Chapter 171 : Finally free from the shackles! The Four Eternals!
Li Yu didn't even need to give an order; the Reality Stone was once again swallowed by the Aquarius Cloth, forming a red gem on his crown!
The resonance of the five Stones' power reached its peak within the Aquarius God Cloth!
Li Yu could even feel the entire Universe transform into a gigantic cage, and beyond the transparent Universal boundary, a pair of eyes watched him.
"What astonishing power! A strong one from another World, using the armor on his body, has controlled the power of five Stones!"
"However, the timeline fluctuations caused by this should attract the intervention of the Time Variance Authority!"
"Infinity Stones can be used, but not controlled. This is a law of the Universe, and also the will of the five Eternals!"
Observer, you bald old man!
Li Yu had no time to bother with this self-muttering eccentric who transcended all timelines!
Now, he was only missing the last Time Stone before he could snap his fingers!
With a thought, the Space Stone glowed blue.
The next second, Kamar-Taj's forbidden library appeared before him, and Strange and Wong's mouths dropped open in astonishment!
"Ah?"
They then realized that Li Yu hadn't teleported to them; instead, they, along with the entire room, had been teleported in front of Li Yu!
A sense of urgency rose in Li Yu's heart. He vaguely knew that the combined power of the five Stones could not remain gathered within him for long!
He had to snap his fingers as quickly as possible!
"Time Stone!"
Li Yu's voice emanated through the God Cloth's faceplate.
Strange didn't hesitate; he immediately cast a spell to unseal the Eye of Agamotto. The Time Stone, glowing emerald green and imbued with the great power of time, slowly floated towards Li Yu!
He knew that Li Yu, at this moment, was unstoppable and no further questions were needed!
The sixth Stone, the Time Stone, was now in his possession!
When the Time Stone was embedded into the Aquarius God Cloth's star chart, at the last crucial point, the Aquarius epsilon star, the entire God Cloth erupted with six-colored divine light! Orange, blue, purple, yellow, red, green!
The six Infinity Stones perfectly interlocked on the Aquarius God Cloth, forming a continuously circulating energy matrix!
Li Yu felt his own power being infinitely boosted!
The terrifying might from the dawn of the Universe emanated from him.
The entire battlefield, and even the space of the entire Earth, trembled slightly, and the dimensional barrier groaned under the strain.
Under this pressure, Strange and Wong immediately felt as small as dust.
In the sky, four colossal figures slowly appeared. Their bodies were even larger than the Celestials, and the entire Universal space barrier cracked inch by inch due to their arrival!
If Li Yu hadn't guessed wrong, the four great Eternals had also cast their gaze here!
Li Yu's heart tightened; he couldn't delay any longer!
He slowly raised his right hand, and the power of the six Infinity Stones converged and intertwined at his fingertips.
At this moment, Li Yu could clearly perceive the golden true spirit imprint belonging to Athena deep within his soul.
Under the lock of the six Stones' power, it trembled and wailed like solid ice thrown into a furnace, fiercely clashing with the [Immovable Spirit Pivot Locking God Ring] and [Formless Return to Ruin] barriers set up by Ade, bringing the sensation of soul tearing to its peak!
"Separate!"
Li Yu silently recited his goal, and then, with unparalleled resolve, he gently snapped his fingers, under the utterly shocked gazes of Strange and Wong!
Snap!
A crisp sound echoed throughout the entire dimension!
An indescribable torrent of energy, woven from six-colored light, erupted from Li Yu's snap, instantly piercing through Li Yu's body!
This was the ultimate corrective force that transcended the boundaries of reality, causality, time, space, mind, and soul!
"Ah!"
An unprecedented agony swept through Li Yu's soul and body, a hundred times more intense than any previous attempt at separation!
He could clearly see the golden imprint belonging to Athena deep within his soul letting out an unwilling shriek, and countless ancient runes struggled and disintegrated in the six-colored torrent!
The two powerful seals laid by Ade—the blue [Immovable Spirit Pivot Locking God Ring] chains and the grayish-white [Formless Return to Ruin] barrier—shattered inch by inch like fragile spiderwebs before this primordial Universal power, dissipating into specks of starlight.
Boom!
It felt as if his soul was being forcibly torn and stripped away!
A dazzling golden light cluster, containing supreme majesty and wisdom, was forcefully extracted from Li Yu's soul origin, like a stubborn tumor being removed from flesh and blood!
This golden light was precisely Athena's true spirit imprint!
It was enveloped by the six-colored torrent, attempting to struggle and resist, but ultimately unable to withstand the rule decree issued by the resonance of the six Infinity Stones.
Stripped!
Li Yu reached out and grasped the true spirit, activating the power of time-space freezing, completely sealing the true spirit in his palm!
[The divinity from a certain God, a soul parasite, can grant the host powerful potential and also control the host's life and death!]
[It can be sold to the Reincarnation Space for 200 million credit points!]
Li Yu decisively refused; he had other uses for this true spirit!
Li Yu stored it in his item space. Immediately, the excruciating pain from deep within his soul receded like a tide, replaced by an unprecedented sense of ease and clarity!
Li Yu felt his soul become incredibly pure and complete, as if he had shed a burden carried for eons!
"Outsider, leave the Infinity Stones, and you may leave our World!"
A vast will pierced through space, appearing directly in Li Yu's mind.
Li Yu looked up, facing a pair of colossal golden eyes. This must be one of the four great Eternals speaking.
At the same time, countless orange-red light doors slowly opened around him; the Time Variance Authority was about to arrive!
If he didn't leave now, he would truly have to go to war with the entire Marvel Universe!
The six Infinity Stones could only function within this Universe; outside of it, they were just six glowing rocks. Li Yu never intended to take them with him anyway.
With a thought, the six Infinity Stones separated from the Cloth, slowly floating in mid-air.
Strange dared not delay and quickly used the Eye of Agamotto to re-contain the Time Stone.
The other Infinity Stones transformed into streaks of light, returning to their rightful places.
Li Yu's figure gradually transformed into a stream of light. He nodded to Strange and Wong; without their assistance, he would not have been able to gather all six Infinity Stones and break free from his own shackles within just a few days!
He owed Kamar-Taj a favor this time.
"When you need me, call my name!"
Then Li Yu soared into the sky, disappearing before everyone's eyes, and a white stream of light from the ground chased after him!
The intentions of the four great Eternals fluctuated obscurely for a moment. Arishem the Judge's figure appeared at the spot where Li Yu vanished. The five colossal dark figures remained silent for a long time, eventually also fading away.
...In the Saint Seiya World, the Sanctuary's Zodiac Temple!
Mu, guarding the Aries Temple, faced twelve figures clad in purplish-black Surplices, his expression complex. The predecessors from the Sanctuary's ancient texts were now before him, repeatedly declaring their intent to kill Athena!
The handsome man at the head of the group looked up and said calmly, "Mu, are you going to stop me?"