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"Then you point the arrow at me, which means that no matter what my reason is, you will stop me. Very good, then come over!"

Ereshkigal slowly disappeared in front of Blaze, inviting Blaze to enter her domain for a battle.

"Hey." Blaze turned his head speechlessly and looked at Ishtar beside him, "Why don't you speak?"

"Of course I was fascinated by her. What else did you think?" Ishtar rolled her eyes at Blaze. "Did you think I would shock her and she actually had other intentions? I have known her for so long, how could I not know what she was thinking?"

"Do you want me to tell you in advance?"

"It's no use telling her about this ahead of time. It will only create unnecessary and really anger her pity, so it's enough to know it during the battle." Blaze loosened the bowstring, "What I care about is that you will just watch from the side next?"

"Of course I'm just watching from the side. I don't have the strength to fight." Ishtar spread her hands.

"Then keep a safe distance from me, and don't rush out suddenly. Keep an eye on her." Blaze said the last sentence to the chicken, and the chicken nodded.

After giving the order, Blaze stepped into the underworld of Kuul. The biting cold hit him in the face, and then the sun in his body released warmth to dispel the cold.

"It's just the afterlife, I'm a frequent visitor!"

Blaze took the second step and jumped directly, rushing into the depths of the underworld of Kul.

"Let's go." Ishtar rode on the chicken's back, and the chicken spread its wings neatly. How could they just stay here obediently?

Blaze saw Ereshkigal without much effort. She was not hiding herself, and was even standing quite conspicuously on the giant spiral tree formed by the twisted Anti-Life Tree.

She had no intention of making a friendly greeting. She pointed the spear in her hand, and the ground broke into pieces. Countless thick gray tree roots broke out of the ground and rushed towards Blaze who was suspended in the air from all directions like wooden dragons.

Blaze pulled out [Misttin] and fired a shot at the tree roots approaching on the right. The shot dissolved the gray tree roots and caused them to fall straight to the ground due to the recoil.

The moment he landed, Blaze started running at full speed, like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the giant spiral tree. Before he got close, he transformed into a silver werewolf, Amaterasu appeared, and the power of the sun gathered in his mouth.

The sun's flames rushed towards the giant spiral tree like a flood.

A tiny black shadow appeared in front of the giant spiral tree. With just a wave of its hand, the waves formed by the sun's fire were dispelled like an illusion.

That was Ereshkigal, that was the power that the mistress of the underworld Kul should have.

Blazer was not surprised at all. He had seen Hela deal with Balder in the underworld of Helheim. As the dead sun, Balder also possessed the power of the sun. Facing the attack launched by Balder, Hela simply waved her hand.

Then it was only natural what Ereshkigal would do the next second.

Blaze turned around as if he had foreseen the future, holding the Broken Steel Holy Sword at his waist and swinging it to the side without drawing it out of the scabbard. Ereshkigal just appeared there and swung her sword down.

Having invincible power only means three things, the first of which is that their power is extremely simple, blocking the attack and then appearing behind the opponent to launch a normal attack.

The moment Ereshkigal's hand collided with the scabbard, countless ripples surged on the surface of the scabbard, and the holy sword inside began to vibrate wildly.

The second is that they are not used to not being able to destroy the opponent with one strike.

The Broken Steel Holy Sword was torn out of its scabbard, and a brilliant light burst out.

Third, they are the only ones who can hurt themselves.

Chapter 1458 Imbalance

The moment the holy sword revealed its brilliant blade, Ereshkigal was knocked away.

That was probably the first time that the mistress of the Hades Kul felt like she was flying out. She rolled all the way and crashed through countless gray branches.

The scabbard can absorb damage and enchant the holy sword with it. The scabbard, which had endured Ereshkigal's instant-kill blow, inflicted the full force of the blow on the holy sword. The power was so strong that it even caused the holy sword to tremble.

Even so, the holy sword and its scabbard did not reach their limits, and instead bounced the force completely back to Ereshkigal.

But this attack only sent Ereshkigal flying. Ereshkigal rolled over but soon stabilized her posture. She was even able to casually reach out and stroke her long hair that was dancing in the wind.

There was no shock on her face. She touched the ground with the black spear in her hand, which was like a scepter. It was like a dragonfly touching the water. The land of the underworld Kul was covered with countless ripples like the surface of a river, with thick tree roots interspersed among them.

Blaze pulled the Star Hunting Bow, and Amaterasu behind him pulled the Great Sun Bow.

With one arrow, the earth wave rolling towards them instantly turned into a magma tsunami surging in the opposite direction. With the second arrow, the magma wave was pierced, and the arrow flashing with starlight went straight to Ereshkigal's face.

Snapped--

Ereshkigal easily caught the arrow that was like a meteor, and the only thing that resulted from this attack was that Ereshkigal's bangs were blown away.

It's true that the Star Hunter can shoot and kill the great twelve souls, it's true that he can forcibly replace the twelve constellations, and it's also true that he is the mortal enemy of the god of death Scorpio, but these layers of effects are easily crushed by more advanced concepts.

That is, [Ereshkigal, who is in the underworld of Kul, is invincible].

"What an amazing power, without any flaws. Then can I assume that you are expanding the Underworld Kuer to deal with a greater disaster?"

"The answer is yes and no."

Ereshkigal appeared in front of Blaze quite casually. She grabbed Blaze's arm and threw him down gently. Blaze fell into the ground as if he was under infinite gravity and continued to sink.

The scabbard once again rippled countlessly, bearing the fatal blow for Blaze.

"Even the Underworld Kul will be crushed by a larger existence, just like the giant that once ravaged the earth. After all, the only one who is invincible in the Underworld Kul is me, not the Underworld Kul itself. If I destroy the Underworld Kul, I will lose all my power."

Ereshkigal glanced at the scabbard on Blaze's waist and had no intention of taking it away. In her eyes, it was just a chance for Blaze to say a few more words.

"I shouldn't be talking to you, nor should I appear in front of you. I am the God of Death. Conversation between death and life is a disruption of balance."

"Balance?" Blaze shook his head and grasped the holy sword in his right hand. Just as he was about to draw it, Ereshkigal appeared in front of him and placed her hand on the back of his hand.

He didn't even feel the weight, but his right hand couldn't move. Instead, ripples were constantly rippling on the scabbard, and they were becoming more and more dense.

The two were very close to each other. In front of Blaze in armor, Ereshkigal looked like a harmless flower, but this flower had overwhelming power.

“How much damage can this scabbard withstand?” Ereshkigal tilted her head.

"In the face of death, this question is meaningless!"

Blaze took a step back suddenly. Since the holy sword was pressed down and could not be pulled out, he tried to pull out the scabbard instead.

The moment he took a step back, he tugged at the scabbard, and the holy sword slid out again. The blade, shining like a small sun, instantly released its squeezing force, and Ereshkigal was once again sent flying.

However, this time, Ereshkigal did not roll around in a panic. Instead, she simply slid out horizontally. The dust and gravel raised by her bare feet rubbing against the ground looked like the hem of a skirt inlaid with crystals.

Any of her random attacks had the power to kill Blaze instantly, but the power that could kill Blaze instantly didn't mean it could penetrate the invincible defense she possessed in the underworld of Kul.

A little cold sweat appeared on Blaze's forehead. In the past, he had only estimated Hela's strength and had never truly felt the power of [Invincibility]. Now he could feel it for real.

Even using the godly form he had used when fighting Adam, he was unable to defeat Ereshkigal in the Underworld of Kul.

Each of her attacks is unblockable and has just the right amount of power to crush the target to death, and her vitality is even superior to that of an immortal body, so she will not be affected no matter how hard she is hit.

As she said, the only way to defeat her is to avoid fighting with her and directly destroy Hades Kul.

Although Ereshkigal can expand the Underworld Kul through the Black Gold Forest, there are many ways to destroy the earth. As long as the strangers can let go outside the Underworld Kul, they can restrict the Underworld Kul and gradually destroy it, turning Ereshkigal into a bird in a cage.

So is this the correct way to conquer Ereshkigal?

Do not!

In the words of the stranger, that means giving up the challenge and destroying the level directly.

Blaze clenched his fists and smiled fearlessly at Ereshkigal.

She is powerful and flawless because she has inner thoughts that must be revealed and words that must be said.

The significance of the existence of this invincible power of Kul in the underworld is that people in this world have no choice but to face and think about her inner thoughts.

Then he should do something he is not good at and think about the problem carefully.

【balance】

Blaze exhaled sharply, as if he had found the answer.

"You balance life and death on the land."

"Originally, this world only had the Golden Sea of ​​Trees, and it had reached a certain state of equilibrium with the Titan Evil God. One giant was constantly destroying the world, and another giant was constantly repairing the world. This balance was not broken even after the giant that destroyed the world was killed."

"The giant is a noble god. Even if it dies, it will continue to exist in other ways and maintain a balance with the giants who repair the world."

This is just like the mud of life used to make the seed of the world. Even if yin and yang are unbalanced, they can form a relatively complete world.

As long as the gap between the two is not too big, then it will still be a world of yin and yang.

"But two more giants appeared in this world, the Peace Olive Tree and the Sea of ​​Golden Apple Trees, standing on the side of life. There was no death in this world that could compete with the three giants of life, and the balance was completely broken."

Chapter 1459 Even death can't stop us from laughing

What happens when life completely overwhelms death?

The most intuitive feeling is that creatures have become more powerful. Even though the Peace Olive Tree, the Golden Apple Tree Sea, and the Golden Tree Sea are separated in various parts of the six-sided world, they can indirectly and directly affect the vitality of the entire world.

The direct impact is on those living in these three places. The rich breath of life therein will prolong the lifespan of creatures and dispel weakness and disease. The impact on humans has not been seen yet, but the monsters living there have already caught up with the version benefits. They are all fat and round, and have easily broken through the level limit.

The indirect influence is the products of three places: the golden olive oil of the Peace Olive Tree, the golden fruits of the Golden Apple Tree Sea, and the Tree of Life in the Golden Tree Sea. The three places are motionless, but their products are spreading to the entire world, strengthening the vitality of living beings.

“Death will not be completely driven out, but will only be suppressed to a very small part. Then the earth will probably be full of life.”

"So you want to expand the underworld Kuer to balance death in order to prevent the world from being overcrowded with living beings?"

Ereshkigal suddenly laughed. She stroked her black hair that fluttered in the wind and looked into the distance with a dazed look in her eyes. She recalled the funny and interesting people in the foreign land.

"If the earth can't hold them anymore, just go to heaven. It's normal for creatures to love life and fear death. It's never wrong to be alive."

"Is it because the creatures have a lifespan far longer than they should have and are rotting?"

"Are you talking about the elves? Their abnormality is not because they live too long, but because they live too long. If all living beings live equally long and the world is always full of joy, then they will also be happy."

Ereshkigal answered patiently, yet a little eagerly. She had said that the dead should not talk to the living, but "confrontation" was another matter. Wasn't the back and forth of language also a kind of confrontation?

This is a little cleverness she learned from a stranger. It seems to be called Kabago. Just from this unclear name you can tell it is very powerful.

"Neither?" Blaze adjusted his breathing. Ereshkigal's denial made him feel even more stressed.

But then the blowing sound left by Ishtar rang in his mind, which was the true name of the mythical totem.

At that time, Ishtar asked him to guess, but he refused because he vaguely realized the reason, but he was worried that he would get into big trouble if he told it out.

But now it seemed that Ishtar had hinted to him the purpose of Ereshkigal's expansion of the underworld of Kur, and the answer lay in the true name of the mythical totem.

"Really? If possible, I really don't like this answer." Blaze sighed with a headache and stood up casually, as if he was defenseless.

"I say, the true name of the mythical totem can't also be the reason for its destruction."

The answer is not a random guess, but a comparison and confirmation.

The mythological totem [Olympus] was the place where the upheaval began, and the cause of it was the Olympian gods themselves, so the mythological totem was destroyed.

Even if there was no earth-shattering catastrophe, given Hera's crazy appearance, she would probably be destroyed by the hands of the Olympian gods.

The mythical totem [butterfly], regardless of the earth-shaking factors, the sacrificial system in which people turn into butterflies and return to nature after death will sooner or later destroy civilization, make humans return to primitive times, and finally disappear.

The gods lost the humans who sang their praises, and the totems became shallow until they disappeared.

Not to mention the mythical totem [World Tree]. Nine worlds formed the huge world tree on the map, forming one body. But when the world tree was dismembered, the nine worlds lost their meaning.

Ereshkigal comes from the mythical totem [Enlil], which sounds like the name of something.

Ereshkigal didn't deny it, but watched as the ground in the Underworld Kul began to churn again as she touched the ground with the black spear in her hand.

"The humans who once lived on our land had unlimited vitality and energy. Nothing could take their lives except murder and disease. They served the gods and brought happiness to them, but they also continued to multiply. One day, their laughter woke up a sleeping god."

"He angrily wrote the fate of human destruction on the stone tablet."

"Him, [Enlil]?" Blaze had to dodge Ereshkigal's attacks while obtaining more information.

"As long as the laughter of humans wakes him up, he will wake up and destroy humans. He has destroyed humans four times before, and there may be a fifth time, but before that, the world would be turned upside down and no sound would be heard, and he would not wake up either."

“He is still sleeping today.”

"If he is a god, he can't have such power. The earth-shaking should have destroyed his totem!" Blaze rushed to Ereshkigal on the waves of mud. He caught a glimpse of the chicken and Ishtar not far away.

Ereshkigal should have noticed it, but she didn't pay any attention to it.

"There will always be those special ones that cannot be destroyed even if the world is turned upside down, right? Now I, the former Titan evil god, are no longer affected by the totem. We have become big enough."

Ereshkigal easily caught the boulder thrown by Blaze, and it shattered between her fingers, turning into countless tiny, sharp rock bullets that floated around.

She pointed at Blaze, and rock bullets tore through the air and burst out like a dense rainstorm.

Blaze was not afraid at all. The power of the sun easily melted the rock bombs. As long as it was not a direct attack from Ereshkigal, there was nothing to be afraid of.

He landed on the churning waves of the earth, and the high temperature of the sun melted a path of magma.

He knew Ereshkigal's purpose, which was to balance life and death, to use the wailing and grief brought by death to offset the joy on earth, so that the laughter on earth would always remain below the level that would awaken Enlil.

This is really good news. To achieve this, we need to expand the Underworld Kul to at least half of the world, but...

"You can't do that, and your plan will fail."