When everyone arrived before the Wailing Wall, symbolizing the unchangeable nature of fate, the Underworld's final elite forces were already in formation.
Pandora stood at the forefront, holding her serpent spear, her black skirt fluttering slightly.
Behind her were the resurrected Aiacos and Kagaho, Rhadamanthys enhanced by divine blood, and Specters who should have guarded the later prisons like the Celestial Boundary Star and Celestial Chief Star.
Pandora's spear struck the ground heavily, causing the Underworld's earth to tremble. "You living beings dare invade the realm of the dead, defy the laws of the Underworld! This crime is unforgivable!"
Setsuna stepped forward slowly, the Pope's robe fluttering in the Underworld's Yin wind. "The Underworld can invade the human world, but the human world cannot counterattack the Underworld? Moreover, we won't just counterattack the Underworld. We will also slay Hades."
"Arrogance!" Pandora laughed in extreme anger. "I admit you are indeed strong, even able to seal the Twin Gods. You could be called the strongest Saints across generations. But wanting to defeat Hades-sama? That's simply dreaming! Hades-sama is the master of death. Even Athena cannot contend with him!"
Setsuna said calmly, "I'm not discussing with you. I'm merely stating a fact. In the East, there's an ancient saying: 'If the enemy can come, so can we.' Starting today, the offensive-defensive dynamic between the Underworld and the human world… has reversed!"
This statement hammered into the Specters' hearts like a heavy blow. This Pope's courage was truly astounding.
After speaking, Setsuna walked towards the Wailing Wall as if no one else were present.
"Stop him!" Pandora commanded sharply.
The Specters swarmed forward but were intercepted halfway by the Gold Saints.
Dohko and Shion flanked Kagaho from left and right. The Libra weapon case and Aries crystal wall perfectly coordinated, suppressing the Bennu's flames.
Sisyphus's golden arrow aimed directly at the space between Aiacos's eyebrows, forcing the Garuda to dodge with all his might.
Regulus and El Cid formed a lightspeed front line. Excalibur and lightspeed fists interwove into an impenetrable net, keeping Rhadamanthys occupied.
The Aspros brothers stood side by side. Sanctuary's 'Light' and 'Shadow' attacked Yoma together.
"Damn it! It's all because of those two arrogant fools!" Pandora inwardly cursed. If the Twin Gods had listened to her and intercepted Virgo and Phoenix back then, how could the situation have come to this?
She personally attacked but was also blocked by the trio from the Land of Taonias Sennin.
Setsuna finally reached the Wailing Wall. This barrier that had existed since antiquity emitted suffocating pressure, possessing the material property of 'absolutely indestructible'.
Setsuna knew the wall's power and planned to directly emulate the original, summoning the twelve Gold Cloths, using their power to break the Wailing Wall.
"In the name of Athena's Pope, I summon the Gold Cloths…"
As Setsuna chanted, the Gold Saints before the Wailing Wall burst with dazzling light one by one. Even the distant Pisces, Taurus, and Scorpio Cloths in Sanctuary projected their forms here.
Golden radiance crossed the boundary between life and death, converging here.
However, only eleven Gold Cloths ultimately materialized before the Wailing Wall.
"Hahahahaha!" Pandora's laughter echoed through the Underworld. She triumphantly raised her serpent spear. "Thanks to Yoma's reminder, after you sealed the God of Death, I specifically sealed the Cancer Cloth in the deepest part of the Underworld!"
She coldly looked down on Setsuna. "With only these eleven Cloths, you can never break the Wailing Wall!"
Setsuna's expression remained unchanged. "Fortunately, I have a backup plan."
He slowly raised his right hand. Three drops of divine blood appeared in his palm… Poseidon's blood, blue as the sea, Gong Gong's blood, dark blue as an abyss, and Athena's blood, golden and brilliant.
Three-colored divine light interwove, attracting the Hades's divine blood hidden deep within the Phoenix Cloth.
Stained by Hades' divine blood, the Phoenix Cloth successfully evolved into the Phoenix God Cloth.
At this moment, Setsuna seemed to become Hades's incarnation.
"Open, Wailing Wall."
The Wailing Wall, as if seeing its master, slowly trembled.
Pandora watched dumbfounded, urgently shouting, "No! That's the enemy!"
But her priority clearly wasn't as high as Setsuna, who controlled Hades's divine blood. The Wailing Wall opened in such a ridiculous way.
Ignoring her, after absorbing all the Saints' souls from hell, Setsuna stepped through the passage behind the Wailing Wall with heavy steps.
The sky of Elysion suddenly cracked open. Setsuna's figure fell from the void.
Upon entering Elysion, Setsuna's body, bearing countless souls, began to collapse. But he paid no heed, expressionlessly taking Senzu Beans from his bosom, putting them into his mouth one after another.
For these five years, he hadn't used the Saiyan bloodline upgrade even once. All accumulated battle experience had been saved until now.
With almost every step he took, Setsuna could feel his strength explosively increasing.
Alone stood amidst a sea of pure white flowers, the brush in his hand still dripping with paint.
"I never expected a mortal like you to reach here. Truly surprising…"
"No need to act." Setsuna directly interrupted. "I know you are still Alone, that companion who grew up with Tenma and Sasha."
Alone's heart surged with shock, but his face remained impassive. "Interesting claim. But unfortunately, I've long awakened my memories."
Setsuna said gravely, "I know you want Tenma to kill you, to let Hades sleep eternally within your body. But that's impossible. Hades's power far exceeds your imagination. You should have felt it too, right? This body of yours will soon be unable to suppress his awakening."
Alone remained silent. Of course, he felt that terrifying will awakening. His life had reached its end.
"No time." Setsuna suddenly spat out fragments of internal organs. "Now, quickly release Hades's divine soul! Let me severely wound him!"
"What? Release Hades?" Alone looked at Setsuna in doubt and suspicion, even somewhat suspecting Setsuna was an Underworld spy. Otherwise, how could he suggest releasing Hades?
Setsuna didn't explain, merely raising his right hand high. An immense soul orb manifested.
Countless dark blue light points surged from Setsuna's body… the souls collected from the First to Eighth Prisons all materialized now.
Within those light points were warriors in ancient armor, youths in tattered cloaks…
"These are…"
"They are the obsessions of Saints who died in battle across generations." Setsuna's right arm suddenly exploded in a mist of blood, but he seemed unaware. "They've waited for this moment for countless ages. Now, I will carry their will to settle things with Hades!"
Alone finally understood. This man's body had long reached its limit. The reason he could still stand was entirely because those souls were supporting his spirit, preventing it from dissipating.