Centered around this perfect battle formation, it wouldn't take long for Hades to be completely exhausted and ultimately devoured by the endless hordes of monsters.
Not only that.
Within this perfect battle formation, all the monsters would die and revive repeatedly, each time their divine power increasing. When it reached a certain level, the outcome would be inevitable.
However, Hades remained calm from beginning to end. He didn't think of using methods from the Underworld to escape; instead, he quietly faced this temporal battle formation.
Running away?
It never solves the problem. If you're not a match this time, will you be next time? Hades understood this principle very well. To face danger directly means to confront it steadily. Otherwise, the outcome is obvious!
Moreover, Hades wasn't completely outmatched. Since that was the case, why not see what the outcome would be? This was undoubtedly the right thing to do.
Again and again, the monsters were annihilated, revived, and strengthened. During this process, Hades began to consume the beasts one by one. Not by eating them, but by forging pieces of Underworld Armor through the compatibility of the demon stars.
Sky Ferocious Star: Bipedal Dragon, Wyvern.
Sky Noble Star: Gryphon.
Sky Prison Star: Minotaur.
Sky Heroic Star: Balrog.
Sky Defeated Star: Cave Giant, Rock.
Sky Lone Star: Behemoth.
Earth Prison Star: Vampire Banshee, Vupal.
Earth Dog Star: Great Dog, Lailaps.
Earth Savage Star: Centaur, Nessus.
Earth Full Star: Man-Lion, Narasimha.
Earth Ferocious Star: Sasquatch.
Earth Flat Star: Goblin.
Earth Circumference Star: Dream Giant, Gugal.
Earth Left Star: Evil Spirit, Wendigo.
Earth Right Star: Kraken.
A total of fifteen pieces of Underworld Armor, forged as the demon stars devoured one monster, beast, spirit, divine beast, and monster after another. In this temporal battle formation, Hades' Underworld Armor rapidly increased, gaining fifteen pieces at once.
In a sense, this was quite remarkable. It was akin to creating perfect Underworld Warriors. Though he had cultivated three perfect Underworld Warriors, this feat was nothing short of a miracle. The birth of Underworld Armor required finding the corresponding monsters, beasts, spirits, divine beasts, etc., and using them as the core to forge perfect Underworld Armor.
In fact, many pieces of Underworld Armor required divine or demonic power. But these could be acquired slowly over time. At this moment, Hades faced the temporal battle formation directly.
As time passed, the number of monsters gradually decreased. Their numbers dwindled, but their power increased without limit. This increase was something to be wary of.
Otherwise, trouble was inevitable. Hades felt the substantial enhancement of the monsters and remained calm. As the numbers decreased and divine power increased, wouldn't that mean that, over time, fewer monsters would remain, leaving only the final monster?
If that were the case, this perfect temporal battle formation was not perfect but had its limits and flaws.
Hades contemplated this, and after dealing with all the monsters, he calmly said, "Mother, your perfect temporal battle formation is actually not perfect; it has a clear flaw."
"Hmm?"
Rhea hesitated slightly, then smiled, "Hades, you discovered it, as expected. But it doesn't matter. Even if the temporal battle formation isn't perfect, it doesn't really matter."
Hades calmly said, "As long as you reach the end, that's enough. This is the greatest flaw of the temporal battle formation."
"Hehehe~~~"
Rhea smiled, "Hades, can you reach the end? I'm more aware of the temporal battle formation's flaws than anyone. But no god has ever reached the final step. Hades, can you do it?"
Rhea questioned, and just as she said, the temporal battle formation might not be perfect. As time passed, the formation gradually reached its limit.
By then, defeating the final monster would end it. However, this was easier said than done. It was never an easy task and certainly not a joke.
To date, Rhea was not a pampered Titan Goddess. She had experienced countless wars, and in each of these wars, no matter how powerful the gods were, the result was always the same—futile and meaningless.
The temporal battle formation had never been broken. Even the penultimate layer was only reached by one god. Could Hades do it?
Rhea felt proud of her son. He was outstanding, but could he reach that step? This was no joke. To Rhea, it seemed almost impossible.
And.
Hades said no more. At this moment, saying anything more was meaningless. Moreover, Hades was not a god who liked to talk much. He quietly dealt with everything.
As time passed, everything would naturally become clear. Mother! If you want to see if I can break the temporal battle formation, just wait and see!
Rhea stood silently, waiting. She didn't continue to attack. Maintaining the temporal battle formation consumed a lot of her energy, even an enormous amount.
Because of this, Rhea couldn't casually launch other attacks. And under the siege of the temporal battle formation, Hades couldn't focus on Rhea either.
At this moment, mother and son were in a stalemate or a loop, both quietly waiting for the outcome.
Everything would gradually reveal itself over time.
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