Chapter 112: Destroying the Reaper’s Mortal Form
Death god Danados wiped the blood from his face, first glancing at it in disbelief before his expression turned to fury.
“Human, you dare to wound a god like me!”
In the next instant, Danados once again gathered a massive amount of death god power, forming a colossal energy sphere.
Terrifying Fate!
As the deity presiding over death, this ultimate technique was deadly even to a Gold Saint; if it struck both their Cloth and body, both would vanish without a trace.
Sensing the threat, Manigot leapt forward, positioning himself to shield Pope Sage and Feng Zhe.
At that moment, Feng Zhe, clutching three Athena’s Blood Talismans, charged out to stand shoulder to shoulder with Manigot.
Without hesitation, Pope Sage also sprang forward. The trio’s cosmos flared fiercely as they braced to withstand the Terrifying Fate strike.
“Heh, the scorned underlings in the eyes of the death god may one day turn back to bite him. How fascinating,” Manigot sneered, glaring at Danados with disdain, which only fueled the death god’s wrath.
A sudden divine punishment struck Manigot, shattering his Cancer Gold Cloth and sending him crashing to the ground.
“Manigot!” Pope Sage’s heart broke at the sight of his cherished disciple collapsing, but his gaze hardened with unyielding resolve.
Then countless Athena talismans soared into the air, converging to absorb the death god’s power around Danados, which instantly dissipated, revealing the original grandeur of the grand hall.
“You’ve fallen into my trap!”
The Cage of Protective Talismans!
Pope Sage’s signature technique, conjured from countless Athena talismans and empowered by Athena’s divine strength, forcibly manifests a prison cage.
Last time, if not for the timely intervention of the God of Sleep, this cage might have detained Aaron.
But this time, with Aaron absent and the God of Sleep nowhere in sight, Pope Sage unleashed the cage once more, determined to imprison Danados.
Suddenly, Danados erupted with death god power again, scattering the Athena talismans into ashes.
At that moment, not only was Pope Sage stunned, but even Feng Zhe’s eyes showed disbelief.
Terrifying Fate!
Danados unleashed Terrifying Fate once more, this time with a power twice as fierce as before.
A thunderous explosion tore the grand hall in two, debris scattering everywhere, leaving only a single point of light.
“That is…”
Danados fixated on the light with seething rage. “Athena’s Shield!”
Indeed, at the critical moment, Feng Zhe produced Athena’s Shield, shielding Pope Sage and the fallen Manigot, allowing them to survive the massive blast.
“We must be cautious. This death god before us has accumulated five hundred years of death god power!” Feng Zhe warned.
For a reincarnated being, such divine power was impossible without continuous accumulation, drawing on the realm of the living’s death and ceaselessly absorbing faith to transform into this formidable death energy.
Pope Sage nodded in agreement.
Manigot spat disdainfully, “Power of gods, my foot. I’ll personally slaughter him.”
Danados gathered his death god power once again, the immense energy sphere forming anew, Terrifying Fate taking shape.
Suddenly, Manigot blinked before Danados and struck the death god’s face with a punch.
At that moment, Pope Sage was astonished, Danados stunned, and even the forming Terrifying Fate dissipated into the air.
Feng Zhe murmured, “He’s showing off again, and it worked.”
Danados’s fury exploded, bellowing, “Unforgivable, mere humans!”
He reopened the Divine Pathway, and the environment shifted dramatically.
“I will kill you all!”
Rocks and debris floated around, drawn toward him relentlessly.
Feng Zhe swiftly saved the exhausted Manigot, and the three stood together once more.
“Once you enter, whether body or soul, you’ll be lost in the Divine Path. Wishing to turn to dust is a luxury you won’t have!”
Danados floated angrily, glaring fiercely at the three sacrilegious Saints before him.
Manigot remained unfazed, casually asking Sage, “How many talismans do you have left?”
Sage’s reply nearly shocked him: “None.”
He turned to Feng Zhe, “Don’t tell me you have none either?”
At that moment, red light flickered in Feng Zhe’s eyes. Suddenly, he shouted, “Behold my Blood Handprint!”
Feng Zhe struck both Sage and Manigot’s chests with a single palm, knocking them to the ground.
The sudden assault left them stunned, while Danados sneered, “Now you betray me? It’s too late for mercy!”
Yet, soon enough, reality struck back.
As Sage and Manigot rose, the red blood handprint on their chests glowed faintly warm.
Especially on Manigot’s damaged Cancer Gold Cloth, which astonishingly restored itself and even evolved further.
“This is… Athena’s Blood!”
Pope Sage looked down at his chest, noticing the change in his Cloth, recalling memories of the last holy war.
“Indeed, only Athena’s Blood can survive within the Divine Path.”
Feng Zhe held up an empty vial, shaking it before Sage.
Manigot laughed heartily, “Then let’s finish this!”
Leaping into the Divine Path, Manigot’s Cancer Gold Cloth sprouted wings, enabling flight without hindrance.
He struck Danados’s face with a punch but was met by an immense Terrifying Fate.
Feng Zhe and Sage appeared simultaneously at his sides, intercepting the ultimate strike once more.
Manigot roared, pushing the Terrifying Fate back with a single hand.
The ensuing explosion severely damaged Danados’s divine armor.
“Damn you!”
Danados, defiant, prepared to unleash Terrifying Fate again.
But this time, Sage pointed a finger and shouted,
“Accumulated Corpse Qi Underworld Wave!”
Danados’s death god power had waned, his divine armor shattered—the perfect moment to sever flesh from spirit.
Yet, Danados, fueled by his mighty divine power, soon returned to his body.
Just as he began to gloat, a stronger force compelled his soul to depart once more.
It was Manigot from Cancer.
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