At that time, Li Yu, who had not awakened the Eighth Sense, even if he was the strongest Gold Saint of his era, would never be able to return to the present world alive.
He remembered when he was still a youth, Li Yu stepping on him, grinding his face, and asking him if he submitted!
Deathmask could no longer suppress the evil in his heart. He stretched out both hands and exerted all his strength, roaring,
"Go to hell, Li Yu!"
Black and yellow light shot from his fingertips, like countless evil spirits, instantly coiling around Li Yu's body.
To Deathmask's delight, Li Yu did not dodge at all and was completely hit by Sekishiki Meikai Ha.
A large amount of black and yellow gas surged before Li Yu's eyes. The path in front of him, as well as Deathmask, completely vanished.
Li Yu could vaguely see countless hunched figures in the distance, moving slowly towards him like walking corpses.
This is… Li Yu looked up. The sacred mountain had disappeared, replaced by a hazy sky.
Looking as far as the eye could see, there was an endless wasteland. The ground was covered with broken skeletons, some of which were still slightly trembling… "You've got some guts, Deathmask. You really dared to attack me?"
Li Yu sneered. Regardless of whether Shiryu killed Deathmask or not, as far as he was concerned, Deathmask was already a dead man.
The place he was currently in was the boundary of reality, Yomotsu Hirasaka.
In the Saint Seiya World, the intermediate zone between the present world and the Underworld is called Yomotsu Hirasaka, a relay point for departed souls on their way to the Underworld.
Li Yu's lips curved slightly. In fact, he had deliberately allowed Deathmask to send him to the Underworld.
Having visited the Bleach World, Li Yu had mastered the method of purifying souls by teaching Ade.
He came to Yomotsu Hirasaka to strengthen his soul!
As his power grew, Li Yu realized that a Saint's Cosmo was a comprehensive attribute that combined all of his own power.
Not only the four basic attributes, but also soul strength and divinity could all become nourishment for the burning of Cosmo.
And Deathmask's Cancer Palace was an excellent place for him to brush up his attributes.
Before fighting Ophiuchus, he could enhance his soul power by killing the spirits here, greatly strengthening himself.
Logically speaking, souls sent to Yomotsu Hirasaka would lose all their abilities upon entering the Underworld.
But Li Yu was different. He had gained a large amount of soul power in the Bleach World and possessed divine power like divinity.
His soul had long since transcended the realm of ordinary humans.
Even in Yomotsu Hirasaka, his body felt almost substantial, with a faint golden light emanating from its edges.
He was not weakened in any way by coming to the Underworld.
With a slight thought, Li Yu slowly spread his hands, and a long, ice-blue blade encircled by golden lightning instantly formed in his palm.
Li Yu plunged the long blade into the black earth of Yomotsu Hirasaka.
Rings of white light spread out.
With this long blade as the origin point, all the spirits within a hundred-mile radius were frozen into ice sculptures the moment the white light rings swept past!
Li Yu nodded slightly. This move of his, if placed in the Bleach World, would probably be considered a Captain-level Bankai!
In a few breaths, the dark earth of Yomotsu Hirasaka was covered in frost.
Numerous wandering spirits who had lingered there, refusing to enter the Underworld, all stared with terrified eyes. They were completely immobile, their souls covered by a layer of ice crystals.
"That's enough. Eliminating too many souls at once might affect the normal cycle of reincarnation in the Saint Seiya World!"
Li Yu gripped the hilt of the Ice Soul Blade with one hand. Golden lightning crackled along the blade as he let out a low roar, activating the power of lightning!
Boom!
A golden lightning bolt suddenly appeared in Yomotsu Hirasaka, striking the long blade and then exploding in a shockwave!
The violent lightning, like a giant dragon, leaped across the earth. All the spirits it pierced exploded with a bang, instantly turning into countless spirit particles. Yomotsu Hirasaka was as if a heavy snow had fallen!
Facing such a beautiful scene, Li Yu didn't have time to admire it carefully. He spread his hands and took a deep breath.
These spirit particles flew towards him like moths to a flame, and Li Yu's soul power rapidly increased!
1.1 million… 1.2 million… 1.5 million… 1.6 million… finally settling at 1.8 million!
With just a casual strike, Li Yu gained 800,000 soul power!
Li Yu discovered that it seemed the souls in the Saint Seiya World were of higher quality than those in the Bleach World?
Looking into the far distance, it seemed there were still many souls surging towards him.
Over thousands of years, the number of souls unwilling to enter the Underworld was extremely vast.
Li Yu's lips curved slightly. "Since you're unwilling to enter reincarnation, why not become my nourishment?"
There were still over twenty hours until Saori Kido's predicted death, so he had plenty of time.
"I'll harvest another million, no… three million soul power, then I'll go back and teach Deathmask a lesson!"
Li Yu gripped the Ice Soul Blade, and his figure flashed!
The spirits of Yomotsu Hirasaka were scattered… Hyoga, supporting the blind Shiryu, had just stepped into the Cancer Palace, and before his eyes was Deathmask laughing maniacally!
"Hahaha, I finally got rid of you, Li Yu!"
"From now on, I am the strongest in the Sanctuary!"
Deathmask was so excited. In his understanding, sending Li Yu to Yomotsu Hirasaka surely meant he was thoroughly dead!
In his extreme excitement, he only noticed Hyoga and Shiryu behind him.
Deathmask turned around, a fierce glint in his eyes.
"When did you two arrive?"
He scrutinized Hyoga, and his malice, almost tangible, swept through the Cancer Palace. The spirits within the Cancer Palace let out mournful wails in unison.
For a moment, Hyoga and Shiryu felt as if they were in hell.
Only when truly facing a Gold Saint did Hyoga and Shiryu realize how powerful their opponent was.
"Attack!"
Both unleashed their ultimate techniques simultaneously, but Deathmask easily blocked them.
"Too weak. Is this all the strength you have?"
Deathmask was in no hurry to kill Hyoga and Shiryu outright. He wanted to slowly torture and kill them, satisfying the perverted desires in his heart.
He licked his lips, looking at Hyoga.
"Aren't you Li Yu's disciple? How can you be so weak? You don't even have one percent of your master's strength."
"…"
Hyoga clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said nothing.
"Since you've come, you shall atone for all the mistakes your master committed!"
"Hah!"
Deathmask punched, and Hyoga and Shiryu flew high into the air before falling to the ground.
Even without Sekishiki Meikai Ha, Deathmask was not an opponent that two Bronze Saints could easily handle.
"Too weak… no fun at all. Let me find some entertainment!"
The corpse energy before Deathmask's eyes condensed into two balls of light, revealing the relatives of Hyoga and Shiryu.
On Hyoga's side was a woman lying peacefully at the bottom of the sea.
"A dead person? How boring!"
Deathmask looked at the other ball of light, which showed a young girl washing clothes beneath a large waterfall.
"She's the one!"
Although Shiryu couldn't see, he seemed to sense something, and he roared,
"Stop! Let Shunrei go!"
"Heh, the weak have no right to speak!"
Deathmask extended a finger, and the girl was pulled up by an unseen evil spirit, slowly rising into mid-air.
"I'm going to tear her apart piece by piece!"
The girl's limbs were stretched out into a cross shape, and she couldn't help but let out a painful scream!
Just as Deathmask was about to tear the girl completely apart, the Cancer Gold Cloth on his body suddenly detached itself.
Deathmask was astonished.
"What's happening? Why did the Cloth abandon me! Is it a contingency Li Yu left behind?"
In fact, every Gold Cloth has its own soul. Deathmask was too evil and despicable, even his own Gold Cloth was unwilling to be associated with him anymore.
"It's an opportunity!"
Deathmask was momentarily distracted and was hugged tightly from behind!
At some point, the blind Shiryu suddenly appeared behind him, his hands passing under Deathmask's armpits, embracing his body tightly.
Having lost his sight, his senses were sharper than ever before.
The moment he entered, Shiryu had sensed Deathmask's monstrous malice. He had long prepared to die with Deathmask!
"Hyoga, you go first. There's not enough time. Leave this to me!"
Hyoga knew time waited for no one. He had no time to waste here. Saori Kido was waiting for them to save her.
"Shiryu, you must survive!"
Hyoga turned and resolutely rushed out of the Cancer Palace, heading towards the Leo Palace… Deathmask became even more enraged when he saw Li Yu's disciple escape.
"Let go, you stinking Bronze Saint! You're looking for death!"
Deathmask used every means possible to attack Shiryu!
Even without wearing the Cloth, Shiryu's bronze cloth began to show numerous cracks under Deathmask's full-power attacks.
Shiryu knew that given the gap between him and a Gold Saint, he wouldn't last long. He recalled the ultimate technique Dohko had taught him.
At this moment, he knew it was time to use that move. Shiryu completely burned his Cosmo and roared,
"Rozan Koryu Ha!"
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