The Wyvern underworld armor arrived at Hades's palace in the Elysium of the Underworld. Hades stepped forward, stroked the Wyvern underworld armor, and said:
"I didn't expect it, Rhadamanthys. To think the first of the Heavenly Spirit Specters to fall would be you."
"My apologies, everyone." Hades turned to look at the murals on both sides. They depicted the Specters who had already fallen before the Gate of Hell, and now Rhadamanthys had been added to the mural.
The portraits above were condensed from the Demon Stars and souls belonging to the Specters. With just a thought from Hades, the fallen Specters could be resurrected in perfect condition at any time.
In the Underworld, the group had already arrived at the Second Ring, Antenora.
This was a massive, two-story palace with a white dome, topped with a golden statue of a Garuda. Just as everyone arrived, countless terrifying pillars of fire rose around Antenora.
"Roar—!!!" A cry, sounding like a mix of a dragon's roar and a demon's howl, rang out, and the fire pillars immediately dissipated.
A giant red dragon, similar to the Slifer the Sky Dragon they had encountered before, burst from the ground and circled above Antenora. However, unlike the Slifer the Sky Dragon, it had a double-layered mouth structure, its front claws grew from its wings, and its head was adorned with a helmet featuring golden patterns and a blue gemstone on the forehead.
[Fire God Emperor Uria] (Level: 10 / Attribute: Fire / Race: Pyro / ATK: 0)
"A red dragon!!"
"No! It's more like a red dragon-shaped demon!!"
Everyone cried out in shock as Fire God Emperor Uria appeared. He possessed both the draconic majesty of a dragon and the demonic nature of a devil, making it hard for them to tell if he was a dragon or a demon.
Hyper Breath—!!!
Without a word, Fire God Emperor Uria breathed a high-temperature flame shockwave directly at the group.
"Fourth Green Wood Star!!" Kushihashi Seiryu, wearing a blue suit and glasses, chanted while holding a talisman. A fierce wind immediately whipped up around them, doing its best to wall off the Hyper Breath.
But to Kushihashi Seiryu's surprise, Fire God Emperor Uria lunged into his own Hyper Breath. Enveloped in flames, he charged through the gale and opened his massive maw towards Kushihashi Seiryu, intent on swallowing him whole.
Terrified, Kushihashi Seiryu collapsed to the ground, watching helplessly as Fire God Emperor Uria's fangs drew closer.
Ha—!!!
A flaming giant clad in red samurai armor appeared, using the massive katana in its hand to block Fire God Emperor Uria's charge.
"Are you alright, Seiryu?" Himejima Suzaku ran over and helped Kushihashi Seiryu up. This flaming samurai giant was the Himejima family's guardian deity, Hinokagutsuchi, whom he had summoned.
"I'm... fine..." Kushihashi Seiryu stammered, clearly still dazed by Fire God Emperor Uria's intimidation.
"Roar—!!" The Fire God Emperor let out a long howl, then twisted his body, coiling around Hinokagutsuchi's sword-arm. He constricted his body, and with immense strength, he tore the deity's arm right off.
"Aaaaaah—!!"
"Roar—!!"
Hinokagutsuchi clutched his wound and wailed in pain, while Fire God Emperor Uria roared with intense excitement.
Watching this, Himejima Suzaku's pupils shrank. He covered his mouth in shock and exclaimed, "What?! He tore off Kagutsuchi's arm using nothing but raw strength!!"
"Is this the true power of the Underworld?!" Kushihashi Seiryu said with the same expression as Himejima Suzaku.
Then, Kushihashi Seiryu and Himejima Suzaku glanced at each other and performed hand seals. Red and blue pillars of aura rose from their respective bodies.
High-pitched cries—!!!
Roars—!!!
The guardian spirit beasts of the Himejima and Kushihashi families, Suzaku and Seiryu, appeared. They stood alongside Hinokagutsuchi, staring at Fire God Emperor Uria with eyes full of hostility and fighting spirit. Fire God Emperor Uria, not to be outdone, returned a gaze even more majestic and terrifying.
The two beasts and the deity were so intimidated that they retreated several steps. Just as the group on the ground prepared to attack...
Step—!!!
The sound of a footstep rang out. A powerful Cosmos rendered everyone immobile. A figure emerged from Antenora, wearing underworld armor with fan-shaped sharp wings and an eagle-shaped helmet that looked like it had three eyes and upward-curving horns.
He looked around and said, "Goodness, I didn't expect my Antenora to be so lively. It seems Fire God Emperor Uria's hospitality wasn't quite satisfactory."
"Aiacos..." Michael said, breaking out in a cold sweat and becoming fully alert as he watched the figure emerge.
Indeed, the newcomer was one of the [Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld], Aiacos of the Celestial Brave Star, Garuda.
"Another one of the [Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld] has appeared so soon?" Azazel said, on high alert. He had already classified the [Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld] as extremely dangerous entities.
"Ha!" Michael charged forward first, sword of flames in hand. Since he was the only one who had fought Aiacos before and knew some of his combat style, Michael intended to cover the rear this time.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Michael," Aiacos said nonchalantly, grabbing Michael's topmost pair of wings and looking at Michael's androgynous face.
"Garuda Flap!!" A phantom of a Garuda appeared behind Aiacos. With a surge of power from his arms, he hurled Michael into the sky, reaching an altitude so high he was invisible to the naked eye.
Everyone looked up, their faces filled with shock.
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