"Tsk, tsk!"
"This really is interesting."
Hades reclined against the sofa, propping his chin on one hand. He looked utterly relaxed as he murmured to himself with interest.
At forty-nine, Hades still looked like a young man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight.
Mature, powerful, and possessed of an overwhelming presence.
His vitality surged, and under his control, his haki circulated continuously, tempering his body and steadily growing stronger.
As his combat strength approached its supposed limit,
Hades had also begun considering how to grow stronger still, drawing on the cultivation methods from his previous life.
He had only a few vague concepts to work with, leaving him to explore on his own.
He kept experimenting, studying manuals on all kinds of Body Techniques in search of inspiration.
He had to admit that it had produced some results.
Still, Hades placed greater hopes in research into genetic serums and the exploration of outer space.
Hades had planned and steered this war. Everything that had happened was within his expectations.
Just moments ago, the six superpowers bound by a secret alliance had held a secret meeting.
The Kronos Kingdom, the Eternal Kingdom, the Hilton Kingdom, the Landis Kingdom, the Great Xia Kingdom, and the Holy Light Empire.
Their discussion concerned whether they should act now and join forces to destroy the World Government.
The World Government remained powerful, but it had already been pushed almost to its limit.
By seizing this opportunity and coordinating with the pirates, they could deal the World Government a devastating blow in one stroke, or even destroy it outright.
That was entirely possible.
Together, they could deploy nearly twenty Top Combatants. Such an unexpected force could decide the outcome of this war.
Hades knew that some of them could no longer wait.
One example was Rosanda II, king