Chapter 139 : Tiangang Dark Killing Formation, double burst!
The three words pierced the Specters' eardrums like ice picks.
The Celestial Specterss were enraged. Their black Surplices gleamed coldly in the sunlight. They clenched their fists, and a frigid aura permeated the Sanctuary.
A mere Gold Saint dared to speak to the thirty-six Celestial Specterss of the Underworld in such a tone!
If it weren't for Athena's divine domain, which shimmered with a faint golden light around the Holy Mountain, forming an invisible barrier,
they would have already rushed up the steps and torn Li Yu and Saori to shreds.
"Kid, you only dare to run your mouth while hiding in the Goddess's divine domain!"
Gordon, Heavenly Prison Star, raised his battle-axe, its blade scraping sparks from the ground, his tone full of disdain.
"If you've got the guts, get out here! I'll let you taste what it's like to be cleaved in half by the Minotaur's axe!"
Sylphid, Heavenly Swift Star, shrieked in agreement, his insect wings vibrating at high speed, fierce light glinting in his compound eyes.
"A coward hiding in the Goddess's domain, does he even deserve to be called the strongest in this era?"
Li Yu's expression remained unchanged, his dark eyes without a ripple.
He turned to Saori Kido and nodded slightly, his voice as calm as a lake.
"Miss Saori, I'll go deal with these clowns."
Saori Kido smiled faintly, her eyes full of trust, and she nodded gently.
"Don't worry about me. The Holy Mountain is protected by the divine domain; it's very safe. Besides, Elder Dohko has also arrived..."
Their gazes simultaneously turned to the foot of the mountain, where a hunched old man was slowly climbing the stone steps, leaning on a walking stick.
The old man wore simple Tang clothing and was as short as a dwarf. He was none other than Dohko, the Libra Gold Saint.
After the Demon Tower's seal broke, he did not linger in Lushan and rushed to the Sanctuary immediately.
At this moment, although only Li Yu and Dohko, two Gold Saints, remained in the Sanctuary, their strength was undiminished.
One was recognized as the strongest in this era, and the other was an old veteran who had experienced the Holy War 243 years ago, with unfathomable reserves.
Li Yu's lips curved into a faint smile, thinking to himself.
Old man Dohko, still worried about Athena, rushed over in a hurry right after finishing his sealing mission.
Is he afraid I'll kill Athena?
However, this was also part of his plan.
After dealing with these Specters, he planned to find an opportunity to act against the Twin Gods. At that time, Athena would need someone to guard her, and Dohko, hidden from the gods' sight, was the best candidate.
Li Yu turned and walked down, meeting Dohko on the stone steps in front of the Sagittarius Palace.
The Cosmos around them subtly manifested, and golden energy collided in the air as if tangible. It was just a brief probe, and then it quickly receded.
Dohko's steps paused slightly. On the surface, he maintained his usual calm demeanor, but his heart was already in turmoil.
"How... how did this kid train? His Eighth Sense Cosmo is a hundred times stronger than mine!"
The level of Cosmo is a division of realm, but the strength gap within the same realm can be worlds apart.
Just like Saga's Seventh Sense Cosmo, which was at the peak of his realm, his Galaxian Explosion was unstoppable.
And Li Yu's Cosmo strength, among Saints who had awakened the Eighth Sense Cosmo, was unprecedented.
Arriving at the foot of the Holy Mountain, Li Yu stood still.
He was not wearing the Aquarius Cloth, only a simple white coarse Cloth, his black hair fluttering in the breeze.
Thirty-three Celestial Specterss surrounded him like demons crawled out of the abyss.
They exuded the unique stench of the Underworld, and the dense death law, like ink dripping into clear water, stained the pure air of the Sanctuary a grayish-black, causing even the surrounding green plants to wither rapidly.
The Specters were not in a hurry to attack. Li Yu's reputation as the strongest in this era had already spread throughout the human, sea, and underworld realms. It was impossible for them to have no apprehension in their hearts.
Ivan, Heavenly Defeat Star, patted his chest plate and mocked,
"What 'strongest in this era'? Li Yu, you're too arrogant! You dare to face thirty-three of us without even wearing your Cloth?"
Another Specter grinned and added,
"You finally decided to step out of the divine domain? We'll give you a good welcome!"
The thirty-three Specters slowly moved, their formation subtly aligning with a constellation, their eyes bursting with joyful light.
They exchanged glances and roared in unison,
"Feel the majesty of the Underworld's law!"
Gordon, Heavenly Prison Star, Sylphid, Heavenly Swift Star, and Ivan, Heavenly Defeat Star, let out ear-piercing sneers. Their Cosmos blazed, and black energy spread like a spiderweb, instantly locking Li Yu firmly in the center.
The Celestial Specterss all held real power in the Underworld. They were the eight prisons, three valleys, ten trenches, and four circles of the Underworld.
When the thirty-six Celestial Specterss joined forces, they could summon the Underworld's law to form the Nether Killing Array, whose power was enough to destroy gods.
Although three were missing now, the Lesser Nether Killing Array formed by thirty-three people was not to be underestimated.
Buzz! The space vibrated violently. In the hundred-meter area centered on Li Yu, the light suddenly twisted and dimmed, as if it had been pulled into a miniature Underworld.
Innumerable dark chains appeared out of thin air, like living hellish vipers, instantly coiling around Li Yu's limbs, torso, and even his neck.
These chains were not physical, yet they were more solid than the hardest divine metal, exuding a coldness that could freeze souls. They frantically drained his life force and Cosmo, and carried the absolute suppression of the Underworld's fundamental rules.
The aura of confinement, weakness, and decay made the air heavy.
As soon as the power of the Underworld invaded Li Yu's body, it was directly purified and dissolved by his immense solar power, unable to cause him any harm.
The power of thunder and the sun within Li Yu's body were precisely the bane of the Underworld.
If the Three Giants had come together to set up the array, there might have been a sliver of possibility, but with only these thirty-three rotten fish and shrimp, there was no hope whatsoever.
At the Summit of Holy Mountain, Saori Kido's fingers tightened slightly around her scepter.
Even within the divine domain, she could feel the heart-stopping law of the Underworld, and a hint of worry flashed in her eyes.
Dohko, who was climbing the mountain, also stopped. A glint flashed in his cloudy old eyes, and he tightened his grip on his staff. The power of this array was stronger than he had anticipated.
"Haha! You're locked up, aren't you!"
The Specters instantly burst into wild joy.
Sylphid, Heavenly Swift Star, shrieked,
"What 'strongest in this era'? It's just an empty title!"
"Even if you can contend with the Sea Emperor head-on, in front of the Nether Killing Array, you are just a lamb to the slaughter!"
Gordon, Heavenly Prison Star, raised his battle-axe and swung it at Li Yu, roaring,
"Kneel! Repent your foolishness to Lord Hades, and perhaps we can let you die a quicker death!"
They looked at Li Yu, who was bound by layers of black chains, as if pinned in spatial amber, their eyes full of cruel mockery.
However, Li Yu, in the midst of the array, was terrifyingly calm.
Facing Gordon's giant axe, Li Yu regarded the chains on his body as nothing. He raised his left hand and gently caught Gordon's giant axe.
Clang!
The giant axe collided with his flesh and blood body, but it was like striking the hardest white dwarf alloy, and its blade actually curled!
The Kryptonian Bloodline's steel body was just that unsolvable!
With Li Yu's attribute values, any physical attack was already ineffective against him!
This!
The Specters' pupils constricted to pinprick size!
Li Yu's indifferent gaze swept over the motionless Specters around him, as if looking at a swarm of flies buzzing around rotting wood.
"Now!"
"Shut up!"
The two cold words, like solid blocks of ice, crashed down, instantly bringing the Specters' laughter to an abrupt halt, and the square fell into an eerie silence.
Immediately after.
Boom!
An indescribably terrifying power, like the creation of heaven and earth, suddenly erupted from Li Yu's seemingly ordinary body!
That was not merely the burning of Cosmo, but pure physical strength originating from the deepest cells, fused with the Kryptonian Bloodline and the peak Eighth Sense Cosmo. Golden energy, like a solar flare, instantly filled the entire square!
Under the power of the star, crack! Crack!
Ear-piercing shattering sounds rang out one after another. The chains of the Underworld's law, capable of imprisoning gods and demons, shattered inch by inch before Li Yu's unreasonable power, like inferior iron chains melted by a stellar core!
The black energy entwined around Li Yu, like thin mist in the sunlight, was instantly dispersed and evaporated by the torrential force, leaving not a single trace!