Multiverse Skill System

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"It's not me who wants to run away, it's you. Let me ask you a question: how do you think my strength compares to yours?"

Although it was strange that Hades mentioned a clone, he still chose to answer.

"You are very strong, not much weaker than me, but I will definitely win in the end."

"So do you think you can still win against two people like me?"

"What are you...?"

Hades' words came to an abrupt halt because a second Yi Shuihan appeared next to him, whose aura was exactly the same as his, making it impossible to distinguish the real Yi Shuihan from the fake.

This Yi Shuihan No. 2 is naturally a clone No. 2. He was previously next to Apollo, but now he finally decides not to keep watching.

"What is that? A clone? It's exactly the same!"

"No way! The new one looks exactly the same strength as the previous one!"

All the gods who noticed the appearance of the second clone were deeply shocked.

Chapter 868, I guarantee you'll die without a trace.

I guarantee you'll die without leaving a trace.

"Our goddess is really good at playing games, does she often have threesomes with them?"

After her initial surprise, Artemis teased Aphrodite, who looked somewhat bewildered beside her.

However, Aphrodite was in no mood to pay attention to Artemis at this moment; she was in a state of utter confusion.

"Is the newly appeared entity the real body or an avatar? If it's the real body, then what about the avatar and me? How does it view me? As a plaything?"

The more Aphrodite thought about it, the more frustrated she became, and she even felt a little afraid that her guesses might come true.

She used to be unrestrained mainly because she hadn't met a man she could stay with. As one of the twelve main gods, even if her strength wasn't top-tier, it still depended on who she was compared to. With her Silver Eight-Star strength, there were probably only about ten people stronger than her in this world.

Aside from a few women, none of these ten or so men were her type. At most, they would just flirt with her. Therefore, the men who admired her beauty but were weaker than her were the ones she looked down on. Despite his dissolute lifestyle, he actually had his own set of standards.

Yi Shuihan's appearance undoubtedly met Aphrodite's standards: handsome appearance, powerful strength, domineering yet gentle towards women, and able to surprise her from time to time. In addition, his high level of mystery attracted Aphrodite.

Even Aphrodite herself didn't realize that Yi Shuihan's position in her heart had become higher than she expected, making her afraid that Yi Shuihan would abandon her.

"No, he's definitely sincere towards me. I need to make it clear to him that I've always been... I'm actually still a virgin..."

Muttering to herself, Aphrodite was already planning to share her most important secret with Yi Shuihan.

Even Yi Shuihan hadn't anticipated that the appearance of this clone would cause such a big change in Aphrodite. If he had known, he probably would have shouted, "This works too!" If he had known this would happen, he definitely wouldn't have hidden the matter of the clone.

Artemis noticed Aphrodite's expression. As a woman, she vaguely grasped the true situation and felt even more surprised than when Yi Shuihan's clone appeared earlier.

Before this, if anyone had said that Aphrodite would be insecure because of a man, she would never have believed it. Even if she were, she would only be pretending. Now she believed it. She couldn't see any pretense in Aphrodite at all.

She had originally intended to continue teasing Aphrodite, but now she had lost that interest. Suddenly, she wanted to understand what it was about Yi Shuihan that made Aphrodite change so much for him.

Regardless of the two women's own thoughts, Hades looked completely bewildered in the void, his mind filled with utter confusion.

What? Am I seeing things? How did another Yi Shuihan appear? Which of them is the real one, and which is the fake one? Are they both real, or are they both fake?

The appearance of the second clone completely shattered Hades' confidence in defeating Yi Shuihan; he was truly no match for two opponents at once.

Hades has completely lost his will to fight; he's not even thinking about fighting anymore, he's already thinking about how to retreat.

Hades hated Yi Shuihan to the core. He thought, "If you had just revealed your true strength earlier, would I have bothered to offend you? This is clearly a trap set for the gods!"

"What should we do with him? Kill him outright?"

Yi Shuihan was not prepared to actually kill Hades right there. It wasn't that he was afraid, but rather that he hadn't figured out what to do after killing Hades.

If Hades is defeated, the other gods will inevitably have their own ideas, and there is a high probability that Yi Shuihan will face a siege from the gods.

If we don't take down Hades now, we'll definitely have to face him again in the future, and Hades certainly won't come alone then.

After considering for a moment, Yi Shuihan still couldn't make up his mind, and just quietly looked at Hades.

Hades was courting death because Yi Shuihan didn't make the first move. In a moment of impulsiveness, he assumed that Yi Shuihan was just putting on an act and that the new clone was probably a fraud. So he immediately wanted to test him.

He threw an energy blast at clone number 2, intending to continue the fight if clone number 2 showed any sign of weakness.

As it turned out, the result was absolutely disastrous.

This energy blast made Yi Shuihan make a decision: to kill Hades directly.

Just kidding, I didn't mess with you, yet you dare to look down on me.

As for the consequences of killing Hades! So what if the main gods attack? Do you think I, Yi Shuihan, am afraid?

“Cultivation is inherently a matter of either advancing or regressing. Temporary forbearance can be considered a strategic retreat. If you have the strength but are always worried about this and that, then what's the point of cultivating? Isn't cultivation all about becoming stronger and having everything you want? At worst, you can just use the system to leave.”

With this in mind, the two clones attacked without any mercy, and within just a few breaths, Hades was covered in wounds. Hades had fought with clone number 1 for several days without suffering any damage.

Hades was now frightened and dared not confront him directly. He only defended himself and began to flee. Surprisingly, he was not fleeing towards the Underworld, but towards the Holy Land.

"Could he be going to Athena for help?"

An absurd idea popped into Yi Shuihan's mind.

"Never mind, even if we find Athena, it won't help. She can kill you if she wants to."

The two clones fought Hades, battling all the way from Mount Lu to near the Sanctuary. The commotion they caused was felt throughout the entire Earth. Some ordinary people, not understanding what was happening, stared blankly at the sky.

"Yi Shuihan, don't push your luck. Do you really want to kill me? We twelve main gods are all of one mind. If you kill me, you will only face death."

Hades' divine robes were mostly torn, his divine blood was spilled on the ground, and his hair was disheveled. He no longer had the demeanor of the King of the Underworld; he looked so bad that people would believe he was a beggar.

"You control death, you believe death is the best end, so why are you so resistant when it's your turn to die? Be good. Give up the resistance, and I'll give you a quick death, I guarantee you'll die without a trace."

Chapter 869, The Secrets of the Underworld

The secrets of the underworld

As the King of the Underworld, he ruled the underworld and controlled the life and death of billions of lives. His status was extremely prestigious. In the past, he took all of this for granted, believing that it was all his due and that giving death to all things was his duty.

However, when Hades actually faced his own death, he found that he was so resistant to death, even fearful of it. He didn't want to die, because if he died, he would really have nothing left. He had previously said that death was the final destination, but that was only based on the premise that he was not dead.

Even when facing Zeus, Hades was never this afraid, because he knew that Zeus could not do anything to him, at most he could only seal him away. But Yi Shuihan was different. Hades, who had witnessed the power of the thunder and fire, knew that Yi Shuihan had the ability to kill him.

This killing is not simply the destruction of the physical body; it kills the soul and the entire universe, completely erasing it from this universe.

"I apologize. I was wrong before. Just tell me what you want, and I'll agree to it."

In order to survive, Hades admitted his mistakes to others for the first time, something he had never done even before Zeus.

Hades' dignity was trampled underfoot time and time again, yet he couldn't even muster any hatred. All he wanted to do was save his own life.

"If apologies were enough, what would be the point of fists? I don't accept your apology."

Yi Shuihan had already made up his mind to wipe Hades out completely, so naturally he wouldn't stop just because of a few words and keep a low profile in this world.

After all this time, it's time to make a big splash and announce his existence.

"hateful."

Hades forcibly activated his cosmos, ignoring his injuries, and accelerated once more, flying madly towards the Sanctuary.

"Athena, Athena, come out and save me! I'm your uncle, your real uncle!"

The sound could be heard clearly throughout the entire Holy Domain, including the Holy City not far away.

"Whose voice is that? He actually claims to be Athena's uncle. The Saint Seiya warriors will definitely not let him get away with this."

"Where did this idiot come from, daring to cause trouble here? He's quite loud, so his strength is probably not bad either. It's just a pity that he insulted the goddess Athena with his words. He won't live much longer."

"Aren't Athena's uncles Hades and Poseidon? These two are incredibly powerful, how could they possibly ask for help? It's obviously a joke."

"Besides, Hades and Poseidon are enemies of our Sanctuary, how could they possibly come to ask for help!"

The ordinary people, unaware of the reason, never considered that Hades was actually calling for help. They could never have imagined that what they thought was impossible was actually happening in the sky.

"They're really desperate, they've even turned to Athena for help."

His premonition came true, but Yi Shuihan felt no pressure. If Athena wanted to make a move, she would have done so long ago. Earth is just a backyard for gods. Although they haven't met, they are practically face to face. The gods all know about Hades' situation. If they wanted to make a move, they would have done so long ago.

In Yi Shuihan's view, the reason these gods didn't make a move was not only because they hadn't recovered from the previous appearance of his clone, but also because they didn't believe that Yi Shuihan could really kill Hades. They were secretly pleased to see Hades suffer.

Although these gods knew that Yi Shuihan and Hades had fought fiercely, they were unaware of the true situation and had little knowledge of thunder and fire. Naturally, they could not have imagined that Yi Shuihan could completely defeat Hades.

Even if Hades is not completely killed, the gods would be happy to see Yi Shuihan destroy Hades' physical body. Hades's pitiful cries are just a sign that he doesn't want his physical body to be destroyed directly. His famously protective nature of his physical body is something all the gods know.

If Hades knew what the gods were thinking now, he would probably regret how much he had cherished his physical body in the past. So it's all his narcissism's fault!

"Hades has come for help, what should we do?"

Compared to ordinary people, the Gold Saints knew the truth of the matter. At this moment, they looked at each other in disbelief. They had never expected this situation. Yi Shuihan not only defeated Hades, but also chased after Hades to kill him. Judging from Hades's voice, they knew how miserable Hades was.

Since they became Saints, they had heard that the Sanctuary and the Underworld were mortal enemies, and that the Saints would eventually go to war with the Specters. They had long been prepared for this, but now Hades had actually come to the Sanctuary to ask for help. It felt like they were in a dream.

The Gold Saints looked at the expressionless Athena, feeling a strange unease.

Athena felt very strange when Hades asked for help; she hadn't heard the word "uncle" in a long time.

Hades was forced to come to her, and even claimed to be her uncle. Athena really couldn't imagine how Yi Shuihan managed to do it.

At this moment, Athena was very glad that she had treated Yi Shuihan with respect. She had not neglected him because he was a god from another world. Although their relationship was not very deep, it was still friendly. This was probably the best thing she had ever done since coming to Earth.

Would Athena go to save Hades? The answer is naturally no.

However, in reality, Athena's expression suddenly changed, and she took action to rescue Athena.

What made Athena change her mind?

Are you really going to kill him?

Athena looked at Yi Shuihan with a solemn expression, utterly shocked by what she had just discovered. Yi Shuihan actually possessed the means to completely kill Hades, even destroying his soul.

Although she disliked Hades, Athena could not allow Hades to completely disappear, as that would cause great chaos in the underworld and severely disrupt the order of the world.

As one of the twelve Olympian gods, Athena knew a secret: Hades was connected to the Underworld, and if Hades died, leaving not even his soul, the Underworld would also be destroyed.

The gods know what will happen when souls have no home and wander the world. In ancient times, this is why a terrible race was born, which led to a great war in which countless gods perished and their blood was spilled all over the earth.

The underworld existed to prevent that race from being reborn.

Chapter 870, The Underworld is Gone, the Netherworld is Gone

The underworld is gone, the netherworld is gone

Upon seeing Athena's appearance, Yi Shuihan ceased his attack, while Hades awkwardly hid behind Athena, looking utterly pathetic.

"It seems you noticed."

Yi Shuihan knew from Athena's appearance that Athena had discovered his ability to completely defeat Hades.

To unleash the power of lightning and fire to the point of being able to kill Hades, he couldn't completely prevent his aura from leaking out. Being so close, it was normal for Athena to discover him.

"Please don't kill him. You can destroy his body, but his soul must live."

Hades' expression was unpleasant when Athena spoke. After all, he was still very attached to his physical body and felt that since Athena had taken action, she should completely protect him and not abandon his physical body. He was truly unwilling to do so.

He used to mock Poseidon for not having his own original body and for using a counterfeit one. At that time, he never thought that he would have such a day, after all, he cherished his own body very much and kept it in the Pure Land of Bliss for protection.

At this moment, Hades really wanted to say something tough, like saying that as long as the body exists, the soul exists, but he couldn't say it. The words were stuck in his throat. He was really scared by Yi Shuihan's ferocity.

"What would be the consequences of killing him completely? If you're thinking that other gods would come after me because of this, I can tell you I'm not afraid."

Yi Shuihan's tone was very resolute.

Hades was greatly alarmed by this attitude, and Athena also looked at Yi Shuihan in surprise.

"If he becomes utterly disillusioned, the underworld will be destroyed as a result, and then..."

Athena slowly recounted an ancient secret.

Athena thought that Yi Shuihan would give up his plan to destroy Hades' soul after hearing the story, but to her surprise, Yi Shuihan just looked like he had just listened to an unimportant story, without any of the surprise or disappointment that Athena had expected.

"Are you finished?"

Athena nodded subconsciously, and then heard Yi Shuihan continue.

"Isn't it just a matter of the soul? Even if the underworld is gone, there's still my Netherworld. The problem you're talking about is really nothing."

"The underworld, what's that?"

"You can think of it as another underworld. Haven't you noticed? Recently, the underworld has severed its connection with the human world, which means it's on strike. Now, the souls on Earth are all being handled and arranged by my underworld."

Upon hearing Yi Shuihan's words, Athena recalled a story the Pope had once told her: a strange man dressed in black and white used chains to bring souls into a strange door.

"So that was his masterpiece."

Because of the special time period, Athena didn't have the mind to care about the Black and White Impermanence, so she didn't investigate further and was unaware of the existence of the Underworld.