Chapter 236

"It seems your strength isn't absolute."

"Only when one's power reaches a certain height is there a way to break through your black mist."

Perhaps having been suppressed by Black Hu Zi for too long, when he saw Black Hu Zi standing still in thought, Hades instinctively assumed he'd been frightened into shock, and burst out laughing.

Yet...

Before he could laugh long, he noticed that despite Black Hu Zi's face still wearing a sneering smile.

"What, just suppressing me once? To be honest, being your subordinate must be miserable. If you'd used this power earlier, that guy wouldn't have died, would he?"

As if deliberately prodding Hades' weakness, paired with that arrogant grin, Hades' smile froze solid.

Bruno was done. 'None' was dead.

More importantly, the opponent was a single person who accomplished this right under his nose—clearly a slap across his face.

"Kid, don't get too cocky. I'll make you stop laughing soon."

"Oh? Then I'll see if you have the guts. And..."

"Do you think I only have the ability to devour?"

Unlike before, though Hades had already uncovered a weakness of the Dark-Dark Fruit, Black Hu Zi's expression didn't change at all—he instead asked Hades a counter-question.

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Hades' face darkened again.

"I thought you were clever, but it seems you're no better than that? Hehehehe—"

In an instant, Hades' face turned pitch black.

Three or four times being mocked like this—even after living for centuries—he could barely suppress his rage.

Yet...

Before Hades could unleash his fury, the scene of the opponent's battle with Bruno flashed into his mind.

When the opponent counterattacked, he seemed to release a flame—and that flame was none other than the Divine Black Flame of the dead Zankuro!

If his black mist can store Black Flame, then it likely works the same with other energies.

Then...

"Figured it out? Too late!"

Black Hu Zi laughed loudly.

At the same time, his ability activated.

Black mist surged forth, pouring out all the energy Lin Cheng had absorbed, along with the previous black mist—the sheer force resembled a surging tidal wave exploding.

Before this power, even Hades with his Demon Eye activated felt his scalp prickle.

Boom—!

Without a moment's pause, he brought his hands together, and magic poured relentlessly from his right eye.

The next second!

Black darkness collided with dark purple void!

Terrifying energy spilled out, as if a dark world had descended, spreading outward from the center of the four!

In an instant, everything within hundreds of meters was completely erased.

Whether ground, trees, or Shanfeng—all turned to dust the moment they touched it.

Gazing at the scene before them, like the end of a world, the Seven Infernal Vassals aboard the magic airship all broke into cold sweats.

This level far exceeded their imagination—it was a domain they could never reach. Even with their ancient magic, they could not withstand even the Yu Bo of this energy.

Before these four, they were no different from infants just learning to walk.

"Is this the power beyond the Saint Ten?"

Urtia gazed at the solemn darkness below, her face filled with solemn expression.

Simply standing here, she could clearly feel how terrifying this energy was.

If not for the magic array activating the airship's defenses, she wouldn't even be able to stand firm under this pressure.

"Still holding on?"

Feeling the clash of power, Lin Cheng's face showed a flicker of surprise.

You should know this power contained not only his fruit ability, but also the magic of Hades, 'None', and Bruno!