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- MWM Chapter 372
Due to the need to maintain the art of fake death reincarnation, Dohko couldn’t easily engage in strenuous activity or take action.
If Mu and Deathmask were to face off one-on-one, it would likely evolve into a battle lasting a thousand days. Moreover, it’s uncertain whether Deathmask was truly loyal to the Pope or simply deceived, which is why they let him leave.
However, Leo understood that the ideologies of Deathmask from Cancer and Aphrodite from Pisces, the “seafood duo,” were similar. Both believed in the idea that strength equates to justice and were truly loyal to Saga.
Letting him go would only add another obstacle when breaking into the Sanctuary later.
So, without hesitation, Leo used his treasure to temporarily seal off the space, disabling Deathmask’s teleportation ability.
“To think it’s the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.”
Seeing Leo wearing the Gold Cloth, Deathmask immediately sensed trouble and instinctively activated his teleportation to escape back to the Sanctuary. But he quickly realized that his teleportation ability had failed.
“How could this be?”
“I’ve sealed off the local space, Deathmask. You’re not going anywhere today.”
Leo quickly prepared himself.
“Don’t think that just by wearing a Gold Cloth, you become a Gold Saint. Without awakening the Seventh Sense, you’re still far from matching me!”
Deathmask’s eyes darted around, noticing that Leo and Mu hadn’t teamed up against him. He immediately launched a surprise attack on Leo, figuring that if he could take him down and break the space seal, he’d escape in no time.
“Sekishiki Meikai Ha!”
A dark, malevolent energy filled with death gathered from Deathmask’s cosmos and shot toward Leo like a black beam.
“I was ready for this. Myriad Sword Demon Slayer, shatter it!”
Facing the incoming death energy, Leo formed a sword seal with his hand. Thousands of flying swords shot from his dantian, filled with the sharp intent to destroy evil, and collided with the dark energy head-on.
In an instant, Deathmask’s powerful attack, created from condensed death energy, was shattered by Leo’s flying swords.
Deathmask, one of the weakest Gold Saints in terms of basic strength, was on par with Aphrodite from Pisces.
However, he was the only one who could enter the Underworld in physical form without mastering the Eighth Sense.
His ultimate move, Sekishiki Meikai Ha, allowed him to gather death energy using his cosmos and directly send the opponent’s soul to the Underworld.
For most Saints, facing such a soul-targeting attack would be quite troublesome.
But Leo was different. His flying swords were particularly effective against negative energies. After all, the sword cultivators of Mount Shu were famed for their ability to shatter all forms of magic with a single strike—this was no mere boast.
Moreover, Leo was already familiar with Deathmask’s techniques and temperament.
“Now it’s my turn. Lightspeed – Evening Elephant!”
After breaking the Sekishiki Meikai Ha with his flying swords, Leo unleashed the same move he had used to defeat Aphrodite earlier.
Seeing the numerous powerful air cannons rushing toward him, Deathmask didn’t dare to be careless. He rapidly countered all of them with his Lightspeed Punch, thanks to the defense provided by his Gold Cloth.
Unlike Aphrodite, Deathmask wasn’t defeated, but he was left slightly winded.
“He actually broke my Sekishiki Meikai Ha and launched such a powerful counterattack… This guy, he’s as strong as I am!”
Deathmask looked at Leo with apprehension, then glanced at Mu and Dohko.
“Thankfully, Mu and Dohko are too proud to gang up on me. Otherwise, I would have already lost. I need to deal with this new Sagittarius quickly and report back to the Pope!”
“Sir, aren’t you going to help?” Kiki quietly asked Mu from beside him.
Mu smiled and shook his head.
“Since Athena has bestowed the Gold Cloth upon him, making him the new Sagittarius Gold Saint, we have to trust in his abilities.
Don’t worry, I’ll step in if things go wrong.”
It’s seen as disrespectful among Gold Saints to interfere in a duel unless there are exceptional circumstances. As long as Leo wasn’t clearly losing or on the verge of death, Mu had no intention of intervening. It wasn’t his way.
“Alright, I guess.” Kiki shrugged, unable to understand. He thought that if his master teamed up with Leo, they could easily defeat the evil Cancer Saint.
“Psychokinesis Bind!”
After several attempts with Sekishiki Meikai Ha were destroyed by flying swords, and his Lightspeed Punch suppressed by Lightspeed – Evening Elephant, Deathmask used another ability—psychokinesis.
While not as powerful as Mu’s, his psychokinesis was still formidable. He didn’t need to restrain Leo for long, just one second, so he could close in and personally send his soul to the Underworld.
“Such strong binding power!”
Sensing the strong force binding his body, Leo didn’t panic. His right eye glowed, and he immediately activated Sage Art: Tsukuyomi.
In an instant, Deathmask vanished from where he stood, and the psychokinetic bind dissolved.
“Shadow Clone Technique!”
Leo clapped his hands together, summoning four thousand clones. They all targeted the spot where Deathmask had disappeared, casting Disarmament Curses.
One second later, after having fought Leo’s flying swords for three days within the Tsukuyomi space, Deathmask suddenly found himself back at Wulao Peaks. Before he could even rejoice, four thousand disarmament spells hit him at once.
“Boom!”
The Cancer Gold Cloth shattered into pieces, and Leo repeated his previous move, sealing the Cancer Gold Cloth into a scroll.
Leaving behind a bewildered Deathmask.
“Stupefy!”
Four thousand shadow clones cast binding spells at the same time, immobilizing Deathmask. Seizing the opportunity, Leo used Lightspeed – Evening Elephant once again, heavily wounding him and knocking him to the ground.
“Susanoo!”
Without hesitation, Leo summoned Susanoo and sealed Deathmask with the Totsuka Blade, finally letting out a long sigh of relief.
“That’s one less to deal with.”
With the defeat of the “seafood duo,” and with Aries and Libra firmly on their side, only seven Gold Saints remained, most of whom had already started doubting the Pope.
“Impressive, as expected of the Sagittarius Cloth’s successor!”
At this point, Dohko and Mu’s voices of praise rang out.
Leo humbly dismissed their compliments as he put away the Gold Cloth.
“Please don’t mock me. I’m just using a few small tricks. My cosmos is only at the Silver level. I’m still far from reaching the Seventh Sense and becoming a true Gold Saint.”
“Precisely because your cosmos is still at the Silver level, it’s all the more impressive.”
Dohko stroked his beard with satisfaction.
Even though the new Sagittarius Saint’s cosmos was weak, his formidable physical strength, powerful techniques, and control over the rhythm of the battle marked him as a skilled warrior.
Once his cosmos grew stronger, his power would be unimaginable.
He would undoubtedly become a pillar in the upcoming Holy War.
(End of Chapter)