for Yi Shuihan. Of course, this admiration was more because Yi Shuihan had made Hades lose face in front of the gods. Poseidon's relationship with Hades was not good at all, even worse than his relationship with Athena. Otherwise, in the original story, Poseidon would not have helped Athena deal with Hades.

If Yi Shuihan were to accept Poseidon's invitation now, Poseidon would naturally protect him from Hades, at least preventing Hades from killing him on the spot.

For someone else lacking confidence, this choice might be acceptable, but it's not the case for Yi Shuihan.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I can handle it. Hades is no match for me."

"Hades is nothing, this kid really dares to talk big!"

Poseidon was pleased to see Hades's face growing increasingly grim, and paid no heed to Yi Shuihan's rejection.

Yi Shuihan should be thankful that the twelve main gods are not a monolithic entity, but rather have complex and intertwined relationships. Otherwise, they would all be united if he were to die. By offending Hades, Yi Shuihan offended all the main gods, and he would not have been able to leave the venue easily today.

Now, because everyone just ganged up on Hades a little, their relationship with Hades is at a very comfortable point. They're not only not going to help Hades when he gets his comeuppance, but they're probably actually quite pleased with themselves.

“You should feel lucky. Normally, a nobody like you would just die in obscurity in some corner. Now you’ve earned yourself an opportunity, an opportunity to die at the hands of Hades, the King of the Underworld.”

Hades stood up from his throne, making the already oppressive atmosphere even more so. Even some of the weaker gods felt uncomfortable in this environment, while the guardian gods were completely stiff, their consciousness detached from their bodies, and even moving their eyes was a luxury.

Hades, whose divine might is as vast as the sea and as powerful as a prison, is the supreme ruler of the underworld, the king of the dead, and possesses unparalleled power. The moment he rises, the sky darkens, as if to highlight his presence.

In the underworld, the 108 Hades warriors seemed to sense something, and they all frantically burned their own cosmos, calling upon their respective constellations to respond to Hades in the human world.

The River Styx, which used to scream endlessly, is now temporarily silent. The endless procession of souls has stopped, kneeling on the ground in a suffocating silence.

All of this was unseen by Yi Shuihan. Hades' aura was entirely directed at him. Facing Hades, who was at the Silver 9-star level, he had to go all out to deal with him. Without showing any strength, he couldn't even withstand this aura.

Thus, Yi Shuihan's outward appearance transcended that of an ordinary human being, reaching the level of a god.

"kindness!"

"Unexpectedly..."

"What's going on? This aura... is he a god?"

"So that's how it is. No wonder it had the courage to oppose Hades. When did Athena find such an ally?"

Apart from Athena and the others who already knew Yi Shuihan's identity, everyone else present, including the gods, was shocked.

"This cowardly fellow, hiding his true strength, has utterly disgraced the gods."

Thanatos had been feeling frustrated because he couldn't defeat a human, but now he had finally regained his confidence and had a reason to convince himself.

"This is your trump card. Well, let me tear it to shreds."

Hades's eyes only flickered for a moment at the beginning, and then remained unchanged. Yi Shuihan's reaction was not enough to sway him.

Centered on Hades, a dark world instantly spread out. This was the world of the dead, and the life and death of all living beings shrouded in this world would be under Hades' control. Even second-level gods like Death and Hypnos could not resist it, provided that Hades went all out.

The venue was completely enveloped in less than a second. The other gods dared not place themselves in this environment. Strange phenomena appeared around them, isolating Hades' world of the dead and protecting their own guards.

Dead silence, lifeless – that’s how Yi Shuihan feels about his surroundings. He feels as if he’s being rejected by the space around him, and everything around him seems to be radiating deep malice towards him.

"He's doomed. He didn't even isolate himself and was completely exposed to Hades' attack."

"Could it be that he's just here to be funny, to help us relax?"

"Now it depends on whether Athena will intervene. If she doesn't, this kid is beyond saving."

The other gods turned their gazes to Athena, and then saw that Athena showed no tension whatsoever, and even looked at Yi Shuihan with great interest, as if she were watching a good show.

Everyone was stunned. They didn't know what Athena was up to. They had clearly seen that Yi Shuihan was standing next to Athena. It would have been impossible without Athena's permission. Their relationship seemed complicated. But now it didn't seem like that at all.

Hades gave Athena a deep look. He had originally planned to forcefully kill Yi Shuihan under Athena's pressure, but now it seemed he wouldn't need to expend so much effort.

With a thought, endless black energy appeared around Yi Shuihan, constantly surging towards him.

This black aura is a deathly aura far more terrifying than poison. Once it touches anything, any living thing will have its life force drained and die. This life force will be forcibly converted into deathly aura, thus strengthening Hades' world of the dead.

As deathly energy invaded, Yi Shuihan intended to use his abilities to resist. However, at that moment, a scene inexplicably appeared in his mind. It was a battle when he had not yet become a Silver-ranked warrior. He had used the Corpse Qi Netherworld Wave to summon a huge gate to the underworld.

As if by some strange twist of fate, Yi Shuihan unleashed the Netherworld Wave of Accumulated Corpse Qi once more.

"Huh, isn't that the Sekishiki Meikai Ha? I've seen this move before, but it's wishful thinking to think it can be used against Lord Hades."

"What is that? No, this is..."

A massive door appeared behind Yi Shuihan. The sight of this door made all the gods feel incredibly uneasy, as if something that even the gods feared was sealed inside.

Chapter 845, The Sound from Inside the Door

Back then, Yi Shuihan's peak Bronze level strength could only maintain this gate for a very short time. Originally, Yi Shuihan thought that now that he had become a thousand times stronger, this gate would definitely be able to exist for a much longer time, and it would be normal for him to use it at will.

As it turned out, Yi Shuihan was clearly overthinking things. What was supporting the existence of this gate was not his strength, but something special. He could sense that even now, he could only allow the gate to exist for about half an hour at most. He didn't know what would happen if it lasted longer, but it certainly wouldn't be what he wanted to see.

Furthermore, the door that appeared this time was clearly different from the one last time. The door last time seemed to be made of bronze, while this door is made of silver, and the engravings on it are more realistic, as if it is about to come to life at any moment.

Yi Shuihan could only maintain the door's existence for half an hour. Then, if he wanted to open it, the amount of mental energy required would depend on the extent of the opening. Yi Shuihan couldn't feel the exact amount of energy required yet; he would have to test it to find out.

As soon as a crack appeared, the black energy surrounding Yi Shuihan rushed into the doorway as quickly as dust being drawn in by a vacuum cleaner, without causing a ripple.

Yi Shuihan himself didn't feel anything, but the others present felt their bodies were somewhat uncoordinated, as if something was pulling them apart, or as if something was trying to come out of their bodies.

The door slowly opened, and when it was wide enough for a person to pass through sideways, a strange sound suddenly rang out, like the howling of the wind or the cry of some creature. Unseen sound waves traveled through the cracks in the door and spread throughout the world.

"what!"

With a scream, the only guard beside the goddess collapsed, and a naked soul emerged from his body, then screamed as it was sucked into the door.

This was the beginning of a chain reaction. The guardians of the main god all began to have their faces contorted in rage, and finally collapsed with terror in their eyes. Their souls appeared and were sucked into the door.

Even the gods were caught completely off guard by this scene; within a few breaths, the souls of seven or eight guards were sucked into the door.

"Oops!"

Yi Shuihan felt a sense of foreboding. Now was not the time to offend the other gods. He wondered if he could control the effect and make it only target Hades, Death, and Hypnos.

The door responded to his idea, changing its effect from indiscriminate to specific; however, in return, his mental energy consumption rate doubled.

"They're still a bit short of being able to deal with Death. Keep opening the door."

With a determined look, Yi Shuihan opened the door four times wider, the gap now the size of a normal room door, and it was about a third open.

This time the sound became even clearer, and even Yi Shuihan, the manipulator of the gate, was affected to some extent.

"What is this? Stop it!"

Thanatos, the god of death, clutched his head in his hands, looking very pained, while Hypnos, the god of sleep, beside him also looked distressed.

In the dim light, one could see that Death's body was somewhat doubled; his soul emerged from his body, but before it was fully out, it was pulled back into his body, and so on.

"pity."

Yi Shuihan regretted that there wasn't enough time. If he had waited a little longer, Death and Hypnos would probably have their souls sucked into the door, their fate unknown. Hades didn't give him time to continue.

"Atom smash!"