Chapter 21

Everyone became somewhat dazed and disoriented.

Even the surrounding space seemed to sway, as if it could not withstand the collision between the Three Pillar Gods and Shinra Tensei.

Crack, crack.

It did not hold for long.

At this time, the incredibly sturdy Three Pillar Gods began to show tiny, dense cracks one after another; in just a moment, they were almost covered entirely.

"Very good, very good!"

Hades laughed loudly and said, "It has been a long time since I have fought someone seriously."

"Today, I finally feel a bit of excitement after such a long time."

As his words fell, the magic power within Hades began to boil completely, like a volcano that had been dormant on the seabed for countless years, erupting all at once with unstoppable force.

"Darkness Wave."

Hades clasped his hands together, and the frantically boiling magic power within him seemed to find an outlet, rushing out rapidly.

A pitch-black darkness that seemed capable of devouring light condensed in front of Hades.

Then it crashed directly into the Shinra Tensei that was frantically struggling against the Three Pillar Gods.

"Shinra Tensei."

After seeing Hades's action, the Deva Path of Pain did not hesitate and used Shinra Tensei once again.

The wind and clouds surged in the sky.

Bursts of silent roars made people feel a dullness coming from their souls.

"Damn it, are you still watching the show over there?"

"I can't hold on much longer, hurry up and reinforce the hull for me?!"

Ultear, who had been frantically using the Arc of Time to stabilize the hull since just now, finally could not hold on anymore.

Looking at her companions who were still in a state of watching the show, she roared loudly.

But this was also normal.

Although Ultear’s strength was very good, compared to the A-rank two-star Deva Path of Pain and Hades, she was still more than a grade behind.

Even just resisting the aftermath of the collision between Hades and the Deva Path of Pain was beyond her ability.

In just ten seconds, Ultear had repaired the magic airship hundreds of times, and the magic power in her body was nearing depletion; it was truly terrifying.

However, in the next second, Hades's Darkness Wave collided with the Deva Path of Pain's second Shinra Tensei.

Everyone present felt everything around them trembling.

The weapons in their hands were trembling, their own bodies were trembling, and even the whole world seemed to be trembling.

At this moment, everyone present felt their thoughts come to a complete standstill, unable to speak at all.

Even if they wanted to move, because of the standstill of their thoughts, they could only stare blankly at the scene unfolding before them.

"Damn it, Arc of Time, repair it for me!"

"Everyone else, hurry up and think of every possible way to stabilize the ship!"

Ultear was worthy of being the leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory; at the critical moment, she managed to force her thoughts to move.

At the moment the magic airship was about to collapse, she used the last bit of magic power in her body to restore the magic airship to its original state.

"Tree Arc!"

At the same time, another member of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, Azuma, who possessed a Lost Magic like Ultear, reacted and directly used his magic to reinforce the surface of the magic airship, forming layers upon layers of tree armor.

"Damn it, who exactly is this guy?!"

Rustyrose, who possessed the Arc of Embodiment, regained his senses and looked at the terrifying, apocalyptic scene before him, saying in disbelief: "To actually be able to fight the master to this extent?!"

"The master is really getting serious, hey."

While speaking, Rustyrose’s movements were not slow.

He quickly embodied layers of defensive spells on top of Azuma’s tree armor.

The first master of Fairy Tail, and also the object of Hades's affection, Mavis Vermillion.

Her magic was Illusion Magic; in the early days when she adventured with Hades, she relied on her superb illusion magic to keep many mages in dark guilds running in circles.

The first master of Phantom Lord had formed a grudge with Mavis in this way.

At the time, Hades thought that if Mavis’s magic wasn't just illusions, but could actually embody substantial things, then perhaps there would have been a completely different result.

After Mavis entered a state of suspended animation, Hades researched the advanced magic of Illusion Magic: the Arc of Embodiment.

It could embody everything the user imagined, even life itself; it could be said to be quite perverted.

Unfortunately, this perverted magic fell into the hands of a loser.

In the original work, Rustyrose’s use of the Arc of Embodiment always remained at a relatively crude stage.

In short, with the combined efforts of Ultear, Azuma, and Rustyrose, the magic airship, which was almost about to turn to ashes in a split second, was finally stabilized again.

However, this was only temporary.

Every instant, a large number of defensive spells and tree armor were torn apart.

Every instant, Azuma and Rustyrose needed to replenish a large amount of magic power to repair the torn parts.

At this time, Ultear had no strength left, and the magic power in Azuma and Rustyrose’s bodies was far inferior to Ultear’s; the two of them working together couldn't hold out for long.

And what drove the three of them to such an extent was merely the aftermath of the attacks between Hades and the Deva Path of Pain.

'Not bad.'

'The performance of the Deva Path of Pain is somewhat beyond expectations.'

At the same time, Lin Cheng, who had been paying attention to this side through the puppet's perspective, was also somewhat surprised as he watched the scene.

The performance of the Deva Path of Pain was even stronger than Lin Cheng had imagined.

But thinking about it carefully, the current performance of the Deva Path of Pain was also somewhat a matter of course.

Or rather, it was worthy of being the two-star Deva Path of Pain, who was upgraded along with the star-up after Lin Cheng spent a million emotional value.

In the original work, because Nagato Uzumaki himself was always in a very extreme state, he was always very cautious in using his chakra when controlling the Deva Path of Pain.

The true Shinra Tensei, I'm afraid, was only the one that destroyed the entire Hidden Leaf Village in one blow.

Only that time was Nagato Uzumaki's full power, and perhaps even that couldn't be considered his full power.

And now, the A-rank two-star Nagato Uzumaki truly displayed his terrifying strength.

The true strength of a Nagato Uzumaki who was at his peak, with no hidden injuries in his body and no state of overdraw.

Of course, Lin Cheng didn't think that just by relying on the Deva Path of Pain, the strongest auxiliary puppet of Nagato Uzumaki, he could defeat Hades. If Hades were defeated just like that, it would be too strange.

Without any surprise, the Deva Path of Pain was suppressed.

Facing Hades's Darkness Wave, the Deva Path of Pain's second Shinra Tensei was quickly canceled out.

The Deva Path of Pain used the third Shinra Tensei, and even the fourth.

"Shinra Tensei."

"Shinra Tensei."

The extremely indifferent voice of the Deva Path of Pain came.

Two more Shinra Tensei filled with extremely strong repulsive force.

By this time, the Deva Path of Pain had used three and a half Shinra Tensei to finally cancel out Hades's attack.

After the attacks were canceled, neither the Deva Path of Pain nor Hades made another move; they both just watched each other quietly.