Sora collected the 3,003 divine essences and raised his hand, touching the last orb of light.
In an instant!
That orb of light transformed into brilliant starlight and merged into Sora's soul.
"..."
Sora sensed for a moment, then instinctively opened his hand.
A brilliant light emerged.
Vast stars formed a scroll before his eyes.
In the scroll, it was like a vast and beautiful universe.
Clusters of star systems emerged within it.
[Underworld]
Sora looked at his current location and nodded. Near his location was an extremely large star cluster.
[Saint Seiya]
"The Underworld should originally have been dependent on the world of 'Saint Seiya'."
"However."
"Because I, as the God of Darkness, became the Lord of the Underworld, the Underworld separated from its original world, or rather, entered a state of being neither fully attached nor completely separate."
Sora only glanced once before withdrawing his gaze and continuing to look around.
[Demon Slayer]
[Akame ga Kill!]
[Overlord]
[How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend]
[Dragon Ball]
These five star clusters were at varying distances from his current location.
Of course.
This was only what was displayed on the star map.
The real distances?
That might not just be the distance of a star cluster, but the distance across universes, or even multiverses, or omniverses.
Dimensional Star Map.
After the system's self-dissolution, the third gift it left for Sora was this Dimensional Star Map that could traverse the myriad realms of existence.
"As long as I expend divine power, I can have the star map automatically explore surrounding worlds."
"The cooldown time for opening a transport gate each time is 3 months."
"However."
"Are these five worlds I initially discovered a bit too extreme?"
Sora couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. These five worlds - the weak ones were too weak, and the strong ones were too strong.
The four closest to him were still manageable.
There were slice-of-life series, isekai series, magic series...
All kinds of genres were represented.
But overall, none of them were too powerful.
For Sora himself, exploration wouldn't pose any problems.
"It's just that 'Dragon Ball' seems a bit too outrageous?"
Sora examined the world of [Dragon Ball].
Let's set it aside for now.
Honestly!
Between [Dragon Ball] and [Saint Seiya], which was stronger or weaker?
For the time being, Sora could only say it was hard to tell.
Sora didn't dwell on it too much, putting away the star map. Next, it was time to go to Elysion to receive the final legacy.
It had to be said.
Hades truly was an excellent King of the Underworld.
Sora's starting point was simply too luxurious.
If.
As the God of Darkness, Sora had to start from scratch, he would certainly have world-class talent, but it would still be very time-consuming and energy-draining. Many things would be difficult to accomplish.
But what about Hades?
This legacy came with territory, equipment, and facilities.
With the same abilities, starting from nothing versus starting with billions in assets - could they be the same?
Completely incomparable.
With a thought from Sora, he had already arrived at Elysion.
Unlike the Underworld, which perfectly matched the world's conventional impression of the underworld, the entire Elysion was very beautiful, perfectly resembling a painting.
Heaven?
Perhaps describing it this way wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Hmm~~~"
Sora surveyed his surroundings, thought for a moment, then whispered: "Pandora the traitorous witch, Ker the goddess of fate, and Persephone the Queen of the Underworld - I didn't see their divine essences in the Underworld..."
Sora released his consciousness, beginning to gradually cover the entire Elysion.
The Underworld and Elysion.
They appeared to be one entity.
In reality.
The two were mutually dependent categories.
Precisely because of this.
Sora had been unable to better sense Elysion, but now, as he personally arrived at Elysion.
Naturally.
The entire Elysion was also brought under his control.
"A barrier?"
The original statue of the King of the Underworld within Elysion had disappeared, leaving only the final palace of the Underworld King.
Sora walked step by step, while a dark purple glow emanated.
That was a magnificent battle garment.
According to legend.
In the very beginning, the twelve main gods of Olympus all wore God Cloths.
However.
At some unknown point, Hades, Poseidon, and Athena left behind their own God Cloths and donned Surplices, Scales, and Cloths respectively.
With Zeus's disappearance, the true God Cloths also vanished.
The Surplices, Scales, and Cloths worn by Hades, Poseidon, and Athena were battle garments that could rival true God Cloths.
And the Surplice before his eyes was precisely the one belonging to Hades.
Magnificent wings, emanating an aura of tranquility.
However.
"Although I had already guessed, seeing this helmet still makes me want to complain."
"How exactly was this helmet designed?"
"No wonder."
"While Poseidon and Athena wearing their Scales and Cloths both have helmets, Hades never puts on his helmet."
Could this even be worn?
What was that thing?
Sora looked at that rectangular helmet, like a brick, and shook his head helplessly.
However.
Sora could see that this helmet was actually not simply a helmet, but rather the Cap of Invisibility forged by the three Cyclops brothers for Hades during the Titanomachy.
"Cap of Invisibility."
"Sword of Hades."
Sora directed his gaze to the long sword that came with the Hades Surplice.
That was a divine artifact no less significant than the Cap of Invisibility. Anyone struck by this Sword of Hades would be banished to the Void, never able to return.
Not only that.
At the same time.
This Sword of Hades would eternally curse those it struck, making them endure endless, eternal suffering, gradually corroding their life, soul, and will.
"Besides that..."
"There are also 3,003 sets of Underworld God Surplices to match the divine essences, and the quality should all be quite good."
"Plus the Hades Surplice that can rival God Cloths, along with the Cap of Invisibility and Sword of Hades, two divine artifacts."
"How exactly did Hades fight the Holy Wars to be so embarrassing?"
Sora really couldn't help but complain. With this configuration, how did you make the Holy Wars so pathetic? You've lost face all the way to your grandmother's house!