Within the Ten Virtues Secret Realm, Liu Xiaoxiao swung the Dragon Tiger Sacred Soul Saber in his hand. Nine-colored light, accompanied by a terrifying storm and lightning condensed to the extreme, suddenly slashed toward Hermes and Belial.
However, the hexagonal iron disk above Hermes's head abruptly began to spin, freeing Hermes from the Time-Space Seal.
A Super Divine Artifact—the Underworld's Super Divine Artifact—had now fallen into Hermes's hands.
Seeing Liu Xiaoxiao's attack, Hermes remained unruffled and said calmly, "I walk among men as though I walk through fragments of the future: the kind of future I behold.
"Whatever shore the storm may carry me to, I shall land upon it as its master."
His figures became illusory, as though he stood within a fissure of time. Thunder exploded and the storm swept through, yet neither could shake that patch of time and space or affect Hermes.
"A true friend is one soul dwelling in two bodies; two souls with but one thought, two hearts beating in unison.
"There is nothing more dangerous than an ignorant friend. A clever enemy is preferable."
Hermes's voice rang out once more, and Liu Xiaoxiao's clones suddenly lost control, standing dazed where they were.
With a thought, Liu Xiaoxiao used Netherworld Transformation to swap his clones with his incarnations outside, then dispersed the incarnations.
He frowned. Hermes's divine arts were truly troublesome; they could even control his clones.
Hermes did not linger. Looking toward Belial, he said, "Do what you wish. This is your path."
As his words echoed, Belial also broke free from the constraints of the Time-Space Seal and returned to normal.
"Let's go. There is no need for us to remain here any longer." Hermes looked at Belial, who smiled and nodded.
The two opened a passage through time and space and