"Ah, the power of Steel! That attack truly allowed you to narrowly escape, but for the next one, we'll see whether you can endure it!"
Seeing that his attack had failed to kill Yu, Melqart simply raised Exile once again.
His roar shook the heavens, but it was merely a deception.
At this moment, Melqart once again resorted to his old trick.
Roaring, he swung Exile in his hand toward Yu, but in reality, he was secretly activating the Sin of Gluttony, attempting to erode the young man's Steel body with it.
However, how could the current Yu fall for Melqart's trick again?
The young man's figure suddenly flickered.
When he reappeared, he was already far away from Melqart.
Although Yu's entire body had transformed into Steel under the influence of Blessing of Steel, his speed had not been affected.
It remained incredibly high.
The moment Yu disappeared, a drop of black seawater spontaneously emerged from beneath the seabed.
But as soon as it appeared, it failed to find its target and simply retreated back beneath the ocean floor.
"You truly are annoying, Melqart."
Riding upon the violent Winds, Yu cast a deep glance at the black seawater that had sunk beneath the seabed.
Narrowing his eyes, he spoke.
He had guessed that Melqart would use the same trick again.
But he had not expected this fellow to be so impatient that he would immediately use the Sin of Gluttony once more.
At first, Yu had been very curious about how Melqart's Sin of Gluttony had attached itself to him.
Even he had failed to notice it.
But now it seemed that thing had seeped up from beneath the ground.
Could the reason Melqart had refused to appear on the altar for so long have been because he was waiting here?
If that was the case, then he had truly been careless.
He had always thought Melqart was an open and straightforward man.
Yet beneath that rough exterior hid such cunning.
"Hahaha! So you were on guard! This old man is indeed sinful, but against you, I must use a few little tricks, otherwise even I cannot defeat a monster like you!"
Seeing that Yu had seen through his Sin of Gluttony, Melqart burst into laughter.
He allowed the turbulent seawater to crash against his body while his gaze remained fixed upon the young man.
The moment his words fell, Melqart suddenly launched an attack.
His figure flickered.
He appeared before Yu.
Exile in his hand was once again wrapped in lightning as he brought it crashing down toward Yu.
Seeing this, Yu remained completely calm.
Excalibur in his hand shone with brilliant light.
The young man gripped the sword with both hands.
The power of Steel made his body incredibly sturdy, while a metallic sheen gleamed across him.
At this moment, Excalibur was shining brightly.
Yu looked like a tiny golden figure.
"Clang!!!"
The very next second, Excalibur violently collided with Exile.
Yu, who was not even as large as Exile's handle, directly stopped Exile head-on.
"Hmm?!"
Melqart's expression changed.
Holding Exile and unable to move it forward by even a single inch, he stared at Yu in disbelief.
He knew his own raw strength extremely well.
Melqart did not believe that Yu could compete with him in pure strength.
But now...
His attack had actually been completely blocked by Yu?
Gritting his teeth, Melqart poured immense power into his arms.
He tried to overwhelm Yu.
But no matter how much force he used, Yu did not move in the slightest.
Holding Excalibur, Yu's lips slowly curled into a smile.
The moment Melqart had appeared beside him, Yu had already activated the Bull transformation.
The power of the Bull was unbelievably terrifying.
But fundamentally, the Bull's pure strength was still weaker than Melqart's.
However, Yu also possessed Blessing of Steel.
Because of that, Melqart's attacks could not shake Yu in the slightest.
"Now it's my turn, isn't it?"
The young man's voice echoed and reached Melqart's ears.
It was calm.
As if blocking Melqart's attack meant absolutely nothing to him.
His words scattered within the howling Winds.
Yet they still reached the materialized moon high in the sky.
The moonstones orbiting around the materialized moon suddenly shone with silver radiance.
And that radiance was the power of Steel!
Immediately afterward, under the influence of the silver light, the moonstones transformed into demonic swords.
They began rushing toward the distant blue planet.
Not long afterward, those demonic swords pierced through the atmosphere like a meteor shower.
They passed through the dense dark clouds created by Melqart.
The concealed moonlight once again fell upon the sea.
"Steel swords?"
Sensing that something was wrong, Melqart immediately swung Chaser.
Using it together with Exile, he attacked Yu and seized the opportunity to distance himself from the young man.
When he looked up again, demonic swords were reflected in his eyes.
Like fiery meteors, they were plunging toward the sea...
"You've truly made a grand move, Campione! But Steel swords cannot wound the Ocean!"
Looking at the threatening demonic swords, Melqart praised Yu's move.
This attack from Yu could almost be called carpet bombing.
It was an indiscriminate attack over an enormous area.
Melqart knew that his gigantic body could not evade such an attack.
And Yu surely knew that as well.
He wanted to force Melqart to use his trump card.
Thinking this, Melqart felt tremendous excitement.
"Hahaha! Campione, truly a cunning plan! Then allow yourself to witness the power of the sea!!!"
With wild laughter, a gigantic whirlpool suddenly formed beneath Melqart's feet.
The whirlpool spun at tremendous speed.
Viewed from afar, it looked as though a giant eye had appeared in the middle of the sea.
But soon that eye vanished.
The sea beneath Melqart's feet became completely calm.
Not long afterward, Melqart's enormous body lifted the sea itself.
A gigantic wave rose beneath his feet.
Under his control, it formed a towering platform.
"Chaser! Pursue with all your strength! Banish the sea itself! Even the ocean currents must be shattered!!"
The giant's divine authority echoed once again between heaven and earth.
His blue eyes were fixed upon the demonic swords that sought to take his life.
But there was no seriousness within them.
There was only excitement and contempt.
As the Divine Authority descended, two gigantic hands appeared before the giant.
They were over a thousand meters large.
They were formed from seawater.
They rose from the ocean and directly positioned themselves in front of Melqart's powerful body.
"Boom! Boom!!"
The demonic swords summoned by Yu collided with the gigantic seawater hands.
Sparks flew and explosions echoed.
But then they merged with the seawater and completely disappeared.
This was Melqart as the Phoenician God King.
And also the Sin of Gluttony.
His seawater was all-encompassing.
It could devour everything.
Even the demonic swords Yu had forged using Torn Silver Hand were no exception.
But at that moment, Yu's voice suddenly echoed out:
"The Word of God. Bring judgment upon the sinner. You who are too swift to be caught. Bring down the hammer of punishment upon those who break their oaths! Crush their spines, tear out their tendons, hair, and brains, and trample together blood and earth!"
"Boar!!!!"