Hao Shuai had actually tried to use his Divine Thought to invade Ares's mind after Ares had been beaten half to death.
Unfortunately, things hadn't gone as he'd hoped. An unfamiliar and powerful force was entrenched in Ares's spiritual sea, and Hao Shuai had been forced to retreat empty-handed.
He guessed it was probably something like the divinity or divine spark of the Western gods.
With no other options, Hao Shuai had used the Truth Lasso to force Ares to answer questions about what had happened all those years ago.
Now that the questions on his mind had been answered, Hao Shuai took the Demon Blade from his pocket dimension and handed it to Diana. "Diana, use this blade to finish him off!"
"Diana, I—I surrender! I admit defeat! Spare me!" Terror filled the God of War Ares's face. He was truly afraid now, utterly despairing!
"Now there are only two gods left in the world..."
"Shhk!"
Ares was still begging for mercy when Diana took the Demon Blade without hesitation and plunged it into his heart.
Ares had completely mistaken whom to beg. If he'd pleaded with Hao Shuai, sworn lifelong loyalty, and the like, Hao Shuai might have considered sparing him.
But begging Diana was utterly pointless.
Not only did she feel no familial affection for Ares, but every story she'd heard growing up had cast him as the villain.
Just think about it...
Diana had heard stories like that for thousands of years!
Ares's villainous image had long been etched into Diana's subconscious. There was no way she'd show mercy to a "wicked god" who incited wars among humanity and profited from them!
"You... you'll regret this! Just wait until Darkseid comes to Earth and slaughters all of humanity!" Blood spilled from Ares's mouth as he glared