After defeating the Specters of the Third Hell, everyone continued onward.
Suddenly, a black magic circle appeared before them!
"You are moving far too slowly. As guests of Hades, please enter this magic circle and take the faster route!"
At once, all the Saints erupted. "Hades, what kind of scheme is this now?"
Hades's voice drifted over. "There is no scheme. This is merely a sincere invitation."
"No scheme? Not one of us believes that!" The Saints shouted over one another, filled with righteous indignation. No one believed Hades's nonsense!
What Hades said truly was ghost talk. In distant China, the underworld was also called the ghost realm, and the souls trapped within it forever, unable to leave, were known as ghosts!
Hades sneered. "If you do not believe me, you may naturally pass through the many hells and still reach me, Hades. But by then, I fear the War of the Gods will already be over."
Goddess Athena stepped forward and said, "I believe Hades."
She was the first to enter Hades's magic circle!
With a mere whoosh, Athena's body vanished!
"Athena!" Seeing Athena suddenly disappear, the Saints were naturally frantic! They shouted, "Hades, we will not forgive you!"
One after another, they rushed into Hades's magic circle! Though they knew full well that a trap lay ahead, they had no choice but to press onward!
Uchiha Madara was the second to last to leave. Before going, he patted someone on the shoulder.
"Kanon, you were once a traitor to Goddess Athena. Now, you can use that as an excuse to continue being one."
Kanon glared at Uchiha Madara. "Since I have sworn loyalty to Athena, I will keep my word!"
Uchiha Madara smiled. "I never asked you to break your word. I merely mean that you can use