Li Yu had long seen through the true state of Asclepius and the Ophiuchus Palace at this moment.
They did not exist in reality but were in the time gap between reality and the past.
Each palace is the exclusive domain of a Gold Saint, which means Odysseus had Asclepius possessing him and was in the Ophiuchus Palace.
Once he left the Ophiuchus Palace, he would immediately turn into a withered skeleton under the erosion of time.
The smile on Asclepius's face faded a bit, and a cold light flashed in his golden eyes.
"It seems you know more than I thought!"
"Li Yu, the respect I give you is the mutual appreciation between equals, not for you to question a true god!"
"Now, it's time for you to understand the power of a god. Kneel and repent before me!"
Li Yu did not dodge at all, allowing the light threads to entangle his body.
A cold sensation came through the light threads, accompanied by a strange suction, as if to drain his life force.
Seeing this, Asclepius curled his lips into a mocking sneer.
"Although I don't know why you dared to come see me without your Cloth, even if you are the strongest Gold Saint of this era, you are far too overconfident."
He strode in front of Li Yu, and the snake head of his scepter gently pressed against Li Yu's chest.
"Do you think your mere Seventh Sense Cosmo can withstand my divine power? I am a god, already beyond the scope of a Gold Saint! Now, kneel and swear allegiance to me, and perhaps I can spare your life."
Li Yu raised his head, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"Just you, Asclepius? It seems your imprisonment in Tartarus Prison has made you forget what true power is!"
"Ha!"
Li Yu's fists suddenly clenched, his knuckles turning white from the exertion.
The next second, a Cosmo far beyond human comprehension erupted from his body!
Boom!
Because it had fused with a large amount of soul power, Li Yu's Cosmo directly burst through the Ophiuchus Palace, piercing through heaven and earth, forming a terrifying pillar of spiritual pressure!
Icy blue cold air swept out like a tsunami, instantly freezing everything in the Ophiuchus Palace.
The ground of Ophiuchus Palace cracked with spiderweb-like ice patterns, and even the green poisonous mist floating in the air was frozen into tiny ice crystals.
Golden lightning leaped within the icy blue light, coiling around his body like a giant dragon, and the crackling thunderbolts scorched the surrounding stone pillars.
Most unsettling was the faint divine light of the Cosmo; a golden aura overflowed from the depths of his soul, intertwining with the powers of ice and lightning, making the entire Cosmo seem substantial, pressing heavily upon the Summit of Holy Mountain.
This power, centered on Li Yu, instantly enveloped the entire Sanctuary.
From the training camp at the foot of the Holy Mountain, to the Twelve Gold Palaces halfway up, and then to the Pope's Chamber at the summit, every inch of land was covered by this pressure.
Even the torches of the Zodiac Temple slightly recoiled under the pressure, as if fearing this power.
Such a vast Cosmo made all the Gold Saints in the Sanctuary unable to resist walking out of their palaces and looking up at the Ophiuchus Palace halfway up the mountain.
In the Scorpio Palace, Milo, who was still savoring the pleasure of teaching Hyoga a lesson, was so shocked by this Cosmo that his heart pounded wildly, and the crimson light at his fingertips instantly dissipated.
"This... this is Li Yu's Cosmo? How can it be so strong!"
He couldn't help but feel a little scared; fortunately, he hadn't tried to kill his apprentice Hyoga just now, otherwise, he would probably have followed in Deathmask's footsteps by now.
In the Leo Palace, Aiolia was carefully maintaining the Leo Gold Cloth.
When Li Yu's Cosmo, like a tide, permeated the Leo Palace, the shoulder guard in his hand dropped to the ground with a clang, his blue eyes filled with disbelief.
"This is Li Yu's Cosmo?"
In the Virgo Palace, Shaka was startled awake from his meditation by Li Yu's full power eruption.
He suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of solemnity flashing in his pupils, and the Buddha's light around him involuntarily surged. As the reincarnation of a Buddha, he sensed the abnormality of Li Yu's Cosmo.
"Divinity... This Cosmo actually contains the power of divinity. Such power has already surpassed the realm of a Gold Saint, approaching that of a god!"
In the Virgo Palace, the glazed lamp in the hand of the Buddha statue shook violently, as if it could go out at any moment.
Shaka clenched the prayer beads in his hand, walked out of the Virgo Palace, and looked up at the Ophiuchus Palace, a slight smile appearing on his lips for the first time.
With such power, Li Yu might truly be able to break the millennium cycle divine curse Athena had placed upon him.
In the Pope's Chamber, Saga stood by the window, his long black hair wildly dancing in the wind from Li Yu's violent Cosmo.
Li Yu had continuously gained a large amount of divine power and soul power during this period, making his Cosmo far more terrifying and vast than when he killed Hydra.
He gazed in the direction of the Ophiuchus Palace, his eyes filled with complex emotions: shock, apprehension, and a hint of excitement that was hard to detect.
"So, last time when he killed Hydra, he was still holding back... How many trump cards does this guy really have hidden?"
Hyoga, sensing this Cosmo, awoke from his coma.
When he realized that he had somehow left Scorpio, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Hyoga looked at the icy blue energy pillar piercing through heaven and earth, his expression exceptionally complex, muttering to himself.
"Master..."
In the Ophiuchus Palace, the mockery on Asclepius's face had long vanished, replaced by deep apprehension.
The green light threads wrapped around Li Yu shattered inch by inch under the impact of the Cosmo, and the power of the poison dissipated without a trace.
But soon, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he sneered.
"The intensity of your Cosmo truly surprises me; it has reached the limit of mortals."
He raised his snake-shaped scepter, and the gem at the top of the scepter erupted with a dazzling green light.
"But Li Yu, no matter how strong your Cosmo is, it's only the Seventh Sense... How long can you last before my divine domain?"
The green light condensed in mid-air into a giant cobra light pattern, its snake eyes glowing with deep purple hellfire, its mouth wide open, revealing sharp poisonous fangs, carrying the pressure of controlling life and death.
"Li Yu, do you think with this meager power you can contend with a god?"
Asclepius's voice carried the arrogance of divinity, and he slammed his scepter downwards.
"Feel the judgment from a god... Divine Domain: Life Deprivation!"
The cobra light pattern solidified, rushing towards Li Yu like a meteor, its huge poisonous fangs gleaming coldly in the sunlight, about to pierce his body!
In the corner of the palace, the Bronze Saints, who had just awakened from their coma, cried out in alarm.
"Dodge!"
"Get out of the way!"
Seiya struggled to get up, but the large amount of poison in his body made him fall back down.
Shun gripped his Nebula Chain, but the chain, which usually protected its master automatically, remained motionless.
To everyone's surprise, Li Yu stood still, showing no intention of dodging.
In fact, he had come to see Asclepius without his Cloth with the intention of seeking death.
Only by personally experiencing death could he completely control soul power and break through his current realm.
Last time, he asked the Reincarnation Space to arrange a world to experience life and death, and the result was the Bleach World, which made Li Yu both laugh and cry.
I wanted to experience life and death to break through to the Eighth Sense, not to witness the cycle of souls.
The appearance of Asclepius this time gave Li Yu a glimmer of hope, a hope for him to break through to the Eighth Sense.
If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.
Pfft!
The cobra's fangs instantly pierced Li Yu's chest, blood gushing from the wound, staining his white coarse Cloth shirt red.
The immense force threw him high into the air, and while still airborne, a sense of weakness swept through his entire body.
Li Yu could clearly feel his life force rapidly draining away through the poisonous fangs, his skin turning as pale as paper, and the circulation of his Cosmo becoming sluggish.
Asclepius's divine domain power could directly affect the fundamental source of life at the soul level.
Even so, there was no trace of panic on Li Yu's face.
He looked down at the fangs piercing his body, a faint smile playing on his lips, his voice weak but with a hint of relief.
"So... this is what death feels like..."
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